At Fillmore East

Is there a better American rock band? Jamming but not tedious.

Viimeseen asti revittelyä ja fiilistelyä soittimilla. Biisit voi olla yli 20 minuuttisia. Sopii varmaan jonku tekemisen taustameluksi. Ei täysin mun musaa.

Great guitar riffs and groove. Didn't notice a "boring/uninterested" part. Would listen again

Très bon album, j’avoue que j’ai trouvé ça un peu long au final. Si la conversation est intéressante c’est une excellente musique de fond mais je ne l’écouterais pas attentivement

ça pu bien

Esse tipo de blues rock não é para mim. É muito chato esse troço.

Great vibes. My kind of music, just super cool and fun

Guitar go burr wang Wong

Prefer the whipping post tbh.

(67/100)

3 seems harsh cuz honestly it is quite good but I am probably never coming back to it so I can’t really say 4

I have 1000000 different options to choose from if I want to listen to something like this.

I made it like two songs in and technically speaking it’s really good I was just really not in the headspace for over an hour of this

groovy, i like it

Alright

3 + 1 for meeting notability guidelines.

Very groovy, this was a good one

Who knew of this soulful rock experience? i like it and would play it again. Some good variety and punchy moments, but bluesy too, liking it.

They're really good, and I don't know if they've written a bad song, but none of their best stuff is here. The stuff that is all feels a bit forgettable.

Honestly I really fucked with this album. I enjoyed the live-ness of the album and just listening to the instruments. Not sure if they're jazz or rock but it was fun. Why they started playing Joy to the World at the end of their first 20 min song idk. Last couple of songs were really boring and long but not bad. 4/5

Not that into jam bands but it was solid

this is long and bluesy. As a blues man its a bit too much for me and its long as heck. 22 minutes for Whipping post? come on man.

An hour and eighteen minutes of bluesy guitar solos. Not for me at all but I get why folks would dig it. I could handle about 15 minutes total

20 minute songs are absolutely outragous

Who doesnt like the blues?

One of the all time best.

Cool album, crowd getting right into it - I completely missed the Allman brothers, but they play some great rock n roll

325/1089 i mean, it was a nice relaxing listen while i read. good background music but not sure i need to go back to it 56/100

Ах.. Снова эти южане. Ну не нраится мне, ну вот не знаю. Что CCR слушал что теперь небезызвестных The Allman Brothers Band. Выдающийся инструментал, балдёжный блюз, гармошка, ну красота прям. Но этот вокал, эта манера исполнения... Даже хз как описать. Не быть мне фанатом южного рокешника похоже. За крутой инструментал, уважение к группе и безусловный шедевр Whipping Post - поставлю 4.

The riffs on You Dont Love Me go crazy. Besides that, its decent, just not something I would go back for

boring and uninspiring

This was cool but fell into the background

Excellent musicianship redefining what blues can sound like

This is a supreme jam style live album. Definitely one of the best I’ve heard and technically it’s excellent. It ebbs and flows but mostly at a high tempo. It’s not really my style as I prefer tighter compositions or blues style guitar that has more slow, emotive and powerful sections for emphasis where this is rarely getting below 3rd or 4th gear. But it’s hard to deny the talent on show and it would have been an epic live performance to sit in on. Probably a high 3 on enjoyment alone but it feels like a significant recording and technically there’s a lot to like, so felt the 4 was deserved.

Really enjoyed that.  You could argue that it goes on a little too much, which it does, but it does it with such style and quality it's largely forgiven.  As a piece of work, it's exceptional to have such interplay between the artists.  It's fluid, engaging and allows them all to express themselves creatively real time.  It's this last point that amazes me.  It's a point in time performance that happened to get captured, and that exact moment of interaction shaped it to what it ultimately became.  I know it's not all unscripted clearly, but this is effectively a polished jamming session, and I think that makes it unique and interesting. I think its aged but it's still class!

This is great example of when a live album really works. I'd not listened to The AB before but I immediately wished I was at one of these gigs. Listening to a band play their songs and then just have a general blues jam is live music at its best. It was all well executed, if fairly generic, blues rock. In parts, the album is a bit rambling through the extended improv sections but I was listening on a long drive and could just surrender to it with any repetition feeling appropriate. Good find.

What should you do if your band has recorded two albums, both of which sold poorly? Should you change something about the sound? Maybe the production? Or give up music altogether? Of course not, you need to record a live album immediately, then things will really take off. This approach worked in the 70s! I've encountered a similar case with Peter Frampton, but this is a bit different, since the Allman brothers always viewed their studio recordings as polished versions of their songs, which truly blossomed in concert. And here it must be said that blues is generally an acquired taste, but even not all blues lovers can appreciate the technically powerful, yet extremely lengthy instrumental jams that the band (obviously heavily stoned) stretched out for dozens of minutes live. But if you enjoy that kind of thing, this album is for you!

Blues Hammer from Ghost World without being frat boys.

Whipping Post could have used another 10 minutes.

A this was a great live album. It’s all they’re familiar hits some 25 minutes longer than you would normally hear them but awesome to listen to. I won’t say too much more than that.

**An ok album, very blusy

Great jams

Too crunchy

Whipping post är en av de bästa låtarna jag vet. I den här liveversionen är den magisk. Väldigt bra live-album överlag måste jag säga. Det är oändligt med girarrsolon men det funkar för att Duane Allman är så vansinnigt skicklig (galet att han dör bara några månader senare). Fruktansvärt bra! Början av You Don't Love Me är också magisk, sedan går den lite vilse i alla solon. In Memory of Elizabeth Reed, också mycket bra. Gillar detta mycket!!

Having never listened to the Allman brothers before, I found this album quite enjoyable. Some of the tunes are pretty funky, there's a lot of blues going on. Is it an album to listen to before you die? Probably not, but still worth a lesson

Phenomenal live album. It really showcases the band at its finest while jamming to some of their best tunes. It's great background listening.

Great album.

Allman Brothers Band were great live, but they just sound better on record!

track 1 : 3.5/5 track 2: 3.5/5 track 3: 5/5 (fav) track 4: 2.5/5 track 5: 4.5/5 track 6: 5/5 track 7: 4.2/5

Southern. Meh.

Never been much for blues rock, but I’m assuming this album made a splash in that scene when it came out. Not sure I’ll listen to this front to back, but obv some very tasty guitar and organ here.

Jesus Christ this was boring. What a masturbatory album. I try not to get too much into critiquing art forms I don’t enjoy; but jam bands just seem like the most absurd, pointless, and annoying concept of all time. If you release an album in 1974 that 80 minutes, and the 2014 rerelease is 300 minutes, just kill yourself. The guitarists just fucking around through one chord progression in 4 minutes while everyone else has a smoke. Being in the crowd for this would be absolutely tedious were I guess it not for huge amount of drugs. If I could rate this 0 I would. I started to like the first sign thinking it was an okay jazz rock album and just hated it.

I have to be in the right mood for jam band stuff, and I was in that right mood for this album.

I just don't really care for live albums though the sound quality on this one is excellent. While this isn't for me, I liked the music enough to go look for some of their other albums to give them a try.

This was okay. I love a good jam, but maybe not for every song of a live album. I like The Allman Brothers well enough, and maybe if I was a big fan I’d like this a little more. The 23 minute “Whipping Post” jam was great, and the rest was fine, but not amazing. I’d rate this 3.5 stars if I could, but I’m rounding down, mostly because I’m unlikely to revisit this again.

good live album, perfect for locking into work

All hail to Princess bubblegum.

AWESOME. Classic Blues Rock at its finest.

It was a good blues album, but I just don't really like blues

So far my favourite rock album. The instrumentals are beautiful, especially the guitar riffs. Beautifully produced album. Some of the best guitar solos I have heard, especially in the song You don't love me. This album made me realise that sometimes you don't even need vocals, instruments can sing too, case in point Hot Lanta. Favourite song in the album - Whipping Post No. of favourited songs - 4/7 Rating - 4/5

cool

um ya i dont think a 19 minute song is ever necessary. oh... i didnt realize there's also a 23 minute song until just now :(

lot's of great guitar solo's

Announces itself as a masterpiece with Statesboro Blues and never lets up

I really enjoyed it. Much more than I expected

0 liked songs.

- this shi is pretty good - ngl i dont got much to say about this one but it hits harder than matthew when he's abusive - matthew pls dont hit me no more - the blues are really good

- I already love The Allman brothers coming into this so its gonna be hype af however why isn't eat a peach on the 1001 book... - The guitars are already mad impressive fam - definitely older sounding album, however still has that Allman lick that you love to hear - Sen Sen Sen sean sean sean seahn seahn - relisten quality not so good tho...

I can respect this but it's all a bit polished for my tastes. I like my blues to sound like it's being played by a virtuoso who is a dozen beers and bottle of rye deep and he's had to tape his guitar back together because a good old boy thought he looked at his woman the wrong way - it's held together now by rage, torment and gorilla tape and damn it sounds good. This is not that. They don't sound like they made a bargain with the devil. They sound like they practised for thousands of hours, dialling their tone, their rhythm, their cohesiveness. And, as I said, I can respect that, but it's not what I like in the blues. After the first few tracks it turns very jam-band. Again, I'm not opposed to jam music but I feel there are two styles - this is the "let's vibe on this for a while before resolving back to the original song" style jam. It's wandering, noodly, and it creates a vibe but doesn't tell a story. I prefer the jam that is telling the story - think some of the stuff on the Elder album Dead Roots Stirring, or maybe Hendrix (or even better - Uluru Rock by Earthless). Jams that are telling the tale - they feel free form but they have a structure: an escalation, a variation, a climax, then a resolution. One is saying "we're having fun, let's just hang out for a while longer" while the other is actively moving the story forward. Both have a place, but only one of them do I actually enjoy.

I feel like live albums are never a good idea. There are more people that don't have a good time than people that do from listening to live albums. Think about it. If you know the songs, you likely know them played a particular way. Live albums don't guarantee you that. Or if you don't know the songs, like me here, you can't learn to like them properly. Or you can't join the experience of the band and audience as the concert took place, because you're always left wondering what's next. My first decree as Dictator shall be to politely ask all bands to rerecord their live albums as studio albums.

hoo boy this has a 23 minute song. lets see if they earn it classic blues sound. reading the wiki article tells me its jam band which i guess explains the album length lol. i like the vibes, definitely an album you can just chill and listen to. stormy monday has some great rock organ, and the guitar kind of goes crazy ngl. the more up tempo stuff i can kinda bop along to as well. damn that solo at the end of you dont love me that ended up being more than half the length of the full song. AND THEN THEY PUT JOY TO THE WORLD IN THERE... i get why this genre exists. its not really for me because i dont have the endurance to listen to a 30 minute song with that much attention but if i had to pick an album highlights: stormy monday, you dont love me

What a sexy live band.

A bit too noodle-y, but it worked fine as background music on a sunny day. But why does it have to be a double record?

Love their sound and love it live!

Nothing has changed in that I don't prefer live albums, but this one was pretty good. They really jam out on this. There were certainly parts where it dragged on a little long, but those guys were having fun up there.

Live blues. Is what it is. Shorter tracks better. But as a live album you’d probably have gotten more by being there.

Incredible rock from a band who just seem to know where each other is going at any given moment.

Good, but a bit long winded

Long winded at times.

4/5 Best Song: In Memory of Elizabeth Reed Worst Song: Stormy Monday Weirdest Song: You Don't Love Me Honorable Mention: Whipping Post Epic live album from Allman Brothers. Great guitar solos and instrumentation throughout. Starts a little slow but really kicks off at You Don't Love Me and only gets better from there.

#16 A live album of long blues rock jams. None of these songs did anything for me. I wouldn't say it's bad, it just feels long-winded and aimless.

upbeat blues fw it

I enjoyed this more than I thought I would! Cool vibes, wel executed and interesting enough compositions

I don't think I would pick it on my own to listen to, but goddamn if this wasn't fucking great.

23 minute song

I like driving rock and roll with electric guitars, and I also like long dynamic jazz pieces that are alternately mesmerizing and arresting, so this definitely works for me. 4/5. Sure, this probably fits on a hugely long list of must listen music. Maybe on mine.

Nice album. Lot of good moments.

y se quejaban porque taylor tiene una canción de 10 minutos

This is an absurd amount of noodling, and most times I find that really annoying. This was not one of those times. Wish I'd been invited to this party.

Sweaty, white-guy blues.

I actively hated the first three songs—bluesy Southern rock could not be less my thing—but in a shocking plot twist, I actually preferred the winding jams that characterize the back half of the album. I doubt I'd ever listen to this again, but I appreciated the obvious talent involved. And by dudes in their early 20s, no less.

nie mój styl

solowki sa mega smieszne, i tez zajebista jakosc produkcji jak na to ze na zywo nagrywane i w 1971 r.

Folks fun

I can appreciate a lot of this but for a Live album it doesn't have a lot of fun interactions and sort of meanders around

Legends. Masters. Whatever you want to label this band they are rock, blues, messiahs. So many people owe so much to bands like this. This is a live album which normally makes me cringe, but this one works

A live blues jam album. It’s not good is it

Luscious

While this album is sonically and technically lovely, every song sounds the same, and the entire album ends up feeling very unimpressive and “fine”. I shudder to imagine the boredom I would get from being sat in the audience as this set was played at me, as I simply would have had to locate the fusebox, and jammed my finger into an open socket to shorten the thing for the greater good. Don’t worry, I’m sure another rock album will be given to me next, to add to the growing plethora that seems to make up this entire list!

Always enjoyed this one!

Kinda forgettable

Chill background music

yah incredible

Kinda just the definition of mid

I don't like blues and I don't like live albums, so this isnt for me. In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed grew on me, but the rest was rather forgettable.

I got on board the ABB train late in life, and even well after loving the Dead and other jam bands for a couple decades or more. But this album is just an excellent summary of all that there is to love about ABB. Strong 4+, maybe a 5.

meh

I don't like guitar solos and here we have a fine example of how awful they can be. Self indulgent egotistical noise. Santana it ain't.

I’m not opposed to this style of 70s hard Southern rock. In fact, it’s something I’ll occasionally put on. This was just ludicrously long and self-indulgent, though. Had it been 30 minutes shorter, I’d have given it a much more favourable review.

Alright rock, VERY long and uneventful though. I think listening once was enough for me.

good jams, kinda long

The band is so cool but the album 'at fillmore east' is not the best album to them. Theres a album named where it all negins is better :^)

Despite the long jams it was still enjoyable.

That this is the only Allman Brothers Band album on the list is an actual crime. As for At Fillmore East, I don't personally find it the band's best album. But it is an excellent live album (widely regarded as one of the best ever across genres). This was just a great time.

1. ★ Statesboro Blues - Good start to the album, great recording and guitar 2. Done Somebody Wrong - Is groove… maybe not much else 3. Stormy Monday - Like nighttime jazz in a cafe 4. You Don’t Love Me - Nice breakdown in beginning; almost halfway through, feeling done 5. Hot ‘Lanta - It’s nice to listen to and all, but it’s just not for me, really I could say this for the whole album so far 6. In Memory of Elizabeth Reed - … okay that’s enough 7. Whipping Post - Okay I’m done! Never really heard of this band before. I think they’re talented, but just not for me. One star for talent and one star for passion… then minus one star for dragging it out too long. Just something that I would never listen to again.

Not for me. Feels too much directionless noodling to me. Fav track: Stormy Monday

This is very very good and unique but feels a little long for me and I don't see myself ever listening to it again

it’s fine

Awesome !!!

great live album with fun improv

Second day in a row of live albums from Fillmore (had quicksilver messenger service yesterday). Both are testaments to the power and vitality of live rock music of the period. They capture something the studio albums never can: the interplay and groove of a tight group of musicians. Live at Fillmore starts out kinda lame with the old school blues of ”statesboro blues”. But the album really picks up steam and ”Hot ’Lanta” and ”In Memory of Elizabeth Reed” are two absolute stunners. Tight, groovy, explosive aural beauty.

more blues

Live Blues/Jazz jam band music. Obviously not as polished as a studio album but that's really the beauty of it. Duane is awesome and is so smooth and rhythmic with his solos, even 10, 15, 20 minutes of it doesn't get old.

Not for me.

Not a huge jam band fan, especially the recording and not live. This had some very long parts that I just wanted to skip over. Specifically in You Don't Love Me. 3/5

folk rock is such a fun genre I quite enjoyed ‘Stateboro Blues’ ‘Stormy Monday’ is such a good love rendition but my favourite of the Live At Fillmore pieces were ‘Done Somebody Wrong’ and ‘Whipping Post’. This love album further solidified my interest in Blues rock and folk. Rating: 4/5 GEMV (10.05.2026)

Pretty good live album, especially the blues material. Love to hear a great band jamming!

A first live album on this journey- which I’m sure if you were at the concert was a hell of an evening. I’m not entirely sure what I’ve listened to though- rock, blues, jazz, country? I guess a mixture of all 4. Vocally I wasn’t overly won over however the music itself never felt repetitive and despite a couple of the tracks been loooong.. it flowed well and the ‘jamming’ sessions were warmly recieved by my ears. Unfortunately however due to the vocals not being to my taste and the fact I actually wasn’t in the room for the concert I wasn’t fully sold on the album. For that I’m going to give it an overall 8/10 Best song- ‘in memories of Elizabeth Reed’ Worst track- ‘done somebody wrong’

Allman Bros It kind of all became one long jam. An enjoyable jam, but a jam. Standouts for me were the drums/guitar duel of You Don't Love Me, and the twin guitar of Hot Lanta. Bonus point for using two drummers. Always love a duel drum attack 😂 Best Track - Hot Lanta Worst Track - Stormy Monday (which I know everyone calls a classic but...) 7.5/10

Was fun and relaxing. It's not a lot that I see an album with songs going over 10 minutes, though. woooah

Pretty decent jam band album. Gets pretty repetitive, but if it’s your kind of music, it’s good.

This is the kind of music I love when I'm in the mood for it, but get bored with when I'm not.

I would kill to have 1/10th of their skill, but I would also kill to avoid this album. Excellent musicianship, but I wouldn't listen again. I don’t really care for live albums that much, they’re more something to be impressed by and move on. Enjoyable but music for me is something I want to re-experience and get to learn and know with time. I can’t do that with a 23 min song I’m sorry…

I am not a big fan of southern rock.

Day 37 — The Allman Brothers Band — At Fillmore East (1971) Listened: May 8–10, 2026 Genre: Southern Rock / Blues Rock / Live / Jam Rock Vibe: Raw, expansive blues-driven Southern rock captured live — twin guitars weaving around each other with effortless improvisational chemistry and a rhythm section that never lets go. Highlights: • Statesboro Blues • Trouble No More • Don't Keep Me Wonderin' • Done Somebody Wrong • Stormy Monday • One Way Out • In Memory of Elizabeth Reed • You Don't Love Me • Midnight Rider ★ Whipping Post • Hot 'Lanta • Mountain Jam • Drunken Hearted Boy Impression: Right in my wheelhouse from the first listen. Started as perfect background music and kept revealing more with each focused listen — the musicianship is incredible and every song earns its place. The twin guitar interplay between Duane and Dickey is unlike anything else. One of those albums that gets better the more attention you give it. Rating: 4.5/5 Keep songs? Yes Revisit album? Absolutely

I found it real boring. The track I liked the most I guess was In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed

Great jam album, and a great group! Rating: 8/10 Favorite Songs: Statesboro Blues, Whipping Post

Not a bad album but live albums are generally not that good as they most often lack the atmosphere that makes live music good. This record especially is basically studio quality with some whoos after each song.

I’ve heard this before. I don’t own it but it’s in my dad’s collection, so I heard this a lot growing up. Allman Brothers is one of the few southern rock bands I really like, so I think it’s because of the jamming. Except I’m not a huge fan of jam bands, so I guess it’s because the jams are not aimless. They got a set start, a general direction, and end at the right time; they got a verb to them, if that makes sense. And this record is filled with those jams.

First time I ever listened to this album. I was aware of its reputation and was aware of some song by The Allman Brothers Band. It started off slow or not particularly engaging. Once you get past that and warm up, you are ready to be absolutely blown away by the second half of the album (Hot'lanta, In Memory of Elizabeth Reed, Whipping Post). What a ride, what a fucking masterpiece. I love instrumental music unencumbered by singing, wailing, yelling, whispering - and let me tell you, did this stuff deliver! I'd give it 55 stars if I could.

Intriguing-was it blues or rock?

Sums up my relationship with jazz

Yawn

Reminds me of the adage that jazz musicians play for themselves, not the audience. Amazing musicianship from Duane. But something I didn't want to spend so long listening to. A generous 3*

Segt i längden

Var säkert kul att vara där och höra det på plats, men som album kändes det bara alldeles för utdraget.

Var less efter första sekunden, men på något vänster lyckas deras jammande avslut väga upp.

Inte alls itressant att lyssna på

Okej bakgrundsmusik.

awful

My dad used to play some Allman Brothers, as well as I've come across some of these tracks in my work. "Statesboro Blues" is a great opening track, with some great blues-rock vocals & guitar tone. "Done Somebody Wrong" another solid blues rock entry. Clean playing, vocal delivery is solid. I like that they call out at the start of "Stormy Monday" that it's a T-Bone Walker song. I think it's really important to understand that Blues, and by extension Blues-Rock & Rock n' Roll are built upon the foundations of these African American artists. While maybe it didn't stick with the crowd at the live show, it's still great to see Artists acknowledge Artists, something that wasn't always done at this time. Fantastic original song, and this version does a great job to honor it. "You Don't Love Me" again, solid blues rock. Vocals are fine, guitar work is great. I like how up beat and bouncy this one while we get to hear those humbuckers rip. Certainly a lengthier track that really start's to further emphasize the jammyness of this album. I do think the track does ramble on quite a bit with it clocking in at a slightly over 19 minute listen time. In contrast to my prior listen of Jimi Hendrix's *Electric Ladyland* where I made note of the length of some tracks, but simultaneously how much Hendrix would seemingly introduce and remove different licks & solos within them— Duane Allman's playing here get's a little too samey for my taste. It's not to the degree where I feel like I'm just listening to a dude noodle on, there's quality & thought there. It's just some licks overstay their welcome, and last a little too long as the major theme with minimal change. Coming off "You Don't Love Me", "Hot 'Lanta" feels arguably almost too short. It feels like a step away from that blues-rock tone thusfar, and further into a more jazz-like track which I find super interesting. It's a breath of fresh air coming into side C— but in some ways it feels underdeveloped and unexplored when you consider the lengthy tracks that sandwhich it between side B, and the rest of side C & D. "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" is a return to some more blues rock, and man does the guitar solo absolutely bang in this one. "Whipping Post" is quite the way to wrap up the album. Definitely more of the same, but in a saving-the-best-for-last kind of way. I think this was some of the best Jam-Band style playing & guitar work by Duane Allman across the album. Across the album, I really dig the extended, jam-band, almost jazzy kind of versions of songs. In many ways, the album feels like a precursor to not only many Southern Blues-Rock artists, but Jam Bands to follow. Favorite Track: "Whipping Post"

Fine but for me it doesn't bring anything new or exciting or convey anything much. Electric keyboard is the highlight for me of course. Top track: in memory of elizabeth reed. Many of the tracks started well and then just went on for too long without really going anywhere. Might be really fun if you were dancing in a barn in a dusty field in America. Maybe I'm being too harsh because it probably was a bit innovative at the start of the 70s. Actually it does build up a bit as the album goes on which is fun and makes me kind of wish I was there at the live show.

Jam Band Some of the songs go on long, but that is just Jam Band

A band that jams

Jam

This is pretty solid but standard bluesy jams and then you get to Whipping Post and it blows the rest of the album completely out of the water. It’s worth a listen just for Whipping Post

Jazz isn't my style but I liked some of the songs

Dull.

a great old blues album like i love

Quality. Sounds like the drummer has 8 arms. Excellent guitar work and I really love the slow building jams that they’ve crammed onto the album. Good road trip music- you can tell their feelings are expressed with instruments

boogie woogie

ok if you enjoy guitar drifts. Otherwise I'd say you can skip it

Decent, but not my thing. Solid live album, but just doesn't excite me.

Statesboro Blues (Live At Fillmore East, March 13, 1971) - Suuuuuper cool so far. Reminds me of a blues bar I visited once. Done Somebody Wrong (Live At The Fillmore East, March 1971) - Funky vibe. fun. sort of slow. Stormy Monday (Live At Fillmore East, March 13, 1971) - I stopped paying attention to each song. Whoops. Good! great to have in the background.

Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East 3* 19 minute track!? Too long Nice sounds but gooeeesssss on, like chatting to the wrong person at the local garden centre TA: you don't love me, in memory of Elizabeth

A fantastic live blues-rock record.

It was fine but not something I could really actively listen to. It washed over me. I think I just like ABB better in the studio. Live recordings can be difficult… sometimes there’s a lot to gain from the attempt to capture the mood of a show, but also you can end up losing a lot of musical depth because the tracks aren’t produced like that. I think this album kind of falls into the latter category. I can easily see why this has its fans, but for me personally it didn’t quite work. I might come back to it for easy listening purposes later though.

Love this live album. Duane, man

My appreciation for the Allman Brothers meets my dislike for jam bands, and my dislike for jam bands wins out.

Good blues with some rock/soul vibes. Guitar work, etc.

Jam band! You really have to be in the right headspace for this one, but you can’t deny the talent.

A good live album. Jam band

Great Live Album.

no es mi estilo

Live blues, some serious foot tapping happening here.

Amazing guitar!

Great album but few of the songs were too long. Listening to 29 min song with most of it being soloing just made me zone out and the song just blurred to background noise. Nevertheless I still enjoyed this one and think it is a solid 3.

This version of Elizabeth Reed has been part of my consciousness for so long. Love it. This album always delivers.

Aha, yes, their reputation checks out. Magic carpet music

This was a fun, rocking, groovy ride and was probably fucking awesome to be at. Just feel like live albums don't totally hit unless you have already have a deep-rooted love for the band.

Must have been a great show

would much rather listen to the Quicksilver Messenger Service album at the Filmore that I gave 2 stars. psychedelic way better than blues. the more you can 'boogie' to a jam band the worse the music is

What’s the baby boomer equivalent of Cheugy? Is it Square? Maybe. This is music for squares. Maybe someone gets excited when they go to a show and it opens with a prolonged Blues Jam, but not me.

Sound.

Aastast 1971 üks algupäraseid, aga ikkagi väga suure iseloomuga blues rock esinemisi. Pikad soolod, pikad lood, hinge siin on. Laivis kindlasti kuulaks veel, kuigi väga meeldejäävaid bängereid otseselt polnud. 3.8/5

Honestly don't know what to think of this. Music seems good but more as a collection of sounds then an album in the traditional sense. Something I would probably enjoy live but I wouldn't enjoy listening at home.

Good live rock and roll. Entertaining, but felt a bit empty. Only moment in certain songs got me excited.

A blues jam album that I'm really not into.

i enjoyed this more than i thought i would, but it didn't particularly blow my mind. the shorter/more focused jams were fun, they kinda started to lose me with the 10+ minute tunes.

Probably too much electric guitar for a knucklehead like me

An incredible live album from a band that is known for its live shows. Perhaps the best version of "Statesboro Blues" Highlights: "Statesboro Blues", "Stormy Monday" and "Midnight Rider"

ok

Great album of young Allman Brothers band. Great jam album. Classic blues

Genuinely enjoyed this

I'm not a big fan of this album, and I don't think I'll ever listen to it again, but the playing, the compositions, and the production are undeniable. I understand why it is held in such high regard, even if I'm not into blues or jam bands enough to fully appreciate the album. That being said, I still don't think live albums should be on this list, personally. I think it should only be studio albums, but that's just a matter of opinion...

Amazing jam session

Good jam record but not much more

A great band playing boring music.

Loved this, just a great live album by a great band.

Rough listen, couldn't stick with it. Might have to revisit it sometime later, but it might be a bit of burnout from blues.

I've heard that this is one of the greatest live albums ever made. I don't think that's quite true, but I could be wrong here. It's essentially a standard 70s blues-rock album played live with a handful of the songs being insanely long jam sessions. It's a good album, even though the songs are basic and the lyrics even more so. The album is entirely carried by the musicianship; every soloist is clearly good at their instrument. That said, the extended songs are mostly pointless and could have stayed a normal length. Therefore, this is not the greatest live album ever made like some say it is. It's just a good concert recording that showcases the talents of the band members.

Incredibly long but very good jams, absolute classic rock

8.5 / 10

*1971. *I love The Allman Bros, and they're obviously meant to be seen/heard live, but I really don't love most live albums. So much clapping and loooooong songs that just don't translate from a concert to listening in your living room. *The quality is fantastic though. *There are only 6 songs on this 1 hr, 18 min album... The only ones I know are Statesboro Blues and a 23-min cover of Whipping Post. RATING - 6.5/10

One of my most replayed albums ever, At Fillmore East is a masterpiece of jamming and guitar soloing. One of the greatest exports from the South. Top shelf, top notch music.

Live music is something else. Stormy Monday was my favorite.

A pretty cool live blues album. Teenage me would have absolutely loved this. For 40-year old me, it was probably just a 4*. Super talented musician and some cool segments in the epic jams, but I just don't get as excited about 20 minute guitar solos as I used to.

ehh not my style

I had forgotten how good this record is!! All man Brothers play blues songs just out of this world!!!

- why they got Joy to the World in one of the songs? - fun sounds - how is this album so long with so few songs? - I might listen again as background noise - for my comment above, I now see that the last song is over 20 minutes, so it makes sense now

Great playing but not ideal for casual or background music for me. Unfortunately that's the lens I'm listening to all of these albums through. Highlights: "Stormy Monday", "You Don't Love Me", "Whipping Post"

Pretty cool at first and then it reeeeealllllyyy dddrrrrragggedd onnnnn . And then suddenly there’s Christmas music and then is kept draaaaginggg onnnn gosh it just never ends UGH I was falling asleep and praying for this album to be over

Is it over is it over is it over yet

O thought I would like it but then I didnt

I mean they really do go for it. Jam city baby. Time capsule and incredible musicianship on display.

I mean I get it, they’re good at what they do. They know how to jam but seriously, it’s interesting for the first two songs and that’s it. Another hour with screams and yapping thrown in between, was not necessary.

Great space out music

This is fun, but a bit... ignorable. Still, sounds great.

Jammy, blues soloing. Kinda boring to me. 3.

My first impression was that this album is one of those live albums filled with blues jamming. I have to admit that the Allman brothers seems to even do that in a way that i don't totally hate. And as we go further to side B and onwards the band's got other tricks in their sleeves, with jazzy and proggy elements that really make me appreciate this much more than the first bars of the firsts songs anticipated. Will have to spin it again couple of times just for fun!

#375 / 1089 Heard before? ❌ Revisit? ❌ I do understand they created some standards for bands plauing in the years to come; actually good sounding live recordings became a thing, general "setup" of a live band started to change with their dual guitar work and drummers and so forth. None the less, I don't get any more enjoyment out of the music by knowing these things. Maybe I take all of those things for granted today, but again, the music doesn't get any better by knowing this and I'm not going to be comparing it to even older and "lesser music". Even then it would not make this music better. It's blues. It's fine. Strong 2/5, I'll pad it with some extra for leading the way I guess; so 3/5

The All Man Brothers Band, it don’t get more macho than that! Kinda surprised they aren’t sitting on Harleys in every picture. Anyways, another in the long list of bands I couldn’t afford to get into during my pre-streaming youth, but I always meant to. They absolutely rip, and my guitar playing would have benefited greatly from listening to this record repetitively as an early teen. I’ll see if doing it now will work the same way. Let’s hope.

These are masters at work

Less blues, more greeny-purple.

Fine as background fodder, bit too long and the guitar solo on the final track was pure overindulgence

To release a live album it needs to be exceptional - this isn't

Audio equivalent of giving yourself a pat on the back, very technically impressive but as a collection of songs… decent at best

Excellent groove

Wow, what an amazing live album! This record shows how underrated The Allman Brothers were as a jam band. These improvised guitar solos and drum beats are timeless. Sure, some of the jams falter off and lose some steam from time to time. But that doesn’t waver my love and nostalgia I have for this band. Growing up, my dad would play this album and countless other Allman Brother records on car rides to school. It’s safe to say my dad has great taste and set the bar high for music I listen to every day. Thanks dad

Great recording! Southern Rock at its best. Duane Allman showed the world what slide guitar is all about. One of the best jam live albums of its era. Greg Allman’s vocal's was a good mix of rock and blues.

Would have loved to see these performances, but now it seems rather dated. Talented players but not an album for regular rotation.

Didn't do me wrong.

If I lived through the 70s, all the white man blues might have ruined ripping endless white rails.

I definitely like this album more than the last one I got. I'm using not a super huge fan of blues kind of music, so this surprised me. I t sounds like the kind of music my dad would put on the car, and the kind of concert he'd drag me to "for the experience", so in that way this album feels "homey" The guitar solos are quite impressive, although they do happen quite a lot so sometimes its a bit repetitive. But overall, it was enjoyable. and whoever was absolutely shredding on that harmonica, go you man, that's badass.

Jazz bar vibes. Aber in zu garage band type. Fuzzy chameleons.

ehhh

I like the Allman Brothers - and have 16 songs liked by them on Spotify. I only have 1 song liked from this specific album - "Whipping Post" - which I just noticed is the longest song on this one at 23 minutes. Most of my liked songs are from their studio albums - with 9 of them from the album called Eat a Peach (which is a perfect album with no skips) - which also has 3 live songs on it that I like. I will add that, in general, live albums usually aren't my favorite. I love live music in person, but don't think albums usually capture what makes it so good. And I I think double albums are usually full of lots of filler. So, whenever I see a live double album I get a little worried. Thoughts after listening 3 times ... I didn't really get into the first 2 songs - "Statesboro Blues" and "Done Somebody Wrong". "Stormy Monday" - digging the slower, more hypnotic, pace of this song. The organ part really kicks it up a notch. "You Don't Love Me" - good. Oh yeah, I've heard "Hot 'Lanta" before and really like it. I already have "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" liked from the studio version - and the live version is also really good - and probably even better with the cool, long extended jams. I know a lot of people comment on the twin lead guitars that the Allman Brothers use and clearly they are awesome at this - but I don't think the drumming gets enough love. They also have 2 drummers and what they are doing sounds very complex to me - that and the bass keep this all chugging along - plus the drum solos are fantastic. This is even harder to do in a live setting - so props to Butch Trucks and Jaimoe for crushing this. I also think the recording of this is great for a live album. You can hear everything really well and it doesn't get that "muddy" feel to it, nor the play too fast/slow or out of synch sound that many live albums get. Thanks Allman Brothers for proving me wrong about live double albums! Liked songs on Spotify: 5/7 NOTE: these 5 songs represent 89% of the minutes of this album - even though it's only 71% going by song count. Apparently I tend to like the longer jams the best Rating: 4/5

2/5

Blues rock extended jams, guitars Whippin post

Alright lol. Not my thing

Musically very technical and hard to argue against but I’m not the biggest fan of jam bands. Also on a live album I want some more audience interaction.

I liked it, but I’ve also heard better rap albums from the same era

This album was somewhat enjoyable to listen to. The players are very talented and they do well together. However, it overstayed its welcome by quite and bit and meandered around more than was necessary. At one point I even heard the beginning of Joy to the World in their jamming.

Fuck yeah some R’R

I love listening to music that makes you feel like you're in a basement half paying attention to the music and half covering your drink

I don’t think this performance was worth putting the live version of this on here. I like the songs tho

I have a standing suspicion of live albums. Too often the audience is roped in as a character reference. The cheering, the applause, the whooping — all of it quietly saying: *look how much this mattered in the room, therefore it matters now*. I like live music enormously, but that doesn’t automatically mean I want the evidence preserved. Plenty of bands have left me thinking that, were they playing in a pub, I’d have to be dragged out at closing time still demanding encores, while having absolutely no desire to take their studio album home from the merch table. _At Fillmore East_ more or less demolishes that objection. The crowd is mixed back enough that they barely function as endorsement. They are almost forensic evidence: yes, this really happened in a room, with no apparent need for the room to tell you how impressed to be. And that turns out to be the whole boast of the album: **look what these guys just do**. The Allman Brothers Band are obviously formidable players, but virtuosity on its own is not terribly interesting. What matters here is their ability to think while playing. George Harrison once contrasted his own tendency to construct a lead guitar solo with Eric Clapton’s ability to jam intelligently, and that distinction feels useful here. The skill is not simply generating more notes. It is hearing what has just happened, remembering it, altering it, returning to it, developing it and knowing when to push forward. It reminded me of birdsong slowed down. A song thrush can sound spontaneous until you examine the pattern closely and hear movement, repetition, variation and development taking place in real time. That is what a good jam ought to be. A bad one merely proves that everybody remains capable of continuing. A good one allows an idea to live through time. That is why the extended playing here rarely feels like acreage. These musicians listen to one another. The guitars braid rather than queue. The rhythm section doesn’t simply maintain momentum; it gives the improvisation memory. The music can wander because somebody always seems to know where the landmarks are. There is an enormous amount of testosterone in the room. This is forceful American rock in a way British rock often isn’t. British rock has always had music hall, art school, theatricality, glam, irony and camp running through it, even when it is pretending to be terribly serious. The Allmans sound almost suspicious of anything that might weaken the claim to masculine conviction. There is very little quotation-mark distance around what they do. And yet it works. It feels like _Easy Rider_: wind over the helmet, engine vibration through the body, distance being eaten. The longer passages make more sense once you hear them that way. This is not musicians standing around contemplating modes. It is motion. “Stormy Monday” produced the strangest moment for me. A few seconds in, I knew it — not the song, but this version. It is one of those rare live performances that has escaped its parent album and become the version that exists independently in the culture. That is the strongest defence a live album can make. At that point the performance is no longer a document of an occasion. It has become the text itself. That made me think of “Too Much Too Young”, where the live version is simply the defining version, or even “Purple Rain”, whose live foundations Prince never seemed especially interested in advertising. The point isn’t that something was recorded live. The point is that the performance had enough authority to become definitive without needing the fact of its liveness as a selling point. The 1001 Albums project occasionally asks for trust. Every so often that trust is badly rewarded and I find myself wondering why a merely successful or respectable record has been elevated into necessity. This one makes a much clearer case for itself. It captures a moment when musicianship itself could be the spectacle: not studio construction, not theatrical apparatus, not even particularly the songs in isolation, but the almost alarming fact that a group of people could generate this much shape, attack, certainty and collective intelligence in real time. This is what they did. And, more importantly, this is what happened when somebody had the sense to leave the tape running.

There's some good quality country rock buried in here, but sadly it's buried in some very very long and pointless live jams. Do we really need to hear TWO twenty-minute jam sessions plus two more around the ten minute mark?

Not too bad, I enjoyed it for the most part.

Band: The Allman Brothers Band album summary: purely instrumental, very little vocals, tracks ranging from 5 minutes to 19 minutes. My favorite track is: In Memory of Elizabeth Reed "A 13-minute jazz-rock instrumental written by guitarist Dicky Betts. Complex chords, melancholic melody, and long solos. A masterpiece of the band." - I was stuck on it for 13 minutes while it was playing, and the instrumental was really cool.

I know this is very good blues-rock. But man these extended jams are just not my thing. Plus, to be perfectly honest, a couple times I had no idea a song even changed...it all just blurred together. I didn't hate listening to it, but I just don't need 15 minutes of noodling around on the instruments either.

The Allman Brothers? Yeah I guess they would be, or they'd be sisters. Bro really snuck in a christmas song and thought I wouldn't notice

Live blues rock. I was always going to like this. Probably slightly too long and jammy in places, and some of the tracks are covers, but good stuff nonetheless.

I enjoyed listening to a live album. I grew up listening to the Allman Brothers, so this album was a bit nostalgic. Listening to it as an adult and with a more inclusive world view, however, it's hard to separate the South from the southern rock. Like, why are we calling songs "Whipping Post"?

Decent though it's a bit meander-y for me

Does it get better than this? No, I don't think so. Fire. 4.75.

I can only describe this genre as “damn he’s just on stage and he’s slangin’ it”.

A recipe for a wonderful evening: Your best buds. Cold beer. Brown liquor. Kind smoke. Outdoor seating. Maybe a fire. This album.

Fine and fun

Strong 4

Didn’t hate

Creedence like, not so bad

Really great music, but I don’t know that I like 20 minutes songs

Loud, vibrant blues rock live album. Highs are ridiculous. Very close to a strong 4. Just a little too boogie rock for my tastes at times.

Have I listened to this album before? No How familiar am I with this album? Unfamiliar How do I feel about this artist? I enjoy the Allman Brothers, but I’ve only heard their studio stuff Favorite song(s)? Stormy Monday Overall Thoughts: I like the overall sound but I don’t like how long it went on. I can enjoy noodling and jamming when I’m at a concert, but live albums just don’t have the same level of excitement so it just kind of drags on. It wasn’t bad but I don’t get why this album is the Allman Brothers album on this list.

Imagine a world where every single guitar solo lasts for twenty minutes but you actually never want them to stop because the vibes are just that immaculate, consistently groovy, and truly incredible.

Not usually a fan of Live albums on this list, but this seems a good candidate as the bands offering is clearly unique and worth listening to to appreciate the musicianship. This said, I won't be coming back to this with the 20+minute jam sessions for the songs being simply too long! 6/10

Pure gold from beginning to end. Amazing musicianship. Amazing songs. One of the best live albums of all time. Maybe #1

I like jam bands, and though I've never been a flag carrying Allman Brothers Band fan, this album has me questioning why I haven't given them more time, thanks for letting me give them more time. It was fun.

Damn I really disliked listening to this. One long noodly electric blues-rock guitar solo drilling into my brain. I felt like I was sitting in a gentrified BBQ restaurant for 75 minutes. I'm assured this is an important/influential album for many later improv-based bands -- sure, fine.

Wow, those are some long songs. But pleasant.

Everything that a live album should be, absolutely blew me away. Reminds me of everything that I love about the John Mayer Trio and more. So full of character.

Thought it was nice it was less self indulgent than the Layla album. Then the 20 minute guitar solo hit... Still. These things do happen at live shows. Idk. 3 I guess because I'm tired of all these 2s

Felt like an extended jam session rather than an album. Says something about the musicianship that it wasn’t until the penultimate track did I notice that most of the tracks were instrumental. Won’t revisit but wasn’t offensive.

Very listenable if unremarkable blues.

Essential southern rock jam

this was just dull

“ At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it.” In my own personal telling of the Divine Comedy there’s an additional, tenth ring in the Inferno over whose gate is inscribed simply, “Allman Bros.”

I am aware of some excellent Allman Brotherds songs; unfortunately, none are on this live album. It’s mostly long blues meanderings with moments of fusion sprinkled here and there.

Definitely should be on a list like this. Southern jazz blues rock. Tight band. Greg Allman has the perfect voice for this. Dickey Betts doesn't get enough credit. Some solos go on too long. Whipping Post showcases all of them.

fine but i just don't enjoy jamming that much...2 stars since i don't think i would ever return to this

There are a couple of classic songs, and I think Duane Allman is the greatest slide guitar player of all time but guys, you can't have an 18 minute track in there.

One of my favorite live albums, just so good from the opening to Statesboro Blues to the 23 minute Whipping Post ending.

Auto-5 since my music tastes are essentially formed with this album as the foundation. Fresh listen confirms it.

Day 234 I like what I’ve heard of Allman Brothers on studio albums but I didn’t get along with this at all, kind of hated it tbh

One of the greatest live albums ever. Have not listened to it in several years but it may be even better than I remember. This was these guys at the height of their powers and their powers were pretty amazing. I went through a big Allmans kick from about 1996-97 and kind of burned myself out on them for a while. Absolutely worth it, though - those were fun times.

I like a bit of blues, and they sound like a fun and talented band. However, this is a live album so should already fail the test for 1001 albums, and secondly they go full on guitar wankery at this show. We’re talking 17 minute tracks, presumably large parts of which were improvised. Give me a proper album by these guys with less of the pretentiousness and they might score more than a 2

Enjoyed the guitar work on it, but I found the extensive jam aspect to it to overstay it's welcome, just not to my taste

Nice but didn’t resonate with me as much.

Blues con aire de swamp rock. Estilo Creedence. Buen sonido, me despiertan ganas de estar en un bar de Missouri en los '70. Gran sonido, a diferencia del disco anterior, este presenta momentos sin lirica que con esa guitarra se ama escuchar, y cuando aparece la voz queda espectacular. Sin contar con el organo o sintetizador que suena de fondo con gran precisión.

This was pretty cool, the last two tracks especially, fantastic guitar work, a fun jam session.

classic

We're time travelling here. I came with no expectations, as I didn't know this recording at all, and got served with an exhilarating ride in blues, driven by some of the nicest guitar solos I've heard in a while, and some ridiculously good bass lines. I'm not much of a blues and 70's rock person but this was a lot of fun to listen to and I can only imagine how much fun it might have been to be there for that performance.

Overall Rating - 4.42/5 (8.86/10). A Blues style jam band is a choice. A good one, in my mind. In Memory of Elizabeth Reed is incredible. Whipping Post must be heard to be truly appreciated.

Most the songs are VERYYY LONG, like 18 minutes is insane and mostly purely instrumental but very jammy instrumental so one can appreciate!! It’s not necessarily my thing so can’t say I see myself rushing back to it but the beat is good I enjoyed it and the guys voice is very satisfying just not necessarily my thing but nothing wrong with it ! I am a lyric enjoyer and these songs like precisely that but could be a good listen when im reading or something and lyrics are distracting! Though when there is lyrics in the songs I did enjoy them.

great guitars

Definitive. Exemplary musicianship and production. Want to know a source of the jam band? Look no further. Elizabeth Reed and Whipping Post to close? Unbelievable.

Don’t you just love it when things go on and on and on and you never know when they’re gonna stop and you can’t wait until they do?

They're certainly good players and some of the arrangements are cool, but a little goes a long way, and unfortunately we get a lot. Still, there's no hate. It's just not really my bag.

There is little that I like about this band. Not my jam. Trite lyrics. Women did 'em wrong so let's go tell mamma. ugh. But did it put a wee pep in my step while making a salad? Yes a very mid step.