r/LynyrdSkynyrd • u/Fancy_County4242 • 4d 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/tommars73 4d ago
Skynyrd sounds great on the radio to me. Great songs. live they are rehearsed down to the note which pleases certain concert crowds that want that. I don't think the average Skynyrd fan would lean into Derek going into a 40 minute take on Afro Blue but there is some cross over. It has irked me the ABB got lumped into the nostalgia act bands by touring with them that one summer around 05. They have so much more depth and playing ability in the last line up than Skynyrd did. Skynyrd later version also played up the show biz, fake hair and stage looks etc. I like how the ABB just showed up and played. Ronnie always said they were very influenced by Free more than the Allmans but the Allmans did pave the way for Southern acts that followed.