Consumer Guide Album

Larry Coryell: The Real Great Escape [Vanguard, 1973]
A last-ditch attempt at an album of rock and roll songs, including two by Jimmy Webb (one belongs to P.F. Sloan), Julie's "Are You Too Clever" (somebody'd better be), and Larry's "Makes Me Wanna Shout" (lucky it doesn't make him wanna croon). Not as bad as it might be--it has lots of rough charm and virtuosic passages, and the band sounds gutsy. But those who seek after albums of rock and roll songs will not be impressed. B−