First listen to The Allman Brothers Band - Blue Sky (REACTION)

[@stpnwlf9]

Strange how people listening to this song always seem to end up smiling. FYI - on assorted greatest of all time lists for guitarists, Dicke Betts is usually always top 10 or close to it. Duane Allman is usually just a few notches above him.

[@zackattack635]

In Memory of Elizabeth Reed live at Filmore East. It’s so great.

[@armadillotoe]

Anything and everything from Live at the Filmore is great.

[@zackattack635]

@@armadillotoe it’s shocking that in 71 they could record a live performance that well. It’s spectacular.

[@theblackcat5416]

This song always feels like it should be playing during a cross-country drive. Just chillin' with the windows open ! 🚘🚘🚘Road trip !!! ✌❤🌻😷🎶

[@DBRONX]

Followed by Jessica!

[@bobwitt4939]

Cherish this guys, I would do anything to listen to a Zeppelin tune with my dad one more time.

[@zebulon8819]

I feel you brother I had 3 years of death mother father and my brother ,🙏✌️♥️ We Are Legion

[@bobwitt4939]

We Are Legion for sure. It is crazy how not a day goes by that my Dad is not in my thoughts on some level. Thanks man sorry about your losses.

[@blanewilliams5960]

For me it is CCR with my Dad. I feel that for sure. Lost my Father 5 years ago now. Cherish the memories, Legion.

[@johnriley4320]

The original Altman Brothers were as good as it gets.

[@kookoothebirdgirl1]

I think you meant “Allman Brothers”, right?

[@obbor4]

So was every other incarnation of The Allman Brothers Band! Derek Trucks and Warren Haynes are as good as anyone who ever played with them, or anyone else.

[@thomashealey6941]

@@obbor4 the ability of the musicians never wavered, but the quality of some of their new songs did drop off

[@obbor4]

@@thomashealey6941 that coincided with Gregg's ability to write great songs dropping off. But this wasn't a later days thing, he had pretty much shot his wad by 'Eat a Peach.' But then, I can't think of all that many groups who improved, other than maybe as musicians, which tends to only add excess, after their first few albums. Once the schedules, groupies, partying, and record company demands kick in, quality tends to lag. It's hard to maintain a you man's passion without actually being a young man.

[@AU88]

Their other brother, Robert Altman, made some great films.

[@kidpoker007]

Classic solo by Dicky and Duane.... nice double leads as well

[@mmay2669]

One Way Out!!! Live Fillmore east 1971

[@adderman1950]

Really enjoyed watching the two of you reacting to this song! This is my favorite song of all time. It is assigned to my wife as her ringtone on my phone as she is my blue sky!

[@Yosef1952]

Hey DS8! "Blue Sky" is one of my favorite Allman numbers.

[@johnbooth9957]

I'm 29 been listening to classic rock all my life but this is my favorite Allman Brothers song I kno they have allot of good ones

[@mattshaw6180]

The guitars in this song have always sounded to me the way sunlight on rippling water looks, the perfect sounds of watching the river flow by. Many a summer day is packed into these bars. Thanks for reviewing this one together!

[@joshyoung81]

Mr Dickey Betts at your service.

[@johnshannon9656]

Incredible.

[@anneridge9800]

My first concert was the Allman Brothers, 1974.!❤️

[@brianjaccob4125]

They made southern rock a genre but nothing else compares to them in 70's southern rock in my opinion. They definitely construct their songs with a certain build like you mentioned but the formula works everytime. Beautiful song

[@da324]

I think Lynyrd Skynyrd are just as good. Outlaws, Marshall Tucker, Molly Hatchet, Wet Willie. etc. are good, but not on the level of the LSB and ABB.

[@er5406]

The Allman Brothers always wrote and practiced their songs unplugged.

[@bobangell1679]

Why can't you guys move next door to me? We'd have a blast!

[@garylindsey5174]

I too, love it when they harmonize the 🎸 🎸. When I saw them it was Dickey Betts and Warren Haynes. They were amazing. John Paul Jones Zeppelin bassist

[@TheGuitarMan71]

Good job showing new generations the timeless songs

[@blanewilliams5960]

Just a beautiful song. I could listen to them all day long. Peace and Love, Guys!

[@skydogfan4671]

Great to see you reacting together, especially to the Allman Brothers. Great song written by Dickey Betts. Two great guitarist - Betts and Duane Allman. Duane is my all time favorite guitar player. You have to react to Whipping Post (studio version) next.

[@tommycanadasmobazimmer]

I've seen the Allman Brothers several times. This is my favourite tune of theirs. Imagine what they did with this tune live. As Keith Richards says - when you record songs on albums "they are just babies - it's not until you take them on the road and play them live for a while that they really grow up" (or something to that effect) This was always an awesome song live. FYI - Duane Allman does the solo on Layla by Derek and the Dominoes (band with Eric Clapton)

[@garylindsey5174]

Daniel has an excuse. Why have you never heard this? Lol LOVE AB

[@tommathews3964]

Truth! I was wondering the same.....

[@AU88]

@@tommathews3964 it’s astounding. He’s white, and an American, and 50-ish. He either recently broke away from the Amish, or was raised by wolves.

[@tommathews3964]

@@AU88 Ha! That's hilarious! Well, whatever the reason, I'm glad he's been exposed now! I'd hate for anybody to go through life without this great music!

[@kaydantonio3719]

First semester freshman in college 1971 I got to see the Allman Brothers playing the basketball arena at my small state college. I was a kid and knew little about the band but what an amazing concert. It was only weeks later that Duane Allman died. I remember now what a strange feeling that was at the time. Sidenote: my very first concert just a few months earlier in June 1971 was Jethro Tull on the Aqualung tour so I enjoyed your reactions and research into Jethro Tull very much. Thanks Daniel.

[@foxandscout]

I also saw the Allman Brothers first semester college 1971. I just turned 17. I was floored. But bring a New Yorker, I started going to concerts when I was 14 and by 17 I had seen dozens. Eat a Peach is one of my favorite albums. Saw Greg solo in a small supper club not long before he died (2017).

[@markndogs]

John Paul Jones, of course. Blue Sky is a song I’ve never grown tired of. It’s an absolute pleasure every time and I’ve heard it hundreds of times.

[@rsmith2491]

Guitar solos, duet in this case, can illicit a lot of things. This one is joy. Sounds like they were just having a great time.

[@georgewodicka4839]

Rarely does a band have TWO top ten all-time guitarists playing on an all-time rock classic at the same time. Here we have it without debate, IMO.

[@kookoothebirdgirl1]

It wasn’t so much the technical ability of the guitar playing, so much as the beautiful phrasing that Duane Allman and Dicky Betts did, alone and together. It wasn’t even a jam... almost sounded as if it was all written that way, note for note. (Not sure if it actually was, though.) They just had that kind of amazing chemistry, together! A little information about this album...the Allman Brothers were in the beginning stages of recording “Eat a Peach”- they had laid down the initial parts of the tracks “Blue Sky”, “Stand Back” and Duane Allman’s song “Little Martha”, then they did a few shows before Duane, bass player Berry Oakley, and two of their roadies and checked into a rehab to battle their blooming heroin addictions. It was pretty soon after that, Duane, (who was really enthusiastic and optimistic about the future of the band, and riding the success of the live album “At Fillmore East”) was riding his Harley-Davidson Sportster along a Macon, Georgia road, (supposedly at a very high rate of speed) and came across a flatbed truck carrying a lumber crane, stopped still at an intersection. As he tried to swerve around the truck to avoid hitting it, he clipped part of it and was thrown from his bike, which popped into the air and landed on top of him, and he skidded for many, many feet like this, gravely injuring himself. Sadly, at 24 years old, Duane Allman died in the hospital a few hours later. “Blue Sky” was one of the last songs Duane Allman ever played. Consequently, “At Fillmore East” went up to the top 15 American Album charts. He always said he would “Eat a Peach for Peace”. Rest In Peace, Duane. If you really want a fantastic recommendation for a positive-energy-like GORGEOUS song, my pick would be “Melissa”, off this album. You won’t be sorry...that’s a guarantee!

[@bobangell1679]

Sweetie, don't ever "correct" an old man. I had sent them a video of the news coverage that mentions the nearby peach trees. No, I wasn't going to rehash the whole long story in a comment. Please realize you may not have witnessed the entire interaction. And just because you've copied and pasted a Rolling Stone article does not make you an authority on the subject. And I ain't claiming to be one, either. But I certainly know how those of us around at the time consumed that story. Don't try to embarrass people, honey. It's real bad form.

[@kookoothebirdgirl1]

@@bobangell1679 While I’m somewhat flattered that you think my writing sounds as if I “copy and pasted” a Rolling Stone article, you must also understand that I am also a woman who’s been around a while, and it was never my intention to embarrass you. I simply wanted to squash the notion that Duane Allman was “killed by hitting a peach tree” as you had mentioned in your other comment. I, by no means, claim to be an authority on this subject, but because I grew up around that time in Pensacola FL and Atlanta GA, and my father (who worked at the studio where EAP was recorded) and friends were highly affected by his death, I made it my business to find out exactly what had happened on that day in Macon, GA. Many people had said the record was called “Eat a Peach” for the reason you stated, but facts is facts, Bob, and I was simply stating them. I apologize if you took it personally, which wasn’t my intent, whatsoever, as I had written this before I even read your comment. Making assumptions about people, especially strangers who write an informational comment on YT, well, we all know what happens when we assume things. I’m just glad that everyone has had the chance to experience this wonderful record, after all these years...Duane, Dicky, Greg AND my Daddy, are all smiling in Heaven because of it!

[@bobangell1679]

My comment WAS MAKING FUN of that assumption, you ignorant twit.

[@zamaurijones2725]

Ah jesus it's cool when you and your dad are reacting together. PS your dad is rockin that greased back hair.

[@WhizzingFish12]

This is my favorite ABB studio song out of many, many great ones. It's warm and sweet and gentle, like being fully in love and being just as loved in return. Like knowing you're on the way home, home, home. There's not an ounce of sadness in it, just rich fullness. It's why everyone smiles when they hear it.

[@dennisjohnson2772]

I saw them 5 times starting in '90 or so and Dicky Betts solo once,this one of my favorites."Ain't Wastin' Time No More".

[@ericanderson8886]

You got it, Duane with the first solo and Dickey with the second, and they come together at the end. Sadly Duane died shortly after. RIP ,one of the best ever.

[@ronaldalagia9211]

it's good to see a father and son rockin' together to great music. i'm seventy one with no children and i am envious.

[@shaundalindsay8882]

Thanks for this reaction. It was fun. I love the southern open sky feel of "Blue Sky." You'll love "Midnight Rider".

[@wasfazed]

This is my all time favorite song. Johnny Sandlin use to talk about crying when mixing this version, because it was the last studio work Duane had done. And you MUST check out "Melissa" from Eat A Peach!

[@brandonflorida1092]

This and "Ramblin Man" are my two favorite Allman Brothers songs.

[@marymargaretmoore9034]

Allman Brothers, Whipping Post live at Fillmore East. You won’t regret it.

[@tommathews3964]

Quite simply one of the greatest songs of all time! It never fails to bring a smile and good vibes! Dickey singing to his lady "Blue Sky" Betts.

[@bjs301]

This was their first album after Duane died. He was so great that a lot of people never thought they could be good without him. I started at Ohio State the next year, and got to hear Dickey Betts do a free concert on the South Oval. He wasn't Duane, but he's a great artist. And Ramblin' Man is great!! Do it next.

[@An_Cat_Dubh]

Duane appears on much of the album, though he died before completion of the recording.

[@bjs301]

@@An_Cat_DubhYeah, at the time it was released, my high school buddies and I didn't know that. One of the songs was kind of a memorial to Duane, and I'm pretty sure it was marketed almost as a memorial album, at least in my area. I think we knew the live stuff was from before he died.

[@joshyoung81]

BTW...I love the earnest and genuine quality you convey. Everything is so sardonic and sarcastic and these days, people have to always act like they know everything, it is refreshing....

[@lisamorrison2149]

Hi Dad! So nice you two can get together and enjoy some classic Allman Brothers! Southern Rock at its finest.🎸❤

[@JohnRodriguesPhotographer]

Dad enjoy this moment with your son. He's a pretty impressive young man . one of the best times I had professionally was when my two kids, applied for and got jobs where I worked. We were able to interact on a daily basis and they got to see their old man working in interacting with other people on a professional level. At one point my son was assigned to my team. We had a talk and I told him that I would have to be harder on him than everyone else and that would still be complaints of nepotism. He understood. And yes so there were still complaints even though I was much harder on him. We actually made a pretty good team working together.

[@JohnRodriguesPhotographer]

For the record the only thing I did to help them get their jobs was to tell HR they were submitting their resumes. I also said if you think they are qualified for an interview that is entirely up to you. I am biased so I won't tell you what to do. My kids got their jobs and took off running on their own and achieved their promotions on their own. They were both good employees and that made me very proud.

[@daveking9393]

@@JohnRodriguesPhotographer sounds like you were blessed as well. Our kids are young 19 and 17 and they are both super. Parenting can have a lot of rewards...

[@JohnRodriguesPhotographer]

@@daveking9393 mine are 39 and 37. I am retired now. It was a really nice time . They had heard me talk about work and how to treat people and manage them . Then they saw me. Yes I'm pretty fortunate. Enjoy it while you can. They grow up and have their own lives too soon

[@daveking9393]

Agree. We waited almost 10 years after marrying to have our first. Not the path for everyone but it worked for us. It was lean for many years but we saved so my wife could stay home for the first 7 years for our son and first 5 for our daughter. I'm looking forward to getting them through school and future phases as well as sharing their adult journeys. Wish all could be as blessed as we have been. Stay safe!

[@JohnRodriguesPhotographer]

@@daveking9393 Merry Christmas!

[@Fairygrl_TW]

Good Southern rock type band, love The Midnight Rider, Cool son and Dad night, Thanx guys, Peace

[@robinraan]

Yes, Midnight Rider

[@pedrogonzales4364]

first solo is duane second is dickey betts

[@douglaspalmer9678]

That's Dickie Betts who had a country bent. The allman brothers were capable coming at you from two or three directions. They had two lead guitars two drummers two keyboardist and the same album would have a Jessica, Blue Skies, then heavy Blues like Whipping Post. Try out Midnight Rider then Ramblin Man. Before Duane was Killed there was a lot of Slide guitar. Duane was credited with the rift in Eric Clapton's Layla.

[@tovarisch2788]

Only one keyboardist (Gregg) in the original version (this version) of the band.

[@bobangell1679]

And your back! I've spent the last couple hours with both of ya!

[@daveking9393]

Enjoyed! All sorts of different benefits from your channel. Thank you BOTH!

[@porflepopnecker4376]

I blind-bought the "Eat A Peach" 8-track when it came out and that began my long career as an Allman Brothers fan. "Blue Sky" is one of Dickey Betts' songs--that's him singing it and playing lead guitar (Dickey took over as lead guitarist after Duane's death). It leads right into the great Gregg Allman number "Ain't Wastin' Time No More" which you guys might consider also reacting to. Dickey always gave the Allman Brothers most of their country sound, while Gregg was ever the bluesman.

[@Yosef1952]

John Paul Jones was the bass player for Zep.

[@daveking9393]

Some of us were lucky enough to get those "more complete" feelings starting at much younger age. Glad you both are finding this type of completeness. So so much more to enjoy. Great journeys ahead for you both!

[@janegirl1792]

I told my little kid that Duane died when he was only 24. My three-year-old said, “just imagine if he lived!”

[@k_spats]

This is soul soothing. I needed this - on this cold and rainy Saturday. Great job! Glad I went to bed early last night... What a great way to wake up! (Not that I just woke up. Good grief, Kelly! Not everything you think needs to go in your comment?!?! Yet, I continue. Yikes. 😏) 💜💫✌🏼🎵

[@39thala]

Need to react to, "Midnight Rider" with Vince Gill, Gregg Allman and Zac Brown

[@pierrevaillancourt1803]

Hurray my favourite song from this band 😃

[@robinreiley1828]

You two are a good team! I didn't know the back story on this song, very cool! Thanks!

[@rotcod2886]

How do you get to be as old as you and not hear this masterpiece?

[@recyclerhopkins]

Daniel, hopefully you'll get to the Allman Bros. song In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed, a jazz influenced instrumental from their Idewild South album from 1970 written by Dickie Betts. The title of the song came from a name on a headstone at the Rose Hill Cemetery in Macon, GA, where years later both Duane and Gregg Allman and bassist Barry Oakley are all buried. This is one of the classic Allman songs and one of their best known.

[@timcardona9962]

It's really great to see you doing this with your Dad. My dad and I worked together for over 10 years (musicians) and it was a wonderful experience. I lost him to cancer over the summer and its been really hard but I'm so grateful for everything he gave to me, including the gift of music, he raised me on all of this great music that you're discovering. Long Live Dethstroke 8 & 9!

[@keef7224]

Good catch. Same chords and time signature as Ramble On. Tempo is only 4 bpm different. Similar bouncy bass line too. Good ears. In response to a Vietnam question, Duane once said that every time he was home in Georgia he would eat a peach for peace. After his passing they chose that quote for the album title.

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

Yeah very good.

[@robinraan]

Very thoughtful commentary. Music doesn’t explain, it reflects the emotion of the inexpressible and verifies our private and isolated inner life.

[@nunyabidnis5407]

My favorite song of all time.

[@tomswenson4447]

One more honorable mention... "Back Where It All Begins"

[@myownchannel247]

Dickie Betts and Duane Allman on guitars, sung and written by Dickie Betts

[@garya7893]

Great song and great memories it took me weeks to learn how to play this song as a kid i think you and your dad will like Robin Trower Too Rolling Stoned his latest version live The mans guitar tone gets better with age

[@Pcrimson1]

Wow, I'm old, I understand why Danieil never heard this, but I can't wrap my head around his dad being a different, younger generation who wouldn't necessarily know it either. But when he started rattling off bands he grew up on, it's a reality. I'm glad he's open to the experience as well. By the way, I used to annoy people in bars when cd jukeboxes came out. I would play Mountain Jam because I wanted my $.25 worth and this song is 30 some odd minutes,. The bar tenders would catch on during the long drum jam and pull the plug. We'd laugh to see how long it would take anyone to notice.

[@39thala]

You really are missing out on, "Allman Brothers Blues Band - Melissa - Acoustic - Live Music". Its a great acoustic performance with Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts, Warren Haynes & Allen Woody on Bass (I think!). Some great guitar playing by Betts (And Warren) and expressive vocals by Gregg! This was from an Austin City Limits performance.

[@mlkuhnpdx]

That drum fill at 7:13 is iconic.

[@mikefigures5541]

Duane most frequently played a Les Paul. I love Les pauls but they have a hard edge to them almost a nasal-like quality to the sound. Duane played his Les bi-amped to two fifty watt Marshall amplifiers which gave him a very nice clear mellow tone. In his solo many of the notes almost sound like bells ringing. Really a great sound. If you want to appreciate the raw sound of a Les; Aerosmith is probably the band to check out. They really did justice to the basic sound of the Les Paul.

[@jefferycordes2505]

This is the 1st Allman Brothers Band song I ever heard on my turntable. I bought this album in the early 1970'sas a USAF dependant living on Ramstein AFB and going to high school at Kaiserslautern American High School. All these years later I'm still an Allman Brothers fan(atic).

[@davidmyers5916]

Sadly Duane died in October of 1971. The "Eat a Peach" album came out a year later, the last album to feature Duane's amazing guitar.

[@michelemichele3375]

Dad’s right - Eat a Peach 🍑 was dedicated to Duane. The peach truck on the cover was said to represent the vehicle that hit Duane’s motorcycle. We miss these talents. Thanks! Great reaction. Happy Father’s Day to you and all fathers out there, living or not. Hugs 🤗 ✨🤪

[@switchflow5405]

The beginning of this always sounded like "Ramblin Man" when it drops in just in a lower tone. But just what my ears hear anyway, great song definitely love The Allman Brothers Band. ✌

[@vickirecord5534]

Such a great discussion guys and so true. The 1967-69 period were such a time of tumult, anger and outrage in our lives. Moving on in the 1970s, althought we still had Nam and Nixon to deal with, music indeed gravitated (matured) into what you've been covering in your videos with bands like Yes and the Allman Brothers. A large number of us being stoned make have had something to do with it as well.

[@vickirecord5534]

You're correct, Eat a Peach was Duane's last studio album. He died in a motorcycle accident. Gregg just died a couple years ago.

[@davidschecter5247]

What a "feel good" song!

[@zebulon8819]

" Statesboro Blues" Dwayne's slide playing is incredible good fun song ✌️♥️ We Are Legion

[@JimDorman]

I really enjoyed your reaction. Having listened to this song thousands of time and once interviewing it's author, I thought your analysis was on point and insightful. Bravo!

[@joelliebler5690]

This is one of my favorite tunes by The Allman Brothers. Another all instrumental which is fantastic is In Memory of Elizabeth Reed. Melissa is another great song and so is Pegasus! You will love them all!👍🏻❤️☮️✌🏻🎸🎤🎼

[@garylarue3899]

Southern rock from this era is my fav genre. The Allmans and Skynyrd are at the top of the list. Love the reaction.

[@michelero8794]

Little Martha same album Duane Allman wrote and plays on it. There is a 48 minute song on this album called called mountain jam greatest.

[@Wordsmyth8]

Blue Sky is a terrific song! I love it. Dickie Betts really shines on this one.

[@babylonsister118]

Love those dual synchronized leads! Nobody does it better!

[@robertthurman9866]

I got to see them twice. Even better live. A lot of jazz influence.

[@armadillotoe]

"One Way Out." Live at the Filmore. The Allman Brothers would always give a class on how a guitar should sound.

[@Naturephile55]

Dicky is such a lyrical guitarist. Very nice voice to boot. Love it!

[@RR-0702]

If you guys are becoming Allman Brothers Fans and love incredible guitar playing, You must listen to - In Memory of Elizabeth Reed - Off of the Live Fillmore East Album - Just put your headphones throw your head back, close your eyes and get ready to be mesmerized !!!

[@kidpoker007]

Classic

[@babylonsister118]

The Allman Bros. played here in Baltimore at Painters Mill Venue and the next day Duane died in a motorcycle accident. Rest peacefully dude.

[@tishbite606]

You've heard Blue Sky you just didn't know it. It's one of the most covered songs in music. It is also the greatest guitar duet ever recorded.

[@nancyaugustine9000]

He died ,,,they actually changed the lp cover ,,before the second release of the lp,,I have a copy of the original,,with the flames on bk cover ,,,ty and ty dad

[@tovarisch2788]

The song was actually written to/for Dickey's then-wife, whose Native American name was Blue Sky.

[@pica6888]

One of the greatest bands of the modern music era.

[@TheGuitarReb]

What do these guys know? I was riding in the back seat of a buddy's Impala when he popped in an 8-track. In those days we had twin speakers on the ledge behind the seat. Just riding along at night, sipping my Boone's Farm apple wine and grooving out. Being a guitar player, I knew "THIS WAS IT" and it has been for over 30 years!

[@GoldTop57]

Favorite song all-time. Dickey Betts shines. They all do, but it’s primarily his composition and his show. Same with Jessica

[@lindehughes1773]

MIDNIGHT RIDER has always been my favorite Allman Brothers song 🎵 ❤

[@annfreels3071]

That in Dickey Betts singing. He was also the lead guitarists. Saw the many times. They define Southern Rock!

[@jimmytaylor9854]

Eat a Peach and Live at the Fillmore East both deserve reactions. Two of the best albums of all time.

[@kidpoker007]

Studio version is a classic

[@beare55]

Duane Allman the first lead, Dickey Betts the second lead, the best guitar duo ever IMHO, and with Berry Oakley's bass, just a cosmic connection.

[@melissakhalar1842]

RIP Duane and Gregg Love you and miss you. Their song Melissa written by Gregg and was Duane's favorite Gregg song off the same album Eat A Peach is how I became known as Sweet Melissa by my close friends and family. ❤

[@fords_nothere_100]

Great studio version of this song and one of the last recordings of Duane and Dicky together. Wonderful.