The Allman Brothers Band -Blue Sky(live with Duane Allman)

[LularLollelSquiller]

Oh wow this is from Stony Brook? That's my town

[legunncat]

I can't believe how amazing that was.

[duanehendrix008]

I HATE that I had to miss out on this. And worse, I was born in Macon and lived in Jones County all my life and have now moved to Athens for college. It is unbelievable, sometimes, to think of all the magic that happened about 30 minutes down the road from where I live. Luckily, there are still many people there trying to keep Macon's great musical history alive. If anybody is in Macon on the Sunday after Thanksgiving, there is a benefit tribute concert in Central City Park called Skydog.

[duanehendrix008]

@duanehendrix008 All that is asked to get into Skydog is to bring canned goods. It is an awesome concert that features many great musicians from all over. Paul Hornsby has played several times now and two years ago Alan Walden spoke about Duane at the concert. If you get the chance, it is MORE than worth to go.

[BrooksSteve71]

April 28, 2012

Stony Brook Generation One Reunion

In the same Gym where this classic concert and so many other concerts took plae.

[wmosco]

how many people can shred like that and put you in a good mood..., these days? no one.

[Glassandcandy]

@wmosco

When you say 'shred' you imply senceless speed. The allmans didn't shred, they performed.

[wmosco]

@Glassandcandy senceless?  yeah, whatever you say.

[Glassandcandy]

@wmosco Fast speed a good song does not make. If that was true than heavy metal would be just as good as this. The allman brothers weren't good because the played fast they played well because they each knew their instruments inside and out.

[wmosco]

@Glassandcandy whatever you say dude.

[hogiesanKenobi]

@Glassandcandy And then some..

[JimAntics]

still relevant.... timeless!

[bulldog530]

What an experience that must've been to catch them just jamming. Simply beautiful what they created.

[dweebification]

Jesus God is right.

[wdgeo]

Jeezus god that was amazing!!!

[DictionRedaction]

The couple of minutes starting at about 8:00 is particularly good

[DictionRedaction]

The Brothers were such a down-to-earth band. It's one of the things that made 'em great

[mrSITE4SOREIZ]

My ears have heard the glory , Thanks for sharing .

[dwmcmanus]

f'ing unmatched greatness

[bronncohowie]

THE original, nothing like it EVER !!!! Dickey still ROCKS !!

[deadster6969]

Jerry and Duane up in heavon smokin a jay and smilin down on all of us!

[MegaLuigiman12]

In my early teens Allman Brothers was the first group and album I heard and had to buy. Duanes' musical creativity is the best and his talent to add in guitar lics is unique and anyone since then has been doing this, and today, from time to time, I listen to the Allman Brothers music. Thanks Youtube.

[pulpopaul1000]

One of the best solos i've heard, and i've heard a lot...

[hogiesanKenobi]

@pulpopaul1000 Music like this is the reason you Solo..

[tosa275]

I wonder how universe had created such a talent..Nobody can be compared to him.Beyond imagination..

[OSTUTZO]

Surfing high on top of that wave !!!! Unreal... this will never happen again !!

[OSTUTZO]

Duane knew how to stay just "on top of the note" ... The Mozart of our day !!!

[uncasist]

Dickey does indeed sound quite good here.

[investch]

This is by far the best version that included Duanne that I've heard. 100% better than the studio or Betts alone.

[liznapier]

If you've ever wondered what heaven was like, now you know.

[allgrams713]

Wonderful memories...many thanx for posting this.

[vagabondrecon]

the true greats duane allman, danny kirwan, frank zappa, phil keaggy

[DrAntonPhibes]

Thank you for posting 

[abcv105]

Beautious!

[oandb20111111]

Duane Allman in this song is pure greatness. I've never heard anything so beautiful, and you will never hear anything like this ever again.

[alexhassen90]

This is what the Paradise sounds like

[Scuddog999]

My favorite song of all time.

[mainemavin]

this song ALWAYS brings me out of my sadness and up into the BlueSky, where I can fly free again !

[elvisfan135]

@mainemavin word bro

[DictionRedaction]

AWESOME FIND!

[MsDink72]

best post I have ever seen on here

[ozarkelmo]

Just like in the studio - Duane with first lead, then Dickey. Only difference is the channel (speaker) sides. In studio Duane comes through on left, Dickey on right. On this recording it is the opposite. Can't wait to get the refurbished sound on CD this coming week! LOVE me some ORIGINAL ABB! RIP Duane and Barry. I've been to Rose Hill Cemetery - back in 2000. A special place

[DictionRedaction]

@ozarkelmo

Don't know about that. Sounds like Betts first and then Duane to me.

[DictionRedaction]

@DictionRedaction

Nope, on second listen I think you are right ozark.

[ozarkelmo]

@DictionRedaction Thanks! It's all okay, in the spirit of the ABB. I love music, theirs especially. And in music, we have a common thread, a peace. As a great friend of mine from Chicago always says..."It's all good". Great music becomes a part of our lives.

[jcwlbw]

skydog rules! the masters at work!

[cannistrar1]

That sounds like good news to me!

[jehjrfb]

(11-23-11) From ABB store website: A day does not go by that we don't get a call in the Hittin' the Note office asking when the 2nd ABB Archive, Stonybrook 9/19/71, is going to be reprinted. Sooo, we're really excited to tell you that this incredible CD will be back in stock on December 6th, 2011! The Stonybrook archive has what many fans consider to be the very best versions of "Blue Sky" (extremely rare) and "Dreams" ever captured live by the original lineup.

[gsoltis29]

Damn this sounds better than the original!

[DustMan46]

My favorit song...thanks.

5/5 and favorits.

[genedandy]

173 likes and 0 dislikes. What more is there to say other than thank you Duane, Greg, and the rest of the Allman Brothers......

[bloomharp]

god bless you for posting------out of this world.

[herbalfairie3]

thanks for sharing :) my favorite song!

[christopher9621]

i love this song



[CharlieMoher]

Certainly the best I've ever heard Dicky play. A greatly heightened respect for him.

[ryanfrankman]

best version i have heard to date and probably ever will. listen to it every morning best song to wake up to.

[jeff8231]

What a magical time growing up. I feel bad for my daughters (14 and 15) and the cookie cutter canned shit they listen to. WTF is a Nickleback anyway??

[legunncat]

@jeff8231 You're right brother. If it weren't for the great bands I listened to growing up, I don't know if I ever would have picked up the guitar and learned to play. I know some young people who love the jam bands and being here in New England, there's plenty of opportunity to explore that great music scene today.

[6there]

one of the best southern anthems ever. thanks for this live version,

[Jamdor78]

Wow! So good.



[PeaceZoneEmpowerment]

When I was in Ithaca NY attending Cornell Law School early 70's my State street apt was robbed and I lost this gem. Thanks for posting.

[OSTUTZO]

Man... I don't know who's rippen hotter on this one, Duane or Dickey ?! Unreal, thanks who ever posted this !

[jakks345]

you wouldn't have dreams from this show would you? Thanks again for the upload!

[timbuckleyphoto]

To explain,about a half dozen of us were setting up for the evening show, in the gym,on a beautiful afternoon and Duane came in, and started to mess around with his guitar. One by one the band came in and joined in. The result was the most incredible spontaneous half hour jam I have ever heard. The boys rocked hard, and jammed something special, totally unrelated to their tunes. When they stopped, they just smiled at each other and silently walked off the stage.... A beautiful day indeed...

[Bopalena]

@timbuckleyphoto - Holy crap, you are truly blessed! I saw them at the Fillmore East on 3/12/71 when they recorded that classic live album with the mighty Johnny Winter headlining the show. Hey, I guess I'm blessed too! So didja get to talk to Duane, Berry or any of the other guys when you saw them?

[ademeo29]

@timbuckleyphoto That is unbelievable. I don't believe it, too cool!!! I could daydream about being a fly on the wall in that room all day.

[JimiHendrixFeyenoord]

@timbuckleyphoto 

[rajibghose]

@timbuckleyphoto: when and where was this? I was born a decade too late and in a different country and continent and missed out seeing these great musicians, well thanks to the internet i can alleast meet people in the virtual world who have seen and heard them play.

[derekandthedominos7]

@timbuckleyphoto well painted, sir

[timbuckleyphoto]

I was the lucky person who got to hold s spotlight on Duane as he played his music that day. It was a memorable show. Earlier in the afternoon, the boys played a spontaneous jam that only a half dozen of us in the gym heard. It is still one of the most unforgetable moments for me in all the years I worked in Rock..

[OSTUTZO]

This might never happen again my friends...just like Mozart...all you can do is enjoy !!

[RandyCodd]

Forty years ago at the age of 18, I moved from LA to Detroit (I know go figure)... I paid $75 dollars for the best stereo I could afford. The salesman "closed" the deal by giving me my choice of any album in the store. I chose "Eat a Peach"... Three albums later, a few cassettes and cd's (all worn out)... It still give this old rocknroller goosebumps!

Blue Sky forever !

coddfish

[tosa275]

No anybody can come closer to him still.....Period....

[nenariver11]

God bless you, Smokeyman! -Money can't buy it nowadays and if it wasn't for the kindness of people such as yourself using youtube in the most beautiful way...Thank you so much for this rare gem

[tosa275]

I am sure God has put you somewhere high in heaven ....

[tosa275]

Thanks to who loaded this...

[uncasist]

Duane wasn't just a great guitar player, he could orchestrate solos on the fly, his use of dynamics, tempo, double-stops, octaves, repeated phrases build his solos into stories that have arcs, peaks and valleys.The band responded in kind.

[suthyrnrock]

Thank You smokeyman, I remember, I feel it. Thanks aunt Donna for bringin those long hairs around the house and turnin me on to this music.

[MrGeorgeks]

"One note Berry"... Brothers for life

[skydogging]

Duane and Dickey were the Brothers. Hypocrite Greg ,I will never forgive you and Butch for ousting Dickey.My favorite Brothers tune and performanse.

[hbdavew]

Listen to this while you can because it was pulled last time it was posted and the CD is unavailable. Performances like this are rare gems worth all the praise seen in the other comments.

[Shiloh00711]

Just went to the top of the list on All Time Favorites...

[MrMattyp57]

Where do I get the other three recordings with Duane on this?

[sirronald69]

* * * * *

[IslaGC09]

I read in an interview with Duane and Berry Oakley that SUNY Stonybrook was one of their favorite venues to play, along with the Warehouse in New Orleans.

[swlabr413]

@IslaGC09 and Ludlow Garage in Cincinnati.

[duanekuiper]

Words dont do Justice.........

[Biker4hd]

I'm a Macon Georgia man and found the Brothers back in 72 at Central City park in Macon. They use to play there on Sundays and you never knew who would be playing with them because Capricorn Records was right down the road. They use to carry all their equipment in an old U-Haul truck painted white with mushroom on the back door. Throwing a football and listening to some of the best music in the world. Blue Sky will be played at my funeral cause nobody can be sad with this song playing

[OSTUTZO]

@Biker4hd You got it my friend - Duane and company ARE the best of America ...all the way to California ...count yourself blessed to be a first hand witness to this true modern Mozart ...the music will never, ever be forgoten...

[jplashal]

This is acoustic nirvana and I cannot get enough of it.....

[mgcbb1551]

Duane absolutely crushes his solo from about the 2:00 mark through about 5:00 minute mark then he and Dickie link up and play together for about a minute . From that point forward Dickie kills his solo. Blue Sky is, was and will forever be Dickie's song.

[billtou812]

forgot David Gilmour

[billtou812]

ther are so few musician left in the world. Think duane, dickie betts, eddie, jeff beck, Eric, steve howe, robin trower....Though I do like the foofighters, radiohead and Muse...music is dead

[billtou812]

sooooo sweet

[alcybulski]

I need to get a copy of this! This is best, and Duane is the best.

[kroft67]

There are no words.

[Solus77]

PEOPLE! Behold the mind-bending fluidity and coherence of Duane Skyman Allman's impromptu solos! Perfect improvisation; one of his best, and one of the best of all time of course.

[fultonfroth]

Thanks for posting.

[Magn0liafan]

I commented on another live version of this song and said it was the 'best version'.

I humbly stand corrected.

LONG LIVE SKYDOG!!!!

[challenger2196]

One of the Greatest solos ever and to boot they just came out with the song!! Always will miss Duane...RIP Brother

[stalanate]

its sad that not many people know about this amazing track!!!!!wish people were more aware of talent like this!!!!!RIP duane!!!!!!

[RatoPWNS]

this is so magical

[screeningmimi]

Thanks so much. I 've been trying to get this CD. 

[mazbro49]

Where in this world can i get this album???

[JoeGancher]

@mazbro49 amazon

[papasmurftw]

@mazbro49 You can probably purchase it on iTunes. If not, you can definitely illegally download it.

[TheGalby112]

Amazing miss skydog

[halbie71]

I forgot to thank you for posting this!!!

[halbie71]

I always liked the Allman Brothers, but I thought their music went a little too "commercial" & they lost their raw edge after Duane Allman's death.

[iknowalittlee]

:)

[radog32]

they were getting better and better. such style

[mwalk1960]

Thank you, been waiting a long time.