Gimme Back My Bullets - LYNYRD SKYNRD***

Gimme Back My Bullets/Every Mother's Son/Trust/Got The Same Old Blues/Double Trouble/Roll Gypsy Roll/ Searching/Crying For The Bad Man/All I Can Do Is Write About It

Gimme Back My Bullets is a disappointing album from the Southern Rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. As happened here, with many groups there was a tendency to rehash the formula of previous releases. (US:20 UK:34)

“There is nothing horrendously wrong with this album. The musicianship, songwriting, and ideas are the same as three years earlier. Plenty of funky riffs, covered in hillbilly bumpkin grooves and soulful singing, accompanied by female back-up singers, with plenty of solos to sink your teeth into. So what exactly is the problem here? The songwriting just isn't as good. It’s coming from the same creative well as before, except now its just rehashing the old and hoping for the same result.”

“A solid effort. Nothing much to write home about but still good Southern Rock material. Double Trouble and Every Mother’s Son are pretty good but nothing else is memorable.”

“Although Gimme Back My Bullets doesn't hold-up to Skynyrd's three previous studio albums, the mere fact that the title track is a roaring powder keg of stomping, stop/start, Southern friend rock 'n' roll, makes the LP an essential purchase.”

“Lynyrd Skynyrd show little effort here and the songs are rather short. There are some good as well as some bad ones, with the title track quite enjoyable. All I Can Do Is Write About It is also good and possibly the best track on the album. This should be picked up if you are a fan, but not if you want to listen to some seriously good music.”

“I can't think of a single good reason to listen to this record. Most songs are pointless and boring. We're spared endless noodling, but the songs start out nowhere, go nowhere and end nowhere.”

“On this album the band do sound a bit tired and as a result the output does not have the same verve or variety as their other albums, but it is still pretty good. Certainly anyone who likes the band will want a copy.”