Sinister: the wreck of the ella fitzgerald

[Jason McKinnon]

Keith M. said:

> yes by the title of my post it is obvious that at last
> my copy of sex clark five's 'crimson panzer' has
> arrived, sigh, so magnificent.  how could something
> this marvelous have been born in alabama?  am i wrong
> to think that skynryd is archetypal alabaman fare?
> are there any alabamans on the list?

And, of course, as the only Alabamian  on Sinister, I have to set the record
straight (once and for all?).

Lynard Skynard is NOT from Alabama. The band is from Florida.

Here are some bands who actually are from Alabama:

1) The Commodores (including Lionel Richie)
2) Remy Zero
3)Verbena
4)The Woggles
5)The QuadraJets
6) Man Or Astroman?
7)Pain!

And not to mention that the famed Elephant 6 collective is mere miles away
from the Alabama border. I'm know for a fact that some members of that scene
are Alabamian too.

When I was growing up, the scene was all about psychedelic garage and indie
pop.  I saw Tiger Trap play there when I was 17. I helped them carry their
equipment in the house when they were playing tripping on acid.

I saw Man or Astroman? so many times in high school and college. The most
memorable was in a bowling alley between Opelika and Auburn. They could
barely play at that point, but it was all in good fun.

Let me just say that I know there are a lot of awful things about the
South, but let me ALSO say that music isn't one of them. In fact, at the
risk of sounding a little provincial, I think that most modern music
wouldn't exist at all without southern influence.

That being said. I don't live there anymore, because I couldn't take the
constant societal pressure to lie and smile. But, you know, it's that same
societal pressure that creates a breeding ground for creative and powerful
art and music.

Jason
ThePicklePrince

PS. Seeing Elf Power the other day made me realize what I did like about the
Southern Indie  Scene. No ineffectual sniveling and back-biting.  Just good,
open-minded folks.





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