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Track Listings
| 1. That's How I Like It |
| 2. Pick Em' Up |
| 3. Dead Man Walkin' |
| 4. The Way |
| 5. Red White & Blue |
| 6. Sweet Mama |
| 7. All Funked Up |
| 8. Hell Or Heaven |
| 9. Mad Hatter |
| 10. Rockin' Little Town |
| 11. Crawl |
| 12. Jake |
| 13. Life's Lessons |
| 14. Lucky Man |
| 15. Gimme Back My Bullets |
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Like a bottle of vintage wine, Lynyrd Skynyrd continues to improve with age. This, their first studio album for three years, is brimful of catchy tunes delivering Skynyrd's trademark sound with energy and panache.
This year, celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of their first LP, 'Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd', the band have assembled a collection of infectious ballads and toe-tapping rockers certain to please fans old and new.
Lead singer, Johnny Van Zant has never sounded better. On 'Red, White and Blue' - a huge hit on US radio - he whips up patriotic fervour with an emotional expression of nationalistic pride.
Elsewhere, pianist Billy Powell is in sparkling form particularly on 'Sweet Mama', belting out honky tonk rhythms with a vengeance.
Rickey Medlocke and Johnny Van Zant share vocal duties on 'Pick 'Em Up', that opens in a blaze of horns. It's a tale of life on the road
Over the years Skynyrd have been bedevilled by misfortune and, unfortunately, tragedy continues to stalk the band. During the recording of Vicious Cycles, bassist Leon Wilkeson passed away. 'Mad Hatter' is a poignant and heartfelt tribute to his memory.
Kid Rock features on the closing track, which is a raucous reworking of the Skynyrd classic, 'Gimme Back My Bullets'.
'Vicious Cycle' is a testimony to the band's enduring appeal and is an excellent addition to their formidable arsenal of songs. As they prepare for a lengthy US tour, Skynyrd have added another triumphant chapter to their glorious history.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This album marks Lynyrd Skynyrd's 30 year anniversary, and does not disappoint in any way for lynyrd skynyrd fans. After the massive success of 'Freebird' all those many years ago, and with a lot of band members unfortunately gone to a better place, Johnny, Ronnie's brother, succesfully manages to hurl the new image Lynyrd Skynyrd into a progression of their older work. The album starts with 'Thats How I Like It' which is much heavier than any stuff I've ever heard from them. For the tradionalists amongst you out there, this may be a bad thing, but for the other people who like to move forward and other youngsters like myself, this is a brilliant new sound. Johnny's rougher voice certainly adds a hard edge to their music whilst Gary Rossington still provides the guitar brilliance that made Lynyrd Skynyrd a household name in the seventies. Other favourites of mine include 'Pick 'Em Up' and 'The Way', whilst 'Red, White and Blue' (A Patriotic American song - 'Different' lyrics) starts off slowly but finishes magnificently. The letdown for me is 'All Funked Up', which is a little too heavy for my liking, but could be liked if you are into that sort of thing. The album is not all modern, though, with songs such as 'Hell or Heaven' and 'Crawl' giving an 80's rock feel (They still work, though). Usually, towards the end of an album, 'filler' tracks can let it down, but 'Vicious Cycle' finishes just as strong with 'Jake' and a 6-minute 'Life's Lesson'. 'Lucky Man' has a more acoustic sound to it and a re-make of their old song 'Gimme Back My Bullets', featuring Kid Rock, certainly finishes off the album superbly and shows just how much they have progressed over the years. This album has helped me to convert my friends to the Skynyrd side and has pretty much constantly been in my CD player for the past few months. You MUST buy this album. Fantastic.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
A GREAT ALBUM FROM 2003. HITS ALL THE RIGHT BUTTONS, GREAT SONGS GREAT PLAYING SOUNDS VERY MUCH A 70'S ALBUM, RONNIE WOULD BE PROUD. SOMETIMES NEWER MATERIAL GETS OVERLOOKED BY FORMER ALBUMS BUT THIS RIGHT UP THERE WITH THE OTHERS
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very average
Another label,another line up,tragedy striking the band again with the sad loss of Leon Wilkenson,its a wonder the band kept going. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Mr Blackwell
end of the line
hmmm.....not sure what people are hearing here in looking at the various reviews. let me give you the REAL appraisal. Read more
Published on 1 Feb 2009 by the lone voice of reason
That's how I like it - Certainly
Now listen, if you were like me and thought that Lynyrd Skynyrd were never the same again after the tragic plane crash then please listen to this album but I cannnot rate highly... Read more
Published on 11 Oct 2008 by Richard Thomas
DEAD MAN WALKIN'
Brilliant album.
johnnys voice and the music of this album is brilliant
most underarted album ever
Lyrics- 10/10
Music-10/10
Band-10/10... Read more
johnnys voice and the music of this album is brilliant
most underarted album ever
Lyrics- 10/10
Music-10/10
Band-10/10... Read more
Published on 8 Jan 2008 by Big Seanie
Marvellous
That's all.
7 stars actually
Turn it up to full volume and grab a beer.
ENJOY !!!!
7 stars actually
Turn it up to full volume and grab a beer.
ENJOY !!!!
Published on 10 July 2003
They're still rocking
This an excellent new album from the Kings of Rock. The quality and structure of the songs are classic Skynyrd from the driving Thats How I Like It and Pick 'Em Up to the superbly... Read more
Published on 28 Jun 2003 by "martyn738"
By the way, it's Vicious CYCLE
Brilliant! But what else would you expect from an ardent LS fan?
This is raunchy, funky and true to LS style. Read more
This is raunchy, funky and true to LS style. Read more
Published on 25 Jun 2003
Skynyrd are back! (again)
Arguably the best Southern blues 'n' boogie band of all time return with their first studio album in four years - and there's another personnel change. Read more
Published on 29 May 2003 by M Jack
Nobody does it better
Skynyrd's first studio album in three years contains the right ingredients one would expect from one of America's finest bands. Read more
Published on 25 May 2003 by Mr. I. V. Monk
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