They made five studio albums. Three of them are great. The crash was sad and Street Survivors makes you wonder what could have been. Rossington Collins was a good idea and Dale had a great voice. The songs were never the same without Ronnie. One of the great rock lyricists. He kept it simple and to the point. The lack of great songwriting shows on the studio albums of the reunited Skynyrd.
I got lucky and found one of those too, with that flyer. Kinda eerie, those dates that never came to be.
Speaking of documentaries, when I was a kid and saw Grease in the cinema, before the main feature was a great Skynyrd documentary with no billing whatsoever. It just came on. Remember Ronnie was interviewed while fishing. Anyone else recall that? I went back to see it again, for the documentary more than Grease.
Going back and listening to the early Quinvy demos, spread across several sets (1991 box set, 2000 Collectybles set, 20003 Thyrty set), which I put on a cd-r, the guitar players were definitely influenced by a few English axemen...Paul Kossoff (Gary) and Eric Clapton (Allen).
Nice! I found mine in 1990 and didn't realize the importance of having that original cover until later, when I was talking about it at a record show with a fellow collector.
That was shown before Grease?! Wow....My older sister dragged me to that when it came out. I don't recall that being shown. Maybe my sister remembers. Thanks for posting, that was great!
big fan here. got to see them live back in the twice. first time opening for the who on the quadraphenia tour!. not much going on for them obviously as they just played a short set and needless the say folks were stoked to see the who. a year of so later they ( LS) played in philly again at if i remember correctly what was called a dance concert. it was three bands and there was no sitting on the arena floor , in this case the spectrum in philly. well LS played and they ended with a song that was not yet a concert and radio favorite. yup FREE BIRD! the place went bonkers , and they were amazing live for sure. i dig the original line up albums . one of america's greatest rock bands for sure. i also remember exactly where i was when i heard about the plane crash.
I've just been listening to some of the non-album stuff- the guitars in 'Wino' and 'Lend a Helping Hand' are soo good, and reminded me of Clapton's Blind Faith period.. This thread got me digging, I just found the list you compiled for a Skynyrd thread many years ago- the complete Skynyrd recordings- I'm sure the people in this thread would love to have it as a quick reference!
A great list of most (all?) of the non-album Skynyrd material, compiled by our fellow member 'pool_of_tears' !! (sorry but didn't copy the 'complete' list of albums, can be found with a quick search of Skynyrd in these forums): Shade Tree Recordings 1968-70: Free Bird (Collectybles) Need All My Friends (Collectybles) Michelle (Collectybles) If I’m Wrong (Collectybles) No One Can Take Your Place (Collectybles) Quinvy 1970 demos: Need All My Friends (Collectybles) Michelle (Collectybles) Hide Your Face (Collectybles) Bad Boy Blues (Collectybles) Free Bird (1991 box set) Junkie (1991 box set) He’s Alive (1991 box set) Sounds Of The South Demos: I Ain’t The One (1991 Box Set) Tuesday’s Gone (Pronounced 2001 remaster) Gimme Three Steps (Pronounced 2001 remaster) Poison Whiskey (1991 Box Set) Free Bird (Pronounced 2001 remaster) I’ve Been Your Fool (Best of The Rest) Gotta Go (Best Of The Rest) Mr. Banker [b-side] (Legend/Pronounced 2001 remaster) Down South Jukin [b-side] (1991 Box Set/Pronounced 2001 remaster) Take Your Time [b-side] (Legend/Second Helping remaster) Truck Drivin’ Man (b-side) (Legend/1991 Box Set) Was I Right Or Wrong (Second Helping remaster)
I believe they had a dedicated pilot at that point who they sent to inspect it & he returned & said no way.
I remember hearing a quote once, something along the lines of "why would you put a million dollar band in a thousand dollar plane"
It makes me both sad and extremely upset thinking about what happened to them on that flight. They were at the peak of their powers again as a band and I can only imagine what they could have done next.
There was no other way they were headed but up. Heartbreaking is an understatement. And both Steve and Cassie? After she got him in the band? My God. It still upsets me too.
Sure wish theyd release any of that Anaheim footage they have. Clearly they were filming throughout the entire set so its possible it could be a complete or near complete concert. It is the last known footage of the band, thry only played a few more gigs after this. They could make a pretty damn awesome release from this time period if they included Anaheim and the Fresno footage from the night before.
The survivor’s guilt that Gary and Allen must have felt is beyond comprehension. To have the four people sitting with you all pass, but somehow you survive must have been hard to deal with. I believe that was one of the biggest factors, along with the death of his wife, to why Allen never seemed to be able to get past the crash. It is a miracle that Gary is still alive today.
It was such an unnecessary and easily avoidable end to a great band and a tragic loss of life. We’re used to rock bands tearing themselves up over egos, infighting, and drug/alcohol abuse. This was different in that it could easily have been avoided. Maybe a better manager would have made a difference?
Smarter manager, smarter road manager and smarter band members. Sorry, I love this band but I can't mince words. They were scared but still got onboard. That is what tears me up. So what if Ronnie did tell them they're fired if they didn't get on. They could've staged a major coup and all said "nope, we ain't flying, have fun doing the show without us". Tons of what-if's.
Saw them for the first time opening for The Who on the latter's original Quadrophenia tour...second time a couple years later, they raised the roof at SPAC (after unfurling the Confederate flag as a backdrop as they came on stage)... Third time a couple years after that, the alcohol was having its effect: many a sluggish tempo and not quite cold stops!?!?
