Customer Ratings & Reviews

VICIOUS CYCLE is the best album Lynyrd Skynyrd did after the plane crash, with great contributions from guitarists Gary Rossington, Hughie Thomasson, and Rickey Medlocke, all of whom are on top of their game here. They all contribute to the writing, and each gets to play lots of guitar solos in the context of great songs. Unfortunately, Rossington and Johnny Van Zant, being the megalomaniacs they are, ignored Thomasson's call for them to better control their fans' behavior, and in retaliation, cut him out of royalties, which led to him leaving and reforming the Outlaws in 2004. Here, however, there's no sign of dissension, as the band sounds totally cohesive on VICIOUS CYCLE.