Album of the day (#5540): Eat A Peach

BestEverAlbums — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:00:26 GMT

Author: BestEverAlbums

Posted: 02/18/2026 21:00

Today's album of the day

Eat A Peach by The Allman Brothers Band (View album | Buy this album)

Year: 1972.
Country:
Discography rank: 2 (out of 52 albums on BEA)
Year rank: 17
Decade rank: 177
Overall rank: 835
Average rating: 80/100 (from 401 votes).

Tracks:
1. Ain't Wastin' Time No More
2. Les Brers In A Minor
3. Melissa
4. Mountain Jam
5. One Way Out
6. Trouble No More
7. Stand Back
8. Blue Sky
9. Little Martha
10. Mountain Jam Cont'd.

indicates a top-rated track.

Top voted comments:

"This double album was released after Live at Fillmore East had propelled the band to stardom in the USA. It has three components. Firstly studio tracks featuring Duane Allman, secondly tracks recorded following his untimely demise and lastly live tracks from the Filmore East performances. More by accident than design the album works really well with the more laid back style of the studio material complementing the raw power of the best live tracks. Either way it showcases a great band at their very best despite having to deal with a huge tragedy.

The fact that this double album only contains nine tracks is due to some of the tracks being greatly extended jams. This is never more apparent than on the 33 minute version of Mountain Jam which is extended way beyond the listener’s interest and undermines the whole album. The beautiful Betts track Melissa is one of the bands finest ever moments and Little Martha is a great track featuring Duane at his very best. The album reached # 4 on the US chart and is a fitting memorial to Duane Allman"
- Willie24 (Rating: 75/100)
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"Eat a Peach is one of the key albums from my college years, as it was a ubiquitous presence in the fraternity house where I lived for most of my senior year. Other seventies jam bands feature prominently in my memory from that period, but for me the Allman Brothers are probably the outfit that's had the greatest staying power. Unlike the Grateful Dead, they had a singer (Gregg Allman) who could actually sing, and their extended jams, while long, rarely drift off into complete obscurity. "Blue Sky," with its instantly recognizable guitar riff, is one of the great sunny-day summertime songs of all time."
- buzzdainer (Rating: 95/100)
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Album of the day (#5540): Eat A Peach