Lynyrd Skynyrd?

When was the last time you listened to the first 2 albums?

I practiced some bass along to the records yesterday and I was astounded at how well they stood the test of time.


The sound quality, which comes directly from the arrangements, seems incredible and I found that it was hard to place the music as "early 1970's".

The tone seems timeless. Yikes.


Good times.


Anyways...



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I've always like LS and were a big influence on me when I first picked up an electric. Their sound/tone was really good whether live or in the studio. 
Thanks Mike for the reminder, I'll put them on my playlist for today. 

Hi,

Never!

Really, these days the only first 2 albums worth while listening to for me, are from Led Zeppelin! Maybe Ange or PFM, and Banco. Even PF's first 2 ... sound sad these days and not as optimistic as I would like. I find ADomine and IOverdrive the only two things that are really positive.

LZ for me ... specially on the boots!

Guitarhacker



I was actually more partial to the other bands of that era.  Charlie Daniels, Marshall Tucker, Molly Hatchet, Blackfoot, The Outlaws.... all great bands and certainly part of my musical heritage...Including Skynard.

Same here Herb....because of LS, I also got into the same types of bands...especially Blackfoot, Molly Hatchet, Fog Hat.....
Free Bird's got to be up there (cover wise) with Smoke on the Water, Stairway to Heaven, Hotel Cali. etc...
 
I like classic rock.

You're welcome Mike. I knew you'd pick it up.

Man I'm so glad I was growing up during those years.
So many things were being done for the first time.

Sure they sparked a lot of other southern rock groups...
but who was the second guy to step foot on the moon...or the third..etc...lol.

I think I'll run with your start and make a new thread about bands whose first two albums are great (so many can't seem to follow-up their first with anything decent!).

I have had a good lanyard form time to time.

You know, the kind that doesn't get all twistied up where all you see is the back of the name tag.

Always thought Freebird wasn't really worthy of them, they were so much better on the shorter, riffy songs. 'Second Helping' is a great album, I learned a few of those tunes just for fun. 'Gimme Back my Bullets' is a good one too.

Love LS here...was one of my reasons to play guitar. As for Freebird...I can't stomach it unless they play the live version. I will never change the station on that....absolutely love it.

Funny story...my first show in the UK as an original artist. I thought for sure the yells for "freebird" would be gone finally. But low and behold...even in the UK they yelled for it! So I said "you can have all the free bird you want in the men's bathroom" to which everyone started cracking up...and because I sort of planned for this....we went into a medley of my originals that were all in the key of G and we threw in a little of the Freebird solo section for good measure. :)

I dig all their stuff but my heart belongs to "One more for/from the Road" as to me, it just cries Skynyrd in all areas and captures what they were about live. :) I always loved their production and tones as well.

-Danny

i love old skynrd.

and being from jacksonville fla originally, i grew up with them as 'local heros'

met and jammed with artemus pyle and leon wilkeson.....

and jammed with johnny van zandt, in my mom's living room while playing hooky from school...

2nd helping is my favorite, and al kooper knocked that one out of the park.