Today, GuitarWorld.com presents the premiere of an exclusive video of the Allman Brothers Band's live performance of "Midnight Rider" from their storied 1992 tour.
The clip is from an upcoming archival DVD release from the band, Live at Great Woods, which will be available February 18.
That same date, fans of the band also will be treated to a new two-CD set, Play All Night: Live at the Beacon Theatre 1992, and a new Allmans biography by Alan Paul — The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band. You can check out Guitar World Editor-in-Chief Brad Tolinski's review of One Way Outright here.
Recorded before a crowd of nearly 20,000 fans at the Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts in Mansfield, Massachusetts, and featuring a set of favorites, Live at Great Woods features, for the first time on DVD, the original long-form video version of this show with no interviews edited into the main feature.
Meanwhile, Play All Night: Live at the Beacon Theatre 1992 showcases the band’s first time playing an extended run at New York City's Beacon Theatre.
Both releases feature founding members Gregg Allman (vocals/keyboards), Dickey Betts (guitar), Butch Trucks and Jaimoe (drums) plus a trio of talented up-and-comers: Allen Woody on bass, Marc Quinones on percussion and Warren Haynes on guitar. The hiring of Haynes, a little-known guitarist who’d toured with Betts, was genius; his approach evoked the spirit of the late Duane Allman, drawing a clear line from the band’s past to its future.
Play All Night features new liner notes by John Lynskey, editor of Hittin’ The Note, the official ABB magazine, plus onstage photos by Kirk West (See the photo gallery below). You can see the track lists from both releases below.
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Play All Night: Live at the Beacon Theatre 1992 2CD
DISC 1
01.Statesboro Blues
02.You Don’t Love Me
03.End Of The Line
04.Blue Sky
05.Nobody Knows
06.Low Down Dirty Mean
07.Seven Turns
08.Midnight Rider
09.Come On In My Kitchen
DISC 2 01.Guitar Intro / Hoochie Coochie Man 02.Jessica 03.Get On With Your Life 04.In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed 05.Revival 06.Dreams 07.Whipping Post
Live at Great Woods DVD
01. Statesboro Blues 02. End Of The Line 03. Blue Sky 04. Midnight Rider (Presented here exclusively) 05. Going Down The Road 06. Hoochie Coochie Man 07. Get On With Your Life 08. In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed 09. Revival 10. Jessica 11. Whipping Post
All photos: Kirk West
The March 2014 issue of Guitar World magazine is available now: Eric Clapton's 50 Greatest Guitar Songs, How the Layla Sessions Almost Destroyed the Allman Brothers Band, Mike Bloomfield, Johnny Winter and More! It's available at newsstands and at the Guitar World Online Store.
Damian is Editor-in-Chief of Guitar World magazine. In past lives, he was GW’s managing editor and online managing editor. He's written liner notes for major-label releases, including Stevie Ray Vaughan's 'The Complete Epic Recordings Collection' (Sony Legacy) and has interviewed everyone from Yngwie Malmsteen to Kevin Bacon (with a few memorable Eric Clapton chats thrown into the mix). Damian, a former member of Brooklyn's The Gas House Gorillas, was the sole guitarist in Mister Neutron, a trio that toured the U.S. and released three albums. He now plays in two NYC-area bands.
