ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND - Melissa (Studio version & Live) | FIRST TIME HEARING REACTION

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  • @anthonypanepinto9685
    @anthonypanepinto9685 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Some of the best music of the 70's.

  • @xJRx77
    @xJRx77 Před 4 měsíci +6

    As an Allman fanatic, I can tell you this. This is literally the very 1st song Gregg Allman wrote, and the one he is MOST PROUD OF, so much so, that the lyrics are on his headstone.

  • @lindamosley922
    @lindamosley922 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Just about every little girl born in the 70s named Melissa or Jessica have the Allman Brothers to thank for it!

  • @z-man2343
    @z-man2343 Před 4 měsíci +10

    Back in 1984, my buds and I went to see Hot Tuna, and our tickets said "featuring BHLT." None of us knew (or cared) who they were, we were there for Jorma and Jack.
    Wellll, as it turns out, the B was Dickie Betts, the H was Warren Haynes, the L was Chuck Leavell and the T was Butch Trucks. Yeah, the opening act was basically the freakin' Allman Bros.!!! Needless to say they blew the joint up, played for almost an hour and a half, and came back for THREE encores....and they were the warm-up band! One of my best concert experiences ever.

  • @user-rr9ui9gd5b
    @user-rr9ui9gd5b Před 4 měsíci +13

    I named my daughter, Melissa, because of this song

  • @karensheline6958
    @karensheline6958 Před 4 měsíci +2

    This song always sounds like a summer day…..

  • @xJRx77
    @xJRx77 Před 4 měsíci +2

    As a side note.... this song is my most favorite song of all, and I named my youngest daughter after it.

  • @user-gu1zb6cw6t
    @user-gu1zb6cw6t Před 4 měsíci +3

    I think the requester solved the age-old dilemma. React to the studio AND a live version! Well done and amazing song

  • @Blue-qr7qe
    @Blue-qr7qe Před 4 měsíci +6

    I never caught a vibe that this was about a band on the road, touring.
    I always felt this was about a solo cat caught up in a gypsy lifestyle, who couldn't let go of his tie to Melissa.
    I love Greg Allman's vocals. Never a note out of place, pitch-perfect.
    If he sings a Blues note (quarter tone), it's intentional. No need for auto-tune.
    RIP, Greg Allman.

  • @clifton8929
    @clifton8929 Před 4 měsíci +9

    "The gypsy flies from coast to coast, Knowing many, loving none, Bearing sorrow, having fun.” The verse paints a picture of a traveler who is constantly on the move, and Gregg's voice conveys the weary traveler and the sorrow so well. You should give a few more songs off
    Brother and Sister a listen to. Gregg's voice is so sweet on that album.

    • @williamcabell142
      @williamcabell142 Před 4 měsíci

      He’s singing about a groupie! Sorry to bust your bubble. 🤷🏻‍♂️

    • @clifton8929
      @clifton8929 Před 2 měsíci

      Laugh (I was talking about the song's feeling) Knowing Many, Loving None, Bearing Sorrow, The Lonely Life Of Constant Travel, But If You What To Think It's All
      About Hookups With Groupies, And Not About His Feelings - Live In That Bubble -@@williamcabell142

  • @billreilly7693
    @billreilly7693 Před 4 měsíci +8

    I will listen to the Brothers until the day I die. 🥁☘☮

  • @steveullrich7737
    @steveullrich7737 Před 4 měsíci +2

    An amazing song that I’ve loved since first hearing it when it was first released. The live version was great to hear Greg singing and the four guitarist and was an amazing treat.

  • @harlanginsberg7269
    @harlanginsberg7269 Před 4 měsíci +6

    The other guitarist is the now well known Warren Haynes. Haynes has played pretty regularly with members of the Allman Brothers and members of the Grateful Dead for a long time now. He also formed a band called Government Mule who are excellent.

  • @JoeCerny-ws9yg
    @JoeCerny-ws9yg Před 4 měsíci +2

    I was a young teenager when I first heard this song....but just now listening to it again, it never sounded this good.

  • @custardflan
    @custardflan Před 4 měsíci +2

    On stage there with Dickey is Waaren Haynes. When he and Derek Trucks were on the Allmans together that might have been at their best since the Duane days.

  • @RalphSpoiledsport
    @RalphSpoiledsport Před 4 měsíci +3

    One of my favorites of all time. You are in the top tier of reactors, and also provide educational value. I learn about songs I have heard for 50 years. Somewhere in my stored away vinyl is a copy of the Allman Joys version. I don't think it's especially rare.

  • @melissakhalar1842
    @melissakhalar1842 Před 4 měsíci +8

    My Song. ❤❤❤❤

  • @leeannies-tears369
    @leeannies-tears369 Před 4 měsíci +10

    Ohhhh I've been listening to and living this song for 😊40 years, but I've never heard it so beautiful as this live version. OMGoodness. Thank you Shawn and hope you all have a wonderful day.

  • @markmurphy558
    @markmurphy558 Před 4 měsíci +2

    The Allman bros named the first album after Duane's death EAT A PEACH. Duane was killed when his motorcycle was hit by a peach truck. That's some 70s dark humor for you

  • @jessicalee7119
    @jessicalee7119 Před 4 měsíci +4

    😥 This beautiful song will always remind me of my brother, Reed, who was a talented tattoo artist way back in the 1970's. He was ~ "The gypsy flies from coast to coast, Knowing many, loving none, Bearing sorrow, having fun.” man in this song. R.I.P. Reed ~ Thanks for reacting to this ~ ❤

  • @garysteinert8040
    @garysteinert8040 Před 4 měsíci +2

    I heard Greg was in a grocery store and heard a lady yelling for Melissa… damn

  • @827dusty
    @827dusty Před 4 měsíci +6

    First heard them during my tour in Vietnam in 1971. Great Blues Band. Greg (Keyboard and vocals) and Duane Allman (guitarist) were both top shelf musicians.

  • @gesundheit602
    @gesundheit602 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Melissa was the first song Gregg ever wrote, when he was just 17 years old, long before the Allman Brothers Band was formed. The things the band went through were the loss of guitarist Duane Allman (age 24) due to a motorcycle accident on Oct 29, 1971 in my hometown of Macon, Ga, and then the loss of their bass player Berry Oakley. Berry (also age 24) died in a motorcycle accident on Nov 11, 1972 almost exactly a year after Duane and just a few blocks away from where Duane was killed. Both of them are buried side by side in Macon’s Rose Hill cemetery. Gregg Allman was buried there as well when he passed May 27, 2017 at age 69.

  • @dianegardner7210
    @dianegardner7210 Před 4 měsíci +4

    Always have loved the Allman Brithers was lucky to see them in concert with the Dead

  • @sealevel274
    @sealevel274 Před 4 měsíci +4

    Duane Allman (founding member with his brother Gregg Allman) was also in Derek and the Dominoes with Eric Clapton. Excellent guitarist.

  • @rk41gator
    @rk41gator Před 4 měsíci +2

    SUCH a sweet tune. Loved it from the first listen. Acoustic heaven.

  • @luvutons411
    @luvutons411 Před 4 měsíci +10

    Allman Bros Band...what a group. Loved their sound. Fantastic live I feel...keep it up Shawn 🎤🎶👍

  • @pushpak
    @pushpak Před 4 měsíci +2

    First song Gregg Allman ever wrote. “He had struggled to create any songs with substance, and "Melissa" was among the first that survived after nearly 300 attempts. but he stumbled on the name of the love interest. The song's namesake was almost settled as Delilah before Melissa came to Allman at a grocery store: “It was my turn to get the coffee and juice for everyone, and I went to this 24-hour grocery store, one of the few in town. There were two people at the cash registers, but only one other customer besides myself. She was an older Spanish lady, wearing the colorful shawls, with her hair all stacked up on her head. And she had what seemed to be her granddaughter with her, who was at the age when kids discover they have legs that will run. She was jumping and dancing; she looked like a little puppet. I went around getting my stuff, and at one point she was the next aisle over, and I heard her little feet run all the way down the aisle. And the woman said, "No, wait, Melissa. Come back-don’t run away, Melissa!" I went, "Sweet Melissa." I could've gone over there and kissed that woman. As a matter of fact, we came down and met each other at the end of the aisle, and I looked at her and said, "Thank you so much." She probably went straight home and said, "I met a crazy man at the fucking grocery." -as told in his memoir, My Cross to Bear. - Wiki

  • @Grendelbc
    @Grendelbc Před 2 měsíci

    Great tune. The acoustic version is just perfect.

  • @thedocofrock1890
    @thedocofrock1890 Před 4 měsíci +2

    one of the ALLMAN'S best. never fails to bring a tear to my eye as i was 19 in '72 when it came out. had just seen them at madison sq. garden and it just takes me back to a simpler time of innocence

  • @joelliebler5690
    @joelliebler5690 Před 4 měsíci

    Blue Sky is amazing. This one is also fantastic!Though the live version is very good nothing beats the original recording!Keep reacting to This legendary and amazingly great live band!

  • @johnthegreek5836
    @johnthegreek5836 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Great great song

  • @PlutoAnn
    @PlutoAnn Před 4 měsíci +2

    This is my fav Allman Brothers song, Melissa. Great song and lyrics. For me live is always better.

  • @b.christophergordon9562
    @b.christophergordon9562 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Dickey and the GREAT Warren Haynes.

  • @rickthoma6428
    @rickthoma6428 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Great band

  • @markknebel8923
    @markknebel8923 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Shawn, also check out Dreams, Whipping Post, Stormy Monday and In The Memory of Elizabeth Reed. I saw them 5 times and they were incredible. Unfortunately, I didn't have the chance to see the original band before Duane and Berry died. Take care.

  • @salmuscles
    @salmuscles Před 4 měsíci +2

    Gregg allman had this song but not a name for it yet ..one day when he was food shopping he saw a little girl running down the aisle with a woman chasing after her yelling “Melissa…Melissa” ..

  • @thomasp.3796
    @thomasp.3796 Před 4 měsíci +3

    I have loved this song for decades but have never heard this live version before. Amazing.

  • @James-dh6ld
    @James-dh6ld Před 4 měsíci +1

    Warren Haynes has been their All purpose Guitarist for a Long,Long time.
    He plays Duane's Slide parts at least when Derek Truck's isn't around.
    A virtuoso, check Government Mule.

  • @cmholmes1067
    @cmholmes1067 Před 4 měsíci

    ❤️❤️❤️

  • @randyhochstein8455
    @randyhochstein8455 Před 4 měsíci +1

    One of my favorite guitarists. The great Warren Haynes. Please, more Warren Haynes or Gov’t Mule. ✌🏼😎

  • @meditationlifeskills
    @meditationlifeskills Před 4 měsíci +1

    This is Sunday afternoon easy listening music.

  • @athab8256
    @athab8256 Před 4 měsíci +4

    Try the Allman Brothers' Soulshine - the album version!

  • @TheTish
    @TheTish Před 4 měsíci +2

    Seen these guys a number of times in concert. So glad to watch you enjoy the classics.

  • @myownchannel247
    @myownchannel247 Před 4 měsíci +1

    The song isn’t “Sweet” Melissa, it’s just Melissa. I believe someone just titled it that way on a video ✌️

  • @ericanderson8886
    @ericanderson8886 Před 4 měsíci +2

    They lost Duane and Berry Oakley the bass player within a year of each other, both in motorcycle accidents. The band would carry on and make some great music but the original band was like no other.

  • @markknebel8923
    @markknebel8923 Před 4 měsíci

    There is so much history with this band! Duane Allman was killed in an motorcycle accident on 10/29/1971 in Macon Georgia. Then, on 11/1/1972, Berry Oakley, their bass player was killed in another motorcycle accident, about 1 mile from where Duane died. Additional turmoil was when the band fired Dickie Betts in 2000. The band was tired of him coming late to practices, was drunk a lot, and he was playing too loud. He had his amp turned up so high that other band members could not hear from what they were playing. Check out several books about the Allman Brothers. They tell you a lot about their history. Good analysis.

  • @williamcabell142
    @williamcabell142 Před 4 měsíci +1

    One of the GIANTS!❤️

  • @deegomez2089
    @deegomez2089 Před 4 měsíci

    There's a pretty great version of this with Gregg and Jackson Browne 🎶🎵
    I have always had a crush on Gregg. I know he had "issues" back in the day but Cher was a dufus 😉💚

  • @dagmar.6954
    @dagmar.6954 Před 4 měsíci +6

    Great rock band from the 70's that mixed blues, jazz & country music in their sound. They had lots of great songs such as "Whipping Post", "In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed", "Statesboro Blues", "Blue Sky", "Ramblin' Man", "One Way Out" etc. One of my favorites is their instrumental "Jessica" which was written by guitarist Dickey Betts & named after his daughter.

  • @amierikke6225
    @amierikke6225 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Love this so much ❤

  • @JamesCole-ep4df
    @JamesCole-ep4df Před 4 měsíci

    First song, Greg ever wrote when he was 17 years old

  • @markhaus2830
    @markhaus2830 Před 4 měsíci

    I see Warren Haynes up there to......Awesome!

  • @user-ur1jp9uv6j
    @user-ur1jp9uv6j Před 4 měsíci +2

    this is 1 of my favs from the Bros next to Whipping Post & Ramblin Man, you hit another home run with this group, thank you for sharing with us.

  • @garysteinert8040
    @garysteinert8040 Před 4 měsíci

    My daughter is Melissa.

  • @bradsense7431
    @bradsense7431 Před 4 měsíci +2

    A lot of girls got named after this song….including my niece.

  • @armandogarza6181
    @armandogarza6181 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Wow, I've never seen this live video before, what a gem! Good one Shawn.

  • @user-uh3nn9sm1j
    @user-uh3nn9sm1j Před 4 měsíci

    Always reminds of a past love!! Guess the name.....

  • @russellwalker3179
    @russellwalker3179 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Loved the review! Great song. Suggest you listen to ain't wasting time no more , soulshine. Thank you!

  • @jewsbad
    @jewsbad Před 4 měsíci

    I have seen them Live so many times i have lost count, and never a disappointment, got a little mad at Dicky Betts one time he kept bouncing picks off of my Cowboy hat, trying to impress my girlfriend is my guess lol

  • @patswanson2870
    @patswanson2870 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Greg Allman was once married to Cher. (I don’t think you have reacted to any of her songs)

  • @librarylady13
    @librarylady13 Před 4 měsíci +1

  • @JerseyBA62
    @JerseyBA62 Před 4 měsíci

    Should check out warren haynes(vocals,guitar from allman bros.) of goverment mule

  • @thomasmcdonough6642
    @thomasmcdonough6642 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Eat a peach

  • @donnahamilton8127
    @donnahamilton8127 Před měsícem

    Watch Graham Nash and Gregg Allman January 1991 TV/interview performance on CZcams. Two other great blue's rock legends Leon Russell and Aaron Neville Melissa is My favorite. Enjoy 🌺🫶♾️✌️ TIAB

  • @joy88867
    @joy88867 Před 4 měsíci

    ❤❤❤

  • @intothesunset3
    @intothesunset3 Před 4 měsíci

    ❤❤❤