Shades Of Two Worlds (1991)

"For most of the 1980s, The Allman Brothers Band was on hiatus. In 1989, the band was reactivated again, partly owing to the success of the 4CD box set retrospective "Dreams". They added Warren Haynes from Dickey Betts' solo band on lead guitar as a replacement for Dan Toler, with Allen Woody playing bass; Chuck Leavell was gone, however, having agreed to join the Rolling Stones on tour as their keyboard player, and Lamar Williams had succumbed to cancer in 1983. The new lineup surprised everyone with their first release, "Seven Turns". The follow-up, "Shades Of Two Worlds" (1991) is a major step forward, with more mature songs, more improvisation than the group had featured in their work since the early 1970s, and more confidence than they'd shown since "Brothers And Sisters". It's all here, from acoustic bottleneck playing ("Come On In My Kitchen") to jazz improvisation ("Kind Of Bird"), with the most reflective songwriting ("Nobody Knows") in their history." (Bruce Eder, Allmusic; 4 uit 5 sterren)