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The Allman Brothers Band — Jessica
Album: Brothers And Sisters
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Released: 1973
Length: 7:26
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Allman Brothers are band I am supposed to like, but could never get into.  Maybe I didn’t do enough drugs in the ‘70’s. 
Posted 3 days ago by Javelina    [ Reply ]
It still seems like Dickey never got the credit he deserved. RIP Dickey Betts
Posted 3 days ago by ScottD    [ Reply ]
Luckily for those of us who still want to see the Allman Brothers music live, the band plays on as The Allman Betts Family Revival where they play all of the old tunes and have a bunch of guest artists. I caught them last year and it was an amazing show. Devon and Duane really bring life to the family music.
Posted 3 days ago by cbrandtbuffalo    [ Reply ]
You'll be missed Dickey. RIP
Posted 3 days ago by cdemon    [ Reply ]
 idiot_wind wrote:

I'm sorry, with all due respect to RnR bands from the last 20 years, no one can come close to the pure fun, musicianship, hook-after-hook, jazz-trippy, vibe aplenty, get "high", dancing, Zen like, foot stomping, air guitar playing...qualities of this song.

It never gets old. This is simply a masterpiece.  Dickey Betts masterpiece.       



RIP Dickey Betts, 2024
Posted 3 days ago by jaydelong    [ Reply ]
R.I.P. Dickey Betts
Posted 3 days ago by DarthPolka41    [ Reply ]
One of his signature pieces. Dickey Betts has shuffled off the coil, today, April 18, 2024. 

https://tinyurl.com/jv59w26m

I'll play this in my high speed driving today and many more in loving memory of the great times I always had when the Allmans reached my ears.  RIP.  
Posted 4 days ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
 idiot_wind wrote:

I'm sorry, with all due respect to RnR bands from the last 20 years, no one can come close to the pure fun, musicianship, hook-after-hook, jazz-trippy, vibe aplenty, get "high", dancing, Zen like, foot stomping, air guitar playing...qualities of this song.

It never gets old. This is simply a masterpiece.  Dickey Betts masterpiece.       



Wow! What a great description! Thanks!
Posted 6 days ago by bimmerfan739    [ Reply ]
 indatube1 wrote:
while this ranks high on the AB's (large) all time hit list, what always grabs me is  Chuck Leavell's  piano. Has to be one of the best ever rock piano solos I've ever heard. No wonder why Clapton snagged him. Chicken skin 



... and then Mick and Keith snagged him.  Look for a documentary (puff piece) on him:  "Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man."  No kidding, he's a serious forest manager.
Posted 2 months ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
Encore, dammit...
Posted 3 months ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
 idiot_wind wrote:

Don't know why, but Dickey Betts never gets enough credit for his playing.  



Posted 4 months ago by zurcronium    [ Reply ]
 Dinges,_the_Dude wrote:

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Guess you'd consider suicide if you were forced to listen to both parts of Mountain Jam. 
Posted 4 months ago by SmackDaddy    [ Reply ]
FIFTY YEARS OLD!!!
wow!
Posted 9 months ago by Aud    [ Reply ]
&, who knew that Chuck Leavell, the piano soloist, would go on to be The Rolling Stones Musical Director for over 30 years?
Posted 1 year ago by bobbyaponte    [ Reply ]
 Dinges,_the_Dude wrote:

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Guess we shouldn't tell you about Mountain Jam.
Posted 1 year ago by SmackDaddy    [ Reply ]
Never realized until today how great this tune is.
Posted 1 year ago by iloveradio    [ Reply ]
10 + 10.  I care not how simple the musical structure may be.  This ain't Chopin or Segovia.  But this is a musical masterpiece in its own way.  One of my 10 most heard pieces of music from anyone anywhere at any time...and I never get tired of it.  
Posted 1 year ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
 GHoffmeyer wrote:

One of the key barometers used to conclude that most new popular music really, truly sucks - not judging so because we are old and bitter, but because it’s a fact.



With you brother .
Posted 1 year ago by dougalbumski    [ Reply ]
haven't looked at the comments for this song in ages and see all of the comments about Leavell.  

This is the only early ABB album with a piano involved, IIRC. Got to see this tour and chuck play this live.  The only time I've seen the bros with a piano live, too.  Seen them about a dozen times since the beginning and Duane three times, before he passed.

Truly one of the band's best and most unique with a piano featured so strongly.
Posted 2 years ago by kurtster    [ Reply ]
 njswede wrote:

Listen to this through a good pair of headphones. Try to tune out the lead guitar and marvel at the tightness and virtuosity of the backing players, especially the rhythm section and the bass. Those guys are working HARD! 



Well said, piano solo great, too!   I remember when Greg Alman would walk on stage at the end of the Sonny and Cher show - A W K W A R D !
Posted 2 years ago by GHoffmeyer    [ Reply ]
One of the key barometers used to conclude that most new popular music really, truly sucks - not judging so because we are old and bitter, but because it’s a fact.
Posted 2 years ago by GHoffmeyer    [ Reply ]
Is that Jessica on the cover? 
Posted 2 years ago by smartn1    [ Reply ]
One of the few tracks ever created that I will never grow tired of hearing. 
Posted 2 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
 idiot_wind wrote:

we should all walk down the street, like the way chuck l is playing

see what Im saying
 


Quite exactly. 
Posted 2 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
 ekalfwonS wrote:
Love this song, but Top Gear ruined it for me because Jeremy has always been such a twat...
 
Exactly the same for me. Clarkson is the epitome of so much of what is wrong with the world.
Posted 2 years ago by RobN    [ Reply ]
 ojibwe wrote:


Good response!
Posted 2 years ago by bimmerfan739    [ Reply ]
Listen to this through a good pair of headphones. Try to tune out the lead guitar and marvel at the tightness and virtuosity of the backing players, especially the rhythm section and the bass. Those guys are working HARD! 
Posted 2 years ago by njswede    [ Reply ]
I could listen to this 1,000 times and would want to hear it 1,000 more times. 
Posted 2 years ago by pa508701    [ Reply ]
 idiot_wind wrote:

I'm sorry, with all due respect to RnR bands from the last 20 years, no one can come close to the pure fun, musicianship, hook-after-hook, jazz-trippy, vibe aplenty, get "high", dancing, Zen like, foot stomping, air guitar playing...qualities of this song.

It never gets old. This is simply a masterpiece.  Dickey Betts masterpiece.       



totally agree, Mr (or Ms) Wind.  Awesome piano solo, awesome guitar solo, awesome tune the dance to.  Always a 10.
Posted 2 years ago by Wisconsinrob    [ Reply ]
our local radio station, who hosts the Bolder Boulder race, always plays this when it's getting close to Go! time
Posted 2 years ago by reckase    [ Reply ]
Love it!  
Posted 2 years ago by geonuine    [ Reply ]
MUSICAL. PERFECTION.
Posted 2 years ago by Sofa_King    [ Reply ]
we should all walk down the street, like the way chuck l is playing

see what Im saying
 
Posted 2 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
After many hundreds of listens, this track never gets tired, old or psd'd, here on RP, in the car, or on my magical personal musical trove.  Americana to the nth.  The entire f'ing country ought to try living in tune with this tune.  This gets bumped.  9>10. 
Posted 2 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
 maxvonevil wrote:




Be as it may, they were entertaining. 
Posted 2 years ago by petekayll42    [ Reply ]
 Dinges,_the_Dude wrote:

This song goes on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and...



Not half as much as you do. 
Posted 2 years ago by lewisv66    [ Reply ]
Anybody here remember this as the theme for a sports program on RTE ?
Posted 2 years ago by reallylost    [ Reply ]
This tune always makes me mutter "That's some damn good shit right there" for about 30-min whilst nattering around the house. 
Posted 2 years ago by Grayson    [ Reply ]
 ahoylola wrote:

i just spilled my tea, launching for the mute button




I just spilled my tea launching for the volume slider so I can crank it up to 11!

Posted 2 years ago by Sofa_King    [ Reply ]
 semTake wrote:

"Tonight... James falls in a puddle... Richard wears a hat... and I shout at a man..."



this is why I love RP (amongst many other things)!
Posted 2 years ago by muschik    [ Reply ]
Played this album (actually I think it was an 8 track :-) ) constantly in our dorm room.
Posted 2 years ago by wendyleefrancis1    [ Reply ]
Wanna bet this wasn't on the new, stupid RS all time hits. 
Posted 2 years ago by sunybuny    [ Reply ]
Check out Joscho Stephan's version. 

According to him...

"This instrumental was written by Dickey Betts (guitarist of “The Allman Brothers”) and is a tribute to Django Reinhardt, as it was composed to be played using only two fingers on the fretboard."

Whether that is true or not, his version is pretty cool.
Posted 2 years ago by Rijidij    [ Reply ]
 idiot_wind wrote:

Don't know why, but Dickey Betts never gets enough credit for his playing.  




Don't know who you hang out with but Dickey Betts' talent was thoroughly praised universally when I was young. Everybody knew he was a large partner in the Allman Brothers success.
Posted 2 years ago by itsme_bygolly    [ Reply ]
what fucking is wrong with the guitar tuning?
sounds like a cat being strangled

truly fucking the worst instrumental ever
Posted 2 years ago by Stetsonman    [ Reply ]
Neverending song, where is the rope ?
Posted 2 years ago by sgaillard    [ Reply ]
 kwacka wrote:

I can't stand listening to this - a great tune ruined by 3 arseholes playing with their toys invades my head every time I hear it.



Posted 2 years ago by maxvonevil    [ Reply ]
 idiot_wind wrote:

I'm sorry, with all due respect to RnR bands from the last 20 years, no one can come close to the pure fun, musicianship, hook-after-hook, jazz-trippy, vibe aplenty, get "high", dancing, Zen like, foot stomping, air guitar playing...qualities of this song.

It never gets old. This is simply a masterpiece.  Dickey Betts masterpiece.       



And Chuck Leavell's masterpiece too. And that miraculous rhythm drive. And the whole splendid thing. One of my favorite pieces of American music.  It never gets old 
Posted 2 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
I can't stand listening to this - a great tune ruined by 3 arseholes playing with their toys invades my head every time I hear it.
Posted 2 years ago by kwacka    [ Reply ]
 idiot_wind wrote:

I'm sorry, with all due respect to RnR bands from the last 20 years, no one can come close to the pure fun, musicianship, hook-after-hook, jazz-trippy, vibe aplenty, get "high", dancing, Zen like, foot stomping, air guitar playing...qualities of this song.

It never gets old. This is simply a masterpiece.  Dickey Betts masterpiece.       



actually it sucks goats dick
Posted 2 years ago by Stetsonman    [ Reply ]
This is outstanding. And I'm not even from that gen  
Posted 2 years ago by geonuine    [ Reply ]
Can someone tell Bill to change the date on when this was released. The old mobile app I am using says it came out in 1987. I believe it was released in 1973 and I just realized it is correct on the desktop version. Either that or my mobile version has been hacked by someone who wants me to remember things differently than they were. :-)
Posted 2 years ago by theralph    [ Reply ]
@BillG - perhaps you could follow this with 'Out of the blue' by Elton John, for the full Top Gear experience?
Posted 2 years ago by alltherightnotes    [ Reply ]
without a doubt
this is a master piece in every sense, all senses, everytime
Posted 2 years ago by DanFHiggins    [ Reply ]
Love this song, but Top Gear ruined it for me because Jeremy has always been such a twat...
Posted 2 years ago by ekalfwonS    [ Reply ]
Loved this album growing up!
Posted 2 years ago by pomalley    [ Reply ]
 Jamer2k41 wrote:

it's the tv show top gear on the bbc, this is the original theme song from it :)


So: "Tonight, Chris Goffey does a serious review of a sensible family saloon car, with the final shot to camera delivered with one foot resting on the front bumper of the car. Quentin Wilson (ironically) tells us how to spot a used car that has been clocked, and Angela Rippon and Kate Humble are inexplicably presenters in this show"
Happy memories indeed!
Posted 2 years ago by alltherightnotes    [ Reply ]
 reallylost wrote:

10.

No - wait - 11.



Still too low.
Posted 2 years ago by Zep    [ Reply ]
 sqqqrly wrote:

Is that a picture of Duane on the cover?

No... The front album cover features a photograph of Vaylor Trucks, the son of drummer Butch Trucks and his wife Linda. The back cover features a photograph of Brittany Oakley, the daughter of Berry Oakley and his wife, Linda.



So sad she lost her Daddy
Posted 2 years ago by MrsTom    [ Reply ]
10.

No - wait - 11.
Posted 2 years ago by reallylost    [ Reply ]
 MattRudely wrote:
Self indulgent wank that ends up only sounding like a kid's TV show. And not just because of Top Gear.
 
Silly comment of the day...
Posted 3 years ago by sqqqrly    [ Reply ]
Self indulgent wank that ends up only sounding like a kid's TV show. And not just because of Top Gear.
Posted 3 years ago by MattRudely    [ Reply ]
Local TV station played this song every Friday night after the regular "creature feature" was over. It triggers those memories every time.....
Posted 3 years ago by nottheusual1    [ Reply ]
one of my few 10's. Always stops me in my tracks and demands attention.
Posted 3 years ago by jchap5    [ Reply ]
 idiot_wind wrote:
I'm sorry, with all due respect to RnR bands from the last 20 years, no one can come close to the pure fun, musicianship, hook-after-hook, jazz-trippy, vibe aplenty, get "high", dancing, Zen like, foot stomping, air guitar playing...qualities of this song.

It never gets old. This is simply a masterpiece.  Dickey Betts masterpiece.       
 

Amen ditto 100%.  But you forgot air piano tickling.  
Posted 3 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
Like Layla... like Coltrane's "Favorite Things",  like some of Steely Dan's songs, and like a few other RnR songs... there is a repetitive, meditative, chanting-like quality to this song.

There's some spiritual stuff going on here. 

But it's the freaking hooks. Always the hooks.
Posted 3 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
Lame single string excessively long guitar solo. Duane needed a real partner on rhythm guitar. Bully Dicky Betts was not it. 
Posted 3 years ago by DW4554    [ Reply ]
Boones' Farm apple wine in the bong... campfire went out long ago... waking up wet with morning dew... them was happy, sunny dayz...
Posted 3 years ago by john_m_hopkins    [ Reply ]
Posted 3 years ago by MilesW    [ Reply ]
And  I was going to go to bed just after this song.

About an hour ago.

And the hits just keep on comin!

Thank you Bill & Rebecca!
Posted 3 years ago by stevekelliott    [ Reply ]
 Jamer2k41 wrote:

it's the tv show top gear on the bbc, this is the original theme song from it :)
 
Ah-hah! Thank you.
Posted 3 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
i'm in heaven 
Posted 3 years ago by bconstan    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:

OK, this reference is totally lost on me.
Anybody?
 
it's the tv show top gear on the bbc, this is the original theme song from it :)
Posted 3 years ago by Jamer2k41    [ Reply ]
 semTake wrote:
"Tonight... James falls in a puddle... Richard wears a hat... and I shout at a man..."
 
OK, this reference is totally lost on me.
Anybody?
Posted 3 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
 indatube1 wrote:
while this ranks high on the AB's (large) all time hit list, what always grabs me is  Chuck Leavell's  piano. Has to be one of the best ever rock piano solos I've ever heard. No wonder why Clapton snagged him. Chicken skin 

 
And I will say Chuck Leavell is one of the nicest fellows you could ever meet.  The university where I work owns the Capricorn studio where this was recorded and Chuck helped arrange am opening celebration  concert.

 https://www.13wmaz.com/article...

Posted 3 years ago by unclemrbig    [ Reply ]
I never bought this album or this song, and now I know why.  So when I hear it at random like this it always sounds as great as the first time.
Posted 3 years ago by Typesbad    [ Reply ]
Top Gear tune :) .Dear God I miss the proper old Top Gear with Clarkson Hammond and May. Pity the show died so suddenly. The new Top Gear is just a pail o' puke.
Posted 3 years ago by pawelcitak83    [ Reply ]
Jessica turned 21 before the song was finished.
Posted 3 years ago by ciarataylor    [ Reply ]
I’ve stopped playing this when I’m driving because it’s sooo long, but when I can sit and listen it still blows me away.
Posted 3 years ago by meatmike    [ Reply ]
Is that a picture of Duane on the cover?

No... The front album cover features a photograph of Vaylor Trucks, the son of drummer Butch Trucks and his wife Linda. The back cover features a photograph of Brittany Oakley, the daughter of Berry Oakley and his wife, Linda.
Posted 3 years ago by sqqqrly    [ Reply ]
I wonder how many total notes Dickey plays here.  My introduction to The Allman Brothers Band came courtesy of a video of this song being played live at an outdoor festival. It looked like a great time. Dickey looked so relaxed just twangin' away. My spouse's name is Jessica, so there's a special place in my heart for this one.
Posted 3 years ago by alexandersmcmillan    [ Reply ]
this will never get old.  amazing musicianship...awesome piano solo. what an infectious groove from the bass line.  love the allmans.
Posted 3 years ago by Wisconsinrob    [ Reply ]
Went to Madison Sq. Garden on 3/10/20 to see the Brothers celebrating 50 years.  It was packed and the concert was AMAZING.  The band was fabulous and played for nearly 4 hours.  They blew the roof off!  This was just before NYC started to shut down due to the virus.  We just made it!  I'll remember this for the rest of my life.  And they played Jessica so well.  Didn't want it to end.  
Posted 3 years ago by bconstan    [ Reply ]
Never gets old...
Posted 3 years ago by mrtuba9    [ Reply ]
 njegbers wrote:

Chuck Leavell...!
 
A real Georgia peach, baby. You don't walk across 1 field in this here state without either:
* Leavell's imprimatur 
* A COVID19 mask






Posted 3 years ago by Grayson    [ Reply ]
My favorite band and the theme song for my favorite TV show! (original Top Gear)
Posted 3 years ago by ImaOldman    [ Reply ]
 bluematrix wrote:
That piano solo is tasty.
 
Chuck Leavell...!
Posted 3 years ago by njegbers    [ Reply ]
 idiot_wind wrote:
I'm sorry, with all due respect to RnR bands from the last 20 years, no one can come close to the pure fun, musicianship, hook-after-hook, jazz-trippy, vibe aplenty, get "high", dancing, Zen like, foot stomping, air guitar playing...qualities of this song.

It never gets old. This is simply a masterpiece.  Dickey Betts masterpiece.       

38,000 Attend Concert At State Fairgrounds 

...just half a hit of blotter and i DID see this song playing in the skies over New Jersey...
Posted 4 years ago by jamesbowne907    [ Reply ]
a 9. what was I thinking.

Ten all the way!
Posted 4 years ago by DanFHiggins    [ Reply ]
That piano solo is tasty.
Posted 4 years ago by bluematrix    [ Reply ]
Our theme song for sneaking out of fifth hour, lighting up and driving to Rockwoods Reservation outside St. Louis, giving us just enough time to get back for sixth hour my senior year.  In my friend's VW bug. That was the 70s.
Posted 4 years ago by amoreena    [ Reply ]
That old Southern rock sounds so good...."9".....
Posted 4 years ago by neptunejeff    [ Reply ]
So uplifting Big 10
Posted 4 years ago by stephen.king12101    [ Reply ]
Posted 4 years ago by stephen.king12101    [ Reply ]
My favorite song to blast loud and drive fast!
Posted 4 years ago by jackieb    [ Reply ]
 haretic wrote:
(the comment to which I'm replying is not showing up for some reason)
 
The key changes from A-Major to D-Major (concert tuning) in the middle section of the track, when it switches from lead keyboard to lead guitar.

I think the transition you are referring to near the end is the change from D-Major back into A-Major for the repeat of the second theme (alternating G-Major and A-Major chords), followed by the return to the opening theme.

I know what you mean, I get tingles up my spine every time! This is 10+++ for me. The B&S album is one of my all time favourites - I still play it on vinyl, and as far as I know that's the only full version of this track without the annoying cuts and fade-out.
Posted 4 years ago by chriswwd65286    [ Reply ]
NEVER gets old. Musical joy at 100 m.p.h. 
Posted 4 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
 brianbf1986 wrote:
I can try to help you out, but what exact part are you referring to? Could you give me a time marking?


 idylwild wrote:
To me, there is no doubt this song is a 10. Wonderful.
I have a question for someone better educated about music than I am: there is a point in the song, near the end, when something changes and I get chills of delight when it happens.  Is the music shifting from a minor to a major key?  Does that even make sense?  Please excuse my ignorance, and answer the question if you know what I am talking about.
 


 
The shift I refer to is at 6 minutes even into the song.
Thanks in advance to anyone who can tell me what that shift is, musically speaking.
Posted 4 years ago by haretic    [ Reply ]
 unclemrbig wrote:
The university that I work at owns the Capricorn  Studio and we are bringing it back to life!  https://capricorn.mercer.edu

We have a grand opening and concert on December 3 with lots of the recording artists from those days.  

The re-opening celebration will be capped off at 8 p.m. with a ticketed Capricorn Revival concert at the Macon City Auditorium featuring former Allman Brothers Band member and current Rolling Stones music director Chuck Leavell, Randall Bramblett Band, and a host of other former Capricorn artists or musicians who have been influenced by Capricorn. The lineup includes Jimmy Hall from Wet Willie, original Allman Brothers Band member Jaimoe, as well as Taj Mahal and former Capricorn recording artists John Bell of Widespread Panic and Tommy Talton of Cowboy. Others scheduled to perform include Charlie Starr from Blackberry Smoke, Marcus King, Brent Cobb, and Duane Betts of the Allman Betts Band. Additional artists will be announced at a later date.
 

That is incredibly cool!  Just saw the Allman Betts band on Monday in a small theater here in Kentucky.  Keeping the vibe alive!!!
Posted 4 years ago by bairdc    [ Reply ]
The university that I work at owns the Capricorn  Studio and we are bringing it back to life!  https://capricorn.mercer.edu

We have a grand opening and concert on December 3 with lots of the recording artists from those days.  

The re-opening celebration will be capped off at 8 p.m. with a ticketed Capricorn Revival concert at the Macon City Auditorium featuring former Allman Brothers Band member and current Rolling Stones music director Chuck Leavell, Randall Bramblett Band, and a host of other former Capricorn artists or musicians who have been influenced by Capricorn. The lineup includes Jimmy Hall from Wet Willie, original Allman Brothers Band member Jaimoe, as well as Taj Mahal and former Capricorn recording artists John Bell of Widespread Panic and Tommy Talton of Cowboy. Others scheduled to perform include Charlie Starr from Blackberry Smoke, Marcus King, Brent Cobb, and Duane Betts of the Allman Betts Band. Additional artists will be announced at a later date.
Posted 4 years ago by unclemrbig    [ Reply ]
II had this one on cassette tape way back when This song is Much more than 10
Posted 4 years ago by stephen.king12101    [ Reply ]
Don't know why, but Dickey Betts never gets enough credit for his playing.  
Posted 4 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
Pretty sure the previous owner of Jessica, my '66 Harley XLCH, named her after this song. 
Posted 4 years ago by 2MD4J1F    [ Reply ]
10 10 10
Posted 4 years ago by stephen.king12101    [ Reply ]
If there's a musical equivalent of an ear-to-ear grin, this is it!  
Posted 4 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Man, to have this follow Eat a Peach and the Fillmore East, what a band, what summertime fun eh gang?  There was also coat-tail rider Les Dudek, Dickey Betts and Great Southern, Charlie Daniels, Wet Willie, Elvin Bishop, Marshall Tucker...those were the days.
Posted 4 years ago by chinaski    [ Reply ]
 mrtuba9 wrote:


If "he" could make it this long, I bet she appreciated it  
If I'm reading that the way I think it's intended that seems a bit warped considering Jessica is Dickey Betts daughter.  
Posted 4 years ago by opaceo    [ Reply ]
Bill, I'm trying to finish up my work day and this ain't helping! Can't do anything except tap my foot and smile...
Posted 4 years ago by ImaOldman    [ Reply ]
Ha!

Just drove Highway 61 in NE Missouri, and was hoping for Dylan but got Jessica instead. 

The ultimate driving song, for smooth, windy, roads. You can wave to people as you glide by.  
Posted 4 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
A favorite piano break. Such a happy song!
Posted 4 years ago by zenhead    [ Reply ]
 indatube1 wrote:
while this ranks high on the AB's (large) all time hit list, what always grabs me is  Chuck Leavell's  piano. Has to be one of the best ever rock piano solos I've ever heard. No wonder why Clapton snagged him. Chicken skin 

 
Chuck has recorded with Clapton, George Harrison and David Gilmour he has been the keyboardist and musical director for the Stones since the early 80's. He is a great musician and a really good guy.
Posted 4 years ago by ImaOldman    [ Reply ]
A lot of bands locomote in some way or another. (The Dead do in fact truck along.)

This song's a great example of how the Allman Brothers float. The rhythm section is smooth and dense, never seems to touch the ground.
Posted 4 years ago by ednazarko    [ Reply ]
while this ranks high on the AB's (large) all time hit list, what always grabs me is  Chuck Leavell's  piano. Has to be one of the best ever rock piano solos I've ever heard. No wonder why Clapton snagged him. Chicken skin 

Posted 4 years ago by indatube1    [ Reply ]
Way too many of these stoned out songs running on Radio Paradise; I was wigging out to them in the old days for sure. But please continue to surprise me with new music from great bands I haven't heard yet . They deserve it!
Posted 4 years ago by whatsupdude    [ Reply ]
This gets a solid 10.  no one can compare.  
Posted 4 years ago by diannemck56    [ Reply ]
 agent55317 wrote:
Did anyone besides me think "Almond Brothers" when the radio DJ called out the band from their playlist?
 

Surely every kid who heard them while their folks had the radio on the classic rock station thought this.
Posted 4 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
Love this tune!
Posted 4 years ago by BCarn    [ Reply ]
Awww. It stopped!

More, more!
Posted 4 years ago by pscs    [ Reply ]
 agent55317 wrote:
Did anyone besides me think "Almond Brothers" when the radio DJ called out the band from their playlist?
 

Yuuuuuppp!
Posted 4 years ago by mrtuba9    [ Reply ]
Never long enough
Posted 4 years ago by chuck.b.meyers    [ Reply ]