Eat a Peach

The Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach

Eat a Peach
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Artist: The Allman Brothers Band
Edition: Music CD
Format: Hybrid SACD
CD Release Date: 2004-07-13
Music Label: Island / Mercury
Soundtracks:
  1. Ain't Wastin' Time No More
  2. Brers in A Minor
  3. Melissa
  4. Mountain Jam [Live]
  5. One Way Out [Live]
  6. Trouble No More [Live]
  7. Stand Back
  8. Blue Sky
  9. Little Martha

Free Music Notes for Eat a Peach

Free Music Review: All blues fans should own a copy, all slide guitar fans should own five
Hit: 5 Stars

The Allman Brothers Band are one of the most consistent acts in history, but it must be said they were at their best when slide guitar legend Duane Allman played with them. That group put out a myriad of great albums, both in the studio (s/t; Idlewild South) and live (At Fillmore East/the Fillmore Concerts; Live at the Atlanta International Pop Festival). This was the last album before Duane's tragic death, and it's also the best they ever made, both studio and live. After all, this is a bit of both.
The live tunes come from the same Fillmore shows that produced At Fillmore East and the Fillmore Concerts - in fact, you can find the live tunes on the Fillmore Concerts, so you know they're gonna be good. It starts off with the half-hour "Mountain Jam", which starts off as the melody of Donovan's "First There Is a Mountain". It ends up that way, too, but between the two bookends is when things really get good. They take the song into every imaginable direction - jazzy organ, bass and drum solos, even a quote from "Let the Circle Be Unbroken". But of course the best part, as always, is Duane Allman's slide guitar. It's placed after the bass solo, and it's him at his finest. The other two songs are scaled back considerably, but still very good. Their version of "One Way Out" has got to be one of the best covers ever recorded, due to Duane and Dickey's bar trading during the guitar solos, which are fantastic in their own right. And while I don't like this "Trouble No More" as much as I like the studio version, that's only because it's missing the acoustic rhythm guitar. Point is, it's a fantastic cover either way.
And hey, I haven't even gotten to the studio work yet. That segment features the three big-time hits from this album, one with Duane and two without. The leadoff track, "Ain't Wastin' Time No More", is the first. I always thought this song was inspired by Duane's death, since a lot of it deals with mortality. Regardless of what it is or isn't about, it's a fine song. The highlight is Dickey's slide; Gregg also contributes fine piano and vocals. Good times all around. "Melissa" (or "Sweet Melissa", or whatever) is a forlorn, touching elegy to Duane with just a hit of country, and it's arguably the best song here. On the other hand, "Blue Sky" is a feel-good song with top-notch guitar weaving from Duane and Dickey. It's a breezy country-rocker, sung by Dickey, which began a long (okay, two-album) string of having a big radio hit sung by Betts - the other is, of course, "Ramblin' Man". Dickey also contributes an epic instrumental, "Les Brers in A Minor", which begins with a slow, moody guitar introduction before moving into a boogie with a faint touch of Santana. The third and final instrumental on this album is "Little Martha", a graceful, gorgeous, brief acoustic duet between Duane and Dickey. It's also the only song Duane ever wrote for the group. With all that competition, the funky "Stand Back" can't keep pace, but it's good enough, with a memorable bass solo.
Right here. The Allman Brothers at their best. I've heard it so much I've practically memorized it. It's simply a must-have.

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