Allman Brother's Tour

**goldtopper** · Sep-03-2004, 6:20pm

Mandolin Mandolin

There, I got it out of the way.
Anyone see this summer's Allman's tour?
I was there on 8/31 and have never seen them so hot. Derek and Warren's guitars were smoking like I haven't ever seen and I've seen the Brothers alot.
Oteil played a solo on his 6 string bass that was verging on classical guitar.
Anyhow- the reason for the post...
Walking in, I was offered a CD of the evening's show by a company called Insant Live. I paid the $25 and lined up with about 1000 others at the end of the show. In less than 10 minutes I was handed a 3 CD set. The sound quality is as good as any studio CD and it is so cool to relive the show driving home. I swear I could hear myself screaming.
I was thinking how cool it would be to have a Del McCoury band CD done by this outfit.
Thought I'd hip you all on a really cool new innovation.

**ira** · Sep-06-2004, 12:12am

it is quite cool. the dead started doing this last year, and it was a big hit. they offer shows on line within a day as well.

glad you were so stoked with the bros. when they are hot, there aint much finer.

**s1m0n** · Sep-09-2004, 12:49pm

http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/04/05/26...&tid=98&tid=99
http://www.nytimes.com/2004....ei=5070

Instant Live has been bought out by radio-behemoth Clear Channel Communications, and they have been claiming a patent on the concept of producing and selling "instant" CDs of live preformances. They've been sending lawyer's letters demanding other bands cease-and-desist.

Their patent is probably not enforcable in this way, but the letters ARE dissuading a number of smaller companies, who can't afford a legal battle with CC.