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Full of graceful slide voicings that are so unique. Definitely one arm reaching to the past and on arm reaching to the future. Overlapping so many great influences. Wow
Not bad
This was some quite nice sounding music. Pretty relaxing and groovy.
Live album, always a weird choice
One of the absolute Greatest Albums of all time, and hands down the greatest live album ever recorded. This music transports us to a time and place where life was better, the people were happier, and Love was All.
Ok for a live album. The jams were too long and became tedious.
#206. I think this is the first live album I've listened to on this list so far that is actually good. 4/5: great. Song added to playlist: Stormy Monday I've created a playlist on Spotify that consists of the best and/or my favorite song from each of the albums in this book. This list can be found here if you are interested: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7MAXDGLWlwLkFLb8veGfkA?si=FqkQQPgZTFWG0jAUJXLFZA&utm_source=copy-link
8 / 10 Blues - Rock clásico. Guitarras buenísimas de los Allman.
really grew on me as it went on :)
Washed over me with little impact
Expected to enjoy this more than I did. It was much more standard blues rock with some jam parts. However, the lead guitar I found really irritating, partly how it was recorded in the mix (overbearing) and I guess I just didn’t get on with the style. Oh well.
More lounge jam than swamp jam but could imagine landing my Huey in a hot LZ with this blasting out.
Enjoyed Heard the strypes cover first
Oh. We're including live albums now? Are best ofs allowed too? I call BS. Also this album? I know people love this band. I do not. I'm not into jam band/southern rock. But seriously what is this? It's just pointless and aimless. Ending in a 25 min Whipping Post? The only thing I can say is it's expertly recorded and mastered. I can't imagine that an Allman Bros. fan wants to sit through these songs that should have been left on the cutting room floor, and then done live to boot. Gets one star for effort and 1 for the production value. MINUS one star because it's a live album and really shouldn't be included on this generator.
This was not a fun listen for me. Bluesy rock is never my favorite, and live jamming of blues rock even less so. Took me forever to even finish listening to the album bc I just didn't want to hear more of it. I'm sure the musicianship is good and for that I'm rounding my 1.5 up to a 2.
astoundingly inoffensive for a live album. doesn't go too overboard with jam banding. produced and mixed well. no excessive faffing about between songs.
The problems I have with live albums mostly boil down to awkward crowd interaction and poor recording quality, and this album (for the most part) had neither of these issues. I just wish they spent a little less time on each song so they could do more of them. But overall, not bad and pretty enjoyable!
i have no feelings about this. the album looped and i didn't notice. 2.5
I thought I was done with this album at least four times but actually I'd paused it for a break and forgotten about it.
This absolutely blew me away. Over an hour of the supreme work of the late Dickey Betts is utterly mesmerising, making this truly a live performance for all time. Insane song lengths are welcome when there’s such excellent production.
"At Fillmore East" is the first live album by American rock band the Allman Brothers Band. The album opens with two strong blues rock tracks, but as the album progresses, it dissolves into a unique bluesy, country rock-jazz fusion, and eventually turns into full on unabridged noodling. An artistic and commercial breakthrough, this album is recognized as being one of the best live albums of all time.
4.5
borrringggg
Very cool southern rock and amazing. Live album! The guitar on this album is just great. The only reason I didn’t get a 5-Star is that some of the jams go on a little bit long and even though they are amazing sound pretty similar. 4/5.
Yeah, I'm just not a big fan of live albums. I do enjoy listening to music live, but I don't want the same experience when listening to a recording. I do like the vibes of the band/music/album, the slightly jazzy rock. Yeah, this would be awesome to listen to live, but I really am uninterested in this kind of album layout for a recording.
Blues jazz rock. Rollo. Todo el rato igual.
Not a bad listen. Classic American rock and blues. Good to listen to on a summer road trip I guess. Worthy of 3 stars
Oh man, Dickie Betts just passed away and I've been meaning to listen to the Allman Brothers. Only know a couple of songs. This was great! Nothing I already knew. Spectacular guitar, playing off each other effortlessly. Sure it's a little jammy but much interesting than stoned noodling.
Unbelievably Dickey Betts passed away yesterday on the day this showed up in my feed! At Fillmore East is one of the best Live albums ever made showcasing Allman Brothers jams!
Surprisingly disinterested reviews. This was one of the top three albums I've heard on this list.
Rating: 6/10 Best songs: You don’t love me, In memory of Elizabeth Reed
Excellent guitar work but I must say that everything was instantly forgettable. Obviously highly talented, but kind of a a slog to sit through a 25 minute guitar recital. 2.5
Classic live Allman brothers With all the original members before losing two members to motorcycle accidents on the same road a couple years apart The height of their powers with long imaginative jams great dueling guitars with great supporting cast and two drummers great great album!!
There is no denying this is a group of super talented musicians, and there wasn't anything egregiously bad about any of the songs, but listening to a 18 minute live jam of a song I don’t know is hella fucking boring. Maybe not the best intro to the band, I might have had a more positive experience if I knew some of the tracks ahead of time.
Just not a fan of jamming out for 17 minutes
Excellent guitar work per the usual from these guys.
Live albums aren’t for me
meh
That combo of undeniably good but totally uninteresting to me
I like the Allman Brothers. I really do. And I like the bluesy rock they make. But I do NOT need to listen to 15-20 minute guitar solos, which is hard for me to say because I love guitar. But the jams were just a bit too excessively long. I really do think I would have given this a 4 or 5 if the songs were a lot shorter, but I gotta cut the rating solely due to the obscene length.
I guess the blue rock sound was pioneered by these guys. The problem is I'm not a fan of blues rock, probably because so many later bands sound exactly the same as this. It sounds great for a live album, but it just doesn't keep my interest very well. The last song was my favorite because it embraces the sort of background ambient music lane that the genre seems geared toward.
13min songs are not for me
Allman Brothers have always been superb. Duane's early demise was a blow to the band, but they rallied from their grief and continued making terrific blues and rock and roll.
A celebration of slide guitar and sophisticated southern blues and jazz-tinged rock. In Memory of Elizabeth Reed and Mountain Jam are journeys led by Duane’s slide leads. An incredible live album.
Forgettable jam band nonsense
"At Fillmore East" contains some wonderful blues-rock-jams, is musically great and has got a pretty good recording quality. I rate it down because I generally question live-albums on this list knowing this is probably the only way to capture a jam session. And maybe two 20-minutes-songs are too much?!
Don’t know much about the Allman Brothers or this album. Another one which a bit of a mystery as to why it has appeared on this list. It’s just a run of the mill live album. The musical content is nothing notable. Having said that I do enjoy extended bluesy guitar solos and there’s enough of them on here to choke a donkey. But I return to my original point that there are hundreds of albums not on this list I’d rather listen to. 2/5 11/4/24
This is some serious drinking music. Privileged white man blues. Yes, they could play. But at what cost?
This was a difficult one to rate, as it's almost exactly a 3.5 for me. It was enjoyable and I felt it deserved another listen, but it wasn't amazing, and some of the songs maybe went on a little too long without really going anywhere. I can't understand how this band is compared to the Grateful Dead, as they don't suck and I've literally never heard anything from the Grateful Dead that didn't suck. I'm going with 4 stars because I'm feeling generous.
Really good for a live album, though some songs went on so long I forgot what song it was. They have a great bluesy rock sound.
Jam bands are fun live while drinking and chatting, I don't care much for leisure album listening
Load of shit. Sort yourself out
Third live album this week, someone's taking the right royal piss
I can't tell you all how many times I've listened to this album just to hear this rendition of Whipping Post. It's an amazing example of southern blues and is the best capture of the Allman's sound before they began to infuse more country and essentially became southern rock. Some of the songs come right out of the classic blues songbook (Stormy Monday for example) but done in the quintessential Allmans fashion. You also see the Grateful Dead influence in the long jams of You Don't Love Me, In Memory of Elizabeth Reed, and the aforementioned Whipping Post. Be aware, this is not background music. You will want to LISTEN to this fully.
This sounds amazing for being live. Whole thing is one big jam that blends together. Not always my style but I enjoyed it today. Clearly great at what they are doing.
Can't place my finger on it but I really didn't like the first 3 tracks. Really enjoyed tracks 4,5,6 & 7 It's live jamming, so just some fun energy.
No lo termine de escuchar, ya lo había oído y en este momento no tuve el interés
4 excellent blues performances, great guitar work but it sometimes got a little bit too jammy
At Fillmore East was a pleasant surprise for me. Going into this 7 track album, I thought there was no way it could possibly be good enough to fill 80 minutes. However, it honesty was pretty good. The guitar on You Don’t Love Me was amazing, and Hot ‘Lanta was 5 minutes of perfection. Obviously, there major downside was an over exaggerated track run time, it could have been easily cut down and been made better. Then again, it was a live album, so it gets a bit of a break. All in all, At Fillmore East is a good album. Best Song: Hot 'Lanta Worst Song: In Memory of Elizabeth Road
Love the ABB !!!
Definitely Allman Brothers all the way!!
This is a lot more bluesy than I expected, but still just not a sound that like at all.
At Fillmore East is a great album, but the Deluxe Version with the full concert(s) is the true perfect album that everyone should hear before they die.
Like the music, but not so much of the guitar solos
Old school pub band vibes. Would I listen again... hell yeah. Clean 4.
10/10. 4 out of 7 songs made the 5⭐️ song list. I did enjoy the beginning of the album more than the back half. But was just overall great vibes.
It's a blues album but nothing special.
Still got the blues
The first half hour while I was walking the dog in the sun were great. But then the album never ended. I am still listening to it.
not for me really I cant lie its not bad it just doesn't sit with me too well some of these tracks are WAY too long tho I'd give it maybe a 2.4/5
Not my type of music.
Pretty solid stuff
God damn! I said god damn! Not usually one to enjoy live albums but, oh to have been at that show. Great stuff.
Hard to overstate how good these guys are.
Great musicians. It’s just a shame the the production is very subpar. 3 stars
Live album, they were jamming out a lot, I liked it.
So chill and amazing guitar
Like floating in a river, let the flow carry you.
That is certainly a jam album. I’m usually not a huge fan of that type of music. I like the lyrics, I like the voices. Some of that was very good. Just like I love Dave Matthew’s, but at concerts, those jams can get really long. This is one great big live jam… don’t love it…but they are good.
The guitarist is great. The drums are good and I am sure this is better live then in the office while working in excel.
Classic Allman Bros!
Heard before
nice give it another listen. it's cHILL 4
Solid southern rock jams
I could tolerate an hour and twenty minutes of a jam band if the jam was good. This is not good however. I saw that the 2014 (or 15 or whatever) rerelease of this bum is 6 hours long. Anyone who'd willingly listen to this for 6 hours needs their hard drive checked ASAP.
I wouldn't even call this bad, but like... What was the point? Especially for 78 minutes...
cool!
Great Album
Melodic jamming Might sing might not don’t matter The guitar’s your guide
A good solid live album for listening. I do like jazz and blues and rock so this is right for me. A great live album.
must've been cool to be there, i guess. also cool how good it sounds for long ago it was, and that this was all live. not really something i could get into on a weekday while working though.
Deece
Classic
the musicianship here is great. this is, i think, my preferred method of listening to the allman brothers, just because it's raw, it's live, it's the pure distillation of their skill. just an incredible group of musicians firing on all cylinders LIVE. incredible.
More like fill my ears, amirite?
Girlfriend of Boz Scaggs Idlewild South
Album # 46
Still not the biggest fan of live albums, but this was listenable. Pure 70s through and through.
This is fine. A live album from the early 70's is bound to sound not great, but the Allmans can shred and Whipping Post is a jam.
De la grosse guitare, du gros jam de 1971. Ce devait être un méchant show de voir ça en live. Des chansons un peu trop longues par contre. 2.5 arrondi en 3
I find this sort of music so boring but it gets the obligatory 2 stars because it's not worthless or horrendously bad, plenty of people love it and I try not to be too harsh on music people hold dear
An all time classic.
Long jam session, cool but also annoying and boring at times... It's ok...
incredible.
I just don't care.
This album is nothing more than an hour and a quarter long guitar solo. What is the point of it being on this list? The list is literally called albums you need to listen to *before you die*. This is one of the most pointless, empty albums I have ever heard. Boring.
You know I had it in mind to be severe with this, as when I ripped it had only a single CD's worth I could find a decade ago. But I'm at work ripping through tedious admin like bank details and budgets and some mellow endless shredding is exactly what works. So a solid three stars. Sitting down and listening to it without having something else to do would however be surely banned under the Geneva Convetnion.
One of the best, if not THE best, live albums ever recorded. 5/5
Quintessential Allman brothers. While I love jamming and it Was great they could’ve easily trimmed 5 min off each of them for my personal taste. But Duane All an is in my top 5 guitarists of all time!!
I usually hate live albums, but for bands like The Allman Brothers Band, it really is the best representation of what they have to offer musically. While this is a fantastic live album, I totally get why it wouldn't be for everyone. Even in its original format, it is looooong, and with only 7 tracks, that gives you an idea on some of the extended jams. But it shows off the bands skills, and is a rip roaring good time. I enjoy it a lot, but I definitely have to be in the right mood.
It was okay, tho nothing too special
Hell. Yes. You Don’t Love Me and Whipping Post are amazing.
Honestly, I was expecting some old timey tunes I wouldnt enjoy. Instead, the beats felt fresh, upbeat, and lively! I enjoyed the Allman Brothers and will check them out further going forward!
I almost really like this but the aimless jamming just goes one for a bit too long.
I was already intimately familiar with this album. This is one of the best live albums of all time. It's a really nice mix of standard blues and more complex material. The instrumentation is amazing. The shorter songs are extremely tight and the extended jams never feel directionless. I had to put on Mountain Jam from Eat A Peach afterwards because the first few notes at the end of Whipping Post demands it!
It's fine!
I think I just like Allman Brothers
Please stop it with live albums. 12 bar blues.. eugh 10 seconds in and it's already got two big no nos I didn't like this. I didn't enjoy any of it and was waiting for it to end. If I was familiar with the band and the songs maybe I would have enjoyed it slightly more, but I'm not so it's just a bit pointless to me
I know next to nothing about the Allman Brothers and I have no idea how important this album is, but I am surprised that the only album they have on this list is a live album. Overall this album is pretty good, there is some great guitar playing, and the extended solos don't overstay their welcome in my opinion. You Don't Love Me lost me a couple of times, but other than that a solid album
Great jams, incredibly solid all the way through, fun lead guitar parts and effects. Not really any songs that I feel the need to go back and listen to, nothing too catchy, but great to put on in the background and nod along to.
Great.
I like the music and the musicians are great. However, live albums are not quite my thing, especially when the songs end up as 24 minute-long jams. Which might be cool if you're at the concert, but not when you're listening at home.
Classic rock! Loved it!
Pretty decent jam album! One of the best to do it, I love the slide guitar and the gruff vocals, it’s no wonder this is the band that invented southern rock. Much much more interesting than any other jam bands such as the dead or phish.
Classic Album. Great listen.
Beyond Classic!
Incredible, I didn't even realize how smooth the performance was until it became clear this was a singular live performance
Allman Brothers! I'd never noticed before how prominent the harmonica was in the Allman Brothers sound! They were really spot on in this performance, and the acoustics and sound quality in the venue were really great. Two drummers really messed with me for a minute. There's just so much going on here -- in a good way. The entire show really boogies. Truly one of a kind and so much awesome energy. Five stars.
Cute, stille og rolig jam. Sindssygt ift. at det er et live album, kan man ikke høre. fint 3/5 :)
Still against live albums being on the list, but - dang - this one's good. Love the Allman Brothers. Wish I coulda been there.
A classic live album that showcases how good a jam band can be. The Allman's always had a welcoming sound but you feel it doubly on their love tracks
1. boro bluez - 1.5 2. done zomebody uurong - 1 3. ztormy monday - 1 4. you dont love me - 1.5 5. hot lanta - 1 6. elizabeth reed - 1 7. uuhipping pozt - 1.5
Heh tällä possulla 20 cm rasvaa.. hurja kerros heh.. Tuhtia kamaa..
The Allman Brothers Band is one of those groups that never really compelled me to want to listen to anything beyond their greatest hits if anything at all. Overall this album was OK to good but didn't change my mind about them.
Get tf out of here with live albums. Allman Brothers Band putting rehearsal sessions and live music together in one album is just asking for hate. Why not just put a guy in the crowd with a tape recorder for all artists?
So many versions to listen to. Went with the 7 song default.
A band I've always been meaning to give more time to, they are so well loved, they must be worth a listen. Well there's things to like about this album, lovely recording, lots of live atmosphere, the guitars and vocals are excellent. That's about it though, it's a well recorded and well played load of country blues, with forgetable songs and boring extended musical work outs. Enjoyably free of Lynyrd Skynyrd's country-blues cliches, but lacking the muscular boogie and catchy tunes of early ZZ Top. You probably had to be there. Nice enough but marred by the endless noodling.
I was expecting less blues and more classic rock- like what comes after the first few songs. It’s entirely too much jamming for me. I can’t argue with their talent, but ungggh, I hate a jam band. It’s just not for me. 2.6
Classic southern rock/jam/blues. I suppose they were an early trendsetter for the genre. It's good, but gets redundant after a while. Not sure we need a 23 minute version of one song -- and that's coming from someone who likes electronic music. Probably better to either a) be there in person, or b) leave it play in the background while doing something else. 3.5
Guitar hero solos. Bendy sliding guitar. Bluesy
Very good live performance. I've heard a couple of the songs before like whipping post, and hearing the live version of it was really impressive.
Suprisingly good..at first, naff, after the second and third listen, really satisfying. Almost but not quite 4 stars ... Oh hang it. 4.
Chalking this one up as a loss. I'm two tracks in and already bored of hearing the same three chords played repeatedly. Call blues whatever you will - I don't give a shit if it was a big catalyst for modern music. It's boring as fuck.
Best Song: Hot 'Lanta. Brief. Hits the points it needs to hit in a short enough time span (even thought it could be an easy minute shorter with nothing lost). Worst Song: Whipping Post. I was sure that this song (and the album) was done at 11 minutes in, but boy was I deceived. Overall: Music that's meant to be played in the background, preferably live, while you're in a park drinking beer. Occasionally you realize that music is still playing and you ask, "Is that still the same band?", to which the one guy that's listening to the music says, "It's actually still the same song."
It was a fun listen, I don't think I'm gonna come back to it soon, but it was an awesome experience. The last two tracks were my favorite.
Amazing
If what you want to hear is late 60s/early 70s blue-eyed blues, this is it.
I did not like it. The main singer guy sounded like he was trying to poop, not a good look.
Decent album. My favourites were the longer tracks, but at the same time I felt they were dragging on sometimes.
I do love a live album, I think they’re better when you know the songs originally. That being said a very cool album, something I might listen to again. Lots of long guitar solos but they are interesting and easy to listen too.
blegh NNN
Very good live album. Guitar work stands out.
Been a fan of this one for years perfect album
An all-time favorite! Begins with the iconic line...OK, the Allman Brothers Band ~ I never saw them play when Duane was still alive, but met someone that had. When I asked how good was Duane Allman? They replied, well Dickie Betts played rhythm guitar then and never bitched about it!
*loudly over the guitars to the guy next to me* Wow, this band is great! *inaudible* What? *inaudible* We’re only on song five?!
Live albums. They’re good. But this one was rough.
I like the Allman Brothers, I really do. But I just didn’t really enjoy this album. Too long winded, even if it sounded nice.
Too much jam, but perfect!
Classic Rock in the most classical sense. They just kept laying on the jam like it was tea time with Queen Victoria, and my ears were crumpets.
Good bluesy music. I have a hard time getting into the just jamming/live music vibe, but this was better than most.
Couldn’t dig this at all for the Bluesy bop stuff towards the beginning, came around for the jammy excursions later on, got lost again by that version of Whipping Post (a song I actually like a lot) which didn’t gel for me at all. Overall disappointing despite musicianship clearly being there. Just not a performance that comes together in an effective way for me. Top tracks: You Don’t Love Me, In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed
Live albums are tough when its a jam band. I know thats where they thrive musically but if youre not into it then its just an extremely long version of a song you already dont really care about
Not bad, but long. Definitely meant to be see live and not listened to on vinyl
Blues classic. Love this record. Wish I could play slide guitar like Duane Allman.
Thoughts before listening: One of the greatest live albums of all time. This is 5-stars. Review: Bluesy, jazzy southern rock with killer guitar. Duane Allman is one of the greats on his instrument, especially for a slide player. So much energy in these songs that get pushed to the next level when the slide solos take over. The band would go on to be a huge influence on jambands and others that focus on their live shows over everything else, and this album was really the blueprint for that sound. Absolute classics in "Statesboro Blues", "Stormy Monday", "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed", and "Whipping Post". 5-stars.
Erg lekker rauw blues-rock albumpje, sublieme gitaarklanken. En ook nog eens live. Helemaal niet mis. Dan is 1 en 1 toch wel heel gauw 4 sterren
Niet heel slecht, maar soms wel veel lawaai zeg. Jammer ook van die paar achterlijk lange nummers
Voor zulke chaotische rock is 78 minuten wel een aardig taaie. Had het na 3 nummers eigenlijk wel weer gezien voor vandaag
Eh
Sounds good, still not to much interesting for me
Live albums can be so hit or miss depending on the quality of the recording work, but this one sounds fantastic, and while the songs definitely can get on the longer side the Allman Brothers are always quite good.
Oh boy wat ging deze eindeloze gitaarsolo erin als stroperige ketjap. Kijk, ik begrijp de charme van live albums, en dit optreden is echt uitzonderlijk goed vastgelegd, maar als het een jam-band als de Allman Brothers betreft dan wordt gewoon elk nummer getransformeerd tot één lange rits aan 'white blues' wat soms aanvoelt als een parodie op het moedergenre. Er zaten best fijne passages in, waar verrassend genoeg soms zelfs gespeeld werd met jazz-ritmes. Ik kan je alleen niet vertellen welk nummer dit was, want ja, de luisteraar kreeg niet even rustig de tijd om een begin en een einde van een track te identificeren. De blues-train moest blijven rijden. Nee, dit is niks voor mij, en de dooddoener 'je had er bij moeten zijn' is vast op z'n plek. Ze hadden ongetwijfeld een hoop plezier, maar zelfs een 'lange nummers' connaisseur als ik ging gebukt onder deze uitzichtloze tunnel. Net een voldoende, door de blues-classics en Whipping Post, ondanks dat dat nummer mijn gehele pauze in beslag nam. 5.5/10 Highlight: Whipping Post
Dit gaat me te ver hoor. Nu heb ik al weinig met The Allman Brothers Band, een live album zonder hits is wel echt een taaie kluif. Ja tuurlijk, deze band kan heerlijk jammen en de solo's komen makkelijk. Maar ze in mijn ogen echt niks speciaals. Het zijn allemaal typische blues-songs. Ze bouwen niet op en rollen maar door en door. Schokkend vond ik vooral de start. Pof, start, alle instrumenten erin, solo, en gaan. Geen intro, opbouw of variatie. En ander dieptepunt is de solo in You Don't Love Me waar op een gegeven moment alleen de gitaar nog geluid maakt. Wat een rocksolo zonder beat en ronkende bass-lijn? Toch gewoon irritant. Begrijp me niet verkeerd. De muziek is niet slecht. Niks mis met wat lekker bluesrock. Zal me aan de nummers niet snel storen. Maar dit is een live-album van 80 minuten, en die meerwaarde is er voor mij gewoon niet. Het is natuurlijk de vraag wat wij allemaal nog voor de kiezen krijgen in deze lijst. Maar als ik er vanuit ga dat het meeste van een behoorlijke kwaliteit is, zal dit toch wel rond de ondergrens moeten liggen. 'Highlights' Stormy Man is de beste song You Dont Love Me wil ik nooit meer horen Guilty: ik heb de plaat niet afgeluisterd.
Though it has only seven songs, this album is almost a hour and twenty minutes long. Proto-rock and roll, following normal chord changes. Great vocals. Feels sort of dusty and absent, like a shipping crate on the shore.
Never heard this album before and I loved it - perfect music to chill to. Laid back blues rock.
Good southern rock Jam. My favorite Allman, Duane, died far to young. But this is a good blues jam.
Lots of jamming- if you love recorded live music, this is for you, if you do not enjoy the improv, this is not the album for you (I am not a fan).
Should be good How the ever living fuck is this on the list but eat a peach isn’t? Listened to both today, eat a peach is a master piece and I might consider giving it a five, this is also cool but for some reason I’ve always found it hard to really get into any legendary live albums, I like the refined sound of a a studio more I guess. This is good jam music, probably better than the dead, but I don’t find this stuff super weighty. It’s fucking great but I still think it’s a 3 based on the criterion I’m still developing. Sorry Duane :(
Very impressive musicianship on display here. Opens with the two worst tracks, which are mostly standard blues fare. The rest of the songs are more exciting. Definitely leaves you wanting a nice structured 3-minute song.
legendary
I'm not going to accuse this of onanism but it's 2 hours long and has a drum solo in it. The sort of album that's going to score big here.
I'm just not into screaming guitar blues jams.
Masters of their craft at the peak of their powers, but ultimately I find this kind of music more fun to play than to listen to. I love this story about Duane I only learned recently: http://www.voicesofeastanglia.com/2012/08/wilson-pickett-and-duane-allman-birth-of-southern-rock.html
Quite the jam album! I'm not as familiar with the Allman Brothers Band as I'd like to be, but I imagine that was a great show. I kind of expected more lyrics/singing, but then, what do I know?
Great blues, just not quite as soulful as my taste--reminds me of Robert Cray Band: really proficient with a slightly faster and smoother sound than I like in my blues (or rock).
it was great, actually. still not what im looking for but i liked it.
Really enjoyed this album. Wasn't sure what to expect. I'd heard the name but never listened to them before.
Good blend of sound from blues and rock.
It’s albums like this that make me proud to be from Georgia
Great record
It’s good but too country for me
Nfm
Was okay, but too much impro solos. Why a live album again?
Great blues
Not my every day style of music, but this is really good stuff.
Started strong for me, enjoyed the first couple of tracks with my general impression was this was something I might listen to a few times and earmark for the future. It then fell off a cliff for me with the extended tracks and solos which is no doubt great when live but under no circumstances would I ever listen to this again despite the early promise
Some veeeeeeeery long solos. I like Chicago / Driving Blues generally but still a bit self indulgent noodly album.
When I first put this album on, I started to enjoy it and get into the vibe of what must have been an excellent concert to attend. However, as the album continued and the improvised guitar solos got longer, I started losing interest. It was like listening to a very long rehearsal, just a bunch of dudes jamming. This album has me questioning my love of guitar solos!
For a start, I’ll admit I’m not a fan of live albums. Live music in person I love - but very few live albums capture the atmosphere of the performance or the energy of the musicians. I think I would have loved this if I’d actually been there! No doubt they are talented musicians and have a whole jamming thing going on which would be incredible in person! But listening through this as a recorded album got more and more tedious the further through I was. Started out great, but I was actually quite grumpy by the end. In my last review I said I didn't like guitar solos - that's not entirely true, what I don't like is self indulgent solos. Self indulgent solos is the glue that held this album together - zero desire to revisit.
Toller Blues!
Was an enjoyable experience to listen to this foundational white R&B record. Not going to keep it for mobile but we'll keep it for the shuffle
Un disco del cual se disfruta la improvisación en vivo porque el instrumentista te hace meter en su mood.
All timer that has aged beautifully
I wanted to like this more than I did. It just kept going on and on. Like I walked from the bus to my house, closed the blinds, fed the cat and put the bin out. And it was still on the same track and I kind of zoned out by then
Pretty good actually
Very good album
Great jamming. Nice improv in playing-looser live and line that. Had not heard this entire album before.
Fantastic!
Super groovy! Loved it!
DAMN! This album is straight sex, the ways these guys can make their instruments sing is incredible, so much passion oozing out of this live jam. 4.2
some really long ass songs in this one but i actually quite liked it
3.5
1971. That would have been awesome to experience
I'm a Dead/Phish fan and generally enjoy the jamband genere, as well as psychRock and baroque pop. The Allman brothers style of blues jmimg has never resonated with me. The same droning bass line and drum beat for 8+ min as blues scales screech over top gets boring very quickly. Say what you will about the Dead, but at least thier sonic landscape changed constantly throughout a performance. And oh yeah, live albums suck
As far as live albums go, this one sounds great and features some virtuosic playing. But, the extremely long jam tracks just aren’t my thing.
It gets 3 stars for Whipping Post
anstrengend
Pretty sure my dad listened to this growing up. It’s good, enjoyable. The extended jam band songs aren’t really my thing, but I can appreciate how talented they are.
Powerful
i can see why people appreciate it but personally not for me
Solid blues rock. Great background jams with some real bangers. Obviously it can be a little tedious at times, but not bad.
I really don't care about live albums for bands i don't already know. Still looking forward to hearing some studio recordings of these guys, but still..find it hard to get excited here
Not a fan of live albums generally speaking but I didn't mind this one. Some songs went way too long. Overall I liked this, could listen to it again but not adding it to my playlist which is what it will take to get 5 stars from me.
Holy Moly...the jamming out!!! Upbeat jams but soooo long. Enjoyable listen. 4/5
In order for this to be your jam you need to like blues rock. Unfortunately for The Allman Brothers Band that is a genre I have a fraught and complicated relationship with. So I can recognize the quality of playing here and appreciate some of the tracks or parts of songs within. But overall, it's not compelling to me.
While I recognize the talent, its just not for me. I've learned I prefer more structure in music and less so jam sets like this. 3/5
I can appreciate it, but not really for me.
I guess Allman bros was the first jam band? Holy guitar noodling Also I stopped listening to the whipping post about 14 mins in. Still had 6 to go
Alfa! Great guitar and drumming. 2nd half is better. Too long but still enjoyable.
a little better than normal 3.5
These guys are very musically talented but a live album that is basically a very long jam session is hard to love. Still some great parts scattered through though.
Started listening in my shop this morning (Monday) when my husband came out to leave for work - he walked in and said, “man, you gotta cool-it! This is something for 11 o'clock on a Saturday night!” Has some great jams - I’m sure it was killer for the rockers of the early 70’s. Would have loved to see that! But I can only take so much long-form guitar jams and then I start ignoring it. Thanks for the suggestion, glad I listened.
Good music. Not a fan of jam bands or live albums though but still enjoyed it
I looove the slide guitar! This must have been absolutely wild live. I don't prefer listening to live albums but this one was mixed well and I didn't hear the distracting crowd noise too much. And the talent (esp on the guitar) is on another level. Very "American" sound.
Not a favorite but listened
The songs are good and the musicians are clearly excellent, but live albums are not my thing
Classic Southern Rock Album with Super Long Tracks and jam sessions
Absolute staple live album, Allman Brothers are iconic
I’m not gonna claim these guys invented the 14th fret hammer-bend-wail, like the ability to play an entire solo around two fucking elastic strings and three frets, but lord did they perfect it. Obviously rock is the blues yadda yadda but I *believe* it coming from Gregg. Guy didn’t fuck around. And neither did his band. To have seen them at this show, their heyday, *the* heyday—makes the cut for 1001 places to time travel to, for sure.
I really wanted to love this more than I do, especially because I know it’s foundational to so many and I think of my friend JP whenever I hear the Allman Bros and I love that guy. It just didn’t break through me though, and I really tried to let it.
I wasn't particularly excited about going into this one. Mainly because I'm not a jam band guy OR a southern rock guy. So of course I'm not the world's biggest Allman Brothers fan. And coming out of it, I can the level of technical skill on display is obviously astonishing, but I'm not a convert. If you like jams, this one won't let you down. If you want a bit more substance in your albums, don't look for it here. I will say this, around 2:35 or so into In Memory of Elizabeth Reed, there's a transition that made me stop what I was doing. Groovy.
There’s no denying The Allman Brothers Band’s vast breadth and depth of musicianship, but I’m more or less immune to the charms of blues-based Southern rock bands.
3/10 Rough week this, closed off with a jam blues rock album, so very much not appealing to me 2 20-minute jams were pretty difficult stuff I can hear these are good musicians, crazy that this is live, must have been a total vibe in that room But honestly I couldn’t stand it & only listened to the original 7-track version. No way I was doing 2 hours+ of that
Track 1: fun song to listen to while cooking. Track 2: kinda made me think of the hokie pokie rhythm. Track 3: fun little jam sesh Track 4: very long jam sesh pretty good Track 5: pretty fun song but it’s more of back ground stuff for me. Track 6: I like the vibe it’s going for Track 7: very much another jam song. Overall 5.6/10. It’s a good jam session, but it gets too long to the point where it’s kinda droning. Not my favorite thing but I can put on the background of stuff.
Could never get into this and this time was no different. It’s fine. Good stuff in each son - just too much. I feel like Barbie having the guitar played at me. Quite the jam but not my jam.
blues rock, rock blues.... never been a favorite, but they are good
Awesome!
If you like some guitar solos, some of them very long, then this album is for you. I like some guitar riffs form time to time. It's a pleasure to listen if the guy playing really knows what he is doing.
probably a 5
ein gutes Blues-Jam-Album - gut hat aber auch seine längen.
Feels like I’m a heartbroken cowboy in a 70’s dive bar.
jam band, man. makes me miss living in a small hippy snowboarding town, where everyone listened to jam bands and smoked massive amounts of weed.
my initial thought was gonna be “wow, yk its gonna be good when a band is called the ___ brothers” but then it was more jam band than i was hoping. if i am not there in person, i do not want to listen to a 10 minute instrumental jammin in my free time, personally. i like other stuff by the allman brothers, but this live album is just not for me unfortunately
so dang repetitive, it's not a pain to listen to but it's not interesting either and I wish there were more lyrics
loved this
JA - klar!
Okay but probably wouldn’t listen to this album again
Listened to this quite a few times and I really enjoyed it. In the least disrespectful way possible this is fantastic background music and really enjoyed having this on whilst I worked. Due to that I couldn't tell you the names of any songs but this album is being saved for sure.
Me ha gustado este tipo de música entre rock and roll y rhythm and blues. Muy buen directo.
Love the Allman Brothers Band. This is a great album. The “songs” are excellent, the “jams” are just too long. I know that’s their hallmark, but some of them are just too self indulgent. The musicianship is stellar. Their abilities unquestionable. But enough rambling…the more succinct songs are the stronger entries. I give those a five star rating. The jams, three. Average? Yep….a four. Good stuff.
Good, but looong riffs for someone listening in earnest for the first time. Weird attitude about “young women” too 😬
Impressive blending of several styles, including country, rock, jazz, and most notably blues. The band and instruments mesh well together. You can tell they've rehearsed these pieces a lot, because even live it sounds like it could be a studio recording. The opener, Stateboro Blues, and the three longer tracks are all highlights, though at times you really start to notice their length. The extended ending to Whipping Post, with countless false finishes, is good, and would've been fantastic to hear live (without knowing the track length in advance). The guitar playing is superb but plays it safe stylistically (every excellent solo is very similar-sounding). 4/5
Some songs dragged on but overall, I enjoyed the album, but I don't think I'm going to listen to this again anytime soon.
5 out of 5 Blues badassery right here, and this is up my alley. Very awesome live album, good guitar jams, overall excellent performance. 5/5
Super live Album mit gutem Southern Rock
Southern blues rock. Solid musicianship, decent recording.
It isn't for me, but it's not bad. It's something my friend Tommy would like.
Arguably, perhaps the best live album ever. No duds or throw-aways
5/10 Doesn't go anywhere
Discos ao vivo sempre podem ser mais "dificeis" de se assimilar. Tive uma boa experiencia com esse aqui. Apesar de não conhecer quase nada da banda, apenas com a primeira audição as guitarras em praticamente todas as faixas me chamaram muita atenção.
Hard blues! La qualità si sente, gruppo fortissimo anche se dopo un po’ di ore di ascolto, il loro genere mi stordisce
Very cool and way more bluesy than I would think.
Grand. Very Bluesy.
Vintage, excellent!
Classic 70's guitar, rhythm and blues, southern rock album. Back in the days when "live" hits became the norm vs. studio. "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed"! Love, love, love these long, drawn-out instrumentals! Don't hear many artists doing that anymore...
This live Whipping post is astounding, remember the first time I heard it.
Better than what we’ve had lately, but I can only hear so many 5+ minute solos before it gets repetitive. Add in the production quality of a live album and this just doesn’t quite make the cut as a great record for me. High 3.
This is pretty masterful guitar playing. Some of the best blues rock. Mostly instrumental stuff, and without a great vocalist it’s not all the way a five star for me
One of the first great, live rock albums and one of the best live albums of all time. The progenitor of Southern Rock as a genre. I'm sure this album inspired everybody from Lynyrd Skynyd, The Outlaws, Molly Hatchett up through Chris Stapleton, The Drive-by-Truckers and of course Gov't Mule. The sound isn't great given the production capabilities of the time, but the power of the performance has no trouble breaking through. While they continued without him for most of the band's long existence, it makes me wonder what else Duane Allman could have contributed.
One of the greatest live albums of all time. What an absolutely kick ass blues band. Their cover of One Way Out is a Classic, and the punch-in at the end of Whipping post is simply fantastic. My only regret is that we didn’t get this on a Friday given how long some of these tracks are.
When you listen to Led Zeppelin live, they draw out "Dazed and Confused" to an interminable length. It seems to go on for a VERY long time. I started to feel that way listening to the live version of "Whipping Post" on this album. It just felt like the song was going on WAY too long. The song itself is not known for its brevity. It's a pretty epic song, even the studio version at 5:17. But to take it and drag it on for over 20 minutes. I mean, you REALLY have to go somewhere interesting. And I am not seeing it in this rendition. The other stuff is still pretty good, even "You Don't Love Me" which is 19 minutes. The shorter songs are handled well, and the band is tight throughout. "Statesboro Blues" is the big single from this release, I guess. But man, 23 minutes. I like long songs and all, but this... I guess you had to be there?
I love rock. I love guitars and this band has two of them on lead. I love drums and this band has two of them. And yet I've never been a fan of the Allman Brothers and I don't love this album. I don't hate it either, but it didn't captivate me. Maybe it's a problem of listening to a recording of something live, rather than being there live myself. But I don't feel the energy of the crowd. They can jam, which is admirable because it means they can just go off and yet follow each other and make it sound cohesive. But at some level it's just a bunch of songs that go on too long. I'd say at best a 3.5 and I just can't round up.
Another one ITunes didn’t have. So I went and listened to Idlewild South, which should encompass much of the live show. Nice little album. Some range.
3.0 For me, this is a case of too much of a good thing. The songs and jams have way more depth than a standard 12 bar blues and there are some pretty jazzy bass drum and keyboard parts. But the extended guitar wanking was a bit much. My opinion might change after I get through whipping post in a day or two.
obviously excellent musicians but the extended guitar solos can get a little repetitive after awhile. You lose track of what song you were actually listening too.
J'étais pas dans le mood
Bonne découverte ! 2,5
J'ai aucun souvenir depuis hier. Je sais que j'ai bien aimé, et je crois que j'avais une petite sensation de ville tranquille au Far West (mais pas certain de ça).
Enjoyed it although the run times on the songs were a little long for my tastes.
Cool. Jazzy. Nice background music.
Love it! I could listen to a couple of the songs on this album all day long.
Jam bands are a tricky subject. I’m someone who finds long songs to often be the highlights of a record. It’s where the artists often put the most concentration and creativity. But this is a live album. And so almost every song is a long one. That live format allows the band to go for as long as they want, and as long as their creativity can push them forward. And as a described, that limitless potential to just keep jamming is alive and well in these recordings. This is jam band blues at its most essential and perfected. It amazes me how well each of these members are able to read each other and keep playing so in sync without a single word being shared during the performance. They are actively reading each other’s minds and each other’s instruments. It is improvisation only seen in spaces occupied by jazz gods. And their skills are no joke. These guys are seriously next level. Duane is an incredible guitarist, and his brother Gregg is an equally brilliant organist, and has a powerful singing voice. Gives me super Hendrix vibes. My only complaints are that Stormy Monday feels a little lackluster compared to the rest of the album, and the last bit of Whipping Post drags on a bit longer than it should have, which is inevitable in a live jam album. But otherwise, this is fantastic, and if you are at all a fan of blues music, check this out. Rating: 9/10
At Fillmore East Am familiar with it and aware it’s supposed to be one of the best live albums ever. I do like the Allman Brothers and southern rock in general, and they do sound fantastic, but there is A LOT of noodling. Hot Lanta and Whipping post are great. However apart from Get your Ya Yas Out and Live at Leeds I’m not a big fan of live albums, I’d rather listen to the recorded versions of songs or watch a video of a live performance, and on balance I think I’d rather listen to their first two albums or Eat a Peach ⭐️⭐️⭐️
It’s a great jam for a train ride, but this was ment to be enjoyed live I think.
Kinda long and not too interesting
Good but you could have taken off HALF of this project and gotten the same result.
Great Album
classique
Good music,.
Very nice blues. A top listen if you like blues.