Met Rickey Medlock when he was with Blackfoot. They were playing in Johnson City and staying at a hotel a friend of mine parents owned in Bristol. He gave me a swig of his moonshine in a mason jar. He was a down to earth guy. I've seen Skynrd many times. They are here every year at the Sturgis Rally playing the Buffalo Chip. I love Skynrd but I think Blackfoot rocked harder than they did. Medlocke was a great front man and singer, not to mention badassed guitar player. Another good Skynrd spinoff was The Rossington Collins Band. They were great. Saw them open up for Charlie Daniels in Johnson City. Aww man the good old days. We are all getting old fellas.
Medlock is the last of the (semi) originals
He rocked out last night
Also has plenty of newer tats
By the end of Freebird I felt I was in Blue Oyster Cult: "My ears will melt, then my eyes ..."
For those unfamiliar with BOC, that line is from
Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll, which is my favorite song from them
(The wife hates it when I play Cities on Flame as I attempt to find numbers above 10 on the volume dial)Other BOC other songs I like:
Hot Rails to Hell
Dominance and Submission (won't find it on many playlists but I love it)
Then Came the Last Days of May
(Don't Fear) the Reaper (much more "pop" than their normal style)
This Ain't the Summer of Love
Godzilla (whoops, there went Tokyo!)
Burnin for You
The opening act was Black Stone Cherry
Wasn't fond of them at all
Their drummer seemed to think that banging the drums as hard as he could was the proper way to play them (spoiler alert, it is not)
