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Lynyrd Skynyrd|Pronounced Leh-Nerd-Skin-Nerd

Pronounced Leh-Nerd-Skin-Nerd

Lynyrd Skynyrd

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The Allman Brothers came first, but Lynyrd Skynyrd epitomized Southern rock. The Allmans were exceptionally gifted musicians, as much bluesmen as rockers. Skynyrd was nothing but rockers, and they were Southern rockers to the bone. This didn't just mean that they were rednecks, but that they brought it all together -- the blues, country, garage rock, Southern poetry -- in a way that sounded more like the South than even the Allmans. And a large portion of that derives from their hard, lean edge, which was nowhere more apparent than on their debut album, Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd. Produced by Al Kooper, there are few records that sound this raw and uncompromising, especially records by debut bands. Then again, few bands sound this confident and fully formed with their first record. Perhaps the record is stronger because it's only eight songs, so there isn't a wasted moment, but that doesn't discount the sheer strength of each song. Consider the opening juxtaposition of the rollicking "I Ain't the One" with the heartbreaking "Tuesday's Gone." Two songs couldn't be more opposed, yet Skynyrd sounds equally convincing on both. If that's all the record did, it would still be fondly regarded, but it wouldn't have been influential. The genius of Skynyrd is that they un-self-consciously blended album-oriented hard rock, blues, country, and garage rock, turning it all into a distinctive sound that sounds familiar but thoroughly unique. On top of that, there's the highly individual voice of Ronnie Van Zant, a songwriter who isn't afraid to be nakedly sentimental, spin tales of the South, or to twist macho conventions with humor. And, lest we forget, while he does this, the band rocks like a motherf*cker. It's the birth of a great band that birthed an entire genre with this album.

© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo

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1
I Ain't The One
00:03:52

Ed King, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ronnie Van Zant, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gary Rossington, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lynyrd Skynyrd, MainArtist - ALLEN COLLINS, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Powell, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Al Kooper, Producer - Bob Burns, Drums, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.

2
Tuesday's Gone
00:07:31

Robert Nix, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ronnie Van Zant, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gary Rossington, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lynyrd Skynyrd, MainArtist - ALLEN COLLINS, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Billy Powell, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Al Kooper, Producer, Bass Guitar, Mellotron, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.

3
Gimme Three Steps
00:04:29

Ed King, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ronnie Van Zant, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gary Rossington, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lynyrd Skynyrd, MainArtist - ALLEN COLLINS, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bobbye Hall, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Powell, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Al Kooper, Producer - Bob Burns, Drums, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.

4
Simple Man
00:05:59

Ed King, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ronnie Van Zant, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gary Rossington, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lynyrd Skynyrd, MainArtist - ALLEN COLLINS, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Powell, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Al Kooper, Producer, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Burns, Drums, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.

5
Things Goin' On
00:04:57

Ed King, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ronnie Van Zant, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gary Rossington, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lynyrd Skynyrd, MainArtist - ALLEN COLLINS, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Powell, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Al Kooper, Producer - Bob Burns, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bobbie Hall, Drums, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1973 Geffen Records

6
Mississippi Kid
00:03:55

Ronnie Van Zant, ComposerLyricist - Lynyrd Skynyrd, MainArtist - Al Kooper, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Robert Burns, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1973 Geffen Records

7
Poison Whiskey
00:03:12

Ronnie Van Zant, ComposerLyricist - Edward King, ComposerLyricist - Lynyrd Skynyrd, MainArtist - Al Kooper, Producer

℗ 1973 Geffen Records

8
Free Bird
00:09:10

Ed King, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ronnie Van Zant, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gary Rossington, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lynyrd Skynyrd, MainArtist - ALLEN COLLINS, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Billy Powell, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Al Kooper, Producer, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Burns, Drums, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.

Album review

The Allman Brothers came first, but Lynyrd Skynyrd epitomized Southern rock. The Allmans were exceptionally gifted musicians, as much bluesmen as rockers. Skynyrd was nothing but rockers, and they were Southern rockers to the bone. This didn't just mean that they were rednecks, but that they brought it all together -- the blues, country, garage rock, Southern poetry -- in a way that sounded more like the South than even the Allmans. And a large portion of that derives from their hard, lean edge, which was nowhere more apparent than on their debut album, Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd. Produced by Al Kooper, there are few records that sound this raw and uncompromising, especially records by debut bands. Then again, few bands sound this confident and fully formed with their first record. Perhaps the record is stronger because it's only eight songs, so there isn't a wasted moment, but that doesn't discount the sheer strength of each song. Consider the opening juxtaposition of the rollicking "I Ain't the One" with the heartbreaking "Tuesday's Gone." Two songs couldn't be more opposed, yet Skynyrd sounds equally convincing on both. If that's all the record did, it would still be fondly regarded, but it wouldn't have been influential. The genius of Skynyrd is that they un-self-consciously blended album-oriented hard rock, blues, country, and garage rock, turning it all into a distinctive sound that sounds familiar but thoroughly unique. On top of that, there's the highly individual voice of Ronnie Van Zant, a songwriter who isn't afraid to be nakedly sentimental, spin tales of the South, or to twist macho conventions with humor. And, lest we forget, while he does this, the band rocks like a motherf*cker. It's the birth of a great band that birthed an entire genre with this album.

© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo

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