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All Photos By: Adam
McCullough
The Allman Brothers
Band's "March Madness" residency continued at the Beacon Theatre in New York City last
night for the second of 14 sold-out shows. After the group dusted off a long-lost classic
co-written by Dickey Betts at Friday night's Beacon run opener, the band
busted out another long-mothballed Dickey tune on Saturday.
[Photo by Adam McCullough]
As we've mentioned a number of times, this year's run takes on added significance since
guitarists Derek Trucks & Warren Haynes announced their coming departure from the
group.
The members of the band took the stage on Saturday with a short psychedelic jam before
launching into "Statesboro Blues." Gregg Allman was in fine voice on "Statesboro" as he
was throughout the evening. Last week we shared a piece written by
JamBase's Chad Berndtson which detailed the best additions to the Allman Brothers Band's
repertoire of the Derek/Warren era. Last night the group delivered a number of the songs
from that list including a scorching "Rocking Horse," the jazz-tinged "Egypt" and a
heartily extended "Black Hearted Woman." "Rocking Horse" and "Black Hearted Woman" both
stood out as highlights on Saturday night thanks to expansive jams tacked on to each
featuring explosive work from Haynes and Trucks. "Egypt," which was debuted during the
2005 Beacon run, was only played once in 2013, yet last night's version was spot-on. The
first set also included "Get On With Your Life" off 1991's Shades Of Two Worlds,
which was performed frequently in 1991 and 1992, but not since.
As the Allmans slowly filed on stage for the second set, Haynes & Trucks started the
gorgeous instrumental "Little Martha," another song that was busted out during a prior
Beacon run. The rest of the group joined in on "Little Martha" towards the end of the
tune. From there, the band lit into a potent "Blue Sky" and the capacity crowd went wild.
Both Derek and Warren delivered outstanding solos in "Blue Sky." Following "Sailin' Across
The Devil's Sea" bassist Oteil Burbridge stepped into the spotlight for the first "Seven
Turns" since May 7, 2000 - aka Dickey Betts's last show with the Allman Brothers Band.
Burbridge's soulful delivery of the long-lost gem was well received. As mentioned, "Black
Hearted Woman" was one of the improvisational highlights of the evening thanks to its
roaring "The Other One"-like jam segment. Later in the second set, Haynes led the group
through one of the newest Allmans songs - "Spots of Time" which Warren co-wrote with Phil
Lesh. "Spots Of Time" also featured a soaring jam after the structured part of the
composition. "Jessica" brought the closing stanza to its conclusion, while "Southbound"
served as the encore. Following lots of pre-run talk of special guests, the 2014 Beacon
residency has
started with two guest-less performances. But from the looks of the smiles of fans
departing the historic venue, that was just fine by them.
Check out a full gallery of amazing snaps by Adam McCullough:
Here's a look at the setlist from last night's show:
Set One: Statesboro Blues, Come and Go Blues, Don't Keep Me Wonderin', Hot 'Lanta, Rocking
Horse, Get On With Your Life, Rain, Egypt, Hoochie Coochie Man
Set Two: Little Martha > Blue Sky, Sailin' Cross The Devil's Sea, Seven Turns, Black
Hearted Woman, Low Down Dirty Mean, Spots of Time, Jessica
Encore: Southbound
The Songs - Allman Brothers Band Beacon Run 2014:
Ain't Wastin' Time No More - 1
Black Hearted Woman - 1
Blue Sky - 1
Come and Go Blues - 1
Don't Keep Me Wonderin' - 1
Dreams - 1
Dusk Till Dawn - 1
Egypt - 1
Get On With Your Life - 1
Hoochie Coochie Man - 1
Hot 'Lanta - 1
In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed - 1
I Walk On Gilded Splinters - 1
Jessica - 1
Leave My Blues At Home - 1
Little Martha - 1
Low Down Dirty Mean - 1
Melissa - 1
Midnight Rider - 1
No One To Run With - 1
Old Friend - 1
Rain - 1
Revival - 1
Rocking Horse - 1
Sailin' 'Cross The Devil's Sea - 1
Seven Turns - 1
Southbound - 1
Spots of Time - 1
Statesboro Blues - 1
The Sky Is Crying - 1
Trouble No More - 1
True Gravity - 1
Whipping Post - 1
Worried Down With The Blues - 1
You Don't Love Me - 1
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