Lynyrd Skynyrd: God And Guns (Special Edition) - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Gods And Guns 2 CD set. Released on Roadrunner, RR7859-5. £8.89 from play.com Lynyrd Skynyrd. Now there's a name to conjure with. Whisper it into the ear of a Yankee Liberal and stand back and watch as he turns puce with rage. Regarded in equal measure as either the greatest of all the southern bands, or ridiculed as just a bunch of gunwavinghictownredneck dinosaurs, Skynyrd are up there with the Springsteens of this world as the creators of one of the most misunderstood songs ever written. In fact a song that is so misunderstood even one of our very own extreme right wing politicians has it as his ringtone (I'm afraid ...  Read the complete review

**Introduction** On 29th September 2009, Six years after Vicious Cycle, Lynyrd Skynyrd released their twelfth studio album "God and Guns", You may wonder why so long between albums, well a long break in between albums is nothing new for Lynyrd Skynyrd who have experienced more tragedy and heartache In several periods than most bands experience in their whole career. First there was the plane crash in 1977 which wiped out the original vocalist Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines Cassie Gaines and assistant road manager Dean Kilpatrick, pilot Walter McCreary and co-pilot William Gray were all killed on impact; It wasn't until 1987 that the Lynyrd ...  Read the complete review