The Outlaws are the very essence of Southern rock. Nothing else even comes close.

The entire album "Hurry Sundown" is AMAZING. Great guitars....this is southern rock...the guitars...enough said. Saw them live many times in the late 70's.

The Outlaws first three albums are flawless! Underrated band!

I saw the Outlaws with Skynyd in 1976 . probably the best concert I've ever been to. I'm 64 I've been to hundreds of concerts. The closet was Kansas in a hall that held 200 people 1977.

The Outlaws. When two lead guitars just aren't enough.

Hurry Sundown is one of my favorite albums, I still have my original copy.

Southern rock!!!

You always know it's the Outlaws after a few notes - love them! Thanks Harri and PN, and yes Harri, I think there's always at least a bit of country in southern rock.

They were a virtual guitar army.

Southern rock is a combo of country, rock and the blues. A strong country influence

The Outlaws have a very strong country music element to their music. You are correct. They are a great band. Cheers, Harri! ✌️

I was lucky enough to see The Outlaws in Denver 3 months before Hughie died.Great show with Charlie Daniels and Marshall Tucker.RIP HUGHIE THOMASSON.🥁☮☘

Nothing better than southern rock in the 1970s

Love “The Florida Guitar Army”. Saw them in 1979 with their trio of excellent guitarists.

One of my favorite Southern Rock bands. I recommend Green Grass and High Tides (live version) and There Goes Another Love Song the same. Pure magic.

You are AWESOME Harry, Happy you are in the world. Your light shines bright. This is a great band LOVE the Outlaws.

Southern rock is the amalgam of Rock and Roll, Country, and Blues styles of music, most often featuring driving electric guitars and "boogie" rhythms.

A great one from my all-time favorite southern rock band. Any time I can hear Hughie Thomasson's vocals my soul is happy. 🙂

PNC-This was an outstanding submission. The Outlaws were a woefully underrated band, which is a shame. Hopefully, many viewers will check them out now. Very well done and reviewed!

Whole lp is great! Reminds me of high school when it came out. The Guitar Army ...

I think that's what makes southern rock southern rock is that it sounds just a little bit country in the guitar section. But they all use Stratocaster so it's a common thing.

Thanks, Harry...for my favorite song by The Outlaws aka The Guitar Army.

One of the most perfect songs ever made. In regards to brand I like to call it Heavy Metal Bluegrass . I have heard this song a million times love it

Doesn't get any better than The Guitar Army ! I saw Huey with Skynyrd back in 96 in Riverbend Cincinnati and they all laid it out on the stage just like it supposed to be .

Hughie Singing lead...Absolutely love his voice..so distinct !!!!!

Live live live live live live this is so much better live

Love it. Got to know this band in very dark times in the late 90s and was blown away. This best of album is a total gem. Technically they are the best southern band. The Florida guitar army as they were called. Southern Rock Blues Country.. It's all very close. Rooted in black music based on the blues that also had much influence on country. These styles are siblings.

This is a great song PN Conbies and Harri.💞

Once upon a time there were "Southern Rock" groups like Lynard Skynyrd, Black Oak Arkansas, and Molly Hatchet. There were also "Country Rock" groups like Poco, The Eagles (early Eagles at least), and Pure Prairie Leage. The Outlaws were often branded "Southern Rock' but they actually fell somewhere in-between the two. You should check out a great Outlaws song called "It Follows from Your Heart."

When I saw the Outlaws Molly Hatchet opened for them. Great singing, playing and showmanship the entire night. The Outlaws set lasted about 40 minutes and they went off the stage. A friend of mine who was with me mentioned “boy that was a short set” the crowd was going nuts. They came back and did about a 25 minute version of “High Tides and Green Grass”. I remember seeing the sweat just flying off of one of the guitar players as he soloed.

What I hear Harri...is...GREAT! We Tried to blow out my Altec's listening to this in my Dorm...

A phenomenal time to grow up in.

Harri, if you haven’t reacted to Green Grass and High Tides by these guys, you should. 10 minute long guitargasm, doesn’t quite leave you hanging like this one does.😊

Very awesome song. I am not too familiar with them but this was great. Thank you Neal and Harri.

I've always thought of "Southern Rock" as really "Country" music mixed with "Rock". So I think you're RIGHT on both counts 🙂

The Outlaws never disappoint!!! They are Southern Rock with some country leanings. Great pick! Other songs to consider by the Outlaws besides Grenn Grass: Song for You, Keep Prayin', Breaker Breaker, Stick Around for Rock n Roll, Man of the Hour, A Real Good Feeling, Cry Some More, You are the Show, Long Gone, Coming Home, Ghost Riders, Angels Hide, Freedom Walk, just to name a few

Black. White. Red. Yellow. Country. Southern. Whatever ... Good peeps and good tunes.

Southern rock and country rock and country and western are all cousins, born of blues and folk music.

I just love the Outlaws and remember where I was when I first heard this song. It’s a great one. Thanks for requesting it Neal. Thanks for your great assessment Harri. You’re the best. 🌺✌️

Rock + Country + Blues = Southern Rock

blimey i bought this whenit first came out

I love the Outlaws, amazing guitars, lead vocals and great harmony vocals

Fantastic! I’ve never really listened to The Outlaws before, and that was some great dual guitars!! Thanks for showing it to me! You’ll really love that Allgood song I sent you! Definitely in the same space!

OMG The Outlaws probably the best southern rock band. They never ever get the air play they should. Huey Thomason, Billy Jones and Henry Paul. Great vocals Huey's voice was incredible. If you're crazy about this song they'll probably have to revive you if you hear their next album "Playin' To Win". Henry Paul and Monte Yoho are the only surviving members of the original band. Their first 3 albums had a few songs that definitely had a country songs but their music is pure southern rock.

Great music, Harri. I wish that the industry didn't feel the need to label every band and tie them to genre back in the day. The term Southern Rock was crested for several of these bands, but now that you've heard them, you can see that the Allman Bros are heavily Blues influenced. Marshall Tucker is very country influenced, and Lynyrd Skynyrd is rock. I would say these bands, including The Outlaws, have bent the genres and blended influences, so a new genre was created for them. That happened with Linda Ronstadt and the Eagles and others who they created the label of Country Rock for. I say, as do most of us, good music is good music no matter the label they give it....

Holliday is another great tune off this album.

Yes kind of country rock

Southern Rock

Southern Rock in general is a mix of Rock and Country to various degrees as well as some blues. The Outlaws tend to have a more Western sound that goes in conjunction with their name.

country and southern rock greatly overlap.....love the guitar playing on OUTLAWS

"It was diamonds in my ears." I plan to use this first chance I get. I love the Tierce de Picardie at the end, too. Southern Rock does have elements of country music (and even blues), especially at times with the 1 - 5 - 1 - 5 bass line carrying through much of the song. The dual guitar leads with yet another guitar playing rhythm are hallmarks of Southern Rock which are typically absent in country music. So, you are hearing elements of country in there but it's still only considered Southern Rock. Of course, also check out Lynyrd Skynyrd, Allman Brothers, and Blackfoot. There are times in the evening when getting dinner ready for myself that I've listened to this song four or five times in a row, each time concentrating on different things in the song, such as the mix and audio prodution, which are amazing, or the sound of one guitar tone over the other (first leads are on a Les Paul, main leads on a Strat), and more. This song is 100% "Diamonds in my ears."

Some others you might want to give a listen to, if you haven't already : 1) Molly Hatchet - Fall of the Peacemakers, 2) The Eagle - Hotel California, 3) Blackfoot - Highway song.

Grew up on Southern rock.... I still love the genre. The only problem with this song is it's too short. Great vocals, 2 or 3 lead guitars, driving beat. Southern rock is very country or folk influenced but is more tempo-driven. You might check out Wet Willie.

Dam I miss Hughie!!!!

Still have tbis album in my record collection,along with Hot Tuna's Yellow Fever and The Greasy Truckers album feeaturing Hawkwind ,Man,Brinsly Schwarz to name a few.

Saw them outdoors at Tanglewood.

The Outlaws was one of the later southern rock bands. In my opinion, the Bring It Back Alive album was their pinnacle.

Want a great one from their early days like this one? Try “ You are the Show”….FIRE.Lead guitarist and singer Hughie Thomasson is one of my music heroes…he went to Lynyrd Skynyrd for awhile and made them great….. not that they weren’t already. RIP,Hughie.

Hurry Sundown title album track by Hughie .... Henry Paul - Billy Jones had great songs on this as well ,,Chek out Gunsmoke and "Holiday"..

Noice!!!!!!

You need to listen to their version of GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY. Then listen to some older versions from the country singers.

Check out Green Grass and high tides by The outlaws

Hope you check out more Atlanta Rhythm Section as well. A later hit "Homesick"

Harry, southern rock, country rock, blues rock can all blend together or not; it depends the musical influences of the band members. You heard Ramblin Man by the Allman Brothers?

Fire extinguishers had to be used in the studio after recording this song. Arson was ruled out but cause was narrowed down to a wall of guitars. Great pick pncombies. Harri, you finally circled back to Neal's picks. Harri, only a suggestion. One song per week rotation for Neal. He is diamonds in our ears. Thank you both.

Huge rabbit hole here,Harri...just continue reacting to the songs from the best of....then you'll want to deep dive into the album cuts from these guys. THey were from Florida,and combined the Southern Rock approach with Bluegrass (first 3 albums) and a bit of Country here & there. FAB band!! Cheers, T

The term "Southern Rock" was a marketing thing just to try and group a bunch of bands from the south that had a similar flavor/style but not the same. Harri here's the deal. The Allman Brothers is a Blues/Rock band more than anything. Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Outlaws are Rock bands. Charlie Daniels and Marshall Tucker are country. There is a lot of tragedy in the stories of these bands, most notably the Skynyrd plane crash. A lot of these guys died before their time. The main guys in the Outlaws were Hughie Thomasson and Billy Jones. In 1978 I saw the Outlaws which was probably at the height of their fame at a big venue. In 1995 the band was kind of out of commission. Billy Jones was working as an orderly in a hospital. Billy suffered from severe depression and sadly took his own life in February of that year. Another member of the band, Frank O'keefe would be dead within a month of Billy's passing due to an overdose. Hughie joined Skynyrd to help them survive and repay a debt to Ronnie Van Zant. Ronnie was the one responsible for getting the Outlaws signed to their record contract. Hughie felt he owed it to his deceased friend and the surviving Skynyrd members. Hughie was in Skynyrd for 9 years. After that he came back and reformed the Outlaws. I got to see them 2 more times, once with Henry Paul rejoining the band.

I wish you'd do something by Perfume! Maybe "Polyrhythm"?

Country Rock served Southern Style?

Was the only big hit of that band, I am the only one in my former squad, when I was a teenie, who ever knew this country, southern rock-like song at all, lol ! BTW this band sounded a bit like the Eagles, same genre anyway.

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