Stand Back: Anthology [Original recording remastered]

Allman Brothers Band | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 8, 2004)
• Original Release Date: 2004
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Hip-O Records
• ASIN: B00028HBT8
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #63,569 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific Career-Spanning Retrospective, November 3, 2004

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Steve Vrana (Aurora, NE) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stand Back: Anthology (Audio CD)

Two new Allman Brothers anthologies have been released recently: THE ESSENTIAL ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND on Epic and STAND BACK on Hip-O. Even a casual comparison of the two makes the choice obvious.
Epic's single-disc collection focuses on material from more recent incarnations of the band, while the Hip-O two-disc set covers the band's entire career from 1969's self-titled debut through 2002's excellent HITTIN' THE NOTE.

The material on disc one is essential even to casual fans. These sixteen tracks are drawn from the band's first four albums and features the dual guitar attack of Duane Allman and Dickie Betts, along with one of the finest white blues singers around in Greg Allman.

Disc two picks up with the band recovering from the tragic loss of Duane Allman and releasing the most commercially successful album of their career, BROTHERS AND SISTERS (No. 1, 1973), and their only top 10 hit single "Ramblin' Man." The rest of the disc culls highlights of their best material from the next three decades.

All told, this is an impressive collection of more than two-and-a-half hours of some of the best of the Allman Brothers catalog. And at the cost of a single disc set, you can't beat the price. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but a better collection is available, July 15, 2004

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This review is from: Stand Back: Anthology (Audio CD)

This is an good overview of the Allman Brothers, but for the same price the remastered and expanded The Road Goes On Forever cd is much better. It has several essential cuts such as the live Hot 'Lanta and Enlightened Rogues' Pegagus that are missing here. It also has the unedited, unbutchered version of the classic instrumental Jessica (why did this cd reduce it to a 4 minute single cut here- no excuse and that alone is reason not to buy this cd). So while this has many good tracks, the other cd is better and remastered for great sound (24 bit). Also recommended is Mycology that will fill in for the later years not covered by The Road Goes On Forever.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Great Retrospective with Two Mistakes, December 25, 2005

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cincinnatusalong "cincinnatusalong" (Punta Gorda, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stand Back: Anthology (Audio CD)

As has been said, this anthology is the best one available and the remastered sound alone, especially on the songs from the first album/CD make it a must-own! It spans their entire career and, for the most part makes the best choices.

I have only two complaints with the choices here. First, as has been previously noted, they chose the single/edited version of "Jessica," instead of the full album/CD version. WHY, especially on a two discs compilation, I cannot fathom. Secondly, ALL ABB fans know that the middle period is the weakest, when more time and effort were put into the solo bands than ABB. Not enough of a nod to the period when the band began to really SHINE again, with the additions of Warren and Allen. "No One to Run With" was a great choice from "Where It All Begins," but HOW anybody could overlook Warren Haynes' "Soulshine" in favor of one of the 2nd CD, mid-'70's mediocre songs is beyond me.

Still, all-in-all, a great retrospective, and a must-own for any ABB fan!