ROSSINGTON
''RETURNED TO THE SCENE OF THE CRIME''
1986
39:09
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01 - Turn It Up 04:00 (Dale Krantz-Rossington, Gary Rossington)
02 - Honest Hearts 03:56 (Tim Lindsey, Dale Rossington)
03 - Goodluck To You 02:43 (Dale Krantz-Rossington, Gary Rossington)
04 - Wounded Again 03:51 (Gary Baker, Susan Longacre)
05 - Waiting In The Shadows 04:13 (Dale Krantz-Rossington, Gary Rossington)
06 - Dangerous Love 03:15 (Gary Baker, Gary Ross, Dale Rossington)
07 - Can You Forget About My Love 04:10 (Gary Baker, Chalmers Davis, Dale Rossington)
08 - Returned To The Scene Of The Crime 03:46 (Gary Baker, Dale Rossington)
09 - Are You Leaving Me 03:45 (Dale Krantz-Rossington, Gary Rossington)
10 - Path Less Chosen 05:25 (Dale Krantz-Rossington, Gary Rossington)
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Gary Baker/Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Mickey Buckins/Percussion
Duncan Cameron/Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Ronnie Eades/Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor), Saxophone
Derek Hess/Drums, Percussion
Jay Jay Johnson/Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm)
Dale Krantz-Rossington/Lead Vocals
Tim Lindsey/Bass
Mac McAnally/Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Steve Nathan/Keyboards
Gary Ross/Keyboards, Synthesizer
Gary Rossington/Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm)
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REVIEW/AMG
Rob Theakston
In a slight departure on the bumpy road back to Gary Rossington's rightful place in Lynyrd Skynyrd, the guitarist and his wife, Dale Krantz-Rossington, formed this group after the dissolution of the Rossington Collins Band. As expected, the guitars remain the anchor of the group, but the raw power that drove most of the Skynyrd sound is nowhere to be found. In its place is the slick, overly chorused commercial sound that slowly evolved through the mid-'80s, giving this Wounded Bird reissue a very dated feeling throughout. The ferociousness that defined Southern rock is nowhere to be found on "Honest Hearts," a synth-driven song that sounds like an emulation of Heart's commercial chart-toppers, while the title track has a level of melodrama that wouldn't be out of place on a Bonnie Tyler record. It's not bad as far as material from this era goes, and lead vocalist/wife Krantz-Rossington has capable, passionately sincere vocal chops that complement the music well. Those looking for a treasure containing Southern-fried rock & roll will be disappointed, but fans of emotion-packed anthemic rock will be well served by checking this out.
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BIOGRAPHY/AMG
Charlotte Dillon
Guitarist and drummer Gary Rossington earned a place in music history as one of the founding members of the legendary rock group Lynyrd Skynyrd. Rossington was born in Jacksonville, FL, on (December 4, 1951). He quickly experienced tragedy in his life, with the death of his father. The loss caused Rossington to bond closely with his mother. In fact, when he finally purchased his first top-of-the-line guitar, he named it Berniece after his mother.
Rossington started out playing drums, not the guitar that he is best known for. In the early '60s, he and friend Bob Burns began to practice together with normal childhood dreams of being rock stars. There was one problem though, they both played drums. Rossington decided to turn his attention to the guitar. That meant he had to work hard to save enough money to get one -- and then he had to learn how to play it. Luck would have it that not long after this time his sister Carol was seeing Lloyd Phillips, a fast guitarist. Phillips helped young Rossington get the hang of most of the basics a new player needed to master.
Rossington and Burns soon enlisted another friend, bass guitarist Larry Junstrom, to join their little amateur band, You, Me and Him. By 1965, Rossington and Burns had teamed up with Allen Collins and Ronnie VanZant. The wind didn't grow still, the stars didn't glow extra bright in the sky, but surely the keeper of rock history noted this first coming together of what would be Lynyrd Skynyrd.
It took years of practice and many nightly gigs at small bars and clubs before the band's sound became what fans hear when they pop in a CD filled with hits from those early days. Rossington, as a Skynyrd member, was on his way to fame by 1973. The band's success seemed unstoppable by 1976. And then in 1977, Lynyrd Skynyrd came to a crashing end when the plane carrying the band members fell from the sky, coming to rest in a mangled heap in the woods of a Mississippi swamp. Ronnie VanZant, Steve Gaines, and his sister Cassie, all lost their lives that night, along with road manager Dean Kilpatrick. Rossington was one of the lucky survivors, but he didn't walk away from the crash. He had been literally broken into pieces. His pelvic bone was broken, some ribs, as well as bones in his feet, along with both wrists, both arms, and both legs.
After years of painful recovery, Rossington joined up with Collins and a couple other old Skynyrd members to form the Rossington-Collins Band in 1980. The groups debut offering, Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere, did well, but things still slowly fell apart and within a couple of years, after recording only one more album, Rossington and Collins parted ways.
Rossington married and moved to the mountains, leaving the hustle of the music world far behind until 1986. By 1987 there was a Skynyrd reunion and tribute tour. Rossington joined in, and the ride lasted for three years. In 1991 Rossington was in on the recording of another Lynyrd Skynyrd album, the first one since the plane crash to feature new tunes. Another album followed along with tours in American and Europe.
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''RETURNED TO THE SCENE OF THE CRIME''
1986
39:09
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01 - Turn It Up 04:00 (Dale Krantz-Rossington, Gary Rossington)
02 - Honest Hearts 03:56 (Tim Lindsey, Dale Rossington)
03 - Goodluck To You 02:43 (Dale Krantz-Rossington, Gary Rossington)
04 - Wounded Again 03:51 (Gary Baker, Susan Longacre)
05 - Waiting In The Shadows 04:13 (Dale Krantz-Rossington, Gary Rossington)
06 - Dangerous Love 03:15 (Gary Baker, Gary Ross, Dale Rossington)
07 - Can You Forget About My Love 04:10 (Gary Baker, Chalmers Davis, Dale Rossington)
08 - Returned To The Scene Of The Crime 03:46 (Gary Baker, Dale Rossington)
09 - Are You Leaving Me 03:45 (Dale Krantz-Rossington, Gary Rossington)
10 - Path Less Chosen 05:25 (Dale Krantz-Rossington, Gary Rossington)
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Gary Baker/Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Mickey Buckins/Percussion
Duncan Cameron/Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Ronnie Eades/Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor), Saxophone
Derek Hess/Drums, Percussion
Jay Jay Johnson/Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm)
Dale Krantz-Rossington/Lead Vocals
Tim Lindsey/Bass
Mac McAnally/Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Steve Nathan/Keyboards
Gary Ross/Keyboards, Synthesizer
Gary Rossington/Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm)
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REVIEW/AMG
Rob Theakston
In a slight departure on the bumpy road back to Gary Rossington's rightful place in Lynyrd Skynyrd, the guitarist and his wife, Dale Krantz-Rossington, formed this group after the dissolution of the Rossington Collins Band. As expected, the guitars remain the anchor of the group, but the raw power that drove most of the Skynyrd sound is nowhere to be found. In its place is the slick, overly chorused commercial sound that slowly evolved through the mid-'80s, giving this Wounded Bird reissue a very dated feeling throughout. The ferociousness that defined Southern rock is nowhere to be found on "Honest Hearts," a synth-driven song that sounds like an emulation of Heart's commercial chart-toppers, while the title track has a level of melodrama that wouldn't be out of place on a Bonnie Tyler record. It's not bad as far as material from this era goes, and lead vocalist/wife Krantz-Rossington has capable, passionately sincere vocal chops that complement the music well. Those looking for a treasure containing Southern-fried rock & roll will be disappointed, but fans of emotion-packed anthemic rock will be well served by checking this out.
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BIOGRAPHY/AMG
Charlotte Dillon
Guitarist and drummer Gary Rossington earned a place in music history as one of the founding members of the legendary rock group Lynyrd Skynyrd. Rossington was born in Jacksonville, FL, on (December 4, 1951). He quickly experienced tragedy in his life, with the death of his father. The loss caused Rossington to bond closely with his mother. In fact, when he finally purchased his first top-of-the-line guitar, he named it Berniece after his mother.
Rossington started out playing drums, not the guitar that he is best known for. In the early '60s, he and friend Bob Burns began to practice together with normal childhood dreams of being rock stars. There was one problem though, they both played drums. Rossington decided to turn his attention to the guitar. That meant he had to work hard to save enough money to get one -- and then he had to learn how to play it. Luck would have it that not long after this time his sister Carol was seeing Lloyd Phillips, a fast guitarist. Phillips helped young Rossington get the hang of most of the basics a new player needed to master.
Rossington and Burns soon enlisted another friend, bass guitarist Larry Junstrom, to join their little amateur band, You, Me and Him. By 1965, Rossington and Burns had teamed up with Allen Collins and Ronnie VanZant. The wind didn't grow still, the stars didn't glow extra bright in the sky, but surely the keeper of rock history noted this first coming together of what would be Lynyrd Skynyrd.
It took years of practice and many nightly gigs at small bars and clubs before the band's sound became what fans hear when they pop in a CD filled with hits from those early days. Rossington, as a Skynyrd member, was on his way to fame by 1973. The band's success seemed unstoppable by 1976. And then in 1977, Lynyrd Skynyrd came to a crashing end when the plane carrying the band members fell from the sky, coming to rest in a mangled heap in the woods of a Mississippi swamp. Ronnie VanZant, Steve Gaines, and his sister Cassie, all lost their lives that night, along with road manager Dean Kilpatrick. Rossington was one of the lucky survivors, but he didn't walk away from the crash. He had been literally broken into pieces. His pelvic bone was broken, some ribs, as well as bones in his feet, along with both wrists, both arms, and both legs.
After years of painful recovery, Rossington joined up with Collins and a couple other old Skynyrd members to form the Rossington-Collins Band in 1980. The groups debut offering, Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere, did well, but things still slowly fell apart and within a couple of years, after recording only one more album, Rossington and Collins parted ways.
Rossington married and moved to the mountains, leaving the hustle of the music world far behind until 1986. By 1987 there was a Skynyrd reunion and tribute tour. Rossington joined in, and the ride lasted for three years. In 1991 Rossington was in on the recording of another Lynyrd Skynyrd album, the first one since the plane crash to feature new tunes. Another album followed along with tours in American and Europe.
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