'Ramblin'' is an R&B rave-up that leans toward a Memphis style with some classy brass augmentations. The remainder of the disc expounds on those themes, including the uptempo freewheelin' 'Hillbilly Band.' Unlike what the title suggests, the track is actually more akin to the Grateful Dead's 'Eyes of the World' than anything from the traditional country or bluegrass genres. This also creates a unique synergy of musical styles that is most profoundly exhibited on the subsequent cut, 'Can't You See.' Caldwell's easygoing acoustic fretwork babbles like a brook against Eubanks lonesome airy flute lines. The disc commences with one of the MTB's most revered works, the loose and limber traveling proto-jam 'Take the Highway.' The improvised instrumental section features some inspired interaction between Toy Caldwell and Eubanks. This difference is reflected throughout the 1973 long-player The Marshall Tucker Band. Their free-spirited brand of Southern rock was a direct contrast to the badass rebel image projected by the Outlaws or Lynyrd Skynyrd. The incipient septet featured the respective talents of Doug Gray (vocals), Toy Caldwell (guitar/vocals), his brother Tommy Caldwell (bass/vocals), George McCorkle (guitar), Paul Riddle (drums), and Jerry Eubanks (flute/sax/vocals).

Into the mix they also added a comparatively sophisticated jazz element - which is particularly prominent throughout their earliest efforts. 'Taking a page from their Capricorn Records labelmates and Southern rock contemporaries the Allman Brothers, the Marshall Tucker Band issued a self-titled debut blending the long and winding psychedelic and jam band scene with an equally languid and otherwise laid-back country-rock flavor.

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