Review
In the history of the music industry, there has been a number of ’specialty genres’ that have come and gone like the many fads and trends of their day. Since the very birth of the genre of Southern rock, it was apparent to most of us that the genre of great Southern rock & roll was here to stay. It was also apparent that Southern rock was not only a very likable, viable and highly marketable genre, it was in fact, a movement in and of itself. And no wonder! With such phenomenal acts as The Allman Brothers, The Marshall Tucker Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Outlaws, and others defining and pioneering the genre, creating and performing incredible musical feats such as “Jessica”, “Southbound”, “Long Hard Ride”, “Freebird”, “Green Grass and High Tides”, with a ‘down home sound’ that captured the essence of what it is like to be…well, Southern. It didn’t take long for the phenomenon of Southern rock to spread like kudzu throughout not only the Southern United States, but (more…)