Posted on 05/27/2022 12:28:41 PM PDT by nickcarraway
I well remember hearing that “song” for the first time. I’ve banged my head plenty on the songwriting wall and I was amazed at the utter lack of idea or talent that that braindead song represented. What utter ass COULDN’T do THAT? I never thought Rock was particularly generally difficult or complicated but this kind of thing is down right stupid.
Actually most of the band survived. Van Zant - lead and 2 vocalists died.
“...cookie monster music...”
Nope; I think I missed that that, too.
RAP: Retarded African Poetry.
Only Ronnie Van Zandt and Steve Gaines died. Gary Rossington, Leon Wilkinson, Artimus Pyle and Billy Powell all survived. Steve Gaines had been a fairly recent addition. (Ed King had left the band and later returned.)
So, since then a LOT of band members have died (Collins, Powell, Wilkeoson), so I won’t totally disagree with you about it being a “cover band,” but I think that’s a little unfair to the early Johnnie Van Zandt-era band.
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