Nuthin Fancy

Posted by: Jimmy Jazz on 19 February 2005

On the hunt is supposed to be a tribute to Free's "the hunter". The riff sounds more like "Woman" to me. Any Skynyrd fans out there care to comment?

Whatever, I can't believe I've only just acquired this record today having been a fan for 20 odd years. Is this the best Lynyrd Skynyrd album?
Posted on: 07 March 2005 by Cletus Awreetus-Awrightus
JJ, well after a cursory glance I don't actually have this on CD, so it wouldn't be fair for me to comment as I obiously haven't heard it for at least 20 years.
However it did spur me on to listen to Gimme back my bullets and second helping last night and what a fantastic album that is.
My personal fave is actually Street Survivors but clearly now I need to get a copy and perhaps then I can voice an opinion Smile
Great to listen again tho, so thanks!
Paul.
Posted on: 26 July 2005 by Cletus Awreetus-Awrightus
having finally ordered and received this fine CD I would have to say, IMO no, it isn't their finest.
I know the album of old from my vinyl days but only play CD's now, and as I replayed it again,I was struck by the confidence and pleasure these guys have in their traditional music.
The guitar licks and riffs are of course some of the best of ANY rock bands and the singing is soulful and sweet.
BUT, for me I would choose three, maybe four ahead of it on any given day.
what a band, very underrated.
Paul.
Posted on: 25 August 2005 by John M
I love this album. Don't know about the Free connection. But it is the last to have Al Kooper as engineer/producer. Gimme Back My Bullets, which came after was produced by Tom Dowd of Allman Brothers, etc. fame was much different and IMO less exciting and edgy - the way Skynyrd was under Al Kooper. As I understand it, Kooper was much more of a spontaneous studio presence, using live collaboration for the basic tracks. Nuthin Fancy, and Second Helping and Pronounced Lynyrd Skynyrd before that stand out for me as the best for that reason I think. Dowd used a much more controlled, layered approach with multiple overdubs and retakes - and took away from the folksy, family style playing that Van Zant and company thrived on. Just my opinion. Loved Street Survivors too, just got a little too much of it over here, when they overplayed those songs on the radio and every auditorium event for about 10 years.