Sunday, time for a classic. THE OUTLAWS are a Southern rock/country rock band best known for their 1975 hit "There Goes Another Love Song" and extended guitar jam "Green Grass and High Tides" from their 1975 debut album, plus their 1980 cover of the Stan Jones classic "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky".
"Green Grass and High Tides" is a song by the Southern rock band Outlaws. It is the tenth and final track on the band's debut album, "Outlaws". The song is one of their best known and has received extensive play on album-oriented radio stations, although it was never released as a single. The song is notable for having two extended guitar solos that stretch the song to nearly 10 minutes.
A cover version of the song is playable in the music video game Rock Band, acting as the final song for the guitar's solo career. Through the game, the song saw some renewed popularity in the late 2000s.
Outlaws founding member Hughie Thomasson said:
I wrote that song in St Augustine, Florida. We went to a cookout on the beach and everybody forgot to bring their guitars. I was standing by the ocean and there was a breeze and the words kept coming to me. It’s about all the rock stars I liked that died had come back and been playing a show just for me. Like Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison. And eventually more of course.
THE OUTLAWS founding member Henry Paul says,
"From what I gather, there was an album out, the best of THE ROLLING STONES, called 'High Tides and Green Grass.' That was the name of THE ROLLING STONES' greatest hits - this is like 1966 - and I think it was a manifestation of that title turned into reverse, 'Green Grass and High Tides.' I know that much. And I know that it was a song written for rock and roll illuminaries, from Janis Joplin to Jimi Hendrix, and it had nothing to do with marijuana. But it had to do with, I think, a specific person's lyrical look at rock and roll legends. 'As kings and queens bow and play for you.' It's about Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin. 'Castles of stone, soul, and glory.' A lot of it is just sort of a collage of words that really don't have all that much to do with anything, they just fit and sounded right. But I have to say it's one of my favorite lyrics. My songwriting is more Steinbeck, really rooted in accuracy and reality; this is definitely Alice In Wonderland. It's the whole 'White Rabbit.' It's sort of like one of those magic lyrical moments that will forever be mysteriously unclearly conceived."
"Green Grass and High Tides" was the usual show closer for THE OUTLAWS and the 20 minute+ version can be found on the concert album Bring It Back Alive (1978). The song is mentioned in MOLLY HATCHETs song "Gator Country", on MOLLY HATCHETt (1978), and was featured on the Harley Davidson Road Songs album in 1995. The song also featured as a tribute to the recently departed from LYNYRD SKYNYRD. The intro was: We'd like to take a minute to remember some very good friends of ours, and friends of yours--the LYNYRD SKYNYRD Band.
It was featured in the award-winning TV series Breaking Bad, in the second season episode "Phoenix".
Today's clip is Live At The Tower Theater 1982, featuring Hughie Thomasson - Guitar and Vocals, Freddie Salem - Guitar and Vocals, David Dix - Drums, Rick Cua - Bass and Vocals
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