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Post by Christopher on Jan 26, 2015 18:07:01 GMT -7
I know it's been around a while but put it in my archaic six disc changer in the minivan daily driver and there's so much great band interplay it's hard to turn off. Everyone is playing their part and the song comes first. It's a joy to hear the vitality of the music.
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Post by Maddog on Jan 26, 2015 18:52:56 GMT -7
Oh, Man..... I can get lost in this album.... Cool stuff, Chris!
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Post by jimmysmith on Jan 26, 2015 20:50:14 GMT -7
got that album in lawton oklahoma the day or so after it came out. just bought it cause of the cover. . blew me away that they had two drummers.
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Post by smolder on Jan 26, 2015 22:17:14 GMT -7
I've worn out two copies on vinyl... Bought it on cd at least once, then the remastered version on iTunes.
One of the best albums ever... And it's live... And a double.
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Post by zpilot on Jan 26, 2015 23:30:21 GMT -7
That album was a road map for where I wanted to be musically for a long time.
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Post by daveyk on Jan 26, 2015 23:39:59 GMT -7
Seriously great album. Very inspired by this.
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Post by brayks on Jan 27, 2015 1:10:09 GMT -7
Oh Yeah! Wore out vinyl & 8-Tracks on this one. One of my all-time fav's.
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Post by j4gitr (John) on Jan 27, 2015 4:44:22 GMT -7
Great many hours spent with this LP.
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Post by nmz on Jan 27, 2015 5:32:09 GMT -7
If you are in the Portland OR. area check out my friends band called Brothers and Sister. It is basically a ABB tribute band that recreate that whole album but include moutain jam and the other couple tunes that were part of that run. All of them are in different bands and decided to do it for the love of the music. But the response was so great that they got together a bunch of shows and will probably continue it on the side. www.brothersandsisterband.com/#home
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Post by smolder on Jan 27, 2015 5:49:09 GMT -7
Leaving mountain jam off of the FE record always baffled me. We got it eventually.
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Post by Baconator on Jan 27, 2015 6:19:33 GMT -7
I know this seems ridiculous, but this was the first album that showed me how incredible Les Pauls can sound without loads of overdrive or distortion. I did eventually discover that Les Paul was actually a guitarist too I'm glad you posted this, Christopher. I've been spending more time on guitar these days trying to see if I can improve enough that I might actually have a little more confidence with my lead playing. I picked up the Allman Brothers song pack for Rocksmith and have now spend countless hours now trying to learn Jessica, Southbound and Whipping Post. I still wouldn't want to try gigging any of the three songs, but it has definitely expanded my abilities. So much to learn in every tune of theirs regardless of the era and even regardless of the lineup, but the original lineup will always be special. Lee, thanks for the youtube of Elizabeth Reed - I'm thinking I have to try studying this one in particular for a while, not that I'll ever capture a hint of the magic they did. Just because you can't replicate the original doesn't mean you can't learn a lot from trying.
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Post by heynewguy (Ol’ Bill) on Jan 27, 2015 6:40:46 GMT -7
Required listening if you play a Les Paul or thought about playing one.
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Post by Stan on Jan 27, 2015 6:43:33 GMT -7
Still gives me chills.
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Post by smolder on Jan 27, 2015 8:38:40 GMT -7
I worked afternoons sweeping the floor of a little sign shop in Junior High when this came out. Most of the guys working there were scruffy bikers. We had a sorta underground radio station at the time in Kansas City - call letters KBEY (later to be bought and converted to top 40 KBEQ). It seems like every time I asked "who's that" about a song, it turned out to be the allman brothers. It got to be a joke amongst the guys when "the kid" asked.
I saved enough to buy an SG Special from one of the guys. Two years later a gold top Les Paul. Of course I wish I still had them. I owe Duane and company a lot for inspiration and enthusiasm or I probably would never have played in a band. A very important stage in my life, on so many levels beyond just music.
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Post by Stan on Jan 27, 2015 8:50:54 GMT -7
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Post by zpilot on Jan 27, 2015 14:43:59 GMT -7
Not too long after this album came out the band I was in used to use "Elizabeth Reed" as a jam song during rehearsals. We had a lot of fun with it but it wasn't the kind of thing you could play in the clubs. Not really a dance song. We did get to play it and also a few other ABB type extended jams for a few private parties though because they were requested. An appreciative crowd and a difficult, yet fun song. That's about as good as it gets. I miss those times.
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Post by southmusic70 on Jan 28, 2015 13:31:35 GMT -7
I put "Statesboro Blues" from this record and "Crossroads" from Cream's "Wheels of Fire" in the tour-de-force category.
Yep, this is the stuff.
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