Philzone.org Discussion Board: Archive 2004: Non-PF/Dead Show Reviews Archive 2004: Allman Brothers Band 10/01/04

Statesboro Blues
Ain't Wastin' Time No More
Don't Keep Me Wonderin'
Hoochie Coochie Man
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
One Way Out
Blue Sky (Gregg on vocals)
Rocking Horse>
Desdemona
Midnight Rider
Les Brers In A Minor
Stormy Monday
Southbound
---Encore
Whipping Post

a nite to remember, the fellas were turned up very loud, and it is grate to see a band with some continuety perform live, u can tell they love playin and at least tonite came to give it their all.........statesboro to start(yummy).......ole dixie down was the best version ive ever heard live, gregg singin blue sky was so so nice(does his voice chill u as it does me?)....rocking horse did just that (i really like that tune).......les brers in a minor was enough to send me home happy, warren and derek just rippin it up like a schoolyard after rain !!!!!......stormy mondat oozed soul and the whipping post kept me in my place long after the lites came up !!!! by far the best live music i can remember seein' in a long time !!! if u get a chance dont misse em !!!(like i need to tell y'all that)........god bless the ALLMAN's !!!!!!

the road goes on forever !!!

What city / venue was this show at..??..

raleigh, n.c. alltel pavillion, sorry

This was a great show. Oteil didn't seem into it a first (probably due to the Rebel flag waving in Skynyrds set), but he came around fast. It's too bad they had the double billing because they could not play as long. The Instant Live was only two discs this year. I talked to Kirk West before the show and he asked me what I thought about the pairing (LS/ABB) and said "be honest." So, I was and he agreed with me. Kirk said "We'll make a lot of money tonight, but if I was important enough to have prevented it, I would have. LS was okay, but they are not coming from the same place musically. I talked to one guy who saw them two years ago and said it was the same show, except for two new songs. They're like a redneck kiss without make-up or fireworks, but with rebel flags. The LS fans around me were pointing at the screen (whenever there was a close-up on Warren Derek or Oteil) with their mouths open. They did not realize that guitars could be played that well by people who are jumping around and wearing tight pants.

God, are there still kids who are into Skynyrd? These guys need to hang it up or at least quit being a tribute act. Make it or fall on hte songs you've recorded since 87.

Sorry, that should read "They did not realize that guitars could be played that well by people who are NOT jumping around and wearing tight pants.

one of the better abb shows i have seen. i don't know if it was because they followed skynyrd and that pushed them to keep the tempo up or what. some abb shows i have seen are heavy on the slower tempo blues, but this night was much more rockin. derek and warren just fit so well together. gregg even played keys more than normal. i'll have to admit, though, just felt weird to have gregg singing blue sky. i loved the jams during that tune and it was my favorite abb tune, but it just doesn't give off the same vibe w/out dickey singing it. i was looking forward to seeing what skynyrd would sound like. they were ok, but to me, not in the same league with the allman brothers. i'm gonna hate to see derek when he's 35, cause he's pretty f'in incredible now.