Family [Digipak]

Performer: Lynyrd Skynyrd
Producer: Dan Hartman; Gary Rossington; Jimmy Johnson; Al Kooper; Allen Collins; Allen Collins Band; Robert White Johnson; Tim Smith; Tom Dowd; Barry Harwood; Brian Foraker; Mike Ragogna (Compilation)
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Additional personnel: .38 Special , Johnny Van Zant, Rossington Collins Band. Liner Note Author: Scott Schinder. Photographers: David Gahr; David Alexander ; Gary Gershoff; Mark Hanauer. This 16-track compilation brings together an assortment of Lynyrd Skynyrd's most popular tracks and songs by various off-shoots of the band. The collection's first five songs are the rock behemoth's best known, with "Sweet Home Alabama," "Gimme Three Steps," and "Freebird" faithfully represented. The remainder of the set features work by .38 Special, Van Zant, and the Rossington Collins Band, among others. Each of these groups was like a smaller planet orbiting around the central sun of Skynyrd, and each proffers the same guitar-fueled Southern boogie rock. A nice mix of hits and lesser-known material, FAMILY is a fine introduction to a towering Southern rock dynasty.

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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