![]() ![]() We old fans use to hear years later that Johnny Sandlin was still pissed about that. Johnny got a "special thanks" credit with Tom Dowd only credited as producer. Tom Dowd had to leave for another project and Johnny Sandlin took over the producer's chair and finish the album but Phil Walden didn't credit Johnny. It was released in Feburary 1972 and was the band's first million seller. The rest of the album was fill out by two live tracks with standout slide guitar by Duane then they made it a four side, half studio/half live album.ĭuane use to say " When I'm in Georgia I eat a peach for peace" Butch had that shortened to Eat A Peach. ![]() But Duane was killed and the 5 man band went back to Miami to finish the album but only recorded 3 songs that were in response to Duane's death. As we all know they recorded Standback, Blue Sky and Little Martha and chose to take a break and finish the album later. But it was the only version that was record release quality with Duane on it they had and Eat A Peach was dedicated to Duane and they wanted it added to the album which made the album four sides. Butch claimed he tried to get Warren and Derek to jump of the cliff with no results.īutch and Dickey both said the version on Eat A Peach is the least inspiring and the most jaded version the original band did. Something Butch was encouraging The Freight Train Band do because to Butch, the ABB stopped doing that years ago. Butch called it jumping in the deep in with no concern of a train wreck. Each time would be the band members taking an unexpected turn in the music and challenge the rest of the band to jump on it. Yes they would tease other songs and some of those became regulars but the idea was to never play Mountain Jam the same way twice. Beyond Donavan's riff the ABB members wrote the rest of it on the stage improvising. When the ABB did it, Donovan's melody was used as an anchor for the beginning and end of a jam they chose to title Mountain Jam. I think Dickey and Jerry Garcia and others were jamming back stage to Donovan 's "First There Is A Mountain" and that is how it got started in both bands. Also heard is a section of the hymn "Will the Circle Be Unbroken". Jimi Hendrix's "Third Stone from the Sun" is also quoted musically in the piece, roughly 22 minutes in. They segued back, Derek cracking open the door to "Mountain Jam" by playing some lines that crossed "Third Stone From the Sun" with the "Mountain Jam" march section Ī furious tandem drum solo is followed by a deeply syncopated bass solo from Berry and a shift to a shuffle feel and reference to Jimi Hendrix’ “Third Stone from the Sun,” transitioning seamlessly to a 6/8 instrumental take on “Will the Circle Be Unbroken.”Īnd wikipedia says so, so you KNOW it has to be true! □ It's even referenced in some official show descriptions: Kind of like how Dickey inserted "Mountain Jam" in the middle of "Jessica" from the early 1990s on. As Stephen mentioned, Dickey & GS would play more of "Third Stone" in their 2000-era shows, and that's why. It's the first line of Hendrix's melody that they are riffing on, but it's no secret that is what they are riffing on. ![]() NO matter what it works and leads into my favourite portion of MJam. I think its close to 3rd SFTS but I think its possible they just came up with it. But how did we know that it would be picked up by them and become a highlight of their live concerts? And he said, “That rhythm you’re doing is not reggae or calypso or ska it’s called Barbados scratch.” All across the islands were different blends of African rhythms. So Wayne said, “By the way, that rhythm on ‘Mountain’ was picked up by your session guy,” and that session guy was Harold McNair. I also met the families in the Jamaican communities. You knew about ska.” I used to hang out with the Rastas and go down to Portobello Road with a good friend and score a little bit of ganja. Wayne Jobson said to me, “Don, you were the first to tap into that. That’s right! It seems that you could say-and maybe I’m not the one to say it-that I’m a master of the riff. The main riff from another one of your songs, “There Is a Mountain,” became the basis of the Allman Brothers Band’s “Mountain Jam.” Here's an interview with Donovan where he discusses it. ![]()
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