The Marshall Tucker Band, acknowledged as one of the founding fathers of the Southern rock movement, is celebrating its thirtieth anniversary with an ongoing catalog restoration and release program. One of the first rele... more »ases is A New Life, released in March 1974. It appears now with a live bonus track from the band?s early days on the road and has been remastered from the original analog tapes produced by Paul Hornsby. This gold album includes "24 Hours At A Time" and "Blue Ridge Mountain Sky" and firmly established the band as one of the leading lights in the field of Southern Rock. "The buying public never really cared whether we were country or rock and roll" says founding member Doug Gray. "They called us a Southern rock band, but we have always played everything from country to blues and all things in-between." ? Remastered from the original analog tapes. ? Extensive liner notes and historic photos. ? Includes the hits "Blue Ridge Mountain Sky," "Another Cruel Love, " "24 Hours At A Time" and more.« less
The Marshall Tucker Band, acknowledged as one of the founding fathers of the Southern rock movement, is celebrating its thirtieth anniversary with an ongoing catalog restoration and release program. One of the first releases is A New Life, released in March 1974. It appears now with a live bonus track from the band?s early days on the road and has been remastered from the original analog tapes produced by Paul Hornsby. This gold album includes "24 Hours At A Time" and "Blue Ridge Mountain Sky" and firmly established the band as one of the leading lights in the field of Southern Rock. "The buying public never really cared whether we were country or rock and roll" says founding member Doug Gray. "They called us a Southern rock band, but we have always played everything from country to blues and all things in-between." ? Remastered from the original analog tapes. ? Extensive liner notes and historic photos. ? Includes the hits "Blue Ridge Mountain Sky," "Another Cruel Love, " "24 Hours At A Time" and more.
R.Bailey | Carson City, NV United States | 11/14/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"It amazes me that this recording only had two reviews written about it before my own. In my opinion, it is a landmark southern rock album. Marshall Tucker's debut album was great, but I feel this sophomore effort surpasses it. Every track on the album is great, but I feel four in general deserve special mention. The first track on the album, in my humble opinion the best Tucker song, is "A New Life". Doug Gray belts this one out as if his life depends on it. Track 3, "Blue Ridge Mountain Sky" also deserves special mention. The fiddle really gives this song something extra. To round out the four,"You Ain't Foolin' Me" and "24 Hours At A Time, are both classics. If you are a lover of southern rock, heck, rock in general, pick this one up. It easily stands with the best the Allman's, Skynyrd, or any other southern band has to offer."
AMAZING!!
Fred Evans | Hampton, VA United States | 07/12/2003
(4 out of 5 stars)
"A New Life, Blue Ridge Mountain Sky, You Ain't Foolin' Me, 24 Hours At A Time and Fly Eagle Fly is just the thing for a great long ride through the Blue Ridge Mountains. It's probably the best MTB album there is. Absolutely wonderful!"
Graceful
Craig Pinson | Scottsdale Az | 11/12/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Like the "Brown Album" by The Band, MTB`s New Life is an album of uncompromising beauty. A combination of rural southern beauty, Americana, country blues, and their own brand of Jazz/ Rock fusion, this is, I believe, everything that The Marshall Tucker Band embodied. The title song is a beautiful tale of a person who having done his time dreaming of going home to a woman who always told him she would be there. There`s Blue Ridge Mountain Sky, sung with the feeling that can only come from living in a place where the skies are blue and life is slow and easy. There`s also good old rockers such Another Cruel Love and 24 Hours at a Time. A CD that will make you smile and shake your bottom."
(3 1/2 stars) Good second album.
Jim Toms | W. Frankfort, IL (USA) | 10/14/2002
(3 out of 5 stars)
"Yes, this album is fine all the way through. No, it is not better than the self-titled debut, Searchin' for a Rainbow, or Carolina Dreams. For me, those albums have a cohesion that A New Life lacks. At times, it appears to be all over the map and some songs are just a lot better than others.The title song is great and has that great Jerry Eubanks flute pouring out that ever-familiar sweet melody. "Southern Woman" plods along (not always a bad thing in my book) and is also a strong cut. The last of the great ones is "You Ain't Foolin' Me" which has Toy Caldwell at his best. The remaining songs are just okay IMO. "Too Stubborn" is a slowed down juke-boxer (the kind that may sit in country bars anyway) and "Another Cruel Love" relies to heavily on horns that only seem to crowd out the rest of the song. "24 Hours at a Time" may be the best of the weakest and "Blue Ridge Mountain Sky" and "Fly Eagle Fly" have Toy Caldwell on vocals, with so-so results. This is most certainly an album worth having but be sure to look for the albums previously mentioned above."