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	• Midnight Riders: The Story of the Allman Brothers Band Scott Freeman Little, Brown and Company, 1996 - 368 pages average customer review:based on 21 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

a good book about a great band

The book is well written and has the facts correct. One may wish for more detail of the early years and less discussion of all of the drug problems, but that was the truth. Still a good read.

Midnight Riders: The Story of the Allman Brothers Band

This was a thorough study in the history of one of the greatest Rock-N-Roll bands ever to grace this planet. If you are an ABB enthusiast, or even a casual listener to the classic rock radio station, this is a biography that will make it all clear.

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Speedy Read

I would recommend this book for any ABB fan if for no other reason than there have been woefully few comprehensive histories of the band to date.I cannot speak to the claim of some on this site as to the alledged factual inconsistancies but I stand by my comment above.If you are a ABB/Duane Allman fan I would highly recommend SKYDOG.Enjoy.

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WHERE IT ALL BEGAN

Sad that this book ended up being kind of polarizing, because it's a great book. Well-written and amazingly well-researched, Midnight Riders provides a detailed history of the band from it's founding in 1969, up through the early 90's.

This is a MUST have for any Allman Brothers Band fan. And highly recommended for anybody who likes their music books. This band has a very interesting history and you will enjoy reading about it!

Hey Little, Brown, and Co.: How About an Updated Edition?

I'll admit that I begin reading popular music nonfiction (especially ones pertaining to rock) with much lower expectations than I would almost any other genre. But Scott Freeman's account is noteworthy as being a book that would stand out as an admirable accomplishment compared with ANY nonfiction endeavor.

As for Freeman's subjects, what separates the Allman Brothers Band from its peers isn't just its unique combination of blues, jazz, and Southern rock. The sheer size of the group (with rotating members) means that there is a rogues' gallery of personalities to enjoy.

The tale's only downfall is that the middle third is vastly less interesting than the band's beginnings. That is, the Allman Brothers story follows the familiar pattern of a VH1 "Behind the Music" episode:

1.) Band forms and struggles
2.) Band achieves fame and fortune.
3.) Band wallows in excesses of drug use, fleshpots, stupidity. Internecine warfare breaks out over petty nonsense. (I had no idea Greg was such a horse's arse or that Dicky Betts was slightly nuts).
4.) Band disintegrates.
5.) (Optional) Band re-forms with a new sense of purpose.

Given this book's density of details, its masterful organization, and its many primary sources, it's incredible that it was apparently written without the cooperation of the ABB. Freeman really outdid himself; I'd love to see him release an updated edition covering recent releases and Betts's firing from ABB in the 21st century.

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In this riveting tale of sex, drugs, and rock and roll, Scott Freeman brings to life the turbulent career of the original Southern rock band. Based on extensive interviews with band members and their intimates, Midnight Riders profiles the Allman Brothers from the early days to the band's recent resurgence. of photos. Discography.

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