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Great Live Recording Aug 08, 2009
This album has a great recording quality. Includes ABB favorites, and a smokin' version of "Nobody Knows".
love this cd Jan 22, 2009
get on with your life has got to be one of the best blues songs greg has done.you can feel it down in the pit of you stomach!!!!
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we all deserve an evening Apr 04, 2008
timeless songs, timeless voice, great musicians, the allman brothers band - need i say more?
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 The Brothers are still strong! Jan 21, 2008
Now that's what I'm talking about! Warren Haynes is the man! Dickey's pretty good, too! So let's get as much footage of them jamming as humanly possible. Because the chemistry between Dickey and Warren is just perfect. Listen to their playing on "Southbound", my favorite take of that song, for an example. Or "Blue Sky". See, you have to be pretty good guitarists to pull of "Blue Sky", and that's how I'd describe both of our heroes. The setlist leans heavily towards Shades of Two Worlds, and for the most part they do a fine job recreating my favorite of their '90s albums: "End of the Line" is one of their few straight-ahead rock songs, and it's quite satisfying; the jamming on "Get on with Your Life" and the always epic "Nobody Knows" is comparable to what happened live during the classic years. There's even a brief acoustic set: while Dickey Betts' age shows on the disappointing "Midnight Blues" (a Blind Willie McTell cover), Gregg's ragged vocals give "Melissa" extra weight. It's also interesting to note that they skip over a lot of the warhorses - there's no "Whippin' Post", "Trouble No More", "Mountain Jam", "You Don't Love Me", "Statesboro Blues", "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" or "Stormy Monday" here, though they do provide yet another elongated version of "Dreams". Now, you can call me a purist if you want, but there is no replacing Duane on that track. Dickey and Warren do their best, but it's a letdown. A slower "Revival" fares much better, with the group sinking into one of those "unstoppable Allmans grooves". You know, for a group that's supposed to be "past it", the Allmans do a fantastic job here overall.
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EVEN THIS OL' "AT FILLMORE EAST PURIST" LOVES THIS ONE ! (the performance, sound and song selection are all perfect) Sep 06, 2007
An Evening With The Allman Brothers Band (1992) was recorded in 1991-92 at shows in Boston, MA., Macon, GA., and at New York City's Beacon Theater. This was during The Shades Of Two Worlds period, and this set features three songs from that album.
The opening song, End Of The Line, sounds great and but not much different from the studio version. What really jumps out and grabs you immediately is the exquisite sound of the CD; produced by At Fillmore East producer, Tom Dowd, it is clean and crisp.
Other At Fillmore East connections include harmonica player Thom Doucette, who was brought in to play on Southbound and Midnight Blues. Gregg's organ solo on Get On With Your Life flashes back to his AFE Stormy Monday solo, and is really quite enjoyable.
Dickey Betts takes center stage and sings the lead vocal on this funky version of Southbound and the classic Blue Sky, and he and Warren Haynes trade fantastic guitar solos on both. The guitar playing from both of these guys on this album is remarkable.
The band does a nice two-song acoustic set that includes the slide guitar laden Midnight Blues, and a solid version of Melissa.
Gregg Allman's legendary singing voice is at it's soulful, growling best on An Evening With, and is one of the many highlights of the epic Nobody Knows, which is the album's centerpiece. Dickey and Warren are in top form here, too, and at over fifteen minutes long, this take blows the studio version out of the water.
Dreams also sounds great and has lots of trademark ABB guitar and Gregg's vocals are right on the mark. The set closes with a warm and energetic rendition of Revival. Every song in the set is professionally performed.
The packaging is really nice, too, with lots of great photos of the band and crew. This was a good place in time for the Allmans, and it really shows in the music and the pictures.
No, An Evening With The Allman Brothers Band isn't At Fillmore East; but that's just fine because in 1992, this was right where the ABB was supposed to be. And if you ask this long-time Allman Brothers fan, this couldn't have been any better!
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