Post Description

What If" has better production and more consistent songwriting than the second Dixie Dregs album, "Freefall". The cuts, mostly written by Morse, include straight-ahead rock ("Take It Off the Top"), progressive rock ("Odyssey"), ballads ("What If" and "Night Meets Light"), bluegrass ("Gina Lola Breakdown"), and even a baroque piece for classical guitar and violin ("Little Kids"--a passer-by once asked me if it was Vivaldi). The best cuts are "Take It Off the Top", the funky "Ice Cakes", and "Night Meets Light", but even the weakest track would be a highlight on many a lesser band's album. "Night Meets Light" is a stunner, a long, gorgeous tune with a lot of time-signature changes that aren't immediately apparent (there's a lot of 5/8). The Dregs' signature sound is electric guitar and violin playing in unison to create a wailing sound. Allen Sloan's violin work is especially stunning, able to both match Morse's breakneck speed and give a impossibly lush, romantic sound to solos on "Odyssey" and "Night Meets Light".

Poster: Slartiiwoo

Songs / Tracks Listing 
1. Take It Off The Top (4:07)
2. Odyssey (7:35)
3. What If (5:01)
4. Travel Tunes (4:34)
5. Ice Cakes (4:39)
6. Little Kids (2:03)
7. Gina Lola Breakdown (4:00)
8. Night Meets Light (7:47)

Total Time: 39:46

DIXIE DREGS:
- Andy West / alembic bass, fender frettless bass
- Mark Parrish / keyboards
- Rod Morgenstein / drums and vocals on "Ice Cakes"
- Steve Morse / classical, electric & synthesizer guitar
- Allen Sloan / strings