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Gimme Back My Bullets

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Ronnie laid it out on this recording. Roll Gypsy Roll is as real as it gets. I'm a true Skynyrd fan and trust me All I can do is write it in a song is the saddest song ever recorded. This is the best album Ronnie ever wrote. Don't let them Hollywierd critic types tell you differently. Searchin is a song to live by and Every mothers son you better here what Ronnie said. Buy it you will only be disappointed when you realize that Ronnie ain't with us no more.

Critics seem to call this Lynyrd Skynyrd's worst album, and while it doesn't isn't as consistant as Second Helping or Street Survivors, the album is still very good. Part of the problem with this album is the horrible production by Tom Dowd. This sound is dull and muddy, making it a chore to listen to soundwise. Luckily, the music on this album is good enough to make you forget the horrible sound mix. Due to the fact that third guitarist Ed King had departed before the recording of the album, the LP has a more stripped down feel than any of Skynyrd's other albums. Highlights of the album are the beautiful ballads "All I Can Do Is Write About It" and "Every Mother's Son", and the rockers "Searching" and the title track. You can't go wrong with this album.

In my opinion this album is one of the top 2. The acoustic and electric mix of great songwriting by the band and reflective lyrics by ronnie van zant springboard this recording into finding something about americana's dark and lighter side of the tracks.

Nuthin Fancy is an indicator that the band has taken wrong directions. In their Nuthin Fancy album what they did was hard rock. With Gimme Back My Bullets, they are on the right Southern Rock Trend. The Southern rock came to a choking point by the mid 70s, for, virtually, every sub-style was attempted and every fine tune created. Every Mother' Son bears resemblance to Simple Man on the debut. I love this song. Double Trouble, is a fine song as well, but more lively and vibrant. Searching is to be employed by the band in their many lyve efforts in the remaining days of the career of second non-trivial bands among the Southern rock bands. Check out the other songs to see why I have the opinion that the Southern rock genre had come to a halt. If you are a die-hard fan, yes, you get an essentially good album. But I suggest you go for the earlier efforts by these raunchy boys from Florida.