If your idea of the South is a place where white boys rock the blues all night long, then Goin" South will most definitely take you there. From the Allman Brothers" "Ramblin" Man" to the Georgia Satellites" "Keep Your Hands to Yourself," this 17-track collection of "70s and "80s hits is the next best thing to 24-hour Southern rock radio. Like a convoy of golden eight-track memories, the signature songs of rebel rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd, George Thorogood, and Charlie Daniels are accompanied by a handful of lesser offerings (that Molly Hatchet, .38 Special, Marshall Tucker stretch is slow goin") and north-of-the-Mason-Dixon-line ringers such as Mountain and the Band. Sure, the vibe is strictly good ole boy (unless you count Ram Jam"s version of Leadbelly"s "Black Betty"), but any compilation that can segue from the pop strains of Pure Prairie League"s "Aime" to the crunchy goodness of Joe Walsh"s "Rocky Mountain Way" can"t be all bad. --Bill Forman