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Lynyrd Skynyrd Is Alive in heaven!!!

posted 18 years ago by Metalmilita87
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Sweet home alabama...momma im coming home to you...!!!
LS Rules!

Imagine the lineup, god must have a really good show played for him:

Vocals: Jim Morrison w/ John Lennon and Ronnie Van Zant as backing vocals
Lead Guitar: Jimi Hendrix
Second guitar: Kurt Cobain(sorry but hendrix is way beyond too much better!)
Bass guitar: Clif Burton
Drums: John Bonham
Keyboards: Ray Manzarek(not dead jet but we can work something out...right?

"..Would some women in this desert land, make me feel like a real man!"

[–] Scold54 18 years ago

Actually, somewhere in the bible, it says that if you kill yourself, you are not going to go to heaven. So I doubt Cobain is in heaven.

Don't flame me. Just saying.

[–] jjordan991 17 years ago

manzarek wasnt that great at keyboard im sure theres someone thats alot better than him that is already dead

[–] twistedskates 17 years ago

wow, um yeah. Your lineup's good, but it seems like your just putting together a list of virtuosos, except Kurt Cobain? He couldn't really play that well. If this was a reunion of Lynyrd Skynyrd, I personally would think that, on lead guitar, umm, i dunno, Allen Collins??? You know, since he was in the band and all. lol.
In short, My Ideal Heaven skynyrd lineup would be
Vocals: Ronnie Van Zant (Skynyrd)
Lead Guitar: Allen Collins (Skynyrd)
Second Guitar: Duane Allman(Allman Brothers Band)(very good player, good friend of Ronnie Van Zant)
Third Guitar: Steve Gaines
Bass Guitar: Leon Wilkeson (Skynyrd)
Drums: Kieth Moon (Who)(erratic style would work well with freebird)
Keyboards: Why not Ray Charles? I can't think of any other dead keyboardists/pianists that would fit better

"For those about to rock, we salute you." - ACDC

[–] glwarrior 17 years ago

Yeah, Kurt Cobain was a fantastic songwriter, but his playing wasn't the best IMHO. It didn't have to be though, because it wasn't his style.

with a name like smuckers, it must be god-zach galifianakis, the funniest man alive.

[–] rosensparven 15 years ago

"Keyboards: Why not Ray Charles? I can't think of any other dead keyboardists/pianists that would fit better "

Well, now you can choose Billy Powell :(
God must have a great taste in music...

[–] jefgg 9 years ago

Ray Manzarek passed away in 2013.

The following is my version of Southern Rock, Jam Band and Classic Rock and Roll Heaven:

Lead Vocals - Ronnie Van Zant - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Guitar - Duane Allman - The Allman Brothers Band

Guitar - Steve Gaines - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Guitar - Toy Caldwell - Marshall Tucker Band

Bass - Berry Oakley - The Allman Brothers Band

Organ - Ron "Pigpen" McKernan - Grateful Dead

Drums - John Bonham - Led Zeppelin

Drums - Keith Moon - The Who

Most of these guys died very young. Jam bands are similar to Southern rock. I think I noticed that in the '90s when The Allmans started to sound like the Grateful Dead. I couldn't think of any Southern rock or jam band drummers so I went with two great classic rock drummers.