calvino Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 After watching the Allman/Scooter Herring bit, I did a quick search and a 1976 Rolling Stone interview with Gregg popped up. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/the-sorrowful-confessions-of-gregg-allman-108095/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Hoping Betts decides to show. https://relix.com/news/detail/surviving-abb-members-confirm-50th-anniversary-the-brothers-celebration-at-msg/?utm_source=Relix+Daily&utm_campaign=dee6bbe533-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_01_03_04_51&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_486e6e4b54-dee6bbe533-27217083&mc_cid=dee6bbe533&mc_eid=a359e3b62c Surviving Allman Brothers Band members Jaimoe, Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, Oteil Burbridge and Marc Quinones will reunite on March 10 at Madison Square Garden to celebrate 50 years of the landmark band.According to a statement, founding guitarist Dickey Betts will not be in attendance for this landmark “The Brothers” gig due to “prior commitments,” but the lineup will feature familial blood like drummer Duane Trucks of Widespread Panic and old pals like keyboardists Reese Wynans and Chuck Leavell (In fact, in the past, Wyans was considered to fill the slot of the late Gregg Allman before he joined the band.)“Hard to believe it’s been five years since our final show at the Beacon. We had all talked about doing a final show at Madison Square Garden which never came to fruition. What a great way to honor 50 years of music and fulfill that wish at the same time,” Haynes said in a press statement.“I’m so glad to get the chance to pay tribute to 50 years of the enduring music of the Allman Brothers Band. I’m blessed to have been a part of their story. It’s gonna be a night to remember,” Burbridge added. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 After I posted Garden show info - i looked back through the thread and came across the below quote. Nice interview with Derek: Derek Trucks Reflects on Gregg Allman. . . Has anybody reached out to you to say, "We're going to put the Allmans back together in some form"?I've heard rumors about a show or something. If it's a show for Gregg and his legacy, that's a different thing. If it's anything beyond a show, I would think the intention would be wrong. You can't have the Allman Brothers without Butch Trucks and Gregg Allman. Those are just irreplaceable spirits. And you can't have an Allman Brothers gig without an Allman brother. I've heard people try to argue that you can, but I'm not buying it. If Duane's not there, Gregg certainly better be there. There are a few bands out there right now that are using names that maybe shouldn't be. That's another discussion. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted January 3, 2020 Author Share Posted January 3, 2020 Somebody wrote a big check I take it. . . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted January 3, 2020 Author Share Posted January 3, 2020 Hoping Betts decides to show. https://relix.com/news/detail/surviving-abb-members-confirm-50th-anniversary-the-brothers-celebration-at-msg/?utm_source=Relix+Daily&utm_campaign=dee6bbe533-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_01_03_04_51&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_486e6e4b54-dee6bbe533-27217083&mc_cid=dee6bbe533&mc_eid=a359e3b62c I don't think that guy is any sort of shape to play. Although I guess he did do some shows in 2018. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Yeah, I am guessing Betts wouldn't want to stand side by side with Trucks and Haynes and play - but it would be great to see him on the stage, at least. Would love for him to at least come out a play a rendition of Jessica with Chuck. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted January 3, 2020 Author Share Posted January 3, 2020 That would be nice. I rather like that song. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 I was at that Zak Wylde show at a Great Woods and I was pissed. Dickey had gotten arrested or something after the previous show in Albany. They should have cancelled the Great Woods show. Zak was so out of place, with his bullseye guitar and strange prancing heavy metal act. I felt so ripped off I boycotted the band for several years. Zakk is a goon. i hate his playing style. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jw harding Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Yeah, I am guessing Betts wouldn't want to stand side by side with Trucks and Haynes and play - but it would be great to see him on the stage, at least. Would love for him to at least come out a play a rendition of Jessica with Chuck.Since his dismissal from the Allmans, Betts has been a guest of Tedeschi Trucks Band during at least one of their Beacon runs, and sat in with the Phil & Friends lineup featuring Haynes a few times. He has no beef with either of those guys, and buried the axe with Gregg at the end. He has played with Jaimoe in recent years too. The beef was mainly with Butch, and I'd imagine there is just too much drama for him surrounding the whole Allmans thing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Been listening to a tape of the 3/10/20 'reunion' show. Sounds pretty damn good, esp. Chuck (god love 'em) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jw harding Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 I watched the webcast and thought it sounded great. Would love to see this lineup tour more, or any incarnation with Derek, Warren, and Oteil. Chuck was nice, not sure about his vocals on Blue Sky. Would be nice to have another singer in the band, but Warren was a natural on all the songs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 I watched the webcast and thought it sounded great. Would love to see this lineup tour more, or any incarnation with Derek, Warren, and Oteil. Chuck was nice, not sure about his vocals on Blue Sky. Would be nice to have another singer in the band, but Warren was a natural on all the songs. Yeah, I was surprised that he took lead on the that, but I thought it sounded pretty good. He has somewhat that same vocal timbre as Betts. Not to mention it seem like a nice shout-out to Betts, by having Chuck sing it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 Recently purchase the below. Great sounding record. Nice to finally have on it vinyl. Started with the Hot 'Lanta side - cheers to A-Man. The Allman Brothers - Live At Fillmore East Orig Pink Capricorn Monarch George Piros All 4 Sides Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted January 15, 2023 Author Share Posted January 15, 2023 When the world was in lockdown - I bought the box - The 1971 Fillmore East Recordings. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 Yeah, I have that too. The Allmans have issued some nice sets over the years. The Brothers and Sister box is a great one, too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted January 15, 2023 Author Share Posted January 15, 2023 There have been some I did not get - but thought about it: The Final Note (Painter's Mill 1971), Warner Theater 2005, Down in Texas '71, and Syria Mosque (1971). I have been by the place where the last one was recorded. It's a parking lot now. I did get the re-release of Bear's Fillmore East show (1970) and the Fillmore West '71 cd. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 This adds little to nothing to the conversation, and is more like an excuse for me to post here for the first time in a long time, but I recently read an interview with Bill Frisell (not a musician one would necessarily associate with the Allmans) and his quote about the Allman Brothers was interesting to me. I love when people are inspired by something and use that inspiration to create something drastically different, as Bill has. https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/it-was-just-so-shocking-bill-frisell-recalls-seeing-jimi-hendrix-perform-in-1968 “By that time, my parents had moved to New Jersey and I was going to school in Greeley. I came to visit them during the Christmas break and ended up going to the Fillmore East to see Blood, Sweat & Tears." “And the amazing thing was, some unknown band from Georgia was opening that night for Blood, Sweat & Tears called the Allman Brothers Band. This was before they had recorded anything. They came out and were like, ‘Oh, hi, we’re kind of nervous being in New York for the first time.’ “It was their Fillmore East debut and they just fuckin’ kicked ass! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 Been reading Brothers and Sisters: The Allman Brothers Band and the Inside Story of the Album That Defined the '70s A decent read. The chapters on the Summer Jam at Watkins Glen were great. I am up to the point where Brothers and Sisters was released. It seems like Betts was an asshole in the 70s, too. His wife and kid was not part of the Brothers and Sisters gatefold because Betts was pissed at his wife and kicked them out for a bit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted September 21, 2023 Author Share Posted September 21, 2023 I've not read that one yet. But the other two that guy wrote (One Way Out. . .Allman Brothers and Texas Flood. . .SRV) are great. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 Just finished listening to the Dead's December 12, 1973 show from the Omni in Atlanta where Jerry wishes Dickie a happy birthday, before the band heads into Sugar Magnolia. Alan Paul mention's it in the book. Alan Paul also mentions the ABB December 31, 1973 New Year's show at the Cow's Palace -- the last time Garcia played with Betts on stage. Not sure if I have listened to the whole show - I guess the Dead crew dosed the Allmans. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted September 22, 2023 Author Share Posted September 22, 2023 I was just listening to the GD Podcast about Watkins Glen the other day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 Listening to the 12/31/73 Allman's show now --- glad people stopped lighting off firecrackers at shows. That would have drove me nuts. The Lost Live Dead had a great post on this New Year's Show. http://lostlivedead.blogspot.com/2012/12/december-31-1973-cow-palace-daly-city.html My take on why they never played together again after this date is probably due to the Dead's hiatus after 74 and drugs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jw harding Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 20 hours ago, calvino said: Listening to the 12/31/73 Allman's show now --- glad people stopped lighting off firecrackers at shows. That would have drove me nuts. The Lost Live Dead had a great post on this New Year's Show. http://lostlivedead.blogspot.com/2012/12/december-31-1973-cow-palace-daly-city.html My take on why they never played together again after this date is probably due to the Dead's hiatus after 74 and drugs. Probably lines up with Jerry calling Gregg a narc, which Gregg never got over. So yes, drugs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 tangentially speaking, i got to see Tedeschi Trucks Band last week and they brought out Warren Haynes for a few songs https://medium.com/culture-beat/live-review-tedeschi-trucks-band-bring-a-bunch-of-friends-to-the-garden-parties-at-td-garden-9531cf1c3a29 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 Great picture - Dickey Betts celebrating his 80th birthday. Didn't realize Dickey was in wheel chair. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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