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Warren Haynes with ABB at Casino Rama, Ontario


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I was at that London show too ... def lame after the MOlson Amph show the night before (or 2 nights before). I couldn't believe that they weren't selling beer in the LABATT Centre that night either.

Best thing about that show ... we were in front row, the band ripped it up, and Susan Tadeschi came out to sing with the boys.

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He does. It's just that "Slave" got his info from the Gov't Mule/ Warren Haynes web page which makes mention of Warren Haynes events. On the ABB page or on the tickets it would probaly say "The Allman Brothers Band".

If I was on that side of the country I'd be all about going, and I'm pretty sure that my mom is going. I'd miss one of the nights though for YMSB @ the Horseshoe.

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That died with the poor turnouts two years in a row, why I'll never know.

Call me a cynic, but fans cannot lose sight in the significance of the loss of Dickey, even with the release of the mostly excellent "Hittin' The Note". There's only so far you can play his signature songs and guitar parts and get away with it. Losing Dickey is far more damaging (but comparable) than the disasterous albums and various lineup change fiascos of the late 70's and early 80's.

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Not to take away the importance that Dicky was to the band, but I've seen them lots of times now. In the mid-late 90's they began to get a bit boring. With the new line-up (Oteil, Derrek, and Warren), the music seems to have been reborn and they seem to be having a really fun time which is important. Their spirits are up and the band is more fun than it had been in a long time. The only thing I think we're really missing out on is the fact that we'll probably never hear "Blue Sky" again.

According to interviews I've seen with them on their DVD, they're happy that Dicky is gone. He apparentely was a bully, and they'd finally had enough.

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Call me a cynic, but fans cannot lose sight in the significance of the loss of Dickey, even with the release of the mostly excellent "Hittin' The Note". There's only so far you can play his signature songs and guitar parts and get away with it. Losing Dickey is far more damaging (but comparable) than the disasterous albums and various lineup change fiascos of the late 70's and early 80's.

Wonder if it also has anything to do with Warren cancelling his appearance last time ABB were at the Ampitheatre. That certainly soured me on ever travelling to see them again.

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i didn't mind warren not making that show. what are ya gonna do...he had a family emergency or something! is it fair to be sour? chuck leavell was fun instead, i can see warren with them any day.

i haven't been to Casinorama yet, but if it's anything like the Fallsview shows, definitely not to be missed!! very intimate and rockin :) can't wait!

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I'm with p.p on the Dickey thing. It was getting blooming awful with him in the band. Heck, it got to the point that I gave up on them entirely.

I cant speak too much for modern-day Allmans but the show they played here at Bluesfest a few years ago was excellent. Then again, Dickey surprised me last year. I guess it's best left they stay in their separate corners.

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Hey, I'm not saying the Allmans aren't sounding great without Dickey, but they just aren't nearly as authentic anymore. I understand why Dickey was fired and I can't argue with it too much: Listen to how Derek kicks his ass on the last Dickey/Allmans album: "Peakin' At The Beacon". I'm just saying that longtime fans and even new fans just discovering the band may feel confused and/or cheated.

A big part of why the Allmans "got boring" in the late 90's (Betts was fired this decade) was that they didn't realease any new studio albums, which reflected on their subsequent unimaginative and stale set lists. The second best era and incarnation of the band was with Allen Woody and Warren, and back then, the Allmans released a lot of good studio albums.

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No.

A much bigger part of why he was fired is because he was getting facking drunk as hell and screwing up while playing. I mean, badly screwing up.

I had a bunch of tapes from that era and got rid of them. He was falling apart at the seams even when Woody and Haynes were in the mix. I still recall this NY State gig in 93 or 94 and he is playing some of the sloppiest guitar I have ever heard. He even tried to speak a few times in between songs ("Love seeing all you people out there" banter) and he was slurring his words worse than a 2am Badams at Stages.

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