Shades of Two Worlds


Shades of Two Worlds is the tenth studio album by the Allman Brothers Band. Among the tracks are several longer songs of varying genres: the rock song "Nobody Knows"; jazzy instrumental "Kind of Bird"; and the blues-rocker "Get On with Your Life". Dickey Betts wrote or co-wrote five of the eight songs. Newer member Warren Haynes also has co-writing credits on five songs, while namesake Gregg Allman is only credited on two songs. There is also a Delta Blues cover of Robert Johnson's "Come On in My Kitchen". It is the band's first album to feature percussionist Marc Quiñones.
The instrumental track "Kind of Bird" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance at the 34th Annual Grammy Awards in 1992, but it lost to "Cliffs of Dover" by Eric Johnson.

Critical reception

's Bruce Eder wrote: "The group's follow-up to their comeback album is a major step forward, with more mature songs, more improvisation than the group had featured in their work since the early '70s, and more confidence than they'd shown since Brothers and Sisters."
In Rolling Stone John Swenson wrote, "Charged by topflight performances from Dickey Betts and Gregg Allman, the band summons up both the spirit and the musical resonance of the original group.... references Allman's tone and signature techniques yet animates his presentation with his own distinct personality."

Track listing

  1. "End of the Line" – 4:38
  2. "Bad Rain" – 5:33
  3. "Nobody Knows" – 10:58
  4. "Desert Blues" – 5:02
  5. "Get On with Your Life" – 6:58
  6. "Midnight Man" – 4:39
  7. "Kind of Bird" – 8:26
  8. "Come On in My Kitchen" – 6:18

    Personnel

The Allman Brothers Band
Production