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The Last Rebel (1993)
Where the lyrics of The Last Rebel take you, and where it was really made.
Both the drummer and the guitarist credited on this album left Lynyrd Skynyrd after its promotional tour, so it became their final record with the band.
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Recording at Emerald Sound Studios, Nashville (1993)
Recording site Nashville — The album was recorded at Emerald Sound Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, from July to December 1992. The point is placed at the city centre of Nashville, not at the studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Album story
Overview
- The Last Rebel: seventh studio album by American rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Released in 1993; 16 February 1993 on Atlantic Records
- Ten tracks; the longest, "Born to Run", runs 7:25
- Produced by Barry Beckett
- Last album to feature drummer Kurt Custer and guitarist Randall Hall
Background
- Barry Beckett was a former member of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section
- Custer and Hall left the band at the end of the album's promotional tour
- The Last Rebel is the last album the group recorded for Atlantic Records
Recording
- The band went to Emerald Sound Studios in Nashville in July 1992
- The album was completed in December 1992
- Credited lineup: Johnny Van Zant on lead vocals; Gary Rossington, Ed King and Randall Hall on guitars; Leon Wilkeson on bass; Billy Powell on piano, Hammond organ and synthesizer; Kurt Custer on drums and percussion
- Dale Krantz Rossington on background vocals; Tim Lindsey on additional bass
- Horn section: Jim Horn, Charlie Rose, Michael Haynes and Dennis Solee
- Backing vocals: Kim Morisson, Jimmy Hall and Michael Lunn
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · fr.wikipedia.org
Artist
Formation
- Formed in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1964 as My Backyard, with Ronnie Van Zant (vocals), Gary Rossington (guitar), Allen Collins (guitar), Larry Junstrom (bass), and Bob Burns (drums).
- Adopted the name Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1968, partly as a mocking tribute to P.E. teacher Leonard Skinner.
- Debut album (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) released in 1973, produced by Al Kooper.
Members
- Core lineup in 1973: Van Zant, Collins, Rossington, Leon Wilkeson (bass), Billy Powell (keyboards), and Ed King (guitar).
- Burns was replaced by Artimus Pyle in 1974; King was replaced by Steve Gaines in 1976.
Career
- Popularized Southern rock with "Sweet Home Alabama" and "Free Bird".
- Career halted on October 20, 1977, when their chartered plane crashed, killing Van Zant, Gaines, and Cassie Gaines.
- Reunited in 1987 with Johnny Van Zant as lead vocalist and continued touring for decades.
- Gary Rossington, the last founding member, died in March 2023.
- Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006; Rolling Stone ranked them No. 95 among the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time in 2004.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Reception
At release
- Released 16 February 1993 on Atlantic Records
- Recorded at Emerald Sound Studios in Nashville, from July to December 1992
- Produced by Barry Beckett
- The last album the group recorded for Atlantic Records
- Custer and Hall left the band after the promotional tour
Records
- Billboard 200 (United States): number 64
- "Good Lovin's Hard to Find" reached number 6 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart
- "Born to Run" reached number 37 on the same chart, based on airplay only
Sources: fr.wikipedia.org
Trivia
- "Born to Run" closes the album and, at 7:25, is its longest track.
- "The Last Rebel" title track runs 6:47.
- Dale Krantz Rossington is credited as a co-writer of "One Thing" and sings background vocals on the album.
- The producer, Barry Beckett, had been a member of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section.
- Custer and Hall were the last drummer and guitarist to record with Lynyrd Skynyrd on this album.
Sources: fr.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org
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