@@comastroke @shaserv I think he’s referring to Duane notably being Claptons like, favorite guitarist. There s a few TH-cam clips from a movie about Tom Dowd (legendary producer) that details this relationship, would highly recommend it. Clapton says they got along because Duane and him approached the guitar and melodic phrasing the same way, but from different directions. And admits how he couldn’t wait to see him live. I’d have to find it again, but i think Clapton even calls him his musical brother
No doubt. Top tier rock band. Grew up on the Space Coast in Satellite Beach surfing, and listening to those Allman Bros on the eight track on the way to ride waves at Sebastian Inlet. Allman Brothers got their start I heard as a house band at some bars in Daytona Beach.just to the north of us.Later, I hitchhiked ⁉️ to the Orange Bowl & got to see them live .Great times - growing up with these bands as.....the Soundtrack to our Lives.🆒️👍✅💯😎
@@MARKIEBANUNCE Berry Oakley was wonderful but the best bass player I ever saw was John Entwhistle of The Who who played an amazing fifteen minute solo the night I saw them. And how about Phil Lesh? When he was asked to join The Dead he was a trumpeter. Garcia convinced him to learn bass because Lesh was the only one who had actual musical training.
I'm 42 years young and all I had left after my father left behind when he left us was his vinyl/cassettes. My father wax a ramblin' man. I love the ABB. Live at the Fillmore East is transcendental. Each member is so friggin talented and legends in their own right. God bless and R.I.P. Dickie Betts. ❤
@@seeharvester you clearly didn't understand...was written and performed during the 20th century...many times over...now here we are in the 21st century....the music remains relevant...traversing and transcends multiple centuries....you stand corrected
Incredible amount of talent on that stage. My favorite Brothers' tune. Dickie Betts wrote it, and plays some tasty leads, but watching this live version with Butch and Jaimoe duelling on drums, Berry Oakley thumping that bass, Gregg with his eyes shut tight, so focused before the booze and drugs took their toll, and especially seeing Duane soloing so effortlessly, with that rich lyrical tone, just brings me to tears. RIP Skydog- you were a wonder to behold.
YES SO TRUE A,GREAT SONG I NEVER GET TIRED OF. SEEN THEM MANY TIMES AND ALWAYS LOOKED FORWARD TO THIS AMAZING SONG 🎵!! THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR FANTASTIC MUSICANSHIP ❤ 💙💜💚
i got called on the carpet for playing this during a jazz set at an fm station back in 78. Its fusion/jazz but played by the Allman bros, so it didnt qualify. Whiners
It's absolutely true: it was the right time to happen and it kept getting better very quickly. We still dug all kinds and ages of music, but The Allman Brothers were one of the best.
Anyone that’s comes across this in 2024 I hope you realize what magic you are witnessing. These guys were on a different plain of musical talent. And you will never see it again.
I lived in Macon, GA for awhile in the late 90's. People there regularly talk about the Allman Brothers. I learned the back story of this particular song. The story is that the band hung out and did drugs at the Rose Hill Cemetery (a place that people usually didn't go to, which made it a good place to drink and party). Elizabeth Reed is buried there. They didn't know anything about her, and they thought it a shame that no one cared. So they wrote a tune for her. Today, Daune Allman and Barry Oakley (bass player) are buried side by side at Rose Hill.
Never did get them. It's like they're wandering aimlessly. This ain't the Byrds or New Riders or the Dead. Those guys went full bore. The 70s was when Rock 'n Roll went off into the weeds. Like Country is doing now with Keith Urban, Jelly Roll, and Beyonce.
Indeed, RIP Dickey. After viewing MANY different posts of this performance (and being a guitar player myself), this is the only one I've found with the "real" musical performance captured through the soundboard. Most every other posts has disingenuously dubbed in the "At Fillmore East" album to this video. Thanks for the REAL upload!!
Right-on but, I really would've loved to view this back in the day. For some reason PBS never released it for viewing on their program "Great Performances" after taping it. Some of the sound was missing on "Whipping Post" I heard but man, they could have shown this. Better late than never.
This is my old vinal anthology lb. . Duane Allman is Gregg's brother. He (Duane) started this and still running. Today's times. Just shows his styles are lost. We've heard is those days if no contact filed or was a Death sentence . MONEY MONGERS. THE SICKNESS . MONEY 💰💰💰💰💰 COULD PUT ON EDDIE MONEY
The first time I heard ABB was in 1970 as a young 16 years old. They became known as the house band at the Warehouse in New Orleans. They are still my favorite group!
Was fortunate enough to seethe original line up on Steel Pier, Atlantic City, summer 1970. Walked right up to the low stage hour before the show, stood literally within arms reach of Duane. The most perfect, yet seemingly effortless music. No jumping around or showmanship, virtually no signals between musicians. Just one 6 member organism. Astonishing. Never seen anything like it, never will again. The absolute pinnacle
If I recall correctly, I only had to pay admission to the Steel Pier to see the show. They were one of the "attractions" like the Diving Horse right outside. What times those were. Saw my 1st concert same place, same way a couple weeks before. Chicago, original lineup. I was 16 years old. What I wouldnt give . .
I was in Wildwood, NJ for the summer in 1970 but only drove to Phila for The Electric Factory and Phila Spectrum. Saw The Who, Grateful Dead, Frank Zappa, Santana-awesome concerts. Saw Allman Bros twice in NC but Duane and Berry had died and the band was too wasted to enjoy.
This song here is all you need to know at to why they hated being called a southern rock band. These guys were on a plain no one else was occupying. Simply incredible the music they made. This song is all derived from a single tombstone. Wow.
A very good point - this is a departure from the Blues and Country modalities where I'd locate 'Jessica' etc. Commentators have pointed out that ABB trailblazed the Southern Rock genre, so I think it really was theirs to mess with as they wanted! I'd argue that they were on a plain that others were exploring though - this tune, and its structure, shares elements of what other extended bands were playing at the time - Santana, The Mothers of Invention, The Grateful Dead - harmonically, musically, it sits alongside what those guys were doing. In that they were stretching the boundaries of the blues/country safe place they knew, this tune involves risks for the soloists, and I think that Duane and Gregg were more able to find their way round the changes than Dickie, at this point. Dickie's best stuff is in his flowing, [often minorised blues] that you get in 'Jessica' and so forth - at that point, he really sings, and I have found comparison with Jerry Garcia's playing then. I used to spin ABB 'Live at Filmore' and Dead's 'Live Dead', alongside one and other of an afternoon. Heady stuff - and 8 great sides. Oh, and of course 'Eleanor Rigby' was inspired by a gravestone too - I wonder if there are more....
@@bluecollar825 Hi, that's right, but did I suggest he wasn't? In among some thoughts on the musical elements, and the context of the tune at the time, I didn't want to introduce confusion about his authorship or otherwise.
My God! This was them at their purist. Dickie healthy and playing so strong. Barry putting down the base line for everyone to spring off from. JJ and Butch!! JJ the man who introduced them to jazz riffs and the masters. I just loved watching Butch snap his head as he came around the kit on this song. And that Hammond B3, Greg could send you on a carpet ride. And of course the master Duane. Leading like Duke Ellington and playing with such soothing calm and then blazing with the intensity few if any will ever replicate. There are about a dozen songs in particular that I always have to pick my chin up off the floor after hearing his section. I spent a summer (73) following them on tour and never regretted the time, money and effort it required to get to the next site and score tickets. Thanks to some Deadheads who were touring some with the Brothers that summer. They helped at times in several ways. Long live the Brothers.
One of the biggest tragedies and what if in the music world. Everyone of the band members here are in their early 20s. They play with the skills and creativity of seasoned veterans. I can't even fathom how great they would have become had Duane and Berry Oakley not died so young. The Allmans and Lynyrd Skynyrd 2 of the greatest bands in the history of music.. simply incredible talent in each and every one! This is absolutely tremendous!!
To label the ABB as a great southern rock or jam band is so ridiculously inadequate. IMO, they are unquestionably the best JAZZ band to ever have performed and this is their anthem. I've introduced many a jazz enthusiast to this song and they are so blown away by it. These are incredible musicians at the height of their craft at the Fillmore East 1970.
Right there with you, old rocker. I'm 70 now and still have to listen to this and Statesboro Blues (used to be our morning wake up song in college) on a regular basis. Live at Fillmore East is one of the greatest albums ever.
There are very few bands that are better live, than in the studio. Their jams are legendary. I was fortunate to grow up in the 70's when radio stations would play full album sides. It was awesome.🍄
This is one of my favorite instrumental songs, especially by these guys. It's great that we got footage of the original band with Duane and Berry in it, since it's pretty rare The Allman Brothers proved that they didn't need no theatrics, backup dancers, laser light shows or crap like that. They let the music do the talking, plain and simple. May Gregg, Duane, Berry and Butch rest in power.
AMEN to that sentiment... For a brief , far too short period of time this original lineup caught lightning in a bottle. The road goes on.......FOREVER !!!
Errr, they didn't have all that stuff back then... the light show behind the band is a few overhead projectors, that was mind blowing pack then... The first widely noticeable use of lasers was the supermarket barcode scanner, introduced in 1974.
@Patrick Pierce, I would argue that Duane Allman & Dickey Betts were the most formidable twin guitar attack ever. Two lead guitarists of that caliber who could both go off in different directions in the same song on leads for 20+ minutes at a time, and then round it up and bring it back home flawlessly for that big ABB finish. Those two playing together in the same band just really wasn't fair to other bands of the day.
of fiddlers) and his days with teen circus bands, while he's still with us. It'd be much better than the scraps of information fans pick up from others.
i saw the Allman Brothers the first time with Dwane, The second time without the bass player. How sad to lose both of them. I did however see them plenty of times after that.
Six legends, five gone. Only Jaimoe (The black drummer, as well as the Allman Brothers Band's original drummer) is still with us. Duane and Berry died in motorcycle accidents, Gregg and Dickey died of cancer, and Virgil (the white drummer) committed suicide.
Thanks, i grew up with these guys, listening, and wondered whos still alive. . Masters, in my opinion, the guitar riffs are like aldemola, paco, mcglaughin. Except metal / rock .
@@randywright3281came into say exactly that. My favorite all time rock bassist and an extraordinarily kind and gentle soul w/ a huge heart, obscene bass collection and superhuman musical ability.
Butchie sitting back there like guys I think we making history, just that look on his face like he and them knew they was doing something special......they speak about the electric in the room when disgusting the matter....he say they just felt it!!!That remarkable guys plus much more I can say....
What I love about this song is that every live version is different in some way. I've heard one recording that was more keyboard focused, while some have ferocious guitar work. Some versions are hard driving, others more laid back. And of course, we're blessed with some outings clocking in at nearly 20 minutes.
Unbelievable DUANE Guitarist is and will always be Remembered GREATEST GUITARIST EVER. I was fortunate to see them @ Winterland without -DUANE -RIP- I was just a young teenager. Helped me to learn Harmonica but my learning curve on Harp took soo Long to Equal what I am Today,,, KEYS VOCALS are my go to 4 learning all songs these past 30 years...... Live at FILMORE EAST,,,
When I was 16 (1989) and pulled up to a stoplight jammin’ this or Sabbath or something the 70 yr old gave me dirty looks. Now at 48 the 70 yr old at the stoplight is giving me a thumbs up and yelling f yeah! True story.
@@darkstar92772 The Loggins & Messina song, "Your Momma Don't Dance and Your Daddy Don't Rock & Roll" wasn't just a clever little song, it meant something, it was about the very real cultural gap in the generations. Not only was the WWII Generation not raised on R&R but most of their Boomer kids were as straight as their parents. Less than 2% of the Baby Boom generation were part of the 1960's counterculture. Yup, you'll find 70 year old's that are still hip but there's fewer of them than you might think. Stay cool!
WHEN MY BIG BRO BOUGHT THIS LP IN 72.I SAT IN STUNNED AMAZEMENT.ICWAS 12 ,UNTIL THIS I WAS AN AM RADIO KID.NOT AFTER HEARING THIS! OMG CHANGED ME OVER NIGHT.
I think a little of Duane's spirit landed in Derek Trucks. Listen to the TTB Lock'n 2019 recreation of layla with Trey Anastasio and tell me that ain't true
Makes me want to cry that we'll never hear them again. First time I saw them, I asked a friend who are they. They opened for Delaney and Bonnie. When they started playing my friend and I wound up standing right in front Duane, mesmerized by what he was doing on guitar. Saw them any time I could from that point on. Miss you all!
Few days past Dickie’s passing & I still can’t get enough. What a gift to us - what a legacy these great musicians left. I wanna go back & have them all here again sooo bad.
Jaimo plays the jazz fills while Butch plays the hard driving rock beat that Jaimoe never aspired to play. This band was architected by Duane. He built it precisely the way he envisioned it. This was also true in terms of wanting someone like Dickey for a co-lead guitar player. Berry was who he wanted first and foremost and Dickey was the bonus in a way. Berry was a guitar player who started playing bass be for the ABB was formed. His style of play complimented the two guitars so perfectly. The whole thing with these six guys was pure perfection. There was never anything before it or after it that could touch it. It was Duane’s vision and it worked so beautifully that the band continued on in different amalgamations four decades after Skydog was gone. Man, this music never gets old. ❤
So much talent. Those six musicians made a sound so beautiful and so unique. What a shame we didn’t have it longer than we could have! RIP Duane, Gregg, Berry and Butch.
Oh crap Butch Trucks is dead? 😳😌🙄 I saw the Allmans years ago..like 15+ years ago and it was so great. They had this thing where they made live on-the-spot recordings onto CD..the exact same concert you had just seen. You could buy one on the way out, if you waited for the CD burner to finish. ..my memory is a bit...hazy... of that night..🤨🍄
Tightest band there was. Thankfully the final years were bookended by two brilliant guitarists in Warren and Derek to give us the same feel as the originals
Every single band I ever played, I insisted on the band learning this song and every single member of every single band that I played in absolutely fell in love with this song and it became the closer for every show to end with high energy and the folks wanting more which ensured that the club owner would have us back. This song is one of the perfect examples of how great the music was and how much potential music has!!
As sad as I am to hear of Dickey’s passing, I am overjoyed to know that him, Duane, Berry, Butch and Gregg are jamming in heaven tonight. Reunited forever now
It’s Mind boggling to see the original 6 play live. Their chemistry was off the charts and everybody was incredibly talented. I want to personally thank Duane Allman for sourcing the members and putting together the band of the latter half of the 20th century. R.I.P. Duane, Berry, Butch, and Gregg
Made in Japan, made in Europe, UFO strangers in the night, grand funk double live, rainbow on stage in Germany, Kansas live , Nugent gonzo, Skynyrd one more for the road, Judas priest unleashed in the east . Jimi Hendrix Monterey pop
First heard this in 1970 when I worked at a radio station - someone played it over the air in defiance of station restrictions on length of play. The switchboard lit up in support of the song, and we soon became allowed to play the "long versions" of songs.
+ 1950 Grendel: Cool post, cool story of the defiance of the station's "suits" (execs) who .....gotta give 'em credit....came around and let you play extended versions. Tell me please...where was this? Thanks! jbeinarizona
@@joelewing4498 ya crazy times back then. The man said no long versions of songs or your fired.... Stuck it to them pretty hard baby.... Fast forward 50 years, the man says get a vaccine or your fired....... Stuck us in the arm pretty hard baby........ WTF
I wonder how many hours of ceaseless practice & rehersals went into making this group into cohesive , totally unreal functioning BAND, I am sure it didn't come easy...
There are no words in the language common among humanity to describe how much I love this song, except to say I will be taking this song and 9 others to Heaven to enjoy for all time.
Berry Oakley, Dickey Betts, Butch Trucks, Jai Johanny Johanson, Gregg Allman and I'm Duane Allman thank you! No more amazing words since the Gettysburg Address eve spoken, love you Brother Duane!
Of course, everyone has his or her own favorite Allman brothers song, whether it is Whipping Post, Midnight Rider, Ramblin Man, or Melissa. All remarkably great songs in a great catalogue, but "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" is one of the most beautiful songs Dicky Betts ever wrote and the band ever performed. I miss their residencies at the Beacon. Seems like long ago...
Whenever someone speaks of southern rock I always say no thank you , except for the AB , cuz they're so much more. It's like Macon, GA meets San Francisco, CA. Heaven.
Eric Clapton's favorite guitarist right there taking second lead.
Explain that?
@@shaserv I think he's referring to Duane being the second lead because Dicky played the first one. I always preferred Duane myself though.
@@comastroke @shaserv I think he’s referring to Duane notably being Claptons like, favorite guitarist. There s a few TH-cam clips from a movie about Tom Dowd (legendary producer) that details this relationship, would highly recommend it. Clapton says they got along because Duane and him approached the guitar and melodic phrasing the same way, but from different directions. And admits how he couldn’t wait to see him live. I’d have to find it again, but i think Clapton even calls him his musical brother
@@shaserv Layla
@@TonyWudyes Duane was part of Clayton’s band Derek and the Dominoes, and also recorded for Clayton’s blues album From the Cradle
I’m an old man now but I got to live in a generation that had the best ever
Absolutely. However age is just a number. Be blessed young man.
Us young people need to content ourselves with Derek Trucks. I can live with it.
We're All the youngest we'll ever be right now 💥 frikin let's go peeps 💙 live for today 💙🇺🇸
me too
Amen 100%
The greatest American blues rock band of all time.
No doubt. Top tier rock band. Grew up on the Space Coast in Satellite Beach surfing, and listening to those Allman Bros on the eight track on the way to ride waves at Sebastian Inlet. Allman Brothers got their start I heard as a house band at some bars in Daytona Beach.just to the north of us.Later, I hitchhiked ⁉️ to the Orange Bowl & got to see them live .Great times - growing up with these bands as.....the Soundtrack to our Lives.🆒️👍✅💯😎
Indeed.
An American Music Institution. My Heroes.
Great call. Moving into Jazz. What coulda been
I agree 100%
... do not forget: Two guitarists (world class), two insane drummers, but just one (1) bass player: Barry Oakley.
Berry
Please tell me how he's possibly NOT, the best bass guitarist ever
@@MARKIEBANUNCE well he was a former guitarist, but when had switched to bass hemained so melodic that they actually had three lead guitars
@roccomariani2829 sorry it was a misprint
I totally know and am aware he's a bass player
I used to watch these guys when they were giving FREE concerts in Piedmont Park in Atlanta.
@@MARKIEBANUNCE Berry Oakley was wonderful but the best bass player I ever saw was John Entwhistle of The Who who played an amazing fifteen minute solo the night I saw them. And how about Phil Lesh? When he was asked to join The Dead he was a trumpeter. Garcia convinced him to learn bass because Lesh was the only one who had actual musical training.
A simple question. Why do only us geezers listen and comment? There are two generations now missing out on what matters to one's soul.
im 16 this is one of my favorite songs right now. butch and jaimoe are two of my favorite drummers
Hi bud, 26 yo here. Been a fan of ABB for about a decade now.. we’re still out there hold on hope one day real music will make a comeback
Much deliberate INTERFERENCE....
Much designed
DISTRACTION..
much deployed DIVISION...
age of dovetailed DESPAIR
and goy ABUSES ...
GET IT..?
Music is generational.
I'm 42 years young and all I had left after my father left behind when he left us was his vinyl/cassettes. My father wax a ramblin' man. I love the ABB. Live at the Fillmore East is transcendental. Each member is so friggin talented and legends in their own right. God bless and R.I.P. Dickie Betts. ❤
we are so fortunate to have this available by clicking on a thing or two.
RIP Mr. Dickey Betts This song immortalized your style forever sir! Thank you.
Whoa! I just looked him up 2 days ago and saw he was still alive.
Now he's gone. Damn. RIP.
I guess Jaimoe is the lone survivor.
I was 9 yoa in 1971..this masterpiece transcends decades...now centuries ....iconic...
@@johnmatanes3135
Won't be a century till 2071.
9 yo? You must have had an older sibling that was into music.
@@seeharvester wow! you are a dickhead....must be the Nam weed....you are an ass hole
@@seeharvester you clearly didn't understand...was written and performed during the 20th century...many times over...now here we are in the 21st century....the music remains relevant...traversing and transcends multiple centuries....you stand corrected
Like fine wine.
Dickey Betts rocks
Liz reed sets my soul free19 when1st heard it I’m 71 today it never gets old wild bill😊😊😊
I hear you brother. Same here. The big 71. Where did the time go ✌️☮️✌️☮️
Me too, still alive, kicking and enjoying this masterpiece.
Ditto
Live it up young men. Age is just a number/mentality. Bendiciones
It's just ridiculous how good these guys were.
Yep. To this date...unmatched!
"no wai, dood, they need teh Pro Tools and teh Autotune!1!"
~snicker~ (that was arcasm)
It really is man
Duane was amazing, and to think he was only 23 when he passed
Incredible amount of talent on that stage. My favorite Brothers' tune. Dickie Betts wrote it, and plays some tasty leads, but watching this live version with Butch and Jaimoe duelling on drums, Berry Oakley thumping that bass, Gregg with his eyes shut tight, so focused before the booze and drugs took their toll, and especially seeing Duane soloing so effortlessly, with that rich lyrical tone, just brings me to tears.
RIP Skydog- you were a wonder to behold.
Two drummers playing jazz, not rock drums, in a rock band. Always blew my mind. This is one of the best tunes I've ever heard and still keeps giving.
Too dam short ! 😎
Great analysis
YES SO TRUE A,GREAT SONG I NEVER GET TIRED OF. SEEN THEM MANY TIMES AND ALWAYS LOOKED FORWARD TO THIS AMAZING SONG 🎵!!
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR FANTASTIC MUSICANSHIP ❤ 💙💜💚
Sometimes 3 percussionists...amazing
i got called on the carpet for playing this during a jazz set at an fm station back in 78. Its fusion/jazz but played by the Allman bros, so it didnt qualify. Whiners
I feel sorry for anyone not having been around in the late 60s, and early 70s. That explosion of musical creativity will never be repeated.
It's absolutely true: it was the right time to happen and it kept getting better very quickly. We still dug all kinds and ages of music, but The Allman Brothers were one of the best.
Anyone that’s comes across this in 2024 I hope you realize what magic you are witnessing. These guys were on a different plain of musical talent. And you will never see it again.
I lived in Macon, GA for awhile in the late 90's. People there regularly talk about the Allman Brothers. I learned the back story of this particular song. The story is that the band hung out and did drugs at the Rose Hill Cemetery (a place that people usually didn't go to, which made it a good place to drink and party). Elizabeth Reed is buried there. They didn't know anything about her, and they thought it a shame that no one cared. So they wrote a tune for her. Today, Daune Allman and Barry Oakley (bass player) are buried side by side at Rose Hill.
Absolutely...
As we as gregg. Dickie had a lot to do with writing that song as well... God Bless all ABB fans...
From Africa. And i love this.
Never did get them. It's like they're wandering aimlessly. This ain't the Byrds or New Riders or the Dead. Those guys went full bore. The 70s was when Rock 'n Roll went off into the weeds. Like Country is doing now with Keith Urban, Jelly Roll, and Beyonce.
The fact that this was captured live is proof that magic is real!
Magic is deception, there is nothing deceptive about Dickey's playing!
Indeed, RIP Dickey. After viewing MANY different posts of this performance (and being a guitar player myself), this is the only one I've found with the "real" musical performance captured through the soundboard. Most every other posts has disingenuously dubbed in the "At Fillmore East" album to this video. Thanks for the REAL upload!!
Duane Allman and Dicky Betts 🎸 doesn't get any better than that ❗
@@SmedleyWarIsaRacket I love how subtle he is Dickey and Duane had that special thing going on
Right-on but, I really would've loved to view this back in the day. For some reason PBS never released it for viewing on their program "Great Performances" after taping it. Some of the sound was missing on "Whipping Post" I heard but man, they could have shown this. Better late than never.
Duane died way too young his music lives 4 ever
Ir think he would be amazed at what his leagacy is and what the band accomplished.
He was amazing hard to believe he's been gone 53 years ..iam 52 .. always the great ones we lose .to soon...RIP brother ❤
Dickey died today 4-18-24 😔✌️🎸
Jaimoe is the only one left. DANG! That sucks.☹️
Duane, Jimi, Janis, and Jim Morrison all passed around the same span of what? Two years? Cryin' shame.
Really he died to young captain obvious
I listen to Allman Brothers for hours , days , weeks , years .....hell, a lifetime. Never ever gets old
I been listening to the Allmanbrothers for about 30+ years and i swear it never gets old!
I listened from the first hit and still better than most of what gets passed off as Rock these days.
Agreed!
I'm 40, been listening for about 10 years. I love their music!
This is my old vinal anthology lb. . Duane Allman is Gregg's brother. He (Duane) started this and still running. Today's times. Just shows his styles are lost. We've heard is those days if no contact filed or was a Death sentence . MONEY MONGERS. THE SICKNESS . MONEY 💰💰💰💰💰
COULD PUT ON EDDIE MONEY
The first time I heard ABB was in 1970 as a young 16 years old. They became known as the house band at the Warehouse in New Orleans. They are still my favorite group!
Was fortunate enough to seethe original line up on Steel Pier, Atlantic City, summer 1970. Walked right up to the low stage hour before the show, stood literally within arms reach of Duane. The most perfect, yet seemingly effortless music. No jumping around or showmanship, virtually no signals between musicians. Just one 6 member organism. Astonishing. Never seen anything like it, never will again. The absolute pinnacle
If I recall correctly, I only had to pay admission to the Steel Pier to see the show. They were one of the "attractions" like the Diving Horse right outside. What times those were. Saw my 1st concert same place, same way a couple weeks before. Chicago, original lineup. I was 16 years old. What I wouldnt give . .
I was in Wildwood, NJ for the summer in 1970 but only drove to Phila for The Electric Factory and Phila Spectrum. Saw The Who, Grateful Dead, Frank Zappa, Santana-awesome concerts. Saw Allman Bros twice in NC but Duane and Berry had died and the band was too wasted to enjoy.
Yea, I was at the Chicago concert also, what I wouldn't give...@@janwhite8844
Well said........and absolutely true....
Bon Jovi?@@SuperMcabral
Over 50 years have passed, and they still are my favourite band.
45 years for me, since I was 17
Same. First show January 1973.
53 years for me, I was born 1970 , I like this bend , number 1 for me
My all time favorite song & favorite band, since the 70s.
Oh My, I’m OLD 😂
This song here is all you need to know at to why they hated being called a southern rock band. These guys were on a plain no one else was occupying. Simply incredible the music they made. This song is all derived from a single tombstone. Wow.
A very good point - this is a departure from the Blues and Country modalities where I'd locate 'Jessica' etc. Commentators have pointed out that ABB trailblazed the Southern Rock genre, so I think it really was theirs to mess with as they wanted! I'd argue that they were on a plain that others were exploring though - this tune, and its structure, shares elements of what other extended bands were playing at the time - Santana, The Mothers of Invention, The Grateful Dead - harmonically, musically, it sits alongside what those guys were doing. In that they were stretching the boundaries of the blues/country safe place they knew, this tune involves risks for the soloists, and I think that Duane and Gregg were more able to find their way round the changes than Dickie, at this point. Dickie's best stuff is in his flowing, [often minorised blues] that you get in 'Jessica' and so forth - at that point, he really sings, and I have found comparison with Jerry Garcia's playing then. I used to spin ABB 'Live at Filmore' and Dead's 'Live Dead', alongside one and other of an afternoon. Heady stuff - and 8 great sides. Oh, and of course 'Eleanor Rigby' was inspired by a gravestone too - I wonder if there are more....
Well, the song came first and Dickie was looking for a name for it and then he saw the tombstone
@@johnfrancis6746 I think Dickey is credited as the writer of this song
@@bluecollar825 Hi, that's right, but did I suggest he wasn't? In among some thoughts on the musical elements, and the context of the tune at the time, I didn't want to introduce confusion about his authorship or otherwise.
@@johnfrancis6746 no u didn't suggest otherwise, I was asking because I wasn't 100%...✌
Allman Brothers Band still amaze me after all these years.
God bless you Duane Allman for your talent and sharing with the world. Gone way too friggin soon. Still listening every night in 2024.
Bassman Barry Oakley a year later
Quite simply, musical perfection
🥂
My God! This was them at their purist. Dickie healthy and playing so strong. Barry putting down the base line for everyone to spring off from. JJ and Butch!! JJ the man who introduced them to jazz riffs and the masters. I just loved watching Butch snap his head as he came around the kit on this song. And that Hammond B3, Greg could send you on a carpet ride. And of course the master Duane. Leading like Duke Ellington and playing with such soothing calm and then blazing with the intensity few if any will ever replicate. There are about a dozen songs in particular that I always have to pick my chin up off the floor after hearing his section. I spent a summer (73) following them on tour and never regretted the time, money and effort it required to get to the next site and score tickets. Thanks to some Deadheads who were touring some with the Brothers that summer. They helped at times in several ways.
Long live the Brothers.
One of the biggest tragedies and what if in the music world. Everyone of the band members here are in their early 20s. They play with the skills and creativity of seasoned veterans. I can't even fathom how great they would have become had Duane and Berry Oakley not died so young. The Allmans and Lynyrd Skynyrd 2 of the greatest bands in the history of music.. simply incredible talent in each and every one! This is absolutely tremendous!!
To label the ABB as a great southern rock or jam band is so ridiculously inadequate. IMO, they are unquestionably the best JAZZ band to ever have performed and this is their anthem. I've introduced many a jazz enthusiast to this song and they are so blown away by it. These are incredible musicians at the height of their craft at the Fillmore East 1970.
The year I'm born
I saw them 7 times. Once with Duane and twice with Berry. Simply the best I've ever seen. They played for hours and never tired.
Seven times? You are indeed one lucky dude my friend!
when I was 18 I thought this was special. At 71 , I know this beyond special ..Thank you brothers for carrying me through my life .
Right there with you, old rocker. I'm 70 now and still have to listen to this and Statesboro Blues (used to be our morning wake up song in college) on a regular basis. Live at Fillmore East is one of the greatest albums ever.
I'm right with brother. This is one of my all-time favs!
Jaimoe & Dickey the only ones left!😢
Don't ever forget Gregg on that Hammond!
This and Dreams are my favorites from them
This is how I remember these guys, and the lineup. I saw them in '71 and '73. This is Allman Brothers at their best.
This music lives in my 65 year old soul, been there since I was 14.
We all know why we're here today. I'm sorry for the great loss.
The world’s greatest band combining blues, rock, jazz, country and fusion brilliantly 😀😀😀
Yes. The world's best band! My number 1 for the past 40 years! 💞
EVER💖
There are very few bands that are better live, than in the studio. Their jams are legendary. I was fortunate to grow up in the 70's when radio stations would play full album sides. It was awesome.🍄
@@susand2008 me too! I have to come back and listen to get away from the shit today!
@@susand2008 me too! I have to come back and listen to get away from the shit today!
This is one of my favorite instrumental songs, especially by these guys. It's great that we got footage of the original band with Duane and Berry in it, since it's pretty rare The Allman Brothers proved that they didn't need no theatrics, backup dancers, laser light shows or crap like that. They let the music do the talking, plain and simple. May Gregg, Duane, Berry and Butch rest in power.
AMEN to that sentiment... For a brief , far too short period of time this original lineup caught lightning in a bottle. The road goes on.......FOREVER !!!
Can't argue. Often, forget how good this is. I love "les bret in "E" minor off of Eat a Peach. Great T - Shirt album cover 👌
Again, not much footage of Barry .. in this case... None
One of the truly best live bands ever. Blessed and lucky to have seen them.
Errr, they didn't have all that stuff back then... the light show behind the band is a few overhead projectors, that was mind blowing pack then... The first widely noticeable use of lasers was the supermarket barcode scanner, introduced in 1974.
When Duane and Dicky played the same melodic line, just the best.
@Patrick Pierce, I would argue that Duane Allman & Dickey Betts were the most formidable twin guitar attack ever. Two lead guitarists of that caliber who could both go off in different directions in the same song on leads for 20+ minutes at a time, and then round it up and bring it back home flawlessly for that big ABB finish. Those two playing together in the same band just really wasn't fair to other bands of the day.
So... There is no argument.
@@GBeret83 well said
of fiddlers) and his days with teen circus bands, while he's still with us. It'd be much better than the scraps of information fans pick up from others.
The Allman Brothers were pioneers and trailblazers in All-American music: Blues, Rock, Country, Jazz and Folk.
My 22 year old daughter loves The Allmans in 2024. So there's hope, brothers and sisters.
i saw the Allman Brothers the first time with Dwane, The second time without the bass player. How sad to lose both of them. I did however see them plenty of times after that.
Next to Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Allman Brothers were one of the bests !!
I was 16 when I saw these guys in May of 1969 at Cambridge Commons in Massachusetts for a free show.
Incredible stuff 👍
Six legends, five gone. Only Jaimoe (The black drummer, as well as the Allman Brothers Band's original drummer) is still with us. Duane and Berry died in motorcycle accidents, Gregg and Dickey died of cancer, and Virgil (the white drummer) committed suicide.
A reason why il love music
This is why I come to TH-cam. So I can pull stuff up like this. I smile laugh and get a bit emotional. How good was and is life
I agree with that..
The 70's were some of the best times especially after America got out of Vietnam.
50 years ahead of their time
Back when music was real!! 70's
heard this for the first time when I was 16, I am now 66 and every time I play it I pick up something new in the great sound mix
I was at this concert. My first concert with my future wife.
Albert King, sha na na, the Byrds, Van Morrison, and Albert King.
Still gives me goose bumps after 54 years!
RIP Dickey Betts; your music lives on forever!
This is just so perfect. Aren't we lucky to have it?
Now I remember why I had all their albums back then
I remember listened this Allman brothers album day & night when I was 19 or 20. I think Allman brothers is the best southern rock band ever!
Simply the BEST!!
RIP Duane, Gregg, Berry and Butch
...and Woody! I know he's not in this lineup, but he was a BEAST!
Lamar Williams also
Thanks, i grew up with these guys, listening, and wondered whos still alive. . Masters, in my opinion, the guitar riffs are like aldemola, paco, mcglaughin. Except metal / rock .
Lamar and Allen Woody
@@randywright3281came into say exactly that. My favorite all time rock bassist and an extraordinarily kind and gentle soul w/ a huge heart, obscene bass collection and superhuman musical ability.
Butchie sitting back there like guys I think we making history, just that look on his face like he and them knew they was doing something special......they speak about the electric in the room when disgusting the matter....he say they just felt it!!!That remarkable guys plus much more I can say....
What I love about this song is that every live version is different in some way. I've heard one recording that was more keyboard focused, while some have ferocious guitar work. Some versions are hard driving, others more laid back. And of course, we're blessed with some outings clocking in at nearly 20 minutes.
Unbelievable DUANE Guitarist is and will always be Remembered GREATEST GUITARIST EVER.
I was fortunate to see them @ Winterland without -DUANE -RIP- I was just a young teenager.
Helped me to learn Harmonica but my learning curve on Harp took soo Long to Equal what I am Today,,,
KEYS VOCALS are my go to 4 learning all songs these past 30 years...... Live at FILMORE EAST,,,
I'm 70 years old this still gets me rockin'!
I'm 65 and I know what you mean!
Put the bottle down Gramps....
When I was 16 (1989) and pulled up to a stoplight jammin’ this or Sabbath or something the 70 yr old gave me dirty looks. Now at 48 the 70 yr old at the stoplight is giving me a thumbs up and yelling f yeah! True story.
@@darkstar92772 The Loggins & Messina song, "Your Momma Don't Dance and Your Daddy Don't Rock & Roll" wasn't just a clever little song, it meant something, it was about the very real cultural gap in the generations. Not only was the WWII Generation not raised on R&R but most of their Boomer kids were as straight as their parents. Less than 2% of the Baby Boom generation were part of the 1960's counterculture. Yup, you'll find 70 year old's that are still hip but there's fewer of them than you might think. Stay cool!
@@helbitkelbit1790 meanwhile I’d nuke the world to be able to time travel to Filmore march of 71
WHEN MY BIG BRO BOUGHT THIS LP IN 72.I SAT IN STUNNED AMAZEMENT.ICWAS 12 ,UNTIL THIS I WAS AN AM RADIO KID.NOT AFTER HEARING THIS! OMG CHANGED ME OVER NIGHT.
Was it Rock, was it Blues, was it Jazz? Yes to all.
RIP Mr. Betts...Thanks for the memories......Heaven is Rocking now!!!
We will never see a more talented group of musicians in one group ever again especially given the sad state of todays music. They were the best.
of all the dead rock and rollers i miss Duane the most
I think a little of Duane's spirit landed in Derek Trucks. Listen to the TTB Lock'n 2019 recreation of layla with Trey Anastasio and tell me that ain't true
Eat a Peach, sad way to go.
Guess I’ll be listening to the Fillmore album tonight
Makes me want to cry that we'll never hear them again.
First time I saw them, I asked a friend who are they. They opened for Delaney and Bonnie.
When they started playing my friend and I wound up standing right in front Duane, mesmerized by what he was doing on guitar.
Saw them any time I could from that point on.
Miss you all!
😂😂😂
The best❤🎉😢miss them both RIP
Few days past Dickie’s passing & I still can’t get enough. What a gift to us - what a legacy these great musicians left. I wanna go back & have them all here again sooo bad.
Jaimo plays the jazz fills while Butch plays the hard driving rock beat that Jaimoe never aspired to play. This band was architected by Duane. He built it precisely the way he envisioned it. This was also true in terms of wanting someone like Dickey for a co-lead guitar player. Berry was who he wanted first and foremost and Dickey was the bonus in a way. Berry was a guitar player who started playing bass be for the ABB was formed. His style of play complimented the two guitars so perfectly. The whole thing with these six guys was pure perfection. There was never anything before it or after it that could touch it. It was Duane’s vision and it worked so beautifully that the band continued on in different amalgamations four decades after Skydog was gone. Man, this music never gets old. ❤
So much talent. Those six musicians made a sound so beautiful and so unique. What a shame we didn’t have it longer than we could have! RIP Duane, Gregg, Berry and Butch.
Oh crap Butch Trucks is dead? 😳😌🙄
I saw the Allmans years ago..like 15+ years ago and it was so great.
They had this thing where they made live on-the-spot recordings onto CD..the exact same concert you had just seen.
You could buy one on the way out, if you waited for the CD burner to finish.
..my memory is a bit...hazy... of that night..🤨🍄
@@endokrin7897 Suicide... sad
Well said, if only...I would bet this music will endure for many more decades to come!
Tightest band there was. Thankfully the final years were bookended by two brilliant guitarists in Warren and Derek to give us the same feel as the originals
Let's not forget Greg's fantastic keyboard work on this.
They all are so tight and crispy...... an awesome band!
That's the best part of the song for me.
The mighty Hammond B3!
Every single band I ever played, I insisted on the band learning this song and every single member of every single band that I played in absolutely fell in love with this song and it became the closer for every show to end with high energy and the folks wanting more which ensured that the club owner would have us back. This song is one of the perfect examples of how great the music was and how much potential music has!!
In memory of Dickey Betts / RIP brother
Recorded at the Fillmore East 6 months before "Live at the Fillmore East."
As sad as I am to hear of Dickey’s passing, I am overjoyed to know that him, Duane, Berry, Butch and Gregg are jamming in heaven tonight. Reunited forever now
Right On Brother ...❤
Tickets to this show were probably like a whopping $3.50 or somewhere around that, a small fee to see all this amazing music.
What a time to be alive.
Thx for uploading one of the best peformances…
It’s Mind boggling to see the original 6 play live. Their chemistry was off the charts and everybody was incredibly talented. I want to personally thank Duane Allman for sourcing the members and putting together the band of the latter half of the 20th century. R.I.P. Duane, Berry, Butch, and Gregg
Best Southern Band ever Created.
You are correct sir
gregg wrote most of the songs, incase you didnt know
Dickie Betts!
@@jerrycofield6038 Best American band period.
First time I heard In memory of Elizabeth Reed my jaw hit the floor.
ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE!!!
Duane has no peer.
40 people gave this a thumbs down. Absolutely ridiculous
No just stupid RIP Dickie
Maybe they have cracked phone screens,once or twice I have tried to like a post and my crazy cracked screen gives it the thumbs down 😢
I'm 70. In my office, smoking my vape. This brings back memories.
I'm 58...I get it. My mother took me to see the Dead in 1972. I was 9 when
the bus came by and I got on, that's when it all began.
i'm 72. still smoke flower. not sure about vape. side effects down the road
If vape has a side effect I’m fucked .
Stop smoking that thing. It really does has anti freeze inside. Not just veg. . Unless its weed, carry on rightious guy!
@@ozoneswiftak only flowers. i don't like the taste of prestone
What A Jam !!! 😃
There were the quintessential American band of the time.
May all of you great souls RIP forever.
We loved you.
Those 2 guitars (esp. at 5:45 -love that little lick). Geez man! How can it get any better? Ans.: It don't get no better.
Thanks to whomever invented TH-cam! What a treat to be able to watch masterful performances like this any time I want with a click. Amazing.
I like how at 1:46”they change the time signature from 4/4 to 3/4 for a few seconds, very inventive
Is it 3/4?
@@carl-gustafdentredje2192 I'm not that musical but it sounds like 6/8 and then two beats after - 8/6?
Allman Brothers live @ Filmore East is the greatest live album ever recorded.
Made in Japan, made in Europe, UFO strangers in the night, grand funk double live, rainbow on stage in Germany, Kansas live , Nugent gonzo, Skynyrd one more for the road, Judas priest unleashed in the east . Jimi Hendrix Monterey pop
Filthy , in a good way !
@@jerrywoods4066agree. All fantastic live albums. But we’re taking greatest ever.
@@michaelbirke6050 greatest ever and the Allman brothers ain't even close
Such a ground breaking song.
First heard this in 1970 when I worked at a radio station - someone played it over the air in defiance of station restrictions on length of play. The switchboard lit up in support of the song, and we soon became allowed to play the "long versions" of songs.
+ 1950 Grendel: Cool post, cool story of the defiance of the station's "suits" (execs) who .....gotta give 'em credit....came around and let you play extended versions. Tell me please...where was this? Thanks! jbeinarizona
@@joelewing4498 ya crazy times back then. The man said no long versions of songs or your fired.... Stuck it to them pretty hard baby.... Fast forward 50 years, the man says get a vaccine or your fired....... Stuck us in the arm pretty hard baby........ WTF
I'm from St Louis and I'd bet you've heard of KSHE-95 (94.7) FM. The BEST R&R radio station of the late 60's and 70's.
They were from another unique musical dimension. R.I.P Mr. Betts.
The Brothers were so good that many of their pieces didn't need words. The music spoke for itself.
That's some of the best kind of music... without words.
Their dual guitar melodies floating on the airwaves captured the
times and brightened them, as art does- it transcended reality.
I'm 68 and remember those days.
Im 68 to. Saw em 3 times.
I wonder how many hours of ceaseless practice & rehersals went into making this group into cohesive , totally unreal functioning BAND, I am sure it didn't come easy...
This is fusion jazz ? Groovy !
There are no words in the language common among humanity to describe how much I love this song, except to say I will be taking this song and 9 others to Heaven to enjoy for all time.
Berry Oakley, Dickey Betts, Butch Trucks, Jai Johanny Johanson, Gregg Allman and I'm Duane Allman thank you! No more amazing words since the Gettysburg Address eve spoken, love you Brother Duane!
Of course, everyone has his or her own favorite Allman brothers song, whether it is Whipping Post, Midnight Rider, Ramblin Man, or Melissa. All remarkably great songs in a great catalogue, but "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" is one of the most beautiful songs Dicky Betts ever wrote and the band ever performed. I miss their residencies at the Beacon. Seems like long ago...
Jessica.
Man you said it best I think I'm gona cry.your right
I seen them great day
You dont love me or mountain jam
Whenever someone speaks of southern rock I always say no thank you , except for the AB , cuz they're so much more. It's like Macon, GA meets San Francisco, CA. Heaven.