20th Century Masters the Millennium Collection: The Best Of - Live [Digipak]

Performer: The Allman Brothers Band
Producer: Tom Dowd; Bill Levenson (Compilation)
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Allman Brothers Band: Gregg Allman (vocals, piano, organ); Duane Allman (acoustic & electric guitars); Dickey Betts (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars); Berry Oakley (bass); Butch Trucks, Jai Johanny Johanson (drums, percussion). Additional personnel: Les Dudek (acoustic & electric guitars); Dan Toler (guitar); Chuck Leavell (piano); Lamar Williams, David Goldflies (bass); Bonnie Bramlett (background vocals). Includes liner notes by Alan Paul. Digitally remastered by Suha Gur (Universal Music Studios, Edison, New Jersey). The Allman Brothers Band: Dickey Betts, Duane Allman (guitar); Gregg Allman (organ); Berry Oakley (bass guitar); Butch Trucks (drums); Jaimoe Johnson (congas). Additional personnel: Thom Doucette (harmonica). A good if not ideal one-disc best-of by the venerable American institution, this set has all the hits (including Greg's solo "Midnight Rider") and studio versions of most of the concert favorites (translation: don't expect the usually epic "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed"). Interestingly, for a band that first made its mark as a contemporary blues band, not much of the material here is blues per se ("Whipping Post" being the obvious exception), so if you're considering buying this you might want to check out the previously available DECADE OF HITS: 1969-1979, another one-disc best-of that gives a more well-rounded view of the band's music.

They're known as the founding fathers of Southern rock, but the Allman Brothers were actually much more progressive than the musical school they inspired. They reclaimed the US-influenced blues-rock of Cream et al. and brought it back to America, adding country and jazz touches. They were noted for their improvisatory skills, particularly the inspired dual-guitar work of Dickey Betts and the late Duane Allman. Even after the deaths of Duane and original bassist Berry Oakey and the departure of Betts, the band soldiered on strongly into the 21st century, led by founding singer/organist Gregg Allman.

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