One More from the Road

by Lynyrd Skynyrd

Overview

Double live albums were commonplace during the '70s, even for bands that weren't particularly good in concert. As a travelin' band, Lynyrd Skynyrd made their fame and fortune by being good in concert, so it made sense that they released a double-live, entitled One More from the Road, in 1976, months after the release of their fourth album, Gimme Back My Bullets. That might have been rather quick for a live album -- only three years separated this record from the group's debut -- but it was enthusiastically embraced, entering the Top Ten (it would become one of their best-selling albums, as well). It's easy to see why it was welcomed, since this album demonstrates what a phenomenal catalog of songs Skynyrd accumulated. Street Survivors, which appeared the following year, added "That Smell" and "You Got That Right" to the canon, but this pretty much has everything else, sometimes extended into jams as long as those of the Allmans, but always much rawer, nearly dangerous. That catalog, as much as the strong performances, makes One More from the Road worth hearing. Heard here, on one record, the consistency of Skynyrd's work falls into relief, and they not only clearly tower above their peers based on what's here; the cover of "T for Texas" illustrates that they're carrying on the Southern tradition, not starting a new one. Like most live albums, this is not necessarily essential, but if you're a fan, it's damn hard to take this album off after it starts. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	04/09/2013
Label:	Music On Vinyl
UPC:	0600753402290
Rank:	23019

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Lynyrd Skynyrd   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Allen Collins   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Bobby Womack   Composer
Billy Powell   Composer
J. More   Composer
J.J. Cale   Composer
Ed King   Composer
Duke Ellington   Composer
Ahmad Jamal   Composer
Lynyrd Skynyrd   Composer
Gary Rossington   Composer
DeWayne Blackwell   Composer
Leon Wilkeson   Composer
Jimmie Rodgers   Composer
Larry Bastian   Composer
Joe Hicks   Composer
M. Black   Composer
Robert Johnson   Composer
Ronnie Van Zant   Composer
P. Carpenter   Composer
Edward King   Composer