The Allman Brothers Band's fifth live release in 25 years, cut during 1994 in Raleigh, NC, and at the Garden State Arts Center in New Jersey, is a high-water mark in their Epic Records catalog.
If anything, they're even better here than they were on the earlier Evening with the Allman Brothers Band, the old material getting fresh new approaches -- the band was on for both nights, and presented sets, including an acoustic version of "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" and "Jessica" (which won a Grammy Award), that soared and flowed, especially Dickey Betts and Warren Haynes' guitars.
What's more, the clarity of the recording and the volume at which it was recorded make this a most rewarding 70 minutes of live music on a purely technical level -- you can practically hear the action on the guitars during the acoustic set.
It won't replace Live at Fillmore East or the live portions of Eat a Peach, but it deserves a place on the shelf not very far from them.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sailin' 'Cross the Devil's SeaGregg Allman, Warren Haynes, Pearson, Allen Woody | The Allman Brothers Band | Play | 04:49 | 11 MB | 34 MB |
| 2 | You Don't Love MeWillie Cobbs | The Allman Brothers Band | Play | 06:36 | 15 MB | 46 MB |
| 3 | SoulshineWarren Haynes | The Allman Brothers Band | Play | 06:42 | 15 MB | 45 MB |
| 4 | Back Where It All BeginsDickey Betts | The Allman Brothers Band | Play | 12:32 | 28 MB | 89 MB |
| 5 | In Memory of Elizabeth ReedDickey Betts | The Allman Brothers Band | Play | 10:15 | 23 MB | 63 MB |
| 6 | The Same ThingWillie Dixon | The Allman Brothers Band | Play | 08:22 | 19 MB | 61 MB |
| 7 | No One to Run WithDickey Betts, John Prestia, Prestia | The Allman Brothers Band | Play | 06:29 | 14 MB | 45 MB |
| 8 | JessicaDickey Betts | The Allman Brothers Band | Play | 16:07 | 36 MB | 115 MB |
| 71 mins | 164 MB | |||||
| 71 mins | 501 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Allman Brothers Band | Primary Artist |
| 2 | Gregg Allman | Composer, Guitar (Acoustic), Organ (Hammond), Vocals |
| 3 | Dickey Betts | Composer, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Rhythm), Vocals |
| 4 | Willie Cobbs | Composer |
| 5 | Biff Dawes | Engineer |
| 6 | Willie Dixon | Composer |
| 7 | Tom Dowd | Producer |
| 8 | Charles Dye | Editing |
| 9 | John Falzarano | Engineer |
| 10 | Doug Field | Engineer |
| 11 | Phil Gitomer | Engineer |
| 12 | Warren Haynes | Composer, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Rhythm), Slide Guitar, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 13 | David Hewitt | Engineer |
| 14 | Jaimoe | Drums, Percussion, Vocals (Background) |
| 15 | Jay Mark | Mixing |
| 16 | Sean McClintock | Engineer |
| 17 | Vladimir Meller | Mastering |
| 18 | Pearson | Composer |
| 19 | Prestia | Composer |
| 20 | John Prestia | Composer |
| 21 | Marc Quiñones | Congas, Drums, Percussion |
| 22 | Steve Robillard | Assistant Engineer |
| 23 | Bud Snyder | Engineer |
| 24 | Butch Trucks | Drums, Timpani, Vocals (Background) |
| 25 | Kirk West | Art Direction, Photography |
| 26 | Allen Woody | Bass, Bass (Acoustic), Composer, Fretless Bass, Vocals (Background) |
| 27 | Kathy Yore | Engineer |
| 28 | Joel Zimmerman | Art Direction |
The Allman Brothers Band
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |