http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2007 by the authors Sun, 15 Jun 2003 21:41:57 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/ Phillip WinnSunday, August 26, 2007, marks the switch of all Blogcritics.org article feeds from full-content to short-content. This is the result of several converging factors, and is unfortunately a permanent decision (as permanent as any decision can be on the web, that is). We are aware of all of the reasons that this is a Bad Idea, and we are aware that some of you will be quite upset about having to click on something to read the free content, and we're sorry. Unfortunately, despite great effort, full-content feeds are not currently economically viable. Two other factors are involved: full-content feeds have resulted in an unprecedented level of content theft, with BC content appearing on many websites, usually spam sites, without attribution or permission. This duplicate content causes a cascading set of problems, not the least of which is that search engines generally aren't favorable to duplicate content, and don't always guess correctly. Finally, our RSS advertising partner is strongly in favor of short-content feeds. We hope that you'll continue to subscribe to BC via RSS, and when an article grabs your eye, it's only a click away, still free on the BC website. Thank you for your understanding. Administration0@blogcritics.org Sun, 26 Aug 2007 12:00:00 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/06/15/214157.php HurrishaneVicious Cycle is one of those albums that I can listen to from start to finish and never skip a single track. This is the first album the band has put together since the passing of Leon Wilkeson in July 2001. The album starts out with the track "That's How I Like It" a song about doing things the old fashioned way, no online connection, no fancy cars, just living the simple life and loving it that way.The song that I have to plug the most is the one on radio stations across the country, "Red White and Blue." This is one of those that make you proud to be an American and stand for what you believe in. Something that had me in shock was the final track featuring Kid Rock, "Gimme Back My Bullets" is the up to date version where Kid Rock lends his vocals and does a heck of a job IMO. If you are a true Skynyrd fan and love the new stuff as well as the classic, then you must give this album a listen. I've listened to this for a week now and love how the album was assembled. The band also pays tribute to Leon with a tune called "Mad Hatter" talking about being the cat in the hat, due to all the tragedies he survived, with his nine lives, then sadly running out. Some other songs worth a listen to are "Crawl," "Pick 'Em Up," and "All Funked Up" ... but again, I have to recommend the entire CD because it rocks.The last time I heard a great Skynyrd album was back in 1997 when Twenty was released, I never purchased the live album that was released not long after, but heard it was ok. I have a rating scale that I go by on my reviews, 5 Stars (1 bad and 5 the best), I give Vicious Cycle a 5/5. I didn't come across any downsides of the album, so I can't comment on any. I've been told that Lynyrd Skynyrd has lost the edge they once had, but I totally disagree. Music6208@blogcritics.org Sun, 15 Jun 2003 21:41:57 EDT