 Laid Back received glowing reviews from music critics at the time of its release . Rolling Stone reviewer Tony Glover said " Laid Back isn 't quite what you 'd expect from Gregg 's work with the Brothers Band . Instead , it 's a moody LP , often tinged with grandeur , and maybe just a little too rich and one @-@ colored in spots . But on the whole , a moving look at another side of a finely charismatic singer / writer . " Billboard named it a " Spotlight " pick among its Top Album Picks in November 1973 , with the reviewer deeming it " a masterpiece of a set ... featuring exceptional displays of vocal and instrumental talent in many musical areas . " 
