That was a little gem for me as I never felt like I had this kind of visibility into a band before. I was able to see how the band functioned musically. Myself, having a tin ear for music and never being in a band, was still able to clearly understand from his writing how this band played off and with each other in a set how they complemented each other and how they pushed each other through the playing of their instruments. Alan Paul is obviously a competent writer. None-the-less by the time I finished this book I had already downloaded “The Allman Brothers (Live) at Fillmore East” and searched the internet to find the bootleg “Gatlinburg Tapes.” Such is the effect of this book that chronicles the life of the Allman Brothers Band a fun and informative read that gives you an inside look at the band that at one point was the biggest rock n’ roll band in the country. But before I read this book the only other song I could even give you the name of was “Jessica” so I would hardly call myself a fan. I could sing “Rambling Man” word for word in perfect harmony as long as it was blasting louder than me on the car speakers and I could sail through the guitar riffs every bit as good as Dickey Betts as long as I was on my air guitar. Tracking the band's career from their 1969 formation to today, One Way Out is filled with musical and cultural insights, riveting tales of sometimes violent personality conflicts and betrayals, drug and alcohol use, murder allegations and exoneration, tragic early deaths, road stories, and much more, including the most in-depth look at the acrimonious 2000 parting with founding guitarist Dickey Betts and behind-the-scenes information on the recording of At Fillmore East, 'Layla', Eat a Peach, Brothers and Sisters, and other classic albums.

He has interviewed every living band member for this book as well as managers, roadies, and contemporaries, including Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts, Jaimoe, Butch Trucks, Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, Oteil Burbridge, the late Allen Woody, Jimmy Herring, Eric Clapton, Bob Weir, and many others. This is the most in-depth look at a legendary American rock band that has meant so much to so many for so long.įor 25 years, Alan Paul has covered the Allman Brothers Band, conducting hundreds of interviews, riding the buses with them, attending rehearsals and countless shows.

One Way Out is the powerful biography of the Allman Brothers Band, an oral history written with the band's participation and filled with original, never-before-published interviews as well as personal letters and correspondence.

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