With the release of Great As Ever: Live In Philadelphia ’86, a theme is beginning to emerge in the chronological issues of this archival series. Notwithstanding how this package lives up to its title–it’s actually a reference to the loyalty of the audience from the leader of the band–Gregg Allman’s self-assurance and pride in his work is too obvious to ignore throughout the third edition of concert recordings from the late Southerner’s vault, this one captured on January 11, 1986, at Chestnut Cabaret, Philadelphia, PA.
From the very opening of “Don’t Want You No More”/”Ain’t My Cross The Bear,” the segue taken from the ABB studio debut, much of the set consists of well-known selections from the Allman Brothers’ discography.
Category: southern rock
A masterpiece! But also a major turning point in 38 Special’s career. It is with this now ‘classic’ that the band will be recognised. Rockin’ Into The Night, which followed ‘Special Delivery’, benefited from the first seeds sown by the latter, and the first plant to appear in all its splendour was the eponymous title of this new album, released in 1979.
A revolver cartridge transformed into a tube of lipstick sets the tone, far removed from Southern bands. Just like the opening track, co-written by three members of Survivor, including Jim Peterik, which producer Ron Nevison thought was too Southern for his colts. Was it this track that influenced the Jacksonville gang’s songwriting? 38 SPECIAL’s music is becoming smoother and more polished, and even if their Southern roots…
The Kentucky Headhunters have reissued Big Boss Man, a one-of-a-kind project originally recorded in partnership with Sony/ATV Music Publishing two decades ago.
Long considered a hidden gem within the band’s catalog, Big Boss Man returns as a newly remastered, fully restored project, released on the band’s own Practice House Records label. The origins of the project go back to 2005, when then Sony/ATV President Donna Hilley, compilation supervisor Jack Jackson and creative director of new music Tom Long, approached The Headhunters with an idea to take 12 classics from the Sony/ATV catalog and “Headhunterize” them, infusing each song with the group’s signature energy. The purpose behind the project was to breathe…
…features the 15-track album remixed by its original producer David Barbe and remastered by Greg Calbi. The new collection includes the previously unreleased double album Heathens Live at Flicker Bar, Athens, GA – June 20, 2002.
For a musician, the trouble with making your best album is you have to figure out a way to top it next time out, and that isn’t always easy. On their first three albums, the Drive-By Truckers were a better-than-average band from the harder-and-faster end of the alt-country spectrum who blended Replacements-esque snot and slop with a Lynyrd Skynyrd-influenced shot of twangy hard rock. But it was when the Truckers confronted the ghost of Skynyrd as well as the often confusing legacy of both Southern rock and what…
“One, two, one-one-one-one…” are the first words you hear as frontman/singer/songwriter Cody Cannon and his longtime band kick off Whiskey Myers’ seventh studio album, released Sept. 26, with an exuberant bang.
The drums click out an ominous beat, perhaps mimicking a lit fuse, appropriate for opening track “Time Bomb” as Cannon sings “I’m waiting around to explode/Praying for another day.” The three guitar lineup twists, tangles and grinds out serious Southern grease and we’re off into another impressive entry of Myers’ exemplary catalog.
The East Texas bred six-piece has been honing its rugged red clay blues/country roots since forming in 2007, touring constantly and winning fans one stop at a time on the endless road.
50 years together. 20 million records sold. More than 15 albums of guitar-driven Southern rock stacked high with hits like “Hold On Loosely,” “Caught Up In You,” “If I’d Been the One,” and “Second Chance.”
Milestone marks 38 Special’s first studio album in over 20 years and showcases their platinum-selling blend of muscle and melody. Featuring snarling guitars, anthemic hooks, and fresh collaborations-including duets with Pat Monahan (Train) and co-writes with Jim Peterik (Survivor) and Randy Bachman (BTO, The Guess Who)-this album is a modern Southern rock statement from one of the genre’s enduring voices. Formed in 1974, the band toured tirelessly from the start, sharpening the explosive live show that’s been 38 Special’s…
Legendary Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd has released “Celebrating 50 Years – Live At The Ryman” – a live album and DVD capturing Lynyrd Skynyrd’s historic 50th anniversary concert at Nashville’s legendary venue in 2022. This special release is significant as it includes the final performance of founding member Gary Rossington, who passed away the following year.
The album showcases the band’s unparalleled energy, their distinctive blend of blues rock and southern hard rock, and is both a tribute to Rossington and a tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd’s enduring legacy in music history. Special guests on the album include Jelly Roll, Marcus King, John Osborne (The Brothers Osborne), Brent Smith (Shinedown) and Donnie Van Zant…
In more than four decades of performance, Gregg Allman tirelessly advanced Southern rock’s sonic horizons with countless unforgettable recordings and performances. Today, the late, great artist’s estate has shared another archival dispatch that properly highlights the scale of his innovations as a singer-songwriter and instrumentalist from the place where those talents shone brightest: the spotlight.
One Night in DC is a full-concert recording taken from a May 15, 1984 staging at Washington, D.C.’s The Bayou for a sold-out house of 900 dedicated fans. Set to arrive on June 20 via Allman’s posthumous label, Sawrite Records, the long-vaulted album is just as clear and powerful 41 years after the staging, preserving…