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I WISH I COULD GIVE THIS 10 STARS!!! SAYS IT HOW IT IS!

ROCK GODD | MID-WEST, USA | 04/13/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Contrary to all the Lynyrd Skynyrd sycophants, this is an AWESOME CD!~!! If it pisses them off because Pyle puts it out there and calls a spade a spade TOO DAMN BAD! I for one am tired of the "corporation" Lynyrd Skynyrd has become. Johnny had tried a solo career with ZERO LUCK so he climbed up on his bros coffin and figured the world would accept him singing for L.S. The world did and as original members died off and were replaced the L.S. machine kept rollin. What is there like Billy Powell and one other sort of original member who actually played drums before they got big and now plays guitar and that's it???



GO FOR IT ARTIMUS!!!!! THANK GOD SOMEONE SETS THE RECORD STRAIGHT ON RECORD!!!!"

Artimus Delivers

lastofthewild1s | Blue Springs, MO. United States | 05/02/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"There have been some negative reviews of this album claiming Artimus is a bitter man and this album is merely a means for him to vent. It did serve as a way for him to vent, but only about half of the songs are about his anger toward the big "Lynyrd Skynyrd" money machine. The reviewer who claimed that "Can't Get Off With Your Shoes On" was an angry anti-Scab Skynyrd song is a moron, plain and simple. That song has nothing to do with Artimus' feelings about Skynyrd. In fact, that song doesn't have an angry word in it. You really should listen to an album before you review it.

The first half of this album is devoted to Artimus venting. Artimus told it how it is. He read the mail of Judy Van Zant (Ronnie Van Zant's widow) and her former "gigolo" husband Big Jim. He gave Melody her just desserts as well as Johnny Van Zant. Yes, Ronnie WOULD spit if he saw what baby brother was doing with his band. Artimus weighed in on his former friends and brothers Gary Rossington and Billy Powell too. They have all chased the almighty dollar and turned the name of Lynyrd Skynyrd into a money making circus while abandoning the mantra of the orignal Lynyrd Skynyrd of putting the music first. Artimus is justified in his anger toward these people. They have all danced on the graves of Ronnie Van Zant, Allen Collins, Leon Wilkeson and Steve Gaines while screwing over living original members like Artimus, Ed King and Bob Burns. They have inflated bank accounts and empty souls. I guess that's a fair trade-off for them.

Anyway...the second half of this album is very positive. The song Million Dollar Farm is quite funny as it pokes fun at big time country stars who don't write anything they record and are essentially puppets in the music industry.

Artimus also employs the help of original Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Ed King on a couple of songs. He also got Jo Jo Billingsley and Leslie Hawkins who were 2/3 of the Skynyrd back-up singing group The Honkettes (which also included the late Cassie Gaines). Having done this, Artimus has an album that at times sounds more like Lynyrd Skynyrd than the band who currently tours under that name.

Artimus has really put it all out there for everyone to see. This album is full of heart. Artimus isn't trying to be Mr. Popular with this. He's just telling the story as he saw it and lived it. Ronnie Van Zant did that too.

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Ok, OK a little clarification.......

T L P | Nashville,TN | 06/11/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is a wonderful CD! Period. But to put to rest the comments about "Can't get off with your shoes on" is not an original song . Can't get off, was a song that was written & recorded in the very early 70's by a band called "Bare Foot Jerry" Hence You CAN"T GET OFF WITH YOUR SHOES ON!!!!

Artimus & Larry Goad, (Co-producer)were both fans of Bare Foot Jerry & since Ronnie Van Zant performed with his shoes off, it seemed a natural song to do. Actually Wayne Moss an original member of Bare Foot Jerry played guitar on that track.So there is no big conspiracy to that song being on the CD. Just thought someone needed to set the record straight."