Extended Versions: Best Of Southern Rock (BMG) (CD)

• Category:  Music  »  Rock & Pop  »  Southern Rock
• Format: CD   Learn more about the CD format using Tower WIKI.
• Release Date: July 23, 2002
• Label: BMG Special Products
• UPC: 755174686627
• WAPI (Tower ID): 106313108
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• Tower.com Sales Rank: #206985 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
• #52747 in Rock & Pop (See Top 100 Rock & Pop Bestsellers)
• #255 in Southern Rock (See Top 100 Southern Rock Bestsellers)

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Rhino Flashback's Best of Southern Rock may seem diminutive (ten songs), but it successfully represents the genre that spawned the term boogie rock. There's no "Sweet Home Alabama" or "Ramblin' Man" here; instead the compilers have chosen to include works from some of the '70s lesser known acts like Black Oak Arkansas, Molly Hatchet, Blackfoot and Confederate Railroad, resulting in one of the more versatile collections of hard rock, blues and country rock. ~ James Christopher Monger

To call this compilation Best of Southern Rock is a bit of a misnomer, because it really isn't. The performances selected here aren't exactly the highest of quality, to say nothing of the heinous omission of the Allman Brothers from this elite group of Southern rockers. Recorded live over a five-year span from 1996-2001, it features some of the most respected and iconic figures of Southern rock performing some of their greatest songs. Appropriately starting off with Lynyrd Skynyrd's classic "Sweet Home Alabama," the compilation wastes no time in getting down to business, taking cuts from .38 Special, Van Zant, the Fabulous Thunderbirds, and the always hard rockin' gurus Molly Hatchet. While the inclusion of some songs over others may leave die-hard fans scratching their heads and inquiring where the big hits are, this economically sensible compilation is a nice showcase of the genre's finest bands, and serves as a nice stepping stone into a style of rock sorely undervalued in the rock & roll catalog. ~ Rob Theakston

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