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JOHNNY VAN ZANT BAND - No More Dirty Deals (1980)

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The younger Van Zant brother signed to Polydor in and A&M the US in 1980, teaming with legendary producer and original Skynyrd A&R man Al Kooper to cut this blistering debut album. Drawing from his southern roots and Skynyrd's fiery guitar fuelled legacy, the music is a hot burrito of fuel injected riffing (aided and abetted by twin lead guitarists Robbie Gay and Eric Lundgren) and the kind of down home back porch rocking that brings to mind the best work of Skynyrd, .38 Special, Marshall Tucker and the Allman Brothers Band. Look out for 'standing in the darkness' a poignant and touching tribute originally written as a poem for late brother Ronnie, surely one of the finest closing tracks on any southern rock album.

01. No More Dirty Deals
02. Coming Home
03. 634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.)
04. Put My Trust in You
05. Only the Strong Survive
06. Hard Luck Story
07. Stand Your Ground
08. Never Too Late
09. Keep on Rollin'
10. Standing in the Darkness
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