Duane Allman - Part 4 - Don't Want You No More/It's Not My Cross To Bear

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Duane Allman gets a ton of well deserved credit for his incredible slide playing. But truth be told, his conventional playing affected me just as much if not more than his efforts on the slide. The very first time I heard Duane Allman, it was this medley of tunes and it knocked my socks off. I was 14 years old and instantly hooked. (Ed note: special thanks to 106.9 The Fox in Norfolk, VA which played legendary classic rock albums in full on Sundays at midnight.) Duane's playing on the Allman Brothers' debut album is the epitome of good taste and exceptional tone. His string bending in particular had an urgency and even a violence to it that I had never heard before (or since!) Yet it was still incredibly beautiful and graceful; kind of like watching a volcano erupt from a safe distance. Spencer Davis' "Don't Want You No More" was a holdover piece from Dickey Betts' band, The Second Coming. But once the ABB got ahold of it, the song took on a life of it's own. The harmonized twin lead guitars, screaming B3, and double drums announced the arrival of something entirely different and one could make a strong argument that "Southern Rock" started right here. But the Brothers were just getting started. As renowned Texas guitarist David Grissom once said: "If there is a cooler segue than the Allman Brothers' 'Don't Want You No More' into 'It's Not My Cross To Bear,' I haven't heard it. The opening solo is a masterpiece of soul, power, and grace. There are no wasted notes, no noodling - just raw emotion." I couldn't agree more. Check out the tension Duane creates by bending a minor third up to the flat five of the minor IV chord in the segue. But then he releases all that angst by bending up to the major third of the I chord and gets a little help from the amp with some perfectly timed feedback. Absolutely nuts!! Duane is famously associated with 50W Marshalls but my ears tell me this track was cut on a cranked Fender, most likely a Twin. To record this I went straight into GarageBand and messed around with the Blackface Fender model until I got relatively close. Duane might have used a Fuzzface, but I think I got close enough with just the amp. Please comment, I'd love to hear from all the other Duane-heads out there!

PS - If you dig the Allmans, you might enjoy the ABB tribute band I play in called SKYDOG. We pride ourselves on being as authentic as humanly possible. Come say hi at our website or Facebook!
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One of the best magic moments in rock music... "I have not to testify..." Sung by a 22 year old Gregg Allman who sings with the world weariness of a 65 year old. My favorite Allman Brothers Band song, favorite ABB song to play and way up there on my faves of all time. PHenomenal rendition of it here. Agree with everything you said about Duane's vibrato, bending and ATTACK tone.

stratfanstl
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There never, ever will be a band like The Allman Brothers. The universe was perfectly aligned for them. We all have a destiny and this band was theirs. There is nothing like them and never will be either. If I make it to heaven, one of the things I ask of the creator is to let me see Fillmore East, live!

coltonmclean
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There's more licks and phrases in those 7 minutes than most guitarists will learn in their lifetime.

tvs
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I'm 67 and still play....he was my I went to a show of Delaney and Bonnie at Carnegie Hall of all places expecting to see Clapton because he was touring with them in England no theres this guy with long blonde hair stage left wailing his ass was was like he was channeling the music from some otherworldly was amazing him again with D&B and then the Allmans at the old wolman skating rink in central 1971 he was gone that October.

You should do some videos of some of the Fillmore love to hear your you ever in New me know I'll be there.

Merry Christmas!

Regards

johnpandolfino
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One of the best guitar songs ever. Fantastic Duane rendition bro!

qa
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that was good...i learned both parts of Duane and Dickey when i was a kid back in the early 70s ...this is one of my all time favorite songs by the Allman bros...you can hear the palm trees swaying...i moved to fla..in the mid 80s played in bands there...had the best time of my life...married an italian woman and brought her back to ohio...been livin here with her for 34 years now...i am retired but thinking about getting back into music...Hope this covid shit is over soon...God bless all you old rockers ...

timsworld
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I heartily agree re: Duane's conventional playing. His phrasing was so melodic, for one thing. And no one ever played with more emotional intensity !

jazz_addict
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GREAT PLAYING, REALLY, YOUR LOVE OF THE GREATEST BAND, THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND, WILL MAKE YOU, A PRIZE OF GUITAR PLAYERS.😎🎸🔊🎶🎼☮️ BOB.

usmessenger
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Go on witcha bad self, Willie! You get a gold star🌟

LeeRoyParnellTV
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This was awesome dude. You’re a great guitarist. Love the Allman Brothers ❤️👍

mags
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I continue to be stunned by the play of Betts and Duane. I bought every album as they came out. What boggles my mind to this day is their age at recording. Their depth, technique, phrasing. Going down slow on the Anthology album is a type of genius found in prodigies.

jimfitzgerald
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I hate your guts....If I could do that, I would never the house. Just stunning. You are OUTSTANDING.

Steez
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to think someone of Duane & Dickey’s age wrote & played this is mind boggeling …. and this cat NAILS it 😮 !! …. and Greg 😮👌🏻👍🇺🇸

HD-rsfi
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I met Duane at Gainesville High School (Gainesville, Fl), Labor Day Weekend 1969. This was before their initial album release. I'm 69 years old. YOU HAVE CAPTURED HIM! I'm stunned now, as I was nearly fifty years ago!

drdbailey
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Great job man...Duane and Lowell George...Wow magical players.

ΆγγελοςΜένεγας
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You have done your homework. Excellent

skydogsys
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Great job, Duane’s bends are so hard to get right

kvnboudreaux
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One of my favorite songs to warm up to on bass. ...Great job brother 🍑

patrickhite
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This Cat has got it DOWN !!!! …., I mean D O W N - im SO Grateful for the time and effort and your sharing … TREMENDOUS amount of work!!! - Im goin’ in the woodshed - HELL Yeah !!! Endless Thanks ! 👌👍👍🔥🇺🇸

HD-rsfi
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That was note for note including all the nuances of the players style. Well done!

Sixkeg