Rocky wrote:Can't say I'm shocked. I can say my soul is crushed but I can't say I'm surprised.
That's why you should consider this. I'm in.
That's a little tempting. I'd like to see the Phil Lesh band. The studio record was a cold unbuttered potato but the live one was the real deal. Oh, and the Allman Brothers sound interesting, too.
A friend gave me a copy of something by them live in A&R Studios, I think. It was pretty great. I see why you all like this Duane guy so much.
The sooner we put those assholes in the grave&piss on the dirt above it, the better off we'll be
my copy along with my beacon tickets supposedly shipped yesterday, however w/ the weather we're having here there's no telling when it will get here. I'll post a review after I've had time to listen through it a few times.
The Grateful Dead comment caught me off guard. I always thought the Allmans (and at least Gregg) thought more of them, especially since they've been known to do a Dead number or two in concert.
“Beacon goers: Please be advised that, due to illness, Gregg Allman will be unable to perform on Saturday, March 22,” posted the group. “The Allman Brothers Band will perform as scheduled. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. All remaining shows will go on as scheduled.”
I think Butch missed a show or two due to an illness on this Beacon run as well
Jimmy Hall filled in on the show over the weekend that Gregg missed. The set list was pretty epic. They did Can't Lose What You Never Had with Jimmy singing and Kofi Burbridge and some other dude played keys.
By the time you drop them I'll be gone
And you'll be right where they fall the rest of your life
I was there for the Friday night show w/out Gregg and had tickets to the Wed night show that was reported to be the 45th anniversary show. To say I was disapointed is an understatement, while the Friday night show was great it wasn't the same w/out Gregg. I hope that they do reschedule like they are claiming they will and I also hope that I'll be able to attend.
psychobillycadillac wrote:I was there for the Friday night show w/out Gregg and had tickets to the Wed night show that was reported to be the 45th anniversary show. To say I was disapointed is an understatement, while the Friday night show was great it wasn't the same w/out Gregg. I hope that they do reschedule like they are claiming they will and I also hope that I'll be able to attend.
That sucks. Disappointed would not be the word I would have chosen. Hope you get that make-up show
This is the photo that ran with the info about today's ABB retrospective on the Sound Opinions site. Can anyone identify the people to Gregg's right and to Duane's left?
The guy front and center is Thom Doucette. He used to come into the bar where I worked back in the day. He's one of my favorite harmonica players. I'm trying to get the other name.
Markalanbishop wrote:The guy front and center is Thom Doucette. He used to come into the bar where I worked back in the day. He's one of my favorite harmonica players. I'm trying to get the other name.
Thank you, that solves the mystery. The fellow in the upper left next to Gregg is indeed Dickey Betts, at least according to this link.
Thom Doucette with The Allman Brothers Band, New York, 1971 Top left to right : Dickey Betts - Gregg Allman - Butch Trucks - Jaimoe Bottom left to right: Duane Allman - Thom Doucette Berry Oakley took the picture
psychobillycadillac wrote:That's cool, thanks for the history lesson.
I didn't give it a second thought until someone pointed it out to me. When looking back at some old photos of Dickey from that era, I thought that might be him but didn't know for sure.
Did you guys see this? Derek busts an d string about 2 measures in and doesn't miss a beat, grabs susan's Taylor, re-tunes, tells the german tv host "we got this" and lays right back into it
Word coming out of the Allmans camp today that Brian Farmer, Warren Hayne's long long time guitar tech (and basically Mule's closest equivalent to our dearly departed Craig), has passed. He will be missed.... I just talked with him (very briefly) at a Mule show less than a week ago.
Unfortunately it's true, very sad in many ways. I just saw Brian Friday night when Mule played the Georgia Theatre, lately my wife and I had noted that he didn't seem to be in very good health and looked tired. I'm sure Warren is hurting, they've been a team for as long as I can remember, not to mention that today is the the anniversary of Allen Woody's passing
Dean wrote:Gregg is probably the biggest douchbag in rock and roll, and a snitch bitch to boot
No doubt but I've never allowed that to get in the way of my enjoyment of the music of the Allman Brothers Band on record or in concert, with or without Duane, Dickey, etc.
Dickey Betts & Great Southern performed at their annual charity concert
at Robarts Arena on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014 in Sarasota. Proceeds from the
concert benefited disadvantaged children in Sarasota and Manatee counties. Herald-Tribune photo/ Matt Houston
I'm not 100% sure about this but this may be the only time Gregg has ever sang lead on "Blue Sky". This originally aired on XM's Deep Tracks channel back in 2004 as part of their Then...Again...Live! series where artists performed vintage albums live. Sadly, the series was discontinued in early 2006.
