The wife & I decided to celebrate #37 by going to his concert tomorrow night. He's one of my all time favorites. Really looking forward to it. It should be a pretty good show.
OT: Gregg Allman
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Soonersincefitty
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Good for you Nota.
That's one band I regrettably never got to see. I totally wore out the Fillmore album. IMO the best live album ever, well that and Peter Framptons.
Along these same musical lines I just got an email for two comped tickets to see Tony Bennett at the Hard Rock casino.
(they go to great extremes to get ya to come back, free hotel rooms, free play money. By golly it works)
Think I'll put on my best bib and tucker and go see the old Italian crooner while he's still with us.
At any rate, hope you and the misses have a good time.
That's one band I regrettably never got to see. I totally wore out the Fillmore album. IMO the best live album ever, well that and Peter Framptons.
Along these same musical lines I just got an email for two comped tickets to see Tony Bennett at the Hard Rock casino.
(they go to great extremes to get ya to come back, free hotel rooms, free play money. By golly it works)
Think I'll put on my best bib and tucker and go see the old Italian crooner while he's still with us.
At any rate, hope you and the misses have a good time.
Tony Bennett. I'd do him. 
Go & enjoy. I caught a Bob Hope show way back in the early 80's. Glad I did.
Go & enjoy. I caught a Bob Hope show way back in the early 80's. Glad I did.
What he said; we'll expect a full report of the event and/or damage incurred...
For me the best live album call is a tough one to make, although I would agree with your choice today I can sometimes change my choice depending on what music I feel like listening to that day.
On some days it is Get Your Ya's Ya's Out-Stones
Other days its Allman Brothers Live at the Fillmore
or maybe Humble Pie Rocking the Fillmore
or Mott the Hoople Live
But I will agree with you that it's one of the best if not the best live album that I have in rotation. I have a set of old Boston Acoustics A200 speakers(really sweet acoustic suspension speakers) that I listen to and as soon as that needle hits the vinyl and when Duane hits that first note on his Les Paul, I swear that he is in the room with me and I am transported away...
I too was thinking Humble Pie Rockin' The Fillmore. I also add the incredible deluxe version of The Who Live at Leeds, and Deep Purple Made in Japan.
Soonersincefitty
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'Transported away'
You, my friend have succinctly put why we listen. (to music)
You, my friend have succinctly put why we listen. (to music)
Soonersincefitty
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Also, I was old school in thinking you couldn't get a true, hi fidelity sound unless your speakers were as big as Stonehenge, but the technology is amazing in how small you can buy now and still fill the room.
Those are all good mentions but to me, any discussion of best live albums has to include:
The Who, Live at Leeds
Peter Frampton, Frampton Comes Alive
Bob Seger, Live Bullet
Nirvana, MTV Unplugged
Kiss, Kiss Comes Alive
and
The Band, The Last Waltz
My introduction (back in the real ol' days) to Humble Pie was when I was asked if I liked Humble Pie. My answer - I never had it. Oops.
I guess it's a good thing they didn't ask if you liked 30 Days In The Hole...
Well Del Rio, when I read your post I busted out laughing. Now the disclosure - I had no idea what you were talking about. Google set me straight.
lol - 30 Days in The Hole by Humble Pie, and Going Up The Country by Canned Heat are two of the best bluesy, boogie woogie, grass roots jumpin' tunes from the early 70s...classics....Those and 'Up on Cripple Creek' by The Band are damn good.
Soonersincefitty
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Oh man del rio.
Reminds me of a long time ago in a galaxy far far away.
I was 18 years old, visiting Austin. They had this hippie club named the Vulcan gas company there on 6th street.
Canned Heat was all the rage and was playing there that night. All these really exquisite babes were there and I was just stunned.
This one fetching girl that, incidentally had kaleidoscope eyes told me to stick out my tongue. So I did and she put this little piece of paper on it and told me to swallow. So I did.
That was my first foray into psychedelics.
I even remember her name, it was Lucy, in the Sky, with Diamonds.
Just kidding, it was Debbie.
Never saw her again after that. Such is the pity.
By the way, Canned Heat was awesome!
Reminds me of a long time ago in a galaxy far far away.
I was 18 years old, visiting Austin. They had this hippie club named the Vulcan gas company there on 6th street.
Canned Heat was all the rage and was playing there that night. All these really exquisite babes were there and I was just stunned.
This one fetching girl that, incidentally had kaleidoscope eyes told me to stick out my tongue. So I did and she put this little piece of paper on it and told me to swallow. So I did.
That was my first foray into psychedelics.
I even remember her name, it was Lucy, in the Sky, with Diamonds.
Just kidding, it was Debbie.
Never saw her again after that. Such is the pity.
By the way, Canned Heat was awesome!
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Enjoy the show WNAS. I especially like "Nobody Wants To Run With Me Anymore." I can definitely relate to that song.
Oh man del rio.
Reminds me of a long time ago in a galaxy far far away.
I was 18 years old, visiting Austin. They had this hippie club named the Vulcan gas company there on 6th street.
Canned Heat was all the rage and was playing there that night. All these really exquisite babes were there and I was just stunned.
This one fetching girl that, incidentally had kaleidoscope eyes told me to stick out my tongue. So I did and she put this little piece of paper on it and told me to swallow. So I did.
That was my first foray into psychedelics.
I even remember her name, it was Lucy, in the Sky, with Diamonds.
Just kidding, it was Debbie.
Never saw her again after that. Such is the pity.
By the way, Canned Heat was awesome!
Now THAT is a story...
I was too young, or born too late, to have gotten to see Canned Heat, Big Brother and the Holding Company, Country Joe and the Fish, The Band, Humble Pie, etc. Fortunately, I had an older 'stoner' that befriended me early on and taught me good music...used to listen to Small Faces, Little Feat, Spooky Tooth...those are all body part bands lol...
I'm glad your foray in Austin with Debbie went as well as it did...I had an experience in 1981/2 at a Van Halen concert at the Myriad in OKC...I was in the 9th row, 16 years old, and this guy came and stood next to me and started passing these 'cigarettes' back and forth to me...after the first one, I realized it wasn't a regular cigarette but he just kept lighting up new joints and continually passing it to me. I still have no idea what that crap was, but it hammered the hell out of me - it took me 3 hours to find my car, and much of that searching was done on my hands and knees as I thought I was a dog, even had my car keys hanging out of my mouth. I can still remember people walking through the underground parking and laughing their asses off when they saw me. I was lucky to make it home at all that evening/morning, but those were different days back then...by the way, great concert - this was right after Van Halen II or Fair Warning came out. David Lee Roth was wearing western style chaps which I thought were cool until he turned around, and there was no ass in his pants, just his hanging out. lol.
This was my first foray into pot/marijuana, and it turned me off completely. Never really partook again after this. Whatever that dude was smoking, it nailed me pretty good.
Soonersincefitty
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Yeah, I don't advocate doing that stuff voluntarily. As a matter of fact when that happened it wasn't even against the law. Shortly after that it indeed was thanks to Timothy Leary and his big cake hole.
Lot of experimentation going on.
I just happen to have been around a lot of it.
BTW, glad you survived to live to tell about your evening with Van Halen.
No ass in his britches? That's disgusting...
Lot of experimentation going on.
I just happen to have been around a lot of it.
BTW, glad you survived to live to tell about your evening with Van Halen.
No ass in his britches? That's disgusting...
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Yeah, I don't advocate doing that stuff voluntarily. As a matter of fact when that happened if wasn't even against the law. Shortly after that it indeed was thanks to Timothy Leary and his big cake hole.
Lot of experimentation going on.
I just happen to have been around a lot of it.
BTW, glad you survived to live to tell about your evening with Van Halen.
No ass in his britches? That's disgusting...
Indeed. That's what made me leave my awesome 9th row seat early and begin the 5 hour trek home, lol...Still can't stand him to this day, but I do love early Van Halen music. The only other 'close' seat I have enjoyed was last year, I had two seats about 12 rows back at the RUSH concert in San Antonio - that's one of the better concerts I've been to, and I've seen Van Halen, Genesis, Cheap Trick, Dave Mathews Band, Journey, etc. I wish some other bands had the work ethic and musicianship/craftsmanship of Rush.
Soonersincefitty
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Yeah, early Van Halen is the bomb. I do like the Van Hagar era though.
Some of the VH tunes in my guitar 'set list'...Aint talking about love, Panama. Jamies crying...bunch of other ones.
Some of the VH tunes in my guitar 'set list'...Aint talking about love, Panama. Jamies crying...bunch of other ones.
Really? We use to eat that stuff fairly regularly back in the day in greater ader. Fun times. Wouldn't do it again, but back then it was a blast.Yeah, I don't advocate doing that stuff voluntarily. As a matter of fact when that happened it wasn't even against the law. Shortly after that it indeed was thanks to Timothy Leary and his big cake hole.
Lot of experimentation going on.
I just happen to have been around a lot of it.
BTW, glad you survived to live to tell about your evening with Van Halen.
No ass in his britches? That's disgusting...
Do you play 'Eruption'? I think that's the solo by Eddie off the debut album I believe - I don't know a lot about guitars but I know he's in the top 5 of guitar players, in my mind anyway. Love hearing Eruption at full volume as I hit the highway.
Soonersincefitty
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I've tried to play Eruption, I can't do it any justice.
Funny story about that tune. Eddie used it as a warm up exercise, just something he threw together.
His producer, Ted Templeman heard him playing it one time and decided to tape it and use it as filler on an album. The rest is history.
Funny story about that tune. Eddie used it as a warm up exercise, just something he threw together.
His producer, Ted Templeman heard him playing it one time and decided to tape it and use it as filler on an album. The rest is history.
ok I'll chime in (not to jack your thread K); I was lucky enough to grab a front row table at Cain's when VH was the 'warm up' to the late great Ronnie Montrose in '78 or so. That yellow & black taped axe of Eddie's, his bro and of course DLR's massive sound just about stole the night and was incredible.
Well Gregg Allman put on a pretty good show. I'll offer a review in a couple of days w/ a few pics. But right now, I'm buried w/ work. But until then, take a read on this article from the Dec 1973 issue of the Rolling Stone. For those that don't remember the details of the rise & success of the Allmans Brothers, this is a decent read.
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-allman-brothers-story-19731206
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-allman-brothers-story-19731206
I saw the Allman Bros. plus Marshall Tucker, Wet Willie & Charlie Daniels in Macon, Georgia in 1971. Outdoor concrete on a Saturday that started around 7 pm and ended about 3 am. I saw Santana in 1969 in Las Vegas at a speedway venue a few weeks before Woodstock. I never got to see Hendrix. I went to see Frank Zappa in Austin around 1975 or so and Stevie Ray was an opening act. I've seen Chicago about 10 times.
Saw Zappa in the summer of '80 at the Old Lady on Brady (Tulsa's Philharmonic House). Awesome show!
OK, here's the review I mentioned earlier. First, the wife & I missed him in concert at Eric Clapton's 2010 Guitar Blues Festival. He was slated to be in the line up that day, but he had an opportunity for a Liver transplant, so he missed the concert. At this point, we thought we'd never see him play again. We both love the sound of blues and guitars. And when the two are combined, it's magic for us. So having an opportunity to see him again, and the date falling on our anniversary, well it was a no brainer. We went and we enjoyed.
The concert was held at the Stafford Centre in Houston. It's a great venue. Easy access in & out, and for Houston's traffic, that is/was a huge plus. The venue offered free parking, and smiling faces on retirees that worked the facility. Beer was $6, mixed drinks were $8. We had 'Pit" tickets, which meant where the orchestra would normally would set up, but in this case, temporary seats (two rows) were set up. We had 2nd row seats, just to the left of center stage. We arrived early thinking this section was a general admission section. Soon, we found out that we actually had assigned seats so we headed back outside for a bit of tailgating. The Stafford Centre is a small venue that seats only 1155. Every seat is a actually great seat.
The doors opened at 7:30pm and we arrived at our seats about 8pm. The average age of those in attendance were about 60, I'd guess. The show was sold out. Gregg Allman's son and his band opened the show. He was a decent guitarist, but he did not come close to Butch Trucks's (former Allman Bro's member) son, Derick Trucks. I found myself looking at my watch and wondering how much longer until Gregg Allman. Finally, they exited the stage and we had a 30 min break before the real show was to kick off. More tailgating.
GA came out to center stage, took a bow and proclaimed that, "I'm honored to be here with you tonight." He went straight to the organ, his old B3 Hammond hooked up to his Leslie speaker set up. This organ has been with him since 1969. GA is 67 years old. And he's not a sprite, energetic 67 yr old either. But...he was very methodical. He didn't miss a beat. His voice is still pretty strong and he can still play some great riffs on the keyboard and the guitar. His current band was good. On stage with him were two horns, a drummer (behind glass), a percussionist, a lead, a rhythm, and a bass guitars. There were no back up singers. His lead guitarist was good. I found his playing style a tad strange though. In between his riffs, he would literally stand there, arms to his side and just look directly at Gregg. Almost as if he was bored. It just kind of struck me as odd, meaning there was not a lot of energy from him. Perhaps it was not to upstage Gregg, I don't know. But it was odd. They started playing at 9:25pm, stopped at 10pm, 20 min break, started again at 10:20 amd fnished at 11pm. Gregg Allman looked tired from the beginning. But he never lost his breath etc. I noticed no 'hic-ups' on his performance. He was just very calm, collected, although polite, he was very methodical, only smiling occasionally. When he spoke, he gave credit to the author of the song, such as Dickie Betts. He played 3 different guitars and never played more than two songs at a time on the guitar. He just went back to sitting down at the Hammond and played there. He changed shirts between his sets.
The backdrop was a series of chaning graphics. They were weak to say the least. While I think they were intended to look and appear from the 70's era, from a technical viewpoint, it appeared the production was also using equipment from the 70's as well. Just a simple plain Jane curtain would have sufficed instead of the changing graphics of a groovy, love, and peace style of flash. IMO, it didn't add nothing, but then again it wasn't so bad that is was a distraction either.
He started his set list w/ "I'm no Angel" and ended with "Midnight Rider". In between we all enjoyed many of his following songs but not limited to the following...
Statesboro Blues
Blue Sky
Aint Wasting Time No More
One Way Out
Revival
Whipping Post
Melissa
One song I really wanted to hear but he did not play was Ramblin' Man. Perhaps it was a legal thing, I don't know. But it is one of my favs and he didn't perform it.
I'm glad I finally got to catch his act even though it was 30 to 40 years removed. The concert was what it was. An aging rocker that wrote some wonderful tunes and that still has enough strength to hit the road and enough following to fill a small venue. And because of this, I'd give the show an 8 out of 10 guitars.
Would I pay to see him again? Solo, no. As part of a set of performers at a festival type of show? Yes. But that doesn't mean that someone else shouldn't go and enjoy his sound. Gregg Allman's sound & songs have been around forever and he still can play & sing with the best of them. I think it was fifty that mentioned he played the Live at Fillmore over & over. I did the same. I in fact wore out two different 8 tracks of the album. IMO, there is absolutely no debate, this is/was the best live album of all time.
I have some pics but I haven't taken the time to upload them to a file sharing source but I'll leave you with this youtube of the Allman Bros, Live at Fillmore East 1971.
The concert was held at the Stafford Centre in Houston. It's a great venue. Easy access in & out, and for Houston's traffic, that is/was a huge plus. The venue offered free parking, and smiling faces on retirees that worked the facility. Beer was $6, mixed drinks were $8. We had 'Pit" tickets, which meant where the orchestra would normally would set up, but in this case, temporary seats (two rows) were set up. We had 2nd row seats, just to the left of center stage. We arrived early thinking this section was a general admission section. Soon, we found out that we actually had assigned seats so we headed back outside for a bit of tailgating.
The Stafford Centre is a small venue that seats only 1155. Every seat is a actually great seat. The doors opened at 7:30pm and we arrived at our seats about 8pm. The average age of those in attendance were about 60, I'd guess. The show was sold out. Gregg Allman's son and his band opened the show. He was a decent guitarist, but he did not come close to Butch Trucks's (former Allman Bro's member) son, Derick Trucks. I found myself looking at my watch and wondering how much longer until Gregg Allman. Finally, they exited the stage and we had a 30 min break before the real show was to kick off. More tailgating.
GA came out to center stage, took a bow and proclaimed that, "I'm honored to be here with you tonight." He went straight to the organ, his old B3 Hammond hooked up to his Leslie speaker set up. This organ has been with him since 1969. GA is 67 years old. And he's not a sprite, energetic 67 yr old either. But...he was very methodical. He didn't miss a beat. His voice is still pretty strong and he can still play some great riffs on the keyboard and the guitar. His current band was good. On stage with him were two horns, a drummer (behind glass), a percussionist, a lead, a rhythm, and a bass guitars. There were no back up singers. His lead guitarist was good. I found his playing style a tad strange though. In between his riffs, he would literally stand there, arms to his side and just look directly at Gregg. Almost as if he was bored. It just kind of struck me as odd, meaning there was not a lot of energy from him. Perhaps it was not to upstage Gregg, I don't know. But it was odd. They started playing at 9:25pm, stopped at 10pm, 20 min break, started again at 10:20 amd fnished at 11pm. Gregg Allman looked tired from the beginning. But he never lost his breath etc. I noticed no 'hic-ups' on his performance. He was just very calm, collected, although polite, he was very methodical, only smiling occasionally. When he spoke, he gave credit to the author of the song, such as Dickie Betts. He played 3 different guitars and never played more than two songs at a time on the guitar. He just went back to sitting down at the Hammond and played there. He changed shirts between his sets.
The backdrop was a series of chaning graphics. They were weak to say the least. While I think they were intended to look and appear from the 70's era, from a technical viewpoint, it appeared the production was also using equipment from the 70's as well. Just a simple plain Jane curtain would have sufficed instead of the changing graphics of a groovy, love, and peace style of flash. IMO, it didn't add nothing, but then again it wasn't so bad that is was a distraction either.
He started his set list w/ "I'm no Angel" and ended with "Midnight Rider". In between we all enjoyed many of his following songs but not limited to the following...
Statesboro Blues
Blue Sky
Aint Wasting Time No More
One Way Out
Revival
Whipping Post
Melissa
One song I really wanted to hear but he did not play was Ramblin' Man. Perhaps it was a legal thing, I don't know. But it is one of my favs and he didn't perform it.
I'm glad I finally got to catch his act even though it was 30 to 40 years removed. The concert was what it was. An aging rocker that wrote some wonderful tunes and that still has enough strength to hit the road and enough following to fill a small venue. And because of this, I'd give the show an 8 out of 10 guitars.
Would I pay to see him again? Solo, no. As part of a set of performers at a festival type of show? Yes. But that doesn't mean that someone else shouldn't go and enjoy his sound. Gregg Allman's sound & songs have been around forever and he still can play & sing with the best of them. I think it was fifty that mentioned he played the Live at Fillmore over & over. I did the same. I in fact wore out two different 8 tracks of the album. IMO, there is absolutely no debate, this is/was the best live album of all time.
I have some pics but I haven't taken the time to upload them to a file sharing source but I'll leave you with this youtube of the Allman Bros, Live at Fillmore East 1971.
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