Saturday, April 30, 2011

The Fillmore Concerts

The Allman Brothers reissue their legendary At Fillmore East in 1992. This time it's repackaged as The Fillmore Concerts. Contains all of At Fillmore East, "Mountain Jam" from Eat a Peach, plus more. It's a great album to get if you're a fan of the At the Fillmore East.

Friday, April 29, 2011

An Evening with the Allman Brothers Band:First Set

This is the album I play the most from the Allman Brothers. I really think the Warren Haynes/Dicky Betts guitar combo really rocks! They mesh together extremely well in their own unique chemistry. The band's improvisational jams on old tunes like "Blue Sky" and "Dreams" and new like "Nobody Knows" and "End of the Line" are paralleled, if not better, than the days when Duane Allman ran the slide on his guitar.

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Live at the Great Woods

A DVD I've gotten from the Allman Brothers. Recorded live from the Great Woods at Mansfield, Massachusetts 9/6/1991. What started to be a video recording of a few songs for a Japanese TV program called "The Full Moon Show" ended up to be an long broadcast. A good documentary of the Allman Brothers at this point.

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Shades of Two Worlds

The group's follow-up to their comeback album is a major step forward, with more mature songs, more improvisation than the group had featured in their work since the early 1970s, and more confidence than they'd shown since Brothers and Sisters. It's all here, from acoustic bottleneck playing on "Come On In My Kitchen", to jazz improvisation in "Kind of Bird" and with their most reflective songwriting on their 15 minute epic rocker "Nobody Knows" Yet, this fan favorite of an album is out print. Probably due to low sales.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

A Decade of Hits 1969–1979

The Allman Brothers best selling compilation, selling over two million copies. It's pretty good overview of their early days.

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Live at Ludlow Garage 1970

This retrospective live album was recorded live at Ludlow Garage in Cincinnati. Although it was recorded in 1970, it was not released until 1991.The album is noted for having the longest recorded version of Mountain Jam, clocking at 44 minutes.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Seven Turns

After nearly a decade of being dissolved, the Allman Brothers reincarnates into a new and improved lineup! Founding members Greg Allman, Dickey Betts, Jaimoe and Butch Trucks pick up guitar extraordinaire Warren Haynes, bass master Allen Woody and keyboardist Johnny Neel to form the best line-up since Eat a Peach! Feeling confident about their newly restored reputation, the band pulls out an excellent set up tunes like "Good Clean Fun", "True Gravity" and the title track.