Lynyrd Skynyrd - How would you rate them 30 years on?

**Coxy** · 29th June 2007, 21:19

There is just something so utterly magic about their sound. Van Zant never moved on stage, albeit may have sort of shuffled over to Rossington or Collins occasionally during the guitar solos - just sang a raw southern vocal- man that dude could sing live! Check out You Tube for some rare concert footage - Knebworth 1976 is just awesome, a year before the plane crash that tragically killed Ronnie Van Zant and Steve and Cassie Gains. Allen Collins (broke his neck) but survived to crash his car drunk in the 80's paralysing him from the waist down and killing his girlfriend. Gary Rossington (broke both arms and legs), Leon Wilkeson (nearly had his arm amputated) survived but died of lung cancer in the eighties. Billy and Gary survive to this day. They were beautiful people in the seventies and songs like Comin Home, Freebird, SH Alabama, Whiskey Rock a roller, Was I right or wrong, etc make you want to pick up guitar and sing! Anyway, just wondered how many fans of theirs reside on KB? Massively

**Skyryder** · 29th June 2007, 21:48

I'm one. Got a vinyl somewhere and a cd Dammit can't even recall the name. I'll come back on that one.

I usually play Neil Young after or before the other. My way of telling them to get along with each other.

Skyryder

**sunhuntin** · 29th June 2007, 22:03

i love them!! picked up some vinyl in canada, and wish i could have afforded more. i did get the double album, and also both versions of street survivors [i think?] the original had flames behind them, and then it was re-released after the crash minus the flames.

got a best of cd as well, which gets used more then the vinyl.

**FREE2B** · 29th June 2007, 22:47

Me too the're great. Got the vinyl with the flames and without and another couple.

**dogsnbikes** · 29th June 2007, 22:50

I must be number 4 I have on vinyl and those shiney disc things...hell I even have empty CD cases of their's

So they rocked then and still rock now

**Maha** · 29th June 2007, 22:54

Massive song list for sure....Free Bird....That Smell etc....got a cassette here somewhere from way back when, another band that i listen too years ago as a teen was Journey...

**NZsarge** · 30th June 2007, 02:12

Not knowing too much about Lynyrd Skynyrd a must say Free Bird is one of the all time best songs ever!

**skidMark** · 30th June 2007, 02:20

tuesdays gone

one of loosebruces favourite songs , and i play it pretty often, awesome song, and helps me remember a lost mate.

**yod** · 30th June 2007, 02:33

awesome band....legendary sound....

**Pussy** · 30th June 2007, 08:10

Ass kicking Southern Rock, just as good now, or even better, than it was then. Quite a big fan of 38 Special, fronted by Van Zandt's younger brother, Donnie

**SARGE** · 30th June 2007, 09:53

Originally Posted by Coxy

There is just something so utterly magic about their sound. Van Zant never moved on stage, albeit may have sort of shuffled over to Rossington or Collins occasionally during the guitar solos - just sang a raw southern vocal- man that dude could sing live! Check out You Tube for some rare concert footage - Knebworth 1976 is just awesome, a year before the plane crash that tragically killed Ronnie Van Zant and Steve and Cassie Gains. Allen Collins (broke his neck) but survived to crash his car drunk in the 80's paralysing him from the waist down and killing his girlfriend. Gary Rossington (broke both arms and legs), Leon Wilkeson (nearly had his arm amputated) survived but died of lung cancer in the eighties. Billy and Gary survive to this day. They were beautiful people in the seventies and songs like Comin Home, Freebird, SH Alabama, Whiskey Rock a roller, Was I right or wrong, etc make you want to pick up guitar and sing! Anyway, just wondered how many fans of theirs reside on KB? Massively

yea .. big fan .. saw them yearsw ago in Dayton Ohio with Peter Frampton.. great show in the heart of Skynyrd Country

saw the Rosington Collins band open up for Molly Hatchet and the Outlaws at a Southern Rock Festival prior to that ..

Originally Posted by Pussy

Ass kicking Southern Rock,

heres one of my Tat's ..thats what the lettering says.. sorry about the quality of the shot..