Gregg Allman - 1988-11-11 - Nashville, TN (FM)

Gregg Allman
1988-11-11
The Cannery
Nashville, Tennessee
FM Broadcast
320 kbps
Artwork Included

01. Don't Want You No More
02. It's Not My Cross To Bear   
03. Sweet Feeling   
04. Just Before The Bullets Fly   
05. Fear Of Falling   
06. Demons   
07. I'm No Angel   
08. Statesboro Blues   
09. Slip Away   
10. One Way Out   

Gregg Allman - 1988-11-11 - Nashville, TN (FM)

1988:  In 1982, the Allman Brothers broke up, unable to operate as band anymore due to tensions, alcohol and drugs. Betts explained that :we broke up in '82 because we decided we better just back out or we would ruin what was left of the band’s image." For most of the next 5 years, Gregg Allman wandered around in a drunken haze, unable or unwilling to make new music. He later explained that “No two ways about it, the ’80s were rough. [...] It was seven years of going, "What is it that I do?” Being self-employed your whole life, that becomes a certain rock, a reinforcement. When that’s gone, not only are you bored stiff, but you just want to cry—"What do I do? I know I used to serve a purpose." In 1987, somehow, Allman again found that purpose, recording a solo album for Epic Records appropriately entitled I'm No Angel. The title track became a top 40 hit, and Allman went on tour in support of the disc. This FM broadcast captures him on November 11, 1988,  29 years ago today, in Nashville., The success of the album brought new attention to the Allman Brothers, which was further reinforced the 2 years later by the release of the box set Dreams, celebrating the band's 20th anniversary. As the 1980s closed, the Allman Brothers would reform, and sat together for another quarter century until Gregg's passing earlier this year,  RIP.