The Allman Brothers at Fillmore East | 
 enlarge | Artist: The Allman Brothers Band
Label: Island / Mercury
Category: Music
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Rating:  179 reviews
Sales Rank: 1493
Format: Live, Original Recording Remastered
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 531260
UPC: 731453126022
EAN: 0731453126022
ASIN: B000003CMB
Release Date: October 14, 1997
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Condition: Brand new. Shipped from the UK by Airmail direct to 5 airports in the United States. Delivery takes approximately 5 working days from posting - we're frequently faster than a lot of US based sellers.
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| Tracks:
| • | You Don't Love Me - The Allman Brothers Band, Cobbs, Willie | | • | In Memory of Elizabeth Reed - The Allman Brothers Band, Betts, Dickey | | • | Whipping Post - The Allman Brothers Band, Allman, Gregg |
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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
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| Customer Reviews:
The Allman Brothers Live October 7, 2008
Little Lana (USA)
The Allman Brothers will receive Billboards Legends Of Live Award. This Award is Given for Contributions to Live performing. The Allman Brothers have gotten into Politics during the 2008 Presidential Race - Interestingly, In the 2008 Presidential Primary race, Hillary Clinton earned more Votes than any Presidential Primary candidate in the history of America (hillaryclintonforum, The Denver Group)
 Not the complete album August 17, 2008
Michael Wheeler (Las Vegas, Nevada United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The first time I heard this record back in 1971 when it was first released
my ears were opened. I was into the blues and was blown away with the duel lead guitars that Dickie Betts and Duane Allman played so well.
When I look back and evaluate who the great guitar players in Rock history are I have to include Duanne Allman among the very best.
It is as Eric Clapton once said "We were coming at the same thing from a different direction, I was bending strings and Duanne was playing slide.
Duanne Allman to this day is still possibly the best slide player I have ever heard. Ironically Derek Trucks is probably the best I have heard recently, ironically both from the Allman Brothers.
This Album is an abbreviated version of the classic live CD. If you want the entire CD you can get it now.
This version is missing One way out for instance and Mountain Jam and a few others. My advice is get the longer version and pay a few more dollars.
This CD does inclued Whipping Post, Stormy Monday, Statesboro Blues, Done somebody wrong, You dont love me, Hot 'Lanta and Momory of Elizabeth Reed.
You are in for some outstanding guitar. This is a classic any way you slice it..........................
A Thrilling Snapshot of a Supremely Talented Band July 31, 2008
Scott Gengelbach (Madison, WI)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Wow, I have the task to try to convince you of the greatness of The Allman Brothers at Fillmore East. Many folks have already given great reviews of this album, so I'll try to give my take on this one.
First, some background. This album includes selections from two nights worth of performances at the "Fillmore East" music club in 1971 with the band's original lineup, including the incomparable Duane Allman on lead/slide guitar (he would die in a motorcycle accident later in the year). The band had recorded and produced two studio albums in their previous couple of years together, and this was their first live album. There is another version available of this album that has additional recordings from these concerts (simply called "At Fillmore East" by Amazon), but I personally don't have that album, so I'll let others discuss the virtues of it.
Now, onto the music. At face value, this album mixes a couple of their previous hits ("Whipping Post" and "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed"), some blues classics ("Statesboro Blues", "Done Somebody Wrong", "Stormy Monday", and "You Don't Love Me"), along with an original instrumental ("Hot 'Lanta"). The band mixes their own style of blues, Southern rock and even a bit of jazz, throws in the slide guitar and adds harmonica on one track, and uses their own improvisational skills to turn out a memorable performance that all of us who weren't in attendance (or in my case, not even born yet) are now fortunate enough to experience through the joy of this album.
I won't describe all of the tracks in great detail, but I'll cover my personal favorites. The album starts off with a jolt with an infectious and upbeat "Statesboro Blues", where Gregg Allman shines with his strong vocals. The album mellows out with the third track, "Stormy Monday". This song is even-keeled throughout, with an extended guitar solo backed up by solid bass, organ, and percussion, giving us a taste of what's to come. "You Don't Love Me" follows that with another catchy number for almost 7 minutes (with the aforementioned harmonica), when Duane starts taking over the song. Before too long, the other band members join in the fun. While this isn't my favorite track, it is fun to listen to the musicians go to work. For my money, the album climaxes with the sixth track, "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed". The song may be a touch over 13 minutes long, but it never seems to be that long when I listen to it as it never feels dull. The band takes a previously-recorded instrumental of theirs and nearly doubles the length with searing guitar sections (with some nice organ stretches thrown in), building to a crescendo around the 10 1/2 minute mark and again at the 12 minute mark. In general, I'm a big fan of rock instrumentals, and this may be my very favorite. The finale of the album is simply the longest song I (currently) have in my music collection. At just over 23 minutes, "Whipping Post" takes a trip starting with the familiar opening of the studio version of this song (in an unusual 11/8 meter for parts), goes through some nice guitar stretches, then nearly grinds to a halt after 10 minutes. It then goes through some "less organized" stretches where the musicians are able to add their own flavor to the song. It peaks near the 17 minute mark, where the conclusion of the studio version is inserted in this live version. From there the song slowly peters out. For me, this song does kind of drag in sections, as I feel about the middle stretch of "You Don't Love Me".
When you put it all together, you have one of the strongest live albums available, especially if you favor the blues/Southern rock style of The Allman Brothers Band. You get a good listen to the greatness and originality of the individual band members, especially Duane Allman. And yet, the sounds come together to form some fantastic music. You may argue whether you prefer some of the more improvisational stretches in the songs, but it's hard to argue the quality of the individual and collective performances that this band put together in those fateful concerts in 1971.
 Not the Complete Album July 21, 2008
Curt B.
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
I was very disappointed with this CD. It is not the album I remember. Some of the material has been left off to allow the double album set to fit onto one CD. Too bad.
Oh Lord it feels like I'm dying July 8, 2008
Baron Thoma (Platte City, MO USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
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
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