The Best Of Lynyrd Skynyrd: 20th Century Masters (Millennium Collection) [Original recording remastered]

20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection (Series), Lynyrd Skynyrd | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 9, 1999)
• Original Release Date: March 16, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Mca
• ASIN: B00000I8LH
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #22,961 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

As innovative and influential in their own way as their Southern rock precursors the Allman Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd's career was just as star-crossed, perhaps more. Fate dealt them terrible blows in the form of the plane crash that killed singer Ronnie Van Zandt and guitarist Steve and his sister, singer Cassie Gaines; there were subsequent tragedies as well. This set features the biggest hits of the band's original incarnation, such as "Sweet Home Alabama," "Free Bird," "What's Your Name," and "Saturday Night Special," but also includes the potent album tracks "Gimme Three Steps," "You Got That Right," and "That Smell." Skynyrd is overrepresented by greatest-hits sets and live albums, though, and this collection is easily bested by the much deeper collections The Essential Lynyrd Skynyrd and All Time Greatest Hits. No matter how you package it, though, this is still powerful music. --Daniel Durchholz

Product Description

The 20th Century Masters series is the best-selling single-artist line in music history and is being re-released by Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) in its ground-breaking, environmentally-friendly packaging format. A first for the music industry, the standard package (both sleeve and tray) will be completely paper-recyclable, continuing the company's long-standing commitment to being "green."

To further reduce the amount of paper in the Eco-Pack, the CD booklet will no longer be offered. Official liner notes are easily accessible on the Internet at http://www.ilovethatsong.com/green.

UMe is the first North American music company to replace the traditional jewel case with recycled paperboard sleeves and the plastic tray with trays made from PaperFoam®, a new packaging technology from Shorewood Packaging, a business of International Paper, that is paper-recyclable and biodegradable. Shorewood Packaging is the first North American packaging supplier to produce disc trays from PaperFoam®. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, Not Great, December 30, 1999

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"skapunkbluesjazzrock" - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Best Of Lynyrd Skynyrd: 20th Century Masters (Millennium Collection) (Audio CD)

This is a good album to buy for a very casual Lynyrd Skynyrd fan. All of the southern rock band's most popular hits are here (Free Bird, Sweet Home Alabama, ect.), but I'm sure that the record company could have squeezed a least a few more tracks on this album. The album itself is of great remastered sound quality, and is a great listen all of the way through. Buy this album if you just know that you like Free Bird, Sweet Home Alabama, or any of the other really popular songs on this album.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Set, September 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Best Of Lynyrd Skynyrd: 20th Century Masters (Millennium Collection) (Audio CD)

While "Gold and Platinum" has more tracks, for a budget collection, this one is first-rate with smart song selection and no dross to speak of. For Skynyrd neophytes, I cannot think of a better place to start.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars High Flying, May 20, 2000

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Libertyman13 (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Best Of Lynyrd Skynyrd: 20th Century Masters (Millennium Collection) (Audio CD)

Lynyrd Skynyrd is one of the greatest rock bands of all-time, and this album reflects it. Lacking only the epic Tuesday's Gone, this collection has some of the greatest rock songs created. Sweet Home Alabama is the quintessential southern rock song, surpassing even the Allman Brothers Band, with its quick bluesy guitar riffs and southern pride lyrics. And of course, there's Free Bird. Perhaps the greatest guitar piece of all time with only a handful of competitors, the 3-guitar attack of Free Bird will draw you in better than almost anything else. Free Bird is unmatched by nearly everything out there, and you can never go wrong with it. Of course, the ever-popular Whats Your Name? is present, as is Gimme Three Steps and all your other favorites of course. But nothing can compete with Free Bird. Even if you buy this album just for that one track, you will get your money's worth and much more. Don't hesistate to pick this one up at all, its very inexpensive and a hell of a buy.