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oldviolin Oct 24, 2010 - 09:30	cc_rider wrote: Bull. The Ballad of Curtis Loew was written in tribute to the folks Ronnie and company listened to when they were kids. They were po' white trash punks, and they would go sit on front porches in the 'wrong' part of town and hang out with old black musicians. Some of 'em might've had hits that got ripped off by producers, some prolly never got any farther than the front porch. But the kids loved that music and wanted to pay some kind of tribute to those folks. 'Curtis Loew' is an amalgam of those people, not a real person: they thought it'd be funny to give a black man a 'Jewish' name, and the famous theater chain came to mind. The 'battle' between Neil and the band was fabricated. There are a number of photos around that time with Neil wearing an LS t-shirt, likewise photos of Ronnie wearing NY shirts. It was more like a competition than a feud. Comparing the two is pointless. As a pure musical genius, sure Neil takes the cake hands down: the members of LS would agree. But LS came out with a unique sound, based on jump blues, dipped in rock n' roll, and deep fried. The other songs you mention, well, they DO speak of what we think of NOW as jaded stereotypes. But those kinds of people did exist, there's no reason to sweep them under the rug. Besides, was 'Mr. Bojangles' or 'Leroy Brown' really black? I don't have the lyrics in front of me, but I don't recall any references to ethnicity. Maybe YOUR stereotypes are showing... Peace, c. [ Reply ]
vandal Sep 22, 2010 - 16:45	RIP: Leonard Skinner [ Reply ]
sfearll Jul 20, 2010 - 17:40	a real toe tapper, that one...! [ Reply ]
repeat108 Jun 18, 2010 - 20:41	Son... [ Reply ]
parrothead May 18, 2010 - 14:24	cc_rider wrote: Bull. The Ballad of Curtis Loew was written in tribute to the folks Ronnie and company listened to when they were kids. They were po' white trash punks, and they would go sit on front porches in the 'wrong' part of town and hang out with old black musicians. Some of 'em might've had hits that got ripped off by producers, some prolly never got any farther than the front porch. But the kids loved that music and wanted to pay some kind of tribute to those folks. 'Curtis Loew' is an amalgam of those people, not a real person: they thought it'd be funny to give a black man a 'Jewish' name, and the famous theater chain came to mind. The 'battle' between Neil and the band was fabricated. There are a number of photos around that time with Neil wearing an LS t-shirt, likewise photos of Ronnie wearing NY shirts. It was more like a competition than a feud. Comparing the two is pointless. As a pure musical genius, sure Neil takes the cake hands down: the members of LS would agree. But LS came out with a unique sound, based on jump blues, dipped in rock n' roll, and deep fried. The other songs you mention, well, they DO speak of what we think of NOW as jaded stereotypes. But those kinds of people did exist, there's no reason to sweep them under the rug. Besides, was 'Mr. Bojangles' or 'Leroy Brown' really black? I don't have the lyrics in front of me, but I don't recall any references to ethnicity. Maybe YOUR stereotypes are showing... Peace, c. Good coment, I read an interview with Ricky Metlock and he said that Curtis Loew tune was actually written about his grandfather I think. Rick was with the band in the beginning then went on to do Blackfoot and now he is back with the band. Who knows what the real truth is about the origins of the song but it is a good one. I once new a guy and the only tune on the guitar he could play and sing was Curtis Loew, he did the song better than I could. I was like, "dud lets put some songs together " and he was like "no, that's my favorite song and that's the only song I care to know how to play". [ Reply ]
Danimal174 Apr 16, 2010 - 07:31	cc_rider wrote: Bull. The Ballad of Curtis Loew was written in tribute to the folks Ronnie and company listened to when they were kids. They were po' white trash punks, and they would go sit on front porches in the 'wrong' part of town and hang out with old black musicians. Some of 'em might've had hits that got ripped off by producers, some prolly never got any farther than the front porch. But the kids loved that music and wanted to pay some kind of tribute to those folks. 'Curtis Loew' is an amalgam of those people, not a real person: they thought it'd be funny to give a black man a 'Jewish' name, and the famous theater chain came to mind. The 'battle' between Neil and the band was fabricated. There are a number of photos around that time with Neil wearing an LS t-shirt, likewise photos of Ronnie wearing NY shirts. It was more like a competition than a feud. Comparing the two is pointless. As a pure musical genius, sure Neil takes the cake hands down: the members of LS would agree. But LS came out with a unique sound, based on jump blues, dipped in rock n' roll, and deep fried. The other songs you mention, well, they DO speak of what we think of NOW as jaded stereotypes. But those kinds of people did exist, there's no reason to sweep them under the rug. Besides, was 'Mr. Bojangles' or 'Leroy Brown' really black? I don't have the lyrics in front of me, but I don't recall any references to ethnicity. Maybe YOUR stereotypes are showing... Peace, c. Good post, cc. I agree...this appears more like a case where ceviche's the one stereotyping, by calling a band "brainless rednecks" because they happen to come from the South and play Southern Rock. Also, you're right..."Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" and "Mr. Bojangles" make no mention of the characters being black. [ Reply ]
ncollingridge Apr 16, 2010 - 07:17	Starts just like the Bonzo's "The Intro and the Outro" [ Reply ]
EssexTex Feb 12, 2010 - 02:55	HELL YEAH... [ Reply ]
cc_rider Dec 11, 2009 - 07:59	ceviche wrote: Good guitarists, brainless rednecks. I mute them now. Curtis Lowe is a patronizing song that plays to old and bogus sterotypes, as bad as Mr. Bojangles or Bad, Bad Leroy Brown. Their response to Neil Young was childish. But LS and NY are all just rockers, and while their debates don't really count for much in the end, I go with Neil. Bull. The Ballad of Curtis Loew was written in tribute to the folks Ronnie and company listened to when they were kids. They were po' white trash punks, and they would go sit on front porches in the 'wrong' part of town and hang out with old black musicians. Some of 'em might've had hits that got ripped off by producers, some prolly never got any farther than the front porch. But the kids loved that music and wanted to pay some kind of tribute to those folks. 'Curtis Loew' is an amalgam of those people, not a real person: they thought it'd be funny to give a black man a 'Jewish' name, and the famous theater chain came to mind. The 'battle' between Neil and the band was fabricated. There are a number of photos around that time with Neil wearing an LS t-shirt, likewise photos of Ronnie wearing NY shirts. It was more like a competition than a feud. Comparing the two is pointless. As a pure musical genius, sure Neil takes the cake hands down: the members of LS would agree. But LS came out with a unique sound, based on jump blues, dipped in rock n' roll, and deep fried. The other songs you mention, well, they DO speak of what we think of NOW as jaded stereotypes. But those kinds of people did exist, there's no reason to sweep them under the rug. Besides, was 'Mr. Bojangles' or 'Leroy Brown' really black? I don't have the lyrics in front of me, but I don't recall any references to ethnicity. Maybe YOUR stereotypes are showing... Peace, c. [ Reply ]
gumbo73039 Dec 11, 2009 - 07:47	Grew up on L S, shame they left us when they did. Saw them live, great night. I heard there was no animosity at all with them and Neil Young, they were enjoying the joke towards the end as they had healed the rift. Pointless going to sleep with an argument unresolved. [ Reply ]
HazzeSwede Dec 11, 2009 - 07:44	Boogie shuffle,, Yeay ! [ Reply ]
EssexTex Dec 11, 2009 - 07:44	Great...and hardly "overplayed".....I haven't heard this on FM for a long time. [ Reply ]
redtex Dec 11, 2009 - 07:43	Good morning! And it's a great southern morning here in Texas! The start of a three day weekend, boiled shrimp for breakfast because I can, and heading for San Antonio at noon. This song really gets me (more) in the mood for a great weeknd. I love evryone today! [ Reply ]
WayUpNorth Dec 11, 2009 - 07:43	jagdriver wrote: Drinkin ' w ine, wine, wine...spo - dee - o -d ee Pass that bottle to me! Yup ... remember doin' lots of that with this song as the soundtrack ... [ Reply ]
BKardon Nov 09, 2009 - 22:10	Was just listening to Drive-By Truckers song "Ronnie and Neil" earlier today. Interesting stuff. [ Reply ]
joanot Oct 09, 2009 - 09:41	Steve Gaines plays great rift in this song from "Streeet Survivors", the last album of a great band. [ Reply ]
mamerjamer Oct 09, 2009 - 09:35	Oh no you di'int! FM radio overplayed drivel [ Reply ]
rtrudeau Oct 09, 2009 - 09:30	RP is eclectic after all. If that includes genres from Mozart to Pink Floyd, why not ideologies from Neil Young to Lynyrd Skynrd as well? If the music is good, I'm all for it. [ Reply ]
unclehud Oct 09, 2009 - 09:30	"Brainless rednecks?" Isn't that redundant? And how does that reflect on the Southern Fried Boogie that these boys mastered? This is one of my favorites from them, because it ISN'T from their genre. I know a little about love, and baby, I can guess the rest. That, fellow listeners, is a universal theme among males — rednecks, yuppies, jocks, academics, hippies, and punk rockers. [ Reply ]
Essbee Oct 09, 2009 - 09:30	Funny how the older I get, the more I appreciate so-called "classic rock." (Doesn't hurt that music is crystal-clear these days, revealing subtleties I never heard before. Everything old is new again.) [ Reply ]