Freebird The Movie: Music From The Motion Picture [Soundtrack, Live]

Lynyrd Skynyrd | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 13, 1996)
• Original Release Date: August 8, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack, Live
• Label: Mca
• ASIN: B000002P20
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #160,363 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Three Axe Attack Is Simply Amazing, December 26, 1999

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John Doe (Knebworth) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Freebird The Movie: Music From The Motion Picture (Audio CD)

Allen Collins, Steve Gaines, Billy Powell, Artimus Pyle, Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant and Leon Wilkenson. Seven of rock's legends took the stage in Hertfordshire, England during the summer of 1976 for one unforgettable concert. They presented hits such as "Workin For MCA," "Saturday Night Special," and "Sweet Home Alabama." A little under a year later, Skynyrd performed in Oakland, California and gave probably the best performance of "Freebird" I have ever heard. This version surpasses the one that Ronnie and friends did Live At The Fox. Finally, ten days later the band put on another tremendous performance in Asbury Park, New Jersey, which included the first live performances of "What's Your Name?" and "That Smell."

Finally, twenty years after the plane crash that took the life of Steve Gaines, Ronnie Van Zant, back up singer Cassie Gaines and road manager Dean Kilpatrick, Cabin Fever Entertainment has compiled some of Skynyrd's finest live performances and put together...Freebird: The Movie. While the movie may be out of print, the soundtrack is alive and well.

I've heard parts of One More From The Road and I have the DVD of Lyve, but the intensity from lynyrd Skynyrd on this album is unbeatable. From the opening "Hello How are you?" to the final strum of a guitar, Lynyrd Skynyrd gives a great performance. Johnny, Billy, Leon, Ricky, Hughie, Gary, and whoever is on drums these days are wonderful, but without Ronnie, Steve, Artimus, and Allen '...things just couldn't be the same.'

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "the day they blew the Stones off the stage...", April 29, 2003

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"mcdoog_99" (Blackstone, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Freebird The Movie: Music From The Motion Picture (Audio CD)

So said Artimus about their performance at the Knebworth festival. Although the choice of songs is very similar to One More From the Road, and smaller as well, it still stands out on its own as an album worth buying. The production, though on the rough side, gives a good feel of an outdoor concert. Leon's bass is more prominent then in "One More...", and has a different, more earthy sound IMO. Speaking of the setlist, it is somewhat of a tradeoff. We get 1977 live versions of That Smell and What's Your Name, both superb, plus Freebird from the same year. On the other hand, we have an incomplete Knebworth setlist, leaving out Freebird (even though the liner notes call it one of the most inspired moments ever witnessed on British soil) as well as a couple other songs, judging from their set being 90 minutes as also indicated in the liner notes. And as a previous reviewer stated, it leaves out Gimme Back My Bullets and Cry For the Bad Man (from a spring 1976 concert pre-Gaines), both shown on the video. If you crave more than just One More From the Road, then by all means buy this album. Otherwise, perhaps get the video first and decide. Either way, this album shows Skynyrd at its peak prior to the plane-crash, full of energy and eager to play a perfect show.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Captures Lynyrd Skynyrd at their greatest!!!, February 1, 2009

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G. Stanford "gregory__scott" (Mesquite,TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Freebird The Movie: Music From The Motion Picture (Audio CD)

An earlier review stated that 13 of the fourteen tracks were recorded at Knebworth Fair, Hertfordshire England this was incorrect, the following is the correct breakdown.

Tracks 1-6 were recorded at Knebworth Fair, Hertfordshire, England on August 21, 1976.
1. Workin' For MCA
2. I Ain't The One
3. Saturday Night Special
4. Whiskey Rock-A-Roller
5. Travellin' Man
6. Searchin'

Track's 7-8 were recorded at Convention Hall Asbury Park,NJ on July, 14 1977, you will even hear Ronnie Van Zant mention that their new album (Street Survivors) which these tracks are from, will be released in September two months from this date, just a month before their ill fated plane crash.

7.What's Your Name
8. That Smell

Tracks 9-11 were from Knebworth Fair, Hertfordshire, England on August 21, 1976.

9.Gimme Three Steps
10. Call Me The Breeze
11. T For Texas (Blue Yodel No. 1)


Track #12 From Knebworth Fair, Hertfordshire, England on August 21, 1976.
12. Sweet Home Alabama

Track#13 was recorded at Oakland Alameda Coliseum, Oakland, CA at Bill Graham's Day On The Green July 4, 1977

13. Free Bird

Track#14 was a studio recording

14. Dixie