Midnight Rider... sorta

I love Gregg Allman, but my favorite solo album of his is the mellow, intelligent "Laid Back". Last night's performance as anything but. I didn't come to a Gregg Allman concert to hear Mr. Groovy-SaxiFlute or Mr. Jittery-Piano... BORING! Did I mention that his guitarist SUCKED... or that the arrangements were done by a carny on meth? Having said that... I still love Gregg Allman, but I guess the truth is I mostly love and admire his contribution to The Allman Brothers Band!

It's hard to meet your heros. I bought a dvd of a Neil Young concert in Berlin. It's back in the 80s and he does reggae version... of "Cortez the Killer"...

a

reggae

version...

Neil Young trivializes his own masterwork. One of the greatest rock songs of all time... a piece whose essence is brooding seriousness... is ruined by... NEIL YOUNG! :-#

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• Gregg
• Allman
• Midnight
• Rider
• The
• Independant
• July
• 21
• 2009

[Davidthorough]

Went back to see the second show last night and really enjoyed it. The guitarist had the same technical problems, but his playing was incredibly better. The horns and piano were tuned down a bit and the whole band played more cohesively. The first night felt more like a rehearsal. First night I grabbed one of the few benches off to the side. Last night I stood 10 feet from centerstage... that probably helped too.