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List Price: $14.99 | | Label: Image Entertainment
Salesrank: 63669
Released: December 29, 1998 |
| Our Price: $75.00 |
| Used Price: $66.57 |
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MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
In these two live concerts, rock's legendary Allman Brothers Band whip up the kind of excitement their fans have loved for years. This pioneering Southern rock band, including Gregg Allman and Dickey Betts, blazes through their classics in a concert performance live from Gainesville, Florida. Then the band rocks for more than an hour at the Capitol Theater. Also included is rare footage of an on-the-road hotel room jam session and a peek at a private acoustic "unplugged-style" session in a recording studio. Songs: Pony Boy, Jessica, Let Me Ride [Hotel Jam], You Don't Love Me, Blue Sky, Statesboro Blues, Whippin' Post, Never Knew How Much (I Needed You), Danny Blue, The Preacher, Melissa [Studio Jam], Come and Go Blues, Can't Take It With You, Crazy Love, One Way Out, In Memory of Elizabeth Reed, Southbound, The Judgment, Ramblin' Man.
The Allman Brothers Band: Brothers of the Road Reviews:
The Good, The Bad and the Ugly 
2008-06-04 - The Good:This is the earliest official released Allman Brother's Band on DVD. For being filmed in 1982,you get great sound and picture. The band really kicks it up a notch, with Mr. Betts really shining. David Goldflies does yeoman's job on bass. As big ABB fan, I have really enjoyed this DVD.The Bad: This the "Arista Years" version of the ABB- I have learned to ignore the odd synthesizer. Jaimoe's drums are sorely missed.The Ugly: On one song from the Capital show- Mike Lawler comes out with a "synthesizer Guitar"(i kid you not) and emitts some very ill sounding shrieks and shronks. Thankfully his solo does not last to long.
The Good & Bad Of 'Brothers On The Road' 
2007-09-09 - This is the Allman Brothers in concert at the Capitol Theater in the mid-to-early 1980s. Also on the tape is a two-song, 10-minute unplugged session. I found this - maybe because it was different - to be the most interesting segment to watch and hear. Greg Allman just plays and sings by himself on "Come and Go Blues." I appreciated his acoustic guitar work on that number.
The rest of this is the ordinary Allman Brothers concert, meaning good songs but nothing visually to offer. Most of it solid, hard-driving rock and blues with some excellent guitar playing by Dickie Betts. However, since so much of the music is the same, it gets to be too much after awhile. A good slow, bluesy-type number in the middle would have improved this tape a lot.
On personal tastes, I always thought "One Way Out" was their best number and it sounds great here, too. The 13-minute "The Judgment," featuring a long drum solo, was nothing special, unless you enjoy long drum solos.
"5" because Dickey Betts was still a member! 
2007-04-11 - Well....despite some of the other reviewers' less than positive "reviews," I'd much - MUCH rather own and enjoy a DVD of THIS incarnation of the Bros than that one with the Molly Hatchet-reject and that kid. There is it: DEAL with it. "Dangerous" Dan Toler kicked Dickey's [...] onto a MUCH higher plane of guitar-virtuosity than any of the other..."children" who had the temerity to fill his shoes in any subsequent Bros lineups. And true, the absolutely-irreplaceable Jaimoe was not with the Bros this time out, but the two musicians the Bros had aboard - David "Frankie" Toler, Dangerous Dan's brother, did as well as any other drummer could've, considering whose place he was taking, and (must run in the family genes), regardless, he's a damn FINE drummer. And the other keyboardist, Nashvilleian Mike Lawler, for my money, displayed chops infinitely superior to his "predecessor," that guy who's currently pulling all the goofy faces while "playing keyboards" for the Stones. No, true, this is not the quality of musicianship that the Duane and Berry offered, but I don't think either of them would have objected. All the songs hereon are played respectfully, but my favorite moments are 1) the "unplugged" motel room jam, where Dickey "hambones" while Lawler - Lawler, now! - plays acoustic guitar; 2) the Gregg-Dickey-Dan "Melissa" jam, where my allegation that Dangerous Dan absolutely drove Dickey, almost as as (gasp!) Duane did!; 3!!!) Gregg's breathtakingly transendant acoustic guitar solo version of "Come And Go Blues," which, for MY money, is preferable to the "Brothers & Sisters" version, but then, they're two separate entities; and, 4) electric again, when Dickey does that "wee-wee-diddly-diddly/STOP" riff before the Bros crank into "One Way Out." Yes, again, despite all the nay-sayers' "reviews," this is a fine, fine glimpse at the Bros before general ennui did then in again in the mid-eighties (but then, the Stones almost ground to a halt right about then, too...damn "new wave...") This DVD is most definitely worth seeking out on the 'bay or elsewhere. OH, and btw, the then Bros' bassist, David "Rook" Goldflies more than adequately fulfilled his role - just listen to the dynamics he displayed on "Whippin' Post!" - but a much, MUCH "younger woman" of my "close acquaintance" assures me that "Oh, he'd've had NO trouble pulling groupies," either...
oh gee its out of print! HINT HINT 
2006-08-30 - well if its any good then how come its out of print! how hard is it to stamp out more DVD's? not very.
well this is bogus, I searched all over for a Allman Bros dvd and not one is good.
I did see D Trucks last year, after all the talk, and was almost asleep half way through. talk about no passion.
if you wanna make it, you gotta fake it Trucks.
I have no doubt most concerts the band members are "acting" like they are all into it, hair flying all over the place, etc etc. but still, thats part of the show. or just sell cd's and stay off the stage.
Excellent Concert
2005-03-29 - True, this is not exactly the Duane era or the Warren era, but no true ABB fan could say this concert is not a great concert. As for Danny Toler (the "other guitarist"), any classic rock fan, jazz fan, country music fan, guitarist, or musician could spot him as a great guitarist. His performance at this concert was excellent, especially on Statesboro Blues and Whipping Post. Another addition to this band is the great solo keyboardist Mike Lawler, who's stay with the band was way too short. His solo's on this are great to listen to and even fun to watch. The sound quality is not excellent, but its still a 7 or an 8, about the same as what you'll hear on their instant live recordings. I'd definitely recommend this DVD, along with just about any concert of their's.
P.S.-As mentioned by others, keep away from the DVD of Great Wood, the producers thought it would be a good idea to ruin the DVD by overwriting some of the best songs with crappy interviews. Stick to the VHS.
