At Fillmore East

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

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

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.

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"

A band that jams

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

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.

A fantastic live blues-rock record.

Love this live album. Duane, man

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

Great Live Album.

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

Must have been a great show

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

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"

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

Genuinely enjoyed this

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

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

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.

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

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

Great space out music

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!

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.

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

Didn't do me wrong.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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”.

Strong 4

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

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.

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.

classic

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.

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.

Je pense pas que je réécouterai mais les solos de guitare à la Santana sont très stylés !! Pour une fois le format live est 100% justifié

This was a really solid album

It was very enjoyable and put me in a jolly mood

That's a pretty good live show dude. Obviously the Allman Brothers are gonna rip live, it's just nice to get confirmation of it.

Really enjoyed this.

3/1001 At Filmore East - The Allman Brothers Band (1971) Who knew a live album could be this good? I didn't want In Memory of Elizabeth Reed or Whipping Post to end, which says a lot for such long tracks. A live album that seems to capture a band at their best. Probably my favourite blues rock or blues rock-adjacent album to date. ★★★★½

Better than The Cashew Sisters.

Incredibly clean mix, especially for a live recording, and from 1971 at that! Lacking a little bit of low end, but every instrument and vocal is very clear. At times it's hard to believe it's a live recording but then the audience chimes in. Absolutely peak musicianship in "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" too. Overall quite a few songs lack structure and devolve into noodling, but it’s eminently listenable noodling by supremely talented artists.

A solid live album. I hadn't really heard much of them before but I enjoyed this. It was perhaps a bit too long given a lot of it started to sound the same, but I enjoyed it nonetheless

S tier guitar work. RIP Duane Allman

Makes me want to buy a motorcycle

A damn fine blues rock live album, especially when they do the harmonised guitars.

The name Allman uttered around guitar players will illicit some sort of reaction. A lot of people recognize Gregg and Duane Allman as two of guitar's greatest players with Duane really leading the pack. A massive what-if exists considering how young Duane died. He was already a pro at slide guitar and masted blues riffs. [[At Fillmore East]] put them on the national map, really pushing their sound out to the masses. It is 6 hours of non-stop blues rock packed with great slide riffs and catchy songs.

Really not bad I’d listen again

Killer blues. Acid rock. Like this. Didn’t realize the San Francisco connection. Interesting.

A pretty stellar live performance of southern rock jamming!

I was not expecting to like this as much as I did. This isn't the style of music I usually gravitate towards, but the songs are energetic and the jams don't feel overly long and aimless. The skill of these musicians is evident throughout the album, and there are so many amazing riffs and licks in here. Wish I had this much talent. Favorites: Statesboro Blues, Done Somebody Wrong, You Don't Love Me, Whipping Post

Overall really good just kind of repetitive, In Memory of Elizabeth Reed was really good. I'd go with a 4 on this album, it was a bit too long and guitar-noodly but good.

Solid

Great music

I’m partial because I’m from the South but I love Allman Brothers, probably my favorite jam band. This album would be great if only whipping post was on it.

Southern rock at it's finest.

Not bad background music for a run.

(5/7) I l liked the jams more than I thought I would

The Allman Brothers are great, big big fan of Whipping Post personally. Usually I don't care for live albums, given the noise of the audience sometimes taking away from the art itself, but this was actually wonderful. Short but sweet.

In memory of elizabeth reed and you dont love me 👌

Enjoyed the blues but not true stand outs

Found this a really enjoyable listen but not one I'd go back to - I think you absolutely have to be in the mood for jam band stuff, and some of it would be infuriating if not in the mood due to the sheer length of some of the solos etc.

Listened to this while on a road trip and had a good time vibing out to it. The perfect Sunday morning album and the perfect early afternoon dinner album. Sooooo good

The answer to the question "how many hours can I listen to blues" is yes, so there you go

7.5/10 Varias canciones con una alta duración pero bastantes digeribles, blues y rock como principal muestra del disco sumado a ser en vivo lo cual personalmente no me atrae al 100%. Recomendado

Blues, played skillfully and with a lot of energy. I like it!

Stilfull, laid-back blues rock. Dette er råkult. Imponerende at det hele er fra en live-innspilling. Sjeldent hørt instrumenter som lyder bedre. Når det er sagt, er jeg ikke verdens største fan av laaaange låter instrumentallåter. Andre halvdel taper meg derfor litt, selv om Whipping Post er en episk avslutning. Top 3: You Don’t Love Me, Stormy Monday, Stratesboro Blues

Everything you want in a live recording and more! Amazing dynamic performances, excellent recording quality, and the energy and vibe is palpable!

Meh, first song unreal! Lost interest after that

Well live albums are just greatest hits which seem like they don't even belong here, however with a jam band like this you need to hear them live, great fusion blues country rock that is CLEAN for live, some great guitar here, also a little meandering that kinda drug it down for me

Rock but with blues and country sounds. Liked it

Very enjoyable rock music. Mostly instrumental, but still good tempo.

A very fun jam album that sounds so crisp, clear and bright. Just the right amount of jam where it remains enjoyably engaging and doesn't become too self-indulgent. It's a really good live album too - nice and warm with the right amount of crowd noise and atmosphere to make it feel alive but without interrupting. The guitar solos and riffs are so good; a real old-school Americana Rock vibe with bits of country and honky-tonk shining through.

Pretty epic and long, very jammy, lots of rock n roll, 20 minute songs are bonkers

Classic white man blues

Muy bueno. Blues con tintes de rock psicodélico y en su mayoría es instrumental. Apenas pa poner de fondo mientras se trabaja.

These guys knew how to jam. Great album

Solid blues

Not bad

Them kats were cookn. Some great blues. Essential? Nah. But still really good music

Holy shit. This was a long one, understandably as a live album. One I had to hear? Halfway though the second to last song I was like "I'm done". The most this album showed me is that they can really jam and they sound really good live. I enjoy the hits, not much I would do outside of this album.

Jamming! I really enjoyed this. A great record to have on and just vibe to while working or writing or playing games with friends.

At times the guitar can be overbearing and even slightly obnoxious but there’s real power to it. I respect that it actually is given so much room to breathe. Additionally, the accompanying instrumentation helps provide so much support surrounding it. There’s a lot of guitar focused development and I can only describe it as fulfilling. You can feel all of the creativity and sense of joy in creating something moving. Simply an incredible piece of art. Faves: You Don’t Love Me, Done Somebody Wrong, ‘Hot Lanta, Statesboro Blues, In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed, Stormy Monday

muito bom, instrumental surreal

I really enjoyed this album

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Great live album. Take a listen

The groundbreaking template. What turned out to be a brief era in terms of both the venue and this lineup of the band was thankfully captured for posterity. I just prefer the tighter songcraft of the following years.

Great live album.

I enjoyed this one. It was a long one however and tailed off a bit towards the end, however I did enjoy it so will give it a 4.

Listens: 2, 3 Standout Tracks: You Don't Love Me, In Memory of Elizabeth Reed I was expecting this album from the Allman Brothers Band to be something like The Eagles or Journey or Steely Dan, but instead got something more akin to the Grateful Dead or Big Brother and the Holding Company, but with an extra strong Blues bend. Perhaps the fact that this is a live album at Fillmore East should have told me everything I need to know about what I was going to hear. Jam bands generally take me a bit to get into. There's often a lot of music to "digest". Some of the songs are 10+ minutes long, and the whole thing is just seven songs, but clocks in at over 1h15m. This is the kind of music you really need to focus on, not really focus in the same way you need to focus on complicated, cryptic or baroque lyrics, but rather focus on the individual components of the music. Guitar or drum solos. Where the music is straying, and how it "comes back to the song". Good headphones or a good sound system are required to take advantage of the nuances in the various instruments. I liked this. No complains, even with the length.

Well shiver me timbers… I really enjoyed this today. A long way from the strokes. The vocals sit perfectly on these songs. Unreal guitar work,something to be said for an electric guitar and blues music. The drumming is perfectly timed. I get it, it’s a live album, personally I’m not a live album fan, but as far as live albums go. Pretty great recordings. Just a really enjoyable experience all around. Urged me to look into their catalogue abit more.

Straight away I'm familiar with these guys a little and the late great Duane Allman amazing slide guitar player. Surprised to see this is a live album, sounding great as a live mix for 1971! And the band firing off at all cylinders showing their tightness and musicianship right away. Let's see how it develops. Second track amazing back and forth from the harmonica and guitar players. I think many people might find this dated but this kind of era of live band jamming all about the sound and musicianship right up my street They were in their 20s when this was recorded too, now that is impressive! In memory of Elizabeth reed fantastic guitar playing on that track! Whipping post too that classic guitar harmony, I think other famous guitar solos have used that lick in homage to Duane allman, who died not too long after the recording of the album sadly!

classic if somewhat dated

So much noodling, and not so little but indeed so much time. Sounds like a fun party to have been at.

Excellente performance que j'ai beaucoup aimé. ET damn j'ai jamais vu des tracks qui font 30 minutes

Das gefällt mir überraschend gut! Technisch extrem versiert, teilweise aber auch recht gniedelig und nicht wirklich songdienlich. Ich hätte nicht gedacht, dass es auch über weite Strecken instrumental ist. Am besten gefallen mir mit Abstand die jammigen Longtracks, wobei der Rest auch in Ordnung ist. Interessanter Genremix. Erinnert mich teilweise an Mars Volta, King Crimson und Motorpsycho. Interessant: Jede Reissue wird immer ein gutes Stück länger. 76:22 (1971 release) 132:11 (1992 reissue) 134:58 (2003 reissue) 365:03 (2014 reissue)

Very solid 70s rock, with a little bit of dive bar grit. Breakthrough. Jam band. In Library of Congress as one of the most important albums. Long songs showing off the bands’ skills.

It was pretty neat, I inmersed nyself in the sounds of it, I was enthralled. Gret guitar rifts, great secuences, i liked it

This absolutely ripped

Wasn’t sure at first but enjoyed it in end, good to work to

erratic/ecstatic

One time my high school US history teacher kicked all of the girls out of the classroom and played his “super manly man” playlist that was just the Allman Brothers

Lyden af min far, meget cool blues-rock

White man blues is still a bangwr

All out jam here. Great album but won't revisit

Dad probably likes this. Can hear that they are very talented musicians. Blues and rock and roll version of jazz improvisation.

Good live album but I ain’t listening to all 2 hours of it

This was a lot of fun, and I'm a big fan of the whole concept of a "jam band." Overall, this is a solid showing of it, although I do feel like a lot of the guitar solos kind of fall flat/maybe aren't the most brilliant. Still love these fellas though.

bem groovy e meio jazzy, algumas musicas mto compridas mas overall amei ouvir e achei bem diferenciado

Some of the songs were a bit long and repetitive (especially the last one) but I guess that’s par for the course for jam bands. I liked the vocals but the real star of the show is the guitar. The guitar work is so incredible every solo fucking bangs. The note choices are so tasty, and the licks are so memorable and catchy. I could listen to those solos for days on end. 8/10

What I listened to was cool but there was like 6 discs for this on Apple Music. I listened to two. Spotify has only 7 songs. I think I listened to the relevant stuff. Some great guitar solos.

4.1 / 5 Finally, some good Blues music! Couldn't say I've been waiting for this album to show up in particular, but it conveys the vibe of the genre perfectly. While there's many styles of music that just sound better on a studio recording, Blues music has to be experienced live. This album sells that. Although critics might start arguing about if this album is influencal enough to be on this list, lemme direct your attention to the large collection of 1-star rated albums that accumulated in our list so far, with many of them striving for higher appraisal and sophistication (while failing). "At Fillmore East" shows that you don't need that to make some good music.

This is a live album and pretty much nothing else. I do think the instrumentals are great and there are some good guitar solos, but that pretty much it. some of the songs feel drawn out, which makes sense for a live performance but not much sense for a album. I probably won’t be replaying this album just to listen to, but I wouldn’t mind replaying this album for background noise

My dad actually borrowed the vinyl of this from my neighbor so that’s cool!! Great album, loved hearing it live!

030126 9:51 3.5

i’m so shocked to be giving a live album a four. some other reviewer wrote that listening to a live album feels like when your friend makes you watch videos they took at a gig. that characterization is so accurate i won’t attempt to word it any other way. this album does not have that feeling. first of all how is the sound quality so good? perhaps because i have the ears of a novice but i wouldn’t have known this is a live album were it not for the cheers and whooping at the end of songs. who knew recordings were so quality in the 70s. second of all these people can JAM. it almost sounds like they didn’t rehearse these songs or figure them out beforehand, they just went on stage and started grooving. not that it sounds like they didn’t practice. it just sounds like these aren’t recorded songs at all but freestyles instead. that is a compliment. of the highest degree actually. to give a live album a four after it made you listen to a 23 minute song .. this ladies and gents is the real deal.

This was a bit of blues laden jam fest; I’ve not listened to any of their albums, but I imagine they have taken their songs and just had a great time jamming, and I’m sure it was well received, there’s a definite vibe to this that is right up my street.

No matter how great a live performance is, even the best recording is an attempt to recover the unrecoverable - even for those fortunate enough to have been in attendance. In many ways live albums feel like social situations where someone keeps asking you to watch their latest favorite YouTube video. 100% interesting for them by very difficult for you to enjoy in that moment. I listened to this album, and it is really good. I recognize it for the work that it is, but I really need to hear it again when, for whatever reason, I need to hear the blues or I am at a place where a solid blues performance will resonate. Call this a future four.

Fantastic guitar

Jam bands aren’t always my…jam. But I do like The Allman Brothers and can tell that this is top tier. Maybe not for work desk listening, but in the right time and place, I’d be all over this.

not my style

I enjoy my blues, and if you are doing a live album Fillmore East is the place.

Play them blues white boys

Just a blisteringly fantastic blues rock album.

Some of this is amazing. Some of it is overly long and bloated.

Another classic, had this on vinyl. Always good to get back to some screaming guitars with great organ from Gregg….

If you had asked me, before this experience, to listen to an over hour long Alman Brothers live album I would have politely declined. However, after listening to it I am surprised how much I liked it! I'm usually not a fan of live albums, or jam bands for that matter, and while this album isn't going to change that I can sit here and say that this album is a solid 3.5/5 but for the sake of ratings I have no problem rounding up to a 4/5.

Actually good fun! I find that jam bands can be pretty hit or miss for me, so I'm glad this one hit.

Would I ever have bought this in the days before streaming? Very doubtful.

Dirty, blues-based Southern Rock at it's finest, played LIVE at it's best, as it should be. Juat Sit Back, Relax & Enjoy. Yeah, they jam. What of it! 4

the opening of in memory of elizabeth reed is so cool

It’s pretty good, it’s giving Creedence. I don’t mind a bit of that. I liked “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed.” When I stopped listening like I was trying to download something for my playlist and started listening like it was easy listening on YouTube on my TV like a jazz album or something, I enjoyed it a lot more. The beauty of a lot of these is I’ll listen to them only once and that’s ok. I hope I find the right instance to thrown on The Allman Bros again. They know what they’re doing. Long form Creedence.

Very rock n roll boozy blues. Loved it. Need to come back

7 - GOOD

OG Jam album

Fantastic recording that puts their talents on full display. A great ride, and one I've gone back to many times over the years

Southern blues rock at its finest. This was somehow both easy listening and hard rocking, I really enjoyed it. The Allman Brothers know how to jam, and they can play some beautiful rock music. Minor critiques are the songs are too long (2 of the 7 tracks are 20 mins or more) and I would have enjoyed some more vocals, but the musicianship is great and I really enjoyed the album as a whole. It’s a live album, but it doesn’t feel like it for the most part. None of their hits are on here, so if that’s what you’re looking for, you’re gonna be disappointed, but I would say just let the music play and you’ll probably enjoy your time. 4/5

kinda love this. i cant explain why. didnt mind the lack of direction in this it felt like a very fluid listening experience. this is the kind of music i can listen to while cooking, studying, or just going for a walk and be entertained so much energy!! and when i heard it was improv i couldn’t believe it bc it felt like there was so much intention behind it (but obviously would explain how long the songs are)

Blues and southern rockand jam band... hugely preferred to twangy country. The jams were looooong. Loved them then, and now. Prefer the studio albums to live albums, but live they were/are awesome (is any of the original band still with us?). 4 stars because I don't quite trust You Don't Love Me inferences, but the guitar work is amazing. And then just playing victim of love in Tied To a Whipping Post....poor baby Listened before? Yes Saved some tracks? Yes Favorite tracks? Stormy Monday ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Loved it, saved some tracks

Good for the vibe

Great live record, amazing singing and guitar playing, probably the birth of the “Jam Band” genre.

Don't mind some blues, though got repetitive after a while.

7/10 I don’t really know where I fall down on this. As with most live albums, there is the element of disconnect here that is a natural part of sitting down at home listening to music that is being performed in a completely different environment, with the connection between musicians and audience absent. You can still feel the enthusiasm and vibe of what’s going on here, but it’s never going to be as engaging as the real thing. Putting that to one side, there are some moments of spellbinding quality here. When the band is in full flow, the command of their instruments and the tightness of the performances are excellent. The vibe of the performances and the quality of the tone, both instrumentally and vocally was also spot on. My preference among these songs is when they have a thematic centre, typically focused on a vocally led section, that they can drift away from and return to here and there as they indulge their more jam-oriented sections. When they lose that thread a little more, things get a bit too self indulgent and that more noodly end of the spectrum tends to lose me a bit. That’s not to say there aren’t moments in there that I really like, it’s just that everything feels a bit more dragged out and tenuous during those extended solo and jam sections. And that’s where the real flaw to this album comes for my tastes. Three of these songs together total over 55 minutes of the album. It’s just a bit too much for me. I still actually enjoyed some of those tracks as more background music, but with a more focused ear, my attention started to wane, especially in the sections where they stripped things back, or latched onto a single theme for too long. And herein lies the conundrum. Some of those self-indulgent moments just wandered off too far for my personal taste, and it was a little on the long side, but it also feels too good to be a three star album. So it’ll just sneak its way into 4 star territory. Statesboro Blues - A good, weighty blues start to the album. It’s a fairly standard bluesy number, having been written by Blind Willie McTell in the 20s, but it’s well executed, the vocal delivery is excellent and the musicianship is fantastic. Great energy too. Done Somebody Wrong - This has got decent swagger and pace to it. It’s another cover, this time of an Elmore James song, but it’s a good one. The sound is satisfyingly raw, the harmonica and guitar work are really evocative. The vocal work is sparse, but it carries that same swagger as the rest of the instrumentation so works really well. They’re very tight and controlled as a band too. Stormy Monday - There’s a nice drop in pace here. They’re certainly dragging a lot out of the original, which was only three minutes long, but there’s some really solid work as they pass the soloing work around the band. I find organ work in blues like this really satisfying, and the organ solo is great. I can just imagine the guitar face that went along with some of these solos. It’s another good one. You Don't Love Me - We’re moving into something a bit more rhythm and blues territory here. The pace is great and there are some really satisfying hooks and licks. Again, the vocal, while being relatively sparing, does exactly the right job. It’s got an edge of grit and swagger to it, but it shifts the focus along a little bit and then gets out of the way for the rest of the band to indulge. When we get to about the seven minute mark, things do descend into a bit of self indulgence. There’s some nice guitar work and then eventually the band starts to get involved again. But it does drag on. I can imagine that this might work well enough live when there’s a band and crowd connection going on, but listening at home it all just feels a bit unnecessarily self indulgent. They do eventually break back into a tune about 14 minutes in, before drifting away again. This kind of thing just loses me a bit, unfortunately. Hot 'Lanta - This is more of a jam type of song straight off the bat, but it doesn’t drift too far from its centre, unlike the more wayward sections from the last track. It doesn’t have the vocal sections to give it that central hook to deviate and return from, which is perhaps why it doesn't connect with me in the same way as some of the others. The synchronicity of the band is top quality though, and there’s a lot to enjoy about this when you get lost in the flow. There’s even a decent drum solo in there. In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed - This one just kind of riffs around the same theme for thirteen minutes. I mean, they’re very good at what they do and there are some really nice moments. The musicianship is excellent, they’re super tight and flowing together, but it all just goes on for too long. Again, I think this is an audience connection thing. In the live environment this is recorded in, I think this comes across better. Not to say I’m not enjoying the groove and playing, but it’s a bit much for me, particularly for a track that doesn’t have a vast amount of variation or a vocal hook to return to now and again. Whipping Post - I know this from Frank Zappa’s version from the ‘Does Humor Belong In Music?’ concert film, which is excellent. Likewise, the core to this is great, but boy oh boy do they go off piste. Unlike the last track, there is at least the central vocal section that they return to now and then, which is a fantastic vocal hook The riff that follows it is top notch too. But as a home listener, I’m not convinced that I need this song to be 23 minutes long. Again; great musicianship, a quality song, some brilliant moments, but it’s all a bit too much for me.

Yeah it rules but how much blues rock can I do in one sitting, especially ending on a 14 and 22 minute song? Whipping post is amazing but really could just be a 4 minute song. I’m sure it was hype live and in the moment though. I do own this on vinyl but I’m feeling a 4.

This thing is very special. A band that can create such an accurate force is something you don't find every day. Every singe song is performed perfectly. Almost not human like. But very human. The passion is there. The energy. The joy. The healthy competition between blues players. Everything is there. But the musicians are just simply incredible. The vocals and keyboard base of Greg Allman, the bass which is not flashy but darn impressive. The guitars, oh man... unbelievable. Allman and Baits just keep on going. Duane with his unreal slide playing. So clean, so soulful. And Dicky with his melodies. Such a gifted guitar player and musician. I love the double drumming. Absolutely love it. I come to realize it's a feature I enjoy very much in music played live. It give the rithem a depth that can't be achieved otherwise. What a wonderful thing, really. Long but worth every minute. A very very very high 4.

Really fun to listen to, everyone is putting in work on this performance. All I could find was a 6.5 hour album of this on iTunes.

Peak southern rock. You know as soon as the music starts it’s going to be good. Duane Allman was a master of his craft. Whether it was recorded live or in a studio.

Just when I thought I was out of the 70s.... they pulled me back in! Pretty top notch southern blues rock band. I always enjoy what I hear from them without being a mega fan. The only thing i'd be critical of with this one is the length of some of the tracks. I get that this is a live album and they're jamming and I'm sure live it hits much harder. On record though, I'm not sure it has the same impact.and I occasionally found them a bit meandering. It's a small gripe though as the music generally is great!

very good live album! we love to see it

I wasn’t expecting this to be so bluesy or so jam bandy, but they do both of those things really well. This was just good, solid music to chill to. Special shout out to the Joy to the World riff at the end of You Don’t Love Me. That was a fun little nugget.

Ok c'était bon mais les solos de guitare interminables ça a ses limites.

This rules. Love the long instrumental parts that seem off the cuff but piece together so nicely

Really good musically overall, not sure what it is I don't particularly like about the allman bros band but it just doesn't fully resonate with me

The Allman Brothers Band in blues, it's nice.

Live albums like this are where groups like The Allman Brothers Band really shine, as it captures their jams and improvisational style, putting their full talent on display.

Solid live American typ hovno

They are clearly great at what they do. The band sounds excellent and tight. While I'm not so into jam bands, I can appreciate this. Would I listen to it a lot? Probably not.

nice!!!

I came to the Allman Brothers party a little late but I am enjoying the vibe. Terrific blues rock with a cool country roll.

04/11/2025

This is a great live blues/rock album. One of the best. Pitchfork: 9.2 Rolling Stone: Top 500 Albums #49 Best Songs Statesboro Blues Done Somebody Wrong

Schönes Rock Live-Album mit angenehmer Atmosphäre 4/5

Fantastic

another of those niche examples of a live album being the canon discography pick. though i do feel like Eat a Peach's name gets thrown around about as often. makes sense that a live album would represent a band with a tendency to jam. this is really great stuff. i think a lot of noodling jam band stuff loses flavor due to the focus of technicality over songwriting but this album makes up for it because it *sounds* good. the musicianship is impressive but it has a swing and a looseness that makes it approachable. good jams lock you into the groove and lose sense of time, and that happened when i listened to this album. deserves to be one of the 1001? yeah. and i wouldn't mind seeing Eat a Peach on here too

Actually kind of good and enjoyable. It's a long album, but any of the songs are good background noise.

Elizabeth Reed must've been SOME broad....holy smokes. But seriously folks, this thing is on fire. Can't believe they were melting faces like this back in 1971. 4.5 stars

“Coming up to an hour! Ah well, one track to go, almost there! Wait a second….” Actually not bad, but I do like 70s guitar music as a rule, and this made for nice background music to my day job. Felt a bit like the soundtrack to video game level that just goes on looping round no matter how long the level takes you.

I liked it

A classic live album showcasing the immense talents that would pave the way for future classic rock gems.

Miss Vaughan has a beautiful voice and this recording is phenomenal for the time. Loves the audience interactions and little mistakes. Endearing and genuine.

Holds up quite well

Amazing, but a bit long. Five stars if you love jam bands

B A R S

I absolutely love getting live albums on this generator, and this was no exception. I enjoy The Allman Brothers Band quite a bit and have a couple of their songs on my everyday playlist, so to hear them live was a nice treat. This performance is very long, with seven songs that last well over an hour in total, but sitting and vibing to some fantastic instrumental sections was nice in this instance. Listening to this concert felt like I was there watching it, and that's one of the most important things to me when rating these types of albums. It's worth noting that Gregg Allman's vocals are absolutely phenomenal in this performance as well. I was absolutely hooked for a while, but the length did weigh on me after so long to where I had to take a short break.

This album just makes me want to play guitar

A classic of Southern Rock. Too bad about all the deaths.

Prefer the studio stuff, but still great.

I usually HATE live albums (apart from Stop Making Sense of course) but this is a really good album. The instrumentals are really nice and “ In memory of Elizabeth reed” was definitely my favourite.

Allman brothers at their best. I don't typically gravitate towards albums that are live recorded, but their live performances truly could have been studio sessions. Everything played so cleanly and in complete harmony. Standout track for me is In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed, incredibly mix of blues and jazz fusion on the track.

good jazz, was good despite live

there's just something about live music... very enjoyable

The Allman Brothers are a fun listen. They are even better live. The band even said as much. This is extra special as it has Duane Allman before his untimely passing.

I can totally understand how some people could find the many extended jams tiresome or irritating, but I enjoy them. Every musician gets to flex their skills and take the improvised stretches into unknown territory, without ever being lost.

Amazing southern rock and blues - great live album.

J'aime énormément ce genre là. C'est cool et bluesy, sans trop changer la formule.

Im not an allaman fan but this album is a different breed. Its more like an hour long jam of pure power and raw jamming worthy of every collection

Classic rock jam out session. Makes for great music for gatherings with your bros. Peak fishing music.

rockig, gute instrumente

I'm coming to accept that there is a fair amount of highly-regarded live albums out there that are more like live "compilations". For many of these live records in the 1001 Albums book series, they are not the full, unedited performance, but rather the best recordings captured and curated for the at-home listening experience. As such, I have to temper my expectations whenever I get a live record, because chances are good that portions of the concert are missing, either due to poor recording quality, the limitations of how much could fit on vinyl at the time, or a preferred rearrangement of the track listing. Case in point, the Allman Brothers' commercial and artistic breakthrough, At the Fillmore East, is not the full performance of any of their March 1971 shows at the New York City club Fillmore East. There were limitations, as some of the performances involving guest horns and harmonica could not be properly captured with the 16-track machine that producer Tom Dowd had at the time. Also, each night after the shows, Tom would listen through the taped performances with the band, and together they would choose which portions sounded good. This was a deliberate approach that sacrificed the complete performance, as the band wanted people to experience the Fillmore East shows in the fondest way possible, as they cherished them. The remaining selections constitute a solid exhibition of what the band was like at the time, with country-rock covers of blues standards and sprawling extended jams. The highlights are the exchanging solo guitar affairs of Duane Allman and Dickey Betts, elevating these tunes in a manner akin to improvisational jazz. It's mesmerizing how much time the band squeezed out of their jam-oriented compositions, especially cuts like T-Bone Walker's "Stormy Monday" and their originals, "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" and "Whipping Post". While it would have been nice to have experienced the full performance, which later deluxe reissues have satisfied, the original At Fillmore East album is still a strong, kinetic record from start to finish.

Totally gave me those Grateful Dead vibes. I had no idea that Allman Brothers were a jam band like this

Lovely 👌

I was won over after the 30th guitar solo.

They literally just shredded guitars for like 80 minutes

so bluesy and groovy

26/09/2025 This would have carried 5 stars, but some of the songs were way too long. But I did enjoy them. Spotify listeners: 3.6 million

Yeeesssssss!! I kinda love the vibe, and there is’nt and songs i would 100% skip. the entitety of the album has nice vibe and the songs match. Some of the songs are LONG but most of them still interesting and good.

Southern rock

Love Whipping Post, and the album

Loved Statesboro Blues maybe I'm just out of touch and don't listen to bands a bunch bc this album was a great combination of a chill vibe and good times too many long guitar solos

I got a lot of nookie in college because people thought I looked like Greg Alman, so I cannot dislike this band. Seriously, though, amazing blues-rock. Fun stuff, well executed. Thank Greg.

Long songs!

I get why my old hippie archery coach liked them so much.

The album could have just been Elizbeth Reed and Whipping Post and it would have still rocked. Jam On!

Good album

BOM

One of the only southern rock bands i fucked with tbh

This was a great listen while doing laundry in Singapore. I don’t much care for the signing and didn’t pay close enough attention to lyrics but I loved the open session, jam-style live performance put on by the band. I will be back for a deeper listen later on. 4/5

I need to do more research on this era. Solid tho

In which Duane Allman has me yelping "Holy Fucking Shit!" whilst on a crowded NYC subway.

i forget how bluesy this band can be.

La musique occupe le premier plan, avant les prouesses techniques ou les musiciens. Une maîtrise souple et sobre, qui se laisse découvrir

Cool

All day

La guitare c'est fort, très fort. C'est dommage que j'aime pas trop le ton de la voix parce que la guitare et la voix se répondent bien. Je trouve que le chanteur chante pour lui-même et pas pour les autres. J'aime bien parce que dans leur rock il y a aussi des sonorités jazzy très cool. J'étais un peu sceptique au début parce que la voix prenait beaucoup de place mais quand les instruments ont le champ libre c'est très très fort. Je crois que c'est Jimi Hendrix, c'etait juste un nom pour moi avant et la poum je me prends son génie dans la gueule. ça s'écoute super simplement, même si c'est des mélodies et des sons agressifs je trouve ça assez simple à écouter. C'est toute une partie de la musique que je suis content de découvrir. C'est long par contre. Les morceaux de 20 minutes bon.

Two live albums in row? This is exposure therapy. I can't think of many thinks I wouldn't choose to listen to over a live jam band record. But hey, it's good! Fun and energetic rock, with an emphasis on the extended instrumental passages. Strong elements of blues, R&B and funk blended in. It's hard to resist an electric organ. But even the long, noodling guitar parts are very enjoyable. Solid 4*.

First i have ever heard of this band, so i was hesitant to start with a live album but i cant say it was a disappointment. Funky riffs, drums, good stuff. I like the music. But i dont see myself ever looking for this, ever pulling it up on my own. Ill never search for 20 minutes or more of jamming. Mustve been fun to see them live though. I like King Crimson a lot so im not too far from this style but i dont really listen to their live albums or jamming sessions either, its just not what i look for in music. Basically, the music is actually really damn good, just not presented in a way ill listen to often. 4/5 Update: the last song, Whipping Post, around the 14 minute mark, something snapped, something beautiful was born right there, maybe i might listen to more music like this after all.

I really liked At Fillmore East. It is another live album meaning that you would probably expect the recording quality to tank because of it but these guys absolutely killed it live. And another thing it does better than quite a lot of live albums is that the songs flow together incredibly well as they never felt like they were constantly stopping at any point. The music itself is great too bringing some fun bluesy and rocking tunes which are incredibly catchy. This one is a bit long and can feel like it drags occasionally but i was still enjoying it. I probably would not be able to feel the same about the revisions of this album though, One of them goes on for 6 HOURS. I don't think i could handle that but i can more than handle this. Best Song: You Don't Love Me Worst Song: Done Somebody Wrong

Standout Songs: Statesboro Blues Stormy Monday Hot 'Lanta Okay so, this album is pretty good. I’m not usually one for long instrumental sections, but this is a style of music I enjoy, so it’s not too bad. The songs that do have lyrics are very enjoyable, love the singer’s voice. The guitarist is very talented, the long solos are so clean.

Very bluesy. Not as much southern rock as I expected. Also lots of blues jams. Can definitely tell it is a live album. Sounds like an old juke joint.

A lot to like about this - although I'm not a "jam band" guy per se, I can definitely appreciate the creativity and musical virtuosity on display all over the place here from basically one of the two OG's of the genre. Duane is rightly regarded as one of the best guitarists of all time even though his time with the band was cut short later this year and his fingerprints are all over this recording (Whipping Post in particular is just an incredible feat of ripping solos). The rhythm section is tight, Gregg's vocals sound like he's a seasoned 50 year old blues guy despite being in his early 20s here, and just the overall live feel and energy of this is great. I think this set a high early bar for best rock live albums and for me it's not too hard to see why.

Another album I’ve not heard of before… Looks at length of album; 78mins - sighs Listens to album; 78mins later - non stop awesome

Very nice. There are very little words this whole album. It's almost just an hour and 20 mins guitar solo.

This is my first recommendation. Nice to be reminded that this kind of music exists and it should be listened to in a dimly lit room, stoned, on a Saturday night. More people need to do this.

I like the Allman Brothers but some of these jams were just too long. I’ve seen them live a few times and it’s always different when you are in the room. On record I find that these long jams just don’t hold my attention. Great song and great playing though.

Feels like Led Zeppelin with a pinch of Pink Floyd. Nice thing.

As a child of southern parents, I’m pretty sure I was born with southern rock running through my veins. One brand of which is certainly The Allman Brothers Band. Let’s put it this way: I can’t remember not knowing their music. I don’t know if one can accurately judge something that’s seemingly part of their DNA, but I will try. This album is so crisp and tight for a live album. It must’ve been killer to witness live! The musicianship is incredible as well as the vocals. I’m gonna knock it down half a star and rate it 4.5 because I’m jealous as hell I wasn’t there.

One of those concerts I desperately wish I could've been at...

Вообще я не люблю длинные концертные импровизации, но в этом альбоме их слушать даже интересно. Даже одна песня здесь более разнообразна, чем многие альбомы других исполнителей. 7 из 10.

This is a great example of a live album.

Great live album by a band who loved to jam. I don't know much about them, but I was impressed.

1. Statesboro Blues - 7.5/10 2. Done Somebody Wrong - 8/10 3. Stormy Monday - 8/10 4. You Don't love me - 9/10 5. Hot 'lanta - 7/10 6. In memory of elizabeth reed - 8/10 7. Whipping post - 8/10 79/100

Seeing the Allman Brothers Band live must have absolutely melted faces. This is just great blues rock and roll. The album is fire, energy, and incredible skill. That said, it is the closest thing to a jam band you can get without I guess technically being a jam band. The songs are long. I enjoyed them, but can see where it'll drag for others who aren't into this style. Standouts are "Done Somebody Wrong" "You Don't Love Me" This album is a very strong 4 for me. Not something I'd throw on often, but really good for a listen through every now and then. I feel like I need a break and a shower when I'm through with this one.

Good tunes

This would probably be a crazy experience if I actually saw them live; an album just can't quite do the same.

I'm gonna tell my mother; I'm gonna have a word with my father too

A great live album but it seems ridiculous that they don’t call themselves a jam band but rather a band that jams 🙄

Favorite Track: Friend of the Devil

Classic blues rock. Guitar has a horn-like quality on some songs and I’m not sure how it was achieved, but is probably just a cranked amp and a vintage Les Paul. Definitely an album that SRV listened to on repeat. Kind of amazing recording for being a live album from 1971. Really good album. My favorite songs from the album are Stormy Monday and Whipping Post.

A bit excessive, don't think I need a 23 minute version of whipping post.

Nice live album.

Classic, Like it 4*

The first four traditional blues tracks don’t do much for me but the last two songs are true classic bangers.

Great introduction to classic southern rock. Halfway through I was thinking that this is prime "Top Gear" music and then realised they wrote Jessica.

I didn’t know they were british. Great guitar though

Overall: 7/10 I honestly didn't know much about The Allman Brothers going into this one and it ended up being bluesier than I expected! I enjoyed it for the most part, these guys obviously knew how to play their instruments and it shows. My big problem is that the live atmosphere leads to a lot of extended jam sessions, with multiple tracks around the 20 minute mark. I don't mind long songs with lots of substance but I don't consider a bunch of solos enough to justify that kind of length. Of course, that's just my personal opinion and I'm sure others will disagree. Still, it's an album worth your time. Fav Song: Stormy Monday Least Fav Song: Hot 'Lanta

Far superior to the grateful dead live album

J’en suis à l’avant dernière toune de l’album (malgré qu’il reste encore autour de 30 minutes de musique avant la fin !) et je dois dire que je ne m’attendais pas à ça. Je pensais que c’était un band de country rock un peu quétaine (c’est peut-être ce qui les attends dans quelques albums, qui sait ?), mais cet album est beaucoup plus influencé par le blues et my god les jams ! 7 tounes réparties sur quatre faces de vinyle !

Definitely some good Southern Jam Rock, I enjoyed the album but I think I prefer smaller doses maybe 3 songs at a time not the entire album in one sitting

This is a great album, with the only criticism being that some songs are a touch too long. Incredible musicians 4/5

The Allman Brothers could jam. I’ve not listened to their live recordings much, but have been discovering more of their music. Mood specific for me for sure, but when that right mood hits you can get lost in the whirlwind of blues guitar and just let loose.

First off, The Allman Brothers Band is 100% my cup of tea. I love me some good electric blues and I love me some good southern rock as well. Fantastic guitarwork and raspy vocals? Count me in. If these were the studio recordings, this would be one of the easiest 5 stars on this list for me. But well, in my book live music is for live enjoyment. I can't really get excited about 23-minute extended jam versions of tracks that were originally conceived as 5-minute blues songs (the studio version of Whipping Post is easily 10 times better). It's not just jamming. It's jamming that doesn't go aaaanywhere at all and goes on for 10 minutes longer than it should. For all my complaining, this is still better than the majority of albums on here, so it's still 4 stars. But yeah, just give me the studio version any day of the week.

great live blues rock album. really enjoy the guitar work, and will likely come back to it at some point. Can see why it is acclaimed. Something about the guitar tone/mixing makes it feel very "present". definitely feels live! Some killer long blues jams probably solid 8/10

Yup, this one is good. These guys can move from guitar solos to duets, and then the full clash of rock and roll seemlessly. First time listening for me, and I'm now a fan (July of 2025).

Fantastic musical chops.

Classic Southern rock. Although they do tend to have trouble finding the end of a song.

Great live album with high energy. Mainly instrumental though, which i had no issues with because everything was so good

They move as a band like a cat. Couldn’t find a pitchy note.

I enjoyed.

Why bother with 10 songs when you can make 3, 20 minutes long

Good stuff, you can really hear the mid-life crisis

Good packing music before I leave my apartment. I listen to In Memory of Elizabeth Reed every so often, chill and then fucking sick guitar solos, and Whipping Post obv slays

Not what I'd usually go for, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Proper American rock and roll.

Fun!

Sometimes virtuosity detaches me from the enjoyment of music. I find it more in jazz, but also here - where I find myself thinking “wow, look at what they are doing here with that instrument”, and have the realization that I have become detached from the music as an emotional experience and I’m experiencing it as a clinical one. This album still rocks, but I just never seem to find the extended jams move me the same way as a succinct tune.

Musicianship on this is insane. From the lead guitar interplay between Duane Allman and Dickey Betts, to the organ solos of Gregg Allman, to the constantly riffing bass and jazzy percussion, just a masterclass. I've barely listened to The Allman brothers studio stuff, so this is maybe a weird entry point, and the sheer length of a couple of the jams took me out of it a bit, but still absolutely rocks.

Nice Jazz and Blues, great for up beat music and happy thoughts

Love this album, strong early 70's southern blues!

Wow, you don't love me Is a masterpiece

88/100. A phenomenal live album that captures the band at their absolute peak. Their blues rock performance is soulful, and electrifying, with riffs smooth like butter and vocals full of warmth and grit.

Led Zeppelin meets the beetles

Do I love this album as much as I did when I was 19 and stoned in my dorm room? No. Is it still one of the greatest live albums of all time and one of the greatest Southern rock bands at the height of their powers? Yes.

A blistering live album driven by Duane Allman’s legendary slide guitar work, 𝘈𝘵 𝘍𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘌𝘢𝘴𝘵 captures a once-in-a-lifetime moment the band would never fully replicate again. From the scorching opener 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘰 𝘉𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘴 to the epic sprawl of 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘵, the performances feel urgent, loose, and deeply alive. The improvisation is electric, and the interplay between Duane and Dickey Betts borders on telepathic. Add to that Gregg Allman’s soulful, growling vocals and his understated but powerful Hammond B3 playing, and the band’s sound becomes both muscular and atmospheric. It’s a bit ironic that this live album completely overshadows the band’s first two studio records — which barely hinted at this level of power. Essential listening for understanding how live Southern rock could sound like pure lightning in a bottle.

I enjoyed that, some seriously good guitars.

**** 1/2 A classic Album, love it

Really good jam band live album. The guitar playing is really fun to listen to and remains so throughout the album. The 22 minute performance of Whipping Post feels so quick but still lets you appreciate the technicality within. 8/10 Favourite: Whipping Post Least Favourite: Hot 'Lanta

Great, blues, just not particularly relaxing to listen to

Seeing how much work has to go into putting on a jam session this long with everyone performing so well together you have to appreciate this album for what it is. This is a showcase of what a live album should sound like when you so many pieces working together.

Yeah liked this Jammy groovy meandering listen

High powered funky groovy roller coaster dose of the early 70s. Great jammy variety of songs without ever feeling mononatous.

Great recording for a live performance. Too many guitar solos.

Phenomenal southern, blues rock instrumentals up and down.

3.5 stars

Although I've heard of the band, I had never listened to their records. This is not something I'd typically listen to, but a good record nevertheless. It will certainly be something I revisit from time to time.

Fantastic blues/southern rock, and the ability of the players is on showcase here being a live album. The 20 minute jam of You Don't Love Me is fantastic. But it's another album in the "I recognize it's great, it's just not really doing much for me" category. The further I get into this project, the more I'm realizing that I'm just indifferent to blues rock. There's some stuff that I like purely out of repetition from hearing it since I was born, but I can't bring myself to care about any music from the genre that I'm discovering now. That said, I do have to question the idea of putting a live album on here from Allman as their only album on the list, as opposed to putting on something like Eat a Peach (which is still partially a live album to be fair). More of a philosophical debate as opposed to a commentary on the quality of the live records on the list, but I just prefer to lean towards the idea that live albums should have a harder time getting on the list. At the very least, a studio album should be considered before adding a live second IMO. However, I'm aware this album was basically their breakthrough, and they belong on the list, so I'm basically arguing a losing battle here I feel, haha.

Good, but I'm not really getting the hype as one of the best live albums of all time?

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