Brothers And Sisters (Remaster) (CD)

They're known as the founding fathers of Southern rock, but the Allman Brothers were actually much more progressive than the musical school they inspired. They reclaimed the US-influenced blues-rock of Cream et al. and brought it back to America, adding country and jazz touches. They were noted for their improvisatory skills, particularly the inspired dual-guitar work of Dickey Betts and the late Duane Allman. Even after the deaths of Duane and original bassist Berry Oakey and the departure of Betts, the band soldiered on strongly into the 21st century, led by founding singer/organist Gregg Allman.

• Category:  Music  »  Rock & Pop  »  Southern Rock
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• Release Date: October 14, 1997
• Label: Capricorn (USA)
• UPC: 731453126220
• WAPI (Tower ID): 105800231
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• Tower.com Sales Rank: #10247 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
• #4097 in Rock & Pop (See Top 100 Rock & Pop Bestsellers)
• #25 in Southern Rock (See Top 100 Southern Rock Bestsellers)

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Allman Brothers Band: Gregg Allman (vocals, guitar, organ), Richard Betts (vocals, guitar, slide guitar, dobro), Chuck Leavell (acoustic & electric piano), Berry Oakley, Lamarr Williams (bass), Butch Trucks (drums, percussion, congas), Jaimoe (drums, congas).

Additional personnel: Les Dudek, Tommy Talton (guitars).

Engineers: Johnny Sandlin, Ovie Sparks, Buddy Thornton.

Recorded at Capricorn Sound Studios, Macon, Georgia.

The Allman Brothers Band: Gregg Allman (vocals, guitar, organ); Dickey Betts (electric guitar, slide guitar, dobro); Chuck Leavell (piano); Lamar Williams, Berry Oakley (bass instrument); Jaimoe (drums, congas); Butch Trucks (drums).

Additional personnel: Les Dudek (guitar).

Three songs into these sessions, bassist Berry Oakley was killed in a motorcycle accident, eerily similar to the one that had claimed founding member Duane Allman a year earlier. Given these circumstances, it is amazing that, on balance, BROTHERS AND SISTERS is probably the Allman Brothers' strongest studio effort. Songwriter and guitarist Dickie Betts really hits his artistic stride here; his "Ramblin' Man," for example, not only has country soul to burn but also features one of the all-time great fadeouts, with the instrumentation building on itself and soaring into the stratosphere.

Founding member Gregg Allman, whose contributions lean more toward the band's blues roots, is in equally good form. In particular, "Wasted Words" and "Jelly Jelly" plumb seemingly bottomless depths of feeling, and the band, notably pianist Chuck Leavell, renders them with an effortless textural transparency and swing. Though not as essential as the Allman Brothers' first four albums, the superb writing and performances on BROTHERS AND SISTERS still place it among their finest releases.

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