Wednesday, May 20, 2009

ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND-ENLIGHTENED ROGUES

THE RESURRECTION OF THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND FOR THIS ALBUM WAS THE WORKS OF DICKEY BETTS.THE TITLE FOR THIS ALBUM WAS MEANT FOR THE BAND AND THEIR CREW MEMBERS. NEW YORKER WROTE:-"PLAY WITH THE ENERGY OF TEENAGERS AND THE OVERTLY WILDNESS OF VETERAN BLUESMEN." THEIR CONCERT FRONTLINE ARE TWO GUITAR PYROTECHNIC AND BLUES BASED MUSIC AND SONGS WRITTEN BY DICKY BETTS. THIS FAIRLY RESPECTABLE AND ONE OF THEIR BEST ALBUM WAS RECORDED IN 1979 UNDER THE CAPRICORN LABEL. MY FAVE SONG IS "PEGASUS"

MEMBERS: GREG ALLMAN-KEYBOARDS, VOCALS-DICKEY BETTS-GUITAR, VOCALS-BUTCH TRUCKS-DRUM, PERCUSSION-JAIMOE JOHANNY JOHNSON-PERCUSSION, DRUM-DAN TOLER-GUITAR-ROCK GOODFLIES-BASS.

SIDE ONE: 1. CRAZY LOVE 2. CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU 3. PEGASUS 4. NEED YOUR LOVE SO BAD.

SIDE TWO: 1. BLIND LOVE 2. TRY IT ONE MORE TIME 3. JUST AIN'T EASY 4. SAIL AWAY.




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