Dregs of the Earth

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Dregs of the Earth
Dixie Dregs Dregs Of The Earth.jpg
Studio album by
Released1980
Length36:14
Label Arista
Producer Steve Morse
Dixie Dregs chronology
Night of the Living Dregs
(1979)
Dregs of the Earth
(1980)
Unsung Heroes
(1981)

Dregs of the Earth is the fourth studio album by Dixie Dregs, released in 1980. It was the band's first release on Arista Records, and its last one before changing its name to the Dregs. The album contains a re-recording of one of the band's earlier songs, "The Great Spectacular", which appeared on its 1976 demo The Great Spectacular .

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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At the time of release, the writers of Billboard placed review on this album in section "Recommended LP's". According to them the musical style of the band is hard to categorize, "but the musicianship is often superb". [3]

The album received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Rock Instrumental Performance. [4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Steve Morse.

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Road Expense"3:24
2."Pride o' the Farm"3:40
3."Twiggs Approved"4:29
4."Hereafter"6:21
Side B
No.TitleLength
5."The Great Spectacular"3:20
6."Broad Street Strut"3:54
7."I'm Freaking Out"9:06
8."Old World"2:00

Personnel

Dixie Dregs:

References

  1. AllMusic review
  2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide . USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp.  62. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
  3. "Review: Dixie Dregs — Dregs of the Earth" (PDF). Billboard . Vol. 85, no. 19. May 10, 1980. p. 77. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved April 24, 2021 via American Radio History.
  4. "Dixie Dregs". Recording Academy. Retrieved October 18, 2023.