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Trailer Tracks: 18 Classic Southern Rock

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It's a good enough selection of songs, but I guess Southern Rock means anything south of the North Pole, since there is music by Free (British), Nazareth, (Scottish), BTO (Canadian) and some American music that can hardly be considered as "Southern Rock". There are tons of good southern rock songs that must be available for this type of CD. I don't know who thought up the title, but I want an ounce of whatever he/she was smoking.

Being a musician/entertainer I also provide music during our breaks. The first time I included these tracks in one of my playlists, I received a great many compliments on the quality and variety. This a good collection. The tracks aren't overplayed out there and they're good to listen to again.

Let's not forget that George Thoroughgood and the Destroyers use to be "The Delaware Destroyers" because they're from Delaware!

2010 update: Disregard my previous 2 star rating (I don't recall doing that)! This used to be "Goin' South"; I have the two CD version and it's great despite the fact that it's not all 'southern rock' per se.

I almost bought this album for the sheer insanity of the title.

In additon to the three songs that "A music fan from Souderton, PA USA" was kind enough to point out were from foreign countries, the following songs also seem to be literally "out of place" for a "Southern Rock" album:

a) China Grove by the Doobie Brothers of Oakland, California.
b) Born to Be Wild by Steppenwolf of Los Angeles, California.
c) Rocky Mountain Way by Joe Walsh of Ohio, Colorado, and L.A.
d) We're an American Band by Grand Funk Railroad of Flint, MI.

By my calculations, 7 of 18 songs are from bands outside the Southern U.S. but pehaps the producers figured it like this:

"China Grove" is a Southern song because it is about a place in the "Lone Star State," so that's in. "Born to Be Wild" is a rebellious number and they like that rebel attitute in Dixie, so that's in. BTO has the letter "T" in it like the song, "Gimme a T for Texas/Tennesse," so that's in. The Southern-based bands on the album are American, so "We're an American Band" is in.

Now, I couldn't figure out how "Rocky Mountain Way" or "Hair of the Dog" fit in, but then I'm not an in-bred mountain man nor do I have a brother running the game in Flordia to count for me.

- Scottie

These songs are originals done by the original artists and it wonderful. As for the the comments that the artists that are not 'southern' for the most part is fine, but what rule or LAW is there to say that a band may not play or play homage or just enjoy the southern rock style if they are not from the south??? IMAGINE if we applied that to all types of music - might as well get rid of all the music because it all breaking this LAW... Maybe we can apply this so-called rule to all areas. THIS CD IS VERY GOOD. ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!