A band who had apparently been struggling with low sales of their studio albums, so decided to go the live LP route. One of the earlier 'southern rock' albums, mixing rock, country, blues and soul. It's a fun sort of ride, with lots of little jokey musical cues thrown in, though at 78 or so minutes, it's a bit overlong for my tastes.
Anyway, the live album did the trick for the band. It sold well and put them in the public eye. Unfortunately (according to the book) , Duane Allman was killed in a motorcycle accident while on his way to bandmate Berry Oakley's house. About a year later, Oakley died the same way a few streets away from where Allman had died.
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