As you have probably noticed, the Blackberry Smoke record “Little Piece of Dixie” has been pulled from iTunes, Amazon and some other outlets.
We have just been picked up by a new record label. Proper introductions will be made in the next few days. All of the pre-orders are being honored and a new ‘official’ release date will be announced.
Blackberry Smoke feels like this is a Great new home and are very excited about this move. Thanks again for your understanding and continued support.

     Country music’s mainstream has seen its fair share of southern rock influenced acts lately, but there always seems to be something missing. While said bands are influenced by the 70’s era of southern rock they still all sound very much like today’s country music. Atlanta’s Blackberry Smoke may be the band to right the ship and bring back the true spirit of an era as they proudly display on their sophomore album Little Piece of Dixie. This is pure southern rock played the way it should be played as they quickly show you on the rockin’ “Good One Comin’ On,” followed by the gritty guitar riff heavy “Like I Am,” which will instantly have you drawing comparisons to the likes of .38 Special and Lynyrd Skynyrd. The guitars are used up front and prominently to hammer home the songs as they show throughout the album with cuts like “Sanctified Woman,” “I’d Be Lyin’,” “Restless,” and “Shake Your Magnolia, all which lean on the rockin’ in your face guitar riffs. They do take a moment to display their softer side as well with tracks like “Prayer For The Little Man,” which relies on acoustic instrumentation to subtly play along as the vocals and lyrics about being away from the ones you love take center stage.Where most bands today claim influence to the past Blackberry Smoke lives and breathes it. This is a band and an album you can put on that will have you thinking you just discovered a lost treasure from the 70’s. It’s gritty, it’s raw, it’s southern rock as you remember it being played!

June 5th @ 8pm

ALTERNATIVE STAGE.

BLACKBERRY SMOKE, THE WHIGS, G LOVE & SPECIAL SAUCE, DRIVE BY TRUCKERS & THE BLACK CROWES

Order the new Blackberry Smoke Record “LITTLE PIECE OF DIXIE”, HERE!

JUST GO TO THE STORE AT https://www.blackberrysmoke.com/store/cart.php?m=product_list&c=6

ships  June 9th.

PRODUCED BY DANN HUFF & JUSTIN NIEBANK .

like i am

good one comin’ on

restless

bottom of this

sanctified woman

shake your magnolia

i’d be lyin’

who invented the wheel

prayer for the little man

up in smoke

freedom song

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     Southern rock has finally made its way to the pages of RockEyez.com! Back in my high school days listening to LYNYRD SKYNYRD, THE OUTLAWS, MOLLY HATCHET and others was the time to light the bone and sit back and hear some amazing southern rock riffs. I mean how classic was “Green Grass and High Tides” by THE OUTLAWS, with that killer solo, and “Sweet Home Alabama” by SKYNYRD? Those days are gone but NEVER forgotten but the torch could be reinstated by BLACKBERRY SMOKE.

With their full-length sophomore release “Little Piece of Dixie” and having toured with the likes of ZZ TOPand even hooking up with Slash on occasion, they can’t be bad. I’m not going to sit here and tell you these boys are the next LYNYRD SKYNYRD but I can tell you the new disc has more tastier tunes then a nipple ring on a D cup.

Starting things off is a smooth tune called “Good One Comin’ On” that shows these boys aren’t looking for no f’in’ ho down, but I can feel those spurs being sharpened and some amazing guitar work smoldering your ears.

Now here ya go, this is just one of the reasons why these guys have star quality, check out “Like I Am” and you can feel the essences of SKYNYRD thru the veins of BLACKBERRY SMOKE with this bluesy rock tune, this one’s a killer.

Even if you’re a head banger you will love “Bottom of This”, which has some killer solos and with powerful vocals makes these boys jump to the top of the southern rock charts. With deep roots for the heartland and the classic feel for rock and country BLACKBERRY SMOKE has enough balls to show a sensitive side and when it’s time to kick up your heels; they have what it takes.

With all the great music on “Little Piece of Dixie” I was especially drawn to a track named “Prayer For the Little Man” which is simple put, an amazing song. The sweet harmonies of CSN &Y with Jimmy Page like acoustics and Charlie Starr’s vocals will have shivers running down your spine.

I’m not a country boy and never claimed to be, I’m a New Yorker at heart but some of the tracks on “Little Piece of Dixie” really brought me back to the great days when southern rock was king. Some of the tracks were a little too country for me but I could over look those because the rest of the CD burns. I don’t light the bones anymore but I can still get high on great southern rock that has feeling and BLACKBERRY SMOKEwill be a force to be reckoned with. Check these boys out if it sounds like your thing.

Good One Coming On, Like I Am, Bottom Of This, Up In Smoke, Sanctified Woman, Who Invented The Wheel, I’d Be Lyin’, Prayer For The Little Man, Restless, Shake Your Magnolia, Freedom Song

Rating: 5 stars

Shit Kickin’ Southern Rock with songs about whiskey, women & fightin’….what’s not to love about those themes?? That’s the best synopsis I can offer for the new Blackberry Smoke cd…it’s good old fashioned Southern rock, guitar solo’s that border on country fried riff rock, vocals that have a hillbilly quality to them, definitive groove, & again, every song is about living life to it’s fullest, living free & in 2009 it might come off a bit dated, because in all honesty there’s a strong 70’s style to the music, but Blackberry Smoke kick ass, they are good players & a song like “Like I Am” confirms that statement with good guitar licks, solid rhythm & lyrics about having a good time! There’s not alot to really say about this cd other than, if you like good Southern Rock ala Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Allman Brothers, Copperhead, etc., then you’ll dig this cd!

    Country music’s mainstream has seen its fair share of southern rock influenced acts lately, but there always seems to be something missing. While said bands are influenced by the 70’s era of southern rock they still all sound very much like today’s country music. Atlanta’s Blackberry Smoke may be the band to right the ship and bring back the true spirit of an era as they proudly display on their sophomore album Little Piece of Dixie. This is pure southern rock played the way it should be played as they quickly show you on the rockin’ “Good One Comin’ On,” followed by the gritty guitar riff heavy “Like I Am,” which will instantly have you drawing comparisons to the likes of .38 Special and Lynyrd Skynyrd. The guitars are used up front and prominently to hammer home the songs as they show throughout the album with cuts like “Sanctified Woman,” “I’d Be Lyin’,” “Restless,” and “Shake Your Magnolia, all which lean on the rockin’ in your face guitar riffs. They do take a moment to display their softer side as well with tracks like “Prayer For The Little Man,” which relies on acoustic instrumentation to subtly play along as the vocals and lyrics about being away from the ones you love take center stage.

Where most bands today claim influence to the past Blackberry Smoke lives and breathes is. This is a band and an album you can put on that will have you thinking you just discovered a lost treasure from the 70’s. It’s gritty, it’s raw, it’s southern rock as you remember it being played!