Third Annual Pipe Dream / Rock & Roll Alternative [Import, Limited Edition, Original recording remastered]

Atlanta Rhythm Section | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Limited Edition, Original recording remastered
• Label: Gottdiscs
• ASIN: B0002Y2GNS
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #267,898 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Doraville

2. Jesus Hearted People

3. Close The Door

4. Blues In Maude's Flat

5. Join The Race (To Inner Space)

6. Angel (What In The World's Come Over Us)

7. Get Your Head Out Of Your Heart

8. The War Is Over

9. Help Yourself (You Gotta Help Yourself)

10. Who You Gonna Run To (When You're Thru Walkin' On Me)

11. Sky High

12. Hitch-Hikers' Hero

13. Don't Miss The Message

14. Georgia Rhythm

15. So In To You

16. Outside Woman Blues

17. Everybody Gotta Go

18. Neon Nites

Editorial Reviews

UK remastered twofer combines the southern rock band's 1974 & 1976 albums for the Polydor label. 18 tracks. Slipcase. Gottdiscs. 2004.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Remastered Sound; Nice Package, April 28, 2005

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R. Tannery (SC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Third Annual Pipe Dream / Rock & Roll Alternative (Audio CD)

Good job by GottDiscs on the rerelease of these classic albums. Please give the same red-carpet treatment to the rest of the bands catalogue. As far as the tracks, if your reading this review, you're well aware of the southern rock meets steely dan fusion of Atlanta Rhythm Section. Enjoy because lead vocalist Ronnie Hammond called it quits a couple of years back and their new touring vocalist just can't recapture the magic.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars At last!, August 1, 2005

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R. Nations (Birmingham, AL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Third Annual Pipe Dream / Rock & Roll Alternative (Audio CD)

I have been waiting since the compact disk was created back in the early 80's. The quailty is great and so is the packaging. I have Dog Days/Red Tape on order and expect the same quality. Now all we need is Underdog and The Boys from Doraville to be combined by Gott to complete the collection.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars good rock and roll, July 11, 2007

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B. E Jackson (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Third Annual Pipe Dream / Rock & Roll Alternative (Audio CD)

My parents had Rock and Roll Alternative in their record collection for years, and today I finally listened to it.

"Sky High" has a great fast-paced chorus with wonderful guitar work. Judging from a few of the hit songs that occasionally receive radio play even to this day, I didn't know the band focused on writing some exciting guitar solos. The jam at the end of this track is great. This style of songwriting pleasantly caught me by surprise. The next two tracks also have really good guitar playing. It's surprising to me that it's not so much the "rhythm section" that's catching my attention- it's more their brief but melodic guitar solos.

"Georgia Rhythm" is a great country-sounding song with a nice chorus. Everybody knows "So In To You" with its groovy rhythm and spooky vocal melody. The song feels a bit out of place compared to the rest of the album, I admit. "Outside Woman Blues" is mainly interesting for the electric blues riff that pops out between the vocal melody and the excellent guitar playing at the end of the song.

"Everybody Gotta Go" is the only other song on the record that has a really good rhythm (remember, since the band is called Atlanta "Rhythm" Section, I'm searching for neat rhythms!) "Neon Nights" is a beautiful Poco-sounding number. Turning the song into a soft jam after the halfway point was an interesting move. Really good song off a really good album. The guitar playing is fantastic the whole way through. What a shame the band isn't remembered as much today compared to Poco or the Allman Brothers Band. Buy this album today.