Craig S. (innermacro) reviewed Rebel Yell: An Oral History of Southern Rock on + 3 more book reviews
While "Buffalo" Smith's editing skill is sometimes questionable, the material here is undeniably authentic - he personally interviewed all the biggest players on the scene and put the results into a book. Nothing here is lifted from generic media sources. A definitive volume containing all the details about who played with who, where, and when. Read it, and you'll have a pretty good grounding in the Allmans, Skynyrd, Marshall Tucker, Charlie Daniels, Molly Hatchet, and more. Unfortunately, many of those interviewed allude to crazy stories that they "might tell some day", but usually don't do so here. So nothing particularly edgy, but instead the comments tend to be positive characterizations of the big names in Southern Rock - which is probably fitting for these Southern Gents.
