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[This is my first post here at New Critics. I originally posted this over at my place back in November of '05, but I thought it was as good a place as any to start.]
I was introduced to the music of The Allman Brothers Band in about 1972, after the year-apart tragic [...] ... Continue reading »
I was introduced to the music of The Allman Brothers Band in about 1972, after the year-apart tragic [...] ... Continue reading »
2 years ago
Their resurgence with a mixture of the old dudes and the younger guys has been a thing of beauty, clearly driven by Warren Haynes, who has really emerged as a force - I think this is because he's got terrific range. And that's important.
The Allmans' sound has never been pure blues or country rock - it's always mixed in jazz elements. Their best work swings; it's loose within a broad, specific context. These guys listen as they play - they don't just knock 'em out.
2 years ago
Yeah, I agree. He has such a rich musical vocabulary. I think he is the backbone of the new configuration, and can he sing! I love his background vocals on classics like "Midnight Rider" and his lead vocals on the new ones like "Worried Down With The Blues."
I hafta say though that Derek Trucks is a guitarist in a class by himself...
2 years ago
It is great to see them back and cookin' again with a multi-generational line-up. That bodes well for the future.
2 years ago
2 years ago
Gotta be my all-time favorite version.
Definitely check out the "One Way Out" live record they did a couple years ago. While nothing will ever again be Fillmore East it is a fantastic record.
2 years ago
I get, to put it plainly, real fucking tired of people who try to convince me that, say, Ted Nugent is a great guitar player. No, he's a good guitar player but mostly a "character." Duane Allman was a great guitar player, someone who put music above everything else. (Not that that choice will give you a great life, it must be added.) And I agree that Derek Trucks is heading in that direction, if he's not already there.
With hindsight I can see that one of my key learning experiences in appreciating music was seeing Count Basie in a high school gym in 1978. He was old, the piano was out of tune, and they were playing in a small town high school gym, for Christ's sake (it was a benefit). Didn't matter. They. Were. Hot. If the performer can set aside everything else as much as possible, including lack of a sizeable audience, then the magic can be conjured up. A "show" has its appeal, but eventually either the music is cooking or it's not. And if it is, the spirits may manifest themselves.
A week after I saw Basie I saw the Sex Pistols, but that's another story.
2 years ago
Excellent comments. Thanks for reading.