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Reach for the Sky

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A terrific CD release from the short lived Capricorn reissue series of the late 90's. This was the first album by the band and featured the original line up which lasted thru 5'll Getcha'Ten. A great mix of acoustic and electric material which benefits from a top notch remastering job using the original master tapes. While this doesn't cover as much material or time as the earlier CD compilation, "A Different Time" (supposedly recalled due to licensing issues), it is more of a snapshot in time when the band were a bit more acoustic but no less brillant. The songwriting and vocals are still classic Scott Boyer/ Tommy Talton and the remastering brings them right up front. Long overdue for a CD release, the only negative is that it has become fairly hard to find these days.

i too have the double lp "why quit when yourlosing" it contains the other album "5'll getcha 10" along with "reach for the sky" i wish someone would reissue that double lp on disc. this is great stuff from the old school southern rock genre.i always said there never would have been any "eagles" without bands like this...

I have a double LP that contains all of these Cowboy titles. It is called "Why Quit When You're Losing" but it doesn't play too well with all the scratches. I was elated to find this CD. I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys good old country rock.

I've heared Cowboy for the first time on Gregg Allman's Album "On Tour '74". The second time I have heared them on Bonnie Bramlett's album "It's time" (also a great album). And now I'm owning "Reach For The Sky" and it's just great - one "Hit" after another, especially the song "It's time". Trust an Austrian music lover and buy this CD !! I would like to have more music from BOYER/TALTON.

cowboy was a peffect melding of early 70's grateful dead with allman bros band. Not only is this cd in my all time top 100 (at 55, i've listened to over 20,000 pieces of music), but i don't particularly care about the music of the allmans or the dead. That should tell you why this is so much better than the sum of its influences. Cowboy is truly transcendant, and well worth the high bucks to purchase.

finally a cd from the band that blends poco and the eagles.cowboy was just a year or two before their time.great country rock you'll never hear unless you bought the albums in the early seventies.