This song is my song for my wife. (as opposed to "our song") And we live on a river, and walk on a dirt road, and it makes me high when she turns her love my way, she's my blue sky - my sunny day.... then 4 or 5 minutes of PURE MUSICAL SMILE. Greatest love song ever written!!!! Let the music do the talking! :-)
Love Dickey. Rips this solo country-style. Dickey wrote the great ABB anthems: Jessica, Blue Sky, Elizabeth Reed, Ramlin' Man that I never tire of. Not ABB without him.
Love this song. The original version from "Eat A Peach" is awesome, longer with a great jam in the middle. I used to have a E Mail buddy (he's still lurking out there) that was a integral part of my favorite Rock and Roll band. He was cool enough to tell me Rock and Roll stories and give me a little glimpse into the "happenings". He once wrote "The Allmans were always good friends". Makes me like the Allman Bros. that much more.
Chuck Leavell ONE of The SOUTHS Hottest Keyboardist. Another thing I love about my favorite Southern Rock Bands, is that they All improvise during the solo breaks. They keep it fresh that way.You won't hear Dickey playing the exact note for note solo as in the recorded album. Same thing with Clapton, or Page, or Slash, or ACE.iTs MAD Man!!
this is such a unique version of the song because the secondary guitar is so in sync the rhythm instead of the "jam" aspect of the song. it brings the song more together, rather than a defined freestyle Jam like the original song on Eat a Peach
Nice video, but a version about 10 years later than I'd like. Thanks though; it was a joy to watch. And to anyone who thinks Dickey is no match for Duane, I saw them together in 1970 and they were the perfect compliment to one another Dickey takes a back seat to no one. I still go see the ABB, but Dickey and the ABB need to find a way to get it back together. As many have said, he wrote their best songs and I feel a little pain every time the ABB plays one of them.
@frog442 No that is Mike Lawler who was in the Allman Brothers about one year. He was asked to join about late 1980 and was replaced by Chuck Leavell when he returned in late 1981. Also note that Jaimoe was not with the band when this was filmed. Jaimoe was voted out (fired) by Gregg, Dickey and Butch Trucks in late 1980 and was replaced by Frankie Toler on the other drums. Jaimoe was back when I saw them play in Nashville in 1986.
@jrlawingjr1377 The original was a studio version on Eat A Peach (1972) but they were playing the song live in 1971. I saw them play it twice and Duane didn't play slide guitar on Blue Sky then. He played regular guitar followed by Dickey playing a solo on regular guitar. But if I remember correctly, those live versions were in E. I think Dickey's voice wasn't as high pitched here in 1981 and is was in 1971, so that may be the reason. There is a live CD called "Stonybrook" which has DA on BSky.
@boblackey1 Very Cool. I like Dickeys playing as well, very countryish. I was born in 77 lol a decade after your wishes. I'm sure you got a good deal though sounds like you saw some good stuff. My pops actually got to play guitar with the Allmans for a tour of about a year during the period where they went through a few of them. Thats probably one of the reasons I've learned of them. Anyways I love these guys and Blue Sky is one of my favorites, & the whipping post solos, holy smokes man!!!!!!
@jrlawingjr1377 Well now don't get confused. Duane didn't play slide on Blue Sky. I think Warren Haynes started that. And on the Stonybrook solo, after they play the Blue Sky riff a couple of times in the middle of the solo, that is Dickey Betts playing the rest of that solo. But Duane did play slide on several ABB songs. Statesboro Blues, Must Have Did Someone Wrong, Trouble No More, Don't Keep Me Wondering,Dreams etc. Yeah man I was born in 1947(wish it was 1987), been an ABB fan a long time.
@boblackey1 Interesting, so Duane wasn't always a slide man. I went and listened to the Stonybrook solo wich was great. some parts almost sound like he does have a slide on but most of it sounds very articulate and fingered. I suppose maybe he used his fingers so well on slides and bends that it could be decieving, obviously you saw with your own eyes so thanks for your testimony. Thats so cool that you got to watch Duane play, what a great part of guitar history!
@boblackey1 TY so much for that. You definitely know your Allmans history lol. I"ve seen em a handful of times. Most recently on a tour w/ ratdog. The Trucks kid is awesome on guitar but it's just not the same w/o Dickey.
The Les Paul sound in this video (live) sounds so good and natural to my ears. I LOVE IT!! I'd love to know what epuipments they are using on this stage.
So Greg leaves the band and they turn it into a country song? Well I'm sorry I know Dicky wrote it and can do as he pleases but I saw them perform this live in 1974 and it was, and did, ROCK...
Yeah, they don't even let Dan Toler take a solo! What's up with that? The early 80s were a very different version of the band and this version really illustrates that.
It seems that Dickey always does this in G in all the se later recordings ( and fast)but it was in E on the Fillmore recording. Anybody got any insight on this? I dare to say I like it in E more, funny thing is you think ok maybe he changed the key to fit his voice, but wait he's the one who wrote it back then. So I wonder did Duane want it in E to jive with his open E slide style more or did Dickeys voice changeover the years and so he changed it for that reason? Anyhow I love this song!
Um that wasn't Gregg Allman. It was Chuck Leavell. Levelle? I may be spelling that wrong. See, there was a time when they actually had Gregg and Chuck...two pianos. Gregg actually did organ and Chuck did piano. Thanks.
@jrlawingjr1377 You know I've been wondering the same thing. I'm working on a cover of this song right now, and the live versions seem to be in G, with the original in E. Vocally, the G is higher than the E (which usually means more difficult to sing). I don't know why they upped the key 1 1/2 steps for the live stuff. Cool song though, no matter how ya slice it.
@cookq I do not dare to say your sentence "no ABB without D. Betts", but I -somehow- had the same feeling you express here, when I learned that most of my fav´ tunes from this band were all written (and played) by Mr. Betts. Especially 2 of the songs you named: BLUE SKY & E. REED (respectively, the brighter & the funkier track in their whole book) This is not to take away anything from Duanne, but -what the hell!!- D.Betts solos are JUST BETTER, too.
Amen. Duane was technically the more brilliant player. But let's remember that he chose to play with Dickey. He could have carried on with Derek and the Dominos, but the pull of the ABB was too great. And with Dickey writing classic songs like this, who could blame him?
Dicky Betts has the most beautiful voice of any man. That might sound really gay, but I'm willing to take that risk. It's smooth...like Kentucky bourbon...
It might look like his bass, but thats NOT Phil Lesh, LOL!!!! Does Lesh hold his neck that high? Doesn't Lesh wear glasses? Has Lesh ever been that built? DId Lesh play that kind of bass in 1982?
Terrible, sort of. Extremely abbreviated and stripped of its trademark extensive Dickey Betts jamming, absolutely. They hit the familiar notes the song is popular for, but this at best would be considered a radio edit. In the some 7 time I've seen the Allmans in concert, this is the weakest version I've seen.
god this sucked! normally the allman bros would actually jam and this song would clock in at like 8 minutes live, but here its not even four minutes. It's so rushed and not even enjoyable to listen to. they couldve done way better.
