3 months later that great voice was silenced forever. Rest easy Ronnie. You created the rock anthem of all southern rock music. You will never be forgotten.
@@UltraViolent21 His brother is still taking his place to this day. The last original member passed away last year. The drummer in this video is still alive but plays with a different band and never joined the Lynard Skynard second coming after the plane crash.
Oh the good old days. I was 20 when I went to that concert. They were just one of four bands that played that day. Santana, Peter Frampton and The Outlaws were the others. They all played a second concert at the same place on July 4th.
I was at this concert at the Oakland Coliseum July 2, 1977. It was one of a series of summer concerts there every year called "Day on the Green", organized and promoted by Bill Graham, a legendary promoter who was responsible for most concerts in the San Francisco Bay Area in those days. Graham brought all the great bands to the Bay Area. Every week of the year some top band was playing somewhere in the area. Ticket prices ranged from about $6-$12. This day there were 4 bands, with The Outlaws opening the show, followed by Santana, then Lynyrd Skynyrd, and finally Peter Frampton.
@@thomassanchez-oo6sb Yeah, I had that problem too a few years earlier, when I was just a bit too young. I missed a lot of great early 70's concerts, it would have helped to have been born a couple of years sooner.
@@jasonremy1627 when skynyrd started it was rock & roll. Plain & simple. It wasn't southern rock until a few years ago when someone said southern rock. It was & always be rock & roll
I'm a black guy who grew up with a varied eclectic taste in music from Calypso, Soca, Reggae, Hip Hop, Rock/Heavy Metal/Alternative, R&B, Classical, some pop etc....but even though this song was before my time, I have always rated this song as among the top 3 best songs in the history of humankind alongside music gems such as Beethoven's 'Symphony #9 - Ode To Joy', The Beatles "Hey, Jude", Suzanne Vega's "Luca", Bob Marley's "No Woman No Cry", Nivana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit", Guns N' Roses "Sweet Child Of Mine" and "November Rain", Tupac Shakur''s "Dear, Mama", Biggie Smalls "Warning", Janet Jackson's "Rythm Nation", Michael Jackson's "Thriller", Supercat and Nocodemus's "Cabin Stabbin" and so much more on my personal list. Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Freebird" is a masterpiece of what human culture has produced in music. An absolute masterpiece.
@@mcasualjacques Yep....I know and love all those songs you mentioned as well. It is impossible to name and list all the great songs I love in just one UA-cam comment. But the ones I mentioned, IMHO are among the top 10 greatest of all time in throughout ALL genres of music. And I haven;t even named any of Mozart's compositions as yet...or any modern classical music by John Williams and Alan Silvestri.
Band took the name from a gym teacher that used to give them a hard time for having long hair. His name was Leonard Skinner. This concert is about two months before a plane crash that took the lives of Ronnie Van Zant (lead singer), guitarist Steve Gaines (white shirt, red pants) and sister Cassie Gaines (backing singer).
Three months after this performance, their plane ran out of fuel, 15 minutes from their destination. Several members of the band, including Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gains, and Cassie Gains were killed, along with several members of the crew. They were one of the best live bands, ever. Three guitars, one piano, one bass, and a madman drummer, all working together in perfect harmony.
Every time I see someone react to this version, the wonderment in their smile at the incredible musicianship shows up. I came to realize that in 20 years (if we’re still here) another generation will see this footage that is part of Southern Rock history…& get the same smile as our beautiful hostess. 🤘😎
The piano amazes me in that it can be heard, and its presence contributes, all the way to the very end of the very loud denouement and coda. Great sound engineering and equipment.
I'll be 60 in September, and I've been listening to Lynyrd Skynyrd almost my entire life. All of my favorite memories of my youth include Lynyrd Skynyrd playing in the background. I've had 2 amazing dogs named Skynyrd, and my newest 5 month old pup is named Lynyrd. In America's Deep South where I grew up, Lynyrd Skynyrd members are gods. Please check out "Call Me the Breeze" and be amazed at Billy Powell's piano abilities. Thank you for reacting to Lynyrd Skynyrd.
So many years later, this performance and its energy is viscerally palpable. You can feel the crowd and band interaction. Everyone left as satisfied as one could ever be. One of the best performances of any song, ever.
Just for your own enjoyment, please view this band's rendition of this same song from Knebworth, England (in 1976 I believe). The guitar solo was a longer version and Collins was really rocking that day! Some of the background on why the bank went out on the Rolling Stone's tongue stage is also of not.
The legend is... this song has never ended. It is still going... even as a heavenly song now, into eternity. Just found your channel, and I love seeing young people react to the greatest time in music.
Beautiful response from a beautiful girl! Just before Allen Collin's guitar solo when you said 'I don't know how this can get better" I, like I am sure so many others viewing this reaction said - Just wait! I enjoyed this - thanks.
The girls were not wearing their bras. It is casual wear called halter tops...very popular at the time. There are no words in the song after the "bird" flys away and when you listen the guitars sound like a bird flying flapping it's wings faster and faster as it soars into the sky and joins a flock.
I was in High School in Atlanta at that time. Being from the South we all had Lynyrd Skynyrd 8 track tapes. Those were the days when no one was bothered by cell phones and crowds were safer to be in. Don't miss "Sweet Home Alabama".
I was at this concert, my first. The lineup, in order of appearance, The Outlaws, Santana, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Peter Frampton. It was a greeeeeeat show. Other Lynyrd Skynyrd songs: Sweet Home Alabama, Gimme Three Steps, Simple Man
This song never gets old and true reactions of it always get me. I have watched 100's of reactions to this song but i must say yours was by far the best.
Your reaction was wonderful, from asking if they were from Swedish, mispronouncing the band name, and then stopping it and asking how it could get better. The delight on your face was so charming. Thanks! I saw them in a stadium the year before. It was awesome, and the video brings back those memories very well.
The best reaction to this iconic performance. As I noticed you get excited when the tempo first began to increase, my thought was -- She's gonna freak out. Knowing what was coming. "Whoo-hoo!!" And was that your cracking knuckles that I heard over the song? Dy-no-mite !!
Not bad for some poor boys from Jacksonville Florida. Lynyrd Skynyrd was different. Great group of musicians and the perfect voice for their music. Legendary band that always wanted their live sound to sound like the studio versions. Unfortunately the band met with a tragic end. My favorite band ever. Thanks for the reaction, glad you loved it.
Your reaction at the 10:20 mark forward says it all. I'm 66 and saw lots lot live bands in the 70's, and nothing will compare to this. These were true professionals. LIve, studio, the licks were all the same. There is a live perforance in London a year earler where they opened for the Stones, and blew everyone away. They were told not to go on to the tounge stage, but they did. EPIC.
This is the best performance of "Freebird". It really shows how great each member really was. Shows off Billy Powell's classical piano training and how the "3 Guitar Army" of Allen Collins, Gary Rossington, and Steve Gaines can jam together as one entity, and don't forget Leon Wilkeson on bass. And driving everything is Artimus Pyle on drums. Lead singer Ronnie Van Zant was at the top of his game and never sounded better. Even the back-up singers, JoJo Billingsly, Leslie Hawkins, and Cassie Gaines are just amazing. They are all gone now except for Artimus who is still rockin' out with his own band and playing many of Skynyrd's old standards in tribute to his fallen brethren.
Pronounced "Lehnerd-skinherd" somehow is the album name where is featured this song, I gess is from 1973. A stunning live performance of any band, the atmpsphere, the vibe, perfromance, the crowd, everything!!!. The style is Southern Rock. Nice reaction.
Lynyrd Skynyrd was from the deep South - Jacksonville, Florida and they championed the 'Southern rock' sound which mixed country w/ rock music, debuting in 1973... They were also famous for their 3-guitar line-up that made them a live attraction on tour. The band named themselves after a high school teacher that they actually hated - Leonard Skinner 😂 Tragically, none of the original members are alive today and Lynyrd Skynyrd will be remembered for the tragic 1977 plane crash that killed their lead singer Ronnie Van Zant, one guitarist Steve Gaines and his sister Cassie Gaines, one of their backing singers... (They were in this clip) The other members seen here were - Allen Collins (guitar), Gary Rossington (slide guitar), Billy Powell (piano), Leon Wilkeson (bass) and Artimus Pyle (drums)... Only Artimus Pyle (ex-drummer) is alive today after surviving the plane crash. The others passed away in the years afterwards... Original members Bob Burns (drums) and Ed King (guitar) passed away and Gary Rossington, the last original member, passed away recently. The classic Lynyrd Skynyrd w/ singer Ronnie Van Zant released 5 studio albums in the 70's and 1 live album 'One more from the road'... The live version of 'Freebird' is considered one of their greatest songs... Other classics include - 'Sweet home Alabama' ... 'That smell' ... 'Simple man' ... "What's your name" ... 'Gimme three steps'... 🔥 In 1987, an agreement was reached w/ Ronnie Van Zant's widow Judy (who owns the rights to the name Lynyrd Skynyrd) to reunite the band only if 3 original members r in the band to tour and record new music ... Ronnie's younger brother Johnny Van Zant joined as the new singer of Lynyrd Skynrd til today... Gary Rossington, Billy Powell, Leon Wilkeson, Ed King and Artimus Pyle were all involved (Guitarist Allen Collins was paralyzed in a car accident and passed away in 1990) However, more members left the band or passed away... but Lynyrd Skynyrd was still in demand because of their legacy of music, so new members were brought in to tour... Guitarist Gary Rossington passed away in 2023, being the only original member left alive til then and he had kept Lynyrd Skynyrd active. The band plans to continue touring w/ singer Johnny Van Zant, guitarist Ricky Medlocke and others.
Back in the days when the band controlled what was happening on stage and the acts weren't over processed and sterilized. Raw energy. Missed this concert, but saw them live at the Hampton Coliseum, in either the winter of '76 or spring of '77. Great show.
I laughed at about 7:15 in. It's something everyone thought at this point in the 70s: Wow this is amazing, it can't get any better. Allen Collins: Hold my beer.
An amazing band that lineup left us too soon due to a plane crash taking the singer, a guitarist the guitarist singer and backup singer. I think the crash was shortly after this performance. They were one of the biggest bands in the 1970s and at their peak when the plane crash happened. Their other big hit is Sweet Home Alabama but they have so many great songs. Tuesday's Gone, Saturday Night Special, Gimme Back My Bullets, Gimme Three Steps, T For Texas, The Ballad of Curtis Loew. They were a Southern Rock band originally from Jacksonville, Florida if I am not mistaken.
It's my favorite band. I have all there albums/records. Their music speaks to me. I've grown up & lived my life by there words & music. Loved your reaction
Lynard Skynyrd was the name of the PE coach at the high school that Ronnie Van Zant attended in Jacksonville, Florida where all of the members of the band were from. And what you were listening too was Southern U.S. Rock n' Roll. You will be interested to know about just how talented about each of this bands actually were. And what you will also be fascinated by is its combined work ethic that produced the magic you just heard. At the heart of it all was Ronnie Van Zant, their lead singer and songwriter whose sheer will brought and kept the band together. He was a no-nonsense, working-class type of man who had a dream of becoming a star and did everything to achieve it. The 1970's was an interesting period in American history. A time when old style ethics and morays were giving way to the new ideals by a new generation of American youth who were taking their place in society. And what can I say? You were looking at a crowd of people who would become your parents having the time of their lives!
when i was 9 or so, I'd see my dad on weekends. We'd go over to Rons house so I could play with his kids and Dad would smoke weed and listen to music with Ron. When Skynard played we all enjoyed it, but when Freebird played...it was madness. thanks for bringing a tear to an old man.
That is so precious. How can it get any better? Oh my gosh I just can't wait... First time to your channel. I'm enjoying this a lot. Can't wait for the rest.. thanks for sharing
This is from the days when I went to a lot of concerts. (I graduated high school in 1979) It was held at a baseball stadium. The event was part of an annual series of shows called Day On The Green where a LOT of big names performers came and played. And the name is pronounced as LIN-erd SKIN-erd
Back in the day going to shows like this was a common occurrence for many of us. I was actually in that biz and practically lived at shows, many, many just like this. Unfortunately the plane crash happened before I got a chance to work with them. I did get to do a Rossington Collins Band show latter. They played Free Bird with no vocals as a tribute to those who went before them.
Oakland California. Across the bay from San Francisco. They had concerts during the summer called-- 'Day on the Green'. They featured 5-6 well known bands. The concert capacity was 64,000+ fans, and a LOT of cannabis. (Shh--wasn't legal) I was there in 1980 watching Santana and the Rolling Stones, on Mick Jagger's birthday. A plane flew overhead and dropped several thousand balloons on the crowd. Glad you enjoyed this wild performance.
I saw Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1977. The concert that you played here was on my birthday in '77. I don't think that the stadium is staying there after this season. There is no longer a Pro Football, Basketball or Baseball team in Oakland after 2024. All of the professional teams moved to other cites. The football team is in Las Vegas now, and the Oakland Athletics' baseball team's lease ends after the 2024 season, which is where that concert was held. The baseball team applied to move to Las Vegas as well. I saw them play in Lexington, Kentucky in May of that same year. Three of those guys died in a plane crash in Mississippi in October of 1977, that same year. That haunted me for a couple of years afterward.
It IS a concert. 1977 at Oakland Stadium in Oakland, CA. I think Peter Frampton opened for them, Lynyrd Skynyrd (pronounced lenerd skinerd) free bird was their last song of the concert.
Loved your reaction to this Southern Rock classic. Their music is great and you should just ignore the negative people that have never understood the confederate flag and what it stands for as that has nothing to do with your reaction to the music. One of the greatest guitar jam sessions ever. Sadly, several of the band members were killed in a plane crash not long after this concert. The band did reform ten years later after the lead singer, Ronnie VanZant's little brother was convinced to take over as the lead vocalist. They are still performing. Anyway, loved your reaction and I would suggest listening to "Sweet Home Alabama", "Tuesday's Gone", "Simple Man", "Ballad of Curtis Loew", "Gimme Back My Bullets" just to name a few that will give you the real flavor of the bands music. Love to see you rock out!!!
Unfortunately you (and 99% of the reactors I've seen) saw an edited version of the solo (in 12:57 the cut is very clear).. there's an even longer version of this that I highly recommend.
I miss the wooden bleachers that you can see in some scenes of this video. Grew up near Oakland, been to that place thousands of times. Iconic. As for this band, nothing I say will wrap up how amazing they are.
This is literally the day I was born, Saturday, July 2nd, 1977, in Southern California...I'm turning 47 on July 2nd, 2024... This show in Oakland is Northern California.....
Sadly, this is one of their last performances before the plane crash. Singer Ronnie Van Zant asks the question "if I leave here tomorrow, will you still remember me?". Little did he know that the entire WORLD still remembers him almost 50 years later! Yes Ronnie. We definitely remember you! RIP Ronnie, Steve, Cassie, Allen, Billy, Artimus, Leon, and Gary. You are all legends.
Lynard Skynard is one of a few very popular "Southern Rock" bands. This particular performance is a bit comical in the "Confederate" stage set. You recognized the Mount Rushmore image, but probably didn't notice that only the two "Southerners", George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were included. It's my understanding that the band was not aware of what the stage set would be before the concert. Another "southern Rock" favorite is the Allman Brothers band.
God, the 70’s were such an amazing time to be alive. Everything was better, especially humans. Looking at the young people in the crowd with no phones and just wrapping their arms around strangers brings me warm memories. The song is mainly about what it means to fly free and for me (and for people who grew up in those days), this takes us back to such a great time where today’s generations will never know what it was like to grow up before all the BS that social media and the internet took over and has divided us. Free Bird will forever be my favorite song. Fly high Lynyrd Skynyrd! ❤
That concert was about 3 months before the plane crash… I seen them 3 times before that horrible day that some of them died. So any Lynyrd Skynyrd songs 1977 or earlier is from this band. There is a modern day Lynyrd Skynyrd band that the lead singer is the younger brother of the one that passed in the plane crash. He has been singing about 35 years and they are touring with ZZ Top and I just seen them a couple of weeks ago.
3 months later that great voice was silenced forever. Rest easy Ronnie. You created the rock anthem of all southern rock music. You will never be forgotten.
so glad I made that concert
R.i.p. also to all the other members who are no longer with. Your music lives on.
His brother took his place for a while. I got to play a show with them.
@@UltraViolent21 That is cool that you got the chance to play with them.
@@UltraViolent21 His brother is still taking his place to this day. The last original member passed away last year. The drummer in this video is still alive but plays with a different band and never joined the Lynard Skynard second coming after the plane crash.
Oh the good old days. I was 20 when I went to that concert. They were just one of four bands that played that day. Santana, Peter Frampton and The Outlaws were the others. They all played a second concert at the same place on July 4th.
Eight guitar players that day. My first big show, and so good that I went on the 4th for the second show
god i miss the 70's
You and me both brother.
No kidding ✌️
Amen ... I was born in 71 but from spring of 73 on my memories are crystal clear and it was a magical time.
I was at this concert at the Oakland Coliseum July 2, 1977. It was one of a series of summer concerts there every year called "Day on the Green", organized and promoted by Bill Graham, a legendary promoter who was responsible for most concerts in the San Francisco Bay Area in those days. Graham brought all the great bands to the Bay Area. Every week of the year some top band was playing somewhere in the area. Ticket prices ranged from about $6-$12. This day there were 4 bands, with The Outlaws opening the show, followed by Santana, then Lynyrd Skynyrd, and finally Peter Frampton.
Did you see The Who?
@@thomassanchez-oo6sb I can't remember why, but when the Who played here in '76 I think it was, I passed on that concert. Probably a big mistake!
@@rodjohnson2632 I wasn’t Allowed to go😕
@@thomassanchez-oo6sb Yeah, I had that problem too a few years earlier, when I was just a bit too young. I missed a lot of great early 70's concerts, it would have helped to have been born a couple of years sooner.
M@@thomassanchez-oo6sb The Who did Winterland. This Skynyrd show was great
How could it get any better than this? You asked for it, you got it.❤❤❤
Jacksonville, Florida, westside!!
This is "Southern Rock". It's definitely got some country roots.
Its Rock & Roll my friend
@@fxrwg83 Dude, they flew the confederate flag. They weren't Americans, they were southern.
@@jasonremy1627 when skynyrd started it was rock & roll. Plain & simple. It wasn't southern rock until a few years ago when someone said southern rock. It was & always be rock & roll
I'm a black guy who grew up with a varied eclectic taste in music from Calypso, Soca, Reggae, Hip Hop, Rock/Heavy Metal/Alternative, R&B, Classical, some pop etc....but even though this song was before my time, I have always rated this song as among the top 3 best songs in the history of humankind alongside music gems such as Beethoven's 'Symphony #9 - Ode To Joy', The Beatles "Hey, Jude", Suzanne Vega's "Luca", Bob Marley's "No Woman No Cry", Nivana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit", Guns N' Roses "Sweet Child Of Mine" and "November Rain", Tupac Shakur''s "Dear, Mama", Biggie Smalls "Warning", Janet Jackson's "Rythm Nation", Michael Jackson's "Thriller", Supercat and Nocodemus's "Cabin Stabbin" and so much more on my personal list. Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Freebird" is a masterpiece of what human culture has produced in music. An absolute masterpiece.
Try China Cat Sunflower>I Know You Rider from the Europe ‘72 album by the Grateful Dead. ✌️❤️🎶
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With that list in mind, here are two more rock songs you might enjoy:
"Hotel California" by Eagles
"Purple Haze" by Jimi Hendrix
i never remember if it's Eagles or LedZep who is forbidden in music stores
my picks would be Gary Moore and Prince in the top 20 Eric Clapton also had good ones
@@mcasualjacques Yep....I know and love all those songs you mentioned as well. It is impossible to name and list all the great songs I love in just one UA-cam comment. But the ones I mentioned, IMHO are among the top 10 greatest of all time in throughout ALL genres of music. And I haven;t even named any of Mozart's compositions as yet...or any modern classical music by John Williams and Alan Silvestri.
Band took the name from a gym teacher that used to give them a hard time for having long hair. His name was Leonard Skinner. This concert is about two months before a plane crash that took the lives of Ronnie Van Zant (lead singer), guitarist Steve Gaines (white shirt, red pants) and sister Cassie Gaines (backing singer).
Also road manager and 2 pilots.
U witnessed Greatness!!!!
Inna: "I don't know how this song could get any better."
Lynyrd Skynyrd: "Hold my beer." Ramps up to double time and dives into a guitar duel.
Yup
Three months after this performance, their plane ran out of fuel, 15 minutes from their destination. Several members of the band, including Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gains, and Cassie Gains were killed, along with several members of the crew. They were one of the best live bands, ever. Three guitars, one piano, one bass, and a madman drummer, all working together in perfect harmony.
I WAS THERE ! IT WAS 1977 ! AND IT WAS AMAZING ! ALLEN COLLINS WAS THE MAIN SOLOIST , HE WAS ALL IN WHITE , AND HE DID THE BULK OF THE SOLO !
Yup, drove up from Santa Cruz
@@Marcus-p5i5s I ONLY HAD TO DRIVE FROM ANTIOCH , CA. I THINK THERE WAS ABOUT 3 OF US IF I REMEMBER RIGHT !
“Respect”!!!!!!!🔥🤘🎸✌️😀
Lynyrd Skynyrd will get you a Thumbs Up 👍every time!!!
The greatest Southern Rock Band of ALL TIMES. I’m born and raised it Tennessee in the 70s loved them it was a great time in the world of music 🇺🇸
Live just a bit south from you in Mississippi probably crossed some of the same creeks
I was born in the 70s but it turned into the 80s 2 weeks later.
I was there, and it was magical. No phones, cameras, or sunscreen. Just music, fun, and memories to last a lifetime.
"No phones, cameras, or sunscreen. Just music, fun, and cancer..."
No cameras, but we just watched a recording.😂
@@shadymodnation5781 Sun doesn't cause cancer.
I am seeing them tomorrow in concert I hope my experience is just as magical as yours❤❤❤🥰🥰🥰!!!!
With that accent you can say it however you want.😀
Southern Rock rocks. The Allman Brothers, The Outlaws, Molly Hatchet are a good place to start going down the Southern Rock rabbit hole.
Marshall Tucker Band, too!
@@artbagley1406 My bad!
@@jdbroders64 Nothing "bad," you're simply becoming more aware of events/people in the past when you weren't there.
The whistle sound is made by the glass slide for slide guitar.
Played on the 12th fret harmonic. The fret wire under the strings at the 2nd fret helped it ring out.
Played by Gary Rossington as a tribute to Duane Allman.
We knew how to do it in 1977. That was also the year I graduated from high school.
Every time I see someone react to this version, the wonderment in their smile at the incredible musicianship shows up. I came to realize that in 20 years (if we’re still here) another generation will see this footage that is part of Southern Rock history…& get the same smile as our beautiful hostess. 🤘😎
LYNYRD SKYNYRD imo, is the best American Rock Band, so many great songs
IMHO the extended piano break in this live version really deepens the underlying melancholy of the track in a way that the studio track does not.
The piano amazes me in that it can be heard, and its presence contributes, all the way to the very end of the very loud denouement and coda. Great sound engineering and equipment.
She is killing me ! When she said I do not know how it can get better ! Just wait Dear ! Put on your seat belt !
I'll be 60 in September, and I've been listening to Lynyrd Skynyrd almost my entire life. All of my favorite memories of my youth include Lynyrd Skynyrd playing in the background. I've had 2 amazing dogs named Skynyrd, and my newest 5 month old pup is named Lynyrd. In America's Deep South where I grew up, Lynyrd Skynyrd members are gods.
Please check out "Call Me the Breeze" and be amazed at Billy Powell's piano abilities.
Thank you for reacting to Lynyrd Skynyrd.
So many years later, this performance and its energy is viscerally palpable. You can feel the crowd and band interaction.
Everyone left as satisfied as one could ever be.
One of the best performances of any song, ever.
Key word in JS5964's reaction: ENERGY! Takes this live version quantum levels above the studio recording.
A great review of the the greatest song in rock and arguably the greatest concert footage ever filmed. ♥️
Just for your own enjoyment, please view this band's rendition of this same song from Knebworth, England (in 1976 I believe). The guitar solo was a longer version and Collins was really rocking that day! Some of the background on why the bank went out on the Rolling Stone's tongue stage is also of not.
The legend is... this song has never ended. It is still going... even as a heavenly song now, into eternity.
Just found your channel, and I love seeing young people react to the greatest time in music.
Beautiful response from a beautiful girl! Just before Allen Collin's guitar solo when you said 'I don't know how this can get better" I, like I am sure so many others viewing this reaction said - Just wait! I enjoyed this - thanks.
Yep. I just knowingly smiled when she said that.
@@tvdroid22 😀
My first thought: You ain’t seen nothing yet!
One of if not the best guitar solos impo.
The girls were not wearing their bras. It is casual wear called halter tops...very popular at the time. There are no words in the song after the "bird" flys away and when you listen the guitars sound like a bird flying flapping it's wings faster and faster as it soars into the sky and joins a flock.
I was in High School in Atlanta at that time. Being from the South we all had Lynyrd Skynyrd 8 track tapes. Those were the days when no one was bothered by cell phones and crowds were safer to be in. Don't miss "Sweet Home Alabama".
I was at this concert, my first. The lineup, in order of appearance, The Outlaws, Santana, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Peter Frampton.
It was a greeeeeeat show.
Other Lynyrd Skynyrd songs: Sweet Home Alabama, Gimme Three Steps, Simple Man
Free Bird might be one of the best live jams ever, 3 guitars, bass, drums and piano all going batshit crazy perfectly playing off each other.
I love how excited you get when you do your reviews! Thank you for posting.
This song never gets old and true reactions of it always get me. I have watched 100's of reactions to this song but i must say yours was by far the best.
Your reaction was wonderful, from asking if they were from Swedish, mispronouncing the band name, and then stopping it and asking how it could get better. The delight on your face was so charming. Thanks! I saw them in a stadium the year before. It was awesome, and the video brings back those memories very well.
The best reaction to this iconic performance.
As I noticed you get excited when the tempo first began to increase, my thought was -- She's gonna freak out.
Knowing what was coming. "Whoo-hoo!!"
And was that your cracking knuckles that I heard over the song? Dy-no-mite !!
The bird chirping sound is coming from Gary Rossington's slide guitar.
I’m 70 and this still gives me goose bumps..love the kids having a great time.
Everyone looks at the guitarist during the solo, but the bassist is putting in work.
Not bad for some poor boys from Jacksonville Florida. Lynyrd Skynyrd was different. Great group of musicians and the perfect voice for their music. Legendary band that always wanted their live sound to sound like the studio versions. Unfortunately the band met with a tragic end.
My favorite band ever.
Thanks for the reaction, glad you loved it.
I got to play a show with some of the remaining members of LS. The singers brother sang. I was star struck.
Your reaction at the 10:20 mark forward says it all. I'm 66 and saw lots lot live bands in the 70's, and nothing will compare to this. These were true professionals. LIve, studio, the licks were all the same. There is a live perforance in London a year earler where they opened for the Stones, and blew everyone away. They were told not to go on to the tounge stage, but they did. EPIC.
This is the best performance of "Freebird". It really shows how great each member really was. Shows off Billy Powell's classical piano training and how the "3 Guitar Army" of Allen Collins, Gary Rossington, and Steve Gaines can jam together as one entity, and don't forget Leon Wilkeson on bass. And driving everything is Artimus Pyle on drums. Lead singer Ronnie Van Zant was at the top of his game and never sounded better. Even the back-up singers, JoJo Billingsly, Leslie Hawkins, and Cassie Gaines are just amazing. They are all gone now except for Artimus who is still rockin' out with his own band and playing many of Skynyrd's old standards in tribute to his fallen brethren.
Artimus rarely gets the credit he deserves. Don't understand why. He's still Rockin Strong!
@@WilliamWarlick Agree.
Explained perfectly. Rock and Roll Heaven has a perfect band. The Artemis Pyle Band is performing as close to perfectly, too, here on earth.
Best band ever
One of the best Southern Rock songs of all time
Pronounced "Lehnerd-skinherd" somehow is the album name where is featured this song, I gess is from 1973. A stunning live performance of any band, the atmpsphere, the vibe, perfromance, the crowd, everything!!!. The style is Southern Rock. Nice reaction.
Lynyrd Skynyrd was from the deep South - Jacksonville, Florida and they championed the 'Southern rock' sound which mixed country w/ rock music, debuting in 1973... They were also famous for their 3-guitar line-up that made them a live attraction on tour. The band named themselves after a high school teacher that they actually hated - Leonard Skinner 😂
Tragically, none of the original members are alive today and Lynyrd Skynyrd will be remembered for the tragic 1977 plane crash that killed their lead singer Ronnie Van Zant, one guitarist Steve Gaines and his sister Cassie Gaines, one of their backing singers... (They were in this clip) The other members seen here were - Allen Collins (guitar), Gary Rossington (slide guitar), Billy Powell (piano), Leon Wilkeson (bass) and Artimus Pyle (drums)... Only Artimus Pyle (ex-drummer) is alive today after surviving the plane crash. The others passed away in the years afterwards... Original members Bob Burns (drums) and Ed King (guitar) passed away and Gary Rossington, the last original member, passed away recently.
The classic Lynyrd Skynyrd w/ singer Ronnie Van Zant released 5 studio albums in the 70's and 1 live album 'One more from the road'... The live version of 'Freebird' is considered one of their greatest songs... Other classics include - 'Sweet home Alabama' ... 'That smell' ... 'Simple man' ... "What's your name" ... 'Gimme three steps'... 🔥
In 1987, an agreement was reached w/ Ronnie Van Zant's widow Judy (who owns the rights to the name Lynyrd Skynyrd) to reunite the band only if 3 original members r in the band to tour and record new music ... Ronnie's younger brother Johnny Van Zant joined as the new singer of Lynyrd Skynrd til today... Gary Rossington, Billy Powell, Leon Wilkeson, Ed King and Artimus Pyle were all involved (Guitarist Allen Collins was paralyzed in a car accident and passed away in 1990)
However, more members left the band or passed away... but Lynyrd Skynyrd was still in demand because of their legacy of music, so new members were brought in to tour... Guitarist Gary Rossington passed away in 2023, being the only original member left alive til then and he had kept Lynyrd Skynyrd active. The band plans to continue touring w/ singer Johnny Van Zant, guitarist Ricky Medlocke and others.
Thank you for this post and all the details, it must of took some real research or you're a huge LS fan. Whichever, a huge thank you.
Back in the days when the band controlled what was happening on stage and the acts weren't over processed and sterilized. Raw energy. Missed this concert, but saw them live at the Hampton Coliseum, in either the winter of '76 or spring of '77. Great show.
I laughed at about 7:15 in. It's something everyone thought at this point in the 70s: Wow this is amazing, it can't get any better.
Allen Collins: Hold my beer.
😂😂
Wonderful reaction! You'd love their performance of "Sweet Home Alabama" on the same show.
An amazing band that lineup left us too soon due to a plane crash taking the singer, a guitarist the guitarist singer and backup singer. I think the crash was shortly after this performance. They were one of the biggest bands in the 1970s and at their peak when the plane crash happened. Their other big hit is Sweet Home Alabama but they have so many great songs. Tuesday's Gone, Saturday Night Special, Gimme Back My Bullets, Gimme Three Steps, T For Texas, The Ballad of Curtis Loew. They were a Southern Rock band originally from Jacksonville, Florida if I am not mistaken.
I like how you said I don't know how this song can get any better😂 You found out at the end with the guitar solo and outro.
It's my favorite band. I have all there albums/records. Their music speaks to me. I've grown up & lived my life by there words & music. Loved your reaction
Great reaction…
Great group.
I was 14 in 77.What a time that was in America.Southern pride forever.
Growing up in the 70s in Virginia, you were gonna hear this at every school dance. Starts out a slow dance and turns in to a fast dance party!
Now we're talking about southern fried rock from my neck of the country.. bring it on. Hope you enjoyed it. ❤ 🎶 👏 👏 👏
Give sweet home Alabama a listen if you enjoyed that...also give Stevie Ray Vaughan "Texas flood" a shot if haven't already. 😊
My 'neck' too. Alas, I had moved to Nashville a year or two earlier.
Lynard Skynyrd was the name of the PE coach at the high school that Ronnie Van Zant attended in Jacksonville, Florida where all of the members of the band were from. And what you were listening too was Southern U.S. Rock n' Roll.
You will be interested to know about just how talented about each of this bands actually were. And what you will also be fascinated by is its combined work ethic that produced the magic you just heard. At the heart of it all was Ronnie Van Zant, their lead singer and songwriter whose sheer will brought and kept the band together. He was a no-nonsense, working-class type of man who had a dream of becoming a star and did everything to achieve it.
The 1970's was an interesting period in American history. A time when old style ethics and morays were giving way to the new ideals by a new generation of American youth who were taking their place in society. And what can I say? You were looking at a crowd of people who would become your parents having the time of their lives!
I was there. I was 17 years old and Free as a Bird. It was epic! I'm now 64 and still have the same feeling 47 years later.
when i was 9 or so, I'd see my dad on weekends. We'd go over to Rons house so I could play with his kids and Dad would smoke weed and listen to music with Ron. When Skynard played we all enjoyed it, but when Freebird played...it was madness. thanks for bringing a tear to an old man.
That is so precious. How can it get any better? Oh my gosh I just can't wait... First time to your channel. I'm enjoying this a lot. Can't wait for the rest.. thanks for sharing
You've never heard Lynyrd Skynyrd shame great band many great songs
This is from the days when I went to a lot of concerts. (I graduated high school in 1979) It was held at a baseball stadium. The event was part of an annual series of shows called Day On The Green where a LOT of big names performers came and played.
And the name is pronounced as LIN-erd SKIN-erd
The BEST 70's ROCK BAND Lolllllllll😁😁😁😁😁🤘🤘🤘🤘🎸🎸🎸🎸
One of the greatest if not the greatest guitar solos of all time
Back in the day going to shows like this was a common occurrence for many of us. I was actually in that biz and practically lived at shows, many, many just like this. Unfortunately the plane crash happened before I got a chance to work with them. I did get to do a Rossington Collins Band show latter. They played Free Bird with no vocals as a tribute to those who went before them.
Great song to melt your face with shinny new headphones lol
The band is playing Souther Rock🤠
It sounds awesome! 🤠
Oakland California.
Across the bay from San
Francisco.
They had concerts during
the summer called--
'Day on the Green'.
They featured 5-6 well known
bands. The concert capacity
was 64,000+ fans, and a LOT
of cannabis.
(Shh--wasn't legal)
I was there in 1980 watching
Santana and the Rolling Stones,
on Mick Jagger's birthday.
A plane flew overhead and
dropped several thousand
balloons on the crowd.
Glad you enjoyed this
wild performance.
Saw them several times in the 70s and every song they did in concert was kick ass
I saw Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1977. The concert that you played here was on my birthday in '77. I don't think that the stadium is staying there after this season. There is no longer a Pro Football, Basketball or Baseball team in Oakland after 2024. All of the professional teams moved to other cites. The football team is in Las Vegas now, and the Oakland Athletics' baseball team's lease ends after the 2024 season, which is where that concert was held. The baseball team applied to move to Las Vegas as well. I saw them play in Lexington, Kentucky in May of that same year. Three of those guys died in a plane crash in Mississippi in October of 1977, that same year. That haunted me for a couple of years afterward.
The title of their first album was "Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd"
Hi sweet you! I saw them in concert. Great guitar solo!
This is my favorite band. They have so many great songs
I commented on your Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin reactions about why I miss the 70's.
Classic Rock of the 60's and 70's set the standard
Same summer 77,seen them at mile high stadium, 7 bands,12 hours. They were unbelievable
Great song
It IS a concert. 1977 at Oakland Stadium in Oakland, CA. I think Peter Frampton opened for them, Lynyrd Skynyrd (pronounced lenerd skinerd) free bird was their last song of the concert.
I was there, The Outlaws opened the show, followed by Santana, then Lynyrd Skynyrd, and finally Peter Frampton.
Leonard Skynyrd. is a name I'm there. Jim teacher in high school. Simple. Simple, simple.
Loved your reaction to this Southern Rock classic. Their music is great and you should just ignore the negative people that have never understood the confederate flag and what it stands for as that has nothing to do with your reaction to the music. One of the greatest guitar jam sessions ever. Sadly, several of the band members were killed in a plane crash not long after this concert. The band did reform ten years later after the lead singer, Ronnie VanZant's little brother was convinced to take over as the lead vocalist. They are still performing. Anyway, loved your reaction and I would suggest listening to "Sweet Home Alabama", "Tuesday's Gone", "Simple Man", "Ballad of Curtis Loew", "Gimme Back My Bullets" just to name a few that will give you the real flavor of the bands music. Love to see you rock out!!!
right after Billy's piano solo she says I don't know how it can get any better...........oh it does! 🤣
It's a shame that it all came to an end three months later. Just think of the music that we were cheated out of. R.I.P.
Rock and roll! Keep on rocking.
I miss the 70's ❤
Unfortunately you (and 99% of the reactors I've seen) saw an edited version of the solo (in 12:57 the cut is very clear).. there's an even longer version of this that I highly recommend.
The best live concert ever!
I miss the wooden bleachers that you can see in some scenes of this video. Grew up near Oakland, been to that place thousands of times. Iconic. As for this band, nothing I say will wrap up how amazing they are.
My favorite Hymne: May I Write To You.❤
This is literally the day I was born, Saturday, July 2nd, 1977, in Southern California...I'm turning 47 on July 2nd, 2024...
This show in Oakland is Northern California.....
Sadly, this is one of their last performances before the plane crash. Singer Ronnie Van Zant asks the question "if I leave here tomorrow, will you still remember me?". Little did he know that the entire WORLD still remembers him almost 50 years later! Yes Ronnie. We definitely remember you! RIP Ronnie, Steve, Cassie, Allen, Billy, Artimus, Leon, and Gary. You are all legends.
Artimus is still alive and living
Lynard Skynard is one of a few very popular "Southern Rock" bands. This particular performance is a bit comical in the "Confederate" stage set. You recognized the Mount Rushmore image, but probably didn't notice that only the two "Southerners", George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were included. It's my understanding that the band was not aware of what the stage set would be before the concert. Another "southern Rock" favorite is the Allman Brothers band.
One if the best guitar segments there is. From southern USA. The bird sounds were the red guitar.
Best Southern Band ever .
Millions of Allman Brothers fans may disagree.
Saw them in May 77 here in the UK on the same gig as the Rolling Stones, not long before their ill fated ending back in the US.
God, the 70’s were such an amazing time to be alive. Everything was better, especially humans. Looking at the young people in the crowd with no phones and just wrapping their arms around strangers brings me warm memories. The song is mainly about what it means to fly free and for me (and for people who grew up in those days), this takes us back to such a great time where today’s generations will never know what it was like to grow up before all the BS that social media and the internet took over and has divided us. Free Bird will forever be my favorite song. Fly high Lynyrd Skynyrd! ❤
Made me cry 😢❤
That concert was about 3 months before the plane crash… I seen them 3 times before that horrible day that some of them died. So any Lynyrd Skynyrd songs 1977 or earlier is from this band. There is a modern day Lynyrd Skynyrd band that the lead singer is the younger brother of the one that passed in the plane crash. He has been singing about 35 years and they are touring with ZZ Top and I just seen them a couple of weeks ago.
back that time we didn't analyze the song....We experienced it!!
Great reaction, Inna!