Lynyrd Skynyrd

[mrlee]

I'll take my Neil Young non racist music over Southern racist music any day...

are you saying this band is racist? if so tell me where they are racist.

[Malcolm]

Lynyrd Skynyrd Adds 3rd Guitarist to the Army

Mark(Nashville, TN) - Legendary southern rock band LYNYRD SKYNYRD welcomes guitarist Mark Matejka to join Gary Rossington and Rickey Medlocke as part of the triple-guitar attack.  Matejka, politely dubbed with the nickname 'Sparky,' will fill the position previously held by Hughie Thomasson.

"It's a dream come true to play with Lynyrd Skynyrd and I couldn't be happier,' says Matejka.  'Having played with Charlie Daniels I feel it's an honor to be back playing in the southern rock tradition."

Matejka previously played with bands such as The Charlie Daniels Band, Hot Apple Pie, and Sons of the Desert.

[Malcolm]

And by the way I thaught this was super cool..I wish more bands were like this, truly care about the fans

ROCK LEGENDS LYNYRD SKYNYRD PERSONALLY
REFUND JULY 4TH SALISBURY, MD SHOW

BAND FORCED TO CANCEL PERFORMANCE
DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER

(Nashville, TN) ? Lynyrd Skynyrd has announced they are personally offering a refund to patrons who purchased tickets to the July 4th Salisbury, Maryland show at Arthur W. Purdue Stadium.  Refunds will be made available through January 5, 2007 by visiting the Arthur W. Purdue Stadium Box Office located at 6400 Hobbs Road, Route 50 in Salisbury.  The show was cancelled due to severe weather complications.

In the past week, Lynyrd Skynyrd received word that the promoter halted refunds on July 31, 2006, leaving fans who had not received a refund jilted.  ?Our fans are what keep us going,? says Johnny Van Zant.  ?When we heard about this, we were all shocked!  We have very loyal fans and are also loyal to them.?  The band along with The Delmarva Shorebirds and Comcast-Spectacor has decided to donate money to ensure their fans receive a full refund, immediately.  In addition, the band hopes to return and perform in the area in the near future.

One of the hardest working groups in music today, Lynyrd Skynyrd performs hundreds of shows each year.  In 2006, the band performed on the VH1 Decades Rock Live (airing Sept. 1st), were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (March 13, 2006), and has been touring steadily throughout the yea

[GNRfan2008]

Any recomendation on how can I start to listen this band, perhaps a greatest hits? Here is quite complex to buy that kinda albums 

As another poster said, "All Time Greatest Hits" is a great selection of their best songs. Amazon.com has it for $9.99 and I'm sure stores like Best Buy have a good price on it too. A fair warning is that "Free Bird" is a LIVE version and the studio version is not included in this package. But this live version is an incredible one. It's over 14 minutes long and kicks total ass. You can download the studio version for free from anywhere. I've listened to that album many times over and over and it's just awesome. "Tuesday's Gone" is also not included in "All Time Greatest Hits."

"The Ballad of Curtis Lowe" is a track I highly recommend to anyone, especially anyone who ignorantly thinks Lynyrd Skynyrd were/are redneck racists. 

Another greatest hits package is called "The Essential Lynyrd Skynyrd." It comes with the studio AND live versions of "Free Bird," as well as "Tuesday's Gone." It is a two-disc set and Amazon.com has it for $13.99, which is a good price for 25 songs. I personally own the first one mentioned so I can't comment on this one but it looks to be just as good except for more songs included.

[Malcolm]

I also recommend that if you get into there older stuff..Viscious Cycle is a must pickup...Its there lastest album and I belive its from 2001 but man it kicks ass...Thats How I Like It, The Way,Red,White & Blue, are all instant Skynyrd classics...And a great remake of Gimme Back My Bullets with Kid Rock

[Krispy Kreme]

I am amazed the there are "rock fans" who don't know Skynyrd.
Listen to me: this is one of the best bands ever. Get any one, or all of their first 5 albums, and you can't go  wrong. They all are great, with no filler. The present  rendition of the band is  doing all of the all old songs--this is  a band that has been making money off the same songs for 30+ years, and you know what, the songs are still great. I  saw them (again) in 2006 and the old  songs still have the same  magic (if not exactly the same energy). So do yourself  a favor and get any of the original albums (1972-1977) and CRANK IT UP LOUD.

[mrlee]

ive really gotten into them now, i love there constant guitar bits going on in the background, so much emotion in them.

im quite enjoying southern rock at the moment, anyone else enjoy it?

[BLS-Pride]

Southern Rock fucking owns bro.

[mrlee]

Southern Rock fucking owns bro.

ican hear zakks southern influence on no more tears alot more now, just awesome.

[BLS-Pride]

If you dig on Zakk Wylde you should pick up the Pride & Glory album. It's southern rock.

[mrlee]

If you dig on Zakk Wylde you should pick up the Pride & Glory album. It's southern rock.

i alreayd did man...the intro to that one song with the banjo is classic.

[BLS-Pride]

If you dig on Zakk Wylde you should pick up the Pride & Glory album. It's southern rock.

i alreayd did man...the intro to that one song with the banjo is classic.

Sweet bro. Losin' Your Mind I think is the tune. Horse Called War and Machine Gun man are my two favs. He also does Come Together and The Wizard really good.

Toe in the line - http://youtube.com/watch?v=COhNPOCoMvc

Machine Gun Man - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clWExM1Jw-g

[Malcolm]

Southern music icons Hank Williams Jr. and Lynyrd Skynyrd will team up this spring for an outing dubbed the "Rowdy Frynds" tour.

"Hank played with Skynyrd years ago and it was one heck of a show," Lynyrd Skynyrd frontman Johnny Van Zant said in a press release. "Since then, we've been looking for the opportunity to tour together, because his fans are our fans, and vice versa."

The tour's initial round of dates will kick off April 11 in Huntsville, AL, with 20 shows spread over the following two months. Currently confirmed shows are listed below, and more will be added, according to organizers.

"Lynyrd Skynyrd and Hank Williams Jr. on the stage together in the same night," Hank Williams Jr. said in the press release. "Talk about a show! I can't wait to see what happens in these cities!"

Williams is currently backing "That's How They Do It in Dixie: The Essential Collection," a best-of album released last June.

Lynyrd Skynyrd's most recent full-length collection of new material is 2003's "Vicious Cycle."

April 2007
11 - Huntsville, AL - VBCC Arena
13 - Tampa, FL - St. Petersburg Times Forum
20 - Indianapolis, IN - Conseco Fieldhouse
21 - Peoria, IL - Peoria Civic Center
27 - Baltimore, MD - First Mariner Arena
28 - Raleigh, NC - RBC Center

May 2007
4 - Nashville, TN - Gaylord Entertainment Center
5 - Charleston, WV - Charleston Civic Center
11 - Dayton, OH - Nutter Center
12 - Auburn Hills, MI - The Palace of Auburn Hills
18 - Sioux City, IA - Tyson Events Center Gateway Arena
19 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
26 - Orange Beach, AL - The Wharf Amphitheater

June 2007
1 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
2 - Greenville, SC - Bi-Lo Center
8 - University Park, PA - Bryce Jordan Center
9 - Albany, NY - Times Union Center
15 - Louisville, KY - Freedom Hall
16 - St. Charles, MO - Family Arena

[Jimmy?]

I'm really into this band at the moment...

Some of my favs are.....

+ Simple Man
+ Tuesdays Gone
+ Gimme Three Steps
+ Freebird

Any others worth checkin' out? Albums, songs, whatever 

[mrlee]

I'm really into this band at the moment...

Some of my favs are.....

+ Simple Man
+ Tuesdays Gone
+ Gimme Three Steps
+ Freebird

Any others worth checkin' out? Albums, songs, whatever 

the second album, start to finish.

[Jimmy?]

I'm really into this band at the moment...

Some of my favs are.....

+ Simple Man
+ Tuesdays Gone
+ Gimme Three Steps
+ Freebird

Any others worth checkin' out? Albums, songs, whatever 

the second album, start to finish.

Cool thanks! What's it called??

[Dr. Blutarsky]

To have a career after all they have been thru and how long they have been around is something.

[mrlee]

I'm really into this band at the moment...

Some of my favs are.....

+ Simple Man
+ Tuesdays Gone
+ Gimme Three Steps
+ Freebird

Any others worth checkin' out? Albums, songs, whatever 

the second album, start to finish.

Cool thanks! What's it called??

i think its called "second helping"

[Eduardo]

I'm really into All I Can Do is Write About It

Really great song, very relaxing

[2112]

I'll take my Neil Young non racist music over Southern racist music any day...

are you saying this band is racist? if so tell me where they are racist.

I agree! Besides, Neil Young and Lynyrd Skynyrd were/was great fans of eachother.

Jimmer Jammer, you are fail and I pity you.