Skynyrd's Innyrds: Their Greatest Hits
comes close to being a solid single-disc overview of the Southern rockers' biggest hits, but it falls short in a number of important ways. Most notably,
"Free Bird"
is not in either its studio or live incarnations; it's presented as an outtake, something that will only be of interest to hardcore
Lynyrd Skynyrd
fans, just like the outtake of
"Double Trouble."
Also, several major songs --
"Down South Jukin',"
"You Got That Right,"
"Whiskey Rock-a-Roller,"
"Simple Man,"
"Tuesday's Gone,"
"I Know a Little"
-- are missing, with album cuts in their place. That said, it has most of the big hits --
"Sweet Home Alabama,"
"Gimme Three Steps,"
"Saturday Night Special,"
"What's Your Name,"
"That Smell,"
plus
"Workin' for MCA"
and
"Call Me the Breeze,"
which were not on
Gold & Platinum
-- which is enough to make it a good sampler, even if it doesn't provide as complete an introduction as
. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine