Excellent Album. Lots of jamming. - I bought this album a couple of years ago, and I believe it is the greatest Southern Rock album out there. Lots of jamming from guitarist Dickie Betts. Ramblin Man is one of my favorite songs ever made (along with Stairway to Heaven, Echoes, Strange Magic, and Love Reign O er Me). I highly recommend this album to any Southern Rock Fan.
Life Goes On - This Allman Brothers album contains 2 of their probably best known tunes, Ramblin Man and Jessica (named after Dickey Bett s daughter). Dickey or Richard Betts as he is listed so formally in the liner notes had to take over as the true lead guitar in the band after guitar legend Duane Allman was tragically killed in a motorcycle accident. Joining Dickey and his gold guitar was fellow southern boy, Les Dudek on the tracks mentioned above playing acoustic guitar. Les would later go on to play with Boz Scaggs, Cher, Steve Miller and produce a couple of decent solo albums as well. Brothers and Sisters is one of the Allman Brothers best albums IMHO. This album has a slicker sound and does not have as much Blues in the mix. Dickey and Gregg have produced a more accessable album with shorter songs than their previous releases which were famous for their long jams. Every song on here is worthy to receive the ABB stamp of approval. Later albums would not capture the Allman Brothers spirit in my book, but I am a true fan of these southern gentlemen. The music world will miss bass player Berry Oakley and guitar virtuoso Gregg Allman, two members of the family known as the Allman Brothers. I m not sure whose son is pictured on the front cover or whose daughter is on the back but I think I get the message. Life goes on. - Ciao
Allman Brothers, Brothers and Sisters - Their concert at Fillmore East is their best and infact probably the best live album ever recorded. If you re looking for a Fillmore East continued, you ll be disappointed. But If you know going in that there ll be a country flavor to some of the disc, some blues and a tad-bit of jazziness to a couple of songs then you ll appreciate this. What makes this a classic is the familiarity and yet the unique feeling of the performances. One can not help but continually return to Jelly Jelly, Wasted Words, Pony Boy, etc.
A Classic - I love this album. Any band that suffered the losses that the Allman Brothers did would have folded, and those that didn t would have come out with a product that sounded familiar but was clearly inferior and was nothing more than a desperate effort to hang on to the money making name brand. Not only did they create something genuine,authentic and toe-tapping, they delivered something that would still sound fresh 35 years later. Rambling Man got a lot of air time when it was first released. You would hear it everywhere: in your car, on the beach, at barbeques and picnics, in between classes --and no one got sick of it. Every song is a gem. They also had the foresight to dump the 22 minutes jams. Get this cd, pop open your favorite beverage and enjoy it. I hate to sound like some old guy but when we old guys say THEY DON T MAKE MUSIC LIKE THEY USED TO this is a prime example of what we are talking about.
This is not exactly their best album. - That s about all I can say about it. I listened to it once through and the only redeeming song on it is Jessica. The others are pretty mediocre.