I'm getting a playlist together for a 5k tomorrow morning. I've worn out Rush and most 80's for the time being, getting into some Southern Rock. This one is currently at the top of my list...
The rusty wire that holds the cork that keeps the anger in Gives way and suddenly it’s day again The sun is in the east Even though the day is done Two suns in the sunset, hmph Could be the human race is run
#4341932 - 03/03/1710:38 PMRe: Southern Rock, Hell Yeah!
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The rusty wire that holds the cork that keeps the anger in Gives way and suddenly it’s day again The sun is in the east Even though the day is done Two suns in the sunset, hmph Could be the human race is run
#4341934 - 03/03/1710:47 PMRe: Southern Rock, Hell Yeah!
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The rusty wire that holds the cork that keeps the anger in Gives way and suddenly it’s day again The sun is in the east Even though the day is done Two suns in the sunset, hmph Could be the human race is run
#4341953 - 03/04/1712:11 AMRe: Southern Rock, Hell Yeah!
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I don't mind a little Skynyrd, it's just that so much of it is overplayed (hearing "Sweet Home Alabama" for the millionth time). But I've still included it on my playlist, as well as "Devil Went Down to Georgia", "Flirtin' With Disaster", etc.
Here's a couple that may not qualify (I dunno) but they come soooo close, IMO...
The rusty wire that holds the cork that keeps the anger in Gives way and suddenly it’s day again The sun is in the east Even though the day is done Two suns in the sunset, hmph Could be the human race is run
#4342112 - 03/05/1703:41 AMRe: Southern Rock, Hell Yeah!
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Speaking of .38 Special, I had "Wild-Eyed Southern Boys" as on of my first 12 (or whatever) cassettes for $0.01/piece from Columbia House. Those were the (rip-off) days!
Also plenty of Skynyrd on 8-track, one switched tracks in the middle of "Freebird"!
The rusty wire that holds the cork that keeps the anger in Gives way and suddenly it’s day again The sun is in the east Even though the day is done Two suns in the sunset, hmph Could be the human race is run
#4342567 - 03/07/1703:19 PMRe: Southern Rock, Hell Yeah!
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Learned only a moment ago that the Allman brothers weren't originally from Macon, but grew up in Daytona Beach and then moved to Jacksonville.
The rusty wire that holds the cork that keeps the anger in Gives way and suddenly it’s day again The sun is in the east Even though the day is done Two suns in the sunset, hmph Could be the human race is run
#4342614 - 03/07/1706:27 PMRe: Southern Rock, Hell Yeah!
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Is Southern Rock still alive today? And I mean with mainstream audiences and not underground local band stuff.
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
Is Southern Rock still alive today? And I mean with mainstream audiences and not underground local band stuff.
I think it's all Southern Classic Rock.
Too many rednecks listening to Countrified Pop and Rap now.
The rusty wire that holds the cork that keeps the anger in Gives way and suddenly it’s day again The sun is in the east Even though the day is done Two suns in the sunset, hmph Could be the human race is run
#4342707 - 03/08/1701:25 AMRe: Southern Rock, Hell Yeah!
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I admit that I'm posting these to watch them, my bandwidth is being throttled (due for a monthly refresh) and I can't watch them on YT since the lowest quality is 360p, here I can watch them smoothly at 144p.
The rusty wire that holds the cork that keeps the anger in Gives way and suddenly it’s day again The sun is in the east Even though the day is done Two suns in the sunset, hmph Could be the human race is run
#4342710 - 03/08/1701:57 AMRe: Southern Rock, Hell Yeah!
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The rusty wire that holds the cork that keeps the anger in Gives way and suddenly it’s day again The sun is in the east Even though the day is done Two suns in the sunset, hmph Could be the human race is run
Haha, they're one of my favorites of all time. I've been playing guitar for almost 40 years, and I've always looked up to the guitarists in Skynyrd. For most of their existence they used three guitars. I love the way they wove those three together, without stepping on each other. It's beautiful really, in my view.
Sure, Sweet Home Alabama and Free Bird get too much airplay, and I bet the vast majority of folks couldn't name another Skynyrd song. Well, maybe Simple Man, That Smell or Gimme Back My Bullets, but beyond that I have my doubt. But there is so much more to them than the mainstream hits. I'll name a few of my (not-so-well-known) favorites
Needle and the Spoon You Got That Right I Know a Little Saturday Night Special On the Hunt Cry for the Bad Man Ballad of Curtiss Loew Preacher's Daughter Poison Whiskey
So many more. Great band. Top three for me. But I get that others won't agree.
Semi-interesting sidebar.... Ed King (Free Bird, Sweet Home Alabama et al) attended my grandma's church after he left the band. The man himself showed me Sweet Home Alabama, and showed me how he played all of the little fills in that song.
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#4342855 - 03/08/1706:22 PMRe: Southern Rock, Hell Yeah!
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Does the hate with Skynyrd have to do with being way over-played or with the actual style of their music?
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#4342856 - 03/08/1706:25 PMRe: Southern Rock, Hell Yeah!
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Originally Posted by DBond
Sure, Sweet Home Alabama and Free Bird get too much airplay, and I bet the vast majority of folks couldn't name another Skynyrd song. Well, maybe Simple Man, That Smell or Gimme Back My Bullets, but beyond that I have my doubt. But there is so much more to them than the mainstream hits.
You are absolutely right DBond. In fact, the only song that gets a lot of air time on the "classic rock" radio stations at least in my area is "Sweet Home Alabama". My guess is that "Freebird" gets less air time mostly due to its length. What's funny about "Simple Man" is that it was a big hit for Skynyrd but I have never heard it played on the radio.
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
Does the hate with Skynyrd have to do with being way over-played or with the actual style of their music?
I suspect the answer might lie somewhere in the middle. I completely understand if someone doesn't like their music. But I wonder if some folks base that on the two or three songs they've heard...over and over and over. If you can listen to the other songs I listed and STILL don't like it then well, it's not your sort of music.
Tuesday's Gone is another that I could have listed that has enjoyed some mainstream success.
What I would find hard to believe is that there are any guitarists that hate Skynyrd.
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