I'm a 64 year old American musician. I believe the Allmans were the greatest American band ever. They blended all genres of American music beautifully. I think it gets lost on many people that they were very young when they broke through. Yet they played with a sophistication and maturity far beyond their years. The original lineup is still my favorite.
MJT 55, it wasn’t until they got Warren Haynes that they came close to their zenith. He died too young and Berry almost exactly a year later. I was with the same young man, hanging and partying when both deaths were announced on the radio almost exactly a year later. Life is strange. Happy Trails
Thank God for the little bit of footage that we have. He died too young. And thank God for the duo work with Eric in the Dominos. He was one of the greats. Critic Robert Palmer said he was the only guitarist he ever saw could keep you interested while vamping on a chord for 15 minutes. One of a kind. He and Dicky had a telepathic bond that made them the phenomenal team they were. The whole band was on the same wavelength. Gone but never forgotten. Shalom
I was working at a hotel piano bar in Birmingham, Alabama back in 1986. It was a slow night with just a few regulars, and I decided to clean & organize the the back bar. I noticed someone walking in, and casually said, " If you can give me 5 minutes, I will get you whatever you want; the drink is on me. It was a slow night & when I finally turned around, Gregg Allman was sitting right in front of me; I couldn't get any words come out! Luckily only a handful of customers came in that night & we were treated to 3 or 4 songs from him. I thank God for that piano bar that night. He was just a normal, almost shy guy, but I will never forget those 3 or 4 hours! You will ALWAYS be missed by me Gregg Allman!!! Rest in peace... 😪💔
I'm a 65 year old musician and I'm an unabashed fan of Duane Allman and the first incarnation of the Allman Brothers. I'm also a subscriber to the Wings of Pegasus channel and I was delighted when I saw this video review. I have been a student of Duane Allman since 1970 or so and while I have either read or viewed countless analyses of Duane's technique, I must say that your responses were unique, insightful and informative. Thanks!
Always bewildered me how mature and seasoned they sound here, yet at the time they recorded this track, Gregg Allman was 22 years old, Duane Allman was 23 (he died at 24 in a motorcycle crash), bassist Berry Oakley was 21, and the 2 elderly drummers were 25 or 26.
The other thing to note is that this starts in 11/8 time, and then goes into 6/8 for the body of the song and then goes back to 11/8 when they come back in after the break. There are a lot of cover bands who try to just do it by feel, but you have to know how to count it.
I'm old enough to have seen Duane play three times before he passed...with the Allman's and Delaney and Bonnie...... he was my inspiration to learn how to play guitar..... Greg is 22 year's old here .... incredible band
Well now, I’m a 69 y/o American and I did see them play early maybe 1970 and they were very good and different. But back then it was an endless tidal wave of fantastic bands. Wish you could have been there!
Yes indeed. I'm 68 and we were very lucky to be in our teens and early twenties when so much wonderful music came out and our minds were at their most sensitive and receptive. Luckily we now have timeless jazz and classical music to nourish our more mature years!
Duane Allman was heavily influenced by "Kind of Blue" by Miles Davis. You can hear it in his playing. Very deep and nuanced. The Allman Bros. are an American treasure. They were particularly great ambassadors of the American South in a very positive and joyful way.
I love the shot of Dwayne shaping the notes with his mouth. The music is running throughout his whole body. It's the difference between technical mastery and artistry.
For rockband in the 60, 70, 80 it is seems like to get the tone. It was A Marshall and turn the volume on max. Because a electric guitar was already a controversial instrument for many people. So the didn't need overdrive pedals to create a effect.
tight shots and missing the 'action' with camera is the director's call (I was a TV director for many years). What they don't do in these cases is not listening to their work first and not attending the sound checks etc. Homework is necessary. Trying to adjust and make calls from a production booth is difficult. A great band live ... I was fortunate to see them about this time ... wonderful energy. They didn't rouse the crowd with big 'cheer' intros, they just played and the energy created itself. Also, you're spot on about Gregg Allman ... exceptional vocalist. I think 'Dreams' may be the best example of his soul.
Do not forget Dickey Betts ....they were a great tandem !!! A lot of folks think what Dickey played was Duane and vice versa !!! They invented the Twin leads ..along with Fleetwood Mac !!
Fuzzy Butkus Dan Toler doesn't get the credit he deserves, he stepped into some pretty big shoes at a tough time in the bands history and did a damn fine job. His work with Dickey's band Great Southern was awesome. There's a concert on RUclips from Rokpalast in Germany that's great.
So glad you did this one, Fil. This was some of the very best music from the late 60’s early 70’s. The true definition of Southern Rock. Kind of husky and soulful with jazzy blues with a country flair. If that makes sense. Sometimes it’s hard to clearly explain what you’re trying to say. Pure pleasure, indeed.
This is one of the best recordings to listen to as you are going asleep. It's not because it's boring. All an brothers jams are always kind of dreamy. Thanks, fil...you pick some good stuff.
One of the great qualities about Duane's playing was his ability to build a solo: a defined beginning, middle and end -- to tell a story through music. And let's not forget the fact that he was only 23 at the time of this performance. Thanks for the video, Fil.
Everything you said is true. But let's not overlook the fact that this is one of the best rock songs ever written -- rivalling Layla, in my opinion. First, it's in an unusual time signature, which gives it that distinctive sound. Then there's the way the signature double-guitar riff cuts across the famous "whipping post" vocal in the chorus (very Layla-like). And there's a world of subtle touches buried in the arrangement -- listen to the way Berry Oakley's bass plays its own melody line under the amazing guitar work. This is a tour de force.
Its shocking what and an accomplished and unique guitarist Duane was at such a young age. When you discover how young he was when he died its amazing how great he was.
Allman Brothers live and Gregg Allman live was an absolute pleasure. Saw Gregg in a small venue 2013. He was just incredible. Makes my heart hurt that most of our boys from the South are gone. My favorite ABB song! Epic concert and great analysis of Whipping Post. Eat a Peach for Peace... Duane Allman.
I'm 57 years old and always loved all kinds of music. These guys were "to me" ahead of most. I loved these guys. I subscribed to your channel because, you play, you sing and you do no BS reviews. I think, I hope, most people appreciate that. Keep it up bruh. Thanks.
I am a huge ABB fan and can say I have been to more ABB shows than any other band but have to respectfully disagree, I believe Skynyrd was the best live band
Duane is quoted as saying; 'if I hit a wrong note I do it three times, that way it sounds like I meant to do it'. Another quote from Duane: I'm the famous one, but Dicky is the good guitar player.
During this period when Duane and Berry were still alive, probably the most technically proficient band at every instrument that rock had to offer, and Greg Allman was without question the greatest "white" blues singer ever, IMO. But what truly kept the Allman Brothers Band right at the top of murderers row among the top bands of the day was the guitar assault they possessed. I mean seriously, having Duane Allman and Dickey Betts both as a twin guitar attack just wasn't fair, as either's ability would've been strong enough to have carried any other band playing on their own.
Fil, besides Duane's cleanish tone, listen closely as he flips back and forth between his neck and bridge pickups during his longer solos like this one. Most players just flick their switch down and leave it there. Duane is also riding up and down on his volume controls to keep it interesting.
This is the band that did it for me growing up in the 70's. They literally invented the genre of Southern Rock with their mixture of blues, jazz, country and rock ingredients. Duane Allman and Dickey Betts brought the guitar harmony approach that influenced many other top Southern Rock acts such as Lynyrd Skynyrd, Molly Hatchet, Blackfoot, The Outlaws, etc.. I was fortunate to have seen them live over 20 times and no two back to back nights were ever the same. I also had the opportunity to meet them and had 'Dangerous' Dan Toler sign my G&L Stratocaster when he was a member of the band. My brother who lives in Florida is friends with Dickey Betts and his daughter Kim Betts. The lucky bugger has been to Dickey's ' Spirit Ranch ' where he holds his annual ' Family & Friends ' BBQ and Jam get together. I have video that my brother recorded at one of these occasions and will upload it here on RUclips in the near future. Also, I bought my brother a 25th anniversary Seagull acoustic guitar for his 50th birthday 6 years ago and he had Dickey sign it but not before he played ' Little Martha ' on it. I may have the same opportunity this winter when I head down to FLA. Not sure if you have already done so but check out ' Statesboro Blues ' and the legendary slide work of Duane. Duane on slide: ruclips.net/video/ezPZxfS1jys/видео.html Dickey on slide: ruclips.net/video/dgLF3Ojx6ZM/видео.html RIP - Duane, Gregg, Barry, Dan and Butch,... you will never be forgotten as your Spirit lives on through the music you blessed the world with.
"If you play it with feeling" You can take all the technical guitar wizards we've ever heard, and in my opinion, can't tie Duanes shoes when it comes to feel. Stormy Monday, Elizabeth Reed, to name a couple, makes my eyes water up. The mans soul was on the fret board.He was special, Phil, ...very very special. So, special, God took him home at only 24.
Bosco, I have to agree the Allmans certainly were on another planet, a new sound. Even Bill Graham said, " I never heard the kind of music this group plays" when he had them onstage the last night/closing night at the Fillmore East. Duane was extremely surefooted, he only played what was necessary and tastefully so. As I listened over the years, I realized how amazing his playing was. Dickey was a monster too but in a different way. Don't forget, it was Dickey who lead the band into new nuances during the long jams like "whipping post" and "you don't love me" and Duane would add those beautiful licks over the top. Dickey's two note progression at the end of "you don't love me" at the Fillmore is the most amazing lick and Duane comes after with that "joy to the world lick" just amazing music by a genius band. God Bless we have the music and the music is imperishable. BTW, I forgot to mention, on closing night, the Beach Boys demanded to close the Fillmore East and Bill Graham politely turned them down and said, "the Allman Brother Band will close the Fillmore East on the 27th June 1971. Up on stage Bill Graham said and I quote, " we're going to round it off (the Fillmore East) with the BEST OF THEM ALL, THE ALLMAN BROTHERS.
Duane was my guitar idol when I was learning. His live tone on statesboro blues is the gold standard imo. Both he and Duane plugged straight into the Marshall and cranked them up to create distorted tones hence the cleanness and sharpness. There are several interviews with them talking about their no effects approach. What separates Duane is his supreme intonation. Other guys used Les Pauls and Marshall plexis, but Duane was really a master, partly because he was left handed and played right making his dominate hand fret the neck.
All of my guitars are named after Allman Brothers songs...ie, Jessica, Melissa, Elizabeth Reed, etc. Saw them several times around the San Francisco Bay Area as a teen. Yep, I'm old. But, I saw the greatest musicians and heard the greatest music ever as a consequence.
You are traveling in some hallowed classic territory Fil! This was where I came in as a young fella and our jaws would be dropped listening to these guys back in the day thinking would we ever be able to match this level of playing!
Thanks for showing the Allmans from the Fillmore. It's pretty rare to see the ABB back at their peak with my favorite guitar player Duane Alllman... hard to believe how long he's been gone .....but still talked about!!! Duane is "THE MAN!"
Skydog is one of the best guitarists ever! He did work with many top acts besides the Allman Brothers including Clarence Carter, King Curtis, Aretha Franklin, Laura Nyro, Wilson Pickett, Otis Rush, Percy Sledge, Johnny Jenkins, Boz Scaggs, Delaney & Bonnie, Doris Duke, and jazz flutist Herbie Mann.
LOVE ME SOME ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND LOVE THAT SOUTHERN ROCK~! Like Lynrd Skynrd! (spelling), Berry Oakley was my cousin Paul's best friend @ the time he was drafted in to the band i met him too, great guy!
Saw Gregg and Dickey solo tours and what a suprise with Gregg he brought the greatest guitar player no one ever heard of knowingly, Robben Ford, I say knowingly because he's graced everyone from Miles Davis to Witherspoon, Charlie Musslewhite to Michael McDonald ,Kenny Loggins, Phill Lesh ,Joni Mitchell but he doesn't play well with the big wigs that try to tell him what to do so his solo stuff especially Handful of Blues is incredible it don't get a lot of attention, he does what he wants when he wants, seen him probably 15 time's and loved it each time,sorry if I went on a bit of a rant.
Proton Man Got a chance to meet him, he is a genuine nice guy and if you didn't know the amazing things he'd done you would think he's just a regular guy.
And Greg wrote Whipping Post in his early 20's. I've always loved this song. The notes and how it's played has a bleak wailing despair about it that fits the story of the song so well. They were at the height of their musical powers here and achieved what few bands could.
my personal musical guru big Jim Skinner at 12years old told his parents he was leaving with his scout troop to attend the boy scout jamboree instead he hitched rides from Ft Smith Ark to the Filmore East to see Duane Allman and bro's, on the crowd shot Jim's 7th row center left when he got back to Arkansas his mom spent a week switching him every time she saw him but Jim had just become legendary ,
Duane Allman is the greatest of all time. Totally unsurpassable. Dickey Betts is up there with the greats too. What a team they made. I enjoyed watching this post immensely!
wingsofpegasus Love the Allmans. You should do In Memory of Elizabeth Reed and talk about the interplay with Duane and Dickey. Also about the later incarnation with Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks. They used a lot of modal stuff inspired by Miles Davis.
Nice to hear when today's younger players can relate to an other generations pf players with a positive viewpoint. Growing up back then we took it for granted as most bands had a singular approach to playing & that was simply play well & play your ass off. I was playing for a few years before at the ripe young age of 13 i heard Every Hungry Woman on the radio & had to find out who the hell this band was. That was in 69 & one year later i saw them at The Berlin Airlift at RFK Stadium in Washington DC along with many DC local bands & headliners Grand Funk. The Allmans were still relatively unknown but when they came on around sunset it took less than one song & everyone knew this was something special. Needless to say they stole the Fest. & left everyone there knowing just who they were. A few months later i saw them again at American University where they completely blew the audience away. All these years later that show is now on CD & to hear it brings back memories i never would have dreamed i would relive let alone get to hear again . We never read to much into the intricacies back then as we were to high & mesmerized by what many of us would become the greatest Blues Rock band in rock history. They also were responsible for changing lives & musical paths mine included. They may be gone now but that timeless music & playing by the whole band will live on & be strong for all time. Ya gotta love the smile on Fil.s face watching these old clips of Duane & Dickey, Rory & Johnny Winter it was the same fro us some 40 plus years ago. Rock On...
Thanks Fil & if & if you don't mind me sharing something of my work here's the Link, It's just an audio file as we had no YT of cell phone cameras back when i did this . Please feel free to leave me comment on the tune . ruclips.net/video/RHj04fFTrZI/видео.html&feature=em-comments
I consider the allmans and the dead as the best live bands ever.it doesn't always translate to the recordings but to be there live was amazing...they both excelled at the audience/band connection.......
I was very lucky to see the brothers the week the filmore east closed. fluid country rock jam. duane was just electric. the 11 pm second show, we got out at 5am.
Still got my vinyl copy from 1971. Duane was a master of guitar fills. In an interview with Butch Trucks, he said he and Jaimo watched the two guitarists like hawks.
Couple of things: Duane was a session guitarist, which would explain in part why he knew his way around the fretboard. Also, Berry Oakley got credit from Gregg for coming up with the opening riff for Whipping Post. He stole it from Rachmaninoff's Cello Concerto, 3rd or 4th movement. You wanna be the best, you gotta steal from the best.
Because I'm a huge fan of 2 drummer bands, The Allman Brothers Band is one of my favorites the other band being The Doobie Brothers. One of the incarnations of my band in the 70's was named Whipping Post. Another great analysis by Fil. Keep 'em comin'!
Holy hell, Fil I just found this analysis you did months ago!? On the Allman brothers band!. What?? Lol wicked cool, really I'm floored by the performances you choose, so eclectic and unbound by genre your insight is amazing.. Thanks so much for bringing these legendary groups back for the younger folks who may have never heard them 🔥 Rock!
Thank You so very much! IS great to see a young musician get into all this great music...I am 64 so , yeah...the things I take for granted is brand new to someone else, is why I like what you are doing. I am a music junkie, but I cannot play or read music, I just know what I like, and is informative to hear your take, I learn something everytime... Thanks, cheers!
This is a band I was lucky enoigh to see just about every summer summer through the 70's. Fabulous, FABULOUS DRUMMING. Butch and Jai were so good together, Jai jazzy and Butch like a team of stage coach horses galloping along with their mains flying in the breeze.
Jaimo was crashing at Chuck Kirkpatrick's house at the time. He'd polish off the Romilar cough syrup in Chuck's medicine cabinet. They traveled in a Winnebago to all their gigs.
I have watched a lot of your shows. I appreciate everything you have done and love your critical ability. I am a 73 year old guitar player, now retired. You should have been a child of the 60's
Duane Allman, one of the all-time greats, dead at just 24 years old. Everyone knows of his and Eric Clapton's respect for one another, but I believe Duane is credited with writing the opening riff for Layla.
Before I really get into rock and was a ot younger I listen a lot to CCR being one of the favorite of my dad, then I heard Blue Sky from Allman Brother when I started to pick up guitar, it blew my mind melodically and musically, the vocals sound a lot like CCR as well. This is a great band.
Blue Sky is one of the great musical gems -- like a gift from God himself! Check out the Stony Brook Live performance of it if you haven't already. Duane's solo reflects a lot of the same elements from the studio version, but is much longer -- and once you can put the BRILLIANT original in the back of your mind, the live version is absolutely sublime and blooms like a flower, on and on. Such a gifted musician, like Mozart, where music was the fabric of his being.
I've been listening to the Allman Bros. since the late 1960's (which tells you I'm a senior listener). But they still sound GREAT. Thanks for your interpretation of their music.
I can still smell the Marijuana almost 50 years later ;) Zappa did a nice cover of this song on his "Does Humor Belong in Music" tour and concert video.
I'm a BIG Zappa fan and I love his version(s) of Whipping Post. In true Zappa style (to my ears anyway) it's very clean, polished and technical sounding compared to this and although I don't mean that in any kind of pejorative way, when push comes to shove, I prefer the dirty rawness of the ABB version.
@Murky Bongwater Lol- no doubt. I saw them back in the early 90's on the H.O.R.D.E. festival. Probably the coolest, most friendly- and most stoned crowd ever. Security had virtually nothing to do, but the poor schmucks working the canteens were working their asses off! When Blues Traveller came on, the entire crowd lit up! To this day I've never smelled so many different varieties of pot in one place as I did then. Folks would just hand complete strangers a joint. "Here, hit this, man!" Awesome music on a gorgeous W NY summer afternoon with an equally awesome crowd. Best concert I ever went to! NOBODY beat the Allmans live, when they were hitting on all cylinders- and they damn sure were that night!
You actually know what you're talking about- how refreshing! I worked for the Allman's producer at Capricorn Studio and he said to me about Gregg's playing that 'it's not all that complicated or accomplished, but he can get such a phenomenal "sound" or tone out of that B-3, like no one else he's ever heard!'
Same here my friend. I was 12 years old sitting in the kitchen and heard it on the small TV. Crushing news and felt how can this band go on without Duane’s incredible guitar work? They did thankfully. Seen them countless times all variations. Now with their family continuing the road goes on forever
One of my all time favorite songs. Duane had such divisity in his blues/ jazz like style in a rock jondra. Brillant. Gregg,s vocals are like a haunting growl. Also, cool how Gregg and the rest of the band add their own blend, yet never drowning out Duane,s riffs. Great blends.
Duane's slide playing was mind-blowing. But for me, the high-water marks were his live performances of In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed and Whipping Post -- from any of a number of their live recordings -- and of course, Blue Sky, both from Eat A Peach and Stony Brook, Sept 1971. Just so much depth, musicality and dynamism. The best EVER.
Wow, seeing them this young (and we know 2 of the guys didn't get a chance to get old) and knowing how the music and they progressed and actually seeing them through the years, just gets to me, every time. I live in Macon, Ga, have since 1974. Oldest daughter got a selfie with Jaimo this weekend (he's here a lot, playing with his Jazz Band). It's good to live here and still hear and see the survivors playing and playing well still. I agree about the not showing what Butch and Jai were doing to those drums! Dickie Betts was here a few weeks ago as were Devon Allman and Duanne Betts playing together, yep Dickie sat in a bit, Jaimo came for a visit too, it's all family. Musically, a great place to be. If in the South East US, coming by here to get a music fix is not a bad idea. No telling who is playing...
I first heard the ABB in 1973 and was hooked. Saw them many times through the decades, Greg being great, drunk, and finally sober. This particular song is going to be played at my funeral....as for Greg, always remember what he said at the end, if he had it to do all over again he would make one major change...do it sober, never smoke and enjoy life. Don’t wait too long to understand life can be great.
Just an immensely talented band in all aspects. As a guitarist I tend to focus on Duane and Dickie 's sophisticated interplay. Regardless every member of this original line up is equally talented in their individual contribution to the band . Passion technical ability and dynamic their material is difficult to replicate.
I was at the early show the first night of this recording March 1971, great seat at the Fillmore East 4th row orchestra middle. Elvin Bishop Group opened, the ABB were the middle group to play followed by Johnny Winter & Rick Derringer. The next night the ABB were the headliners closing after John Winter, forever one of my favorite performance's I ever saw. The next time I caught the ABB were in 1973 upstate NY at Watkins Glenn, a 12 hour concert called Summer Jam along with The Band and The Grateful Dead which drew 600.000 people but this time minus Duane.
IMO, the most technically proficient band at every instrument in rock history, BAR NONE, fronted by the greatest WHITE blues singer in rock history. During the early days of the original group, when Duane Allman & Berry Oakley were still alive, it got no better on stage live............PERIOD. I would argue that Duane Allman & Dickey Betts were as formidable a guitar duo playing together as any band ever had. Two lead guitarists of that caliber who could both go off in different directions for lengthy 20 or 30 minute solos and then round it all back up again effortlessly and flawlessly for that big ABB finish. In their hay day of the very early 70's, they were the most dynamic live band performing in the business.
I love this band and this lineup. I was obsessed with them for a while. And with Duane as a guitar player. I think he was just incredible. What a loss. He had a kind of hyper energy, almost like he was destined to die young. Very sad. I have played Live At Fillmore East countless times, and think it’s one of the best live albums ever. Such talent and maturity for such young musicians. Outstanding at improvisation and tight and cooking on blues classics. Greg’s voice was perfect for this group.
I'm a 64 year old American musician. I believe the Allmans were the greatest American band ever. They blended all genres of American music beautifully. I think it gets lost on many people that they were very young when they broke through. Yet they played with a sophistication and maturity far beyond their years. The original lineup is still my favorite.
I agree. They were am awesome band. Still all their songs are timeless and still rock.
I'm right there with you...
as a 20 year old southern guitar player, yeah. they’re the best we got
MJT 55, it wasn’t until they got Warren Haynes that they came close to their zenith. He died too young and Berry almost exactly a year later. I was with the same young man, hanging and partying when both deaths were announced on the radio almost exactly a year later. Life is strange. Happy Trails
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As a 61 year old American, I humbly say that The Allman Brothers Band was our greatest.
It's a good argument!
Was the first box set I ever purchased if that tells you anything, followed by Steely Dan and Tangerine Dream ,after that it gets a little hazy
And you are 100% correct my friend .
Amen
YES INDEED
Kid, you blow my mind with your taste, eloquance and knowledge of what was going on. A true gem and treasure of a channel and person.
Thanks for the kind words!
I couldn't agree more.
Thank God for the little bit of footage that we have. He died too young. And thank God for the duo work with Eric in the Dominos. He was one of the greats. Critic Robert Palmer said he was the only guitarist he ever saw could keep you interested while vamping on a chord for 15 minutes. One of a kind. He and Dicky had a telepathic bond that made them the phenomenal team they were. The whole band was on the same wavelength. Gone but never forgotten. Shalom
I was working at a hotel piano bar in Birmingham, Alabama back in 1986. It was a slow night with just a few regulars, and I decided to clean & organize the the back bar. I noticed someone walking in, and casually said, " If you can give me 5 minutes, I will get you whatever you want; the drink is on me. It was a slow night & when I finally turned around, Gregg Allman was sitting right in front of me; I couldn't get any words come out! Luckily only a handful of customers came in that night & we were treated to 3 or 4 songs from him. I thank God for that piano bar that night. He was just a normal, almost shy guy, but I will never forget those 3 or 4 hours!
You will ALWAYS be missed by me
Gregg Allman!!! Rest in peace...
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Amen.
I'm a 65 year old musician and I'm an unabashed fan of Duane Allman and the first incarnation of the Allman Brothers. I'm also a subscriber to the Wings of Pegasus channel and I was delighted when I saw this video review. I have been a student of Duane Allman since 1970 or so and while I have either read or viewed countless analyses of Duane's technique, I must say that your responses were unique, insightful and informative. Thanks!
The drummer at the beginning was Butch Trucks, Dereck’s uncle!
Duane Allman once said "I always wanted to play with a better guitarist than me and then I found Dicky." That is some really high praise.
Dickey always held center stage. He was da' man.
Always bewildered me how mature and seasoned they sound here, yet at the time they recorded this track, Gregg Allman was 22 years old, Duane Allman was 23 (he died at 24 in a motorcycle crash), bassist Berry Oakley was 21, and the 2 elderly drummers were 25 or 26.
Dickey was 25
The other thing to note is that this starts in 11/8 time, and then goes into 6/8 for the body of the song and then goes back to 11/8 when they come back in after the break. There are a lot of cover bands who try to just do it by feel, but you have to know how to count it.
I'm old enough to have seen Duane play three times before he passed...with the Allman's and Delaney and Bonnie...... he was my inspiration to learn how to play guitar..... Greg is 22 year's old here .... incredible band
Lucky you. Wow. He was so fast and so tasteful. what a mind to have.
That is beyond talent that's gifted.
Well now, I’m a 69 y/o American and I did see them play early maybe 1970 and they were very good and different. But back then it was an endless tidal wave of fantastic bands. Wish you could have been there!
Yes indeed. I'm 68 and we were very lucky to be in our teens and early twenties when so much wonderful music came out and our minds were at their most sensitive and receptive. Luckily we now have timeless jazz and classical music to nourish our more mature years!
Duane Allman was heavily influenced by "Kind of Blue" by Miles Davis. You can hear it in his playing. Very deep and nuanced. The Allman Bros. are an American treasure. They were particularly great ambassadors of the American South in a very positive and joyful way.
Amen!
@Trent. . . Bullseye brother!
You are so right, Tommy!
And on top of that, he died so young. Look at how much better Carlos Santana became after all the years he put in ... we were robbed.
Yes to everything you wrote except that he loved Miles Davis, but J. Coltrane was Skydog's favorite
I love the shot of Dwayne shaping the notes with his mouth. The music is running throughout his whole body. It's the difference between technical mastery and artistry.
Saw them many times since the mid 70s. In my opinion the best band of al time. Every show was perfect.
Cool!
Tedeschi Trucks is making a play for that position, but I love the Allmans with Duane! Layla is great too amd Duane again kills it!
For rockband in the 60, 70, 80 it is seems like to get the tone. It was A Marshall and turn the volume on max. Because a electric guitar was already a controversial instrument for many people. So the didn't need overdrive pedals to create a effect.
Used to watch them live for free at Piedmont Park in Hotlanta ... they were always great 👍
tight shots and missing the 'action' with camera is the director's call (I was a TV director for many years). What they don't do in these cases is not listening to their work first and not attending the sound checks etc. Homework is necessary. Trying to adjust and make calls from a production booth is difficult. A great band live ... I was fortunate to see them about this time ... wonderful energy. They didn't rouse the crowd with big 'cheer' intros, they just played and the energy created itself. Also, you're spot on about Gregg Allman ... exceptional vocalist. I think 'Dreams' may be the best example of his soul.
Do not forget Dickey Betts ....they were a great tandem !!! A lot of folks think what Dickey played was Duane and vice versa !!! They invented the Twin leads ..along with Fleetwood Mac !!
Yeah definitely! I think Dickey will get his own vid in the future!
Don't forget the twin leads of Wishbone Ash or go back further into Western swing. Bob Wills featured some twin leads as well.
And don't forget that Les Paul and Mary Ford were doing twin leads in the 50's
Jack Pearson IMHO is the finest blues rock player out there today !!! The total package !
Fuzzy Butkus Dan Toler doesn't get the credit he deserves, he stepped into some pretty big shoes at a tough time in the bands history and did a damn fine job. His work with Dickey's band Great Southern was awesome. There's a concert on RUclips from Rokpalast in Germany that's great.
Was at this show 8 row right side Fillmore east. Check out blue sky live at Stoneybrook U
So glad you did this one, Fil. This was some of the very best music from the late 60’s early 70’s. The true definition of Southern Rock. Kind of husky and soulful with jazzy blues with a country flair. If that makes sense. Sometimes it’s hard to clearly explain what you’re trying to say. Pure pleasure, indeed.
This is one of the best recordings to listen to as you are going asleep. It's not because it's boring. All an brothers jams are always kind of dreamy. Thanks, fil...you pick some good stuff.
No problem!
One of the great qualities about Duane's playing was his ability to build a solo: a defined beginning, middle and end -- to tell a story through music. And let's not forget the fact that he was only 23 at the time of this performance. Thanks for the video, Fil.
Everything you said is true. But let's not overlook the fact that this is one of the best rock songs ever written -- rivalling Layla, in my opinion. First, it's in an unusual time signature, which gives it that distinctive sound. Then there's the way the signature double-guitar riff cuts across the famous "whipping post" vocal in the chorus (very Layla-like). And there's a world of subtle touches buried in the arrangement -- listen to the way Berry Oakley's bass plays its own melody line under the amazing guitar work. This is a tour de force.
Paul Marshman , they had a lot of their own genre. Mixed with all that talent, what a dynamic combination! We have truly lost a treasure. 💔😢
Speaking of Layla Duane played on that record with Eric.
O don't know why everyone loves Layla i've always find the guitar tone sooo annoiyn.in my opinion the unplugged version is far better
BINGO - Tour de Force. Mesmerizing. 😎
One of the greatest bands of the time. Every musician professional quality. Duane,Dicky,Berry,Greg,Jaimo and Butch.
I admire this host. Very knowledgeable and articulate.
Thanks!
Have you ever heard of David Bromberg? Exceptional guitarist. You should do a video on him.
Running through a piece of music the fastest is the benchmark today. Speaking through the instrument was first.
Its shocking what and an accomplished and unique guitarist Duane was at such a young age. When you discover how young he was when he died its amazing how great he was.
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Have you looked at their performance of "One Way Out" - At Fillmore East in 1971 ?
Allman Brothers live and Gregg Allman live was an absolute pleasure. Saw Gregg in a small venue 2013. He was just incredible. Makes my heart hurt that most of our boys from the South are gone. My favorite ABB song! Epic concert and great analysis of Whipping Post. Eat a Peach for Peace... Duane Allman.
I'm 57 years old and always loved all kinds of music. These guys were "to me" ahead of most. I loved these guys. I subscribed to your channel because, you play, you sing and you do no BS reviews. I think, I hope, most people appreciate that. Keep it up bruh. Thanks.
The greatest live band ever
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Grew up in So. Fla. Got to know the boys. Saw their show at every opportunity.
I am a huge ABB fan and can say I have been to more ABB shows than any other band but have to respectfully disagree, I believe Skynyrd was the best live band
You got that 200 per cent right!
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Allman. Bros, Fillmore East, ‘71-played it hundreds of times. Lost Duane too soon.
Duane is quoted as saying; 'if I hit a wrong note I do it three times, that way it sounds like I meant to do it'. Another quote from Duane: I'm the famous one, but Dicky is the good guitar player.
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Thanks, Fil !! Pleasure watching such great musicians and listening to you break it down for us :)
During this period when Duane and Berry were still alive, probably the most technically proficient band at every instrument that rock had to offer, and Greg Allman was without question the greatest "white" blues singer ever, IMO. But what truly kept the Allman Brothers Band right at the top of murderers row among the top bands of the day was the guitar assault they possessed. I mean seriously, having Duane Allman and Dickey Betts both as a twin guitar attack just wasn't fair, as either's ability would've been strong enough to have carried any other band playing on their own.
Fil, besides Duane's cleanish tone, listen closely as he flips back and forth between his neck and bridge pickups during his longer solos like this one. Most players just flick their switch down and leave it there. Duane is also riding up and down on his volume controls to keep it interesting.
Such a great, great band! Who doesn’t love TWO DRUMMERS?! And their extended jams were the best!! Duane and Dickie were lethal together! 🎸🎸🤙🏻
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Oh yeah! Jaimoe and Butch were on point! 👍
Craig Fussell , you’re right! There was so much talent in this group, it was unbelievable!
This is the band that did it for me growing up in the 70's. They literally invented the genre of Southern Rock with their mixture of blues, jazz, country and rock ingredients. Duane Allman and Dickey Betts brought the guitar harmony approach that influenced many other top Southern Rock acts such as Lynyrd Skynyrd, Molly Hatchet, Blackfoot, The Outlaws, etc..
I was fortunate to have seen them live over 20 times and no two back to back nights were ever the same. I also had the opportunity to meet them and had 'Dangerous' Dan Toler sign my G&L Stratocaster when he was a member of the band. My brother who lives in Florida is friends with Dickey Betts and his daughter Kim Betts. The lucky bugger has been to Dickey's ' Spirit Ranch ' where he holds his annual ' Family & Friends ' BBQ and Jam get together. I have video that my brother recorded at one of these occasions and will upload it here on RUclips in the near future.
Also, I bought my brother a 25th anniversary Seagull acoustic guitar for his 50th birthday 6 years ago and he had Dickey sign it but not before he played ' Little Martha ' on it. I may have the same opportunity this winter when I head down to FLA.
Not sure if you have already done so but check out ' Statesboro Blues ' and the legendary slide work of Duane.
Duane on slide: ruclips.net/video/ezPZxfS1jys/видео.html
Dickey on slide: ruclips.net/video/dgLF3Ojx6ZM/видео.html
RIP - Duane, Gregg, Barry, Dan and Butch,... you will never be forgotten as your Spirit lives on through the music you blessed the world with.
Amen. Thanks for the links!
"If you play it with feeling" You can take all the technical guitar wizards we've ever heard, and in my opinion, can't tie Duanes shoes when it comes to feel. Stormy Monday, Elizabeth Reed, to name a couple, makes my eyes water up. The mans soul was on the fret board.He was special, Phil, ...very very special. So, special, God took him home at only 24.
I can remember listening to Eat A Peach after Duane died and was honestly crying to think he'd never play again.
There is nothing better than Southern Rock and the Allman Brothers are the best.
My favorite band. I will always wonder what could have been.
Amen.
Bosco, I have to agree the Allmans certainly were on another planet, a new sound. Even Bill Graham said, " I never heard the kind of music this group plays" when he had them onstage the last night/closing night at the Fillmore East. Duane was extremely surefooted, he only played what was necessary and tastefully so. As I listened over the years, I realized how amazing his playing was. Dickey was a monster too but in a different way. Don't forget, it was Dickey who lead the band into new nuances during the long jams like "whipping post" and "you don't love me" and Duane would add those beautiful licks over the top. Dickey's two note progression at the end of "you don't love me" at the Fillmore is the most amazing lick and Duane comes after with that "joy to the world lick" just amazing music by a genius band. God Bless we have the music and the music is imperishable. BTW, I forgot to mention, on closing night, the Beach Boys demanded to close the Fillmore East and Bill Graham politely turned them down and said, "the Allman Brother Band will close the Fillmore East on the 27th June 1971. Up on stage Bill Graham said and I quote, " we're going to round it off (the Fillmore East) with the BEST OF THEM ALL, THE ALLMAN BROTHERS.
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Duane was my guitar idol when I was learning. His live tone on statesboro blues is the gold standard imo. Both he and Duane plugged straight into the Marshall and cranked them up to create distorted tones hence the cleanness and sharpness. There are several interviews with them talking about their no effects approach. What separates Duane is his supreme intonation. Other guys used Les Pauls and Marshall plexis, but Duane was really a master, partly because he was left handed and played right making his dominate hand fret the neck.
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All of my guitars are named after Allman Brothers songs...ie, Jessica, Melissa, Elizabeth Reed, etc. Saw them several times around the San Francisco Bay Area as a teen. Yep, I'm old. But, I saw the greatest musicians and heard the greatest music ever as a consequence.
You are traveling in some hallowed classic territory Fil! This was where I came in as a young fella and our jaws would be dropped listening to these guys back in the day thinking would we ever be able to match this level of playing!
Yeah this was certainly a very cool period!
Thanks for showing the Allmans from the Fillmore. It's pretty rare to see the ABB back at their peak with my favorite guitar player Duane Alllman... hard to believe how long he's been gone .....but still talked about!!! Duane is "THE MAN!"
Skydog is one of the best guitarists ever! He did work with many top acts besides the Allman Brothers including Clarence Carter, King Curtis, Aretha Franklin, Laura Nyro, Wilson Pickett, Otis Rush, Percy Sledge, Johnny Jenkins, Boz Scaggs, Delaney & Bonnie, Doris Duke, and jazz flutist Herbie Mann.
LOVE ME SOME ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND LOVE THAT SOUTHERN ROCK~! Like Lynrd Skynrd! (spelling), Berry Oakley was my cousin Paul's best friend @ the time he was drafted in to the band i met him too, great guy!
Was lucky enough to see them in concert once. EXCELLENT!!!
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Saw Gregg and Dickey solo tours and what a suprise with Gregg he brought the greatest guitar player no one ever heard of knowingly, Robben Ford, I say knowingly because he's graced everyone from Miles Davis to Witherspoon, Charlie Musslewhite to Michael McDonald ,Kenny Loggins, Phill Lesh ,Joni Mitchell but he doesn't play well with the big wigs that try to tell him what to do so his solo stuff especially Handful of Blues is incredible it don't get a lot of attention, he does what he wants when he wants, seen him probably 15 time's and loved it each time,sorry if I went on a bit of a rant.
For sure Frank. Robben is my favorite living guitar player.
Proton Man Got a chance to meet him, he is a genuine nice guy and if you didn't know the amazing things he'd done you would think he's just a regular guy.
Yup - he always seemed genuine and down to earth on vids.
The players back then earned their licks and had to learn them off the album. They didn't want them taken so easily as today players are shown.
And Greg wrote Whipping Post in his early 20's. I've always loved this song. The notes and how it's played has a bleak wailing despair about it that fits the story of the song so well. They were at the height of their musical powers here and achieved what few bands could.
Amen.
The 11/4 timing on Whipping Post flavors the song and gives me goose bumps.
my personal musical guru big Jim Skinner at 12years old told his parents he was leaving with his scout troop to attend the boy scout jamboree instead he hitched rides from Ft Smith Ark to the Filmore East to see Duane Allman and bro's, on the crowd shot Jim's 7th row center left when he got back to Arkansas his mom spent a week switching him every time she saw him but Jim had just become legendary ,
Haha awesome!
Duane Allman is the greatest of all time. Totally unsurpassable. Dickey Betts is up there with the greats too. What a team they made. I enjoyed watching this post immensely!
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SuperGForce01 so true. The guy had unbelievable tone and feel for the music, so soulful in his playing and SO talented
Nice job with the analysis. Let's also not forget that Duane was pretty darn young when he died. I think 24. He was very talented at such a young age.
Yeah that's true, he was way ahead of his years.
wingsofpegasus Love the Allmans. You should do In Memory of Elizabeth Reed and talk about the interplay with Duane and Dickey. Also about the later incarnation with Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks. They used a lot of modal stuff inspired by Miles Davis.
Motorcycle accident do believe. Listen to blue sky several times a week so beautiful
Nice to hear when today's younger players can relate to an other generations pf players with a positive viewpoint. Growing up back then we took it for granted as most bands had a singular approach to playing & that was simply play well & play your ass off. I was playing for a few years before at the ripe young age of 13 i heard Every Hungry Woman on the radio & had to find out who the hell this band was. That was in 69 & one year later i saw them at The Berlin Airlift at RFK Stadium in Washington DC along with many DC local bands & headliners Grand Funk. The Allmans were still relatively unknown but when they came on around sunset it took less than one song & everyone knew this was something special. Needless to say they stole the Fest. & left everyone there knowing just who they were. A few months later i saw them again at American University where they completely blew the audience away. All these years later that show is now on CD & to hear it brings back memories i never would have dreamed i would relive let alone get to hear again . We never read to much into the intricacies back then as we were to high & mesmerized by what many of us would become the greatest Blues Rock band in rock history. They also were responsible for changing lives & musical paths mine included. They may be gone now but that timeless music & playing by the whole band will live on & be strong for all time. Ya gotta love the smile on Fil.s face watching these old clips of Duane & Dickey, Rory & Johnny Winter it was the same fro us some 40 plus years ago. Rock On...
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Thanks Fil & if & if you don't mind me sharing something of my work here's the Link, It's just an audio file as we had no YT of cell phone cameras back when i did this . Please feel free to leave me comment on the tune . ruclips.net/video/RHj04fFTrZI/видео.html&feature=em-comments
I too have been listening to this band since they first hit the scene way back when. I never, ever tire of the music of the Allman Brothers Band.
I consider the allmans and the dead as the best live bands ever.it doesn't always translate to the recordings but to be there live was amazing...they both excelled at the audience/band connection.......
My favorite band of all time, though I never got to see them! Thank you!!
Another killer vid Fil, you're definitely in the groove, hitting all the right notes when it comes to explaining what's happening in the music.
Thanks!
I was very lucky to see the brothers the week the filmore east closed. fluid country rock jam. duane was just electric.
the 11 pm second show, we got out at 5am.
Thanks for the a b video it's great to c the 70' s rock groups. Exspecally the ones with great talent. The brothers were amazing.
Amen to that!
Still got my vinyl copy from 1971. Duane was a master of guitar fills. In an interview with Butch Trucks, he said he and Jaimo watched the two guitarists like hawks.
Couple of things: Duane was a session guitarist, which would explain in part why he knew his way around the fretboard. Also, Berry Oakley got credit from Gregg for coming up with the opening riff for Whipping Post. He stole it from Rachmaninoff's Cello Concerto, 3rd or 4th movement. You wanna be the best, you gotta steal from the best.
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Now I have to check out Rachmoninoff
Because I'm a huge fan of 2 drummer bands, The Allman Brothers Band is one of my favorites the other band being The Doobie Brothers. One of the incarnations of my band in the 70's was named Whipping Post. Another great analysis by Fil. Keep 'em comin'!
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Holy hell, Fil I just found this analysis you did months ago!? On the Allman brothers band!. What?? Lol wicked cool, really I'm floored by the performances you choose, so eclectic and unbound by genre your insight is amazing.. Thanks so much for bringing these legendary groups back for the younger folks who may have never heard them 🔥 Rock!
The Allman Brothers Band was and will always be my favorite band, playing my favorite music.
Instant-a-like! For my money, ABB is the greatest American band in popular music and remained so for decades.
Amen!
And now the third generation band TTB, is just as great and beloved by all of us.
mer 100% correct. Old school Mule also fits the bill.
Daniel Skon: totally. Love WH et all.
Thank You so very much! IS great to see a young musician get into all this great music...I am 64 so , yeah...the things I take for granted is brand new to someone else, is why I like what you are doing. I am a music junkie, but I cannot play or read music, I just know what I like, and is informative to hear your take, I learn something everytime... Thanks, cheers!
Thanks Alan!
This is a band I was lucky enoigh to see just about every summer summer through the 70's. Fabulous, FABULOUS DRUMMING. Butch and Jai were so good together, Jai jazzy and Butch like a team of stage coach horses galloping along with their mains flying in the breeze.
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Jaimo was crashing at Chuck Kirkpatrick's house at the time. He'd polish off the Romilar cough syrup in Chuck's medicine cabinet. They traveled in a Winnebago to all their gigs.
I have watched a lot of your shows. I appreciate everything you have done and love your critical ability. I am a 73 year old guitar player, now retired. You should have been a child of the 60's
Duane Allman, one of the all-time greats, dead at just 24 years old. Everyone knows of his and Eric Clapton's respect for one another, but I believe Duane is credited with writing the opening riff for Layla.
Amazing as anything is the voice that exits that babyface..woww.
Another great analysis!
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Before I really get into rock and was a ot younger I listen a lot to CCR being one of the favorite of my dad, then I heard Blue Sky from Allman Brother when I started to pick up guitar, it blew my mind melodically and musically, the vocals sound a lot like CCR as well. This is a great band.
Amen!
Blue Sky is one of the great musical gems -- like a gift from God himself! Check out the Stony Brook Live performance of it if you haven't already. Duane's solo reflects a lot of the same elements from the studio version, but is much longer -- and once you can put the BRILLIANT original in the back of your mind, the live version is absolutely sublime and blooms like a flower, on and on. Such a gifted musician, like Mozart, where music was the fabric of his being.
I've been listening to the Allman Bros. since the late 1960's (which tells you I'm a senior listener). But they still sound GREAT. Thanks for your interpretation of their music.
I can still smell the Marijuana almost 50 years later ;)
Zappa did a nice cover of this song on his "Does Humor Belong in Music" tour and concert video.
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Zappa would make a great post!
I'm a BIG Zappa fan and I love his version(s) of Whipping Post. In true Zappa style (to my ears anyway) it's very clean, polished and technical sounding compared to this and although I don't mean that in any kind of pejorative way, when push comes to shove, I prefer the dirty rawness of the ABB version.
@Murky Bongwater Lol- no doubt. I saw them back in the early 90's on the H.O.R.D.E. festival. Probably the coolest, most friendly- and most stoned crowd ever. Security had virtually nothing to do, but the poor schmucks working the canteens were working their asses off! When Blues Traveller came on, the entire crowd lit up! To this day I've never smelled so many different varieties of pot in one place as I did then. Folks would just hand complete strangers a joint. "Here, hit this, man!" Awesome music on a gorgeous W NY summer afternoon with an equally awesome crowd. Best concert I ever went to! NOBODY beat the Allmans live, when they were hitting on all cylinders- and they damn sure were that night!
Zappa covered this quite often I believe
Allman brothers ? Just amazing ! So sad that Duann left so young ! Never forgotten !
I'd Love to have WOP critique WP off the Fillmore East Concerts!!! Best Ever...
You actually know what you're talking about- how refreshing! I worked for the Allman's producer at Capricorn Studio and he said to me about Gregg's playing that 'it's not all that complicated or accomplished, but he can get such a phenomenal "sound" or tone out of that B-3, like no one else he's ever heard!'
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Great choice, Fil. I remember hearing the news about Duanne dying. Total crushed heart.
Yeah so many left us way too soon.
Same here my friend. I was 12 years old sitting in the kitchen and heard it on the small
TV. Crushing news and felt how can this band go on without Duane’s incredible guitar work?
They did thankfully. Seen them countless times all variations. Now with their family continuing the road goes on forever
Excellent composition by the Allman Brothers.. the guitars.. drums.. perfectly executed
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How about Budgie?
Great song great band.....thanks fil
No problem!
One of my all time favorite songs.
Duane had such divisity in his blues/ jazz like style in a rock jondra. Brillant.
Gregg,s vocals are like a haunting growl.
Also, cool how Gregg and the rest of the band add their own blend, yet never drowning out Duane,s riffs. Great blends.
Yeah it's a great sound!
great song however i think some of duaine's best stuff is when he's playing slide. one of the best slide players of all time, r.i.p duaine. shred on 👍
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True. So much feeling with the slide. "Dreams" is Skydog at his best.
Duane's slide playing was mind-blowing. But for me, the high-water marks were his live performances of In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed and Whipping Post -- from any of a number of their live recordings -- and of course, Blue Sky, both from Eat A Peach and Stony Brook, Sept 1971. Just so much depth, musicality and dynamism. The best EVER.
Jack Pulley , YES! Tremendous loss, way too soon!
Duane had a unique, sweet sound, where most slide is sharper, even leaning to a tart sour sound. It was beautiful, man.
The Allman Brothers were my first Rock concert. My dad took me to see them in 1970 when I was 12, it's Still one if the best concerts I've been to.
Wow, seeing them this young (and we know 2 of the guys didn't get a chance to get old) and knowing how the music and they progressed and actually seeing them through the years, just gets to me, every time. I live in Macon, Ga, have since 1974. Oldest daughter got a selfie with Jaimo this weekend (he's here a lot, playing with his Jazz Band). It's good to live here and still hear and see the survivors playing and playing well still. I agree about the not showing what Butch and Jai were doing to those drums! Dickie Betts was here a few weeks ago as were Devon Allman and Duanne Betts playing together, yep Dickie sat in a bit, Jaimo came for a visit too, it's all family. Musically, a great place to be. If in the South East US, coming by here to get a music fix is not a bad idea. No telling who is playing...
That sounds cool! Yeah playing like this when they did blows my mind!
Kick ass I saw them live back in the day and blew my mind, especially Statesboro Blues and the Whipping Post.
Yes! You're analysis is spot on! Thank you, Fil \m/
Edit: Greg Allman and Stevie Winwood are my favs on the B3
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I've heard Frank Zappa do a great version of whipping post,o like the Allman Brothers a lot.massively under rated band
Lovely breakdown! This old guitarist picked up a few nuggets of lead wisdom.
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I first heard the ABB in 1973 and was hooked. Saw them many times through the decades, Greg being great, drunk, and finally sober. This particular song is going to be played at my funeral....as for Greg, always remember what he said at the end, if he had it to do all over again he would make one major change...do it sober, never smoke and enjoy life. Don’t wait too long to understand life can be great.
I recently played at a bar in NJ and Gregg's son, Michael, was there and sang a few songs. He was pretty good. Cool night!
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To bad this commentary is so short. Would also love to hear you analyze "One Way Out" from "Eat a Peach".
Just an immensely talented band in all aspects. As a guitarist I tend to focus on Duane and Dickie 's sophisticated interplay. Regardless every member of this original line up is equally talented in their individual contribution to the band . Passion technical ability and dynamic their material is difficult to replicate.
I was at the early show the first night of this recording March 1971, great seat at the Fillmore East 4th row orchestra middle. Elvin Bishop Group opened, the ABB were the middle group to play followed by Johnny Winter & Rick Derringer. The next night the ABB were the headliners closing after John Winter, forever one of my favorite performance's I ever saw. The next time I caught the ABB were in 1973 upstate NY at Watkins Glenn, a 12 hour concert called Summer Jam along with The Band and The Grateful Dead which drew 600.000 people but this time minus Duane.
IMO, the most technically proficient band at every instrument in rock history, BAR NONE, fronted by the greatest WHITE blues singer in rock history. During the early days of the original group, when Duane Allman & Berry Oakley were still alive, it got no better on stage live............PERIOD. I would argue that Duane Allman & Dickey Betts were as formidable a guitar duo playing together as any band ever had. Two lead guitarists of that caliber who could both go off in different directions for lengthy 20 or 30 minute solos and then round it all back up again effortlessly and flawlessly for that big ABB finish. In their hay day of the very early 70's, they were the most dynamic live band performing in the business.
I love this band and this lineup. I was obsessed with them for a while. And with Duane as a guitar player. I think he was just incredible. What a loss. He had a kind of hyper energy, almost like he was destined to die young. Very sad. I have played Live At Fillmore East countless times, and think it’s one of the best live albums ever. Such talent and maturity for such young musicians. Outstanding at improvisation and tight and cooking on blues classics. Greg’s voice was perfect for this group.
Ellen Olenska , he was driven with his talent. I read he would spend hours “looking for his sound”. What a shame to lose him so young!
@@guynellerandle9742 Hendrix was like this too. Heard Hendrix even took his guitar with him when he used the bathroom:) Duane probably did that too.
Great review! You do a great job. I enjoy seeing your videos.
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Blues rock waltz. Love it. Unusual to hear a tune in 3/4 time in this genre. I dig the da da da-dit groove.