This two-fer, which pairs up
Stewart's best album (1975's
Out of Hand) and a decent similarly themed outing from two years later, serves as a fine intro to both
Stewart's mildly outlaw country and one of the best genre albums of the '70s.
Your Place or Mine sounds a little tame, as well as a bit flashy, in retrospect, but Hand is a seminal work, traditional in approach and style but with just enough rock & roll attitude to complement the honky tonking.
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Michael Gallucci, Rovi