Country rockers Confederate Railroad last released an album of new material in 2001 (Unleashed). In the 15 years since, the band has released a couple of compilation discs and a record of cover tunes (2007’s Cheap Thrills) … but the time was never quite right for another album of new material until now. On Friday (July 15), Confederate Railroad released Lucky to Be Alive, their first album in nine years. Often described as a cross between Alabama and Lynyrd Skynyrd, Confederate Railroad made their name with a party-ready hybrid of modern country and Southern rock, which also earned them comparisons to Charlie Daniels and Hank Williams, Jr. Their trashy, roughneck wardrobe was a good indicator of their rowdy, tongue-in-cheek sense of humor, but they were also able to balance that with a sincere sentimental stre
