re: Lynyrd Skynyrd... Almost a tribute band

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not knocking the album.

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Didn't say you were; I was just saying it's a good album.

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the issue is still using the name and trying to pass themselves off as the original band, which they are not.

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But they aren't passing themselves off as the original band. Same name, sure, but everyone knows the history of the band. A ton of bands have changed or lost members over the years. Is Journey still Journey with Arnel Pineda singing? He's like singer number 5 or 6. They've had a bunch of band members come and go. Steve Perry wasn't even the original singer. How many original members are still in Toto? Deep Purple. Kansas. The list is long.

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But they aren't passing themselves off as the original band.

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yes they are:

LynyrdSkynyrd.com

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The Southern Rockers are best known for the RIAA Platinum-certified “Sweet Home Alabama” and self-proclaimed signature song, “Free Bird,” that Rolling Stone said was “easily the most requested live song in existence.” With more than 30 million units sold over their career, the band, that USA Today called the “whiskey-soaked genre's most popular and influential crew,” has become a cultural icon that has spanned five decades. With everlasting hits such as “Simple Man,” “Gimme Three Steps,” “What’s Your Name,” “Call Me The Breeze,” “You Got that Right,” and more, Rolling Stone named Lynyrd Skynyrd one of its 100 Greatest Bands of All Time.

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straight from their own website promoting this tour.
literally describes the classic band that ceases to exist on Oct 20, 1977.

even includes the phrase “spans 5 decades” which is absolutely not possible unless you count the original lineup’s time.

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yes they are:

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Did they have you fooled? Did you think that all original members were still in the band? You should ask for a refund on your ticket then. The band has spanned five decades, with a whole bunch of members, past and present, dead and alive. If you think they're a "tribute" band or a shadow of their former selves or something, don't listen to them, don't support them, etc. Even if you're the biggest fan in the world, they owe you nothing.

Here are the only opinions that matter, and was published last year after the death of Buddy Powell.

"Larkin Collins, father of original guitarist Allen Collins, has control of the Lynyrd Skynyrd name along with Rossington, and Judy Van Zant Jenness, widow of original lead singer Ronnie Van Zant. He said he expects a decision in three or four weeks.

“I can’t say it’s over,” he said. “It depends on Gary. As far as I’m concerned, if Gary wants to stay out on that stage, then we’ll try to help him.”

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wow dude, you seem to have a bigger problem with my opinion than i do with the band name.

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Not my intent to come across that way, you're entitled to your opinion. Hell, I'm not even a Skynyrd fan.

But, the point is, why do you have a problem with the band name? It's their blood, sweat and tears that have gone into it for decades. Seems a tad disrespectful to the band to make the claim that their thing, their family, isn't what they say it is.
What other bands that have survived and are still playing do you think don't deserve to use their own name? I mentioned Journey, Toto, Deep Purple and Kansas earlier. What about Black Sabbath when Tony Iommi was running through singers every other week? Iron Maiden. Jethro Tull. King Crimson. Chicago. The Eagles. The Who. Like I said, the list is long. If you're a fan, enjoy them while they're still here.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus

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In the metaphysics of identity, the ship of Theseus is a thought experiment that raises the question of whether a ship—standing for an object in general—that has had all of its components replaced remains fundamentally the same object.

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hope this helps, grasshopper.

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Some members are critical to a band's identity, can you image Jimmy Page finding a singer, and a couple of other guys, and touring as Led Zeppelin? No one would call a band without Mick Jagger the Rolling Stones. There is no Who without at least Daltry and Townsend. I would never have paid to see Black Sabbath without OZZY, or Jethro Tull without Ian Anderson, Chicago died with Terry Kath.

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I'm glad Jimmy didn't take some randoms out on the road a few years ago when that rumor was going around. Definitely wouldn't be deserving of the Zeppelin name. Agree with you on the Stones and The Who. Ian Anderson is Tull. Don't know Chicago well enough to speak on it.
The only band I might debate the issue on is Sabbath. Saw the original line-up in '98(?). Dio was awesome in Sabbath and Tony has had a bunch of singers in the band I really liked. Ian Gillan, Glenn Hughes, and Tony Martin were all good. The Ray Gillen version of The Eternal Idol is fantastic.
Also, I see you are a Prowler guy, so greetings from an old Tomcat guy.