The Allman Brothers Band [LP] in Bloomington, MN

This might be the best debut album ever delivered by an American
blues
band, a bold, powerful, hard-edged, soulful essay in
electric blues
with a native Southern ambience. Some lingering elements of the
psychedelic
era then drawing to a close can be found in
"Dreams,"
along with the template for the group's on-stage workouts with
"Whipping Post,"
and a solid cover of
Muddy Waters
'
"Trouble No More."
There isn't a bad song here, and only the fact that the group did even better the next time out keeps this from getting the highest possible rating. ~ Bruce Eder