THE ROSSINGTON BAND The Rossington Band was a blues rock group formed by Gary Rossington, of Lynyrd...

THE ROSSINGTON BAND The Rossington Band was a blues rock group formed by Gary Rossington, of Lynyrd Skynyrd fame, and his wife Dale Krantz-Rossington after the breakup of The Rossington Collins Band. In 1982, having fallen in love, Gary and Dale were married. This marriage, in conjunction with the death of Collins' wife and an unsuccessful second album, contributed to the demise of the Rossington-Collins Band. Not to be deterred, Gary and Dale formed a new group, simply called The Rossington Band and released two albums, Returned to the Scene of the Crime and Love Your Man. 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. 1988's Love Your Man picks up where the pop sensibilities of 1986's Returned to the Scene of the Crime left off, and takes Gary Rossington's sound in a totally different direction. Favoring a more hard-edged sound and a return to guitars over the polished chords of overly chorused keyboards, Rossington and wife Dale Krantz still craft their tunes for the pop/rock audience, but nod in acknowledgment of Rossington's roots in Lynyrd Skynyrd. The production sounds dated at this point, but there are still some fine pop nuggets to be found on Love Your Man. The fiery opener "Losing Control" could have given any hard rock diva a run for her money in 1988, and the '50s-influenced "Holdin' My Own" shows off the versatility of the duo's songwriting ability. Unfortunately, the album was largely overshadowed due to the media attention surrounding the reunion of Rossington's mothership group, Lynyrd Skynyrd. A sad notion, as most of the tracks found here are easily on par with anything Skynyrd would record and release during this time period. Download: THE ROSSINGTON BAND - Returned To The Scene Of The Crime (1986) @320 http://www84.zippyshare.com/v/nUncM7WZ/file.html THE ROSSINGTON BAND - Love Your Man (1988) @320 http://www25.zippyshare.com/v/4bUelo4C/file.html PASSWORD: zinhof