The Allman Brothers Band: Brothers of the Road 2

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Summary: Dissapointed
Review: As a longtime Allman Brothers fan, I was anxious to see this video. The video portion was fine, but the audio is horrible. I have several concert DVD's, including The Eagles Hell Freezes Over and James Taylor"s Live at the Beacon Theatre. In comparison, the audio on these two in a surround format is excellent, but the audio here is substandard, hollow and tinny. It may be that the Eagles and James Taylor were recorded on a stage environment, whereas the Allman's used an outdoor format. I hope the Allman Brothers do a stage performance in the future with an emphasis on the audio portion.

Rating:
Summary: Dissapointed
Review: As a longtime Allman Brothers fan, I was anxious to see this video. The video portion was fine, but the audio is horrible. I have several concert DVD's, including The Eagles Hell Freezes Over and James Taylor"s Live at the Beacon Theatre. In comparison, the audio on these two in a surround format is excellent, but the audio here is substandard, hollow and tinny. It may be that the Eagles and James Taylor were recorded on a stage environment, whereas the Allman's used an outdoor format. I hope the Allman Brothers do a stage performance in the future with an emphasis on the audio portion.

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Summary: Weakest lineup, get Great Woods VHS instead
Review: I am an ABB fanatic and have been since 1969, Winters End Festival in Orlando. But I have to agree with the other reviewers that the Toler Brothers were a total embarassment and had no business up on the stage with these greats. You can see in this disc how uncomfortable they looked, for good reason. Sorry to have to say this. Get the Great Woods VHS instead, it's a 5+ (but avoid the butchered DVD version of Great Woods). And while you're at it, check out some of their newly available CDs: American University 12/23/70, and their most recent Hittin the Note.

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Summary: a good show but the band is better than this
Review: i belive the band has better shows to be seen than the two on this vidio. over all it was a decent dvd to watch

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Summary: the "Toler Brothers" era
Review: I held off buying these two shows for a couple of years...mistake! And I have to respectfully disagree with some of the other reviews here ( about the "weaker" lineup ): I too saw them during this tour, and I thought they SMOKED their set. Poor Charlie Daniels, having to follow the ABB (!) This was in 1981...and I thought then ( and still do ) that the two Tolers ( drums and guitar ) more than held their own. One thing that was a bit weird, though, on a technical note: the outdoor show audio is monaural (!), while the indoor one is stereo; no big deal unless you're a headphone buff like me. Just a bit strange. You'd think that, coming from the same tour, the recording technique would have been consistent.
You can't go wrong with this one. The Allman Brothers Band consistently rocks regardless of the era or the lineup.

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Summary: I WAS THERE: GAINESVILLE FLA 1982
Review: I was at the Gainesville portion of the DVD (the first half) recorded at the University of Florida Bandshell in 1982. I was a senior at that school and you can see me after the last song at about 40:10. I am the guy with a turtleneck sweater (it is 1982!) holding a coat. I had hair then and even a small beard.
I remember the concert being filmed but did not think about it again until 20 years later when I saw the DVD and knew that I had been there. I can now show my wife and kids now who I was then. Anyway, no it is not ABB's best lineup (the Arista years), but it is a Florida band playing to a mostly rural Florida college and redneck crowd. We loved it and I think the band loved us back for it, and it shows in the great playing. The sound is very good given the era and location. It was a cold crisp afternoon and a great time was had by all. This DVD will not disappoint.

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Summary: I WAS THERE: GAINESVILLE FLA 1982
Review: I was at the Gainesville portion of the DVD (the first half) recorded at the University of Florida Bandshell in 1982. I was a senior at that school and you can see me after the last song at about 40:10. I am the guy with a turtleneck sweater (it is 1982!) holding a coat. I had hair then and even a small beard.
I remember the concert being filmed but did not think about it again until 20 years later when I saw the DVD and knew that I had been there. I can now show my wife and kids now who I was then. Anyway, no it is not ABB's best lineup (the Arista years), but it is a Florida band playing to a mostly rural Florida college and redneck crowd. We loved it and I think the band loved us back for it, and it shows in the great playing. The sound is very good given the era and location. It was a cold crisp afternoon and a great time was had by all. This DVD will not disappoint.

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Summary: the "Toler Brothers" era
Review: It is an ok performance and a technically acceptable recording, but this is the ABB at their lowest. The line-up is the weakest they have put together, and compared to other line-ups/performances I have seen, just seem to be going through the motions. Hopefully, there will be other concerts with better line-ups that will be released, PLEASE.

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Summary: 3 Stars at best
Review: It is an ok performance and a technically acceptable recording, but this is the ABB at their lowest. The line-up is the weakest they have put together, and compared to other line-ups/performances I have seen, just seem to be going through the motions. Hopefully, there will be other concerts with better line-ups that will be released, PLEASE.

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Summary: Better than the Great Woods DVD
Review: This DVD is awesome. The two shows are both great. And, unlike the Great Woods DVD, they don't interrupt songs with annoying interviews. The sound and video quality is unbelievable considering that it was taped in the late '70s. A must for any true Allman fan.