Allman Brothers Band - Hittin' the Note
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Artist: Allman Brothers BandEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2003-03-18
Music Label: Sanctuary Records
Soundtracks:
- Firing Line
- High Cost of Low Living
- Desdemona
- Woman Across the River
- Old Before My Time
- Who To Believe
- Maydelle
- Rockin' Horse
- Heart of Stone
- Instrumental Illness
- Old Friend
Free Music Notes for Hittin' the Note
Free Music Review: inspired, but flawed
Hit: 4 Stars
No doubt, this is an inspired album. The songs, the singing and the playing are all first rate. Derek Trucks certainly has a style that is much different from Dicky Betts, but he is no less of a player. I gladly give it 4 stars for that alone.
Here's the rub. As great as the intense-hot tone of the guitars are, they never vary...too much continuous brightness and distortion. These guys get a great smokin' hot tone on their electrics, but how about a mellow tone every now and then? What made extended numbers like Whipping Post and Reed work was the variance of dynamics. Granted, ears aren't young, but they felt assaulted after 76 minutes. An acoustic number or two in the midst of the program would have helped. By the time Old Friend comes at the end, it's too late. I already had ear fatigue, and I wasn't listening at a loud volume.
As good as this album is, (and it really is quite good; Woman Across The River is a great cover, and really well done. there are also some really great soul/blues numbers), it will not receive a lot of repeated listenings. I may pick out the best numbers and make a best of 1989-present, to break up the sound.
I will say this: if you are younger and like a really hot mix, I think you would really enjoy this album. Older fans, beware; great material, but lacks dynamics. If you're prone to ear fatigue, you will certainly need to take this one in two bites.
Hittin' the Note Poster
Very rarely is a legendary band able to come up with new, credible material. Jam band progenitors the Allman Brothers have done better than that, tapping into some of the spark that made them one of the most influential American bands of their time. The lineup has changed due to tragedy, discontent, and plain orneriness, but the band is still able to conjure up dark tales of thwarted romance, dashed ambitions, and enduring friendship and tether them to freefalling slide riffs, jazzy interludes, and soulful blues that have been staples of the band since 1969. Granted, some of the guitar solos aren't an heroic as they were when Dickey Betts in the fold, but the ballad "Desdamona" is as inspired as "Melissa," and Gregg Allman's singing has never been better. --Jaan UhelszkiPop Music CDs
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