A Skynyrd fan must have

This is a great Skynyrd album. The songs, "I've Been Your Fool," and, "Gotta Go," are two of the best. This album contains some excellent guitar work and some of my favorite vocal work by Ronnie Van Zant. The song, "I Never Dreamed," is one of Skynyrd's all-time always underrated tunes. The guitar work is seamless on this timeless classic.

I can give you a big reason for getting this album...

There is little reason for this CD to exist given all the compilations and live albums from Lynyrd Skynyrd released since "Best of the Rest" came out. The majority of the CD is studio tracks released on the regular LP's. "Workin for MCA" is an undistinguished live rendition. "T for Texas" is worth having but also can be found elsewhere. As far as I know, (but I'm no expert) "I've Been Your Fool" and "Gotta Go" are unique to this CD (except for the box set). The former is an good slide guitar number while the latter is an amazing southern rocker. "Gotta Go" is the ONE HUGE reason to buy this album if you are a fan of Skynyrd- it has all the elements a fan of this band loves: the Van Zant swagger, the triple axe attack, some serious licks. The recording of the song is a bit rough but I think it contributes to its appeal- "Gotta Go" is a hidden gem in the Skynyrd catalogue. This CD loses one star for repeating a bunch of material and 4 for "Gotta Go", "I've Been Your Fool", and "T for Texas."

Not their best...

I love just about every Skynyrd song ever made...but half of the songs on this CD are just plain worthless. A better buy is Second Helping or the Essential Lynyrd Skynyrd.