Another Great Review
Lynyrd Skynyrd “God and Guns” By Julie Rosenbaum-Engelhardt
"God and Guns," the new CD by Lynyrd Skynyrd, is a return to
form for the legendary Southern rockers.
After the death of lead singer Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve
Gaines and vocalist Cassie Gaines in a plane crash in 1977 and
losing two members just this year (Billy Powell and Ean Evans),
the group remained unbroken and put out this new CD.
As the words say, they "may have lost everything, but they're not dead, at least not yet."
"Still Unbroken," which opens the CD, touches the heart. "Simple Life" shows a yearning for the time when you sat down with your family and talked about your day, instead of staring at a computer screen.
The title cut is a political statement about how prayer should not have been taken out of schools and people have a Second Amendment right to have a gun.
If you like hard rock, Southern rock or just good music with a meaning, this CD has it all. It doesn't really matter what your political views are. Singer Johnny Van Zant sounds as good as he did 20 years ago as do the musicians. Through all the tribulations, Skynyrd once again proves
they're here to stay.
Almost always when a band makes a comeback CD, it is a disappointment. We expect them to sound like they did years ago, which is virtually impossible. The new Skynyrd CD, however, is as
good as ever and the band is rocking like they did in the '70s.
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9 response(s) to Another Great Review
mahee said 3 months ago...
mahee said 3 months ago...
God's Girl said 4 months ago...
With Thanksgiving right around the corner...I am so thankful for this new line-up, new cd, new life breathed into the group, new excitement in the air...there is SO MUCH to be grateful for. We live in the best country in the world, have the most generous people in the world, if you are an American, you are one of the richest people in the world...even if you are without a job, a home, a car, a cell phone...you are still among the richest of people compared to the rest of the world. There are shelters here, tent cities, loving, giving people from Christian orgs. that will help out with food, clothing...there are resources available unlike, anywhere else in the world. America is not perfect...we all know that but we are very fortunate. And we can still pray, maybe not in schools but...we can pray, read the bible, go to church, get invloved in so many outreaches...we still have a lot of freedoms...if we would all help just one person out during this season...what a difference we can make in our ever-changing world...Amen...love that song by Kid Rock...what a writer, huh? Love you Skynyrd family and Skynyrd Nation...Happy Thanksgiving!!!
micheal.smith898 said 4 months ago...
Thanks
Micheal,
sarge said 4 months ago...
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luckymitzi said 4 months ago...
That's what we've all been trying to say.
It's nice to hear somebody else say it too...
...because it's the Damn Truth,
whether you want to face cold, hard, life facts or not!!
This is Lynyrd Skynyrd, and like the the song off, "Edge of Forever"...
....."And Through it All"!!!
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