Jimmy Hall, Gregg Allman, Warren Haynes, Blackberry Smoke, Jason Isbell, Charlie Daniels, Cheap Trick, Peter Frampton, Black- berry Smoke, Robert Randolph- to name a few.
The first thing I did was insert the DVD.
As much as I love the glory of great audio, I have always been a fan of the visual. The live experience. And when it is captures at this level, it’s a real winner. I will be honest folks - as those who read my scrawlings know, I al- ways strive for pure honesty - there were a handful of these performers I had not heard of prior to viewing/listening to this hybrid package. Also being honest, they were all good. Every artist did an excellent tribute to Jacksonville, Florida’s favorite sons. I believe I have been out of the current country look too long, so, while I was not familiar with Randy Houser, I am now! He simply nailed “Whiskey Rock and Roller,” and impressed me enough to Google him (I don’t Google just anybody either! Good stuff. Of course, Jimmy Hall remains among my
top 5 singers of all time, and when you team him with the master of Sacred-steel guitar, Robert Randolph of one of my favorite “Skynyrd Songs,” “You Got That Right,” the energy, excitement, and as Robert says “joy,” is overflowing. Blackberry Smoke, my current favorite band (blame that one on a youngster named Scott Greene) ripped on “Workin For MCA,” and you could just tell they meant it. Charlie Starr seemed to actually be channel- ing the spirit of Ronnie Van Zant. Another hard-working 1970’s favorite of
mine is Cheap Trick, and them boys kicked major ass on “Gimmie Back My Bullets.” Robin Zander was decked out in black leather, with a cop style black hat, With his long blonde hair and hat, I kept thinking of Leon Wilkeson. Ol’ Thumber was the man. The great John Hiatt sings “Ballad of Cur- tis Loew” backed by moe. Good stuff. Out-
standing Skynyrd covers are delivered by Warren Haynes himself and again as a mem- ber of Gov’t Mule, joined by Audley Freed on “Simple Man.” Jamey Johnson, Jason Isbell, Trace Adkins, Peter Frampton, Alabama, and more pay apt tribute to Ronnie Van Zant and Skynyrd, and the current Skynyrd lineup raises the roof with “Travelin’ Man,” with Ronnie Van Zant singing a couple of the verses on a screen behind the band. A rather emotional performance to be sure, and the videos behind the band continue into a rous- ing “Free Bird.” Turn it up! I must say, to an old school Southern Rock
fan like me, the most magical moment of this show comes at the end, when Skynyrd per- forms “Sweet Home Alabama” with the entire cast onstage, each lead singer taking a line, from Johnny to Donnie Van Zant, to Charlie Daniels, on and on. Much like a Charlie Vol- unteer Jam, it plastered a perpetual grin across my face, with Johnny Van Zant, Gregg Allman and Charlie Daniels clustered to- gether, Randy Owen from Alabama, Warren Haynes, Blackberry Smoke, Trace Adkins, Jason Isbell, Peter Frampton, Cheap Trick- you get the picture. I was a bit disappointed that the credits scroll runs through most of the song and it fades out before the end, but it is still pretty awesome. While the DVD is amazingly good, so are
the two CDs of the show. I must admit, I love these hybrid packages. Most of the time, after I closely watch the video, I find myself recall- ing the visuals when just listening to the audio. I like it! One More For The Fans gets the Kudzoo
seal of approval. It is nothing less that an his- torical Southern Rock document. A true trib- ute to Ronnie Van Zant and his band.
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