The thing I always found wild about this song is that Gregg Allman The singer , Organ player ,and writer of this song was not even 22 years old when it was recorded. He sounds and vibes like a man 40 years older then he was at the time.

Duane Allman is never talked about enough when talking about the greatest musicians of all time. He was a Genius, and had very few peers. There's a reason Clapton wanted to work with him.

Calling them a smorgasbord of great music is pretty accurate. That original lineup was a murderers row of talent. RIP Duane, Berry, Butch & Gregg

Gentlemen, you have GOT to hear this from their album "Live at the Fillmore East". It just kills live - about 20 minutes of face-melting brilliance. Frank Zappa also does a killer version of this song. You should also check out "Midnight Rider"

I'm 63 yrs old , this is one of the 4-5 songs in my lifetime, i recall thinking the first time I heard it that this is taking it the next level. The Live at Fillmore East album is arguably the best live album ever recorded. Everything on it a treasure.

"In memory of Elizabeth Reed" is my go to Allman Brothers tune.

I played this song for my 15 year old nephew a couple of years ago as he had never heard the Allman Brothers Band before. He asked what genre they were before we listened and I said, "It's blues ,it's jazz, it's progressive rock, it's southern rock, etc." He looked at me strangely and said, "I'm probably not going to like this but I'll give it a shot." When it was over he said, "Just damn. The Allman Brothers Band are their own genre and it's one of the best things my ears have ever heard." It's like a feel good song... when you're feeling bad.

Doesn't matter how much of a metalhead or a rush fan i am, i always wanted to play guitar like the Allman brothers

The Allman Brothers Band was designed as a live jam band. Everything from 2 drummers to the dualing guitarists. They always owned the stage when they played.

Allman Bros are one of the quintessential bands, and this is one of their best. The best music is always the stuff that you feel in your soul... If you don't feel this one in your soul, you might not have one.

"A feel good song when you're hurting." You just defined Blues. That's the beauty of blues and gospel. Turning Pain into Joy.

Duane Allman was one of the most influential guitarists of his time. He played slide guitar on Derrick and the Dominoes "Layla".

The Allman Brothers were really a genre by themselves. Greg Allman is one of my top 5 vocalists of all time and Duane Allman is one of my top 5 guitarists of all time, so much talent 🤘🏽

All if the offshoots of this band are great as well! Tedeschi/ Trucks Band, Gov’t Mule . Dickie solo

Glad to see Allman Brothers Band getting some more love. If you guys are considering a southern rock marathon, you have got to check out "Green Grass and High Tides" by the Outlaws. I highly, highly doubt you'll be disappointed.

There is a reason that the Allman Brothers tend to resonate over so many genres. As you stated they kind of pulled from everywhere. Part of the reason modern music seems so sectarian is when production companies and radio stations started to 'format' music. It wasn't unusual in the 60s to hear The Shirrelles or The Rhonettes back to back with The Beatles or Led Zepplin. By the 70s that started to go away and by the 80s it was done.

"It's Not My Cross To Bear" Is a fantastic song from these guys!

When my dads first wife left him in 71, my oldest brother said he played this song on repeat at top volume for a month straight

Gentlemen, from someone who’s listened to the Allman Brothers at Fillmore East album over thousand times, was fortunate to see Duane Allman play live, please take the advice of the commentor below me, Mr. Fabozzi, and play the live version from “At Fillmore East”. By your reaction of the studio version which we just heard you will need medical care after the live version. 😁

Lost in Vegas to me is an instructional on how to listen to music, always enjoy hanging with you guys and jamming out! I think you will dig the Mick Taylor era of The Rolling Stones

The Allman Brothers Filmore East is in The Library of Congress as the most influential album of all time and I have to agree

“One Way Out” “Statesboro Blues” and “Southbound” are all great classic ABB tunes. You will not be disappointed.

Should've done the "Live from the Filmore East". Yes it's long but an awesome jam. The jam of all jams.

Allman Brothers are best experienced live. They are on another level.

Check out the song One way out from the live at Fillmore East album . The live video will blow your mind. Duane and Greg Allman are both under 25 years old in these recordings. They are so talented and just bled the blues

I’m so down for a southern rock exposition! And, man, this song just gets in there, hits all the feels, then leaves without saying sorry. Haha. Definitely a staple on many southern classic rock radio stations. Also there’s a really good book/movie called “Muscle Shoals” (if I remember the title correctly) about the studio where the Allman bros, Skynard and more recorded.

"Allman Brothers are the Truth" LOVE IT!! These boys could rightfully be called the OG jam band (along with The Grateful Dead - different vibe.) They have a famous instrumental piece called Mountain Jam that would typically go for half an hour or more. If you're looking for something to listen to one night and have a spare 30min, check out Mountain Jam from Fillmore East '71, the first official release of this live track. It is an impeccable example of 6 stellar musicians so in tune with each other that they can fearlessly follow wherever the music takes them, improvising as one huge musical beast. Turn it up LOUD and let them take you on an awesome journey!

One of the best live bands ever to play!!

Duane Allman is by far considered top 4 guitarists of all time.

The Allman Brothers Band is the birth of Southern Rock

Merry Christmas Ryan and George! The Allman Bros ARE everything..... blues, jazz, rock, R&B, prog.....all rolled into one. They are like Tool, Rush, Black Sabbath.....they are the truth.

Duane Allman (R.I.P.) on guitar, Gregg Allman (R.I.P) on vocals and organ, Berry Oakley (R.I.P.) on bass, Dickey Betts on guitar, Jaimoe Johanson on drums, Butch Trucks (R.I.P.) on drums, As you can see, they had two drummers and two guitarists. Their album "Eat a Peach" is my favorite.

Blues definitely, they took things to another level. It for the era but is timeless. As good today as it was back then. Do Melissa or Ramblin’ Man.

I am not a fan of southern rock in general, but I do enjoy this song and especially Midnight Rider.

Dickie Betts is sooo under rated as a guitarist, stood in Duane's shadow but then picked up the pick and went all out! Next up you need to check out One Way Out and Southbound.

In addition to Duane Allman you're hearing the mighty Dicky Betts on guitar. Two of the all time greats right there.

Gotta keep diving into The Allman Brothers and Lynyrd Skynyrd

Freaking love this song, your guys’ reaction did not disappoint!! You guys got it 100%, some straight up great music! 🙌🏻🔥

I like the Allman Brothers but my FAV song by them is a feel-good instrumental called "Jessica". The instrumentals are crazy good and it always puts a smile on my face and gets my foot tapping.

Melissa would be a dope song to listen to. More Skynyrd is a must though. We gotta get to "That Smell"

"Can't you see by" The Marshall Tucker Band would also be a great track to play.

Duane Allman cut a record with Johnny Jenkins called Ton-Ton Macoute. He left to form the Allman Brothers Band prior to it being released. Every song on it is great, but, the remake of Dr. John's "I Walk on Guilded Splinters" is phenomenal and I know George will LOVE the drumming! It is blues and tribal and raw. Hope you try it

I guess Allman Brothers never really registered for me as a southern rock band. I always thought of them as the quintessential jam band.

Gregg Allman was around 22-years old when he recorded this album. He had the voice of a 60-year old. You'll never find anyone that young who could sound like this.

Ryan: "give it your all, man." ..all, man? ......Allman?

Can't wait for the lost in Vegas trickle down effect where all the other reactors start reacting to "whipping post" 😃 always seems to go that way😁

I love that you appreciate all of what you hear in this tune. Remember, this is 1970, the precursor to all modern rock, Prof, and R&B

Skydog may be the best slide player ever, heavily influenced by the blues, imo. He co-wrote and played on 11 of 14 tracks w/ Clapton & Derek and the Dominoes on that legendary album shortly before his passing. Can't go wrong with those cats, Y'all killin it🤘🏼

In Memory of Elizabeth Reed live at Fillmore East next guys!

Greg's voice was one of the most soulful voices ever!

Hey, fellas. I'm 72 . . . and streaming tears of joy, from the vicarious pleasure sharing your appreciation for this, oh so fine, song; I've heard no fewer than a few hundred time. It NEVER gets old; I do. lol

You guys need to check out “Trouble No More.” Probably my favorite ABB song. The twin drummers really shine

The Fillmore East album version of in memory of Elizabeth Reed has the greatest improvised guitar solo of all time when Duane plays the second solo

"The Allman Brothers" family of bands is just incredible. Starting from the Allmans to Tedeschi-Trucks to GGov't Mule 😍👏

The Allman Bros. We're a blues/Southern rock band, and by the way one of the greatest bands EVER!!! They had so many great songs you will love.

This song is a COMPLETE MASTERPIECE and MASTER CLASS of guitar entwined with feeling! The Allman Brothers were masters of mush with FEELING! Also, because you guys are enormous fans of Chris stapleton, check out his live version of this song from 2015! Even Greg Allman LED the standing ovation! I guarantee you will LOVE IT!

Duane Allman also helped Boz Scaggs on his first album MUST LISTEN “Loan me a Dime”

It's been too long since I heard this song. Still love it.

Live At The Filmore, every song is killer. One of the albums I played over and over.

I think it was George who said (maybe it was reacting to Roundabout?) that it was different back then. This is just powerful talent, raw emotion, and artistry that carries the ball forward. No sequencers, no autotune, no gimmicks. Just smoke.

Revisit the live version of this from "Live at the Filmore East". Also, "In memory of Elizebeth Reed"...one of you might walk off camera❗

So many classics from The Allman Brothers. I've seen them several times in concert and the never disappointed.

The Allman Brothers are the Pioneers of Southern Rock period. They were much more than that though. They could jam like no other, Rock, Blues, Jazz, you name it. They were one of the first bands to have two drummers that were amazing. Greg before he was a singer/keyboardist was a guitar player. Greg is one of the best storytellers in Rock. Greg wrote "Whipping Post" when he was a kid, think about that for a minute. Duane Allman was one of the best session guitarists before ABB. He played with some of the best Blues and R&B musicians you can name. Duane was way ahead of his time and when he was so poor he took a Flinstones Vitamine bottle to play slide with it. He had become one of the best Slide Players ever. Dickey Betts was a Banjo player before a guitarist. All good things come to an end and they broke up, then Greg dies and I cried like a little baby. Great analysis guys, keep doing what you do.

Check out Larkin Poe, often cited as "The Allman Brothers Little Sisters"

You can't stop listen to Allman Brothers without listening to "Midnight Rider". It's got so much soul,

The Allman Bros. are THE proto-southern rock band, combining blues, rock, country, soul. 2 lead guitars and 2 drummers, not to mention Gregg Allman's soulful voice and organ playing. It's so sad that we lost Duane Allman and Berry Oakley so young. Duane Allman was a session guitarist at Muscles Shoals where he played on a ton of records, including some Wilson Pickett.

Midnight Rider and Ramblin Man........ Don't matter what Allman Bros song you choose, it's can't miss.

I saw Gregg Allman, Dickie Betts in the late 80s. The band came onstage, no Gregg. Minutes passed. Gregg finally strolled out, sat at the grand piano, and proceeded to search for the ashtray on top to put out his cigarette. He couldn't find it. Finally he just ground it out on the top of this gorgeous piano. I thought, oh no, he is so messed up. But then he began to play and sing like a lost angel. 😔 What a beautiful talent he was.

When you say "This is a jam session", you're exactly right. The entire middle section of the song is the various players pursuing the groove in all directions, meandering around for a while and then all of a sudden snapping back together like a lego. The Allman Brothers Band and the Grateful Dead *invented* Jam Band rock music.

In my opinion, the greatest blues singer of all time....THE GOAT.

Eric Clapton said after seeing them live in the late sixties or very early 70’s....the best group of musicians top to bottom that he had seen

One of my favorite songs of all time! Now you need to do some of their other legendary songs like In Memory of Elizabeth Reed, Jessica, Melissa, Statesboro Blues!

"Soulshine" is a whole different era of the Bros. This is prime-era OG lineup, with Duane Allman on slide. Duane Allman is the TRUTH. And much like the Grateful Dead (in large part because of the double drummers), you benefit much more from listening to their live recordings.

Many years ago I was so blessed to meet the band!!! Amazing men on an amazing, sometimes tragic and sad, journey. We all knew then that we were in the presence of greatness! Rest In Song Duane, Berry, Butch, Gregory! Loving vibes to Dickie and Jaimoe!!

Not only am I enjoying listening to this classic, but I'm enjoying you two ENJOYING this song. Fire On High!

I've loved this song since I was 14 in 1969. It's never gotten old.

By the way Chris Stapleton did a live version of this song in front of Gregg Allman. You have got to hear it as well. He did the song proper justice.

This is easily one of my top 5 favourite songs of all time. Up there with Roundabout and Bridge of sighs.

Can't believe you're just getting here. Allman brothers are epic

Absolutely epic reaction to an absolutely epic song! "RIFFAGE! Are you f***ing kidding me! Then you hit with "FEEL GOOD SONG WHEN YOU FEEL LIKE CRAP!!! For thirty years plus now I have leaned toward Southern Rock as my go to genre. Now it has taken a class act duo to validate what I knew all along. Fantastic job gentlemen! And Merry Christmas!

For future reference, if you listen to more Allman Brothers and there's a live version available, choose live.

“Midnight Rider” and “It’s Not My Cross To Bear” are my next two fav Allman tunes after this one.

Fillmore East is one of my road trips music. They are so fricking talented. Gregg was 19 yo when he started and he has such a raspy voice at a young age and is a killer songwriter. Duane couldn't be beat on guitar.

Do you know what amazes me more is that Greg and Duane Allman were in their early to mid twenties when they wrote this song, Gregg Allmans voice along with his organ playing is just awesome

In Memory of Elizabeth Reed is an amazing instrumental. Hope you'll consider

Love the Allman Brothers. There is a video of Chris Stapleton performing this song live, and Greg Allman is in the audience. He gave Chris a standing ovation. I hope you watch it too.

What an incredible track. Proggy beginning in 11/8, then a chorus that hits like a sock in the gut. How transcendent is this song? I just watched two African American brothers praise a song sung by a Southern white guy comparing his life’s troubles to being tied to a whipping post. No one in the video, nor in the comment section, questioning the use of that metaphor. The raw power of the music and universal themes in this song crush all of that divisive nonsense like Godzilla in Tokyo. The awesomeness of this song brings tears to my eyes, and your reactions to it help restore my fleeting faith in humanity.

I love you guys! I went with a friend to an Almond Brothers concert in the early 70s and they played for 4 hours. I was too young to appreciate it! I don’t think it was until Springsteen that someone would just get on stage and play endlessly until they ran out of tunes. In college I got to sing this with a band because we had a rhythm and two lead guitarists who could play absolutely anything. I could sing, but let me tell you nothing like that! So I look back now and I am so grateful to have gotten a chance to do that and sing all the great songs from the 70s because to me the ‘60s and ‘70s had the best expression of music. Although I am beyond happy that grunge and metal came along shake things up again! Keep doing what you’re doing!!

Listen to the first 2 songs off of their first album. As you're listening remember this is the introduction to the Allman Bros in 1969.

I've always viewed them as more of a jam band then southern, But that's just my opinion. They're really such a mash up of blues, rock, gospel, country. Favorites from them are... "Midnight rider" "Not my cross to bear" love you both, have a wonderful holiday ❤

So glad to see y’all! But, never reacted? So surprised and excited! Yes, Southern Rock Marathon!

When you said ABB was all these different genres rolled into one, I had to chuckle. Even though Duane Allman was only 21 when he formed the Allman Brothers Band, he was already a well respected, session guitarist who had played with Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett and other greats. When he started the band, he had a specific sound in his mind he was going for. I saw an interview years ago with Gregg Allman talking about Duane asking Gregg to join. When Gregg heard there were 2 drummers and 2 lead guitarist, he asked what will it sound like. Duane response was "either real good or a train wreck." He accomplished that sound he was going for by bringing in the elements of blues, rhythm and blues and rock.

We need some Lynyrd Skynyrd, Molly Hatchett, Blackfoot, 38 Special, Marchall Tucker Band, Dixie Dregs, and more Allman Brothers. Squeeze some ZZ Top in there too.

Other than Zappa at the Roxy, this is the greatest example of how two drummers playing in one band can lay down serious grooves.

One major thing about the Allman Bros. is that they mastered the art of playing dual synchronized lead guitars. You can hear it in some songs more than others. Another thing of note is that Butch Trucks' nephew, Derek Trucks, played with them from the age of 9-19 and is awesome on the slide git He plays now with his wife Susan Tedeschi and they are great, as well. Another incarnation is Gov't Mule. Gov't Mule (pronounced Government Mule) is an American Southern rock jam band, formed in 1994 as a side project of the Allman Brothers Band by guitarist Warren Haynes and bassist Allen Woody. Fans often refer to Gov't Mule simply as Mule.

When Duane and Berry were still alive, the Allman Brothers Band were really a live jam band. Their studio albums were merely samplers of what to expect when you see them live. They had the ability to jam for hours and keep it interesting the whole way. I got to see them jam with Fleetwood Mac (when they were a blues band) founder Peter Green till late morning hours and it was magnificent. There are lots of live recordings from that period. The almost 20 minute rendition of this song on the Fillmore East album captures them at their best. Unfortunately, Duane was killed in a motorcycle accident less than 8 months afterward and Berry in another one around a year later.

The keyboards also mean a whole lot to this tune. It kind of carries the underlying tension and brings everything together. I certainly hope you're not done with The Allman Bros. There's a lot of road to travel!

You guys must listen to The Charlie Daniels Band if you do a southern rock marathon. I recommend their song "Lonesome Boy From Dixie". Their most popular song though is "The Devil Went Down to Georgia"

Hey friends I was able to see Charlie Daniels open for The Allman Brothers at Gamecock Coliseum in Columbia, SC in 1975. Cher was married to Greg at the time but just sat on stage. It was a killer show especially when Charlie Daniels sang "The South Will Rise Again". thanks for sharing.

One of the first bands i ever saw live i was 4 years old. I think they played this song for 30 minutes it was amazing Thx Dad!