Eat A Peach (Capricorn)

1	Ain't Wastin' Time No More 3:42
2	Les Brers in a Minor 9:07
3	Melissa 3:56
4	Mountain Jam Live 33:41
5	One Way Out Live 4:58
6	Trouble No More Live 3:44
7	Stand Back 3:27
8	Blue Sky 5:10
9	Little Martha 2:07

Barnes & Noble

Eat a Peach is defined by both the absence and presence of guitarist Duane Allman. In 1972 -- just a year after the brilliant Live at the Fillmore introduced the Allman Brothers Band to a nationwide audience -- the death of their founder and leader in a motorcycle accident sent the pioneering southern-rock group into a tailspin. Peach's first three tracks find the remaining members reestablishing a group sound without Duane, with the affecting ballad "Melissa" proving that vocalist Gregg Allman and guitarist Dickey Betts were ready to carry the weight and start anew. But it's the tracks with Duane that find the band at their peak. Such live performances as "One Way Out" highlight the stupendous interplay between Duane and Dickey, while the epic, all-instrumental "Mountain Jam," with its permutating musical vistas, displays a rock ensemble unequalled at group interplay and cohesion. A handful of studio tracks recorded right before Duane's death provide a perfect coda. Betts's "Blue Sky" is a perfect example of the Allmans' special magic, blending country balladering and pop melodicism with stunning guitar improvisations and trademark dual guitar passages, while "Little Martha," an acoustic duet between Duane and Dickie, takes Peach out on a note of sublime tranquility. Steve Futterman

All Music Guide

A tribute to the dearly departed Duane, Eat a Peach rambles through two albums, running through a side of new songs, recorded post-Duane, spending a full album on live cuts from the Fillmore East sessions, then offering a round of studio tracks Duane completed before his death. On the first side, they do suggest the mellowness of the Dickey Betts-led Brothers and Sisters, particularly on the lovely "Melissa," and this stands in direct contrast with the monumental live cuts that dominate the album. They're at the best on the punchier covers of "One Way Out" and "Trouble No More," both proof of the group's exceptional talents as a roadhouse blues-rock band, but Duane does get his needed showcase on "Mountain Jam," a sprawling 33-minute jam that may feature a lot of great playing, but is certainly a little hard for anyone outside of diehards to sit through. Apart from that cut, the record showcases the Allmans at their peak, and it's hard not to feel sad as the acoustic guitars of "Little Martha" conclude the record, since this tribute isn't just heartfelt, it offers proof of Duane Allman's immense talents and contribution to the band. Stephen Thomas Erlewine

The Independent

Eat a Peach shows just how graceful Southern rock could be. There are hardly any unnecessary longueurs, and both "Blue Sky" and the concluding showcase "Little Martha" exhibit a subtle charm and delicacy matched by few other bands of that era. Andy Gill