Wednesday, August 5, 2015

The Allman Brothers Band






































Artist:  The Allman Brothers Band
Origin:  Macon, Georgia, USA
Genre:  Southern Rock, Blues Rock, Country Rock , Boogie Rock, Hard Rock, Slide Guitar Blues

Original line-up:

Duane Allman:  Guitar, Slide Guitar
Gregg Allman:  Organ, Piano, Guitar, Vocals
Dickey Betts:  Guitar, Slide Guitar, Vocals
Berry Oakley:  Bass, Vocals
Butch Trucks: Drums, Timpani
Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson:   Drums, Percussion

The Allman Brothers Band was an American Southern Rock Band formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1969 by brothers Duane Allman (Slide Guitar, Lead Guitar), and Gregg Allman (Vocals, Keyboards), Dickey Betts (Lead Guitar, Vocals), Berry Oakley (Bass), Butch Trucks (Drums) and Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson (Drums).  They also incorporate elements of Blues, Jazz, and Country Music.  The Allman Brothers Band was the most influential Rock Group in America, including Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Marshall Tucker Band, Blackfoot and more.  The band retired in 2014.  The band has been awarded eleven Gold and five Platinum Albums, and was inducted into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 1995.  Rolling Stone Magazine ranked them 52nd on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time in 2004.














Artist:  The Allman Brothers Band, featuring Jerry Garcia
Title:  Live At The Cow Palace, New Year's Eve 1973  (2015)
Genre:  Southern Rock, Blues Rock, Country Rock , Boogie Rock, Hard Rock, Slide Guitar Blues
Label:  Left Field Media
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

Disc 1:  

 1.  Wasted Word  (5:28)
 2.  Done Somebody Wrong  (6:02)
 3.  One Way Out  (9:51)
 4.  Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just As Bad)  (8:59)
 5.  Midnight Rider  (5:01)
 6.  Blue Sky  (7:43)
 7.  In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed  (17:31)
 8.  Statesboro Blues  (6:58)
 9.  Southbound  (7:22)
10. Come & Go Blues  (5:29)

Disc 2:

 1.  Ramblin' Man  (8:06)
 2.  Trouble No More  (4:22)
 3.  Jessica  (12:59)
 4.  Les Brers In A Minor  (6:09)
 5.  Drum Solo  (8:07)
 6.  Les Brers In A Minor Pt. 2  (9:50)
 7.  Whipping Post  (11:53)
 8.  Lind Lou/Mary Lou  (9:18)
 9.  Hideaway/You Upset Me   (10:09)

Disc 3:

 1.  Bo Diddey/Mountain Jam  (27:12)
 2.  Save My Life  (18:55)
 3.  Blues Jam  (11:22)
 4.  You Don't Love Me  (9:49)
 5.  Will The Circle Be Unbroken  (4:46)
 6.  Mountain Jam  (8:01)

Personnel:

Duane Allman:  Guitar, Slide Guitar
Gregg Allman:  Organ, Piano, Guitar, Vocals
Dickey Betts:  Guitar, Slide Guitar, Vocals
Berry Oakley:  Bass, Vocals
Butch Trucks: Drums, Timpani
Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson:   Drums, Percussion

Special Guest:

Jerry Garcia:  Guitar

Live At The Cow Palace, New Year's Eve 1973 is the superb 3 CD Box Set by The Allman Brothers Band, was released on July 10, 2015 by Left Field Media, featuring Jerry Garcia, with a run time of just over 4 hours, recorded live in the Bay Area at Bill Grahams Cow Palacd, New Year's Eve.


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