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GREGG ALLMAN ~ GREGG ALLMAN LIVE: BACK TO MACON, GA ROUNDER 888072353411 (Barcode: 888072353411) ~ USA ~ Classic Rock Recorded: 2014 Released: 2015 This is the 2nd (and last) live solo album by the American keyboardist / vocalist / songwriter / bandleader Gregg AllmanFind albums by this artist, recorded at the Grand Opera House, Macon, GA, on January 14, 2014 with a nine-piece band, which includes a three-piece horn section. Gregg’s son, guitarist Devon AllmanFind albums by this artist, guests on several tracks. The 2CD album presents sixteen tracks and the accompanying DVD includes all of those and adds four interviews, two bonus tracks and a feature documentary. Recorded just a couple of years before his tragically premature demise, this amazing album presents Gregg Allman is superb form, with a heartbreakingly clear and powerful voice, full of expression and remarkable sensitivity. The material spans his entire career, including well-known songs from the Allman Brothers BandFind albums by this artist and his solo albums, carefully selected and superbly arranged. In many respects this album is a recorded legacy of his musical achievements, captured while he was still able to give his audience the absolute best, perhaps foreseeing the troubles brewing ahead. The material reflects the musical environment Gregg represented throughout his life, ranging between Blues, Blues-Rock, Southern Rock, Country, Soul and everything that stands behind American popular music, which he was able to remarkably consolidate and amalgamate in his music during the course of his life, with his involvement with the ABB was just one chapter, which he managed to leave behind and move forward to other pastures. This live album should not be compared to the iconic ABB live albums, like “At Fillmore EastFind albums with this title” for example, which represent an entirely different musical universe, full of Rock improvisation and Blues influences. Without a doubt, this album is every way as fulfilling and full of sublime music, as everything Gregg did with the ABB, and beyond. Overall, this is a superb live album, one of the best of its kind, which summarizes his musical career at the best possible way. Full of beautiful songs, excellent performances, great atmosphere, and above a heartfelt “give it all you can” attitude, this is an icon of American Rock music,

Updated: 28/06/2024Posted: 28/06/2024

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