Description
Although only recently joining the impressive roster at Lost Highway Records, Drive-By Truckers two-disc tour-de-force Southern Rock Opera is already something of a legend in indie circles. Whether born of madness or genius (to be fair, most likely both), Southern Rock Opera explores and attempts to untangle what the Truckers Patterson Hood refers to as the duality of the Southern thing through the tragic career arc of a semi-mythical Southern rock band, one Betamax Guillotine. Loosely based on Southern rocks star-crossed heroes, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Betamax Guillotine takes a bumpy, pitfall-laden path to the top, crashing cars into trees, hoisting lighters, draining bottles, selling gear and checking in with the likes of Neil Young, Skynyrd, Bear Bryant, AC/DC and George Wallace en route to its tragic fiery conclusion.
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.