"And Ronnie's walking around like a little General and he's kinda making sure that the whole band's okay." That's pretty much exactly how I was thinking of him when I observed him on stage. Almost parent-like. Very mindful of the whole band on stage, making sure they get their shine, and sometimes just stepping back and stoicly watching them.
Your “little general” description of Ronnie made me smile. Great analogy. He didn’t need to dance and show off all over the stage and you still got the enormity of his talent. Another great one Pat. Thanks🔊🔊🔊
This song was from the first album (and sadly the last) after Steve Gaines joined the band. His influence and incredible guitar skills reenergized Skynyrd who were on the verge of sky rocketing to a whole new level of greatness. We can only dream of what might have been. Steve’s sister Cassie was one of the backup singers for LS and told Ronnie how good he was. Tragically, Ronnie, Steve and Cassie were all killed in the plane crash just weeks after the street survivors album was released. Skynyrd’s music has been the soundtrack of my life.
Randy Andrews Actually, "Street Survivors" was released 3 days prior to the crash. The original album cover had them with flames behind them but specifically Steve had flames right over his head as if engulfing it. They immediately blacked out the flames because Steve's wife was hurting and out of respect. If one owns an original album, it's worth something. And indeed Cassie kept after Ronnie to hear Steve. But most don't know that his actual audition was to go onstage at a concert and play 2 songs with them. "T for Texas" and "Call me the Breeze" I believe. Gary and Allen gave him about 5 minutes of instruction back stage. That's it! He came out near the end to play and plugged into Gary's amp. He didn't want to play like Gary and Allen so, he pulled out a slide. (Every good blues pkayer keeps a slide in their pocket). Well, he turned Ronnie's head immediately and stunned Gary and Allen. After, he went to where his band was and quit. He packed his bags and got on the bus that very night as a member of Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Lynyrd Skynyrd rocks period. Live concert is a must. I recommend the live from Knebworth,they opened up for the Rolling Stones. Blew them off the stage.
Ronnie was known for his stage "presence" he was very good at adding the right vocal words growls & whistling at just the right times...he was known to perform barefoot so he could feel the music beneath his feet🇺🇸👍💙🎹🎺🎻🎵hey...ftom CARMEN IN NORTH CAROLINA🇺🇸
The guitar players Gary Rossington and Allen Collins both almost died on the same day in different vehicle crashes. They both wrecked because of driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol. Gary was the one that hit the oak tree head on as referenced in the opening lyrics. Ronnie wrote this song while those two knuckleheads was in the hospital recovering from their injuries.
The smell of death surrounds you!! Got the original Street Survivors album with them all in flames on the cover for Christmas 1977 ! Saw Skynyrd at JFK stadium in Philadelphia in June of 77 their plane crashed in October. I was devastated !!
One More From The Road. Best live album EVER. Its skynyrd at the top of their game and this album/cd BURNS from start to finish. A must have and a MUST for live skynyrd.
Just flows out of them.Please watch live version of this sometime from Vicious Cycles tour in Nashville in 2003 I think.I was there and the concert became a dvd that is second to none.This song was a game changer for me.I had always loved the song but watching them squeeze every note out of it was something.
One of their best 3 songs…..if you want to see an Unbelieveable version of this live,go to their dvd of the Vicious Cycles tour….they drag every note out of it- the best that guitarists Rickey Medlocke, Gary Rossington, and the great( and late) Hughie Thomason of theOutlaws fame.
Great reaction, as usual. Yes, as everyone else said, it was written about Gary Rossington, who is actually still in the band, touring. From a woman’s perspective, he was a CUTIE and had the face of an angel. “So they call you Prince Charming.” There is a black and white live version of this that I saw. One reason you don’t see many live versions of this because it was released on October 17, 1977 and the plane crash occurred on October 20th. Very sad.
lmgoss I am not exactly sure what inspired the..."now they call you prince charming" line. I can surmise from everything I have read and cross referenced that some of it was due to his shyness and "awe shucks" personality he displayed. But Gary has some attitude issues which came as a surprise to me as well. But the evidence bears that out if you know where to look. That b&w version of this song being an example. Gene Odom (Ronnie's body guard and best friend since childhood) hints about this. He talks about when Steve came on board, Ronnie loved him but Allen and Gary were not so accepting. And while in the studio one day while Steve was laying down some tracks, Gene told Allen and Gary that..."that ol okie (Oklahoma boy) is kicking y'all's ass in there and you two better step up your attitude and your game." Neither one wanted to hear it, but it was true and they finally did. But in that b&w version, when Steve gets to his first solo, watch as Gary steps back with a cigarette and puts two fingers to his mouth as if to take a drag. But....he is looking (glaring) right at Steve and it certainly looks as though he is saluting Steve with a birdie. So, I believe Ronnie put that line in there as sort of a..."you ain't foolin me with that awe shucks act". That's just my opinion based off countless research hours I have put in on the band. I know the whole court mess after the reunion was just ridiculous and too many egos and money hungry players involved including Judy. According to Gene, just days before the crash, he and Ronnie talked about some shake ups in the band. Gene had found out and told Ronnie that all the merchandising was being stolen. Ronnie was pissed and gonna fire several people. Guess we'll never know who.
Jay Heidemann, everything you say could very well be true. It wouldn’t tax my imagination to think that Gary and Allen would be jealous. After Ed King left the band, they were top dog. HOWEVER, from a 9 - 10 year old girl’s perspective, Gary and Artimus are SO PURDY. Don’t break this young girl’s heart. (Kidding, but not kidding). So, to me, that’s what it means. LOL. And Lord, they were purdy. Artimus is the reason I began to play drums.
Thanks for this amazing song. Interesting note: Ronnie talked often and matter-of-factly about the fact that he would not live to see 30. He died at 29. Dude was IN TOUCH.
You should forsure do a full LS concert, their amazing live! THE ONE MAJOR SONG YOU HAVENT REACTED TO YET BY THEM IS "TUESDAY'S GONE" you have to hear it, its pure bliss!!!
Mr. Saturday Night Special, has some GREAT guitar riffs, and solos, I Know A Little, nice upbeat guitar runs, Gimme Three Steps, a great crunchy guitar, What's Your Name, another great guitar song, You have already gotten all the suggestions for Tuesdays Gone, Simple Man, and They Call Me The Breeze.and more.
My fav was always On the Hunt ...Grew up in same neighborhood as most of these guys. Best concert I ever saw was them live here at the Jacksonville Colosseum. The 2nd best show I ever saw there ( and I saw all the greats ) was oddly enough by an Australian Band called Skyhooks. A group of us went to see Uriah Heap, who was always sold out in Jacksonville. Skyhooks opened for them and was absolutely phenomenal. People in my group were saying that they were like a cross between Led Zeppelin, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Kiss LOL. I particularly remember Love is not good enough, Love on the radio and Saturday night which live def has a Skynyrd vibe. Would love you to review the Skyhooks songs and give an Awesome Australian band some props. Oh ....Skyhooks completely blew Uriah Heap off the stage.
Subbed. Been waiting to hear this. I was a child of 60's; teen of 70's and young rock chick with eclectic taste by the 80's. What a time we had. From your side I loved Flash and the Pan and Split Enz. For THE best version of LS doing Freebird find live at Knebworth 76, supporting the Stones. And watch our English sun splashed folk go bananas.
Yes, this song was from a personal standpoint resulting after Gary Rossington crashed his Ford Torino into an oak tree on Mandarin Road in Jacksonville, FL. If you're ever in north Florida, you know about the huge live oak trees we have here. Ronnie wrote that song as a warning of drinking and drug use then driving. If you enjoy Skynyrd, you should give VanZant a listen to. Brothers Donnie (.38 Special) and Johnny (took over for Ronnie in Skynyrd) come together on several CDs. Both have the same singing style as Ronnie. CDs Brother to Brother and VanZant II are awesome. Get Right with the Man and My Kind of Country have more of a country western vibe and did really well on the country charts although true southern rock fans love them all.
I have always been a big fan of Skynyrd and thought them to be a highly underrated band. I think the lyrical content fits great with the music, and it paints a dark picture of the struggles of addiction. With regards to the musical performance, it is a masterpiece of the blend of excellent drums, bass and three guitar solo tapestry. The solo near the end with the two guitars playing off each other to me evokes the good/bad side struggle of wanting to give in to and wanting to quit the substance in question. Also the very last guitar note that holds out and the end of the song makes me think of a heart monitor ringing out a flat line signal, indicating the loss of the battle with addiction. Probably thought way too much into the song but there you go. Lastly, within a week of the release of the album with this song on it, the band had a fatal plane crash killing 3 members and severely injuring others. The album cover showed the band engulfed in flames and was later changed after the crash. That also adds an extra eerie vibe to the song. Enjoyed the video, thanks for posting!
Yes, the song is a warning shot aimed at really Ronnie himself and the entire band. But specifically Allen Collins and Gary Rossington each got in car crashes I believe it was labor day weekend or memorial day...can't remember. But both crashed their cars. Gary crashed his brand new Ford into an oak tree which still stands and bears the scar of that crash and others as it's been hit other times. Dangerous area to negotiate when on ludes, whiskey and whatever else he was on. Ronnie was pissed and fined both of them $5000 for their lapses in judgment. But in writing the lyrics, Ronnie clearly was irritated and sending a message to Gary..."prince charming" and "the smell of death surrounds you" to "say you'll be allright come tomorrow. But tomorrow might not be here for you" ("yeah you"). And on live shows even today Johnny will turn and face Gary at the "prince charmimg" part. But Ronnie also wrote that from some self perspective too which is what gives that song so much power and meaning. Ronnie was as Ed King put it..."a raw genius". As a musician, I can tell you what was also truly amazing about Ronnie is he never wrote anything down..ever! That is incredible! As for the guitars on this song, this was a masterpiece. To this day I have still not heard not even one guitarist duplicate Steve Gaines' solos on this song. They can play the notes, but not one can touch that special rhythm he had. You can really tell on the live versions of the song. One on b&w done in Jersey I believe and the other in color and their last recorded performance from Sacramento. And they also had a certain riff/run after each "ooh that smell"..riff..can't..." that without Steve and Allen they and nobody can duplicate that groove. It's very subtle but it gives the song edge. Today's version of Skynyrd plays this down a half to a whole step and they play that riff straight. Lacks that punch. With Steve on board and the "street survivors" album, we got a tease of what greatness they were about to go to. Ronnie knew it too. "That Smell" is my fav because of Steve Gaines and what he brought to them. I miss that original line up.
Also search for Rossington Collins Band. They had just released their first album which was an excellent one but Allen wrecked his car (1986) which killed his girlfriend and paralyzed him. Since he couldn't tour to promote the album, the record company just let it fade into the background and didn't promote it at all.
@@suecook1326 . Actually Rossington Collins Band put out 2 albums. Allen left group due to friction between him and Gary and Dale Krantz. Allen started his own band called Allen Collens Band recruiting Randall Hall who actually Allen picked to take his place on Tribute Tour. Crash happened a little after that. Respect.
Just for your own listening pleasure you need to listen to One more from the road . They did three nights in Atlanta Ga from the famous Fox Theater actually it was a benefit to save the Fox from being torn down.
I saw the Ronny Lynyard Skynyrd band in concert live twice. I had already bought my ticket for the 3rd show, but the plane crashed one week before that show. The band was awesome on stage. I feel so luck to have seen this band play live 2 times.
@@charleshall9755 Cool. I know what you mean. Both times I saw them, the band electrified the crowd with energy you could feel. That was one awesome band and that was truly one of the saddest days of my life, when I woke up to the news of the plane crash. The band that would not play again and the show I would not see.
@@igoski1582 the current Skynyrd band is just a poor copy of the original band and Ronnies brother Johnny's gravelly voice grates me and I would rather listen to the original recorded skynyrd on a good sound system! 😎
@@charleshall9755 IMO, it's past time for their last show. With only Gary Rossington left from the original band (anyone including Ricky is a joke) the ones that have passed can not be adequately replaced.They have always said, this band is a tribute band to the original band. As popular as the "tribute band" has been through the years, I wonder how big the original band would have become. Ronnie's Skynyard popularity and stardom was going straight up, when the plane when straight down. Sad to think what may have been, but never was.
@@igoski1582 I agree! No one could fill Ronnies shoes (if he ever wore any...lol) and you are right there was so many hits the band had left in them. It's so sad the world lost all of that talent because the pilots made bad choices!
Wow, what memories...this was off their last album Street Survivors (w/original members)...I had just seen them in concert not a week before, and was in Greenville SC when they played their last concert before the plane crash. I ALMOST went to see them, but thought since I had just seen them, decided not to go thinking they'd come back to my city...my loss. They would not be back....Sad, I should have gone.....
I would like to see some of the beaten track Lynyrd Skynyrd like Cheatin’ Woman, I Need You, On The Hunt or even Last Rebel with younger brother Johnny at the lead. Damn near everything they did was great though so it’s hard to go wrong.
Check out Midnight In Harlem (a live version) by the Tedeschi Trucks Band. The guitar player played a stint with the Allman Brothers and his uncle was the drummer at one point
Yes, Ronnie Van Zant wrote that song to shame a couple of guitarists who had gotten into wrecks, as well as his own personal struggles with drugs and drinking.
Want a live version that will knock your socks off- The dvd of the Vicious Cycles Tour in 2003.Watch At the end when all of them hit the same note and turn their back to keep the note going.
This song was written specifically about Gary Rossington (the dark haired guitarist) because he kept wrapping his cars around trees because of booze & drugs.
yep, that's their last album, great album, reminds me of the Door's last album L.A. Woman, different from their other albums, more refined and both albums are fabulous from start to finish.
You ever met a drugged out street bum, strung out on some serious hardcore drugs for God knows how long? I live downtown and guard a public restroom where needles show up all over the place. The smell of death really DOES surround those kinds of people. And when it's someone you know who's going down that road, it's a hell of a feeling. So yeah, this was absolutely a song Ronnie wrote for the members of his band. Particularly Gary, aka "Prince Charming" to the girls.
Tuesday’s Gone by Lynyrd Skynyrd. My best friend named his daughter Tuesday after that song. Lol. He also “borrowed “ my Greatest Hits of Lynyrd Skynyrd & it STILL hasn’t found its way back to me. Also “borrowed “ my Travis Tritt(who is a country singer who is AWESOME) that I still haven’t gotten back. lol. If you decide to do another country artist, Travis Tritt is wonderful. Maybe...... Anymore by Travis Tritt.
Yes this is a song based on a true story, and just the pitfalls of dope and alcohol when your famous. Ronny Van Zandt (Lead singer) had his own demons. His was mostly with Alcohol. The dude was notorious for getting blasted drunk, and then picking fights...with members of his own Band! On the night of a concert, just before going on stage Van Zandt smashed a Beer Bottle into a jagged edge, and went up to Gary Rosington and slashed his hand and wrist for no reason, and yelled "you'll never play guitar again you SOB. He actually went out and played the concert with that bloody and swollen bandaged hand. It healed up, but that's crazy. Ronny Van Zandt was actually a really good guy, but when he drank, he could turn into a totally different person. We all know people like that. John Bonham (drummer/Led Zeppelin) was exactly the same way. I got all this stuff from a documentary from HBO posted on youtube. You can probably find it. It also tells the entire Lynard Skynard story from their beginings in High School, until their story ends with the terrible plane crash that killed 4 of the Bands members.
Lynyrd Skynyrd is a great band, but now a little direction on which way to expand your exposure to southern fried rock. 38 Special is a good one, the lead singer is Donnie Van Zant, Ronnies little brother and whom eventually moves over to Skynyrd somewhere in the 90's or early 2000's. As for which song(s) .... Like Skynyrd there are no bad ones Blackfoot is another, I would suggest "Train, Train' or 'Highway Song' to start with. The lead singer and one of the guitar players is Randy Medlocke who also joins Skynyrd in later years. Molly Hachet is the third and for me personally a 2 hit wonder but many people love them. Start with 'Flirtin With Disaster'
keystone76 ARJ This was about a current member (Gary Rossington) and he’s still touring with them. He hit an Oak tree while drunk and stoned. You might be thinking of Ed King who was the only non-Southern member of the band who left because of Ronnie’s fits of rage and feeling like an outsider, he was the only one without a drug issue.
It's really too bad you couldn't find a live version of this song! There is an old black and white live video of this song that is absolutely perfect! You should really try to find it and watch it on your own sometime or even do a reaction.
Ronnie said to the group...ENOUGH! They got clean. Unfortunately, this song released 3 days after the plane crash. They didn’t get to see the great chart topper they created.
My favorite Skynyrd, that I listen to, after 40 years, are not the hits, like you are listening to, I like POISON WHISKEY and THING'S GOIN' ON off the first album, and an album called LEGEND, they released of their earlier stuff, kinda raw, I like WINO and COMING HOME, but my favorites are probably MISSISSIPPI KID and MADE IN THE SHADE, after all these years. enjoy
Seeing as you're Australian you have to react to just about anything by Dave Hole, he's a homie to you. I don't want to say too much, you will be amazed.
"And Ronnie's walking around like a little General and he's kinda making sure that the whole band's okay."
That's pretty much exactly how I was thinking of him when I observed him on stage. Almost parent-like. Very mindful of the whole band on stage, making sure they get their shine, and sometimes just stepping back and stoicly watching them.
Your “little general” description of Ronnie made me smile. Great analogy. He didn’t need to dance and show off all over the stage and you still got the enormity of his talent.
Another great one Pat. Thanks🔊🔊🔊
I love it when you said, "let's make sure its loud enough"! Yes! That's the only way to listen to Skynyrd!
LS Concert! Yes Please. Keep their music and Memory Alive. They Deserve It.
texas on that red hen podcast they read off one of your questions to jemel aka jamal
This song was from the first album (and sadly the last) after Steve Gaines joined the band. His influence and incredible guitar skills reenergized Skynyrd who were on the verge of sky rocketing to a whole new level of greatness. We can only dream of what might have been. Steve’s sister Cassie was one of the backup singers for LS and told Ronnie how good he was. Tragically, Ronnie, Steve and Cassie were all killed in the plane crash just weeks after the street survivors album was released.
Skynyrd’s music has been the soundtrack of my life.
Randy Andrews
Actually, "Street Survivors" was released 3 days prior to the crash. The original album cover had them with flames behind them but specifically Steve had flames right over his head as if engulfing it. They immediately blacked out the flames because Steve's wife was hurting and out of respect. If one owns an original album, it's worth something. And indeed Cassie kept after Ronnie to hear Steve. But most don't know that his actual audition was to go onstage at a concert and play 2 songs with them. "T for Texas" and "Call me the Breeze" I believe. Gary and Allen gave him about 5 minutes of instruction back stage. That's it! He came out near the end to play and plugged into Gary's amp. He didn't want to play like Gary and Allen so, he pulled out a slide. (Every good blues pkayer keeps a slide in their pocket). Well, he turned Ronnie's head immediately and stunned Gary and Allen. After, he went to where his band was and quit. He packed his bags and got on the bus that very night as a member of Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Lynyrd Skynyrd rocks period. Live concert is a must. I recommend the live from Knebworth,they opened up for the Rolling Stones. Blew them off the stage.
The guitar work is so good in this one. The 3 guitar attack is evident in this song. One of my favorites of theirs. ✌️❤️
Ronnie was known for his stage "presence" he was very good at adding the right vocal words growls & whistling at just the right times...he was known to perform barefoot so he could feel the music beneath his feet🇺🇸👍💙🎹🎺🎻🎵hey...ftom CARMEN IN NORTH CAROLINA🇺🇸
The guitar players Gary Rossington and Allen Collins both almost died on the same day in different vehicle crashes. They both wrecked because of driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol. Gary was the one that hit the oak tree head on as referenced in the opening lyrics. Ronnie wrote this song while those two knuckleheads was in the hospital recovering from their injuries.
Had that smell follow me for many years when I was a hardcore drug addict , clean for 7 yrs
The smell of death surrounds you!! Got the original Street Survivors album with them all in flames on the cover for Christmas 1977 ! Saw Skynyrd at JFK stadium in Philadelphia in June of 77 their plane crashed in October. I was devastated !!
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Love this band! Their music just gets right to the point.
One More From The Road. Best live album EVER. Its skynyrd at the top of their game and this album/cd BURNS from start to finish. A must have and a MUST for live skynyrd.
Hell yeah Johnny boy loves Skynyrd... got to love them Skynyrd boys
Just flows out of them.Please watch live version of this sometime from Vicious Cycles tour in Nashville in 2003 I think.I was there and the concert became a dvd that is second to none.This song was a game changer for me.I had always loved the song but watching them squeeze every note out of it was something.
One of their best 3 songs…..if you want to see an Unbelieveable version of this live,go to their dvd of the Vicious Cycles tour….they drag every note out of it- the best that guitarists Rickey Medlocke, Gary Rossington, and the great( and late) Hughie Thomason of theOutlaws fame.
Great reaction, as usual. Yes, as everyone else said, it was written about Gary Rossington, who is actually still in the band, touring. From a woman’s perspective, he was a CUTIE and had the face of an angel. “So they call you Prince Charming.” There is a black and white live version of this that I saw. One reason you don’t see many live versions of this because it was released on October 17, 1977 and the plane crash occurred on October 20th. Very sad.
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I am not exactly sure what inspired the..."now they call you prince charming" line. I can surmise from everything I have read and cross referenced that some of it was due to his shyness and "awe shucks" personality he displayed. But Gary has some attitude issues which came as a surprise to me as well. But the evidence bears that out if you know where to look. That b&w version of this song being an example. Gene Odom (Ronnie's body guard and best friend since childhood) hints about this. He talks about when Steve came on board, Ronnie loved him but Allen and Gary were not so accepting. And while in the studio one day while Steve was laying down some tracks, Gene told Allen and Gary that..."that ol okie (Oklahoma boy) is kicking y'all's ass in there and you two better step up your attitude and your game." Neither one wanted to hear it, but it was true and they finally did. But in that b&w version, when Steve gets to his first solo, watch as Gary steps back with a cigarette and puts two fingers to his mouth as if to take a drag. But....he is looking (glaring) right at Steve and it certainly looks as though he is saluting Steve with a birdie. So, I believe Ronnie put that line in there as sort of a..."you ain't foolin me with that awe shucks act". That's just my opinion based off countless research hours I have put in on the band. I know the whole court mess after the reunion was just ridiculous and too many egos and money hungry players involved including Judy. According to Gene, just days before the crash, he and Ronnie talked about some shake ups in the band. Gene had found out and told Ronnie that all the merchandising was being stolen. Ronnie was pissed and gonna fire several people. Guess we'll never know who.
Jay Heidemann, everything you say could very well be true. It wouldn’t tax my imagination to think that Gary and Allen would be jealous. After Ed King left the band, they were top dog. HOWEVER, from a 9 - 10 year old girl’s perspective, Gary and Artimus are SO PURDY. Don’t break this young girl’s heart. (Kidding, but not kidding). So, to me, that’s what it means. LOL. And Lord, they were purdy. Artimus is the reason I began to play drums.
My favorite song from them! Intervention 70’s style ✌️
Great band from my home state of Florida
Thanks for this amazing song. Interesting note: Ronnie talked often and matter-of-factly about the fact that he would not live to see 30. He died at 29. Dude was IN TOUCH.
yes, this was their last album, and had a different sound than their other albums, Steve Gaines was coming into his own.
You should forsure do a full LS concert, their amazing live! THE ONE MAJOR SONG YOU HAVENT REACTED TO YET BY THEM IS "TUESDAY'S GONE" you have to hear it, its pure bliss!!!
ABSOLUTELY
@@dierkdiggler6694 I totally agree
Very deep tune! Some of my absolute favorite Ronnie Van Zant lyrics, very foreboding even haunting especially after the crash! Skynyrd Masterpiece!!
The line "I know, I've been there before" is him saying 'I'm telling you from experience, I learned and now I'm here to tell YOU'.
Lynyrd skynyrd “ t for Texas - live from the road”
Mr. Saturday Night Special, has some GREAT guitar riffs, and solos, I Know A Little, nice upbeat guitar runs, Gimme Three Steps, a great crunchy guitar,
What's Your Name, another great guitar song, You have already gotten all the suggestions for Tuesdays Gone, Simple Man, and They Call Me The Breeze.and more.
My fav was always On the Hunt ...Grew up in same neighborhood as most of these guys. Best concert I ever saw was them live here at the Jacksonville Colosseum. The 2nd best show I ever saw there ( and I saw all the greats ) was oddly enough by an Australian Band called Skyhooks. A group of us went to see Uriah Heap, who was always sold out in Jacksonville. Skyhooks opened for them and was absolutely phenomenal. People in my group were saying that they were like a cross between Led Zeppelin, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Kiss LOL. I particularly remember Love is not good enough, Love on the radio and Saturday night which live def has a Skynyrd vibe. Would love you to review the Skyhooks songs and give an Awesome Australian band some props. Oh ....Skyhooks completely blew Uriah Heap off the stage.
Subbed. Been waiting to hear this. I was a child of 60's; teen of 70's and young rock chick with eclectic taste by the 80's.
What a time we had.
From your side I loved Flash and the Pan and Split Enz. For THE best version of LS doing Freebird find live at Knebworth 76, supporting the Stones. And watch our English sun splashed folk go bananas.
Saw them live twice 1976, 1977.
Yes, this song was from a personal standpoint resulting after Gary Rossington crashed his Ford Torino into an oak tree on Mandarin Road in Jacksonville, FL. If you're ever in north Florida, you know about the huge live oak trees we have here. Ronnie wrote that song as a warning of drinking and drug use then driving. If you enjoy Skynyrd, you should give VanZant a listen to. Brothers Donnie (.38 Special) and Johnny (took over for Ronnie in Skynyrd) come together on several CDs. Both have the same singing style as Ronnie. CDs Brother to Brother and VanZant II are awesome. Get Right with the Man and My Kind of Country have more of a country western vibe and did really well on the country charts although true southern rock fans love them all.
I have always been a big fan of Skynyrd and thought them to be a highly underrated band. I think the lyrical content fits great with the music, and it paints a dark picture of the struggles of addiction. With regards to the musical performance, it is a masterpiece of the blend of excellent drums, bass and three guitar solo tapestry. The solo near the end with the two guitars playing off each other to me evokes the good/bad side struggle of wanting to give in to and wanting to quit the substance in question. Also the very last guitar note that holds out and the end of the song makes me think of a heart monitor ringing out a flat line signal, indicating the loss of the battle with addiction. Probably thought way too much into the song but there you go. Lastly, within a week of the release of the album with this song on it, the band had a fatal plane crash killing 3 members and severely injuring others. The album cover showed the band engulfed in flames and was later changed after the crash. That also adds an extra eerie vibe to the song. Enjoyed the video, thanks for posting!
Lynyrd skynyrd “ call me the breeze “ studio version
Definitely studio for the horns, I think I've only seen one live version with the horn section, but I can't remember where I saw it.
Simple Man-Lynyrd Skynyrd love this song!
Yes, the song is a warning shot aimed at really Ronnie himself and the entire band. But specifically Allen Collins and Gary Rossington each got in car crashes I believe it was labor day weekend or memorial day...can't remember. But both crashed their cars. Gary crashed his brand new Ford into an oak tree which still stands and bears the scar of that crash and others as it's been hit other times. Dangerous area to negotiate when on ludes, whiskey and whatever else he was on. Ronnie was pissed and fined both of them $5000 for their lapses in judgment. But in writing the lyrics, Ronnie clearly was irritated and sending a message to Gary..."prince charming" and "the smell of death surrounds you" to "say you'll be allright come tomorrow. But tomorrow might not be here for you" ("yeah you"). And on live shows even today Johnny will turn and face Gary at the "prince charmimg" part. But Ronnie also wrote that from some self perspective too which is what gives that song so much power and meaning. Ronnie was as Ed King put it..."a raw genius". As a musician, I can tell you what was also truly amazing about Ronnie is he never wrote anything down..ever! That is incredible! As for the guitars on this song, this was a masterpiece. To this day I have still not heard not even one guitarist duplicate Steve Gaines' solos on this song. They can play the notes, but not one can touch that special rhythm he had. You can really tell on the live versions of the song. One on b&w done in Jersey I believe and the other in color and their last recorded performance from Sacramento. And they also had a certain riff/run after each "ooh that smell"..riff..can't..." that without Steve and Allen they and nobody can duplicate that groove. It's very subtle but it gives the song edge. Today's version of Skynyrd plays this down a half to a whole step and they play that riff straight. Lacks that punch. With Steve on board and the "street survivors" album, we got a tease of what greatness they were about to go to. Ronnie knew it too. "That Smell" is my fav because of Steve Gaines and what he brought to them. I miss that original line up.
Search for Steve Gaines here on YT. He had amazing videos prior to joining LS. Great blues singer!
Also search for Rossington Collins Band. They had just released their first album which was an excellent one but Allen wrecked his car (1986) which killed his girlfriend and paralyzed him. Since he couldn't tour to promote the album, the record company just let it fade into the background and didn't promote it at all.
@@suecook1326 . Actually Rossington Collins Band put out 2 albums. Allen left group due to friction between him and Gary and Dale Krantz. Allen started his own band called Allen Collens Band recruiting Randall Hall who actually Allen picked to take his place on Tribute Tour. Crash happened a little after that. Respect.
born bout 40 years late...this band was THE american band of the mid 70s america. lol we were into a bunch of stuff from a bunch of places.
Southern Rocks Finest! Ronnie Van Zant and his Mules!!!!!
That Strat in the background of the guitar riff is a winner. Great.... Great song.
Check out “24 hours at a time” Marshall Tucker Band, Live 1975 with Charlie Daniels, it’s great and they’re also very underrated.
Just for your own listening pleasure you need to listen to One more from the road . They did three nights in Atlanta Ga from the famous Fox Theater actually it was a benefit to save the Fox from being torn down.
When Ronnie whistles and makes the motion of popping a whip he's driving the band like a mule skinner.
There is an excellent old black and white live performance of this song on youtube 😷🍺
I saw the Ronny Lynyard Skynyrd band in concert live twice. I had already bought my ticket for the 3rd show, but the plane crashed one week before that show. The band was awesome on stage. I feel so luck to have seen this band play live 2 times.
I was fortunate to have seen them 4 time with Ronnie and wouldn't take anything for the memories......
@@charleshall9755 Cool. I know what you mean. Both times I saw them, the band electrified the crowd with energy you could feel. That was one awesome band and that was truly one of the saddest days of my life, when I woke up to the news of the plane crash. The band that would not play again and the show I would not see.
@@igoski1582 the current Skynyrd band is just a poor copy of the original band and Ronnies brother Johnny's gravelly voice grates me and I would rather listen to the original recorded skynyrd on a good sound system! 😎
@@charleshall9755 IMO, it's past time for their last show. With only Gary Rossington left from the original band (anyone including Ricky is a joke) the ones that have passed can not be adequately replaced.They have always said, this band is a tribute band to the original band. As popular as the "tribute band" has been through the years, I wonder how big the original band would have become. Ronnie's Skynyard popularity and stardom was going straight up, when the plane when straight down. Sad to think what may have been, but never was.
@@igoski1582 I agree! No one could fill Ronnies shoes (if he ever wore any...lol) and you are right there was so many hits the band had left in them. It's so sad the world lost all of that talent because the pilots made bad choices!
Wow, what memories...this was off their last album Street Survivors (w/original members)...I had just seen them in concert not a week before, and was in Greenville SC when they played their last concert before the plane crash. I ALMOST went to see them, but thought since I had just seen them, decided not to go thinking they'd come back to my city...my loss. They would not be back....Sad, I should have gone.....
One of my favorites.
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I would like to see some of the beaten track Lynyrd Skynyrd like Cheatin’ Woman, I Need You, On The Hunt or even Last Rebel with younger brother Johnny at the lead. Damn near everything they did was great though so it’s hard to go wrong.
Best opening line of any song!
Check out Midnight In Harlem (a live version) by the Tedeschi Trucks Band. The guitar player played a stint with the Allman Brothers and his uncle was the drummer at one point
The Steel Woods- Straw in the wind, or all of these years. They are a modem southern rock group that is killing it!
Dude what a cool bird I just noticed it was there
Yes, Ronnie Van Zant wrote that song to shame a couple of guitarists who had gotten into wrecks, as well as his own personal struggles with drugs and drinking.
The Needle And The Spoon also refers to that era and other artists
Definitely personal experience with people in the band. Ronnie was a big drinker but anti drug.
Want a live version that will knock your socks off- The dvd of the Vicious Cycles Tour in 2003.Watch At the end when all of them hit the same note and turn their back to keep the note going.
Give me back my bullets....or I need you Lynard skynard...my favorites
This song was written specifically about Gary Rossington (the dark haired guitarist) because he kept wrapping his cars around trees because of booze & drugs.
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Call me the Breeze
The Ballad Of Curtis Loew
Give me back my bullet
Give me three steps
Simple man
If you want to do a concert special you can't go wrong with the Knebworth show from 1976. They were an opening act for the Stones. Great show.
Gene Todd that was a great concert, but for some reason the camera work always pisses me off.
ONE MORE TIME IS A GREAT LYNYRD SKYNYRD SONG! THE VERSION ON STREET SURVIVOR ALBUM IS THE BEST!
Darn, right back to the college dorm at the first cord.
Lynyrd Skynyrd “The Needle And The Spoon”. IF you have already done a “Reaction” to this song, then I have yet to see it and I apologize for my lack .
yep, that's their last album, great album, reminds me of the Door's last album L.A. Woman, different from their other albums, more refined and both albums are fabulous from start to finish.
Ballad of Curtis Lowe Saturday night special needle the spoon
He wrote the song about Gary Rossington. Look up the word's.
Great reaction mate, To check out Was I right or wrong. It's an awesome song! G-Day mate!!!
The Ballad Of Curtis Loew
Lynyrd skynyrd “ I ain’t the one “
You ever met a drugged out street bum, strung out on some serious hardcore drugs for God knows how long? I live downtown and guard a public restroom where needles show up all over the place. The smell of death really DOES surround those kinds of people. And when it's someone you know who's going down that road, it's a hell of a feeling.
So yeah, this was absolutely a song Ronnie wrote for the members of his band. Particularly Gary, aka "Prince Charming" to the girls.
Tuesday’s Gone by Lynyrd Skynyrd. My best friend named his daughter Tuesday after that song. Lol. He also “borrowed “ my Greatest Hits of Lynyrd Skynyrd & it STILL hasn’t found its way back to me. Also “borrowed “ my Travis Tritt(who is a country singer who is AWESOME) that I still haven’t gotten back. lol. If you decide to do another country artist, Travis Tritt is wonderful. Maybe...... Anymore by Travis Tritt.
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Yes this is a song based on a true story, and just the pitfalls of dope and alcohol when your famous. Ronny Van Zandt (Lead singer) had his own demons. His was mostly with Alcohol. The dude was notorious for getting blasted drunk, and then picking fights...with members of his own Band! On the night of a concert, just before going on stage Van Zandt smashed a Beer Bottle into a jagged edge, and went up to Gary Rosington and slashed his hand and wrist for no reason, and yelled "you'll never play guitar again you SOB. He actually went out and played the concert with that bloody and swollen bandaged hand. It healed up, but that's crazy. Ronny Van Zandt was actually a really good guy, but when he drank, he could turn into a totally different person. We all know people like that. John Bonham (drummer/Led Zeppelin) was exactly the same way. I got all this stuff from a documentary from HBO posted on youtube. You can probably find it. It also tells the entire Lynard Skynard story from their beginings in High School, until their story ends with the terrible plane crash that killed 4 of the Bands members.
Lynyrd Skynyrd is a great band, but now a little direction on which way to expand your exposure to southern fried rock.
38 Special is a good one, the lead singer is Donnie Van Zant, Ronnies little brother and whom eventually moves over to Skynyrd somewhere in the 90's or early 2000's. As for which song(s) .... Like Skynyrd there are no bad ones
Blackfoot is another, I would suggest "Train, Train' or 'Highway Song' to start with. The lead singer and one of the guitar players is Randy Medlocke who also joins Skynyrd in later years.
Molly Hachet is the third and for me personally a 2 hit wonder but many people love them. Start with 'Flirtin With Disaster'
Wen he die the brother took his place singing this song is about him after he died
Some of the best solos it was about a former member
keystone76 ARJ This was about a current member (Gary Rossington) and he’s still touring with them. He hit an Oak tree while drunk and stoned. You might be thinking of Ed King who was the only non-Southern member of the band who left because of Ronnie’s fits of rage and feeling like an outsider, he was the only one without a drug issue.
It's really too bad you couldn't find a live version of this song! There is an old black and white live video of this song that is absolutely perfect! You should really try to find it and watch it on your own sometime or even do a reaction.
Check out the OUTLAWS
"Green grass & high tides"
STUDIO VERSION
Check out " Workin' for MCA". It'll give you a big ole southern grin😏
Give on the hunt a spin.
"Rockin"", that's the term you were looking for.
the smell of death that surrounds you
Roll Gypsy Roll by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Ronnie said to the group...ENOUGH! They got clean. Unfortunately, this song released 3 days after the plane crash. They didn’t get to see the great chart topper they created.
The only live video version is from 1977. Even without color, it’s pretty good film
Four walls Four Walls of Raiford Raeford are a Ford by Lynyrd Skynyrd
"The Smell of Death Surrounds You"
Needle And The Spoon
Their song, "Don't Ask me no questions"
My favorite Skynyrd, that I listen to, after 40 years, are not the hits, like you are listening to, I like POISON WHISKEY and THING'S GOIN' ON off the first album, and an album called LEGEND, they released of their earlier stuff, kinda raw, I like WINO and COMING HOME, but my favorites are probably MISSISSIPPI KID and MADE IN THE SHADE, after all these years. enjoy
Needle and the spoon
this song was based on true life when Allen Collins got higher then hell and ran into a oak tree ( OAK TREE YOUR IN MY WAY)
You like that Southern rock Red Beard????
Anti drug song as my dad always told me growing up.
They can drag out sounds from a guitar not many can....
A couple songs you should react to from Lynyrd Skynyrd, is One More Time & Wino
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It was for his guitarists they were being irresponsible with themselves. Driving brand new cars into huge oak trees and surviving ....
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Seeing as you're Australian you have to react to just about anything by Dave Hole, he's a homie to you. I don't want to say too much, you will be amazed.
needle and the spoon