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There has never been a better showcase for improvisational rock than this 1971 concert recording, and few (if any) live rock albums are in its rank. With only two studio albums (and plenty of touring) under their belt, the Georgia sextet tore into the Fillmore East with road-tested buoyancy. Titanic guitarist Duane Allman was at the peak of his powers, pushing his foil, Dickey Betts, to unsurpassed peaks. Vocalist-keyboardist Gregg Allman would have been a star in any other setting; here he's merely one more component in a brilliant ensemble. Duane Allman died shortly after At Fillmore East shipped, and the Brothers haven't scal
There has never been a better showcase for improvisational rock than this 1971 concert recording, and few (if any) live rock albums are in its rank. With only two studio albums (and plenty of touring) under their belt, the Georgia sextet tore into the Fillmore East with road-tested buoyancy. Titanic guitarist Duane Allman was at the peak of his powers, pushing his foil, Dickey Betts, to unsurpassed peaks. Vocalist-keyboardist Gregg Allman would have been a star in any other setting; here he's merely one more component in a brilliant ensemble. Duane Allman died shortly after At Fillmore East shipped, and the Brothers haven't scaled such heights since. But, then, neither has anyone else. --Steven Stolder
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Manufacturer: Polydor
Release date: 25 October 1990
EAN: 0042282327321 UPC: 042282327321
Tags: Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson (1), Jimmy Herring (1), Jack Pearson (1), Johnny Neel (1), Allen Woody (1), Mike Lawler (1), David "Frankie" Toler (1), David Goldflies (1), Dan Toler (1), Lamar Williams (1), Chuck Leavell (1), Berry Oakley (1), Dickey Betts (1), Oteil Burbridge (1), Marc Quinones (1), Warren Haynes (1), Live (1), Butch Trucks (1), Gregg Allman (1), Duane Allman (1)
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