Nuthin' Fancy

Nuthin ' Fancy is the third studio album by Lynyrd Skynyrd and was released in spring 1975. It reached # 9 on the Billboard 200 album charts and was the first of the band in the Top 10 The single Saturday Night Special reached number 27 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Nuthin 'Fancy was honored by the Recording Industry Association of America in June 1975 and gold in July 1987 with platinum. The title of the single is a colloquial term in the U.S. for a small caliber, cheap gun. The text deals with the critical issue of gun possession, in the chorus it says: Is not no good for nothin ' but put a man six feet in a hole. It was at this time some personnel changes for Lynyrd Skynyrd. The drummer of the first two albums Bob Burns left the group because he is no longer capable of seeing the stress of touring bearable. Ronnie Van Zant wrote the song included on the album Am I Losin ' On Burns decision. After Burns went to the European tour in December 1974 after he was replaced by Artimus Pyle. This was with the likes of Charlie Daniels or Marshall Tucker Band known, both had several joint appearances with Lynyrd Skynyrd. Ed King left the band in May 1975 during a tour, due to staffing and alcohol problems in the group. Nuthin ' Fancy is the last album with Al Kooper as producers by Pronounced leh - nerd skin- nerd and Second Helping.

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Title list

1999 CD Bonus Tracks

Occupation

Additional musicians

  • David Foster - Keyboards, Piano
  • Bobbye Hall - percussion
  • Jimmy Hall - Harmonica
  • Barry Harwood - Dobro, Mandolin
  • Al Kooper - Moog Synthesizer, Piano, Keyboards, Percussion, Backing Vocals

Reception

  • Music journalist Robert Christgau wrote that some pieces were a mixture of heavy metal and funk and that Saturday Night Special is a great song. ( Two or three cuts here sound like heavy-metal -under- funk -. Check out " Saturday Night Special, " a real killer) He also praised the subtle use of the singer. ( Ronnie Van Zant Has never deployed his limited, husky baritone with seeking subtlety. ) The album got the A- rating.
  • Bud Scoppa wrote in Rolling Stone, Ronnie Van Zant's lyrics that would, in contrast to its predecessor, trite on this album and act clumsy. (Singer Ronnie Van Zant 's lyrics, so lucid and sly on the concert music (especially in " Workin 'for MCA " and " Sweet Home Alabama " ) are now sometimes hackneyed ( " Railroad Song ") or heavy-handed ( "Saturday Night Special "). ) Nuthin 'Fancy was disappointing for Lynyrd Skynyrd and was out of proportion to the live qualities of the band. ( Nuthin 'Fancy ... would be to accomplishment for most American groups, but for Skynyrd ... it's slightly disappointing. Having just heard Skynyrd in concert, I long for a generous live album, recorded with did same clarity. )
  • Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote on Allmusic.com that the biggest difference in Nuthin 'Fancy was that the music would become harder and the album would fit so well to the rock bands of the 70s. ( The biggest difference with this record is the band did, through touring, Has become heavier and harder, fitting right in with the heavy album rock bands of the mid - '70s. ) The pictures were indeed paler than their predecessors, but most Hard Rock bands would give their left arm for a corresponding album. ( Yes, this does pale in comparison with its predecessors, but most hard rock bands would give Their left arm for a record did swaggers and hits as hard as Nuthin 'Fancy. ) Nuthin ' Fancy is rated three out of five stars.
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