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Searching for a Rainbow

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This is one of those releases which can bring a tear to ones eye and flood your memories of the good times it soundtracked.

The Caldwell bros were such a talent and are missed by many. Rest in Peace and play on.

Some of the best song writing the late Toy Caldwell (and George McCorkel)ever did. All of the lyrics were written with a western theme and the music has a heavy "country" flavor, right down the extensive use of the slide guitar. There are no bad songs and Doug Grays voice is at its best. This album/CD ranks right behind "Where we all Belong" on my MTB list.

A definite five star recording. Eight songs and all of them classics to my ears. Love the poignant opening track, Fire On The Mountain with a stunning acoustic guitar arrangement. Numbers like Walking' And Talkin' and Bob Away My Blues have a soothing jazz feel. During my college days I can recall a die hard Motown/Soul fan liking these two tunes. It probably was one of his few forays into rock and country music. Can't You See is just brimming with a rock n roll spirit as Toy Caldwell's vocal and guitar solo are both just super in a live setting.

The Marshall Tucker Band certainly cover a lot of ground on this fine release. The instrumental arrangments just captivate my ear. Pick it up at once as I feel its their best work.

I bought this album in high school in 1976. It was one of my favorite albums then and is one of my favorite CD's now. I would recommend it to anyone that enjoys great southern music.

This is pure mountain music! Fire On The Mountain, Searchin' For A Rainbow, Virginia, Bob Away My Blues and Keeps Me From All Wrong are great, great, great! After listening to all those "country" MTB tracks, I've changed my will. Bury me under a shade tree by the riverbank right by a Blue Ridge Mountain.

Marshall Tucker Band-
"Southern Rock" might be BEST 'how to describe them'.
Yet, THE QUALITY "of the group" makes them LIKE NO OTHER SOUTHERN ROCK BAND (ie. Allman Brothers or Lynyrd Skynyrd.)
WELL 'worth' THE LISTEN.

The CD, "Where We All Belong" apparently is not in print; however, I must include a review:
Low Down Ways, IN MY OWN WAY and Try One More Time are great wonderful tracks, it's too bad that the other tracks are okay, I do like "This Ol' Cowboy" but not as much as I like the ones I mentioned. Still, it's an important landmark album and is a must for every MTB collector. Forget the Warner Brother releases, the formula ain't there. Rest in peace Toy and Tommy, I'll miss your down home friendliness!

This is pure mountain music! Fire On The Mountain, Searchin' For A Rainbow, Virginia, Bob Away My Blues and Keeps Me From All Wrong are great, great, great! After listening to all those "country" MTB tracks, I've changed my will. Bury me under a shade tree by the riverbank right by a Blue Ridge Mountain.

It's hard to get too detailed about this album due to its relatively short length, but what is here is fantastic. Released in 1975 when the MTB was churning out albums one after another, Searchin' for a Rainbow has been described as a country album and even more so than others that were released in the 70's. However, if one listens to the band's self-titled debut effort from 1973, they get the sense that there is little difference between this album and the others of the same time period. Bottom line: both albums are excellent.

Turning back to this one, SFAR begins with "Fire on the Mountain" which is as good as any MTB song there is (I also said that about "Take the Highway" in my review of their first album and I stand by that--both are unbeatable). Toy Caldwell's (r.i.p.) steel guitar really makes the song. The title song is another gem with Dicky Betts from The Allman Brothers Band providing the guitar solo. "Virginia" is absolute pure gold and I've been told is/was a fan favorite at live shows. Other great songs include "Bob Away My Blues" and "Keep Me from All Wrong".

It makes no difference if you call this country, country-rock, rock and roll or whatever. Just call it what it is: good.

"Searchin for a Rainbow," has two of the Marshall Tucker Band's best known tunes, the title track and "Fire on the Mountain." It also has a fairly decent live rendition of the hit "Can't You See," from their debut album. The song "Virginia" is another good love song. The rest of the material is largely filler, and sounds closer to country music than most of their other albums from the 1970s. In fact, its a shame that MTB turned their back on rock music. The albums "A New Life," and "Where We All Belong" could take their place next to any Allman Brothers or Lynyrd Skynyrd album. "Searchin' for a Rainbow" is a decent album that lacks the rock energy of some of their earlier works.