Southern Rock Opera

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You don't need a bottle of Jack or even a trace of Southern lineage to appreciate the genius of Drive-By Truckers' Southern Rock Opera. Without a hint of irony, the Athens, Georgia, quintet creates a fast-driving, hard-living tribute to the indelible music and legacy of Lynyrd Skynyrd. Like any good concept album, there's a modicum of plot and a theme to these 20 songs (loosely based around the rise and fall of fictitious Southern rock band Betamax Guillotine), but the best tracks make you forget the story line altogether: "Birmingham," "Zip City," and "Let There Be Rock." The "opera" aspects bog things down a bit--you probably only need to hear the spoken-word track "The Three Great Alabama Icons" once--but the overall concept still comes off without a hitch. The lyrics are great, the trio of electric guitars is blessed with raw production, and the tunes--though lacking the pop sensibility of, say, "Gimme Three Steps"--will have you cranking up the album for your friends. And, after a few spins of Southern Rock Opera, you might even find yourself digging out those old Skynyrd LPs to hear the real thing again. --Jason Verlinde

Product Description
A southern rock opera about growing up in the south in the 70's, the rise and fall of arena rock, the mythology surrounding the band Lynyrd Skynyrd, and common misconceptions about the south.

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Southern Rock Opera

Average customer rating: Musical Genius... Southern Rock Rises Again I Was Robbed! Keep listening The Best Hard Rock Album of the New Millenium

Southern Rock Opera (Dig) Drive-By Truckers Manufacturer: Lost Highway ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Decoration Day The Dirty South A Blessing And A Curse Pizza Deliverance Gangstabilly ASIN: B000068FUS Release Date: 2002-07-16

Tracks:

1. Days Of Graduation
2. Ronnie and Neil
3. 72 (this highway's mean)
4. Dead, Drunk, And Naked
5. Guitar Man Upstairs
6. Birmingham
7. The Southern Thing
8. The Three Great Alabama Icons
9. Wallace
10. Zip City
11. Moved

Tracks:

1. Let There Be Rock
2. Road Cases
3. Women Without Whiskey
4. Plastic Flowers On The Highway
5. Cassie's Brother
6. Life In The Factory
7. Shut Up And Get On The Plane
8. Greenville To Baton Rouge
9. Angels And Fuselage

Amazon.com

You don't need a bottle of Jack or even a trace of Southern lineage to appreciate the genius of Drive-By Truckers' Southern Rock Opera. Without a hint of irony, the Athens, Georgia, quintet creates a fast-driving, hard-living tribute to the indelible music and legacy of Lynyrd Skynyrd. Like any good concept album, there's a modicum of plot and a theme to these 20 songs (loosely based around the rise and fall of fictitious Southern rock band Betamax Guillotine), but the best tracks make you forget the story line altogether: "Birmingham," "Zip City," and "Let There Be Rock." The "opera" aspects bog things down a bit--you probably only need to hear the spoken-word track "The Three Great Alabama Icons" once--but the overall concept still comes off without a hitch. The lyrics are great, the trio of electric guitars is blessed with raw production, and the tunes--though lacking the pop sensibility of, say, "Gimme Three Steps"--will have you cranking up the album for your friends. And, after a few spins of Southern Rock Opera, you might even find yourself digging out those old Skynyrd LPs to hear the real thing again. --Jason Verlinde

Album Description

A southern rock opera about growing up in the south in the 70's, the rise and fall of arena rock, the mythology surrounding the band Lynyrd Skynyrd, and common misconceptions about the south.

Customer Reviews:

Musical Genius..........2007-07-11

...may be a term which is overused, however Southern Rock Opera comes close. I am a recent traveler into the realm of alt. country and have fallen head over heels for the stuff. Southern Rock Opera transends the genre and take us back to the late 1970's when Lynard Skynard broke out of the South and took rock and roll by storm. The live album was in just about evryone's collection. It was played at dances, keg, parties etc. Even though I was not from the South, Lynard Skynard spoke to me and my friends.

But did we really understand the South through Skynard's music? Did we understand anything that came out of that region? Southern Rock Opera get's to the core of the"Southern Thing". I'm still not sure I get it 100%, but I do get that there is alot more than meets the eye. And DBT get that across with intelligent and artful lyrics and kickass music

Southern Rock Rises Again .......2007-06-08

I really like the lyrics to this. That is what drew my attention to this cd. The vocals of one of the lead singers may take a bit to used to...
but this is rock after all. This cd inspired me to go out & purchase some
old Skynyrd cd's. After all ... "I DID SEE LYNYRD SKYNYRD". And after listening to the cd, you will understand what i'm talking about. For any Skynyrd fan this is a must hear. Ronnie would be proud. This cd is geat on many levels... check it out.

I Was Robbed!.......2007-03-30

After reading the other reviews of this two disk set, I thougt I'd add this to my collection. What a huge mistake. To say that these guys sound anything like Lynyrd Skynyrd or any other quality Southern Rock Band of the 70's era would be a total put-down of all the true musicians of that era. When I received this set in the mail, I first pulled out the liner notes and lyrics and read the whole "book". I liked the lyrics and the theme of most of the songs. Then I put the disks in and listened to this mess. I have never been more disappointed in my life. The longer I listened the more angry I became. Why? These guys suck. They are bad musicians, the production is bad, as far as the general sound quality, it is a muddy mess. If you are looking for good musicians with good tone that understand how to weave three guitars into well written, intricate songs with the sweet twang of southern rock guitars, look elsewhere. These hackers missed the mark by a long shot. They play out of tune, sing out of key and the production is bad. I can't believe I was suckered into actually paying for this garbage.

Keep listening.......2007-03-02

My only problem with the dbts is tring to figure out which album is there best,I have 4 and love them all. S R OPERA takes a little more time to appreciate than there other records, but is well worth the time, These guys are outstanding, wide variety of sounds, great song writing, Remind me of early Wilco, bottlerockets, and other bands from the heartland,if you love the grit and grind of exile on main street. you will love these guys. My favorite albums never sounded good to me at first, So keep listening!!!!!!!!

The Best Hard Rock Album of the New Millenium.......2007-02-19

The Truckers are simply one of the worlds most criminally under appreciated bands. Southern Rock Opera is nothing short of an American masterpiece. It's the Truckers magnificent opus that marks the change from a smart but ultimately campy southern rock group into a southern rock group of rare emotional depth, intelligence, and diversity.

Southern Rock Opera is not exactly an opera. It's more of a concept album--part history lesson, part autobiography, part fiction that loosely follows a character with dreams of becoming a rock star. It explores his musical ambition and sense of identity, beginning in high school all the way up to a tragic ending mirroring the fate of one of his musical idols, Ronnie Van Zandt of Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Along the way he redicovers what it means to be from the South and regains his pride for his southern heritage. Musically this is a hard rockin album that slow's down occasionally without ever sounding tired. It allows the listener to catch his breath and enjoy the variety between the bands primary two songwriters Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley. The longtime friends and musical collaborators have in Southern Rock Opera a record to be immensly proud of. Uncompromising, yet earthy and earnest, the album only kicks off a series of DBT records that follow, each one in their own right rock masterpieces. After Southern Rock Opera the band went through some line up changes and added singer songwriter Jason Isbell. Isbell's contributions have been incredibly important, adding yet another dynamic, one of an incredibly talented and soulful musician, to the already unique duality of Hood and Cooley. The band followed Decoration Day with their equally powerful albums The Dirty South and 2006's Blessing and a Curse. Truly a great rock n roll band of monumental proportions, it's a crying shame not more have been fortunate enough to hear them or have the guts to appreciate them.

Average customer rating: A 'must-have' for afficiandos of 19th Century Brass Bands Civil war Music

Storm in the Land: Music of 26th North Carolina American Brass Quintet Brass Band Manufacturer: New World Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Cheer, Boys, Cheer!: Music of the 26th N.C. Regimental Band, CSA, Volume 2 The American Brass Band Journal ASIN: B0000649O1 Release Date: 2002-04-30

Tracks:

1. Dixie/Bonnie Blue Flag
2. Southern Victorial March
3. Here's Your Mule
4. Canary Bird Waltz
5. Slow March From 'Belisario'
6. Trovatore Quickstep
7. Rock Me To Sleep, Mother
8. 26th Regiment Quickstep
9. Bettraite Polka
10. Serenade
11. Melange Waltz
12. Col. Vance's March
13. Dead March
14. India Rubber Overcoat Medley: India Rubber Overcoat/Old Slave/Long, Long Ago
15. Maryland! My Maryland!/Old North State
16. Col. Hoke's March
17. Sleepers Wake
18. Covenant
19. Die Ehre Gottes
20. Rifle Regiment Quickstep
21. Waltz
22. Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming/Annie Of The Vale
23. Lorena/Bright Smiles

Customer Reviews:

A 'must-have' for afficiandos of 19th Century Brass Bands.......2003-05-06

Impeccable performance by professional musicians, using antique instruments. The arrangements which include quicksteps, polkas, waltzes and hymns are from the only complete set of Confederate Band Books to survive. Thirty-plus pages of liner notes on the music and the instruments by Dr. Nola Knouse of the Moravian Music Foundation are almost worth the price itself. This CD is a must for anybody who likes Civil War Brass-Band Music.

Civil war Music.......2002-07-01

I found this to be an excellent CD - very good tunes/ good tempi/ and generally very enjoyable - I particularly liked the two waltzes that are included - I can thoroughly recommend this recording

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