Source: Blabbermouth.net
Speaking to VH1 Radio Network‘s Dave Basner, Medlocke revealed how he became involved in the project. “[Bret‘s] doing a rendition of ‘Alabama’ and he wanted some guitar work on it,” he said. “He got a hold of me and Gary and we kind of went in, did a little bit of playing on it, on ‘Sweet Home Alabama’. It’s pretty cool. We played a little bit of leads, a little bit of chinky rhythms on it or whatever. But Bret‘s a good guy. He’s a good friend of ours.”
Asked how the song sounds, Rickey said, “It’s good. I mean, it’s different. It’s real different. And he took it away from what you would cop ‘Sweet Home Alabama’. He took it from that but he did a… I think he did a good rendition of it. It’s different. Different arrangement, but it’s cool.”
In a recent interview with Gimme Noise, Bret stated about his upcoming CD, “I’m really proud of what we’ve done with it. It’s really not just a Bret Michaels album. I had so many other talented artists come in and support that it’s really a ‘Bret Michaels And Friends’ album. There’s a staggering amount of talent on this album. . . It’s been such a fun project for me and I’m excited to share it with the fans.”
Speaking to Rolling Stone magazine in February, Bret revealed that his new solo album will feature a remake of the POISON smash “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” as a duet between him and Loretta Lynn. He said, “For me, growing up in a family that my father loved country music and ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter’, this is gonna be a really awesome time.”
