April 2024 Rock/Pop Record Reviews
In 1971, the Allman Brothers Band was mourning the passing of guitarist and leader Duane Allman. They decided that the best place to properly grieve was on the road, moving forward with the musical vision he had created. As a five-man band (Gregg Allman on vocals and keyboard, Dickey Betts on guitar, Berry Oakley on bass, and drummers Butch Trucks and Jaimoe), they embarked on a 22-week, 41-show tour that found them, on April 7, 1972, at Manley Field House on the campus of Syracuse University. Recorded and simulcast on the school's station, WAER, the concert in various incomplete forms traveled for years through fan circles as a bootleg. The complete concert is finally being released, pulled from the original source recording and completely remastered.