Posted on 05/22/2009 11:15:46 PM PDT by pissant
The Allman Brothers Band [ tickets ] is in the midst of a 40th anniversary tour that got underway earlier this month with a handful of shows that featured a rotating roster of special guests.
Following the tour's two-night opener (5/12 & 5/13) in Oakland, CA, the group hit the Gorge Amphitheater in George, WA, for a show that also featured The Dead and The Doobie Brothers. A subsequent two-night stand in Los Angeles featured a surprise visit from Tom Petty and bandmates Benmont Tench and Mike Campbell, who joined the Allmans on night one (5/19) at the Greek Theater for renditions of Bob Dylan's "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry" and "Highway 61 Revisited," according to a press release. That same show also featured a guest appearance from Bruce Willis, who played harmonica on "You Don't Love Me" and "Southbound."
On night two in LA (5/20), Susan Tedeschi, wife of Allman Brothers Band guitarist Derek Trucks, joined her husband's group on stage to perform "Little by Little" and a cover of Bob Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff," the latter of which also featured Marley's son, Ziggy Marley.
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I love the music, but just can’t stand them as they promoted the fascist.
True, but Gregg Allman was always my favorite. Gregg had a good solo career. I saw him at the Route 66 music festival in Joplin, MO several years ago and he was great. I still love “I’m no Angel”....
Wasn’t aware of that.
Never saw ‘em in their prime (with Duane), but caught ‘em about 20 years ago. Greg’s voice was in top form, and the band of course rocked the house.
I saw them in 79 or so. They were quite good.
Unbelievable.
Very cool that they were joined by Petty & Co. and played some Dylan tunes at the Greek to kick off this tour.
I have never seen them live but I saw the Doobie Brothers live and they were great!! The Allman Brothers were in the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in 1995 and played One Way Out there. It was out of this world!
Very disappointing. They seemed like the type of guys to keep politics away from their music.
With or without Michael McDonald? For some reason I like his voice.
The first concert I ever went to was 'Mountain' (Leslie West's band) at the Spectrum. Concerts at the Spectrum back then (c1970) were known as "dance concerts". No assigned seating, just $7.50 or whatever to get in the door. The opening acts were Black Sabbath and Humble Pie. I went mainly to see Black Sabbath - - it was their first US tour.
Anyway, between acts the announcer said that next Saturday the Allman Brothers Band was going to be at the Spectrum. I remember asking my buddy if they were any good. Boy, do I wish I had seen that concert. It was the same tour they were on when they did their Fillmore East live record. Great, great record.
I’m from Macon, GA, where they lived many years ago and have to agree that their best was from the 70’s. Can’t beat the “Live At Fillmore East” album.
They were smoking at the Gorge. Each song lasted twenty minutes or so. Too bad so many still live in the past... Most agreed that they were great. Warren Haynes must have been tired after playing both the ABB set and then with the Dead, but he didn’t show it. There were 22,000 satisfied fans that night.
I think "Brothers and Sisters" was the last album of theirs I really liked.
The collaboration with Dicky Betts made that one a classic.
Yeah, was at a Santana concert at one point and he started going off on the Pope, Bush, and every bit of conservatism you can think of. I’m not even Catholic and that little rant ticked me off. I was thinking dude, I paid $150 for two tickets, play your guitar.
was Betts with them?
I saw them many times....usually extrememly loaded...whew
one night in Mobile at the stadium in 1974...summer....all the southern bands were there but they were last....we all just laid out on the field and watched the nite sky and listened as they jammed away...all of us too stoned, drunk, wasted whatever to do much more after 8 hours in the August afternoon and evening.
in fall of 78, I saw a surpirse show by them at the Oar House bar on Anna Maria key near Bradenton FL...on the beach...
Greg got arrested for brawling with the cops drunk....
I’m friends with Bett’s rythym guitarist with his road band though Carlos may be touring with Molly Hatchet too..
they campaigned for Carter before Scooter got busted dealing dop and Greg snitched up...
remember that?
Scooter Herring I think was his name...road manager from way back...died recently I think
Remember the classic SNL skit? Prez Jimmah is on a radio call-in show and recommends listening to the Allman Bros. to a caller who is having a bad trip...
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