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I remember reading about Skynyrd in the newspaper. Sadly, I got into them much more after the plane crash than before. Of course, I lived in their hometown for 3 1/2 years as an adult, so that had a little something to do with it.

SRV's helicopter crashed on my second day of law school classes, if memory serves. A classmate told me about it. I was dumbfounded.

And I have to confess a bit of surprise at the amount of love that Alvin Lee is getting around here. I would've thought that "tax the rich, feed the poor" wasn't exactly the most popular sentiment around these parts.

Sudden Sam wrote:I am not happy with Alvin Lee's passing. That really sucks.

We can (and do) argue all the time about who the best guitarist is/was, and there will never be consensus. What each of us CAN state without argument from anyone is who each of us enjoys listening to, irrespective of how they may stack up talent-wise with their peers. For me, there was no guitarist I enjoyed listening to more than Alvin Lee. Just love the sound, feel, and soul of what he produced, especially during his years with TYA. Had the good fortune to see him three times in concert, and he was simply a monster when it came to lighning-quick blues/jazz-influenced rock guitar playing.

Rather than naming a street after him or erecting a statue in his honor, the tribute I propose for him is to convert and add his name to the lexicon as an adverb, with inclusion in Webster's and the OED, to describe guitar virtuosity. For instance, a prodigy who shows remarkable talent wielding the six-string would be described as being able to play the guitar very alvinly.

How about a band that actually fits and can make people dance? All dead, all groovin'

Drums Robbie McIntosh

Bass Jaco Pastorius

Guitar Jimmy Nolen

Vocals Robert Palmer

Keys Brett Mydland



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