Still, the best song is "One Way Out," with its catchy blues motif reminiscent of "You Don't Love Me" and fabulous guitar soloing. It would have held a place of honor had it been included on the group's legendary album Live at Fillmore East. "Les Brers in A Minor" is a patchwork piece of music with a cool motif in its middle part, and "Trouble No More" has a great opening signature. The catchy riffs in the three songs are distinctive Allman Brothers grooves, instantly recognizable as the magic Allman Brothers sound. The first and last of these songs are among the live recordings. The other live track is "Mountain Jam," a more-than-30-minute exercise in which Duane Allman and Dickie Betts perform good guitar duals.

Altho "Brothers and Sisters," recorded shortly afterward, was a decent effort, things were never quite the same without Duane, who stands as one of the greatest guitarists in rock history. The rest of the group are also master musicians, but as in the case of The Beatles, this legendary rock group was worth more as a whole than the sum value of its individual parts. Duane and Dickie both on guitar, and combined with the rest, was that ever something.

Great Moments on an Uneven Album
I know I'll probably be knocked for giving this final Allman Brothers album to feature Duane Alman only three stars; but I must admit that I find it a little uneven.

It has a strong opener in Gregg Allman's "Ain't Wasting Time No More", but Dickey's Betts' long instrumental "Les Brers in A Minor" sounds a little too loose to keep my interest going.

The melodic "Sweet Melissa" is another strong Gregg Allman effort; one of my favorites.

First track to feature Duane Allman is the extremely long live improvisions over Donovan's "There is a Mountain" called "Mountain Jam". Today this track may only be interesting to hard-core Allman fans.

"One Way Out" and "Trouble No More" are two more live-tracks; The latter a great perfomance.

Next track "Stand Back" is the first new studio track to feature Duane Allman and it's good recording.

Last two tracks are two more of my personal favorites. Dickey's Betts' "Blue Sky" is featuring great dual guitar-playing by Duane and Betts. And finally the moving acoustic instrumental "Little Martha".

At any rate a "must-buy" for fans of Southern Rock!

It takes you to a time and a place......let's go there
The ABB put out 5 albums between '68 and '73. Every note on this release stands as a classic. As some of the reviewers have said, some of this is live material and the rest from a series of sessions before and after Duane's passing. It captures this band at their peak. It also features some of the sweet sounds of Dickey Betts. The ABB were to put out one more outstanding release after this (Brothers and Sisters), then it was all down hill.

This is a must-have record and I would rate it as their second-best release behind Live at the Filmore East.

Classic Allman Bros.
What can I say? This is a great album. It was back then, and it still is. I decided 20 years ago that I want "Blue Sky" played at my funeral. Personally, I feel that Les Brers in A minor is one of their best. I am an aging person who is fortunate enough to have learned to enjoy the All Bros. through a "passing it down". I was born in '62 and unfortunately missed them in their prime. Recently, I played this album for a man who is 54 and really part of the generation. It had been a long time since he heard it and it was "part of his past" so to speak. I can't tell you the joyous hour that was spent listening to this album...for him and for me. It definitely is a good one. I never grow tired of it.

Wonderful!
This is an amazing album. Eat a Peach and Live at the Fillmore are the essential Allman Bros albums.
Not the Remastered Version.