(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)

Outstanding. Can't wait to listen again

Better than I remembered. Been years since listening to this from top to bottom.

Ok this album rules . Surprising highlights included "things goin' on" and "I ain't the one". Goddamn good time.

Love every bit of it. Things Goin' On was a new find for me

The extent of my LS knowledge is that they exist, in fact I couldn’t have told you they’re behind Free Bird or even Sweet Home Alabama. So this was very new to me, and I am thankful for it. This was a really enjoyable experience and I let it repeat a few times across the day. The vocals aren’t quite what I’m used to as a pop girlie fan, but I felt every note on the guitars in my bones. I would gladly listen to this again, however I can’t say it converted me beyond “yeah, I like a few of their songs” and I won’t be seeking out rock music on my own as yet, but I enjoyed the listen and filling yet another in my musical travels.

A definitive classic

Free Bird

Liked this surprisingly more than I thought I would solid album nice country rock also freebird has to be one or the best album closers

free bird pretty great

Good classic ‘70s rock for driving on the highway.

Eh

Fantastic album with probably half of it being the best song on some soundtrack or another. I don't know if I love the order of the tracks, but free bird is about the perfect way to end any album.

I can't imagine how anyone on this planet could have not heard most of the songs on this album already. It has kept Classic Rock radio alive and been in countless beer and truck commercials. "Play Freebird!" has been part of the cultural lexicon for fifty years now. When stripped of the Confederate flag imagery and outlaw biker club-wannabe fanbase, it's a pretty fine Southern Rock album.

I've always liked this band more than I probably should.

Genial debut. espectacular free bird

Old solid rock that was great background listen for AM220 Office Hours preparation

8/10

8/10

Five stars for Free Bird, but the rest is unremarkable.

Classic Lynyrd.

Not too exciting fairly muted rock

Great album with several classics. Some of the songs feel like they can drag on a bit too long.

Is that real lightning on the album cover? Two songs in and I already knew Tuesday's Gone was a shredder, but the first track was fun too--reverse drums kickin in. Also are there 7 dudes in the band?

That free bird song. And a few others. Decent stuff.

Favorite Track: Simple Man

Solid, lots of great songs. Didn't realize they were all on one album

Classic

Prolly more like a 3.5, undeniably a great album, just not fully what I’m into

Great album some very strong songs!

A few good tracks

first somg is cool

Great bangers from these guys

Lynyrd Skynyrd was just built different. The bluesy, Southern-style rock and intricate melodies set them apart from other bands in the same era. This album is Southern rock staple, and for good reason. I Ain't The One, Tuesday’s Gone, Gimme Three Steps, Simple Man, Free Bird... i mean, the hits just keep comin'.

Solid Southern Classic Rock album. Besides the classics Simple Man and Free Bird, other great songs include the strong start with I Ain't the One and the surprisingly catchy Poison Whiskey. Tuesday's Gone is the hidden gem of the album: introspective and timeless sound. Their first album was a no skips one, respect

Have you listened to Lynyrd Skynyrd before? If so, yep this sounds like them. The highlight is obviously Free Bird to close out the album. Overall, it pretty good, just what you expected it to sound like.

Prijemny jizni rock, zas poprve poslechnuty album, o trochu nudnejsi nez Rolling Stones

Couple bangers on this album, but the standouts were the ones I already knew - Free Bird and Simple Man

Can you have a better first 4 songs for a brand new group?!!!!? Absolutely incredible. A few throw away songs but ends perfectly with Free Bird. Rick Hall didn’t miss much but he missed on this one.

Surprised me! Simple Man is a peach of a song. 3.5 is probably more accurate but felt kind so rounded up

I expected to hate and I didn't hate it but didn't love it. Free Bird is a tune

Ehh not for me. V male, v American. Honestly I just find this kind of music boring.

I like "Free Bird" but the rest felt meh to me.

This sort of squawking bare chested 70's guitar soloing is the best thing in the world if it catches me in the right mood. Not all of this album is great, but that isn't overly important due to it featuring 'Tuesday's Gone', 'Gimme Three Steps', 'Simple Man' and fucking 'Freebird.' Come on...

Country rock isn't really my thing. But enjoyed this album over their greatest hits album

Southern rock at its finest

Tuesday’s gone,Freebird. What beautiful songs. A classic rock album.

What was that noise at the end of Mississippi Kid? There are few moments that feel outworldly like the outro to Freebird, fuck it 5/5

Almost all gas and the brakes were good, too. Free Bird is actually GOAT'd people just meme it too much. 8/10

6/10 Came for Free Bird, stayed for Free Bird. The rest is decent I guess

Free bird hits so hard, but I really enjoyed Tuesday's gone. Feels like an era song of rock Americana before we even had that word. Hard to believe it's 1973!

As classic Southern Rock as it gets. Just good American fun 7.8/10 Favorite Song: Free Bird

9.5/10 Idk if it’s because I am in Kentucky or if this album is really that good, but this hit all the right spots today. Obviously skynyrd has had appeal across genres, generations, and cultures but this album really synthesized what they did best. Favorite song: Tuesday’s Gone/Free Bird

Honestly I needed this album in my life today. Some really great songs especially Tuesdays Gone, Simple Man and Freebird.

I’m expecting to either hate this or think it’s mediocre. I was right it is mediocre. Nothing excited me really. It isn’t bad but it’s just sort of there. 4/10

Honestly...I enjoyed this album more than expected. At the end of the day it's Southern redneck blues rock. But at least it's Southern redneck blues rock done well. "Freebird" is a hell of an album closer. Could see myself putting this on again someday in the future. 3.5/5

From the finer side of days gone by

simple man is the best song on the album, the rest is a bit average territory and don’t quite reach me properly atm. free bird is probably overplayed in my head at this point.

it’s fine and now it’s gone with the wind

A relic and a great album to listen to, great lyrics and songs to listen to in a moment. Legendary tracks to spend the time to.

These guys are just good at what they do. This album would be a hell of fame greatest hits for most bands.

Great hits and also liked the ones I didn't know!

Very good

Strong album

When Sloan wrote “it’s not the band I hate, it’s their fans” it might have been about Skynyrd. Great album front to back, had the volume maxed out on “simple man” at 7:45am

4.4 The use of Free Bird (the remix anyway) for sporting events and internet clips really ruined the song for me, but it was refreshing to hear the original version again. Side A hits a little harder than Side B but I guess you can say that of most albums.

Haven’t listened, but it’s been on my list

I'm not the biggest Lynyrd Skynyrd fan, but Freebird rocks. That song single-handedly makes this album a piece of rock history. Best Songs: Simple Man, Free Bird Worst Songs: I Ain't The One

This album is incredible. One of the best pieces of music in my opinion. Glad to be close to a lot of it in Florida.

Ya era hora de oír algo de valor más esencial a mis oidos

not my favorite but full of classics

This is a good album pretty much all the way through! Freebird even is a good song. It is however the most overrated guitar solo in the history of rock and roll. It’s not interesting or good or even particularly technically impressive it’s just long.

more canonical rock music. sure man; whatever.

Classic hangin with dad in the garage music

Tuesday's Gone was in Freaks and Geeks... and of course the legendary Freebird.

Was an okay album short album. Still enjoyed it. There are definitely recognizable highlights. But likely was an album that would’ve meant more to me had I been around during its inception.

Yes Freebird is one of the most overplayed songs of all time but it's still a banger.

Clasicazo del rock sureño, lleno hasta arriba de hits. Junto con la Creedence y ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd forman parte de mi triunvirato sureño setentero fetiche. Me encantan su energía, los solos de guitarra y la atmósfera sureña general del álbum. No puedo darle una nota racional.

i’m gonna be honest outside of free bird i don’t think i’ve ever listened to lynyrd skynyrd?? they rip this was fun!

FREEEEEEEBIRDDDDDDD

easy 5. Felt like I was listening to this with my Dad at some points sitting in front of his turntable. I didnt realize how many hits came off this one. Tuesdays Gone, Simple Man, Gimme Three Steps, Free Bird. Man, just enjoyment start to finish. A masterwork in rock.

Totally surprised at how much I loved this album. I knew a few of the songs but even loved the ones I wasn’t familiar with. “Tuesdays Gone” was the standout. And imagine hearing “Free Bird” for the first time when this album dropped?!? Fucking epic

Seymour Skinner produces some decent rock.

Within genre - 4.0 Listenability - 3.5 Likelihood I'll return to it- 3.5 My overall rating - 3.67 Very nostalgic, remember listening to hits with Dad as a kid. Standouts are Gimme Three Steps, Simple Man, and Free Bird. I love the front man's voice and guitar runs.

Outside of the two main ones here there's not much to really write home about.

That solo in free bird is always exciting to hear. The album is alright, not something I usually listen to

Some great songs. Probably closer to 3.5 but would listen to again

Enjoyed this album quite a bit more than I expected to. Added some tracks to my Liked Songs but there were no skips.

Not sure if they invented or just perfected the rock n roll ballad but they really bring it.

I expected to hate this. And it's actually a fine album. Whether it was one that I would have gone "crap, never listened to that one" before I pass on to the next world... I'm not sure. But it's a fine album. Simple as that.

Good. Was very surprised on the number of songs I was jamming out to. I don't know if I knew Free Bird was on this album before this and if I had listened to it before but shit was BANGIN

just a very solid album and an amazing debut for a band. free bird is legendary and always a bop to listen to

It really isn't fair to all the other albums out there. Three of Skynyrd's best songs all on one album! I might ask the kids to play Freebird at my funeral! Heck yeah ...

4 stars

Free bird, Tuesday’s Gone, and Simple Man carried.

Pretty disappointing. I was excited to finally hear Freebird, but it didn't do much for me. The rest of the album has decent, passionate playing but is let down by average songwriting and clichéd lyrics.

Loved this! Tuesday's Gone is one of my favorite Skynyrd songs, but then you also have Free Bird, Simple Man and Gimme Three Steps? So good.

Great album all the way through.

yeah idk..i have some fun childhood memories with some of these songs but coming back to it nothing blew me away

Classic

Now this is a hard album to review. It’s very polarizing to me. It’s an album chock full of huge hit songs that are timeless classics. However I’m super biased and I hate Lynard Skynard. I band members are douchebags, their unapologetic love for the south is a huge turnoff, and most of all they have the most overrated lead singer of all time. But despite all of that, this album is a genuine classic and the songs on this album are classic and super nostalgic for millions of people. I’m even guilty of being super nostalgic for tuesdays gone because of Happy Gilmore. But regardless of your reasons, this is probably one of the greatest debut rock albums of all time.

Awesome!

Dad rock as it should be. Would definitely listen again.

questi mi stanno a piacere, 4 ci sta tutto

this was ok 3/5

classic

Decent

6/10

Mostly swamp rock that didn’t quite fit the idea I had from Free Bird or Sweet Home Alabama. Was fine, but didn’t really grab my attention until the last track. Doubt I’ll revisit.

Very solid album, even before "Free Bird." Several of these would be on an LS greatest-hits collection.

Several classic songs but the rest of the album is underwhelming.

buiten freebird is de rest nogal middelmatige rock... met een bruin randje

Ronnie Van Zant sounds like a veteran bluesman but with his own unique style, a style that often sounds broken beyond repair & gloriously hopeful often in the same song. Just brilliant stuff. One of the best albums from the early 1970s (1973 to be exact) and maybe the best debut album of 1973 certainly greater than the debuts by such powerhouses as Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, Bryan Ferry and even Queen. No rock N roll library can be called complete without it at least not with a straight face. This is America reminding the world that we invented rock N roll and more importantly reminding ourselves that no one rocks harder and truer than a southern man raised on boiled peanuts, king cake, country music & old 78 rpm blues records. To call it essential seems like some grand underestimate of all the fire n skill that one finds on an album that is just over 43 minutes long.

Forgot how good Lynyrd Skynyrd is. This album kicks ass.

I’ve never loved them, glad it’s not all ‘Freebird’ but still not winning me over to a daily listen.

#532. Only eight songs, and four of them are inescapably huge hits. I don't see any other option than to give it the highest rating. 5/5: nothing wrong here

Some classics in there, and ending the album on such a high note leaves a really good taste in the mouth that lasts.

Such a monumental album. I don't even really care for southern rock a ton normally, but I have to make an exception here. My favorite here that isn't Free Bird is Tuesday's Gone. Simple Man is also so good. The base guitar goes crazy throughout and the lead guitar takes off specifically in the closer. Some ok songs on the back end, but maybe I was just too excited for Free Bird.

Not a huge fan of the southern sound. I'm not from America, so I don't really resonate with that culture at all. That doesn't change the fact that this album has classics on it, Free Bird being the obvious highlight. There's some really good material on here and it doesn't overstay it's welcome. A decent start to the 1001 albums list, but not a personal highlight for me.

I Ain't The One- Tuesday's Gone- I like it, very reminiscent of that 70's feel Gimme Three Steps - Simple Man- Things Goin' On- Mississippi Kid- Poison Whiskey- Free Bird- Mr. Banker - Demo Version - Down South Junkin' - Demo Version - Tuesday's Gone - Demo Version - Gimme Three Steps - Demo Version - Free Bird - 1973/Demo Version -

Simple man and Free bird are recognizable.

Never been a skynrd kinda guy but this was decent. It had some good tracks and freebird. It's freebird. It's the song u picked in guitar hero when u learned that was supposed to be ur last song so pioc one that's 73 minutes long. Good times

First time actually listening to the whole album, actually not too bad as an album, would seek physical copy for sure, can hear why it's a classic ⭐⭐⭐⭐

This album reminds me of a guy I used to know. What a peculiar experience he was...

4.35

Country rock. Fantastic album. Some rock classics, some moving ballads, this is an exceptional album. Also it has Free Bird.

Simple Man, Tuesday's Gone and, of course, Freebird are my absolute favorites from this album

One and only Ronnie Van Zant. One of the best debut albums for me.

Southern rock at its finest. No slips. Boogie all night baby.

Classic, straight down yer pipe, Southern Rock. Which, I am finding, I enjoy more than its West Coast California equivalent.

A chunky slice of Deep South. A bonus point for Free Bird

Alright.

too racist to give it anything higher then a 3

Dunno if this counts as Dad Rock but call me Dad because this Rocks

Really like 'Freebird', and some of the others. The album as a whole is nice, but not so magical as one might hope.

This one doesn’t even have fuckin Sweet Home on it. What’s the point? Neil Young just released a new album in 2025 and he still whips your asses. Why’d you disappear, anyway? Oh right. The title of the album was strictly for the band’s benefit, ‘cos sometimes they’d forget. They knew three chords and their lyrics were the Crystal Pepsi of southern rock. Too bad Tom Petty came later or we might have done without you entirely.

Nothing unique, but not bad. Okay, Things Goin On is kinda awsome.

I think this is 5 Star territory. Or 4.5 rounded up. An incredible debut album, cementing themselves as rock legends. The Southern Rock genre would grow stale on me later in life, but having hits like Tuesday's Gone and Simple Man I think help diversify themselves as more than just hillbillies with guitars, they can also create emotional, timeless ballads. Bonus points for Free Bird.

Ganz gut. Free Bird ist super. Irgendwas an den Gitarren gefällt mir wirklich gut.

I mean yeah they rock. Kinda middling near the beginning, but free bird alone does so much heavy lifting. One of if not *the* best rock ending tracks ever

Blegh. In researching this album, I’ve dug up some archival transcripts from a real conversation between Allen Collins and Al Kooper: AK: You know what’d be great? A guitar solo to end the album AC: Oh hell yeah, sounds cool, man! People love solos! What are you thinking? AK: Make it…. Long AC: Ahhh great, brother! Like a minute-long closer?! AK: No. Longer. AC: …2 minutes? AK: Try 4. AC: Uhhh but I only know like five licks AK: Bah, so much to learn, Leh-nerd. You just gotta repeat them a bunch! Like, I’m talking multiple bars of the same thing. And when your five riffs run dry, just bend the strings! Trust me, the audience won’t know the difference. AC: Hmm what about my artistic integrity? AK: BROTHER JUST REPEAT IT. WE’LL FADE IT OUT AT THE END. (Free Bird would go on to inspire millions) Official count of unique riffs in Free Bird: 7

First reaction was; "I mean, it's not Freebird, but it's easy listening." ...then Freebird comes on. xD 3,7/5

Th bst sng s Frbrd

Easy listen but still only gets a 4. If there were more songs like freebird it would be s five

Free Bird is a great song. The rest of the album isn't as good, but is still pleasant enough. This just about gets a four from me.

Brilliant album from start to finish.what a way to end with the amazing free bird.rumour has it that the guitar solo is still going on

So many classics. Even the deep cuts are bad ass.

I was not expecting that album to be that good.

Freebird is good everything else falls short

liked this more than expected

Nope. Never really liked them-SUCH rednecks, not my sound, don't like his voice or attitude and if I ever hear Freebird again it will be too soon.

Not a big fan of their sound, but I’ll give it a three because Free Bird is a classic American song

This isn't my jam. I can appreciate it for what it is, but it's not for me.

Heard a lot of Skynyrd rowing up in the south. Probably tomorrow much. Looking at this from a macro perspective - as one obviously does with Skynyrd - the best albums I have revisited on this list tend to offer either 1) something new revealed by a different perspective or 2) boundless energy that just jumps off the album or 3) were just always straight up awesome. And many offer all three. This album offers none. Too much is middling. Not bad. Just kind of blase. Even the all timers. There's just nothing left to see. You've heard it all - many times over. What's left is a half speed ZZ Top. A less musical Allman Brothers - mostly devoid of blues but big on sh*t kicking. I can't go back to my former self that had never heard these tracks much less heard them over and over and over and over and over. Maybe they would sound a lot better. Maybe they would kick some serious butt - as they did for me 40 years ago. But thats not the world I live in. I live here. Now. And now - to me - this album feels fairly pedestrian.

5 - I grew up on classic rock. My parents introduced me at a young age with their extensive vinyl collected, which included this album. Classic Southern Rock at its finest.

“Tuesday’s Gone”, “Free Bird”, “Gimme Three Steps” and “Simple Man”. 4 pure classic tracks. Loved “Mr Banker”. No brainer… 5!

This album is so close to being “all killer, no filler”. Mississippi Kid is okay, but if they left that one out, the album would be damn near perfect. Almost every track is a hit, and rightfully so. Excellent album.

A couple GREAT songs on here but generally not really my thing.

10 minutes in, I thought "woah, Lynyrd Skynrd has a song on the Happy Gilmore soundtrack! And it's actually really good!" By the end of my second listen through, I realized there is a lot of depth to this album. I love the southern spin and the intentionality of this album. A lot of these classic rock albums we've been listening to sound more carefree and effortless, like it was recorded off the cuff. But this sounds like a well curated final product which is really refreshing. I might have actually dropped the kings of leon album down another star had i listened to this first because this is a guiding star of southern rock. The only pause i have from giving 5/5 is the stupid southern toxic machismo of Mississippi kid, but ill still do it

Because of it's meme status, I think Free Bird is often underrated as a song. Simple man is country-southern ethics in a less offensive presentation than it often has. In general, I think the album tracks are quite good. I'm certainly not a big Lynyrd Skynyrd person, but if you're gonna make the case for them, this is the album to use (Sweet Home is trash).

I kept shouting "Play Free Bird" for 34 minutes. 34 minutes in purgatory. 34 minutes listening to Lynyrd Synyrd. 34 minutes listening to Southern Rock. I don't think that was 34 minutes well spent.

This was a fine album. I thought some parts of it were fun, other parts of it made me the 😮‍💨 emoji, which is not really a good reaction.

Honestly, if it weren't for the fans this would be a great show

⭐️⭐️⭐️ half decent, mostly forgettable. some of these songs (particularly Tuesday's Gone) felt like they went on entirely too long for my liking i would agree that free bird's a must-hear song, but everything else? nah minus points for apparently being racists too

Worth it if only for Freebird

I’m amazed the global rating is as low as it is. Multiple smash hits with hundreds of millions of plays on Spotify, widespread recognition, mastery of their instruments… this album was an amazing debut and still sounds great today. I enjoyed every minute. 4.5/5 I could have done without some of the demo tracks added, even though they were interesting to hear for the differences and the working progress

8.80

A classic that takes the right frame of mind to listen...

Great Album

I was worried this may be a 3 but the album gets better as it goes on and ends with a piece of magic

D - Some classics on here

2 sterne

Undeniable five stars, some legendary songs here

Not really my genre but fun and enjoyable enough. Piano (and to a lesser extent guitar) solos are easily the highlights.

I don't really go for this sort of Southern boogie any more. But you have to have a lot of sympathy for Lynyrd Skynyrd, and this album has Free Bird on it. So I'm in.

I guess I’m just not that into 70s hard rock Best Songs - Simple Man - Things Goin On - Free Bird - Tuesdays gone Worst Song - Mississippi Kid I agree with the rating “Music to empty the bar” to some extent - but I have to give some respect. And even though when I listen to Free Bird all I can think about is that one scene from Kingsmen, it’s still a legendary guitar solo

Classic. Lot's of good vibes.

Solid 4.5

southern pop rock

Quality southern rock, most of their best tracks.

Never listened to this album all the way through from start to finish. Refreshing. Makes me wanna mow grass.

Great album

Good album has free bird very country not really my style

What I would expect - decent southern rock, sounds very predictable in hindsight

Worth the hype

A great album

I liked: - Use of keyboard alongside the guitars - Commitment to grooves and motifs - Solos - Song structures and flow I didn't like: - Vocals and lyrics Favorite Track: Free Bird

Classic and we are forever grateful of the lynard

fine, good solos and singing isn't that annoying most of the time, can see some of this influencing the red hot chilli peppers. free bird does slap though. Favourite songs: Tuesday's gone, poison whiskey, free bird. Overall around 5/10

One of the tightest debut albums of all time.

Free Bird is a fantastic song! The rest of the album was alright. But none of the other songs had the same power.

Now THIS is some good dad rock. Highlights include: "I Ain't The One" "Tuesday's Gone" "Gimme Three Steps" "Free Bird"

This album is already long-time favourite of mine, so of course it's getting five stars.

Nice album. Rock is one of my favourite genres so it was an easy listen. But to be honest nothing much stood out to me about it… it’s clear why free bird is the stand out song from the album. Definitely the best

A steaming hot turd if ever there was one

What a debut! Jam after jam after jam.

If I drove a rusty pickup (beer cooler on the back), chewed tobacco, had an unhealthy obsession with fried chicken and had dubious views on "The Great Replacement Theory" because of something I'd seen on YouTube, it would be 5 stars. So. 4 stars. It's pretty good isn't it.

Classic, but not really my jams

I'll confess to having only really listened to a couple of Skynyrd's biggest hits. You can't avoid "Freebird", it's become woven into pop culture, although as it and those around in the 70s have aged, it's faded. I gotta say this is an impressive debut album, self-assured and fully fleshed-out. Having "heard it all" at this stage in life, I am impressed with "Tuesday's Gone" which I think I've heard before. I did, however, want it to be over half-way through, instead of it repeating itself with riffs on top ad infinitum, but that tends to be how I feel about a lot of classic rock I missed that I've gone back to... "Gimmie Three Steps" is one of those hits I've heard. Didn't know it nor "Free Bird" were on the debut album. Classic rock riffs and solos. "Simple Man" I hadn't known but learned last year, as a friend who died had requested it be played at the memorial service. I can appreciate its earnestness more through my friend's love of the song He was a good, good dude. Hey there's seven people on the album cover... did they really need that many to make this record? --- Okay, checked out the comments. Folks, I can't help but notice there's no racism nor is there a confederate flag on the album cover or in the lyrics. The only political-leaning song complains about Vietnam and the government not protecting the people from the effects of pollution, and instead spending money on going to the moon. "Help the poor", it seems to say. You want to argue against any of that? I'm trying to take this journey like a visitor from another planet, without relying so heavily on all the baggage surrounding the record and the people who made it. It's impossible to completely leave your biases at the door but it's a fun exercise while going through these albums. The more I think about "southern rock" and sunburned jerks in tank tops that used to be t-shirts drinking American whiskey in front of a confederate flag, the less I like this record. The more I just focus on the music, the more I like it.

What a great album! All of the song are great, with most of the bands hits on here. It really takes you on a journey down south. Thematically this is a great example of classic rock, with southern/country influences. Every song has a great atmosphere and perfectly conveys the message it intends to. Sonically all of the instruments come through well. Drum, bass, guitar and keyboards are all represented well in the mix, and are full of great licks and fills. Tuesdays gone and Free bird are one of the best classic rock ballads and songs of all time. Would give it 4.5 if I could, very little wrong with this album.

("Free Bird" intensifies) 3/5

Most of the songs fell into the back of my mind and melted into one song, other than Gimme Three Steps and Free Bird. Decent album, great guitar work, I liked the piano part on Things Goin' On, but overall not my thing, I got tired of it fairly quickly.

Very musical in comparison to vocals Lyrics felt like they had meaning

Blues, country, this was a pleasant listen. Easy listening which occasionally had my feet tapping. Twangy guitars, young men that sound like they could be in their 40s.

I mean yea, that right there is some Lynyrd Skynyrd. "Simple Man" and "Free Bird" are just soo classic. I can see myself dancing in the bayou to this entire album. It's really light and breezy listening. I find myself spacing out and just feeling a light level of euphoria.

A country classic synonymous with the deep south and hooliganism 8/10

Its an Ok Album. guitars are the best of it.

Classic Southern Rock, with more swing than they are sometimes credited for - some funky shuffles in there, like Gimme Three Steps, as well as a great band with a sly frontman

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A good listen, not really my scene but who doesn't like Free Bird?

Quintessential Southern rock. Some iconic tracks...lots of great riffs and solos.

Maken kanssa jaoin, että aloin kuuntelemaan 1001 levyä. Hyvää musaa, mutta ei jäänyt paljoa mieleen. Tein GBK-kalvoja ja autostrategiaa.

Freakin badass man. Not perfect but has two of the most iconic LS songs. Faves are obviously Tuesday's Gone and Free Bird.

Nice

Damn them white boys can play

Kings of the catchy hook and southern rock anthems. Makes me feel good all day long. 4/5

Didn't expect to like this as much as I did. For a band that is the epitome of southern rock, I was expecting more midpaced ZZ Top boogie, but this had some interesting sound choices (reversed drums on the intro!), some humour and variety. It's a low4/high 3 purely because I got a little bored by the end, but you can see why GNR, Pantera and tonnes of other rock and metal bands were influenced by them. But really, does Tuesdays Gone need to be 7 minutes long? What more do they have to say after 5 mins?

horrivel vsf duas estrelas pq tem free bird e eu gosto muito de free bird.

sendo sincero, o conceito de southern rock me soa meio racista. eles usarem a bandeira dos confederados nos shows não ajuda também. dito isso, algumas músicas só funcionam no guitar hero mesmo (alo free bird). eu passo.

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I imagine this is music people would like to have sex too.

I didn't want to like this album as much as I did. That said, the second half got progressively weaker until we hit Freebird.

As someone who listened to a lot of classic rock in HS, this is all pretty well trod and stale for me. Also, 3 dudes from Florida and one from Cali wrote Sweet Home Alabama, so that's minus one star.

This album was more "few hits" than I hoped. I knew Gimme Three Steps and Free Bird, and both are good songs. I also kinda like Mr Banker. But the rest is "meh".

The hits are hits for a reason, the rest is solid, if unexceptional. "Play Free Bird, man!"

Ultimately didn't mind this too much when it reminded me of Black Keys. But we don't support Confederate glorifiers in this house because look where overlooking traitors to this country hasn't gotten us?

Great sound, classic tracks.

Who knew that I'd like this so much but I did. Great album, will be back!

Willian: muito bão, mas nem tão bão, nota 4 Vivian:

It’s fine. Guitar carries it

solid album, simple man is a highlight they really know how to handle steel strings and a harmonica

Simple Man

yea i fuck wid dis heavy. yea.

Seriously toyed with a 5 here - enjoyed this a lot more than I expected. Simple Man, Mr Banker, Free Bird obviously and Tuesday's Gone were all excellent, will listen again

Highly recommend blasting Free Bird whilst tipsy on the way home on the train and glaring at anyone who looks at you.

Outstanding album, -1 for being racist bastards but great music

It has multiple bangers. I know of 4 of these songs already. Very good. Not exactly my style, there are classics but probably a 4.

Standouts: Tuesday's Gone Simple Man Free Bird

I have trouble, sometimes, separating a band's music from the band's fan base. In the case of Lynyrd Skynyrd, even at just the mention of the band, what immediately comes to mind are white trash hillbillies festooned in Rebel Flag merch screaming something about their "heritage." It seems that at some point in 2012, the band stopped using Confederate imagery on their album covers, but that's too little too late and it hasn't stopped their mouth breathing fans from rocking the stars and bars. With that being said, I was shocked to actually enjoy the first half of this album. It's the sound that every southern rock band has tried to emulate but usually fall well short of achieving. "Tuesday's Gone" has been used in so many film soundtracks that it's kind of cliche at this point and I'm fairly certain I've been to a Southern funeral or two at which it's played, but it's honestly a pretty solid tune. Speaking of cliches, this album ends with "Free Bird." I hate this song. But, if you go to a concert to see any band of any genre anywhere in the world and someone doesn't yell "Play Free Bird" in between songs, did you really go to a concert? 2 stars. I'd almost allow myself to give it 3 for "Tuesday's Gone" and the album's pretty solid first half, but I'm sticking with 2 because their fans can really suck.

first time heard 3 ish

nagyon nevettem az album címén, bejött az egész rokkos meg country vibe

Kedvenc/Favourite: Gimme Three Steps Elég cult-classic southern rock, amit alapvetően szeretek, nem lepett meg, hogy tetszett. Fülbemászó szinte az összes dal, de nincsenek szerintem nagy zenei mélységei. It's pretty cult-classic southern rock, which I generally like, so I wasn't surprised that I liked this. Almost all the songs are catchy, but I don't think there's much musical depth.

Huh. Thought I would find this really annoying but it's surprisingly okay. Apparently I like this more than Bob Dylan. I am very confused and discovering a lot about myself I guess.

allman brothers band better but this still has some good tunes on it

Pretty average but also I'm docking a star for the whole racism thing Fav Track: Free Bird Least Fav Track: no standouts here

I found this fairly uninteresting, but not terrible.

Banger, some songs that im kinda meh on but it has free bird so how can i give it anything less than a 4

Tuesday’s Gone, Gimme three Steps, Simple Man (so many views, how?), Free Bird (yes!) were hits. So 3.5/5 overall, free bird may push it to 4. Good voices, lovely instrumentals.

Yep.... Definitely Lynard Skynard. It's about what you'd expect. Stick to the radio hits from this album. 3/5 (Representing the three songs on this album that are absolute masterpieces)

never been a fan of the band. it was fine. 3 stars because i like free bird and there's some classics on here. many of the songs are entirely too long

Every musician is a master of their instrument, every note is full of soul and necessary to the song. Tunes are catchy and inventive, with a nice variety of tempos and feels. Just a perfect album, front to back.

A classic and great album

I mean it's Skynyrd's debut

Free bird

I liked this a lot more than I expected to! Clear favorite track is Tuesday’s Gone and second favorite is Things Goin’ On.

These guys were always just OK to me — I liked the Allman Brothers Band much more. The ABB seemed like cool blues and boogie aficionados, while LS were party animals with an attitude I didn’t like. This is still a decent debut, a reasonably fun side 1, and “Free Bird” is still pretty danged good. 3.5 rounded down. Not on this album, LS’s “Call Me The Breeze” is one of my fave songs ever — it swings like nobody’s business. It was written by J. J. Cale who also wrote the Clapton hit “Cocaine”.

The math on this one is tough. Three of my favorite classic rock songs (Free Bird, Tuesday’s Gone, Simple Man), one of my least favorite (Gimme Three Steps), and a bunch of other songs that, yep, are adequate southern rock album tracks.

4 classics and 4 good songs, the album is solid. Just Freedbird is enough for this album really. Banger. Band themselves a bunch of losers though now.

A really fun and surprising listen. Definitely had some dated southern rock twang, but not as cringey as I would have thought from the band that brought you Sweet Home Alabama. Every song is incredibly catchy and full of ear worms, but the more mainstream hits definitely stand above the rest of the album. Top tracks: Tuesday's Gone, Gimmie Three Steps, Free Bird

The song used in freaks and geeks “free bird” not the intro one

I mean, it's a 5/5 for me.

Great album. Free Bird is legendary.

This is probably the best debut by a Southern Rock band of all time. Are you kidding me? 3 of the 8 songs on this album are on every compilation of Rock n' Roll anthems! Especially Free Bird. This song still makes me play air guitar for 4 minutes straight, even though I know how to play a real guitar. What a great album! I've been listening to this album since I was a teenager and I'll definitely listen to it forever! 5 stars, obviously!

Pretty solid southern-rock album. Of course "Free Bird is amazing, but the run from "I Ain't The One" to "Simple Man" in the beginning half is great. "Things Goin' On" as a fine track as it is, but I could not get behind "Mississippi Kid". The piano playing on "Poison Whiskey" adds much to the track that I would not have expected. All around I enjoyed this album maybe slightly more than I would have thought. 8/10

(Pronounced 'fuck-ing 'awe-some). Every song on this album is important in its own way(even "Poison Whiskey, the only song on the album I don't like). Whether it's bringing you a wave of nostalgia for "Happy Gilmore" with "Tuesday's Gone", to the catchy ballad of "Gimmie Three Steps", to the somber "Simple Man", to classic blues with "Mississippi Kid", to the anti-drug ballad of "Poison Whiskey", to one of the most iconic songs of all time("Free Bird"), this song has a little bit for everyone, and is arguably the greatest debut album in the history of music. Favorite Song: "Tuesday's Gone".

quite the good album, free bird is one of the best songs ever written and the rest isn’t bad at all either, one minus point to them for being racist i will not tolerate that xx

it was ok not ever listened to before

It’s fine it’s chill and love free bird but not all that interesting

Actually great

****a good album

Southern rock is really just the worst kind of rock, isn't it? Freebird is good when you have 10 minutes to spare, though.

FREEEEE BIRD I can't listen to Skynyrd without thinking about the Accidental Racist song where LL Cool J shouts out Robert E. Lee.

I always assumed Lynyrd Skynyrd was a man. This is a great debut album from a classic southern rock band. Hard to deny the influence. For 1973 this sounds great. I didn't realize that the band had so many issues with members coming and going as well as members of the band dying in a plane crash. It's a wonder if the band would have had a legendary career if fate had gone a different way. At least we got Freebird out of them. Any group would have been stoked to make Freebird.

This is another instance of a band having all the songs I know of theirs on one album. Literally half of the songs on here are classic rock radio staples. Makes me wonder how the hell they made it to today, though I guess the answer is they play those songs over and over. I hate to admit it but I liked this a lot more than I thought I would and certainly more than I wanted. There is something about the twangy electric guitar when it's not accompanied by some idiot going on about the big city liberals and his dodge ram pickup and the united states of america. That isn't to say that there aren't shades of the weird ideals of modern country and or ridiculous country/rock stuff in here (Simple Man the biggest offender), just that it's mostly about something else. Equally "southern" but stylistically more than philosophically. The rest of it is country tinged rock, and really well executed. Even the silly stuff like saloon piano solos and the organ sound right in here. I liked everything except "Things Goin' On" and "Mississippi Kid" because it's like they decided to be an average country and bluegrass band instead of a pretty great rock band on those tracks. It's embarrassing to me that I enjoyed this because I know the band is full of assholes, though maybe not at the time this came out. It's a tough one but purely objectively on the music it's hard to deny that it's good.

First popularized by hit film The Devil's Rejects, Free Bird has been overblown as one of the best classic rock songs. This is a solid collection of songs that ate up some time at work. Tuesday's Gone, Simple Man, and Free Bird are all great jams. Chill dad rock.

Yeah man. Solid. I forgot how much I loved Tuesday’s Gone. And the non-singles were a good time as well. I’ll always associate this band with Con Air.

Pinnacle Lynard Skynard album. All the hits are certified bangers. Some of the other, non-hit tracks are great too. Ronnie Van Zant has such a distinct voice and their southern style riffs and drum fills are fantastic.

Dayummmm this was so good! So fun. Slapping tunes. Good nostalgia from my classic rock filled teens. Love it

I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this. It sounds a little cheesy in places now but it's damn good stuff. Although it's a bit over played and talked about, Free Bird is an incredible song and that guitar solo could entertain me for the rest of my days, I bloody love it

It's funny and wild, you can feel the teen naïve nature in lyrics and melody.

I liked it more than I wanted to

It's ok. Even quite good. Really good at times. Can't comment on the good ole boy racist elements cos I'm not from the US and largely unaware, except to say that's it's REALLY NOT FRICKEN NECESSARY, and I'm not with it. Musically outstanding for a debut. Four stars, down to two for being needlessly intolerant and and endorsing hatred. Simple Man is great. Tuesday's Gone is ok. Freebird is quality. Racism sucks. Two stars.

A fine album, nothing bad about it but nothing spectacular. Some classics on this one though.

Free Bird and Simple Man are two fantastic songs but I can take or leave the rest.

This band is good enough, but Southern Rock just isn't my thing. There are definitely some well known tracks on this one, so it's at least worthy of 3 stars.

Nice album!

Free bird is a classic and it's a bange but I am not a country fan

Mid

It's fine but a bit too straightforward and unexciting for me

Перший раз їх нормально послухав. Мені дуже подобаються Allman Brothers і ZZ Top, але для мене Lynyrd Skynyrd це більш локальне американське явище. Їх нецікаво слухати поза контекстом їх впливу або значимості. Як на мене ця музика має набагато краще звучати наживо. А так щоб потрапити в 1000 найцікавіших записів - мабуть ні.

I wish I could give this horrid proto bro country garbage a zero and erase it from history

Hell yeah

Lynyrd Skynyrd (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) First album that this band has made, and honestly, this is surprisingly good! This is what country music should sound like, as someone who really has tried to give the genre a listen and just couldn't enjoy it. This album offers some of the band's all time classics like "Tuesday's Gone", "Simple Man" and the infamous "Freebird". Although it does have some lows, its highs really compensate this from sounding boring. Overall, this is great! 1.- I Ain't the One = 7/10 2.- Tuesday's Gone = 10/10 3.- Gimme Three Steps = 8/10 4.- Simple Man = 9/10 5.- Things Goin' On = 7/10 6.- Mississippi Kid = 6/10 7.- Poison Whiskey = 7/10 8.- Freebird = 10/10 FINAL SCORE: 8/10

Has free bird, that's about it

Overrated, overplayed, and at this point just about downright annoying; but I'd be a fool to say Lynyrd Skynyrd wasn't one of the best bands in the world and deserves every bit of their legendary status. Fact is, I don't actually need a reminder of any of the songs on this album because they're all so deeply engrained in my brain. Whether or not I like that, it says a lot about this band. When you're the band that's responsible for the song that someone requests EVERY OTHER BAND to play at live shows, you gotta be doing something right.

An acquired Southern taste, much like chitlins, potlikker, or pinto bean pie, that may not be haute cuisine but satisfies a certain craving when it hits.

Good s/t.

Helt ok album, väldigt mycket samma sound genom hela skivan. Free bird är ju en klassiker men inte jättemycket annat som stack ut för mig

Don't like southern rock. Hate most of it. But love this!

Good. 3/5

Simply one of the best. Every song brings a strong sense of nostalgia. And that is without ever having grown up during this time. Listening to this album takes you back to your adolescence, regardless of what decade that happens to be for you. The sensation of "a time when life was more simple" pours through the headphones and into the soul. One can close their eyes and almost physically get to the smells, tastes, and feelings of their teenage years. This is a timeless piece of nostalgia and art.