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Amazon.com essential recording: There has never been a better showcase for improvisational rock than this 1971 concert recording, and few (if any) live rock albums are in its rank. With only two studio albums (and plenty of touring) under their belt, the Georgia sextet tore into the Fillmore East with road-tested buoyancy. Titanic guitarist Duane Allman was at the peak of his powers, pushing his foil, Dickey Betts, to unsurpassed peaks. Vocalist-keyboardist Gregg Allman would have been a star in any other setting; here he's merely one more component in a brilliant ensemble. Duane Allman died shortly after At Fillmore East shipped, and the Brothers haven't scaled such heights since. But, then, neither has anyone else. --Steven Stolder Customer Reviews: Rating: 
Date: 2008-07-08
Oh Lord it feels like I'm dying
Allman Brothers at their peak, and by Allman Brothers I mean the original six cats that brought us this great music..Duane Allman was finger tapping while van halen was in diapers.. This whole cd is amazing from beginning to end..Duane pushing the whole band, them pushing back..showing their greatness track after track..Oh my I can't stress how important this is to have in your collection, not just for ABB fans but for anyone who is a fan of guitar, jazz, blues, rock, fusion and all inbetween. I will keep this short as others have already pretty much explained it, but to all.. REMEMBER DUANE ALLMAN Rating:
Date: 2008-05-24
One of the Best Concerts Ever Recorded - That's All!
The Allman Brothers were Duane Allman (slide guitar and lead guitar), Gregg Allman (vocals, organ), Dickey Betts (lead guitar, rhythm guitar, vocals), Berry Oakley (bass), Butch Trucks (drums) and Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson (drums). The band was labeled as "Southern Rock" , but being from Kentucky, it just sounded like good rock to me. This particular live recording from those southern gentlemen has to be one of the greatest concert albums of all time! The purity of guitars, the bluesy keyboards and the souful grit of Greg Allman's vocals are guaranteed to move anyone. I will always chersih an outdoor concert I attended once in Indiana where this excellent group headlined. They put on one hell of a show and played for what seemed forever. After the concert, we discovered all of the cars had been towed away by the landowner where everyone had parked. Hours and many miles later we were able to buy our car back from the local sheriff. It was morning by the time my friends and I got home but we really didn't mind the hassle because we felt we had witnessed history and were part of something that night jamming with the "Allman Brothers", one the best rock and roll bands the world has ever known! This album captures their live musical magic and should be on everyone's "desert island" list of must have CDs. - Ciao Rating: 
Date: 2008-04-25
blue and rambling rock
First of all, since I'm primarily a jazz (and only partly blues) fan, I'm probably not the most relieble judge for all the rock fans that praise this album (that's why I gave it one more star than I personally would).
But, at the time I was already infected by the jazz bug, I accidentally stumbled upon the first three songs from this album on a blues show on a Croatian radio station...
I liked "Statesboro Blues", "Done Somebody Wrong" (an Elmore James song) and "Stormy Monday (Blues)" (T-Bone Walker song) then and I like these songs now; they're definitely rock, but also they have a fine blues feeling, among the best rock-blues performances I've heard (according to my tastes).
But, the rest of the album is hardly on the same level; I'd give first three songs five stars, but, unfortunately, there are also "You Don' Love Me" (clocking at more than 19 minutes), "In Memory of Elizabeth Read" (13 minutes) and "Whipping Post" (are you kidding me? 23 minutes?!). These are terribly rumbling, overblown, pompose... And some of the extended guitar solos are, well, BAD, at times even terribly amateurish...
Don't get me wrong - I've heard some extended "Deep Purple" performances that actually kept my attention with no difficulty whatsoever so, I guess, I have quite a different taste than most of the reviewers.
But, since I liked compact performances of the first three songs (even the nearly 9 minutes long "Stormy Monday" doesn't ramble), and since I don't want to spoil the rock party, I give THE ALLMAN BROTHERS AT FILLMORE EAST 4 stars...
My advice is - buy the MP3 version of first two or three songs and then decide whether you want the whole album or not. Rating:
Date: 2008-01-27
Great Music
This CD is of the Allman Brothers Live at Fillmore East in NY. In an interview with Rolling Stone Magazine and Bill Graham (owner of Fillmore East and West) they asked him what were some of the best concerts he ever put on and he replied: Allman Brothers live at Fillmore east.And this CD can back up that quote! Rating:
Date: 2008-01-08
Perfect music forever
I listen mainly to indie rock/pop, but this is probably one of my top 20 favorite albums ever, and probably one of my top 5 favorite live albums ever. The guitar playing is beyond beautiful. The first time I heard this version of "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed", I nearly cried. This album contains some of the most expressive, sincere, and moving guitar playing I have ever heard. This album is definitely more of an "experience" than most live albums you've heard. |
