Gregg Allman - 1987-07-18 - Austin TX (FM)

Gregg Allman 

1987-07-18

Auditorium Shores 

Austin TX 

FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Intro

0.2 Not My Cross To Bare

03. Old Time Feeling

04. Faces Without Name

05. Trouble No More

06. Anything Goes

07. Hot 'Lanta

08. I'm No Angel

09. Please Call Home

10. Whipping Post 

11. Outro

Gregg Allman  - 1987-07-18 - Austin TX (FM)

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 during that tour, in Austin on July 18, 1987, 33 years ago today. By the way, the success of that album brought new attention to the Allman Brothers, which was further reinforced 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 stay together for another 30 plus years!