Thursday, September 6, 2012

The Allman Brothers Band - The Allman Brothers Band (1969)

The Allman Brothers Band - The Allman Brothers Band (1969)

Review from All Music Guide:
This might be the best debut album ever delivered by an American blues band, a bold, powerful, hard-edged, soulful essay in electric blues with a native Southern ambience. Some lingering elements of the psychedelic era then drawing to a close can be found in "Dreams," along with the template for the group's on-stage workouts with "Whipping Post," and a solid cover of Muddy Waters' "Trouble No More." There isn't a bad song here, and only the fact that the group did even better the next time out keeps this from getting the highest possible rating.

Tracklist:

All songs by Gregg Allman except as noted

1. "Don't Want You No More" (Spencer Davis/Eddie Hardin) – 2:29
2. "It's Not My Cross to Bear" – 4:48
3. "Black Hearted Woman" – 5:20
4. "Trouble No More" (Muddy Waters) – 3:47
5. "Every Hungry Woman" – 4:16
6. "Dreams" – 7:19
7. "Whipping Post" – 5:19

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