This week’s music artist challenge was The Allman Brothers Band. The required album was their self-titled album. Here are the questions I asked my kids and the discussion that we had.
What albums did you listen to? The only album other than the required album that either kid listened to was Eat A Peach.
How did Duane Allman Die? This was a trivia question to see if they were paying attention to me. While we were listening to the album Eat A Peach, I told the story of how Duane Allman was killed in a motorcycle accident. I also told them about how rumor had it that he collided with peach truck, and as a tribute to Duane, the band named the next album Eat A Peach. This of course has been disputed and is universally accepted as false. My daughter not only answered correctly, but she recalled the story I told about the peach truck!
What is a jam band? What makes The Allman Brothers a jam band? So, I sort of screwed up on this one. I meant to talk about what a jam band was, but I didn’t get around to it by the time we had our discussion. So, I had to explain what a jam band was first. After they understood what a jam band was, they answered that The Allman Brothers were a jam band because their songs tended to run long. I guess I’ll take that…
Name something distinctive about the sound of The Allman Brothers Band. So, to start, I had to explain what distinctive meant. They first really couldn’t think of an answer, but after some careful prodding, they came up with the sound of their guitars.
What is your favorite Allman Brothers Band song? My son had no answer, but my daughter said “Melissa.”
I think my kids are slowly getting the hang of this. My son needs to get a little bit more on board. I think we are making headway.
This week’s artist will be Deep Purple, and their required album is Machine Head.
Weekly Music Artist Challenge 