Duane's solo on this song on Live at the Fillmore is, in my opinion, the greatest live, improvised solo of the 20th century! I listen to it a few times a week and it never gets old, which is the sign of a true classic. It has withstood the test of time.
Oldsixtyeight Absolutely the greatest improvised guitar solo of all time and I bet he never played it like that again. So lucky it was recorded. And to play it as great as you did is a real accomplishment.
I have listened to this jam and of Duane's song's for 50 years, not to mention all the shows. ABB is still my daily listening. Don't guess I'll ever get enough Thank God!
Thanks for posting this, this is the solo that convinced me to buy my first guitar in 1973 and I've always wanted to learn how to play it. And now I can.
I am both amazed and dumbfounded by this man's ability. I have learned some of Duane's leads but this one I don't get very far. This had to take an immense effort to not only learn, but to excel at.
As I mentioned before I had the opportunity to see him play live 3 times before he passed......he is the reason I picked up the guitar and still play guitar today......
Same here my friend! I’ve listened to it over and over again and brings goosebumps and chills everytime. Just an incredible masterpiece of soling. How do you even comprehend how to write such a miracle?!
OK....I AM IMPRESSED BEYOND WORDS.........I AM AMAZED AT YOUR ABILITY TO DECIPHER THE GUITAR PLAYING OF DUANE ALLMAN SO ACCURATELY............AND i AM GRATEFUL TO YOU FOR SHARING THIS WITH ALL OF US. THAT IS SO NICE OF YOU. I CAME TO THIS POST OF YOURS AFTER FIRST SEEING THE "12 LICKS YOU MUST KNOW" of Duane Allman. Like John Pandolphino, posting before me, i also heard the " THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND LIVE AT THE FILLMORE EAST" AND IT MADE ME GO OUT AND BUY AN ELECTRIC GUITAR and start playing, March 15, 1972. I first heard Duane Allman in the group Hourglass, playing at the Whiskey A go go in Hollywood on Sunset Boulevard I'm guessing 1969. A few years later, I heard the Allman Brothers band on a radio station in Los Angeles, and a good friend came by and gave me the now famous vinyl album which I still have, it is a "promotional" copy, stating it is a promotional DJ copy, suggested cuts for airplay being "Hot Lanta" and "statesboro blues" Capricorn SD 2-802.......and not for sale. I think I listened to that album some where under 2,000 times. then i got the cd........what an amazing group of humans who for some unknown reason where able to sometimes be as one entity all tuned in at the same time to the same thing I am one of the many who heard and felt what they were sending out.........truly magnificent.......and reaching into my soul that communicated with something in there that so many of us could understand..........Thank you man, for sharing your exceptional talent with us..( sorry i don't know your name) but I'm going to take a good look at a lot of what you have posted.............thank you again virtual woodshed ......." Hurry.....before the roar of the moment, becomes but the whisper of a distant memory"................Douglas hay junior.
hi Doug, sorry I missed this comment back when you posted it. I'm just now seeing it for some reason. Those are great stories, I read every word. Thank you for sharing that. Please check out my band Skydog, there are several videos of us on this channel. I think you'll dig us! Peace my friend, Willie Williams
I’ve been listening to the song and in particular this solo for 45 years and could only imagine what it looked like. This is as good as I could hope for. Would travel a long way to see your band live. Thank you.
Great players like Duane proof you don't need to shred to be great. Every note counts and every note is played with soul. As a former bass player, what often gets overlooked is how berry oakley chooses notes that play off the solo. Obviously Duane could never be replaced but neither could oakley. Berry's playing on the fillmore east album is perfection.
Thank you for pointing this out. I’ve been meaning to make a video on this very topic for sometime now, and hope to get around to it soon. Besides maybe butch trucks, Duane locked with Berry Oakley more than anybody else in the band in my opinion. You can totally hear them playing off each other all over the Fillmore record and other live recordings.
Vocabulary, dexterity, power, restraint, emotion, feeling. This solo has it all and even more than that. Thank you so much for putting this up. I intend to woodshed off of this video and see what all I can learn. And RIP, Duane. Even though you passed away 15 years before I was born, I feel your loss like it happened in my lifetime.
hey, I've got the intro down and I'm starting w Dickies solo. I haven't listened to the whole song in a while and as good as Dickies solo is Duane's is just as good, i like how they are different but still keep the melody going. PS that fast riff in the beginning of Dickies solo is tough. thanks again E
fantastic bro you nailed it amazing when we think how long ago he did that this one and his on You dont love me and his solo on Stormy Monday is absolutely perfect.
Been listening to this for 50 years. Man you really nailed it, just fantastic. Good thing I can't play like this because if I did I'd never do anything else.
Without the silly superlatives of "Best" guitar player, etc., this has always been my favorite solo. This is what I once wrote: I've been nominated by Dave Ladner to post my ten all time favorite albums ... one per day ... the ones that really made an impact, and are still in rotation, even if only now and then. Even though explanations aren't necessary, I'm a music geek, so buckle up. Live at the Fillmore East by the Allman Brothers has been written about ad nauseam… one of the greatest live albums… THE greatest live album!? Who’s the greatest guitar player? All trolling nonsense. All that aside, this album captures a band at its intuitive peak, dynamically and effortlessly mixing blues, rock, and jazz influences. When I first heard this as a 13 year old, many of the songs sent chills down my spine. Much of it still does. For a music fan, a jam band fan, or even a fan of literature, Duane Allman’s 4 minute and 30 second solo on “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed” may be a musical example of the “hero’s journey”. The Les Paul through the Marshall amp was never more soulful, contemplative, sweet, and explosive… and genius producer, Tom Dowd, captures all of it. It's obvious, Duane and the band are telling a story, with each note, pushing... Berry Oakley's bass dialogue clearly urging Duane to fight the battle, get to “that musical place”. Even before Duane’s and Dickey’s harmony lines triumphantly restate the melody, you know the hero has won. Actually, so has the listener. Cheers!
Making my music debut in 2002 on stage with 30 - 40 year old Professionals no keyboards but I played this both solos and organ...buy listening to the song in my head...! Blew the crowd away...got offered to play in two bands that night in New Orleans...! My favorite trilogy...Stormy Monday...Hot Lanta...In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed...every Monday Morning...starts my week off RIGHT...!
Duane Allman probably inspired me more than any other player, including my heroes BB, EC, JBeck, Bloomfield, SRV. Not saying Duane's better than them, just that his way of phrasing, dynamics, string bending and tone just blew me away. IMHO, the sweetest lick I've every heard anyone play is between the 3:25 - 3:40 mark. I just dropped my jaw and sat there for 10 minutes, stupefied. RIP in peace Skydog. :(
Man O Man I remember the first time I heard this song in 78 ..didn't really care for the beginning by the end I was standing on the couch playing air guitar, what a journey ...in a word ..thunder sruck.. and still to this day..appreciate woodshed for putting it out there...excuse me but i gotta get back on the couch my solo is coming up..😎😎😎
Fantastic! I have lived with these solos in my head for decades and it's a thrill to see someone reproduce this one so accurately. Good job! Each segment of Duane's solo is wonderful- I was especially digging the low-string badass sorcery at 1:37. Thanks!
I've heard many live tracks of Duane's Liz Reed solos from 1970-71. There's a piece of his Fillmore cut in every one of them. It all came together that March night. Every note meant something, no mundane passing notes, no sloppy fills. Pure feel and emotion, a composition steeped in adrenalin. Don't no another way to describe what that song does to me. I've seen that lead inside my head since the 1st time I listened to Fillmore East. In my opinion Duane's ultimate run. Watching you decipher it, makes me want to pick up my guitar and fantasize being there. Oh, if I'd only been born 5 years earlier. Thank you brother
The best I've ever listened to, been working on this solo for 45+ years, almost there but you've nailed it and a inspiration to me that it can be done, thank you!
Duane Allman gave me a gift, the desire to learn to play guitar. I will always be grateful to him for that, and I still play into my mid-60s. I can only imagine what he' be playing now, had he lived. I would bet my last dollar that he would have moved on from what the band was doing right before his death. IMO more jazz-based stuff.
Spot-on expression of the greatest guitar solo ever recorded. Like many guitarists, I've listened to the live version of Liz Reed on Fillmore East and know every phrase and sound. This captures not just the notes, but the pure joy of Skydog's playing. Thanks for a beautiful experience.
Wow ! in the the words of Pete Townshend " who the fuck are you"? that is fantastic. I 've always been frustrated by bad camera work at a lot of early rock show recordings, this puts you right in the pocket, right frickin there on a Duane Allman solo, sound, fingers and all, great stuff man,
That is so good.......you really did this nicely..........it gives me a good feeling.........I have listened to you when you have played that in your band " SKYDOG" a little bit different but quite good . You were connected on this day.........Soon as i get the chance, i'm going to learn that from you !!! thank you......Doug
Wow! Also, thanks, I've been wondering how he did the modulation near the end of the solo for the last 50 years and you finally demystified and shared Duane's method. Y'all are amazing!
Your incredible attention to detail and the ruthless passion you’ve harvested for this music is inspiration within itself! Thank you so much for this content. You really inspire me to take myself down the Skydog path of guitar alchemy.
Crushed it brother I’m working on it now myself haha! I’m the same way; I can sing every note man but playing it I’m about 70% there. Ima keep practicing it and keep on growing!! Someone’s gotta get that last part btw lol. But yeah man awesome awesome awesome
I can't imagine a recreation of Duane's solo being better than this. Well done.
Agree!!
Duane's solo on this song on Live at the Fillmore is, in my opinion, the greatest live, improvised solo of the 20th century! I listen to it a few times a week and it never gets old, which is the sign of a true classic. It has withstood the test of time.
Oldsixtyeight Absolutely the greatest improvised guitar solo of all time and I bet he never played it like that again. So lucky it was recorded. And to play it as great as you did is a real accomplishment.
I have listened to this jam and of Duane's song's for 50 years, not to mention all the shows. ABB is still my daily listening. Don't guess I'll ever get enough Thank God!
i'll go one further no opinion just the greatest most melodic guitar solo ever. End of story.
Absolutely agree!
I couldn't agree more.
Easily one the if not THE greatest solo of all time. Awesome to see this played.
Duane Allman the John Coltrane of Blues Rock
Thanks!
Thanks for posting this, this is the solo that convinced me to buy my first guitar in 1973 and I've always wanted to learn how to play it. And now I can.
The chemistry between Duane and Berry is unmatched
Been listening to this solo for over 50 yrs and still gives me goosebumps thats how phenomenal Duane was!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great job on this solo my friend
You've spent your time wisely, my friend...you have our gratitude.
thanks
I'm only now-- in my 60's-- figuring out things on guitar that Duane had mastered by age 24. Thanks for bring this epic solo to light.
いつ観てもduaneですね❣️
I don’t know how you can remember all those licks so perfectly.
Fantastic job!!
This is a true testament to the genuis of Duane Allmans playing......thanks for this
Never heard it played better, other than Duane! ❤
Kudos, my Brother...
I am both amazed and dumbfounded by this man's ability. I have learned some of Duane's leads but this one I don't get very far. This had to take an immense effort to not only learn, but to excel at.
F'n awesome.
Thank you.
I see why the face is out of frame. That can only be Duane Allman playing. Amazing!!!👍🏼🍑👍🏼
As I mentioned before I had the opportunity to see him play live 3 times before he passed......he is the reason I picked up the guitar and still play guitar today......
Duane’s solo on this song is the greatest of all time I’ve listened to it over and over again and still get shocked by the notes he plays
Same here my friend! I’ve listened to it over and over again and brings goosebumps and chills everytime. Just an incredible masterpiece of soling. How do you even comprehend how to write such a miracle?!
OK....I AM IMPRESSED BEYOND WORDS.........I AM AMAZED AT YOUR ABILITY TO DECIPHER THE GUITAR PLAYING OF DUANE ALLMAN SO ACCURATELY............AND i AM GRATEFUL TO YOU FOR SHARING THIS WITH ALL OF US. THAT IS SO NICE OF YOU. I CAME TO THIS POST OF YOURS AFTER FIRST SEEING THE "12 LICKS YOU MUST KNOW" of Duane Allman. Like John Pandolphino, posting before me, i also heard the " THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND LIVE AT THE FILLMORE EAST" AND IT MADE ME GO OUT AND BUY AN ELECTRIC GUITAR and start playing, March 15, 1972. I first heard Duane Allman in the group Hourglass, playing at the Whiskey A go go in Hollywood on Sunset Boulevard I'm guessing 1969. A few years later, I heard the Allman Brothers band on a radio station in Los Angeles, and a good friend came by and gave me the now famous vinyl album which I still have, it is a "promotional" copy, stating it is a promotional DJ copy, suggested cuts for airplay being "Hot Lanta" and "statesboro blues" Capricorn SD 2-802.......and not for sale. I think I listened to that album some where under 2,000 times. then i got the cd........what an amazing group of humans who for some unknown reason where able to sometimes be as one entity all tuned in at the same time to the same thing I am one of the many who heard and felt what they were sending out.........truly magnificent.......and reaching into my soul that communicated with something in there that so many of us could understand..........Thank you man, for sharing your exceptional talent with us..( sorry i don't know your name) but I'm going to take a good look at a lot of what you have posted.............thank you again virtual woodshed ......." Hurry.....before the roar of the moment, becomes but the whisper of a distant memory"................Douglas hay junior.
hi Doug, sorry I missed this comment back when you posted it. I'm just now seeing it for some reason. Those are great stories, I read every word. Thank you for sharing that. Please check out my band Skydog, there are several videos of us on this channel. I think you'll dig us! Peace my friend, Willie Williams
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As if I’m listening and watching Duane Allman up close. W😱W!
Thank You.🙏🏻✌️
That was exactly the inspiration for the video. I wanted people to see what it looked like on the fingerboard. Thank you for commenting. Made my day 🍄
Skydog !
Beautiful work.
I’ve been listening to the song and in particular this solo for 45 years and could only imagine what it looked like. This is as good as I could hope for. Would travel a long way to see your band live. Thank you.
Great players like Duane proof you don't need to shred to be great. Every note counts and every note is played with soul. As a former bass player, what often gets overlooked is how berry oakley chooses notes that play off the solo. Obviously Duane could never be replaced but neither could oakley. Berry's playing on the fillmore east album is perfection.
Thank you for pointing this out. I’ve been meaning to make a video on this very topic for sometime now, and hope to get around to it soon. Besides maybe butch trucks, Duane locked with Berry Oakley more than anybody else in the band in my opinion. You can totally hear them playing off each other all over the Fillmore record and other live recordings.
Absolutely agree! Berry builds that tension and emotion that Duane weaves in and out of! Orgasmic!! 🤘
You won't be great if you shred
Seriously I’ve must have listened to this song a thousand times . It never gets old .
Vocabulary, dexterity, power, restraint, emotion, feeling. This solo has it all and even more than that. Thank you so much for putting this up. I intend to woodshed off of this video and see what all I can learn. And RIP, Duane. Even though you passed away 15 years before I was born, I feel your loss like it happened in my lifetime.
I've never seen another play Duanes solo so accurately snd completely!
SJ SMITH thanks SJ. I appreciate the comment. 🍑
Great playing you put in a lot of time perfecting this solo. Job well done!
hey, I've got the intro down and I'm starting w Dickies solo. I haven't listened to the whole song in a while and as good as Dickies solo is Duane's is just as good, i like how they are different but still keep the melody going. PS that fast riff in the beginning of Dickies solo is tough. thanks again E
Very well played, Duane was such a master mind. I have to remind myself that he was only 24 when this song was recorded for Live At The Fillmore
Absolutely fantastic have a wonderful day ❤❤❤❤❤❤😊
superb.. quite possibly my favorite solo of all time.. the road goes on forever🍄
Sends chills, note selection, timing, fire and improvisation is just absurd and ridiculous!
fantastic bro you nailed it amazing when we think how long ago he did that this one and his on You dont love me and his solo on Stormy Monday is absolutely perfect.
Beautiful. Thank you.
You're such a bonus to this journey. Thanks man.
That was fucking awesome brother!! Pouring out your heart!
Beautiful!!
Excellent. I have listened this solo for 50 years. You nailed it note for note!
3:06 onward & 3:24 especially -- some of the classiest phrasing in classic rock! thank you so much for all of this.
Excellent!!!!!
Been listening to this for 50 years. Man you really nailed it, just fantastic. Good thing I can't play like this because if I did I'd never do anything else.
Without the silly superlatives of "Best" guitar player, etc., this has always been my favorite solo. This is what I once wrote: I've been nominated by Dave Ladner to post my ten all time favorite albums ... one per day ... the ones that really made an impact, and are still in rotation, even if only now and then. Even though explanations aren't necessary, I'm a music geek, so buckle up.
Live at the Fillmore East by the Allman Brothers has been written about ad nauseam… one of the greatest live albums… THE greatest live album!? Who’s the greatest guitar player? All trolling nonsense. All that aside, this album captures a band at its intuitive peak, dynamically and effortlessly mixing blues, rock, and jazz influences. When I first heard this as a 13 year old, many of the songs sent chills down my spine. Much of it still does. For a music fan, a jam band fan, or even a fan of literature, Duane Allman’s 4 minute and 30 second solo on “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed” may be a musical example of the “hero’s journey”. The Les Paul through the Marshall amp was never more soulful, contemplative, sweet, and explosive… and genius producer, Tom Dowd, captures all of it. It's obvious, Duane and the band are telling a story, with each note, pushing... Berry Oakley's bass dialogue clearly urging Duane to fight the battle, get to “that musical place”. Even before Duane’s and Dickey’s harmony lines triumphantly restate the melody, you know the hero has won. Actually, so has the listener. Cheers!
John Petitt well said my friend! Eat a peach for peace. 🍑
You should give a listen to his lead on the studio version of Dream's......and also loan me a dime with boz scags......he was a master
John Pandolfino thanks John. I love both of those solos, and plan to feature each of them on this channel eventually.
Hands down, THE definitive blues rock solo!
Great review and spot on. History was made that night...
Making my music debut in 2002 on stage with 30 - 40 year old Professionals no keyboards but I played this both solos and organ...buy listening to the song in my head...! Blew the crowd away...got offered to play in two bands that night in New Orleans...! My favorite trilogy...Stormy Monday...Hot Lanta...In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed...every Monday Morning...starts my week off RIGHT...!
Duane Allman probably inspired me more than any other player, including my heroes BB, EC, JBeck, Bloomfield, SRV. Not saying Duane's better than them, just that his way of phrasing, dynamics, string bending and tone just blew me away. IMHO, the sweetest lick I've every heard anyone play is between the 3:25 - 3:40 mark. I just dropped my jaw and sat there for 10 minutes, stupefied. RIP in peace Skydog. :(
Stephen Reed That’s my favorite part too. Well that, and the cello sounding part at 1:38.
Man O Man I remember the first time I heard this song in 78 ..didn't really care for the beginning by the end I was standing on the couch playing air guitar, what a journey ...in a word ..thunder sruck.. and still to this day..appreciate woodshed for putting it out there...excuse me but i gotta get back on the couch my solo is coming up..😎😎😎
you can go ahead and say it., it's simply a fact. duane -was- better than all of those other guys. he jut was.
I could watch this All day!!
Fantastic! I have lived with these solos in my head for decades and it's a thrill to see someone reproduce this one so accurately. Good job! Each segment of Duane's solo is wonderful- I was especially digging the low-string badass sorcery at 1:37. Thanks!
What a beast song
Excellent!
That was awesome.
I've heard many live tracks of Duane's Liz Reed solos from 1970-71. There's a piece of his Fillmore cut in every one of them. It all came together that March night. Every note meant something, no mundane passing notes, no sloppy fills. Pure feel and emotion, a composition steeped in adrenalin. Don't no another way to describe what that song does to me. I've seen that lead inside my head since the 1st time I listened to Fillmore East. In my opinion Duane's ultimate run. Watching you decipher it, makes me want to pick up my guitar and fantasize being there. Oh, if I'd only been born 5 years earlier. Thank you brother
Well said, and you could say the exact same thing of Betts. Both played perfect solos that night. 🍄
You sir, are one hell of a player 👏
Incredible.
The best I've ever listened to, been working on this solo for 45+ years, almost there but you've nailed it and a inspiration to me that it can be done, thank you!
Duane Allman gave me a gift, the desire to learn to play guitar. I will always be grateful to him for that, and I still play into my mid-60s. I can only imagine what he' be playing now, had he lived. I would bet my last dollar that he would have moved on from what the band was doing right before his death. IMO more jazz-based stuff.
Awesome!
Killed it! Damn dude
Cool cat
I would be very interested in Dickey’s solo on this one too. Both had absolutely amazing solos on this song.
Indeed. I know that one too. I’ll try to post it soon.
Spot-on expression of the greatest guitar solo ever recorded. Like many guitarists, I've listened to the live version of Liz Reed on Fillmore East and know every phrase and sound. This captures not just the notes, but the pure joy of Skydog's playing. Thanks for a beautiful experience.
well done!!!
Wow ! in the the words of Pete Townshend " who the fuck are you"? that is fantastic. I 've always been frustrated by bad camera work at a lot of early rock show recordings, this puts you right in the pocket, right frickin there on a Duane Allman solo, sound, fingers and all, great stuff man,
Too kind. Yeah, that was the idea. To show people what it looked like. Thanks for digging.
That is so good.......you really did this nicely..........it gives me a good feeling.........I have listened to you when you have played that in your band " SKYDOG" a little bit different but quite good . You were connected on this day.........Soon as i get the chance, i'm going to learn that from you !!! thank you......Doug
Nice job
Nailed IT!
Nice job.
Absurdly good here. Didn’t know the Coltrane connection but makes sense. Well done, Creme de la creme!
Wow. You even made it easy. Impressive performance. Thanks.
Utter perfection.
Amazing job on that.
Nice job!
Virtual Woodshed, Nice performance, and great analysis of the song, and your bio.
Thanks
Wow! Also, thanks, I've been wondering how he did the modulation near the end of the solo for the last 50 years and you finally demystified and shared Duane's method. Y'all are amazing!
Thanks. Full disclosure, I’m not exactly sure that’s how he did it but it’s as close as I could get. 🍄
AWESOME. Thank you for sharing.
I am a lead guitarist also man. Excellent work learning ALL those licks!
Damn good👍
If your going to copy songs this is definitely one of the ones to copy!👍
Oh my god this is incredible! You nail his playing every time...hope a lesson for the solo parts of this song is in the works 😊
Dang that was fun.
Well done my brother
Very nice!
Awesome job.. Duane's on my top 5 best guitarist..
Outstanding!!! You really nailed it! Hope you do more Duane stuff and Dickey wouldn’t hurt either! Thanks for this! :)
midrider335 Thanks, and yes, lots more on the way. Stay tuned!
Clean! Right on the money!
Fantastic job! This has always been one of my favorite Duane solos.
Amazing!!!
Wow.... Thank you!! Can’t wait to see the band in the future. Come up to PA for the Ardmore Music Hall!
Your incredible attention to detail and the ruthless passion you’ve harvested for this music is inspiration within itself! Thank you so much for this content. You really inspire me to take myself down the Skydog path of guitar alchemy.
Jonathan Kelley ruthless passion. I like that, thanks. Good luck with your quest. ✌️
Excellent stuff!
Perfect! Duane himself would’ve been highly impressed. Great post!
this guy is incredibly amazing !!! 0:33
nice performance!
I've never played a guitar but adore your channel.
Very good man
SWEET!!! Perfectly replicated.
Bravo!
Crushed it brother I’m working on it now myself haha! I’m the same way; I can sing every note man but playing it I’m about 70% there. Ima keep practicing it and keep on growing!! Someone’s gotta get that last part btw lol. But yeah man awesome awesome awesome
Excelente!!! Felicitaciones amigo!! Gracias por eso!!
Flawless, great!