20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Lynyrd Skynyrd

Artist	Lynyrd Skynyrd
Format	CD
Genre	Rock
Label Name	MCA
Producer	Al Kooper, Tom Dowd, Andy McKaie
Release Date	1999 03 09
Song List	1: Sweet Home Alabama (4:45) 2: What's Your Name? (3:32) 3: Gimme Three Steps (4:31) 4: Double Trouble (2:50) 5: You Got That Right (3:47) 6: Saturday Night Special (5:11) 7: That Smell (5:51) 8: Swamp Music (3:32) 9: I Ain't the One (3:54) 10: Free Bird (9:09)
Style.Categories	Album Rock, Boogie Rock, Arena Rock, Southern Rock, Hard Rock, Blues-Rock, Rock & Roll

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Like any record company worth their salt, MCA knows a good gimmick when they see it, and when the millennium came around -- well, the 20th Century Masters -- The Millennium Collection wasn't too far behind. Supposedly, the millennium is a momentous occasion, but it's hard to feel that way when it's used as another excuse to turn out a budget-line series. But apart from the presumptuous title, 20th Century Masters -- The Millennium Collection turns out to be a very good budget-line series. True, it's impossible for any of these brief collections to be definitive, but they're nevertheless solid samplers that don't feature a bad song in the bunch. For example, take Lynyrd Skynyrd's 20th Century volume -- it's an irresistible ten-song summary of their MCA years. There may be a couple of noteworthy songs missing, but many of their best-known songs are here, including "Sweet Home Alabama," "What's Your Name," "Gimme Three Steps," "You Got That Right," "Saturday Night Special," "That Smell," and "Free Bird." Serious fans will want something more extensive, but this is an excellent introduction for neophytes and a great sampler for casual fans, considering its length and price. That doesn't erase the ridiculousness of the series title, but the silliness is excusable when the music and the collections are good. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide