From troutman@PotomacAudio.com Wed Feb 05 11:53:50 2003
Subject:RE: Yes, I'm Old ...

My first exposure to the Allman Brothers Band was around 1969 or 1970 when
they OPENED for ... Iron Butterfly. I went to see Doug Ingle and the band
and came away impressed with Greg Allman. I was in my early teens at the
time, playing in my first band, so I was wonderfully impressionable. Other
early influences: Steppenwolf, Three Dog Night, Rare Earth. And yes, I
thought Alice Cooper rocked!

Bob T

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Doug B [mailto:dougb415@yahoo.com] wrote:
Personally, I believe that the '71 ABB was at its
peak. In '69 and '70 they were still pretty rough
around the edges, and then once they lost Duane things
were just never the same. I feel that that album not
only shows their musicianship, but it shows how tight
they were, not sludgy or bombastic as some of the
later versions were.

FWIW, they will be releasing a new studio album in a
couple months - the first one since '94.

I also liked their lineup in '97, which featured Jack
Pearson. With Jack on slide and Oteil Burbridge on
bass, the band was as close to the '71 sound as
they've ever been.

-Doug

--- Frank and Cindy Stroupe wrote:
> One last word (yeah, right) on "Live at Fillmore
> East"
>
> My question is, if they were "off their game" while
> recording what I
> consider the best live album I have ever heard by
> any band, and according to
> my list, the second best album of all times, just
> how good were those guys?