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Post by Jesse on Apr 10, 2020 21:49:46 GMT -5
I got the new "Last Of The Street Survivors: Farewell Tour" Live cd from Lynyrd Skynyrd. Pretty damn good! Not "one More From The Road" or "Southern By The Grace Of God" good, but it is good! Double Cd, pretty much everything you'd want to hear from them in a live sitting. Al performed well. They do a few things to change up some of the songs, that... well, I wouldn't have done, but, whatever. If this is the last live album we get from Lynyrd Skynyrd, it is a proper send-off. Johnny's vocals are probably the weak point, but A) they are still pretty good, he just sounds nothing like Ronnie and B) To compare him to Ronnie is a little bit unfair at this point. I mean, we're comparing a 60 year-old Johnny Van Zant with Ronnie Van Zant in his 20's. Musically, the band is spot on! Some great guitar tones, solos are played close to the vest, but with enough room for the guys to add their own, spur-of-the-moment flare to them.
Bottom Line: Really good album, must have for the Skynyrd fan...... casual fans can stick with "One More From The Road" and "Southern By The Grace Of God". I'll go with a strong 4 out of 5 stars on it though.
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Post by Jesse on Apr 10, 2020 21:54:05 GMT -5
Skynyrd also released the single "Last Of The Street Survivors" recently. I only listened to it once. Maybe I should give it a few more listens, but I wasn't impressed. It's not bad, but, considering it's been, what, 8 years, since they released any new material, I felt they could do better..... and the fans deserved better. Again, it wasn't bad, just kinda meh. People on facebook and youtube were raving about it though, so maybe "meh" is enough for the fanbase to gobble it up. i'm a huge fan and have been a huge fan of the post-crash version of the band, but this song didn't quite have the "it" factor IMO. Maybe I just need to listen to it again.
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Post by duojett71 on Apr 27, 2020 15:42:59 GMT -5
Not super into this era of Skynyrd as really Gary is the only one left from the original band if you are not counting Medlock being the original drummer. But I dig classic LS. How is Gary on this release. I always liked his style even though he was more of the "slo hand" of the band. Always thought Ricky Medlock was a kickass player. I love old Blackfoot.
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Post by Jesse on May 15, 2020 22:31:42 GMT -5
Not super into this era of Skynyrd as really Gary is the only one left from the original band if you are not counting Medlock being the original drummer. But I dig classic LS. How is Gary on this release. I always liked his style even though he was more of the "slo hand" of the band. Always thought Ricky Medlock was a kickass player. I love old Blackfoot. Everyone sounds good on the live release. Gary plays his solos well with his usual tone. I actually only listened to the thing twice. Second time, I noticed how lame the drums were. NOBODY plays with a full drum kit anymore. It's kickdrum, snare, rack tom and floor tom. And, yeah, a good drummer will make it work and Michael Cartellone is a great drummer and, I'm sure most folks don't have any problem with his drumming here. I don't have a problem in his playing, it's just that, as an avid listener, I can REALLY tell that it is a totally stripped-down kit that he is playing. This is LYNYRD FUCKING SKYNYRD for crying out loud and my band was able to get better drum sounds with a bigger kit in my fucking basement! When you have 3 or 4 rack toms and a floor tom or two recorded in stereo the drum rolls and fills sound incredible! When it's only a single rack tom, the rolls and fills are there, but, stereo or not, it just sounds flat. I dunno, I just found that aspect of the sound disappointing. |
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