[2016-11-18] The Outlaws "Legacy Live" 2CD set (Steamhammer)

Linda · **Posted:** Sun Aug 28, 2016 3:22 am

Description
For The Outlaws, it was always about the music. For 40 years, the Southern Rock legends celebrated triumphs, endured tragedies and survived legal nightmares to remain one of the most influential and best loved bands of the genre. Now The Outlaws return with a new live album, new focus and an uncompromising new mission. It's about a band of brothers bound together by history, harmony and the road. It's about a group that respects its own legacy while refusing to be defined by its past. But most of all, it's about pride.

Formed in Tampa in 1972, The Outlaws, known for their triple guitar rock attack and three part country harmonies, became one of the first acts signed by Clive Davis (at the urging of Ronnie Van Zant) to his then fledgling Arista Records. The bands first three albums The Outlaws, Lady In Waiting and Hurry Sundown featuring such rock radio favorites as There Goes Another Love Song, Green Grass & High Tides, Knoxville Girl and Freeborn Man would become worldwide gold and platinum landmarks of the Southern Rock era. Known as The Florida Guitar Army by their fans, The Outlaws earned a formidable reputation as an incendiary live act touring with friends The Allman Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Marshall Tucker Band and The Charlie Daniels Band as well as The Doobie Brothers, The Who, Eagles and The Rolling Stones. Henry Paul left after the group's third album to form The Henry Paul Band for Atlantic Records, and later the multi Platinum country trio Blackhawk. Over the next 20+ years, The Outlaws would experience rampant personnel changes, tonal missteps, ill fated reunions and bitter trademark battles that left fans, not to mention Paul and Yoho, frustrated and saddened. And with the tragic deaths of co founding members Frank O'Keefe and Billy Jones in 1995, and especially vocalist and lead guitarist Hughie Thomasson in 2007, it was feared that The Outlaws trail had come to an end.

Along with founding members Paul and Yoho, the band features now several of Southern Rock's most respected veterans. Lead guitarist and longtime Outlaw Chris Anderson is well known for his collaborations with artists that include Dickey Betts, Lucinda Williams, Hank Williams Jr., and Skynyrd. Co lead guitarist Steve Grisham who joined the band in mid 2013 following the medical leave of guitarist Billy Crain is a former member of the Soldiers of Fortune era Outlaws, a noted songwriter whose tracks include The Henry Paul Band's Top 40 hit Keepin Our Love Alive, and a co founder of the Southern Rock all stars, Brothers of the Southland. Keyboardist/vocalist Dave Robbins is a co founding member of Blackhawk and has written hit songs for artists that include Restless Heart, Kenny Rogers and Eric Clapton. Bassist/vocalist Randy Threet has performed with Pam Tillis, Trisha Yearwood and Blackhawk, and is familiar to TV audiences from USA Network's Nashville Star.

Legacy Live is classic Southern Rock and classic Outlaws.

Tracklist
[CD1]
1. There Goes Another Love Song
2. Hurry Sundown
3. Hidin Out In Tennessee
4. Freeborn Ma
5. Born To Be Bad
6. Song In The Breeze
7. Girl From Ohio
8. Holiday
9. Gunsmoke
10. Grey Ghost

[CD2]
1. South Carolina
2. So Long
3. Prisoner
4. Cold Harbor
5. Trail Of Tears
6. It's About Pride
7. Waterhole
8. Knoxville Girl
9. Green Grass & High Tides Forever
10. (Ghost) Riders In The Sky

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Invisible Pedestrian · **Joined:** 24 Sep 2006 **Posts:** 26163

Southern rock veterans The Outlaws have announced that they will be releasing a new double live album entitled "Legacy Live" on November 18th via Steamhammer/SPV.

Founding member and frontman Henry Paul had this to say about the effort, "I want people to hear this album and see our show and realize that The Outlaws are still there. Our goal is to unite the fans and bring the group back into the limelight."

The album features performances of classic songs "There Goes Another Love Song", "(Ghost) Riders In The Sky", "Green Grass & High Tides Forever" and "Freeborn Man" as well as more recent tracks like "It's About Pride", "Hidin" Out In Tennessee" and "So Long".

Linda · **Posted:** Sat Nov 12, 2016 5:35 pm

Bump: Added the cover image to the first post.

Walter P · 20 Sep 2006

I saw them a year or so ago and they still put on a really good show.

Linda · **Posted:** Sun Jan 01, 2017 4:53 pm

Mark MN · 13 Aug 2012

I bought this last month. The sound is good and the band is tight. Sure, it's not all the original members, but they do justice to the old songs.

Invisible Pedestrian · **Joined:** 24 Sep 2006 **Posts:** 26163

I saw the reunion tour back around 2005 or so and it was awesome.

So much has changed since, but this is still an excellent band with exemplary guitarists.

I wish they had recorded that reunion tour when just about everyone was still there.

Mark MN · 13 Aug 2012

I've always liked Henry Paul's voice. When I heard he was back in the Outlaws, I was pleased. I actually like the country band he's in, Blackhawk. They're not quite fullblown country.

For me, there's validity to this. Some fans don't like it that it's only him and the drummer as originals. Too bad. Paul was there at the start, and Thomasson, Jones, and O'Keefe are dead.

Walter P · 20 Sep 2006

I've seen them in the last few years and the fact of the matter is that they still put on a good show that does justice to the material. Why not showcase this current touring lineup?

Invisible Pedestrian · **Joined:** 24 Sep 2006 **Posts:** 26163

I feel it's a valid enough lineup.

The players are excellent-they're not hacks or session guys.

As we always say, if people want to pre-judge it and not listen to it, nobody is forcing them!

[2016-11-18] The Outlaws "Legacy Live" 2CD set (Steamhammer)

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