God & Guns is the eleventh studio album by the southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, released on September 29, 2009. The single "Still Unbroken" was released on July 27, 2009 followed by another track, "Simple Life", on August 4, 2009. Hughie Thomasson contributed to the writing of many songs, including this first single, before his passing. "Still Unbroken" was written after the death of original bassist Leon Wilkeson in 2001. The album features guitar work from John 5.
The title of the album (an...
God & Guns is the eleventh studio album by the southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, released on September 29, 2009. The single "Still Unbroken" was released on July 27, 2009 followed by another track, "Simple Life", on August 4, 2009. Hughie Thomasson contributed to the writing of many songs, including this first single, before his passing. "Still Unbroken" was written after the death of original bassist Leon Wilkeson in 2001. The album features guitar work from John 5.
The title of the album (and its title track) written by Mark Stephen Jones, Travis Meadows and Bud Tower, is a reference to a comment Barack Obama made in San Francisco about small town Americans who "cling to guns or religion." Lyrically, it appears to oppose all kinds of gun control, a notable change from the lyrical stance of the original Lynyrd Skynyrd fronted by Ronnie Van Zant, who sang against handguns in the song Saturday Night Special, and suggested that all handguns be dumped in the bottom of the sea.
God & Guns debuted at number 18 on the Billboard 200. It is the highest chart position of a Lynyrd Skynyrd album since Street Survivors of 1977.
"Still Unbroken" was used as the theme song to WWE Breaking Point and featured on their video game WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2010. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
