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4.7
By Sureshot1130
Lynyrd Skynyrd was amazing
All three bands did a fantastic job. Each one played their go to songs and killed them. The light shows for Skynyrd was great. I liked the old band pics they showed.
By vince579
see before they are gone
a spectacular concert the ls show was awesome especially the freebird finale. THe energy coming form th stage was electric. the bringing in Ronnie into the concert was overpowering
By JoiseD1
Lynyrd Skynyrd
My sister and I saw them last year and enjoyed it so much we came back to see their Farewell tour. We come to at least 2 concerts a year there and we have always had a great experience.
By Ltravelingirl
Lynyrd Skynyrd was fantastic!!
Great show! Lynyrd Skynyrd did a fantastic show playing all their greatest hits to a crowd that never sat down. We all sang along to our favorite songs of one of the greatest 70s southern rock bands! I also loved 38 Special which I forgot how many great songs they had that reminded me so much of high school days!
By Kim23662
Great Concert Except!
The concert was great! EXCEPT for the 4 teenagers standing in front of us and the the guy smoking 2 rows ahead of us. Teenagers were rude and were not the actual ticket holders and the concert attendant didn't do anything about them or the guy smoking cigarette after cigarette 2 rows ahead.
By matagg
Lynyrd Skynyrd
The band was too loud. All the instruments were blending harshly together. I had to look at the horns section to see when they were even playing, same with the background singers. Although I know it was live, they changed up the instrumentals on well known songs so much that I didn't even recognize the song until they started singing.
By ShelliandTony88
Skynyrd Nation!
This concert was a bucket list item for my hubby and I and it did not disappoint!
By kmessman
The Best Concert!
Lynyrd Skynyrd was fantastic! Sad to think it is the farewell tour, but so glad I got to see them one more time. Every song you wanted they sang. People could barely sit from wanting to dance, sing, and move to every song. Tears flowed, too, as memories of times past came to the forefront, along with the emotions of those times. Thank goodness we will have their music for all time!
By JLLVB
Lynard Skynard & Cheap Trick
I like the venue, but I gave it three stars because the bathrooms need better servicing and it is not a smoke free venue. I actually attended the concert to see Cheap Trick. They were fantastic. I'd never seen Lynard Skynard and wouldn't have gone just for them, but generally the music was great and they put on a good show. The salute to the military was particularly moving. However, if I had know they were going to feature Confederate flags and that their fans would be waving Confederate flags, I wouldn't have attended. I seriously considered leaving at that point, but I was with a large group. I was embarrassed to be in that crowd once they broke out the Confederate flags.
By rrchic23111
Lynyrd Skynyrd show was AMAZING
Our 1st concert at the Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Va Beach was awesome. The seats are a lil tight, but the layout was great. You could see the stage from every angle. This concert will forever be unforgettable for us, we had a fabulous time and I just wish we would have gotten to see them long before now, but now is better than never. Loved it :)
Bio
Beyond the tragedy, the history, the raging guitars and the killer songs, ultimately, Lynyrd Skynyrd is about an indomitable will. About survival of spirit; unbowed, uniquely American, stubbornly resolute.
With their first set of new studio material since 2003's Vicious Cycle, legendary rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd returns with God & Guns, due out September 29 on Loud & Proud/Roadrunner Records. Recorded in Nashville in 2008-2009, the project was interrupted—but, tellingly, not ended—by the deaths of founding member/keyboardist Billy Powell and longtime bassist Ean Evans earlier this year.
Driven by core members Gary Rossington (guitar), Johnny Van Zant (vocals) and Rickey Medlocke (guitar), along with longtime drummer Michael Cartellone, Lynyrd Skynyrd have recorded an album ("under duress, as usual," according to Van Zant) that very much lives up to the legacy begun some 35 years ago in Jacksonville, Florida, and halted for a decade by the 1977 plane crash that killed three band members, including Ronnie Van Zant and Steve Gaines. Since then, the band tragically lost Allen Collins, Leon Wilkeson and Huey Thomasson, yet they rock on.
With the passing of Powell and Evans, "a lot of people probably expected us to say enough is enough," admits Medlocke. But that would not be the way of this Rock & Roll Hall of Fame powerhouse. With a catalog of over 60 albums and sales beyond 30 million, Lynyrd Skynyrd remains a cultural icon that appeals to all generations, and God & Guns is a fitting addition to the canon. The Skynyrd Nation awaits.
"We wanted to show the people that not only are we doing the old material, keeping the music going, but we still have some new tricks up our sleeves, too," says founding guitarist Gary Rossington.
Returning to the studio after the death of Powell, whose keyboards can be heard on more than half the songs on God & Guns, was "very difficult, I ain't gonna lie to you," says Van Zant. "But we got through it, as Lynyrd Skynyrd seems to always do. Music's a great healer. These songs needed to be out there, this record needed to be made. Gary, Rickey and myself just said ‘let's go for it, let's get this thing done.'"
Unfortunately, coping with loss is familiar to this band. "We just kind of fell back in," says Rossington. "We've been doing this a long time, so you just kind of do what you do. As you get older, you get a little more used to it. You know it's coming, and it's coming to you, too. I just thank God for every day and all the time I had with the guys that aren't with us anymore."
The crying is over and now it's time to rock. "We've had some really bad moments this year already, and I'm glad we're able to pick ourselves up by our boot straps and just continue to play," says Medlocke. "For us to weather through this makes this record even more special. I'm sure Billy and Ean are looking down upon us with big smiles."
With noted rock producer Bob Marlette, input from guitarist John 5, and a wealth of material written by the band and a cadre of elite Skynyrd-minded songwriters, a remarkable album emerged. "We never really worked with producers that well, we kind of always wanted to do it our way," admits Rossington. "But Bob Marlette came on and he's such a great guy; he figured out how to talk to us musically, and we became friends instantly. He had a lot of fresh ideas and ways to do things, and also wanted to capture the old sounds, too."
Of John 5, Rossington adds, "he's probably one of the best guitar players I've ever played with, and I've played with a lot of great ones. He just lives with a guitar on him, and he knows that neck like nobody I've ever seen."
With a backbone of Southern rock and country, passionate Van Zant vocals, and trademark layered guitars, God & Guns manages to maintain the iconic Skynyrd punch while sounding completely contemporary. Sure to attract attention in these politically divided times is the title track, which harbors a sense of menace and unwillingness to back down that hearkens back to Skynyrd's earliest days. The band knows the song, and others like "That Ain't My America," will have their critics, but Medlocke says listeners should get beyond the title.
"It's not just the words ‘God and guns.' you gotta look past that and look at what this country was founded on: freedom," Medlocke says. "Everybody should be able to make their own decisions and not be led around by a nose ring and told what to do and when to do it."
And if some critics don't like it, "that's called freedom of choice," says Medlocke, who carries his Native American heritage with pride. "I'm sure some critics will look at it, God & Guns, the rednecks are back.' Well, the guys in this band aren't rednecks, Rickey Medlocke's the only damn redneck in this band ‘cause I got red skin."
The title track, along with the unmistakable Skynyrd bite of the first single "Still Unbroken," form thematic songs for an album laden with attitude, heart and purpose. "Skynyrd's about tradition," says Medlocke. "We are guys that don't go around preaching about our own personal or political beliefs, although I'm sure you could probably guess mine. In this record is personal tragedy, personal relationships and being on the road, all under that umbrella of real life. That's what we think, that's what we believe, and we stand next to that title, God & Guns."
To portray Skynyrd as a bunch of "gun nuts" would be incorrect, according to Van Zant. "I'm kind of like Ronnie, ‘handguns are made for killing,' and I've never seen anybody shoot a deer with a .38," he says. "I do own a bunch of rifles, I live out in the swamp, and you've got to protect yourself."
Skynyrd is a band, after all, that has never shied away from standing up and speaking for a segment of the population whose voices are seldom heard. "Everybody's so scared to say stuff these days, that's not what I'm about," says Van Zant. "We live in America, we can speak our minds. These are our values. That doesn't mean we're always right in everybody's mind. Hopefully, we don't offend a bunch of people. And if we do, well, get a record deal, man, and make your own songs."
This is a band well aware of the responsibility that comes with putting the name ‘Lynyrd Skynyrd' on anything, be it an album or a concert. "We feel like we have to keep the standards high," says Rossington. "I wouldn't put this record out, I'd fight not to, if I didn't think it was good."
And so Skynyrd stands, "still unbroken," in 2009. "People may say, ‘they need the money,' well I don't think any of us need the money," Van Zant says. "It's just that we love the music, it's bigger than the money, it's not even about that any more. We have to make a living, sure, but it's about the legacy of Lynyrd Skynyrd, and what it stands for, what the fans are all about. There's nothing like getting out there playing a great show with Skynyrd and seeing people love this music."
Adds Rossington, "We're still standing, still keeping the music going. We wanted to do the guys who aren't with us any more proud, and keep the name proud, too."
Gary Rossington- Guitar
Johnny Van Zant- Vocals
Rickey Medlocke- Guitar
Mark "Sparky" Matejka- Guitar
Michael Cartellone- Drums
Robert Kearns - Bass
Peter Keys - Keyboards
Honkettes:
Dale Krantz Rossington- Backing Vocals
Carol Chase- Backing Vocals