Sweet Home Alabama...post your band's version here

kennydoe · #1 03-27-2007, 10:37 AM

On the "Are You Gigging" thread http://www.jemsite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60472

somebody mentioned butchering Sweet Home Alabama and somebody else mentioned that their band does it too - I figured pretty much every band does it, so why not play it proudly for the world to hear!

Here's my wedding band doing it:

http://www.invisibleband.com/KFB-SHA.mp3

Drummer singing, guitar solo 1 is my guitar player, the outro solo is me (was probably playing the J-Custom that night).

come on boys - hold up your confederate flags proudly!

~K

mi2tom · #2 03-27-2007, 10:35 PM

Cool! I wish my band wants to play songs like that too

I love sweet home alabama.

kennydoe · #3 03-29-2007, 12:20 PM

Nobody else has a recording of their band doing this song??!?!?!

I expect a lot of posts in this thread by Monday...or else!!!

(or else i'll send a redneck to your house)

HSH · #4 04-13-2007, 10:42 PM

We're all sick of the song, man! If I had a dollar for each time I played that...............wait, I DID get paid to play it! I can name that tune in three steps.......LOL Anyway, good version.

newbieguitarmaker · #5 04-13-2007, 11:05 PM

aw man we shoulda recorded this jam session i went to, 3 guitarist and a bass and drums and we played some songs and i think we went off on solo rants for about 20-30 min on that song hahaha

AlkyHauler · #6 04-14-2007, 01:08 AM

I did a "metal" version at an open mic last summer, the guy running sound said he'd never heard a metallica version of SHA but I did good job of pulling it off

AlkyHauler · #7 04-14-2007, 01:09 AM

But nevertheless that was a great version, props on the accurate solos.

HSH · #8 04-14-2007, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by AlkyHauler

But nevertheless that was a great version, props on the accurate solos.

Ditto. Very tasteful.

kennydoe · #9 04-15-2007, 06:24 PM

thanks...that's not me on the 'accurate' solos - i did the improv one at the end.

This wasn't supposed to be about me...i wanted to hear everyone elses!
K

screamndemon69 · #10 06-21-2007, 11:03 PM

I liked the "southern man" part when he made fun of Neil Young's voice

I personally like the song and actually don't try to play the solos note for note if I can avoid it. It is a very well written song with some really cool back beat southern swamp boogie rhythms (say that ten times fast). I rarely hear a band get the rhythm right.

I'll get our version recorded and PROUDLY post it. We probably still butcher it but I try to show respect for the well written and performed song it truley is.

I've been playing that song with my current band for close to 4yrs (just changed out two band members - all for the better) and I still like to play it after probably over 100 times a year.

I'll fly my Southern Rock flag high and proud

Darin · #11 06-21-2007, 11:07 PM

Hahaha, great thread. I'll be posting soon.

HSH · #12 06-22-2007, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by screamndemon69

I liked the "southern man" part when he made fun of Neil Young's voice

The smiley IS because you know it was about Young's song "Southern Man" and not his voice, right? Just checking. I might have had to ask you to hand your Southerner Card back in! Although, because of the northern retirees living there, Florida could go either way.......

Wasn't Skynyrd from Florida? Gainsville?

screamndemon69 · #13 06-22-2007, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by HSH

The smiley IS because you know it was about Young's song "Southern Man" and not his voice, right? Just checking. I might have had to ask you to hand your Southerner Card back in! Although, because of the northern retirees living there, Florida could go either way.......

Wasn't Skynyrd from Florida? Gainsville?

Of course I knew

that but he did it during the part that actually speaks directly to Young which made it more fitting

Skynyrd is from Jacksonville and so is 38 Special and I think Molly Hatchet is too. Gainesville is home to Tom Petty, Sister Hazel, 4 Squirrels and now Blackfoot.

HSH · #14 06-22-2007, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by screamndemon69

Of course I knew

that but he did it during the part that actually speaks directly to Young which made it more fitting

Skynyrd is from Jacksonville and so is 38 Special and I think Molly Hatchet is too. Gainesville is home to Tom Petty, Sister Hazel, 4 Squirrels and now Blackfoot.

I knew you knew, just kidding around. Plus, I spaced. You were referring to Kenny's singer doing the NY voice. It was funny!
Wow, Blackfoot! Saw them in the late 70's with Stillwater (remember the song "Mindbender" with the talkbox?) in Jackson, TN. Jackson Coliseum, at my old high school. Also saw Shawn Lane play with Black Oak Arkansas there.

Train, train, take me on out of this town......

HSH · #15 06-22-2007, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by kennydoe

Nobody else has a recording of their band doing this song??!?!?!

I expect a lot of posts in this thread by Monday...or else!!!

(or else i'll send a redneck to your house)

Wouldn't do any good. There are so many rednecks around here, we have drive-by a$$-woopins.

What amp were you using, K?