aaamusic | On 07, Feb 2011

By the simple fact that Gregg Allman has made his latest solo album after fighting off such demons as drink, drugs and a liver transplant only last year, the phrase “Still Got It” should be appropriate for the blues rock legend that is Gregg Allman, his voice is a wonder to behold, full of grit, power and the kind of stories that most can hardly dream of, and the lone original track  stomps  along with a swagger that belies his 63 years. But unfortunately, he can’t quite pull off a whole album of it. Of the twelve tracks, eleven are covers, and it doesn’t  take long for the collection to merge into one, very samey, collection, that is until it is saved by masterful, seven minute closing track Rolling Stone, driven by a single, monstrous floor tom, piano and guitar, Allman allows himself to reign back his primal holler into something more controlled and effective. Overall though, this is an album that’s less than the sum of its parts, the stellar line up featuring production by T-Bone Burnett, Dr John on piano and Doyle Bramhall II on guitar (stellar throughout, it must be said) can’t save this album from being much more than a one trick pony.

Author: Will Howard