14.01.2008.
Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (Deluxe Edition) (1971) (@256)
(Review from wikipedia, allmusic, amazon, rollingstone.com, bbc.co.uk)
Recorded at the Fillmore East music club, the legendary rock venue in New York City, on Friday and Saturday March 12-13, 1971, it showcased the band's mixture of blues, southern rock and jazz. It is one of the critical heights of their career, and is generally accepted as one of the greatest live recordings in the history of rock music.
Portions of those legendary performances not included in the original set have also wound up on various box sets. Now, for the first time, all recordings (in their original mixes) lifted from the Fillmore East dates have been assembled together into a deluxe edition. It also rearranges the running order closer to the actual concert, creating for the first time a complete concert experience. Over two hours of some of the finest musicianship & improvisation in all of rock.
Whereas most great live rock albums are about energy, At Fillmore East is like a great live jazz session, where the pleasure comes from the musicians' interaction and playing. Although the electric guitar has gone in many exotic directions since, the contrast between Duane Allman quavering on slide and Dickey Betts burning in standard tuning can still drop the jaw of anyone with a non-arthritic "wow" reflex and the time to listen. Their duelling Les Pauls rode the matching rhythms of twin percussionists Jaimoe and Butch Trucks (still the best name of any drummer on the planet). Topping it all off was sibling Allman Gregg's husky blues wail and lyrical Hammond.
Whether delivering the blues with Duane Allman's slide licks daring grown men to weep ("Stormy Monday"), or with Gregg Allman's song writing skills to the fore on more succinct gems like "Midnight Rider" this remains a snapshot of a band getting off on each others' abilities and sharing the joy with one lucky crowd.
It's one of those great concerts that make you say "if only I had a time machine..."
Line-up :
* Duane Allman – lead guitar, slide guitar
* Gregg Allman – organ, piano, vocals
* Dickey Betts – guitar, vocals
* Berry Oakley – bass guitar
* Jai Johanny Johanson – drums, congas, timbales
* Butch Trucks – drums, tympani
Track List :
CD1
01. Statesboro Blues - 4:17
02. Trouble No More - 3:43
03. Don't Keep Me Wonderin' - 3:27
04. Done Somebody Wrong - 4:33
05. Stormy Monday - 8:48
06. One Way Out - 4:56
07. In Memory of Elizabeth Reed - 13:04
08. You Don't Love Me - 19:24
09. Midnight Rider - 2:55
CD2
01. Hot 'Lanta - 5:20
02. Whipping Post - 22:53
03. Mountain Jam - 33:39
04. Drunken Hearted Boy - 7:33
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