The Allman Brothers Band - Brothers And Sisters [Remaster]

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UPC: 731453126220
 
 
Artist:
Allman Brothers Band (The)
See Also:
Little Walter Beatles (The) Leavell, Chuck Betts, Dickey Haynes, Warren Johnson, Robert (Mississippi)
Description:
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
    1. Wasted Words
    2. Ramblin Man
    3. Come and Go Blues
    4. Jelly, Jelly
    5. Southbound
    6. Jessica
    7. 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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    Customer Reviews

    Overall Rating: 4

    Rating

    A classic sounding even better.

    wideopenthrottle from San Jose, CA, Sep 29, 2009

    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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