Blackberry Smoke Just Might Save Rock & Roll

Blackberry Smoke Just Might Save Rock & Roll

Blackberry Smoke

I just recently stumbled on these guys on youtube and was completely blown away! Some people say “rock is dead” but that simply ain’t  true. I admit it was starting to look bleak, but Blackberry Smoke could be the ones to save it! They are one of the best new bands I’ve heard in a long time. Ok, they’re not exactly new and they’ve paid their dues in the bars all over Georgia (their home turf). The music is straight up southern guitar driven rock and roll with a big heap of country piled on top. The closest I can come to a comparison would be the Allmans, Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Outlaws, and Charlie Daniels Band all mixed together with a healthy dose of ZZ Top slathered all over the mix. And that description doesn’t do them justice because they don’t sound like any of those exactly, they shine all on their own. How many bands do you know of that can take a traditional bluegrass song like “Constant Sorrow” (Soggy Bottom Boys) and play the first verse and sound very close to the original, then launch into a major rocked-up version for the rest of the song? Blackberry Smoke does it with ease! And to top off the whole thing: their guitars are just dripping with tone. Check them out on youtube or at their website www.blackberrysmoke.com/‎  You won’t be sorry you did.

I don’t generally go on about too many bands (which is ironic) but these guys are totally bad-ass and fresh and you ought to check em’ out. Go to my Video page for a couple of real rockers.