Lynyrd Skynyrd-Edge of forever

Edge of Forever

In this world where most modern Country Music sounds like nothing more than good old Southern Rock music that has had the distortion turned down and some fiddle and pedal steel guitar sprinkled into the mix (just so you'll know it's Country), Skynyrd's Edge of Forever CD is a reminder of what REAL Southern Rock is all about.

I haven't heard any new music that sounds like this since I got my copy of Ken McMahan's CD That's Your Reality. And that was a drop that ended a very long dry spell. Hardly anybody makes music like this anymore. BTW check out Ken's music if you get the chance!

Johnny VanZandt sounds just enough like Ronnie to remind you of the old Skynyrd, but still so unlike Ronnie that it gives a new identity to the band. This is NOT a recycled Skynyrd, but a new Skynyrd, and it's definitely a good enough Skynyrd to stand on it's own.

My favorite track is Preacher Man. I think there's more of a Blackfoot feel here than a Skynyrd feel, but that's okay by me, since I like Blackfoot so much (I even liked Vertical Smiles!). Close contenders for fav tracks are Workin', Mean Streets, and the Y2K tribute title cut.

Let the yuppies and the youngsters have this new country. Give me the model, Give me the real thing. Edge of Forever is the real thing.
This is the one we've been waiting for! With Twenty having been lackluster and all these greatest hits releases, this album has been much anticipated, and it does the job well. From the blue-collar rooted, "Workin' Man," through the powerful riffs of, "Preacher Man," right down to the good-natured rockin' of, "F.L.A.," this album gets it done the southern fried Skynyrd way! There is definite Outlaws and Blackfoot, (read Thomason and Medlocke,) inspiration here, but to the Skynrd purists, Steve Gaines changed the sound of the band as well. It's an evolution thing. Don't forget, Medlocke had a lot to do with Skynyrd in its early years, and appears on some early cuts. Some of the songs from this album are getting a lot of airplay, to show that even if not familiar with Skynyrd, (as you should be,) these songs play well to a wide audience.