ZZ TOP AND LYNYRD SKYNYRD: SWEAT AND SHOWMANSHIP (MUSIC REVIEW)

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Sunday, March 5, 2000

Lynyrd Skynyrd's music resides in the American psyche somewhere in Charlie Daniels' neighborhood, around the corner from Ritchie Valens and Buddy Holly. They are defiantly proud of being Southern and are almost revered for surviving one of the worst tragedies ever to befall a rock 'n' roll band. ZZ Top, on the other hand, lives on their own planet somewhere in Texas.

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