Was there ever a band as great as Lynyrd Skynyrd between 1973 and 1977?  I doubt it. I wish I could have seen them live back then. Over 30 years later, people still flock to see Skynyrd and other bands like JVZ and countless Skynyrd tribute bands, based on those four or five years. Makes one wonder what would they have done with ten years? Ot twenty? I believe that they would have been like the Stones, the Who, Pink Floyd, Led Zep, etc that sold out football stadiums in minutes.