brothers sisters album brothers sisters fourth studio album american rock band produced band album released august united_states following death group leader released hybrid studio live album biggest group purchased farm georgia group bassist visibly suffering death excessively drank consumed drugs nearly year severe depression killed motorcycle accident friend november band carried adding new members piano bass brothers sisters largely recorded period months georgia lead guitarist assumed role band leader compositions reflected country inspired sound session musicians sat play guitar songs album produced time vocalist solo debut laid features musicians engineers album cover features photograph son drummer wife cover features photograph daughter brittany wife album represented commercial peak sold seven million copies worldwide landing time atop pop albums weeks man band hit single peaking number billboard hot album followed tour arenas marred drug problems strained friendships group members background shortly following leader death released hybrid studio live album biggest release peaked number billboard charts band performed nearly shows following year touring piece band purchased acres land georgia nicknamed farm soon group fulfilled bassist communal dreams visibly suffering death excessively drank consumed drugs losing weight quickly according friends family appeared lost hope heart drive ambition direction following death envisioned everybody including crew women children shattered day died didn care said recording sessions upcoming album vocalist working solo album laid sessions occasionally overlapped asked play piano solo album gradually found contributing took turns caring taking outdoors places like zoo drinking time time sat wondered god hell anybody help said entry group went way new member comfortable november prospect leading jam session later night crashed motorcycle bus blocks killed bike accident declined hospital treatment went home gradually grew taken hospital shortly died cerebral swelling caused fractured skull buried directly rose hill cemetery georgia band unanimously decided carry arrange auditions new renewed determination auditioned band picked old friend drummer mississippi band immediately recognized williams represented best style style pleased demeanor addition williams band brought renewed passion spirits group recording production band began recording brothers sisters autumn georgia prior death band previously started rehearsals album summer brought song worked year titled queen hearts drunk members band listen catalyst led beginning work laid debut solo album williams helped record album track come blues rest recording process smooth group facto leader recording process like came said taking boss wasn overt supposedly democracy started songwriting said road manager band recorded wasted words man showcasing country infused sound entire group initially reluctant record man knew good song didn sound like said drummer band gradually headed country direction background songwriting sitting afternoon write band adamant replacing position band guitarist eventually record man entered sessions asked jam mutual friends band enjoyed played band manager set band word mouth propagated got gig new lead guitarist went looking kick ass going replace thought said trucks recording completed went road wanted end contract release granted publishing deal brothers sisters including songwriting credit written contract composition man pre dates album considerably created songwriting sessions eat peach version referring country man heard tapes featuring band day april tennessee written receives credit created song experiment test write song played fingers honor gypsy jazz guitar played left fingers severe burns baby daughter entered room began bouncing melody attempted capture mood song created song bridge frustrated piece disappointed told recording acoustic guitar opening felt performing harmonies man lead critics assume member band contributed heavily arrangement final song recorded brothers sisters credited song actually contained lyrics song albeit different melody arrangement brothers sisters concludes country inspired track showcases acoustic slide playing song heavily inspired building rhythm influenced humor song based true story involving uncle horse avoid driving influence charges horse knew direction home williams played upright bass track acoustic affair trucks played percussion piece floor artwork album artwork taken farm georgia cover art features trucks son cover featured daughter brittany spread reveals photo band extended families memory way things parties people giving horses beer people said noted despite good memories painful following father death photo taken later went study formed band promote concert printed covers album cover seen led sold crowd description red dog campbell somebody asked people inside brothers sisters everybody knows spell good best picking names plus couple remember thirty years long time standing left right row friend tell know friend standing wife song writer good friend brother brother law time rachel sure spelling row brother melody remember lady tell brother god child standing sitting brother going brother time brother kim holding daughter sitting brother kim lady time remember come buffalo sitting brother wife brother buffalo brother brother daughter sitting dead center howe good friend dog hope helps red dog campbell release commercial performance brothers sisters enormous success near record went gold retail sales hours shipping began estimated early sales hardcore fans group album sold copies weeks making fastest starting albums history billboard called success story summer noting sustained merchandising promotion effort needed record stores credited album bringing business stores season brothers sisters band best performing album charts logged weeks number album country tape chart executives split issuing wasted words man lead single national promotion director sent advance tapes man atlanta boston radio stations listener phone reaction near phenomenal man rare rock hit stations nationwide rose number billboard hot rose higher number hot later staple classic rock radio later employed theme song television program gear brothers sisters sold seven million copies worldwide critical reception sisters positive rolling_stone deemed album masterpiece new band shown carry work old add appropriate new twists necessary finally discovered form feels natural studio people group commercial critical stature working hard getting better circus positive writing face quit making strong hard driving rock blues albums continuing line quality products billboard called fine blues rock set fine band featuring lead vocals excellent instrumental fusion particularly known subsequent reviews remained positive called brothers sisters classic album especially wake appeared previously served template killer stage performances proved band survive deaths key members uncut deemed commercial peak creative robert_christgau wrote predictable singer unpredictable lyric work jams roll best man rock earliest best album spirituality provides unity renewal disc reissue album received positive reviews rolling_stone gave stars writing road symmetry caught set disc rehearsals sounds like work lexington herald leader wrote larger set edition live discs chronicle groundbreaking lineup touring completing brothers sisters returned touring playing larger venues receiving profit dealing friendship drug problems culminated backstage brawl band played grateful dead washington june dead food drinks people possible holding practice felt evangelical substance stage crowded dead entourage instructed driver let onstage promotional chief attempted onstage phillips punched nose competed martial arts began punching engaged fight dead security hell angels assumed bad guy joined soon grateful dead realized situation hand pulled pile demanded responsible terminated result fired culmination falling apart problem problem said band joined grateful dead band july new_york region deemed largest rock concert tickets sold crowd expanded nearly causing declared disaster area people abandoned cars walked miles attend concert jam bands later called garbage trucks involved influence substances including alcohol cocaine promote release album program staged episode set taping performances walked midway performance chasing street urging return walking stage like brothers problem let talk said band concentrated playing arenas drug use escalated band regularly making renting starship boeing rolling_stones track listing wasted words lead vocals rhythm guitar slide guitar piano drums drums man lead guitar lead vocals guitar organ backing vocals piano backing vocals drums percussion drums come blues lead guitar organ lead vocals acoustic drums percussion drums lead guitar organ lead vocals piano drums percussion drums southbound lead guitar organ lead vocals piano drums percussion drums lead guitar guitar organ acoustic drums percussion drums lead vocals guitar piano bass drums personnel credits adapted liner notes charts
Brothers and Sisters (album)