Win, Lose or Draw
The Allman Brothers Band
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Can't Lose What You Never Had (Live) | The Allman Brothers Band | 5:49 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Just Another Love Song | The Allman Brothers Band | 2:44 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Nevertheless | The Allman Brothers Band | 3:32 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Win, Lose or Draw | The Allman Brothers Band | 4:45 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Louisiana Lou and Three Card Monty John | The Allman Brothers Band | 3:45 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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High Falls | The Allman Brothers Band | 14:28 | Album Only | View In iTunes |
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Sweet Mama | The Allman Brothers Band | 3:32 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 7 Songs |
Album Review
Despite a good cover of Muddy Waters' "Can't Lose What You Never Had" — highlighted by a great Dickey Betts solo — the Allman Brothers Band sounds lethargic at times on Win, Lose or Draw, although they still play decently. The title track and Dickey Betts' instrumental, "High Falls," are among the few highlights, decent but unexceptional performances sparked by Betts' playing (which is engaging even on the weaker tracks like "Louisiana Lou"). The album's main fault lies not with what it is (it's a fairly decent outing, actually), but what it could have been, and who it's from — as a debut album from a new band, it would be excusable and acceptable.
Customer Reviews
High Falls
I really like the song High Falls but I am not crazy about the rest of the album. I would rather pay a dollar extra for the song than have to pay $10 for the entire album.
WHY !!!???
There are at least 10 song's that I would love to download to my pod, however, I-Tunes makes you buy an entire album or CD for just one song, why not just charge a dollar or two more and give the customer what he/she wants. I have also noticed that all songs that are over the 10 minutes are on the Buy Album only list, why is that? In the past I have downloaded entire CD's, however, I will not do it again...
Running out of steam
Of course, after all the praise I gave the new sound of ABB on "Brothers & Sisters", being an album as great as that was, it must've been impossible to top. That being said, for it's flaws, this album is still great. "Can't Lose What You Never Had" is definitely one of the greatest Allman Brothers songs, and "High Falls" is another one of Dickey Betts' great instrumentals that, while paling in comparison to "Jessica" or "In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed", still reaches heights of musical transcendence that most music today can never reach. "High Falls", being almost twice as long as "Jessica", also gives Betts and Chuck Leavell the chance to stretch out and explore musical realms that are never quite reached in the studio, but only on the live stage, and that alone is worth the price of the album. The title track is one that would've probably been better suited in the hands of a singer/songwriter-type like Jackson Browne or James Taylor, while at the same time recalls Merle Haggard's "Sing Me Back Home". To hear Gregg Allman sing a song like this, let alone write it, is definitely out of left field for the Allman Brothers Band. Some other forgettable tracks... "Just Another Love Song" sounds like Betts rehashing his "Blue Sky" from "Eat A Peach" to not-so-splendid results. "Nevertheless" has sort of a Dr. John boogie woogie feel to it. "Louisiana Lou..." & "Sweet Mama" are both alright, but don't get much better than alright, which is pretty much the whole of the album. Compared to previous masterworks like "Eat A Peach" and "Brothers & Sisters", "Win, Lose, or Draw" doesn't get much better than alright.
Biography
Formed: 1969 in Macon, GA
Genre: Rock
Years Active: '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s
Top Albums and Songs By The Allman Brothers Band
![At Fillmore East (Deluxe Edition) [Live], The Allman Brothers Band](http://a5.mzstatic.com/us/r1000/001/Features/fe/28/eb/dj.sfowctql.100x100-75.jpg)
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Midnight Rider | A Decade of Hits 1969-1979 | 2:59 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Ramblin' Man | A Decade of Hits 1969-1979 | 4:49 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Melissa | A Decade of Hits 1969-1979 | 3:56 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Blue Sky | Eat a Peach | 5:09 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Jessica (Single Version) | A Decade of Hits 1969-1979 | 7:30 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Whipping Post | A Decade of Hits 1969-1979 | 5:19 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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One Way Out | A Decade of Hits 1969-1979 | 5:00 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Statesboro Blues | A Decade of Hits 1969-1979 | 4:20 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Melissa | Eat a Peach | 3:54 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Soulshine | The Essential Allman Brothers Band - The Epic Years | 6:43 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
- $9.99
- Genres: Rock, Music, Blues, Southern Rock, Blues-Rock, Arena Rock, Hard Rock
- Released: 1975
- ℗ 1975 The Island Def Jam Music Group
