Allman Brothers - Mountain Jam (Fillmore East 1971... just the Duane Allman part)

[Zsabellin]

Thanks very much for posting this!

[Zsabellin]

I loved the music when I discovered it with 16 years, I still love it now at the age of 50, gives me the same old feeling of my gorgeous hippy-youth, like no foto can. Great music of Duane Allman lives forever as long as we have technology and travels the whole world around. Peace and Greetings from Switzerland

[JVialpando]

Flames!

[MrMotthead69]

1) Master Duane

2) Hendrix

3) Santana

4) Page

5) Beck

6) Trower

7) Clapton

8) West

9) Thunders

10) Betts

[JVialpando]

Might be the best music I've ever heard, God bless us all, Lets enjoy our lives, for ourselves with others we love and all those who got cut short like Duane! Love Always And Forever ! ! !

[VulZigg]

My dad got me hooked on the ABB a long time ago and they are still one of my favorites. Anyone that dislikes DA needs their head examined. Excellent guitarist.

[tosa275]

Can race with Mozart ...Nobody ever came to this area like DA..This emotion,flawless,melody ,technic,imprevisation have all come to one person..

[magikbee]

1:22 onward is heaven.......

[kmford66]

What key is this in?...I believe E..this is my favorite part.

[MrErnieman7]

@kmford66 Yeah it is in E. They go in an out of an E and D chord.

[foydude]

I was in a bar in Portland Maine once and this came on sattelite radio and when it was done some @ss-wipe started complaining that was the worst thing he'd ever heard.....lol. What a moron.

[radog32]

@foydude what a stupid asshole



[alexhassen90]

This is what Paradise sounds like

[yourpsychedelic]

Thanks for sharing @mattmossop. I recently lost my music in a terrible HD crash and woke up today craving for some holy ol' Duane jammin'.

[TheDuckorr]

SIMPLY THE BEST.....ONLY 39000 HITS ARE YOU SHITTING ME...KIDS TODAY WERE NOT LUCKY ENOUGH TO GROW UP WITH THE MUSIC I WAS....

[yourpsychedelic]

@TheDuckorr But we were lucky enough to have the internet to make this music live forever till the end of human kind when we'll be overtaken by machines.

[tomf429]

The slide guitar on the 2nd part of Layla was Duane Allman, not Clapton. Clapton is playing the bent notes and the tracks were merged.

[davisonh1]

Next request show my local rock station puts out I will request mountain jam...full version..see what happens :)

[domm1999]

All the mags and pubs list Jimi Hendrix as #1 and Duane Allman as #2 for all-time great guitarists. However, the flaw in this is distinguishing guitarists in genre or style. Because, IMO when it comes to Slide Guitar, it's Duane Allman and his Aspirin Bottle on his finger at #1 by a mile and then everyone else.

[OneWorldHistory]

The band has been pounding, the beat as remorseless as crossing Kansas on the interstate. Those endless, endless miles of nothing. Then the beat slows down, and the Rocky Mountains come into view in the distance. The beat slows down, suddenly, your heart skims...

The trip is not nearly over, but the distance finds focus. Endlessness is now a destination. It becomes the Mountain Song, passion fills your very being.

[OneWorldHistory]

For many years, I traveled the west via hitch-hike or the rails. Not as a bum, but as an American youth seeking...the elusive 'something'. On occasion, I drove a car or pick-up truck.

Always I carried this tune in my mind or stereo. In this video at around 5:30 my heart would soar for the mountains, often I would time this tune for my first glimpse of the mountains while coming off off the plains.

Those few seconds... remains one of the best guitar solos of all time.

[Deathraizer07]

just wanted to say ...I Love Duane Allman....

With Respect,

From India

[RManFlint]

Next Saturday will be the 40th anniversary of his death.

"What are you doing for the revolution?"

"There's no revolution, just evolution. Next time I'm in Georgia, I'll eat a peach for peace."

[Bodomchld]

@RManFlint I was at the Beacon Theatre this year for the 40th Anniversary of the Live at Fillmore East album. The last song of the evening.. They put a few pictures of Duane on the projector. Derek and Warren turned around and you could see the admiration in both of their faces. It was body numbing stuff. I have the Beacon Run on CD from that night. It's amazing, man. Derek was on fire with the slide.

[uhmfar]

Let's see: Jaimoe blasting away like Elvin Jones; Butch doing his Roy Haynes counterpoint bit; Berry Oakley playing bass like Jaco before Jaco; Greg growling as one of the best blue-eyed soul singers ever; Dicky Betts just being your basic guitar god and brilliant songwriter; and all led by Duane Allman. Yeah, that was a pretty good band.

[alejandrolopezcinca]

Confederate EPICNESS

[MsGunslinger53]

NOBODY had ever played Bass like Berry Oakley at that time either...Would have I given up my life as it was to be this good, well....some of it ABSOUTELY....

[Mich9Bran]

I stil love the Brothers ,I am from Macon Ga. I was There wen theywere all together , I am Blessed.

[tosa275]

God has assigned him to show the world how music can be marvelous...

[0819Marlene]

I'm convinced he could hit notes SO high, only "Rover" could hear them.SKYDOG!

[CabalD]

makes dolphin sounds....



[Funkyme4]

listen to berry, high, low, high. All in perfect rhytm

[brian19515]

NOT BAD

[brian19515]

I MAYBE LIKE THIS

[Django5198]

what scales?

[dielauwen]

I was fortunate enough to see them play at "The Dome "Post College Long island NY. $1 to get in. Good bunch of guys. Mucisians of respect. And this song brings tears to my eyes for all the passion that is felt in the playing of it.The Original JAM Band ,never equaled,Magic pure and simple. As one Radio DJ said "They made the blues fun."

[hamdelsun]

could someone please post the full album version of this song, now that youtube is allowing extented play again????? thank you;))))

[WingNutLCC]

i like this and blue sky

[Nobby12354]

Jeeze...Just 24 years old...what an absolute master!

[bottlapivo]

Not lost in any comments, yet not specifically expressed, is how incredibly tight this performance was. It was as though they had practiced its amazing counterparts for months. When Oakley changed the tempo at 3:50 through to 5:00 is an incredible piece of lead / rhythm / bass work that has this feel like these guys were born triplets with the ability to anticipate exactly where the other was going. Never heard anything like it, esp live.

[Subnbellle]

whaddah yanno...... ya got sum memories that'll outlast any of us. WHAT a fortunate position you were in !! i'm sittin' here tryin' to figger out how ya got the quality. i mean all we had back then was them little tape recorders that we pushed two buttons in to get'em to record.  (come ta think of it, i wish i had now what i didn't know i had then... quality be damned.)

THANK you !!!!

~tanya in alabama

[davisonh1]

I do believe it is..you can literally hear his guitar talk,there is no need for vocals,one closes their eyes and listens..let duane and dickeys fingers do the talking..

[pulschristopher]

Probably the best piece of guitar work ever

[stephenmr2]

bringa back so many wonderful memories for me growing up in san jose california used to play this part over and over seill love it too thank you

[screeningmimi]

Thanks so much for editing and sharing this piece of heaven mattmossop. Like many here I'm always looking for anything with Duane, and it's simply impossible to describe how beautiful this is.

[impala327]

Cheers to Tom Dowd for the production of this. Can hear everything so niiiize.

[H0egaarden]

I can just smellll the marihuana when the song is on 2/3rds.

To me this song is like smoothly getting out of a warm mushroom trip or sorta waking up on the couch after a long warm evening of smoking weed and hash at a friends' home.

[quitchawhining]

@H0egaarden Been there...done that. Those mellow mushroom trips were really cool. And when listening to this music... it just sorta became part of your soul. Peace to you, friend. Here's to some really cool memories.

[THXcooper]

BY GOD< he was barely a man when he died... makes ones imagination reel when thinking what else he would have written and performed if he continued working his talents... Shit.

[MWRtheoneandonly]

No dislikes, just how it should be.

[hobbybunker1]

EXCELLENT!!

[roaringchicken92]

Fillmore East concertgoers = lucky bastards

[1trudisciple]

Duane was the heart and soul of the Allman Bros.

[panheadchick1212]

The part that starts at 5:29 still makes my hair stand up..after 35 years. I was just a a fw yrs too young to see Duane live, I got into the Brothers at age 13 in 1973. At first I was disapointed Dickey left.....until I heard Derek Trucks.....then it was Dickey WHO????? Duane would be proud of Derek. And imagine how much better Duane would have gotten????

[Skyman46]

@panheadchick1212 derek who...oh you mean the guy playing in the Gregg Allman Band?

[panheadchick1212]

@Skyman46 I mean Derek Trucks, from THE ALLMAN BROS BAND.. They don't consider themselves the Gregg Allman Bros Band. Gregg has said it himself. Even w/out Duane they still consider themselves the Allman Bros Band...Gregg, Jaimoe, Butch, Warren & Derek. (who I'm sure Duane smiles upon)

Along w/the the roadies and guitar, keys, bass and drum techs,{shows COULD NOT go on w/out them} and yes, us fans, too., A true musical Family, hence The Allman Bros Band. Anyone else agree or disagree?

[randomstofil]

Berry Oakley was a very underrated bass player :(

[muskratrowdy]

This is the solo that turned me on to Duane Allman. After this I went out and got everything he ever put out. I'm still digging up bootlegs. What a musician, what a soul!

[mattmossop]

@muskratrowdy Any bootlegs to recommend?

[impala327]

@mattmossop

Go to Sugamegs and look for the Allman Brothers Band. You'll love it. Better set aside a couple hours at least for all the goodness!

[impala327]

@impala327

Sorry. SugaRmegs!

[mattmossop]

@impala327 Lol ya looks like it'll take a while to go through. Thanks :).

[Muskratrowdy2]

@mattmossop Wow! Where to start? A&R Studios from 8/26/71 is one of the best quality boots out there and has Duane breaking into Soul Serenade during You Don't Love Me. Missouri Blues from 2/28/71 has a great Liz Reed solo, the Fillmore West recordings from 1/71 are great, Syria Mosque from 1/71 has an incredible Duane solo on Whipping Post and N. Orleans Warehouse from 9/71 has Blue Sky and Revival. Download Sugarmegs and you can hear just about every Duane ABB concert recorded.

[mattmossop]

@Muskratrowdy2 Man too many to go through on there, lol... but I'll definite check out the ones you mentioned... thanks!

[gwlhbt58]

@mattmossop just want 2 say thanx

[gwlhbt58]

@mattmossop just want 2 say thanx kinda lkie christmas morning!

[warr0950]

@muskratrowdy Rock on Skydog!~ Wow. This is awesome!

[toddcombs98]

@muskratrowdy Met Greg's son Michael Allman recently. I said 'no way'! My buddy pointed him out and i said 'that's a real Allman." Good guy.

[warr0950]

I am 60 years old. I was listening to and rocking to Duane and Dickie when I was stationed in Jacksonville in 1971. They still make me smile. Rock on Skydog! You two are the best! Thanks for my memories.

[mattmossop]

@warr0950 Lol k.

[warr0950]

Sorry Man. I was responding to someones else's post. I hit the wrong button. Ha! Really sorry.

[fore101]

Nice piece of editting! :)

[c99sativa]

nowadays kids duane's age only know music , coming from some dude on the stage who spins records,very sad.

[apapke1]

Berry Oakley is great! The perfect complement to Duane.

[apapke1]

do do dod do do begins the best slide guitar you will ever hear.

[worknmal10]

No complaints.  Awesome..

[donkeyman911]

Longest chillbumps I ever had in a song.Dig Barrys bass too.

[apapke1]

nothing surpasses or ever will surpass Duane's excellence 21 minutes into Mountain Jam. Love him.

[genekutchinski]

IF YOU LOOK AT THE ALBUM INSERT I BELIEVE IT SAYS GREGG PLAYS THE SLIDE GUITAR.

[warr0950]

@genekutchinski then it was a mistake!

[awburris]

Man I wish there were some quality videos of this stuff!

[yuby47]

you wanna know what I think ?? ...that Duane Allman is simply the best electric guitar player...ever ..!!!

[slidedog4]

@yuby47 AMEN BROTHER!!!..slidedog

[slidedog4]

@yuby47 AMEN BROTHER....PEACE ...slidedog

[sacrowley11]

my dad introduced me to the allman brothers when i was very young probably 10 or 12 and it definately affected my taste in music i love this band and this song because these guys and mostly duane has helped me mak my own riffs with my guitar playing im only 17 but i feel that when i learned the riff of this song and being able to play my own solos with it just intensified my guitar playing skills i just over all love the allman brothers and most of all duane

[6ganey9]

duane had a very special ability to go beyond the technique he had mastered and transfer his emotions directly into the sounds coming from his guitar. i've never heard anybody quite like him. his young death was such a loss.

[uncasist]

The whole Allman Bros Band were fine players, but let's be honest, Duane was in a whole other arena. I am sure they all realized it then and realize it now. It's okay to say that in different ways. I do think Duane's foil in Berry Oakley was an unsung and oft unrealized part of the great chemistry of that band, but Duane could extemporaneously build and orchestrate a solo like few others past or present. His guitar playing peers: Clapton, Garcia, Zappa and Santana all sensed this, I'm sure.

[dwmck]

mattmossop I respect your opinion I frickin love this song but there r days when I have musical ADD and can't listen to the whole thing lol. you r entitled to your opinion . don't listen to these people and keep on rockin!!!

[Talesofspace8]

not wantin to sound all wired up or nothin but give it time an understand that once you know it real well an all, then you'll hear it's even bigger than what people said.

[salty7121]

I agree with mattmosop this is the best part for sure. Allthough I do like the whole song the drum solo is very long and boring. The slide stuff at the beginning is great though.

[fenderbassfan]

Just wasn't into the rest? Ridiculous, but heh, that's your opinion but I don't respect it. LOL. What's funny is how Butch Trucks is totallly off time coming out of the Bass Solo into this Guitar solo, then he does a long snare roll and gets back with it.

[mattmossop]

@fenderbassfan It's ridiculous that I don't like every single moment of every single Allman Brothers song ever? I don't think it's shit or anything, I personally just don't like it... I'm not insulting the band. I'm sure there are parts of songs of theirs that you don't like either.

[LegPains]

@mattmossop

this section is definitely my favorite part of the song, it is the essence and soul or Duane, FEEL the delicate balance of Emotion and pure Power, the Explosion of raw unfiltered Emotion

Eric Clapton is an Over rated buffoon next to this Powerhouse ! No One can Match Duane , No one

[mattmossop]

@warr0950 Uh ok and what is this in response to?

[rudyc1]

@mattmossop Isn't it true of any music ever made. There is always something you may not like in anybody's music, from Beethoven to Lady Gaga, some parts you love and others not so much. No artist or group can possibly come up with "perfect" music and lyrics 100% of the time.

[mattmossop]

@rudyc1 Not sure if you're arguing or agreeing with me... but yes I agree on that.

[salty7121]

that's great man! you pulled out the best part. thankyou

[warr0950]

@salty7121 Mr Salty..........you are simply right! Man..........Duane and Dickey were awesome. Thanks for saying so.

[grelmore95]

mattmossop you are way wrong about this song

[mattmossop]

@grelmore95 Ok... how so?

[ASurvivor1]

@mattmossop How so? You don't know that this WHOLE song is regarded by almost all Allman Brothers fans as an incredible monument to the best live jam band of all time and you say, 'it's way too long? ' Apparently you have a very short attention span.

[mattmossop]

@ASurvivor1 As I just said to another poster, I never said the rest of the song was shit or anything, I personally just don't like it. It's regarded as an incredible monument etc etc... fine... it doesn't mean I have to like it... sorry for not following what everyone else thinks.

[warr0950]

Your just a freaking moron! Simple  as that!

[allforyouz]

@ASurvivor1 The Best live jam band ever? The Grateful Dead would like to tastefully disagree.

[ASurvivor1]

@allforyouz. Tastefully reciprocating in disagreement. Even though I wasn't into the Grateful Dead all that much some of my friends were. In the early 70's they drug (psychedelic of course) me to a concert at the Universal Amphitheater. I was actually bored. The Dead's long drug out jams seemed like they were just  'noodling' around compared to the dynamic always building to a crescendo jams of the Allman Brothers.

[allforyouz]

@ASurvivor1 I can see were you are coming from. I personally love the Dead, not as much as Phish but that is for a different day, and I feel that they are the best due to the enormous size of there shows and the following they developed. Musically , it is a whole different argument.

[bluewavemaui]

@ASurvivor1

The recording of Mountain Jam at this Fillmore concert was a defining moment in the Allman Brothers career AND Rock history and is perhaps the greastest slide guitar solo ever. However, this moment in the jam could never have happened if the band and Duane didn't build up the feeling (which is what its all about) to it for 24 minutes...to play this without the rest is an insult to the Allman Brothers - the American culture is all about instant gratification...nuff said !!

[warr0950]

@bluewavemaui Dont' think I could have said any better.



[mattmossop]

Thanks for the comment.

Check out /watch?v=KHhKnc0XZrs... it's Whipping Post at the Fillmore a year before the popular recording in 1971. Duane kills the solo... one of my favourite ever and way better than the recoded version in 1971.

And yes I agree the lead guitar work in just as good or better than the slide work in this song.

[Skyman46]

Nicely done...this has to be everyone's favorite part. Duane and Dickey's guitars coming to life and then Duane's slide solo afterwords is almost too much for a soul to take. The most beautiful music I've ever heard. Duane's slide work was out of this world however in my opinion his lead guitar work is equally as impressive if not more so...his solos on Elisabeth Reed, Whipping Post, You Don't Love Me, Stormy Monday and Blue Sky to name a few are the best I've ever heard.

[ASurvivor1]

@Skyman46 everyone's favorite part. Yeah, but even if he doesn't realize it Mattmossop really disses them with his way too long comment. Classless if you ask me. I love to lay down with headphones on and my eyes closed and listen to the WHOLE song and have many many times and have never thought it was too long (not even the drum solo and I usually don't care for drum solos).

[techsupportplease]

@ASurvivor1 and Duane's searing solo in Jessica from the Fillmore East album.

[warr0950]

@Skyman46 Rock on Bro. This is so freaking awesome.!