It's Southern Rock Week!
 

It's all about Black Oak Arkansas, mang.

it's all about the ZZ Top, mang and womang

im lovin the aerosmith right now =)

Since when are Aerosmith southern rock?

The Allman brothers hardly count as southern rock. They can't be defined by a single genre. They're jazz/blues/southern rock. Way more complex than any other southern rock band

Actually, I`d say that the Allman Brothers are the definitive Southern rock band. Using the criteria of the opening post;
> they`re from the southern United States
> they play rock and blues
> they focus on guitar and vocals
> two of their albums are rated in the Top 5 Southern Rock Releases

Sounds like Southern Rock to me !

favorite modern southern rockers


‪Clutch - "Electric Worry" DRT Entertainment‬‏ - YouTube

Maybe if you'd dig a little deeper into their music you would understand what i'm saying. No other southern rock band writes a song dedicated to miles davis. They focus on guitar vocals? That band focuses on a lot more than that. Percussion is a huge part of that band. When theyre improvising and turning a song into a 30 minute jam, and there are no vocals for 20 minutes, i'd say theyre focusing on a lot more than vocals and guitar. No other southern rock band incorporates jazz and even eastern indian music(in the derek trucks era) like the allman brothers. They may be the "definitive" southern rock band like you say, but there has not been a southern rock band that is anything like the allman brothers.

^ Yes, I`m sorry I was so picky about your first post, blastingas10. :)
You are clearly a fan too, and I agree, the Allman Brothers are southern rock plus something that no-one else in the genre delivers.
I love those classic long tracks on Eat A Peach and Fillmore East and have spent years trying to find something as good. Don`t know the later Allman albums so well, though I really like some Gov`t Mule material.
I can also recommend DT`s Soul Serenade. Have you heard it ? There`s only one track that has any vocals, and there`s one track that, yes, is definitely jazz !

Yes, Derek Trucks is great. Unbelievable guitarist. What are the chances that an original member of the band would have a nephew that would be as talented as Derek Trucks, and would go on to become an official member of the band (Derek is drummer Butch Trucks nephew, if you didn't know)? Warren Haynes is great too, I saw him a couple months ago, hell of a show.


‪"Desdemona" - Derek Trucks Guitar Solo‬‏ - YouTube

^ Nice solo, nice clip ! DT has quite a restrained, controlled style, but he always hits the spot when he wants to. Yes, strange that he`s the drummer`s nephew; he must`ve been paying careful attention and soaking it all up when he listened to his uncle`s band :-



You were lucky to see Warren Haynes live. Was that as part of Gov`t Mule, or in his own right ?

It was his solo act. art neville from the meters came out and jammed a few songs with him. It was great. Idk how it slipped my mind! I saw Gregg Allman too. Idk if youve heard of bonnaroo, but thats where i saw them. I was so disappointed that they didnt join each other on stage, but getting to see them play their separate sets was still amazing

Mastodon and Creedence Clearwater Revival. haha.

Marshall Tucker ~ Can't You See



The Outlaws ~ Green Grass & High Tides



Charlie Daniels ~ Uneasy Rider



Cowboys ~ Please Be With Me



Blackfoot ~ Train Train



Grinderswitch ~ This Road

I saw Blackfoot live, along with Molly Hatchet, the former especially rocked the stage.