How could anybody give this a thumbs down? The best blues guitars I've ever heard. I'm 67 years old a musician been listening to these guys from the beginning and this one still raises the hair on my arms.
i think i'm the same age as you, i'm 69 , born in 1954. i became a radio dj during the summer of 1969 between 9th and 10th grade. i continued in radio until 2017 when i retired due to owner problems. i have been a Allman Bros fan since the first time i heard them in 1971.
I am 67 also and the hair on my neck goes up every time I hear this as well. This song is so emotionally raw. I saw them in '75 but alas Duane and Berry were already gone.
Doesn't matter if you're a rapper, a pop diva, a session musician, or a touring blues player. Doesn't matter what instrument you like to play. You must know this tune and you must be able to play it cold the minute you walk into the studio.
This song could go on for 2 hours and I would still be in a state of southern blues roots nirvana! Gregg, Berry, Jaimoe, Butch, Dickie and the impossibly brilliant Duane...my favorite Allman Bros performance of all time. And one of many heartfelt Duane solos that are technically difficult, but even more soulfully astonishing...The Allman Brothers in the flower of their youth and at the peak of their incredible and gifted musicianship.
Arguably the best version of this song. Greg on vocals, dickie & duane playing their hearts out. The band has their entire, original lineup on this album. This album may have captured the ABB at their best. Legendary.
This is and always will be the best ever version of this song ! Timing ,, every note , every drum & cymbal hit, every chord timing and Gregg singing with all his heart : does not get any better !
Arguably one of the greatest live performances in blues history. The world feels a little less empty. My soul is forever in the past. Thank you ALL for giving this world something that they can feel. RIP
The Allman Brothers Band IS the Best Band of all time, I never tire of listening to any and all of their releases and after 43 years it's still as fresh and filled with spiritual energy as the day I first heard it!!!
I will say it again Betts never got the recognition he is owed but he knew what he signed on for I've never heard him complain and says alot ABOUT the man we all know he is a world class guitar picker and we love you too and THANK YOU SIR
Duane's solo (first one) is as perfect a solo as exists in the annals of rock. Every note, every bend, every tone, absolutely flawless. Best white blues players ever, and likely the finest rock band of all time
One of Duanes greatest solos. His phrasing is unmatched - even today he is arguably the greatest electric blues guitar player ever. His sense of timing and interplay was remarkable , and we are so blessed they recorded this magic at the Fillmore.
I agree. His playing style was very special. No guitar playing moves me like Duane, such an emotional style. His greatness reminds me of what we lost when he passed.
I WAS ALSO AT FILLMORE EAST IN 1971. THE BEST LIVE PERFORMANCE EVERY RECORDED. CAPRICORN RECORDS WAS ON THE BALL. DUANE ALLMAN'S PLAYING IS FANTASTIC AND ACCURATE. QUICKWATER.
ONE OF THE GREATEST SOUTHERN ROCK BANDS EVER! Brings back Many Memory's and Many Tears! One of THE GREATEST LEAD GUITAR PLAYER's ALSO! MAY GOD REST THEIR SOUL's! Ride Hard and Live Free! H.Davidson!
When I was a teenager, I was in a local rock-n-roll band in Decatur Alabama. My buddy and I would walk across the street to watch these guys "practice" their songs in the neighbors garage - before they hit the road and got famous. At the time they were between names (Allman Joys/Hourglass). One night they practiced Stormy Monday all night. The same song over and over. No other songs. Only Stormy Monday. We had school the next day so we had to go home at about 11pm. They were still practicing this song. Greg kept saying that something was wrong with the song. I thought it was perfect every time. So they played and played until they worked all the bugs out. Hourglass then went on to become the Allman Brothers. Pure dedication.
+Michael Melonas "Greg kept saying that something was wrong with the song." Perhaps what was wrong was that they had not yet landed on going from b-flat minor 7 to D11 then c minor 7 over e-flat bass in the turnaround. Those unique changes are not on the 1947 T-Bone Walker recording, and they're almost never properly played by cover bands. Stormy Monday is called way too often at blues jams. If not played thoughtfully and with restraint, it quickly becomes wearisome and annoying.
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it tis what it tis. Great blues and dang glad they were here for a while to let us listen to it now. Enjoy while you can and say thanks. Amen. Peace and Love.
I think Duane's was the first solo. I never knew for sure who played first. Either way though, Betts was awesome, better than all the others that followed imv.
ok so tears are streaming down my cheeks. i miss these boys i'm not getting old..... music is just not the same. please come back so i can leave this world happy
rollin out cross texas @ nite in my longnose peterbilt bout ninety with bluesey soul goin on.....luvin da moment,,,,,,,thank u allman bros,,,thank u music,,,,thank u god,,,,its truly a spiritual thang
THE GREATEST LIVE ALBUM EVER. Gregg Allman was a fantastic blues singer. Chills me to the bone. All were great musician s also. Nobody makes music like this anymore.
After 40 years, I still get chills from this awesome band performance! When this album was released, us guitar players longed for, but would never equal Duane'e tone and soul!
no matter how many times i listen to this recording i never seem to tire of it. Duane's technique was just so good. tone, vibrato, dynamics, phrasing, perfect intonation on the bends- the man had it all. and not an insincere note played. each note cuts right through to the soul.
Saw them in 1970 before they were popular enough to fill big arenas. Small auditorium, maybe sat 200 people in a little town outside of My. Loved me some Allman Brothers, and that concert( jam, more like it) was my birthday present. No one even there at front door to take out tickets!! Walked down to front row which was maybe 5 feet from stage!! Maybe 50- 75 people there on a snowy night, but made no never mind to them that we were few in numbers!! Played their hearts out, they weren't built to do anything less, then they took take a break, went to back corner of stage, light up a " Doobie" and drink a beer, then get back up and go at it again!!! Phenomenal!!!!! Lasted prob 2 1/2 to 3 hours, I guess, lost ALL track of time!! Unbelievable night!!! We watched them drive off into the night, in the snow, in a station wagon, waving at us as they pulled off. Maybe a year later, they were playing to sold out arenas!! Love their music to this day!!
....listenin' to this for 40 years now. Believe it or not, Dickey's solo is smoother and more more musical through the chord changes. There, I said it.....
Best version I have ever heard. Duane is gone but not forgotten. Thank God he left us his music. I believe you can come to know someone through their music and Duane and this song hold a special place in my heart.
Imagine i would be listening to this music in the early 70s thru a cassette. Everytime I would like to hear it again, I will rewind the tape and play the cassette recorder again for another round of listening. How blessed are these present times. I can listen to this over and over again with the comforts of youtube and other contraptions. I did not even know the title of this song, until of recent, but I was scampering for this wonderful music to hear it again. So here we are, listening to the same tune I heard about 40 years ago. God is Good!!!!
+Bruce Blake check out he awesome documentary about it.....Tom Dowd and the language of music. Rocks legendary sound engineer. Lots of Allman bros info.
Im closing in on 58, just read Greggs book, My Cross To Bear, and brought me right back 40 years and I continue to listen to at least one Allman Brothers band song a day. My favorite band for sure, forever.
I grew up with Duane and Greg in Pensacola Fl at the Beach ., my brother was a great guitar player and good friends with Duane ., we hung out at the 69 Atlanta Pop Festival on Saturday., unreal.
When the Allman Brothers were up and coming I was young and thinking of our immortality; a friend said he was thumbing to Boston to see them play, and I said I'll see them someday. And then, I think it was a Friday I heard on WBCN that Duane had died. I was pulverized. His solos drove me to another dimension; my girlfriend started telling me NO MORE ALLMAN BROTHERS because she didn't like where the music (and other things) took me. I wore the high frequencies out of the albums. God bless DA.
My cousin always told me: "If I had one album I could take with my on a desert island it would be the Allman Bros. live at the Filmore".....makes sense...
I just heard the whole thing on WJCT recently...sure brought back some great memories! I enjoyed jammin' with them at Forest Inn those Sundays of long ago...smoke was so thick, you couldn't see the wall on the opposite side!
Duane, your star was so bright and your time here was so short. I must thank the powers that be to have allowed your presence and expression of music to have been apart of my and others experience. Greg thank you for continuing to express this soulful expression of American Blues.......Apollo looks down on you and smiles...
Still gives me goosebumps to this day, its so damn good. i remember a long time ago i would listen to this with headphones, ALL the problems in the world would dissolve. RIP Gregg.
Saw them live twice in 1970, all the original members...all but one are gone now...their live music was the best ever. Fillmore East album is as good as it gets...RIP ALLMANS...
I agree the sound quality on this concert is closer than a studio version. The best part of the members of the "Allman Brothers" is their versatility. They played with so many individuals that were part of other bands. Including long jam sessions with blues and rock and roll legends that are still around. It came so easy and natural to them, they could pull it off with no sweat. Gotta love that kind of talent.
Oh that voice and the timing of that organ right after Duane's solo. Going to miss hearing that live in concert. RIP Gregg. The best blues singer of all time - of any color
Music like this makes you wish you could build a time machine to see these guys live, but I was blessed to be able to see Greg Allman live at ThunderValley Casino in Summer 2014....Fucking Awesome!!!
My God with headphones on listening to this song. I can clearly hear every instrument and change up. A good song to calm down and go to sleep. Very late but I think I will listen to it again because once is just not enough.
AND when you want to get "UP", - Whipping Post!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lynard Skinner can't hold a candle to these boys. The Allman Bros. are my idea of southern rock.
Disliking a track like this is like disliking breathing! Live at the Filmore has been one of the greatest joys of my life! I wore out 3 LP copies before CD's came out!
this song, this is the best anyone's ever done of Stormy Monday. Every time I hear it it gives me chills and I start singing it like some ole man, some ole man missing his baby, but working hard and barely getting by, but he keeps trying.
Such subtle and deft nuance to their music. Such mastery of dynamics and true soul to their music. You don't find music like this today. Not even close. It's a lost art. Thank God for RU-vid, and people who understand what true music is. Thanks so much posting this!
who can forget about dickie betts, listen to them play together. God, what a solo. sends chills up my spine before im off to sleep............Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy on me...
