4 1/2 of five stars*.
After a very long wait on this one, today was the day for more Allman Bros. I'll try not to gush too much but this is my cup of tea.
Sweet, clear separation and a "headphones only" type of recording. The center is there for the vocals but the soundstage of the L/R makes it blend in so much, as to be invisible. The rears are mostly for ambience effect (however cymbols seems to reside there throughout the disc).
Butch Trucks (yup, he was with the band then) does a nice, understated drum solo on "Mountain Jam", as does Berry Oakley on Bass. Duane Allman and Dickey Betts alternate L/R channels, I'm never sure who is where - when (although his slide guitar anchors the left speaker on "One Way Out").
This is the first release after Duane's passing, so he is missing on the first three tracks.
The reason I always favor the Allman Bros is not that they shine as individuals, it is because they fit together as a group, and the music just flows through / over / around you, like a wave.
Think "Blue Sky".
Reference 5.1 Hi-rez, perhaps not. Reference music - oh yeah!
* Why not five? well as the Olympic Judges are want to do, I need to leave some room for the next performer .. :banana:
Which I hope is the 8/24 release of "Live at Fillmore East"
I hope
I hope
After a very long wait on this one, today was the day for more Allman Bros. I'll try not to gush too much but this is my cup of tea.
Sweet, clear separation and a "headphones only" type of recording. The center is there for the vocals but the soundstage of the L/R makes it blend in so much, as to be invisible. The rears are mostly for ambience effect (however cymbols seems to reside there throughout the disc).
Butch Trucks (yup, he was with the band then) does a nice, understated drum solo on "Mountain Jam", as does Berry Oakley on Bass. Duane Allman and Dickey Betts alternate L/R channels, I'm never sure who is where - when (although his slide guitar anchors the left speaker on "One Way Out").
This is the first release after Duane's passing, so he is missing on the first three tracks.
The reason I always favor the Allman Bros is not that they shine as individuals, it is because they fit together as a group, and the music just flows through / over / around you, like a wave.
Think "Blue Sky".
Reference 5.1 Hi-rez, perhaps not. Reference music - oh yeah!
* Why not five? well as the Olympic Judges are want to do, I need to leave some room for the next performer .. :banana:
Which I hope is the 8/24 release of "Live at Fillmore East"
I hope
I hope