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Allman Brothers Band
Where It All Begins
(Epic)
First Appeared in The Music Box,
July 1994, Volume 1, #2
Written by John Metzger
One of the most notable albums to be released in the past month is the Allman Brothers
Band's Where It All Begins. The
group has had several solid studio efforts over the past few years with Shades of Two Worlds
and Seven Turns. Its latest outing, however, easily blows these two away, and returns the
Allman Brothers Band to its prime.
Guitarist Dickey Betts authors half the tunes on
Where It All Begins, and all of them are excellent compositions. The best tune on the
endeavor is the epic Back Where It All
Begins, which draws heavily upon Revival, Elizabeth Reed, and Blue Sky, yet
also brings a fresh perspective to the table. Naturally, there are plenty
of blues-inspired selections as well, including Betts' Mean Woman Blues and the Gregg Allman/Allen Woody-penned composition
What's Done is Done. Also in the blues vein is Temptation is a Gun,
which was
composed by Gregg Allman with assistance from Jonathan Cain and Neil Schon of
Journey and
borrows heavily from the Grateful Dead's '90s version of The Same Thing.
Where It All Begins is available from Amazon.com.
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Ratings
1 Star: Pitiful
2 Stars: Listenable
3 Stars: Respectable
4 Stars: Excellent
5 Stars: Can't Live Without It!!
Copyright © 1994
The Music Box
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