Artist : Lynyrd Skynyrd Country : USA Release : Street Survivors [Deluxe Edition] Year : 1977 Genre : Hard Rock File Type : mp3 320 Info:
True Skynyrd fans already own this "deluxe edition." For the casual
fan, the one who owns the box set or any of the many "greatest hits"
compilations, it's worth noting what is actually here.
First, as with
all of the "deluxe editions" issued by Universal, the packaging is
excellent. Original artwork, nice slipcase, an excellent 24-page booklet
with archive photos and pretty much everything you ever wanted to know
about "Street Survivors" and the events that preceded and followed its
release.
Disc 1, "The Original Album," is just that...the album as it was released in the best possible digital format.
Disc
2, "Criteria Studios Album," is the "other" version...yes, they
recorded the album twice. The draw here is the longer, slower version of
"That Smell," with no shortage of guitar solos. You've heard
"Jacksonville Kid" before (Ronnie's new lyrics added to "Honky Tonk
Night Time Man," and the last track he recorded in his lifetime).
The
final 5 live tracks from Fresno CA in August 1977 are of historic
interest, and the sound quality is basically "acceptable bootleg." It's
the Street Survivors band in the early stages of the tour that would
never happen. Less than two months later, Ronnie, Steve, Cassie and Dean
were gone, and the survivors...real, actual survivors...were changed
forever.
Skynyrd fans will, and should, want to add this to their
collection. The more casual fan may not appreciate it in the same way.
It's an essential 5-star release nonetheless.
Artist : Lynyrd Skynyrd Country : USA Release : Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd [Expanded Edition] Year : 1973 Genre : Hard Rock File Type : mp3 320 Info:
Lynyrd Skynyrd's 1973 debut is no less than a classic rock album. A
classic classic rock album. Eight songs, all of them great. Prime
riff-rockers (Gimme Three Steps, I Ain't The One, Simple Man) one of the
best rock ballads ever (Tuesday's Gone) and one genuine all-time
classic song (Freebird). But the lesser known songs are great too.
Things Goin' On, Mississippi Kid and Poison Whiskey are all fine songs.
Not a weak spot on the whole album. In an era where great rock albums
where everywhere, Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd stands distinguished.
The follow-up, Second Helping, is just as good as this one, if not
better. Personally, I have a particular fondness for Pronounced over
Second Helping. Both are excellent though, and belong in any hard rock
collection.
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Artist : Lynyrd Skynyrd Country : USA Release : Southern Knights Year : 1996 Genre : Hard Rock File Type : mp3 320 Info:
Lynyrd Skynyrd is an American rock band best known for popularizing
the southern hard-rock genre during the 1970s. Originally formed in 1966
as the The Pretty Ones in Jacksonville, Florida, they then went through
two name changes: The Noble Five and One Percent, before coming up with
Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1969. The band rose to worldwide recognition on the
basis of its driving live performances and signature tunes "Sweet Home
Alabama" and "Free Bird". At the peak of their success, three members
died in an airplane crash in 1977, putting an abrupt end to the band's
most popular incarnation.
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Artist : Lynyrd Skynyrd Country : USA Release : Lynyrd Skynyrd 1991 Year : 1991 Genre : Hard Rock File Type : mp3 320 Info:
This is the first album the band has released since the crash (as
Lynyrd Skynyrd). We have on this album original guitarists Garry
Rossington, Ed King, and Leon Wilkenson as well as keyboardist Billy
Powell and drummer Artimus Pyle from the original Skynyrd, joined by
Ronnie's brother Johnny Van Zant on lead vocals and Randall Hall filling
in for Allen Collins. When you first listen to this album, if you're
expecting Street Survivors or Second Helping, you may be slightly
disappointed. But I think you can learn to like this album. It has some
really good songs, along with a few average and a few not-so-good songs.
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Artist : Lynyrd Skynyrd Country : USA Release : Extended Versions: The Encore Collection Year : 1998 Genre : Hard Rock File Type : mp3 320 Info:
The CD is a mix of live and studio recorded material, recorded by a
"latter day" version of the band. It includes Johnny, not Ronnie, Van
Zant on Vocals, and other band members who had survived the plane crash
of 20-some years latter. Most of the tracks on the album were recorded
around the mid-1990's, and do include some of Skynyrd's best, or atleast
amongst their most-recognizable material. This includes "Free Bird",
"Sweet Home Alabama", and "What's Your Name". It also incldues other
tracks, such as; "O.R.R. and "You Got That Right." Tracks four and five;
the fore-mentioned "Sweet Home Alabama" and "Free Bird" were recorded
back-to-back at a concert in Pittsburgh, PA.
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Artist : Lynyrd Skynyrd Country : USA Release : Endangered Species Year : 1994 Genre : Hard Rock File Type : mp3 320 Info:
Although the new line-up struggles to live up to the original line-up
(regardless of member changes), this album is by far one of the greatest
sounds to come from Lynyrd Skynyrd. Getting away from the Arena Rock
style of Southern Rock they play so well, this album removes the loud
and inserts the calm. The all acoustic album recreates some of the
better songs released by the original Lynyrd Skynyrd and brings forth a
few new ones as well. Songs like "Sweet Home Alabama" and "Saturday
Night Special" sound better arena style, but "Things Goin' On" and "Am I
Losin'" sound so much sweeter acoustic. A definite must for true Lynyrd
Skynyrd fans, and a recommended album for those interested in what the
new line-up has to offer.
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Artist : Lynyrd Skynyrd Country : USA Release : An All-Star Tribute To Lynyrd Skynyrd Year : 2007 Genre : Hard Rock File Type : mp3 320 Info:
If ever a band deserved a tribute, it is what some people refer to as
the "real" Lynyrd Skynyrd, the band as it existed prior to the 1977
plane crash that killed three of its members. Some of the performances
on this CD are much better than others. There are just enough good ones
to make it worth a listen.
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Artist : Lynyrd Skynyrd Country : USA Release : Collectybles Year : 2000 Genre : Hard Rock File Type : mp3 VBR Info:
Skynyrd Collectybles is a set for the devoted, a collection of
rarities from Lynyrd Skynyrd's prime period -- namely, when Ronnie
VanZant led the band. The great thing about this is that it doesn't play
as something just for the devoted -- it's quite enjoyable for anyone
who's a fan of Skynyrd's classic work. This does have some historically
significant material, namely the inclusion of the early, pre-Skynyrd
"Shade Tree Recordings," cut between 1968 and 1970, and the "Quinvy
Recordings" from 1970. There are also outtakes from Second Helping and
Street Survivors, and a full album's worth of live material recorded
either at the Fox Theater in 1976 or on WMC-FM in 1973. Nothing is
particularly revelatory, even the early recording of "Free Bird," but
it's all of high quality and anything that adds to classic Skynyrd's
body of work is welcome indeed.
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Artist : Lynyrd Skynyrd/38 Special
Country : USA
Release : Double Bill: Lynyrd Skynyrd/38 Special
Year : 2002
Genre : Hard Rock
File Type : .avi
Info:
An excellent visual of both 38 Special and Lynrd Skynrd still doing
what they do best. Very enjoyable performances of both bands performing
their greatest hits live. Of course the band line ups have changed a
little, but the songs live on with great music and vocals.
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