The Allman Brothers Band-Shades Of Two Worlds (1991)

A year after reuniting with the album "Seven Turns", The Allman Brothers Band released a new work, which became one of their finest achievements, almost on par with their greatest works of the seventies. In this new release, titled "Shades of the Two Worlds", the Jacksonville-based band once again showcased their imposing style with an album brimming with country, rock, jazz, and blues, all wrapped in a Southern rock sensibility. Recorded at Ardent Recording Studios in Memphis, it was produced by Tom Dowd and the Allman Brothers themselves, who at that time consisted of Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts, Butch Trucks, Warren Haynes, Marc Quiñones, Allen Woody, and Jai Johanny. Magnificent tracks like the powerful blues-rock anthems "Get On With Your Life" and "Desert Blues" coexist with jazz-influenced songs like "Kind of Bird" and "Bad Rain", or the dusty Southern rock of "End of the Line" and "Midnight Man", not forgetting their country and folk roots with "Come On in My Kitchen" or their signature extended jams, such as the superb "Nobody Knows". In short, with this new work, The Allman Brothers reaffirmed their glorious past, leaving us with one of the finest albums in American roots music.