"Allman's approach is still rooted in muscular electric blues [...] but wraps these sounds in hooky hard rock, vintage soul (Northern and Southern), and rhythm & blues ... Ride or Die is convincing in part and as a whole. It's the first time that Allman shows full confidence in his music, that he no longer has anything to prove to anyone but himself. The fine songs on this date are to-the-bone expressions of his questions and convictions delivered in a compelling musical language".