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If you're going to listen to the Allman Brothers, make sure you have the first four records. The band made The Allman Brothers Band, Idlewild South, At Fillmore East, and three-fourths of Eat a Peach with its original lineup, before Duane Allman's fatal motorcycle accident in 1971. The Tom Dowd-produced Idlewild South, their second album, comes off with a little less ferocity than their debut -- which is perhaps the result of reaching for new sounds the second time around. "Revival," the album's opener, introduces Dickey Betts as a composer. The countrified flavor of his songs gives an indication of where the band will head in the post-Duane era. Betts' other contribution to Idlewild South is the instrumental "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed," a centerpiece of the Fillmore East recordings. Gregg's "Please Call Home" and "Midnight Rider" are built around piano and acoustic guitar, respectively, and have a different feel than the band's usual twin Les Paul-and-Hammond sound. That sound is showcased in the balance of Gregg's tunes, however: the funky blues of "Don't Keep Me Wonderin'" (with Thom Doucette on harmonica) and "Leave My Blues at Home." The album is also notable for the rollicking version of Willie Dixon's "Hoochie Coochie Man," with the only vocal bassist Berry Oakley (who died in a motorcycle accident one year after Duane) ever recorded with the group. Though overall it packs less punch than The Allman Brothers Band, Idlewild South is all the more impressive for its mixture of chunky grooves and sophisticated textures.
© Rovi Staff /TiVo
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TOM DOWD, Producer - The Allman Brothers Band, MainArtist - Richard Betts, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Gregg Allman, ComposerLyricist - TOM DOWD, Producer - The Allman Brothers Band, MainArtist
℗ 1971 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Gregg Allman, ComposerLyricist - TOM DOWD, Producer - The Allman Brothers Band, MainArtist - Robert Kim Payne, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.
TOM DOWD, Producer - The Allman Brothers Band, MainArtist - Richard Betts, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dickey Betts, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gregg Allman, Organ, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Berry Oakley, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Butch Trucks, Drums, Timpani, AssociatedPerformer - Duane Allman, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - TOM DOWD, Producer - WILLIE DIXON, ComposerLyricist - The Allman Brothers Band, MainArtist - Jaimoe, Drums, Conga, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Gregg Allman, ComposerLyricist - Joel Dorn, Producer - The Allman Brothers Band, MainArtist
℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Gregg Allman, ComposerLyricist - TOM DOWD, Producer - The Allman Brothers Band, MainArtist
℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Willie McTell, ComposerLyricist - TOM DOWD, Conductor, Principal Director of Music - The Allman Brothers Band, MainArtist
℗ 1989 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Gregg Allman, ComposerLyricist - TOM DOWD, Producer - The Allman Brothers Band, MainArtist - Richard Betts, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1989 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Gregg Allman, ComposerLyricist - TOM DOWD, Producer - Kevin Reeves, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Allman Brothers Band, MainArtist - Robert Kim Payne, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Gregg Allman, ComposerLyricist - TOM DOWD, Producer - The Allman Brothers Band, MainArtist
℗ 1970 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Willie McTell, ComposerLyricist - TOM DOWD, Producer - The Allman Brothers Band, MainArtist
℗ 1970 The Island Def Jam Music Group
TOM DOWD, Producer - Muddy Waters, ComposerLyricist - The Allman Brothers Band, MainArtist
℗ 1970 The Island Def Jam Music Group
TOM DOWD, Producer - John Lee Hooker, ComposerLyricist - The Allman Brothers Band, MainArtist - James Bracken, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1970 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Gregg Allman, ComposerLyricist - TOM DOWD, Producer - The Allman Brothers Band, MainArtist
℗ 1970 The Island Def Jam Music Group
DISC 2
Dickey Betts, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gregg Allman, Organ, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Berry Oakley, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Butch Trucks, Drums, Timpani, AssociatedPerformer - Duane Allman, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Jordan, ComposerLyricist - TOM DOWD, Producer - The Allman Brothers Band, MainArtist - William Weldon, ComposerLyricist - Jaimoe, Drums, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Rick Lemker, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Britt, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1989 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
WILLIE DIXON, ComposerLyricist - The Allman Brothers Band, MainArtist - Bill Levenson, Producer
℗ 1970 The Island Def Jam Music Group
TOM DOWD, Producer - The Allman Brothers Band, MainArtist - Richard Betts, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1970 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Gregg Allman, ComposerLyricist - Berry Oakley, ComposerLyricist - Butch Trucks, ComposerLyricist - TOM DOWD, Producer - Donovan Leitch, ComposerLyricist - The Allman Brothers Band, MainArtist - Richard Betts, ComposerLyricist - Jaimoe J. Johanson, ComposerLyricist - Howard Duane Allman, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1970 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Album review
If you're going to listen to the Allman Brothers, make sure you have the first four records. The band made The Allman Brothers Band, Idlewild South, At Fillmore East, and three-fourths of Eat a Peach with its original lineup, before Duane Allman's fatal motorcycle accident in 1971. The Tom Dowd-produced Idlewild South, their second album, comes off with a little less ferocity than their debut -- which is perhaps the result of reaching for new sounds the second time around. "Revival," the album's opener, introduces Dickey Betts as a composer. The countrified flavor of his songs gives an indication of where the band will head in the post-Duane era. Betts' other contribution to Idlewild South is the instrumental "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed," a centerpiece of the Fillmore East recordings. Gregg's "Please Call Home" and "Midnight Rider" are built around piano and acoustic guitar, respectively, and have a different feel than the band's usual twin Les Paul-and-Hammond sound. That sound is showcased in the balance of Gregg's tunes, however: the funky blues of "Don't Keep Me Wonderin'" (with Thom Doucette on harmonica) and "Leave My Blues at Home." The album is also notable for the rollicking version of Willie Dixon's "Hoochie Coochie Man," with the only vocal bassist Berry Oakley (who died in a motorcycle accident one year after Duane) ever recorded with the group. Though overall it packs less punch than The Allman Brothers Band, Idlewild South is all the more impressive for its mixture of chunky grooves and sophisticated textures.
© Rovi Staff /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 19 track(s)
- Total length: 02:31:37
- Main artists: The Allman Brothers Band
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Island Def Jam
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2015 Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2015 Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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