Eat A Peach
by The Allman Brothers Band

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

From buzzdainer TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/14/2020 23:06 | #260831 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

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.

From Hayden TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/11/2011 22:04 | #23016 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

First few songs are nice, then it goes into some live stuff while Duane was still alive, and to me it feels a bit weird. I liked his guitar playing and stuff, don't get me wrong, but the albums' feel changes mid-point, and makes it sound off. Ok album, Mountain Jam was an interesting song to put in here, would of preferred a studio version that was maybe around 10 minutes in length instead though.

I listened to this the other day and I've forgot how much I enjoy it. I find I enjoy this a lot more by skipping the 33 minute "Mountain Jam." This is definitely their best, following the Fillmore album.

One of the most solid albums I've heard, "Eat a Peach" carries a wide variety of Su=outhern Rock greats that range from short songs to a half hour instrumental. Beautiful.