Allman Brothers Band – 1973-12-31 – San Francisco (SBD)

Allman Brothers Band

with Special Guests

1973-12-31

Cow Palace

Daly City, CA

Soundboard Recording

192 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

1st Set

01. Wasted Words

02. Done Somebody Wrong

03. One Way Out

04. Stormy Monday

05. Midnight Rider

06. Blue Sky

07. In Memory of Elizabeth Reed

2nd Set: (Happy New Year)

08. Statesboro Blues

CD 2:

2nd Set (continued)

01. Southbound

02. Come & Go Blues

03. Ramblin' Man

04. Trouble No More

05. Jessica

06. Les Brers in A Minor >

07. Drums >

08. Les Brers in A Minor

CD 3:

2nd Set (continued)

Jerry Garcia, Bill Kreutzman & Boz Scaggs join in for remainder of the show

01. Whipping Post

02. Linda Lou > Mary Lou

03. Hideaway > You Upset Me

04. Bo Didley > Mountain Jam > Bo Didley

Disc 4

2nd Set (continued)

01. Save My Life

02. Blues Jam

3rd Set:

03. You Don't Love Me

04. Will the Circle Be Unbroken >

05. Mountain Jam

Allman Brothers Band – 1973-12-31 – San Francisco (SBD)

Here’s our 2nd New Year’s Eve post, the main event from the Cow Palace in San Francisco on December 31, 1973, 37 years ago today. This one features the legendary Allman Brothers Band. As you know from earlier posts, the Allmans and the Grateful Dead toured together throughout 1973, including the 2 monumental shows at RFK Stadium in June and the historic concert at Watkins Glen in August. As the year came to a close, the connection between the 2 bands continued, with the Allmans stepping in to play in the Dead’s traditional New Year’s Eve spot in San Francisco.  Of course, the Dead didn’t leave their musical brothers all by themselves. In the middle of set two, Jerry Garcia and Bill Kreutzman of the Dead, along with Boz Scaggs, hit the stage to join the Allmans for an incendiary version of Whipping Post. The 3 stayed for the rest of the show, with Garcia and Dicky Betts trading solos and driving each other to new heights. The 3 drummers, Kreutzman along with Butch Trucks and Jaimoe Johanson, laid down a thunderous rhythm that kept propelling the music forward. This is simply an exceptional performance and as good as any of the 1973 Allman/Dead combinations. Download this soundboard, turn it up loud, and ring in 2011 in style. Happy New Year!