Boston Common, 8/17/71

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Boston Common, 8/17/71
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Released2007
RecordedAugust 17, 1971
Venue Boston Common
Genre Southern rock
Length79:29
Label Allman Brothers Band
Producer Allman Brothers Band
The Allman Brothers Band chronology
Gold
(2005)
Boston Common, 8/17/71
(2007)
Live at Great Woods
(2014)

Boston Common, 8/17/71 is a live album by the rock group the Allman Brothers Band. As the name suggests, it was recorded at Boston Common in Boston, Massachusetts, on August 17, 1971. It is the fifth archival release by the Allman Brothers Band Recording Company, and the third one to feature the original lineup of the band. It was released in 2007, and re-released in 2014. [1] [2] [3]

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Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic said, "The group's outdoor appearance in Boston occurred six weeks after the release of their breakthrough album, At Fillmore East, and ten weeks before [Duane] Allman's death. The song selection doesn't just repeat the tunes from the Fillmore East disc, the band opting instead for a few songs not heard on it... This is an album for the faithful, and it will not disappoint them." [1]

All About Jazz said, "... it will remind both the aficionado and the dilettante that the scintillating peaks scaled by the Brothers' At Fillmore East were nevertheless revisited fairly regularly. The group brings an edgy energy – and, during the lengthiest improvisations, an altogether melancholy majesty – to a fairly standard set." [2]

Track listing

  1. Tuning – 2:01
  2. "Statesboro Blues" (Blind Willie McTell) – 4:43
  3. "Trouble No More" (Muddy Waters) – 4:53
  4. "Don't Keep Me Wonderin'" (Gregg Allman) – 4:14
  5. "You Don't Love Me" (Willie Cobbs) – 26:08
  6. "Hoochie Coochie Man" (Willie Dixon) – 5:36
  7. "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" (Dickey Betts) – 13:02
  8. "Whipping Post" (Gregg Allman) – 18:48

Personnel

The Allman Brothers Band

Production

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 Collette, Doug (May 2, 2007). "The Allman Brothers Band: Boston Common 8/17/71". All About Jazz. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  3. "Allman Brothers Band to Release New Archival Live Album, 'Boston Common 8/17/71,' Announce 2014 Shows". Guitar World. January 2, 2014. Retrieved April 13, 2021.