Boston Common, 8/17/71

Boston Common, 8/17/71 is a live album by the rock group the Allman Brothers Band. As the name suggests, it was recorded at Boston Common in Boston, Massachusetts, on August 17, 1971. It is the fifth archival release by the Allman Brothers Band Recording Company, and the third one to feature the original lineup of the band. It was released in 2007, and re-released in 2014.^[1]^[2]^[3]

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Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
All About Jazz	^[2]

Allmusic said, "The group's outdoor appearance in Boston occurred six weeks after the release of their breakthrough album, At Fillmore East, and ten weeks before [Duane] Allman's death. The song selection doesn't just repeat the tunes from the Fillmore East disc, the band opting instead for a few songs not heard on it... This is an album for the faithful, and it will not disappoint them."^[1]

All About Jazz said, "... it will remind both the aficionado and the dilettante that the scintillating peaks scaled by the Brothers' At Fillmore East were nevertheless revisited fairly regularly. The group brings an edgy energy – and, during the lengthiest improvisations, an altogether melancholy majesty – to a fairly standard set."^[2]

Track listing

Tuning – 2:01
"Statesboro Blues" (Blind Willie McTell) – 4:43
"Trouble No More" (Muddy Waters) – 4:53
"Don't Keep Me Wonderin'" (Gregg Allman) – 4:14
"You Don't Love Me" (Willie Cobbs) – 26:08
"Hoochie Coochie Man" (Willie Dixon) – 5:36
"In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" (Dickey Betts) – 13:02
"Whipping Post" (Gregg Allman) – 18:48

Personnel

The Allman Brothers Band

Duane Allman – guitar
Gregg Allman – keyboards, vocals
Dickey Betts – guitar
Berry Oakley – bass, vocals on "Hoochie Coochie Man"
Jaimoe – drums, percussion
Butch Trucks – drums, timpani

Production

Recording produced by the Allman Brothers Band
Package produced by Kirk West, Bert Holman
Mixing: Mike Callahan
Mastering: Capt. Skipper Littlewood
Package design: Lindsey Rogers

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Ruhlmann, William. "Boston Common 8/17/71 - The Allman Brothers Band". AllMusic. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c Collette, Doug (May 2, 2007). "The Allman Brothers Band: Boston Common 8/17/71". All About Jazz. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
^ "Allman Brothers Band to Release New Archival Live Album, 'Boston Common 8/17/71,' Announce 2014 Shows". Guitar World. January 2, 2014. Retrieved April 13, 2021.

v t e The Allman Brothers Band
Duane Allman Gregg Allman Dickey Betts Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson Berry Oakley Butch Trucks Chuck Leavell Lamar Williams Dan Toler Warren Haynes Johnny Neel Allen Woody Marc Quiñones Oteil Burbridge Derek Trucks Jimmy Herring
Studio and contemporary live albums	The Allman Brothers Band Idlewild South At Fillmore East Eat a Peach Brothers and Sisters Win, Lose or Draw Wipe the Windows, Check the Oil, Dollar Gas Enlightened Rogues Reach for the Sky Brothers of the Road Seven Turns Shades of Two Worlds An Evening with the Allman Brothers Band: First Set Where It All Begins An Evening with the Allman Brothers Band: 2nd Set Peakin' at the Beacon Hittin' the Note One Way Out
Retrospective live albums	Live at Ludlow Garage: 1970 Fillmore East, February 1970 American University 12/13/70 Live at the Atlanta International Pop Festival: July 3 & 5, 1970 S.U.N.Y. at Stonybrook: Stonybrook, NY 9/19/71 Macon City Auditorium: 2/11/72 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY: 5/1/73 Boston Common, 8/17/71 Play All Night: Live at the Beacon Theatre 1992 Live from A&R Studios The Fox Box Cream of the Crop 2003 Fillmore West '71 The Final Note Warner Theatre, Erie, PA 7-19-05 Down in Texas '71 Syria Mosque Manley Field House, Syracuse University, April 7, 1972
Compilations and box sets	Beginnings The Road Goes on Forever Dreams A Decade of Hits 1969–1979 Mycology: An Anthology Stand Back: The Anthology The Essential Allman Brothers Band: The Epic Years Gold Trouble No More: 50th Anniversary Collection
Video albums	Brothers of the Road Live at Great Woods Live at the Beacon Theatre 40
Original songs	"Ain't Wastin' Time No More" "Blue Sky" "Crazy Love" "Good Clean Fun" "Hot 'Lanta" "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" "Its Not My Cross to Bear" "Jessica" "Little Martha" "Melissa" "Midnight Rider" "No One to Run With" "Pegasus" "Ramblin' Man" "Revival (Love Is Everywhere)" "Seven Turns" "Soulshine" "Straight from the Heart" "Whipping Post"
Cover songs	"Done Somebody Wrong" "Heart of Stone" "Hoochie Coochie Man" "Mountain Jam" "One Way Out" "Statesboro Blues" "Stormy Monday" "Trouble No More" "You Don't Love Me"
Associated bands and artists	The 31st of February The Allman Joys Col. Bruce Hampton and the Aquarium Rescue Unit Derek and the Dominos The Derek Trucks Band Gov't Mule Gregg Allman Band Hour Glass Les Brers Sea Level Tedeschi Trucks Band The Allman Betts Band Thom Doucette
Related articles	Discography Members Museum Joseph L. Campbell Summer Jam at Watkins Glen
Category

v t e Boston Common
Boston Christmas Tree Boston Common, 8/17/71 Boston Common and Public Garden Boylston station Central Burying Ground Colonial Theatre Davis v. Massachusetts Friends of the Public Garden Great Elm Liberty Tree Park Street station Parkman Bandstand Parkman Plaza
Public art	Boston Common Tablet Boston Massacre Monument Brewer Fountain Declaration of Independence Tablet The Embrace The Founders Memorial John Barry Tablet Oneida Football Club Monument The Partisans (former) Pope John Paul II Memorial Robert Gould Shaw Memorial Soldiers and Sailors Monument Temple Bell (former)
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