The Allman Brothers Band
Live At The Beacon Theater

"Live at the Beacon Theatre" is the celebration of a 30-year musical evolution.

The birth of the Allman Brothers can be placed in the scorching hippie reality of 1969, a movement they became acclaimed promoters of, especially in the more backward areas of the States (Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina), which at the time were ideologically framed in perspectives that did everything but conform to the progressive movement of Sex, Drugs & Rock 'n' Roll. The Allman brothers and their group thus deserve full credit for "unlocking" the bigoted and racist mentality of those times and places (the first black students would enter the universities of Alabama a few years later). That credit goes to their message and the means by which they disseminated it, namely that music, which in its devastating power shattered with disarming ease the barriers of common thought, once again elevating and reshaping itself. How? With guitars of the highest tones, double percussion that makes the rhythm section a steamroller, a bass that intelligently guides the lines of the other instruments in the hallucinatory and fiery jams the group ventures into, and a warm voice rooted in the school of soul that brings the listener back to reality. Over the 30 years of evolution I spoke of above, the musicians have changed, and the Brothers' music has embraced country and jazz-rock tones, only to return to their original musical reality, enhancing and perfecting it.

The result of all this and who knows what other experiences and thoughts of these extraordinary musicians is this double DVD. Your task is simply to sit down and put it on, send all the problems of this world to hell, and remember how wonderful music can be. Five glasses of good liquor and two and a half hours later, you may return to reality, if you wish. Or you can watch this extraordinary concert again and again, and savor the enticing sensuality of every guitar solo and, more generally, of all those notes that will echo in your mind through the speakers.

9.5/10