Analogue Productions - CAPP 2137 SA - SACD Hybrid Stereo
Mastered By Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio -
Limited Edition - Hybrid SACD Plays On All CD Players
Sound 88% Ken Kessler HIFI News
"Chad, my man, the new Lynyrd Skynyrd SACDs are damned brilliant! What fantastic transfers! Best that I've ever heard these albums sound, amigo." - David Robinson, Editor-in-Chief, Positive Feedback Online
"Dating from 1975, Skynyrd's third album was their first to reach the Top 10 in the U.S. It earned a gold disc that year, the slicker, heavier yet still-swampy sound of this undiluted Southern rock possessing the same irresistible air guitar appeal of, say, ZZ Top — even for those who normally eschew hard rock. It opens with 'Saturday Night Special,' a refreshing theme for a band of Alabamans as it deals with gun control, such that it's appeared in a number of TV shows, as well as computer games. The remainder is sufficiently bluesy enough to qualify as typical of the band, but worthy of repeated listening, despite few standout moments, because it's so damned good." Sound Quality = 88% — Ken Kessler, Hi-Fi News,
"Second Helping brought Lynyrd Skynyrd mass success and for the follow-up they offered Nuthin' Fancy.
It was a self-deprecating title for a record that may have offered more of the same, at least on the surface, but was still nearly peerless as a Southern rock record. The biggest difference with this record is that the band, through touring, has become heavier and harder, fitting right in with the heavy album rock bands of the mid-'70s.
The second notable difference is that Ronnie Van Zant may have been pressed for material, since there are several songs here that are just good generic rockers.
But he and Skynyrd prove that what makes a great band great is how they treat generic material, and Skynyrd makes the whole of Nuthin' Fancy feel every bit as convincing as their first two records..." -
Musicians:
Ronnie Van Zant, lead vocals
Allen Collins, guitar
Ed King, guitars
Gary Rossington, guitar
Billy Powell, keyboards
Leon Wilson, bass guitar
Artimus Pyle, drums, percussion
1. Saturday Night Special
2. Cheatin' Woman
3. Railroad Song
4. I'm A Country Boy
5. On the Hunt
6. Am I Losin'
7. Made In the Shade
8. Whiskey Rock-A-Roller
