Allman Brothers Band

[dtx/tn]

I am listening to At Filmore East at the moment and am so jealous of all of you old farts who were around when this band ruled the world. Such a great band/album.

That is all. Carry on.

[Prolongus]

Statesboro Blues was my fav on that album. Friend of mine had tickets to see them in Nashville at the Parthenon. I couldn't go, dammit. This was while Duane and Berry were still alive and kickin'.

I miss that southern rock genre.

[elcalifa]

Yeah, saw them in early 90s at fillmore west, great show. Very laid back crowd.

[dtx/tn]

Originally Posted by elcalifa

Yeah, saw them in early 90s at fillmore west, great show. Very laid back crowd.

I saw them mid-90's but did not appreciate what I was experiencing until much, much later. However, they just weren't the same band, no matter how good they were, without Duane.

Sort of related, there is a Netflix documentary on Muscle Shoals that chronicles the rich musical history of that area and highlights Duane's influence there in the late 60's before the band formed. It then goes on to dive into the southern rock genre he essentially pioneered. Well worth watching imho.

[bafunga]

In Memory of Elizabeth Reed.

[EZ.]

Originally Posted by dtx/tn

I saw them mid-90's but did not appreciate what I was experiencing until much, much later. However, they just weren't the same band, no matter how good they were, without Duane.

Sort of related, there is a Netflix documentary on Muscle Shoals that chronicles the rich musical history of that area and highlights Duane's influence there in the late 60's before the band formed. It then goes on to dive into the southern rock genre he essentially pioneered. Well worth watching imho.

Watched that too. Never got to see them live. One Way Out and Whipping Post are definitely my favorite Allman Brothers songs and Eat a Peach is their best album only because I'm not fond of live recordings.

[dtx/tn]

Originally Posted by EZ.

Watched that too. Never got to see them live. One Way Out and Whipping Post are definitely my favorite Allman Brothers songs and Eat a Peach is their best album only because I'm not fond of live recordings.

I think a few songs on Eat a Peach came from the Fillmore East shows so you may be more of a fan of their live stuff than you realize.

Perhaps my favorite aspect of their music is how they took classic blues songs and made them their own. One Way Out (Elmore James) is a great example; however, I urge anyone who is even marginal Allman Brothers fan to listen to their performance of the T-Bone Walker classic, Call It Stormy Monday. It will change your life.

[Permission Granted]

Speaking of great classic bands, both Journey, and REO Speedwagon (separate shows) are playing at Billy Bobs in Ft. Worth in a month or so.

[EZ.]

Originally Posted by dtx/tn

I think a few songs on Eat a Peach came from the Fillmore East shows so you may be more of a fan of their live stuff than you realize.

Perhaps my favorite aspect of their music is how they took classic blues songs and made them their own. One Way Out (Elmore James) is a great example; however, I urge anyone who is even marginal Allman Brothers fan to listen to their performance of the T-Bone Walker classic, Call It Stormy Monday. It will change your life.

That is exactly why I like Eat a Peach, much of the same songs but not live. This is definitely blues. Duane Allman became friends with Eric Clapton. Clapton wanted him to join Derick and the Dominoes which he was going to do but decided against it. This was just before his death. Wouldn't you have loved to hear those two together? There are lots of old blues tunes remade into electric blues

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XAS2G60r6Y

Roll it over,
let me take it from behind,
it is only love
God knows it ain't no crime

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziiDkT165zI

I don't want you to cook my bread
I don't want you to make my bed
I don't want your money too
I just want to make love to you

[elcalifa]

Originally Posted by dtx/tn

However, they just weren't the same band, no matter how good they were, without Duane.

gee no shit, but they still put on a good show.

[pyramider]

Originally Posted by dtx/tn

I am listening to At Filmore East at the moment and am so jealous of all of you old farts who were around when this band ruled the world. Such a great band/album.

That is all. Carry on.

Exactly when did the Allman's rule the world? I recall their music but they were never on the top of the rock scene.

[Chung Tran]

Originally Posted by Permission Granted

Speaking of great classic bands, both Journey, and REO Speedwagon (separate shows) are playing at Billy Bobs in Ft. Worth in a month or so.

I hope this is a tongue-in-cheek statement.. if not, you have me extremely worried..

[QUOTE=EZ.;1056270595]Clapton wanted him to join Derick and the Dominoes which he was going to do but decided against it.

Allman may have not been an official Domino, but he played on the only proper album the group recorded

Originally Posted by pyramider

Exactly when did the Allman's rule the world? I recall their music but they were never on the top of the rock scene.

"on top"? maybe not the very top, but certainly top 5 from 1070-73, or so... if "on top" means best rock musicians, I wouldn't place any other group above the Allman Brothers during those years..

[EZ.]

[QUOTE=Chung Tran;1056271167]I hope this is a tongue-in-cheek statement.. if not, you have me extremely worried..

Originally Posted by EZ.

Clapton wanted him to join Derick and the Dominoes which he was going to do but decided against it.

Allman may have not been an official Domino, but he played on the only proper album the group recorded

"on top"? maybe not the very top, but certainly top 5 from 1070-73, or so... if "on top" means best rock musicians, I wouldn't place any other group above the Allman Brothers during those years..

I didn't know that but you are right:

"The sessions also saw the rare coming together of Clapton and Duane Allman: two blues-rock specialists from different sides of the Atlantic. That happened when the Allman Brothers Band - then just breaking into mainstream popularity - performed in Miami on the second night of the recording sessions. The musical encounter resulted in a night full of studio jams, followed by the inclusion of Allman's guitar on most of the album, including standout duels on such blues numbers as "Key To The Highway" and "Have You Ever Loved a Woman?" and the double slide-guitar workout that defines the famous piano coda section of "Layla." Allman died only a few months later in a motorcycle accident."

I would be curious to know who was on top. 1970 to 1973? I was in Vietnam in 70, 71 and 72. Not too close to the music scene during that time. Got home in time for Christmas in '72.

[pyramider]

It wasn't the Allman brothers.

http://www.billboard.com/archive/charts/

[Prolongus]

The Allman Brothers Band ushered in the "southern rock" sound in the late 60's, early 70's. They were the first of a bunch: Lynyrd Skynyrd, Marshall Tucker, Charlie Daniels, ZZ Top, Little Feat...anyone who was around then and appreciated that sound recognizes the influence the Allmans had.