Size: 173.2 MB
Time: 74:54
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Styles: Southern Rock
Art: Front
1. Intro (Live at the Lakewood, Atlanta, Ga, 24th August 1994) [ 0:18]
2. Down South Jukin' (Live at the Lakewood, Atlanta, Ga, 24th August 1994) [ 2:34]
3. Saturday Night Special (Live at the Lakewood, Atlanta, Ga, 24th August 1994) [ 4:15]
4. Heartbreak Hotel (Live at the Lakewood, Atlanta, Ga, 24th August 1994) [ 5:06]
5. Devil in the Bottle (Live at the Lakewood, Atlanta, Ga, 24th August 1994) [ 3:42]
6. Things Goin' On (Live at the Lakewood, Atlanta, Ga, 24th August 1994) [ 4:00]
7. I Know a Little (Live at the Lakewood, Atlanta, Ga, 24th August 1994) [ 3:59]
8. That Smell (Live at the Lakewood, Atlanta, Ga, 24th August 1994) [ 6:40]
9. You Got That Right (Live at the Lakewood, Atlanta, Ga, 24th August 1994) [ 4:12]
10. What's Your Name? (Live at the Lakewood, Atlanta, Ga, 24th August 1994) [ 4:07]
11. Simple Man (Live at the Lakewood, Atlanta, Ga, 24th August 1994) [ 7:34]
12. Gimme Three Steps (Live at the Lakewood, Atlanta, Ga, 24th August 1994) [ 6:07]
13. Sweet Home Alabama (Live at the Lakewood, Atlanta, Ga, 24th August 1994) [ 8:19]
14. Free Bird (Live at the Lakewood, Atlanta, Ga, 24th August 1994) [13:09]
15. Outro (Live at the Lakewood, Atlanta, Ga, 24th August 1994) [ 0:45]
The horrific 1977 plane crash that wiped out members of Lynyrd Skynyrd and their entourage, including the man who had led the group across the best part of a decade, the inimitable Ronnie Van Zandt, was at the time seen as the end of the group. Other members had been seriously injured in the tragedy and having only weeks before released what turned out to be the ironically title Street Survivors album, this album was seen as a fitting swansong and the group disbanded. Those surviving members reunited only once to perform an instrumental 'Free Bird' at Charlie Daniels' charity event Volunteer Jam V in 1979, otherwise the group went on hiatus for the next 10 years, with four ex-members performing and recording as the Rossington-Collins band between 1980 and 1983, choosing a female lead vocalist to avoid claims that they were merely a rebooted Skynyrd. through this period. In 1987 however, Lynyrd Skynyrd reunited for a full-scale tour with five major members of the pre-crash band; survivors Gary Rossington, Billy Powell, Leon Wilkeson and Artimus Pyle, along with guitarist Ed King - who had left the band two years before the crash - and with Ronnie Van Zant's younger brother, Johnny, taking over on lead vocals and as primary songwriter. Due to Allen Collins' paralysis from a 1986 car accident, he was only able to participate as the musical director, choosing Randall Hal as his stand-in. As part of his plea deal, Collins would be wheeled out onstage each night to explain to the audience why he could no longer perform. The reunited band was meant to be a one-time tribute to the original lineup, captured on the double-live album Southern by the Grace of God: Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute Tour 1987. The fact that the band chose to continue after the '87 caused legal problems for the survivors, as Judy Van Zant and Teresa Gaines (widows of Ronnie and Steve, respectively) sued the others for violating an agreement made shortly after the plane crash stating that they would not exploit the Skynyrd name for profit. The new line up however were back on the road in 1994 and, with the exception of Pyle, all original reunion members were in place, along with Mike Estes on guitar and Owen Hale on drums. The show presented on this CD was performed at The Lakewood in Atlanta, Georgia, on August 24th, when the band performed a dynamic set featuring many LS classics alongside a superb new composition in 'Devil In The Bottle,' which has gone on to become a live favourite.
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