soundtrack to The Fastest Guitar Alive (writ- ten by Roy and Bill Dees for the film starring Roy Orbison) and an album of B-sides and singles from that era. The box set is available as a 13 CD box, a
digital box, or as a special 14 disc 180-gram vinyl release. Thats 152 tracks in all, sung by the man with the golden voice himself. All this material has been out of print for decades - 152 tracks in total! For us CD lovers, it’s pretty awesome. Each CD rests inside its own miniature recreation of the original album cover, and the discs are printed with that iconic blue and gold label with the lion roar- ing. I love the attention to detail. There’s also a very informative, thick liner notes book in- cluded. Also released in conjunction with the
boxed set is One of the Lonely Ones – recorded in 1969, a completely new unre- leased studio album. It’s a 12-track lost Roy Orbison album never-before-heard by the public that was recently discovered by Roy’s sons. Recorded between January and August of 1969, the album includes a sensational ver- sion of “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic that charted for Britain’s Gerry & the Pacemakers in 1965. The Roy penned, guitar-heavy, “Child Woman, Woman Child” can be considered the musical younger sister of “Oh, Pretty Woman.” And there are ten other never be- fore heard Roy tracks. Truly a lost treasure! While available on its own, a copy will be in- cluded in the first 500 boxed sets as well.
-Michael Buffalo Smith
The Georgia Shine Band (Dog South Records) Anybody that tells me that there’s no good,
new Southern Rock anymore can kiss my grits. The Georgia Shine Band out of Atlanta have the heart and Soul of the South running through their veins, sharing space with PBR and home made moonshine. The band is lead
by a guy named Doug Southern. Yep, it’s his real name. There’s no doubt he was predes- tined to sing this music. Doug sings lead and plays electric and acoustic guitar, alongside electric, slide, and acoustic guitarists Kevin Taylor and Dustin McElroy; drummer Mark Smith and bassist Brian Wat- son. Joining
the band on their debut album are bassist David Smith; keyboardist David Lamar James; Layla Rae Southern on backing vocals and Rick Willaford on percus- sion. Together, they have created a rocking Southern Rock album that hints at Lynyrd Skynyrd, Marshall Tucker and Charlie Daniels on the 13-song record. The lead off track could easily be the new
anthem for Southern Rockers everywhere. “Redneck” has all the right lyrics, and a Skynyrd-esque guitar sound. After all, when you have a pit bull named Bocephus, you might be a redneck. Also, don’t think the cool ass effect at the beginning og the song was lost on me. It sounds like the pops and scratches of a vinyl album. I love it. “I’m Gone” kicks off with a very Marshall
Tucker vibe. I like it a lot. There are some re- ally cool titles here, with lyrics to match. “Ink Under My Skin,” “Shame,” “Junkie Dumb”- and then there’s “Georgia Shine,” a song that combines elements of Hank Williams, Jr. and Charlie Daniels. A love song to home grown spirits. In my humble opinion, it’s one of the best tracks on the record. Then again, so is “Crazy Daisy,” a song that kind of reminds me of Blackberry Smoke in a way. It rocks. Doug Southern is a good songwriter. He ei-
ther wrote of co-wrote all of the songs, includ- ing “Love is Alive.” “Hot Mess,” “Under
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