"My Only True Friend," from Southern Blood, Gregg Allman's final album, is a cipher, much like the man himself -- private, reserved, and complex. Though twin, ringing, blues-drenched guitars introduce it, the song just as quickly morphs into a ballad: "You and I both know, this river will surely flow to an end/Keep me in your heart...I hope you're haunted by the music of my soul...But you and I both know, the road is my only true friend...." The blues guitars cascade in again, adding resonance. This is the only track here that Allman co-wrote, but it's fine enough to join the shortlist of his classics -- "Midnight Rider," "Melissa," "Ain't Wastin' Time No More," etc.
CONDITION: NEW
TRACKIN LISTING
A1 My Only True Friend
A2 Once I Was
A3 Going Going Gone
A4 Black Muddy River
A5 I Love The Life I Live
B1 Willin'
B2 Blind Bats And Swamp Rats
B3 Out Of Left Field
B4 Love Like Kerosene
B5 Song For Adam featuring Jackson Browne
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