At Fillmore East

Incredible!

look... this is a cool album and these super talented guys are really making their instruments sing here... but i just can't get into jam albums that much :( i really wish i didn't find this album kinda boring!! i still enjoyed it a bit and can definitely admire it, just don't care to give it another listen

An excellent live album showcasing the band just jamming on the blues. Duane Allman and Dicky Betts are awesome.

It's OK as a background noise, i think. Thank you, Mr. Dimery.

7 songs Pretty chill, good as background music when working. That being said, when you are good as just background music, it's probably because your songs are too long. They are very technically proficient, but they do tend to drag some of those songs out.

Allman Brothers. Love the genre. Great album.

Ok for the hundredth time I have to rant about this. LIVE ALBUMS SHOULDN'T BE ON THIS LIST. They should get their own list, they are fundamentally too different in concept. Like how do u compare an album like this were its some of their biggest hits at the time mixed with some jamming and compare this to a studio album that had less hits jammed together but had better production and sound quality? It is just silly, it’s like comparing a movie to a tv show. One is going to better more concise package, and the other is gunna have way more time to flesh things out but also significantly less money to invest into it per minute. They are just too fundamentally different. Ok now I can move onto the album. My first thoughts are: excellent instrumentation, pretty clear and solid recording with very little audience interruption. But as a whole I found it to be alittle too jammy. Like the song I liked the most was just WAY too long! And it also had a lackluster guitar solo, but seriously 20mins is a very very long song. And because it’s blues rock and not progressive rock, it feels more repetitive than it does explorative. That being said there are plenty of guitar solos and jams that make up for that one I don’t care for. And honestly I think it ends on a high note, cause that ending jam song just feels like a super long climax. But as a whole a solid live album that DOES NOT belong on this list.

Here I come again with my conflict between live albums and a great band.

Ahmazing

I'm rarely (never) convinced by live albums.

Honestly I just loved loved loved this

Swinging

Great live album by a great jam band. Would have been awesome to experience this in person

guetes live album viel instrumentale teile gefällt mir

It wasn't bad, it just wasn't really something I'd get super into

A classic album that I’ve never heard before. Yeah, it’s undeniable that they were a great band. Not always my favorite music, but I can appreciate it.

I have to give it at least a 4 for the legendary 15-minute long guitar solo in whipping post.

As someone who doesn't like when guitar solos go on too long, this was a hard record to get through. Their swampy and dirty brand of southern rock does sound good on the shorter songs and I can admire the talent on show here. This thing is just too damn long. I was happy when I got to the last song, but my happiness was short lived when I saw that closer "Whipping Post" was over 23 minutes long! Jam bands just aren't going to be for me. If this record was shorter and only had one lengthy song to round things off, I could maybe get behind this.

If you don't like this record, not only do you not like great music, you might just not like sound at all. People say, well, it's not going anywhere, but the truth is, The Allman Brothers aren't a jam band - they're a group that goes straight to the heart w/ southern riffs, uplift, & drive, i.e., they're not going anywhere b/c they're still got places to go & they dig taking their time. It is what it is, which is not only one of the two greatest live records of all time (Live/Dead is right there w/ it), but a joyful piece of American history. & if you get at all bored w/ the guitaring, which you shouldn't, get down w/ the drumming since Jai Johanny Johanson is the unsung hero of the thing. +, maybe you should just take it easy w/ the whole going places thing. Chill.

Wasn’t looking forward to this. At all. But I guess I can jam with a jam band. ‘Cause it’s the second half in particular that IS my jam. But that makes sense. I love jazz. And I generally don’t dig double albums OR live albums. But I have to say, this IS an exception. Without the first half for context the back half of extended jamming wouldn’t make much sense. And the thing about true jamming is that it IS live. Even the best jazz albums were generally done in one take in the studio. There’s a reason for that. You can’t rehearse or edit together live improvisation. (I loved Whipping Post - So: 4 Boolean: True

You know how I feel about super long songs. And live albums. Obviously super talented, but not my vibe x10

thoughts: - immediately so much better than the last two albums - vibeyyyyyyyyyy - everything is long, but very good

Long Tracks, like looooonnnggg

Album #273 Allman Brothers Band: At Fillmore East Ok yes, I’m sure that the Allman Brothers are pound for pound the most talented rock band of all time; I really don’t care enough to argue against that, and seemingly that’s all any positive review of this album has to say. That being said, almost every single artist who is deemed a virtuoso of their instrument, I find, ends up believing their own hype and creates musical self-felatio. Add to that this is a live album, and like I said in my review of Deep Purple’s live album, these albums are only really enjoyed by hardcore fans of the band, familiar enough with the material to appreciate all of the unique changes made within one specific live show; otherwise I’m just sat here listening to an 80-minute-long album with 70 minutes of guitar noodling. I feel like the only audience for music like this are both ends of the bell curve, those that themselves are incredibly proficient at an instrument and are able to actually enjoy the intricacy on display, and on the other end those that have never heard any music in their life and decide to listen to skip over all the beginner stuff and listen to over-the-top bullshit to feel smart. I’m not saying that people don’t enjoy this, honestly, and I will admit that I already don’t really care for blues, southern rock, or jam bands, which makes me especially hesitant about this band specifically; but I definitely fall within the middle of the bell curve. I have no problem admitting I’m too dumb or impatient, but I enjoy my fair share of experimental stuff, and I enjoy my fair share of pop; unfortunately to me, this is just plain boring. Points for the talent on display, but I can’t see myself returning to this one until I’m middle-aged and own a porch. Best Songs: Statesboro Blues, Whipping Post, Done Somebody Wrong Worst Song: In Memory of Elizabeth Reed Score out of 10: 5

One of the best live records ever made, full stop. Every song is full of so much life and passion, you can just feel the electricity of the moment despite it being recorded over 55 years ago. This would also be one of the last recordings of the legendary Duane Allman before his tragic motorcycle accident in October 1971, and he delivers a true tour de force, with his solos being filled with bluesy Southern soul, as well as there being a lot of atmospheric elements reminiscent of King Crimson jam tracks, especially on the songs "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" and "Whipping Post".

Day979 - tight group playing some of their best music

Terrific energy and musicianship, but they lose me a bit on the really long jams

No! Absolutely not! Two discs? LIVE?!?!! This is cheating; this is terrible.

Solid album, played some of the hits. Pacing is off, couple very long songs at the end, that drag on.

Long form and meandering. Was ok in the background I guess.

I didn't like it

6/10

I had some close friends in college who were into all these jam bands and it drove me a bit nutty. So this album dredged up some bad memories.

Classic Allman's, sounding good.

Own it. This is such a tight band. Listening to this, it's often hard to believe that this is live - while at the same time understanding that the outrageous choices made in improvised sections would only happen in a live setting. In the opening track, there are moments that harken back to Muddy Waters' work with Little Walter on harmonica from the early 50s - even though no harmonica is present. The seven tracks here are all blues - but unlike other live blues sets, each track has a unique identity. "You Don't Love Me", "...Elizabeth Reed", and "Whipping Post" are my favorites on this listen, but there is so much to find in the sessions that I'm sure that will change on more listens. As a curated and edited set from four shows, it's a five-star album. I give it 4 stars simply because it's something I have to be in the right mood for while also having enough time to listen to the extended tracks.

Y'all mind if a white boy play a little blues?

I have heard of the Allman Brothers, but never really listened to their music. At first, it seems like Southern Rock. Then jazz creeps in. Then some rockabilly. And then some blues. WTF? How am I supposed to review this? I guess this is just a band that plays whatever they feel like, unconstrained by anyone else's idea of boundaries. Unfortunately, I did not really jam to any of it. Fine as background music, and probably REALLY good times for those who were at this or another Allman Brothers concert with friends and mood-altering substances. But it does not work so well for listening in the car or living room...

low 3.5. Favs: In Memory of Elizabeth Reed.

sympa mais rien de transcendant à mon goût. Impressionnant pour du live quand même. Perf notable mais c'est une des raisons pour lesquelles je suis pas un fan de live: le studio aurait rendu ça mieux même si ça donne une touche "authentique"

Stoooooooop

Well, this is awkward. I'm supposed to hate live albums AND blues album. But this is actually good?? First of, the audience shuts its collective mouth. You hear them between songs, of course, and there are a few whistles here and there, but that's it, and it never detracts from the music. And the recording is of high quality, there's barely any echo. You easily forget it's live. As for the blues, well, it's blues-rock, so it MOVES. Apart from the slow-ass third track, which bored me, the rest is very energetic. And the improv aspect means you never know where the song is going, but it also doesn't feel meandering, it's going somewhere. And boy, is it a journey, especially starting with the fourth track, "You don't love me". What a spectacular demonstration of sheer talent. "Hot 'Lanta" is also pretty phenomenal. All around, this was surprisingly fun. Some of the best guitar play I've ever heard. I can't imagine how incredible seeing those guys live must have been.

I’m so sick of dudes from the 70s. This list. Come on out of your fucking man cave.

This is was lovely but not much to say

Decent blues. 3,5

Rating/reviewing mid listen bc I know there isn't going to be anything here that moves me. The more I listen to blues albums on this list, the more I come to realize I fucking hate blues. Yeah sure it's one of the most integral genres to contemporary western music. too bad it all sounds like the same doo-woppy hoddy toddy crap.

The music is pretty good, but when you stretch songs to the lengths that was done here everything just becomes repetitive. I understand the whole point of this is long, rambling tunes, but I don't want it.

This live set isn't quite up my alley, for the most part. But "In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed" is fantastic.

Rock‘s greatest live album ever? Probably. And for those of you who like to bang on live albums (presumably for reasons of audio quality), the sound here is great, the playing is great, and this is not overdubbed (they did “erase” a couple of harmonica parts along the way). Also, for all you live album haters, there are a number of cases where it was the live album that actually broke the band (Cheap Trick, Peter Frampton, and Kiss all immediately come to mind, in addition to this one). After their first two albums were commercially unsuccessful, the Allmans, feeling that they did not want to be pinned down by the three minute pop song format, and wanting the energy of a live audience, ambitiously decided to undertake a double live album, which was essentially unheard of at the time. Their gamble paid off in spades. This is undeniably great stuff. And despite the extended format (the three longest songs check in at 23, 19, and 12 minutes) these do not meander or get boring. Easy five stars.

At Fillmore East is a preview of what Duane Allman could have accomplished if he hadn't passed so young. The guitar technique is impressive, and the fusion of blues, rock, country, and jazz is innovative, especially for the time.

They're good at what they do, I think, I'd just prefer they be good at it somewhere else so that I can listen to something more fresh and one-of-a-kind Still, it's easy to get engrossed in a lengthy jam session, and the one offered is pretty good, even if it forces itself to sit in the background a little

#237/1001 🇺🇸 Well this all felt a bit unecessary. There is some great playing on here but it soon becomes tiresome. That said my favourite bit was the 20 minute long final track. Best track: Whipping Post.

In another album review a few weeks ago I said something along the lines of "I prefer my blues more scuzzy". This is exactly what I had in mind - this is dive bar/95-degree outdoor music festival, bloated from too much cheap beer, lungs raw from smoking all day music. I haven't done any of that in a while (read: decades), and probably never will again, but the memories are more than fond. The obvious problem with this one is that it's too damn long, but "too much of a good thing" seems like dubious grounds for a star reduction.

Not a big fan of live albums, a some of the songs are stupidly long though don't actually drag, surprisingly.

Use to listen to this in my late teens/early 20's. There's something magical about it. It's peak jamband!

Really enjoyed this one. Callie immediately was grooving to it too!

This feels like more of a spectacle to have seen live, and man what a show it must have been. But within the translation of these (to what I understand) multiple performances, onto an album, there is energy that is lost along the way. Energy that we get whispers of through the guitar solos and extremely long jam sessions (Whipping Post is still pretty damn sick even with its place in the album). I think these dudes are phenomenal at their craft, but this doesn't feel like an album, or even a live album at that. As I think to Kolns concert, which was also not really an album but more of a performance, but still felt cohesive and fresh across each track. This one feels less like that. Its an interesting divide as to why I loved Koln, and didn't love this one as much, as they both kind of fit into the 'performance' category of albums on this list. Which is already taking a step away from how albums usually present themselves, as steps are taken to perfect and carve out each song. When you play something live or freestyle it, you start to lose out on those small details, as its difficult to include those types of crafted moments in the flesh. I feel as though I don't really have the correct words to discern the two from one another, or maybe its just too early in the morning as I write this. I do have the words to say that this was cool, worth listening to, but I will probably not return any time soon, as I am not a huge blues fan to begin with.

Not a big fan of live albums nor the Allman brothers. But it was cool

Track lengths freaked me out but I actually enjoyed it

im not a fan of instrumental music but i admit that its not bad

That was damn good !! It has everything I like, long guitar solos, technicity, the sounds of the 70's

All felt a bit too long and jammy. Didn't get into the groove of it.

Tämä livelevy herätti vähän ristiriitaisia tuntemuksia. Jotkut biiseistä ovat tolkuttoman pitkiä ja kokonaiskesto lähentelee 80 minuutia. Mutta kyllähän Allmanin veljesten bändi osaa jammailla oikein komeasti. Kokemus jää ehdottomasti plussan puolelle, mutta tuskin tulen tätä enää kokonaisuudessaan kuuntelemaan.

Сначала вроде грустный блюз. Но потом как пошли в прогрессив. Не слышал их раньше. Однозначно буду слушать ещё

Simultaneously inventing jam band fuckery and transcending anything that would ever come after. Wasn't quite ready for this side of the allmans in my youth, but damn, it flies! Even da da Da da DUM blues stuff becomes holy here.

yeah it was fun!

Some good jams, and an excellent live recording. It is not an album I'll be coming back to, but it was a nice listen.

a rare non-jazz case where i'm okay that a band played one song for 13 minutes* *I am not, however, okay that this is followed by a song played for 23 minutes

they's jammin

Pretty cool 3.5

My brother and dad have been trying to get me into the Allman Brothers for forever, and I just never cared to listen. But holy cow, they should've strapped me down and forced me to listen to this show, it was incredible. Great jams.

I appreciate the band’s insistence that they are not a jam band but rather a “band that jams,” which is a wholly arbitrary bullshit distinction that still provides cover to smug pricks like myself who like this album but would rather drink bleach than listen to Phish. Fun fact, before idiots yelled “free bird” at concerts, they yelled “whipping post”

Favorite Track: Stormy Monday

Oh my lord besties hurrryyyyyy up. I wanna go to bed. It's sleepy time. Nut up or shut up you know what I'm saying. Should live albums be on the list? Well that's not up to me to decide, but honestly they could do with some editing. Music is emotion and movement, and I felt little and twas too slow for my liking. If I were at this concert, I'd be checking my watch, making sure I had enough time left on the car park. Perhaps wondering when someone might give us a lyric. It's not awful, but it's not for me x

This is like a vegetarian eating a prime steak, perfectly cooked by a famous French chef. No matter how good it is it will never be properly appreciated. Similarly, I am not a fan of the blues or live albums so I cannot do a review of this one justice.

Fun! Got a little bored at the end but overall was good.

The irony of a song about being tortured and suffering being 20 minutes long is not lost on me

fun funky

fantastic live performance and amazing riffs.

ok from the first couple tracks i was a little concerned that this might be 70 minutes of just perfectly ok blues but it really picked up towards the middle. "you don't love me" won me over and "in memory of elizabeth reed" is incredibly good, with a sound that feels way more modern than it is somehow. might be the breakbeat and organs? then "whipping post" rounds it all out with some fun time signatures, great guitar work and.... hold up, is that frère jacques???? why the fuck not man. awesome. along with the recording quality being astoundingly good for an early 70s live performance, this album is really solid all round. it's just a shame it takes so long to wind up.

As a fan of live albums and bands that jam this record really does it for me. My favorite parts of this record is where the blues shifts more into Jazz and the guitar work has a bit of ethereal tone to it. I do feel like some of the songs don’t do enough to warrant how much they jam on it but it’s definitely an album I’ll keep going back to. Fav tracks: statesboro blues, stormy Monday, in memory of Elizabeth Reed, and whipping post

Great album with huge jams and amazing guitar

Amazing soulful whipping post...just a minute or so too long. Rest of the album was very jam heavy. Which would have been better in person

Álbum legal, mas cansativo. 3/5

I just knew when this popped up that there was going to be some kind of 10+ minute track and yep there it was. Otherwise not as bad as I thought it was going to be

Blues, long jams, guitar solos and two drummers. What’s not to like?

(Scene is set in a record store, 1971) “Hey dude, the Allman Brothers just put out a new double live album from the Fillmore, far out!” “A double album? That’s like an hour and half of music! That’s gotta be like 15 songs at least” “Nah it’s actually only 7.” “Well surely they played a lot of different stuff and it’s very musically varied?” “Not really, it’s just bluesy jams man. You gotta smoke the right stuff and it’s incredible man, you need to get this “ “I’m cool man, have you heard of this guy named Hendrix?” ⭐️⭐️

One of the best southern jam albums out there

shouldve cut out the nothingness between tracks this is why i dont like 90% of live recordings, especially older ones

I'm always weary of live albums. Most sound like shit. This is not one of those. I listened through this album twice while making dinner. I definitely got lost in the jams a bit, but it was all delightful, even if I forgot what song I was listening to.

I’ve never been much of a jam band guy, but this was really good. I thought the first half of the album was far better than the second half, but still really good overall

I like jam bands so in theory I should like this but it’s mostly just decent background music given the absurd track lengths. Also a shame that the original track sequencing is not preserved on the expanded edition. Might have liked that version better but I’m not about to make a custom tracklist.

From the opening you can tell this band is at the top of their game, they sound crisp and well oiled. The mix is really nice compared to so many other 70's live albums. Opening with "Statesboro Blues" is such a good call, it sets the table nicely and is such a classic blues-rock song. The guitar work is second to none and you can feel the fun they're having entertaining the audience & showing off their chops. I felt like the slow start to "Stormy Monday" took some of the wind out of their sails but they woke that song up in the middle, then went back to mellow. I'm not a jam band guy, so songs that are 19 mins or 23 mins long aren't my thing. I just don't see the point when you could give the crowd more songs to enjoy and less Hammond organ & harmonica solos. Overall it has its moments and they certainly know how to jam but man is it repetitive and long in stretches. I can't say it would make my T1001, it's just not my thing. 3 stars

i love a jam! might’ve not enjoyed this as much if i was actively aware i was listening to a 20 min song? but i had it on in the background so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ also great quality for it being live, i usually hate that, clearly pivotal for the jam scene

This album didn’t do it for me and I generally like blues, not the best live album I’ve heard either. Barely any songs on the album are theirs, the songs felt long which made the album feel long. Just not a fan.

An album of great musicians just not for me

Mollo sur les solo là

Crazy good jams in the second half, where the jazziness superposes the bluesiness. "In the memory of Elizabeth Reed" brings Latin influences, "Whipping Post" is an extraordinary 23-minute journey. Guitar skills are off the scale, as well as the telepathic band chemistry. Also, two drum sets? Nice! Problem is, I'm not sold on the first half. The ordinary blues numbers are neat, but nothing more. And "You Don't Love Me" has a cool riff, but the soloing here overstays its welcome. All in all, still very cool. Would recommend, and will dig into the discography of these guys. 3.5/5 - strong

If you told me this was the grateful dead I would have believed you.

No, you don't need to listen to this before you die. LONGGGG jamming sessions. A fun listen but nothing vital.

Fine

Pretty sweet Blues Jam session of a live album. Standouts are Stormy Monday, start of You Don’t Love Me, Hot ‘Lanta, Elizabeth Reed and Whipping Post.

cannot fault Duane Allmans guitar, arguably one of the best of the time. Its not exactly my taste its a bit jazzy with blues thrown in. Was a decent listen.

Guitar is immense. Makes you go, 'ughh' in a good way. He's bloody amazing, honestly. As a live album, pretty decent sounding, impressive musicianship. The songs don't appeal to me though. Not one made me think, "ooh I must hear this again". Good talent, meh songs, average rating.

Good! Solid sounds, which became slightly monotonous. In memory of Elizabeth redd is by far the best song.

Did not listen very attentively but was not captivated

Noodle blues

Statesboro Blues - 3.5/5 Done Somebody Wrong - 3.5/5 Stormy Monday - 3.5/5 You Don't Love Me - 4/5 Hot 'Lanta - 3.5/5 In Memory of Elizabeth Reed - 4/5 Whipping Post - 4.5/5 I knew when I only saw 7 tracks that were over an hour long that these guys could jam. But Whipping Post alone makes it worth it. I'm normally mixed on southern rock and blues rock in general, but they add a bit of jazzy flare that makes it worth listening to. Overall: 4/5 Favorites: Whipping Post

That Duane Allman guy’s pretty good at guitar I listened to this one a couple times and it really hit the second time. Statesboro Blues does such a great job of setting the tone; I just love that southern rock infused blues sound they got going on. Whipping Post is a classic too, Emily’s made me listen to that one a few times and I have to say it’s just a really cool song. The rest of the album just embodies what’s great about jamming: high energy, varied solos over the same backing, and just tons of creativity on display. Instrumentals are otherworldly, and vocals are pretty damn good too even though they’re not the focus of this one. Just makes me jealous I wasn’t there Don’t have much I disliked about this one, was a bit pickier about track lengths (20 minutes is a LONG time), but like You Don’t Love Me evolves so much over those 20 minutes it’s barely the same song. I think if it had to be something it’d be variety, so if you don’t love the bands sound you probably won’t find much to like in this one Still though, Blues Rock just might be my favorite genre (see Layla, Let it Bleed, Cosmo’s Factory etc) and I think this album embodies everything I like about the genre, just in a much different package than those albums which I like. I don’t think it’s quite as good as those two but the highs in this one are pretty damn high

BANGER ALERT!!! The absolute best a live blues rock can be. Very tight and technical, but with energy and flow. What a guy

One of the most consistently highly rated live albums of all time, this album was recorded over 5 shows on three nights in March of 1971. There have been subsequent iterations of this (the original) such as The Fillmore Concerts and The 1971 Fillmore East Recordings. This one was released in July of 1971 and has been the standard for live rock albums as well as Southern rock since then. This was The Allman Brothers Band third release and first live release, recorded at Bill Graham's Fillmore East. The building itself saw countless Rock and Roll Hall of Famers perform there during its heyday (March 1968 to June 1971). The Who, The Doors, Janis, Jimi, Miles Davis, Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Santana, CSNY, Led Zeppelin, and more all played there and many had their shows recorded with a built-in system. Many of these recordings still exist. The band pored over the recordings after each night to critique and to plan which songs would get re-recorded. The entirety of the first night's single show was scrapped due to a horn section that didn't seem to work. The subsequent tracks were culled from 4 shows over 2 nights. There was no overdubbing, these were presented as recorded, all except You Don't Love Me which was edited from 2 performances. The results were magnificent, though. Also, the ABB were not the headliners at the beginning of the 3 night run but they were by the end. Opens with understated intro and Statesboro Blues by Blind Willie McTell and rambles into Elmore James' Done Somebody Wrong, before blowing everyone's hair back with T-Bone Walker's Stormy Monday. The jazz segue in this song is enough to warrant a deeper dive into the ABB. They would fuse elements of jazz, classical, soul and R&B into their sound, and they did it better than anyone before and probably since. The entirety of Side 2 is Willie Cobbs' You Don't Love Me, which comes across as most serious rock and blues, until Duane Allman turns it into a blues revival before closing out the track. Again, this was edited together from 2 performances: one where they ripped the place up on the first part and one where they tore the place down on the second part. Side three consists of Hot 'Lanta and In Memory of Elizabeth Reed, the first ABB tracks on the album, before closing the album with Whipping Post, which takes up the entirety of Side 4 at 22:40. Groundbreaking album and it has stood the test of time, If 6 stars was an option, I would probably go there...

Now listen, the Allman Brothers are really good, make no mistake about it, and they certainly put out an awful lot of quality material after this release, yet this was recorded during their height, when everything clicked. The band had that internal ‘spark,’ that ‘something’ that people always refer to, there was a joy in their playing, there was a joy in their performing... and live was the way to hear this band first and foremost. They mixed and meshed blues with rock, flavoring it all with some nice southern funk. This album was the 'climax,' the 'peak,' this was the best part of the trip. The tough thing about this album is that during this era, every band felt that they had to have a double album, felt that they had to have a live album, and then felt that they had to have a double or triple live album, and please believe me, there were so many bad shows captured live that people were very dubious about live material, and rightly so, because few of them stood up or were able to capture the moment and hold it for all time. The reason for this is relatively easy to understand, most bands weren’t designed to play live. Bands did their studio thing, and then tried to take it to the road, while on the other hand, The Allman Brothers were a live band, a road band, playing live is what they did best, and if anything, it was their studio albums that lacked the spark and freedom of adventure that was afforded to them here on this release. This album was recorded with a great deal of care, and the remaster is even better, the digital clean up was not over done and actually perks up the essence of the night. A fine release for your live collection, one that should not be missed, I know it fires back lots of nostalgic memories for me.

Right, so I liked this more than I thought I would. But it did lose me over the course of the 1 hour and the rest of noodling. I bet it was so cool if you were there, but I wasn't in their world for it. I give it 3 - I have no plans to revisit, but it is music I'd not object to if it was on.

2.5

Hell yeah, great album, pretty much just what I want from a live album!

ehhhhh favorite: Stormy Monday

I don’t typically care for live recordings, but this one wasn’t bad. I’ve listened to the Allman Brothers a bit over the years, but I’m not really into their style of bluesy jam band rock.

Not my cup of tea but I also appreciate its good music. 2/5

Would have been a three if the tracks weren’t so damn long

Men be ramblin’

At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band earns five stars for being an excellent live, bluesy Southern rock jamfest. But it loses a star for its nearly 80-minute runtime and another for the fact that this is the **only** Allman Brothers Band album represented on the 1001 list. Surely one of their studio albums could have earned a spot instead of using a live album as the band’s sole representative. That feels like a cheap and dirty move by Demery and his critics, and it raises the larger question of what exactly qualifies for this list in the first place. Otherwise, this was thoroughly enjoyable, but it also feels almost unnecessary for anyone who wasn't already an Allman Brothers fan to begin with. If this is supposed to introduce listeners to the band, I’m not convinced this is the best place to start.

Really enjoyable live album. Allmans have always been good.

I’m finding I’m just not the biggest fan of the jam bands and their live albums. I respect what their doing and enjoy enough that I wouldn’t be upset if someone put it on, but more than likely I’ll never play it again myself

Off the bat, I was already annoyed at the fact that this was 7 songs but 80 minutes long. I only know a limited amount about the Allman brothers, but from what I did know my expectations were not high going into this. And I think it's fair to say that my expectations were met. This album doesn't sound bad per se. There's just nothing of note that sticks out in this album. All the songs blend in to each other,and they just don't end. I mean, this is basically a jam session just extended, and for me this got boring really fast. Fav Track: Statesboro Blues

Stellar, phenomenal

Jams and blues that go nowhere and do nothing. Actually quite tempted to give this one star for seriously overstaying its welcome. Quite grating by the end.

라이브버전밖에 없어서 안들어여의

I liked this album, only two downsides….i couldn’t find the studio version if there even is one, just the live so the audience was kinda annoying to hear clapping wise, and second some lengths of the songs were tooo long, 19 minutes for one song is a hefty stretch. But the music was superb, I definitely will be re-listening to a few of them on repeat

A bit too jammy but so good

Meandering guitar solos almost lasting 15 minutes, no thanks

Random infinite noodling. I couldn’t finish it.

If I made a movie about a detective in the 70s, I'd use this album as the soundtrack

This was fun. Like being a fly on the wall during a jam session. But because it was very improvisational, there weren’t any memorable tunes that I took away. I honestly couldn’t hum a single line from this album after having heard it.

I dunno why but this music reminds of a game called "Neighbours from Hell" (2003). Just heard it one time, maybe I need to hear it again.

Before today I was only aware of a couple Allman Bros songs like Ramblin Man and Midnight Rider... none of which I've been a particular fan of. And so my expectations for this album were not high at all. But wow, this album delivers so incredibly well. Great tunes, great improvisation. Some of the long jams stall a bit in momentum in places, but overall I really enjoyed this. Hot 'Lanta was probably the high point for me among many.

Despite not being super into blues or southern rock up until this point, I can still appreciate that this is a great live album and some of the best in this genre that I’ve heard. These are musicians at the top of their game, in their element, jamming to their heart’s content months before tragedy would fall upon the band. Even if some of the tracks drag a bit they’re engaging enough to generally be worth the time. This is a great representation of an iconic live album and it’s well-loved for good reason. I could see this being a band who’s music I explore more as their sound is more interesting in this space than most, to me. The tracks here, at least, are quite an adventure. 1 listen Favorite Track: Whipping Post

Though they can really rock, and I could put this on in the background, I've not been converted into a fan. With lengthy live tunes of 9, 19, 13, and 23 minutes, I found my attention wandering.

The band was cooking, but hot damn the songs just go on too long and sound too similar. Standard white boy blues with a guitar fetish.

Having never listened to Allman Bros before (though I've known of them for ages), I'm curious if they have other albums on the list. Eat A Peach, maybe? And if so, how does their studio work measure up to the live album. They seem like a band that's best live. 3 1/2 stars

Yep ... that sounds like a Jam Band live album ... lots of notes.

i'd never listened to the allman brothers before this, but now im asking myself why not! truly lifechanging album, one that demands the respect to be blasted on the good speakers, to the extent it feels disingenuous to listen to it through airpods. best example of blues i've ever heard, and the first lead guitar in a long time i've been truly wowed by. like stop what i'm doing levels of wow.

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Probably the closest any album has got to me understanding the “jam band” appeal, “Elizabeth read” was great, as was the rest of it tbf. Must be the first live album on this list not recorded in Newcastle lol

Enjoyed the beginning of this but it dragged a bit imo, idk if the non live ones are more concise but some of the longer tracks are a bit daunting lmao, I literally had my jaw drop when I thought I was on the last track and then another 23 minute song came on 2.5

A really solidly good live album with meandering guitar solos and gravelly vocals

I feel that this would be great to experience live. As an album it's okay for a single run through, but I don't think I would go out of my way to listen to it.

After the first two tracks I’m thinking, “ok it’s pretty good for the blues…” then Stormy Monday, they perform it pretty well and I’m glad for a more dynamic approach to the blues. Then they just fucking depart for the next four songs and I learn for the first time in my life that Allman Bros can rip some jams. They also can make some real interesting arrangments. And they play their asses off, so exciting in a live album. But I’m left feeling kinda stuck between blues, jam band, and jazzy stuff. And it’s not that bad, but something feels a bit lacking in unification that I seek in a great front to back album. So, 4 stars instead of 5 even though it kinda hurts to do that to the amazing performances here…

Great album, and I don't even love this band.

Notable Textzeile: It was all my fault, I musta' did somebody wrong Everything that happens, you know I am to blame Everything that happens, you know I am to blame I'm gonna find myself a doctor, perhaps my luck will change Ich mag Bluesstandarts. Und manches sind wirklich gute Bluesstandarts, von meinem unwissenden Standort aus gesehen. Aber schon wieder ein 13 und ein 19 und ein 23 Minuten Song, mit dem langweiligsten Gitarrensolo seit langem. Puh. Kurz gesagt (anders als die es spielen): Normales Songs gut bis besser als gut. Ewiglanges Gedöddel doof. 2.

Ich frage mich hier: Wozu der ganze Boogie? Wofür? Wozu Rock'n'Roll wenns nur rollt und nicht rockt? Als Studioalbum stelle ich mir das noch schlimmer vor. Daher

Generisch. Kenn ich bisher nur aus dem Almost-Famous-Soundtrack weiß aber nicht wo der vermeintliche Kultstatus herkommt.

Started out nice, then all sounds the same.

Very proficient but just not my thing. Had a few cool moments but they were few and far between

This was an ordeal. A double live album of proggy Country/Blues/Rock Made by Hairy White Men in the Seventies. I actually enjoyed the first half though, which felt like hippies making loose creative blues. Then the second half shifted into endless 20-minute prog/jazz wankfests.

"Not for me Clive"

Eurgh, why is each song SO long…

Has this been the most hateful listening experience of my entire life, quite possibly, after all I very much dislike live albums and having now heard them dislike The Allman Brothers Band even more but then again I have also been forced to listen to Paul Simon…decisions decisions… FFS - One star. Tom.

I liked the jam songs

This was the first 5 star album I got on this project. My feelings remain the same. Original review below. Felt so massive but could’ve been twice as long…did the original LP end with that teasing intro to Mountain Jam?

The Allman Brothers are a jambalaya of all of my favorite late 1960s band. Blues, psychedelic rock, feel good jams....perfect guitar that is smooth, dreamlike and gritty....that hammond b3 that's full of soul...and a chemistry between the brothers (of blood and bond) that parallels no other "Brother" band from this time period. I'm talking about you Brian, Carl and Dennis!

siento que este disco hay que escucharlo vestidos de pin up y bailando.

i love the grove

If I were to pick one album to explain the jam band genre, it would be this one. It is everything that jam band lovers and jam band haters love/hate respectively about the genre. As one who falls in the love side, I can still see the absolutely absurd excess and self indulgence on display. But I love it anyway. All that is missing is a 45 minute Mountain Jam, so make sure you check out Live At Ludlow Garage too

Don’t judge this until it really kicks in. The first few are just a warm up, then Duane Allman comes alive.

When it started I thought it's not my cup of tea but it comes into its own on the longer tracks. I hope this doesn't mean I like "jam bands" now.

Pretty remarkable musicianship, but perhaps a little too on the guitar rock side of things for my taste.

jam

- Proficient musicians playing jam-blues. - It started out well with the first couple of songs, but then it goes downhill with super long jam sessions on songs that go on forever. - Plus, it's a live album, and the quality isn't great - everything feels fuzzy. - I hope I never have to hear the riff for You Don't Love Me again. I was going to give this album a 2, but this song started pushing me to a 1... and then the songs become more of a chore for the rest of the album.

Litt glade i sin egen jam.

I remember being blown away by this on my very first listen, but every time that I've tried to return to it since then I have been less impressed. Live albums don't end up in my rotation too often unless the specific performances are changing the structure of the music. Definitely an awesome performance here, but I'll probably stick to the studio versions of the band's best tracks.

Fun, obviously well done. Not entirely my thing.

Muito solo, hein... O cara é bom, mas passa despercebido. É mais divertido pra ele fazer solo do que a gente ouvir.

This is a great one. The music really soars with the Allman Brothers' (and company) skillful improvisation. This album is an incredible experience to listen through Each track is unique and divided into sections that keep them fresh despite their long runtimes. It's a treat to experience this album and a reminder, 900 albums in, of why I am listening to all this music. Favorite track: "Whipping Post"

Super mid I can’t say I love listening to 20 minute songs for an entire album 2.5/5 Favorite: you don’t love me

One of the best: 1. Blues albums 2. Live albums 3. Southern rock albums of all time! "You Don't Love Me" is not interesting enough to be 19 minutes. That's the only thing preventing this from being a 5.

A real shame you quit the list eh Nolan? Nolan: yuh

Ok, so i really like blues music and I went through this album and while I like it, it's a live album. and I dunno, I think you have to be AT the concert for it to really hit with me. There are very very few live albums I like. This one is good. I'd give it a solid 3.75 out of 5 stars, but I'll never let any of these come close to my shuffles or every day listening. Duane Allman is just out of control on this, and Dickey Betts compliments him perfectly. Love the Allman Brothers Band!

Pretty good, good background noise

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not my fav genre

žešći smor... talent, da, ali uživanje gotovo nikakvo. ide u nedogled s dosadnim i generičnim solažama. možda sedamdeset i prve godine nisu bile generične, ali danas nažalost jesu. ni rijetko pjevanje nije neš... dijelove sam slušao aktivno, sa slušalicama, dijelove s pola mozga i u oba slučaja me umaralo. sinulo mi je, a i jedan je ocjenjivač to čak i zapisao prije mene, da valjda ovako zvuči progresivni rok ljudima koji ga ne vole

Technically it's very well done, but I'm unfortunately not a fan of the bluesy genre, so it felt like a bit of a slog.

Super repetitive but great instrumentals and vocals

I think I'll like Allman Brothers' studio recordings more than this. It listens like an extended jam session which is nice in smaller doses, but 11 minute tracks are just too much. Better than Grateful Dead's live album but a more structured studio recording is more to my taste

The playing is so good on this album and I really vibed with parts of it, but the length and the amount of dead air were too much. I don’t mind super-long songs if they tell a story or build towards something, but a lot of this was just aimless jamming.

Not exciting in any way. Boring jam band music for hippies.

music to listen to while doing something else (23 minutes??), great instrumental

not really my vibe

Some may say that this is too long or too jammy or too noodley but these people are wrong and should not be listened to. Deeply unserious. This is rock and roll

Ok

Reasonably pleasant–but not especially imaginative. I appreciate the bluesiness of it all, of course. Too long. Far too long.

20-minütige Jam-Sessions? Quasi die Vorreiter der heutigen Psych-Szene? Nehm ich!

Nicht furchtbar, aber ich hatte schnell keine Lust mehr darauf.

2 for too long

Para limpiar

oh 70's era.... biggest FOMO

Hueh

I never really followed those guys (it’s not really my taste) but they’ve got talent.

not a bad record! a tiny bit too bluesy for my taste on the less jammy songs, but the jams were amazing, as to be expected from a "jam band". maybe not my favorite thing ever but i can definitely see myself coming back to it if i'm in the mood. the first half was pretty good but nothing too special, but once they got to the jammier songs the album really picked up, so this probably deserves 5 stars; its really good and i quite highly recommend!

Let’s take the good parts of live performances and the good parts of studio recordings and leave all of those out entirely

Damnnnnn…..these guys got major SOUL!! This would’ve been an easy 5 for me if the songs weren’t so long. I’m sorry, but 20 minutes is too long. But their musicianship? Perfect. I’m jealous of everyone who got to see them perform live in the 70s. This stuff is gold.

good vibe and clearly masterful musicians. Was hard to pay attention to it while working so not sure I fully got into it but still enjoyed, like they were jamming in the room next to me. Hard to pick favourites when songs on it are up to 23mins long... but Statesboro blues and Stormy Monday stood out.

Kjedelig

Generic blues rock. Goes on for way too long and gets very samey very quickly. 3/5

The never ending jam session. Noen lyspunkter her og der, men dette for gubbebluesete. Hadde de låtene blitt sløyfet hadde det blit en fornøyelig enkel-plate.

Sidrompa rock.

Not being a musician myself, I'm afraid I couldn't really speak on the technical aspect of this album, just the enjoyment I got from listening to this. It was okay. It's a nice combination of rock, blues, jazz...so I think I can definitely see myself playing this in a situation where I don't have to pay too much attention to the music and just have something in the background, like a party or a gathering of friends. But to me, the album was not "amazing", it was just "okay"

There's a lot of jamming here

Live blues levy. Biisit maalailevia ja aika tunnelmallisia ja niissä on aika pitkiä vissiin improvisoituja välisooloja. Siksi semmosta aika chilliä kuunneltavaa. Parhaat: In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed

Great, classic bluegrass album

Not my thing, drawn out blues boogie woogie

This makes 3 records this week that are challenging. The first two were absolutely horrendous piles of shit that never should have been committed to tape in the first place. This is a live show that appeals only to those who would actually attend an Allman Brothers concert. Blues based redneck rock is just not that interesting. I’m not opposed to the idea of extended jams - as these tracks certainly are, but similarly jamming for the sake of jamming without adding to the tracks emotional core, seems rather pointless. To be fair, some of these jams work and overall the technical aspects and musicianship are first rate. The real issue is the sameness of the tracks which for a live show leads to boredom. They key to any live show really is pacing and using songs to change the listener’s engagement and activity throughout the show. That doesn’t happen here. As for live shows, there are much better live recordings, for example, Thee Oh Sees - Live in San Francisco comes to mind immediately- that get how it is all connected and engage the audience throughout. When I listen to live albums I truly want to immerse myself in the album as if I was there. Live at Fillmore East doesn’t do that at all. It’s kind of meh. 2/5

Wow, these are great musicians who clearly mastered their craft. And I loved it! Great solos/ jams that went on forever, but didn’t overstay their welcome.

Nothing for me here. Boring trad American blues rock. It filled an hour of a car journey, at least the drive distracted me from the tedium of this record.

If rock was also jazz

Too much noodling. Their studio work is far better

Fire jam band sesh

Nooooooooodlllllllleeeeeee. 3.1/5

Good album, but not the best of the band

This is a bluesy/rocky exploration. I loved Stormy Monday in particular. I hadn't really listened to them before beyond "Jessica" and "Ramblin' Man." I think that I preferred this musically. I loved the feel of a band this tight jamming away,

boring not at all my style

Jam bands aren't my thing but I can hear the appeal to this album. The song lengths rival Funkadelic, but seem to keep you engaged even during the instrumental parts.

I wanted to like this more than I did. Especially coming after the Yes album. Oh well. Still solid but didn’t wow me.

still not a fan of live albums. while the Allman Brothers are a classic this album is not. much better choices exist than this album. but then I have a severe anti-live album bias.

Ever listen to blues? Ever listen to blues... high

Didn't grab me

Boomer Bend: The Musical

Good riffs and shredding.

Duane and Dickey together now you know you're in trouble.

Allman Bros. have always seemed like a band designed to be seen live in a rowdy crowd rather than listened to alone with a set of headphones.

Country jazz

Great live album Standout songs: You dont love me Whipping Post

Starts off bluesy, dabbles in psych rock by the end. Great guitar, loved the baseline at points. Accidentally listened side 1, 4, 2, 3. Very jam band, hearing some Goose. Santana and them played together at one point? Makes sense.

Why the hell is there a live album on here? This just sounds like a jam session that goes on way too long. I appreciate the technical ability but it does not make for a fun listen. 5/10

Whipping post will always be one of my all time favorite songs. This specific live album was a bit ....Click to Read More...

Another live album on the list, get this shit outta here

Live album. Just sounds like they were jamming. So why is it here. 2.5/5

Really long and was struggling to get through it at times. Overall a rewarding experience though, some cool guitars scattered all throughout. Not something I imagine myself revisiting though. Rating: 6.1/10

5/5 one of the best live albums oat

1 hour and 18 minutes of pure guitar play heaven

The first few songs are just 12 bar blues type tracks with a standard blues rock feel. Then "Stormy Monday" comes along and reminds me that when the Allman Brothers do instrumental, it is just really enjoyable to listen to. Then the tracks get longer and longer with only "Hot 'lanta" breaking up what seem to just be jam sessions rather than tracks. This must have been an amazing gig to go and see. Just a really chilled out feel and riffing galore. (3.125)

Southern rock/jazz/blues! Let's go. Fuck I love me some good blues riffs! Damn the Stormy Monday intro is so smooth! Yeah man, this song is so bad ass! Cant help but start dancing a bit to You Don't Love Me. Fuck man, I need to get us an electric guitar!

Very long very jammy. whipping post is a great one

The extended jams often felt repetitive and dragged on longer than necessary. Not one I will revisit again.

Did not expect a jam band on this one. What a treat. Also didn't expect so much blues to be in this one rather than a folky sound. Just guys being dudes on this one, probably high as the sky

Unbelievable perfect live album

These guys can jam, there’s no doubt. It’s no Sweet Melissa though. I’ll give them a five for skill and execution minus one because it’s not my jam.

Blues rock, Southern rock, Jam band.

Another blues rock jam band from the '70s? Please, sir, I'd like some less

This is #day686 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… from yesterday's an hour and a half of mid-'70s funk, soul, jazz, and whatnot, to today's almost equally an hour and a half of early '70s psychedelic blues jamming. I don't really mind! This is a 3 out of 5. Looking forward to #day687.

Great jams.

Don't really like live albums. This one wasn't too bad to just have jamming in the background while I was working

What I like about this challenge is that it’s making me consume music in a different way. I would never usually listen to a ten minute song that is mostly guitar. Historically I’ll find a song I like and repeat it again and again; preferring the predictably exciting over letting an album play in its entirety and following it through its ebbs and flows. Listening to an album as an ambient experience makes sense with albums like this, but I’m not really used to it, having grown up with an ipod that I can cherry pick the songs I like on. I don’t know why I’ve said all of this but I hope I can be more open minded to all different genres and eras of music in the future. It’s one thing to WANT to like new music but obviously what we actually DO like is shaped by everything we’ve heard before and the way we’ve heard it, to a certain extent. Anyway, all of this is to say that this is a 2 for now, but maybe not forever.

Me ha encantado, sobre todo porque es en directo. Calidad musical excelente

Fun

sehr bluesig, sehr gut gespielt!

Sicher ein gutes Live Album aber nicht mein Geschmack

Easy to listen to but didn’t get me too excited.

This is probably one of the best “jam band” albums out there. Faint praise because jam bands by and large are wanky stoners who have never met a song they couldn't beat the life out of. But it tops other faint praise lists two. It's probably among the best “southern rock” albums. It's among the most iconic “live” albums. They hadn't even written “Jessica” by this point, and fully half of this album is made up of blues numbers they didn't write, but I guess that's neither here nor there. If nothing else, this is a defining document of the guitar skill of Duane Allman, which I don't think is reason enough to have to listen to this but I also cannot deny, the dude knew his way around the instrument. It's certainly a fair stand-in for dozens of other, worse albums of this genre. This is the one that had a talented backing band, that had two drummers for reasons best known to Duane himself (eat your hearts out Slipknot), that arguably brought “Hotlanta” into common slang. It's not really earth shattering stuff, but there is a certain beauty to a solid set of guitar solos. Even if, by every sensible metric, they are far too long. LP2 is the better output, which is nice since it's the stuff the Allmans actually wrote themselves. It obviously includes Whipping Post, a track that became mainstream enough to be a belter for the generic mid-tier country rocker on any season of American Idol, while also being something that Frank Zappa would often play live and even record late in his career. Probably Whipping Post survives even in a world where Duane doesn't die tragically young. I don't think this version is a particularly good representation of it (I feel the chorus, which is the emotional weight of the song, is rushed and stumbled), but let's be honest, this is on here so we can listen to 3ish minutes of Gregg and 20 minutes of noodlin'. Gregg could have been singing Baa Baa Black Sheep drunk and in Tagalog and no one would be listening. For my money I think In Memory of Elizabeth Reed is more interesting. It's long, skilled, but doesn't feel so much like an endurance run. But again, if I have to listen to something like this, better this than the Dead, Phish, Gizzard, Goose, whatever. I know I won't come out of this totally unscathed by the rest, but at least I can respect this inclusion. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ½

It might feel unfair, but the older I get, the less I enjoy blues music. Even the tedeschi trucks band I used to dig doesn’t hit the spot anymore. Oh nice it’s only seven tracks, I’m sure I won’t have to listen to noodling for too long….it’s 80 minutes 💀

Love this

Great life album

I was not familiar with your game allman bros. This was a great listen. Had some long drwan out groovey jams. Little more bluesy than a dead record (at least to me). Saved a handful of tracks from this album. Going to be coming back to this forsure

First off I’ll say I’m surprised none of their studio projects made the list (but someone like Morrissey has three solo albums🤔). But this is a classic jam band live album of some blue eyed southern soul. The Allman Bros were one of the first classic rock bands I got into; the slide guitar by Duane and Gregg’s vocals really hooked me. Sure this album is far from polished, as well as on the longer side (mountain jam alone is a half hour), but I have so much nostalgia listening to this which in my opinion is one of the greatest live albums ever recorded. Plus, this is better than majority of the blues coming out of England at the time. Still too long, raw and too much jamming to give it 5, but 4 stars here is perfect.

not as good as Joni Mitchell’s Blue

Yes

There were a lot of great opportunities to stand in a long beer line at this concert.

Enjoyable to work to but not a huge stand out for me

Initially wasnt fussed at all but its grown on my particularly the second half.

Pretty dull and samey

Made me wanna drink a cold sixer by the river

Great background music for working. Great musicianship and especially enjoyed two drummers

Wow. Though as Julia pointed out - for those of us who don't listen to The Blues very often, it's hard to distinguish different artists. So maybe that's a 'wow' for The Blues.

I admit to only listening to the first song and then the famous 22-minute Whipping Post extended jam. Good stuff! Would love to grow out my hair, pull up to the Fillmore on my road hog, light up a blunt and vibe out to this. But I can't!

Im liking this so much more than expected. Storm on Monday is great

Dit is een blues album die ik meer kan waarderen dan eerdere blues items. Als je er eenmaal in zit werkt hij lekker. Soort trance weer. Het gaat bij dit album echt om de muzikanten en wat ze kunnen in plaats van het collectieve nummer. Ik kan het wel waarderen je hoort plezier in het maken van muziek. Ik vind vooral de lange nummers met weinig zang leuk. In memory of elizabeth reed is echt fantastisch. Ik word er wel heel blij van. Tikt bijna de 5 wel aan denk ik. Ik vind het wel een van de leukste blues achtige albums tot nu toe.

Beste live album wat ik heb gehoord. Eindelijk blues rock die niet slechter is dan de normale blues. Je hoor ook veel jazz, country en af en toe zelf wat gospel. Veel improvisatie met twee drummers die polyritmisch spelen, erg lijp. De gitaren zijn niet aan het vechten en geven elkaar veel ruimte. Erg bijzonder ga die nog veel vaker helemaal luisteren. Hier had ik bij willen zijn.

hrtsfgrthrth

Boring not my type at all. Very bluesy.

Yet more jam band dross, yet another live album filled with noodling. I can hear the talent from outer space and I don’t mind the lack of structure but I do mind the unending public masturbation.

This is so much better than Live / Dead, for instance, which I can't remember if I did but I hope I gave it a 2 , just because the interplay is spectacular between all the members and the ways jazz is shoved to the forefront are great as is the two drummer setup. It's still something I struggle with a little though just sort of innately. But it's undeniably good.

I did not get it. Too bland?

My delight at seeing 7 songs quickly changed when I saw it was AN HOUR AND 18 MINUTES LONG. Whatever, this could have been perfect and I'd stil knock off points for being unnecessarily long (even for a live album)

Just end the damn song...

Stormy monday was the best

Not much to say but classic the guitar work is sublime

Classic rock/blues jams. It’s legendary, it’s lengthy and it’s live

Great musicianship and good tunes. A bit meandering at times but I think that is the point

As a drummer I’m not sure how I felt about the two drummers thing. I found it a bit distracting. I thought there fusion part of the show was more interesting than the blues part. But maybe I’m just a bit over blues? Definitely a great album!

Shook a lot of ass to this

I don’t like live albums and I don’t like jam bands. This is unfortunately both. To top it all off, it’s also very long. There’s great talent on display, but I get no real enjoyment from it. Because I have to listen to a minutes long section of a 18 minute song with tiny guitar licks and nothing else. And all I can think during this is that this is on the list when so many other amazing albums aren’t. It could be transcendent for some, but for me it was just a struggle.

good vibes mais pas inoubliable

I don't really like the tone

Sometimes I’d come up for air and be like “they’re still going?” or “another false finish before we hit the fourth stage of the jam without ending the song?”, but ultimately it’s an album you’re just supposed to swim in so you gotta get past coming up for air and dive back into the pool of extended blues rock improvisation and jamming and soak it in. Band’s great, production’s really clean for a live album, just gotta get 76 minutes of time free to chill.

Uma das performances ao vivo mais eletrizantes que já ouvi. Uma gravação verdadeiramente espetacular, energética, implacável e sufocantemente impecável. É um álbum longo que não te cansa, pelo contrário, te impulsiona, te enche de vida, alimenta a alma. Toda a banda performa em níveis apoteóticos. O empenho da guitarra domina a cena, é claro, ela canta e geme notas reverenciaveis, solos psicóticos que demandam sua atenção indivisível. Mas o backing é sensacional também, a percussão marechal, os vocais reclamantes, o baixo pulsante, o panteão do Blues em claro e bom som. Muita emoção humana em cada segundo desse gigantesco álbum. 5/5

Solid album and nice jam band type playing. Enjoyable listening but likely won't revisit much.

Talented but it bores me after a while

Meh.

Didn't know what to expect but this was a delightful listen. It's more instrumental and jamming, reminds me of those impromptu jazz sessions. It's a good album to put on as background noise, has some groovy stuff there. I enjoyed it to my surprise. Didn't bother with the deluxe version though for the standard edition of the album is quite long on its own despite having 7 tracks.

Another band I barely knew anything about before. At first it just sounded like a standard blues rock band. After a few tracks I thought I knew what made their sound distinct and that’s when I got hit with the first long jamming track. I never really got into jam bands and now I can see why. There were a lot of great sections in those 20 minute tracks. But after about 7 minutes I’m ready to move on. Toward the end of “Whipping Post” they do a riff of “London Bridge is Falling Down” and that’s where I knew they were messing with us. I now appreciate guitar solos much more. They can accomplish the same improvisational showcase without overstaying their welcome. Sometimes leas is more. But I have to comment on this coincidence and contrast: the album I got right before this also features blues rock tracks and released in the same year. But it was so soulless and selfish and bland compared to this one. So while this sort of “director’s cut” version of this band’s music isn’t for me, I at least can say it’s still high quality stuff.

So much more credible than I first thought. I must admit I judged this hard at first. Seemed like another set of ordinary white dudes from the 60s (okay early 70s) appropriating the blues and not really adding anything interesting. I love the scale though. Despite it being quite locked into that electric blues style, there is a lot of cool musicianship and genuinely expressive ideas.