The mythology of the South is something that is unique in the US. It permeates American literature from the short stories of Edgar Allan Poe and Flannery O'Connor to modern non-fiction narratives like Tony Horwitz's Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War or Warren St. John's Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer: A Journey into the Heart of Fan Mania (Have not read this yet. It is about Alabama football fans but it has been recommended by people I trust and those who know). Whether you choose to believe these gothic images and archetypes from the South as true is a discussion for another time. I want to single out a band which carries the southern mystique along with its duality into the present day. The Drive-by Truckers carry the mantle of Southern Rock, and they do it with attitude and swagger. A song which epitomizes this is today's selection - "Never Gonna Change."
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This video reminds me of one of those early 90's grunge videos, like Evenflow...
ReplyDeleteI saw them play in the parking lot between Old Town and Yum Yums a couple of summers ago. This was after Jason Isbell left the band. Sandy, were you there?
I think I had an ultimate tournament that weekend - unfortunately. I rewatched the video and it does have the Evenflow feel, which can be best described as concert as video style where you do not know if it is really live or not.
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