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The Allman Brothers Band - Brothers And Sisters (1973) MFSL Remastered 2014

Posted By: Designol

Date: 13 Mar 2025 12:10:22

Brothers and Sisters is significant for myriad reasons. It’s the first album the Allman Brothers Band made in its entirety after Duane Allman’s death. It also came after bassist Berry Oakley’s spookily similar passing, yet he appears on two of the songs. The 1973 set also marks the emergence of guitarist Dickey Betts as the collective’s leader. And pianist Chuck Leavell’s arrival. But more than anything else, the record remains noteworthy for its incredible soulfulness and completeness.

Having stayed at the top of the Billboard charts for five consecutive weeks, Brothers and Sisters constitutes the Allman Brothers Band’s biggest commercial triumph. Given the circumstances surrounding its creation, such an accomplishment hardly seemed possible. Fresh from licking their wounds over Duane’s tragic motorcycle accident, the group experienced déjà vu when Oakley met the same fate just blocks away from where his mate was killed. Rather than collapse, the Allman Brothers Band tightened up and mellowed out, inviting Leavell to join instead of recruiting another guitarist.

What the sextet gets in return for its troubles is music that marks the concrete beginnings of a form that soon become known as Southern rock. Leavell and Betts exchange notes as if the pair has been trading ideas since they were children. Slide guitars still tread over greasy grooves, yet the Allman Brothers Band digs deeper into country dirt, parlaying a twang anchored by Betts’ picking and abetted by Gregg’s organic, shot-of-blues vocals. The laidback vibe manifests on the signature “Ramblin’ Man,” a hit evocative of the record’s breezy melodies and friendly interplay.

The cover art further reveals the Allman Brothers Band’s mindset. Golden, tranquil, idyllic, Southern, loving: It’s a paradise-longing view that would soon come crashing down in the group’s lives but one that, for the duration and existence of Brothers and Sisters, remains gloriously undisturbed.

Released a year after Eat a Peach, Brothers and Sisters shows off a leaner brand of musicianship, which, coupled with a pair of serious crowd-pleasers, "Ramblin' Man" and "Jessica," helped drive it to the top of the charts for a month and a half and to platinum record sales. This was the first album to feature the group's new lineup, with Chuck Leavell on keyboards and Lamar Williams on bass, as well as Dickey Betts' emergence as a singer alongside Gregg Allman. The tracks appear on the album in the order in which they were recorded, and the first three, up through "Ramblin' Man," feature Berry Oakley – their sound is rock-hard and crisp. The subsequent songs with Williams have the bass buried in the mix, and an overall muddier sound. The interplay between Leavell and Betts is beautiful on some songs, and Betts' slide on "Pony Boy" is a dazzling showcase that surprised everybody. Despite its sales, Brothers and Sisters is not quite a classic album (although it was their best for the next 17 years), especially in the wake of the four that had appeared previously, but it served as a template for some killer stage performances, and it proved that the band could survive the deaths of two key members.

Bruce Eder, Allmusic.com

Allman Brothers at Allmusic
Allman Brothers Website
Allman Brothers at Wiki

Tracklist:

01. Wasted Words (4:22)
02. Ramblin' Man (4:51)
03. Come and Go Blues (4:57)
04. Jelly Jelly (5:47)
05. Southbound (5:11)
06. Jessica (7:32)
07. Pony Boy (5:53)

EAC log

Exact Audio Copy V1.3 from 2. September 2016

EAC extraction logfile from 11. July 2017, 11:02

The Allman Brothers Band / Brothers And Sisters (2014 MFSL)

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TOC of the extracted CD

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DR log

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log date: 2017-07-24 23:40:55

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Analyzed: The Allman Brothers Band / Brothers and Sisters
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -0.19 dB -15.43 dB 4:51 02-Ramblin' Man
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Official DR value: DR13

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Codec: FLAC
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