I bought this CD a little over a month ago,and will admit I was in no rush when it first came out. Vicious Cycle was good,but too long of an album. God & Guns was a good step forward,but LOADB is really great and well rounded. It really does have a great vibe to the album,and the songs are really good. It's one of my newer faves along with Edge Of Forever. My one question though,is why doesn't Michael Cartelleone play drums on any of Skynyrds studio albums? It's amazing what you find out when you read the liner notes. For all of the member changes and misfortunes,it's a shame that Artimus Pyle isn't in the band drumming anymore. At this point I'm just going to enjoy modern day Skynyrd for what it is,as long as it's real and has soul to it. Thank God for the remastered versions of the classic albums too.