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A Decade of Hits 1969-1979(more) »rank: 838by: The Allman Brothers Band
Our review: :With their dueling guitar leads and harmonies built on a double drummer foundation, the Allman Brothers Band cast the mold for the southern rock sound that would proliferate in the '70s. Virtuoso musicians, their songs drew upon a number of southern influences, including country, the blues, New Orleans jazz, and even gospel, creating a sound that was distinctly theirs. Decade of Hits is a great catalog of the Allman's at their guitar wielding best. The sweet, infectious harmonies on the instrumental 'Jessica' have become a classic reference point in themselves. Next to the tragedies that plagued them--two motorcycle deaths, heroin addiction--the Allman's are ... Detail |
The Allman Brothers at Fillmore East(more) »rank: 1484by: The Allman Brothers Band
Our review: essential recording:There has never been a better showcase for improvisational rock than this 1971 concert recording, and few (if any) live rock albums are in its rank. With only two studio albums (and plenty of touring) under their belt, the Georgia sextet tore into the Fillmore East with road-tested buoyancy. Titanic guitarist Duane Allman was at the peak of his powers, pushing his foil, Dickey Betts, to unsurpassed peaks. Vocalist-keyboardist Gregg Allman would have been a star in any other setting; here he's merely one more component in a brilliant ensemble. Duane Allman died shortly after At Fillmore East shipped, and the ... Detail |
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The Definitive Collection(more) »rank: 1721by: Muddy Waters
Our review: essential recording:There has never been a better showcase for improvisational rock than this 1971 concert recording, and few (if any) live rock albums are in its rank. With only two studio albums (and plenty of touring) under their belt, the Georgia sextet tore into the Fillmore East with road-tested buoyancy. Titanic guitarist Duane Allman was at the peak of his powers, pushing his foil, Dickey Betts, to unsurpassed peaks. Vocalist-keyboardist Gregg Allman would have been a star in any other setting; here he's merely one more component in a brilliant ensemble. Duane Allman died shortly after At Fillmore East shipped, and the ... Detail |
Greatest Hits: 30 Years of Rock(more) »rank: 2338by: George Thorogood
Our review: essential recording:There has never been a better showcase for improvisational rock than this 1971 concert recording, and few (if any) live rock albums are in its rank. With only two studio albums (and plenty of touring) under their belt, the Georgia sextet tore into the Fillmore East with road-tested buoyancy. Titanic guitarist Duane Allman was at the peak of his powers, pushing his foil, Dickey Betts, to unsurpassed peaks. Vocalist-keyboardist Gregg Allman would have been a star in any other setting; here he's merely one more component in a brilliant ensemble. Duane Allman died shortly after At Fillmore East shipped, and the ... Detail |
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Brothers and Sisters(more) »rank: 6987by: The Allman Brothers Band
Our review: :Their first full studio album without guitarist Duane, 1973's Brothers and Sisters doesn't match what came before it but would probably be considered a masterpiece if it came from most other bands. The Allman(s) move away from their rougher blues rock toward a groovier Southern rock, a shift that reflects the increased influence of Dickey Betts and new pianist Chuck Leavell. Betts contributes chestnuts such as 'Ramblin' Man,' 'Southbound,' and the classic instrumental 'Jessica,' plus the acoustic finale 'Pony Boy,' which showcases his work on Dobro. Gregg's impact is not nearly what it once was, although his 'Come and Go Blues' and 'Jelly ... Detail |
The Best of Bonnie Raitt(more) »rank: 2122by: Bonnie Raitt
Our review: :Their first full studio album without guitarist Duane, 1973's Brothers and Sisters doesn't match what came before it but would probably be considered a masterpiece if it came from most other bands. The Allman(s) move away from their rougher blues rock toward a groovier Southern rock, a shift that reflects the increased influence of Dickey Betts and new pianist Chuck Leavell. Betts contributes chestnuts such as 'Ramblin' Man,' 'Southbound,' and the classic instrumental 'Jessica,' plus the acoustic finale 'Pony Boy,' which showcases his work on Dobro. Gregg's impact is not nearly what it once was, although his 'Come and Go Blues' and 'Jelly ... Detail |
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Eat a Peach(more) »rank: 2672by: The Allman Brothers Band
Our review:Album Details:Not the Remastered Version. :Having firmly established themselves as 'The Grateful Dead of the South' via their enormously successful 1971 Live at the Fillmore East double album, the Allman Brothers had just begun work on a new studio collection when slide guitarist Duane Allman died in a motorcycle accident. Undaunted, the group rallied together and completed Eat a Peach, which, via inclusion of the 34-minute-plus 'Mountain Jam,' blossomed into a double LP. While keyboardist-singer Gregg Allman shone on tracks like Sonny Boy Williamson's 'One Way Out' and his own 'Melissa,' it was second guitarist Dickey Betts who came out from under the ... Detail |
The Complete Recordings(more) »rank: 2373by: Robert Johnson
Our review: :This two-CD box contains all 41 recordings Johnson made, including 12 alternate takes, and each cut remains a classic. This set's release in 1990 caused quite a stir, selling more than 500,000 copies, and, on the basis of endorsements from Eric Clapton and Keith Richards, introduced a great number of rock fans to Delta blues. Amazingly, Johnson built his enormous legacy on the strength of just two recording sessions: the first session, in November of 1936, produced among others 'I Believe I'll Dust My Broom,' 'Sweet Home Chicago,' 'Cross Road Blues,' and 'Walkin' Blues,' making it perhaps the most influential single session in ... Detail |
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Songlines(more) »rank: 2567by: The Derek Trucks Band
Our review: :Just in his mid-twenties when this album was released in early 2006, the guitar tone of Allman Brothers Band guitarist Derek Trucks (nephew of founding drummer Butch) has become one of the most recognizable sounds to be squeezed out of the instrument. Snake-like, swampy, and filled with tense soul, his slide work has been compared to Ry Cooder's, and perhaps inevitably, to Duane Allman's. On his first album of new studio material in four years, Trucks steers his malleable band through a heady blend of jazz, Jamaican, gospel, blues, and world music, occasionally even combining styles in a single track. Any disc that ... Detail |
Beginnings(more) »rank: 5305by: The Allman Brothers Band
Our review: essential recording:For once, a record label actually gives us more bang for the buck, combining two indisputable classics--1969's self-titled debut and the 1970 follow-up Idlewild South--onto one glorious CD. Five urgent notes kick off Spencer Davis's 'Don't Want You No More,' and by the time that searing instrumental morphs into Gregg Allman's superb slow blues 'It's Not My Cross to Bear,' it's clear these Georgians mean business. Everyone talks of the Muddy Waters and Willie Dixon covers, the furious twin leads of Duane and Dickey Betts, Gregg's soulful voice and formidable organ, the percussion attack of Jaimoe and Butch Trucks, but what ... Detail |