Allman Brothers Band: Gregg Allman (vocals, guitar, organ), Richard Betts (vocals, guitar, slide guitar, dobro), Chuck Leavell (acoustic & electric piano), Berry Oakley, Lamarr Williams (bass), Butch Trucks (drums, percussion, congas), Jaimoe (drums, congas). Additional personnel: Les Dudek, Tommy Talton (guitars). Engineers: Johnny Sandlin, Ovie Sparks, Buddy Thornton. Recorded at Capricorn Sound Studios, Macon, Georgia. The Allman Brothers Band: Gregg Allman (vocals, guitar, organ); Dickey Betts (electric guitar, slide guitar, dobro); Chuck Leavell (piano); Lamar Williams, Berry Oakley (bass instrument); Jaimoe (drums, congas); Butch Trucks (drums). Additional personnel: Les Dudek (guitar). Three songs into these sessions, bassist Berry Oakley was killed in a motorcycle accident, eerily similar to the one that had claimed founding member Duane Allman a year earlier. Given these circumstances, it is amazing that, on balance, BROTHERS AND SISTERS is probably the Allman Brothers` strongest studio effort. Songwriter and guitarist Dickie Betts really hits his artistic stride here; his "Ramblin` Man," for example, not only has country soul to burn but also features one of the all-time great fadeouts, with the instrumentation building on itself and soaring into the stratosphere. Founding member Gregg Allman, whose contributions lean more toward the band`s blues roots, is in equally good form. In particular, "Wasted Words" and "Jelly Jelly" plumb seemingly bottomless depths of feeling, and the band, notably pianist Chuck Leavell, renders them with an effortless textural transparency and swing. Though not as essential as the Allman Brothers` first four albums, the superb writing and performances on BROTHERS AND SISTERS still place it among their finest releases.
Track Listing:
DISC 1
Wasted Words
Ramblin Man
Come and Go Blues
Jelly, Jelly
Southbound
Jessica
Pony Boy
Album Information
Release Date:
10/14/1997
Type:
Performer
Genre:
Rock & Pop
Subgenre:
Southern Rock
Label:
Capricorn (USA)
Producer:
Johnny Sandlin; The Allman Brothers Band
Catalog Number:
531 262
Original Release Year:
1973
# of Discs:
1
Studio/Live:
Live
Mono/Stereo:
Stereo
Runtime:
38 : 32
Guest Artist:
Les Dudek
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I can still remember the first time I heard "Jessica"! The remastered CD sounds great, much better than the version found on the Allman Bros. box set. If you only buy one Allman Bros. album, this is the one I'd recommend, although "Eat a Peach", particularly the SACD version runs a close second. Bass is more defined and the soundstage somehow seems bigger. Very respectable reissue/remaster of a classic. Buy it! The presentation would be much nicer in the "LP-like" cardboard sleeve vs. the tacky jewel box, but I'm into packaging.
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