Billy Powell on piano!! I was so fortunate to be on stage less than 5 feet from Billy the whole concert at Allentown, Pa. At the fairgrounds. 1998 when I was doing security with Marshall Tucker. Me and Billy were high fiving giving knuckles it was awesome!
My favorite band in the world from Jacksonville Florida, my home state , God bless the Rebels that we are , they made the 1970's my teen years just fantastic
I'm 66 years old I've seen them come and go. We had the best music groups to listen, to see in concerts in person and many were iconic bands. This is a whole another level. Sit back and buckle up and enjoy the ride 😀. Hold on tight. Get ready to me amazed. Rock on 😂
I was at that concert on the green.....the crowd was insane and we didn't have fights, problems people were so friggin jazzed and dancing...Allot of Pot passing around but being on the green was the place to be!!
I absolutely loved hearing Verdy talk about how mellow it was and then "Oh! The tempo picked up a bit..." And all I can think is, "Girl, you'd best strap yourself in, now!" This was always a heck of lot of fun to play in Guitar Hero, as well.
Much more fun to get a smart ass in the audience who yells out, "FREE BIRD," only to bust out a version on guitar that puts tears in that same smart asses eyes.
@@alanmcclure9546 That "smart ass" is actually an indicator of just how powerful this song is. It is THE ROCK ANTHEM. And real evidence that The Lynyrd Skynyrd Band was one of the greatest bands to ever take the stage. And the only band to ever blow Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones off their own stage in their own country. There was not a single band that could match the pure power of The Lynyrd Skynyrd Band. And if Ronnie had known as much about aircraft as he knew about music, they'd have set sales records that would have beaten Elivis and The Beatles. Records that would have stood for a very long time.
Artimus Pyle, the drummer kept the band's pace just like it was meant. He's one of the last survivor's and you just have to wonder what music that was never made when their plane went down. This video was made over 45 years ago. I was 18 years old and had just graduated HS and I'll soon be 64, just like all these girls rocking and now we need pain reliever to walk throughout the day.
@@Steve-gx9ot I'm in about as good as shape as anyone my age but I spent over 40 years powerlifting and my joints feel it. I still lift every other day and walk 2 miles in days between, but we are getting older and with-it, joint pain.
Love 💕 Y O U R reactions. I'm 64. Old school. It's so adorably cute to watch youth explore the musical past. I wonder where You're from. Love the accent. The four 🎸 guitars, (base, rhythm, and two lead guitars).
@@hiccup1dt102 I meant free bird but I love the British musical invasion as well 🤪 did you know the library of congress has Grateful Dead 5/8/77 Cornell tape on file? Now that’s Americana haha
@@treebeard8475 I'm from the Eugene area , People here are fanatical about the dead. Lived near Ken Kesey but never met the man. You would know his house by the magic bus sitting outside.
When I was in my teens in the 70s, the first half of Free Bird became a common song played at funerals of our generation,for friends lives that ended to soon. A powerful expression that we still feel today.
Hey Verdy did you notice there are no cell phones in the audience. The concert took place in 1977 and the audience is old enough to be your grandpa or grandma. What a drag it is getting old. Great Reaction.
Nobody ever talks about how the live version of this may be the best false ending ever in rock. It just goes and goes and goes and then struts right off the stage. Incredible.
And the version from their live album One More From The Road is actually quite a bit better than this one. Also check out T for Texas live from Knebworth
Lynyrd Skynyrd (the original band) was from Jacksonville, Florida and played Southern rock, which had roots in country and bluegrass (they named themselves after Leonard Skinner, a high school teacher they all hated 😂)... They debuted in 1973 - their first albums was "Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd"... and worked the touring circuit to build a following and were known for their 3-guitar line-up of Allen Collins, Ed King and Gary Rossington... Ronnie Van Zant was the lead singer, Leon Wilkeson on bass, Billy Powell on piano, and Bob Burns on drums. The band carried on releasing albums - 'Second helping' (1974)... "Nuthin' fancy' (1975)... "Gimme back my bullets" (1976)... Bob Burns was replaced by Artimus Pyle (drums), Ed King was replaced by Steve Gaines (guitar)... and Lynyrd Skynyrd finally struck platinum success in 1976 after releasing the live album 'One more for the road' that year. That is the band in this video clip. Gary Rossington played the slide guitar, while Allen Collins and Steve Gaines did the finale. The band recorded their 5th album 'Street survivors' in 1977, but just before the release, Lynyrd Skynyrd were on tour flying in a rented airplane which crashed in Mississippi in October on 1977... Ronnie Van Zant (vocals), Steve Gaines (guitar) and Gaines' sister Cassie Gaines (backup singer) were killed in the crash. Lynyrd Skynyrd disbanded as a result. In 1987, Lynyrd Skynyrd reformed w/ Ronnie's younger brother Johnny Van Zant taking over vocals... but the later albums were not as successful as the original band's records. Most of the original band have passed away... Gary Rossington (guitar) is the only original member left. Former drummer Artimus Pyle is still alive... Allen Collins (guitar) was paralyzed in a car crash before he died in 1990... bassist Leon Wilkeson died in 2001... keyboardist Billy Powell died in 2009... former guitarist Ed King died in 2018... former drummer Bob Burns died in 2015.
This petformance was their gift to mankind just before the plane crash The piano player was a rodie who was to embarrassed to tell the group he played classical piano. But the guys went to lunch & he wrote the piano music for this song & they came back & heard him & went right into recording
How Rossington starts with the most exquisite slide guitar on the SG, then Collins and Gaines go absolutely ballistic...just fantastic. I believe it was 1977 and they were at the height of powers...I was 17, and a great time to be young!!
The Lynyrd Skynyrd band is the real deal when it comes to classic rock bands. Lots of bands can make music in a studio but to be able to put on a show the way that they did is what really defines a classic rock band and they could really perform. Thank you I love your reaction to this ☺️
Really fun when a person you like is about to listen to one of the all-time historic songs for the first time. Was pretty psyched to watch this! Some might say this is the "Stairway to Heaven" of Southern Rock. I wouldn't argue. The song takes off like a bird that's finally free, and we fly right along with it. Really tragic that only a couple of months later half of them would be killed. And never should've happened.
Taken from us to soon grow up listening to them. Their plane actually went down about 40 miles from my home town.I grew up 20 miles from McComb , Ms. in Tylertown I didn't know anything about it until I got to work in McComb the next morning. We were actually working a few miles from where the plane went down. I was looking for oil seismographing back then . We didn't get much work done that day.
Lynyrd Skynyrd is one of the most popular bands from the seventies ! They have so many hits " Gimme Three Steps ", "Simple Man" "That Smell ' But my favorite is " The Balled Of Curtis Lowe " Thanks for checking them out =)
L. S. Was the band of the 70s!! No one could touch them! Actually, the best band of all times, than and even now, no one can touch them. So called music now is nothing but studios BS.
When Skynyrd supported the Rolling Stones as a support act in England at the Knebworth concert they humiliated them in front of their 200,000 plus crowd..their FREEBIRD version is simply they greatest finale song in history... Simply Magnificent!
I’ve seen probably more than 50 reaction videos of Free Bird, and yours is my favorite. The way you said “God damn” a few times was so appropriate and funny at the same time. I’m 66 now and I got to see Lynyrd Skynyrd twice, once in ‘74 and once in ‘76. Some people say that the Knebworth version is better, but I’ll take this one every time. I really wish that you could go back in a time capsule and see this performed in person. I’m subscribed to your channel and I look forward to seeing more reactions from you. All the best from Wilmington, DE 😊🎸
Do yourself a favor - consider it a belated birthday present - dive down the rabbit hole of Skynyrd ! Simple Man , Call me the Breeze , . too many to suggest .
I grew up about 30 minutes away from the Oakland Coliseum and I was way too young to go to this concert but my dad left me with a babysitter and he is in that crowd somewhere lol. I saw my first concert at the Coliseum.
It pleases my soul to have someone young like yourself, even listening to this music. I hope this and other music of this time helps you through this thing called life like it did for many of us. Enjoy. Bless you. Thank you.
This song is the very definition of an "anthem" song. There must be 50,000 people in that stadium, and every one of them is going nuts to this song. The energy it created in them is unfathomable. One of the biggest speeding tickets I ever got was caused, in no small part, to having this song blasting on my car stereo on a warm summer day. The longer it played, the faster I drove. 😄
I was in my 20s back when this concert was held. One of the famous 'Day on the Green' concerts at the Oakland/Alameda County Stadium. Missed this one but attended 3 or 4 others. Good times... You did an awesome reaction to it. Brava!!
I was fortunate to see the original Lynyrd Skynyrd and Journey on New Years Eve 1976 at the Oakland Arena (Indoor). Little did we know what would happen in the New Year
In 1977 the seating capacity of the Oakland Coliseum was 55,000. How many people that were on the field is not known but, it could easily be half again as much. . . . .
This was one of the classic lineup's last performances. Only a few weeks after this concert, the band was in a horrific plane crash, and Ronnie Van Zant (lead singer), Steve Gaines (guitar), and Cassie Gaines (backing vocals) all died in it, along with two crew members, and everyone else was badly injured. They did restart the band about 10 years later with Ronnie's younger brother on lead vocals, but when you think about the talent lost in that crash...
Actually this was July 2 in California, I got to see them on July 3rd in Tulsa at Willies 4th of July picnic. The plane crash was in October. And yes, another day the music died.
Not really the "classic" lineup. Bob Burns was their original drummer and Ed King was one of the original guitarists. Neither Gaines nor the drummer were a member of Skynard when they released this song. Just sayin'......
The reason they showed the crowd is because EVERYBODY in the 1970s knew exactly when this song was going to take off. It's the most famous guitar outro of all time.
45 years after the plane crash that killed so many of the band in their prime..... their music is an enduring legacy. These guys were the hardest working band in history.
I was on that bus myself. Had never heard of Lynyrd Skynyrd and didn't know what to expect but here we are fifty years later sharing our memories. You're right, it was a great concert. Greatest opening act ever.
The genius of this song is that it begins with the Lyrics "If I leave here tomorrow, will you still remember me" & ends with a guitar focus that makes certain that you will NEVER forget.
Can you imagine that? Most of these girls in the audience today are mothers, and certainly many of them are grandmothers!!! One of the best solos I've ever seen! I felt like I could hug you seeing you because I knew how you felt at that moment, you live the music like me! Thank you Verdy! 🤘🏻
It was said that they were having some technical issues with some of their stage cameras that's why there was so many cuts to the crowd. This was recorded with 40 year old equipment after all. Love your reaction.
Being from Alabama, and the southern United States Lynyrd Skynyrd owned our radio air waves ,the DJ's would play entire albums late nite and the music from Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Allman Brothers, Zztop,38 special ,Stevie Ray Vaughn, Tom Petty, and Hank Williams Jr. Let's us know we as poor southern people had something the world craved . These songs gave the world a look into our soul .
See back then noone got hurt with thousands of people right next to each other in harmony. It was a lot of peace unity and love back then. Sure wish we could all go back to that. I see these reaction videos and I see the sweetest love coming out of this reaction videos from this day 2022. I see smiles from you guys and tears too just listening to beautiful music, to sweet messages. From the heart. Messages of peace. I know the younger people would love each other more if the message in their head was peaceful andkind
Excellent choice for a reaction! Southern rock at its finest. I agree with you about the amount of crowd shots. It would have been nice to see the band playing through more of the clip because it was a truly stellar performance. And it's really too bad that so many died in the plane crash as their career was exploding.
I was there with my girlfriend and the concert was fantastic. The Outlaws, followed by Santana, then Lynyrd Skynyrd, followed by Peter Frampton. I was a 26 year old fireman on a day off. A day never forgotten.
I was like 8 yrs old when the plane crash happened.....so never got to see....but grew up with good ol ass kickin southern rock....glad you were told to react to this
I was in my early teens and just learning to play when these boys were doing this live. This triple guitar attack blew us away in the early 70s. I have never seen a young lady such as yourself pick up so much of the detail in what they were doing. It's very heartwarming.
Musically, Freebird is their greatest song. Lyrically, it’s Simple Man. I can only imagine how much bigger they would have been if not for the plane crash. I would like to think that the universe was saying we weren’t ready for a full onslaught of Lynyrd Skynyrd, but here’s a taste.
Awesome reaction! Great observations! Rarely people mention how awesome bad ass bassist Leon Wilkeson performance was!! This just a snapshot of the legend he was and always will be!! 🎸 All of them legends!! Skynyrd forever!
My absolute favorite band, EVER. They are phenomenal. Don’t stop here; they have a deep catalog, and really only wrote the bulk of their songs in a six year time span. They are huge.
Great performance, too bad there are only a couple of months left for the fateful plane crash. This video is a beautiful way to remember his music. Thanks for the reaction Verdy, it keeps growing...👍
Yep, unfortunately they would lose Ronnie, the lead singer, Steve Gaines, the guitarist with the shortest hair and Steve's sister Cassie, one of the Honkettes backup singers. The Honkettes weren't at this performance. A band manager also died, along with both pilots. 10/20/77
There is nothing better than playing this to friends who haven't heard it and watching the big stupid grin they get on their faces as it really kicks off. Love Freebird.
A lot of the Southern Rock bands of the era have a lot of underrated songs. The beautiful thing about good music, it gets rediscovered generation after generation forever. Thanks for keeping the tradition alive and sharing it!
The Oakland Day on the Green concerts put on the late, great Bill Graham were amazing shows every summer. Such good memories of them, except trying to get out of the stadium and on to the BART train!
Lynyrd Skynyrd, the group, has a small piece of my soul, silently, gently, unknown, Insignificant, tied eternally together with all the similar kindred souls, many whose entire lives were torn apart after centuries of stability crashed overnight. 🤠 "Free Bird" is our Anthem, our Modern Day Battle Cry, the day their music Died also in an Aircraft crash, ripped the hearts out of those like myself, More than Music, it was also a Movement, Simple People with extraordinary skills. With them so went our major symbol (S), benefactors, and the whole reason (S) we had, in our minds, to try and be different.
Brill..thank you for sharing this with us all,best wishes from the wirral peninsula,bounded by the mersey and the Dee and the Irish sea...geography and rhyme..E
It makes me so happy to see another generation is listening to the brilliance of Ronnie van zant and the rest
Billy Powell on piano!! I was so fortunate to be on stage less than 5 feet from Billy the whole concert at Allentown, Pa. At the fairgrounds. 1998 when I was doing security with Marshall Tucker. Me and Billy were high fiving giving knuckles it was awesome!
My favorite band in the world from Jacksonville Florida, my home state , God bless the Rebels that we are , they made the 1970's my teen years just fantastic
Freebird is a Southern Rock anthem. One that stood the test of time! ❤👍👍
The best music of our lives as teenagers and now today as it still lives on within all of us
I remember driving flat out at 145 mph in a BMW coupe to this , had it on loud , lovely lovely
I'm 66 years old I've seen them come and go. We had the best music groups to listen, to see in concerts in person and many were iconic bands. This is a whole another level. Sit back and buckle up and enjoy the ride 😀. Hold on tight. Get ready to me amazed. Rock on 😂
"Jam packed" was the term you were searching for. 😊
I was at that concert on the green.....the crowd was insane and we didn't have fights, problems people were so friggin jazzed and dancing...Allot of Pot passing around but being on the green was the place to be!!
Young lady. All of fans are in our 60s and 70s now. The 70s was the best rock and roll of all time. Much respect from a grand paw from Texas.
And from a Grammie from Canada. 🇨🇦
Brilliant all together.
70 year old hippie in east Tennessee here
Skynyrd was my first concert. It was Foreigner, 38 Special, and Skynyrd for $7.50 in 1977. I was 15.
Oh wow ! I'm not even going to ask if you had a good time .
That's a great concert.
Your lucky getting to see Ronnie and Donnie share the stage
My first concert Pink Floyd 1977 World Series of Rock 16 yrs old $10.50! Can only go downhill from there!
lucky. (i'm jealous but not in a bad way lol)
I absolutely loved hearing Verdy talk about how mellow it was and then "Oh! The tempo picked up a bit..." And all I can think is, "Girl, you'd best strap yourself in, now!" This was always a heck of lot of fun to play in Guitar Hero, as well.
Much more fun to get a smart ass in the audience who yells out, "FREE BIRD," only to bust out a version on guitar that puts tears in that same smart asses eyes.
I was thinking the exact same thing!. "Honey, we're just getting started! That was the introduction"!
@@alanmcclure9546 That "smart ass" is actually an indicator of just how powerful this song is. It is THE ROCK ANTHEM. And real evidence that The Lynyrd Skynyrd Band was one of the greatest bands to ever take the stage. And the only band to ever blow Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones off their own stage in their own country. There was not a single band that could match the pure power of The Lynyrd Skynyrd Band. And if Ronnie had known as much about aircraft as he knew about music, they'd have set sales records that would have beaten Elivis and The Beatles. Records that would have stood for a very long time.
Artimus Pyle, the drummer kept the band's pace just like it was meant. He's one of the last survivor's and you just have to wonder what music that was never made when their plane went down. This video was made over 45 years ago. I was 18 years old and had just graduated HS and I'll soon be 64, just like all these girls rocking and now we need pain reliever to walk throughout the day.
No we ALL 66 year old don't need rain reliever to make it through the day.
Your Health is MIST IMPORTANT thing you have = physical and mental
@@Steve-gx9ot I'm in about as good as shape as anyone my age but I spent over 40 years powerlifting and my joints feel it. I still lift every other day and walk 2 miles in days between, but we are getting older and with-it, joint pain.
Love 💕 Y O U R reactions. I'm 64. Old school. It's so adorably cute to watch youth explore the musical past. I wonder where You're from. Love the accent. The four 🎸 guitars, (base, rhythm, and two lead guitars).
As soon as I saw the thumbnail i thought " She is going to enjoy this "
Free Bird is right up there with Stairway To Heaven, Bohemian Rhapsody, and Hotel California as iconic rock songs.
Iconic Americana
@@treebeard8475 Americana? Led Zep and Queen are Brits.
@@hiccup1dt102 I meant free bird but I love the British musical invasion as well 🤪 did you know the library of congress has Grateful Dead 5/8/77 Cornell tape on file? Now that’s Americana haha
@@treebeard8475 I'm from the Eugene area , People here are fanatical about the dead. Lived near Ken Kesey but never met the man. You would know his house by the magic bus sitting outside.
@@hiccup1dt102 that is very cool!! The bus just says “further” as it’s destination 😎
R.i.p. Lynyrd Skynyrd. You are missed, but your music lives on. I am glad that I got to see them live. It was an amazing concert.
I’ve seen many reactions to Free Bird and you noticed more than anyone! Great job!
When I was in my teens in the 70s, the first half of Free Bird became a common song played at funerals of our generation,for friends lives that ended to soon. A powerful expression that we still feel today.
Hell yes play this when I die 🤟or Warf rat by Grateful Dead haha either works
Listen to Four Walls Of Raiford
It’s in my will. And my kids said they could not think of playing anything else.
Hey Verdy did you notice there are no cell phones in the audience. The concert took place in 1977 and the audience is old enough to be your grandpa or grandma. What a drag it is getting old. Great Reaction.
Well, considering the alternative, it's not such a drag...lol
My old band used to play this one live.People go nuts!
Nobody ever talks about how the live version of this may be the best false ending ever in rock. It just goes and goes and goes and then struts right off the stage. Incredible.
The 1977 equivalent of a mic drop lol
And the version from their live album One More From The Road is actually quite a bit better than this one. Also check out T for Texas live from Knebworth
Lynyrd Skynyrd (the original band) was from Jacksonville, Florida and played Southern rock, which had roots in country and bluegrass (they named themselves after Leonard Skinner, a high school teacher they all hated 😂)... They debuted in 1973 - their first albums was "Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd"... and worked the touring circuit to build a following and were known for their 3-guitar line-up of Allen Collins, Ed King and Gary Rossington... Ronnie Van Zant was the lead singer, Leon Wilkeson on bass, Billy Powell on piano, and Bob Burns on drums.
The band carried on releasing albums - 'Second helping' (1974)... "Nuthin' fancy' (1975)... "Gimme back my bullets" (1976)... Bob Burns was replaced by Artimus Pyle (drums), Ed King was replaced by Steve Gaines (guitar)... and Lynyrd Skynyrd finally struck platinum success in 1976 after releasing the live album 'One more for the road' that year. That is the band in this video clip. Gary Rossington played the slide guitar, while Allen Collins and Steve Gaines did the finale.
The band recorded their 5th album 'Street survivors' in 1977, but just before the release, Lynyrd Skynyrd were on tour flying in a rented airplane which crashed in Mississippi in October on 1977... Ronnie Van Zant (vocals), Steve Gaines (guitar) and Gaines' sister Cassie Gaines (backup singer) were killed in the crash. Lynyrd Skynyrd disbanded as a result.
In 1987, Lynyrd Skynyrd reformed w/ Ronnie's younger brother Johnny Van Zant taking over vocals... but the later albums were not as successful as the original band's records.
Most of the original band have passed away... Gary Rossington (guitar) is the only original member left. Former drummer Artimus Pyle is still alive... Allen Collins (guitar) was paralyzed in a car crash before he died in 1990... bassist Leon Wilkeson died in 2001... keyboardist Billy Powell died in 2009... former guitarist Ed King died in 2018... former drummer Bob Burns died in 2015.
This petformance was their gift to mankind just before the plane crash
The piano player was a rodie who was to embarrassed to tell the group he played classical piano. But the guys went to lunch & he wrote the piano music for this song & they came back & heard him & went right into recording
Lynard Skynyrd sweet home Alabama number 1 favorite song ever hand's down 👑.
Interesting video very cool 😎
Sitting here crying with joy this was the wheelhouse of my teenage years. And born and raised in Atlanta Ga. South will never be the same.
Your city had a good band back then. Atlanta Rythym Section! I am a Florida Lynyrd Skynyrd fan for life.
However, the South has been proven RIGHT!
Saw this Tour. August 27th 1977 Anaheim Stadium California. 1 month and a half before the plane crash. Special day it was.
Yes, 4 guitarists, including the bass, a keyboard player, drummer, and lead singer. Total of 7 people. I saw them in concert in 1975. Great show!
Hey, we can't forget the "Honkettes" who were their back-up singers. LOL
How Rossington starts with the most exquisite slide guitar on the SG, then Collins and Gaines go absolutely ballistic...just fantastic. I believe it was 1977 and they were at the height of powers...I was 17, and a great time to be young!!
The Lynyrd Skynyrd band is the real deal when it comes to classic rock bands. Lots of bands can make music in a studio but to be able to put on a show the way that they did is what really defines a classic rock band and they could really perform. Thank you I love your reaction to this ☺️
Really fun when a person you like is about to listen to one of the all-time historic songs for the first time. Was pretty psyched to watch this! Some might say this is the "Stairway to Heaven" of Southern Rock. I wouldn't argue. The song takes off like a bird that's finally free, and we fly right along with it. Really tragic that only a couple of months later half of them would be killed. And never should've happened.
I can’t imagine being in that plane crash what a nightmare I wouldn’t wish on anyone
Taken from us to soon grow up listening to them. Their plane actually went down about 40 miles from my home town.I grew up 20 miles from McComb , Ms. in Tylertown I didn't know anything about it until I got to work in McComb the next morning. We were actually working a few miles from where the plane went down. I was looking for oil seismographing back then . We didn't get much work done that day.
Lynyrd Skynyrd is one of the most popular bands from the seventies ! They have so many hits " Gimme Three Steps ", "Simple Man" "That Smell ' But my favorite is " The Balled Of Curtis Lowe " Thanks for checking them out =)
Ballad of Curtis Leow is one of the best songs in history.
L. S. Was the band of the 70s!! No one could touch them! Actually, the best band of all times, than and even now, no one can touch them. So called music now is nothing but studios BS.
Listen to Four Walls Of Raiford
Even their non-hits are great.
Gimme Three Steps is such a FUN song 🎵
When Skynyrd supported the Rolling Stones as a support act in England at the Knebworth concert they humiliated them in front of their 200,000 plus crowd..their FREEBIRD version is simply they greatest finale song in history... Simply Magnificent!
I was there also. 10cc were on the card. What a concert.
Mick warned them not to go on the tongue and Ronnie said screw you and they all went on the tongue except Leon he ran out of cord lol
@@sg-yq8pm fake news!
@@tommcmanamon8327 Fake news!
They did the same to The Who
I Love Verdy's reactions ! She very sincere for the love and feelings she has for music.
I’ve seen probably more than 50 reaction videos of Free Bird, and yours is my favorite. The way you said “God damn” a few times
was so appropriate and funny at the same time. I’m 66 now and I got to see Lynyrd Skynyrd twice, once in ‘74 and once in ‘76.
Some people say that the Knebworth version is better, but I’ll take this one every time.
I really wish that you could go back in a time
capsule and see this performed in person.
I’m subscribed to your channel and I look
forward to seeing more reactions from you.
All the best from Wilmington, DE 😊🎸
Do yourself a favor - consider it a belated birthday present - dive down the rabbit hole of Skynyrd ! Simple Man , Call me the Breeze , . too many to suggest .
Honestly there isn't a bad skynyrd song they are all great songs with powerful messages and alot of truths to them
On The Hunt. I Need You. Both very underrated
Tuesdays Gone...should be your next
Oh yes go down
Swamp music is the greatest southern rock song ever! IMO
I LOVE the crowd shots--jam packed. Long live the South.
That's how you do it that's called jamming good southern rock the solos kick ass and your cool love your passion too keep rocking
I grew up about 30 minutes away from the Oakland Coliseum and I was way too young to go to this concert but my dad left me with a babysitter and he is in that crowd somewhere lol. I saw my first concert at the Coliseum.
Worthy of a VERDY “Woof!”. Fun to watch you respond to this classic performance.
This was a 3 "goddamn" reaction.
It pleases my soul to have someone young like yourself, even listening to this music. I hope this and other music of this time helps you through this thing called life like it did for many of us. Enjoy. Bless you. Thank you.
This song is the very definition of an "anthem" song. There must be 50,000 people in that stadium, and every one of them is going nuts to this song. The energy it created in them is unfathomable. One of the biggest speeding tickets I ever got was caused, in no small part, to having this song blasting on my car stereo on a warm summer day. The longer it played, the faster I drove. 😄
I was in my 20s back when this concert was held. One of the famous 'Day on the Green' concerts at the Oakland/Alameda County Stadium. Missed this one but attended 3 or 4 others. Good times... You did an awesome reaction to it. Brava!!
I was fortunate to see the original Lynyrd Skynyrd and Journey on New Years Eve 1976 at the Oakland Arena (Indoor). Little did we know what would happen in the New Year
In 1977 the seating capacity of the Oakland Coliseum was 55,000. How many people that were on the field is not known but, it could easily be half again as much. . . . .
Lynyrd skynyrd always gave you everything they had in concert!
This cool!! Another live reaction in my book Queen live in Rio 1985 Somebody to love. Great crowd reaction.
Incredible is the word a spot on assessment thanks Verdy
Will ALWAYS be my favorite song!!!
This was one of the classic lineup's last performances. Only a few weeks after this concert, the band was in a horrific plane crash, and Ronnie Van Zant (lead singer), Steve Gaines (guitar), and Cassie Gaines (backing vocals) all died in it, along with two crew members, and everyone else was badly injured. They did restart the band about 10 years later with Ronnie's younger brother on lead vocals, but when you think about the talent lost in that crash...
Easily one of the saddest days in Rock history.
Actually this was July 2 in California, I got to see them on July 3rd in Tulsa at Willies 4th of July picnic. The plane crash was in October. And yes, another day the music died.
Not really the "classic" lineup. Bob Burns was their original drummer and Ed King was one of the original guitarists. Neither Gaines nor the drummer were a member of Skynard when they released this song. Just sayin'......
The reason they showed the crowd is because EVERYBODY in the 1970s knew exactly when this song was going to take off. It's the most famous guitar outro of all time.
45 years after the plane crash that killed so many of the band in their prime..... their music is an enduring legacy. These guys were the hardest working band in history.
I saw them at the Montreal Forum in 1973, they opened for The Who, CHUM FM in Toronto arranged bus packages, it was a great concert.
Yeah you would need to be The Who to follow a band like that.
I was on that bus myself. Had never heard of Lynyrd Skynyrd and didn't know what to expect but here we are fifty years later sharing our memories. You're right, it was a great concert. Greatest opening act ever.
You only get to see that for the first time once. Thank you for letting us share it with you!
The genius of this song is that it begins with the Lyrics "If I leave here tomorrow, will you still remember me" & ends with a guitar focus that makes certain that you will NEVER forget.
What a great time to be alive!
My Favorite Band!!!
Can you imagine that? Most of these girls in the audience today are mothers, and certainly many of them are grandmothers!!! One of the best solos I've ever seen! I felt like I could hug you seeing you because I knew how you felt at that moment, you live the music like me! Thank you Verdy! 🤘🏻
Grandma here rocking it then and still
Most of the girls at this concert are great grandmothers now.
Most are Grandmother's.
Miss Verdy ,you are a Freebird...lord you can't change!!..😁❤️👍✌️
It was said that they were having some technical issues with some of their stage cameras that's why there was so many cuts to the crowd. This was recorded with 40 year old equipment after all. Love your reaction.
Thanks to reacting for Lynyrd Skynyrd! You're anazing! 🙌
Being from Alabama, and the southern United States Lynyrd Skynyrd owned our radio air waves ,the DJ's would play entire albums late nite and the music from Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Allman Brothers, Zztop,38 special ,Stevie Ray Vaughn, Tom Petty, and Hank Williams Jr. Let's us know we as poor southern people had something the world craved . These songs gave the world a look into our soul .
You are So Beautiful! Much love!!! Keep Rockin and never Grow up! This was 77 and i was there on this tour in colorado. Please play more!
See back then noone got hurt with thousands of people right next to each other in harmony. It was a lot of peace unity and love back then. Sure wish we could all go back to that. I see these reaction videos and I see the sweetest love coming out of this reaction videos from this day 2022. I see smiles from you guys and tears too just listening to beautiful music, to sweet messages. From the heart. Messages of peace. I know the younger people would love each other more if the message in their head was peaceful andkind
Only band I ever listen to that you can listen to every song on the album and not skip songs.
Excellent choice for a reaction! Southern rock at its finest. I agree with you about the amount of crowd shots. It would have been nice to see the band playing through more of the clip because it was a truly stellar performance. And it's really too bad that so many died in the plane crash as their career was exploding.
Love your UA-cam channel Verdy ! Always great taste In music !😉
The feel of the 70's uniquely magical, even the air we breathed seem different then than now.
One of the greatest rock and roll songs ever!!!
I love seeing a young person enjoy the music I grew up with. I saw them live several times and they were amazing every time.
I was there with my girlfriend and the concert was fantastic. The Outlaws, followed by Santana, then Lynyrd Skynyrd, followed by Peter Frampton. I was a 26 year old fireman on a day off. A day never forgotten.
I absolutely love your reaction especially on the guitar riff. Thank you for that I really enjoyed watching you enjoy that.
A Truly Legendary & Iconic MUST HEAR Artist & Album,, Cat Stevens "Tea For The Tillerman"
3 guitarists. One bassist. Nice video. I’ll watch more.
I was like 8 yrs old when the plane crash happened.....so never got to see....but grew up with good ol ass kickin southern rock....glad you were told to react to this
I was in my early teens and just learning to play when these boys were doing this live. This triple guitar attack blew us away in the early 70s. I have never seen a young lady such as yourself pick up so much of the detail in what they were doing. It's very heartwarming.
Musically, Freebird is their greatest song. Lyrically, it’s Simple Man. I can only imagine how much bigger they would have been if not for the plane crash. I would like to think that the universe was saying we weren’t ready for a full onslaught of Lynyrd Skynyrd, but here’s a taste.
"The calmness of the guitars."..........Priceless!
Awesome reaction! Great observations! Rarely people mention how awesome bad ass bassist Leon Wilkeson performance was!! This just a snapshot of the legend he was and always will be!! 🎸 All of them legends!! Skynyrd forever!
First time I heard LS I was in Arkansas and have been hooked for life.
This is freaking crazy, I’ve never had chills like this over a song
My absolute favorite band, EVER. They are phenomenal. Don’t stop here; they have a deep catalog, and really only wrote the bulk of their songs in a six year time span. They are huge.
Nice name!!!
@@warrenhughes911 thank you. I’m a big Skynyrd fan. ❤️🎶❤️
Great performance, too bad there are only a couple of months left for the fateful plane crash. This video is a beautiful way to remember his music.
Thanks for the reaction Verdy, it keeps growing...👍
Yep, unfortunately they would lose Ronnie, the lead singer, Steve Gaines, the guitarist with the shortest hair and Steve's sister Cassie, one of the Honkettes backup singers. The Honkettes weren't at this performance. A band manager also died, along with both pilots. 10/20/77
I was at this concert..16 years old. Will never forget a moment of that day! I am sharing the good book of 70's rock with my grandkids..Legends!
I seen them in Asbury Park in October of 77. I came out that show different than when I went in
@@larrywilcox2931 Thats Amazing..I agree. What raw talent..we witnessed greatness!
Such a powerful song. I never got to see them live, but I was the same age as those women in the crowd were. Now, we’re in our early 60s!
Those guitars hit a spot in your head and it’s like lightning going off in your head
greatest band I ever saw..you could feel the stage burning
Probably the best way to be introduced to this song for the first time!
There is nothing better than playing this to friends who haven't heard it and watching the big stupid grin they get on their faces as it really kicks off. Love Freebird.
Yes ma'am.."whoa, Godamn"..exactly!!!!!
A lot of the Southern Rock bands of the era have a lot of underrated songs. The beautiful thing about good music, it gets rediscovered generation after generation forever. Thanks for keeping the tradition alive and sharing it!
Whoa, when verdy swears there must be some serious rock n roll Goin on, lol.
The Oakland Day on the Green concerts put on the late, great Bill Graham were amazing shows every summer. Such good memories of them, except trying to get out of the stadium and on to the BART train!
Lynyrd Skynyrd, the group, has a small piece of my soul, silently, gently, unknown, Insignificant, tied eternally together with all the similar kindred souls, many whose entire lives were torn apart after centuries of stability crashed overnight. 🤠 "Free Bird" is our Anthem, our Modern Day Battle Cry, the day their music Died also in an Aircraft crash, ripped the hearts out of those like myself, More than Music, it was also a Movement, Simple People with extraordinary skills. With them so went our major symbol (S), benefactors, and the whole reason (S) we had, in our minds, to try and be different.
Skynyrd is my hometown band. I couldn't love them more!!
Great track from one of the greatest albums of all time Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd.
God BLESS YOU Little Sister My WIFE AND I Say ENJOY THE HOLIDAYS RESPECT 💯 LOVE
Brill..thank you for sharing this with us all,best wishes from the wirral peninsula,bounded by the mersey and the Dee and the Irish sea...geography and rhyme..E
Hey Verdy you should check out Texas Flood live at El Mocombo by Stevie Ray Vaughn
In my opinion Lynyrd Skynyrd is the greatest rock band to ever exist
Peter Frampton had to follow that! 😄
What a lineup that concert had...Peter Frampton, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Santana and Outlaws.