(2021) Lynyrd Skynyrd - Live At Knebworth ‘76          


Review:
Live at Knebworth ’76 presents Lynyrd Skynyrd’s landmark performance at the 1976 festival, fully restored for the first time. The concert film and album document Skynyrd’s classic lineup as they rose to international prominence. Singer Ronnie Van Zant and the “three guitar army” of Gary Rossington, Allen Collins, and Steve Gaines joined keyboardist Billy Powell, bassist Leon Wilkeson, drummer Artemis Pyle, and backup group The Honkettes before the enthusiastic Knebworth crowd of 150,000-250,000 audience members on August 21, 1976. The show has since gone on to be considered a watershed moment in the band’s live history; sadly, Van Zant, Gaines, and Honkette Cassie Gaines (Steve’s older sister) were among those who perished in a plane crash the very next year. Wilkeson was left in critical condition while others including Collins, Powell, and Pyle also suffered injuries. Following the tragedy, the group disbanded for a decade. But for an all-too-brief, blazing moment, Lynyrd Skynrd was supreme. As Knebworth Festival organizer Freddy Banister recalled, “Skynyrd caused a real buzz backstage. We all wondered how anyone could follow them.” With stellar renditions of classics like “Workin’ For MCA,” “Gimme Three Steps,” “Saturday Night Special,” “Sweet Home Alabama,” and the inevitable “Free Bird,” you can now witness what all the buzz was about, re-edited and presented in its entirety for the first time ever. (The 1996 concert film Freebird: The Movie presents highlights and a different edit of the film).





Track Listing:
1. "Workin' for MCA"
2. "I Ain't the One"
3. "Saturday Night Special"
4. "Searching"
5. "Whiskey Rock-A-Roller
6. "Travelin' Man"
7. "Gimme Three Steps"
8. "Call Me the Breeze"
9. "T for Texas"
10. "Sweet Home Alabama"
11. "Free Bird"


Media Report:
Genre: southern rock
Country: USA
Format: FLAC
Format/Info: Free Lossless Audio Codec, 16-bit PCM
Bit rate mode: Variable
Channel(s): 2 channels
Sampling rate: 44.1 KHz
Bit depth: 16 bits