{"product_id":"lynyrd-skynyrd-second-helping-cd","title":"Lynyrd Skynyrd - Second Helping [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eSouthern rock's most famous comeback anthem lives on Second Helping, Lynyrd Skynyrd's second album, here in a CD reissue with bonus tracks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReleased in 1974 and produced by Al Kooper, it arrived just a year after their debut and turned the Jacksonville band into a national force. The three-guitar attack was in full swing, Ronnie Van Zant's storytelling was sharper than ever, and the songs carried a rough, working-class pride that set them apart from their peers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Sweet Home Alabama\" is the obvious headline, that instantly recognisable riff and singalong chorus that has outlived every argument about it. \"The Ballad of Curtis Loew\" is a gentler, heartfelt tribute to an old bluesman, while \"Workin' for MCA\" fires back at the music business with a wink and plenty of attitude. Their swaggering take on J.J. Cale's \"Call Me the Breeze\" closes the original album with a boogie that refuses to quit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe bonus material adds a single version, a demo and a B-side, giving fans a peek behind the curtain of those sessions and a few rough edges worth savouring.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor anyone who knows only the hit, Second Helping reveals a band at its rowdy, soulful peak, and it still sounds like a hot summer night.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57453235274033,"sku":"008811164829","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/2026\/7313\/files\/1200x1200bb_d8a897bc-42f3-48fe-b026-3c525b171e11.jpg?v=1794228759","url":"https:\/\/vinyl.com\/products\/lynyrd-skynyrd-second-helping-cd","provider":"Vinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}