These are three CD's from the early to mid-nineties. They are packaged together at a low price. If you don't already own one of these CD's, then this is a great deal. All three CD's are excellent.
In 1989, the Allman Brothers reformed, adding Allen Woody on bass and Warren Haynes on guitar. The addition of Haynes was great. Instead of being just another sideman or soloist, he became an important part of the band. He wrote some great songs and added new depth to the group. They recorded three studio albums, "Seven Turns", "Shades of Two Words" and "Where It All Belongs". "Shades of Two Worlds" was their best studio album since "Brothers and Sisters". Unfortunately, it is not available. "Seven Turns" is a nice substitute.
The titles of the two live CD's is misleading. They are not the 1st and 2nd sets of the same show. The 1st set was from 1991 while the 2nd set was from 1994.
I was worried that these live CD's wouldn't be any good. It would be another case of a dinosaur band milking the old hits and playing inferior new songs. But this is a complete surprise. The old songs are played in new and exciting ways. Southbound is played funky and there are interesting guitar duets in Blue Sky and Melissa. Jessica is a free form jam with bits of Mountain Jam thrown in. There is even an accoustic version of In Memory of Elizabeth Reed. And the new material is fantastic, especially Back Where It All Belongs and Nobody Knows.
After this, Haynes and Woody left the group to concentrate on their side project, Gov't Mule. Their CD "With a Little Help From Our Friends" is fantastic, especially the limited edition 4 CD set. Allen Woody died last year and Warren Haynes is playing with Phil Lesh and Friends. The Allman Brothers have reformed with Butch Trucks' nephew on guitar and Dickie Betts has been kicked out of the band.
Gotta love The Allman Bros.!! Especially live! This is a great cd to hear a wide variety of what the brothers have done in the past few decades. It's a must have in your collection of blues/classic rock.
These are excellent songs but albums are still available. I really find this idea totally wretched.
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