727 ( Lynyrd Skynyrd - Mad Hatter )
727 ( Lynyrd Skynyrd - Mad Hatter )
I am still listening to a lot of 'Skynyrd this week; I decided to pick a gem from one of their more recent albums. This song was recorded as a tribute to bassist Leon Wilkeson, who had passed away during the time of the album's recording session; he appears on a couple of this album's tracks.
The nick-name "Mad Hatter" was given to him by the other members of the band because of his odd, colorful hats that he wore while on stage. The bass on this song and on most of the album was performed by Ean Evans, who oddly enough passed away from cancer this May.
It has a very different sound than what you would expect from a Lynyrd Skynyrd song, the bass line is awesome, as would be expected in a tribute song to a bassist.
Here is the studio version on YouTube.
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I am still listening to a lot of 'Skynyrd this week; I decided to pick a gem from one of their more recent albums. This song was recorded as a tribute to bassist Leon Wilkeson, who had passed away during the time of the album's recording session; he appears on a couple of this album's tracks.
The nick-name "Mad Hatter" was given to him by the other members of the band because of his odd, colorful hats that he wore while on stage. The bass on this song and on most of the album was performed by Ean Evans, who oddly enough passed away from cancer this May.
It has a very different sound than what you would expect from a Lynyrd Skynyrd song, the bass line is awesome, as would be expected in a tribute song to a bassist.
Here is the studio version on YouTube.
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