"the day they blew the Stones off the stage..."

So said Artimus about their performance at the Knebworth festival. Although the choice of songs is very similar to One More From the Road, and smaller as well, it still stands out on its own as an album worth buying. The production, though on the rough side, gives a good feel of an outdoor concert. Leon's bass is more prominent then in "One More...", and has a different, more earthy sound IMO. Speaking of the setlist, it is somewhat of a tradeoff. We get 1977 live versions of That Smell and What's Your Name, both superb, plus Freebird from the same year. On the other hand, we have an incomplete Knebworth setlist, leaving out Freebird (even though the liner notes call it one of the most inspired moments ever witnessed on British soil) as well as a couple other songs, judging from their set being 90 minutes as also indicated in the liner notes. And as a previous reviewer stated, it leaves out Gimme Back My Bullets and Cry For the Bad Man (from a spring 1976 concert pre-Gaines), both shown on the video. If you crave more than just One More From the Road, then by all means buy this album. Otherwise, perhaps get the video first and decide. Either way, this album shows Skynyrd at its peak prior to the plane-crash, full of energy and eager to play a perfect show.

Great music, lousy sound

I agree with the other reviewer who noticed the poor sound. In some places the sound levels swell up like a narcoleptic's lurch back to consciousness and then recede just as suddenly. This record's also comparable to Grand Funk's Live Album in its hamfisted intrusion of crowd cheers. Couldn't a major label do better?

Part Of An Eight-Way Tie For Skynyrd's Best

The FREEBIRD soundtrack is part of a 8-way tie with SECOND HELPING, STREET SURVIVORS, ONE MORE FROM THE ROAD, PRONOUNCED, NUTHIN' FANCY, GIMME BACK MY BULLETS, and SKYNYRD'S FIRST for the greatest Lynyrd Skynyrd albums of all time. This album features the only Ronnie-era live recordings of "What's Your Name" and "That Smell", as well as tracks from Skynyrd's Knebworth shows. This album features many of the same songs as ONE MORE FROM THE ROAD, but is a great album in its own right. You should get this album if you can. I have it, and it still sounds as good as it did when I found it under my menorah as a Chanukah gift.