RaoulDuke79 Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 I'm sitting out here on a beautiful day and sweet home alabama is playing, and the verse "Southern man don't need him around anyhow" passes by. Im sure most of you know the story. Which side are you on, and by that I mean who's music do you like better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Skynyrd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadingpain Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Choice C) Neither. I dislike both rather strongly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark80 Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 (edited) https://www.amazon.com/Your-Favorite-Band-Killing-Rivalries/dp/0316259152 The real story is in this book. It's not as contentious as you would imagine. Unfortunately, I read it a while back and I smoke too much weed so my memory sucks and I can't remember the details. I just remember being like, really, that's it? Edited June 16, 2018 by Mark80 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke79 Posted June 16, 2018 Author Share Posted June 16, 2018 10 minutes ago, Fadingpain said: Choice C) Neither. I dislike both rather strongly. Really?.....You're not a classic rock guy? Theres got to be a song between the two that you like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostbitmic Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Choice D. I like them both 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 I liked when Molly Hatchet threw their hat in the ring with Gator Country ("Skynyrd says it's a real sweet home, but it ain't nothing to me!"). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Neil Young was/is a lyrical genius. He tackled controversial issues with eloquence and grace. Excellent guitar player. Beautiful voice. And insane passion. Skynyrd was not devoid of talent, by any means. Southern Rock bands, however, are one-trick-ponies. Three part harmonies, Les Pauls, cheesy lyrics and guitar solos that usually last too long. I could listen to Neil Young every day for the rest of my life and smile daily. I could listen to Skynyrd every six months for the rest of my life and wish I was listening to the Allman Bros., instead. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Love Skynard and Young. Skynard is really good though. Still holds up great today. Young used to go to a lot of Shark games but checked out when he took up with that fish movie actress. Moved to LA never to be seen again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Egg Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Neil Young made an album Zuma because he lived on that beach in Malibu. I never got to there but have been on other beaches near there. I've been to Alabama's Gulf coast beaches and they are much nicer in my opinion, but not sure if Skynyrd ever sang about them. That's all I got on this debate, except that I've seen the original Ronnie VanZant Skynyrd twice and Neil Young three times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 6 hours ago, Dante said: Love Skynard and Young. Skynard is really good though. Still holds up great today. Young used to go to a lot of Shark games but checked out when he took up with that fish movie actress. Moved to LA never to be seen again. Neil Young and Ellen DeGeneres? I never knew that. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyVanMiller Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 The boys buried the hatchet in the classiest of ways with Neil wearing a Skynard tee-shirt and Ronnie Van Zandt responding with one of Neil's concert T's. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostbitmic Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 In the live version of Sweet Home Alabama, Van Zant says ... And Mr Young, you're alright too. Skynyrd wasn't even from Alabama, they were from Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 9 hours ago, Gugny said: Neil Young was/is a lyrical genius. He tackled controversial issues with eloquence and grace. Excellent guitar player. Beautiful voice. And insane passion. Skynyrd was not devoid of talent, by any means. Southern Rock bands, however, are one-trick-ponies. Three part harmonies, Les Pauls, cheesy lyrics and guitar solos that usually last too long. I could listen to Neil Young every day for the rest of my life and smile daily. I could listen to Skynyrd every six months for the rest of my life and wish I was listening to the Allman Bros., instead. I watched a Skynyrd documentary on Amazon a while back and as a father of a budding guitarist I suggest you watch it. Skynyrd (and Ronnie to be exact) were perfectionists. They perfected their craft by practicing 12 hours a day 7 days a week. Go back and listen to One More From the Road. Ronnie wanted their live performances to sound exactly like the studio version. The band I played in many many years ago played mostly Allman Bros. and Skynyrd and I am probably a bigger ABB fan just due to their improv/jamming which I love. However it recently dawned on me my drumming style mimicks Pyle’s. Simply put the Allman Bros music had a jazzy/bluesy style whereas Skynyrd simply kicked ass! Neil Young? Bah. Too political. Yes I’m a conservative and he’s a liberal weenie but keep politics out of your music. Either side. Reason why I’ve been turned off of Ted Nugent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Neil Young. Not even close. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 10 hours ago, Dante said: Love Skynard and Young. Skynard is really good though. Still holds up great today. Young used to go to a lot of Shark games but checked out when he took up with that fish movie actress. Moved to LA never to be seen again. One of many reasons why Crosby and Neil don't speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 1 hour ago, Johnny Hammersticks said: Neil Young. Not even close. bah..sound like an Old Man. You should really look at your life! Skynard more energy! 44 minutes ago, stony said: One of many reasons why Crosby and Neil don't speak. Did Crosby go out with her? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Young pulling away... Neck and neck... Young is a nutty enviro... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 53 minutes ago, Dante said: bah..sound like an Old Man. You should really look at your life! Skynard more energy! Is 39 old?! I suppose you’re as old as you feel. I have pretty diverse tastes when it comes to music, and I do enjoy Skynard. Comparing Young and Skynard to me in a no-brainer though. Skynard=good, Young=great. 12 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said: Young pulling away... Neck and neck... Young is a nutty enviro... Similar to actors or professional athletes, I don’t really give a crap about their politics. Do you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 56 minutes ago, Dante said: bah..sound like an Old Man. You should really look at your life! Skynard more energy! Did Crosby go out with her? No, but he made some public comments about Neil and Pegi's split IIRC. Neil didn't appreciate it. It put the kibosh on any prospective CSNY reunion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 7 minutes ago, Johnny Hammersticks said: Is 39 old?! I suppose you’re as old as you feel. I have pretty diverse tastes when it comes to music, and I do enjoy Skynard. Comparing Young and Skynard to me in a no-brainer though. Skynard=good, Young=great. Similar to actors or professional athletes, I don’t really give a crap about their politics. Do you? I agree w/you. I look past it. But it does matter more w/music. Music affects everybody different. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Neil But if you forced me to have to listen to their entire output chronologically i’d take LS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 (edited) Musicians are storytellers... Not actors. Both an escape... But lyrics aren't always created to escape. They are created for you to think. It's the musicans life (most of the time). I like knowing their story... It helps me build mine. So yeah... Politics does sorta matter... Again, I can look past it... But like Woody scrawled on his guitar: Now.. FWIW w/Young... It's not always a story... He has admitted just throwing things together because it sounds good... Now YOU make the story... Edited June 16, 2018 by ExiledInIllinois Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Skynyrd Picard Yanny /thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 2 minutes ago, /dev/null said: Skynyrd Picard Yanny /thread What color was the dress? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 (edited) 39 minutes ago, /dev/null said: Skynyrd Picard Yanny /thread Raysis! Non-Raysis: Young (Canadian) Kirk (Canadian) Laurel (sounds pretty damn Canadian) Edited June 16, 2018 by ExiledInIllinois Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 2 hours ago, Johnny Hammersticks said: Is 39 old?! I suppose you’re as old as you feel. I have pretty diverse tastes when it comes to music, and I do enjoy Skynard. Comparing Young and Skynard to me in a no-brainer though. Skynard=good, Young=great. Similar to actors or professional athletes, I don’t really give a crap about their politics. Do you? Nah not old. Just playing on Young's "Old Man" song lyrics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 1 hour ago, WhoTom said: What color was the dress? Blue & Gold 1 hour ago, ExiledInIllinois said: Raysis! Non-Raysis: Young (Canadian) Kirk (Canadian) Laurel (sounds pretty damn Canadian) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 16 hours ago, I am the egg man said: Neil Young made an album Zuma because he lived on that beach in Malibu. I never got to there but have been on other beaches near there. I've been to Alabama's Gulf coast beaches and they are much nicer in my opinion, but not sure if Skynyrd ever sang about them. And Olive Garden is a classy Eyetalian restoraunt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Love Skynyrd before the plane crash, but Neil is a God. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 10 hours ago, row_33 said: Neil But if you forced me to have to listen to their entire output chronologically i’d take LS I would take Neil thru American Stars & Bars or Rust Never Sleeps over Skynyrd thru Street Survivors. Skynyrd had a great run though, no dogs there at all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 6 hours ago, Rico said: I would take Neil thru American Stars & Bars or Rust Never Sleeps over Skynyrd thru Street Survivors. Skynyrd had a great run though, no dogs there at all. Agreed A premature death means you didn’t have to struggle with middle age obsolescence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALF Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 I'm in both camps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Neil Young as in 2 albums and a few songs you like? rare is the fan who treasures even half his catalogue 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Egg Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 (edited) 15 hours ago, LeGOATski said: And Olive Garden is a classy Eyetalian restoraunt! Never been to one. But I prefer the comfortable white sandy beaches in Al. on the warm Gulf waters than the hot sand and cooler water Pacific ocean beaches in Cali. But, no doubt California's are huge, attractive and definitely worthwhile. Edited June 17, 2018 by I am the egg man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 31 minutes ago, I am the egg man said: Never been to one. But I prefer the comfortable white sandy beaches in Al. on the warm Gulf waters than the hot sand and cooler water Pacific ocean beaches in Cali. But, no doubt California's are huge, attractive and definitely worthwhile. Tell people they can teleport to any beach in the world and not one person would choose Gulf Shores, Alabama over the Golden Coast. Not one. Not even you. Not....even....you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Egg Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 .....maybe, if one don't mind all the homeless hanging out by the public changing/bathrooms and begging at so many of Cali. more crowded public beaches near L.A. Don't see that in Alabama's Red Neck Riviera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 On 6/15/2018 at 11:52 PM, Gugny said: Neil Young was/is a lyrical genius. He tackled controversial issues with eloquence and grace. Excellent guitar player. Beautiful voice. And insane passion. Skynyrd was not devoid of talent, by any means. Southern Rock bands, however, are one-trick-ponies. Three part harmonies, Les Pauls, cheesy lyrics and guitar solos that usually last too long. I could listen to Neil Young every day for the rest of my life and smile daily. I could listen to Skynyrd every six months for the rest of my life and wish I was listening to the Allman Bros., instead. I like Skynyrd, more than Young. But you're not wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 On a hot summer day like today, I would play Skynyrd before I would play Neil. Cold snowy day, Neil. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke79 Posted June 17, 2018 Author Share Posted June 17, 2018 18 minutes ago, Rico said: On a hot summer day like today, I would play Skynyrd before I would play Neil. Cold snowy day, Neil. That sounds about right to me as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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