Reviews (page 8 of 14)
and be a simpllllleeeee kind of mannnnn
While I'm reminded a lot of Derek and the Dominoes and even a band like CCR while listening to this, I do certainly find its parts defiantly southern in nature. My impressions of Lynard Skynard weren't great going into this record but various elements won me over by the end. The longer cuts like 'Free Bird', and 'Tuesday's Gone', alongside the heartfelt and downright masterpiece 'Simple Man' were the staples in this album. The harder grooving songs that draw from the world of blues and swamp rock were quite sticky as well - my favorite had to be the piano-laced 'Things Goin' On'. For how popular this band is, they certainly didn't choose to abide by any widely appealing song structures to garner that beloved American popularity. I think that's largely due to the talent of the musicians here speaking for itself.
Excellent rock!!!
Did you know that at one point Lynyrd Skynyrd was led by someone who wasn't an outright loon? I'm not going to defend the use of the Confederate Flag here (for what it's worth, remember that Tom Petty used it too), but Ronnie Van Zant was, by all reports, a reasonable person. Sympathetic to progressive causes and capable of introspection and critical thought, especially directed toward The Idea of the South. "Sweet Home Alabama" might be the South's equivalent of "Born in the U.S.A." which is to say that a song that has been erroneously embraced as a patriotic anthem but is anything but. Well, maybe it is a little. The band undoubtedly went bananas after his death, but Ronnie? Ronnie seemed to be an ok guy. A worthy debut record with classic songs left and right, including the final track which whips ass. Back when I was in middle school starting to get into music, it was still common to randomly shout "Free Bird!" in crowds. I haven't heard anyone do that since and thank goodness for that. It's clear that the boys in Lynyrd Skynyrd were operating in a post-psychedelic, post-hippie world, where sprawling jams were becoming increasingly regular but idealism was slowly fading. These songs, notably "Tuesday's Gone" and "Simple Man" are genuinely despairing. The upbeat numbers rollick and tumble along so effortlessly despite so much going on. On paper, you'd think that three guitarists would spell 'too many cooks' but producer and Bob Dylan-sideman Al Kooper manages to map it out without any clutter. Gotta love an album cover that's basically "dudes being dudes." A-
As brilliant and radio-battered as Free Bird is, there are other really good tunes on here.
Tuesday's Gone...underrated song, it's totally overshadowed by Free Bird. From the wistful melancholy of Tuesday's Gone to the goofy fun of Gimme Three Steps. Legendary Busch theme song, Simple Man. Gimme Three Steps feels really out of place. I'm wondering if they just reprinted this album with a different cover and called it their greatest hits. 4 of their biggest songs on their debut? That's a solid first album. Other than Sweet Home Alabama, I'd say the four songs on this album are pretty much everything you absolutely need to know about Lynyrd Skynyrd. Things Goin' On continues the kind of happy-sad back and forth between songs. This album feels like a collection of singles, it's not super coherent. And now, Free Bird...great song but it really sucks the air out of the second half of the album. I am shocked that Simple Man is the second most listened to track on the album by a mile and that Tuesday's Gone is fourth. The instrumental at the end of Free Bird vs. the instrumental at the end of Layla, tough choice.
Went pretty hard overall. Loved the guitar playing on it. The album sounded really clear and that only enhanced how great the instrumentation was. Vocals were also great and engaging to listen to. A couple songs that didn’t quite hold my attention but overall, a great album.
Classic Southern American Rock, almost every one of these songs are standard in their own right. Outstanding for a first outing by a band.
Simple Man and Firebird are the two tracks that stuck with me. Everything else was pleasant enough. I see why this era of the band is generally regarded as their best work.
They went long on a lot of their songs, didn’t they? Even the classics aren’t unassailable- they could probably all be cut down by 25% and be fine. Having said that, exemplary rockers who defined their subgenre entirely.
Woah there's more songs album than just Simple Man and Free Bird? Just kidding I've also heard Gimme Three Steps. Thisll be my first listen to throughout. Tuesdays Gone is one of those songs where I've definitely heard but didn't know who sang it upon until listening to this record. Good southern rock songs inbetween the hits that made the band what it is. Free Bird is the perfect last song. The way it fades out implies they keep rocking to this day. Good album
Such a good country rock blues record. So many classics and they deserve to be classics. I thoroughly enjoyed this.
What a great album. Or... how about those 3 incredible songs? Tuesday's Gone, Simple Man and obviously, Free Bird. This was my first introduction to Southern Rock and it always just made sense. Bluesy guitars, sorrowful and soulful vocals + lyrics. It rocks, but it also feels sentimental. I hope I'm not taking away from Skynyrd by saying that their music has always felt like perfect background music for anywhere in America. It appears in movies all the time, it's kind of exactly what you would expect to hear when you walk into a diner or coming out of a truck stop. It's almost always the right moment for Lynyrd Skynyrd anywhere in America. Simple Man always takes me back to that tragic scene in Almost Famous when Penny Lane is having an OD and Simple Man is playing in the background. Tuesday's Gone always reminds me of the final scene of Happy Gilmore. Tuesday's Gone is maybe one of the underrated songs of the 70s. Why don't we listen to that one more? Hell, why isn't that just the National Anthem? Can you imagine at the start of every football game someone just comes out and wails on Tuesday's Gone?? And Free Bird. What else do I need say? And this bird you cannot cage. (tears, chills, feelings.)
sonically, for me, this album is amazing. it embodies southern rock, with van zant’s incredible, growling vocals, and rhythms that instantly make you want get to up and dance, such as “gimme three steps”. when considering this album, it is impossible to ignore the iconic guitar riffs and solos it contains. every song has well-crafted licks that are the making of the album, most obviously in “free bird”, which presents over 4 minutes of solo. for me, i preferred the first half of the album, which felt better structured. both “things going on” and “mississippi man” felt a bit slow personally, and didn’t flow as well. many reviewers, when writing about this album, are reflective of the band’s personal views. whilst i do not endorse any racist behaviour the band may have displayed, it is important to place them into the context of 70s southern america, and understand the social norms at the time. instead of just condemning this, we can understand and learn from it.
Great
Ok boomer! (Complimentary)
This is USA. This is a band that truly represents the sounds of American rock and roll. A number of classics on this, including the ever-ubiquitous, and sometimes criticized, “Free Bird.” This record is short, sweet and charming. Really dig this one.
Classic Skynyrd. So much talent. 4stars
Better all around than I anticipated. Not just the radio hits. It was all pretty good.
Gostei
It's 2024 and a band is still touring calling themselves Skynyrd. ??? Tuesdays Gone slide guitar is some of the best ever.
Lynyrd Skynrd is the band your redneck uncle loves. He probably has a confederate flag hanging in his garage. Other than the uncomfortable associations, this album was a solid listen. Blues meets country with some rockin guitars. Felt a little power ballad heavy, but it earned its spot on the list without question.
Shut up and play the hits
Day 40 - July 11th, 2024 Is the album fire? Yes. Are they racist pieces of shit? Also yes. Free Bird makes me want to outrun a cop. 4/5.
Closer to 4.5 stars than you might think. If a few of the non-hits were on the same level as the hits, it would be there. At least. Skynyrd has developed a strange reputation thanks to the atrocity that is the reunion-era band, the played-out "Free Bird" jokes, and "Sweet Home Alabama" attaining a level of radio overplay that should be illegal. But don't sleep on the original lineup's albums. It's not just good southern rock; it's damn good rock and roll period. 4/5
Such a cool sound, and so many hits that the arrangement of the album almost wouldn’t matter. Just a classic. love the blend of southern country with pure american rock and roll.
freeeeee biiiiiirrrddd
Album that contains gargantuan classics such as Free Bird and Simple Man, but also has a lot of songs I did not care to listen twice.
This has some other worldly, devastatingly hard bangers, but some meh songs. Feels like 4 is a good fit
One thing that keeps coming up for me is the number of albums that seem like obvious inspirations for the grunge bands of the '90s. No wonder the Boomers weren't totally convinced - they'd heard it all before. I dig Skynyrd's blues infused rock, and there's so much more to the album than just Free Bird.
Surprisingly good.
This was quite a good album and is the source of a lot of their classics.
Hah. Pronounced. I could play most of this one before I could drive. Not my favorite Skynyrd album but it deserves its props.
- Cooles Album, wohl das beste von Skynyrd, mir aber etwas zu balladig und bluesig(oder Country, idk); auch wenn Free Bird, der beste Song und mein Lieblingssong der Band, da wohl mit zu zählt. - Ansonsten ist das Album relativ unspektakulär an mir vorbei gegangen. Eigentlich wieder eine klassische 3/5 wenn nicht Freebird mit dabei wäre. - Mir gefallen die neuen Sachen der Band auch sehr, wobei ich gestehen muss, das wenn ich Bock auf Southern Rock habe, eigentlich mittlerweile immer eher auf Black Stone Cherry zurückgreife. 3,75/5
Tolles Album, hätte vorher nicht gedacht, dass es mich so abholt. Weitestgehend echt entspannt, coole Riffs und einige sehr catchy Tracks dabei. 4/5
This album does have some certified bangers. It's really hard to seperate the art from the artist here though. I think it's a little hypocritical of me to seperate for John Lennon and Marilyn Manson but not for these dudes. This record is really good musically.
Starts w four Big Hits, close w freebird, built a new genre in southern rock. Borderline five.
Surely one of the great albums from Lynyrd Skynyrd, yes? It's got a few of the huge hits, "Tuesday's Gone," "Simple Man," and "Free Bird" especially. Short of "Sweet Home Alabama," I don't think I know any other Lynyrd Skynyrd than what we heard here. The album truly rocks, and holy cow, it's their debut?? This band debuted with "Free Bird"???? Good lord. Yeah, this is a classic. Favorite tracks: Free Bird, Tuesday's Gone, Simple Man, Things Goin' On. Album art: Band photo, but it's not bad, being outdoors and with a lightning bolt in the background (real or not) is a really nice touch. I also love the "title," which is just a pronunciation guide for the band's name. For some reason that made me think this was a few albums into their catalog, like they were getting buzz and wanted to set the record straight. But no, they had the foresight to put that on their debut! Another point to LS. 4.5/5
This rocks!
A great classic. It would be very hard to top such a great album with so many great jams.
Never loved these guys. Prefer Allman Brothers. Anyway this is a classic. Would have give a three if the song that smell was on this. I hate that song. Automatic 4 for free bird.
I liked this a lot more than I thought I would. Gimme three steps and free bird were my favorites.
Some proper rocking. Vocals are great, guitars are great, even pianos are great.
Pronounced Owe-Sum Though not 5 stars... but a solid 4.8 stars!!!
Awwe this one has Tuesday's Gone on it. I will forever be reminded of Dazed and Confused when I hear this. Gimme Three Steps is on here too. I'll have to finish this tomorrow. Simple Man is on here too.
Unfortunately this album completely rips ass.
The four classic songs on this hold up really well. The deep cuts aren't all that special. It's a true feat that 4 of the songs are all from a first album, but this doesn't get all the way to 5 stars for me.
Finally a good album
This holds up really well.
I just read this on the band’s Wikipedia page: [Begin Quote] In return for avoiding prison following his guilty plea to DUI manslaughter, Collins would be wheeled out onstage each night to explain to the audience why he could no longer perform [End Quote] So to avoid going to prison for manslaughter for killing his girlfriend in a drunk driving accident, his paralyzed-from-the-neck-down ass had to be wheeled out on stage and tell 20,000 drunk rednecks not to drink and drive while they shouted “woo!” and “Free Bird!” and their sister/girlfriends sitting on their shoulders flashed their tits?! Goddam I love the South! Look, I don’t know about whether this band was racist or whether Neil Young put down his maple syrup-infused cocaine long enough to decide if he wanted to be friends with them or not. I only know when something rocks, and this album rocks. I had the majority of these songs played at me on repeat by Rock 101 WROQ - where it’s always a Southern county fairgrounds in 1978, forever! - for most of my teenage years, and I can still appreciate that this music is solid and fun and brings together a bunch of influences in a compelling and fresh way. I’m sure that Skynyrd were deeply flawed in any number of different ways - just like every other rock band - but in the early to mid-70’s, they had it. This album is all the proof you could ever need of that.
Had only ever heard free bird, but I guess I like southern rock because most of this was fantastic and really fun to listen to.
I love Lynyrd Skynyrd. They hit almost every box for me. This was great to listen to!
Great Southern Rovk
yeah free birds
I'm a free as a chad bird
Solid!
It would be an easy 5 stars if not for all the songs not named "Free Bird". Amazing track, phenomenal guitar solos, top 20 all time songs in some random rankings, for sure. But overall Lynyrd Skynyrd and this album is quite average. Good Southern rock/blues sound, pretty good vocal, and two extraordinary songs. The whole note for this album goes to Free Bird.
I am truly torn about this one. This album has some objectively amazing songs that are true Classics, including some of my favorite songs growing up. However, the racist overtones associated with this band potentially overshadow their art. I scored this for based solely on the music, divorcing that from the larger context, though it gives me more than a little discomfort to do so.
All in all it's probably a 3/5 but I like Free Bird quite a lot so it gets bumped up. 4/5
Really liked the album, but I think the second half is not so powerful as the first except for Free Bird
All their best hits on one album, with some really good southern rock tracks in between. Maybe stating the obvious, but in particular, some really great guitar work. Putting the meme aside, the solo in Free Bird is objectively an all time great guitar solo. And Simple Man is a fantastic track. The rest is solid, but not on the same level as those two songs. Overall, a really good album all the way through, but also not quite at the level to warrant a 5 rating in my book.
American classic rock at it's best. Although not really the type of rock I would listen to there is no doubting that greatness of songs like Freebird, Tuesdays Gone and Simple Man 4/5
Great album.
real and true classic
Really really banging
Yes, Free Bird but better is Simple Man plain and simple.
Great album which includes one of the classic rock songs of all time, Free Bird. Plenty of other great songs, too.
Classic album. Nice first offering.
Two great songs, two good songs, rest are meh.
Strong 4
Knew a bunch of these already and really enjoyed the album
Great album. Love the big hitters here but I was not as in love with the ones I hadn’t heard before. The big three (Tuesday’s Gone, Simple Man, and Free Bird) just clear the rest of them by a mile. The length of the album is perfect. Doesn’t overstay its welcome, covers a good variety of subjects such as love, uncertainty, youth, and change. Standouts: Tuesday’s Gone, Gimme Three Steps, Simple Man, Poison Whiskey, and Free Bird.
I never knew how many songs I have loved came off this album. There are so many radio hits: Simple Man; Tuesday’s Gone; Freebird; Poison Whiskey. Classic rock radio might as well put press the entire album. Skynyard always seemed too rocks-billy for me overall. I have had a respect but not necessarily an interest. Now listening to an entire album, I want more and am a bit ashamed of my own close mindedness. I am going to remedy that immediately!
This one is pretty great. Got a little too country for me before bringing down the house with (lifts up lighter in the air) FREE BIRD!!!!! I Ain't the One is a hidden gem and one I hadn't heard before. I also enjoyed Poison Whiskey too. I'll rock out to this one again.
Very good, but some filler tracks
Listened April 26/27 Fun, some powerful songs
Yeah, pretty cool, bro. 3.5
Classic. Some great tunes here.
the mega hits of this album are undeniable classics so tempted to give this a 5, but the remaining songs are pretty forgettable, and that's mostly because I'm waiting to hear the mega hits
Fantastic record! It's incredible how an album of such quality could be their debut. Standouts were the recognizable radio staples, Tuesday’s Gone, Gimme Three Steps and of course Free Bird, but I also connected well with Mississippi Kid, a bluegrass hillbilly tune with a killer harmonica part, which I don't recall taking notice of before. It's well deserving of its success and of many repeat listens.
I had a battered copy of One More From The Road which I played to death decades before I heard their studio albums. And it is to that album that I would direct anyone to hear definitive versions of four tracks on this album, not least Freebird. The other tracks are fine back-up but as Motorhead (No Sleep..) and Lizzy (Live and Dangerous), UFO (Strangers...) the live album contains the versions that leap out of the speakers.
Amazing
Free Bird 🗣️
4.5
I could go for a Second Helping
Tuesdays gone us going to be the new track of my life. I love this project and I’m shocked by that
All good stuff Simpsons: Yes
Really loved this, easily to listen to. I know I usually complain about long songs and how there is no need for them, however I'm willing to let that slide as all of their long songs have appeared on a guitar hero game and it bring back so many memories of visiting my cousins. Also I discovered another bad through a cover of simple man
Classic Lynyrd Skynyrd. Can’t complain every song was bloody great but not quite there for me. I can’t hear Freebird without thinking about that scene in Kingsman
Kein Einheitsbrei. Schönes Album, das mit Blues im Sothern Rock Stil aufwartet.
yaaaaahhh free birddddd :D
Damn I expected these guys to be overhyped, I was wrong. I expected the guitar, but the piano player here was also top notch. Great classic rock. Favorite track was poison whiskey
Great classic album with tons of hits
The soundtrack of my teenage years.
Free Bird doubles as a secondary national anthem for a reason 🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅
I'm not generally a huge fan of southern rock but this album surprised me. A few hits I already knew, some great album tracks, great guitar and surprisingly strong vocals throughout.
Not what I expected!
It's generally good. I do not like "Give Me Three Steps" or whatever. Never did. For being a long song Freebird actually doesn't overstay it's welcome and has a great into and and equally great "rockin' out" part. I guess it's a 3.5 rounded to 4.
Uno de los mejores álbumes de country-rock de la historia y posiblemente, el único LP que vale la pena de Lynyrd Skynyrd. El trabajo es tan sólido y consistente que, incluso, hace que uno olvide las horribles políticas confederadas que este grupo musical busca representar. Sumamente recomendable.
Banger
8.5/10
This is a good album, albeit a little too country for my taste.
Very surprised that a) I really enjoyed this and b) Freebird was probably my least favourite track.
Great album! One I’ve owned for a while and packed with bluesy classics. Come for Freebird, stay for Tuesday’s Gone and Mississippi Kid! It’s not a 5 but it’s a very very easy 4.
I enjoyed the album overall.
Let the led out! 🤘🏼
A great debut and a great synthesis of southern rock.
Great album, I really like Tuesday's Gone! You know I never thought about the range of this band, they play all kinds of styles. Somehow I didn't realize they did both Free Bird and Sweet Home Alabama!
Surprisingly solid throughout. I obviously knew a few singles before hand, but the whole package was good.
I liked Simple Man and Freebird and the rest was okay. Those two were definite standouts though. 3/4*
Really interesting rock álbum, free bird is such a tune
So many classics on here. Tuesday's Gone, Gimme Three Steps, and FREE BIRD! What an album.
1973: A great year for music. Genre defining Southern Rock. Half of the songs are only good, half are iconic landmarks.
Amazing first album for a band
Free as a bird to pronounce it however I like 3.7/5
Classic
FREEEEEEEEE BIIIIIIIIRD
Good album with some all time great hits. Four of these songs will live on for many lifetimes. The album almost seems to get lost for a few tracks though. If I could give it a 4.5 stars, I would.
The hits start coming and they don’t stop coming. Tuesdays gone, gimme three steps and simple man is a helluva three song line up. These guys are pure 70s rock and fucking roll. From the badass guitar licks to the manly sensitivity. They would change every Contruction site forever with these jams. What a goddam epic Free Bird is. Every bar band breathed a sigh of relief when it was usurped by Wagon Wheel as the most shouted request. A great time and definitely full of classic rock anthems.
Surprisingly soulful
Simple Man is one of their best.
Really enjoyed this. The classics felt strongly supported by the songs I knew less well. Not too long, smooth, succinct, rambling...
What's not to love about this album. Half of this album contains some of the best well known rock songs in the 70s. And of course no one has lived life until they hear Free Bird. There is a bit of a lull at the latter half of the album but as a whole, truly a tremendous piece of classic rock.
Great classic album. Lots of hits. Great intro to southern rock
4 stars
Den var bra! Påminner väldigt mycket om Creedence. Min favoritlåt från albumet var Gimme Three Steps. Den får 4/5 stjärnor då jag tycker att de kunde ha varit lite mer skillnad.
8 songs, all of them good. Nothing wasted on this album. Tuesday's Gone and Free Bird are great as always. This album is always good for a listen.
Classic rock album. Loved hearing songs that weren't Free Bird. But Free Bird is awesome too.
Southern rock. Because the Confed-flag only 4.
FREEEEEEE BIIIIIIIIIIIRD YEAAH
Classic for a reason! A damn-near perfect blend of rock, blues, and Americana.
Loved the non-hits from this album. They got a little same-y but still fun. I didn't ever thought about how much they sound like a proto-Black Keys. Obviously the three bangers are all timers from this album. Kind of a perfect album for sitting around in the backyard. I'd give it just a shade under 4 stars. Definitely one to pick up used sometime.
Bangers
tuesdays gone 👍 mista banka songs from this time were always so long !
Sounds good
This is hard to beat. This sounds less like a band trying to fit into the Southern rock slot and more like a band that can't help it.
Considering I've owned this album for over twenty years, it's hard to be objective. It gets frequent spins, and I am confident I'm not alone in saying it's been a bit of a touchstone for southern rock where my listening habits are concerned. Here's an uncontroversial opinion, though (at least, to my mind); it ain't as good as their next album, Second Helping. That said - the harder numbers, like Poison Whiskey, I Ain't The One and Gimme Three Steps all shine. They possess a swagger and a greasiness that is utterly infectious. The balladeering is top notch, too. To have one song of the calibre of Tuesday's Gone is a triumph; but to follow with the arguably superior Simple Man represents an embarrassment of riches. I suppose we also have to talk Free Bird, a song meme'd to death, its title a dull thud in the mouths of concert hecklers much in the same vein as the 'mashed potato' imbeciles at golf tournaments. However, it's impressive, and despite its grand scale never slips into the smug aren't-we-great noodling the Allman Brothers were prey to. A couple of other tracks are middling, and I hate the caricature the current iteration of the band embody. Skynyrd may have been southern boys, but they wrote sensitive and enquiring songs that touched on race, gun ownership and substance abuse. The pandering mob of today have little in common with the original band.
Proper bluesy rock. The deeper cuts are pretty bad but freebird is elevated 70s rock served with a bottle of bourbon to buzz it up
Bro this was good
Very nostalgic for me. Also helps that it’s just good music.
Rips.
Da kazem za pocetak da mi je southern rock bio na prvu seljacija i nije mi bio dobar. Simple Man i Free Bird sam u 2023 poslusao svaku bar 150 puta. Ostatak albuma mi je isto dobar, ali ove dvije pjesme something special. Tko ne zna neka malo procita o bendu, tko je poginuo i kako... I kako su nastavili nastupati...
dost dobar
Classic Southern Rock at it's finest.
Nice album Witherspoon iconic songs such simple man and free bird
great
I didn’t realize all of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s really big hits were off the same album, that’s impressive.
Amazing - Spotify radio for this album slaps
Really knocked it out of the park for this sound. It's a little rudimentary but the songs are so catchy you don't really care. Tuesdays gone, simple man, and freebird are all obvious highlights
Fun af southern rock
Confederate Flag imagery aside, this is probably the perfect Southern Rock album
Hahah this is great and growing on me. I'm going with 4 for now but feel this could definitely move to high rotation one day. Fave: Tuesday's Gone.
A pleasant enough listen! Being British I haven't been over exposed to them, so nothing felt too tiresome. Fave tracks - The ones I recognized, I reckon - "Simple Man" and "Free Bird"
Most of the songs are fun and well-played. A number of classic songs, most of which still hold up.
It's a classic. Great southern rock sound, gets into some good grooves, the slower songs are well carried by the vocals and melodic guitar licks. Tuesday's Gone and Simple Man are really great songs. What more could even be said about Free Bird at this point?
Great album - can you imagine hearing this for the first time ever? Great hits entering the world: Free Bird, Simple Man. Wow.
Classic
Solid album with a good sound and a couple of outstanding songs.
Very entertaining album topped off with the climactic Free Bird.
Had it before and it's a 4 again. Bangers throughout
Great bluesy rock!
It was three stars until freebird came along
Very good album. The latter half is a bit slow until Free Bird, but overall a very enjoyable, compact rock album.
A good album. Favorite song is "Free Bird," of course.
Excellent instrumentals, excellent lyricism, and storytelling, but the vocals are fine, nothing to write home about. Some of the songs weren't my favorite either.
Lots of classic southern rock with blues influences
01) I Ain't the One - 7,5 02) Tuesday's Gone - 9,0 03) Gimme Three Steps - 8,5 04) Simple Man - 9,5 05) Things Goin' On - 8,5 06) Mississippi Kid - 8,5 07) Poison Whiskey - 7,5 08) Free Bird - 9,5 TOTAL: 8,56 (86/100) I'm not very familiar with Lynyrd Skynyrd, except for the "Sweet Home Alabama" and the fateful plane crash. Few weeks ago I had to listen to Drive-By Truckers and their hommage to Lynard Skynard "Southern Rock Opera" and I was bored to hell. I was kind of afraid this would be similar shit all over again but, thank God, this is miles better.
Classic FUCKING FREE BIRD BABY FUCK YEA
Good stuff, recognized more songs than I thought. Also, Simple Man has some nice lyrics.
not bad...
Good old Skynyrd. Have always like them.
Free bird!!
Listening brought me back to feeling like I was 18 years old. Loved it then - enjoyed it again.
Hell yeah free bird
Solid all the way through.
classic album
Favorite tracks: Tuesday’s Gone and Gimme Three Steps
Iconic southern rock album! Free bird was the big hit but for me your can't beat Simple Man and Tuesdays Gone with the Wind. Last time I heard this record entirely was 40 plus years ago. My favorite radio station KSHE 95 out of St. Louis, MO introduced me to these lost icons of the southern rock genre. May they rest in peace.
Gimme three steps is my go to Karaoke song and free bird will be forever an epic roller coaster ride of soul igniting guitar magic. But what I was surprised at most was how all the other songs hold up really well and make the album overall really quite amazing. Not perfect but not far off. 4.5/5
I'm very well acquainted with most of the songs on this album. I carry six of the eight tracks as MP3s on my phone. I haven't heard "Mississippi Kid" and "Things Goin' On" before. The rest of the album is about as classic as classic rock can be. It's excellent Southern rock, and I'd suggest this album to just about anyone.
All in all, it's a really good album. I enjoyed the listen. Simple Man is such a good song. Even though it was written over 50 years ago, the lyrics still hold such a meaning.
I'll admit to being caught off guard by this album. The opening song was as I was expecting the album to be generic hard rock with an emphasis on bombastic lead guitars and very pedestrian song writing. But as the album continued I found the song writing to be anything but pedestrian. The band's strength is their way with a power ballad starting with song #2 Tuesday's Gone and culminating with the iconic closer, Free Bird each song is well paced and has interesting, well conceived arrangements. The album blends a lot of diffrent but complimentary styles and the band sounds at home in all of them. I slept on this album for too long. It's not just Free Bird and filler...its a really really fine album. 4 stars
好聽😍
Really good, surprisingly! No Sweet Home Alabama or That Smell thankfully [edit: I know I should hate this but I really don't! Holds up well on a second visit]
Really quite enjoyed this. I love the sound of the album. Free Bird hits really nicely as an epic closer. 4.3/5
Südstaaten Musik, Blues'ig
Singalong masterpiece I’d say a solid 7,5/10
You know what, this was pretty good. I really didn't expect to like this all that much, but it was solid. I'm not convinced they did anything truly groundbreaking here, and I'm definitely not the target audience for the "southern rock" thing, but they still manage to pull off some really solid songs. The first half is definitely stronger than the second half, but then it ends with "Free Bird". "Free Bird" wasn't my favorite song on the album, and it's a bit of a meme at this point, but it's still pretty good. "Tuesday's Gone" and "Simple Man" are both great too, just a generally solid listen here. Favorite song: Tuesday’s Gone Other: Gimme Three Steps, Simple Man, Things Goin’ On, Free Bird 12/25/23
A transitional album between R&B and hard rock, which inspired many other bands who left their mark. To be listened to while imagining drinking dark beer in a crowded and smoky pub, '70s style
Great album.
Skynyrd were a little less varied than the Allman Bros- you won’t find much jazz influence here- they’re a more pure take on southern rock, and put out some of the scene’s best songs right away. It’s a little overplayed but still about as good as it gets. B+
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Mostly a fun listen. The southern sensibility on this isn’t as grating as some CCR.
Good, hard-hittin' southern rock from Lynard Skynard. Classic tunes like Gimme Three Steps, Tuesday's Gone, Simple Man (my fave on this album), and of course F R E E B I R D!!!
I mean what can you say, it is their debut album and they had prolific careers. It is a great launching off point for Lynyrd Skynyrd, and a really enjoyable listen.
Great album. Has some of the best work that Skynyrd has done. “Gimme Three Steps” is just a great track and obviously “Freebird” and “Tuesdays Gone” and classics. 4/5 Will listen again
This is a lot better than I was expecting. Good warm old style rock. Nice. Redneck. 9/10
solid classic 4.5
This is a really solid debut. I've never been a big Lynyrd Skynyrd fan but don't dislike them either, just never really sought them out. This probably has the band's three biggest/best songs on it (in my opinion). I enjoyed listening through this one. The only negative I'd give it is that some of the non-single tracks on the album come off as pretty generic blues/country rock but they weren't bad, just not that unique or as interesting. Standout Tracks: I Ain't the One, Tuesday's Gone, Simple Man, Free Bird
Classic Skynyrd
Not as 'southern' as I expected, a solid rock album. Wide influences and some great tracks.
Wynyrd Skynard, cause this album is taking no Ls
Easily the best Skynyrd album there is. So many bops. and ending on freebird is just the icing on the cake. Tuesdays gone-Gimme 3 steps-Simple man is one of the most elite back to back to back songs on any album ever. This album fucks for sure. Gets a 4 bc there’s some weak tracks but the fire really shines here
Outstanding southern rock. Really like the feel of “things goin on” reminds me of my favorite zeppelin song “boogie with Stu” with the honky tonk style piano. The north Mississippi hill country blues feel to “Mississippi kid” drew me in As well. Not to mention the huge number of famous hit songs.
4.5
Great
Its better than Bad its good
Really nice songs on this debut album and Free Bird for better or worse... I prefer the live versions of many of these songs.
My kind of music. I'm bored of Freebird but only because I've played it a million times. Gimme 3 steps and Down south jukin are also favourites of mine.
Gimme Three Steps is a little basic but everything else is really good. Still don’t fw the Confederacy though.
Enjoyed this more than I thought
I can't believe this is their DEBUT album! Tuesday's Gone Gimme Three Steps Simple Man Things Goin' On (love the honky tonk piano)(political commentary) Free Bird Mister Banker (demo) great blues guitar sound
Four out of eight songs are still going strong. Pretty amazing debut album. Probably a five if I haven’t heard their hits so many times. Maybe not fair.
God damn it. I hate to admit it but all these songs are bangers. This album rips. I am not a southern boy by any means, but there is just something that makes me feel like this is the core of "classic rock". Blues, grit, distortion. It makes me wanna turn it UP. There are like 5 songs on here that you hear on the radio like every day. Crazy good album. Freebird gives me that good music goosebumps feeling and I've heard it hundreds of times. Best Track: Any crowd... They chant... they desire... a song... It is Freebird
"'cause, i'm free as a bird now, and this bird you'll never change" besides giving us the only get-out-of-jail-free card for speeding, and the world's most requested song, This album, the band's debut (and closest to self-titled) gives us a stellar tracklist, and with no skips. Beyond being the epitome of bar/uncle music, Lynyrd Skynrd gives us an album full of great guitar riffs, soaring solos, and groovy drums n bass. "I Aint the one" showcases the band's ability to write groovy licks, and to match the vocals perfectly to those grooves. "Tuesday's gone," and "Free bird" give us rock ballads, with the latter having one of the most cinematic sequences in the history of rock n roll. "Gimmie three steps" is the band's (successful) attempt at creating a southern-rock song that you could get up and dance to, and "Simple man" is clearly inspired by Bob Dylan, giving us a emotional track, with a hard rock twist. I really wanted to give this album a 3, but there's no way I could justify that in my head, so it's getting what it deserves, with a... 4/5
Some massive bangers. Dirty bluesy guitar lucks and melodies. The bands favourite meal on tour was famously fried tomatoes with parsnips and you can really tell
twas great
Classic southern rock.
cool
Honestly fantastic
Simple Man and Free Bird carry but the rest are good too
Just a classic
A great first album. Skynyrd shows their musical range and ability on this album full of songs about love and heartbreak.
Fínt ríki.
Tuesday's Gone & Simple Man are fucking tunes! very good album, 42 mins and Tuesday Gone & Free Bird account for over 16 mins of it
Banger. I ain't the one, tuesday's gone, gimme three steps, freebird. Freebird was my class song in high school. . . lol
FREEEEEEEE BIRDDDDS
Pretty solid, lots of sample references, set up for others in their genre to follow suit
FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEBIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRD YEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH
Heard it a million times lol
10/23/23. Southern rock classic with standouts I’ve heard before: Simple Man and Free Bird. More bluesy album than I expected! Not up my alley, but enjoyable album.
Great ablum but Freed bird has been overplayed blame it on the raido
Just the guitar part of Free Bird
Pretty good. I knew I liked Free Bird but found a couple others I like as well.
Enjoyed this!
Excellent album with way more well known songs than I realized.
Classics: Free Bird, Tuesday's Gone, Gimme Three Steps, Simple Man. Others: Things Goin' On, I Ain't the One 4/5
i aint the one. guitar jam, cool keys too. music and guitar tone reminiscent of aerosmith. tuesdays gone. classic, ballady, meh. gimme three steps. awesome bassline. fun jam simple man. top shelf song, good music, melody, chorus. things goin on. folky/bluegrass intro, cool riff then some bluesy/ragtime keys. mississippi kid. tinny diddy with a little slide guitar and finger style. poison whiskey. jam. guitar song, sweet riff. cool solos from guitar/keys. free bird. iconic, song is alright, probably so iconic simply from the solo, which is kind of a bluesy face melter. mr banker. classic blues sound. rhythm/lead guitar and vocals only. down south jukin. similar to 3 steps, kind of cool. demo versions.
My jam!! Great voice, great guitars! Sweet bluesy riffs!! An amazing southern rock album!! High 4!
Honestly so good
like doing a paper run in 2014. Gimme three steps, simple man, tuesdays gone, & freebird what more could you want
Free Bird
*****
Lynyrd Skynyrd Dit is wel mijn sfeertje hoor. Geeft me die heerlijke bayou vibes. Een zingend gitaartje hier, een piano solootje daar, loev het. Is het dad-rock? Oh jazeker. Staat de eeuwige top 2000 klassieker Freebird erop? 100% Maar soms, is dat eigenlijk wel gewoon leuk. En ik zeg het niet vaak, maar ik ben het hier wel met alle 40-plussers in NL eens: Freebird is een mooi plaatje, al houd ik niet zo van dit soort "fade out" eindes Favorieten: Tuesday's Gone, Things Goin' On, Mississippi Kid, Freebird
great jam band, hope to listen to it more
7/10
i liked it but hate freebird
Well, looks lyke I’m a Lynyrd Skynyrd fan! Really enjoyed that as an album and as individual songs.
Quite liked it as background music, a bit too country for my taste. Free Bird is iconic as ever though, significant boost in rating. 4 stars. Pretty cool solos.
Try as much as I might, I can't hate this music. It's just a classic album whose influence is obvious. It's a shame that Lynyrd Skynyrd helped so much to perpetuate the use of the Confederate battle flag and the myth that it wasn't connected to racism. The last surviving member of the original band did eventually denounce it in 2012 at least. This aside, the music is great.
i quite enjoyed this one, downloaded 2,4 and 8
Un autre album que j'allais de reculons et dont j'ai été agréablement surpris. Il y a Mississippi Kid que j'ai moins aimé, mais autrement le reste de l'album est très solide. Du bon southern rock sans trop tomber dans les stéréotypes. 8/10
ah, southern rock. the beautiful fusion of rock and country. and for my money, lynyrd skynyrd are the kings of southern rock. one song even had a bit of ragtime thrown in for good measure. this album is a stone cold classic. highlights: “i ain’t the one”, “gimme three steps”, “things goin’ on”, “free bird”.
Great album.
I mean, it's got Simple Man and Free Bird on it, two of the best sing-alongs ever to have been written. That said, some of the rest of the album felt like filler, but when on the same LP as such big songs that's always bound to happen
Freebird yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
It’s hard to deny the sheer greatness of these southern boys.
Not heard before but good first listen. Tuesdays gone the only recognisable song but free bird at the end very good
Overall good album. No bad songs and this album is culturally relevant for show casing southern rock. Plus Freebird is one of the most popular songs in America. Also it's funny that the singer is southern and pro gun control.
Classic tunes
Great American blues rock
Another fantastic album. Most tracks are definitely relistenable.
I liked it better than i had expected to. Three Steps and Freebird still hold up.
this is so great. but lacks the emotional connection i look for in a 5/5. if i wasnt so stingy with my 5/5’s this would be one. fav songs: tuesdays gone, gimme three steps, simple man.
One of the most iconic Southern Rock bands of any era, Lynyrd Skynyrd cut a swath of hillbilly blues rock that forever changed the foundations of what music could be.
Free Bird is so good
Renndi einu sinni í gegn, þekkti ekkert nema lokalagið. Stefndi í tvær stjörnur. Renndi aftur og það skánaði. Renndi í þriðja skiptið og væri alveg til í meira. Hvað er að gerast. Simple man er leiðinlegt, Free Bird er frábært hitt er merkilega áheyrilegt.
Great solid record. Rating: 4.3
Boy oh boy did this one surprise me! I loved this way more than I thought and couldn't believe how the lyrics to Gimme Three Steps are mostly all right there in my brain. There's a reason Free Bird is a classic. I was able to let go of the triteness and really enjoy this tune.
Bad people, good music
Fiiliskuvaus: Aurinkoinen elokuinen lomapäivä. Kävelyä autohuollosta kotia lämpimässä kelissä. Sopi täydellisesti hetkeen. Ja Tuesdays Gone, Simple Man ja Free Bird aivan mestariteoksia
Impressive debut album, includes "Gimme Three Steps" and "Tuesday's Gone" -- both fantastic songs well loved by fans -- and the instantly recognizable "Free Bird" and "Simple Man". They've got a unique style that comes across really well in the record... they basically invented "Southern Fried Rock" along with the Allman Brothers. Solid. Big fan of "Saturday Night Special"... not on this album, worth checking out.
Starts out like a greatest hits for those of us only familiar with the band from classic rock radio play. Then it changes to a fun regionally inspired blues rock vibe.
Good, honest southern rock.
I Ain't the One- 3.6/5 Tuesday's Gone- 3.8/5 Gimme Three Steps- 4.1/5 Simple Man- 4.3/5 Things Goin' On- 4.7/5 Mississippi Kid- 3.5/5 Poison Whiskey- 3.7/5 Free Bird- 4.8/5 Total- 4.1/5
AND BE SIIIMMPLEEEE KIND OF MAAAAN! free bird never stops baby!
Is Tuesday’s Gone a Free Bird troll?
I can’t argue that it’s a good album
I was not expecting to know so many songs on this record and to like them so much. I guess I just didn't really have a great grasp on Lynyrd Skynyrd at all, and I've kind of always written them off. Having a lot more context to these great well known songs in the structure of an album is kind of wild. This album is great.
I may not agree with their politics, but they do know how to rock
Free Birds is a banger, some other good ones on there too.
Great album that is all sort of a build up to Free Bird which really stands out above the rest. Some of the middle tracks are pretty forgettable, but overall the album is really fun and doesn’t feel dated the way some other albums from this time do.
eu escutei meio avulso também, mas achei digno de 8/10 só pelo final, que é o mais épico que um álbum poderia ter.
Album starts with a proto-hip hop beat. Was not expecting that one iota. They sound super tight on this opener -- I'm hooked. Definitely some weird sequencing on this first side. Its as if they are deliberately trying to send us on a sonic roller coaster. Going from the heights of the intro to Tuesday's Gone, then back to the honky tonk of Gimme Three Steps, into tender (at least initially) Simple Man. That said, I'm loving this album. Amazing this was their debut. Four major hits; one of which plagues every cover band in existence. Love Tuesday's Gone and will never not think of Happy Gilmore. I'm a solid 4 / 5 here. Great album with weird sequencing.
IM A SIMPLE KINDA MAAAAAAN. That’s a great song to sing along. Really enjoyed this one, surprisingly
contains classics
A guilty pleasure for. Supreme musicianship all round. Love it.
Well shit... I just want to listen to this sort of thing in a bar somewhere. I've heard a couple songs randomly over the years whether in tv soundtracks or random playlists and liked the sound at the time. I usually hate songs that go over 5mins and there are a couple onthis one but I really liked their sound enough to mostly forgive them for that.
The patient-zero of Southern Rock. Iconic for stereotypes and plane crash jokes, but Lynyrd Skynyrd have carved out a niche for themselves in American Music with this album. 4/5.
Enjoyed the two listens. Good southern US rock. Enjoyed Free Bird, Poison Whiskey, I Ain’t The One and Simple Man.
This album is a definite classic and throughout rock in general , free bird and simple man being the main points if it. Even though I'm not a massive southen rock / country listener I thought this album was really good and definitely should get all the credit its given. Amazing guitar, bass and drum work all throughout the album and brilliant musicianship.
The definition of southern rock. Gimme Three Steps, Simple Man, Free Bird are favorites of mine going way back to my college years and earlier. These songs live on classic rock radio. Real guitar and drums are a bonus. Doesn't quite get that 5th star, but a fun and enjoyable listen nonetheless.
Genres: Southern rock, hard rock, blues rock Formed: Jacksonville, Florida in 1969 (Previously appeared in various names/lineups) Run time: 13 songs, 1 hour, 16 min This is the debut studio album by Lynyrd Skynyrd. The original album had eight tracks and the reissue has five bonus tracks that are demo versions of some of the original tracks. I love a song with a tale to tell and all these songs do that and do it well. It’s not deep or philosophical but covers the important cornerstones of rock ‘n’ roll (and indeed life): wine, women and song. Lyrically and musically this album is perfect. The maturity of the album perhaps stems from the fact that they had been performing these songs for some time before recording them. My Rating: ****
great music, good sound just good vibes love it
Literally half of this album is all timers. The best of the southern rock boom.
Me gustó mucho. En general el álbum es muy bueno, lo único que resaltaría de él es que tiene un closer tan, pero tan bueno, que termina eclipsando las demás canciones al punto que todo el tiempo estás pensando "Aver, cuánto me falta para Free Bird?", pues, realmente, la diferencia entre el closer y el resto es demasiada. Le pongo cuatro, pero, facilmente, un punto entero es por Free Bird.
Pretty great album, some of my all time favorites are on this record.
No review in here can beat the one saying "I kept asking for them to play 'Free Bird' and then they did". Except that contrary to this review, I would give Lynyrd Skynyrd four stars instead of two. Or maybe even four-stars-and-a-half. You have serious classics on that first side. Plus, obviously, that flying critter and its incredibe solo, closing the proceedings at the end of side B. Five stars is out of the question though. Side B is *a little* patchy (except for its closer). And that thing with the confederate flag often shown in the band's iconography (fortunately absent for the cover of this LP), along with some of the lyrics overtones, didn't exactly age well, to say the least. Southern folklore, some boomers might say. Well, when you have the full picture, you just can't fool around with certain things anymore. Fortunately, in 2023, there are ways to address "southern identity" that are not offensive anymore. Or at least not offensive in the sense of "insensitive to the plight of African-Americans". See up-and-coming bands such as Chat Pile or Wednesday, for instance, who love to show the underside of the US South, and yet still display some sort of empathy for the white trash protagonists who live there. But that's a story for another time, kiddies. Number of albums left to review: 546 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 219 (including this one) Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 105 Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more essential to me): 132
Celkem ujde. Bombový vibes a skvělá kytara. Ale zpěv to kazí Fav songa: Free Bird ale jenom solo, zpev je opet nic moc Nejmin fav songa: Poison Whiskey 7/10
Loved most of this. Gimme Three Steps, Simple Man, and Freebird are terrific. Things Goin' On and Mississippi Kid are not.