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The best version of that song I ever heard was the one they did the first time I saw them, in June of 93. They played about half of the songs that ended up on Where It All Begins, but this was like 9 months before the album even came out. As I recall, Back Where It All Begins had this long improv section in the middle was excised from subsequent arrangement. A lot trippier.
I've been trying to learn how to play that for years. Would love to be able to play a bunch of those instrumentals, actually.Favorite instrumental- Pegasus
High Falls is an amazing instrumental! Shades of Two Worlds is my favorite later Allman Brothers album. It's all taste, of course. Some years back, I exchanged emails with David Goldflies, a great bass player, still playing currently. He is the one who told me how nice Dickey was when straight, and how mean he was when not. Volume could have certainly been a factor, but he was fired from the band (by fax) mostly due to his alcohol and drug issues. It was sad Dickey didn't play at the Beacon in 2014. He referred to the band as a tribute band at that time, which was sad to hear. I'm so glad I got to see him in 2012 when his playing was still good, as I said. I hope somehow he can get his skills back, but who knows? It's great to see Derek and Susan doing what they're doing. He is a stand out player. Duane Betts is a good guitarist, but nowhere near Derek. Jack Pearson can play anything. I wish he would come out west, but I doubt it. No ego, just amazing playing. I'll be playing two hours of Allman Brothers tunes February 15. Timeless music. Peace.
Well, one reckons the drinking and drugs were maybe part of why he was too loud onstage. When you're wasted, it's kinda hard to respond appropriately to things like "Ya wanna turn your amp down". I mean, guitarists are notorious for being too loud anyway (in his book, Arthur Barrow talks about how he had to keep asking Steve Vai to turn down when rehearsing with Zappa, to the point that he felt like making a tape loop of himself saying "Steve! Turn it down!" that repeated every five minutes), but it can only get worse when whatever that might allow you to be rational about something is gone.
Well, I thought he was great every time I saw the band from 93-98, but I gather the "final straw" came more in line 1999-2000. I only saw him solo once, I think in about 2003 or so, he came through town with the new version of Great Southern. I think he both the Toler brothers (who I believe are both now no longer with us) playing with him. I think Danny Toler was playing a Strat with a guitar synth pickup on it (though the guitar synth pickup was actually disconnected). Anyway, I believe they opened with a full band arrangement of Little Martha, which I had never heard before. That was right around they started doing that business of printing up CD's of a show immediately after the concert, and I bought one, it was a 2 or 3 CD set, I need to dig it out and listen to it again.It was sad Dickey didn't play at the Beacon in 2014. He referred to the band as a tribute band at that time, which was sad to hear. I'm so glad I got to see him in 2012 when his playing was still good, as I said.
lost interest after Toys with the s/t and GYW being the best of the first 3. never heard Rocks but maybe i'll give it a shot.
no use for them these days.
"She said you are the air I breathe
The life I love, the dream I weave."
Unevensong - Camel
my music collection increased tenfolds when I switched from drug-addicts to complete nutcases.
Apparently Kramer is now back in the band and performed in Vegas last night: https://www.loudersound.com/news/wat...bsKcCpsxW5Ot3U
Ooohhh!!, the irony
Just found out yesterday that it's actually Joey Kramer who came up with the band's name, but it was rejected by his previous band, but likedit enough to propose it to his next band (immediately accepted, apparently)
my music collection increased tenfolds when I switched from drug-addicts to complete nutcases.
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