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Five stars for Tuesday's gone and free bird. Other songs are cherry on top
Idk man, Watergate really bothered me.
Classic southern rock.
One of the best albums of all time!
p286. 1973. 2.5 stars. Well done Southern state rock, but suffering from the usual early 70s wankage. No-one needs 9+ minute tracks, not even Freebird. They seem like quite good guitarists though.
I don't want to listen to this. I'm gonna listen to the first 30 secs of every song instead. Initial impressions are I'd really like this if I were 50. And there are prob some nights after I've been drinking a long time where I'd like this. Gimme three steps rules ofc. I'm listening to this in the port authority getting on prov bus. Didn't realize simple man was on here. Alright I'm kinda done with this. I'm in a real give it a chance type of mood and it's not hitting. I gave much more than 30 secs to each song
bastante bueno .. se llevaban a matar
cool
Such a classic of course. Simple man is one of my father’s favorite songs
not an album I thought I'd ever end up listening to (though, this is nowhere near the first time I've heard 'Free Bird'). I'm not the biggest fan of somewhat southern tunes and extended guitars solos but some of the tracks actually turned out to be bangers tbh. favourite track : 'Simple Man'
I can’t read
I guess this is Southern rock? It gets a little tiresome after awhile, and I've never been a Freebird fan.
No thanks. Free Bird has its moments, but the rest is super boring.
Honestly fantastic
Load of great tunes, amazing for a debut album. You can tell they had all this in their repertoire for years before recording. Too bad about the racism.
Several all time great songs. One of my favorites of all time.
Simple Man and Free Bird carry but the rest are good too
Just a classic
A great first album. Skynyrd shows their musical range and ability on this album full of songs about love and heartbreak.
Þetta er mín músík. Ég kemst í svo mikinn fíling. Get hlustað endalaust á þessa plötu og aðrar í þessum stíl.
Fínt ríki.
Tuesday's Gone & Simple Man are fucking tunes! very good album, 42 mins and Tuesday Gone & Free Bird account for over 16 mins of it
Banger. I ain't the one, tuesday's gone, gimme three steps, freebird. Freebird was my class song in high school. . . lol
Slow start but a masterpiece follows
Not my favourite type of music normally but I do love Free Bird!
Free Bird. Nuff said
Омэриканщина какая-то. Что за ноунеймы - не пойму... Если серьёзно, то начали за здравие, а кончили за упокой. Ну и в конце мемчиком добили, который на 9 минут в оригинале растянут хехе. Группа забавная конечно... и мемная у них история, и с другой стороны грустная. Можно было бы смело ставить 4, если бы не вторая половина альбома. А так только 3.
why is this so dad rock
Really liked this!
FREEEEEEEE BIRDDDDS
I like the beginning beats with the electric guitar + plsu the low key southern accent. I like Down South Jukin. Also why is there so many people on the album?
Classic rock masterpiece.
I just love lynyrd shynyrd especially the guitar work and harmonies Intro title "I Ain't The One" is really catchy "Tuesday's Gone" is a wonderful bluesy song. The rock/blues is super strong and quite tight "Simple Man" needs no presentation. Such a gem right in the intro. "Things Goin' On" screams good times Man "Free bird" is such an incredible ride. One of my favourite music/solo of all time An old time favourite. Love this album
Pretty solid, lots of sample references, set up for others in their genre to follow suit
FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEBIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRD YEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH
Heard it a million times lol
Has the three hits that are great. Awesome bass playing which appeals to me. But some of the songs sorta seem cliche in their structure and don’t really tickle my fancy.
It's really great. What a classic. I'm going to listen to this a lot more often.
Wow. Plays like a greatest hits. Amazing album
One of the greatest rock albums of all time. No skips
10/23/23. Southern rock classic with standouts I’ve heard before: Simple Man and Free Bird. More bluesy album than I expected! Not up my alley, but enjoyable album.
Great ablum but Freed bird has been overplayed blame it on the raido
Tuesdays home is one of the best sons ever made
PLAY FREE BIRD. Memes included Free Bird is dope, it’s not even long and the guitar solo is sick. The rest of Skynyrd does nothing for me and I always thought the real snoozer was Tuesday’s Gone. (2.5/5)
Just the guitar part of Free Bird
B- I Ain't the One 3 Tuesday's Gone 3 Gimme Three Steps 3 Simple Man 3 Things Goin' On 3 Mississippi Kid 3 Poison Whiskey 3 Free Bird 3 Every song was good, but nothing was great. Nothing made me feel anything.
oh shit, the first album is lynyrd skynyrd i actually know about them because their history was interesting to me
Pretty good. I knew I liked Free Bird but found a couple others I like as well.
Discazo de rock sureño con canciones muy bien construidas, con muy buenos estribillos y alguna canción muy mítica. Coletazos de rock setentero
Enjoyed this!
Nah 2/5
Excellent album with way more well known songs than I realized.
Classics: Free Bird, Tuesday's Gone, Gimme Three Steps, Simple Man. Others: Things Goin' On, I Ain't the One 4/5
average
i aint the one. guitar jam, cool keys too. music and guitar tone reminiscent of aerosmith. tuesdays gone. classic, ballady, meh. gimme three steps. awesome bassline. fun jam simple man. top shelf song, good music, melody, chorus. things goin on. folky/bluegrass intro, cool riff then some bluesy/ragtime keys. mississippi kid. tinny diddy with a little slide guitar and finger style. poison whiskey. jam. guitar song, sweet riff. cool solos from guitar/keys. free bird. iconic, song is alright, probably so iconic simply from the solo, which is kind of a bluesy face melter. mr banker. classic blues sound. rhythm/lead guitar and vocals only. down south jukin. similar to 3 steps, kind of cool. demo versions.
My jam!! Great voice, great guitars! Sweet bluesy riffs!! An amazing southern rock album!! High 4!
Passabler Blues Rock.
Free Bird is on my top 10 most hated songs of all time list! Even so, I like some of the rest of the album. I guess I'll go 3 stars. My opinion could be tainted since I just listened to MJ Bad
Nice and chill, easy listening
One of the all time great rock n roll bands. When you listen to these guys in the context for the era, they were pretty bad ass standouts. This is a good example as to why. One of the all time great bands.
Not bad, more country than folk?
Whoooa, this is really good! I'm assuming it's a remastered album I listened to as it sounds very clean. Much better than I'd given them credit for in my narrow, narrow mind. I reckon this would've been a 4 but because it finishes with Free Bird I'm pumping it up. Standout Track: Simple Man
Freebirdm many songs known. Good shit
I bought this CD as a teenager and listened to it heavily for a couple of years. An essential album.
Honestly so good
Awesome debut with classic songs
like doing a paper run in 2014. Gimme three steps, simple man, tuesdays gone, & freebird what more could you want
Good songs but they don't really speak to me. Simple man is very good, frisson inducing.
Some absolutely great tunes. Free bird has to be up there with one of the Great guitar solos of all time.
An absolute banger, one of the best albums ever. Not a single skip in it. 5/5
Classic Rock Album, good to hear where a lot of music is based from. Good listening experience. Listening to it over a cheat shoulders workout
3.75
fuck lynyrd skynyrd. free bird is great though. just a standard butt rock album (mississippi kid is ass)
Free Bird
Not all dad rock is born equal. Imagine hearing freebird for the first time in 1973 and ascending to guitar heaven.
much guitar. lots of hits
*****
A true classic. Loved it.
Southern rock. Ik krijg zin om een truck te kopen en op Trump te stemmen. Of zoiets. Hebben we al een Lynyrd Skynyrd album gehad? Of dat was de Southern Rock Opera óver Lynyrd Skynyrd. Pfff, ik denk wel dat ik kan concluderen dat ik het niet zo heb op de Southern Rock. Het voelt gewoon allemaal als hetzelfde en ik heb nog niet echt een nummer dat er uit springt ofzo. Of nouja, Things Goin on is fijn, vooral omdat ik dat heel erg zo'n nummer vind dat in een saloon speelt in een western film. Fijn. En de gitaar gaat er daar lekker in, met lange solo's enzo. Maar te zien aan de Spotify streams sta ik daar redelijk alleen in. Blijkbaar snap ik Lynyrd Skynyrd niet ofzo, ik vind de 2e helft van het album veel leuker dan de eerste. Waarschijnlijk omdat dat meer de bluesey hoek weer in gaat, en we ondertussen kunnen vaststellen dat ik een sucker ben voor blues. Free bird is ook een prima plaatje, maar 9 minuten, jeetje jongen ik heb nog wel wat anders te doen hoor... Gitaarsolo is dan wel weer echt tof. FAVO: Things Goin On, Poison whiskey, Free bird
Lynyrd Skynyrd Dit is wel mijn sfeertje hoor. Geeft me die heerlijke bayou vibes. Een zingend gitaartje hier, een piano solootje daar, loev het. Is het dad-rock? Oh jazeker. Staat de eeuwige top 2000 klassieker Freebird erop? 100% Maar soms, is dat eigenlijk wel gewoon leuk. En ik zeg het niet vaak, maar ik ben het hier wel met alle 40-plussers in NL eens: Freebird is een mooi plaatje, al houd ik niet zo van dit soort "fade out" eindes Favorieten: Tuesday's Gone, Things Goin' On, Mississippi Kid, Freebird
great jam band, hope to listen to it more
Not bad, but not my cup of tea.
7/10
In a vacuum this is a 5 out of 5. I’m the real world, 50 years of near constant AirPlay has left a lot of these songs feeling a bit threadbare for me.
Every song on this album is great.
i liked it but hate freebird
Well, looks lyke I’m a Lynyrd Skynyrd fan! Really enjoyed that as an album and as individual songs.
Quite liked it as background music, a bit too country for my taste. Free Bird is iconic as ever though, significant boost in rating. 4 stars. Pretty cool solos.
Great Listen, a classic i had only heard the mega hits from. Solid from start to finish
Full of hits. Insane debut.
Excellent from start to finish
An album with several 5 star songs, that gets brought down due to some forgettable 1-2 star songs. It has some harsh transitions, and on some songs the blues feels like a bit of an afterthought. But overall it's easy to see how this album influenced the rock music that came after it. It's worth a listen as the 5 star songs are legendary.
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Absolute beast of a classic. It took an all-time banger like Free Bird for people to sleep on the rest of the album.
FREE BIRD!
Try as much as I might, I can't hate this music. It's just a classic album whose influence is obvious. It's a shame that Lynyrd Skynyrd helped so much to perpetuate the use of the Confederate battle flag and the myth that it wasn't connected to racism. The last surviving member of the original band did eventually denounce it in 2012 at least. This aside, the music is great.
Boring
i quite enjoyed this one, downloaded 2,4 and 8
Some iconic guitars in there, otherwise ok.
Free bird und simple man slayen, sonst hört es sich nach toothless racist with a banjo an
2/5 Ja, es ist gute Musik, es ist nichts falsch daran. Aber ich disassoziiere aus Langeweile. Ich höre 2 Gitarren mit Vocals,Bass, Drums Wer sind die 7 Leute auf dem Cover, schwingt der Rest die Confederate flag? Freebird ist ein guter Track
It's Lynyrd Skynyrd
Un autre album que j'allais de reculons et dont j'ai été agréablement surpris. Il y a Mississippi Kid que j'ai moins aimé, mais autrement le reste de l'album est très solide. Du bon southern rock sans trop tomber dans les stéréotypes. 8/10
One of my top 10 albums of all time Each side of this album is amazing fav song: simple man 10/10
Excellent hard-edge southern rock
One good song. Free bird.
Didn't expect much, but I really enjoyed the album.
Great Album
Its not bad, its got a few good moments but this is where my personal preference influnces by bias. I'm not a huge fan of american rock but i can appreacite it and I appreciate this one. Its just not totally for me. Sonically its good its got some really good riffs, some good vocals and decent lyrics. It feels like I'm on a motorbike going across Route 66 with my mates. All In all its not shit. Its aight. 4/10
The southern rock classic, if this genra was an album it would this one. This album is of know for the magestic Free bird, wich in itself deserved a 5/5. But i never listen to the whole reccord. The first song: I aint the one, is a classic blues rock and generaly this album is very blues rock but still with a hard rockin sound. This song is a good openner. Thuesday's gone is a more soft and very good song a good country-vibe. Gimme three steps feel like a Rollings stone track, but with their southern style off course, very RNB and good lyrics, musicality ect. Simple man is a bit more sentimental song apparently isnpired by the death of Van Zant's grand-mother. Things goin' on is a good country rock song, a bit like what goes on by the Beatles. Very good piano work and good lyrics. Missisipi Kid really look like an old blues song the accustic guitar are very groovy and all. Not a bad song at all Poison Whiskey is a also a good song, about alcool abuse that the band know very well by themself, trouhout their carrer they will struggled with alcool and drugs addiction and wrote various song about their abuse and the danger of drugs. What better way to close an album when you have Free Bird in your repertoire. Its a freaking masterpiece of music and one of the best than mankind was able to ear. In this 9 minutes song, it have 2 part, the first with the guitar intro, and the powerfull voice of Van Zant that sing equaly powerfull and beautiful lyrics. Then in the half of the song the music accelerate toi give place to the magnificent solo by Allan Collins. A nearly 5 minutes long solo (more during live concert) that could honneslty have been 3 differents solos on 3 different song, that would have been great solos but not as legendary. Anyway, go listen to this imediatly, your life would never be the same. The voice of Ronnie Van Zant is what make this band and this album so great, i think he is a underated frontman in rock music and this album really show its potential. But the guitar play of Alans Collins and Gary Rossington really put them in the podium of rock musicians of the 70's. It was their debut album, its hard to tell but its probably the one with the biggest legacy to offer but the have made other really good songs on other reccord. This reccord is not suprisingly very good, i'm glad to finaly listen to it, there so very good song and a legendary song.
ah, southern rock. the beautiful fusion of rock and country. and for my money, lynyrd skynyrd are the kings of southern rock. one song even had a bit of ragtime thrown in for good measure. this album is a stone cold classic. highlights: “i ain’t the one”, “gimme three steps”, “things goin’ on”, “free bird”.
This is an all-timer.
Great album.
Musically very impressive enjoy the bass
C'est pas tout les albums qui n'ont que de bonnes chansons et qui se terminent avec Free Bird
I mean, it's got Simple Man and Free Bird on it, two of the best sing-alongs ever to have been written. That said, some of the rest of the album felt like filler, but when on the same LP as such big songs that's always bound to happen
I didn't know you could grow a mullet in 76 minutes, but here we are.
The mickey
Freebird yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
No
It’s hard to deny the sheer greatness of these southern boys.
pas mal...
Probably not gonna be on my regular rotation but I did enjoy it. Tuesday's Gone and Free Bird are excellent songs
Not for me but they are good at their genre
Not heard before but good first listen. Tuesdays gone the only recognisable song but free bird at the end very good
Overall good album. No bad songs and this album is culturally relevant for show casing southern rock. Plus Freebird is one of the most popular songs in America. Also it's funny that the singer is southern and pro gun control.
💯
Classic tunes
nao é meu estilo mas free bird é uma delicinha mds mesmo sendo 10 minutos essas guitaronas arrasaram
Great from top to bottom!
Son I say son turn that skynyrd up
Great American blues rock
When 25% of an album is Tuesdays Gone & Freebird, the chances are that the album is a good album. Other highlights include Simple Man, which is one of the stand out tracks. Tuesdays Gone is outstanding, great ballad and Free Bird is... Free Bird This is either going to be a very low 4 or a very high 3. PS i am still on Neil Youngs side
Great album, lots of hits. Freebird!!!
Another fantastic album. Most tracks are definitely relistenable.
I don't care what people think, I love Lynyrd Skynyrd! This album has it all rocking tunes, great ballads and one of the best and guitar solos of all time.
This is a band that needed to be free as a bird from the studio (😑). The studio production does not help them. Despite the constrained feel it puts on the songs, it’s a great record anyway. One More From The Road has several of these songs and it’s one of the greatest live albums ever recorded, especially Free Bird, so I’d rather go there for my Skynyrd fix. This is still a 5 for me. Southern Rock at its finest.
I liked it better than i had expected to. Three Steps and Freebird still hold up.
What a great album. So many killer songs and staples of classic rock radio. There are a few easy to define genres of rock and roll with Southern Rock being one of them. And no one does Southern Rock better than Lynryd Skynyrd (but god do I hate typing their name out, I have to double check the spelling everytime!)
Easy listening blues rock, the best bit is the harmonizing guitar leads and melodic (vs shredding) solos. The songs are overlong - chugging along through one basic chord progression over and over verse chorus chorus chorus solo chorus. Tuesday's Gone is good, the rest is pretty meh and I cannot listen to Freebird one more time. Listen to Little Feat and the Allman Brothers instead.
this is so great. but lacks the emotional connection i look for in a 5/5. if i wasnt so stingy with my 5/5’s this would be one. fav songs: tuesdays gone, gimme three steps, simple man.
One of the most iconic Southern Rock bands of any era, Lynyrd Skynyrd cut a swath of hillbilly blues rock that forever changed the foundations of what music could be.
Bangers bangers bangers.
Free Bird is so good
Renndi einu sinni í gegn, þekkti ekkert nema lokalagið. Stefndi í tvær stjörnur. Renndi aftur og það skánaði. Renndi í þriðja skiptið og væri alveg til í meira. Hvað er að gerast. Simple man er leiðinlegt, Free Bird er frábært hitt er merkilega áheyrilegt.
Great solid record. Rating: 4.3
OK album.
Echt een heerlijk album dit. Toegegeven, met Blues Rock en Southern Rock heb je mij al snel over, maar dit is wel next level. Ik kende eigenlijk alleen Free Bird, wat natuurlijk een legendarisch nummer is, maar de rest is ook echt heerlijk. Blijkbaar staan er nog drie hits op ook, kende ik denk ik nog niet, maar ga ik zeker vaker luisteren.
Killer debut album. Has their top hits (minus one) and the other songs are good as well. one of my favorite albums
I think this is an easy 4 but I'll show that I too can like things and push it to a 5. The obvious bangers on this one can carry hard and the other songs aren't bad either.
Fav song : Tuesdays Gone
There are some real classics on here. Although the album is relatively short, paradoxically each song feels too long. Instead of adopting the “less is more“ approach, each song outstays its welcome. They are pretty easy to listen to, and great background music, but Free Bird might have had more impact if it had flown off five minutes earlier.
This is the band and the songs I think of when someone says ‘Southern Rock’.
OK... another album tinged with my preconceptions before listening. In this case, I was expecting to be beaten over the head with a lot of pride-of-the-south, "yer aginst us if ya ain't with us" kind of bravado. Truly, even more than "Free Bird," my free-association with Lynyrd Skynyrd is the single line from "Sweet Home Alabama": "Now Watergate does not bother me..." Everyone sings along, but... what? So anyway, I was expecting more of that sort of reaction to the music. But damn, this album is great. Great riffs, great songs, great guitar work and melodies, great lyrics, really solid musicianship. These guys are legends in Southern rock for good reason. This is a really good album. The production is a little rough around the edges, but that fits, too. I am a bit shocked, but I can't see a way out of a 5 star review on this one.
Yeah, Southern Rock isn't my bag at all, but it is an impressive debut. Freebird is fun, maybe a minute too long.
Boy oh boy did this one surprise me! I loved this way more than I thought and couldn't believe how the lyrics to Gimme Three Steps are mostly all right there in my brain. There's a reason Free Bird is a classic. I was able to let go of the triteness and really enjoy this tune.
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Bad people, good music
Free bird är en av världens bästa låtar men i övrigt hade jag önskat mer av albumet.
Fiiliskuvaus: Aurinkoinen elokuinen lomapäivä. Kävelyä autohuollosta kotia lämpimässä kelissä. Sopi täydellisesti hetkeen. Ja Tuesdays Gone, Simple Man ja Free Bird aivan mestariteoksia
Impressive debut album, includes "Gimme Three Steps" and "Tuesday's Gone" -- both fantastic songs well loved by fans -- and the instantly recognizable "Free Bird" and "Simple Man". They've got a unique style that comes across really well in the record... they basically invented "Southern Fried Rock" along with the Allman Brothers. Solid. Big fan of "Saturday Night Special"... not on this album, worth checking out.
Pretty good
I've heard this band name before but I can't remember where. Despite this sign of dementia I can't say I liked this much, aside from Free Bird
really pleasant listen but I didnt particularly like it which is why I cannot go above a 3
Great songs like Tuesdays gone and of course the classic Freebird. Great songs. Just wish the rest of the album held up. Would prob give it 2 stars if them two songs weren't on it.
I did not have fun. If I have to listen to Free Bird, then I at least want to be watching that video of the Polish hot dog machine malfunctioning. Have you guys seen that video?
Starts out like a greatest hits for those of us only familiar with the band from classic rock radio play. Then it changes to a fun regionally inspired blues rock vibe.
This album has all their hits
Each track of this 8 track album is a standout. Free Bird especially.
Pretty average Wasn't great but wasn't bad, had a few good tracks but most were just ok If you like blues and early rock absolutely give it a listen
5/8, 63%
It's a bit of Led Zeppelin and a bit of The Band, but not as good as either of them. In all fairness, they were there before The Band. They know how to play, but the songs are not very interesting to me. Favorite song: I ain't the one. Because they obviously aren't.
Helluva debut album
Good, honest southern rock.
I Ain't the One- 3.6/5 Tuesday's Gone- 3.8/5 Gimme Three Steps- 4.1/5 Simple Man- 4.3/5 Things Goin' On- 4.7/5 Mississippi Kid- 3.5/5 Poison Whiskey- 3.7/5 Free Bird- 4.8/5 Total- 4.1/5
It smells like Otto's jacket.
Realmente una poronga. Cuando arranco el primer tema pense que podía encontrar algo pero no. Muy pete. 0 Estrellas no 1
Lo entiendo pero no es lo mío.
Precies wat ik er van verwacht. Uiteraard maakt Freebird het verschil op dit album voor mij.
Meh, niet vervelend, maar zeker niet verheffend!
Lekker hor!
Goed te doen maar of mijn leven er nou echt door verrijkt is....mwa.
AND BE SIIIMMPLEEEE KIND OF MAAAAN! free bird never stops baby!
Didn't enjoy it much, but can't really deny it deserves to be on the list, if just for Free Bird.
So what’s it say about me if I admit that I kinda liked this album (minus FB, of course)?
2.75
sonzao absurdo, fazendo jus aos hits
YES: classic rock arguably at it's finest. Free bird is legendary and the solo is one of the best hyped up montage songs in existence. I initial clicked play on this album expecting to be stuck with mid music until the last song but I was surprised. Never been met with pure excitement and passion for loving an album off the first few songs, will definitely go into my rotation.
Is Tuesday’s Gone a Free Bird troll?
I can’t argue that it’s a good album
Rock sureño buenrollero pero sin más.
Southern rock has never been one of my favorites, but this was more fun than I expected. Somehow never knew they sang "Tuesday's Gone" and although the style as a whole isn't my favorite this one won me over
It's not something I'd come back to, but I did enjoy a fair chunk of this. It's hard to deny the general craftsmanship and heart, and the southern bluesy elements are quite enjoyable. Unfortunately alot of songs ended with the overstuffed and indulgent instrumental passages which are rife throughout this era of rock. Fav Track: Simple Man 3
Up and down on this one - enjoyed the country elements, a good part of it was laid back but still tight, and the vocals had a lot of good character. Still, there's plenty of jammy noodles to be found - not my preferred flavour! Also seems to be a lot just wholesale stolen from blues that they maybe shouldn't have touched. Soft three and a half cause I'm feeling generous today. Fave track: Simple Man
Didn’t fully win me over this one. A fair bit of the same old stuff that didn’t grab me all that much, except for maybe Free Bird, which is by far the best track here.
Southern rock at its finest. "What song is it y'all wanna hear?"
Skipped through most of it. Was OK but not really my thing
Solid
All right let's get this over with. Though to be fair to these guys this album is stacked with hits. Its only a question if you like this genre. If you do, this album is heaven. If you don't mind it, its fine. If you hate the genre this thing is dogshit. For me this is somewhere between a barn party with my uncles and being waterboarded. So a rating is hard to come up with. Would I come back to this album? No. Did I hate it? No. Did it make me feel things? I guess? FREEEEEEEBIIIRRRRRRDDDDDD
Definition of flawless
I was not expecting to know so many songs on this record and to like them so much. I guess I just didn't really have a great grasp on Lynyrd Skynyrd at all, and I've kind of always written them off. Having a lot more context to these great well known songs in the structure of an album is kind of wild. This album is great.
Another great Skynyrd album
It's just so unbelievably good. Nothing much more to say than that. Favorite track: Simple Man
I may not agree with their politics, but they do know how to rock
So much talent, and a well-produced bluesy rock and roll album. Just not altogether something that tickles my fancy.
Got two good songs rest pretty dull
FREEEEEEEEE BIIIIIIIRDDDDDD
Free Birds is a banger, some other good ones on there too.
Hell, what a debut album. Can you imagine taking a chance on this new band and being gifted with this, must have blown you away. I would have been telling everyone about this if I had discovered it. These are not good songs, or even great songs, these are stone cold classics of the rock genre. And in Freebird possibly one of the finest rock anthems of all-time. Over time the bands reputation has been tarnished by their allegiance to the confederate flag and the politics and values of the deep south of America. The trading of blows between Skynyrd and Neil Young will go down in the annals of rock history. However, focusing on the music only this is a monster of a record and for me an essential record for any fan of rock.
Great album that is all sort of a build up to Free Bird which really stands out above the rest. Some of the middle tracks are pretty forgettable, but overall the album is really fun and doesn’t feel dated the way some other albums from this time do.
How can this be their debut album?!?! Almost every great song they’ve done is in this!! I can’t even imagine where they would have gone in their career if they had survived that plane crash. Awesome classic southern rock, my fave. And no matter how old the song is, or how many times I listen to it, that Free Bird guitar solo gives me goosebumps every time! Listen again: definitely Purchase for my collection:yes Favourite Song: Free Bird
Just a masterful album with such incredible all-time classics in "Tuesday's Gone", "Simple Man", and of course, "Free Bird". 9/10
eu escutei meio avulso também, mas achei digno de 8/10 só pelo final, que é o mais épico que um álbum poderia ter.
Un classique tout simplment... Simple man, Tuesday's gone, Free bird. Ca traverse le temps, du bon southern rock comme il s'en fait plus... 5
Album starts with a proto-hip hop beat. Was not expecting that one iota. They sound super tight on this opener -- I'm hooked. Definitely some weird sequencing on this first side. Its as if they are deliberately trying to send us on a sonic roller coaster. Going from the heights of the intro to Tuesday's Gone, then back to the honky tonk of Gimme Three Steps, into tender (at least initially) Simple Man. That said, I'm loving this album. Amazing this was their debut. Four major hits; one of which plagues every cover band in existence. Love Tuesday's Gone and will never not think of Happy Gilmore. I'm a solid 4 / 5 here. Great album with weird sequencing.
Freebird is always fun but the rest just sounds like southern Red Hot Chili Peppers
IM A SIMPLE KINDA MAAAAAAN. That’s a great song to sing along. Really enjoyed this one, surprisingly
I'm generally not into southern rock but this album I can fw. They mix in a lot of influences that really diversify it, with lyrics that sometimes touch of the typical southern rock cliches, but often transcend them. And Free Bird... memes aside it's just an insanely epic song. Loved it in Guitar Hero too lol
There may be more successful albums from Gabriel's catalog, sales-wise or hits-wise, but this is Peter's best album overall. Intruder, No Self Control, I Don't Remember, Not One of Us, and Biko are all brilliant and dark expressions of an artist reaching his pinnacle of artistry. And that cover by Hipgnosis, stunning.
This was alright. I'm not a southern rock kind of person, but there are things here that transcend that and are much more enjoyable like Simple Man, and I could see myself liking Free Bird if it was some unknown song I'd never heard of. Oh well, at least it's fun to play in Guitar Hero.
contains classics
A guilty pleasure for. Supreme musicianship all round. Love it.
Well shit... I just want to listen to this sort of thing in a bar somewhere. I've heard a couple songs randomly over the years whether in tv soundtracks or random playlists and liked the sound at the time. I usually hate songs that go over 5mins and there are a couple onthis one but I really liked their sound enough to mostly forgive them for that.
I have actually never previously heard "Free Bird" - i know right...
The patient-zero of Southern Rock. Iconic for stereotypes and plane crash jokes, but Lynyrd Skynyrd have carved out a niche for themselves in American Music with this album. 4/5.
Flawless - one of my favourite albums before, and even more so now. Three all time classics, including possibly the best song ever - simple man. Even the bonus tracks kick ass!
Enjoyed the two listens. Good southern US rock. Enjoyed Free Bird, Poison Whiskey, I Ain’t The One and Simple Man.
Good
Greatness
Excellent album by an excellent band which would later be reshaped to be a really shitty band by racists. But for that time and that place, they were amazing. 5/5
This album is a definite classic and throughout rock in general , free bird and simple man being the main points if it. Even though I'm not a massive southen rock / country listener I thought this album was really good and definitely should get all the credit its given. Amazing guitar, bass and drum work all throughout the album and brilliant musicianship.
idk yet
Classic American rock n roll. Very earnest. Obviously great guitar work, but not really one I would return to. Two stars.
The definition of southern rock. Gimme Three Steps, Simple Man, Free Bird are favorites of mine going way back to my college years and earlier. These songs live on classic rock radio. Real guitar and drums are a bonus. Doesn't quite get that 5th star, but a fun and enjoyable listen nonetheless.
I love listening to debuts, usually a band at their most authentic yet most raw. Follows the Allman’s debut by about 3 years but still sounds like such a fresh and new take on southern rock. Free Bird is face melting, the way RVZ phrases some of the lines in Gimme Three Steps is legitimately funny and the song has a riff that’ll be in my head for a week. I loved every song here, then went to their second record and loved every song there.
Skynert
Straight fire. Good variation in sounds, great guitar. Ending with Free Bird is the cherry on top.
Shockingly good. Amazing title of album.
Genres: Southern rock, hard rock, blues rock Formed: Jacksonville, Florida in 1969 (Previously appeared in various names/lineups) Run time: 13 songs, 1 hour, 16 min This is the debut studio album by Lynyrd Skynyrd. The original album had eight tracks and the reissue has five bonus tracks that are demo versions of some of the original tracks. I love a song with a tale to tell and all these songs do that and do it well. It’s not deep or philosophical but covers the important cornerstones of rock ‘n’ roll (and indeed life): wine, women and song. Lyrically and musically this album is perfect. The maturity of the album perhaps stems from the fact that they had been performing these songs for some time before recording them. My Rating: ****
I liked it a lot. Will likely buy this vinyl.
Very Led Zep/Stones - solid, good quality, 1970s rock. Enjoyed the faster songs with twiddly guitars, not bothered much about the slower ones.
Dull
If you like Lynyrd Skynyrd then I guess you’ll like this? I enjoyed. Great track to end on too (Free Bird). Anyone else forever associate this with Forest Gump now?
Does it get a 5 for Freebird alone? I guess so
great music, good sound just good vibes love it
"(Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd)" is the debut album by American rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. Southern rock, hard rock and blues rock. Yeah, and probably the first band I think of for southern rock. The band formed in 1964 and most of these album songs had been part of their live repertoire. The band rehearsed in a place called "Hell House" in their native Jacksonville, FL and by the time they got to the studio, producer Al Kooper stated "every note was immutable and absolutely no improvisation was allowed." Lynyrd Skynyrd was know for their guitar attack called "Three Guitar Army" consisting of Gary Rossington, Allen Collins and Ed King (also played bass). Other band members included Ronnie Van Zant (lead vocals), Billy Burns (drums) and Billy Powell (keyboards). "I Ain't the One" gets things going with that bluesy and almost grinding guitar approach. Prominent rhythm guitar by Rossington. A girl accused Van Zant of getting her pregnant but he ain't the one. "Tuesday's Gone" is almost baroque. It's melancholy for sure with the melltron strings and piano. Rossington, now on lead guitar, throws in some classic riffs. The lost of a love one. The first single was "Gimme Three Steps." The classic opening guitar riff with the rhythm guitar and drums kicking in. Based on a story in which Van Zant was dancing with another guy's girl in a bar when that guy walks in with a loaded gun and Van Zant asking for three steps before he starts shooting. The slow opening guitar chord progression begins another rock classic in "Simple Man." The chord progression speeds up for the main chorus. A great guitar solo. A deeper cut highlight on side two is "Poison Whiskey." The band shows its funky and bluesy side. Bass - great. Guitar solo -great. Piano solo - great. People drinking to forget. Even if you're album has sucked all the way up to the last song, if you're last song is "Free Bird," you might have corrected all wrongs. Still the most requested song at every show I go to. Profits in lighters mmediately went up. An organ, slow start. Those classic guitar chords. The song builds and builds until at the 5:00-minute mark, we get those ending layered guitar solos. This song never disappoints, still. This is a great album. A band and album that probably defined southern rock. It's bluesy, funky and great, great guitar. Some of the lyrics are deep and very progressive. About the only thing this album suffers from is that a lot of these songs still get way over-played is some of the establishments I may visit. Well, maybe that's my fault.
Only know this band as one of THE Boomer bands and through Free Bird. This is kind of the definition of classic rock. Much like other rock albums the slower songs really kill the momentum and enjoyment of the album (most of the time) The slower songs here aren't that bad, but I am still not a fan. It's interesting that most of their most popular songs come from this album. What is even more interesting, but not super surprising is that Free Bird isn't even their most popular song (according to Spotify.) It's Sweet Home Alabama. Makes sense since Free Bird is a 9-minute song. This is a high 3
Free Bird, more like Free Time to Go Take a Nap. Mississippi Kid, more like Miss-I-Can’t-Listen To This. Things Goin’ On, more like Nothing Goin’ On. Poison Whiskey, man, I hope it is. I Ain’t the One is already appropriately named. Gimme Three Steps, more like Let Me Take Three Steps away from this album. I’ll be here all week.
Literally half of this album is all timers. The best of the southern rock boom.
Me gustó mucho. En general el álbum es muy bueno, lo único que resaltaría de él es que tiene un closer tan, pero tan bueno, que termina eclipsando las demás canciones al punto que todo el tiempo estás pensando "Aver, cuánto me falta para Free Bird?", pues, realmente, la diferencia entre el closer y el resto es demasiada. Le pongo cuatro, pero, facilmente, un punto entero es por Free Bird.
Pretty great album, some of my all time favorites are on this record.
No review in here can beat the one saying "I kept asking for them to play 'Free Bird' and then they did". Except that contrary to this review, I would give Lynyrd Skynyrd four stars instead of two. Or maybe even four-stars-and-a-half. You have serious classics on that first side. Plus, obviously, that flying critter and its incredibe solo, closing the proceedings at the end of side B. Five stars is out of the question though. Side B is *a little* patchy (except for its closer). And that thing with the confederate flag often shown in the band's iconography (fortunately absent for the cover of this LP), along with some of the lyrics overtones, didn't exactly age well, to say the least. Southern folklore, some boomers might say. Well, when you have the full picture, you just can't fool around with certain things anymore. Fortunately, in 2023, there are ways to address "southern identity" that are not offensive anymore. Or at least not offensive in the sense of "insensitive to the plight of African-Americans". See up-and-coming bands such as Chat Pile or Wednesday, for instance, who love to show the underside of the US South, and yet still display some sort of empathy for the white trash protagonists who live there. But that's a story for another time, kiddies. Number of albums left to review: 546 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 219 (including this one) Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 105 Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more essential to me): 132
Великолепно
Five stars for Free Bird 2 stars for the rest
FREE BIRD!! Great classic rock album. 8.5/10
What a debut. As strong as it is, and closing with Freebird.
Celkem ujde. Bombový vibes a skvělá kytara. Ale zpěv to kazí Fav songa: Free Bird ale jenom solo, zpev je opet nic moc Nejmin fav songa: Poison Whiskey 7/10
A fun classic rock album, though most of the songs dragged on a bit past the point I was ready for them to be over
Loved most of this. Gimme Three Steps, Simple Man, and Freebird are terrific. Things Goin' On and Mississippi Kid are not.
A classic rock album
Un album évidemment surcoté par mon père comme vous pouvez vous en douter.
J'admets avori passé un bon moment à l'écoute de cet album, mais ça ne suffira malheureusement pas Robert, un nouveau cargo de cocaine devrait arriver à ton domicile dans la semaine.
On their debut, Lehner Skinnerd manages to sound like 3 people playing while being 6 people (7 on the cover?) in the band. Impressive. While much more authentic than the southern rock coming out of Creedence Clearwater Revival (as authentic you can get by telling the stories of hardship in the south from the point of view of some white guys), songs about guns and god just doesn't do it for me. Overall, the album just feels like one long wait until 'Free Bird' finally kicks in, and although that's a legendary track, I'm not quite sure it's worth it sitting through the first 7 songs.
Let’s for a moment do something Lynyrd Skynyrd never quite got around to doing - forget about the confederate flag. “Tuesday’s Gone” is a treat and “Simple Man” is a great tune. But the only real reason this debut album is on the list is because of its legendary closing track. Not quite enough in itself. But almost.
Solid and enjoyable. Wanted to give it 3.5 but can't and it wasn't quite good enough to round up to 4.
Great Album!
4/5
Tremendo disco de Lynyrd papá.
fav(s) - things goin on - simple man
Masterpiece
Holy cow, so many big name songs. Def in the "you have your whole life to write your first album" category. A lot of range too, not just riff-rock.
Songs 1-4 off to a good start. Songs 5-7 took a real nosedive. And then of course Free Bird and Simple Man are certified hood classics
Not my taste, but free bird and simple man are classics.
The middle of the album really falters. Love the start and the end though. May just not be for me. I used to say I was a big fan of folk, bluegrass, banjo n the likes... maybe not as much, though?
I’ve enjoyed each song I’ve heard by Lynyrd Skynyrd, but never listened to an album in full. One of my friends (who I co-host a music review show with on YouTube) went through a phase where he was very much into country rock and always encouraged me to try Skynyrd. Naturally, I ignored him because he’s an idiot. Songs I already knew: Tuesday’s Gone, Gimme Three Steps, Simple Man, Free Bird Favourites: Tuesday’s Gone, Free Bird, Things Goin’ On Much like other songs of legendary status, it’s hard to imagine a time before Free Bird. I feel this way with songs like Bohemian Rhapsody, Hey Jude, and Barbie Girl. They’re all amazing songs that feel like they’ve existed forever (hey, calm down, Barbie Girl is a banger). This album from front to back is full of amazing tracks. Free Bird is long, but keeps things different enough to never get boring. The vocals are fairly simple, but it adds a lot of charm. The general music itself isn’t too perfect like lots of modern day music. Its slight flaws in timing here and there make it feel more real and less manufactured. Overall, an amazing album. Maybe I should have listened to my friend many years ago. He is still an idiot though.
Ok
Ik blijf bij mijn standpunt dat free Bird en niet Sweet Home Alabama hun beste nummer is. Top album ! Simple man, free bird, gimme three steps, tuasday's gone. Schijven
Deze gaat goed
play some Skynyrd dude!!!
Never really been my thing but it’s hard to deny the quality on this. The upbeat songs are really fun and the ballads actually come across as sincere and are well played rather than just being cringy, unlike a LOT of rock ballads from this era. The guitar playing and vocal performances are fantastic, and the songs don’t seem to go on longer than they need to despite some pretty hefty runtimes. Not sure if/when I would revisit this but I enjoyed it a lot more than expected
The classicest of classic rock from the Southern States. I didn't hate it, but any Southern Man would love it. I was surprised to find that I didn't recognise Free Bird. I always thought it was on Forrest Gump (but perhaps that's just the solo?). Either way, the track didn't really strike me in the way I expected given its reputation as a classic. Rating: 2.5/5 Playlist track: Free Bird Date listened: 02/05/23
Pretty decent. I'd obviously heard Tuesday's Gone and Free Bird many times before, but the rest were all new to me. Most of the other tracks were alright, couple of honky tonk ones in there which didn't do it for me. Wouldn't listen to again but didn't dislike it. 3.5*
I really like the vibe of this album. Plenty of nice tracks, good song writing, nice instrumentation. Free Bird is obviously a stone-cold classic, but I really liked Tuesday's Gone as well. 3.5/5 rounded up.
I mean, free bird. 3
Oh man I love Lynyrd Skynyrd. Such a neat sound. Free Bird is like one of the best songs to play on Guitar Hero ever!
Classic album genre defining
It really doesn't get better than this for southern rock music.
I had never listened to a full Lynyrd Skynyrd album before, and I was fully ready to hate on this as generic 70s dad rock...but you know it is actually pretty great. It knows what it is and does it well, can't fault it for that. Tuesday's Gone always reminds me of the end of Dazed and Confused. Free Bird rules. Does this mean I like generic 70s dad rock better than generic 90s alt-rock?...guilty as charged.
A couple of absolute epics on this album. But 3 epics don’t make an amazing complete record . A couple of country bumpkin duds on here damper this one a bit.
Simple man is absolutely my favourite song by them. This is a great album. None of this sweet home Alabama trash.
These guys, the music that they play, it’s salt of the earth. Tuesdays gone and FREEBIRD kick ass but the whole album is a safe pick for any BBQ, swim meet, commute to work, or etc.
I didn't realize how much I enjoyed this album. Is this dad rock? Excellent guitar. Great vocals. When the keys shine, do they ever shine. Also I had no idea the singer, guitarist, and backup singer (along with other crew) all died when their chartered plane crashed in 1977 - that got me down a little wikipedia rabbit hole. Free bird is also a 10/10 track. Really love Tuesday's Gone and Simple Man too.
Leonard Skinhead, I mean…yeah that’s what I mean. This album is great for picking out a big ol bucket of bullets. I’ll be honest, I’ve never been a fan. It seems as though this is their best album because after this one, they only made one more hit song (their biggest) in their like 30 year career. So, take that for what it’s worth. The album itself has some decent things going on. I like when they use the keys and they can sink into a nice groove. Once they get all rednecky, that just ain’t the one for me. Free Bird is an epic, so I’ll give them that. Overall, some classics on this record but ultimately If I had to listen to Lynyrd again today, I’d be wishing this Tuesday was gone.
Some massive hits on this album. I have officially discovered that if you don't listen to Freebird for a very long time that it actually does become good again. An obviously talented band playing a collection of decent songs. This is definitely a good album, and if I was into Lynyrd Skynyrd's sound I'd even call it great. The highlight is the guitar work, multiple fine guitarists in this band.
I enjoyed this album.
good for the era. Free Bird is what makes it stand out.
Not what I expected, classically good rock.
Famous southern band- they had a few hits especially sweet home Alabama (not in this album though). Some good songs- hard to listen to though after knowing they fly confederate flags at their concerts.
They played Free Bird! The first half of this album is 5/5 without question. The rest is forgettable except Free Bird which is a masterpiece. I could easily listen to the A-side + Free Bird on repeat and it's peak southern rock. Some of the most recognizable Lynyrd Skynyrd songs are on this album.
Amazing!!!