At Fillmore East

This is like a vegetarian eating a prime steak, perfectly cooked by a famous French chef. No matter how good it is it will never be properly appreciated. Similarly, I am not a fan of the blues or live albums so I cannot do a review of this one justice.

Crazy good jams in the second half, where the jazziness superposes the bluesiness.
"In the memory of Elizabeth Reed" brings Latin influences, "Whipping Post" is an extraordinary 23-minute journey. Guitar skills are off the scale, as well as the telepathic band chemistry. Also, two drum sets? Nice!

Problem is, I'm not sold on the first half. The ordinary blues numbers are neat, but nothing more. And "You Don't Love Me" has a cool riff, but the soloing here overstays its welcome.

All in all, still very cool. Would recommend, and will dig into the discography of these guys.
3.5/5 - strong

Right, so I liked this more than I thought I would. But it did lose me over the course of the 1 hour and the rest of noodling. I bet it was so cool if you were there, but I wasn't in their world for it. I give it 3 - I have no plans to revisit, but it is music I'd not object to if it was on.

Men be ramblin’

Enjoyed the beginning of this but it dragged a bit imo, idk if the non live ones are more concise but some of the longer tracks are a bit daunting lmao, I literally had my jaw drop when I thought I was on the last track and then another 23 minute song came on

2.5

Very proficient but just not my thing. Had a few cool moments but they were few and far between

When it started I thought it's not my cup of tea but it comes into its own on the longer tracks. I hope this doesn't mean I like "jam bands" now.

jam

žešći smor... talent, da, ali uživanje gotovo nikakvo. ide u nedogled s dosadnim i generičnim solažama. možda sedamdeset i prve godine nisu bile generične, ali danas nažalost jesu. ni rijetko pjevanje nije neš... dijelove sam slušao aktivno, sa slušalicama, dijelove s pola mozga i u oba slučaja me umaralo. sinulo mi je, a i jedan je ocjenjivač to čak i zapisao prije mene, da valjda ovako zvuči progresivni rok ljudima koji ga ne vole

Damnnnnn…..these guys got major SOUL!!

This would’ve been an easy 5 for me if the songs weren’t so long. I’m sorry, but 20 minutes is too long.

But their musicianship? Perfect. I’m jealous of everyone who got to see them perform live in the 70s. This stuff is gold.

These guys can jam, there’s no doubt. It’s no Sweet Melissa though. I’ll give them a five for skill and execution minus one because it’s not my jam.

Good, but a bit long winded

Kinda forgettable

This is pretty solid but standard bluesy jams and then you get to Whipping Post and it blows the rest of the album completely out of the water. It’s worth a listen just for Whipping Post

Honestly don't know what to think of this. Music seems good but more as a collection of sounds then an album in the traditional sense. Something I would probably enjoy live but I wouldn't enjoy listening at home.

I've heard that this is one of the greatest live albums ever made. I don't think that's quite true, but I could be wrong here. It's essentially a standard 70s blues-rock album played live with a handful of the songs being insanely long jam sessions. It's a good album, even though the songs are basic and the lyrics even more so. The album is entirely carried by the musicianship; every soloist is clearly good at their instrument. That said, the extended songs are mostly pointless and could have stayed a normal length. Therefore, this is not the greatest live album ever made like some say it is. It's just a good concert recording that showcases the talents of the band members.

The All Man Brothers Band, it don’t get more macho than that! Kinda surprised they aren’t sitting on Harleys in every picture.

Anyways, another in the long list of bands I couldn’t afford to get into during my pre-streaming youth, but I always meant to. They absolutely rip, and my guitar playing would have benefited greatly from listening to this record repetitively as an early teen. I’ll see if doing it now will work the same way. Let’s hope.

If I lived through the 70s, all the white man blues might have ruined ripping endless white rails.

Damn I really disliked listening to this. One long noodly electric blues-rock guitar solo drilling into my brain. I felt like I was sitting in a gentrified BBQ restaurant for 75 minutes. I'm assured this is an important/influential album for many later improv-based bands -- sure, fine.

As a guitarist, I’ve always felt like I ought to love the Allman Brothers… but this endless faffing about over standard blues patterns does little to maintain my interest. At times, it seemed like it would never end. Some say they’re still playing “Whipping Post” to this day.