Lynyrd Skynyrd

[Forthright MC]

bloody cracking band methinks!

i have just acquired a copy of "The Collection" this evening, not one weak track on there IMO (Sweet Home Alabama, Needle And The Spoon to name a few faves thus far!) superb stuff! any other fans here?

[kiwisr]

Was planning on getting that myself - seems to be the opinion that if they continued they would be up there with Led Zeppelin.

[Young-one]

great for in the car

[AngryS3Owner]

Oh yes, they are great, Freebird and Sweet home Alabama are fantastic.

[trackcar]

freebird and SHA are probably their worst songs aswell .. which shows just what a great band they were!! truly excellent If I have call me the breeze on in my workshop all work stops for pure foot-tapping entertainment

[RVVUNM]

Freebird............My bestist song ever ever.

[TpdNotts]

Think I first heard Sweet Home Alabama in that film with Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman. Bit before my time but bloody brill song..

[TCEvo]

Freebird for me as well, quality.

[roadrunner440]

That smell, swamp music, class act.

[The Wiz]

Stunning band ... saw them supporting Deep Purple once.

[Forthright MC]

TpdNotts said:

Think I first heard Sweet Home Alabama in that film with Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman. Bit before my time but bloody brill song..

its played at the end of Con Air too, a truly great track indeed IMO (really like "Gimme Back My Bullets" and "The Needle And The Spoon" too)

good to see a good few other Lynyrd listeners here too!

Edited by Forthright MC on Sunday 2nd September 20:56

[driverrob]

I only "discovered" them by accident about a year ago. What have I been missing all these years? A great band, the whole being better than the sum of the parts. I must get hold of some more of their stuff. As you say, some great driving tracks.

[Platinum]

Comin' Home is good (slow) tune. I'm not sure if it is on that album though

[TpdNotts]

So, if you were gonna buy their album which one would be the best one to start off listening too?

Asking as one who only knows Sweet Home Alabama...

[AngryS3Owner]

This one... IMO

http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/132154/Gold-Platin...

[The Wiz]

I'd go for .... One More From the Road. It marked the band's first live album, and the only live album from the so-called "classic" era of the band (1970-1977) prior to the plane crash that killed lead singer/songwriter Ronnie Van Zant, as well as band members Steve Gaines and Cassie Gaines. Known to be a great live band, Lynyrd Skynyrd released One More From the Road in September of 1976, just after the release of their fourth album, Gimme Back My Bullets.

The 14 tracks include a cover of Jimmy Rodgers' "T For Texas" and a 13:40 version of "Free Bird".

The Deluxe Edition, released in 2001, is thoroughly remastered and contains additional performances from the Fabulous Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia.

[TpdNotts]

AngryS3Owner said:

This one... IMO

http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/132154/Gold-Platin...

shall definately purchase...