The Allman Brothers Band: Whipping Post (Live) REACTION/ANALYSIS | The Daily Doug (Episode 310)

[@WTFungus]

True story: About 30 years ago I attended a Fall Festival at my daughter's elementary school. They had a live band who happened to be an Allman Brothers cover band. So funny to watch them playing "Whipping Post" to a bunch of 5-10 year olds.

[@dougpastor9936]

In Memory of Elizabeth Reed from the Filmore is still one of the best live recordings ever made. The groove is incredible.

[@mrmusic248]

Doug: Duane's solo was edited in by Tom Dowd from another show.

[@deantodd5042]

Totally. And more musical sophistication to that piece. Whipping Post does have a groove, though.

[@jpirard]

Also Hot 'Lanta

[@maryjo3550]

Nobody is better than the Allman Brothers!

[@XxSkydog71xX]

Yup

[@ericellquist7007]

The lyrics say "TIED to the whipping post. A whipping post was just that, not a pillory. It was a post tall enough and stout enough to accommodate a man of any stature. It had a ring at the top to secure the hands. The offender was tied by the hands with a rope (shackles were optional) attached to the ring and hoisted up until he was on his tip toes face to the post. The punishment was either a whip, or a "cat 'o nine tails". The cat, was the usual punishment aboard a British war ship in the age of sail. It was kept in a red baize bag in the possession of the bosun. This is where the expression "Letting the cat out of the bag" comes from....

[@michaelschey1084]

I probably know every section, every note, every lick, every bit by heart as I have been listening to this live masterpiece for decades

[@donaldbutcher1260]

At about the 13:30 mark what you are referring to is the stocks, whipping post comes from the antebellum south. Disobedient slaves were tied to a tree or other similar object and publicly beaten. A small difference I know but an important one, as the Allmans were from the south I think that would have been their reference as the stocks were a European device brought to America by the Puritans. Great song and a great performance,thanks.

[@beekay5914]

The guys were posing for album photos in Macon Ga., bored to death with it all, and unwilling to smile for any of the shots. During an eventual break, Duane spotted his dealer across the street and grabbed an eight ball of cocaine, then sat back down. That's what they are all smiling at in this shot, and Duane still has the dope in his hand.

[@XxSkydog71xX]

14:25 on is some of the greatest sounding grooves I’ve ever come across. The Allman Brothers are legends

[@jeffking887]

A jam band. Not especially a complicated composition but some incredible improvisation. Duane was a fan of jazz greats like Miles Davis and John Coltrane. He used an old Coricidin bottle for a slide; a story that plays into how ABB made their version of Statesboro Blues into a standard. Butch Trucks’s nephew is Derek Trucks of Tedeschi Trucks Band.

[@Alewifes_Husband]

And Derek is arguably an even BETTER slide player than Duane was!! Allman Brothers just used so many influences and mixed them into an amazing Fufu Stew. Jazz, Blues, Country, Rock n Roll... One big, satisfying gumbo.

[@hippydippy]

Yea... He totally doesn't get it.

[@tombriggs5348]

I would leave out Statesboro Blues from the most admired ABB tunes. I discovered Taj Mahal had done his version in 1968 and that is essentially the same arrangement.

[@beekay5914]

There were no prog rock stations in the 70's or any other time, unless you count internet radio. FM radio stations played all genres of rock. I knew tons of people, like me, who loved everything from Marshall Tucker Band to Yes to Talking Heads to Neil Young to Mahavishnu Orchestra.

[@bostonseeker]

There was WNEW in NYC in the late 60s and 70s, which emphasized prog and other, more "advanced" music.

[@lilRadRidinHood]

@@bostonseeker I grew up in upstate N.Y. prior to moving to California in the late sixties. The radio stations in Buffalo considered "Country music" the type of music from the country the population originated from...so we heard a lot of polka.

[@wfly81]

College radio, if you catch the right student DJ late at night. And that may not sound like a big deal, but college radio almost single-handedly decided what music was popular.

[@gistechrep3816]

Remember the King Biscuit Flower Hour?! Always tried to catch that on Friday evenings.

[@tomatkinson2929]

With two drummers, two guitars, and essentially what is two bass players (with Greg on the B3 pedals) they often would go into two different time signatures within the same song.

[@williamsporing1500]

The guys I play with love to do “don’t want you no more/not my cross to bear”……..fun fun stuff to play!!!

[@mikeatkinson2836]

I doubt Greg played any bass pedals on anything! He was more about Texture! Just noticed your name and mine are the same! I've played this on Hammond B3 for years!

[@foxandscout]

I first saw the Allman Bothers Band May 1973. Post-Duane.😢 I was finishing up my Sophmore year at college and was about to turn 18. I was blown away. Went back to my boyfriend’s apartment and we listened to them the rest of our sleepless night. I tried to see them whenever they came to NYC. And I saw Greg Allman solo at a small supper club during his last tour😢. The remnants/reworking of the band still tour. But I just can’t . . . However I first saw Derek Trucks play with his uncle (drummer Derek Trucks) when he was about 13. Genius slide guitarist! He doesn’t sweat and he’s so calm and cool that you at first don’t realize how amazing he is. He officially joined the Allman Brothers Band when he was 20 and began his own band (Derek Trucks Band) when 30. And the following year it morphed into the Tedeschi-Trucks band (his wife, blues singer/guitarist Susan Tedeschi. The past decade of their collaboration has been distinctive and wonderful. They tour regularly and play often in NYC. Lucky me. Speaking of collaborations, I’ll just add that by the time he was 20 he had already played with and/or toured with Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Phil Lesh . . . OMG, who wouldn’t want to jam with Derek?!❤️

[@richardraybould6928]

Yep, Derek is a genius. I often say Duane reincarnate

[@stevemercer6976]

Love hearing and playing this tune. When it switches from 11/8 to 12/8 I always feel a great sense of relaxation and comfort. I feel myself sinking and settling into the groove. Also that Dorian scale climb to the climax is so much fun to play.

[@marielblues]

To me, this particular performance is one of the finest live performances of any rock band, ever. I and just heard you mention Rolling Stone magazine validate my personal opinion. Back in the early 70s in my native Havana, the mighty KAAY from Little Rock used to rule the nights with the show Beaker Street, the only chance us Cubans had to listen to full-length album cuts- Epic!

[@LordGrokken]

... Clive Clifford built my love of all kinds of music. Nothing like it on radio before or since. Beaker Street forever. Best radio program ever.

[@MasterTapes1960]

Allman Brothers Live @ Fillmore East is hands down the greatest live album ever recorded.

[@richardraybould6928]

well, that and Yessongs :)

[@alpetrocelli4465]

That tympani in the background is them going straight into “Mountain Jam”, a 33 minute instrumental jam. They were amazing.✌️❤️🎶

[@panamared6267]

Where that tympani roll fades out at the end is the beginning of "Mountain Jam" an improvisation on the film theme "And then there was a mountain" which runs two more full album sides on their "Eat A Peach" album. All up about 53 minutes of non stop jamming that does get tired once

[@RolandTumble23]

I was going to say this if nobody else did. I used to do college radio, and was sometimes known to play all three sides together. Getting the crossfade in the middle of Mountain Jam right is a bit tricky.

[@jeffpose2135]

Maya McCool I would do the the same on our college radio, your right getting the timing right was tricky

[@paulfrombrooklyn5409]

What film? Mountain Jam is taken from Donavan's song, "First There is a Mountain"

[@louisd95714]

The songs "You Don't Love Me and In Memory of Elizabeth Reed are also great live songs to listen to from that album! Those are my two favorites.

[@stpnwlf9]

Around 2000, in one of Rolling Stones' 100 Greatest Guitarists lists, Duane Allman and Dickie Betts were near the top. Farther down the list were their two replacements - Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks. For one band to have a such a list of fantastic guitarists is just mind-blowing.

[@mrmusic248]

Randy: Ever heard of The Yardbirds ?

[@stpnwlf9]

@@mrmusic248 of course! Groups with that abundance of talent were rare. Yardbirds had an incredible lineup!

[@markhaus2830]

@@stpnwlf9 Yes they did.........Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, & Jeff Beck.

[@deantodd5042]

If the Rolling Stones have a list, it's worth ignoring. Just a publicity stunt. How do you put Dickie Betts and Eric Clapton together and say which is better? Music doesn't work that way. It's a convenience to think it does, like listing the 100 greatest second basemen of all time. Really?

[@davidblake5415]

@@mrmusic248 How about John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers! What a succession of guitarists ! Clapton Green Taylor and on and on

[@ice-iu3vv]

" the trouble with composing in blues form is that it either winds up too cluttered, or if you leave some of that clutter out, it winds up all trite. if you ever need one all cluttered up let me take a look at it ill be glad to clutter it up for ya." - GREG ALLMAN

[@richardraybould6928]

Thanks Doug, great analysis as always! You always help me as a person that can't sing or play a note, to understand why I love a particular piece. Duane died not that long after this was recorded at just 24; Gregg would have been about 23 when he sang this. As you said in your review, so soulful! I was down in Atlanta this week and went to Macon to the ABB museum. Having be a fan for c50 years it blew me away. For what it's worth: you mentioned Whippin' Post as having been some how regarded as prog so here's my take: ABB and Yes are my two all time favourite bands. Very different musical styles; yet also much in common. Specifically both bands were full of virtuoso musicians but both bands were greater than the sum of their parts - in both their "classic" line ups but also later ones. The singers (Gregg & Jon Anderson) were, I believe ,also very special and distinctive giving unique sounds to their respective groups. Bravo Doug: more Yes and ABB please :)

[@joonzville]

You really *must* listen to In Memory of Elizabeth Reed from this same album. That one is a jazz rock fusion instrumental that has movements and more complexity. It is one of my all time fave pieces of music, especially the live version on this album.

[@HisboiLRoi]

Progressive rock radio wasn't a forum for "prog rock". Rather, it was an album oriented format that put the programming into the hands of the individual DJs rather than a singular program director. They basically covered every rock sub-genre, including prog rock. The more adventurous progressive stations also included other genres as well. I grew up listening to critically acclaimed KWFM in Tucson, whose programming was about 2/3 rock and 1/3 bluegrass/blues/country/folk/jazz/old timey, and the occasional classical piece. It was the first place I heard Ravel's "Bolero" and Holst's "The Planets".

[@alanfine9825]

One of my first Albums and I still love it....However Doug, You Killed it at the end Talking while they peaked on tge final guitar solo.....maybe it was the drink? Man, it Killed it....the 4 breaths? Really? Sometimes lets just hear the music at it's best moments and then Speak.

[@michaelsokolowski7143]

Doug! You missed the Frere Jacques at the 21-ish mark, when you're talking about the extended cadence! They're playing Frere Jacques in C.

[@BigElectricCat]

Lol that’s what happens when you feel the need to talk too much and not listen.

[@davidvasquez8658]

RIGHT!?

[@prestonpresley6885]

I was just thinking the same thing....among others

[@MARIO-uf1no]

One of my fave releases ever. One of the great guitar bibles. It has everything: Blues, Jazz, slide, modal jams. Awesome.

[@williamsporing1500]

Agree 100%!

[@kenbelke8549]

their version of Stormy Monday and In Memory of Elizabeth Reed are masterful!

[@georgestevens1502]

Plus, what I consider the definitive version of Hootchie Coochie Man arranged and sung by the bassist Berry Oakley.

[@bccphotec]

I very much agree with the others Doug, you must, must check out "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" from one of the live albums. In my opinion, the Allman Brothers at their very finest.

[@ashulman2008]

Should have done the studio version. Its astounding

[@dragonriders729]

Statesboro Blues 💙

[@mikemelisa1804]

Stormy. Monday.

[@spencerlennard9953]

I just discovered you Doug and am blown away by the brilliance of your thoughts and analysis…thank you!

[@ronaldrimi2180]

Doug ... I was at that concert at the Fillmore East in NYC ... had great seats ... one of the best concerts I have ever attended ...

[@rowdyblakley8669]

Lucky you.

[@spanishkey2002]

You don’t look old enough.

[@PPC-ey2uq]

Thank for your channel Doug. I have learned so much and thoroughly enjoy watching your reaction videos.

[@lordkuma7935]

Also fun fact.. That song was followed by Mountain Jam (Drums heard at the end was the start of it), which is 33 min long, So that's almost an hour straight of music, and it ended at 6am.. Duane mentions it at the end of the song.. Story I heard was that there was a bomb scare that delayed the start of the concert.. yet they played their full set... Don't know if that is really the case but that's the story. Don't get that kind of stuff from bands nowadays.. great stuff!

[@thomasdavis442]

allman brothers High Falls from win lose or drawl,album,,,,awesome too....

[@RickTBL]

Allman Brothers have some fun with time signatures, here and there.

[@katellblaise8539]

It's a real pleasure that you present this Band. You have already pleasantly surprised me with pieces of music " YES CLOSE TO THE EDGE" OR " GENESIS Supper's ready" " pink floyd Atom heart mother"for exemple. The blessed time when the songs could last 20 OR 40 minutes.. Sorry for my translation.

[@ptrlxc]

You should then listen to Boz Scaggs Loan Me A Dime, which has Duane Allman as lead. The song has 2 lead guitars, piano, 3 different organs, horns, outstanding bass and drums - each are highlighted, but a bit more with Duane Allman lead. 12:30 of pure joy of music, a jazz/blues/rock mix/fusion. This was before Duane Allman started The Allman Brothers Band.

[@robertcussins2807]

Dude! I love Red Breast. Bought my dad a bottle many years ago. He'd bring it out when we went to visit him and my mom. Miss them both so much.

[@johnhebert3986]

IMHO, simply the greatest progressive blues/rock/ fusion jam, ever recorded. A masterpiece.! I 1st heard this live version back in 1978. I was 15 years old. I knew right away, even to my young ears, that I had just listened to something extraordinary. It literally altered my entire musical perspective, in a good way. Looking back, I had been searching musically, for something different, unique, better lets say, then the rock bands from the late 70s that I had been listening to. Now that is not a knock on any of those bands, but they just weren't cutting it for me. Enter the Allman Brothers Band. They instantly became my go to band, back then, and are still my no 1 choice to this day. When you here music, being played at its highest level, or perhaps what might even be considered, musical perfection, you never shy away.

[@chuckm6592]

Think it was back in summer of 1986, I went to a club at the Jersey shore and Greg Allman was playing. I wasn't very familiar with the Allman Brothers, but I did know they were on hiatus. Anyway, the show started at 10pm, Dicky Betts with his band opened, next Greg Allman and his band played and afterwards some members from both bands played together. Was an amazing show, for only $12, and I remember walking out of the club as the sun was starting to come up at almost 6am. Became an Allman Brothers fan that night.

[@songsmithy07]

At the time the Allman Bros recorded this, there weren't many live albums of this quality. Tom Dowd did the engineering, with lots of experimenting with mic placement and tinkering in the moment. In the last 50 years other live records may have surpassed the quality, but this was the standard other live recordings would be compared to for quite a few years. Much like the Grateful Dead, ABB was known for their extended improvisational jams. The interplay between the two drummers is also a similarity with the Grateful Dead. Their songs weren't all that harmonically complex or sophisticated, and I think it loses some of it's impact if you over analyze it. It's just the blues, but man, does it ever swing, and they take the listener on a little ride of the imagination. I think it's best enjoyed by sitting back, maybe with a little smoke, and entering their flow, going along for that ride 😀

[@otherstar1]

For some face melting jams, look up some of the videos were the Grateful Dead and the Allman Brothers jammed together (the Watkins Glen soundcheck is stellar, and for something more primal, go back to Feb. 1970 when Duane was still alive...there is a Lovelight that tops 30 minutes, and a Dark Star/Spanish Jam that is also about that long)

[@songsmithy07]

@@otherstar1 ❤🎶✌👍

[@HollowGolem]

Compare this to how muddy the Who's _Live at Leeds_ is. It's a great live album from this time, but the recording is nowhere near this crisp.

[@glennsmusicchannel]

I agree - mostly! All this said, Grateful Dead's Live Dead still sounds better to my ears than this one.

[@Dreckmal01]

I feel like there'd be less war if we all just sat down, lit up, and turnt this shit UP!

[@roguetoken5640]

Well now you HAVE to hear Frank Zappa's Montana (Whipping Floss) Live at Helsinki.

[@123vid321]

YES!!!

[@spikeysnack]

FZ learned this and performed as encores at some of his concerts because it was the #1 requested rock song for all bands at the time. A lot of bands did this cover as a stunt, FZ included, but Franks version was primo and a serious cover as well. People were expecting some "Joke version" but he gave it to them straight.

[@daicullinane7746]

Tied to the Whippin' Floss.

[@brandonlbartlett]

10000000%

[@bradleyjmiller2563]

I’ve said for yrs . I saw this guy for 8.00 dollars. And they rock the house not one an a half for 3 hrs. At 70 I just smile. The good old day of rock.

[@islandpalm148]

I used to play Whipping Post on my trusty Akai open reel deck on Radio Shack tape at 33/4 cruising speed. It's in a box. Wonder if it held up?

[@richardbrucemusic]

Doug, it's the improvisation that makes this one of the most dynamic live recordings ever made. But if you want to experience something closer to classical by the ABB, check out the live version of "Mountain Jam (theme from First There is a Mountain)" from the same recordings of that famous appearance by the brothers Allman, but on the "Eat A Peach" album. That recording begins with the timpani (Butch Trucks) you hear immediately after "Whipping Post". You will be blown away!

[@sagitt1856]

1965-1975: the Decade of the Psychedelic Rock n' Blues. The Great Decade of the FREEROCK! The Allman Brothers Band: the exact color of southern rock. Let's remember Duane Allman. Thank you, Master Helvering.

[@User_gin_927untileternity]

I met them when I went to college at Mercer University in Macon, GA where they lived. They came on campus and did free concerts when they weren't on the road. All of the students loved them!! When I started college in '71, Duane had just gotten killed on a motorcycle the month before freshman year of college. We all used to eat downtown at a great soul food place called "Louise's." Typical southern establishment: Menu on a chalk board, wooden floor, mason jars for sweet tea, red/white tablecloths. Dickey Betts is also great on guitar. They planned a big surprise for Louise, and asked her to fly to the West Coast with them, and mentioned her name one of their album covers! Great memories. RIP Gregg 🙏

[@richardraybould6928]

I'm from the UK. Went down to Macon last Saturday. Paid my respects to those in Rose Hill Cemetery (including Little Martha and Elizabeth Reed) then went to pay respects to Mamma L at H&H - great food! and onto the Big House museum. A top 10 day in my 65 years!

[@fractaljack210]

My favourite live album of all time, just ahead of Band of Gypsies. I just got all three nights at the Filmore in a collection, and I'm amazed that I can listen to different versions of songs I know so well.

[@brandonhall7827]

The allman brothers are my favorite band, it’s criminal how underrated they are

[@pjones8404]

When musicians were musicians and music was pure art!! Nothing more to say than that!

[@shredofmalarchi]

I'm glad you picked this recording, it is fantastic, especially on the road! This is my favorite ABB song song too. It has a bit of everything that makes this band so cool.

[@perrymac]

Thanks for the review, and deep dive. I wore out the vinyl on my first ABB Fillmore album, and went out and bought another.

[@wmpuig]

Doug, the "slower groove" that Dickey Betts starts playing around the 14:20 mark of your video would later form the basis of another long Allman Brothers instrumental piece, "Les Brers in A Minor." You might want to check that one out -- it's on the first album the band made after Duane Allman's death, 1972's Eat a Peach.

[@wmpuig]

Also note the quotation of "Frere Jacques" at the 20:55 mark of the video.

[@wrhand]

"You Don't Love Me" from the same live album also smacks. It takes up the entire side 2 of the album.

[@ronaldzijffers9864]

Doug , thanks for your always beloved musical surgery......you nailed it......

[@andrewblackard3369]

Love your commentaries, Doug. Isn't that a quotation of Frere Jacques hidden in at 21:14?

[@ElCentralScrutinizer]

Man, you picked up the 11/8 lightin' fast. Nice job brother.

[@paulfrombrooklyn5409]

AT the end, when you heard the tympani in the background, you said it was still going. Actually, it was the beginning of the next song, "Mountain Jam" which is on the Eat a Peach album.

[@joelhastings9373]

Saw these guys at a free outdoor concert in Gainesville, FL around 1993 or so. Absolutely mind blowing! I was most impressed at the percussion section (there were at least 3 people at all times) and how amazingly they synched up and played off each other's energies. I wish I could go back!

[@kkarlson5544]

Cheers Doug!!......great choice....what a smooth ride!..doesnt feel like a 20 min song..one way out and mountain jam r worth a spin....keep on jammin!......Peace!

[@JeffreyTheTaylor]

Seriously, these guys got deep into Miles Davis and applied the lessons to their blues and R&B wheelhouse.

[@BigElectricCat]

Absolutely, this is modal playing at its best. Very little chord changes with the lead lines going deep into interesting places.

[@andrewblackard3369]

Good call. I've heard that Duane Allman listened to Kind of Blue constantly at this time period.

[@michaeldowson6988]

'In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed' is definitely jazz influenced.

[@williamsporing1500]

They’re one of my top 5…..

[@spanishkey2002]

What a great fusion of sounds.

[@bmwknappen]

Butch Trucks is the uncle of Derek Trucks. Derek is a master guitarist, especially slide. Derek have played in later versions och the Allman Brothers Band. And have had his own band "Derek Trucks band" and now with his wife Susan Tedeshi the "Tedeshi Trucks Band" Lots of interesting music there!

[@jameschant2740]

Whipping Post is an amazing amalgam of blues, rock and psychedelia, an artform the Allman Brothers perfected straight from the beginning. Their open-ended approach always gave them the leeway to recreate each composition from tour to tour to keep things fresh and spontaneous. Sadly, there isn't much of this type of creativity around anymore.

[@ganglion101]

This entire album is amazing. Quite a few extended versions and these guys just loved to jam. In Memory of Elizabeth Reed is another just unbelievable tune. Mountain Jam is another. You just need a couple of hours to listen. By far the best live rock performance ever. It's not even close.

[@cherylhurst7093]

Love this song! It blows me away that Gregg Allman wrote this when he was around 20 also that voice on a 20 year old - amazing. My fav Allman Brothers song if one could have a favorite.

[@TheWodasi]

when i was a young punk about 1969-71 - i was living in minot n dak -100 miles south of canada border..a band up north would come and do covers.(name was group called mudd) me being stupid thought it was their own .. after that i was hooked on allman bro .listened to this album alot ..and this is my favorite..thanks ! ( i must add we even had LSD in minot in those daze..)

[@marzcapone9939]

Great song, and performance. Glad you upgraded your headphones, gotta hear the details.

[@loud7070]

If Jesus was walking the Earth in the 70’s and beyond he would have been an Allman Brothers fan.

[@tedschmidt3288]

Having heard this song hundreds of times kind of grates me when I hear it being related to a jam band. It’s simply a story of a guy who found out his girl that he’s in love with has been fooling around with some one on the side and he’s been kicked in the stomach. The Allman Brothers take that story for 23 minutes leading you through all levels of emotions from screaming to just being worn out doubled up on the ground exhausted. The idea of it being not complicated etc. etc. etc. is not the point to me at least. It’s about the musical emotional story composed of beautiful tone, beautiful phrasing and whatever notes complicated or not needed to tell that story. The added 13 minutes on this live version as compared to the studio version is not just a jam it is more emotional structures relating to the basic premise of the song. It fits perfectly and the band is right there filling in every gap moving like a pissed off freight train at times. It’s a blues journey like no other and I have yet to hear anyone convey it as well as the Allman Brothers did.

[@NicolaMenel]

There's a funny story regarding this piece during a Frank Zappa's concert. In the crowd, someone request Wipping post and obviously the band can't play it because it's not prepared before. After this gig, Wipping post become a piece in the setlist for several gigs. Great performances live especially with Bobby Martin on vocals. Thank you Doug, your videos is very interesting and inspiring!!

[@TheDjma1]

On a side note Duane Allman is the one who made up that signature guitar riff on Derek and the Dominoes Layla. He is actually playing a lotof the guitar on that album. Eric Clapton was tired of the pressure that went along with being a guitar phenom. He and Duane were good friends.

[@marymargaretmoore9034]

The show was in September 1970, and Duane Allman (lead guitarist) sadly passed away in Oct. 1971 (motorcycle accident); Berry Oakley (bassist) died in Nov. '72 also in a motorcycle accident.

[@tedschmidt3288]

You "feel" this song as much as you listen to it.

[@Alewifes_Husband]

"too long a stretch" I can relate, having heard this so many times in the last 45 years....but, if you're in March of 1971, and have heard the records but not seen these guys live, and you're in a somewhat different state of mind -- that all combines to a sense of amazement that forgives the idea of whether in an absolute sense it's overdrawn.

[@williamsporing1500]

Lol….my boss saw them in the early 70’s at college. He said, “it was the most boring concert I ever saw. The songs were ten minutes long”. I looked at him in disbelief!!! I told him I would have donated my testicles to see Duane!!! (I would too!)

[@sharplespaul]

Love it…as a guitar player from 14 years old..when I was 20 I heard this album….Then I said I want to play like that!!!!!!!

[@douglascollman7341]

Doug with all do respect - s t f up and listen , stop blabbing over the brilliance! They are galaxies above their peers .

[@johnhebert3986]

@douglascollman7341 Well Said. I have nothing to add.

[@soulhealer20]

There are no wasted notes. Good night!

[@MasterTapes1960]

In 1969 before his rise to fame with Allman Brothers Duane Allman, did a song with Bozz Scaggs called Loan Me A Dime. Give it a listen sometime.

[@donaldeldridge1674]

My absolute favorite! I listen to it every day!

[@johemake]

Just a bit of info: The Live Recording of Mountain Jam from The Eat a Peach Album was separated from this Song as a medley of almost 1 hour long. At the end if this song, you can hear the Tympani intro to Mountain Jam just beginning in the background.

[@hastingsbnsfnscalemodeler8594]

The rhythm section is what makes this so special and in my opinion.

[@vpking77]

Was at Watkins Glen where I saw the Allman Brothers/The Band/The Grateful Dead/Summer Jam in July of 1973. What a show! Just 600,000 attended. Allman Brothers no question one of the best live bands ever.

[@eddiecarter9831]

I'm seeing some "Liz Reed" suggestions, which one would expect and should definitely be one to check out. I'd also like to add "Kind of Bird." It's a later song, but it is a very complex instrumental worth checking out. LOVE ABB!!!

[@jpirard]

Or Jessica

[@83169]

One last note, these guys improvised sometimes, in a way that is reminiscent of the Dead, and this jam transitions into Mountain Jam, which takes up two whole sides of Eat A Peach.

[@davidpeters44]

One of the top live rock albums. Not debatable. I have the same headphones, love em.

[@MacDaddyRico]

So many great songs from this band..! Jessica...Melissa...Pegasus...Revival... In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed...Midnight Rider...many more

[@Alewifes_Husband]

"That's really cool how they found that slower groove" Welcome to an ABB show! Exactly though, one of their consistent moves in a long jam section was exactly as you describe -- slowed down and kinda focused on the rhythm section as they gradually all follow each other back into the main song sections, the guitars using lots of "accidentals" on purpose. They do this pattern in live shows on so many different songs.

[@alcambrola2834]

My 2 favorite live albums of all time is this one and "Waiting for Columbus" by Little Feat.

[@jdbrown111]

My wife and I saw Tedeschi TRucks BAnd a day or 2 after Greg Allman passed away. They did an awesome emotional version of Whipping Post that night. not a dry eye in the house.

[@patrickwalter2277]

That's great Doug : having a glass of Irish whiskey while listening to a deep South music joint, that's definitely ecumenism !😎

[@saboabbas123]

jams were the style in the late 60s and early to mid 70s. So many good bands from that period made music that is long gone but not forgotten.

[@daddyboy3546]

WE just called it good...music. Didn't need to categorize "jam" as it seems is necessary as of the 1990s and beyond I guess.

[@GrafStorm]

Back when I was getting better at playing, my band learned this, improve changed a bit of course, but this is a great song. I love your analysis Doug, ty!

[@DarrinSnider]

This is my go-to jukebox takeover. For $1 you can OWN the bar for 23 minutes. Excellent selection!

[@perijetton9275]

Remember Duane ALLMAN 🍑❤️ 11/8 time There’s a funny story about that in Gregg ALLMAN’S book. He didn’t realize that he had written it in that time stamp until his brother explained it to him.

[@mononoaware1960]

Funnily enough the Lydian part near the end is one of my favorite moments in the jam, to each his own. I love Duane’s playing during it, some of his most beautiful work imo. As a guitarist myself, the Allman Brothers taught me about modes and how to properly use them. I also love their jazz influences and I think they kind of “primed” my ears for hearing jazz. Now I love and play all kinds of jazz.

[@HeinzFoerster]

I really love this music, so tense, so much feeling in each instrument including the vocals. It goes with me now since more than 45 years. Unfortunately they never made it to Germany, as far as I know

[@smolderingjay3360]

Love you Doug. Catch me if I'm wrong , the slaves in the south might have a different definition of being tied to the whipping post. With that perspective, one doesn't have to commit a crime to be pilloried. My point is not to nag, and I'm confident that you are with me here. This song's narrator hasn't done wrong, he's been wronged. Surely that's not just semantics. Best freaking "pissed at my woman" song ever!!!!!!

[@michaelfisher5652]

Cheers...amen to the BLISSFUL escape of listneing and playing music..my guitar saves me..everyday

[@tommathews3964]

"Tympani in the background......" What you're hearing there is the tympani intro of them launching into another epic 32 minutes of "Mountain Jam", which is included on the "Eat a Peach" album. They didn't need much rest, those boys just loved to PLAY! Best live band I've ever seen (okay, maybe tied for first with The Dead), and I've seen a LOT of them!

[@davidhattman7649]

The Mountain Jam on Eat A Peach is actually 32 minutes long

[@tommathews3964]

@@davidhattman7649 Yes it is. I inadvertantly hit the one instead of two. I meant to type "25+ minutes". I didn't recall the exact time, but knew it was 25+. Thanks for setting the record straight!

[@LawrenceDomkowski]

One of my favorite albums of all time.

[@jimwalker6634]

I always liked this version of the song. The slowdown live was absolutely tremendous and very expressive. Like it took its time with a live audience to express the truly devastating soul of the song. It’s not just noodling around in A. Its made with craft and I think it’s the best version of the song. It’s not concise and not practical to recreate night after night but for this recording it’s iconic

[@spanishkey2002]

I have different versions of this song from that time and each one is different on it’s own. But this is the best version.

[@nathanweiss5174]

The Allman Bros wrote more in riffs than chord progressions, which is why you have the constant chord and the bass repeating the same line over and over in the solo section. The recording of Stormy Monday on this album is about the height of southern blues rock. 'Blue Sky' is an amazing feel song but more interesting musically might be 'Jessica' or a deep dive of 'In memory of Elizabeth Reed.'

[@jpirard]

But it isn't one constant chord. Play the song on an instrument and you will know. it is a bass moving along in A, with Am Bm C Bm repeating over and over