Music : Second Helping
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Binding: Audio CD
Brand: LYNYRD SKYNYRD
EAN: 0008811164829
Format: Extra tracks
Label: Mca
Manufacturer: Mca
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Mca
Release Date: November 04, 1997
Sales Rank: 5174
Studio: Mca
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With staples such as "Sweet Home Alabama," "Workin' for MCA," and the J.J. Cale-penned "Call Me the Breeze," Skynyrd's second captures the Jacksonville, Florida, band at the height of its powers, coming off the success of "Free Bird" and "Gimme Three Steps" from their 1973 debut. Backed by a tight rhythm section and the mighty three-guitar attack of Allen Collins, Ed King, and Gary Rossington, singer Ronnie Van Zant (credited in the album notes for "Vocals, J&B") turns in a legendary performance on the urgent blues ballad "I Need You," the cautionary "The Needle and the Spoon," and "The Ballad of Curtis Loew," the story of a young white boy sitting at the feet of an old black Dobro master. Along with Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd and One More from the Road, Second Helping remains Skynyrd's finest hour. --James Rotondi
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this band is fantastic. i remember listening to the original lineup as a young kid. i have been a fan ever since. this cd is top shelf, it has some really good songs. its a timeless classic. great sound also. i mean what more can you say. they are still good even with all the lineup changes. this cd is a rock classic. its really a must have for rock music fans. this band inspired me to want to play the guitar when i heard freebird. and countless others. this band had it and still does a great sound. i think this cd may be the best cd for classic or southern rock,its as good as they get.
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especially this Second Helping M.C.A album,from that legendary band,from Florida,you know the one,this being more or less a greatest hits for the group,obviously at their high peak very best,showcasing all the versatility and influences,song after song,as in the blues when you hear,The Ballad Of Curtis Lowe,and I Need You,revealing Ronnie Van Zant's true colors,then moving full steam ahead is the potent rocker,Call Me The Breeze or the keep to yourself,Don't Ask Me No Questions,and of course the signature song,Sweet Home Alabama. This classic southern rock recording,1974,will stand the test of time,introducing the one and only Lynyrd Skynyrd.
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Birthday gift- Hard to find CD. But at Amazon there was no problem finding it.
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For my money, this release is their strongest and most consistent all the way through--no weak songs at all. "Sweet Home...", "Don't Ask Me No Questions", "Ballad of Curtis Loew", "Needle and the Spoon", "Workin For MCA", "I Need You" and on and on.They would not be as consistent on an album again until "Street Survivors". This is probably the best album to come out of the Southern Rock movement.Pure gold.
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Well, not really, but it's such a nice line from the song "Swamp Music":
"...When the hound dogs start barkin' / sound like ol' Son House singin' the blues!"
I lean towards "Pronounced" being Lynyrd Skynyrd's best album, but this one is certainly not far behind. It may require a bit more time in order for the listener to truly appreciate it, but "Second Helping" is well worth it.
Yes, "Sweet Home Alabama" is here, and needs no introduction, I suspect, but this is not one of those album where one mega-hit completely dwarfs everything else. Three more tough riff-rockers, "Workin' For MCA", "Don't Ask Me No Questions", and "The Needle and the Spoon", are almost as memorable, and lesser-known songs like the New Orleans-R&B of "Swamp Music" and the melodic folk-blues pastiche "The Ballad of Curtis Loew" deserve much praise as well.
Skynyrd's popular, up-tempo cover of J.J. Cale's rollicking "Call Me The Breeze" is here as well, as is the seven-minute slow rock number "I Need You". The latter is the least memorable song on the album, which means it's only pretty good.
This remastered edition adds three bonus tracks, the single version of "Don't Ask Me No Questions", which is pretty much like the album version, and two nice demos, the low-key ballad "Was I Right or Wrong", and the swaggering "Take Your Time".
They're both fine songs, especially the latter, which has something of an "Elvis sings swamp blues" quality to it. But you ... Read More
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