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Any .38 Special fans?
Posted on 7/19/25 at 9:31 pm
Posted on 7/19/25 at 9:31 pm
New music sounds pretty good. Always have a soft spot for them, they were the first band I saw live.
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Posted on 7/19/25 at 10:09 pm to morganwadefan
Yes!
Posted on 7/19/25 at 10:56 pm to DeltaTigerDelta
“Hold on Loosley” a great great song.
Posted on 7/19/25 at 11:18 pm to morganwadefan
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they were the first band I saw live.
Same here. Opened for Peter Frampton at the PMAC 1977.
New music sounds great. Thanks OP.
Posted on 7/20/25 at 5:13 am to morganwadefan
I liked them, can't say I was a huge fan though.
Anyhow, this thread got me thinking about their stuff.
It always reminded me a bit of Atlanta Rhythm Section. This morning, I found out why.
Their producer/engineer, starting in 1979 was Rodney Mills, who had also worked with ARS.
It's kind of crazy how someone that doesn't even play in the band can leave their fingerprints all over records like that.
Anyhow, this thread got me thinking about their stuff.
It always reminded me a bit of Atlanta Rhythm Section. This morning, I found out why.
Their producer/engineer, starting in 1979 was Rodney Mills, who had also worked with ARS.
It's kind of crazy how someone that doesn't even play in the band can leave their fingerprints all over records like that.
Posted on 7/20/25 at 6:44 am to auggie
I was given free backstage passes at an outdoor venue in Chandler, AZ in which they performed. I didn't speak to any of them but shared a moment over beers with a couple guys from The Outlaws. 
.38 Special, today, just can't be the same core of members???
.38 Special, today, just can't be the same core of members???
Posted on 7/20/25 at 6:55 am to Bayou
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.38 Special, today, just can't be the same core of members???
Yeah, that would be almost impossible. DVZ is in his mid 70s.
Posted on 7/20/25 at 8:19 am to AlwysATgr
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Same here. Opened for Peter Frampton at the PMAC 1977.
I saw them a few years later at the Centroplex when they opened for Jefferson Starship. They were actually better than the headlining act. JS's show was actually boring until they started playing old Jefferson Airplane songs.
Posted on 7/20/25 at 8:40 am to morganwadefan
Chain Lightning is a great tune.
Fantasy Girl legit also.
Fantasy Girl legit also.
Posted on 7/20/25 at 9:09 am to morganwadefan
I grew listening to them but got away from a lot of the music from the 70’s and 80’s and even 90’s. I recently picked up a couple Boston albums and man I’ve been missing out. Going to give them another listen.
Posted on 7/20/25 at 9:36 am to morganwadefan
While hearing them in the 80's, wasn't big fan, but became a fan of their stuff. During the summers, it seemed 38 special was part of some fair, or 2, or 3.
They were the first group i had noticed, who had 2 drummers.
They were the first group i had noticed, who had 2 drummers.
Posted on 7/20/25 at 10:10 am to Sport Wood
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Chain Lightning is a great tune.
One of their best, way underrated!!
Posted on 7/20/25 at 1:07 pm to roll to victory
Posted on 7/22/25 at 2:30 am to auggie
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.38 Special, today, just can't be the same core of members???
Yeah, that would be almost impossible. DVZ is in his mid 70s.
It's Don Barnes, the guitarist who ended up singing the hits back in the day, who might be in his 70s but seems to be in good shape from some vids I saw a while back... he left in the late '80s but went back at some point. Van Zant had to retire a while back for health reasons. Jeff Carlisi, the lead guitarist, left at some point in the early 90s. Not sure who else is there but I'm sure it's on wikipedia.
Posted on 7/22/25 at 2:37 am to morganwadefan
I liked the hits... "Rockin' Into The Night," "Hold On Loosely," "Caught Up In You," "What If I Had Been The One." Good cleverly-written pop rock...
And at the same time I liked Survivor's hits before they became too much of a ballad band.
And a couple of months ago I was reading an article about Jim Peterik, the keyboardist;songwriter in Survivor, and before that the singer/guitarist in The Ides of March ("I'm your vehicle, baby...") in the late 60s. He met the guitarist from Survivor and they wrote a bunch of songs and made demos and got a record deal... but there was one song the label thought sounded "too Southern rock" for them, and their manager or somebody asked if they could give it to .38 Special, because it was probably perfect for them... that song was "Rockin' Into The Night." Then after that, Peterick and the other Survivor dude co-wrote "Hold On Loosely" and Caught Up In You" and other songs with some of the .38 Special guys. And it seems obvious, now.
And at the same time I liked Survivor's hits before they became too much of a ballad band.
And a couple of months ago I was reading an article about Jim Peterik, the keyboardist;songwriter in Survivor, and before that the singer/guitarist in The Ides of March ("I'm your vehicle, baby...") in the late 60s. He met the guitarist from Survivor and they wrote a bunch of songs and made demos and got a record deal... but there was one song the label thought sounded "too Southern rock" for them, and their manager or somebody asked if they could give it to .38 Special, because it was probably perfect for them... that song was "Rockin' Into The Night." Then after that, Peterick and the other Survivor dude co-wrote "Hold On Loosely" and Caught Up In You" and other songs with some of the .38 Special guys. And it seems obvious, now.
Posted on 7/22/25 at 6:32 am to morganwadefan
Saw them in concert 3 times. Great live band.
Tour de Force was a solid tour
Tour de Force was a solid tour
Posted on 7/22/25 at 7:18 am to morganwadefan
Huge fan. Probably not one of their more popular songs, but I personally love the ballad "Second Chance". The guitar fills in that song are awesome.
Posted on 7/22/25 at 10:03 am to Lee B
Love .38 Special, but most people don't realize they owe some of their biggest success to Peterik. (He also co-wrote "Fantasy Girl" and wrote "Wild-Eyed Southern Boys")
Jeff Carlisi is a very underrated player, so that helped.
Jeff Carlisi is a very underrated player, so that helped.
Posted on 7/22/25 at 10:57 am to morganwadefan
I liked them for a minute and saw them at the Houston Summit in 1982 or 83. They didn't live on for me.
Posted on 7/22/25 at 11:34 am to jdd48
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Huge fan. Probably not one of their more popular songs, but I personally love the ballad "Second Chance". The guitar fills in that song are awesome.
That was a huge hit, but with a different lead singer who was a keyboardist who joined later... the thing is that people don't remember it being a .38 Special song because it has a bit of a different sound.
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