Lynyrd Skynyrd

[Eduardo]

I've been into this band lately, but I dont know much about them yet... So I was wondering if you guys could help me, which songs do you think are their best? Any suggestion would be appreciated, thx

[Oddy]

without a doubt i think they're best song is freebird, one of my favourite songs of all time, fucking awesome guitar work as soon as it hits that solo i just wanna .............i dunno jump up and down.

yeah i guess sweet home alabama is their most well known song which leads me to another question.

Why is it that 90% of people (majority of people i know) think that sweet home alabama was sung by creedence clear water revival? I tell people it was actually lynyrd skynrd and they'll say "who the fuck is that guy?"

i guess lynyrd skynyrd should be one of the bands in that underrated thread. Cuz nobody knows much about them at all.

ah well its not as bad as ppl thinking led zeppelin is a person...........hahaha..........people

[Thumper]

 Free Bird
 Sweet Home Alabama
 Gimme Three Steps
 Saturday Night Special
 What's Your Name
 You Got That Right
 That Smell

 
 

[DEAD HORSE]

I have listened only 2 or three songs from them iand i think is awesome, i began listening to them becuase of Metallica's cover "Tuesday's gone" wich is also great  

[Miz]

Free Bird
 Sweet Home Alabama
 Gimme Three Steps
 Saturday Night Special
 What's Your Name
 You Got That Right
 That Smell

What about Simple Man!! Simple Man rules!  and Tuesday's Gone!

[Malcolm]

IN order
1.Freebird
2.Simple Man
3.Tuesdays Gone
4.Sweet Home Alabama
5.Travellin Man
6.Gimme 3 Steps
7.All I Can Do Is Write About It
8.Red,White And Blue
9.Thats How I LIke It
10.Gimme Back My Bullets


Im a huge skynard fan go to www.lynyrdskynyrd.com

and check out there history and learn about there new stuff man


there a kick ass band


Ronnie Van Zant was amazing

[MikeB]

The movie Happy Gilmore introduced me to LS when they played Tuesday's Gone. I've seen them live before in Allentown,Pa at the Allentown faire .Talk about a kick ass show!
Freebird is one of my most favorite songs ever , the guitar solo in the end is wicked!

[Malcolm]

Agreed...I love Skynyrd soo much..Unfortunetly never been to see them only being 16 but i hope to very soon..Ronnie is an amazing lyricist and vocalist and johnny is just as good..Such a talented family and band

[N.I.B]

Sweeeeet home, Alabama.......

I'm not into much southern rock but skynard is great.

[MikeB]

It pisses me off when people blast them as racist rednecks . Let's take LS and Led Zep , two great bands , one is from the southern us and the other is from England. It doesn't mean shit where they're from . LS's influences are Jimi Hendrix,Rolling Stones , The Doors and Neil Young( well, until the song sweet home alabama)

[Mama Kin]

Here's some trivia for ya........

Aerosmith decided to buy their own plane to fly around in for gigs. They checked it out, the pilots were drunk, it was a piece of shit plane. Their tour manager refused to fly in it. Aero's manager were set on buying this plane, because it save a lot of money. Since Aero wouldn't fly without their tour manager with them, they never bought the plane. 3 months later to day the that same plane crashed carrying the members of Lynyrd Skynryd.

[Rob]

Wow...that's an amazing story there Mama Kin.  Fuckin' crazy how shit turns out sometimes.  And Sweet Home Alabama wasn't meant as a shot at Neil Young for his song Southern Man.  It was actually a joke.  They were pretending they were pissed.  The first time Young heard the song he called up the band and told them he got the joke.

[Marc8382]

The movie Happy Gilmore introduced me to LS when they played Tuesday's Gone. I've seen them live before in Allentown,Pa at the Allentown faire .Talk about a kick ass show!
Freebird is one of my most favorite songs ever , the guitar solo in the end is wicked!

That's the exact same way I first heard Tuesday's Gone.  I remember hearing Metallica's version first and I didn't really enjoy it that much but then I heard the original version and I was blown away. 

[2NaFish]

simple man is a really brilliant song. I went through a spell for a few months where they were all i listened to.

[GNR_Green]

Skynerd are pure rock n roll.  Their self titled album is great.

[Malcolm]

Southern rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd  have called off their touring plans for the next three months so that frontman Johnny Van Zant can undergo surgery for nagging throat problems.

 According to a statement posted at the group's website, Van Zant continues to suffer from "acute and chronic inflammation of his vocal cord and development of a large vocal cord polyp." Removal of the polyp will require surgery, and "post-operative rehabilitation will prevent him from performing over the next three months," the statement reads.

Van Zant has been battling recurrent throat problems in recent months. In June, the group postponed some shows while he recovered from "a severe case of strep throat," according to a press release issued at the time.

Earlier this month, the group scrapped several shows to give Van Zant time to rest his voice due to "significant vocal cord inflammation and swelling," said an announcement issued by the band.

Van Zant's condition has forced Lynyrd Skynyrd to call off all of its shows through October, including a stint with The Allman Brothers Band . The Allmans will instead be the sole headliner on the dates that were to feature both acts, according to Lynyrd Skynyrd's statement.
[Note: The following tour itinerary has been

[Genesis]

Fuck! Just heard FreeBird. A 4:10 min solo with 2 guitars? Rock on! 

[AxlsMainMan]

Fuck! Just heard FreeBird. A 4:10 min solo with 2 guitars? Rock on!?

I could be wrong on this one, but wasnt Freebird recorded using 3 guitars, (two rhythm, and one lead)?

[Genesis]

Fuck! Just heard FreeBird. A 4:10 min solo with 2 guitars? Rock on! 

I could be wrong on this one, but wasnt Freebird recorded using 3 guitars, (two rhythm, and one lead)?

The solo is done with 2 guitars.

[Rob]

When Skynyrd did their first album they only had two guitarists, Gary Rossington and Allen Collins.  After the album was made Leon Wilkeson joined as bass player, and the dude who played bass on the first album, Ed King, switched to guitar giving them three guitarists.