(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)

With a name like Lynyrd Skynyrd, you just know that this record is going to something else. There’s only 8 songs and yet almost all of them manage to be absolute Southern bangers. Whether it is the sliding guitar, the jazzy piano, or Ronnie Van Zant’s comforting and powerful voice, this record is just an amazing blend of styles that define not only what a good rock album is, but what a good American rock album is to. The closer on this album is also one of the best closers on any album made, just how many records out there have a 4-minute guitar style at the end of an 8-minute song that still manages to get you pumped every time you hear it? This record made me feel like I was driving around my childhood home in the South with my family on a golf cart on the 4th of July, it has that classic, nostalgic, and American sound that only a couple of big acts alongside Lynyrd Skynyrd could do.

Iconic. Nothing more to say.

Tuesday's Gone, Gimme Three Steps, Simple Man, and of course Free Bird. Four out of eight tracks everyone knows and still appear in movies and tv all the time

6.4/10

Ugh, southern rock. Standard start, a decent polished sound to it all. They go on though, lyrics are uninteresting. One obviously great track can't save it at the end though. 2.5 rounded up Heard before? Some Owned: No, 106/415 (25%) Will I get: No

Good album, really enjoyed it, rich rock sound, definitely coming back to listen again. Music that fits movies. Legendary tracks — "Free Bird", "Simple Man", "Gimme Three Steps", insane. Kind of embarrassing I didn't know this was the band behind them, huge surprise, glad it's them, glad they made this. No more words needed :D

Solid debut album first half loaded with all the songs we know minus the closer "Free Bird". This band always puts me in a good mood plus some strong nostalgia for the days of growing up and becoming a man when I was working construction and getting up early every day leaving my sleeping girlfriend behind. I bought a greatest hits 2 cd album years ago and most of these songs are on it. Still a fan to this day and can recommend this one to almost everyone.

I've always had a love/hate relationship with this album. It is widely recognized as the originator of southern rock, at least by people who are too snooty to frame ABB that way and instead call them a jam band. But there's a problem with that. There were so many others developing that sound earlier. From hillbilly fiddler Charlie Daniels to British adjacent Delaney Brammlet to Leslie West taking Mississippi Queen to #1 three full years prior (yes, I know he's a New Yorker playing with Brits, but that record is absolutely the template), there really is no credibility to that assertion. Goose Creek Symphony already had three albums under their belt. Van Zant was of his time, Gearheart was ahead of his time. It was neither the first fully southern rock album (that would be The Marshall Tucker Band) or the greatest southern rock album (Fire on the Mountain). The fact that neither of these works even appear on the #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie lists are further testament to the Eurocentric foolishness of the list. Even Tres Hombres came out a few months before and was the Top's third full length. Is Listen to the Music a southern rock tune? Black Water? All that said, there is no denying how great this record is. It's all just noise that swirls around it. I can't blame Gary Rossington for the ignorance of rock "historians". Even more impressive than the singing, writing and playing is the singular vision of Ronnie Van Zant. Al Kooper produced this album but it was Ronnie's vision. To his credit, Al was confident enough to assert his opinions but also secure enough to allow Van Zant to throw him out of the studio as they recorded Simple Man in his absence. So while this again is NOT the album that invented southern rock, it probably is it's bellwether. 5 stars.

This is a great album. Four Stars.

Their debut album! Yeah they were jamming and playing live for years prior to recording this, but man that is one mean opening album. Has like 6 or 7 hits on this thing. It is just a rowdy southern blues rock and roll record.

tuesday's gone is, of course, one of the best songs ever written. i was not familiar with gimme three steps before this listen, but really enjoyed the guitar motifs — definitely a standout for me. i ain't the one is an enticing hook to the album and creates a lot of anticipation. it feels like a movie opener moment.

Tem nem o que falar desse disco, clássico irretocável de uma das banda mais fodas de todos os tempos. Só pedrada de qualidade.

I do like this album, very 1970s, it’s got that “Haight-Ashbury” vibe, not that I was their until 1987 😆🤣 🙏🏼 Free Bird, if I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me.

Also wenn der Text nicht oft so leicht grenzdebil wäre, wäre das wirklich nice zu hören

Some amazing songs and classics like Free Bird. Simple man and Tuesdays Gone are stand out new ones for me. Did get a bit lost in the rest of the album and felt very similar

lynyrd skynyrd, justo escuché algo de ellos el otro dia

Has Freebird on it, but the production is a bit thin for me.

I’m not sure that if Freebird wasn’t on here whether it would make the list: there seem to be quite a few albums like that. It was OK. But quite dated in places and I’m not sure this is really my thing. Won’t listen again

Not for me: something is uninteristing, something is too long, something is really puzzling. In particular: why the fuck you need 7 guys to play such kind of music?

Giving it a fiver. Tuesdays Gone, Simple Man, and Free Bird alone are awesome. The rest of the album is great as well. Dig the southern rock sound.

ugh, really wanted to hate this but it slaps

Profusion without confusion. This is what happens when a debut album arrives with seven years’ previous experience. Lynyrd Skynyrd had been gigging since the mid-sixties, had already made an unsuccessful attempt at recording an album and had been rejected repeatedly. By 1973 there is almost none of that first-record urge to demonstrate everything you can do before the listener loses interest. They already know who they are. To 19-year-old me, Lynyrd Skynyrd weren’t exactly the enemy. They were more like music for people who refused to cut their hair. I certainly wasn’t expecting to find this much precision, restraint and sheer judgment. “I Ain’t the One” virtually announces the method with its opening line: “Now I’ll tell you plainly what I plan to do.” Everything is placed. The drums are placed. The guitars occupy particular spaces rather than simply filling them. The solos are composed, yet the band can make the ending sound as though everybody has suddenly abandoned reason before pulling themselves back together. There’s an old aphorism that jazz is improvised music trying to sound composed and rock is composed music trying to sound improvised. This album might be the apotheosis of the second half. Its apparent spontaneity is viciously constructed. That construction never makes it airless. “Tuesday’s Gone” takes seven and a half minutes because its tempo and atmosphere deserve seven and a half minutes, not because somebody forgot to stop playing. It is spectral, spacious and remarkably unshowy. Billy Powell gets a beautiful piano part rather than a LOOK AT THE PIANIST solo. Harmonies appear because the song needs them. Strings arrive not with “look what else we can do” but “look what this deserves.” Al Kooper occasionally deposits an ugly Hammond chord exactly where an ugly Hammond chord belongs. He plays keyboards like a rhythm guitarist. “Gimme Three Steps” is even more revealing. Van Zant is telling a story about having a gun pointed at him, a situation that could quite easily have ended with him dead on a barroom floor, and the entire band treats it as an amusing occupational hazard. The song struts before he has even started singing. Van Zant is absurdly laid-back, and everybody behind him sounds equally entertained by the memory. This isn’t trauma being revisited or danger being inflated into drama. It’s band folklore: look, this is what happens when you’re Lynyrd Skynyrd. The fact that the story could have ended very badly only makes their refusal to solemnise it funnier. “Simple Man” starts to sound almost like the album explaining itself. Simplify yourself until you know who you are. Lynyrd Skynyrd have done precisely that to their music. This simplicity is not primitive. They have worked very, very, very hard to achieve it. They are Kenny Rogers’ Gambler turned into a band: knowing when to hold back, when to step forward and when to spend everything. Their Southernness is similarly unvarnished. “Things Goin’ On” is something like a political manifesto written by the Dukes of Hazzard: environmental concern, suspicion of war and technological progress, politicians detached from ordinary life and that dangerous suggestion that there are things happening which we aren’t being told about. It’s grievance rather than coherent politics — dangerous to ignore and dangerous to accept at face value. Elsewhere there’s that peculiarly Southern mixture of repentance and unashamedness: people behave badly, drink too much, run from trouble and nevertheless decline to crawl. Even the straightforward blues of “Mississippi Kid” demonstrates judgment. The whole band steps backwards. Mandolin, harmonica and guitar make something intimate out of material that hardly needs another demonstration of virtuosity. The demonstration is integration itself. Then somebody shouts “Play ‘Free Bird!’” Oh. They actually do. Hearing “Free Bird” inside this album rather than underneath fifty years of cultural baggage is revelatory. Its opening is almost apologetically restrained: spectral rhythm guitar concentrated high on the strings, selected notes left ringing, Van Zant at his most laid-back. This is the song everybody remembers as guitar excess beginning with the band refusing to show off. And then Van Zant lets them. Suddenly they get a whole single’s length of vinyl to show off in. Even at maximum density there is still profusion without confusion. The guitars blend rather than compete. The pressure seems to rise like a Shepard tone, finding another level and then another before that final chugging minute. After an album spent using their heads extraordinarily well, the band finally permit themselves some completely corporeal pleasure. The fade-out might as well say: come and see us live; we’ve got another fifteen minutes of this. Forty-three years after mentally filing Lynyrd Skynyrd under “music for people who refuse to cut their hair”, I’m giving their debut five stars without reservation. Nineteen-year-old me would have assumed I’d lost my tiny fucking mind.

Solid Southern rock album from one of the originators.

Classic rock. Mainlined right into your veins.

Pretty great!

Very surprised how much I liked this one!

No misses to be found on this on

One of the great American underdog bands, whose intense work ethic and visionary frontman helped craft a sound that would create an entire sub-genre. At least in its first iteration, these guys had no business writing these songs and playing the way they did. Naming themselves after their gym teacher was definitely insane. They did it all anyway and become actual legends. Ronnie Van Zant's soulful voice still stuns and his tragic end still shocks.

Ok... this one's getting 5 Stars because it's the band's first album and somehow there are at least 4 all-time hit songs on it. Does this mean I'm a Lynyrd Skynyrd fan? Probably not, but how many artists make this type of showing right out of the gate? Not many.

The album rocks, I saw Freebird which I know but a lot of the album is pretty good and it's a decent listen from start to finish

it is amazing to hear the studio album and wash a lifetime of horrible bar bands renditions of these classic tunes from your memory ...

I really liked this. Was pleasantly surprised. "Tuesdays gone" and "Freebird" are obviously bangers. But the whole first half of the album is really good.

Think ive listened to this before. Decent. I aint The One and Freebird obvious standouts. But rest of album is good. Good musicianship and cracking guitar 3.5

Buena

It's Deep Purple meets Deep South in this hard-rock-with-a-cowboy-hat spectacle, it's got some good and memorable songs, the tracks with Spotify stream counts in the hundreds of millions are mostly clearly tiers above the rest, but that's okay because those tracks make up like 2/3 of the album's length It's a good time

Going into this one, I wondered how much decades of overplay would affect my opinion. I already knew most of the big songs, and Lynyrd is one of those bands I've heard not only on classic rock radio countless times, but from local cover bands over the years. "Gimme Three Steps" in particular has been played to death for me. The guitar work is easily my favorite part of the album. Even when a song wasn't doing much for me, I usually found something to appreciate in the playing. "Things Goin' On" was new to me and had a cool honky-tonk feel that changed things up a little, while "Mississippi Kid" didn't work for me at all. "Poison Whiskey" was another one where I enjoyed the music more than the song itself. I've also moved away from Southern rock over the years, and I think that affected this listen. There's nothing necessarily wrong with songs like "Tuesday's Gone" or "Gimme Three Steps." I've just heard them enough that they don't have much impact on me anymore. Then came "Free Bird." Funny enough, after spending some time away from it, I really enjoyed hearing it again. The slow build into that incredible guitar-driven second half reminded me why the song became such a monster in the first place. Despite being one of the most overplayed classic rock songs ever, it was easily my favorite song on the album. I can absolutely understand why this album is considered a classic, and the musicianship deserves the praise. But as an album I'd personally want to return to regularly, it lands closer to the middle for me.

So the album starts with a song where a dude denies having fathered a child to a poor pregnant girl and it doesn’t get better. Free as a bird is aweful sound out of tune. The recording quality is awful and the band was most likely a confederate flag bunch of loser rednecks.

Americana forward rock and roll with excellent production and a naturally refined taste for the guitar solo. It ends with that quite lovely ever-lasting solo which really cements the energy of the record. It's not quite for me, a little too country and a heavy lean on the guitar to help the music stand, but I can't hate on it too much. I thought maybe there's other albums I might like better, but this seems to be a fan favorite... I guess I'm just not impressed. 2.8/5

So many hits

Another true classic!

Favorite track(s): Gimme Three Steps, Simple Man, Free Bird Heard before Previous rating: 6/10

free birb

Pretty peak. I really like Simple Man. And of course Free Bird

I thought it was great! towards the middle I felt it was dragging a bit but I think it's because I was just waiting for free bird. Every song is more than listenable though so that bumps up the score too I Ain't the One ★★★✩✩ Tuesday's Gone ★★★⯪✩ Gimme Three Steps ★★★✩✩ Simple Man ★★★★✩ Things Goin' On ★★★✩✩ Mississippi Kid ★★★✩✩ Poison Whiskey ★★★✩✩ Free Bird ★★★★⯪

First 5 in a minute. Revolutionary for the time.

4 The best kind of boomer rock. The solo on free bird is one of the rare bits of guitar wankery that actually is incredibly cool

I knew the hits, but I didn’t realize they were all on the same album! I expected this to be more red-necky, but it was great. Who does love some “Free Bird”? It’s become a joke, but that song rocks.

Classics all the way around

Great southern rock

Classic Southern Blues rock.

I really hate the saying, "They sure don't make music like they used to." But I feel like this is one of those albums where I could literally feel myself sinking into a tan shag rug carpet in a basement somewhere in middle America sans 1975 and listening to this album on a record player. There's a recorded density, canned air, that I've mostly recognized being held in suspension from albums recorded in the 70s. Listening to Simple Man while writing this review and learning about the airplane crash that halted Lynyrd Skynyrd's recording career in '77... sure is an experience and might make you cry a little. Thank that it wasn't Free Bird... Standout tracks: Gimme Three Steps, Simple Man, Poison Whiskey, and Free Bird. Definitely worth a relisten and will be keeping in my music library.

hell yeah brother

Not my vibe

*Free Bird is an all time classic *Listening to this made me realize I'm probably a bigger fan of Lynyrd Skynyrd than I though.

This was a lot of fun.

Lynyrd Skynyrd – (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) (1973) On Day 247, I experienced an absolute landmark in rock musicianship. "Free Bird" is a total classic, the second-half guitar solo crushed so hard it felt like a clinical performance. "Tuesday's Gone," "Simple Man," and "Gimme Three Steps" stood out as incredible storytelling tracks, and the album opens perfectly with "I Ain't the One." Additionally, the demo tracks "Mr. Banker" and "Down South Jukin'" from the expanded edition were low-key peak. A non-stop masterpiece of Southern rock craftsmanship. An undisputed 5/5.

It's ok, ballard heavy country rock

Lot’s of bangers on this album, especially that last one.

8 - GOOD

For dads but actually decent

own

Просто восторг, и вечные хиты, и незаезженная годнота, великолепно от корки до корки. Единственное слабое место альбома - его название. Нильсон Шмильсон был смешнее

Какой у них прикольный лор. Альбом очень классный.

Бодренько

не то, чтобы я любил реднек рок, но тут много приятных воспоминаний и отличная гитарная музыка - твердая 4ка

Very well done and cool. More experimental than I would’ve thought on some songs. Has some legendary songs on it for drunk people

I really liked this. Kings of Leon before Kings of Leon were Kings of Leon. And when they were good.

Some tracks are good some *Freebird* are overrated and too long

Three bangers and some other solid tracks

5*s for Free Bird alone

this is really my style, i should look into more of his music

230/1001 🇺🇸 I've always been more Neil Young than Skynyrd but there are some great tracks on here. It's influence in 90s acts like GnR and RHCP is clear to see whether you think thats a goid or bad thing. Best tracks: Tuesday's Gone, Simple Man, Freebird.

You hear that? It's the sound of inbred Confederate sympathy. Burn it all down.

please don't tell anyone but this wasn't that bad

A real flavor of rock that stood out for years to com.

Kinda disappointed with this one. Had high expectations but it just wasn’t my jam. Liked a few track though

amazing

Actually took me a while to spin this one, but it really blew my expectations. Simple man is such a tune! Thank you, I needed that today.

Banger after banger. Haven’t listened to this whole album straight maybe ever? But wow no skips. Some of the greatest rock guitar of all time however corny that take is

Awesome. Simple man was outstanding. Crazy that this was their debut album. Also crazy they died in a plane crash.

In a league of their own. This was very good.

Yeah pretty much perfect. The guitar is so good and the use of blues with country to make a new genre is super cool. I love this album and will listen to it many years to come

Classic Southern Rock, for sure.

I guess it shows how much my musical universe was influenced by early seasons of Supernatural, because I cannot NOT imagine "the road so far" line during most of the album. Also remembers me of the time I was writing research paper on Vietnam war while listening to a lot of the music of the period. And go without saying, Free Bird solo is one of the coolest riffs of all time

In terms of iconic songs and presenting a fully realized version of the band, this album should probably be in the conversation for top debuts of all time. "Tuesday's Gone," "Simple Man," "Gimme Three Steps," and "Free Bird" are some of the most iconic Skynyrd songs from their too brief time on the stage, and the other four tracks, though less well known, certainly highlight the strengths and rock and roll sensibilities of a group who, by this point, has spent the better part of a decade on the road figuring out just who they are. Unfortunately, the album also "highlights" what for me has always been Skynyd's biggest drawback: a complete lack of awareness for when a song has gone on for TOO long. I get it. They had a lot of talented musicians who all wanted to put their own stamp on each and every song. But sometimes less is more.

This deserves a scale of 6.

Free Bird by itself is enough to give this a 5. Add in Tuesday's Gone, Gimme Three Steps, and Simple Man, and there's no doubt.

All time classic, literally has some of the best songs of all time in there. FREE BIRD

5/10 - southern 70s rock, not as meh as I thought it would be

A fantastic album. I knew all the hits (of which there are a lot) but had never heard the whole album.

I wouldn’t say I like Lynyrd Skynyrd but it’s hard to deny that Tuesday’s Gone, Simple Man and Freebird are great songs

Skynyrd has never been a band I've listened to past the radio hits but it is hard to deny this album.

4.25 - I had to check and make sure this wasn’t a Greatest Hits album. What a debut.

Wouldn’t seek it out but also wouldn’t turn it off - obviously Free Bird is the best one.

Flinke til å spelle. Enkelte slagers, men noe langtekkelig album.

This band has to be up there in terms of music that I have most listened to in my life. I can imagine my Dad smoking a joint and drinking a 7 Ounce Miller High Life in his shop with this playing on Z93 or 96.1 as a kid. Some of these songs are among the bands most well known. Although with the exception of "Gimme Three Steps" and "Mississippi Kid" I don't think they would make my Skynyrd top 20 playlist. (I am omitting "Free Bird" because obviously it isn't on there because like the oxygen in the air it sustains us though we don't think about it unless we are deprived of.-The version on Gold & Platinum is better and was recorded at the Fox Theatre-) Just an all timer of an album from if not the best "Southern" rock band the originator of that genre. I exclude the Allman Brothers because their copy cat bands are more so the later day Jam bands and not .38 Special, Molly Hatchet, Double Trouble, Marshall Tucker, et al. This may not even be their best album. I don't know I will have to think about that. It is an abomination that Lynyrd Skynyrd only has one album on this list. 5 Lighters in the air- throwing up at Lakewood- smoking dirt weed on 1.5s- Stars!

4 stars just for free bird (and I guess Simple Man is alright as well)

Did not realize most of their hits are on this one album. Talk about coming out of the gate fully formed, this album is a vibe from beginning to end.

Can't give an album with Free Bird less than 5 baby. Not listened to a full Skynyrd album but had high expectations. The expectations were met. Varied, bluesy, ragtime, classic rock and rock. Had a great time.

Besser als gedacht!

Ich hatte erwartet, dass ich das furchtbar finde. Fand das Album aber sehr stark. Eine der größten Überraschungen in dieser Challenge bisher für mich.

Lol. LMAO even. What an insane album. Happy to check this one off the list on here. I've heard every song so many times

Some classics and memorable songs that I did not realize were by this band

The way that best part of the album is in the middle of a 9 minute song that is the end track for an album with songs that feel just as long is very funny to me. Also there's a part of simple man that reminds me of Teezus and I'm fairly sure the venn diagram of Lynyrd Skynyrd fans and underground rap fans is just two circles on opposite sides of the world

Okay. Damn. I didn’t think I’d like this album as much as I did, but there were tunes I was definitely grooving too and songs I’d like to listen to more in-depth. Also, points for this album NOT having “Sweet Home Alabama” lol

First Lynyrd Skynyrd album! Have this on CD from high school somewhere, but still need to get it on vinyl.

It is unbelievable that this is a debut album!? 10/10 start to finish and from track one it's the iconic skynard sound with blues driving guitars and creative solos. Not to mention probably the great solo of all time.

Repetitive and boring. Unadventurous, generic rock music. 2/5

The beginning of possibly the greatest rock band of the USA.

Perfectly listenable but not really my thing ... apart from Freebird which I've liked for many decades.

lo escuché mientras dibujaba, buenísimo, me da vibras a fleetwood mac, tiene esa onda, nunca me había tomado el tiempo de escuchar free bird, me parece que de igual forma tiene muchas joyitas además de esa.

Wanky self-indulgent crap.

Surprisingly creative and fresh southern rock, without the historical baggage. These are good songs, well executed. Sets the standard for southern rock that follows, for better or worse. A 4.

Did I like this? Yes. Did I realise there were racist overtones? No. Am I tired of having to lower scores in this fucking list because of shitty humans? Yes. They'd have gotten away with it if it'd been a long time ago and they'd stopped using that fucking flag. But to defend it's use? Might as well get the white hoods on stage too.

Top draw. Old Dad prog rock at it's best. A little one dimensional but it's my dimension. It is a little long in places but with masterpieces like Free Bird you can't cut it short

Good songs, good vibes. Nothing very catchy exept Free Bird tho.

Didn't realize how good this album was. This was actually my first time listening to it. Loved it.

Freeeee bird yeah! Me gustó muchísimo!!

I generally can’t stand southern rock stuff like this but I do like Simple Man and it has that song from Happy Gilmore lol

Oh shit this is pretty good so far; good instrumentals I usually don’t like jamming albums I get bored but this is pretty good Idk that it’s quite in my no skip album territory but it’s close; might have to give it a 5 on principle

Feels very much like iconic rock to me, so much of this album has influenced film and television throughout the years for good reason. For a debut to hold as many hits as this does shows that the band had something really special with a strong identity that sounds distinct and still holds up amongst all the rock that came after. Its a shame the band got hit by a freak accident. I think of what could have been but still, getting this album and the next few will have to suffice for my library.

Most of the album was just meh but Free Bird is five stars.

Classic southern country rock album. Best songs: Tuesdays Gone, Gimmie Three Steps, Simple Man, Free Bird

definitely, if there is a album to listen to from this band, it is this one. A cool southern rock record. All their best songs are on this and even the deeper cuts go hard. It's got one of the craziest openings too in terms of whatever they're tapelooping in the beginning .But good aspects of blues/southern roots, some aspects of The Band. can't go wrong.

What more can ask for from a debut album? My God did Lynyrd Skynyrd hit the ground running. I'm not sure you can classify Lynyrd Skynyrd as country. I think you more commonly see them labeled as classic rock or blues rock. But to me, this is what country sounds like when you elevate all of its best elements and add in enough ass kicking guitar solos to ride the line between rock and bluegrass.

Free Bird obviously rocks, but the rest of this album is pretty meh

Southern rock staple

A nostalgic album with plenty of hits and memorable tracks. It ebbs and flows between chill vibes and exciting moments. Overall, solid listen with many tracks that are good to go back to over and over again.

Southern Rock Great I went into this album already knowing "Free Bird," and honestly? The talent is undeniable. This is an insane debut album. The guitar work is awesome, the vocals are interesting and fun. But I can't ignore the baggage... I grew up adjacent to this type of music. My parent's never played it, nor did I, but the restaurants, friend BBQ's and hangouts, all had it. There's a part of me that loves it. But I also recognize that this band is partially responsible for popularizing the Confederate flag and its racist usage. And I really don't fuck with a lot of the South because of that. Somebody said "I can't fully reject the South. It's in my heart so I can't fully walk away from this album," and I have to agree. This album is a constant reminder of that contradiction. "I Ain't the One" – Honestly a really strong opener. Great memorable riff. Catchy vocals. The guitar solo is sick. I can't lie, I don't hate the accent. 5-6/10. "Tuesday's Gone" – Oh wow, I do know this song. Pretty good but very country. God, the solos are just so good on this album. I didn't even notice how long this song is, usually I'd get bored, but the instruments have so much variation that I don't mind. Hell, they even have a piano solo. Hard to rate this fairly because of the band's image. 6-7/10. Although in reality its probably above an 8. "Gimme Three Steps" – Fun riff start. I really love how you can hear the bass in all of these songs, it's not muddy or hidden. Pretty dancy swingy song. Pretty funny and catchy. 6/10. "Simple Man" – Great opener riff. Wow, amazing riff. Ugh, got reminded where we are with the religious talk. But the chorus is great. I've definitely heard this before somewhere. I like the premise of a mother's advice to her son. Lyrics are pretty good until "Forget your lust for the rich man's gold" comes in. Still really good. 6-7/10. "Things Goin' On" – Interesting lyrics. Huh, actually a political protest song. "Too much money spent on the moon" is pretty good commentary. Criticizing the government for spending tax money abroad and on superficial things like the space race. Did not expect this from the bars and girls band. Good criticism of the upper class. Unfortunate that their legacy is tied up to the Confederate flag because if they went this direction, there could have been some real substance. 5/10. "Mississippi Kid" – So we threw away the best thing about this band (the electric guitar)? Noooo. It's fine but too country for me. Not the biggest fan of the bluegrass feel. Def the weakest of the album so far. 3-4/10. "Poison Whiskey" – Ooooh that starting riff is nasty. Hmmmm pretty boogie song. Very much a get drunk have fun sort of thing. Lyrics pretty basic. Not quite as catchy as some of the others. Still very tight playing, band plays together incredibly well. Solid. 4-5/10. "Free Bird" – Ayyyy we made it. I actually don't have this song in my playlist, but I know I like it. It's iconic, legendary. The start you wouldn't think much of, but god it just gets you excited knowing where the song leads. The slow intro builds into something awesome. The lyrics are good too. The way it builds is almost frustrating because it's just on the edge of popping off. After 4.5 minutes we get it. Sweeeet. 8-9/10. This is one of those albums where I have to separate the music from the image. The musicianship is incredible, the songs are well-crafted, and it's insane that this is a debut album. The guitar work alone is worth the price of entry. But I can't fully embrace it. The Confederate flag association is impossible to ignore. Rating: 6.5/10

I enjoyed this album

Def great album. I love the rock/country/blues fusion. Super cool. Felt a little repetitive at the end but it still is great and I understand why it was so influential in later rock. 6.8/10

I may not care for what they represent (or are seen as representing) but Skynyrd were an excellent band and this is a great record. Freebird doesn't now thrill me quite as much as it did the first time I heard it, but at its core is a beautiful song and this album has several others too. Even the weaker tracks all add something because it is such a varied record and a really strong debut album.

creo que si no sos un hombre de cincuenta años que hace su propia cerveza en su garaje y es una figura ausente para sus hijos es dificil conectar con el estilo de este album dicho eso, que TEMAZO es free bird, enorme porcentaje de la puntuación que le pongo al album es por esa canción 6,5/10

Love the instrumentation in Poison Whiskey, but like some of the songs on the this, the lyrics aren’t really doing it for me. Overall an enjoyable album. Favorite songs: Gimme Three Steps, Things Goin’ On, Mississippi Kid, Poison Whiskey, & Free Bird.

Fire

3.2/5 Three brilliant tracks with five just good songs.

These boys were ripping in fun and emotional and skillful ways Highlights: "Tuesday's Gone", "Gimme Three Steps", "Simple Man"

Enjoyment: 9/10 Replayability: 8/10 Cohesion: 8/10 Flow/Pacing: 7/10 Artistic Merit: 7/10 Weighted Average: 8.1/10 Review: I've been a fan of Lynyrd Skynyrd my whole life, and I'm happy to finally take the time to listen to one of their albums, which turned out to be a great listen with only a few lulls. Tuesday's Gone was fun to hear on a Wednesday morning. Simple Man brings a certain peace with it. And then you hit Free Bird. Free Bird alone bumps it from a 3 to a 4, maybe even to a 5 on further review. This track somehow manages to properly build tension and anticipation for the first 5 minutes before finally releasing a 4 minute jam session of pure, rock-and-roll head banging. What a way to end an album. Liked Song(s): Tuesday's Gone, Gimme Three Steps, Simple Man, Things Goin' On, Poison Whiskey, Free Bird Disliked Song(s): Mississippi Kid Recommend? Yes Heard Before? Partly

I don't get the obsession with Free Bird.

Classic Southern Rock!!!

oh wow i didn't know these songs except for the last one, free bird. totally surprised me. not really my jam, but it's solid.

This was a great album to be stuck in a highway pile up in. Freebird is great of course but it’s somehow better in the context of the album as a whole as the closer.

Oh fuck yeah I'm rocking with this. This is cuntttt. Puss as hell. Banggg. You just might be the one Mr. Skynyrd. Weird name though. Tuesday's just coming for me. And it's never really gone tbh. Oh what this is where that guitar is from?? I really like it. Long fucking songs though. What is this rinky dink piano doing. I don't really like this one. I mean it's free bird. What can you say except rock on dude This buildup is crazy I feel like I'm being edged. This is not as hype as I remember ngl. Still pretty hype tho. Favourite: Tuesday's Gone Least favourite: Things Goin' On

My initiation into rock was this album, I can't be objective about it

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Epic debut album. Too cliched by the time I came on the scene

Is it weird that my least-favorite track from this album is Free Bird? In any event, the rest of the album is fun Southern blues rock. Not my absolute favorite, but it's good stuff. Favorite track is the one where they fully relish in the roots of their music, the song Mississippi Kid, which is, as its name indicates, Mississippi blues/country through and through.

Buen album, no me sorprendió mucho, entonces solo guardé como 1 canción, en ocasiones se tornaba demasiado alabama

Good listen, love the effects they put on the vocals. Always sounds like there are two singers in unison but I know that’s just like a splitter effect. Guitar tones were pretty neat as well, lead player can def shred.

#67 Tuesday's Gone, Gimme Three Steps, Simple Man, and Free Bird are all legendary tracks; it's amazing that they all came from the same album, let alone a debut. This is the definitive Southern Rock sound.

Who doesn't know Free Bird? What a great guitar solo. I resonated with the lyrics to Simple Man. As for the rest of the album I guess I lean towards a tick above neutral. Its alright but I probably wouldn't seek it out. These guys are weirdos for flying the confederate flag though. Free Bird carries hard.

You know how they shout "FREEBIRD" at concerts? That's this album. 8 songs and like 5 of them are all time greats. No notes. 5

Would have been a “4” if “Free Bird” wasn’t on there twice.

79

A great debut album with a great line up of songs with their anthem Freebird as an encore.

Its good

Hmmm, yes! 4.9

I am from Florida and therefore basically obligated to like this album. It's a good thing a lot of the tracks hold up, then. Side A starts off with a fairly weak track in "I Ain't The One" before giving us not one, not two, but three songs that hold legendary status in the rock canon. Side B, surprisingly, holds up in comparison with two pretty good rock tracks. "Mississippi Kid" is a straight blues song that feels slightly out of place on this album, but isn't terrible. And "Free Bird" is...well, "Free Bird". These tracks add up to a classic of an album that deserves its place in the classic rock canon. It's no Dark Side of the Moon, but it never needed to be. Are the lyrics a little dumb? Yes. Are a couple of the tracks a little weak? Yes. Is this still a classic album? Hell yes. Political stances aside, this is quite possibly the greatest Southern album ever recorded.(Most of the blues greats that gave this album it's sound came before the album era). This album is ranked #5 of 30 albums for 1973. Other 1973 albums rated by me: The Dark Side of the Moon(1/30)-5 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road(2/30)-4 Let's Get It On(4/30)-5 Band On The Run(6/30)-5 Catch a Fire(8/30)-4 Head Hunters(10/30)-4 Tres Hombres(11/30)-4 Raw Power(12/30)-4 Countdown to Ecstasy(13/30)-3 Selling England by the Pound(15/30)-4 Paris 1919(25/30)-3

It's fun. I don't seem to have the connection with it others have but at least one of the songs sounds a little too much Wonderful Tonight (I don't know which came first!) but I had a good time.

What a debut!! A timeless cornerstone of American rock history. Free Bird is legend.

a great band. Mixing country and blues and rock in absolutely their own style, combined with great songwriting and playing

My favorite song on this album is tuesday's gone and old poison whisky is sadly but with sense of humor i like it too

Some absolute rippers combined with a big serving of bluesploitation Free Bird is Free Bird Heard a lot of these before but not sure if I’ve ever heard the whole album straight thru. Tuesday’s Gone was a bit of surprise delight for me

No skips

Klassiek

It pains me to give this a 5. I really am not a fan of the redneck southern confederate rock. But this album’s good. And as much as people mock Free Bird I love that song. I love the slow build and the guitar. So good.

Enough of that now. Ok for what it is but there’s only so much heavyish guitar and whiney singing I can take in one day.

I actually really enjoyed this album especially when you can hear the bass and the piano were playing together although I do were playing something a bit more interesting because it was very repetitive. Obviously Free Bird was the best track. Overall loved it.

FREE BIRD!

It's fine.

FREEBIRDDDD!!!!!!

The controversies around this band are known. And yes it ain't pretty. But then again, the songs themselve don't espouse truly conservative ideas at all. In fact some of it is progressive. What I think happened is a band that grew up in a system that produces a people that then perpetuate certain ideas, without really thinking about them. God damn, who put that soap box here? Still love free bird for being the only legally airtight excuse for speeding that will hold up in 7 states.

classic. rock. rhythm. blues?

Perfect album.

Freebird is a jam.

song 3 was may fav gimme three steps

Not into confederacy

Déjà écouté avant. Top : Free Bird Flop : Mississippi

Is a good album before adding the masterpiece that is ‘Freebird’

Lo he escuchado a medias

absolute classic

Classic Southern rock. Pretty good live renditions. Free Bird was kind of ruined by that synthetic bird chirping sound but thankfully it wasn't the entire track.

Solid Southern classic.

Day 2: Pretty Good

Definitely a standout record. I was never a huge Synyrd fan, but have always liked "Simple Man" and (obviously) "Free Bird". I didn't realize "Tuesdays Gone" was one of their songs, but realy enjoyed. Overall a hugely impactful record, and its enjoyable to revisit with some frequency.

Free Bird is amazing, the rest is kinda mid

I understand now

I hate that I liked this. The freebird solo refuses to end and every song is somehow sweating redneck vibes.

Bell'album e mi è piaciuta soprattutto simple man

I hate pretty much every slow-tempo song on this LP

I think I audibly groaned when this album popped into my list. Classic rock overload

free bird

What a great album - all the Skynard songs I know!

I was today years old when I discovered Free Bird and Tuesday's Gone were on the same album and that they were on Skynyrd's debut album. Mind blown

Great debut album.

Was never big into these guys, always preferred the Allmann Brothers (i know its not either/or, but still) but this is a great debut. Multiple signature songs, awesome guitar playing, good mix of southern blues and hard rock. This is a really good album.

Very good stuff. The guitar riffs in Free Bird are actual perfection.

Leuke vibes

Suuuuper

How many boomer man decided to fuck up their life and break up listening to free bird?

Not for me. Free Bird is a classic but that's about it

I mean, fuck the band, and all, but that's some definitive Southern rock.

Never considered myself a huge Skynard fan, but this is the damn definition of the genre. Side note to Pete: when you come to atlanta next, I’m totally taking you guys to watch the dirt-track racing in Winder one night. It’s a spectacle and you’ll hear about half of this album from radios in the stands. I can almost guarantee you’ve never experienced anything like it, and you’re going to love it.

How many fucking guys are in this band? I Ain't The One is right - you're at least the Seven! Weirdly lush for "southern rock" it's basically just any bloated 70s rock band but the singer has a southern accent and is like always singing about whiskey. But then there will be some annoying full-on southern songs like Gimme Three Steps. Mississippi Kid is honestly fun it went southern enough that I like it again. All the interlocking guitars + bass parts are awesome. Tuesday's Gone is one of the greatest songs featured in both Happy Gilmore and Happy Gilmore 2. Free Bird is also on the album.

I like this more than I care to admit. Stuffed with hits and never really goes too far off track.

I pay particular attention to albums from 1973 because that's the year both of my parents were born. I like to get a fuller picture of what the world was like when they came into it. Unfortunately, so far it's just this album and Tubular Bells. I can only imagine my parents came out screaming. Ok but fr this was fine but boring. Unremarkable, insipid dad rock.

Good classic album, not something I would listen to regularly but wouldn’t be mad if I heard it in a public setting

Classic, album full of chart toppers, just incredible. Impossible to not sing along.

This was pretty great, which I didn't expect from the classic 'Murica, Southern Pride, confederate good-ole boys group. But the 70s were a different time, when the gaping political differences in a society on the other side of the world didn't really affect the day to day life of the rest of the world. So I guess it can just be fun, drinking Jack Daniels in the back of an old Ford 150 and blasting Skynyrd down by the river. Ultimately I take Neil Young's side though, but that doesn't mean Free Bird isn't an all time closer. Side note - why are there so many people in this band?!? They've got 7 on the album cover and 9 in the modern photos. Crazy.

Quite interesting - thx

Loved jt

Had some songs that were added to my playlist. Solid 4/5.

music is love

It was ok. I know simple man and of course the high quality rotating rat meme. Good instructionals

Points of this were a bit trudgy blues rock but overall really enjoyed it. Drums sound great and intro pleasantly weird.

Southern rock usually isn’t the first genre I reach for, but *Pronounced ’Lĕh-’nérd ’Skin-’nérd* feels like a pretty great gateway into it. The obvious standouts are “Simple Man” and, of course, “Free Bird,” two haunting and powerful tracks with guitar work that completely blows me away. The rest of the album leans further into the band’s Southern roots, with plenty of slide guitar, lively piano, and honky-tonk flavor. Those songs may not reach the same heights as the classics, but they’re still enjoyable and give the album plenty of personality. Overall, this was a solid listen, and I can definitely see myself coming back for the big tracks.

classic album

yikes for having this on the list

Intro made me wanna buy 'bama season tickets. Tuesday's gone a bit bland. 3rd track has a very nice riff but it reminds me of another song 4th track: saloon ahh song. Mississippi kid: 2nd amendment moment Poison whiskey:ok Free bird: legendary buildup Mister banker: very efficient, guitarist going crazy and I love it All in all some good tracks but a bit boring and too American for my european palate although the immersion was appreciated and provides a more valuable experience.

not a big fan but i appreciate the discovery

It was okay, but nothing groundbreaking. A real 3. Free bird almost rounds it up to a 4 on its own, but I feel it is not enough.

The music is great, the lyrics are not. Their biggest hits are about a guy who refuses to commit (Freebird), and a Neil Young diss track (not on this record). Southern Rock doesn't exist without Lynyrd Skynyrd.

The classic of classic rock

Can we please agree that this record rules and should have been the only Lynyrd Skynyrd album. Damn what a banger. Simple Man.

One of my most abiding musical memories is catching this band playing Free Bird on the Old Grey Whistle Test in 1975. Didn’t know the first thing about them prior to that (and know little of them since) but I was totally captivated by Allen Collins extended guitar solo. No recording facilities back then so that performance was lost apart from sporadic repeats. But I always remembered that performance and it made a lasting impression on me. Fortunately the recording is now available in 4k on YouTube so I have now enjoyed and relived the performance countless times including today. As good as this album version is the live performance is so much better. The studio version suffers from a very harsh fade out which is why the live versions are far superior. Unfortunately the rest of this album does not move me like that one track and that also goes for their other albums. But the guitar work on Free Bird, lead, slide and bass combine to make one of the best guitar solos ever and that track alone make this album 5 star. 5/5 9/7/26

Freebird!!

I like free bird…

Ah so that's what Free Bird sounds like! Thought this was good enough as 70s rock goes.

OMG - beyond unlistenable, just a horrible, horrible one star. Tom.

Rips like you would not believe. 8 song album, of those 3 are some of the greatest songs ever written. I.e Free Bird, Tuesdays Gone, and Simple Man. The other 5 could be top songs on any other albums. The foundation of Southern Rock.

I’ve never listened to the entire album before, but I’ll be playing “Free Bird” for the rest of my life obviously (First time I heard it would be from six feet under) The only other standout for me was Mr. Banker. A nice change of pace from the rest of the album, which after a while started blending together for me

thank god you came up with this one because it’s one of the greatest masterpieces ive ever listened to like…

I liked it, some gems on here

Hard to separate the music from the performers. So I won’t. Take your confederate flag and shove it up your arse.

Blues country rock with a side of racism? No thanks. You can meme on shouting “freebird” all you want but it’s still a crap song sung by confederate sympathisers.

No es mi tipo de música pero me gusta la portada del álbum y el nombre de la banda

Love me some good guitar riffs <3

got some all time monster songs. Hilarious that Ronnie was such a tyrant with no improvisation etc. I remember when that three guitar attack was peak. Now I prefer whipping post of course, but this all has its place, it's a good album.

This gets 2 stars for "Tuesday's Gone" alone, which does everything I need from a song. Everything else is just 70s white guy blues-adjacent boogie: what is "Southern" about this? "Three Steps" is overrated, but not nearly as much as "Free Bird" which is slightly better. But really, the long weak solo to close?

Stereotypical macho white Southern rock, yes. And their lyrics are often cringe. But this album is also pretty great. Their bluesy rock is so crunchy and it just rocks. “Simple Man” is hard to fault and “Gimme Three Steps” is a gem of a story song. “Free Bird” can be annoying, but only because it is emblazoned in our psyches. There’s a reason for its ubiquity.

Ehh I didn't really get much from this. I know Free Bird is legendary, but, the southern rock didn't do it for me here.

4 classics, 4 stars

Sound

very hunkadoorie vibes. Sounded fine but nothing too special really my jam

I liked this album way more than I expected. I knew several of these songs, and they're really good. But considering that most of the time the song they're associated with is sweet home Alabama which just gets old real quick. But this album just had hit after hit.

Normally I’m not a fan of good ol’ boy music but this album slaps. “Simple Man” has been a favorite for a long time, and “Freebird” belongs in the annals of rock and roll history.

It's hard not to love this. I don't want to, I'm certainly not a fan of the politics, but the music is too good.

Pleasantly surprised by this one.

1. I Ain't The One - Blues Rock cliches galore, with some annoying squealing vocal tones. But could be worse. 2. Tuesday's Gone - Keyboard sound is a bit weird, and emphasizes the larmoyance of the lead singer's voice. And "Gone With The Wind" - did that work back then? Too long. 3. Gimme Three Steps - Finally a good riffage intro. Chuck Berry knew better. 4. Simple Man - Ode to Good Ol' Boy. Meh. 5. Things Goin' On - Oompah Honkytonk. Not the worst though. 6. Mississippi Kid - Slide guitar & harmonica filler. 7. Poison Whiskey - My favorite this far. 8. Free Bird - One of these songs that are so entrenched in pop culture that it seems impossible to judge it without bias. It seems fun enough.

One of the best debut albums of all times. 10/10 no notes.

Let's ignore the modern day images. It's perfect

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its good, so far I'm not sure if it's my vibe, but it does remind me of Supernatural. I like Tuesdays Gone. I'm pretty sure some of these songs were in Supernatural Overall, not my vibe, but good album, I wouldn't judge someone if they had this in their top 10

True classic album.

Murica

Favorite Track: Simple Man

Buenardo, rolones muy top

Stone cold classic Southern rock

Two words. Free bird!

Verassend leuk album. Ik kan hier wel een beetje op viben.

Het enige album van deze Americanamakers in de lijst. Of Zuidelijke Rock, beter gezegd. Vernoemd naar de gymleraar van de club (ik krijg ineens zin om een coverbandje van De Dijk op te richten, genaamd 'ZeeDijk'). Puike bluesrock op dit (uiteraard) debuutalbum. Voor zover ik kan overzien, zijn er verder geen controverses bij deze plaat (de Zuidelijke staten, altijd verdacht), dus genieten maar.

Het album schotelt gelijk wat powerrock voor. Ik krijg direct zin in de rest. Maar Lynyrd is veelzijdig, dus ik krijg daarna wat rustiger werk, ook gelijk als introductie van de lange-lettergrepenterreur. Zoals bekend, trekt dan al snel mijn energie weg. Net als bij typische amerikaanse klanken. Want als de plaat virtueel is omgedraaid, laten ze het me weten ook. Deze band komt uit Amerika. Maar ook Amerikanen kunnen veranderen. Dat doen ze 5 minuten voor het einde. Het tempo komt er in, en de instrumenten krijgen het woord. Eén bak energie. Dat had ik graag een heel album gehoord.

De trouwe lezer kent inmiddels mijn voorkeur voor zang in harmonie, zoals we wel kennen van the Eagles. Maar als je gitaarsolo's in harmonie gaat doen, dan kun je me opvegen. En dan mag een nummer ook gerust bijna 10 minuten duren. Wat zeg ik, het is bijna jammer dat Free Bird na een minuut of 9 uitfade. Verder mogen we nog genieten van wat klassiekers als Gimme Three Steps en Simple Man. Gek genoeg zijn dat ook van die nummers waar ik de tekst van ken. Het zijn allemaal geen ingewikkelde teksten. Als het in het NLs was, dan hadden we geroepen dat het rijmelarij van likmevestje was. Working man's blues dit. Maar nu smullen we hiervan. Jullie weten genoeg, dit worden 5 hele dikke sterren!

Freebird blows, but otherwise a solid album. Good to hear stuff beyond the hits.

Free bird makes this an auto 4

It's undeniably a classic for Tuesday's Gone and Free Bird alone, but I really enjoyed this more than expected. They perfected the Southern Rock sound and I think this has their best and most timeless work. Top Songs: Tuesday's Gone, Simple Man, Free Bird

5 - mastapiece

Ah, I see we've stumbled upon the corner of country music that I don't like: the American Roots Rock corner. Whilst listening to this album, I'm plagued with visions of the American flag, bald eagles, tubby red-necks with sun-damaged shoulders and vomit-inducing facial hair, the word "FREEDOM", cheap and shit beer, incest, and geriatric wannabe-rockstars. That is the demographic for this album in my view, which, I'm sure, is why pronunciation instructions are needed.

Painful in places and at best innocuous. Not my bag.

Fav songs: i ain't the one, tuesday's gone, free bird

Not exactly my cup of tea

Good old classic rock.

Berenjena

Actually pretty great!

Underrated band

My dad played this one a lot growing up, but this was my first listen with my full attention on it and I enjoyed it as I expected. Tuesday's Gone, Gimme Three Steps, Simple Man, and Free Bird are very easily classic rock songs that alone propel this record into an incredible debut. Insane solo on Free bird and the absolutely beautiful lyrics of Simple Man are definitely the highlights for me. The other track on here though are still great songs like Things Goin' On. Ronnie's southern accent really adds to the vocal delivery here and it alongside the guitar give Lynyrd Skynyrd their signature sound. Just a very cohesive album that gets right to the punch and is holds that energy throughout. Another great rock band that found their sound early and went on to refine it further.

How ambitious do you have to be to put Free Bird on an LP? Unbelievable you red neck basterds .

hell yeah

Not me

very boring

Better than I was expecting, it felt ahead of its time. Will give this another spin for sure.

Free Bird is obviously a 5/5, but I feel like the rest of the album is more of a 4/5 than a straight 5/5. A great listen anyhow.

It simply rocks too hard

Good songs very groovy album. Opens great with "I ain't the one". Second song "Tuesday's gone is super recognizable. Then the upbeat classic give me three steps is next, super catchy. This album is full of heavy hitters.

A bunch of stone cold classics to help you get over the fact that these guys fans suck 8/10

Surprised I knew so many songs on the album before listening. Iconic. Free Bird

Oh god help me I’m not gonna give Skynard a one star review. If there’s anything vaguely listenable this band has produced, it is on this album. Tuesday’s Gone, Simple Man, even mother fucking Freebird for christ’s sake. It’s pretty much the beginning and end of true southern rock. Fuuuuuxk…I’m gonna give it a threeeeee!!! What has this list bought me to?!

All those annoying southern rock songs from the classic rock stations compiled in one place . . . for me to poop on!

Genuinely just a fun album to listen to. I originally didn’t know if I’d like the southern rock genre but this was just plain good vibes and funny lyricism that wasn’t obnoxious in the slightest. And don’t get my started on Free Bird. Of course it’s a banger everyone knows but taking the time to appreciate it after all the other songs for its full runtime is just so amazing.

Love the guitar and the vibe but it’s a bit too country for me in some parts but other than that great album 3.2/5

wird nicht langweilig! und einfach so schön zu einem sommertag, der ein bisschen unbeschrieben ist. gibt so einen drive zum banalen

Southern fried swamp rock and blues! Pretty impressive debut. I'd never heard "Simple Man" but it was a standout for me. It's become a bit of a cliché, but "Free Bird" is still an absolute killer album closer.

Great vibes! Wasn't sure at the start, but recognised a few on there! Ends with Free Bird of course. Great summer vibey album.

Not bad as far as Southern Fried Rock goes. Some good guitar licks and reasonable tunes, although the lyrics didn’t always do it for me, and things tended to drag a bit towards the end……..

If you like southern rock/country you’re gonna love this out. Is very much the sound of itself during the air when this was made.

Simple man and free bird are such masterpieces

8 / 10

Some great songs in here, but I really don't think I'd come back to this one. Just listen to the hits and skip the rest. Favorite Songs: Gimme Three Steps, Free Bird

This is a conundrum. The highs on this album are very high. Gimme Three Steps, Freebird, Tuesday's Gone, and Simple Man are all classic rock staples. Meanwhile, the non-hits on this album are, understandably, all at a lower level than these tracks. Their decent enough songs, just not at the level of the other four. This means we sit with an album half full of great tracks, while the other half is decidedly average. Naturally this might suggest 4 stars but truthfully, I am stuck between 4 and 5. Thus, my problem. Ultimately, whenever I am in this situation, I look for something to push me over the edge in one direction or the other. For LS, its actually two things: 1. This is their debut album, and coming out of the gates with something like this is amazing. 2. Free Bird is one of the top 10 or 20 songs of the decade. Given this, I'm moving this up to a 5. An incredible album, especially as a debut.

Good album!