Best single CD of their music

Lynyrd Skynyrd are primarily remembered for two songs - Sweet home Alabama and Free bird - but there is so much more of their music that is worth listening to.



Sweet home Alabama is an ode to the pleasures of living in Alabama, whatever Neil Young might think - the Canadian rock icon (whose music I also enjoy) had recorded a couple of songs, one titled Southern man and the other titled Alabama, which offended them. Despite the reference to Neil Young and another controversial reference to Alabama's then-governor (George Wallace), this song is essentially a joyous, fun song and should be taken as such. I've never been to Alabama, but this song makes it sound like paradise. Neil Young's song made it sound anything but.



Free bird has become a classic piece of rock music. Apart from its sheer quality, its length (almost ten minutes) helps its popularity in jukeboxes - you pay the same to play a record whatever its length, so you get your money's worth with Free bird.



There are many other great tracks here, among them I ain't the one, Simple man, Saturday night special and Tuesday's gone.



Lynyrd Skynyrd were among the best southern rock bands of the seventies, perhaps even the best of all. This collection contains all the essentials but the double-CD (Essential Lynyrd Skynyrd) has superior sound quality as well as many more tracks including an incredible cover of Call me the breeze (J J Cale). While this is the best single CD compilation there is, the double-CD is well worth the extra cost.

Great Collection Of Lynyrd Skynyrd, But A Bit Brief

GOLD AND PLATINUM is a great collection of Lynyrd Skynyrd's classic 70s material. However, many classics, especially from SECOND HELPING, are missing. It would be better to start with THE ESSENTIAL LYNYRD SKYNYRD.

Top Notch

With all of the Skynard essentials on it, Gold and Platinum is a must have for any Skynard fan.