A worthy Skynyrd cause
Published June 16, 2003
Why is not Lynyrd Skynyrd in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? I dig the Ramones just fine, and AC/DC offers some pleasures. The Sex Pistols made one really outstanding record.
None of these other bands, however, worked in the same league artistically with Skynyrd. Song for song, and guitar line for guitar line, Lynyrd Skynyrd will whip ass on these other bands- and, yes, Neil Young as well. "Freebird" alone should have long since gotten Lynyrd Skynyrd into the Hall of Fame.
Did I neglect to mention "Sweet Home Alabama" or "Simple Man" or "That Smell" or "Tuesday's Gone" or "What's Your Name" or "The Ballad of Curtis Loew" or "Saturday Night Special" or "Gimme Three Steps"?
RIGHT HERE is a small gesture worth of your 30 seconds: a petition online asking for Lynyrd Skynyrd's induction into the Hall of Fame. Go ahead, do the right thing.
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- A worthy Skynyrd cause
- Published: June 16, 2003
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- Filed Under: Sci/Tech: Internet, Music: Blues, Music: Classic Rock and Oldies, Music: Country and Americana, Music: Rock
- Writer: Al Barger
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I remember was I was little, my Dad had a Lynyrd Skynyrd VHS of them in concert, As a kid you really dont care abot music, so my brother and sisters try to hide it from my dad because he would stay up the whole night watching it. Iam so glade my dad watch and listened to Skynyrd because there songs really meen alot to me.