Maggie’s Gregg Allman Rambles on...
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On Sirius Classic Vinyl this weekend they are playing (and re-playing) a countdown of the most influential songs in early 'Classic Rock' history. I listened from about song 88 to about 20 today. And will try and catch the rest tomorrow. As I was listening, I was thinking "I should post on SH, because I bet a lot of guys would love the music selection. And while there were about 10 songs I never cared for... I never question ANY of them belonging on the play list. There was just a whole day of great music while I worked in my fields.
And I think three of the songs I heard were from the Allman Bros. Put of 68... that's 5 percent of the most influential songs in their 100 countdown.... from one band. I think only Led Zepplin and The Beatles had as many.
Yes, RIP Sir Gregg! If America had knighthoods, you would have earned one far more than, say, Elton John or Bono.
An amazing career, an amazing talent and an American Icon for sure.
Respectfully,
Sirhr
And I think three of the songs I heard were from the Allman Bros. Put of 68... that's 5 percent of the most influential songs in their 100 countdown.... from one band. I think only Led Zepplin and The Beatles had as many.
Yes, RIP Sir Gregg! If America had knighthoods, you would have earned one far more than, say, Elton John or Bono.
An amazing career, an amazing talent and an American Icon for sure.
Respectfully,
Sirhr
Requiescat in pace.
The problem with listening to oldies count-downs is thinking "Yeah, that was one of my favorites back in high school!" and then remembering how many eons have passed since.
And speaking of Bono, the only award for which he is qualified is the "I am way more annoyingly self-important than anyone else so treat my opinions as gospel." This can be shortened to the Jackass Award, which may be shared by a number of Hollywood personalities.
Richard
The problem with listening to oldies count-downs is thinking "Yeah, that was one of my favorites back in high school!" and then remembering how many eons have passed since.
And speaking of Bono, the only award for which he is qualified is the "I am way more annoyingly self-important than anyone else so treat my opinions as gospel." This can be shortened to the Jackass Award, which may be shared by a number of Hollywood personalities.
Richard
I remember an interview Allman did a few years ago. I think it was on David Letterman.
Letterman asked him about the wild days when they were touring, and Greg said that they got on the bus and someone had spelled out in cocaine, "Welcome Allman Brothers Band."
Letterman said, "Oh my God!"
Allman replied, "Well, the Brothers part was abbreviated".
Letterman asked him about the wild days when they were touring, and Greg said that they got on the bus and someone had spelled out in cocaine, "Welcome Allman Brothers Band."
Letterman said, "Oh my God!"
Allman replied, "Well, the Brothers part was abbreviated".
Now THAT is the perfect interview answer. Allman obviously had a quick (and quirky) mind.
Richard
For those who have seen the movie "Almost Famous," the somewhat autobiographical movie about Rock Writer Cameron Crowe... his first article in Rolling Stone (around which the movie is based) was about the Eagles. But the band 'Stillwater' that they used was largely based on the Allman Brothers. Russel Hammond was supposed to be Glen Frye from the Eagles.
If you like good classic Rock and, especially, if you were a teenager in that era and listened to this stuff on your FM dial... or your Boom box. Or you cassette tapes... then you will really love this movie. There are so many references that you probably only get if you were born in the 'mid '50s to mid-60's and this was what you grew up on.
And, yeah, Rolling Stone is now a bunch of leftist twats... but once upon a time, they really had a corner on the market of what we, as teenagers, were listening to! Great days! When one band would write a song... and record it... and it was great. It wasn't fronted-bimbos with 30 music stylists mouthing pap. It was music! In all its glory!
Cheers,
Sirhr
If you like good classic Rock and, especially, if you were a teenager in that era and listened to this stuff on your FM dial... or your Boom box. Or you cassette tapes... then you will really love this movie. There are so many references that you probably only get if you were born in the 'mid '50s to mid-60's and this was what you grew up on.
And, yeah, Rolling Stone is now a bunch of leftist twats... but once upon a time, they really had a corner on the market of what we, as teenagers, were listening to! Great days! When one band would write a song... and record it... and it was great. It wasn't fronted-bimbos with 30 music stylists mouthing pap. It was music! In all its glory!
Cheers,
Sirhr
