That’s Mr. Billy Powell on the keys!! He was just amazing 🎹 He started out as one of their roadies if you can believe that!! They heard him playing one day & the rest is history ♥️🎶🎹 “I Know A Little” should be your next pick then do “T For Texas” from their live Knebworth performance 🔥
@@vickieray Actually, "Freebird" used to start of with this organ. One day Billy (roadie at the time) was at the piano and showed Ronnie "how he would start freebird" on the piano. Ronnie hired him on the spot.
So nice to see young people enjoy the music that I grew up on. So happy that you appreciate the piano solo. See it live and Billy Powell's fingers are a blurr
Rock N Roll and Southern Rock. The late, great Billy Powell on the piano. Such an integral part of the Lynyrd Skynyrd sound. Check out the live versions of this. You won’t be disappointed.
What Lynyrd Skynyrd is most accurately is just straight up down home southern swamp rock but they changed it up a bit by making it a guitar and piano band with Billy who was classically trained on the piano but could play blues , rock , boogie woogie , honky tonk , rag time , road house you name it he played it like he invented it . Gary Rossington is a no kiddin' around blues guitarist that plays the shit out of it , and Allen Collins..... Well a true rock guitar god ! And of course Ronnie Van Zant the voice the leader the lyricist the SOUL of the band . Also every member in the band was a master musician AND more importantly they were one of the few bands that were family . I've been listening to Skynyrd since day one in the late summer of '73' and it isn't an exaggeration to say I've heard every song that they ever did thousands of times and not one of them has ever gotten old every time I hear a Skynyrd song it sounds as young and relevant as the first time I heard it and that's the truth so help me Rock And Roll . But if you have to have a two or three word title to describe Who Dey are and what dey play they're MY BAND and they played MY MUSIC 🎸🎸🎸💯🧡🖤🧡🖤🧡🖤😎
This is in the "Let's get this party started!" category. It's difficult to sit still when this song is cranked to 11, and that's how we partied back in the day. If you could talk to each other, the music wasn't loud enough.
Omgosh! Pig roasts,beach partys and clam bakes in the 70s!everybody barefoot dancing and singing !love southern rock ❤ Great reaction video ! "Gimme three steps" really anything by them is fantastic!
I love how bands jammed together. Everyone got to shine. Every person was important and the fans, they loved. Going to see our favorites, which we didn't get to see all, was like hanging out with friends.
It's a blues progression with a boogie/swing tempo. I hate labels. I am over 60 and my main music I suppose was punk, alternative but as a guitarist my entire life I touched and played in bands, classic rock everything in between. This may be the best band of musicians in my opinion and that is not an easy thing to say, just something special about Skynyrd. ALL amazing artists that did not step on one another, allowed space for each other to breathe and go off. The tightness, the synergy, just off the hook. Love them.
The amazing thing about this song is that it's a cover; It was originally written and performed by JJ Cale. They did it their way and rocked it out! Classic.
That is some top-notch piano solo work in the center part of the song! And the big band sound in parts of that section is a nice surprise too for a southern rock band.
You have here, my friend, one of the greatest bands ever assembled. I usually preserve such a statement for Led Zeppelin, true too, but these guys to a man beat the ever living shit our of their instruments. The way the guitars played off of each other, the keys tickled to perfection, drums, bass. There really are few bands that can compare to the playing and song-writing skills of Skynyrd. BTW, this is my favorite Skynyrd song. Check out their life album, One More from the Road. The songs on there are better than the studio albums by a considerable margin. Keep going. Lots to explore with this band.
This is the apex of "southern rock" and nobody did it better than LS. FYI the Allman Brothers transcended that genre by 1970. Look into their Live At Fillmore East. Great reaction btw.
Skynyrd was the headliner for a July 4th concert in (about) 1975. I think a ticket cost $2.99, and all proceeds went to charity. It was outdoors in a baseball stadium with the stage setup in centerfield. What a fun time that was!!
Sir. I liked and subscribed the instant you paused the song and said “sorry for the interruption.” Liked you immediately - shows good manners and respect for this most classic song
This song is in the same class as the Rolling Stone's Give Me Shelter. Hard to define, but a class of distinction. The band was first class, as was the production of this recording, it is off the charts. A big shout out to the people who put this on wax.
The 1 piano player I've played with more, almost 40 years on&off, nails this solo and has been able to since I met him. My favorite song to play with the right band.
One of my favorite LS tunes, you gotta see this live-as I will suggest with all LS tunes. Their studio albums are epic, but they upped the awesomeness when they were live. I always suggest everyone who loves LS watch the videos of their Knebworth performance, in particular-brilliant, just brilliant.
Best live version of Freebird imo that's on video. Ronnie led Allen Collins right out on the stage shaped like a tongue. Where they were told not to go. Big mistake telling a bunch of southern rebels that.
@@robbierobinson3966 I completely agree-it is my favorite version of Free Bird I have ever seen. And then having Ronnie take Allen, Steve, Gary and Leon out onto the tongue-after being told that they could not do that-is the cherry on the top of the entire performance!!
Salvo, if you want to hear more BRASS, I have three words for you: Chicago, Chicago, CHICAGO! May I suggest "Make Me Smile," "Saturday In The Park," "Feelin' Stronger Every Day," or "Just You 'N' Me" to get you started? And there's plenty more where those came from!
Southern rock at its finest. I have seen this band sever times with the first being back in 1976 so I was able to see the original members before the plane crash in Oct 1977 that took lead singer Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines, and his wife, back up singer Cassie Gaines. They are still rocking today with Gary Rossington being the lone original member left I believe...
One of my favorite tunes from Skynryd. For another song in this vein, check out I Know A Little from Street Survivors. To hear a current southern rock, boogie band check out Blackberry Smoke.
This is a JJ Cale song, JJ was so unassuming that no one outside the "group" really knew him. Cale wrote Cocaine made famous by Clapton, check out the clip of Eric and JJ at Crossroads Festival
I love watching you discover our music, real music, they're just brothers jammin', Oh and dude I'm from right by where they lived, it's Southern Rock all the way all day!! Ask anyone from arond here!
Saw Skynard twice at a small arena (swing auditorium) San Bernardino CA. Actually handed my bottle of tequila to Ronnie Van Zant(lead singer) his voice was fading (thought a shit would help) he took a swift and handed it back! They played way longer then scheduled because we all were having too much fun. I understand the bands had to pay for going over, but that's who they were. If not for the plane crash they would've passed Zeppelin and the Stones in music category I'm sure.
This album came out when i was about 14. My first concert was Skynyrd in 75 or 76. Peter Frampton and The Charlie Daniels Band were the warm up bands. Cost me a whole 5.50 to see three great groups.
One of my favorite Lynyrd Skynyrd songs is "Honky Tonk Nighttime Man" piano solo in that as well and upbeat. Never gets air play, It's the song no one knows about
Southern rock... I'm from Atlanta. I remember when that album came out and saw em live several times before the crash. After the Almond Brothers ? Probably my next favorite jam band. They could take a well, in this case, 5 minute "radio friendly" song and turn it into 20 minutes of musical bliss.
JJ Cale wrote the song very simply and LS turned it into greatness. JJ Cale who was a friend of Eric Clapton. Cale also wrote the song After Midnight that Clapton covered. There's great footage of Cale and Clapton in concert. Where they were playing After Midnight and had a strange look on his face because he didn't realise what they were playing. He felt he had been playing it wrong. He was just playing along and didn't realise what the song was. Kind of cool stuff. Tragic LS plane ran out of gas. That's why there were survivors, no fire. Such a waste. Aerosmith looked at that plane and said it was junk.
Mr Breeze....... blues rock ,southern rock w/ a little boogie.......my fav.by them... suggestion CCR long as I can see the light.... very bluesy awesome song......
It is amazing how Lynyrd Skynyrd could turn a song and make their own. Maybe you could check out 'T for Texas' and see what they do with a song written in the 1930's
You have to admire Billy Powell(RIP) and his keyboard playing.Saw them many times,but one of my highlights was finding one of his picks after a concert,shaped like a piano. He was a wonderful person I understand,too. The DVD in 2005 from Nashville called the Vicious Cycles tour is a great example of talent by them.
Such great musicians. Their music never gets old to me. I was such a Skynyrd head as a teenager and was at the Oakland show on their last tour about 30 feet from the stage. They were so awesome. Every album is great...you've got lots to listen to! Other artists/albums to check out: ZZ Top Tres Hombres, and of course Stevie Ray Vaughn...Littel Feat
It’s worth watching the entire live set from Knebworth, 1976. Known as the day they blew the Rolling Stones and everyone else off the stage. All their best songs taken to a new level, just awesome. First track, Working for MCA, is a good place to start… ua-cam.com/video/tVNKS4-xCwo/v-deo.html
Hey, great reaction! When these guys first performed, I was in my Prog rock phase. My dad introduced me to them; any great guitarists he knew about them first then told me. "Hey boy, you should listen to Skynyrd", he probably said. As usual he was right. Going on 50 years later , I still listen to them and many others he told me about.
So many requests for different songs from this phenomenal group. Each song Is unique in its own way . I'm not going to suggest any songs , I just want to watch your reactions. Some songs will take you to another place and some will tell you straight up . Enjoy the ride with lynyrd Skynyrd . I'm sure you will
If you play this song and there's anyone in the room that's not tapping their foot or bobbing their head you should check if that person is still alive.
This piano solo starts off chill then after a few bars it really pops off. So sick
That’s Mr. Billy Powell on the keys!! He was just amazing 🎹 He started out as one of their roadies if you can believe that!! They heard him playing one day & the rest is history ♥️🎶🎹 “I Know A Little” should be your next pick then do “T For Texas” from their live Knebworth performance 🔥
Great live version:
ua-cam.com/video/7uxKPgNAhuA/v-deo.html
I'm soooo glad you listened to this song,,,,,,,it's just FANTASTIC. 💥💥💥👍😎
@@vickieray Actually, "Freebird" used to start of with this organ. One day Billy (roadie at the time) was at the piano and showed Ronnie "how he would start freebird" on the piano. Ronnie hired him on the spot.
Agree...
Billy Powell, the piano player, started out as a roadie for the band, but when they heard him play they invited him to join the band.
So nice to see young people enjoy the music that I grew up on. So happy that you appreciate the piano solo. See it live and Billy Powell's fingers are a blurr
Rock N Roll and Southern Rock. The late, great Billy Powell on the piano. Such an integral part of the Lynyrd Skynyrd sound. Check out the live versions of this. You won’t be disappointed.
I think the brass section in this song is phenomenal!
What Lynyrd Skynyrd is most accurately is just straight up down home southern swamp rock but they changed it up a bit by making it a guitar and piano band with Billy who was classically trained on the piano but could play blues , rock , boogie woogie , honky tonk , rag time , road house you name it he played it like he invented it . Gary Rossington is a no kiddin' around blues guitarist that plays the shit out of it , and Allen Collins..... Well a true rock guitar god ! And of course Ronnie Van Zant the voice the leader the lyricist the SOUL of the band . Also every member in the band was a master musician AND more importantly they were one of the few bands that were family . I've been listening to Skynyrd since day one in the late summer of '73' and it isn't an exaggeration to say I've heard every song that they ever did thousands of times and not one of them has ever gotten old every time I hear a Skynyrd song it sounds as young and relevant as the first time I heard it and that's the truth so help me Rock And Roll . But if you have to have a two or three word title to describe Who Dey are and what dey play they're MY BAND and they played MY MUSIC 🎸🎸🎸💯🧡🖤🧡🖤🧡🖤😎
Amen and God Bless!
This is in the "Let's get this party started!" category. It's difficult to sit still when this song is cranked to 11, and that's how we partied back in the day. If you could talk to each other, the music wasn't loud enough.
Omgosh! Pig roasts,beach partys and clam bakes in the 70s!everybody barefoot dancing and singing !love southern rock ❤
Great reaction video ! "Gimme three steps" really anything by them is fantastic!
This album was my introduction to Lynyrd Skynrd as a teenager . Boy it blew me away and loved it ever since … Sending you love Salvo ❤❤❤
I love how bands jammed together. Everyone got to shine. Every person was important and the fans, they loved. Going to see our favorites, which we didn't get to see all, was like hanging out with friends.
It's a blues progression with a boogie/swing tempo. I hate labels. I am over 60 and my main music I suppose was punk, alternative but as a guitarist my entire life I touched and played in bands, classic rock everything in between. This may be the best band of musicians in my opinion and that is not an easy thing to say, just something special about Skynyrd. ALL amazing artists that did not step on one another, allowed space for each other to breathe and go off. The tightness, the synergy, just off the hook. Love them.
Southern Blues Rock, baby. Piano solo was just crazy great. Been rock in with this band for 60 yrs now.
Still rockin by the grace of God.
An excellent follow-up song by LS to check out is "I Know A Little" (studio version please).
Excellent guitars and a great little piano solo too!😃❤❤❤
Completely agree. One of my favorite Skynyrd tunes.
ABSOLUTELY!
“I know a little ‘bout it”. 😂
One my fav’s
Love them southern boys!!!🎸🎶🎸 Had such fun watching you having such fun!!
Full-tilt boogie! Billy Powell killing it on the keys. So glad we have these recordings.
My favorite Skynrd song of all time!
They have 3 amazing guitarist who tear it up on every song!!!!
The amazing thing about this song is that it's a cover; It was originally written and performed by JJ Cale. They did it their way and rocked it out! Classic.
That is some top-notch piano solo work in the center part of the song! And the big band sound in parts of that section is a nice surprise too for a southern rock band.
Unquestionably
Southern Rock...!
Happy music!! Southern rock, boogie rock!
Boogie Woogie is the classic term from the big band era. That and blues imo birthed rock and roll.
You have here, my friend, one of the greatest bands ever assembled. I usually preserve such a statement for Led Zeppelin, true too, but these guys to a man beat the ever living shit our of their instruments. The way the guitars played off of each other, the keys tickled to perfection, drums, bass. There really are few bands that can compare to the playing and song-writing skills of Skynyrd. BTW, this is my favorite Skynyrd song. Check out their life album, One More from the Road. The songs on there are better than the studio albums by a considerable margin. Keep going. Lots to explore with this band.
This is the apex of "southern rock" and nobody did it better than LS.
FYI the Allman Brothers transcended that genre by 1970. Look into their Live At Fillmore East.
Great reaction btw.
Skynyrd was a phenomenal band
If you want a GREAT song with brass instruments, you need to do Chicago "25 or 6 to 4". The Live at Tanglewood version is amazing.
"Make Me Smile" would surely make him smile, too! Either way, he definitely needs some Chicago in his life! :)
Anything from either Chicago or blood sweat and tears
I've been on that song all weekend. Great Song! Nothing beats Skynyrd though!
Skynyrd was the headliner for a July 4th concert in (about) 1975. I think a ticket cost $2.99, and all proceeds went to charity. It was outdoors in a baseball stadium with the stage setup in centerfield. What a fun time that was!!
Sir. I liked and subscribed the instant you paused the song and said “sorry for the interruption.” Liked you immediately - shows good manners and respect for this most classic song
If you like brass with your rock n' roll, early Chicago is amazing. So is Blood Sweat and Tears.
Great choice! Im from Florida so this was a standard at many a keg party! A lot of great Southern Rock to explore!
CD called LS the greatest R&R Band ever.
This is the most bluesy song ever made god damn. Everything down to the piano solo
Up next from Skynyrd, you need to do a ballad. You've got to do "The Ballad of Curtis Loew". It's so good. Great story, great groove.
Agreed
This song is in the same class as the Rolling Stone's Give Me Shelter. Hard to define, but a class of distinction. The band was first class, as was the production of this recording, it is off the charts. A big shout out to the people who put this on wax.
Eric Clapton really loved JJ Cale and they did an album together not too long ago. I'd say forget that smell and do give me back my bullets!
To me, this song really emphasizes how much we lost when we lost them.
Legends
The 1 piano player I've played with more, almost 40 years on&off, nails this solo and has been able to since I met him. My favorite song to play with the right band.
Southern Rock and Boogie Rock!!!
Mr. Billy Powell on piano. Such an awesome band. Really enjoying your channel.
One of my favorite LS tunes, you gotta see this live-as I will suggest with all LS tunes. Their studio albums are epic, but they upped the awesomeness when they were live. I always suggest everyone who loves LS watch the videos of their Knebworth performance, in particular-brilliant, just brilliant.
IMO Knebworth is their best work!! T For Texas!!
@@vickieray Agreed!!
Best live version of Freebird imo that's on video. Ronnie led Allen Collins right out on the stage shaped like a tongue. Where they were told not to go. Big mistake telling a bunch of southern rebels that.
@@robbierobinson3966 absolutely by far!! Everyone always says to do Oakland but I will always say Knebworth is the best performance!!
@@robbierobinson3966 I completely agree-it is my favorite version of Free Bird I have ever seen. And then having Ronnie take Allen, Steve, Gary and Leon out onto the tongue-after being told that they could not do that-is the cherry on the top of the entire performance!!
You should give The OUTLAWS a listen . Green GRASS and High TIDES . Great southern guitar solos
Yes pretty much a must listen at this point
Salvo, if you want to hear more BRASS, I have three words for you: Chicago, Chicago, CHICAGO! May I suggest "Make Me Smile," "Saturday In The Park," "Feelin' Stronger Every Day," or "Just You 'N' Me" to get you started? And there's plenty more where those came from!
They are so dang good!!
So freaking good! My favorite from Skynyrd!
This song absolutely kicks ASS !!!!!
They deserve a category all by themselves.
Southern rock at its finest. I have seen this band sever times with the first being back in 1976 so I was able to see the original members before the plane crash in Oct 1977 that took lead singer Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines, and his wife, back up singer Cassie Gaines. They are still rocking today with Gary Rossington being the lone original member left I believe...
Cassie was his sister. His wife died in 2016.
One of my favorite tunes from Skynryd. For another song in this vein, check out I Know A Little from Street Survivors. To hear a current southern rock, boogie band check out Blackberry Smoke.
JJ Cale wrote and performed this, he also wrote Cocaine popularized by Eric Clapton 🎸
Several other artists have done this song but none of them even come close to this one.
This is a JJ Cale song, JJ was so unassuming that no one outside the "group" really knew him. Cale wrote Cocaine made famous by Clapton, check out the clip of Eric and JJ at Crossroads Festival
I love watching you discover our music, real music, they're just brothers jammin', Oh and dude I'm from right by where they lived, it's Southern Rock all the way all day!! Ask anyone from arond here!
Call Me the Breeze,,,,Tuesdays Gone and Free Bird,,,,,💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥👍👍👍😎
SAW THEM TWICE!! 🎸😁🔥🐐🤯😁🎸🔥🐐🔥🎹🔥!!!
This is one of those tunes that, after it's over, you just have to say oh sh*t.
BOOGIE, this and a few Hank JR songs...[chef's kiss]
Saw Skynard twice at a small arena (swing auditorium) San Bernardino CA. Actually handed my bottle of tequila to Ronnie Van Zant(lead singer) his voice was fading (thought a shit would help) he took a swift and handed it back! They played way longer then scheduled because we all were having too much fun. I understand the bands had to pay for going over, but that's who they were. If not for the plane crash they would've passed Zeppelin and the Stones in music category I'm sure.
This album came out when i was about 14. My first concert was Skynyrd in 75 or 76. Peter Frampton and The Charlie Daniels Band were the warm up bands. Cost me a whole 5.50 to see three great groups.
Nobody gonna give up some love for my man Larry Junstrom absolutely laying down an epic bass line?
I didn’t think Junstrom played on any tracks after the Pronounced album. It was Wilkeson.
@@Tuesdays_Gone you may be right! Great bass line anyways!
@@joeybossolo7, yes, it really is. 😀❤️
One of my favorite Lynyrd Skynyrd songs is "Honky Tonk Nighttime Man" piano solo in that as well and upbeat. Never gets air play, It's the song no one knows about
One of my favorites! 💖😎
My fav Skynyrd song!
Southern rock... I'm from Atlanta. I remember when that album came out and saw em live several times before the crash. After the Almond Brothers ? Probably my next favorite jam band. They could take a well, in this case, 5 minute "radio friendly" song and turn it into 20 minutes of musical bliss.
This is Southern Rock, plain n simple.
Two catagories?? Awesome and F ing awesome
I think both Boogie Rock'n'roll & Southern Rock'n'roll!!
You’ll love I Know a Little!
Good choice, my favorite Skynrd tune!
JJ Cale wrote the song very simply and LS turned it into greatness. JJ Cale who was a friend of Eric Clapton. Cale also wrote the song After Midnight that Clapton covered. There's great footage of Cale and Clapton in concert. Where they were playing After Midnight and had a strange look on his face because he didn't realise what they were playing. He felt he had been playing it wrong. He was just playing along and didn't realise what the song was. Kind of cool stuff. Tragic LS plane ran out of gas. That's why there were survivors, no fire. Such a waste. Aerosmith looked at that plane and said it was junk.
Mr Breeze....... blues rock ,southern rock w/ a little boogie.......my fav.by them... suggestion CCR long as I can see the light.... very bluesy awesome song......
Honky tonk, boogie woogie blues.
No they're "Not kidding"
Rest in Peace BP Thank God for your "Gifted hands"
Southern rock and soul moving boogie
If you're with friends and wanna have a good time, this band is a very good way to start. That's what I think of Skynyrd. 🤘🏻
It is amazing how Lynyrd Skynyrd could turn a song and make their own. Maybe you could check out 'T for Texas' and see what they do with a song written in the 1930's
This is what I call Festival Rock. Great reaction.
Real rock and roll, classic.
This is actually originally by Oklahoma singer-songwriter JJ Cale. A lot of people have done covers of it.
You never will go wrong with Southern Rock
You have to admire Billy Powell(RIP) and his keyboard playing.Saw them many times,but one of my highlights was finding one of his picks after a concert,shaped like a piano. He was a wonderful person I understand,too. The DVD in 2005 from Nashville called the Vicious Cycles tour is a great example of talent by them.
They are a category of their own
Dang Sal ure in for some real classic music with this album. 4 classic songs still played on CRS today. Great album!!!
Such great musicians. Their music never gets old to me. I was such a Skynyrd head as a teenager and was at the Oakland show on their last tour about 30 feet from the stage. They were so awesome. Every album is great...you've got lots to listen to! Other artists/albums to check out: ZZ Top Tres Hombres, and of course Stevie Ray Vaughn...Littel Feat
You just listened to the greatest Rock band, in my opinion. They were/are among the best of the best. Billy Powell was a beast on the keys.
Hi S., One of the Best driving songs ever..!! ♠W.G.
One of their absolute best!!
Blues baby!
It’s worth watching the entire live set from Knebworth, 1976. Known as the day they blew the Rolling Stones and everyone else off the stage. All their best songs taken to a new level, just awesome. First track, Working for MCA, is a good place to start… ua-cam.com/video/tVNKS4-xCwo/v-deo.html
Hey, great reaction! When these guys first performed, I was in my Prog rock phase. My dad introduced me to them; any great guitarists he knew about them first then told me. "Hey boy, you should listen to Skynyrd", he probably said. As usual he was right. Going on 50 years later , I still listen to them and many others he told me about.
So many requests for different songs from this phenomenal group. Each song Is unique in its own way . I'm not going to suggest any songs , I just want to watch your reactions. Some songs will take you to another place and some will tell you straight up . Enjoy the ride with lynyrd Skynyrd . I'm sure you will
If you want some brass, check out the group Chicago.
THIS is my favorite
I love YOU GOT THAT RIGHT.listen to Steve Gaines vocals.just amazing.
If you play this song and there's anyone in the room that's not tapping their foot or bobbing their head you should check if that person is still alive.
Blues and southern rock
"That Smell "
" You Got That Right "
" Working For MCA "
Gosh I'm old..but damn the best music 🎶🎶
you should watch them perform live!
Next level keyboard!