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This compilation is highly debatable as to whether it's the "Essential" Allman Brothers Band on Epic or essential at all. But there are some nice things here. For one, if offers a pretty good look at Dickey Betts as a songwriter. The title cut from Seven Turns could have been on his own Highway Call, and the live version of "Blue Sky," whose studio version originally appeared on Eat a Peach, appears here from 1992's An Evening With the Allman Brothers Band. It's notable, as is his "Jessica" from the release of the second set of that evening as a separate outing. His other tunes, "Nobody Knows" and "No One to Run With," are less successful. The former sounds like Betts was trying to rewrite the jamming section of "Whipping Post" as a new song, and the latter sounds like a bombastic Bo Diddley tribute. Of the rest, there is the now irritatingly ubiquitous "Soulshine" by Warren Haynes, which appears on almost every live outing by Gov't Mule or the Allmans. It's a decent song, but if one never heard it again it would be too soon. The acoustic version of "Midnight Rider" is taken from a previous anthology called Mycology; terrible backing vocals and Haynes doing a bad Jerry Garcia impersonation during his solo mar the cut. The final tune is a live version of Gregg Allman's "Please Call Home" from Peakin' at the Beacon. Allman is one of the greatest white blues singers in history, but simply put, this isn't one of his best performances of this tune. His vocal never catches fire because he's overwhelmed by a band that doesn't get the subtlety of the tune. This is spotty to be sure, but it contains some inspired moments.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
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D. Betts, Composer - D. Betts, Lyricist - Johnny Neel, Piano - Johnny Neel, Harp - J. Neel, Composer - J. Neel, Lyricist - G. Allman, Composer - G. Allman, Lyricist - Gregg Allman, Vocal - Tom Dowd, Producer - Warren Haynes, Guitar - Butch Trucks, Drums - Butch Trucks, Timpani - The Allman Brothers Band, Performer - Jaimoe, Percussion - Jaimoe, Drums - Dickey Betts, Guitar - Allen Woody, Bass
(P) 1990 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
D. Betts, Composer - D. Betts, Lyricist - Johnny Neel, Background Vocal - Johnny Neel, Piano - Johnny Neel, Harp - Tom Dowd, Producer - Warren Haynes, Background Vocal - Warren Haynes, Guitar - Butch Trucks, Drums - Butch Trucks, Timpani - Mark Morris, Percussion - The Allman Brothers Band, Performer - Jaimoe, Percussion - Jaimoe, Drums - Dickey Betts, Vocal - Dickey Betts, Guitar - Allen Woody, Bass
(P) 1990 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
G. Allman, Composer - G. Allman, Lyricist - Gregg Allman, Vocal - Gregg Allman, Piano - Tom Dowd, Producer - Warren Haynes, Background Vocal - Warren Haynes, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Warren Haynes, Slide Guitar - Butch Trucks, Background Vocal - Butch Trucks, Percussion - Butch Trucks, Drums - The Allman Brothers Band, Producer - The Allman Brothers Band, Performer - W. Haynes, Composer - W. Haynes, Lyricist - A. Woody, Composer - A. Woody, Lyricist - J. Jaworowicz, Composer - J. Jaworowicz, Lyricist - Dickey Betts, Vocal - Dickey Betts, Background Vocal - Dickey Betts, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Jaimoe ., Background Vocal - Jaimoe ., Percussion - Jaimoe ., Drums - Allen Woody, Fretless Bass - Allen Woody, Acoustic Bass - Allen Woody, Bass
(P) 1991 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
D. Betts, Composer - D. Betts, Lyricist - Gregg Allman, Vocal - Gregg Allman, Piano - Tom Dowd, Producer - Warren Haynes, Background Vocal - Warren Haynes, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Warren Haynes, Slide Guitar - Butch Trucks, Background Vocal - Butch Trucks, Percussion - Butch Trucks, Drums - The Allman Brothers Band, Producer - The Allman Brothers Band, Performer - Dickey Betts, Vocal - Dickey Betts, Background Vocal - Dickey Betts, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Jaimoe ., Background Vocal - Jaimoe ., Percussion - Jaimoe ., Drums - Allen Woody, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Allen Woody, Fretless Bass - Allen Woody, Bass
(P) 1991 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
G. Allman, Composer - G. Allman, Lyricist - Gregg Allman, Vocal - Gregg Allman, Piano - Tom Dowd, Producer - Warren Haynes, Background Vocal - Warren Haynes, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Warren Haynes, Slide Guitar - Butch Trucks, Background Vocal - Butch Trucks, Percussion - Butch Trucks, Drums - The Allman Brothers Band, Producer - The Allman Brothers Band, Performer - Dickey Betts, Background Vocal - Dickey Betts, Guitar - Dickey Betts, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Jaimoe ., Background Vocal - Jaimoe ., Percussion - Jaimoe ., Drums - Allen Woody, Fretless Bass - Allen Woody, Acoustic Bass - Allen Woody, Bass
(P) 1991 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
D. Betts, Composer - D. Betts, Lyricist - Gregg Allman, Vocal - Tom Dowd, Producer - Warren Haynes, Vocal - Warren Haynes, Background Vocal - Warren Haynes, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Warren Haynes, Slide Guitar - Butch Trucks, Background Vocal - Butch Trucks, Percussion - Butch Trucks, Drums - The Allman Brothers Band, Performer - Marc Quiñones, Percussion - Marc Quiñones, Congas - Jaimoe, Background Vocal - Jaimoe, Percussion - Jaimoe, Drums - Dickey Betts, Vocal - Dickey Betts, Guitar - Dickey Betts, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - J. Prestia, Composer - J. Prestia, Lyricist - Allen Woody, Background Vocal - Allen Woody, Fretless Bass - Allen Woody, Acoustic Bass - Allen Woody, Bass
(P) 1994 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Gregg Allman, Vocal - Gregg Allman, Piano - Tom Dowd, Producer - Warren Haynes, Vocal - Warren Haynes, Background Vocal - Warren Haynes, Slide Guitar - Butch Trucks, Background Vocal - Butch Trucks, Percussion - Butch Trucks, Drums - The Allman Brothers Band, Performer - W. Haynes, Composer - W. Haynes, Lyricist - Marc Quiñones, Percussion - Marc Quiñones, Congas - Jaimoe, Background Vocal - Jaimoe, Percussion - Jaimoe, Drums - Dickey Betts, Vocal - Dickey Betts, Guitar - Dickey Betts, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Allen Woody, Background Vocal - Allen Woody, Fretless Bass - Allen Woody, Bass
(P) 1994 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Thom Doucette, Harmonica - D. Betts, Composer - D. Betts, Lyricist - Gregg Allman, Vocal - Gregg Allman, Guitar - Gregg Allman, Piano - Tom Dowd, Producer - Warren Haynes, Background Vocal - Warren Haynes, Guitar - Warren Haynes, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Warren Haynes, Slide Guitar - Butch Trucks, Background Vocal - Butch Trucks, Drums - Butch Trucks, Timpani - The Allman Brothers Band, Performer - Marc Quiñones, Percussion - Marc Quiñones, Congas - Jaimoe, Background Vocal - Jaimoe, Drums - Dickey Betts, Vocal - Dickey Betts, Guitar - Dickey Betts, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Allen Woody, Background Vocal - Allen Woody, Acoustic Bass - Allen Woody, Bass
(P) 1992 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Gregg Allman, Composer - Gregg Allman, Vocal - Gregg Allman, Lyricist - Gregg Allman, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Gregg Allman, Piano - Tom Dowd, Producer - Warren Haynes, Background Vocal - Warren Haynes, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Warren Haynes, Slide Guitar - Butch Trucks, Percussion - Butch Trucks, Drums - The Allman Brothers Band, Performer - Jaimoe, Percussion - Jaimoe, Drums - Dickey Betts, Vocal - Dickey Betts, Guitar - Dickey Betts, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Allen Woody, Background Vocal - Allen Woody, Fretless Bass - Allen Woody, Acoustic Bass - Allen Woody, Bass - Robert Payne, Composer - Robert Payne, Lyricist
(P) 1998 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
D. Betts, Composer - D. Betts, Lyricist - Mark Quinones, Percussion - Mark Quinones, Congas - Gregg Allman, Vocal - Gregg Allman, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Tom Dowd, Producer - Warren Haynes, Vocal - Warren Haynes, Background Vocal - Warren Haynes, Slide Guitar - Butch Trucks, Background Vocal - Butch Trucks, Drums - Butch Trucks, Timpani - The Allman Brothers Band, Performer - Dickey Betts, Vocal - Dickey Betts, Guitar - Dickey Betts, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Jaimoe ., Drums - Allen Woody, Fretless Bass - Allen Woody, Acoustic Bass - Allen Woody, Bass
(P) 1995 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
MICHAEL CAPLAN, Executive Producer - Derek Trucks, Guitar - Derek Trucks, Slide Guitar - Oteil Burbridge, Bass - Bud Snyder, Co-Producer - G. Allman, Composer - G. Allman, Lyricist - Bert Holman, Executive Producer - Gregg Allman, Vocal - Gregg Allman, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Gregg Allman, Piano - Butch Trucks, Percussion - Butch Trucks, Drums - The Allman Brothers Band, Producer - The Allman Brothers Band, Performer - DOWD TOM, Executive Producer - Kirk West, Co-Producer - Marc Quiñones, Background Vocal - Marc Quiñones, Percussion - Marc Quiñones, Congas - Jaimoe, Percussion - Jaimoe, Drums - Dickey Betts, Vocal - Dickey Betts, Guitar - Dickey Betts, Acoustic Baritone Guitar
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Album review
This compilation is highly debatable as to whether it's the "Essential" Allman Brothers Band on Epic or essential at all. But there are some nice things here. For one, if offers a pretty good look at Dickey Betts as a songwriter. The title cut from Seven Turns could have been on his own Highway Call, and the live version of "Blue Sky," whose studio version originally appeared on Eat a Peach, appears here from 1992's An Evening With the Allman Brothers Band. It's notable, as is his "Jessica" from the release of the second set of that evening as a separate outing. His other tunes, "Nobody Knows" and "No One to Run With," are less successful. The former sounds like Betts was trying to rewrite the jamming section of "Whipping Post" as a new song, and the latter sounds like a bombastic Bo Diddley tribute. Of the rest, there is the now irritatingly ubiquitous "Soulshine" by Warren Haynes, which appears on almost every live outing by Gov't Mule or the Allmans. It's a decent song, but if one never heard it again it would be too soon. The acoustic version of "Midnight Rider" is taken from a previous anthology called Mycology; terrible backing vocals and Haynes doing a bad Jerry Garcia impersonation during his solo mar the cut. The final tune is a live version of Gregg Allman's "Please Call Home" from Peakin' at the Beacon. Allman is one of the greatest white blues singers in history, but simply put, this isn't one of his best performances of this tune. His vocal never catches fire because he's overwhelmed by a band that doesn't get the subtlety of the tune. This is spotty to be sure, but it contains some inspired moments.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 01:17:54
- Main artists: The Allman Brothers Band
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Epic - Legacy
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2004 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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