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Originally posted by Guitar55:

A lot of people don't like Derek Trucks?? I haven't heard that. Why would that be?

 

A couple local music instructors I know seem to put out by him. Professional jealously?

 

Actually, I think Derek's slide work conjures up Duane more so than Warren Haynes does.

 

He does handle that slide doesn't he?

 

They are both great players and Hittin' the Note is mixed with the guitars in your face and panned hard to each side. Smokin!

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Originally posted by Guitar55:

Gotta love the Feat...but I don't think they can be classified as "Southern Rock" in the same context as many bands mentioned here. Although they clearly have "Southern" influences, it's mostly from New Orleans as opposed to the Southeast. Little Feat combines rock 'n roll boogie with Funk, Country, Cajun and Dixieland with complex rhythms, non-standard song sturctures, and a bizarre sense of humor. Much more sophisticated than the above bands.

I agree, it is a little bit of a reach, but they have all the elements of southern rock (killer slide, smooth-but-funky grooves, down-home lyrical themes, even a singer with a southern accent) in addition to the complex rhythms, non-standard song structures, and bizarre sense of humor. Maybe they should be called southern jazz ot something, but Feat is definitely southern.

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To me the defintive bands are:

 

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Allman Brothers

Outlaws

Marshall Tucker

Molly Hatchet

 

My favorite SR recordings are:

 

Lynyrd Skynyrd - One More From the Road, Street Survivors, Gimme Back My Bullets, Pronounced, Second Helping, Dang - All of them!

Allman Bros - Live at Fillmore East

Outlaws - Bring it Back Live, Playing to Win

Molly Hatchet - Molly Hatchet

 

And an honorable mention for Charlie Daniels and Blackfoot.

 

One more thing: ZZ Top, before the lame drum machine days set in, were one of the greatest bands of all time. Deguello RULES and was thier last album as far as I am concerned. Anyway, these guys are more blues and old-school rock than SR to me and that is why I didn't include them. YMMV.

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