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In Reply to: RE: IIRC, Skynyrd is under-rated. posted by ghost of olddude55 on February 18, 2021 at 05:27:47

I grew up in Tucson and I can't think of a band that was more universally liked than Lynyrd Skynyrd. Maybe the Eagles. This was the early 70s and honestly I don't recall anyone in any of groups I would hang with having a Beatles album (our older brothers & sisters did) - but nearly everyone had Eagles and Skynyrd LPs.

As far as the writers and critics they seemed to take somewhat a hit because they were compared to the Allman Brothers. I never thought that was a fair comparison but then again it didn't take me long not to pay much attention to critics. What was it they said, and I've heard many a book worm repeat - Lynyrd Skynyrd is a poor/uneducated mans Allman Brothers. Just another elitist COS.

You're right about Ronnie Van Zandt. After the accident the band could never be the same.

Follow Ups:

RE: Not in my neighborhood - rivervalley817 14:40:26 02/18/21 (0)
Anybody who thinks that about Skynyrd wasn't paying attention. - ghost of olddude55 14:23:11 02/18/21 (7)
- RE: Anybody who thinks that about Skynyrd wasn't paying attention. - rivervalley817 14:44:52 02/18/21 (6)
  - Around here... - ghost of olddude55 14:54:41 02/18/21 (5)
    - RE: Around here... - rivervalley817 15:04:21 02/18/21 (4)
      - Ask me no beer questions... - ghost of olddude55 15:06:31 02/18/21 (3)
        
        RE: Ask me no beer questions... - rivervalley817 15:21:53 02/18/21 (2)
        
        Too sweet. - ghost of olddude55 15:26:02 02/18/21 (1)
        
        RE: Too sweet. - rivervalley817 15:33:45 02/18/21 (0)