Comments on: The Allman Brothers Band: The Road Continues

By: Dave Kelly

Dave Kelly — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:33:12 +0000

It blows the mind to imagine what it would have evolved into, had Duane lived. The magic between Duane and Dickey, plus the ever maturing vocals of Gregg. They are still my all time favorite band and I still get lost in the Live at the Fillmore Concerts.

By: TJ

TJ — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:58:39 +0000

I saw their first show at Fillmore East they opened then, Love I think it was, then The Grateful Dead doing Working Man’s Dead their new LP..Mostly…What a show that was I was already familiar with the Allman Bros. and Daune’s session work had their LP, but for many it was the first time they’d seen or heard of them, and they were needless to say blown away by this new band..The Allman Bros..!

By: broses

broses — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:28:21 +0000

I think we all had a real sense of our own mortality at such a young age because so many people we had grown to love and listen to were dying, along with VietNam going on and whatever else was happening. Maybe that’s why “living for today” became such a big part of our mentality, there might not be another tomorrow. If we were having a hard time, we didn’t talk about it, we just put on the music and played… full blast.

I had this album in high school and “favorite” is a word we always see when people talk about the Allman Brothers. Live at the Fillmore East is probably my “all time,” loved their first album, and Eat a Peach… but I like them now with Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks too. Allman Brothers always will be one of my top favorites because THEY ROCK. And so do we. I still listen to them.

Thanks for the clips, story and memories… really brings them back. Great blog.

By: hollynoel001

hollynoel001 — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:38:07 +0000

WOW– 40 years — I’m not sure what to say I can’t believe that it’s been so long sometimes it seems just like yesterday the music of that time period was so awesome not that I don’t like some of today’s music but it was so meaningful even tho I was so young you could feel the emotions of the world by just turning on the radio and listening to the latest release of a great band I had forgotten what the Allman Brothers almost sounded like until today. Thanks for waking up my senses again and reminding me why I love music–I love your blog and look forward to being excited every week to something I may have forgotten or did not know!!!

By: Hermitbiker

Hermitbiker — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:23:03 +0000

I know what ya mean BluesBlogger… I kind of their 1st album(I have to get it again)… but the 1st time I saw them… it was in Sacramento on the “Eat A Peach Tour”… it was great even though it had some sadness to it… a tribute tour for Duane I was told !! Then like you said… lots of bad things going on around that time… Greg’s problem with drugs… courtrooms and the bands manager(I thought) going to prison instead of Greg… there was a lot of bad vibes about that for sure !! But also, like you said… the Allman Brothers Band is still cranking them out… let alone the few hundred songs from their time on top(maybe I exaggerated)… but still worth the time and money to be part of their “live audience”… one more time !! PS. I wish Dickey Betts was still with them… his guitar work “was” the Allman Brothers !!
Oh well, maybe someday… thanks BluesBlogger for this post… sure did bring back memories !!