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The Allman Brothers Banc
is the only band I know that
can take a beating and bounce
back. I often wondered what
was going to happen to the fan
tastic band from Macon, Georgia
after the deaths of Duane Allman
and Berry Oakly. Well, I'm very
happy to report that the Allman
Brothers Band is still one of the
best and most electrifying
groups around. The latest al -
buns" Brothers and Sisters,"
proves this beyond a shadow of
a doubt. This album, like all
of their others, you could listen
to forever. If you think you
can pick out a few of Berry
Oakly's bass licks on the album,
you're right. Fortunately Berry
made two cuts on the album be
fore his untimely demise. If
you want a natural "high" just
close your eyes and turn on
"Jelly, Jelly." It's a slow
blues number featuring a piano
solo by Chuck Leavell, a new
addition to the band, whose
playing is fantastic. Berry
Oakly's replacement, Lamar Wil
liams, does a'good job, but I
don't think he'll ever capture
Berry's magic with the bass.
With the use of double tracking
on the song "Ramblin' Man" it
actually sounds like the "good
of days" with Duane and Berry
there.
When Duane was alive there
was never a need for double
tracking. Berry was there for
that and'"Wasted Words."
"Pony Boy" is a good time piece
that makes you want to stamp your
foot. With Dicky Betts' usual
fantastic guitar pickin' and
ccantry twang vocals and Greg
Allman's drawling vocals the
Allman Brnther6 Band still makes
the same great music.
If you missed them on televi
sion, either Friday the 12th on
Channel 6 or Saturday the 13th
on Channel 5, "Dun Kirshner Pre
sents," kick yourself. As
usual their live performances
are fantastic. Some of the
old magic is gone, as one
might expect, but their great-
k Yatsko
ness shines on. If you want
one band you could never get
sickof, the Allman Brothers
Band is it.
LOOKING BACK
As rock music nears the end
of its first decade, now might t
be a good time to look back o-
ver some of its more notable ac
complishments: the songs and
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albums that will, in this
writer's opinion, go down in
music history as the best of
the best. Although there may
be many suggestions for this
category, the compositions
that I have chosen, I have
chosen not only for their musi
cal content, but also because
of the quality of the musician
that recorded the song.
"Stairway to Heaven" is,
without a doubt, one of the
most beautiful and powerful
songs ever recorded. The melodic
guitar starts building from the
first chord andthesn't stop un
til it reaches an intensity
that few Bones, ever achieve.
And its beauty isn't all wrapped
up in the music, for the lyrics
are delivering a message that
once heard, is not easily for
gotten.
"'avian by Derek and the
Domino's has always been one
of my favorite songs. The com
bination of Eric Clapton and