Just Before the Bullets Fly

Gregg Allman | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 24, 2007)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sbme Special Mkts.
• ASIN: B000QJLQJ4
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #57,108 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Demons

2. Before the Bullets Fly

3. Slip Away

4. Thorn and a Wild Rose

5. Ocean Awash the Gunwale

6. Can't Get Over You

7. Island

8. Fear of Falling

9. Night Games

10. Every Hungry Woman

Editorial Reviews

After burning up the charts with his brother Duane, this southern rocker's solo career has been dynamite. This album is chock full of rock, blues and soul with features such as Before the Bullets Fly; Demons, and Island.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not Quite The Allman Brothers, But Still great, May 31, 2008

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The Footpath Cowboy "rockerusa2002" (Kingston, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Just Before the Bullets Fly (Audio CD)

JUST BEFORE THE BULLETS FLY, Gregg Allman's second solo album for Epic, is just as good as I'M NO ANGEL, his first for the label, and even though neither album is quite up to the standards of the Allman Brothers Band albums of the 70s, Allman's 1973 solo effort LAID BACK, or the reunion efforts, but they're worthy efforts in their own right. It's hard to say which of the two is better, as both have their own charms, which are easily appreciated if you don't come expecting "Wasted Words" or "Southbound."

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than The Allman Brothers?, July 9, 2000

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Sigmund Ruud (Horten, Norway) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Just Before the Bullets Fly (Audio CD)

This, the second of The Gregg Allman Band's albums is by far the best one. If you're an Allman Brothers fan, of course this will be a good addition to your collection. On the other hand, if you're not a Brothers fan, this is still an excellent album to have. What's the difference, you may ask. Well, first of all; the producer, Rodney Mills. The sound on this album is far clearer than most Brothers albums. Secondly, and no offence to Dickie Betts; Dan Toler (once a Brothers member) is doing such a terrific job of his guitar playing. All through the album, in fact. The music? Typical Gregg Allman blues with hints of funk (Thorn And A Wild Rose, Island), and it works perfectly! Not a dull moment on this album. A feast for the ears! Take my word for it. (I've never been the biggest Allman Brothers fan either) Enjoy hours and hours of listening!

8 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Overproduced, December 7, 1999

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"c_crocker" (Northern California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Just Before the Bullets Fly (Audio CD)

This album was recorded just prior to the great Allman Brothers Band reunion that started in 1989, which has produced 5 suprisingly wonderful ABB albums. Gregg's solo albums have always been hit or miss, most of them weighed down by slick studio production (1973's Laid Back & 1997's Searchin for Simplicity being the exceptions).

Although this album has some great songs on it, the majority of the music is overproduced - including synthesizers taking the place of real backup horns. Some of these songs he still plays with his current solo band (Slip Away, Before the Bullets Fly) and they have an honest, roots-type R&B sound to them when performed in concert nearly 10 years later. Too bad he didn't record these songs that way.

For a truely great Gregg Allman solo album, I would jump foward to his recent Searchin for Simplicity. It is a much more Old School type Muscle Shoals album, with a refreshing back-to-basics R&B flavor throughout.

If you are just venturing beyond the 70s Allman Brothers Band albums, I would also try Mycology, An Anthology, which is a best-of the Allman Brothers recordings from the 90s. Mycology contains some of the ABB's most classic tunes ever including Seven Turns, End of the Line and No One To Run With, although none are huge radio hits.