Posted on 05/22/2009 11:15:46 PM PDT by pissant
I saw the Allman Brothers when 'Eat a Peach' came out. I saw Petty, I think in the '80s. I wish I could remember those concerts better.
I find it a bit hard to believe that it took 15 posts before someone even mentioned Duane Allman, who is perhaps one of the top five guitarists ever
Mountain, Sabbath and Humble Pie? Where’s my time machine?!?!
Live/Eat a Peach were both great. They complimented the Grateful Dead when they both were hot...Ah youth.
And twenty-six posts to mention Berry Oakley.
I quit going to see Santana for the very same reason.
I didn’t appreciate the rant about “evil capitalism” from a clown that I paid $75 per ticket to see.
I’ve seen the Brothers many times and have never heard one word from the stage about politics. I know they are liberal in their personal lives, but these aging hippies have brains enough not to insult a good part of their audience.
I read an article a few years back about Gregg Allman. After having pissed away a couple of fortunes over his long career he finally pulled it together and became a serious investor.
...and 28 posts to mention Cher!
I saw Michael McDonald open for Steely Dan last year, they were all awesome. They had a big jam at the end with both bands, it was really cool.
It’s nice when the headliner has respect for the opening act- They get good lighting and sound.
“Berry Oakley, Dickey Betts, Butch Trucks, Jai Johnny Johnson, Gregg Allman, and I’m Duane Allman. Thank You.”-—At the conclusion of “Mountain Jam” on the “Eat a Peach” album.
Better left unmentioned.
Then, when we were in Hollywood, we were staying at a well-known rocker motel hangout, the Tropicana, and I was by the pool one night when this green 'Vette comes shooting up and Greg gets out, long blond hair and all. (This was when he was dating Cher). He was so bombed he couldn't put a quarter in the Coke machine to get a pop out, so I said, "Here, lemme help you." All he could drawl was "Thanks, man."
A Cher mention then. I saw Greg Allman as a surprise guest of the J. Geils Band at an US festival at Rich Stadium in Buffalo in 1974 or 75. He recently divorced Cher and was in his heroin days. They were playing One Way Out and Greg was having a hard time remembering the words and remaining conscious. Magic Dick kept ad-libbing “Come on Greggie, you can do it”.
“Whipping Post” is one of my all time favs - amazing song!!!
Stormy Monday bump.
Not the best performance or video, but an interesting location
Betts was there when I saw them (in 1990), but he’s not touring with them this time. ...at least that’s what I heard from a buddy who just saw them last Tuesday at the Greek (in L.A.).
I completely forgot about the Carter thing. Just blocked it out, I guess.
I thought Dicky Betts was with them from the beginning.
I saw Santana twice (both in the late ‘80s), and thankfully he just shut up and played his guitar. Didn’t even see that many Che shirts in the audience. But yeah, he’s as radical left as they come. And he still speaks in hippy-dippy parlance.
Interestingly, the next “dance concert” I went to at the Spectrum was about 6 months later and Black Sabbath had top billing, with Humble Pie and Alice Cooper the opening acts. Between the two Sabbath concerts my buddy and I went to Asbury Park to see Uriah Heep (summer ‘71) with Long John Baldry opening.
Where’s MY time machine? I wanna go BACK.
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