The Allman Brothers Band – Idlewild South (Deluxe Edition Remastered) (1970/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 02:31:37 minutes | 3,25 GB | Genre: Southern Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Island Def Jam
The 2CD Deluxe edition adds 12 tracks not included on the original release. Bonus tracks are a combination of live tracks, studio cuts and outtakes.The Allman Brothers’ second album, is a mixture of chunky grooves and sophisticated textures.It showcases both Gregg Allman’s and Dickey Betts’ skills as songwriters. This classic album includes the hit `Midnight Rider.’
If you’re going to listen to the Allman Brothers, make sure you have the first four records. The band made The Allman Brothers Band, Idlewild South, At Fillmore East, and three-fourths of Eat a Peach with its original lineup, before Duane Allman’s fatal motorcycle accident in 1971. The Tom Dowd-produced Idlewild South, their second album, comes off with a little less ferocity than their debut — which is perhaps the result of reaching for new sounds the second time around. “Revival,” the album’s opener, introduces Dickey Betts as a composer. The countrified flavor of his songs gives an indication of where the band will head in the post-Duane era. Betts’ other contribution to Idlewild South is the instrumental “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed,” a centerpiece of the Fillmore East recordings. Gregg’s “Please Call Home” and “Midnight Rider” are built around piano and acoustic guitar, respectively, and have a different feel than the band’s usual twin Les Paul-and-Hammond sound. That sound is showcased in the balance of Gregg’s tunes, however: the funky blues of “Don’t Keep Me Wonderin’” (with Thom Doucette on harmonica) and “Leave My Blues at Home.” The album is also notable for the rollicking version of Willie Dixon’s “Hoochie Coochie Man,” with the only vocal bassist Berry Oakley (who died in a motorcycle accident one year after Duane) ever recorded with the group. Though overall it packs less punch than The Allman Brothers Band, Idlewild South is all the more impressive for its mixture of chunky grooves and sophisticated textures. – Rovi Staff
Tracklist:
1-1. The Allman Brothers Band – Revival (04:06)
1-2. The Allman Brothers Band – Don’t Keep Me Wonderin’ (03:31)
1-3. The Allman Brothers Band – Midnight Rider (03:00)
1-4. The Allman Brothers Band – In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed (06:59)
1-5. The Allman Brothers Band – Hoochie Coochie Man (04:58)
1-6. The Allman Brothers Band – Please Call Home (04:02)
1-7. The Allman Brothers Band – Leave My Blues At Home (04:20)
1-8. The Allman Brothers Band – Statesboro Blues (Session Outtake Remix) (04:09)
1-9. The Allman Brothers Band – One More Ride (Session Outtake) (03:42)
1-10. The Allman Brothers Band – Midnight Rider (Alternate Mix) (03:42)
1-11. The Allman Brothers Band – Dreams (Live At Ludlow Garage, 1970) (10:28)
1-12. The Allman Brothers Band – Statesboro Blues (Live At Ludlow Garage, 1970) (08:38)
1-13. The Allman Brothers Band – Touble No More (Live At Ludlow Garage, 1970) (04:52)
1-14. The Allman Brothers Band – Dimples (Live At Ludlow Garage, 1970) (05:47)
1-15. The Allman Brothers Band – Every Hungry Woman (Live At Ludlow Garage, 1970) (04:19)
2-1. The Allman Brothers Band – I’m Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town (Live At Ludlow Garage, 1970) (09:16)
2-2. The Allman Brothers Band – Hoochie Coochie Man (Live At Ludlow Garage, 1970) (05:33)
2-3. The Allman Brothers Band – In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed (Live At Ludlow Garage, 1970) (15:03)
2-4. The Allman Brothers Band – Mountain Jam (Live At Ludlow Garage, 1970) (45:12)
