With the release of Great As Ever: Live In Philadelphia ’86, a theme is beginning to emerge in the chronological issues of this archival series. Notwithstanding how this package lives up to its title–it’s actually a reference to the loyalty of the audience from the leader of the band–Gregg Allman’s self-assurance and pride in his work is too obvious to ignore throughout the third edition of concert recordings from the late Southerner’s vault, this one captured on January 11, 1986, at Chestnut Cabaret, Philadelphia, PA.
From the very opening of “Don’t Want You No More”/”Ain’t My Cross The Bear,” the segue taken from the ABB studio debut, much of the set consists of well-known selections from the Allman Brothers’ discography.
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In more than four decades of performance, Gregg Allman tirelessly advanced Southern rock’s sonic horizons with countless unforgettable recordings and performances. Today, the late, great artist’s estate has shared another archival dispatch that properly highlights the scale of his innovations as a singer-songwriter and instrumentalist from the place where those talents shone brightest: the spotlight.
One Night in DC is a full-concert recording taken from a May 15, 1984 staging at Washington, D.C.’s The Bayou for a sold-out house of 900 dedicated fans. Set to arrive on June 20 via Allman’s posthumous label, Sawrite Records, the long-vaulted album is just as clear and powerful 41 years after the staging, preserving…