Excellent sophomore effort

Second Helping (1974.) Lynyrd Skynyrd's second album.

In the early-mid seventies, Lynyrd Skynyrd emerged from the southern United States, and quickly built up a following as one of the best classic souther rock acts out there. Their first album, Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd was nothing short of excellent, and the follow-up album was released the following year. How does the band's sophomore effort, appropriately entitled Second Helping, measure up? Read on for my review.

As you have seen from the tracklist, some of the band's biggest hits emerged from this album. Sweet Home Alabama, their undisputed biggest hit of all, originated here. It's an excellent song, however it gave fans the impression that the band came from Alabama when in actuality they were from Florida. Oh well, that doesn't lower the song's quality any. J.J. Cale's boogie-style rocker, Call Me The Breeze, also gained a good deal of popularity, and has since become another classic. It's really no surprise it remains a fan favorite! And then, of course, we have Don't Ask Me No Questions (an alternative version of this song was released as a single.) In my opinion, this song has some of the best lyrics ever found in a rock and roll song - give it a listen, and see what I mean. The non-hits featured here are by no means bad though - they are underrated masterpieces that must be heard to be appreciated. Needle And The Spoon and The Ballad Of Curtis Loew are excellent tracks that you really need to listen to to be able to fully appreciate - my words can't do them justice. In the end you are left with an excellent sophomore effort you'd have to be a fool not to love.

The remastered edition of the album gives you expanded liner notes, better sound quality, and most importantly of all - bonus tracks. In addition to two rare studio session, you get the tough to come by single mix of Don't Ask Me No Questions. This version of the song isn't too different from its LP counterpart, although it does have more piano usage. The other two studio sessions are excellent, too.

Overall, Second Helping is one hell of a sophomore effort, and it is every bit as good as the band's debut album. If you're a fan of classic/southern rock, Skynyrd's second album is more than worthy of a place in your

THE ONLY ALBUM

I want to get Second Helping, it'll be a good match to you! I'll

only be listening to Sweet Home Alabama, and Call Me The Breeze.

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This Is Lynyrd Skynrd's Best Album!

I feel that Second Helping is Lynyrd Skynyrd's best album. It sounds great and the production had improved over their debut album. The album kicks off with Sweet Home Alabama, which became Skynyrd's most recognizable and popular songs. 'I Need You' is the next track, which is one of Skynyrd's more slower and beautiful songs. 'Don't Ask Me No Questions' is a good song about people trying to know too much about the music business and Ronnie's personal life. 'Workin' For The MCA' is a catchy song that Lynyrd Skynyrd wrote as both a tribute and a threat to their new record company. 'The Ballad of Curtis Loews' is a nice slow song that is easy to fall in love with. 'The Needle and the Spoon' is one of my favorite tracks on the album, and the guitar riffs on this song are amazing! The album concludes with 'Call Me The Breeze' which is a good cover song.



There are several extra tracks on the album as well. First is a single edit of 'Don't Ask Me No Questions.' However, this song isn't very different from the original track. 'Was I Right Or Wrong' is, in my opinion, the best song on the entire album. The lyrics are wonderful, and the song is very emotional. The last extra is 'Take Your Time' which is from Ronnie's mother's point of view of her son growing up. It's a very good song.



This album is some of Lynyrd Skynyrd's best work. It's definately worth buying.

this is worth it

this one is really worth the buy. i think that this is one of the best albums they ever did. all of these songs just kick it, i have the original album. with only 8 songs you can bet this one would be worth it.