Rolling Stone called them the best damn band in the land in their 1971 At Fillmore East review. The argument hasn’t aged a day.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ⁠"Guitarists Duane Allman and Dickey Betts, organist-vocalist Gregg Allman, Berry Oakley on bass, and drummers J.J. Johanson and Butch Trucks comprise the best damn rock & roll band this country has produced in the past five years.⁠ And if you think I'm dog-shittin' you, listen to this album. If you've been so unfortunate as to never have caught the Allman Brothers Band live, this recording is certainly the next best thing.⁠ Turn the volume up all the way and sit through the concert; by the time it's over you can almost imagine the Allman Band getting high and heading back to Macon. ⁠They're one of the nicest things that ever happened to any of us."⁠