Montana Tale cycle due to its numerous references to the state of Montana and certain cities within the state. Craigie claimed that many of the songs were written on his early tours through the western United States, when he spent a lot of time traveling through Montana. The album includes many of Craigie's best-known songs, including "28" which is about the 27 Club and the deaths of Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin and Kurt Cobain. It was his first album to receive significant airplay and was placed in rotation on radio stations such as KHUM and KPIG. Production: Montana Tale Montana Tale is
Green Grass and High Tides Through the game, the song saw some renewed popularity in the late 2000s. Outlaws founding member Hughie Thomasson said: "I wrote that song in St Augustine, Florida. We went to a cookout on the beach and everybody forgot to bring their guitars. I was standing by the ocean and there was a breeze and the words kept coming to me. It’s about all the rock stars I liked that died had come back and were playing a show just for me. Like Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison. And eventually more of course." Henry Paul told Songfacts that this