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re: How would you rank the first generation of Southern Rock bands?
Posted on 10/29/14 at 6:23 pm to Spaulding Smails
Posted on 10/29/14 at 6:23 pm to Spaulding Smails
CCR belongs in the top 3.
Gov't Mule should be #9 or #10
Gov't Mule should be #9 or #10
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Posted on 10/29/14 at 6:28 pm to Nativebullet
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first generation of Southern Rock bands
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Gov't Mule should be #9 or #10
You people aren't apt to pay attention, are you?
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CCR belongs in the top 3.
Not southern rock. They're from California.
Posted on 10/29/14 at 6:29 pm to saint amant steve
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I would expect people to exercise their brains and determine that bands which emerged post-1990 obviously wouldn't be lumped in with those from the '70s.
Two decades difference is at least a generation apart, particularly in musical evolution.
Sorry to disappoint you so greatly. I exercised my brain and determined that it's not much of a list with only the Allman Bros. on it.
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How is Texas culturally not akin to the rest of the South?
Loaded question. Using the phrase "rest of the south" implies that it is part of the south, which it isn't. Tejas has its own culture that is very different from southern culture (Southern Culture on the Skids by the way should be on the list).
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I'll accept your disagreement if you can make a solid case for why ZZ Top's sound does not relate to southern rock. Their music is a derivative of blues and country, and both are considered influences of southern rock.
It's not really that important to me whether you accept it or not. British invasion rock is also a derivative of blues and country. Should that be considered southern rock too?
Posted on 10/29/14 at 6:29 pm to saint amant steve
GEORGE frickING THOROGOOD 
Posted on 10/29/14 at 6:31 pm to saint amant steve
ZZ Top
SWIDT?
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Not southern rock. They're from Texas.
SWIDT?
Posted on 10/29/14 at 6:32 pm to Dave England
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GEORGE frickING THOROGOOD
Delaware
Posted on 10/29/14 at 6:33 pm to Dave England
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GEORGE frickING THOROGOOD
I love Thorogood and think he is extremely underrated, but that man is all blues rock, not southern rock.
Posted on 10/29/14 at 6:36 pm to saint amant steve
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but songs like "Tush", "La Grange", and "Beerdrinkers and Hellraisers" are definitely part of the southern rock catalog.
I disagree.
Posted on 10/29/14 at 6:37 pm to MountainTiger
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Not southern rock. They're from Texas.
Again, why is Texas not part of the South in your opinion? For Christ's sake they fought for the Confederacy.
Posted on 10/29/14 at 6:38 pm to saint amant steve
Blackfoot is underrated
You haven't lived until dropping five hits of acid and rocking out to "Highway Song" late night driving through Arizona
You haven't lived until dropping five hits of acid and rocking out to "Highway Song" late night driving through Arizona
Posted on 10/29/14 at 6:39 pm to saint amant steve
I already explained that. Texan culture is very different from southern culture. Texas is more western than southern.
Posted on 10/29/14 at 6:45 pm to Dave England
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Blackfoot is underrated
Biggest understatement of this thread by far.
Rickey Medlocke is one of the more gifted musicians in the entire genre.
Posted on 10/29/14 at 6:47 pm to MountainTiger
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It's not really that important to me whether you accept it or not. British invasion rock is also a derivative of blues and country. Should that be considered southern rock too?
No, because the classification of southern rock also deals with the geographic origins of the band just as much as it does the sound. It is a regional music scene limited to the American South.
Posted on 10/29/14 at 6:48 pm to saint amant steve
Have you ever dropped five hits of acid and driven across Arizona while rocking out to "Highway Song"?
Posted on 10/29/14 at 6:59 pm to MountainTiger
I see what you mean. Texas isn't like the rest of the South at all.
Posted on 10/29/14 at 7:03 pm to Dave England
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Have you ever dropped five hits of acid and driven across Arizona while rocking out to "Highway Song"?
Nah, man. But I have rocked out to Highway Song Live, Strikes, Tomcattin' and Marauder a time or two.
Posted on 10/29/14 at 7:39 pm to saint amant steve
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Again, why is Texas not part of the South in your opinion?
I've lived in Louisiana, Texas and Alabama...Texas is not part of the south, Texas is Texas.
As far as your original list goes, I saw many of those bands back in the day, and as far as popular appeal, commercial success, etc. back during those days, I'd put the top as...
1. Skynyrd
2. ABB
3. Tucker
4. Outlaws
5. Atlanta Rhythm Section
6. Wet Willie
Now certainly ABB has worn well and would be #1 looking at the appeal and influence going back in time from now. Although my personal listening favorite through the years is Marshall Tucker.
I never saw Lynyrd Skynyrd, but I sure saw Molly Hatchet
Posted on 10/29/14 at 7:43 pm to saint amant steve
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I see what you mean. Texas isn't like the rest of the South at all.
if you include ZZTop and Texas as qualifiers the SRV should easily be in your list...
Posted on 10/29/14 at 7:51 pm to ForeLSU
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if you include ZZTop and Texas as qualifiers the SRV should easily be in your list...
I knew someone would say that. SRV is strictly a blues player.
Posted on 10/29/14 at 7:53 pm to ForeLSU
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As far as your original list goes, I saw many of those bands back in the day, and as far as popular appeal, commercial success, etc. back during those days, I'd put the top as...
1. Skynyrd
2. ABB
3. Tucker
4. Outlaws
5. Atlanta Rhythm Section
6. Wet Willie
Now certainly ABB has worn well and would be #1 looking at the appeal and influence going back in time from now. Although my personal listening favorite through the years is Marshall Tucker.
Finally, someone who gets it.
I'll admit that I have not listened to as much Marshall Tucker as I would like to, and I would probably change my opinion of them if I listened to more of their earlier albums.
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