@John Harris could not have said that better. I'm from the south and here in my hometown people don't listen to country music. Most everybody's car radio is on 93.7. classic rock station. It may seem like we are frozen in time with Leonard Skynard, Guns n Roses, ACDC, Aerosmith, Poison.....ect lol. But we don't care. They just don't make bands like these anymore.
@John Harris The term 'Southern Rock' was a marketing ploy used by the record companies back then, especially after Skynyrd's first producer Al Kooper picked them for his 'Songs of the South' production project. It actually turned out to be a great idea to bring these types of bands to the music industry forefront. Ronnie Van Zant, Skynyrd's lead singer, is said to have not minded the moniker but considered they "were a rock and roll band who happened to be from the south." That being said, most of what you posted is true historically.
@John Harris Thanks for the backstory, it's great to hear memories like that. Since moving down here to central FL. 12 years ago, I've been lucky enough to have met and share a stage with a few of my 'so called southern rock' band hero's. I hope you understand I'm not disputing your stance, just a view from a musician who is a big fan of the music who is not from the south. If you happen to run into Gene, tell him I've enjoyed both of his books and followed up on his advice. Although I'm sure he wouldn't remember me. Have a Happy New Year as well.
Yes, Skynyrd does have a country swagger for sure. What they do is mix rock n' roll beats with country guitar scales. Very ingenious. They can do more with three or four chords than any band I've ever heard. That's my take on it anyway.
The song that smell was written because of concerns of where they were headed with their drug use, it's a great message to get out there and timeless for sure. Please try it out. Your a blast to watch doing this and a real sweet heart!
More Skynyrd please"ballad of Curtis Lowe","comin home","I need you","on the hunt","the breeze"," Mr banker","four walls of raiford","needle and the spoon". So many great songs by them,my favorite band of all time. RIP Ronnie, Steve, Cassie, Leon, Billy, Allen, and Ed. ☮️
Gary Kelly You're a true Skynyrd fan because of the songs you named. Real diehard fans know all the more obscure songs that don't get played on the radio. But those are some of their best ones. One of my favorites is Am I Losing from Nuthin' Fancy. Tell me people, what good is that.
Neil Young has a song called "Southern Man". That's what they're referring to. The guys in Lynryd Skynryd actually had a lot of respect for Neil Young so it was a playful dig, not anything malicious. Southern Rock is rock and country kinda fused together. I can't tell you what it is what we know it when we hear it.
She ought to react to "Southern Man" when she gets the chance for some reference. It's a good son, also very socially-conscious. And I believe Neil Young admitted later that it was maybe a bit too harsh in its tone.
@@rob7953 "Southern man" is a reaction to the racism in the south! I like this song. But Neil Young was right on target! This song, I think, makes me like LS a little bit less! And I live in the south! I'm just not a homer.
@@dale6322 Yes, "Southern Man" definitely was an anthem for the Civil Rights Movement, but I think you slightly miss the point of Skynard's message. They weren't defending racism, or even the institutions of the South that perpetuated it. Rather, I believe that Young's (somewhat vicious) stereotyping of those living in the South is what rankled them. The vibe I always got was, "Hey, that ain't all the South is about." And being a Southerner yourself, I imagine you can agree with that notion.
David is correct. It’s also important to note that there was no animosity from Neil Young’s side either. In fact, Neil Young once said he was honored to be mentioned in the song by Lynyrd Skynyrd.
On This studio version, the backup singers were part of The Swampers at The Muscle Shoals, Alabama studio (which they reference in this song). They were studio singers. I know one of the was the famous Merry Clayton. After a while, they had three lady backup singers who toured with the, known as THE HONKETTES. LOL. Country music back then was way different than today. I was very little, but I remember what Country was like. Skynyrd was Rock/Southern Rock, which was a new genre or category. They, along with the Allman Brothers Band created that new sound. Skynyrd were so influential that their sound along with Rock has greatly influenced Country music of today.
Yes. Awesome solos in that one! THAT SMELL, BALLAD OF CURTIS LOWE, WHAT'S YOUR NAME, YOU GOT THAT RIGHT, WORKIN' FOR MCA should be next. These songs will give you your answer as to why LS is more rock than country............ THOSE DAMN GUITARS!!! 🔥🔥🔥
Keep on with your reactions. I had my husband watch you react to Zeppelin & Skynyrd earlier & we decided we are going to follow you & your musical career. Very excited about it!
The hypnotic guitars with twang and the piano virtuosity make Skynyrd Southern rock with blues, rock and boogie woo give roots. The lyrics are Country.
Yeah, blame your parents! My daughter was exposed to lots of rock, and I listened to all of her music. I'm 65 years young. This was when politics became a big deal with the youth of America. Late 60's and 70s. I think They had 3 guitarists not including the bass. It’s simply Southern Rock. Check out Allman Bros, “Whipping Post”. Another Southern Rock great.
@exodus21v20 Then why did they boo him in their song? In Birmingham they love the gov' nor (boo, boo, boo) Now we all did what we could do Now Watergate does not bother me Does your conscience bother you? They're not supporting Wallace there, just warning against painting the citizens of an entire region with a broad brush dipped in the crap he was spewing. Yes, racism was very deeply rooted in the South at that time, but even if the majority of white Southerners supported the policies of Wallace, it doesn't mean everyone did. And judging by the lyrics of this song, the members of Skynard didn't.
Neil Young and Lynyrd Skynyrd were friends at one time. The song "Southern Man" came out. Lynyrd Skynyrd wrote "Sweet Home Alabama" us a protest to claiming all Whitemen in the South were Racist! Which is not the case. I was born in Bew York in 1962 and the Confederate Flag was considered Southern Heritage! I am not defending any perceived meaning of symbols both in the 1970's or now!
Usually traditional country didn’t have drums or drums forward in the mix. They did have instrument breaks but were usually focused around the singer. Early country music used fiddle (violin), banjo, and mandolin as lead instruments with acoustic guitar and upright bass as the rhythm instruments. That progressed to electric guitar and pedal steel or lap guitar and nowadays is the same as rock in many respects. What Lynyrd Skynyrd played was termed “Southern Rock” for their long extended jams. Other groups were The Allman Brothers Band, The Marshall Tucker Band, and more recently The Black Crowes.
It's the rhythm that makes it rock. The lyrics to this song give a shout out to the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section. They worked on recording sessions for Aretha Franklin, The Staples Singers, Paul Simon, Wilson Pickett, Bob Dylan, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and The Rolling Stones. Back in 2014 PBS aired an excellent documentary about the Muscle Shoals recording scene in the 1960's and 1970's. Check it out when you can: "A Musical Journey Through Muscle Shoals" www.pbs.org/independentlens/blog/musical-journey-muscle-shoals/
The singers in the background were called 'The Honketts.' They were comprised of singers, Jojo Billingsley, Casey Gains, and Leslie Hawkins. Cassie Gaines was killed in the 1977 plane crash that took the lives of lead singer Ronnie Van Zant, road manager Dean Kilpatrick, the two pilots, Walter McCreary and William Gray as well as Cassie's brother Steve Gaines who was one of the lead guitarists and a vocalist.
One of the backup singers is Merry Clayton. She is well known for singing on The Rolling Stones song "Give Me Shelter". "it's just a shot away....It's just a shot away...." She sang back up on many things.
Muscle shoals Alabama is where they recorded their first album in 1969. The swampers were the in house musicians. The record company wouldn't pick it up and sign them. They ended up opening for The Who on a worldwide tour. They got signed after that and recorded a new album for MCA. This was on the 2nd album " Second Helping" as a tribute the studio and the Swampers. And yes there is alot of country, British invasion rock and blues influence. The Allman brothers started southern rock and Lynyrd Skynyrd followed! You have some great insights into 50 year old music. I'm also 50 lol!
Thanks for the Skynyrd reactions. They are considered southern rock, and to me that involves some blues, some country, lots of rock, a bit of soul, mix it up and add guitars and lots of drums. Some of their songs could be played on country stations today and fit in, but that says more about today's country than Skynyrd's music. To me it's about the music, the lyrics are good, but you could take away the lyrics and still have a really great instrumental song. As a lover of older country, the good ones there tell a story, they are all about the lyrics and the music is just to accompany those, take just the lyrics of a good country song and you've still got a good story. This is just my opinion. Rock music is first about the music, and the lyrics come second, for the most part. Thanks again.
Skynyrd innovated the three guitars, dubbed - the three guitar army - Skynyrd is a mixture of rock, county, blues...blended so well they created a sound that doesn't miss. Even their less popular music like "White Dove" - Cry For the Bad Man - Whiskey Rock a Roller - I Know a Little - Double Trouble - virtually their entire catalog of pre-plane crash (1977) music is real...story telling strapped to a musical barrage of symphonic arrangement. Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Lynyrd Skynyrd = Ronnie Van Zant (vocals), Gary Rossington (guitar), Allen Collins (guitar), Ed King (guitar), Steve Gaines (guitar), Leon Russell (bass), Billy Powell (keyboards), Bob Burns (drums), and Artimus Pyle (Drums). Ed King left the band in '75 (?), Taking over at third guitar was Steve Gaines. Bob Burns left the band in '73 (?) with Artimus Pyle taking the drums.
Southern rock, mellow down you get country rock, mellow more you have old country. Going up, you have the life of country simple life, mix in the delta blues, the more you mix the higher up.
Lynyrd Skynard was about as Southern as you could get coming from Jacksonville Florida. The formed in 1964 and mostly played gigs across the state and throughout the south. Several band mates came and went and a few were added in 1973 they hit it big with their song Simple Man.
the fact you can listen to and enjoy this music tells me things are moving in a good direction,, Blues , Rock n roll, Jazz, country, Hip Hop, it's all part of AMERICAN history,, We are unified by music, In churches, in communities, , Music is the cure for hate,,
If you want hear kick ass song, do Gregg Allman of The Allman Brothers band " Not my cross to bare". Gregg Allman was only 19yrs old. It's is so soulful! You would love it!!!
Decided to subscribe to you for 2 reasons: I love the songs you have chosen to react to and I love your reaction and your appreciation of them. Would love to see a reaction to the Allman Brothers Band. Anything from Live at the Fillmore, or eat a peach, you just can't go wrong!
You are so correct - if it was a hit 30+ years ago, people will still have the same love for it today. It's timeless music, most definitely! I'm a fan, young lady - keep on!
Southern Rock kinda bridges the gap between Rock and Country Ultimately, Southern Rock still has more Blues and the swing feel and it's more up tempo than country
Not sure how I ended up here but I'm now a subscriber and have been binge watching you for two days now. Love you energy and honesty about the music. Rock on.
At the time, blues based rock was very big. Lots of music out there was blues based. All those bands, who came from different environments, threw their own cultural influences into that blues pot, turned up the heat really high, and stirred and you got all kinds of stuff. Skynyrd mixed southern influences into their blues based rock. The Allman Brothers mixed jazz and southern influences into their blues based rock. Various other bands of the time (some of whom sort of subsequently fell down the memory hole) had a similar sort of mix of influences. Of course gospel influences also creep into a lot of southern blues based rock. That sort of thing continued well into the 90s. See something like The Black Crowes doing a song like Sometimes Salvation, or various other things on their debut album. It's a powerful mixture. Sort of ironically, if you want to talk about country based, it's a bunch of brits named The Rolling Stones who probably most popularly mixed really outright country elements into blues based rock. Songs like Angie and Wild Horses have strong country influences. A big distinctive part of their sound was the sound of the Fender Strat guitar, played loud, which has an amazing raspy, twangy, biting tone. And multiple guitars soloing together, which was also a common element of The Allman Brothers as well. It gives a distinctive sound since it's not something that's done a whole lot in rock music. Here's an interesting one for you to do, which sort of shows how really country based content can actually be almost prog rock-ish in a way. th-cam.com/video/0VT1pTcuzs0/w-d-xo.html
Lynyrd Skynyrd is definitely a legend I think what made them a great band like they are they started out in the early 70s and they still play Everyday on the radio. they relate to all type of music listeners that what I think what makes a great. band their bluesy their country The Rock you can't get any better than that
Ed King was the guitar player who came up with this song. Pretty funky too. What a cool riff and lyrics by Ronnie. Ed King was in the 60s band called the strawberry alarm clock before skynyrd. Great lead solo in this song and that piano.
There is a yt video of neil young doing old man live. He was 21 or 22 at the time. The song had not been released as of the time of the recording. It will blow you away.
@@dadmateryn8092 I've been living in FL for 44 yrs. Lynyrd Skynyrd is from Jacksonville, FL - where I live until next week when I move to Alaska. But yeah.... north Florida is the "south". The rest? Not so much.
@@dadmateryn8092 I-4 is kind of the dividing line... for lots of things. Culture, weather, etc..... Florida is not a cohesive state. North FL is different from South FL, the East coast is different from the West coast and all of it's different from the panhandle. It's a weird state. I'll probably miss it because I've lived here since I was 13 yrs old and my family's still here... but it's Alaska for me, baby.
There actually was no chorus. This original version had back up singers Merry Clayton and Clydie King who were former Raelettes. Later on, Ronnie would hire Leslie Hawkins, Debra Jo "Jo Jo" Billingsly, and Cassie Gaines known as the "Honkettes" to sing live and record "From The Road" and "Street Survivors". There were no other stringed instruments other than 3 awesome guitarists in Allen Collins, Ed King, and Gary Rossington. Ed wrote the music and Ronnie the Lyrics for Sweet Home on Ed's first day back on guitar after playing bass for a time during Leon's absence. With "Bullets" they only had the 2 guitar attack after Ed King left for which they replaced him with back up singer Cassie Gaines' younger brother Steve who was lightening in a bottle. His addition as a singer/songwriter and prolific guitarist took them to new heights and Ronnie knew it. If you liked this studio version of Sweet Home, pull up a live version around 76-77 with Steve Gaines. It's even better! As for the piano, that was Billy Powell. Billy actually started out as Leon Wilkeson's roadie until Leon had Ronnie listen to Billy play "Freebird" on piano. He became a member on the spot. He was an incredible talent as they all were. Next song..."That Smell"
The "banjo" you are referring to isn't a banjo , but instead , Ed King and his Fender Stratocaster . At the time when this song was recorded , the band lineup was ; Ronnie Van Zant - vocals Allen Cillins - guitar Ed King - guitar Gary Rossington - guitar Leon Wilkinson - bass Billy Powell - piano , keyboards Bob Burns - drums . By the day of the plane crash, Ed King and Bob Burns had been replaced by Artimus Pyle (drums) , and Steve Gaines (guitar) .
I like seeing new listeners react to classic rock music. We had great music (I believe) in the 60s - 90s. Some of the best music though came from the 70s. We (older folks) grew up with all this greatness. Where as the younger listeners who are just now finding all this wonderful music are falling just as hard for it as we did. It just shows how music can bring us all together. No matter our age, region, race, gender etc. If you have a pulse music can bring us all together There is music you listen to that I’ve probably never heard of that I’d enjoy and vise versa. No matter the decade and no matter the genre, music is one thing we can all agree on. Thank you for sharing your reaction to this music. It’s a wonderful thing!
As soon as the band wrote the song, they all knew it was a hit and would be their signature song. And kept in their back pocket, waiting to release it on the second album.
Nice reaction. Good to see your interested in how politics can impact on popular culture too. As for more of their stuff i would recommend-1 Gimme me back my bullets 2 Searching and 3 Cry for the bad man. As for Rush Working man off their debut album is a kickass piece of hard rock. But whatever you chose enjoy the journey.
Hi SC, the Hawkettes were family, and traveled with the band, also, check out Neil Young's ALABAMA, then the lyrics in the beginning will make sense to you, their first 6 albums are legendary, also the album LEGEND, that was released later.
The 2 sisters who sang background vocals on this song- Clydie Mae King & Merry Clayton, initially didn't want to do the song because of Alabama's racism towards African Americans. They had to be talked into doing the song and they decided that they would give it their all just to see racist white people jamming to some soul sisters as a form of protest. Their background vocals make this song in my mind. Request: Living Color (a black rock 'n roll group)- Cult Of Personality.
:) Yes - on the other hand - i saw a video of one concert... basically nil black people listened to them... and they carried the reb flag... but i give a shit about who hate whom...look at her - she is fascinated by the music of that great band!
The most known und loved American South Rock song around the world. :-) Sorry, but everything ist NOT about racism in the U.S., und exceptional music ist everything to the world. Auf Wiedersehen von Wiesbaden :-)
Here are the two I've seen and both are very recent: th-cam.com/video/CIlIlxS0l3c/w-d-xo.html (RudeReviews) th-cam.com/video/EdG9-loghPk/w-d-xo.html (Patrol Gaming) I've now watched both; both enjoyable. And I agree: it's one of their best that I've heard.
This band (whats left of it) is on their farewell tour you should go see them live in concert before they retire. Its not the original band . Ronnie Van Zant , Steve Gaines , Cassie Gaines, Allen Collins, Billy Powell, and Leon Wilkenson have all passed away. The only original member left is Gary Rossington . But his version of Skynyrd still rocks. Ronnies brother Johnny Van Zant is now the lead singer.
The early days of the civil rights movement. We were trying to find common ground, something we could agree with with. Music was the magic that brought us together.....
Hey I do listen to a lot of reactions from different people different songs and I'm a southerner rock kind of guy but I like a lot of music I just love your reactions I love your love your personality and your soul you seem like such a real person got a good heart that's awesome you make me smile and grin
To understand this song, you should listen to "Southern Man" by Neil Young, which this song is a response to. This is not Skynyrd's best song, but it's best known one. Misunderstandings: 1) not a defense of racism, only to say that not all Alabamians are racist, 2) not a defense of George Wallace or Richard Nixon, only to say that they don't affect the writer's love of Alabama. Does your conscience bother you?
The main meaning of this song is about how stupid segregation was, Montgomery where the love the governor boo,boo,boo Montgomery is where the civil rights movement started, and the line we all did things we thought where true boo,boo,boo is how much Ronnie hated segregation.
There is a sign that says "Sweet Home Alabama" when you drive into Alabama. WV used to have a sign that read "Almost Heaven West Virginia" from the John Denver song.
At that time country was EXTREME country lol....LS was the only band in history that could EFFECTIVELY ROCK 3 guitars with 3 excellent guitar players (most wouldnt know how to use the 3rd player lol).........plus his bluesy voice and bold ass lyrics....called southern rock but really just PURE rock band at its finest...Lynyrd Skynyrd was blues based 100% with a dab of country influence on singer RVZ who loved the blues even more......now bring on one of my personal favs...THAT SMELL off the last album :)
Skynryd musts listens: The Ballad of Curtis Loew, Tuesdays Gone, Saturday Night Special, Gimme Back My Bullets, Call Me The Breeze, live Freebird, What's Your Name, That Smell.
Listen to 1973 country, and you’ll see the difference... Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Allman Brothers, Charlie Daniels, Hank Williams, Jr., were the influences on country music in the 90s and early 2000s. Today Skynyrd would be country, not in the 70s...
Keep Reacting to Southern Rock and Sub will grow! Not just seasoned, I exposed my children to great music and when they could understand, I educated them on Bands and history.
Southern rock is a mix of rock, country and blues, volume high, whiskey downed.
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@John Harris could not have said that better. I'm from the south and here in my hometown people don't listen to country music. Most everybody's car radio is on 93.7. classic rock station. It may seem like we are frozen in time with Leonard Skynard, Guns n Roses, ACDC, Aerosmith, Poison.....ect lol. But we don't care. They just don't make bands like these anymore.
@John Harris The term 'Southern Rock' was a marketing ploy used by the record companies back then, especially after Skynyrd's first producer Al Kooper picked them for his 'Songs of the South' production project. It actually turned out to be a great idea to bring these types of bands to the music industry forefront. Ronnie Van Zant, Skynyrd's lead singer, is said to have not minded the moniker but considered they "were a rock and roll band who happened to be from the south." That being said, most of what you posted is true historically.
@John Harris Thanks for the backstory, it's great to hear memories like that. Since moving down here to central FL. 12 years ago, I've been lucky enough to have met and share a stage with a few of my 'so called southern rock' band hero's. I hope you understand I'm not disputing your stance, just a view from a musician who is a big fan of the music who is not from the south. If you happen to run into Gene, tell him I've enjoyed both of his books and followed up on his advice. Although I'm sure he wouldn't remember me. Have a Happy New Year as well.
The best music comes from the South, from both black and white musicians.
I don’t care what color anyone’s skin is, there’s always music for everyone regardless.
if you dont care then why the fuck did you bring it up
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Yes, Skynyrd does have a country swagger for sure. What they do is mix rock n' roll beats with country guitar scales. Very ingenious. They can do more with three or four chords than any band I've ever heard. That's my take on it anyway.
The song that smell was written because of concerns of where they were headed with their drug use, it's a great message to get out there and timeless for sure. Please try it out. Your a blast to watch doing this and a real sweet heart!
Actually , "That smell" was written because of a car accident that involved Gary Rossington .
More Skynyrd please"ballad of Curtis Lowe","comin home","I need you","on the hunt","the breeze"," Mr banker","four walls of raiford","needle and the spoon". So many great songs by them,my favorite band of all time. RIP Ronnie, Steve, Cassie, Leon, Billy, Allen, and Ed. ☮️
Gary Kelly : And RIP Bob Burns. Drummer, until Nothing Fancy.
Gary Kelly I Need You is awesome! A slow blues number in the key of A minor.
Gary Kelly You're a true Skynyrd fan because of the songs you named. Real diehard fans know all the more obscure songs that don't get played on the radio. But those are some of their best ones. One of my favorites is Am I Losing from Nuthin' Fancy. Tell me people, what good is that.
@@scottjohnson1640 I absolutely love Lynyrd Skynyrd best damn band ever imo. ☮️
Neil Young has a song called "Southern Man". That's what they're referring to. The guys in Lynryd Skynryd actually had a lot of respect for Neil Young so it was a playful dig, not anything malicious. Southern Rock is rock and country kinda fused together. I can't tell you what it is what we know it when we hear it.
She ought to react to "Southern Man" when she gets the chance for some reference. It's a good son, also very socially-conscious. And I believe Neil Young admitted later that it was maybe a bit too harsh in its tone.
@@rob7953 "Southern man" is a reaction to the racism in the south! I like this song. But Neil Young was right on target! This song, I think, makes me like LS a little bit less!
And I live in the south! I'm just not a homer.
@@dale6322 Yes, "Southern Man" definitely was an anthem for the Civil Rights Movement, but I think you slightly miss the point of Skynard's message. They weren't defending racism, or even the institutions of the South that perpetuated it. Rather, I believe that Young's (somewhat vicious) stereotyping of those living in the South is what rankled them. The vibe I always got was, "Hey, that ain't all the South is about." And being a Southerner yourself, I imagine you can agree with that notion.
Fuck niel young, you take it all the wrong way like niel , hes a fn demon!!
David is correct. It’s also important to note that there was no animosity from Neil Young’s side either. In fact, Neil Young once said he was honored to be mentioned in the song by Lynyrd Skynyrd.
On This studio version, the backup singers were part of The Swampers at The Muscle Shoals, Alabama studio (which they reference in this song). They were studio singers. I know one of the was the famous Merry Clayton. After a while, they had three lady backup singers who toured with the, known as THE HONKETTES. LOL.
Country music back then was way different than today. I was very little, but I remember what Country was like. Skynyrd was Rock/Southern Rock, which was a new genre or category. They, along with the Allman Brothers Band created that new sound. Skynyrd were so influential that their sound along with Rock has greatly influenced Country music of today.
That "country swag" is called Southern Rock. It's a mix of country, rock, and blues.
County, rock, blues and gospel.
In case you're wondering, they weren't from Alabama but Jacksonville Florida.
Next song by them to listen to is Call me the Breeze!!!
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It`s not by them. it`a cover. made by j.j cale
Yes. Awesome solos in that one! THAT SMELL, BALLAD OF CURTIS LOWE, WHAT'S YOUR NAME, YOU GOT THAT RIGHT, WORKIN' FOR MCA should be next. These songs will give you your answer as to why LS is more rock than country............ THOSE DAMN GUITARS!!! 🔥🔥🔥
Written by Louisiana native JJ Cale. He wrote Cocaine too.
Keep on with your reactions. I had my husband watch you react to Zeppelin & Skynyrd earlier & we decided we are going to follow you & your musical career. Very excited about it!
Southern Rock is what you're hearing.
The hypnotic guitars with twang and the piano virtuosity make Skynyrd Southern rock with blues, rock and boogie woo give roots. The lyrics are Country.
Yeah, blame your parents! My daughter was exposed to lots of rock, and I listened to all of her music. I'm 65 years young. This was when politics became a big deal with the youth of America. Late 60's and 70s. I think They had 3 guitarists not including the bass. It’s simply Southern Rock. Check out Allman Bros, “Whipping Post”. Another Southern Rock great.
Gimme Three Steps is a good one, I Know a Little and Gimme Back My Bullets.
This was their reply to Neil Young’s Southern Man
Philip Dickey and supporting Wallace affirmed Young... Wallace was a straight up racist
@exodus21v20 Then why did they boo him in their song?
In Birmingham they love the gov' nor (boo, boo, boo)
Now we all did what we could do
Now Watergate does not bother me
Does your conscience bother you?
They're not supporting Wallace there, just warning against painting the citizens of an entire region with a broad brush dipped in the crap he was spewing. Yes, racism was very deeply rooted in the South at that time, but even if the majority of white Southerners supported the policies of Wallace, it doesn't mean everyone did. And judging by the lyrics of this song, the members of Skynard didn't.
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You don’t know what the hell you’re talking about, and you obviously didn’t listen closely to the lyrics of the song.
exodus21v20 - Did you not hear the " Boo boo boo." after they mention governor. referring to racist Democrat George Wallace of Alabama @3:56
Neil Young and Lynyrd Skynyrd were friends at one time. The song "Southern Man" came out. Lynyrd Skynyrd wrote "Sweet Home Alabama" us a protest to claiming all Whitemen in the South were Racist! Which is not the case. I was born in Bew York in 1962 and the Confederate Flag was considered Southern Heritage! I am not defending any perceived meaning of symbols both in the 1970's or now!
Usually traditional country didn’t have drums or drums forward in the mix. They did have instrument breaks but were usually focused around the singer. Early country music used fiddle (violin), banjo, and mandolin as lead instruments with acoustic guitar and upright bass as the rhythm instruments. That progressed to electric guitar and pedal steel or lap guitar and nowadays is the same as rock in many respects. What Lynyrd Skynyrd played was termed “Southern Rock” for their long extended jams. Other groups were The Allman Brothers Band, The Marshall Tucker Band, and more recently The Black Crowes.
It's the rhythm that makes it rock. The lyrics to this song give a shout out to the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section. They worked on recording sessions for Aretha Franklin, The Staples Singers, Paul Simon, Wilson Pickett, Bob Dylan, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and The Rolling Stones. Back in 2014 PBS aired an excellent documentary about the Muscle Shoals recording scene in the 1960's and 1970's. Check it out when you can: "A Musical Journey Through Muscle Shoals" www.pbs.org/independentlens/blog/musical-journey-muscle-shoals/
Muscle Shoals is a golden studio
...Where the skies are so blue 💙
"CALL ME THE BREEZE", studio version only. Their best rocker next to "Free Bird", regardless of other comments you'll read.
A awesome cover of a great JJ Cale song
The singers in the background were called 'The Honketts.' They were comprised of singers, Jojo Billingsley, Casey Gains, and Leslie Hawkins. Cassie Gaines was killed in the 1977 plane crash that took the lives of lead singer Ronnie Van Zant, road manager Dean Kilpatrick, the two pilots, Walter McCreary and William Gray as well as Cassie's brother Steve Gaines who was one of the lead guitarists and a vocalist.
One of the backup singers is Merry Clayton. She is well known for singing on The Rolling Stones song "Give Me Shelter". "it's just a shot away....It's just a shot away...." She sang back up on many things.
Muscle shoals Alabama is where they recorded their first album in 1969. The swampers were the in house musicians. The record company wouldn't pick it up and sign them. They ended up opening for The Who on a worldwide tour. They got signed after that and recorded a new album for MCA. This was on the 2nd album " Second Helping" as a tribute the studio and the Swampers. And yes there is alot of country, British invasion rock and blues influence. The Allman brothers started southern rock and Lynyrd Skynyrd followed! You have some great insights into 50 year old music. I'm also 50 lol!
“Muscles Shoals got the swampers.” Sooooo Cooool!!!!
Thanks for the Skynyrd reactions. They are considered southern rock, and to me that involves some blues, some country, lots of rock, a bit of soul, mix it up and add guitars and lots of drums. Some of their songs could be played on country stations today and fit in, but that says more about today's country than Skynyrd's music. To me it's about the music, the lyrics are good, but you could take away the lyrics and still have a really great instrumental song. As a lover of older country, the good ones there tell a story, they are all about the lyrics and the music is just to accompany those, take just the lyrics of a good country song and you've still got a good story. This is just my opinion. Rock music is first about the music, and the lyrics come second, for the most part. Thanks again.
Lynyrd Skynyrd was once described as a hard rock band with a country singer. Check out Tuesdays Gone you' ll absolutely love it.
8 mile was a great movie! Keep rockin sista! Us seasoned folks love you and watching your appreciation for music
Skynyrd innovated the three guitars, dubbed - the three guitar army - Skynyrd is a mixture of rock, county, blues...blended so well they created a sound that doesn't miss. Even their less popular music like "White Dove" - Cry For the Bad Man - Whiskey Rock a Roller - I Know a Little - Double Trouble - virtually their entire catalog of pre-plane crash (1977) music is real...story telling strapped to a musical barrage of symphonic arrangement.
Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Lynyrd Skynyrd = Ronnie Van Zant (vocals), Gary Rossington (guitar), Allen Collins (guitar), Ed King (guitar), Steve Gaines (guitar), Leon Russell (bass), Billy Powell (keyboards), Bob Burns (drums), and Artimus Pyle (Drums). Ed King left the band in '75 (?), Taking over at third guitar was Steve Gaines. Bob Burns left the band in '73 (?) with Artimus Pyle taking the drums.
the "choir" you hear in the background, were the famous "Honkettes"...with the wonderful Cassie Gaines, Jo Jo Billingsly and Leslie Hawkins
They pretty much started what the critics called Southern Rock.
Southern rock, mellow down you get country rock, mellow more you have old country. Going up, you have the life of country simple life, mix in the delta blues, the more you mix the higher up.
Lynyrd Skynard was about as Southern as you could get coming from Jacksonville Florida. The formed in 1964 and mostly played gigs across the state and throughout the south. Several band mates came and went and a few were added in 1973 they hit it big with their song Simple Man.
the fact you can listen to and enjoy this music tells me things are moving in a good direction,, Blues , Rock n roll, Jazz, country, Hip Hop, it's all part of AMERICAN history,, We are unified by music, In churches, in communities, , Music is the cure for hate,,
“I Know A Little”... you can ride that beat 🤟😎🔥
SSShadow Wolf, yes, that’s a great one.
A lick so good it came shamelessly back again in Poison's "Unskinny Bop" in 1990!
Another great song from them is "Tuesday's Gone"
I love southern rock and I'm Hispanic. You should play "Little Senorita" by Los Lonely Boys. Text an rock is another trip! I love to open my mind.
They had some awesome back up singers. And always loved the multiple guitarists ...and the way they often played their solos in harmony.
If you want hear kick ass song, do Gregg Allman of The Allman Brothers band " Not my cross to bare". Gregg Allman was only 19yrs old. It's is so soulful! You would love it!!!
Decided to subscribe to you for 2 reasons: I love the songs you have chosen to react to and I love your reaction and your appreciation of them. Would love to see a reaction to the Allman Brothers Band. Anything from Live at the Fillmore, or eat a peach, you just can't go wrong!
You are so correct - if it was a hit 30+ years ago, people will still have the same love for it today. It's timeless music, most definitely! I'm a fan, young lady - keep on!
In our southern music there is blues, some rock, some country. To me southern rock is top's. why can't we all enjoy the best music ever made.
Ahhh. The amazing “3 Guitar Army”. Gary Rossington, Ed King, Allen Collins.
Southern Rock kinda bridges the gap between Rock and Country
Ultimately, Southern Rock still has more Blues and the swing feel and it's more up tempo than country
Thank God its not illegal for one band to be so great..so many good tracks..
If you love rock, soul, blues and gospel... then Southern Rock is for you. That's what it is.
Not sure how I ended up here but I'm now a subscriber and have been binge watching you for two days now. Love you energy and honesty about the music. Rock on.
They have always been talented with whatever lineup....R.I.P. to all deceased members.
At the time, blues based rock was very big. Lots of music out there was blues based. All those bands, who came from different environments, threw their own cultural influences into that blues pot, turned up the heat really high, and stirred and you got all kinds of stuff. Skynyrd mixed southern influences into their blues based rock. The Allman Brothers mixed jazz and southern influences into their blues based rock. Various other bands of the time (some of whom sort of subsequently fell down the memory hole) had a similar sort of mix of influences. Of course gospel influences also creep into a lot of southern blues based rock.
That sort of thing continued well into the 90s. See something like The Black Crowes doing a song like Sometimes Salvation, or various other things on their debut album. It's a powerful mixture.
Sort of ironically, if you want to talk about country based, it's a bunch of brits named The Rolling Stones who probably most popularly mixed really outright country elements into blues based rock. Songs like Angie and Wild Horses have strong country influences.
A big distinctive part of their sound was the sound of the Fender Strat guitar, played loud, which has an amazing raspy, twangy, biting tone. And multiple guitars soloing together, which was also a common element of The Allman Brothers as well. It gives a distinctive sound since it's not something that's done a whole lot in rock music.
Here's an interesting one for you to do, which sort of shows how really country based content can actually be almost prog rock-ish in a way.
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Lynyrd Skynyrd is definitely a legend I think what made them a great band like they are they started out in the early 70s and they still play Everyday on the radio. they relate to all type of music listeners that what I think what makes a great. band their bluesy their country The Rock you can't get any better than that
That's great music. I got to see Skynyrd a few years ago, unfortunately after half the band passed. It was them and ZZ Top. Great show.
My daughter and I made our way to Mussel Shoals because of its mention about the Swampers in this song in a cross country drive. Music matters.
Ed King was the guitar player who came up with this song. Pretty funky too. What a cool riff and lyrics by Ronnie. Ed King was in the 60s band called the strawberry alarm clock before skynyrd. Great lead solo in this song and that piano.
Some rock officianados (back in the day 70s-80s) referred to that style of rock as "Southern Fried Rock."
Sweet home Alabama was the first skynyrd song I ever heard fell in love instantly
It's not rock...it's not country...it's not blues... it has elements of all three, and we call it 'Southern Rock'
There is a yt video of neil young doing old man live. He was 21 or 22 at the time. The song had not been released as of the time of the recording. It will blow you away.
a southern rock band from Florida
Well... Florida is about as South as you can get... until you hit Cuba.
@@laurieh985 Florida is not considered the south and was Spanish owned for a long time.
@@dadmateryn8092 I've been living in FL for 44 yrs. Lynyrd Skynyrd is from Jacksonville, FL - where I live until next week when I move to Alaska. But yeah.... north Florida is the "south". The rest? Not so much.
@@laurieh985 Fair enough I see your point :)
@@dadmateryn8092 I-4 is kind of the dividing line... for lots of things. Culture, weather, etc..... Florida is not a cohesive state. North FL is different from South FL, the East coast is different from the West coast and all of it's different from the panhandle. It's a weird state. I'll probably miss it because I've lived here since I was 13 yrs old and my family's still here... but it's Alaska for me, baby.
There actually was no chorus. This original version had back up singers Merry Clayton and Clydie King who were former Raelettes. Later on, Ronnie would hire Leslie Hawkins, Debra Jo "Jo Jo" Billingsly, and Cassie Gaines known as the "Honkettes" to sing live and record "From The Road" and "Street Survivors". There were no other stringed instruments other than 3 awesome guitarists in Allen Collins, Ed King, and Gary Rossington. Ed wrote the music and Ronnie the Lyrics for Sweet Home on Ed's first day back on guitar after playing bass for a time during Leon's absence. With "Bullets" they only had the 2 guitar attack after Ed King left for which they replaced him with back up singer Cassie Gaines' younger brother Steve who was lightening in a bottle. His addition as a singer/songwriter and prolific guitarist took them to new heights and Ronnie knew it. If you liked this studio version of Sweet Home, pull up a live version around 76-77 with Steve Gaines. It's even better! As for the piano, that was Billy Powell. Billy actually started out as Leon Wilkeson's roadie until Leon had Ronnie listen to Billy play "Freebird" on piano. He became a member on the spot. He was an incredible talent as they all were. Next song..."That Smell"
The "banjo" you are referring to isn't a banjo , but instead ,
Ed King and his Fender Stratocaster .
At the time when this song was recorded , the band lineup was ;
Ronnie Van Zant - vocals
Allen Cillins - guitar
Ed King - guitar
Gary Rossington - guitar
Leon Wilkinson - bass
Billy Powell - piano , keyboards
Bob Burns - drums .
By the day of the plane crash,
Ed King and Bob Burns had been replaced by
Artimus Pyle (drums) , and
Steve Gaines (guitar) .
October 20 , 1977 .
I won't forget .
Southern Rock is so relaxing and groovable
All music has a reference to everything. ( love, heartache politics, drug addiction, death, ) Every day life
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That would give her a rather juxtaposition of the southern rock sound 😃
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You are the most refreshing reactions video creator. You're taste in music kicks ass too. I have to check your music videos.
I like seeing new listeners react to classic rock music. We had great music (I believe) in the 60s - 90s. Some of the best music though came from the 70s. We (older folks) grew up with all this greatness. Where as the younger listeners who are just now finding all this wonderful music are falling just as hard for it as we did.
It just shows how music can bring us all together. No matter our age, region, race, gender etc. If you have a pulse music can bring us all together
There is music you listen to that I’ve probably never heard of that I’d enjoy and vise versa. No matter the decade and no matter the genre, music is one thing we can all agree on.
Thank you for sharing your reaction to this music. It’s a wonderful thing!
I love the reference to Muscle Shoals and the Swampers. They've been known to pick a song or two. Deliberate complimentary understatement.
As soon as the band wrote the song, they all knew it was a hit and would be their signature song. And kept in their back pocket, waiting to release it on the second album.
If you want the more rock stuff listen to workin' for the MCA ,That Smell, Needle and the Spoon or Saturdsy Night Special.
Nice reaction. Good to see your interested in how politics can impact on popular culture too. As for more of their stuff i would recommend-1 Gimme me back my bullets 2 Searching and 3 Cry for the bad man. As for Rush Working man off their debut album is a kickass piece of hard rock. But whatever you chose enjoy the journey.
The way you enjoy the music is beautiful.
Seasoned🤣🤣🤣 that's what I'm going to start calling myself!!! We come out of the womb singing that song here in Bama. Oh and it's called southern rock!
Hi SC, the Hawkettes were family, and traveled with the band, also, check out Neil Young's ALABAMA, then the lyrics in the beginning will make sense to you, their first 6 albums are legendary, also the album LEGEND, that was released later.
The 2 sisters who sang background vocals on this song- Clydie Mae King & Merry Clayton, initially didn't want to do the song because of Alabama's racism towards African Americans. They had to be talked into doing the song and they decided that they would give it their all just to see racist white people jamming to some soul sisters as a form of protest. Their background vocals make this song in my mind. Request: Living Color (a black rock 'n roll group)- Cult Of Personality.
The great Merry Clayton also does that incredible vocal run in Gimme Shelter by the Stones.
@@moose6988 Facts! I recently saw her story on '20 Feet From Stardom'. She has a great voice and story...
:) Yes - on the other hand - i saw a video of one concert... basically nil black people listened to them... and they carried the reb flag... but i give a shit about who hate whom...look at her - she is fascinated by the music of that great band!
Wow!! Did not know that story.
Merry was from New Orleans so..... People like to virtue signal.
The most known und loved American South Rock song around the world. :-)
Sorry, but everything ist NOT about racism in the U.S., und exceptional music ist
everything to the world.
Auf Wiedersehen von Wiesbaden :-)
The Honkettes are part of the Band, watch some of Skynyrd's live songs, TRAVELIN' MAN, SEARCHIN', are my faves.
Please do "Tuesday Gone" i haven't seen some one react to yet, and its one of their best songs!
Here are the two I've seen and both are very recent:
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I've now watched both; both enjoyable. And I agree: it's one of their best that I've heard.
This band (whats left of it) is on their farewell tour you should go see them live in concert before they retire. Its not the original band . Ronnie Van Zant , Steve Gaines , Cassie Gaines, Allen Collins, Billy Powell, and Leon Wilkenson have all passed away. The only original member left is Gary Rossington . But his version of Skynyrd still rocks. Ronnies brother Johnny Van Zant is now the lead singer.
The early days of the civil rights movement. We were trying to find common ground, something we could agree with with. Music was the magic that brought us together.....
New sub here, enjoying your reactions! Fave skyrnrd song is Gimme 3 steps, followed closely by Curtis Loew
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I always loved how Ronnie used to say "Billy Powell on piano!"
Hey I do listen to a lot of reactions from different people different songs and I'm a southerner rock kind of guy but I like a lot of music I just love your reactions I love your love your personality and your soul you seem like such a real person got a good heart that's awesome you make me smile and grin
This song is like "You Shook Me All Night Long" and "Back In Black" by AC/DC. You know it from the moment it begins LOL.
To understand this song, you should listen to "Southern Man" by Neil Young, which this song is a response to. This is not Skynyrd's best song, but it's best known one. Misunderstandings: 1) not a defense of racism, only to say that not all Alabamians are racist, 2) not a defense of George Wallace or Richard Nixon, only to say that they don't affect the writer's love of Alabama. Does your conscience bother you?
Especially since Neil Young is a Canadian. That was a big thing.
The main meaning of this song is about how stupid segregation was, Montgomery where the love the governor boo,boo,boo Montgomery is where the civil rights movement started, and the line we all did things we thought where true boo,boo,boo is how much Ronnie hated segregation.
The background vocals are the original honkettes. JoJo Billingsley, Cassie Gaines and Leslie Hawkins.
Tapping my foot to this classic at 3:12 AM 12/15/2019. TURN IT UP!
I like that... calling us old without calling this old. Hey, I never make my bed either! LOL
Great song great reaction Tuesday gone and the ballad of Curtis Lowe are two of my favorites.
There was a thing called Southern Rock🔊III[[[[☮
One of the best summer driving songs going.
Loving getting to know ya girl!! Great channel!! 💛✌️🤘🏼
There is a sign that says "Sweet Home Alabama" when you drive into Alabama. WV used to have a sign that read "Almost Heaven West Virginia" from the John Denver song.
At that time country was EXTREME country lol....LS was the only band in history that could EFFECTIVELY ROCK 3 guitars with 3 excellent guitar players (most wouldnt know how to use the 3rd player lol).........plus his bluesy voice and bold ass lyrics....called southern rock but really just PURE rock band at its finest...Lynyrd Skynyrd was blues based 100% with a dab of country influence on singer RVZ who loved the blues even more......now bring on one of my personal favs...THAT SMELL off the last album :)
Skynryd musts listens: The Ballad of Curtis Loew, Tuesdays Gone, Saturday Night Special, Gimme Back My Bullets, Call Me The Breeze, live Freebird, What's Your Name, That Smell.
Listen to 1973 country, and you’ll see the difference... Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Allman Brothers, Charlie Daniels, Hank Williams, Jr., were the influences on country music in the 90s and early 2000s. Today Skynyrd would be country, not in the 70s...
Amen
Another song suggestion: Ram-Jam's Black Betty
Well you just got yourself another seasoned scribe. Love your reactions.
Keep Reacting to Southern Rock and Sub will grow! Not just seasoned, I exposed my children to great music and when they could understand, I educated them on Bands and history.
1 classic song I love out of many song's 🌹
The guitar solos are very rock, I agree with you!