"Blue Sky", Duane Allman's Solo, at Stonybrook, 1971-09-19

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  • Skydog Lives! The entire song with the album cover can be found here: • Video
    Update: IF YOU THINK THIS IS DICKEY, follow the link above and listen to the whole song. Then, if you still think this is Dickey read the Dickey Instructions below. Resuming...
    I bought the album the better part of ten years ago from one of the Allman Bros. Band's websites. Please consult there for further information on where to get this music.
    Most of this solo is ad-libbed, of course.
    And listen to that lively bass, too! Berry Oakley and Duane Allman really made the band. Might be fun to pull out just the les paul and the bass tracks sometime and see what it sounds like.
    From the Allman Brothers Band's album "Live at Stonybrook" recorded in1971.
    Dickey Instructions: Now post an exhaustive lick-for-lick treatment with documented time intervals of exactly why the first solo is more Dickey and less Duane than the second solo. Then I will unban everyone previously banned from here for saying it's Dickey. However, any unsupported rambling accusation of it being Dickey "just because", and I will ban you from this video. I am aware it will be completely soul-crushing for you ;) But it kind of is for me, because I've never banned or blocked anyone from any medium for just an opinion, except for this. It has been going on for years, I'm sick of it, and the unwillingness to click on a link and support an argument while still maintaining a pigheaded unsupported opinion is one of the most disrespectful things to Duane's memory that I can imagine. So put up or shut up. That is all.

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  • @loborome
    @loborome 13 років тому +636

    I'm 63 years old,
    and when I hear this,
    everything I went through to get here, is all worthwhile.

    • @NLStricker
      @NLStricker 4 роки тому +27

      Happiest piece of music, ever

    • @Jdanielmay
      @Jdanielmay 4 роки тому +11

      Hey loborome, you still with us?

    • @stevecoyle1
      @stevecoyle1 4 роки тому +16

      I'm 65 and love Duane. What made everything worthwhile to get here is Jesus. Hope your well loborome.

    • @stephenadams6444
      @stephenadams6444 4 роки тому +3

      You r so right keep on keeping

    • @loborome
      @loborome 4 роки тому +55

      @@Jdanielmay Still here, ain't wasting time! The road goes on forever.

  • @3-ddjr460
    @3-ddjr460 4 роки тому +397

    Duane Allman: No overplaying. Just flowing.

  • @RachaelFasciotto
    @RachaelFasciotto 13 років тому +86

    You simply cannot " LEARN " to play the guitar like this. It's from the soul---you either have it or you don't. And obviously Duane had it. God bless you SkyDog

  • @watermelon5131
    @watermelon5131 6 років тому +151

    Can't help but hear Berry Oakley's bass riffing off of Duane's licks...such a joyful sound.

  • @charlessilvestri5112
    @charlessilvestri5112 3 роки тому +112

    It can't get any better when you hear Duane Allman. I'm 68 years old and got to see Duane at a small theatre in Huntington NY in June of 1971 and it was a magical musical experience to watch him play and talk to the audience. He was the leader, the Boss of the ABB for sure. A great guitarist, I'll always be 19 when I hear the ABB!!

  • @zzipdrive
    @zzipdrive 4 роки тому +163

    Berry Oakley on bass. So, so good

    • @GeorgiaBoy1961
      @GeorgiaBoy1961 3 роки тому +11

      Very few bassists in popular music command the kind of respect commanded by the late Berry Oakley himself commanded in hardcore, straight-ahead jazz circles. Oakley had a brilliant imagination and could play anything. He was an ideal bridge between the front line of the band - Duane, Dickey, and Greg - and the drummers, Jaimoe and Butch Trucks. The band found some stellar replacements after Oakley passed, but none could really fill his shoes. He was such a unique talent.

    • @gilbertobecerra2818
      @gilbertobecerra2818 3 роки тому +3

      Right when I read this comment
      The bass section opened up completely
      The harmony is amazing

    • @timothyehrler4325
      @timothyehrler4325 3 роки тому +3

      Berry Oakley: the straw that stirred the drink! RIP!

    • @DavidSmith-tw7ii
      @DavidSmith-tw7ii 2 роки тому +3

      One of the greatest ever. Period

  • @jessegrd071163
    @jessegrd071163 8 років тому +453

    One of the best guitar players of all time: Duane Allman.

    • @rickrhodes82
      @rickrhodes82 8 років тому +20

      +Jesse Garduno - most I have seen say 2nd to only Jimi. I am 64, and I concur. Was lucky enough to head to Nashville in summer of 1970, had another gig. From July of '70 through mid 1971, saw them 4 times in Nashville, as the Brothers played there often, were born there. Would have loved to seen a live rendition of the Derek & the Dominoes album, with all the players, Radle, Gordon, and God. Eric will tell you in a minute he and Jimmy were good, but the kings were two American boys, Jimi, and Duane. And for anyone thinking I mean 2nd to Eric, I give you Experience, Ladyland and Axis. Listen to those 10 times, come back, we'll talk. What do you think that Jimi and Duane might have done together between 1971 and 2016? Sure wish I had been able to know. We all would have continually been blown away - gone too quickly, gone too soon. Gone, too bad.

    • @hankdahlquist8670
      @hankdahlquist8670 6 років тому +6

      My next door neighbor was a road manager for the Allman's in the 70's. We lived in the country in S Florida. Saturday nights the band would play off the bed of a 40 foot flatbed trailer. Best music of all time!!!!!

    • @rugerbrowngtr
      @rugerbrowngtr 5 років тому +6

      One of Florida's best home town boys....long live Southern Rock

    • @vernwallen4246
      @vernwallen4246 5 років тому +1

      Was his nickname"scooter"??

    • @jacobmcandles1745
      @jacobmcandles1745 5 років тому

      @vern Wallenberg.

  • @richardsimms251
    @richardsimms251 3 місяці тому +5

    I am 75 years old and I do not listen to much music but some of the Allman’s brothers band is worth listening to.
    RS. Canada

    • @user-db9mk3te5h
      @user-db9mk3te5h Місяць тому

      Yo tengo 74 vivo en México ( Tepic, Nay) y desde los 70as me fascinó escuchar a esta banda , máxime con el gran Duane....saludos.

  • @renev8223
    @renev8223 Рік тому +14

    I was in 6th grade and everyday my older brother use to play Allman Brothers religiously and always spoke of Duane and to listen how he plays because one day he will be known as one the greatest guitarists ever. He was right.🎸

  • @alessandrofilosa7873
    @alessandrofilosa7873 3 роки тому +38

    The switch from major pent to minor, give me chills...
    An Incredible control on the guitar, every note is full of emotions...
    _Duane we miss you,fly on skydog, fly on_

    • @markhill9275
      @markhill9275 Рік тому +1

      Thats actually Dickeys influence, Dickey wrote this , Dickey is the master of the major pentatonic, quite difficult to stay major for an enitre song, to solo over major is harder than minor. As Duane said, I'm the famous guitarist, Dickey is the good guitarist!

  • @thomaswinfree3131
    @thomaswinfree3131 6 років тому +51

    no one will ever be able to play a guitar with more feeling than Duane Allman. he is the undisputed king of the six string, with or without a slide.

    • @ScottLaneMusic
      @ScottLaneMusic 2 роки тому

      Derek Trucks captures something pretty special here: ua-cam.com/video/CdEPQwaYVS4/v-deo.html

    • @geofftipton6210
      @geofftipton6210 2 роки тому

      Agree. Stevie Ray Vaughan played with so much heart & emotion too. ❤️

    • @daddyscat1278
      @daddyscat1278 2 роки тому

      Yet Clapton had him play guitar on Layla. Yes. He was that amazing.

    • @brucel1185
      @brucel1185 Рік тому

      i honestly think he slept with his guitar.

    • @markhill9275
      @markhill9275 Рік тому

      No, Duane played with feeling, but not close to Page or Kossoff!

  • @johncotta8288
    @johncotta8288 3 роки тому +59

    This song is genius! One of the most beautifully melodic, flowing, uplifting guitar solos ever written

  • @petera9374
    @petera9374 7 місяців тому +6

    Best guitarist that ever lived. What a tragedy we lost him too soon.

  • @lebarosky
    @lebarosky 9 років тому +176

    If someone asked me to explain Southern rock and I had less than 4 minutes I would play this. It's so sweet and strong. I grew up with this music, and it provided a lot of sustenance.

    • @MyBrotherMan
      @MyBrotherMan  9 років тому +3

      lebarosky Ya know I've been so into debunking the Dicky folks here I can't remember the last time I actually listened to this...probably about time

    • @faculdadearaguaia9604
      @faculdadearaguaia9604 8 років тому

      +krrrruptidsoless LOL! That just sound so right! I really miss Georgia and Virginia... lived (and loved) many years of my life there,, really miss that southern atmosphere.
      Greetings from Brazil!

    • @newking70
      @newking70 8 років тому +1

      +lebarosky FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE BIRD

    • @lebarosky
      @lebarosky 8 років тому +7

      +newking70 Blech. Ugh. Not in the same league, with all due respect.

    • @newking70
      @newking70 8 років тому +2

      +lebarosky just messing with you.

  • @gilbertobecerra2818
    @gilbertobecerra2818 4 роки тому +55

    It’s crazy to think that just 1 month and 10 days after this masterful performance, he would pass away.
    What a legendary person, and one of the greatest guitarists of all time.
    he was gone to soon, but what he left us will last an eternity within our hearts.

  • @russellmakar579
    @russellmakar579 8 років тому +177

    His playing takes you on a journey.

    • @frereanaktom99
      @frereanaktom99 7 років тому +10

      i admit i was stoned but once felt, about 35 years ago [maybe mountain jam - don't remember] like duane was talking to me from the sky. still get hit by duane's playing but hate all this crap about so-and-so is/was the greatest guitarist. i get off on duane's playing; that's enough.

    • @russellmakar579
      @russellmakar579 7 років тому +5

      I completely agree about your comment on who was the greatest, there are so many great guitarist's and they all have their own style, Hendrix, Al Di Meola, Paco De Lucia,Roy Clark,Eric Clapton, George Thorogood, Stevie Ray Vaughan , the list goes on and on. There is no one and only greatest guitar player, just many great guitar players.

    • @SimpleManGuitars1973
      @SimpleManGuitars1973 7 років тому +3

      You left Wes and Django off your list. Just sayin'. LOL!

    • @bookguitarguy
      @bookguitarguy 7 років тому +4

      And about 100 others, that's a long list!! ;O)

    • @amandawoods8323
      @amandawoods8323 7 років тому

      yes.

  • @dreamwell2020
    @dreamwell2020 Рік тому +8

    I'm thrilled to know now that Duane got to play this song on stage.

  • @shellywatson2784
    @shellywatson2784 6 років тому +24

    Ahhh, Skydog, my favorite guitar player of all time! No one plays or sounds quite like him. RIP!

  • @warr0950
    @warr0950 13 років тому +39

    I am 60 years old. I was listening to and rocking to Duane and Dickie when I was stationed in Jacksonville in 1971. They still make me smile. Rock on Skydog! You two are the best! Thanks for my memories.

  • @etoirelav
    @etoirelav 5 років тому +22

    This is without question my favourite solo of all time, by any guitarist. The middle portion is beyond gold, what a fluid marvel!!!

  • @kensokey7528
    @kensokey7528 7 років тому +36

    Cannot overlook Berry Oakley bass line throughout and the steady rhythm melody supplied by the rest of the band

  • @MrBigmac844
    @MrBigmac844 11 років тому +31

    I am a rock and roll scholar. Duane Allman was a good guitar player for his short time on earth and I love his work and his memory and his short time here. He his on my short list of all time best players!! May he rest in peace!!!!!

    • @Joenimitz48652
      @Joenimitz48652 2 роки тому

      Whos ur top 5 list? Or top 3?

    • @rebbeshort
      @rebbeshort 2 роки тому

      @@Joenimitz48652 I wonder if they've changed in the ensuing 9 years. Duane's in mine. So is Gary Moore.

  • @allgoo1930
    @allgoo1930 9 років тому +326

    Duane is a good example of musicality over virtuosity.
    At the end, musicality wins the people's heart.
    It's been a long time since his passing but I still haven't heard more musical sounding slide guitar from anybody.

    • @spacedoginnebraska
      @spacedoginnebraska 9 років тому +17

      Keep listening. Duane is, and always will be, the Master, but Devon, Derek, Zito, and countless others keep his legacy and spirit alive.

    • @bluesky6985
      @bluesky6985 7 років тому +7

      Exactly.

    • @poodlenme
      @poodlenme 7 років тому +16

      allgoo19 That's true. Derek is good but not as musical. Duanes guitar flowed, Derek never quite got that down And that Eastern flavor doesn't blend well with Southern soul.

    • @shaneliddy
      @shaneliddy 7 років тому +22

      aw I think derek is super musical. his phrasing is amazing! Duane was class no doubt but I think derek has a very distinctive sound which can only be good really!

    • @bluesky6985
      @bluesky6985 7 років тому +6

      Shane Liddy He just isn't as musical as Duane no one was

  • @albatross7783
    @albatross7783 Рік тому +4

    Duane always had the happiest sounding guitar solos. I wish he was still around.

  • @SteveDannAR
    @SteveDannAR 3 роки тому +25

    Man, he was so good.

  • @richardbrucemusic
    @richardbrucemusic 3 роки тому +29

    Obviously one of the most creative (and yes, musical) guitarists we've ever been blessed to hear. Tomorrow marks the 49th anniversary of his untimely death at the age of only 24. But what really stands out for me is his phrasing. How he repeats a phrase once or twice, like an orator, then changes it slightly and moves on to the next phrase. There are so many of his phrases that I like, and to hear them 2 or 3x is such a joy. An Allman joy. God bless you, Sky Dog.

    • @GeorgiaBoy1961
      @GeorgiaBoy1961 3 роки тому +3

      @ Richard Bruce Music: The people closest to him say that Duane learned not only from listening to the great blues and other guitarists around him and who came before, but also the best horn players and blues harpists. Little Walter Jacobs in particular, informed his sense of phrasing when playing slide in an open tuning. At least that's what I hear when I listen to his amazing slide work. Not just his phrases, but his tone, too, which at times even sounded like a distorted blues harp - like Little Walter used to overdrive his harp using his mic and an amplifier or house PA.

    • @richardbrucemusic
      @richardbrucemusic Рік тому

      @@GeorgiaBoy1961don't I know it! Ever Duane's occasional "off" notes, such as the one at 1:48 are right on.

  • @JohnBrown-ob8nx
    @JohnBrown-ob8nx 5 років тому +96

    He creates more feel in the first 30 secs. than most of us could do in a lifetime.

  • @sheddski
    @sheddski 12 років тому +49

    GREG HAS SAID IN INTERVIEWS WAY BACK THAT HIS BROTHER DUANE DIDNOT NEED A BAND BEHIND HIM HE WAS THE BAND HE SOUNDED GREAT ALL BY HIMSELF

    • @bcal4877
      @bcal4877 11 місяців тому +1

      Ok, we can hear you, no need to YELL

  • @TheGuitarMan71
    @TheGuitarMan71 3 роки тому +21

    This is why he’s in a class all by himself when looking at the so called greatest guitarists of all time

    • @sandecoffey9125
      @sandecoffey9125 2 роки тому +1

      Even though I love Dwayne Jeff Beck is pretty damn good and one of the underrated super talents Mick Taylor the early Stones guitarist is a bad boy. We don't compare we just love. And thumbs up to Keith Richards Rory Gallagher Jimi Hendrix and George Harrison oh, did I leave out a dozen I'm sure I did. This solo does a brain good.

  • @midnightrider7648
    @midnightrider7648 5 років тому +18

    Damn. Duane was REALLY good. I was listening to the derek and the dominoes album today. His playing never ceases to blow me away.

  • @kevinshaferguitarsongs4435
    @kevinshaferguitarsongs4435 8 років тому +620

    Often, to me anyway, Duane's notes sound "round" and Dickey's notes sound "straight, cutting". Duane's solos seem to "roll" and Dickey"s seem to "slice". Great compliments to each other.

    • @lebarosky
      @lebarosky 8 років тому +18

      +kevinshaferguitarsongs A poet is what you are. Anything that connects two human senses in a coherent way is so precious. Are you writing or doing some kind of art?

    • @buddybusker3483
      @buddybusker3483 8 років тому +5

      Duane was incredibly nuanced inhis playing he could play a mini phrase with just two notes over 2/3/4 bars and never play them the same way where as dickey wasn't as fluid and worked hemiolas to death

    • @getoutofmybar
      @getoutofmybar 8 років тому +3

      +kevinshaferguitarsongs Very well said... I dig this tune both Duane and Dickey's work.

    • @ursafan40
      @ursafan40 8 років тому +22

      +kevinshaferguitarsongs Some of that, SOME of that ..... has to do with the inherently different sounds of even 2 identical Les Paul's. Duane's did have a bit more warmth (round) , Dickey's a little more "Bite". Some say metallic but I don't like that description. 2 guitars made exactly the same , on the same day, with the same # of "winds" on the pickups will never be exactly the same. No matter how hard you try.
      Then again, stylistically , both guitarists would sound different playing the exact same phrase on the same guitar.
      And they'd both sound like themselves on a $100 knockoff.
      Bottom line, that version of the band had 2 of the best guitarists that ever strapped on an axe.
      And continued that tradition when they added Warren Haynes, and then Derek Trucks.
      How lucky can Greg Allman get !?!?!?!?

    • @kevinshaferguitarsongs4435
      @kevinshaferguitarsongs4435 8 років тому +8

      +ursafan40 Well said. I did read/hear that Duane used a "nearly dead" battery in his pedal because of what it did to the tone. Which makes sense. Max the output when input is very low does have an effect.

  • @GENGELHARD
    @GENGELHARD 11 років тому +19

    Saw the ABB four times when Duane was still with them. They are still my favorite band.

  • @croussant
    @croussant 11 років тому +4

    Derek is much more than technically skilled. He's wondrous. His sound runs through my soul and is still running through my soul from over a month ago at the Beacon. An absolutely gloriously beautiful, magical, enchanting musician.
    That's not to say that Duane isn't the King. That's how I'd compare them musically. Duane is the King, and Derek is the Prince.

    • @carlcushmanhybels8159
      @carlcushmanhybels8159 Місяць тому

      Derek Trucks, and some increases in production capability: show him cleaner than Duane. Duane is the King tho for memorably expressive lyricism.

  • @majorbuzzfortwnty
    @majorbuzzfortwnty 6 років тому +36

    I still miss Duane, Forever in our hearts Skydog

  • @Casey_Desmond
    @Casey_Desmond 8 років тому +92

    That switch from major to minor at 3:23 just blows me away. So pristine and effortless sounding. Duane's solos were pure feeling

    • @davidmiller3373
      @davidmiller3373 6 років тому +1

      Casey Desmond got to give them both credit, there both solid as a rock, no matter who playing that sound ,it definitely comes from the heart of the allman brothers.

    • @shkyrbty
      @shkyrbty 6 років тому +4

      And it's like, he's starts to do this at :49 and he stops in his tracks, to come back to it later in the solo--pure emotion!

    • @bigmig808
      @bigmig808 5 років тому +1

      Chickenskin

    • @alessandrofilosa7873
      @alessandrofilosa7873 4 роки тому

      I get goosebumps every time..
      Also when he use octaves is so beautiful i can describe!

    • @alessandrofilosa7873
      @alessandrofilosa7873 4 роки тому

      I got chills every time I listen it

  • @walrus10509
    @walrus10509 3 роки тому +10

    I first heard the Brothers when I was 14. My older brother was a fan. Duane died a year later. I mourned his death almost like a family member. His solos felt more like an extension of his soul than just another guitar solo. I've always wondered what we've missed by his useless death that day.

  • @davidbee8793
    @davidbee8793 6 років тому +12

    No guitarist moves me more than Duane Allman still to this day. I still remember as clear as day the day he died and I heard it on the AM radio. My world was deprived of a gigantic talent and to be honest I've never gotten over it. Saw them 6 mos later or so with Dicky and Chuck but I was still devastated by his loss as I'm sure everyone else was. God bless Duane, Barry and Gregg Thank you Peach State

  • @Porcelainheart1234
    @Porcelainheart1234 4 роки тому +9

    In 2020.. what a beautiful piece of music! Definite distinction between Duane and Dickey. The harmony is amazing!

  • @ridgemontnlmoves5074
    @ridgemontnlmoves5074 7 років тому +9

    Good ole Duane - even when he is being melodic - he is still in your face with force, always on the attack. a rare bird

  • @brewer9565
    @brewer9565 3 роки тому +11

    The solo is brilliant, no words to describe it really, just pure feel, and made so much more impressive in context with the ensemble playing of everyone else. Duane is floating over a bedrock of rhythm and groove by musicians who know what it means to play for the song. They don’t make em like this any more!

  • @warr0950
    @warr0950 13 років тому +5

    You know, I have listened to this track so many times. And each time I am amazed at how at ease Duane played this. He is truly a Master.

  • @dougj7295
    @dougj7295 9 років тому +6

    Thru all of Duane's amazing melodic ways, he was still always in your face...He just had that gear that could go from 1st to 5th and back to 1st in a song like no one else.

  • @sunnysideamps
    @sunnysideamps 7 років тому +8

    Wow...My heart is pounding after listening to this..Duane played so beautifully...wow!

  • @punkker666
    @punkker666 12 років тому +47

    People often forget about Mick Taylor, he was insanely fluid, melodic, and soulful. Its to hard to say which guitarist was the best, I just love em all.

    • @Flash023
      @Flash023 3 роки тому +10

      Dickey was interviewed and asked who was better, Duane or Dereck Trucks. His reply was that they were from different eras and great guitar players don’t keep score, there is no win or loss. I liked that
      MT was very good

    • @j.i.4232
      @j.i.4232 3 роки тому +3

      There is no best

    • @billsmith9966
      @billsmith9966 3 роки тому +6

      The nasty songs bootlegs are some of the best soloing in guitar history.. Taylor is criminally underrated

    • @gui-texzan7477
      @gui-texzan7477 3 роки тому +1

      @@dnk1870 Winter and Moonlight Mile. Also Sway... That song shuts down right when it's about to stretch its legs.✌️

    • @allencollins9951
      @allencollins9951 3 роки тому +3

      Duane was better i don't think anyone can touch him on slide

  • @robertbrown3064
    @robertbrown3064 5 років тому +5

    This is the last song I would want to hear if I knew I was going deaf. Yes the sound quality isn't the best, I know that. But the feeling it conveys during the guitar solo is exultation, pure joy. Everything bright and beautiful in the world caught up in this solo like dandelion seeds blowing on the breeze. I love it.

  • @pkramerable
    @pkramerable 3 роки тому +6

    That is just great! Love it!
    I turned 14 on 9/19/71. I had "Eat A Peach", and listened to it over and over, picking out each riff and lick, to learn the guitar. I remember trying to drop the needle again and again on the exact spot on the record, because I didn't have a cassette or reel to reel tape machine, all I had was a turntable.

  • @CapAnson12345
    @CapAnson12345 11 років тому +19

    I always could tell the difference between Duane and Dickey by listening to the notes.. if you hear the notes individually and there's a big on twang, it's Dickey.. if they bleed together and sort of swim around each other it's Duane.

    • @radog32
      @radog32 10 років тому +4

      hmmm interesting way to put it

    • @darkmaitri
      @darkmaitri 10 років тому +6

      You are absolutely right! I love how his playing is so smooth like that. Somehow his fingers were able to just sail over the frets, creating a sound like smooth honeyed whisky licking along your tongue, making you go, "Umm yes! Let's have some more!" over and over until finally the panties fly off!

    • @terryburns7500
      @terryburns7500 10 років тому

      darkmaitri great comment are you single?

    • @carlcushmanhybels8159
      @carlcushmanhybels8159 Місяць тому

      Very well put.

  • @american_psycho1147
    @american_psycho1147 Рік тому +6

    As beautiful as this solo is, Dickey's solo from this show will always be my favorite

    • @thestewlaw
      @thestewlaw 6 місяців тому

      She was his girl after all

  • @rogerwhicker1779
    @rogerwhicker1779 7 років тому +76

    So young too. Can you imagine? He was going to get better. Is that possible?

    • @eric108
      @eric108 4 роки тому +4

      It is an exciting and tragic thought at the same time.

  • @fauxbro
    @fauxbro 8 років тому +63

    Listening to this reminds me of what an integral part of the original band Berry Oakley was. The boy could JAM!

    • @paulfuller8985
      @paulfuller8985 6 років тому +5

      Berry was a great bass player . Very melodic .

    • @thatsmactastic
      @thatsmactastic 6 років тому

      IDOLIZED Duane

    • @like2view
      @like2view 6 років тому +1

      Absof---glutely!!

    • @TheEZGlider
      @TheEZGlider 6 років тому +1

      Berry's bass was rock-solid, but at the same time, combined a melodic sense that really underpinned the ABB sound. One of my all-time favorite bassists!

    • @Tonetwisters
      @Tonetwisters 6 років тому

      One of my all-time fav bass players, for sure.

  • @intheshadowofthesun9491
    @intheshadowofthesun9491 7 років тому +15

    Duane's playing was just Incredibly Beautiful this is one Fantastic and I believe rare recording!
    Always Love You Duane!
    Gwen ♡

  • @moskii-kb8un
    @moskii-kb8un 9 років тому +63

    any true Duane fan would recognize his work...

  • @thebreathalyzer
    @thebreathalyzer 11 років тому +19

    When you compare Duane to other guitar contemporaries what sets him apart to me is the jazz influence in there (especially on a modal type jam) and how well his solos are developed using so many expressive devices... dynamics, jazz phrasing, bluesy phrasing, the runs up and down the neck...he was an absolute musical genuis beyond categorization. He could fit into about any style of music and still be himself. This is wonderful!!!

    • @daddyscat1278
      @daddyscat1278 2 роки тому

      Prodigy

    • @jerrystigall6560
      @jerrystigall6560 Рік тому +1

      Roger that. I've always said, you can listen to Fillmore East in particular and think you're hearing 3-4 different bands. ABB taught me a lot about playing gtr. Listened them from the 70's and started playing in '63 at 9 yrs old. They are and always be my all time favorite band, bar none.

  • @bryanparks36
    @bryanparks36 6 років тому +13

    I am 58 and used to set up the equipment for srv an double trouble at a small club in ft. Worth tx. From 79-81. Blossoms downstairs. also at tootsies when he played there. I'm a little prejudiced perhaps, but he, e.c., Freddie king and Rory Gallagher we're and r, the best blues guitarists ever.period. Duane the best slide.(Derek trucks and Elvin Bishop &yes, Bonnie raitt), close. I'm very excited for the opportunity to add to the best of list,for the first time. Jeff Beck is probably my favorite overall. I believe there are "greatest", guitarists for many genres of music. Such as c&w greats, Chet Atkins& Roy Clark, an "new-boots", Keith Urban & Brad Paisley. I just love great guitar music of all kinds. Thanks,b.p.

  • @runningblood58
    @runningblood58 11 років тому +5

    Duane and Dickey and Berry were fantastic together, nobody could cut them for what they accomplished. But Dickey was instrumental on the Fillmore album. On all the long jaunts, Dickies guitar leads the band into the unknown......especially whipping post. Dickies guitar slows the band down just before the drum solo, incredible playing. Dickey came up with the frere Jacque lick also......just incredible improvisational playing beautiful music. Duane let Dickey run free and thank God for that

  • @ridemybikeallthetime
    @ridemybikeallthetime 9 років тому +6

    I could listen to this solo over and over again!

    • @screeningmimi
      @screeningmimi 9 років тому +3

      I hear you. This one never fails to lift my spirits...ever.

    • @claysayshola
      @claysayshola 4 роки тому

      I swear I’ve listened to this 67 times in the last 15 hours. It sure makes me feel some type of way. A few types actually.

  • @kenmckenzo9465
    @kenmckenzo9465 Рік тому +3

    The tone, the flow, the feel....this is as good as it gets folks. Don't let any flashy fool convince you otherwise!

  • @maragore6093
    @maragore6093 2 роки тому +1

    song is 50 damn years old and doesn't sound a day over a day, Duane was incredible, his playing was outrageous and again he was taken
    away so that all the stars in heaven could be the only one's to love, enjoy the incredible music they gave.....R.I.P. Always all the boys.....

  • @johnboysupergolf786
    @johnboysupergolf786 9 років тому +4

    Sweet sweet music, it brings a tear to my eye and makes me cry that I never got a chance to see the great man. He passed the year I was born and I pine for more of his incredible tone.

  • @drlepper72
    @drlepper72 5 років тому +4

    Played that thing with love and passion like he was gonna live forever. The music surely will at least.

  • @todhursen8481
    @todhursen8481 4 роки тому +3

    not only was he among the greatest innovaters of his generation; he was truly humble and not above performing anywhere for alN who appreciated his talent. I'm a friend of Berry Oakley their first bass player and knew Duane and Gre.g when the called themselves "The Allman Joys"

  • @jamesfortson211
    @jamesfortson211 Рік тому +2

    All listeners listen well. This is a group of Artist creating what will forever stand as a
    representation of the times.
    True greatness
    is timeless.
    Do a deep dive into the ABB. The absolute best group of our era, maybe the best ever.

  • @robertbrofield3554
    @robertbrofield3554 6 років тому +4

    It does not get better than this. The greatest guitar player of all time. I agree with the person who commented about the uniqueness of southern rock/blues. It is something special...and I grew up in the Midwest.

  • @sharonstark5442
    @sharonstark5442 7 років тому +1

    This is incredible! Duane was one of the top 5 guitarists ever. Never got to see them live.

  • @JC-11111
    @JC-11111 4 роки тому +3

    God, I love me some Duane Allman. ❤️❤️❤️ Thank you for giving us even those 24 short years with him. 🙏

  • @heffy301
    @heffy301 8 років тому +142

    It's SO completely Duane it' not funny . . . When it's Dickey, I dance . . . When it's Duane, I cry . . . I'm crying right now . . .

    • @lars4738
      @lars4738 8 років тому +15

      jeff blakeman very good description!

    • @stephenlally6009
      @stephenlally6009 7 років тому +9

      Jeff, I thought it was just me. Been crying for the last hour and can't help it.

    • @blossomgardner2297
      @blossomgardner2297 7 років тому +4

      Great... Perfect...

    • @davidmoon2877
      @davidmoon2877 7 років тому +2

      Wow

    • @davidmoon2877
      @davidmoon2877 7 років тому +4

      This made me cry, thanks Jeff

  • @po2313
    @po2313 8 років тому +8

    Cannot help but feel some eternal connection to all of the brothers...

  • @kenelkins1841
    @kenelkins1841 2 роки тому +2

    So good. He did this at such a young age. What a huge loss.

  • @johnreynolds8508
    @johnreynolds8508 9 років тому +43

    I could always tell Duane from Dickey,,,,still can,,,,Dickey is a legend in his own rite

    • @OssMan25
      @OssMan25 8 років тому

      +John Reynolds In the full version...especially the 'Live at...' or '...Peach' version...I'm pretty sure it's Duane's lead first after the first chorus. Am I right? I'm not always sure in a lot of their songs...

    • @gfriedman99
      @gfriedman99 6 років тому +1

      Steve Ossias Duane always took the first lead. I haven’t heard a song yet where Dickey goes first.

    • @avivkestin7103
      @avivkestin7103 5 років тому

      @@gfriedman99 In memory of elizabeth reed?

    • @gfriedman99
      @gfriedman99 5 років тому

      @@avivkestin7103 Which version?

    • @avivkestin7103
      @avivkestin7103 5 років тому

      @@gfriedman99 fillmore east and a bunch of other live versions

  • @carboncredit203
    @carboncredit203 9 років тому +1

    Really, does it get better? One of the only recordings of Duane playing a song that makes you move in your chair regardless where you are! Thank you "My Brother Man" for helping the world understand what good music sounds like!

  • @jasonzajac1819
    @jasonzajac1819 3 роки тому +3

    Duane's guitar was given to him as a replacement for another. Even though this guitar by today's standards is priceless he said the one he lost was even better.

  • @smoothz01
    @smoothz01 10 років тому +353

    I will always believe Alot of Duane talent lives on in Derek Trucks.

    • @allgoo1930
      @allgoo1930 9 років тому +23

      smoothz01 says:
      "I will always believe Alot of Duane talent lives on in Derek Trucks."
      ==
      Derek's own words, "60% Duane, 40% Elmore."

    • @richardfolkman
      @richardfolkman 9 років тому +10

      Bull crap!!! Bull crap!!!

    • @richardfolkman
      @richardfolkman 9 років тому +6

      allgoo19 Duane doesn't need anyone else's talent to promote his own! Your Hindu beliefs are misconstruing truth. Duane is himself. Trucks is himself. Knowing the difference will help you understand what came first the chicken or the egg, the promo before the gig. Please grow up you, please grow up! You never heard Duane Allman saying he was channeling other artists! Man, grow up!!! Trucks can't get credit for Duane Allman's gift....you ding bats!! Apology accepted.

    • @allgoo1930
      @allgoo1930 9 років тому +14

      Richard Folkman says:
      "Bull crap!!! Bull crap!!!"
      ==
      Yes, you are.

    • @richardfolkman
      @richardfolkman 9 років тому +4

      Take your childish responses somewhere else, punk.

  • @SkeletonKeey
    @SkeletonKeey 10 років тому +54

    That's Duane all right.
    I'd just caught on when I was 21 .... Autumn of 71' .... and then , just like that, he was gone. Caught them in 72' and they did 3 hours of great stuff. I can only imagine what it would have been like with Skydog there. The really great thing is that we have these vids to see ..... lucky.
    There are some good slide players about, but I always considered Duane to be in a class his own. Untouchable.

    • @lisalee3143
      @lisalee3143 10 років тому +1

      Began listening and collecting all their albums since I was ten years old. However I saw them in Mobile, AL at Ladd Memorial Stadium in 1974. Wet Willie and Quicksilver opened for them. All day outside concert went way into the night. I would have given my right arm to have been old enough to see them on stage with Duane (Sky Dog) Allman. It still hurts.

    • @SkeletonKeey
      @SkeletonKeey 10 років тому +3

      It does still hurt. And then Berry Oakely one year to the day ... motorcycle ... not far from the same spot where Duane had his accident. That still hurts as well. Fortunately, we have some footage and recordings left.
      Duane was a great guitarist and there have been some great slide players since, but I always liked Sky Dog best.
      Still do.

    • @lisalee3143
      @lisalee3143 10 років тому

      I really hate talking about Duane's death because his accident was so brutal, being dragged under a truck for yards. Oakley's death could have been prevented after his head trauma from his accident. His friends should have insisted he go to the ER. He lived for a short time after, he had plenty of time to get medical attention. Again it still makes me sad. I still can't get over the fact Duane and Berry had the same accident and near the same place a year or little over a year.

    • @SkeletonKeey
      @SkeletonKeey 10 років тому

      I've been listening and watching for, effectively, 56 years now (I believe most kids turn on to music at approx. 8-10 ... Perhaps sooner these days) and there have been so many of these things. An artist many love goes way early. It really affects a lot of folks. All one can do is cherish what is left.
      Count them ... Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Stevie Ray .... it just goes on.

    • @lisalee3143
      @lisalee3143 10 років тому

      Kevin Anton It does effect a lot of people that grew up and listened to their music and saw them live. It's just so sad because it makes me think that we, their billions of fans could be hearing before passing way to soon. They would have became better and better. We could only imagine what kind of work they would have created from then up until now.

  • @michaelbyrd103
    @michaelbyrd103 Рік тому +2

    In the fog of anger,depression, and confusion of my youth THIS is what could calm my restless soul. This song was the only drug that ever worked for me. It NEVER failed me. Not once. I was able to make better decisions that probably altered the very course of my life thanks to Duane and Dickey. Not an exaggeration.

  • @josephlawing287
    @josephlawing287 9 років тому +23

    Definitely Duane! any guitar player who learned "Duane" solos hears it right away and the more the solo goes on, phrasing, trills, descending lines , classic Duane, The Stonybrook solos took it up a few notches from Fillmore, Dickey really played incredible there to. That was the height of that band, period, I ve been fortunate to play with some of the "Brothers' .and Spencer Davis' and "Ike' ,,just saying I was there and this was the height

    • @ronorban58
      @ronorban58 9 років тому

      Joseph Lawing You are dead wrong hehhehheheeee...thats Dicky my friend

    • @ridgemontnlmoves5074
      @ridgemontnlmoves5074 9 років тому

      Ron Orban Nother dumbass

    • @jackkenyon2496
      @jackkenyon2496 9 років тому

      Ron Orban No you are wrong. Anyone who listened and saw the Brothers as many times as I did (starting in 1970) can easily tell the difference between Duane and Dickey. Do some more listening before making uneducated comments.

    • @josephlawing287
      @josephlawing287 9 років тому +1

      Jack Kenyon Hey Jack Thanks for listening. I Played with Gregg Allman and Dan Toler in the eighties. So I will be polite and fill you in. Dickey did not or does he now have the chops for this solo. If you research a Tone Clone you will see that this is a 50 watt Plexi which Duane played as he used more gain. Dickey played cleaner with less saturation. Also Dickey never used major sevens as passing tones or dual string runs ever which are prevalent in this solo I could further emphasize but some folks just want to see History the way they want

    • @jackkenyon2496
      @jackkenyon2496 9 років тому

      Thanks for the excellent explanation. I am a guitar player myself and can play those solos note for note, but did not know the details you described. All I know is I got their first album in 1969 while living in Georgia, saw the band (but never Duane) countless times and can always tell the difference between a Duane solo and a Dickey solo.

  • @marshahippen2466
    @marshahippen2466 3 роки тому +1

    So so very much beautiful talent.

  • @MrThemBlues
    @MrThemBlues 8 років тому +11

    How on earth could anyone (other than a Redditor or similar troll) think that this is anyone other than Duane Allman? No one could riff like him. Just silliness.

  • @franciscogardunocarmona1773
    @franciscogardunocarmona1773 2 роки тому +1

    My oh my! Skydog Is the real thing. Thanks God Fer skydog. Long live to Allman brothers. Greetings from México.

  • @robsgarage552
    @robsgarage552 5 років тому +3

    I can listen to him all day, especially in my car. Makes the guitar sing like a bird. Love his phrasing ( incredible ).

  • @teddypantelas
    @teddypantelas 10 років тому +1

    the thing ab out Duane's playing without a slide is that he sounds like he's playing with one.that's the beauty of it to me.that's his voice! I think it's amazing but makes so much sense.

  • @4dorno
    @4dorno 13 років тому +7

    Stunning - just the best electric guitar playing ever - this is up there with the best because it sings, not because it is technically difficult. This is what great musicians do - listen to, say, Rubinstein play Chopin - it is different 'cause he understood the message of the music. Duane had something - not sure what it was - and this piece captures it perfectly.

  • @scottym3
    @scottym3 4 роки тому +1

    R.I.P. Duane. You, Gregory and too many others are jamming together up there. "ONE HELL OF A BAND" You are missed.

  • @rodolfobarretotuya6181
    @rodolfobarretotuya6181 4 роки тому +4

    Duan Allman, uno de los mas grandes virtuosos de la guitarra, ya no esta con nosotros pero, su musica prevalece en nuestros corazones...un verdadero artista.

  • @RedHeadOnTheRanch
    @RedHeadOnTheRanch 2 роки тому +2

    Blue Sky. My favorite song of all time. Gives me chills everytime I hear it.
    I stop by occasionally at Rose Hill to lay a flower down in remembrance of this fine young musician taken too soon.
    Resting beside Berry Oakley and,now Gregg.
    RIP Duane ,Berry Gregg and Butch.
    You played the soundtrack of my life.🎸🎶

    • @brocklanders6969
      @brocklanders6969 2 роки тому

      I'm from Macon. In HS art class we would go down there and do rubbings of the carvings. Back in those days there we no fences -- back before inconsiderate jerks would steal pieces from the graves.

  • @greglarry11
    @greglarry11 7 років тому +4

    This is incredible. Simply put. Some of the best music I've ever heard.

  • @rosswardlaw3955
    @rosswardlaw3955 Рік тому

    I'm 67 years old and I grew up on this music, and I still don't think anyone will come close to what Duane Allman did in short we had him here on earth... In my opinion he's still the greatest slide player that ever lived... Dickey Betts is the only one to even come close...And now Gregg's gone I will miss them all my days left on this earth... To me they are the best band of all times, so heaven must one hell of a band...Thank you Boys and rest in peace 😢😊

  • @markpasquarella3223
    @markpasquarella3223 4 роки тому +4

    First time I saw them at stony brook I was one of about 6 people they came back after the Fillmore album came out and it was standing room only cost then about 2.50 a show,seems like I’m out living all my good memories

  • @triciareilly6171
    @triciareilly6171 7 років тому

    im born and raised up here in the North (New York City)..... Ive been listening to this since im 6 years old, im 48 now!!!!! BEAUTIFUL! !!! I really dont think it gets any better than this people! !!!!!

  • @Tonetwisters
    @Tonetwisters 8 років тому +4

    Regardless of who is playing this solo, it is one of the all-time greats. I remember heading to "Matrices and Vectors" class at Florida State (not my favorite class), and hearing this song and getting really pumped up! This is such an incredibly melodic song ... just blows me away. And what guitar tone! Woof!

  • @danielwagner4566
    @danielwagner4566 Рік тому +1

    I'm 65 years old and I have never heard anything more profound. Ditto. Duane being voted number two behind Jimi says it all!

  • @stephenroverton
    @stephenroverton 11 років тому +3

    This is truly one of the greatest band of all times! Love some Sky Dog!

  • @neilmercer9446
    @neilmercer9446 10 років тому +1

    It's been 43 years, and we miss you Duane, never better, never a greater loss.

  • @baird5776mullet
    @baird5776mullet 8 років тому +43

    Less than a month before his death,RIP.

  • @petebarry395
    @petebarry395 3 роки тому +1

    Wow- I have never heard this solo before- gotta make you smile! Thanks

  • @wmden1
    @wmden1 8 років тому +10

    I don't claim to be an authority on rock or southern rock. For myself, Betts and Dwayne Allman were the key players on some of the best guitar I have heard, in my 64 years. They fit with each other like a glove. Jessica, Blue Skies, etc.

  • @PaulNStein
    @PaulNStein 11 років тому +2

    In case no one has said it: Thank you Duane for your music. Cleartwater, thank you for your service. Love you both.

  • @eric108
    @eric108 4 роки тому +4

    My favorite guitarist of all times. And that's saying a lot.

    • @reilweiler1228
      @reilweiler1228 4 роки тому

      Skydog was the BEST and my favorite.... although Dickie wrote "... Elizabeth Reed" Duane just "spoke his part".... my eldest daughter is Elizabeth as a tribute... and I try to visit Macon at least every 2 years... I'm overdue, getting much older and seriously thinking about moving there IF I can eek out a living... but thank you for loving Skydog..

  • @kevinkeegan1357
    @kevinkeegan1357 4 роки тому +1

    Yaaaaassss!!!!! So amazing how his this solo is both so bright yet has such edge. My favorite guitarist ever.

  • @KaneCowboyCo
    @KaneCowboyCo 10 років тому +9

    who can make you feel what DA can make you feel!? there is no point if they can't make you FEEL magic inside, in places you can't describe!

  • @angelineport4660
    @angelineport4660 6 років тому +2

    Duane, too good, so good...better than the best. Rest In Peace, Allman Brothers. Your fans will still be listening...