(pronounced ’lĕh-’nérd ’skin-’nérd)

Het album schotelt gelijk wat powerrock voor. Ik krijg direct zin in de rest. Maar Lynyrd is veelzijdig, dus ik krijg daarna wat rustiger werk, ook gelijk als introductie van de lange-lettergrepenterreur. Zoals bekend, trekt dan al snel mijn energie weg. Net als bij typische amerikaanse klanken. Want als de plaat virtueel is omgedraaid, laten ze het me weten ook. Deze band komt uit Amerika. Maar ook Amerikanen kunnen veranderen. Dat doen ze 5 minuten voor het einde. Het tempo komt er in, en de instrumenten krijgen het woord. Eén bak energie. Dat had ik graag een heel album gehoord.

Free Bird is obviously a 5/5, but I feel like the rest of the album is more of a 4/5 than a straight 5/5. A great listen anyhow.

Not bad as far as Southern Fried Rock goes. Some good guitar licks and reasonable tunes, although the lyrics didn’t always do it for me, and things tended to drag a bit towards the end……..

Sub Allman Brothers Southern blues-boogie full of simple, manly men thinkin' 'bout guns an' whiskey an' movin' on down the line because o' their woman.

You're not about to hear anything you haven't heard elsewhere. Even "Free Bird" - the magnum opus - recycles the whole "don't tie me down, woman, don't fence me in" stuff that countless country songs have tried. Think Merle Haggard or Conway Twitty with flash guitar solos.

This is a pretty important one for me. I guess. My Danpa (my grandfather whose name is Danny, who we collectively refer to with the affectionate title “Danpa”)’s favorite song of all time is “Simple Man,” and I have surprisingly deep roots in the south. Now, I also know what this band represents to many people, that being oppression. And, in more humorous cases, incest. And while I’m reluctant to put that aside for the sake of enjoyment, especially because of their open use of the confederate flag, I think it’s fair to at least factor SOME level of general base-level enjoyment in. Because it’s not like this is an awful album, and it’s certainly not like it openly advocates for any kind of oppression, rather it stands as part of oppression’s shadow. It’s because of this that songs such as “Things Goin’ On” and “Mississippi Kid” ring so hollow even while the rest of the album hits hard. Opener “I Ain’t The One” is fantastic, “Simple Man” is obviously incredible and has an aforementioned level of sentimentality for me, “Poison Whiskey” is real cool, and “Free Bird” is a clear and obvious landmark of good music. It’s the perfect closer that this pretty good album does not deserve. And then… that’s it. It’s pretty awesome. I like the album.
8.2/10

Me aburrió. Genuinamente no entiendo por qué está. No destaca en nada realmente.

This was a very relaxing rock album.

All of Skynyrd 's best songs are here. ALL OF THEM

Lyrics Skynyrd is absolutely *canon* uncle-core music. I don't think this is a universal experience per se, but if you know what I'm talking about, you know *exactly* what I'm talking about. Now, I will admit, I'm not the biggest Lyryrd Skynyrd fan, but I do have to give them a cultural victory of sorts. I am *very* familiar with 5 of the 8 songs here, even if I rarely seek them out, and that's the kind of reach you (largely) can't buy. I will also admit the the baseline of material here is at least fine. It's swaggering swamp rock, confidently presented, and very well performed. It's a certain kind of person's perfect "meat and potatoes" album, regardless of the fact that I don't usually get along with this certain kind of person (I know that a lot of these songs are bigger than their subcultural appeal, but there is *certainly* still a connotation to Lynyrd Skynyrd fandom, and I'll leave it at that). For me, this album's solid 3 score is pretty much cemented by exactly 3 songs. Tuesday's Gone is truly iconic rock balladry. Simple Man is a fantastic, melancholic rock song, and a hell of a vocal performance. And then we have Free Bird. Possibly the crown jewel of the entire Lynyrd Skynyrd discography, and one of the greatest epic rockers *ever*, with one of the most recognizable, iconic guitar solos ever, Free Bird is a sight to behold. This collection of three songs is good enough that I have to put aside my apathy towards Lynyrd Skynyrd, and admit that this ends up a pretty damn good album as a whole.

not for me, Free Bird will always rule tho' - can remember finding this on a compilation tape when I was about 10 and it blew my mind

Some good ol' southern rock

Some absolute all-time classics on this album, but the rest is just sort of pretty good. I could justify a 5 star rating for this but we'll go with 4.

Favourite tracks: Free Bird, Tuesday's Gone, Simple Man

(Pronounced 'Iks-'Chrēm-'Lē-'Géd)

The album is fine. I just couldn't engage with it. It felt really disjointed. There's certainly some classic songs here but I've personally never had much of a reaction to them.

Let go all of your preconceived and mostly all incorrect assumptions about this band, what they represent and how they made music. This album is PURE classic rock - this album might be a near perfect example of the "genre" we call 70's/Classic Rock.

If you can't appreciate that because of how you perceive them, i got nothing for ya.

From the sweeping ballads, to the southern slide, the blues to the hard solos.

(Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) by Lynyrd Skynyrd just isn’t for me. It sits firmly in that Southern rock space that I’ve never really connected with, and this album didn’t do anything to change that.

At times it feels like a rougher, less compelling take on Neil Young’s style, but without the same depth or individuality. I can see why it might appeal to fans of the genre, and there’s clearly a strong identity to the band’s sound, but personally I struggled to find anything that really grabbed me or made me want to come back for more.

I gave it a couple of listens to be fair, but it never clicked. Compared to something like Fine Art by Kneecap, which feels fresh and interesting, this just didn’t hold my attention in the same way.

Favourite tracks: Nothing really stood out or stuck with me

Least favourite tracks: The album felt quite flat throughout, with no tracks that broke through or lifted it

Album artwork: Fairly standard cover, nothing particularly memorable

Definitely in top 5 greatest southern rock albums no doubt. Big part of childhood and discovering music. These days I do prefer Neil Young.. From 8 tracks 4 are classics and 3 of them are on side A with Free Bird ending the album. However side B has some great super bluesy and dirty deep cuts. Just rated 4.5 on RYM, but not exactly sure if I want to give 5 stars here, but I probably should, morning will be wiser than night, during which I am writing this review, Free Bird is playing now after all cmon

Me he guardado Mississippi kir y Free bird. Mejor de lo que pensaba y al mismo tiempo muy diferente. ¡Creía que eran un grupo mucho más heavy que rock! Siempre es bueno escuchar para aprender.

This debut album is the blueprint for Southern rock, a super confident three guitar army attack that's a total masterclass in grit and soul. It's insane that bangers like "Tuesday's Gone", "Simple Man", and "Gimme Three Steps" are all on the same first record. The music's got that killer blend of bluesy riffs, honky tonk piano, and Ronnie Van Zant's awesome, gravelly voice. And of course you got "Free Bird"! It's the highlight. Even if you've heard it a million times or think it's a bit of a joke, it's the perfect closer on this album. That four-minute guitar solo is pure, over-the-top awesome and it totally works, taking you to Southern rock nirvana that sums up the whole era. It's a nine minute masterpiece that's one of the best endings ever, finishing off an album that's still a super energetic cornerstone of American rock.

Unlike meat & potatoes, a mirepoix, or a roux, Lynyrd Skynyrd doesn't exist for the foundation of anything else. If they're plain & simple, basic & a part of our everyday vicissitudes, they're this for themselves & only themselves, i.e., they're the nuts & bolts before they've been attached to a larger frame. It hasn't been seamless for this group to be taken seriously in the U.S. of A north, partly for political reasons, but mostly b/c 'Sweet Home Alabama' is an overplayed anthem that's essentially a parody at this point. But listen to their debut, & their effective combination of The Stones (Exile on Main St.) w/ Creedence will hit you like a delightful ton of bricks. 'Forget your lust for the rich man's gold / All that you need is in your soul.' That's leftist, right?