Pronounced - LYNYRD SKYNYRD***

I Ain't The One/Tuesdays Gone/Gimme Three Steps/Simple Man/Things Goin' On/Mississipi Kid/Poison Whiskey/Free Bird

Debut album from the southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. They would maintain their popularity for the next four years until the tragic loss of members in a plane crash. Includes the lengthy US top 20 hit Free Bird. (US:27)

“Not many bands come out of the gate with their classic sound fully developed like this. What's even more amazing, is that some of the guys in the band were still teenagers. You wouldn't know it from listening though, they sound like seasoned veterans.”

“Some good blues rock here, mostly Simple Man and Gimme Three Steps, but it’s also blues rock, which means there’s only so much you can do with it. Most of the songs sound the same to me. And the few that didn’t include the overrated but still above average Free Bird.”

“Obviously it’s known for the rock out of Free Bird but Simple Man is another highlight. Mississippi Kid is in a bluegrass style, perhaps not my favourite genre but this one is catchy, and Things Goin’ On has a ragtime piano thrown into the mix. Every song has a different feel and it takes no time at all to get to know this album.”

“Lynyrd Skynyrd crafted their debut album along a simple but effective blueprint. Each side would have one extended song to show off their instrumental mastery and express somewhat more nuanced emotions in the lyrics. This would be rounded off with a clutch of somewhat more straightforward good time rock and roll numbers. Though the epic tracks stand head and shoulders above the shorter songs, the album remains an entertaining piece of southern rock for most of its running time, and occasionally grasps for classic status here and there.”

“I'm not usually a big fan of southern rock, but this album is something really special. Three great songs on here in Tuesday's Gone, Simple Man, and Free Bird make for a competent album. The other songs don't really hold their own comparatively.”

“The fact that this album, although their first, sounds so perfect, is because these guys have been together for a long time before making this record, playing gigs and rehearsing the songs. So they knew exactly what sound to lay down, and it came out perfect.”