BROWNE, JACKSON

Personnel: Jackson Browne (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, piano); David Lindley (acoustic, electric & slide guitars, electric fiddle); Sneaky Pete (pedal steel guitar); Joni Mitchell (electric piano); Rockaday Johnny, Craig Doerge, Bill Payne, David Paich (piano); Michael Utley, Spooner Oldham (organ); Doug Haywood (bass, background vocals); Leland Sklar, Wilton Felder (bass); Micky McGee, Jim Keltner, Gary Mallaber, Russ Kunkel (drums); Don Henley, Glenn Frey, David Crosby, Bonnie Raitt (background vocals). Browne's second album is state of the art early '70s L.A. ruminative singer/songwriter stuff, but in retrospect it's nowhere near as slick or mellow as you might remember. In fact, the combination of Sneaky Pete Kleinow's pealing steel and David Lindley's smudgy psychedelic lead guitar on songs like "Take It Easy" (all but unrecognizable from the Eagles pop version) and "Our Lady of the Well" create a sound that eerily anticipates the '90s alt country rock of the Jayhawks and Golden Smog. Even better, Browne's songwriting was at something of a peak here. Highlights include the poignant "These Days," the amusingly raunchy "Red Neck Friend," and the amusingly chauvinistic "Ready or Not."

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