God & Guns

Critical reception

Robert Christgau gave the album a C+ grade, stating: "'You can take your change on down the road/And leave me here with mine,' Johnny Van Zant begins one of the two songs that take up the title theme after has run through the pleasures of home, the perfidy of woman, and the mixed blessings of the music business for the umpteenth time. Like the wary younger sibling he's always been, Johnny will always hold onto a quarter and settle for what he knows, or thinks he does. Really, he ought to have some inkling that nobody worthy of his trepidation wants to ban hunting, burn the Bible, or slam old Uncle Sam, although actually that no smoking sign means exactly what it says. On the other hand, 'Unwrite That Song' would make a nice B side for Darius Rucker."

Track listing

1. "Still Unbroken" (Rickey Medlocke, Gary Rossington, Hughie Thomasson, Johnny Van Zant) – 5:06
2. "Simple Life" (Medlocke, Rossington, Jeffrey Steele, J. Van Zant, Hughie Thomasson) – 3:17
3. "Little Thing Called You" (John Lowery, Medlocke, Rossington, J. Van Zant) – 3:58
4. "Southern Ways" (Lowery, Bob Marlette, Medlocke) – 3:48
5. "Skynyrd Nation" (Lowery, Marlette, Medlocke, J. Van Zant) – 3:52
6. "Unwrite That Song" (Medlocke, Tony Mullins, Rossington, Steele, J. Van Zant) – 3:50
7. "Floyd" (Lowery, Medlocke, Rossington, J. Van Zant) – 4:03
8. "That Ain't My America" (Medlocke, Rossington, J. Van Zant, Brad Warren, Brett Warren) – 3:44
9. "Comin' Back for More" (Blair Daly, Medlocke, Rossington, J. Van Zant) – 3:28
10. "God & Guns" (Mark Stephen Jones, Travis Meadows, Bud Tower) – 5:44
11. "Storm" (Lowery, Marlette, Medlocke, Rossington, J. Van Zant) – 3:15
12. "Gifted Hands" (Lowery, Marlette, Medlocke, Rossington, J. Van Zant) – 5:22

;Special Edition Disc 2

1. "Bang Bang" (Trey Bruce, Medlocke, Rossington, J. Van Zant) – 3:10
2. "Raining in My Heartland" (Bruce, Medlocke, Rossington, J. Van Zant) – 3:54
3. "Hobo Kinda Man" (Bruce, Medlocke, Rossington, J. Van Zant) – 3:53
4. "Red, White, & Blue" (Live) (Donnie Van Zant, J. Van Zant, Brad Warren, Brett Warren) – 5:42
5. "Call Me the Breeze" (Live) (J.J. Cale) – 5:49
6. "Sweet Home Alabama" (Live) (Ed King, Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant) – 6:25

• Live Tracks Recorded 6/15/2007 at the Freedom Hall in Louisville, KY

Personnel

;Lynyrd Skynyrd

• Johnny Van Zant – lead vocals, harmonica
• Gary Rossington – guitars
• Rickey Medlocke – guitars, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "Skynyrd Nation", harmonica
• Mark Matejka – guitars, backing vocals
• Ean Evans – bass, backing vocals
• Michael Cartellone – drums
• Billy Powell – keyboards
• The Honkettes (Dale Krantz-Rossington & Carol Chase) – backing vocals

;Additional personnel

• John 5 – guitars
• Rob Zombie – vocals on "Floyd"
• Michael Rhodes – bass
• Greg Morrow – drums
• Perry Coleman – background vocals
• Jerry Douglas – dobro
• Bob Marlette – piano Strings on "Unwrite That Song" and "Gifted Hands" arranged by Lisa Parade

Charts

References

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