{"id":11712,"date":"2012-09-07T17:37:42","date_gmt":"2012-09-07T07:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/?p=11712"},"modified":"2012-09-07T17:42:42","modified_gmt":"2012-09-07T07:42:42","slug":"lynyrd-skynyrd-last-of-a-dyin-breed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/2012\/09\/lynyrd-skynyrd-last-of-a-dyin-breed\/","title":{"rendered":"Lynyrd Skynyrd – Last Of A Dyin’ Breed"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>In 25 words or less: Last Of A Dyin\u2019 Breed stoutly keeps the flag of everything Lynyrd Skynyrd represent, past, present and future flying loud and proud.<\/em><\/p>\n

I\u2019m a 37yo who grew up in Melbourne, Australia on a diet of 80\u2019s hard rock, you know, Poison, Europe, White Lion, Def Leppard, Whitesnake, Winger, Tesla, all that kind of awesome stuff and\u2026Cinderella.\u00a0 My first introduction to Lynyrd Skynyrd was on the Cinderella Tales From A Gypsy <\/em>road VHS release when as part of the live footage there was this awesome song that I knew definitely wasn\u2019t a Cinderella song.\u00a0 A few years later (remember this was the days before Shazam and the Internet!!) I eventually came to discover that song to be Sweet Home Alabama <\/em>by Southern rock rebels Lynyrd Skynyrd.\u00a0 The few years that followed, I learnt of their tragic history when in 1977, Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines, and his sister Cassie, one of the group’s backing vocalists, along with their road manager and the pilots died in an airplane crash, whilst the other band members sustained serious injury. \u00a0I\u2019ve pretty much consumed as much as I could about Lynyrd Skynyrd, both in written form, visual form and of course musically\u2026hell, I even recently ate at Lynyrd Skynyrd BBQ and Beer, their mighty fine establishment in Las Vegas, USA.\u00a0 So whilst I definitely don\u2019t have Southern redneck running through my blood, I certainly consider myself to be more into Skynyrd\u2019 then just Sweet Home Alabama <\/em>and\u00a0Freebird<\/em>!<\/p>\n

Having maintained a relatively regular output of releases over the last 20 or so years, new studio album Last Of A Dyin\u2019 Breed <\/em>continues on from where the 2009 release God & Guns <\/em>left off. \u00a0<\/em>I guess when you have established yourself for over 40 years, as essentially the definitive Southern rock band, the Lynyrd Skynyrd that we hear today in 2012, doesn\u2019t really surprise greatly.\u00a0 The essential Lynyrd Skynyrd elements are all still there, except with harder rock lashings, as opposed to the swampy countryfried boogie that old school fans might be used to on classic tracks such as What\u2019s Your Name <\/em>or Gimme Two Steps<\/em> for instance.<\/p>\n

The opening duo of the title track and One Day At A Time <\/em>are classic Skynyrd rockers, whilst Homegrown <\/em>sees the modern tinges creeping in, immediately Nickelback springs to mind on this one.\u00a0 The lyrically heartfelt ballad Ready To Fly <\/em>is simply stunning, man how I love this track.\u00a0 Good Teacher <\/em>is a stomping bluesy rocker whilst elsewhere former Marilyn Manson and now Rob Zombie guitar extraordinaire John 5 contributes to the lyrically reflective and musically passive duo of Something To Live For <\/em>and Start Livin\u2019 Life Again.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Whilst the years have continued to claim further Skynyrd band members, Gary Rossington (guitar), Johnny Van Zant (vocals) and Rickey Medlocke (guitar) continue to fly the flag for one of the all time classic rock bands.\u00a0 The Last Of A Dyin\u2019 Breed <\/em>indeed Lynyrd Skynyrd are\u2026and this album stoutly keeps the flag of everything they represent, past, present and future flying loud and proud.<\/p>\n

Essential Information<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

For fans of:<\/strong> Lynyrd Skynyrd and classic bluesy rock<\/p>\n

Release date:<\/strong> August 17, 2012<\/p>\n

Record label:<\/strong> Loud & Proud\/Roadrunner Records<\/p>\n

Producer:<\/strong> Bob Marlette<\/p>\n

Website:<\/strong> www.lynyrdskynyrd.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Track listing<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Last Of A Dyin\u2019 Breed<\/li>\n
  2. One Day At A Time<\/li>\n
  3. Homegrown<\/li>\n
  4. Ready To Fly<\/li>\n
  5. Mississippi Blood<\/li>\n
  6. Good Teacher<\/li>\n
  7. Something To Live For<\/li>\n
  8. Life\u2019s Twisted<\/li>\n
  9. Nothing Comes Easy<\/li>\n
  10. Honey Hole<\/li>\n
  11. Start Livin\u2019 Life Again<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n
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