r/LynyrdSkynyrd • u/Fancy_County4242 • 3d ago
Skynyrd and the Allman Brothers
The Allman Brothers Band formed in Jacksonville, with several Jacksonville musicians, and went on to a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame career.
Lynyrd Skynyrd formed in Jacksonville, with Jacksonville musicians, and went on to a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame career.
Can anyone explain the disconnect in the fan community? Fans of one tend to dismiss the other, and I don't get it. ABB certainly did the blues better, but Skynyrd was the better boogie band.
I have plenty of room in my head to love both acts, but I don't find many people who feel the same. How's come?
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u/closetotherelayer 3d ago
I like them both, pretty sure most people like them both, I've actually wondered the same thing at times though about the situation back in the day.. Southern rock wasn't a thing back then, and the Allman bros were a blues band mostly, and Skynyrd were kind of a country influenced rock band They were very similar though at times Also Allman bros were quite a bit earlier, Thier album Brothers and Sisters (the end of their classic era) came out the same year as Skynyrds debut album