Lynyrd Skynyrd - Uncivil War
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Ronnie Van Zandt was the Steve Emtman of rock bandsRaceBannon said:Ronnie Van Zandt beat up band members who fucked up
James Brown just fined them
The idea of bands has lost its luster with the fragmentation of music. Technology allows the one man or woman band -
Powderfinger on their post Street Survivors album would have kicked ass.JoeEDangerously said:
Nuthin’ Fancy has some heavy cuts that are like a precursor to Stoner and Sludge rock. Gimme Back My Bullets was a sign they needed a fresh songwriter after Ed King left. I’ll die on the hill that Gaines would have revived them for two more albums then do his own solo stuff. Southern Randy RhoadsYellowSnow said:
I think they might have been able to pull off something better than what they were in 1987 and perhaps stay relevant into the early 80's. But probably no where near what AC DC was able to achieve as this was such rare feat that no one else has been able to come close to pulling off. When Bon died, they still has their best batch of songs in the hopper. I don't like Brian nearly as much as Bon, but he was an ideal replacement.JoeEDangerously said:Skynyrd could have possibly pulled it off if they did it right away like AC/DC did. They waited a long time and it was replacing three members instead of just one. By the time they wanted to come back Allen was in a wheelchair as well. Should have been a sign to do something else. Rossington and Collins tried and some of their music is good. Not the same though. Nirvana did it right. Just stop when you’re on the pinnacle of greatness.
I will die on the hill that Skynyrd peaked in 1974 and their last 3 studio albums, were good, but not great.
Kurt went out on top but was a pussy. The Beatles are really the only all time greats who quit while they were on top and with no fatalities. No shitty ass reunion attempts either to soil their legacy unless you count Free as a Bird and Real Love off the Anthology albums.
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Disagree.YellowSnow said:
I think they might have been able to pull off something better than what they were in 1987 and perhaps stay relevant into the early 80's. But probably no where near what AC DC was able to achieve as this was such rare feat that no one else has been able to come close to pulling off. When Bon died, they still has their best batch of songs in the hopper. I don't like Brian nearly as much as Bon, but he was an ideal replacement.JoeEDangerously said:Skynyrd could have possibly pulled it off if they did it right away like AC/DC did. They waited a long time and it was replacing three members instead of just one. By the time they wanted to come back Allen was in a wheelchair as well. Should have been a sign to do something else. Rossington and Collins tried and some of their music is good. Not the same though. Nirvana did it right. Just stop when you’re on the pinnacle of greatness.
I will die on the hill that Skynyrd peaked in 1974 and their last 3 studio albums, were good, but not great.
Kurt went out on top but was a pussy. The Beatles are really the only all time greats who quit while they were on top and with no fatalities. No shitty ass reunion attempts either to soil their legacy unless you count Free as a Bird and Real Love off the Anthology albums.
While their first 3 albums after Bon's death were very good albums, they aren't as good as Powerage, High Voltage and Highway to Hell. And if you add in Fly on the Wall and Blow Up Your Video on Brian's side and Let There Be Rock and Dirty Deeds on Bon's side, then it's even more in Bon's favor. Back in Black kicks a ton of ass, but it's not their best album regardless of number of albums sold.
Brian was a great follow up, but there's no replacement for Bon Scott. He's in the top three front men in rock and roll.
In my opinion.
