Duane Allman never cared about labels or image—he just wanted the music to hit, and the crowd to feel it. "Duane, who assumes group leadership whenever group leadership is called for, disdains images and labels and all those other pitfalls which a hip rock musician must disdain to be a hip rock musician.⁠ It’s been heard before, mouthed by record spinners who declared themselves spokesman of the times and self-appointed rock interpreters who produced the pap for album liner notes. In the Allman Brothers are not yet in a position to rise above it to feel so sure about their music that the added trappings don’t matter.⁠ 'All we care about is making the audience happy, giving them something worth digging,' said Duane. 'We don’t label our music. If somebody hears something they like, I’ll try it and if it goes, we’ll use it.'"⁠ Bob Kerr 📷️Peter Tarnoff⁠