LYNYRD SKYNYRD
The Essential Lynyrd Skynyrd
Rating: 3
Now, this record title is an oxymoron if I ever heard one.
From Jessica (aka Mrs. Steve and Abe): (Jessica is rolling on the floor laughing...)
From Dennis Bandiero: I took a glance at your site. Your review of Venus and Mars
was decent, so I figured I'd check on what you had to say about the inventive mix of rock, blues, soul, and country that is Lynyrd Sknyrd's best 3-4 records. Instead, you chose to toe the (very boring and predictable) party line and write off one helluva an original band due to crap thrown on them by others. Nice job. Please find another gig.
From Alexander Harris: I really like your web site. Even tho I probably
wouldn't agree with a lot of your tastes, your site
really shows that it's okay to have radically
different opinions than the majority. I particularly
like the review of Highway 61 Revisited, which pretty
much explains most "rock fans" excellently in the
first two paragraphs. Most people, from Web critics to
fans of recent bands, really don't care much about
creativity; "personal expression" really is the only
thing that judges quality for them, and it's very true
that happy music is always judged as "fake" and
"contrived".
Another interesting note: I live in Mississippi, and I
have never met a single Bruce Springsteen fan. I get
the impression that Lynyrd Skynyrd is to the South
what Bruce Springsteen is to the North, since it seems
like Springsteen is supposedly one of the biggest
American rock stars with an American identity and all
(actually, I'm pretty unfamiliar with him, but that's
the impression I tend to get), but I've never met
anyone who was into him. However, I've met many, many
fans of Lynyrd Skynyrd. (This could also be partly
because I've always been around large numbers of
guitarists, who appreciate three-guitar bands a lot
more than the average person.)
I also like the reviewing scale; it's obviously
another musician doing the site, since none of the
albums get perfect ratings. :-) I've never heard a
perfect album, either, and it really makes me mad when
people give a "perfect" grade to an album which in
fact they have a lot of reservations with. I think a
lot of times it has to do with historical importance
and the like.
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