excellent photo montage to an awesome song by a great Ameican band.Was so fortunate to see them live twice. The song title is sadly prophetic as to the current events happening in the world but there are so many great teenage memories tied to this song for me I have to laugh and remember the good times. A heartfelt Thank you.
Both versions are good but the Allman version is way too dark for me. Molly Hatchet has more of a hopeful upbeat tp it. Met this group in the 80's. Fun guys. love barbeque.
It was written by Greg Allman for the Allman Brothers 1st album in 1969. It was later covered by Molly Hatchet and Buddy Miles, both different and excellent versions as well!
Southern men like Lynrd Skynrd,who you kind of referenced, would have never covered that song.Flirtin with Disaster was the best song they ever did,but I like Last Ride and Whiskey Man and some of their other stuff.They went through alot of changes,tragic and self inflicted.When they played the music they were meant to play,they truly were one of the best bands around.They also put out alot of junk.Anyone who's listened to them over the last 30+years would know that and be MAN enough to admit it
Are you kidding me? This version of that beautiful sucksdass Stiff,choppy,absolutely no groove,which this song was all about.I'm aiting for John Phillip Sousa to ride up and do a trombone solo.Worst rendition of this song I've ever almost heard,it was to lame to finish
I don't have to hear the recent version of anything to make a judgement on this or any other song. I judge each song by itself on it's merits and even though you have the right to your own opinion the statements that you've made about this version are just ridiculous.Why do you insist on making this a competition? Whether you like this band, this style of music or even this particular version of this song, your observations are laughable.
rickyon It's not a competition,it's the truth. If you're going to make money playing music AND cover a beautiful classic like this,you'd better do a good job at it and be prepared for criticism and comparison to the original if you dont These guys should have known better,as musicians,not to cover this song.Their version is horrible,it absolutley missed and defaced a beautiful song.It has no merit and IMO was a selfish reason to satisfy some egos with a few very mediocre guitar solos
That is your opinion and you have the right to it.You are in a small minority and for you to tell anyone that they should know better than to cover ANY song is ridiculous! Songs have been covered since the beginning of music. Those doing the covering take license, small and large and are paying tribute. There are many times more covers as far as performing is concerned than originals. This is a totally different style from the original and stands by itself as a creative cover!
@rickyon so I guess your a big fan of Bill Shatner's version of Iron Man and DuranDuran's thrilling cover of 911 is a joke.Bullshit,pure frikking bullshit.A true muscian would know better and MH should have KNOWN BETTER. How many versions of Machine Gun are out there ricky. Real musicians know wha comes with covering classics.They should have listened to it in the studio and gave the original the tribute of a big hell no.It's stiff,giddyup crap.And if you like this,you didn't get the original
You seem to have an obsession with this "cover". For such a lame,choppy,stiff,suck ass,no groove song you are spending a lot of time coming back over and over again to make your feelings known. Do you hurriedly mute the volume each time so you don't have to listen to it each time. I think you secretly like it and keeping up this running babble gives you an excuse to listen to it again. Look at the view count. Look at the likes and dislikes. 'Nuff said.
@rickyon you replied to me,friendo.I just gave you the courtesy of a response,just like now.And just for kicks,shouldn't use view counts to back up your point. The view count for Capt.Kirk's version of Iron Man will break your heart.Nuff said said
You commented on my post, friendo. I gave you the courtesy of a responce, just like now. In this instance view count backs up my point perfectly. The view count on Capt. Kirk or any other video has nothing to do with it. My theory may be correct. Enjoy this post once again Friendo!
@rickyon Actually,after listening to it for the 10th time responding to your posts,I changed my mind,I like it.gotta turn it up though.Nice talkin with ya pal
@rickyon,You'll never change my mind on Buddy Miles,ricky.Dude,c'mon listen to what he does on Band of Gypsys,especially his singing in the middle of Who Knows.cringe
I'm not trying to change your mind. I'm just asking what you think of it. I've been a professional drummer for 35 years. Actually I retired 22 years ago and recently came out of retirement.Having been away for so long has given me a new appreciation for all styles of music and I am enjoying everything again (except some disco,rap and hip-hop). I had to get rid of the boredom and the prejudices I had formed and now I can "Feel" the music again! It's exhilarating!
@rickyon well we have something in common.I paid the bills playing music for about 10 years.I work in the studio and some on call gigs,but haven't played professionally for years.Buddy's version is cool,perfect for that era,throw in a litte horn,still an oversinging lousy drummer,though.I just dont feel the choppy staccato interpretation that both he and MH did,though. It's a groove song,IMO,one that flows smoothly,without the brrrump uh bump.
@rickyon I've always loved the drums,ricky,Rich,Cobham,Bonham,Shrieve(sp?)Mitchel,Moon,Elvin Jones,Murray.Used to practice singing Trane's solos and Ella's too.Ella was an unbelievable singer,she sang better sax solos than most of the sax players she sang with
@rickyon,I almost played this album completely thin,learning the songs and the solos.cousin Mary is my favorite of all.Art Taylor played drums on this album,but I liked Jones' style better. I figured if I could sing this I could sing anything and I was right
You sound as if you're a purist which is fine but there are many different tastes in the world. Many people such as myself appreciate variations on a theme with no bounds.Some are going to be terrible. Most, probably,but I never discount one cover because it can't stand up to the original.To me they each stand alone.My bands over the years took great delight in taking music we loved and adding a new twist or even changing the whole song. Most people enjoyed them. Some did not.
@heavynumbertaco Preach on bro..... the original Allman Brothers version just... gave me chills... the dynamics.... the rhythm. I too played pro for about 8 years and this song was always one of my faves, and a crowd pleaser too!
@tandav2400 Oh looky.My 3rd grade teacher is still correcting my essays,must have nailed tenure,yeah.YTF should I? You understood what I said,didn't you? You fucking graded it.But one thing for sure,I know more about this than you'd know even if you died and came back as me.Bank
I will catch a lot of flack for this but this is the best fucking song that they ever did. i'm sorry but the allman brothers(original version) pales compared to this version.
Saw this band open for Atlanta Rhythm Section in Nashville in about 1980 or so - they so kicked some ass! Loved the four front guitar with solos and never forget the way they moved back and forth thru the whole thing!
This version is better than the Allman Bros. version. It's like Fleetwood Mac's version of BLACK MAGIC WOMAN, Santana did it better. Billy Joels version of SHAMELESS, Garth Brooks did it better. Pat Travers's version of SNORTIN' WHISKEY is great, but I do it better. hahaha
We can agree to disagree, that's okay. I am a total Peach-Head; Met Gregg Allman in 2006 + he signed the CD Liner Notes of Allman Brothers Band: S.U.N.Y. at Stony Brook_State University of New York_which included "Dreams": 19 minutes, 30 seconds. While I LOVE Molly Hatchet's version, which they recorded because of their appreciation / homage of ABB, you cannot dismiss the Slide Guitar of Duane Allman. Thanks, Jim in Phoenx, AZ; via: Long Island, N.Y.; "Eat a Peach for Peace".
@parker6389 -- Hey.....you don't have to sell me on the excellence of The Allman Brothers, I'm a big fan of them as well! I love the "Eat A Peach" album to death, for example. I would NEVER, as you put it, "dismiss the slide guitar of Duane Allman". I just think that Molly Hatchet did an amazing job with this song, which you seem to agree with, right??
We agree; thanks for the response ! FYI: In 1971; WPLJ Radio interviewed Duane Allman and they asked Duane, "What are you doing for the Revolution?". Duane replied, " I'm going to ' Eat A Peach For Peace' ".
That is where "Eat A Peach" came from. So, in this current disasterous economy, etc., let us BOTH "Eat A Peach For Peace". G-d Bless, Jim, Phoenix, AZ.
We can agree to disagree, that's okay. I am a total Peach-Head; Met Gregg Allman in 2006 + he signed the CD Liner Notes of Allman Brothers Band: S.U.N.Y. at Stony Brook_State University of New York_which included "Dreams": 19 minutes, 30 seconds. While I LOVE Molly Hatchet's version, which they recorded because of their appreciation / homage of ABB, you cannot dismiss the Slide Guitar of Duane Allman. Thanks, Jim in Phoenx, AZ; via: Long Island, N.Y.; "Eat a Peach for Peace".
I'm a Canadian gal who grew up in Florida. Graduated from high school in FL in '83. These MOFOs kick ass and this song brings back some amazing memories. Or not. I can't remember. LOL
when it gets to the part at the end where danny is saying "i got dreams, i got my dreams to remember" and then in the back ground theres kind of a light humming...that really gets to me. this some is timeless, a classic, and the solo just might be the best ever
Knew this from the beginning...I thought it was a Hatchet song.....and I'm an old dude....love this version as a rock-n-roll anthemn.....everything about it is tight and pretty damn great. Nothing like seeing it performed live, though. I have 4 concerts with them- 3 with Danny Joe and the other with the imposter named Jamie Farr. Farr never could hold a candle to Danny, even though Farr thought he was beatin' the odds...RIP Danny - you'll always be the soul of this band!
@hawk1866 That's amazing. I was not aware that Jamie Farr, the beloved Corporal Klinger of M*A*S*H fame, had replaced Danny Joe Brown in Molly Hatchet. When you saw him in concert was he wearing a dress or a Toledo Mudhens jersey?
Over produced - in my uneducated opinion. Sounds way to slick for me. I prefer a cleaned up LIVE version. All of my favorite albums are LIVE - Allman Bros-Live at the Filmore, Van Morrison, Little Feat, Goose Creek Symphony, Leon Russell, Los Lobos, Tom Petty, Sheryl Crow, Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle, John Prine, John Hiatt, etc. I realize nobody cares what I like lololololol is Danny Joe Brown still alive? Any original members still touring as Molly Hatchet?
I heard this version of the song before I ever heard the Allman Brothers version, and Molly Hatchet doesn't have to apologize to anyone for their version of this song!
I saw Molly Hatchet in 1981 on their "Beatin' The Odds" tour. I was expecting a rather mundane performance by some southern rock band. HOLY SHIT, was I wrong. They were unbelievable !!!! I will never forget it !!!
This version of Dreams makes me feel so good!. That is anice way to put it. i have been in love with this version forever, since it came out. forgive me allman brothers fans but this is it! My brother was a guitarist so i hear his lead guitar every time i listen to this song
@honestman43 Danny Joe Brown passed in 05' I believe, from kidney failure. He had a massive stroke while driving in 95' which was the beginning of the end for him. And yes, he was a diabetic that did not take care of himself until it was way too late.His last on stage performance was at his own benefit that many greats threw for him. The vid of that event is not hard to find here, as he belts out his final take of Flirtin' w disaster. RIP DJB
I saw molly hatchett in jacksonville florida in 79 play this piece of rock art and it was UNBIEVEABLE. Nothing like home town -ucking jamming!!!!!!!!!
@hoss861 i totally agree. It brings out the guitar lover in me! I love this version even better than allman brothers. i will not take this back. Rick was a supreme guitar player and could do this in his sleep. What an awesome guitar solo!
i said this before. it got erased. this is awesome guitar solo. will never pick allman bros over molly hatchett for .this song. brother was a guitarist and could do this in his sleep. totally love the molly hatchett versionj
Totally blew me away when I first heard this back in '79.... an awesome track which I play to this day. This is a cover okay... but a bloody great cover, which Molly Hatchet placed their own stamp on... can't deny them that. They played a great version of it live at Reading in '79, indeed they were one of the best bands on the stage that weekend. Thanks for the upload... great memories.
@Braveshell I play this as well. It's a fun tune to warm up and shred on. Met Danny Joe and Duane way back when Stranger was opening for them. Awesome guys, man!!
This sounds like it's from the original, non-remastered CD. Better sound. I don't trust buying remasters anymore. Too-loud and compressed. Fatiguing to the ears. The old '80's CD's were warm and smooth with zero fatigue.
@Yestrooper1 Bullshit, i got my CD player in 1987 and they had been out for a couple of years by then. Granted they were super expensive that's why I waited till 87 to get one and only paid $150 bucks for a single disk player but they WERE out. You must be young and not old enough to know but I was there lived and breathed it, LOL.
Here's a crazy thought: I like BOTH versions...... Just the same way I like Joe Cocker's version of the Beatles' "With A Little Help From My Friends" or his version of Traffic's "Feelin' Alright?" (I even like Dave Mason's funky live version of the Traffic tune, which he wrote). What's wrong with having more than one version of a great song? Take Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah"..... There are at least 4 different well-known versions of that song - I like 3 of them. Nothing wrong with it.
@rickyon Hey, these guys SERIOUSLY shouldn't take more medication...
they need to just open their minds. I really hate some covers, as well as some movie re-makes. However, some of 'em are just better, (or different enough to stand out) and my son once told me tthat remakes (covers) are a tribute to the original band. Truly, I'm sure that some just knew (or thought) that they could improve it, but the thought stuck in my brain.) I LOVE THIS VERSION OF THIS SONG!
As much as I like the Allman Bros Band, This is the better version of Gregg Allman's Dreams, I'll never see. The reason I say this, is when this song was first out, Our band played this at Wilson's in Gary six Nights a week. This song always rocked the place! I guess it was more enjoyable to play than the 3 - 4- time, Allman Bros version....
Nobody can touch Duane Allman. I like the guitar jam but its so Skynard and Hatchet sounding. If your going to cover a song do it right or dont do it at all
It's so Hatchet sounding! I wonder why that is? There are 2 well known covers of the original of this song and they (included with the original) have very different feels. They all also were all done right so I don't know what you are talking about.
@rickyon Why would you want the song to be different? Its perfect the way it was but Hatchet had to fuck it up and make it sounds like swamp shit instead of a tribute
Variety is the spice of life. Many huge, masterpiece releases are covers of songs that sound completely different than the original. I will repeat to you what I said to someone earlier, you are in a very small minority. Take a look at the # of views! Take a look at the likes and dislikes! To each his own and I respect your right to not like this but to spend your time commenting in such a harsh manner instead of moving on to something that you do like doesn't make any sense to me!
What's wrong with a cover? Historically, there are plenty of "great" songs that are covers. Think about Jimi Hendrix's cover of Bob Dylan's "All Along The Watchtower." They're both great and totally different. What about Stevie Ray Vaughan's cover of Hendrix's cover? I enjoy them all. Same with "Dreams I'll Never See!" Just a great song!
dont know why people criticise Hatchet's version of the Allman's classic..i say this version kicks ass & Molly Hatchet is one of the best southern rock bands ever!!..
@RICKYON......GOOD FUCKIN TUNE BRO,,THX MAN.......HEY FUCK ALL THESE PUNKS IN HERE TALKIN SHIT,,,,MOST OF EM CANT EVEN SCRATCH THIER OWN ASS RIGHT---FUCK ALL THESE LOSERS IN HERE MOLY HATCHET KICKS MOTHAFUCKIN ASS!!!!!THX AGAIN RICKYON...YOU ROCK BRO!!PEACE!
You say "good try though" as if someone is trying to pull a fast one or as if you are clever. I assure you that neither is the case. First, it's a "cover". You do understand the meaning of that word right? Second, it's not a COMPLETE rip off because it has a different feel and emphasizes different instruments. It is an excellent southern rock flavored COVER of an ALLMAN BROTHERS song which others have covered as well. Good try though.
What the FUK !! Its a Great Version of Dreams ! Molly Hatchetts Interpretation of this Great Song SHREDS!! PERIOD! All Bands Play "Covers or their Verions" of Songs. Every Blues Musician or Bands that Play Blues Play Versions of The OLd Blues Players..Thats Why Those Old Boys Want their recognition and DUE or originating The Blues All Music is Derived from the Blues!!! k nough of Music 101.This Reminds Me when Squirrelly Headrush and Dad cleaned Booby mcgees in NB we drink Harp off tap do
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Totally agree that this was the best version of this epic piece. The Allman's clearly created the masterpiece, but this vision of the song took it to another level. Love the original, but this is a completely different vision for the song, took it a whole different direction which is no easy thing either. I played a lot of years in barbands w/o needing a day job & respect all working musicians. But I've never seen a bar band approach this, and a lot of them are still bar bands for a reason.
Totally agree that this was the best version of this epic piece. The Allman's clearly created the masterpiece, but this vision of the song took it to another level.
To the critics , I suppose that if you stay in a bar long enough anything sounds or looks good for that matter. Having seen them live in 78 and 80 I think I doubt that anyone could match the passion and intensity but hey I don't hang out in bars so I couldn't say.
Ahh i freakin love this song!!! i'm only 21 but i Grew up on molly skynyrd southern rock n some good old classic rock n roll. love this damn song! nobody knows how to write real music anymore!!!! damn hip hop and rap shit.
I really love this version and have ever since I first heard it in late 1978. Even though I was already a big Allman Brothers fan I had not heard their own version of "Dreams" before hearing Molly hatchett do it. The Molly Hatchett version is obviously heavily influenced by Buddy Miles' remake of the song on his 1970 album "Them Changes". Buddy also did a great rock/soul style medley of Gregg Allman's "Don't Keep Me Wondering" with "Midnight Rider".
Well There May be one small minor detail that you may want to consider though...The sound systems back in 1978 were not as modern as the ones they use today.. Those bar bands sound a LOT better thanks to the amazing band such as THIS one, who paved the way for ALL musicans and vocalists today.
Everybody's a critic including yourself and just like them you have a right to your own opinion but in this case I would say that you are in a small minority. I, amongst the many, am glad that they did this remake and I recognize good music for what it is.
excellent photo montage to an awesome song by a great Ameican band.Was so fortunate to see them live twice. The song title is sadly prophetic as to the current events happening in the world but there are so many great teenage memories tied to this song for me I have to laugh and remember the good times. A heartfelt Thank you.
andinthelastdays 5 days ago
You're welcome and thanks for the kind words!
rickyon 5 days ago
Love this song,, kind of puts into words where the band was heading at that time,, Danny Joe, RIP,, you were taken too soon
SemoDJ 1 week ago
There's a soothing, mystical beauty in this song..... Like @toymagenta said, thise version has a hopefulness to it.
lgd1974 1 week ago
love this song!
DianeRoach63 2 weeks ago
Both versions are good but the Allman version is way too dark for me. Molly Hatchet has more of a hopeful upbeat tp it. Met this group in the 80's. Fun guys. love barbeque.
toymagenta 3 weeks ago
@toymagenta Yea this really captures that 70s sound!
TimBirkenholz 2 weeks ago
gotta love the 7min. songs
boomgotta 3 weeks ago
these guys gotta have the best album covert art than any band
coronitas956 3 weeks ago
You people don't have jobs. I can tell.
akduclos 1 month ago
one of the best covers ever
CowboyTilliDie1 1 month ago
actually the allman brothers are the ones that covered the song... i'm pretty sure that molly hatchet wrote it, but i might be wrong...
b1wskynyrd 1 month ago
It was written by Greg Allman for the Allman Brothers 1st album in 1969. It was later covered by Molly Hatchet and Buddy Miles, both different and excellent versions as well!
rickyon 1 month ago
I saw them many years ago in Atlanta
Great band and show,they were with Atlanta Rythem Section
yaesuman1234 1 month ago
I dig this groovy song takes me back to great times.im on here alot....ty
volcacichuh 1 month ago
You're welcome.
rickyon 1 month ago
Tommy joe collette....in loving memory .
volcacichuh 1 month ago
Southern men like Lynrd Skynrd,who you kind of referenced, would have never covered that song.Flirtin with Disaster was the best song they ever did,but I like Last Ride and Whiskey Man and some of their other stuff.They went through alot of changes,tragic and self inflicted.When they played the music they were meant to play,they truly were one of the best bands around.They also put out alot of junk.Anyone who's listened to them over the last 30+years would know that and be MAN enough to admit it
heavynumbertaco 2 months ago
Just remember the Whippin Post......Had a blast.......
onegapch40 2 months ago
Take me back to the bar days.....awsum band
onegapch40 2 months ago
greatest of all time..period ...if you dont like it take yer yankee ass on down the road cuz a southern man dont need you around anyhow
ThrylSeekr 2 months ago
Are you kidding me? This version of that beautiful sucksdass Stiff,choppy,absolutely no groove,which this song was all about.I'm aiting for John Phillip Sousa to ride up and do a trombone solo.Worst rendition of this song I've ever almost heard,it was to lame to finish
heavynumbertaco 2 months ago
So I take it that you don't like this version?
rickyon 2 months ago
@rickyon If you've heard even the recent version by the Allman Bros,withTrucks,you wouldn't either
heavynumbertaco 2 months ago
I don't have to hear the recent version of anything to make a judgement on this or any other song. I judge each song by itself on it's merits and even though you have the right to your own opinion the statements that you've made about this version are just ridiculous.Why do you insist on making this a competition? Whether you like this band, this style of music or even this particular version of this song, your observations are laughable.
rickyon 2 months ago
rickyon It's not a competition,it's the truth. If you're going to make money playing music AND cover a beautiful classic like this,you'd better do a good job at it and be prepared for criticism and comparison to the original if you dont These guys should have known better,as musicians,not to cover this song.Their version is horrible,it absolutley missed and defaced a beautiful song.It has no merit and IMO was a selfish reason to satisfy some egos with a few very mediocre guitar solos
TheSmartTeam2010 2 months ago
That is your opinion and you have the right to it.You are in a small minority and for you to tell anyone that they should know better than to cover ANY song is ridiculous! Songs have been covered since the beginning of music. Those doing the covering take license, small and large and are paying tribute. There are many times more covers as far as performing is concerned than originals. This is a totally different style from the original and stands by itself as a creative cover!
rickyon 2 months ago
@rickyon so I guess your a big fan of Bill Shatner's version of Iron Man and DuranDuran's thrilling cover of 911 is a joke.Bullshit,pure frikking bullshit.A true muscian would know better and MH should have KNOWN BETTER. How many versions of Machine Gun are out there ricky. Real musicians know wha comes with covering classics.They should have listened to it in the studio and gave the original the tribute of a big hell no.It's stiff,giddyup crap.And if you like this,you didn't get the original
heavynumbertaco 2 months ago
You seem to have an obsession with this "cover". For such a lame,choppy,stiff,suck ass,no groove song you are spending a lot of time coming back over and over again to make your feelings known. Do you hurriedly mute the volume each time so you don't have to listen to it each time. I think you secretly like it and keeping up this running babble gives you an excuse to listen to it again. Look at the view count. Look at the likes and dislikes. 'Nuff said.
rickyon 2 months ago
@rickyon you replied to me,friendo.I just gave you the courtesy of a response,just like now.And just for kicks,shouldn't use view counts to back up your point. The view count for Capt.Kirk's version of Iron Man will break your heart.Nuff said said
heavynumbertaco 1 month ago
You commented on my post, friendo. I gave you the courtesy of a responce, just like now. In this instance view count backs up my point perfectly. The view count on Capt. Kirk or any other video has nothing to do with it. My theory may be correct. Enjoy this post once again Friendo!
rickyon 1 month ago
@rickyon Actually,after listening to it for the 10th time responding to your posts,I changed my mind,I like it.gotta turn it up though.Nice talkin with ya pal
heavynumbertaco 1 month ago
They're coming to take me away ha-ha he-he ho-he
To the funny farm where life is beautiful all the time
And I'll be happy to see those nice young men in their clean white coats and
They're coming to take me away ha-ha!!!!!
Welcome to the land where almost all music is appreciated (Almost!)
rickyon 1 month ago
@rickyon ok who let Napoleon xiv in the door their coming to take me away ha ha
oneeye4263 1 month ago
@oneeye4263 thought this was southern fried boogie
oneeye4263 1 month ago
Not trying to beat a dead horse but what do you think of Buddy Miles' version?
rickyon 1 month ago
@rickyon,You'll never change my mind on Buddy Miles,ricky.Dude,c'mon listen to what he does on Band of Gypsys,especially his singing in the middle of Who Knows.cringe
heavynumbertaco 1 month ago
I'm not trying to change your mind. I'm just asking what you think of it. I've been a professional drummer for 35 years. Actually I retired 22 years ago and recently came out of retirement.Having been away for so long has given me a new appreciation for all styles of music and I am enjoying everything again (except some disco,rap and hip-hop). I had to get rid of the boredom and the prejudices I had formed and now I can "Feel" the music again! It's exhilarating!
rickyon 1 month ago
@rickyon well we have something in common.I paid the bills playing music for about 10 years.I work in the studio and some on call gigs,but haven't played professionally for years.Buddy's version is cool,perfect for that era,throw in a litte horn,still an oversinging lousy drummer,though.I just dont feel the choppy staccato interpretation that both he and MH did,though. It's a groove song,IMO,one that flows smoothly,without the brrrump uh bump.
heavynumbertaco 1 month ago
@rickyon I've always loved the drums,ricky,Rich,Cobham,Bonham,Shrieve(sp?)Mitchel,Moon,Elvin Jones,Murray.Used to practice singing Trane's solos and Ella's too.Ella was an unbelievable singer,she sang better sax solos than most of the sax players she sang with
heavynumbertaco 1 month ago
@rickyon,I almost played this album completely thin,learning the songs and the solos.cousin Mary is my favorite of all.Art Taylor played drums on this album,but I liked Jones' style better. I figured if I could sing this I could sing anything and I was right
heavynumbertaco 1 month ago
You sound as if you're a purist which is fine but there are many different tastes in the world. Many people such as myself appreciate variations on a theme with no bounds.Some are going to be terrible. Most, probably,but I never discount one cover because it can't stand up to the original.To me they each stand alone.My bands over the years took great delight in taking music we loved and adding a new twist or even changing the whole song. Most people enjoyed them. Some did not.
rickyon 1 month ago
@heavynumbertaco Preach on bro..... the original Allman Brothers version just... gave me chills... the dynamics.... the rhythm. I too played pro for about 8 years and this song was always one of my faves, and a crowd pleaser too!
SHADOWBEAR82763 3 weeks ago
@heavynumbertaco YOU ARE AN IDIOT
TLSPSHEL2 2 months ago
@TLSPSHEL2 and you like this stiff,chunky absolutely worthless version of this song.what's that make you?
heavynumbertaco 2 months ago
@heavynumbertaco Learn how to Spell Stupid, Then know what you are talkin about when you TRY to speak..................
tandav2400 2 months ago
@tandav2400 Oh looky.My 3rd grade teacher is still correcting my essays,must have nailed tenure,yeah.YTF should I? You understood what I said,didn't you? You fucking graded it.But one thing for sure,I know more about this than you'd know even if you died and came back as me.Bank
heavynumbertaco 2 months ago
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bonestizoo 2 months ago
I will catch a lot of flack for this but this is the best fucking song that they ever did. i'm sorry but the allman brothers(original version) pales compared to this version.
kinkyirishman 2 months ago
Is this an exclusively Southern sentiment?
Do Yankees feel like this?
Do they have dreams they're never going to see?
BOTTSRGEDDON 2 months ago
@BOTTSRGEDDON
yes we do. i'm from not to north of the meson/dison line, but I grew up in Missouri and I have to say, that good music knows no boundries.
kinkyirishman 2 months ago
Wow, I'm hearing this for the very first time, and really digging it...why is "Flirting With Disaster" more over-referenced than this?
CesMan83 3 months ago
molly hatchet did this song justice. allman who? the what brothers?
HeavyMetal420X 3 months ago
Saw this band open for Atlanta Rhythm Section in Nashville in about 1980 or so - they so kicked some ass! Loved the four front guitar with solos and never forget the way they moved back and forth thru the whole thing!
mslisamart99 3 months ago
This version is better than the Allman Bros. version. It's like Fleetwood Mac's version of BLACK MAGIC WOMAN, Santana did it better. Billy Joels version of SHAMELESS, Garth Brooks did it better. Pat Travers's version of SNORTIN' WHISKEY is great, but I do it better. hahaha
drdawsonrocks1 3 months ago
long live Danny Jo Brown ,he is best
VIZIOE32 3 months ago
Just an excellent cover version.......probably even like it more than the original!
jeffthrow6892 4 months ago
@jeffthrow6892
We can agree to disagree, that's okay. I am a total Peach-Head; Met Gregg Allman in 2006 + he signed the CD Liner Notes of Allman Brothers Band: S.U.N.Y. at Stony Brook_State University of New York_which included "Dreams": 19 minutes, 30 seconds. While I LOVE Molly Hatchet's version, which they recorded because of their appreciation / homage of ABB, you cannot dismiss the Slide Guitar of Duane Allman. Thanks, Jim in Phoenx, AZ; via: Long Island, N.Y.; "Eat a Peach for Peace".
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@parker6389 -- Hey.....you don't have to sell me on the excellence of The Allman Brothers, I'm a big fan of them as well! I love the "Eat A Peach" album to death, for example. I would NEVER, as you put it, "dismiss the slide guitar of Duane Allman". I just think that Molly Hatchet did an amazing job with this song, which you seem to agree with, right??
jeffthrow6892 3 months ago
@jeffthrow6892
We agree; thanks for the response ! FYI: In 1971; WPLJ Radio interviewed Duane Allman and they asked Duane, "What are you doing for the Revolution?". Duane replied, " I'm going to ' Eat A Peach For Peace' ".
That is where "Eat A Peach" came from. So, in this current disasterous economy, etc., let us BOTH "Eat A Peach For Peace". G-d Bless, Jim, Phoenix, AZ.
parker6389 3 months ago
@jeffthrow6892
We can agree to disagree, that's okay. I am a total Peach-Head; Met Gregg Allman in 2006 + he signed the CD Liner Notes of Allman Brothers Band: S.U.N.Y. at Stony Brook_State University of New York_which included "Dreams": 19 minutes, 30 seconds. While I LOVE Molly Hatchet's version, which they recorded because of their appreciation / homage of ABB, you cannot dismiss the Slide Guitar of Duane Allman. Thanks, Jim in Phoenx, AZ; via: Long Island, N.Y.; "Eat a Peach for Peace".
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Quite different from The Allman Brothers version but I love them both.
jtoms3 4 months ago
turn it up!! if its too loud ur too old .....mann
greenmonte454 4 months ago 12
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akduclos 1 month ago
Blows the A.B.B.'s version out of the water.
lurch321 5 months ago
I'm a Canadian gal who grew up in Florida. Graduated from high school in FL in '83. These MOFOs kick ass and this song brings back some amazing memories. Or not. I can't remember. LOL
BlondieGrrl65 5 months ago 7
@BlondieGrrl65 . 83 rocks. Had the best of both sides of the rock
OnePinkPanda 3 weeks ago
when it gets to the part at the end where danny is saying "i got dreams, i got my dreams to remember" and then in the back ground theres kind of a light humming...that really gets to me. this some is timeless, a classic, and the solo just might be the best ever
theMrgood1994 5 months ago
i love this cover..I love the original..love love love
cindygibbsbarfield 5 months ago
One of my favorite songs!! HTH could 6 people dislike such greatness??
MetalMaidenite 5 months ago
YES!!!!! My favorite Hatchet song
stlouisrocker65 5 months ago
The actual title tgo the original Allman Bros Band tune is Dreams. Molly hatchet expanded it.
Yestrooper1 5 months ago
This will never go out of style. Check in with me in my 80's, I will still love!!!
rockinjazzify 6 months ago
Molly Hatchet.....Seen em in thier heyday..... loved it......Awesome cover of this AB's song
Stomperofpuppies 6 months ago
One of the most UNDERRATED bands ever.
kinkyirishman 6 months ago
My hair is standing on end! Love it!
AschersOil 6 months ago
Molly Hatchet totally ROCKS!!!
bobbyrpope 6 months ago
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surferjim2011 7 months ago
Knew this from the beginning...I thought it was a Hatchet song.....and I'm an old dude....love this version as a rock-n-roll anthemn.....everything about it is tight and pretty damn great. Nothing like seeing it performed live, though. I have 4 concerts with them- 3 with Danny Joe and the other with the imposter named Jamie Farr. Farr never could hold a candle to Danny, even though Farr thought he was beatin' the odds...RIP Danny - you'll always be the soul of this band!
hawk1866 7 months ago
@hawk1866 That's amazing. I was not aware that Jamie Farr, the beloved Corporal Klinger of M*A*S*H fame, had replaced Danny Joe Brown in Molly Hatchet. When you saw him in concert was he wearing a dress or a Toledo Mudhens jersey?
PWBobillo 5 months ago
Over produced - in my uneducated opinion. Sounds way to slick for me. I prefer a cleaned up LIVE version. All of my favorite albums are LIVE - Allman Bros-Live at the Filmore, Van Morrison, Little Feat, Goose Creek Symphony, Leon Russell, Los Lobos, Tom Petty, Sheryl Crow, Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle, John Prine, John Hiatt, etc. I realize nobody cares what I like lololololol is Danny Joe Brown still alive? Any original members still touring as Molly Hatchet?
elvez1231 7 months ago
I heard this version of the song before I ever heard the Allman Brothers version, and Molly Hatchet doesn't have to apologize to anyone for their version of this song!
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CarolinaBeachcomber 8 months ago
PUT SOME GOOD HEAD PHONES ON TO REALLY APPRECIATE THIS TUNE!!!!! EFFIN AWESOME
jessetp5497 8 months ago
I saw Molly Hatchet in 1981 on their "Beatin' The Odds" tour. I was expecting a rather mundane performance by some southern rock band. HOLY SHIT, was I wrong. They were unbelievable !!!! I will never forget it !!!
PeteTheSnowDog1 8 months ago
I won a freaking air quitar contest to this songs lead!!!!!!!!!!! Wake up and smell the frickin' beer!!!!
soulous1 8 months ago
the differennt feel is the guitar solo. this is different than the allman brothers. It is all about the guitar.
123terilee 8 months ago
This version of Dreams makes me feel so good!. That is anice way to put it. i have been in love with this version forever, since it came out. forgive me allman brothers fans but this is it! My brother was a guitarist so i hear his lead guitar every time i listen to this song
123terilee 8 months ago
Just saw these guys at Sandusky Bike Week 2011...And still F-ing rocken. Ole dannys alittle heavier but still got his chops....Loved it!!!!!!!!
bigbadputtytat 8 months ago
@bigbadputtytat I thought Danny Joe Brown died from complications due to being a diabetic?
honestman43 8 months ago
@honestman43 Danny Joe Brown passed in 05' I believe, from kidney failure. He had a massive stroke while driving in 95' which was the beginning of the end for him. And yes, he was a diabetic that did not take care of himself until it was way too late.His last on stage performance was at his own benefit that many greats threw for him. The vid of that event is not hard to find here, as he belts out his final take of Flirtin' w disaster. RIP DJB
twostrokeornill1 8 months ago
@bigbadputtytat Danny's dead, man
twostrokeornill1 8 months ago
@bigbadputtytat Mr.Brown passed in 05'
twostrokeornill1 8 months ago
Another great song that hardly gets played on radio anymore.
eskiewolf76 9 months ago
I saw molly hatchett in jacksonville florida in 79 play this piece of rock art and it was UNBIEVEABLE. Nothing like home town -ucking jamming!!!!!!!!!
hypermichael 9 months ago
You can't compare AllmanBrothers/Molly Hatchet. The 2 versions are so different.
I have both and what I can say is, I don't consider it my favorite Allmans song , I do think it's Hatchet's best song.
hoss861 9 months ago
@hoss861 i totally agree. It brings out the guitar lover in me! I love this version even better than allman brothers. i will not take this back. Rick was a supreme guitar player and could do this in his sleep. What an awesome guitar solo!
123terilee 8 months ago
i said this before. it got erased. this is awesome guitar solo. will never pick allman bros over molly hatchett for .this song. brother was a guitarist and could do this in his sleep. totally love the molly hatchett versionj
123terilee 8 months ago
Agreed. Molly Hatchett does it better.
123terilee 8 months ago
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123terilee 8 months ago
moilly hatchett has the best version. guitar solo is so real. i can see it.
123terilee 8 months ago
true gold!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
birchbearoutfitters 9 months ago
Totally blew me away when I first heard this back in '79.... an awesome track which I play to this day. This is a cover okay... but a bloody great cover, which Molly Hatchet placed their own stamp on... can't deny them that. They played a great version of it live at Reading in '79, indeed they were one of the best bands on the stage that weekend. Thanks for the upload... great memories.
Braveshell 9 months ago 11
You're welcome!
rickyon 9 months ago
@Braveshell yes, they really made this song there own, such a moving song, drum beats are awesome
jpd2100 8 months ago
@Braveshell YES, I agree. I like the Molly Hatchet version much better that the Allman Brother version. or any other for that matter.
artzilla 3 months ago
@Braveshell don't get anybetter ?
barryjohnson11 3 months ago
@Braveshell I play this as well. It's a fun tune to warm up and shred on. Met Danny Joe and Duane way back when Stranger was opening for them. Awesome guys, man!!
tazz6555 3 months ago
THESE GUY'S WERE FU#@%^ FANTASTIC....HANDS DOWN!!!!!!
JOEP123ful 9 months ago
This sounds like it's from the original, non-remastered CD. Better sound. I don't trust buying remasters anymore. Too-loud and compressed. Fatiguing to the ears. The old '80's CD's were warm and smooth with zero fatigue.
gangtwanger 9 months ago 13
It is.
rickyon 9 months ago
@gangtwanger dude you sound like one of those anal-retentive LP freaks...with CD's lmao
THEmonghole 5 months ago
@gangtwanger CD's didn't come out until the 90's.
Yestrooper1 5 months ago
@Yestrooper1 Then what were those shiny little discs I was playing in my CD player back in 1985?
PWBobillo 5 months ago
@Yestrooper1 I bought a single disk player by Technics at the consumer electronics show in Chicago in 1981. Now theyare just about history.
AschersOil 5 months ago
@Yestrooper1 Bullshit, i got my CD player in 1987 and they had been out for a couple of years by then. Granted they were super expensive that's why I waited till 87 to get one and only paid $150 bucks for a single disk player but they WERE out. You must be young and not old enough to know but I was there lived and breathed it, LOL.
Janicemaxwell 4 months ago
@gangtwanger It is excellent in it's own newer way just as the Allman Brother's original was excellent for 1969 period style.
BBQFanNo1 4 months ago
@gangtwanger Better yet, try 70's vinyl for warmth.
robertanthony975 3 months ago
Here's a crazy thought: I like BOTH versions...... Just the same way I like Joe Cocker's version of the Beatles' "With A Little Help From My Friends" or his version of Traffic's "Feelin' Alright?" (I even like Dave Mason's funky live version of the Traffic tune, which he wrote). What's wrong with having more than one version of a great song? Take Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah"..... There are at least 4 different well-known versions of that song - I like 3 of them. Nothing wrong with it.
gangtwanger 9 months ago 2
Amen! I like all 3 versions of this song (that I know of) and they all have different feels. Some people just need Ridlin or a chill pill or sumpin!
rickyon 9 months ago
@rickyon Hey, these guys SERIOUSLY shouldn't take more medication...
they need to just open their minds. I really hate some covers, as well as some movie re-makes. However, some of 'em are just better, (or different enough to stand out) and my son once told me tthat remakes (covers) are a tribute to the original band. Truly, I'm sure that some just knew (or thought) that they could improve it, but the thought stuck in my brain.) I LOVE THIS VERSION OF THIS SONG!
flipt193 8 months ago
@rickyon Buddy Miles version is pretty damn good.
SXSic 8 months ago
Agreed!
rickyon 8 months ago
@gangtwanger AMEN
123terilee 8 months ago
As much as I like the Allman Bros Band, This is the better version of Gregg Allman's Dreams, I'll never see. The reason I say this, is when this song was first out, Our band played this at Wilson's in Gary six Nights a week. This song always rocked the place! I guess it was more enjoyable to play than the 3 - 4- time, Allman Bros version....
jackoshaw 9 months ago
Nobody can touch Duane Allman. I like the guitar jam but its so Skynard and Hatchet sounding. If your going to cover a song do it right or dont do it at all
Phishboy26 10 months ago
It's so Hatchet sounding! I wonder why that is? There are 2 well known covers of the original of this song and they (included with the original) have very different feels. They all also were all done right so I don't know what you are talking about.
rickyon 10 months ago
@rickyon Why would you want the song to be different? Its perfect the way it was but Hatchet had to fuck it up and make it sounds like swamp shit instead of a tribute
Phishboy26 10 months ago
Variety is the spice of life. Many huge, masterpiece releases are covers of songs that sound completely different than the original. I will repeat to you what I said to someone earlier, you are in a very small minority. Take a look at the # of views! Take a look at the likes and dislikes! To each his own and I respect your right to not like this but to spend your time commenting in such a harsh manner instead of moving on to something that you do like doesn't make any sense to me!
rickyon 10 months ago
My favorite southern rock band hands down.
lowflyingcessna 10 months ago
molly hatchet was my very first concert i ever went to and still my favorite band.REST IN PEACE DANNY JOE BROWN,i miss him every day
MrKrunkENT 10 months ago
What's wrong with a cover? Historically, there are plenty of "great" songs that are covers. Think about Jimi Hendrix's cover of Bob Dylan's "All Along The Watchtower." They're both great and totally different. What about Stevie Ray Vaughan's cover of Hendrix's cover? I enjoy them all. Same with "Dreams I'll Never See!" Just a great song!
jsteckenri 10 months ago
As the boys on "That Metal Show" WOULD SAY : Absolutely!
rickyon 10 months ago
Rickyon...you rule!!!
Thanks again for the sharing of great music.
minjoem 10 months ago
You're welcome!
rickyon 10 months ago
Both versions are good, but I am partial to Hatchet's for some reason!
Tippersnore 10 months ago 2
Because it ROCKS! the Allman Brothers has a bluesy/jazzy feel. The Buddy Miles version has a funky feel. The Hatchet version just plain ROCKS!
rickyon 10 months ago
dont know why people criticise Hatchet's version of the Allman's classic..i say this version kicks ass & Molly Hatchet is one of the best southern rock bands ever!!..
MrDuaner123 10 months ago
@RICKYON......GOOD FUCKIN TUNE BRO,,THX MAN.......HEY FUCK ALL THESE PUNKS IN HERE TALKIN SHIT,,,,MOST OF EM CANT EVEN SCRATCH THIER OWN ASS RIGHT---FUCK ALL THESE LOSERS IN HERE MOLY HATCHET KICKS MOTHAFUCKIN ASS!!!!!THX AGAIN RICKYON...YOU ROCK BRO!!PEACE!
libsstink100 10 months ago 2
You're welcome.
rickyon 10 months ago
I want to be a critic too...i like this song!!!
pappysmp 10 months ago
gregg Allaman another GREAT artist and his bro , awsom musitions
hoeboy6969 10 months ago
done like the live verson
joe93008 10 months ago
circa 1979?
salinagrrrl69 10 months ago
Never heard this extended version before. A little different from the original album version on vinyl.
roland0166 10 months ago
holy shit...just enjoy ther friggin music
ThrylSeekr 11 months ago 4
Amen.
rickyon 11 months ago
this version is a COMPLETE rip off of the Buddy Miles cover of the song. good try though
cctheriverband 11 months ago
You say "good try though" as if someone is trying to pull a fast one or as if you are clever. I assure you that neither is the case. First, it's a "cover". You do understand the meaning of that word right? Second, it's not a COMPLETE rip off because it has a different feel and emphasizes different instruments. It is an excellent southern rock flavored COVER of an ALLMAN BROTHERS song which others have covered as well. Good try though.
rickyon 11 months ago 8
@rickyon HERE! HERE! That Littleriverband guy needs to be SLAPPED!
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surferjim2011 7 months ago
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surferjim2011 7 months ago
What the FUK !! Its a Great Version of Dreams ! Molly Hatchetts Interpretation of this Great Song SHREDS!! PERIOD! All Bands Play "Covers or their Verions" of Songs. Every Blues Musician or Bands that Play Blues Play Versions of The OLd Blues Players..Thats Why Those Old Boys Want their recognition and DUE or originating The Blues All Music is Derived from the Blues!!! k nough of Music 101.This Reminds Me when Squirrelly Headrush and Dad cleaned Booby mcgees in NB we drink Harp off tap do
surferjim2011 7 months ago
@surferjim2011 a line puff Bud and head down PCH To Warm water Jetties, Campgrounds, Gwalliays in Carlsbad , Grandview, Tomato Patch, in Leucadia Randy Foxes Dad Had Condo On Grandview PT, Swamis,Blacks, Windansea, Sunset Cliffs HUGE!! Blastin Molly, Outlaws, Allmans, Skynyrd,ZZ, Sabbath, Rush , Al DI Higher than a Kite! NEVER Rousted by Cops, never Crashed!Different World then ..So Much Fun!! Every Trip Free! Paid for by The Drunks At Bobby McGees. May Headys Dad Earl RIP! He would pour B &Ts!!
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@cctheriverband
Wrong. This is a rearrangement of "Dreams" by the Allman Brothers
WilliamKeyJ 10 months ago
Totally agree that this was the best version of this epic piece. The Allman's clearly created the masterpiece, but this vision of the song took it to another level. Love the original, but this is a completely different vision for the song, took it a whole different direction which is no easy thing either. I played a lot of years in barbands w/o needing a day job & respect all working musicians. But I've never seen a bar band approach this, and a lot of them are still bar bands for a reason.
redfishradical 11 months ago
Totally agree that this was the best version of this epic piece. The Allman's clearly created the masterpiece, but this vision of the song took it to another level.
redfishradical 11 months ago
Wow this version actually sucks balls. How is this even comparable to the Allman Bros version. Duane shredding>this feigned attempt at a cover.
Liamisamom 11 months ago
To the critics , I suppose that if you stay in a bar long enough anything sounds or looks good for that matter. Having seen them live in 78 and 80 I think I doubt that anyone could match the passion and intensity but hey I don't hang out in bars so I couldn't say.
MrJerryjenkins 11 months ago
Ahh i freakin love this song!!! i'm only 21 but i Grew up on molly skynyrd southern rock n some good old classic rock n roll. love this damn song! nobody knows how to write real music anymore!!!! damn hip hop and rap shit.
ride11red 11 months ago
I really love this version and have ever since I first heard it in late 1978. Even though I was already a big Allman Brothers fan I had not heard their own version of "Dreams" before hearing Molly hatchett do it. The Molly Hatchett version is obviously heavily influenced by Buddy Miles' remake of the song on his 1970 album "Them Changes". Buddy also did a great rock/soul style medley of Gregg Allman's "Don't Keep Me Wondering" with "Midnight Rider".
YT28666 1 year ago
Well There May be one small minor detail that you may want to consider though...The sound systems back in 1978 were not as modern as the ones they use today.. Those bar bands sound a LOT better thanks to the amazing band such as THIS one, who paved the way for ALL musicans and vocalists today.
ladystormannie 1 year ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
Ive seen 20 bar bands do this song better than molly, they should have never touched this song, everybodys a critic.
TheChristopherBryant 1 year ago
Everybody's a critic including yourself and just like them you have a right to your own opinion but in this case I would say that you are in a small minority. I, amongst the many, am glad that they did this remake and I recognize good music for what it is.
rickyon 1 year ago 19
@rickyon good for you ,proud of ya
TheChristopherBryant 1 year ago
@TheChristopherBryant Talkin' out yer ass bro!
45Driver 11 months ago
i like allman brothers band version better in a sense because of duane allmans guitar playing on their take on this, what a man he was. R.I.P
Alithecomedian 1 year ago