[pissant]

Their best days were 35+ years ago.

[FreeSouthernAmerican]

I love the music, but just can’t stand them as they promoted the fascist.

[St. Louis Conservative]

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”....

[Mr. Mojo]

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.

[Lancey Howard]

Their best days were 35+ years ago.

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.

[moonpie57]

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.

[BullDog108]

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.

[wardaddy]

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..

[Daaave]

The Allman Brothers Band Midnight Rider

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers The Waiting

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.

[virginia lurker]

They played a bunch of shows at the Beacon theater in New York last month with special guests ever night. The highlight was 2 nights with Clapton. Who ever there business manager is he is a genius they have a website with full length video of every show. For $125 you got full access to live or delayed video. This was some of the best music I have seen in years. Granted no one will replace Duane but Derick Trucks and Warren Haynes have put a spark in the band that is very much like the original.

[LS]

Our band members (though not me) were tight with the Allman Bros., coming from the South they seemed to have that connection. When they played Cincinnati, we were playing in Cincy as well and they invited us to come backstage for the concert.

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."

[Vigilantcitizen]

Stormy Monday bump.

[SaraJohnson]

Yes. My son and his girl went to a Alman Bros. concert becaue they loved the old music I had of the band. Totally disappointed. Not the same band in any way.