Debut album from my all time favourite band. I discovered this band through a friend in the early 90's and has not turned back since then! This album is full of strong songs that nods to their everyday life in Jacksonville, Florida and I can really FEEL how they lived, rocked, drank, went fishing and chased women in their younger wild days. What I don't feel is all the drugs they took, but then again, maybe I am an boring man? Anyway, the music speaks for itself, it rocks and it's mellow and it's small bar room-style cowboy country-stomp! Enjoy!

Lynyrd Skynyrd was formed in Jacksonville in 1964 as The Noble Five by Ronnie Van Zand, Gary Rossington and Allen Collins. In 1965 the named changed to My Backyard when new members Larry Junstrom and Bob Burns joined and in 1968 they played the opening slot for the psychadelic band Strawberry Alarm Clock after winning a local Battle Of The Bands contest. In 1970 the band's name changed to Lynyrd Skynyrd, or at firstly Leonard Skinnerd, after a teacher at their school. The band toured hard and Larry Junstrom (later in 38 Special) left and was briefly replaced by Greg T. Walker and another friend of the original band members, Ricky Medlocke joined on second drums and vocals. In 1971 Walker and Medlocke left to form the harder rocking southern rock band Blackfoot.

In 1972 when the band were making recordings at the Muscle Shoal Studios roadie Billy Powell joined the band on piano and keyboards. Actually Walker and Medlocke did record with Lynyrd Skynyrd during the time but tracks including them were not released until 1978. Al Kooper discovered the band and signed the to he's label Sounds Of The South and started recording their debut album.

The song Free Bird reached nr. 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the band toured with The Who which increased their popularity rapidly.

The cover photo of the album was taken in the main street in Jonesboro, Georgia, featuring all the members of the band. Bassist Leon Wilkeson had left the band during making of the album and only play on 2 of the songs. Ed King from Strawberry Alarm Clock played on the rest and Wilkeson returned in time for the cover photo and tour and King switched over to guitar to make the band a 3-guitarrist band. In 2003 Rolling Stone Magazine ranked the album nr. 401 of the 500 greatest albums of all time and it has sold about 2 million copies worldwide. Harmonica player Steve Katz was a member of Blood, Sweat And Tears, and also Al Kooper came from that band.

1)I ain't the one (8,0) Heavy energic rocker with a great guitar solo.

2)Tuesday's gone (8,5) 7 minutes of sweet balladry with a great sensivity and touching lyrics.

3)Gimme three steps (8,0) Another good rocker.

4)Simple man (9,0) Fantastic melodic ballad that also rocks and has a superstrong chorus. Great stuff!

5)Things goin' on (8,5) Great song that sounds like it's played in a western bar in the 30's.

6)Mississippi kid (7,5) Acoustic stomp.

7)Poison whiskey (8,5) Heavy slow rocker. Goodigoody!

8)Free bird (9,0) Another sweet ballad that in steps builds up to a frantic rocker and guitar-duelling-mania of the wildest art there was in the beginning of the 70's and that set the standard for many southern rock bands to follow.

Score: 8,38

Ronnie Van Zandt-vocals (1948-1977)

Gary Rossington-guitars (b.1951)

Allen Collins-guitars (1952-1990)

Ed King-bass on 1,3, 4, 5, 7 and 8, guitars on 6 (b.1949)

Leon Wilkeson-bass (1952-2001)

Bob Burns-drums (b.1950)

Billy Powell-piano and keyboards (1952-2009)

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Al Kooper (Roosevelt Gook)-mellotron, mandolin, bass drum and organ (b.1944)

Robert Nix-drums on 2

Bobbye Hall-percussion on 3 and 5

Steve Katz-harmonica on 6 (b.1945)

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