Reply #38: IMHO [View All]

[guitar man]

When LS really took a huge jump forward is when they added Steve Gaines on guitar,from Miami,OK(I'm gonna sic an Okie on ya)

No doubt Allen Collins and Gary Rossington were phenomenal guitarists,but Steve's playing to me was both over the top and silky smooth at the same time,and that ain't easy to do.(I might be a little biased since I'm an Okie myself)

I still get a chill when I hear the opening guitar runs on "I Know a Little" I burned a lot of midnight oil trying to get those licks down. I learned to play them,but never got anywhere near the natural,graceful flow that Steve oozed out.He is still one of my all time heroes.