Okay, starting off listening to the Lynyrd Skynyrd albums. I heard this album once before, and at first, it seemed like nothing too special for me. But with the second listen, the album grew on me. It's just a good record, filled with good southern rock and blues rock tracks. The guitar work by Gary Rossington and Allen Collins is especially notable, a lot of riffs in this album are awesome.
The album opens with I Ain't The One. While not one of my favourites, I have to admit that it's a pretty ... read more
Powerful blues rock / southern rock that they really only reached the raw power of on LPs 1 and 2. Simple Man and Tuesday's Gone remain 2 of their best.
I wasn’t expecting to like this but this is a damn fine album.
This thing is only 8 songs long but it packs a lot of good southern blues rock tunes. It shines in both ways with the hard rocking tunes like opener “I Ain’t the One” and “Gimme Three Steps”, as well as the slower tracks like “Tuesday’s Gone” and “Simple Man”. The slower tracks also tend to have longer run times but they definitely make up for it with the quality of ... read more
1 | I Ain't the One 3:53 | 89 |
2 | Tuesday's Gone 7:34 | 93 |
3 | Gimme Three Steps 4:31 | 81 |
4 | Simple Man 5:59 | 93 |
5 | Things Goin' On 4:59 | 78 |
6 | Mississippi Kid 3:56 | 75 |
7 | Poison Whiskey 3:14 | 82 |
8 | Free Bird 9:12 | 99 |