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1981 Green Grass & High Tides


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...will always be compared to "Freebird" of course, although it's sorta apples-and-oranges since "Freebird' has unison guitar passages while it's "take turns" on "Green Grass and High Tides".

I actually liked it better than "Freebird" when I first heard it in '75. That squealing, edge-of-the-pick Strat lick at the end was unforgettable. And "Hittin' the Road" is a great concert club live album, with a great version of "GG & HT".

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Great song, great band. Saw them a couple of times in Jersey when they were in their heyday. (or should that be hayday?) I also saw them 5 or six years ago at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, NJ with a reconstituted lineup. They were good but not what they used to be.

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did y'all know every LP is identifiable by each and every pearl inlay??  detailed photos, of course.

if guitars were outlawed, only The Outlaws would have guitars

who is the chubby guitarist with the porn stache??

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59 minutes ago, MTM105 said:

did y'all know every LP is identifiable by each and every pearl inlay??  detailed photos, of course.

if guitars were outlawed, only The Outlaws would have guitars

who is the chubby guitarist with the porn stache??

image.thumb.png.310339eeb140c67b613da79225d4db98.png

That is Freddie Salem

In the video that started the thread the players are Hughie Thomasson, Billy Jones, and Freddie Salem on guitar.  Rick Cua on bass.  David Dix was on drums. 

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Another Southern music Alembic Stratoblaster reference: J.R. Cobb of the Atlanta Rhythm Section was a huge of fan of what he considered to be the definitive the "Strat sound" that Ed King got when Skynyrd recorded at Studio One in Doraville. Cobb was already oriented towards Strats because Barry Bailey played a Les Paul, but Cobb would often use a Les Paul Custom in concert. He also relied on a sunburst Strat modded with a Stratoblaster and a black middle pickup. It was seen and heard in the ARS's appearance on Midnight Special back then:

 and here 'tis w/ its owner, present-day:

J.R. w. Strat.jpg

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