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i didnt like the style so much, but thats just me
A genuinely great Southern rock debut, which makes it all the more annoying to rate. Eight songs. Four of them stone cold classics. "Simple Man" is wise, warm, and timeless motherly advice wrapped in a gorgeous guitar melody — the kind of song that makes you briefly forget everything you know about the people who made it. "Free Bird" closes the album with nine minutes of escalating guitar heroics that somehow never overstays its welcome, which is more than can be said for the ideology the band would later wave around on a flag. Producer Al Kooper believed so little in "Simple Man" that Van Zant physically escorted him to his car and told him to stay there while they recorded it. This is the most correct creative decision anyone made in 1973, and also a useful metaphor for how to handle opinions you disagree with. Gary Rossington celebrated the iconic cover photo by immediately vomiting on the sidewalk. Honestly, the most relatable moment in the band's entire career. 2 out of 5. Three stars cheerfully awarded to the music itself, which didn't ask for any of this. Two immediately reclaimed on behalf of a flag that should have stayed in the history books.
Tämä oli kyllä huikea. Monipuolista, ja kokeilevaa.
Nyt oli hieno levy! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Huhhuh, olipahan hyvä. 73 vuoden albumiksi oli kyllä paljon eri genrerajoilla leikittelyä ja tyylittelyä! Loistavia biisejä.
im shit at rating and don't know the right words to express my feelings so beware!!! "i ain't the one" i wasn't really catching the vibe so i skipped it 2 mins in. 6/10 "tuesday's gone" a VERY long song, though i'm not complaining bc i really enjoyed listening to it :) 8.5/10 "gimme three steps" would prob like this more if i was energized and starting the day. 7.8/10 "simple man" love it, very much like its title, simple yet nice to listen to. 8.7/10 "things goin' on" i like how calm it sounds, though i wouldn't say i'd willingly search it up and listen to it. 7.6/10 "mississippi kid" it sounds country and i sorta don't like country heh sorry. 6.3/10 "poison whiskey" again not catching the vibe hehe, tho i think i would listen if i felt a bit more exploring ykyk iykwim. 6.8/10 "free bird" like it, especially somewhere around the ending. 7.2/10 fav: tuesday's gone least fav: i ain't the one overall rating of album: 8.2/10
Free bird is so annoying and ruined this entire band for me so thank you us hockey
Pronounced GREAT RECORD
I’m actually quite interested in giving this a listen. It isn’t anything I’d usually put on, not that what I’ve heard it’s bad, it’s just somewhat forgettable beyond the memes. I ain’t the one was a decent way to start off this album. I loved going into Tuesdays Gone which was super soulful, very pretty music. It was long, but it had a lot of lovely bits in it. Gimmie three steps was slightly basic, but not bad in any way. I quite liked simple man, but a lot of these tracks are starting to sound the same. Poison whiskey was a bit of a bop. Do I really need to say anything about free bird? It was way too long (I didn’t realize it was that long before), but it’s a classic. The extended guitar solo is just so much fun. A solid album for #169 3.5/5 ⭐️ 169/1089
Sub Allman Brothers Southern blues-boogie full of simple, manly men thinkin' 'bout guns an' whiskey an' movin' on down the line because o' their woman. You're not about to hear anything you haven't heard elsewhere. Even "Free Bird" - the magnum opus - recycles the whole "don't tie me down, woman, don't fence me in" stuff that countless country songs have tried. Think Merle Haggard or Conway Twitty with flash guitar solos.
Grumpy goths
I like it very much; Freebird may be a joke today but obviously for a reason; it's a good song. I'm torn between 4 and 5, but as I reserve 5 stars for my all time greats this is a very good 4.
Stay outta my way / Or you'll pay / Listen to what I say. I felt that.
вообще неотличимый рок(нрол?), даже фри бёрд вообще не запомнила…
As far as hard rock goes, this has theatrics but relatively little drama. Would have been good music to make out in your car to in the 70s – no wonder boomers are so obsessed with themselves. Gets 3 stars because it features all of this band’s actually good songs.
Some great tracks and classic tunes.
Enjoyed this, had a CCR feel which is hardly surprising. Just too long!
This is a pretty important one for me. I guess. My Danpa (my grandfather whose name is Danny, who we collectively refer to with the affectionate title “Danpa”)’s favorite song of all time is “Simple Man,” and I have surprisingly deep roots in the south. Now, I also know what this band represents to many people, that being oppression. And, in more humorous cases, incest. And while I’m reluctant to put that aside for the sake of enjoyment, especially because of their open use of the confederate flag, I think it’s fair to at least factor SOME level of general base-level enjoyment in. Because it’s not like this is an awful album, and it’s certainly not like it openly advocates for any kind of oppression, rather it stands as part of oppression’s shadow. It’s because of this that songs such as “Things Goin’ On” and “Mississippi Kid” ring so hollow even while the rest of the album hits hard. Opener “I Ain’t The One” is fantastic, “Simple Man” is obviously incredible and has an aforementioned level of sentimentality for me, “Poison Whiskey” is real cool, and “Free Bird” is a clear and obvious landmark of good music. It’s the perfect closer that this pretty good album does not deserve. And then… that’s it. It’s pretty awesome. I like the album. 8.2/10
Day 307 Amazing album. Highlights Tuesdays Gone Simple Man Free Bird
Overall I found this quite boring and mostly just wanted a lot of the songs to end. Simple Man was the highlight, and obviously Free Bird is a classic.
Me aburrió. Genuinamente no entiendo por qué está. No destaca en nada realmente.
AWSOME
Pretty great
This was a very relaxing rock album.
I have nothing insightful to say about Lynyrd Skynyrd. But then, neither do they.
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4/10 Knowing the name Lynyrd Skynyrd, as well as a couple of their bigger hits (although more in passing than with any level of depth), I was hoping for something that would send me down a rabbit hole and inspire some affection for southern rock, a genre that I have no real connection to. From the off, there was at least a bit of interest piqued by the swagger and attitude of the band. They seem a tight unit with a decent level of groove to their playing and, while Ronnie Van Zant isn’t a great singer, he does at least have a bit of grit and charm to his delivery. Unfortunately, it didn’t take long before that initial interest started to fade. For much of the album, they come up with a chord structure, or riff, largely based around standard blues progressions, and then just stick with that for the entire duration of a song, with riffs often just endlessly repeating. And they don’t like short songs either. Boy, oh boy do they like to drag things on. It’s not that any of it is overtly bad. The performances are good, and they have a decent groove as a group, but ultimately, it all felt rather bland and lacking in the requisite charisma to really hook me in. Even the soloing felt uninspiring, like they would pick a riff within a solo and overplay it, before switching to another and overplaying that one too. There’s a bit in Free Bird where the guitar solo is two notes played for ages, and frankly, when a guitar solo doesn’t engage, it gets boring very, very quickly. I was toying with a slightly higher rating for this, because I didn’t actively dislike it, but ultimately, I came off the back of the record feeling… more or less nothing. Which is why I ended up where I did. A meh score for a meh experience. I Ain't The One - A cool swaggering southern rock start. It’s got some decent hooks and a cool attitude, but the underlying musical structure and main riff does become a bit repetitive after a while. There’s a decent groove to it and the mix of guitar lines work reasonably well. It’s a decent enough kick-off, but it’s not really grabbed hold of me just yet. Tuesday's Gone - On to a ballad now that’s quite meandering and is definitely way, way too long. I decided I’d about had enough of this and then realised I was only half way through. It’s quite a basic track that’s cheesy and fairly bland, not offering much in the way of development despite its length. It feels like Bob Burns was trying to inject as much drive as he could with his drums, but this just drags on and on and on. Boring. Gimme Three Steps - Back to something with a bit of swagger again, but it is another that’s decent but doesn’t set one’s pants on fire. In fact, it kind of sounds like the kind of song that Hells Angels would line dance to. It’s ok, I guess, but it’s quite repetitive and basic without offering much development or depth. Cool enough riffs, but over-used and nothing particularly standout or charismatic about any of the performances either. Simple Man - Simple Man, simple song. The same three chords the whole way through a six minute song. Yes, they change the intensity of the presentation during the chorus but boy, oh boy, does this get old fast. It’s slightly too slow paced and the relentlessness of the band playing essentially the same thing round and round for so long just doesn’t inspire me at all. I don’t think Ronnie Van Zant is a particularly good singer either. He’s not bad, per se, he’s just pretty average, and a song like this when the focus is intended to be more on the vocal, he sounds fairly exposed. Things Goin' On - There’s a bit more range to this with the use of different instruments through different sections, but the underlying structure is still very basic and repetitive. It’s also quite rhythmically stilted and that honky-tonk piano is way too loud. It just feels a bit blues-rock by numbers, and the fairly bland soloing doesn’t help it that much either. I’m really struggling to find much to hold on to here thus far, to be honest. Mississippi Kid - I quite like the effect given by the three guitars here. I love a bit of old-school delta blues, and this recalls something of that sound, but I’m not quite buying what they’re selling in the same way as those old school blues players. It is a touch on the repetitive side, but that kind of works for this and it’s not excessively long, so that works in its favour. It’s not bad though and it’s probably my favourite track on the record so far. Poison Whiskey - This is a pretty cool riff and that swagger connects a bit better here. I think the vocal has the right amount of slur and attitude to it too. Again, thert=e’s just too much repetition of the cadence of the central musical theme here, which makes it tire quite quickly, but as with the last track, at least it’s short so it doesn’t drag things too far. The piano solo is pretty cool though. Free Bird - The same chord structure for 9 minutes? Yay! Again, I feel like the vocal feels a bit exposed, the repetition drags it down, and it’s too slow and drudging. It must be boring as fuck to be a non-soloing player in this band. It gets way better half way through when they pick up the pace, with improved rhythm, drive and intensity, but just when it starts to get good, they open the floor to a widdly and uninspiring guitar solo. Good god, it’s a boring solo. Stop repeating yourself so much! How on god’s green earth this was voted the 3rd greatest guitar solo of all time, I’ll never know.
A lot of the songs were very long and many of them felt similar. I wouldn't listen again, but overall not a bad album
Funky southern rock. Not a bad track on the album. All quite similar in vibe.3.75 rounded to 4*
Plays like a greatest hits.
I actually quite enjoyed this in places, but one star for racists.
Really good, all culminates into freeee biiiirrrrrdddd
Pure classic
Loved this album
7/10 Overall good playing, but nothing ground breaking for me. However, Free Bird singlehandedly elevated rating one level higher XD
Southern rock starts here. I have come to realise that this music hits me somewhere deep and the more I listen to this the more I feel it. In the 90s US classic rock radio would routinely have Freebird as the greatest rock song of all time. Alternating with Stairway to Heaven and Bohemian Rhapsody. Every track is killer though
Big sound, solid vocals and a mixture of country with rock- especially in the toe tapping good ‘gimme three steps’ and then to top it off an absolute class power ballad in ‘free bird’ It packed something but I can’t quite put my finger on what! Overall though a Solid album. Best track- ‘gimme three steps’ Worst track- ‘poison whiskey’ Solid 7/10
Lynyrd Skynrd Chugging along hillbilly rock n roll. Hard to resist but also, what the all the confederate flag racism bollocks, hard to truly love. The languid style hides the note perfect precision - a bit of an alabama Dire Straits. Still, I enjoyed it as a kid and I enjoyed again on my revisit. Best Track - always has to be Freebird Worst Track - Gimme Three Steps 7.5/10
Good at what it’s doing, not necessarily my Jam
You know her, you love her - it's free bird baby. Everything else was fine too. 6/10
I didn’t know that they were really problematic, and I’m not going to give a real rating out of principle. But I’ll say this - the racists can make music.
I Ain’t the One to tell you this, as I’m just a Simple Man, but Gimme Three Steps and I’ll be a Free Bird to tell you whatever you want about this album.
4/5
Free Bird. That’s all that needs to be said about this one. This is the album with “Free Bird” on it. Any kid like me who grew up playing Guitar Hero probably know 2 songs more than anything else in the world. Those songs being “Free Bird” and “Through the Fire and Flames”. It’s just, the perfect song. Nothing I could possibly say about it hasn’t been said about it before. I can’t contribute anything new, so I’ll just say that it remains fresh for the entire long length of the song. Then, when you get to about the 4:20 mark in the song, the magic happens. The last couple of minutes of that song are some of my favorite in all of music. All that being said though, it’s not even the only good song on the album. The entire album is good. Don’t mistake it though,”Free Bird” is my favorite. I’d be crazy to say otherwise and be that guy. Southern Rock is such a weird genre to me. It’s one of the closest to Country music, but is also super far removed from being remotely Country at all, if that makes any amount of sense. I genuinely despise most Country music, but have an affinity for most Sourhern Rock/Blues, which has always made no sense to me. This album sounds very rednecky and about the most Southern thing you could imagine, but god damn is it good. Absolutely tragic that the entire band is dead. That plane crash really fucked up the entire band. We can only imagine the lasting impact they would have if they were around longer. But man, does it just creep me out looking at the album cover now knowing they’re all gone, and most of them WAY too soon at that. Besides that, it’s a really cool cover. Another iconic one. This album has a perfect blend of ballads, rockers, and a few filler songs in between that are all still very good. I actually forgot that “Tuesday’s Gone” was a Lynyrd Skynyrd song, but it’s also iconic. As is “Simple Man”. The guitar playing on this album is so unmistakably Southern, as well as the singing, but god damn do I love it. I really do. I can’t find fault in this album enough to give it a 4. The riffs are too righteous. 3 iconic songs, including Free Bird. Yeah man, it’s going to be another 5 for me. I’d listen to this entire album any time, including the weaker entries like “Mississippi Kid” and “Poison Whiskey”. They’re at the bare minimum catchy, and when the ladder bleeds into “Free Bird”, I’m filled with bliss. This is a great album and I’m glad it’s on here.
Oh yeah I love Lynyrd Skynyrd (pronouncing it totally wrong) They played the Happy Gilmore song……. And Free Bird……….
i cant really believe this is a real band and i also cant believe they're this old
Its fine
I love this album. I am conflicted about their use of the confederate flag but hear that some of their songs are actually quite progressive. Five stars (unless I learn that they are horrible human beings.)
"Free bird" is a classic song, very effective. The rest of the album is what I imagine truck drivers listening. 2.5 / 5
Деревянный пикап на скорости. Как бы странно и невежественно бы ни было - мне не понравилось. И нет я с удовольствием послушал альбом, в особенности вторую половину. Альбом - кладезь легендарных и всем известных треков, таких как free bird и down south jukin`. Думаю процентов 90 людей включая меня даже не подозревали, что эти песни принадлежат одному альбому одной группы. Отдельно эти песни - чрезвычайно драйвовые и бешеные. Весь альбом - наверное не переслушаю никогда. Итоговая оценка 3,5/10, имея ввиду альбом!!!
No lo escuché entero porque se murió el Indio, pero bueno, igual no me gustaba tanto, no es mi estilo.
3 top songs and the rest is pretty fun. 3.7 out of 5.
All of Skynyrd 's best songs are here. ALL OF THEM
3.5 favs: simple man, things goin' on
030626 9:50 3.5
There was a period that I found these guys pretty solid. Strong to quite strong. This is a pretty full effort too. This one’s original lineup for sure. When was their incident? Some of it sounds pretty damn good; some of it’s dime-store Allmans. It’s a 3 & 1/2
6.3.26 General Thoughts: Really great rock album. Vibes are driving with windows down hair in the wind but the truck is a little muddy. Feeling closer to my southern roots baby. Favorite Song: I Ain't The One Rating: 4.5/5
Date of listen : 2nd June, 2026. First impression: pretty cool. some nice guitar riffs, and a wide range of styles. However, another listen is most likely needed, so I can get to know the songs more (and possibly find a favourite)
Really enjoyed this
Hey y’all, this was alright you know.
For most of the album there is a tug of war between the Deep South twang and good old rock n roll and thankfully it is the latter that shines through. Then you get to Free Bird and the album is instantly elevated.
As an album it’s kinda hard to fathom how the general averageness of the opening 7 songs equate to the absolute majesty of track 8. 2+2=20 or something like that.
These albums make it hard at times to separate the art from the artist and the legacy of their work. The track I've taken is to just rate the music. On that front this is a 5/5 album. That said - racists can fuck right off. 5/5
Pretty good! This might actually be a case where I liked the lesser known songs more than the famous ones. Thought I have to say, when the double time section comes in on Free Bird, it's pretty exciting (even though that guitar solo is a meme now). " I ain't the one," "gimme three steps," "things goin' on," and "poison whiskey" were all fairly enjoyable for me. Several songs on this album used a standard blues format but had novel instrumentation to keep it interesting. The band was really solid as well; the guitar player obviously has serious skill, and I appreciated that the bass was also somewhat on the forefront, which is rare for this style of music
Lynyrd Skynyrd -- kind of complicated for me, because they started getting popular shortly after we moved to Jacksonville, which is where they were from, and since I wasn't from Jacksonville, and kind of rebelled against the Southern culture there, I likewise rebelled against the band, who were clearly a Southern (and specifically Jacksonville) band, and very popular in the South, and especially in their home town (played on the radio a lot, for example). Once I left Jacksonville, of course, it was easier to like Lynyrd Skynyrd, and even get a little nostalgic about them (and Jacksonville). Anyway, turning to the 8 songs on the album: I mainly knew 3: Tuesday's Gone, Gimme Three Steps, and, of course, Free Bird. The other 5 songs, like Tuesday and Three Steps are solid, but not exceptional, and so I think it would be easy to say I couldn't go higher than a 3 for the album, without Free Bird. probably no more than a 3 for the album. Free Bird, though -- even though I've heard it MANY times (100? 200?) -- really is exceptional, in spite of this (and despite becoming a stupid joke at concerts). So the difficult question is: is Free Bird enough to pull the whole album up to 4? Kind of makes me wish I could hear the whole thing for the first time. It really feels like a toss-up for me, between a high 3 and a low 4. Which one would I come to regret more? (lol) I think I'll stick with a high 3, but it's very close.
it's a solid album, but my enjoyment is tainted by the assocation with bigoted old white men in dingy bars. In a vacuum, I might give it 4 stars. But there's too much weighing on it. For that reason, I enjoy the tracks that haven't gotten as much radio play The sound is well rehearsed, the lyrics are poignant and simple. I like the doubled guitars
Good, and I enjoyed things like Simple Man and Tuesday's Gone, but a lot of the songs feel excessively long guitar odysseys.
Pro-Confederate imagery (which is bad) aside, Lynyrd Skynyrd rocks. Tuesday's Gone, Simple Man, Gimme Three Steps, and Free Bird on the same album?!?! Nasty work.
If this list were of 100 albums then this would make the list. For most bands, this is a greatest hits album, while for Skynyrd this was only the opening salvo. The first four songs are classics and the rest isn’t bad at all either. It’s almost unfair to put Simple Man and Tuesday’s Gone between Gimme Three Steps. One of the most misunderstood bands ever, as they are not the Rebel Flag waving group they became later. They have anti-handgun songs, environmental songs, and anti-racist tracks as well. They probably should have another album in here too. There’s not a bad song on here.
Free bird is great Most songs were too long tbh
So many southern rock classics on this album.
Holy fuck what an album. I had only heard half the songs but that's because half the songs are CLASSICS.
yawnnnnnnn i hate this kinda rock sorry
Man what a blast to listen to. ‘Gimme three steps’ is one of the most positive surprises I’ve heard in this list so far. Great fun, it really places you around a big ol’ American barbecue with a ton of friends. 5/5
A fantastic first album from arguably the most recognizable Southern Rock band out there. This album has a lot of depth, which was unexpected on my end. Moving ballads, hard-rocking epics, and fun bluesy story-heavy songs all have their place on here. Even more impressive is how well it all comes together. Nothing feels out of sorts, and every song is good or *better.* The vocals, keys, guitar, drums, bass, everything is ridiculously well done for these guys who were still quite young at this point. They're certainly not virtuosos, but they're damn good and the fact that they wrote up this music as well obviates why they became popular. Normally I reserve 5 stars for something everyone can enjoy, and I do feel that Southern Rock can be a pit polarizing — if you don't like the iconic sounds that characterize it, you're just not going to enjoy them. But I would wholeheartedly recommend the entirety of this album to anyone curious about the band or genre.
Great album, very pleasantly surprised. Knew the hits already, but enjoyed it from start to finish.
An American classic. Simple man and freebird are amazing songs.
4/10, todo el álbum muy monótono. Temas MUY largos (9 mins!!) y todo mismo ritmo, me dio mucho sueño. Siento que no sobresalió ninguno
Most American thing I’ve heard in a long time
Mostly enjoyed this, but got a little tired of the sound for a bit in the middle. No stand out faves I didn’t already know.
too country for me
I didn't like Mississipi kid, but the rest are just too good. An insane debut album, gonna go rewatch Dazed and Confused
The definition of a really solid album. There were a couple of songs I didn't really care for like Mississippi Kid or Poison Whiskey but the rest of the album is really good. I've always just been so-so on Tuesday's Gone, but Gimme Three Steps is fun, Simple Man rips, and Free Bird is Free Bird. I've reached a point in my life were I appreciate the first half of Free Bird more than the 2nd. Mid 4.
Classic
When it's the classic songs, this album earns its place. When it's not, sometimes it make me wonder if I could be doing something else.
Such a classic. 10/10
Lyrics Skynyrd is absolutely *canon* uncle-core music. I don't think this is a universal experience per se, but if you know what I'm talking about, you know *exactly* what I'm talking about. Now, I will admit, I'm not the biggest Lyryrd Skynyrd fan, but I do have to give them a cultural victory of sorts. I am *very* familiar with 5 of the 8 songs here, even if I rarely seek them out, and that's the kind of reach you (largely) can't buy. I will also admit the the baseline of material here is at least fine. It's swaggering swamp rock, confidently presented, and very well performed. It's a certain kind of person's perfect "meat and potatoes" album, regardless of the fact that I don't usually get along with this certain kind of person (I know that a lot of these songs are bigger than their subcultural appeal, but there is *certainly* still a connotation to Lynyrd Skynyrd fandom, and I'll leave it at that). For me, this album's solid 3 score is pretty much cemented by exactly 3 songs. Tuesday's Gone is truly iconic rock balladry. Simple Man is a fantastic, melancholic rock song, and a hell of a vocal performance. And then we have Free Bird. Possibly the crown jewel of the entire Lynyrd Skynyrd discography, and one of the greatest epic rockers *ever*, with one of the most recognizable, iconic guitar solos ever, Free Bird is a sight to behold. This collection of three songs is good enough that I have to put aside my apathy towards Lynyrd Skynyrd, and admit that this ends up a pretty damn good album as a whole.
Their guitar skills are soo good.
My dad would enjoy it pretty sure it’s a solid 3,6 nah I’m doing it on 3
My rating 3.8. Great debut album with classic bluesy rock songs. Even Freebird. 😉
Your ultimate dad rock? Doesn't sound too bad but it's all very predictable. In the same vein as The Band, CCR, etc... Great live in a pub I suppose but to listen to on its own as an album? Not for me.
quintessential southern rock album🐍
100%worthlisten
I'd have never been able to pronounce it otherwise.
First album of the band and an absolute legendary one at that. Honorable mention freebird is from here
It was fine. I think the aspects of this album I like are outshined by the fact that other albums do them better (e.g. songwriting, grooviness, guitar work, etc.)
OK, so we're gonna get all this bullshit out of the way early I guess. I mean, I suppose the album with the biggest asshole concertgoer punchline on it has to be here. Free Bird is iconic, after all, though wildly overrated. It's a solo with a banal preamble. Solid guitar work on the leads, throughout, from the early plaintive slide to the extended jam it's known for, but the song as composed isn't that great. For that matter, Simple Man can get bent sideways. If ever a song has been praised above its stature, that one has. Van Zant's mom sits him down and basically gives the opposite of the empowering “you can be whatever you put your mind to” speech, as it plods plods plods away. I suppose it attracts exactly the sort of mediocre man it praises. The exact sort of man any stars n bars waving group of nitwits would attract. This is, of course, a bit before LynSkyn glazed George Wallace in Sweet Home Alabama (and quite a bit before the Drive By Truckers glazed LynSkyn for glazing GW), so we can pretend that that means they weren't confederate apologists at the time. Which is fine. It allows us to talk about Tuesday's Gone, which is simply a better song than Free Bird and rarely mentioned. It mines a similar musical vocabulary, a different but parallel sadness. It could be Free Bird from the perspective of the person who is being traveled on from. I've always preferred it. I also can get behind the other single, Gimme Three Steps, in part because it proves dude never actually became a simple kinda man who is satisfied by whatever he has, but also because it's the sort of barroom drama song that at least lets the piano player get a little bounce going before he gets shot. That same Saloon bounce helps save Things Goin On from being dire, though the highlight of the non-singles is Poison Whiskey, at least instrumentally. As instrumentation, it's easily the thing that rocks the most. It's just bogged down with the lyrics (and let's be honest, Ronnie's voice, but that bogs all these songs down). I'm not really convinced this would be an essential album if half the band didn't die by the end of the decade (and man, I could name about a half dozen albums without batting an eye that SHOULD be iconic that didn't go anywhere once band members tragically died). They'd be like Kid Rock if they were still making music at all. I mean, I guess they still are just Kid Rock now anyway. But this is an interesting landmark in the southern rock moment and not entirely awful for it. No one needed a second helping, but this one is a light 3* all tallied.
This album is the platonic ideal of southern USA living
This one comes with baggage. Southern rock means something specific, often connected to confederate flags etc. I like this album if I strip it of its cultural presence. I think it was made by young guys with no other aspirations other than to rock. And it does. I am going on record to say I love Free Bird. My only complaint is that it’s too short. This record isn’t perfect but it’s better than average.
Feels like a pretty generic country rock album to be honest, kinda like the whole thing is mostly filler before the one famous song right at the end. None of it was bad by and means, it even had some alright moments that were a somewhat interesting blend of country and prog rock. But literally nothing really properly grabbed my attention until the very end. Maybe that's because I already knew Free Bird, and so I just spend the whole album waiting for it, or maybe it genuinely is just that boring until the famous song. So regardless of how biased I was listening to this, that was just my experience.
yeah that was fun.
Clásico del rock and roll nene
too american
Que agusticidad de album, es una mezcla de varios estilos que te atrapan, ay canciones que pues si iban medio lentas pero todo fue perfecto de ahi en adelante, el cambio de ritmos o donde solo una melodía predominaba, que deleite me atrevo a decir
Album n.4 The opening track wasnt to my taste. I could hear some blues influences and acording to wikipedia the album is southern rock which is pretty cool. Genre mixing is always interesting to hear. I liked tuesdays gone the best, for me it was the most emotional song. Gimme three steps was fun. Simple man was boring. I liked the blues/country sounding guitar on Things going on. Missisipi kid was kind of anoying with the higher pitched guitar. Poison whiskey wasnt memorable. Free bird wasnt my favorite but I understand why it was the most popular. Without the country/blues influences this would be quite a boring album. I rate it 3.7
"Simple man" is one of those songs that are undeniably great in my opinion but also, pun-intended, simple. On the other hand, it doesn't fit on this album. The other undeniably great song is "Free Bird" which fits like a glove. I like the album overall, but a lot of the songs do not come close to the hits so it feels really unbalanced. Also all the Confederate flag stuff.
I mean, Freebird right? It's become a meme, but you can't deny its power. I was ready to hate on this album, but then I remembered that I actually like a lot of these songs! Tuesday's Gone is simply sublime. Three Steps is a hectic boogie. Simple Man, I mean come on. Sure there are some throwaway bluesy numbers to pad it out, bit this album is super solid. 4.5/5
This was a great album, but one I don't have very much to say about. The appeal of it is fairly simple: it's just a rock-solid collection of bluesy hard rock. The band achieves a nice mix of ballads and bangers, and the tracklist is structured to ensure that the album doesn't get stuck in one mode for too long. The lyrics aren't mindblowing, but there's some solid storytelling and some excellent hooks. Of course, the crown jewel of the album is Free Bird, a 9 minute Southern rock epic with some outstanding guitar work. It's an all-time great closing track, and the fact that they save it for the end is proof of this album's incredibly tight sequencing. Part of me wishes that the production had a bit more grit to it, but that's a very minor complaint for what's otherwise a very catchy and fun rock album.
I tend to prefer Molly Hatchet, Allman Bros, or Marshall Tucker Band, if I’m going Southern Rock, but god damn does this album have some bangers on it.
Verbal Meme: Vince McMahon escalating reactions 1. "Gimme Three Steps" 2. "Simple Man" 3. "Tuesday's Gone" 4. "Free Bird" The rest is decent southern rock, really seems like filler amongst those jams, but still listenable. This would probably be a 4.5
not for me, Free Bird will always rule tho' - can remember finding this on a compilation tape when I was about 10 and it blew my mind
It's fine. The insturmentals saved the album for sure, its giving yee haw! Which is fine, but its not really "my" thing. I can see why people like it though. Its very divorced dad vibes lol. Simple man stood oit by far though, that song was excellent. I have a feeling this band was/is racist though....just a feeling.
Some good ol' southern rock
Some absolute all-time classics on this album, but the rest is just sort of pretty good. I could justify a 5 star rating for this but we'll go with 4. Favourite tracks: Free Bird, Tuesday's Gone, Simple Man
Soaring, genuinely moving moments powered by supreme and intricate guitar arrangements and Van Zant's soulful vocals. Some moments of fun and play (incredible Free Bird jam session culminating solo). One or two tracks more pedestrian, almost Status Quo like. Favourite tracks: Tuesday's Gone, Simple Man, Free Bird (the singles I'd heard before). Overall: enjoyable, bluesey, epic rock n roll.
(Pronounced 'Iks-'Chrēm-'Lē-'Géd)
Their best, never bettered.
Шикарнейший рок-альбом. Не ожидал, что понравится: это настоящий рок, блюз-рок, очень качественно записанный, здорово сведённый. Каждый инструмент приятно слушать. Понятно, откуда ноги растут у RHCP...
Kinda shocked by how good this is. In the last 40 years they’ve become synonymous with redneck, dumb hick culture, and having no original members. This fresh listen was a great reminder that there was a time when they were just a good rock band.
Free Bird Simple Man
Three steps, guitars and stars.
So dull!
I actually think this is quite good. Not generally a fan of "southern" rock but this is definitely the best example and they're excellent musicians. I grew up in Central Maine in the 80s so you kinda HAD to listen to Lynyrd Skynyrd...and Freebird was even my class's graduation song (although I personally voted for Don't You Forget About Me by the Simple Minds). I do have a soft spot for it.
Unlike yesterday, this one told me absolutely nothing I didn't know.
Pretty good. If you're really into southern rock, you're probably into this. For me this was pleasant enough, but not something I'll return to.
u forget how good they were ! .......70s rocked and i was a teenager all through that decade :)
Leuker dan verwacht, 3,5
Banger album me een vn de beste hype rock songs aller tijden
If Plato was making the idealized 70's rock band, this would be it. Even the plane crash that ended their ride has a bleak perfection within the archetype. That tragic event happened when i was 3, so the number of die-hard Lynyrd Skynyrd fans I've come across has been admittedly few. They shared one common trait thought: total degenerate dirtbags, the lot.
Maybe as an unintended consequence of Creedence being extremely popular in NZ, this bunch is less so. As such, I am somewhat protected from the dreaded overplay and also the cultural stank of southern pride etc etc etc. Musically it’s fine, but I’d still rather be listening to Creedence.
Precies wat je verwacht, wel echt goede classics
RATING:4/5the country rock of all time honestly FAV SONG:Freeeee Birddd YEahhhh! DURATION: 1hr 16m, 13 songs DATE:18/05/2026
Great album. Made country rock what it is today. Free Bird was a great song to slow dance to in High School. The only bad thing about that song is that Jen-nay almost jumped from the hotel room balcony.
So many classics for a debut album! Color me impressed.
To me this band sort of defines Southern Rock, with the heavy country-tinged riffs and country style vocals. Great tunes in this one, absolute bar songs. And of course, Free Bird. This is classic rock.
50% hits, that's an enviable track record. The weaker spots of the album are pretty weak but the hits are just classic. And what a great band - they all really jammed together.
All the best songs. All of them.
Any album that gave the world Free Bird deserves at least 4 stars. The rest of the album was lesser known to me. I knew Simple Man from a live cd, or a best of, not really sure. Most of the rest of the tracks felt underwhelming.
Як підсумували в одному рев'ю на rym "стерильний дед рок". З цікавого тільки на "Things Goin' On" і "Poison Whiskey" неочікувано класні клавішні партії, а на "Mississippi Kid" гармошка (хоча пісню вона не сильно рятує). З непоганих пісень тільки "Free Bird" (вочевидь), але, бляха, як же вона затягнута, була вона хоча б на хвилини три коротша, була б цукерочкою, а так маємо що маємо. Тай взагалі в пацанів немає міри того, як довго мають йти пісні. Цей альбом на ізі міг бути хвилин на 10/15 коротшим.
Lynyrd Skynyrd must have been like a falling star back when this was released because there are some good songs on here. Free Bird is probably one of the greatest songs of all time and if any of the other songs on here were even close to its level I'd be willing to give it a five stars but I just can't. The songs are good and free bird alone is enough for four stars but I would've just like a lot more of that free bird energy throughout some pretty slow songs. Fav Song: Free Bird (+++) Least Fave: Gimme Three Steps
Nah! I don't hate Skynyrd, I "heritage" them. So instead I'm gonna review Imagination by Gladys Knight & the Pips and THEN put a list of other albums from 1973 that are worth being on this list instead. Having never heard Imagination in full and only knowing the hits (Midnight Train and Best Thing), I was a little bummed that I never took the time for the rest of the album. Gladys Knight always kinda sailed under the radar for me, not quite the diva image of Patti but also not the troubadour image of Roberta Flack. That's entirely on me as it turns out, cuz there's some damn good soul on this thing. I think Ms. Knight & the Pips flew out of my range a bit because they sing a lot of covers and songs written not specifically for them. It works out okay, but there's not always a song that fits them like a glove the way Midnight Train does. Like, most other versions of that song are trying their best to live up to this version. I'd give the album a 4/5. Great cuts, classic 70s soul arranging with big ass orchestra and the oboe doing some primary melody stuff. Reminds me of some other Philly soul while reading that this band is from Atlanta. I like it a lot. Here's a list of other albums from 1973 that I like, too: +Al Green - Call Me +Pointer Sisters - Pointer Sisters +Tower of Power - Tower of Power (this one FUCKS) +Donny Hathaway - Extension of a Man (criminal exclusion from this list) +Rufus - Rufus +Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly +Kool and the Gang - Wild and Peaceful (you don't think a person should hear Jungle Boogie before they die? They'll die having never shaken their ass?) +The O'Jays - Ship Ahoy +Joe Pass - Virtuoso +The Main Ingredient - Afrodisiac +Return to Forever - Light as a Feather +The Stylistics - Round 2 (this one is 1972 but whatever. Great album)
Wow, this album is brilliant and I can’t believe I’ve never listened to it in full before. The blend of rock, blues & country is a masterstroke and the song-writing is interesting & impactful from start to finish - no filler tracks to see here. The musicianship is second to none too, with some of the most iconic guitar work of the 70s. Overall this was super enjoyable and worthy of a 5 star review.
I guess I was too punk growing up to like bands like Skynard, but this album rocks.
The album is fine. I just couldn't engage with it. It felt really disjointed. There's certainly some classic songs here but I've personally never had much of a reaction to them.
Fuckin hell, free bird but also big racist yikes here
One of the great debut albums ever. Half of it are all time classic songs and the other 4 can still hold their own.
Me gustó bastante el álbum; se me hace muy interesante cómo es un grupo que toca rock, pero, en lo personal, siento que lo combinan un poco con country por el sonido de las guitarras y las tonadas que hacen con sus voces. Es un álbum que tiene dos caras, porque tanto puedes estar escuchándolo en tu casa tranquilamente mientras te tomas una cerveza, como se puede poner en el carro para ir de road trip por la carretera.
A great debute album, but i found myself a little bit just waiting for free bird but otherwise really good
A classic with high highs. More symbolic than I expected. Themes of locality and freedom. Even though the whole album is raw and authentic, I found some of the songs difficult to connect to. Vocals are great. Guitars are great. Must have been a phenomenal live band. Imagine hearing Free Bird live... "Train roll on, roll on 'Cause my baby's gone I'm riding my blues, babe" Favourite songs: Tuesday's Gone, Free Bird
Possibly one of the best country/rock albums, no skips
I had only heard free bird before today so I kind of knew what to expect and I got exactly that. Its a really good album that is easy to listen to and bop along to. Some of the guitar solos are a bit to long for my taste but you can't get everything you want.
Screw it. This is getting 5-stars. I’m ignoring the politics. This is the apotheosis of southern rock. Simple Man, Freebird? I’m judging the music here… “play freebird!” Not until I’ve heard the entire album first.
Simple man and free bird 10/10. Rest good/okay rock
I Ain't The One was cool. It was kinda catchy. Good intro 7/10 Tuesday's Gone is a vibe. Very catchy, good lyrics and a classic. Definetly a favorite 9/10 Gimme Three Steps is kinda cool. I like the lyrics, and the chorus is fun too. 7/10 Simple Man is really cool. I like the guitar very much. Also another favorite 9.5/10 Things Goin' On is a cool protest song. But it didn't stand out too much for me. 5.5/10 Mississippi Kid is also cool. The thing that stood out to me was the mandolin. But just that. 6/10 Poison Kid is very cool. I liked the piano in this one. But the lyrics are..ok I guess 6.5/10 Free Bird is iconic. No notes. Just rock. 10/10 Overall, this album is an essential staple in rock music. And I have definetly found some new songs to listen to over and over again 4/5 (It would be 4.5/5 if I could)
I thought it was ‘Li-Nérd’? Such a great album, just excellent music. FREE BIIIIRD YEAH!
Let go all of your preconceived and mostly all incorrect assumptions about this band, what they represent and how they made music. This album is PURE classic rock - this album might be a near perfect example of the "genre" we call 70's/Classic Rock. If you can't appreciate that because of how you perceive them, i got nothing for ya. From the sweeping ballads, to the southern slide, the blues to the hard solos.
Good for the genre; not my favorite group, but good when in the mood.
Energetic grandad rock
Listening to free bird in full for the first time was like being edged
Southern rock, hard rock, blues rock.
Turns out there's more to them then I recall, some good stuff.
Swore I saw an eagle fly over me in Romsey while listening to this
Nice album, almost everything is recognizable. I had never listened to an album by Lynyrd Skynyrd before.
Look, I might not be a fan of the American South in general, but I can't deny that they've got some good music down there. Case in point, Lynyrd Skynyrd! These guys are, like, THE definitive Southern Rock band, and this debut album of theirs is quite good. It's only got 8 songs, but roughly half of them are all-time classics. The other half? They're good, but those hits are just great. "Gimme Three Steps" is solid, but it's probably my least favorite of the heavy-hitters. "Tuesday's Gone" and "Simple Man" are both quite lovely, the latter especially. I really love the slower paces of those two songs. But of course, these guys can really rock if they want. This is made obvious by what is easily the most iconic song on this whole album, the epic 9-minute closer "Free Bird." What can I say? It's fuckin' "Free Bird." That solo is the stuff dreams are made of. It's awesome. As far as general elements of the album go, Ronnie Van Zant's got a solid voice. The music is pretty good all through out. The writing is alright. Fortunately, I wouldn't say that any parts of this album have aged particularly poorly. This is just some cool rock music, okay? I like this. Decent 4/5.
Unbelievable debut album. Tons of hits, and it doesn't seem real that they had Free Bird on their first album.
Ennoo koskaan oikein lynyyrd skynyyrdiä kuunnellut, jotain sweet houm äläbämaa joskus jostain syystä. Mutta selvästi ehkä pitäisi, tässon hyvää meininkiä. Työpäiviin sopivaa musiikkia, kevyttä jammailtavaa.
Levy loppuu Free Birdillä, eihän se ny huono voi olla.
It's been a long time since I've listened to this album and it was a really nice revisit.
This is legit good music, kind of a shame classic rock radio has overplayed the shit out of it for 40 years. I didn't realize all these songs were on one album. The non-hits I really enjoyed as well. Southern culture ftw 4.5
Great album but not always my bag
Liked this one too
Solid
7/10 Divertido, buenos ritmos. No me acuerdo mucho, lo escuche ayer
Highlights: I Ain't The One, Gimme Three Steps, Simple Man, Things Goin' On, Poison Whiskey, Free Bird A decent listen. Nothing unexpected really. I liked the fact that a good number of songs have a nice message for the listener.
great
On their debut, Lynyrd Skynyrd don’t just sound like a band—they sound like a mission statement. Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd is less an album title than a declaration of identity: down-home, guitar-heavy, and proudly unpolished. These Jacksonville boys would go on to define Southern rock, but here you can hear them building it in real time, stitching together blues grit, country storytelling, and a whole lot of swagger. It’s rough in spots, sure, but that looseness is part of the charm—it feels lived-in rather than labored over. The twin-guitar attack of Gary Rossington and Allen Collins is the album’s backbone, weaving leads that feel loose but never sloppy, while Ronnie Van Zant delivers every line like it’s carved out of barroom wood—plainspoken, a little rough around the edges, but undeniably sincere. “Gimme Three Steps” plays like a short story set to crunchy riffs, all narrow escapes and knowing smirks, while “Poison Whiskey” struts with a distinctly The Rolling Stones-style swagger that tips its hat without feeling derivative. The album stretches out most effectively on its epics. “Tuesday’s Gone” drifts past the seven-minute mark on a haze of guitars and a sweet, almost fragile piano passage, giving the band room to show off its softer side without losing focus. And then there’s “Free Bird,” the inevitable centerpiece—starting as a slow, reflective ballad before erupting into that legendary, skyward guitar outro. It’s indulgent, sure, but it earns every second, transforming from a song into something closer to a communal experience. Not everything lands with the same force. “Simple Man” reaches for emotional gravity and gets there in flashes, though its repetition undercuts some of the impact—you can imagine it hitting harder with a deeper, grittier vocal tone. “Things Goin’ On” has its charms, but a stray piano flourish oddly recalls "Octopus's Garden", momentarily pulling you out of Skynyrd’s dusty Southern world. Still, even with its uneven patches, Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd stands as a strong opening statement—three stars for what it is, and a clear sign of the legend just beginning to take shape.
Love (and previously familiar with) Free Bird and Tuesday's Gone but nothing else stood out.
Fuck yeah
I was most pleased when it ended.
free bird stabil, rest aber nicht meine art von country musik
3 de 5 Disco debut de rock sureño que el grupo fusionó con blues, country y rock de garage; las composiciones eran letras que hablaban de historias cotidianas, lugares que habían visto y cosas que habían hecho, éstas se percibían tan personales que, el público se sentía tan atraído a ellas y creaban esa conexión inmediata, obteniendo un éxito no esperado y un debut bastante relevante para el grupo. A destacar: Track 2 - Tuesday`s Gone Track 4 - Simple Man Track 8 - Free Bird
Sureee!
I ain't the one - 4 Tuesday's gone - 5 Gimme three steps - 5 Simple man - 5 Things goin' on - 4 Mississippi kid - 3 Poison whiskey - 3 Free bird - 5
I accidentally turned the volume all the way down halfway during free bird and decided to keep it that way
(Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) by Lynyrd Skynyrd just isn’t for me. It sits firmly in that Southern rock space that I’ve never really connected with, and this album didn’t do anything to change that. At times it feels like a rougher, less compelling take on Neil Young’s style, but without the same depth or individuality. I can see why it might appeal to fans of the genre, and there’s clearly a strong identity to the band’s sound, but personally I struggled to find anything that really grabbed me or made me want to come back for more. I gave it a couple of listens to be fair, but it never clicked. Compared to something like Fine Art by Kneecap, which feels fresh and interesting, this just didn’t hold my attention in the same way. Favourite tracks: Nothing really stood out or stuck with me Least favourite tracks: The album felt quite flat throughout, with no tracks that broke through or lifted it Album artwork: Fairly standard cover, nothing particularly memorable
Lots of the reviews here go on about politics/racism of the band but it's just not a band I know a lot about, and none of that information was forthcoming on their wiki entries, so it's not going to influence my view here. There's some major classics on this album, and all of it is pretty enjoyable. There's some funky riffs, though some of them are also a bit too repetitive. Great bass lines, and a nice mixture of instrumentation across the course of the albums, including some great piano work which automatically scores it some points in my book. The guitar solos can be a little bit self-indulgent, but they're also pretty good and enjoyable to listen to. The ramping solo in Free Bird will always be iconic. Enjoyable dad rock. Solid 4.
Lots of cool stuff going on in here. Massive variety of songs while still managing to keep it cohesive. Songs have varying lengths but they never felt too long or too short. Half a point deducted for mildly uncomfortable harmonica... blame Bob Dylan sorry While this is a solid album nothing really peaked my interest. Mid 3
Not the biggest Skynyrd fan, but this album is very good.
I am not going to go on about the politics - it's been talked about enough. This album doesn't scream political to me. I am going to give it the stars for the art, not the artist.
Por el tiempo en el que estoy (4/5) tengo que ponerme al día con la facultad, y por esa razón no le di mucha atención al disco. Es difícil que el día de hoy lo escuche más de una vez, sin embargo me gustó. Disco entretenido que tiene un final del carajovich. Estoy en duda de si darle unas 3 o 4 estrellas. Sea cual sea la de las dos, mi nota final es un 7.
Very nostalgic for me
“PLAY SOME SKYNYRD, MAN!!” “Nah, I’m good.” Classic rock and country tunes that you can certainly vibe to and enjoy.
19. 레너드 스키너드 - (프로노운스드 레너드 스키너드) (1973) 총 8곡 수록, 43분. 앨범아트 보자마자 미친 프리버드!!! 하고 소리지름 근데 뭐랄까 기대가 컸을까요 프리버드를 따라오는 곡이 없었다 한줄평: 프리버드 전형 취향: ★★☆☆☆ 재방문: ★★★★☆
I am the wrong audience for this one. Wird all the time to hear Free Bird, heard Free Bird.
This album has fucking Free Bird on it. Come on, you know it's getting 5 stars. Rest of the album is great, too, but FREE BIRD!!!!
A little long, but still enjoyable
Loved it. It reminded me a bit of early Aerosmith
"Free Bird" is wel een skivve
This was a really good album, with some iconic songs, but it didn’t click for me like CCR albums due when it comes to southern rock/country rock.
This band is technically beyond compare but they are not showy about it. Freebies, Simple Man and Tuesday's Gone on one album gets it on this list and the other tracks keep it here.
There's a lot of very well known, dare I say obscenely overplay, songs on this album. Because of that it just sort of faded into the background for me without much of an emotional response. I will say that once I reached the "CD bonus tracks" in the Spotify list I shut it off. When I am enjoying something I let them play. So that was an indicator to me that I was over it and happy it ended.
spoko ale jakos mnie nie zachwycilo
what was going on bro.
Dad rock.
Amazing
Naw
Aye
They really put everything into Free Bird eh?
not a classic rock guy but this was decent aye
Not the biggest Skynyrd fan, but can't deny this one. Only question is, why the FUCK isn't the extended version of Freedbird on here?!? 5
I typically scoff at Skynyrd.. but damn. This album has their best work (imo) and despite free bird being a joke at concerts, it still rocks
Quite the debut album
Southern rock at its very best
está bueno, no terminé de escucharlo pero me gusta la melodic
No los conocía, suenan increíble, suenan actuales.
Loved this album. Free Bird!!!!!! Didn't know it was from these guys! Move of a 5 than a 4 however, there was only two other songs I really vibed with.
fav: simple man
This was actually much better than anticipated but it’s still like a shitty white trash version of Allman Brothers
Great debut, fucking Freebird first time out? Cmon.
Saved? ✅ Would listen again? ✅ Would recommend to anyone? 🤔 Would buy on Vinyl? ✅
This is pretty great. Opens with a belter in I Ain't The One, followed by the gorgeous Tuesdays Gone. Gimme Three Steps is a good old toe-tapper and Simple Man is a classic. The next few tracks aren't as strong, but I enjoyed the quirkiness of Things Going On. The album ends with the epic Free Bird, which speaks for itself as an all-timer of a track. It's incredible that this is a debut album. So impressive.
Intro to songs are too long, seems average / not interesting southern American music. Not bad, just don't like the genre, free bird is good tho.
It was a good, solid listen. I liked it for what it was and when it was made. This is not something I will add to my rotation of frequent visits, but there were for sure a few standout songs that I will be enjoying independently from the full album.
Listened to this on my Apple EarPods. As a fan of rock, songs like "Simple Man" and "Free Bird" were already present in my knowledge of Lynyrd Skynyrd, but I haven't not ventured much deeper than that (and "Sweet Home Alabama" from their second album). This album offers up a good listen of Southern rock backed by some true talent in the instrument section (just look at the album cover to see this larger than normal band) with impressive rhythm held in the drums and bass against a stack of 3 guitar players, piano, strings, and banjo thrown in for good measure. We also cannot forget Ronnie Van Zant on vocals, who's southern crooning is effectively utilized for each end of emotion--belting yells and soft contemplation. It's impressive to have a group this large play so effectively with each other, both in terms of keeping the beat and contributing meaningfully to the tracks. Outside of the two tracks I mentioned at the beginning, I enjoyed "Gimmie Three Steps" for it's fun riff and storytelling and I appreciated "Things Goin' On" for it's social consciousness, even if it's fairly vague. Beyond all that, however, I didn't really find myself super gripped with this album. It's certainly pleasant enough as a cohesive work, but it's very, very southern sounding in a way that I am not a big listener to outside of random occassion. I am impressed by their talent and did have a good time listening, but I just don't imagine myself going back to this one too often. ...And now time for the "Free Bird" paragraph. The American answer to "Stairway to Heaven" from Led Zeppelin, this final track is almost Skynyrd's whole legacy, but what a fantastic track to have as such. The beautiful slide guitar paired with the somber lyricism of love and change, it spends it's 9 minute runtime half as a soft ode to leaving someone behind and the next half truly as the "Free Bird", solos absolutely ripping the track to shreds in it's awesomeness while the drum and bass keep amping up the intensity throughout. Is it better than Stairway? Hmm...may that be an eternal battle perhaps never to be won.
Good Florida rock. Quite varied. Cool blues tune on here.
Definitely in top 5 greatest southern rock albums no doubt. Big part of childhood and discovering music. These days I do prefer Neil Young.. From 8 tracks 4 are classics and 3 of them are on side A with Free Bird ending the album. However side B has some great super bluesy and dirty deep cuts. Just rated 4.5 on RYM, but not exactly sure if I want to give 5 stars here, but I probably should, morning will be wiser than night, during which I am writing this review, Free Bird is playing now after all cmon
Enjoyed it a lot more than I expected I would, solid 4/5 with some slower bits towards the big finish.
pretty good
This is a rock solid album even before “Free Bird.” Grade A country rock. The arrangements and the mix are fantastic. And of course “Free Bird” is a classic! That moment halfway through when the song kicks into overdrive? Amazing. Even after hearing this song 1000 times before, there’s magic in that moment. Very enjoyable album all around. 4.5
Some albums on this list have one truly great song on them, some have two, a few have three. This album has 4 songs that personally I think should be in the list of top 100 best classic rock songs of all time: "Tuesday's Gone", "Gimme Three Steps", "Simple Man", and "Free Bird", with "Free Bird" probably being a top 10 in the genre. Personally I've gone through this record many times and have always loved it through many different settings and eras in my life. My dad loved them so I listened to them when I was very young, my metal head friends and I loved them in high school, and now as a lot of my tastes have gotten softer a bit I still really love them, and this record in particular. "Simple Man" is a star, and it's one of those corny songs that's actually quite beautiful when you get past the idea that it's a bit dated. "Tuesday's Gone" is also really incredible. The melody plays so nice with the harmony, and the band couldn't be more in sync with eachother. Everything is super tasteful and nothing overshadows anything else. "Gimme Three Steps" is a great rowdy dancing tune, and "Free Bird" is one of the most American songs ever, with what might be the most famous guitar solo ever. Great album. One of the best classic rock albums ever.
Solid southern Rock.
Album was okay. Liked a few songs.
A couple of really high highs (Simple Man, Free Bird!!!) but also some reeeeeally low lows. Overall a pretty solid album
Cause I’m freeeeeeeeeeeeee as a birdddddddd…
I Ain't The One
Dig the tracks that everyone knows so much... 4/5
Me he guardado Mississippi kir y Free bird. Mejor de lo que pensaba y al mismo tiempo muy diferente. ¡Creía que eran un grupo mucho más heavy que rock! Siempre es bueno escuchar para aprender.
This is #day619 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… "mama told me when I was young," right? "Simple Man" is a timeless song, no question. What adds a personal touch for me is that it was covered by Deftones, my second all-time favorite band, and, as is often the case with them, the cover is absolutely excellent. Otherwise, this is a solid and enjoyable hard/blues rock record from the mid-'70s. I played it on my Technics SU-7300, and it was exactly what the doctor ordered. I'm giving it a 4 out of 5. Looking forward to #day620.
Damn that's fine. Even if the guitar solo on "Free Bird" is wildly overrated.
top tier rock
This album fuckin slaps. From front to back, it's just so good, no skips. Free bird is simply legendary, some say they're still playing that solo to this day. Also Love the "gimme some baby" call out to a solo in Mississippi Kid, so good. But goddamn it did they have to fly that flag?
swamp rock at it's finest, so, four stars
Sólido álbum, es muy conocido por tener Free Bird y Simple Man, de estas dos la que me vuelve loco es Free Bird y su solo impresionante, fuera de eso tiene otros temas buenos y unas baladas medio meh.
If you have to sit through a Lynyrd Skynyrd album, this is it. I’d rather give this a 3 but this is their DEBUT ALBUM. America used to be a country 🫡
Shit. I hate that the creators of some of my favorite guitar solos appear to have been racist assholes, by reviews and other accounts. Can I love the sinner but hate the sin here? I (hopefully) have grown from beyond my own southern roots, so I hope the same would apply here. Going with my music heart and not so much my political heart on this one.
Oh, the flag is about heritage and states' rights, you say? Rights to do what? HUH? Yeah.
bardzo cool!!!
Tuesday’s Gone, Simple Man, and Free Bird are among the greatest rock songs ever written. In 2010 I saw “Skynyrd” (only original member guitarist Gary Rossington) at Summerfest with some high school friends. Unfortunately they performed Free Bird in front of a confederate flag and during the drive home my friend had to pee so badly he demanded we pull off the highway and when I told him to hold it he yelled that he would piss down my throat. Great night.
I was relieved when Free Bird faded out. Mostly bar band tunes with stretchy repetitive solos.
Emocionante , mas nem sempre alegre. Algumas canções clássicas que te dominam e te conquistam inteiramente, como Simple Man e a infalível Free Bird. Os mais cínicos vão enxergar o resto do disco apenas como um obstáculo até o objeto final que é o clímax de Free Bird. Não sou tão chato assim, consigo ver valor no resto do disco. Mas é inegável que há momentos onde o álbum se perde em composições serpenteadas que não vão à lugar algum, especialmente nas canções onde eles experimentam um estilo honky-tonk que eles francamente são incapazes de executar apropriadamente. Mas quando eles tão em seu próprio elemento, o disco é fantástico. Elemento esse sendo o inconfundível rock de pai, ornado com os elementos de produção esfumados e dosados de whiskey (venenoso) clássicos da década de 70. Umas guitarras suplicantes que gemem deliciosamente em seus ouvidos, e uma percussão que sempre mantém o ritmo. É um ótimo disco quando quer ser. Só pelos dois hits, já merece as quatro estrelas. 4/5
Great debut album. I'm way over Free Bird, but it's still an anthem
More than a solid debut, an all-time great album, even if some of these have been played a gazillion times. There's a reason for that.
Awesome debut album with some megahits. Ending on the Free Bird solo is class.
Classic album. Not much more today. Amazing mix of blues, bluegrass, rock. Immaculate
I know that the rating I'm about to give can be a subject of a veeery heated discussion - or even a hate train. But I've gotta be frank - I wasn't be able to emotionally connect to it at all. So, there go my three points. This music is definitely not my cup of tea even though it's enjoyable to some degree. And yes, I know nothing about music history, Sue me :)
I loved this. Obviously know free bird, but this entire album was soulful, warming and fun. Definitely will be back to this
This debut album is the blueprint for Southern rock, a super confident three guitar army attack that's a total masterclass in grit and soul. It's insane that bangers like "Tuesday's Gone", "Simple Man", and "Gimme Three Steps" are all on the same first record. The music's got that killer blend of bluesy riffs, honky tonk piano, and Ronnie Van Zant's awesome, gravelly voice. And of course you got "Free Bird"! It's the highlight. Even if you've heard it a million times or think it's a bit of a joke, it's the perfect closer on this album. That four-minute guitar solo is pure, over-the-top awesome and it totally works, taking you to Southern rock nirvana that sums up the whole era. It's a nine minute masterpiece that's one of the best endings ever, finishing off an album that's still a super energetic cornerstone of American rock.
Surprisingly better than expected
I would hazard to say that a lot of the songs on this album are swamp rock standards now, but the blatant racism of a lot of the band really hurts the credibility of this album.
Top banana
Too many bangers in this album to give it anything less.
Nostalgia playing a heavy hand here, but this is solid throughout
Track 1: I Ain't The One; 7.8/10; cool transition, intricate guitar solos Track 2: Tuesday's Gone; 6.8/10; slow track?? catchy chorus, song too long Track 3: Gimme Three Steps; 7.2/10; generic 70's rock sound Track 4: Simple Man; 8.2/10; catchy, not as generic as last Track 5: Things Goin' On; 7.8/10; ragtime vibe? Track 6: Mississippi Kid: 7/10; more country Track 7: Poison Whiskey: 6.5/10; country-rock Track 8: Free Bird; 7.1/10; too long and generic sounding.
A high 3. More like 3.7/10. Enjoyable.
I aint the one and mississipi kid are really good. Has a bunch of their hits too. Much better than I remembered. I should listen to more LS
Full Album Thoughts: Album Rating: 6.5 (S) Its crazy that 3 stone cold classics, which feel entirely different in tone, come from this, a debut album. There isn't a stinker song on here. This is a "listen straight through" album with the ultimate album closer. Of course this was going to be an S tier, I'm glad its the first! Track Thoughts "I Ain't the One" A The panning and the reverse and whatever else is being done on the drums in the intro absolutely gets me. I love Van Zant's gravel and howl. This deep bass doubled guitar riff, and overblown electric sound, while still having clean mixing so you can hear everything as its playing? A touch of honkey tonk piano? I live for this. This is the side of country, more bayou then haybale, that I can get down with. "Tuesday's Gone" B I cant say've heard this before? I wasnt really ready for the little organ sting here. We are getting a little too laid back, but the guitar twinkles, and has some blues hits in there... It inching towards Standard Country Song, but I find it endlessly more listenable. I think the vocal delivery has a bit more yowl than howl... I still find that grating. Its also a long song, and while it does develop to be more operatic with the string+piano section in the back half, im not sure THIS song needed the length (I see Free Bird as the closer and eagerly await it). "Gimme Three Steps" S I already liked this song, this was part of regular rotation on my background work mega playlist back in the day. A simple song told simply; comedic and catchy... what more could I ask for? Its got that instantly recognizable hook, a hell of a drive that just bounces along, and who doesn't love liberal use of cowbell? They knew they had gold on their hands, you get the chorus TWICE before its ever sung, just in guitar solo form, so you have two whole verses of build up in the story! Its the perfect GTFO song, it SOUNDS like a hasty retreat! Actually, I want to applaud the story telling even further: You have first verse, which is a recap of the night prior, then the second verse and chorus, which is a real time conversation, and the 3rd verse is THE SPLIT SECOND of the run to the door, as the song goes on time gets more and more compressed, until a whole verse spans just a moment. Its just excellent construction! "Simple Man" A Another classic that has escaped containment. The arpeggiated chords with the bass riff really help drive the song. The organ also lends a sense of the grandiose to the song, like a sermon being delivered. I worry that the lyrics are a bit preachy; I dont necessarily agree that a return to 'the simple things' is necessary, as I prefer to view things as complex and nuanced, with detail beyond what appears on the surface... but a plea to live "Authentically" without ostentatious trappings or delusions of grandeur... that I can get behind. I think I knock points off for being, say it with me, repetitive... the whole album has the "fade out ending" problem though. "Things Goin' On" A+ Yeah this is a finger picking good time. This is just fun for the band to play. Unexpectedly funky. I am not sure if the individual parts layer to make a greater whole, but those individual parts as they come and go just have me bopping in my seat. Did this need to be a 5 minute long jam song? No. Am I glad it is? Very Yes. Wild swing of an opener for a B Side. "Mississippi Kid" B This is very sparse, and very simple. It feels like spruced up generic folk blues song. Which it is. I think it leans to heavily on the highend, and really feels better when they bring the bass in halfway through. We just had a jam song though, idk if we need another. One of these days, this is going to be the Deep Cut to get covered in a Slowed Down Dark Trailer Version for some A24 movie mark my word. Weird ending too with the snare rattle? "Poison Whiskey" A Oh yeah we are back to funky organ hits and bass grove. Was this in a Rockband game? I wanna say maybe Rockband 3? I normally would complain about Country Tropes of the "gonna get me beer" but this is actually about the DANGERS of alcoholism... more in line with the tongue in cheek irish drinking songs of "this shit'll get you in trouble". The problem is I am having too much fun listening to the jazzy guitar and piano solos to care. "Free Bird" S Am I going to complain that this song is too long? You just simply do not get to do a Debut Album with a 9 minute closer. This did not need to be 9 minutes long. In a sane world this gets trimmed down and tightened up. All but the best bits get left on the cutting room floor. Therefor, after you remove everything unnecessary from the song, I think you can conservatively have a 9 minute long song. Free Bird is exactly what it needs to be. I dont even have words to describe the build up and then drop of this song, it is a magic trick to listen to. Its not a complex guitar solo, its THE Guitar Solo it needed to be. THIS is where you get grandiose self indulgent excess and it WORKS. Every rockband ever hopes they can EARN a "Freebird" and here Skynyrd is just doing it right out the gate.
This album has two of the greatest rock songs to ever grace my ears and that is why it is a tad disappointing that everything else about the LP is just ok to me. This southern style of rock is one that I feel like has invaded my life for so long as an American so finally sitting down and listening to an album fully drenched in that feeling helps me appreciate the highs like free bird more but makes me a tad more harsh on something like gimme three steps which I just think is ok. Not a bad album just one I can not get into as much as I wish I could. Fav tracks: Tuesday's Gone and Free bird
Free bird, eso es todo
Probably a 2.5 - 2 or 3 stonkers, plus Freebird, but a few bluesy run-of-the-mill snoozers too.
Rewatching season 4 of Buffy, and today's episode just happened to be "The Yoko Factor". Weird. Anyway, I think I may have been born on the wrong side of the Mason-Dixon line to truly appreciate this. It's by no means unlistenable, but if given the choice, I'd probably prefer not to listen.
This was fine for what it is, but not for me.
Their best record before they became a staple of classic rock radio. Dangerous and dirty Southern Rock that feels like you might get knifed in a back alley. Poison Whiskey is a lost classic
I didn’t hate this as much as I thought I would. “Tuesday’s Gone” is a great song and “Simple Man” is really good. Instead of the advice to be a simple man, mama should’ve taught them not to be racist men
Nice
Free Bird, Simple Man, Tuesday's Gone. An album full of classics and one of the all-time debut records.
It gets harder and harder to still like this band as the years go by, but you've got to be able to admit when an asshole still makes good art. This album absolutely deserves its slot in history and it still cooks over 40 years later. Does it all age well? Hell no. Even in 1973 people knew these guys were playing a weird culture war game with some of their tracks. But shit. Tuesday's Gone? Three Steps? Free Bird? You can't throw that baby out with the confederate bathwater. It's just too bad Steve Gaines wasn't around for this album.
no soy muy muy muy fan del rock pero esta bueno, me gustan las clásicas del rock pero me gusto
I really hope theyre not racist, the music is so good
Not a Southern Rock fan but, if you wanted to recommend a S.Rock album to someone it would be this one.
Liked it a lot more than I was expecting to. I also cannot believe it took me this long to realize where the fuck Free Bird came from. Whatever. How was I supposed to know a Lynyrd Skynyrd song was the source of that joke?
Me pareció copado, algunas canciones súper tranquis y otras más rocjeroas, me gustó
Unlike meat & potatoes, a mirepoix, or a roux, Lynyrd Skynyrd doesn't exist for the foundation of anything else. If they're plain & simple, basic & a part of our everyday vicissitudes, they're this for themselves & only themselves, i.e., they're the nuts & bolts before they've been attached to a larger frame. It hasn't been seamless for this group to be taken seriously in the U.S. of A north, partly for political reasons, but mostly b/c 'Sweet Home Alabama' is an overplayed anthem that's essentially a parody at this point. But listen to their debut, & their effective combination of The Stones (Exile on Main St.) w/ Creedence will hit you like a delightful ton of bricks. 'Forget your lust for the rich man's gold / All that you need is in your soul.' That's leftist, right?
Southern rock pioneers. I liked this album more than I thought that I would. It's not really my thing, but there are 3 of the 8 songs that are historic, one is even legendary. Pitchfork: n/a Rolling Stone: Top 500 Albums #381 Best Songs Gimme Three Steps Simple Man Free Bird
It's a lynrd skynrd album. Has free bird on but is otherwise just ok rock
This is fine. Like maybe I would sing along if I were drunk in the bar and in a good mood, but I wouldn't miss any of these songs if they disappeared from the face of the earth forever.
feels like you need to be born and grown in america to fully enjoy this album. i liked the 'free bird' song. not much of country rock fan. on my first listen, i did not like this album much except for one or two songs in it. as of 9th april 2026.
Decided 3/5 was fair. I knew and liked most of the songs. Then I fucking rocked out in my car to Freebird. Now 4/5.
dammit I wish this album weren't so good
Very strong debut, based on a simple fact that nearly half the songs were pretty big hits.
Always kind of disliked these guys for their diss track on Neil Young, but have never given them a proper chance. The truth is I like southern rock and this is a great band.
Buying a sandwich from a supermarket while being a vegetarian can be deeply frustrating. There are usually 15 different variations of chicken sandwich, and one or two bland vegetarian options. That's how this list feels sometimes, only instead of chicken sandwiches I'm being offered endless minor variations on 'white men performing bluesy rock', and everything else gets squeezed out. I'm no more interested in consuming all of this than I am in the chicken sandwiches. It's very hard for me to see what distinguishes this from the ZZ Top I heard last week, or the Black Crowes before that, or all the many many other similar things on here. And all of them are occupying space that could have been given to much more interesting albums by women or artists in different traditions and genres.
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I have always loved Tuesday's Gone and Free Bird but had never heard the rest of the album. Some very cool rockers and some lovely ballads I was unfamiliar with. Definitely a chill vibe of an album. Very listenable, no wonder it's considered such a classic.
La verdad no me mato, hay dos canciones que me gustaron pero no tanto
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Not that bad of an album, but it is absolutely hard carried by 'Free Bird'; which is an utterly fantastic way to close an album.
This is Lynyrd Skynyrd's debut album, which is crazy. Tuesday's Gone, Gimme Three Steps, Simple Man, and........Free Bird on this album. Ok so i've heard all these songs before, but if you asked me what song they did before today.....no clue. I just completely disassociate bands with songs in my mind. There are bands that I "know" of, there are songs that I have heard.....and they basically don't connect in my mind. Not sure why that is. The album was good and has some of their greatest hits on the record.....but I thought they were heavier. You're telling me Things Goin' On and Mississippi Kid are rock songs? The album feels closer to country rock or folk rock, but I guess it doesn't matter. Free Bird is a 9 minute song. Listen, i'm just going to say it. The solo is epic, and it is also entirely too long. That is probably blasphemous, but I think there is a point where a solo falls off and it's about the point where it becomes the same duration as a regular track. There's my controversial opinion. Great album, ton of hits, but the songs that aren't hits are very skippable.
Really interesting songs. Very long which is a plus. Creates a nice fun atmosphere