Second Helping - Blender

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Second Helping

(MCA Records)
Release Date: 01/01/1974 12:00

“Turn it up!” The Neil Young–dissing lyrics of “Sweet Home Alabama” earned Skynyrd an unjust rep as Southern conservatives (Van Zant was even a big Young fan). But their second LP also sent them into the big time. More assured than its predecessor and featuring a three-guitar attack for the first time, Second Helping focuses Van Zant’s blue-collar muse: He’s anti–heroin use (“The Needle and the Spoon”) and pro–raccoon hunting (“Swamp Music”).

STANDOUT TRACKS: “Sweet Home Alabama,” “Workin’ for MCA,” “Call Me the Breeze”

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