Sharp Dressed Man
Down South Jukin'
My favourite band ever - pre- as well as post-crash. I'm not going to deny that the band is different post crash, but I honestly think they've continued to create great music.
Lynyrd Skynyrd (Official Thread)
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^^Nothing but respect for how they carried on after what was a tragic plane crash, I remember when it happened and not many of us thought they would carry on afterward.
Hard for me to pick a fave Skynyrd album, the debut, Second Helping and Street Survivors are all top drawer...
Hard for me to pick a fave Skynyrd album, the debut, Second Helping and Street Survivors are all top drawer...
METALPRIEST
Senior Member
Artimus Pyle Discusses Split With Lynyrd Skynyrd
Sharp Dressed Man
Down South Jukin'
Ronnie would have turned 66 today. Fly on, Freebird! 
Musikwala
Popmartian
I remember trying to get into this band's music via a greatest hits CD, some 10 years or so ago. Didn't particularly find them special aside from a handful of tracks. Sweet Home Alabama was of course always a favourite.
Love their band name though. Have heard the story behind it.
Love their band name though. Have heard the story behind it.
Johnny-Too-Good
Senior Member
Ronnie would have turned 66 today. Fly on, Freebird!
Hey there feller with the hair coloured yeller - Happy Birthday!
I remember trying to get into this band's music via a greatest hits CD, some 10 years or so ago. Didn't particularly find them special aside from a handful of tracks. Sweet Home Alabama was of course always a favourite.
Love their band name though. Have heard the story behind it.
I've come to like Synyrd more now than I did when I was a kid. But I didn't collect them after the plane crash even though the survivors did a great job carrying on afterward.
TheYoungMan
Southern Man
Happy birthday, Ronnie. Hope you'll be enjoying heaven.
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METALPRIEST
Senior Member
40 Years Ago
Second Helping
Second Helping
Jonny Come Lately
The New Kid In Town
What a bizarre coincidence, I just purchased 'Second Helping' on iTunes without knowing about the anniversary!
I first became aware of Skynyrd when was discussing music with my dad a while back - he went to see them in concert a couple of times and strongly recommended 'Free Bird' to me.
'Free Bird' rapidly became a favourite of mine and I soon decided to listen to the rest of 'Pronounced...', which I think is a fantastic debut album, I think all eight tracks are great but I particularly love Gimme Three Steps (great storytelling) and Simple Man (truly epic, that word is applied to many songs which aren't really epic, but this is, what a great guitar riff), as well as a certain aforementioned song concluding in a legendary guitar showdown.
Additionally, 'Sweet Home Alabama' inspired me to listen to Neil Young's 'Southern Man' and 'Alabama' - having heard the Skynyrd song I had to hear Neil's side of the argument!
I first became aware of Skynyrd when was discussing music with my dad a while back - he went to see them in concert a couple of times and strongly recommended 'Free Bird' to me.
'Free Bird' rapidly became a favourite of mine and I soon decided to listen to the rest of 'Pronounced...', which I think is a fantastic debut album, I think all eight tracks are great but I particularly love Gimme Three Steps (great storytelling) and Simple Man (truly epic, that word is applied to many songs which aren't really epic, but this is, what a great guitar riff), as well as a certain aforementioned song concluding in a legendary guitar showdown.
Additionally, 'Sweet Home Alabama' inspired me to listen to Neil Young's 'Southern Man' and 'Alabama' - having heard the Skynyrd song I had to hear Neil's side of the argument!
