What is the All-Time Best Southern Rock Band? [Archive]

cnfuzzd

11-25-2004, 09:36 PM

Other, whichever band has the highest percentage of members who are dead/not playing anymore.

peace

john nickle

Zeno

11-25-2004, 10:44 PM

I always liked the Mashall Tucker Band. They were more of a cross roots /folk/country/rock band that also had some songs with a jazz influence. Very broad septrum of work and Songs.

For just 'Rock' Lynard Skin is best. For a more blues feel, Allman Bros.

IMO.

For the old Hippie crowd, CCR was the top band 'southern rock'. Don't know how real and 'southern' the band was though.

-Zeno

balkii

11-25-2004, 11:01 PM

I couldn't find the checkbox for : THEY ALL SUCK; SOUTHERN ROCK IS TERRIBLE

Leo99

11-25-2004, 11:06 PM

I thought CCR was from San Fran?

ThaSaltCracka

11-25-2004, 11:23 PM

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I thought CCR was from San Fran?

[/ QUOTE ]They are I believe, but they sounded "southern".

whiskeytown

11-25-2004, 11:59 PM

though they would nominate Skynard, I'd nominate the Drive By Truckers.

RB

Rooster71

11-26-2004, 12:52 AM

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For the old Hippie crowd, CCR was the top band 'southern rock'. Don't know how real and 'southern' the band was though.

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Dammit, I knew I left a band out. I like CCR, I think they could reasonably be put in that category. Even though they are considered by most folks to be hippy-type music. Come to think of it, I've never heard of CCR being referred to as 'southern rock'.

Rooster71

11-26-2004, 12:53 AM

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though they would nominate Skynard, I'd nominate the Drive By Truckers.

RB

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I've never heard of them.

Rooster71

11-26-2004, 12:55 AM

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I couldn't find the checkbox for : THEY ALL SUCK; SOUTHERN ROCK IS TERRIBLE

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I've heard of people not liking southern rock, but this is the first time I've ever experienced one.

BottlesOf

11-26-2004, 12:56 AM

MTB should have gotten some more love, but it's Skynyrd and it's not even close.

whiskeytown

11-26-2004, 01:03 AM

a contemporary southern rock band -

Patterson Hood's Dad was part of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section -

www.drivebytruckers.com (http://www.drivebytruckers.com)

RB

Zeno

11-26-2004, 02:25 AM

CCR played off of being 'southern' or a Bayou rock sound. Bayou Country was the name of one of their albums and also the 'Willy and the Poor Boys' albumn cover played off this theme also.

-Zeno

Dark Force Rising

11-26-2004, 02:54 AM

Although not known as such in their more mainstream years,Gainsville Floridas' Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers swamp rock origins and 30 years of hits deserve a nod.

Or Lucinda Williams?

Blarg

11-26-2004, 06:28 AM

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers is a Southern band.

I like the Allman Brothers a lot, but it's been so long since they've produced anything. I'd have to go with Petty for very long term production of really good music.

jakethebake

11-26-2004, 09:03 AM

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What is the All-Time Best Southern Rock Band?

[/ QUOTE ]There was one? /images/graemlins/grin.gif

Lazymeatball

11-26-2004, 12:11 PM

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What is the All-Time Best Southern Rock Band?

[/ QUOTE ]There was one? /images/graemlins/grin.gif

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Do you deny that Southern Rock bands exist? If the answer is no, then obviously there has to one that is best, whether they match your personal preferences or not. If the answer is yes, then you are denying reality. Your post makes no sense at all.

jakethebake

11-26-2004, 12:53 PM

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Do you deny that Southern Rock bands exist? If the answer is no, then obviously there has to one that is best, whether they match your personal preferences or not. If the answer is yes, then you are denying reality. Your post makes no sense at all.

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You have a point. But this is roughly the equivalent of asking which is the best pit of hell. It's irrelevant.

Rooster71

11-26-2004, 02:43 PM

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
What is the All-Time Best Southern Rock Band?

[/ QUOTE ]There was one? /images/graemlins/grin.gif

[/ QUOTE ]

Do you deny that Southern Rock bands exist? If the answer is no, then obviously there has to one that is best, whether they match your personal preferences or not. If the answer is yes, then you are denying reality. Your post makes no sense at all.

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Lazymeatball - if you take the time to read any of jakethebake's posts you will see that reality is not a concern of his.

Rooster71

11-26-2004, 02:46 PM

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
Do you deny that Southern Rock bands exist? If the answer is no, then obviously there has to one that is best, whether they match your personal preferences or not. If the answer is yes, then you are denying reality. Your post makes no sense at all.

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You have a point. But this is roughly the equivalent of asking which is the best pit of hell. It's irrelevant.

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I don't agree with your opinions about southern rock. But I do see the analogy. It's sort of like saying which jakethebake post is the most useless. They are all useless, so it's irrelevant.

MelchyBeau

11-26-2004, 09:40 PM

I think you should have listed Stevie Ray Vaughan's band Double Trouble. One of the greatest guitarist of at least the past 50 years. I have a DVD and it is quite difficult to actually see his fingers on the fretboard

Melch

Rooster71

11-26-2004, 10:15 PM

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MTB should have gotten some more love, but it's Skynyrd and it's not even close.

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Agreed. I like all of the bands listed, but Skynyrd is by far my favorite. It's amazing how much quality music the produced from 1974-1977.

pc in NM

11-26-2004, 10:55 PM

I'd pick the Allman Brothers from your list, but Little Feat must be condidered prime contenders, ans a close second for me....

Jim Kuhn

11-26-2004, 11:34 PM

Would Charlie Daniels be considered Southern Rock?

Thank you,

Jim Kuhn
Catfish4U
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Chah Ngo

11-27-2004, 12:34 AM

Where is the blackfoot?

jakethebake

11-27-2004, 02:49 PM

Good one! /images/graemlins/grin.gif

jakethebake

11-27-2004, 02:51 PM

[ QUOTE ]
I think you should have listed Stevie Ray Vaughan's band Double Trouble. One of the greatest guitarist of at least the past 50 years. I have a DVD and it is quite difficult to actually see his fingers on the fretboard

Melch

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Except Stevie's music wasn't the same kinda stuff IMO. Apples & oranges. If ya added him to the category then I'd have to re-evaluate my previous statement.

jakethebake

11-27-2004, 02:52 PM

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Lazymeatball - if you take the time to read any of jakethebake's posts you will see that reality is not a concern of his.

[/ QUOTE ]Not true at all. Of course I don't deny the existence of Southern Rock. I do deny it's classification as music. /images/graemlins/grin.gif

Oski

11-27-2004, 03:17 PM

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Would Charlie Daniels be considered Southern Rock?

Thank you,

Jim Kuhn
Catfish4U
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No.

vulturesrow

11-27-2004, 09:14 PM

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I think you should have listed Stevie Ray Vaughan's band Double Trouble. One of the greatest guitarist of at least the past 50 years. I have a DVD and it is quite difficult to actually see his fingers on the fretboard

Melch

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One of the greatest? I'm willing to go all in and say SRV is the greatest guitar player, ever, and its not even close. /images/graemlins/smile.gif

Rooster71

11-28-2004, 05:08 AM

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I think you should have listed Stevie Ray Vaughan's band Double Trouble. One of the greatest guitarist of at least the past 50 years. I have a DVD and it is quite difficult to actually see his fingers on the fretboard

Melch

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One of the greatest? I'm willing to go all in and say SRV is the greatest guitar player, ever, and its not even close. /images/graemlins/smile.gif

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I don't know who is the best. But I can't see how anyone could reasonably say that SVR is very much better than Jimi Hendrix.