Lynyrd Skynyrd

Lynyrd Skynyrd 70年代美國出名的南方搖滾樂隊(duì)，風(fēng)格和Eagles比較接近。
提起LYNYRD SKYNYRD，估計(jì)知道這個(gè)樂隊(duì)名字的人不會(huì)特別多，但是提起他們的很多著名的曲子估計(jì)很多人都有印象。這里彈琴的朋友有很多，我想以前國外的一個(gè)雜志評(píng)選的一百首最佳吉他solo歌曲大家一定知道，其中就有Lynyrd Skynyrd的著名歌曲Free Bird。在這首哥的開頭有著一段很精彩的滑棒吉他演奏來模仿鳥叫的聲音，歌曲旋律流暢動(dòng)人，而且吉他演奏的非常精彩，可以說從音樂本身和演奏技術(shù)來看都是非常經(jīng)典的作品。除此之外，像simple man和sweet home alabama都可以說是非常經(jīng)典的歌曲。他們的作品往往有著很濃厚的美國南部的鄉(xiāng)土氣息，交織著blues、鄉(xiāng)村的音樂風(fēng)格。
“林納德·斯金納德”(Lynyrd Skynyrd)樂隊(duì)的羅尼·范·贊特(Ronnie Van Zant，29歲)、史蒂夫·蓋恩斯(Steve Gaines，28歲)與凱茜·蓋恩斯(Cassie Gaines，29歲)
1977年10月20日星期二，就在距離專輯《街頭幸存者》(Street Survivors)發(fā)行僅三天之際，“林納德·斯金納德”樂隊(duì)包租的“康維爾240”飛機(jī)因燃料不足墜毀在密西西比州麥庫姆附近的森林里。主唱羅尼·范·贊特、吉他手史蒂夫·蓋恩斯和伴唱歌手凱茜·蓋恩斯、助理巡演經(jīng)理迪恩·基爾帕特里克(Dean Kilpatrick)以及飛機(jī)駕駛員與副駕駛員均在撞擊中喪生。樂隊(duì)其他成員受傷，一些受重傷。
by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Lynyrd Skynyrd was the definitive Southern rock band, fusing the overdriven power of blues-rock with a rebellious Southern image and a hard rock swagger. Skynyrd never relied on the jazzy improvisations of the Allman Brothers. Instead, they were a hard-living, hard-driving rock & roll band — they may have jammed endlessly on-stage, but their music remained firmly entrenched in blues, rock, and country. For many, Lynyrd Skynyrds redneck image tended to obscure the songwriting skills of their leader, Ronnie Van Zant. Throughout the bands early records, Van Zant demonstrated a knack for lyrical detail and a down-to-earth honesty that had more in common with country than rock & roll. During the height of Skynyrds popularity in the mid-70s, however, Van Zants talents were overshadowed by the groups gritty, greasy blues-rock. Sadly, it wasnt until he was killed in a tragic plane crash in 1977 along with two other bandmembers that many listeners began to realize his talents. Skynyrd split up after the plane crash, but they reunited a decade later, becoming a popular concert act during the early 90s.
While in high school in Jacksonville, FL, Ronnie Van Zant (vocals), Allen Collins (guitar), and Gary Rossington (guitar) formed My Backyard. Within a few months, the group added bassist Leon Wilkeson and keyboardist Billy Powell, and changed their name to Lynyrd Skynyrd, a mocking tribute to their gym teacher Leonard Skinner, who was notorious for punishing students with long hair. With drummer Bob Burns, Lynyrd Skynyrd began playing throughout the South. For the first few years, the group had little success, but producer Al Kooper signed the band to MCA after seeing them play at an Atlanta club called Funocchios in 1972. Kooper produced the groups 1973 debut, Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd, which was recorded after former Strawberry Alarm Clock guitarist Ed King joined the band. The group became notorious for their triple-guitar attack, which was showcased on Free Bird, a tribute to the recently deceased Duane Allman. Free Bird earned Lynyrd Skynyrd their first national exposure and it became one of the staples of album rock radio, still receiving airplay decades after its release.
Free Bird and an opening slot on the Whos 1973 Quadrophenia tour gave Lynyrd Skynyrd a devoted following, which helped their second album, 1974s Second Helping, become its breakthrough hit. Featuring the hit single Sweet Home Alabama — a response to Neil Youngs Southern Man — Second Helping reached number 12 and went multi-platinum. At the end of the year, Artimus Pyle replaced drummer Burns and King left the band shortly afterward. The new sextet released Nuthin Fancy in 1975, and it became the bands first Top Ten hit. The record was followed by the Tom Dowd-produced Gimme Back My Bullets in 1976, which failed to match the success of its two predecessors. However, the band retained their following through constant touring, which was documented on the double live album One More from the Road. Released in late 1976, the album featured the bands new guitarist, Steve Gaines, and a trio of female backup singers, and it became Skynyrds second Top Ten album.
Lynyrd Skynyrd released their sixth album, Street Survivors, on October 17, 1977. Three days later, a privately chartered plane carrying the band between shows in Greenville, SC, and Baton Rouge, LA, crashed outside of Gillsburg, MS. Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines, and his sister Cassie, one of the groups backing vocalists, died in the crash; the remaining members were injured. (The cause of the crash was either fuel shortage or a fault with the planes mechanics.) The cover for Street Survivors had pictured the band surrounded in flames; after the crash, the cover was changed. In the wake of the tragedy, the album became one of the bands biggest hits. Lynyrd Skynyrd broke up after the crash, releasing a collection of early demos called Skynyrds First and...Last in 1978; it had been scheduled for release before the crash. The double-album compilation Gold & Platinum was released in 1980.
Later in 1980, Rossington and Collins formed a new band that featured four surviving members. Two years later, Pyle formed the Artimus Pyle Band. Collins suffered a car crash in 1986 that killed his girlfriend and left him paralyzed; four years later, he died of respiratory failure. In 1987, Rossington, Powell, King, and Wilkeson reunited Lynyrd Skynyrd, adding vocalist Johnny Van Zant and guitarist Randall Hall. The band embarked on a reunion tour, which was captured on the 1988 double live album Southern by the Grace of God/Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute Tour — 1987. The re-formed Skynyrd began recording in 1991, and for the remainder of the decade, the band toured frequently, putting out albums occasionally. The reunited Skynyrd frequently switched drummers, but it had little effect on their sound.
During the 90s, Lynyrd Skynyrd were made honorary colonels in the Alabama State Militia, due to their classic rock staple Sweet Home Alabama. During the mid-90s, Van Zant, Rossington, Wilkeson, and Powell regrouped by adding two Southern rock veterans to Skynyrds guitar stable: former Blackfoot frontman Rickey Medlocke and ex-Outlaw Hughie Thomasson. With ex-Damn Yankee Michael Cartellone bringing stability to the drum chair, the reconstituted band signed to CMC International for the 1997 album Twenty. This lineup went on to release Lyve from Steeltown in 1998, followed a year later by Edge of Forever. The seasonal effort Christmas Time Again was released in fall 2000. Although Wilkeson died one year later, Lynyrd Skynyrd regrouped and recorded Vicious Cycle for a 2003 release. The DVD/CD Lyve: The Vicious Cycle Tour followed a year later, 2006 saw the release of Face to Face, and 2007 brought Paper Sleeve Box and Lyve from Steel Town.