“Running Down The Road” by Arlo Guthrie - album review

features in: Album Chart of 1969 ● Album Chart of the Decade: 1960s

I hate to be harsh on the likeable Arlo, but this is nowhere near as enjoyable as his debut from a couple of years back, mainly due to side one being a bit of a namby-pamby country affair. Side two recovers to a degree as he gets back to doing what he does best, writing characterful story songs in a folk rock style, as he does on “Coming Into Los Angeles” and “My Front Pages”.

The Jukebox Rebel
01–Jun–2016

A1	[03:26] Arlo Guthrie - Oklahoma Hills (Woody Guthrie, Jack Guthrie) Country
A2	[02:18] Arlo Guthrie - Every Hand In The Land (Arlo Guthrie) Country
A3	[03:43] Arlo Guthrie - Creole Belle (Mississippi John Hurt) Country
A4	[02:28] Arlo Guthrie - Wheel Of Fortune (Arlo Guthrie) Country
A5	[04:51] Arlo Guthrie - Oh, In The Morning (Arlo Guthrie) Songwriter
B1	[03:04] Arlo Guthrie - Coming Into Los Angeles (Arlo Guthrie) Folk Rock / Americana
B2	[02:46] Arlo Guthrie - Stealin’ (Gus Cannon) Crooner / Cabaret
B3	[03:47] Arlo Guthrie - My Front Pages (Arlo Guthrie) Folk Rock / Americana
B4	[03:16] Arlo Guthrie - Living In The Country (Pete Seeger) Folk
B5	[04:29] Arlo Guthrie - Running Down The Road (Arlo Guthrie) Blues Rock / Soul Rock