Van Zant II [ENHANCED]

Van Zant

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 6, 2001)
• Original Release Date: March 6, 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced
• Label: Sanctuary Records
• ASIN: B000059RWU
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #31,034 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
The brothers of storied Lynyrd Skynyrd founder Ronnie Van Zant have made no attempt to shirk the legacy of their late, lamented big brother. Indeed, Johnny fills in for Ronnie as lead vocalist for Skynyrd, and Donnie's .38 Special are true-blue (or should that be gray?) Southern rockers of the first order. The twosome's second collaboration sticks to a tried-and-true formula of Dixie bluster and guitar grit that seems to be the Van Zant's birthright. There's nothing subtle about their perspective, their roughhewn harmonies, or their blues-rock music (Kenny Wayne Shepherd contributes guitar to two numbers). That's Van Zant--take it or leave it. --Steven Stolder

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MORE THAN MUSIC FOR YOUR EARS, March 8, 2001

By	Michael G. King "skyyking" (LOUISVILLE, KY United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

These songs touch your heart and your very soul. This is music with lyrics that mean something. Johnny Van Zant is king. He has so much emotional depth. Music is part of the Van Zant family. They live and breath it. Lynyrd Skynyrd wrote about family loss with the song "Tuesday's Gone". It took a long time for Johnny to feel right about performing with Lynyrd Skynyrd. "Brickyard Road" was a very personal writing by Johnny. Van Zant II is dedicated to Marion Virginia Van Zant, who is not here to swing on the front porch swing any longer. The emotion in this CD is unreal. It starts with OKLAHOMA, a very powerful song about a part of our country that has endured tragedy, survived, and overcome. GET WHAT YOU GOT COMIN' and WHAT'S THE WORLD COMING TO are classic southern flavor Lynyrd Skynyrd style "fed up with the way things are today" rock & roll. HEART OF AN ANGEL and IMAGINATION are just amazing musical writings that have to be of Marion's influence, and are proper tributes. All the songs are great. My personal favorite is ALIVE. This song reminds us all what it really means to be alive and to cherish each and every day we have, despite our problems. I really don't what else to say, I just bought this CD today and - I am still in AWE of what I've heard. Anyone who doesn't like this music couldn't really be alive and can't possibly know what family is all about. I've recomended this CD to a young friend and business associate of mine. He's into "Rage Against The Machine", "Tool", and "Incubus". And though it may seem strange for me to make this recomendation to him, I wanted him to listen and hear the depth, the emotion, and experience the soul touching that this music, music from the Van Zant family, could provide. I don't know if he'll listen or not, but I hope you will. Please do yourself a favor and lose yourself in the world of Van Zant. You will feel alive like you've never felt before.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars From the most talented musical family in rock!, April 26, 2001

By	Ken Maddox (Prattville, AL USA) - See all my reviews

Comes this exceptional CD. Oklahoma, Get What You Got Comin, At Least I'm Free are great rockers. Heart of An Angel and Alive are just beautifully put together. No this is not Second Helping or Special Forces, but so what. This shows the depth of these brothers writing abilities. These songs do fit with Skynyrd and Special in that they tell a story and have such a positive energy. My wife is a country music fan and when she saw the band in Atlanta fell in love with the music and bought additional copies for her and my son. As you can tell I just love this music and these guys. They did themselves proud!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More great stuff from southern rock's most famous brothers.., August 25, 2004

By	T. LeBaron "Todd LeBaron" (NH) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

First of all, let me say this is not the exact same stuff we've come to expect from Lynyrd Skynyrd or 38 Special...but if it were, what would be the point of putting a different name on it? These guys get together every so ofetn to show us what ELSE they can do...and it's a very interesting side to their abilities. Great rock & roll, first and foremost, but also a chance to see other sides of these performers. Years ago Robin Zander of Cheap Trick did a solo album and it didn't sound just like every other Cheap Trick project...this is a GOOD thing...no, a great thing. The songs on this CD grab your attention and make you feel welcome, and if we're lucky, another volume of music from southern rock's most famous brothers will be out someday! Don't compare it to Skynyrd (and half of you out there, learn to spell their name PLEASE)...don't compare it to 38 Special...just listen, enjoy and appreciate...that's what it's there for...you won't be disappointed!