.38 Special

spiritoradio wrote:

I really like the ballad Second Chance. A song that until recently I didn't know it was them, I heard it a million times but never noticed who did it. Great song.

Same here. I just got one of their greatest hits cds and that song was there and took me by surprise. It has a different singer Max Carl and a less southern rock influence. Great power ballad.

DallasBlack wrote:

spiritoradio wrote:

I really like the ballad Second Chance. A song that until recently I didn't know it was them, I heard it a million times but never noticed who did it. Great song.

That was after Don Barnes left and was replaced by Jeff Carlisi for many years (88-97) so many people probably didn't realize it (i.e. me).

Jeff Carlisi was with the band since the beginning up until after the Rock n Roll Strategy album. Check out the lineup for the first record.


Track listing

1. "Four Wheels" (Barnes, Carlisi, Van Zant)
   
2. "Tell Everybody" (Barnes, Van Zant)
   
3. "Just Hang On" (Barnes, Carlisi, Van Zant)
   
4. "I Just Wanna Rock & Roll"
   
5. "Long Time Gone" (Barnes, Carlisi, Lyons, Van Zant)
   
6. "Fly Away" (Barnes, Carlisi, Lyons, Van Zant)
   
7. "Around and Around" (Chuck Berry)
   
8. "Play A Simple Song" (Carlisi, Van Zant)
   
9. "Gypsy Belle" (Barnes, Carlisi, Van Zant)
   
10. "Hold on loosley" (Van Zant)
    

Personnel

• Don Barnes - guitar, Vocals, background vocals
  
• Steve Brookins - percussion, drums
  
• Jeff Carlisi - dobro, guitar, steel guitar
  
• Jack Grondin - trom bone
  
• Larry Junstrom - bass
  
• Donnie Van Zant - vocals
  

Troublezone wrote:

DallasBlack wrote:

spiritoradio wrote:

I really like the ballad Second Chance. A song that until recently I didn't know it was them, I heard it a million times but never noticed who did it. Great song.

That was after Don Barnes left and was replaced by Jeff Carlisi for many years (88-97) so many people probably didn't realize it (i.e. me).

Jeff Carlisi was with the band since the beginning up until after the Rock n Roll Strategy album. Check out the lineup for the first record.


Track listing

1. "Four Wheels" (Barnes, Carlisi, Van Zant)
   
2. "Tell Everybody" (Barnes, Van Zant)
   
3. "Just Hang On" (Barnes, Carlisi, Van Zant)
   
4. "I Just Wanna Rock & Roll"
   
5. "Long Time Gone" (Barnes, Carlisi, Lyons, Van Zant)
   
6. "Fly Away" (Barnes, Carlisi, Lyons, Van Zant)
   
7. "Around and Around" (Chuck Berry)
   
8. "Play A Simple Song" (Carlisi, Van Zant)
   
9. "Gypsy Belle" (Barnes, Carlisi, Van Zant)
   
10. "Hold on loosley" (Van Zant)
    

Personnel

• Don Barnes - guitar, Vocals, background vocals
  
• Steve Brookins - percussion, drums
  
• Jeff Carlisi - dobro, guitar, steel guitar
  
• Jack Grondin - trom bone
  
• Larry Junstrom - bass
  
• Donnie Van Zant - vocals
  

I know, I messed up, I couldn't remember the repalcement vocalist so I looked in Wikipedia and that was the only name that looked familiar so I copied and pasted it (I should have looked more closely). I should have known better because Bone Against Steel is one of my favoirte AOR discs and Max Carl was the second vocalist on that album. I get names messed up easily sometimes, my memory for names is pretty crappy .

Quote :

I know, I messed up, I couldn't remember the repalcement vocalist so I looked in Wikipedia and that was the only name that looked familiar so I copied and pasted it (I should have looked more closely). I should have known better because Bone Against Steel is one of my favoirte AOR discs and Max Carl was the second vocalist on that album. I get names messed up easily sometimes, my memory for names is pretty crappy .

No big deal, the truth is out there now.

For the "all things 38 Special" enthusiast, Don Barnes' 1989 unreleased solo album "Ride The Storm" is available on a streaming basis here:

http://scpublicity.com/ridethestorm/

Not great, but not terrible.