Authorized Bootleg: Live at Winterland - San Francisco Mar. 07 1976 [Digipak]

Performer: Lynyrd Skynyrd
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Lynyrd Skynyrd: Leon Wilkeson (vocals, bass guitar); Ronnie Van Zant (vocals); Gary Rossington, Allen Collins (guitars); Billy Powell (keyboards); Artimus Pyle (drums, percussion). Personnel: Leslie Hawkins, Jojo Billingsley, Cassie Gaines (background vocals). Compared to its predecessor in the Authorized Bootleg series (the 11/04/75 set), LIVE AT WINTERLAND SAN FRANCISO 3/07/76 is tougher and harder. J.J. Cale's "I Got the Same Old Blues" is pure nasty funk, while "Tuesday's Gone" adds a hint of anger to the song's inherent melancholy. Even "Sweet Home Alabama" is particularly energetic and celebratory, and, along with a rousing version of "Freebird," tops off a concert that drips with rock edge and Southern pride.

During their 1970s heyday, Lynryd Skynyrd emerged as the preeminent practitioners of Southern rock. Their triple-guitar attack and country-tinged songs carved a permanent spot on the playlists of classic rock radio. Since its first release in 1973 their epic hit "Freebird" has received more airplay than anything this side of "Stairway to Heaven." The tragic deaths of visionary lead guitarist Steven Gaines and lead vocalist Ronnie Van Zandt in a 1977 plane crash cut down the band at its peak; but after parting ways for several years, the surviving members re-formed the group, with Van Zandt's little brother Johnny at the helm.

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