My mentally disabled wife is dealing with both of her parents in the hospital, both at the end of their times. My wife is far and beyond able to cope with this cycle of life that cannot be denied and she vents her anguish and frustrations to me every day. As I try my best to support and comfort her I wish that I could do more for her. Music has always been my coping tool through all of the hard times that life has presented to me and this particular song has been one of my favorite go-to's. It has uplifted me, supported me and carried me through many tough times and tonight I feel blessed to hear it once again. I was not looking for it, but Doug's episode brought it to me when I really needed it! Thank you Doug for helping out a soul in a way that I am betting you never intended to.
This isn't the first time Doug has first listened to a song that someone out there needed the most at that time. He did the same for me last week with another tribute honoring another musician who passed away by reacting to To Our Childrens Childrens Children. Just what I needed with what I've been going through. Its been my favorite Moody Blues album for a few years now.
Hey, just wanted to pass along peace, love, and comfort to you and your family. Your words definitely touched me and I only hope mine are half as impactful as yours.
I consider this to be The Allman Brother's masterpiece!!! The bass work is a testament to the incredible talent of Berry Oakley. I learned this bass line back when this song came out and I can tell you it's a real work out. It very strenuous to keep it up the whole song. Hats off to these guys.
If the ABB had a different name say Dickey Betts and great southern Dickey Betts would be as famous as Jimmy Page, Clapton ,Jeff Beck ,Hendrix, he belongs on the Mt Rushmore of guitar and he was American, come on man, he created a genre of guitar music with his playing singing and songwriting his use of the 4th added to the Major Pentatonic is called the Dickey Betts scale. Guitar God !!!
I remember my guitar teacher telling me if I learned and understood Allman Brothers I will have learned everything he has to teach me, jazz, blues and rock all at once
RIP Dickey Betts, part of the BEST two lead guitar duos EVER! First solo is Dickey as well as the violin part in the beginning. Duane's solo is after Gregg's organ solo. For me this is the definitive version of this song, long live the original six.
Of course, it's not a violin, though it sounds like it. Just Dickey slicing the volume controls off before he hits the note, then pulling it back up. Little finger. It's the only song he does it on.
Probably the most iconic southern rock song ever written. It was performed flawlessly live on this album. Dickey Betts was one of the world's greatest guitar players who was influenced by many jazz artists (by his own admission). You can certainly hear the jazz influence on this wonderful live recording (time and scale changes). The whole album is great but this song is a true masterpiece. A group of unbelievable talents at the top of their game. I bought this album when it came out in 1971 and literally wore it out. I have a number of copies on different media forms now and have listened to it thousands of times and it never gets old. I have also seen them live a number of times and their stage presence was amazing. Rest in peace Duane, Gregg, Berry, Dickey and Butch. There will never be another Allman Brothers Band but somewhere out there is a helluva jam session going on.
Dicky Betts came into a record store that I worked at in the mid-90's. They were playing just down the street. He sat and chatted for a while. Such a nice dude. He'll be missed.
Yes, that’s Dicky taking the 1st guitar solo and Duane the 2nd. I once described the difference between Dicky’s playing (which I liked) and Duane’s playing (which, to this day, amazes me) to a friend as the difference between a bow & arrow (Dicky) and a rocket launcher (Duane). That said, it was how they played together and off of each other that made the magic. Thanks for playing this!❤
The long-awaited Rick Beato Warren Haynes interview is just out... Warren Haynes has such an incredible breadth of knowledge and humility aside from becoming one of the most accomplished live guitarists in music today... his thoughts on Dickey Betts are absolute must hear.. p
I really enjoyed this. Thanks for the background comments on the band. Im 62, The Alman Brothers were my definitely my top 10 bands in the 70s. I love watching you play the piano, with the group! You were having fun!🎵 Dixie Rock !🇺🇲
from the wiki article on this live performance in this performance, taken from the March 13, 1971 (first show) concert by the group,[12] Betts opens the piece with ethereal volume swells on his guitar, giving the aural impression of violins.[13][14] Slowly the first theme begins to emerge, Duane Allman's guitar joining Betts in a dual lead that variously doubles the melody,[15] provides a harmony line,[16] or provides counterpoint.[15] The tempo then picks up in the next section[14] to a Santana-like,[3] quasi-Latin beat, a strong second-theme melody driven by unison playing and harmonized guitars arising.[11] Betts next plays a solo[13][14] using the second theme as a starting-off point.[17] This leads into an organ solo from Gregg Allman, with the two guitars playing rhythm figures in the background. Throughout, percussionists Butch Trucks and Jai Johanny Johanson play in unison, laying what has been described as "a thick bed of ride-snare rhythm for the soloists to luxuriate upon."[18] Duane Allman then[14] starts quietly rephrasing the first theme, gradually building to a high-pitched climax, Berry Oakley's bass guitar playing a strong counterpoint against the band's trademark percussion. Allman cools into a reverie, then starts again, finding an even more furious peak.[17] Parts of this solo would draw comparison to John Coltrane and his sheets of sound,[17] other parts to Miles Davis' classic Kind of Blue album. Duane Allman biographer Randy Poe wrote that "[Allman]'s playing jazz in a rock context" reflected the emerging jazz fusion movement, only in reverse.[14] Allman himself told writer Robert Palmer at that time, "that kind of playing comes from Miles and Coltrane, and particularly Kind of Blue. I've listened to that album so many times that for the past couple of years, I haven't hardly listened to anything else."[14] Almost two decades later, Palmer would write of the Allmans, "that if the musicians hadn't quite scaled Coltrane-like heights, they had come as close as any rock band was likely to get."[19] Rolling Stone would say in 2002 that the composition's performance found the musicians "lock[ed] together ... with the grace and passion of the tightest jazz musicians,"[20] while in 2008, it said the trills, crawls, and sustain of the guitar work represented "the language of jazz charged with electric R&B futurism."[11] Following the Duane Allman solo the band drops off to a relatively brief but to-the-point percussion break by Trucks and Johanson reflecting Kind of Blue drummer Jimmy Cobb's work.[21] The full band then enters to recap the mid-tempo second theme, finishing the performance abruptly.[21] Several silent beats pass before the Fillmore audience erupts in riotous applause.[21]
Great album, a very fun album to mimic your instrument to, very easy to play to. Dicki Betts will surely be missed . Can't believe this one escaped you , Doug. It's a classic, for sure , but love that your paying onege to Dicki for his phenomenal work on this particular album❤
It's almost impossible to express just how happy it makes me to see you reacting to this one. One of my all-time favorite recordings, I REALLY think this track, and others on this album, are the best live performances ever recorded by a rock band. The original 6 of ABB were the best rock band there will ever be, in my humble opinion. Rock on!
You know what’s cooler than hearing great tunes on your channel? Watching the unabashed joy you have in grooving with the music. Thanks for making my Wednesday better 🎸🎶🎸🎶
The Allmans are seriously and underrated band outside jam band and country music circles in this day. I try and talk about the Allmans and related bands with the common folks my age (30s-40s) and I'm still surprised how many people out there aren't familiar with them.
Glad to hear that this masterpiece is part of your work. It is mine as well as I fabricate orthodontic appliances. I can't help it, but this particular jam just sends me into another place. God bless Dickey and the Brothers!
They always have been and always will be my favorite band. A flavor for every mood. I just want to give a nod to the badass bass line that Berry Oakley was laying down. He always gave it just a bit more funk. So glad you gave this a listed, Doug!
Blue Sky off the Eat A Peach album features one of Duane Allman’s final recordings before his tragic death. This is a Dickie Betts song featuring alternating solos and a duet of Duane and Dickie.
Rock. Jazz. Bossa nova. Gospel. "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" has it all. Brilliant stuff - I was hoping you would get around to this one at some point. Thank you.
Thank you so much for playing this song - it has accompanied me since my youth, and I am 66 now. My suggestion: The Monika Roscher Bigband from Germany, she just won the German Jazzprice 2024 - finest compositions since Frank Zappa imho
While I was collecting the back catalogs of my 10 favorite bands, I was turned on to this live album and didn't get a chance to buy anything by The Allman Brothers. I was a late bloomer when I heard this album in 1989 spending most of my income on rent, car insurance, and concert tickets. Not much leftover for food and albums. One day soon, I hope to buy this album which has the phenomenal Whipping Post on it also.
Great reaction to such a great live performance bny a legendary band. I saw them live, in February 1973, 5 months after Duane's untimely death. It is ironic that Barry Oakley died just over one year later just 3 blocks from the spot where Diane had his motorcycle accident. It is a tribute to the Allman Brothers Band to continue under such tragedy. This is a timely reaction to a truely great musical giant. RIP Dicky.
Dynamics! and groove. Lots of "blue" notes for flavor. Miles Davis a big influence. Imagine being there and hearing this for the first time. Mind blowing telepathic communication from the band. Duane takes 2nd guitar solo. Duaue was the leader and band director. Just about Nobody except for Greatfull Dead doing this kind of thing at the time.
Hi Doug. Worth noting - the original lineup was captured on video only very rarely. One of the best clips is a clip of them performing this song. There's also a complete Whipping Post also worth hearing from that same date in 1970. Thanks for checking this out. RIP Dickie ETA: Dickie takes the first solo, then Duane on the second.
If you haven't already, you should check out Dire Straits' live album from 1993, "On the Night." This album takes music from the album "Brothers in Arms" and other sources. The album was recorded in 1992 from live shows in France and The Netherlands. I think you'll like it.
Great content. Just discovered this page. The cool lead sound in the beginning is accomplished with volume swells. Dickey worked the volume knob with his pinky while picking the notes.
I seen Dickie & Warren totally cover for Greg when he was too wasted. ABB was a special band that only comes along every once in a while. I never had a chance to see Duane but he and Dickie were the driving force for sure...RIP Mr. Betts
There are actually many people capable of this. The tragic part is that they can’t get a record contract and would never get traction in a 20 second TikTok, which is apparently a necessity for commercial success now
Thanks for doing this one, Doug! Duane Allman is on my Mount Rushmore of guitar influences and Dickey (this song in particular) is not far behind. I literally practiced with this album 2x a day for an entire summer in middle school to learn every single note and still remember most of it 20+ years later.
I love the build of this song. I keep thinking they cant possibly one up the last go around. Surprise they do. They are absolutely cooking on this live version. My goodness
Liz may be my favorite from Les Brers, although "Les Brers", "Dreams I'll Never See", and "Revival" are right up there. And Mountain Jam. And Gregg's "Multi-Colored Lady". When Liz Edwards died I wrote an "In Memory" for her. Thanks for your tribute to Mike Pinder. He was an inspiration, a lodestone, and a touchstone. A stony guy. Cathartic.
@@User_gin_927untileternity Amazing times and memories. Did Red Dog wear a load of turquoise and silver? I vaguely remember a party where someone connected with the band, who was decked out as mentioned, and had some smoke that turned me into a vegetable for an hour or so, and who, now that I recall, resembled Benjamin Orr of the Cars. I was and am again in Charlotte, up the street.
It's hard to believe a man Doug's age had never heard that before! It's ubiqitous as (in many people's opinion) the best song on the best rock live album ever. Well, now he has, and seems to have enjoyed what the rest of us hve known about for decades.
That song is some of the most intense musical fireworks recorded live since the days of Miles Davis & John Coltrane. It's amazing that the oldest member of the ABB at the time of this recording was about 25.
I saw Gregg sit in at the Maple Leaf, a few years before his death. He was headlining Gretna Fest, and the band scheduled for the Leaf a night or two prior was his backing band, but most people didn't know that. He sat in for three or four tunes during their second set. My dad and I headed over to Jacques Imo's for some late night eats after Gregg left the stage. He was then seated next to us, about ten or fifteen minutes later. My dad (about Gregg's age) spoke with him for a few minutes as we both were leaving.
My brother had this album in quad and had 4 channels and 4 BIG JBL speakers he also had Gregg s 1st solo album Laid back in Quadrophonic too remember those stereos ? Also Miles Davis kinda blue and Cat Stevens Foreigner Suite ,I had a key to his house and I used to take my girlfriend up there and burn his herb and listen to that quad all the time and he was cool about it RIP John Tom RIP He is the reason I became a musician in the first place
The first concert I ever saw was the Allman Brothers Band in 1975. I was almost 12, and it was life changing. Duane and Berry were gone, but with the pick up of Chuck Leavell was something really cool. Watching Dickey and Chuck trade off solos and Gregg was amazing. When they played this tune, Chuck took the first solo on piano, then Gregg's solo, then Dickey took the final solo. And for the rest of his time in the band, Dickey always would take the solo slots that were once Duane's. A little side note, just four years after I saw the ABB in '75, my cousin Debbie gives birth to a baby boy and they name him Derek. And before his 20th birthday, Derek would be announced as the new guitarist for the band. That summer of '99 with Derek and Dickey was a very special one. Rest well Ranger. You've done a damn good job.
It was Dicky when you asked. It was Duane in the later solo. For the entire Live At Fillmore Dicky is in your right ear and Duane is in your left ear, assuming you have your headphones on correctly. Awesome jazzy tune, one of the best! Also, in the drum interlude, it's Jaimoe in the left ear and Butch in the right ear.
I'm a Macon lady. Rose Hill cemetery was designed to be park like and is a truly beautiful place. Several Allman Brothers song titles are from headstones.
Yes Doug, listening to the Allman Bros will always make one want to play; infectious melody play, riffs, players listening and playing. :D Enjoy you enjoying!
Something i noticed early on... When both lead guitars were playing, it sounded as if both guitars were very slightly detuned from each other, slightly sharp or slightly flat. It gives the guitars a sort of "celesta" effect. It's easy to miss without headphones. This is an effect that is frequently used in theatre pipe organs.
That’s how Robin Brian helped Billy Gibbons find his sound on the first album. Duane and Dickey do not practice that, however. Not intentionally,anyway.
Live at Fillmore East is my favorite live album. I got to see'em play one fine afternoon in New Orleans at Jazz Fest 1996 or '97. I was there to see Phish. Blown Away. Nothing like a jam band!
The long-awaited Warren Haynes Rick Beato interview has just dropped. Haynes, one of the great live players, has such great breadth of knowledge and humility Warren won't ever let you forget that BETTS was one of the greatest to ever strap on a Les Paul
Having seen them after the death of Duane Allman but before the tragic loss of Berry Oakley I have always have been a huge fan. To be honest I don't think of them as a "Southern" rock band which is more appropriate for Lynyrd Skynyrd. I think of them as a jazz rock band.
Dickey Lead 1, Duane Lead 2. Saw them 84 times over their run. The road goes on forever. RIP Dickey
Usually harder for me to identify Dickey, so I just figure out Duane's sound and then figure "the other one" is Dickey. Thanks for the help!
Yep exactly.
Eat A Peach baby eat a peach
thanks I never knew who did which lead 🙂
Thank you.
IMHO - this song + this performance = about as close to perfection as rock music gets. Never fails to hook me in.
Amazing.
My mentally disabled wife is dealing with both of her parents in the hospital, both at the end of their times. My wife is far and beyond able to cope with this cycle of life that cannot be denied and she vents her anguish and frustrations to me every day. As I try my best to support and comfort her I wish that I could do more for her. Music has always been my coping tool through all of the hard times that life has presented to me and this particular song has been one of my favorite go-to's. It has uplifted me, supported me and carried me through many tough times and tonight I feel blessed to hear it once again. I was not looking for it, but Doug's episode brought it to me when I really needed it! Thank you Doug for helping out a soul in a way that I am betting you never intended to.
This isn't the first time Doug has first listened to a song that someone out there needed the most at that time. He did the same for me last week with another tribute honoring another musician who passed away by reacting to To Our Childrens Childrens Children. Just what I needed with what I've been going through. Its been my favorite Moody Blues album for a few years now.
I wish you all the best my friend, i hope that it all goes as best it can. stay strong
Hey, just wanted to pass along peace, love, and comfort to you and your family. Your words definitely touched me and I only hope mine are half as impactful as yours.
So sorry. Keep up on the music...it can help so much.
Carry on. Be of good cheer. Friend
13 minute zenith of live music. Really will never be topped.
I consider this to be The Allman Brother's masterpiece!!! The bass work is a testament to the incredible talent of Berry Oakley. I learned this bass line back when this song came out and I can tell you it's a real work out. It very strenuous to keep it up the whole song. Hats off to these guys.
Wasn't Berry a lead guitarist in his own right?
Berry was The Man! His work speaks volumes! A real workout for me is Les Brers in A Minor!
I love the bass on Dreams too F# . E. D
Among one of the best songs the Allman Brothers did. Excellent guitar work from Dickey and Duane. Rest in peace Dickey Betts.
Dicky Betts ‘was as good as it gets!’ , rest in peace , guitar -god,, and thanx for all the unforgettable music…..__
If the ABB had a different name say Dickey Betts and great southern Dickey Betts would be as famous as Jimmy Page, Clapton ,Jeff Beck ,Hendrix, he belongs on the Mt Rushmore of guitar and he was American, come on man, he created a genre of guitar music with his playing singing and songwriting his use of the 4th added to the Major Pentatonic is called the Dickey Betts scale. Guitar God !!!
I remember my guitar teacher telling me if I learned and understood Allman Brothers I will have learned everything he has to teach me, jazz, blues and rock all at once
He was not wrong in saying that at all...the diminished line they used to get the next sequence was beautiful!
Dorian mode baby Dorian
This song was the centerpiece on what is easily the best live album ever recorded. You'd love the rest of the album.
Made in Japan exists so it's not the best but definetely among the best
I agree with your assessment of this as the best live album.
Waiting For Columbus has entered the chat.
RIP Dickey Betts, part of the BEST two lead guitar duos EVER! First solo is Dickey as well as the violin part in the beginning. Duane's solo is after Gregg's organ solo. For me this is the definitive version of this song, long live the original six.
Of course, it's not a violin, though it sounds like it. Just Dickey slicing the volume controls off before he hits the note, then pulling it back up. Little finger. It's the only song he does it on.
My favorite band of all time!
Probably the most iconic southern rock song ever written. It was performed flawlessly live on this album. Dickey Betts was one of the world's greatest guitar players who was influenced by many jazz artists (by his own admission). You can certainly hear the jazz influence on this wonderful live recording (time and scale changes). The whole album is great but this song is a true masterpiece. A group of unbelievable talents at the top of their game. I bought this album when it came out in 1971 and literally wore it out. I have a number of copies on different media forms now and have listened to it thousands of times and it never gets old. I have also seen them live a number of times and their stage presence was amazing. Rest in peace Duane, Gregg, Berry, Dickey and Butch. There will never be another Allman Brothers Band but somewhere out there is a helluva jam session going on.
Yes and they were all in their early 20s also. Amazing to see a band that tight in concert while still improvising
The Filmore show is epic. Everyone should own a copy
Dicky Betts came into a record store that I worked at in the mid-90's. They were playing just down the street. He sat and chatted for a while. Such a nice dude. He'll be missed.
This album is one of my desert island albums
This album is one of everyone's desert island albums whether they know it or not.
Yeah it's right there with "Band of Gypsys" (original release)
Sir, you are ready. It's time for Mountain Jam.
My favorite Allman Bros Song.. Simple and expressive. They have some great Jams, this is one of them.
The Allmans Brothers Were are monster band in the day ,they were huge . I’ve been listening and loving them forever and I’m 66 !!
Yes, that’s Dicky taking the 1st guitar solo and Duane the 2nd. I once described the difference between Dicky’s playing (which I liked) and Duane’s playing (which, to this day, amazes me) to a friend as the difference between a bow & arrow (Dicky) and a rocket launcher (Duane). That said, it was how they played together and off of each other that made the magic. Thanks for playing this!❤
Duane first and Dickey second
The long-awaited Rick Beato Warren Haynes interview is just out... Warren Haynes has such an incredible breadth of knowledge and humility aside from becoming one of the most accomplished live guitarists in music today... his thoughts on Dickey Betts are absolute must hear.. p
Bravo! What a performance! And RIP Brother Dickey!!
The Brothers will always be first in my head and heart.
I really enjoyed this. Thanks for the background comments on the band.
Im 62, The Alman Brothers were my definitely my top 10 bands in the 70s. I love watching you play the piano, with the group! You were having fun!🎵 Dixie Rock !🇺🇲
Besides The Allmans', Wishbone Ash also popularized two lead guitars. Wishbone Ash has been unfairly forgotten over time.
They took the Allman Brother's idea and mixed it with English folk. Both loved the Dorian mode.
Ohhh Live dates!!! Tied for one of the best live recording of the 70's with this one and several others
@@captainpike8908Phoenix is absolutely perfect.
Phoenix and Persephone ~ two great songs !!🤗💯✌
I saw them last year, Argus is one of my go to albums overall. They still bring it!
from the wiki article on this live performance in this performance, taken from the March 13, 1971 (first show) concert by the group,[12] Betts opens the piece with ethereal volume swells on his guitar, giving the aural impression of violins.[13][14] Slowly the first theme begins to emerge, Duane Allman's guitar joining Betts in a dual lead that variously doubles the melody,[15] provides a harmony line,[16] or provides counterpoint.[15] The tempo then picks up in the next section[14] to a Santana-like,[3] quasi-Latin beat, a strong second-theme melody driven by unison playing and harmonized guitars arising.[11]
Betts next plays a solo[13][14] using the second theme as a starting-off point.[17] This leads into an organ solo from Gregg Allman, with the two guitars playing rhythm figures in the background. Throughout, percussionists Butch Trucks and Jai Johanny Johanson play in unison, laying what has been described as "a thick bed of ride-snare rhythm for the soloists to luxuriate upon."[18]
Duane Allman then[14] starts quietly rephrasing the first theme, gradually building to a high-pitched climax, Berry Oakley's bass guitar playing a strong counterpoint against the band's trademark percussion. Allman cools into a reverie, then starts again, finding an even more furious peak.[17] Parts of this solo would draw comparison to John Coltrane and his sheets of sound,[17] other parts to Miles Davis' classic Kind of Blue album. Duane Allman biographer Randy Poe wrote that "[Allman]'s playing jazz in a rock context" reflected the emerging jazz fusion movement, only in reverse.[14] Allman himself told writer Robert Palmer at that time, "that kind of playing comes from Miles and Coltrane, and particularly Kind of Blue. I've listened to that album so many times that for the past couple of years, I haven't hardly listened to anything else."[14] Almost two decades later, Palmer would write of the Allmans, "that if the musicians hadn't quite scaled Coltrane-like heights, they had come as close as any rock band was likely to get."[19] Rolling Stone would say in 2002 that the composition's performance found the musicians "lock[ed] together ... with the grace and passion of the tightest jazz musicians,"[20] while in 2008, it said the trills, crawls, and sustain of the guitar work represented "the language of jazz charged with electric R&B futurism."[11]
Following the Duane Allman solo the band drops off to a relatively brief but to-the-point percussion break by Trucks and Johanson reflecting Kind of Blue drummer Jimmy Cobb's work.[21] The full band then enters to recap the mid-tempo second theme, finishing the performance abruptly.[21] Several silent beats pass before the Fillmore audience erupts in riotous applause.[21]
The fact that people love this song enough to pick it apart technically like this is one of the good things in this world.
@@zburnham exactly This is my favorite live song of all time and top 5 song of all time for me
Great album, a very fun album to mimic your instrument to, very easy to play to. Dicki Betts will surely be missed . Can't believe this one escaped you , Doug. It's a classic, for sure , but love that your paying onege to Dicki for his phenomenal work on this particular album❤
Betts is also great on Brothers and Sisters too
It's almost impossible to express just how happy it makes me to see you reacting to this one. One of my all-time favorite recordings, I REALLY think this track, and others on this album, are the best live performances ever recorded by a rock band. The original 6 of ABB were the best rock band there will ever be, in my humble opinion. Rock on!
bought this album in 1971 and it's always been on of my favourites....
I'm a huge Dickey Betts fan. Thank you. That was nicely done. I love how you explained the music and joined in.
You know what’s cooler than hearing great tunes on your channel? Watching the unabashed joy you have in grooving with the music. Thanks for making my Wednesday better 🎸🎶🎸🎶
The Allmans are seriously and underrated band outside jam band and country music circles in this day. I try and talk about the Allmans and related bands with the common folks my age (30s-40s) and I'm still surprised how many people out there aren't familiar with them.
Saw these guys, 3 times. Because one can't see them just once. They were that good! RIP Dickey!
Whenever someone asks who is your favorite band, the Allman Brothers always comes to mind.
This song is a jazz/rock masterpiece 😌❣️
I’m a neurosurgeon in mid Pennsylvania. This song has been in my OR playlist for years.
Cool😊
@@theresaharrison8458 hi.
Glad to hear that this masterpiece is part of your work. It is mine as well as I fabricate orthodontic appliances. I can't help it, but this particular jam just sends me into another place. God bless Dickey and the Brothers!
Duane Allman is wonderful on this fantastic album!
This song builds and builds and climax to guitar lick that will give you goosebumps and after this song ends seem to drain all your emotions
They always have been and always will be my favorite band. A flavor for every mood. I just want to give a nod to the badass bass line that Berry Oakley was laying down. He always gave it just a bit more funk. So glad you gave this a listed, Doug!
Blue Sky off the Eat A Peach album features one of Duane Allman’s final recordings before his tragic death. This is a Dickie Betts song featuring alternating solos and a duet of Duane and Dickie.
Rock. Jazz. Bossa nova. Gospel. "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" has it all. Brilliant stuff - I was hoping you would get around to this one at some point. Thank you.
Thank you so much for playing this song - it has accompanied me since my youth, and I am 66 now. My suggestion: The Monika Roscher Bigband from Germany, she just won the German Jazzprice 2024 - finest compositions since Frank Zappa imho
Sounds like the beginning lead was the ol volume trick. Glad you're getting into them. Nice video.
My favorite Allman’s song and favorite jam song. Orgasmic groove maestros!
While I was collecting the back catalogs of my 10 favorite bands, I was turned on to this live album and didn't get a chance to buy anything by The Allman Brothers. I was a late bloomer when I heard this album in 1989 spending most of my income on rent, car insurance, and concert tickets. Not much leftover for food and albums. One day soon, I hope to buy this album which has the phenomenal Whipping Post on it also.
Great reaction to such a great live performance bny a legendary band. I saw them live, in February 1973, 5 months after Duane's untimely death. It is ironic that Barry Oakley died just over one year later just 3 blocks from the spot where Diane had his motorcycle accident. It is a tribute to the Allman Brothers Band to continue under such tragedy. This is a timely reaction to a truely great musical giant. RIP Dicky.
Dynamics! and groove. Lots of "blue" notes for flavor. Miles Davis a big influence. Imagine being there and hearing this for the first time. Mind blowing telepathic communication from the band. Duane takes 2nd guitar solo. Duaue was the leader and band director. Just about Nobody except for Greatfull Dead doing this kind of thing at the time.
Hi Doug. Worth noting - the original lineup was captured on video only very rarely. One of the best clips is a clip of them performing this song. There's also a complete Whipping Post also worth hearing from that same date in 1970. Thanks for checking this out. RIP Dickie ETA: Dickie takes the first solo, then Duane on the second.
not only that, but they were literally inches from each other on stage
You need to listen to that entire album cover to cover. Often listed as perhaps the greatest live album ever
Such an epic player & song. Good choice to honor Dickie.
my favorite live song of all time
Yes, me too - it's wonderful beyond words
If you haven't already, you should check out Dire Straits' live album from 1993, "On the Night." This album takes music from the album "Brothers in Arms" and other sources. The album was recorded in 1992 from live shows in France and The Netherlands. I think you'll like it.
Shhhh Doug! Duane an Dicky are playing!
I agree couldn’t say it better myself… concentrate on the music
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He should be treating it the same as he does for the Grateful Dead - smoking a bowl and digging the jams!
@@mikeweber5416 I’m a Doobie man myself lol
RIP Mr. Betts, "The King of the Major Pentatonic Scale"...I've had the absolute privilege to see your greatness live in the late 80s...
Legendary. And I'm only a few years younger than many of these guys, maybe 10 years. I never get tired of listening to this.
Great content. Just discovered this page. The cool lead sound in the beginning is accomplished with volume swells. Dickey worked the volume knob with his pinky while picking the notes.
I seen Dickie & Warren totally cover for Greg when he was too wasted. ABB was a special band that only comes along every once in a while. I never had a chance to see Duane but he and Dickie were the driving force for sure...RIP Mr. Betts
I'm so glad for Greg that he got clean before he died. I've seen interviews where he talks about it. His pain and pride were moving to watch.
When I'm in hospital and on life support, put that song on and play. If my eyes don't open at the end. Unplug!😂
Fantastic analysis and commentary Doug, thank you!😌
turn the lights down low pass the bud around close your eyes and ENJOY
for sure 🚬
Thanks for this tribute Doug. By listening to the playing style, phrasing and tone I would say: Dickey was the first solo, Duane the second.
Dickey and Duane were listening to Miles and the Trane before Dickey wrote this. You can really hear the Coltrane influence in this piece.
My favourite album and this song is my favourite piece of recorded music.
Dickie played the first lead guitar section. Duane played the second.
Nobody performing today could write something like this, complicated, fused, piece of beautiful music, and we're not better off for it.
There are actually many people capable of this. The tragic part is that they can’t get a record contract and would never get traction in a 20 second TikTok, which is apparently a necessity for commercial success now
This is an eternal masterpiece that will forever be remembered !!!
Thanks for doing this one, Doug! Duane Allman is on my Mount Rushmore of guitar influences and Dickey (this song in particular) is not far behind. I literally practiced with this album 2x a day for an entire summer in middle school to learn every single note and still remember most of it 20+ years later.
Doug you could not have picked a better song!
Just found your channel. Love it!
IMHO this is in the top 10 of greatest songs ever❗️
I love the build of this song. I keep thinking they cant possibly one up the last go around. Surprise they do. They are absolutely cooking on this live version. My goodness
My very first concert...'72. It was the first tour after losing Duane. Dickie really put on a hell of a show that evening.
From Dickey's opening volume swells to Duane's fiery ending, just superb.
Liz may be my favorite from Les Brers, although "Les Brers", "Dreams I'll Never See", and "Revival" are right up there. And Mountain Jam. And Gregg's "Multi-Colored Lady". When Liz Edwards died I wrote an "In Memory" for her. Thanks for your tribute to Mike Pinder. He was an inspiration, a lodestone, and a touchstone. A stony guy. Cathartic.
@@User_gin_927untileternity Amazing times and memories. Did Red Dog wear a load of turquoise and silver? I vaguely remember a party where someone connected with the band, who was decked out as mentioned, and had some smoke that turned me into a vegetable for an hour or so, and who, now that I recall, resembled Benjamin Orr of the Cars. I was and am again in Charlotte, up the street.
IMHO the best live song ever recorded
Thank you Doug, this was awesome!
It's hard to believe a man Doug's age had never heard that before! It's ubiqitous as (in many people's opinion) the best song on the best rock live album ever. Well, now he has, and seems to have enjoyed what the rest of us hve known about for decades.
So sorry for his passing. However, Quicksilver Messenger Service pioneered the double melodic lead guitar.
12:40 is when Dwayne starts on lead guitar.
Basic chords are Em dominant 5th, Am, Em dominant 5th, B m7 with a modulation to Dm.
That song is some of the most intense musical fireworks recorded live since the days of Miles Davis & John Coltrane. It's amazing that the oldest member of the ABB at the time of this recording was about 25.
I am in New Orleans, Greg loved it here he would go to the small not crowded bars and just sit at the bar and have a beer
I saw Gregg sit in at the Maple Leaf, a few years before his death. He was headlining Gretna Fest, and the band scheduled for the Leaf a night or two prior was his backing band, but most people didn't know that.
He sat in for three or four tunes during their second set. My dad and I headed over to Jacques Imo's for some late night eats after Gregg left the stage. He was then seated next to us, about ten or fifteen minutes later. My dad (about Gregg's age) spoke with him for a few minutes as we both were leaving.
Great song from the greatest live album.
ABB Opus 🎼🎸they were so young, how old was Duane or Dicky when they recorded this LP🙏🏼
Thank you, I needed this..
Wow, what a great track ❤
My brother had this album in quad and had 4 channels and 4 BIG JBL speakers he also had Gregg s 1st solo album Laid back in Quadrophonic too remember those stereos ? Also Miles Davis kinda blue and Cat Stevens Foreigner Suite ,I had a key to his house and I used to take my girlfriend up there and burn his herb and listen to that quad all the time and he was cool about it RIP John Tom RIP He is the reason I became a musician in the first place
Such an amazing album
The first concert I ever saw was the Allman Brothers Band in 1975. I was almost 12, and it was life changing. Duane and Berry were gone, but with the pick up of Chuck Leavell was something really cool. Watching Dickey and Chuck trade off solos and Gregg was amazing. When they played this tune, Chuck took the first solo on piano, then Gregg's solo, then Dickey took the final solo. And for the rest of his time in the band, Dickey always would take the solo slots that were once Duane's. A little side note, just four years after I saw the ABB in '75, my cousin Debbie gives birth to a baby boy and they name him Derek. And before his 20th birthday, Derek would be announced as the new guitarist for the band. That summer of '99 with Derek and Dickey was a very special one. Rest well Ranger. You've done a damn good job.
It was Dicky when you asked. It was Duane in the later solo. For the entire Live At Fillmore Dicky is in your right ear and Duane is in your left ear, assuming you have your headphones on correctly. Awesome jazzy tune, one of the best! Also, in the drum interlude, it's Jaimoe in the left ear and Butch in the right ear.
This definitely has a jazz and Latino twist to it. Inventive. Real musicianship with the Allman Bros - I just wonder if any of this was improvised.
I'm a Macon lady. Rose Hill cemetery was designed to be park like and is a truly beautiful place. Several Allman Brothers song titles are from headstones.
A great piece of art. Maybe the ABB at their pinnacle.
Yes Doug, listening to the Allman Bros will always make one want to play; infectious melody play, riffs, players listening and playing. :D Enjoy you enjoying!
The live acoustic version of Elizabeth Reed from An Evening with The Allman Brothers is fantastic.
Something i noticed early on... When both lead guitars were playing, it sounded as if both guitars were very slightly detuned from each other, slightly sharp or slightly flat. It gives the guitars a sort of "celesta" effect. It's easy to miss without headphones. This is an effect that is frequently used in theatre pipe organs.
That’s how Robin Brian helped Billy Gibbons find his sound on the first album. Duane and Dickey do not practice that, however. Not intentionally,anyway.
Live at Fillmore East is my favorite live album. I got to see'em play one fine afternoon in New Orleans at Jazz Fest 1996 or '97. I was there to see Phish. Blown Away. Nothing like a jam band!
Ok, I would do that if I knew what "l'est" means?
Oh, I feel dumb. You meant "let's". I stared at that for two solid minutes. : )
Yeah, I'll look you up. It might take awhile. I'm tech challenged.
To get that soft-attack/bowing sound on his guitar, he's rolling the volume knob with his little finger as he hits the string.
I love the Am9 to start, played way up the neck. You get the bow effect commonly with volume swells
My FAVORITE Allman Brothers song!
Cheers Doug,
ABB happy memories of Richard Forrest Betts.
The long-awaited Warren Haynes Rick Beato interview has just dropped. Haynes, one of the great live players, has such great breadth of knowledge and humility Warren won't ever let you forget that BETTS was one of the greatest to ever strap on a Les Paul
Having seen them after the death of Duane Allman but before the tragic loss of Berry Oakley I have always have been a huge fan. To be honest I don't think of them as a "Southern" rock band which is more appropriate for Lynyrd Skynyrd. I think of them as a jazz rock band.