Free Bird - Niskayuna High School Graduation, June 2013

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  • Опубліковано 19 чер 2013
  • Proctors Theater :: Schenectady, NY
    Performed by graduating seniors (l to r) Jake Price, Chris Caufield, Julian Foster, Tom Perlee, and Tom Winegar

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  • @mazda9624
    @mazda9624 Рік тому +6330

    The guitar solo was practically spot on. I never expected them to be THAT good, especially for a high school band!

    • @j.koppany
      @j.koppany 11 місяців тому +99

      they even used 2 guitars for the dual tone effect!

    • @flexor212000
      @flexor212000 11 місяців тому +162

      NEVER underestimate the amount of time a teenager has on his hands to completely immerse himself in something...sometimes porn...sometimes video games...sometimes guitar playing.

    • @Soldano-lu9rx
      @Soldano-lu9rx 10 місяців тому +13

      @@flexor212000and not just the he’s, but the she’s and the theys too. but yes we all have a lot of time on our hands and at the same time don’t

    • @flexor212000
      @flexor212000 10 місяців тому +53

      @@Soldano-lu9rx it was a guy. Which is why I said he

    • @shay4501
      @shay4501 10 місяців тому +35

      @@Soldano-lu9rx ​ @flexor212000 there's no they's lol only he/she

  • @wewd
    @wewd 4 роки тому +7403

    While you're all mesmerized by the guitars, don't sleep on the drummer. Dudes got some sticks.

    • @xsitied2708
      @xsitied2708 2 роки тому +62

      agreed

    • @franksabler3628
      @franksabler3628 2 роки тому +42

      HELL YEAH!

    • @rogerronoald8595
      @rogerronoald8595 2 роки тому +17

      I want to hear Lynyrd Skynyrd Gimme Three Steps want to hear Gladys caregivers Jesus mystery I want to hear Lynyrd Skynyrd Gimme Three Steps mister I want to hear Lynyrd Skynyrd Gimme Three Steps

    • @mysoulsinsound9538
      @mysoulsinsound9538 2 роки тому +48

      Drummer's Got Skills Too! That Guitar Solo Tho!! Those Boys Came To PLAY! Got Right Down To Business!! I Hope These Guys Are Still Playing Today!

    • @terrystepp
      @terrystepp 2 роки тому +8

      Alot of the times that's the case

  • @danielfonvielle9487
    @danielfonvielle9487 2 роки тому +10647

    I'm from Orange Park, Florida and I'm 66 years old, Skynyrd played at my High School when I was in the 10th grade. We had no Idea their music would still be played 50 years later. Thanks and great job.

    • @Exotic69420
      @Exotic69420 2 роки тому +101

      congrats on your 66 :)

    • @noahmercy-mann4323
      @noahmercy-mann4323 2 роки тому +128

      52 YO Duval boy here. We knew their music was big back in the day, but I almost thought it was a "local thing". Little did we know...

    • @Rabbito86
      @Rabbito86 2 роки тому +19

      You are a lucky man!!!! What a great memory

    • @cancerlord3813
      @cancerlord3813 2 роки тому +14

      i live in orange park what school did you go to?

    • @danielfonvielle9487
      @danielfonvielle9487 2 роки тому +14

      @@cancerlord3813 Orange Park High

  • @ivanxva
    @ivanxva Рік тому +4050

    Never thought I’d see a rickenbacker, les Paul, and a telecaster in a highschool band being used for free fucking bird. These guys are fucking legends.

    • @harpers1203
      @harpers1203 Рік тому +202

      frrrr. The kid on the rickenbacker was sweet. the best bass players are the ones nobody notices

    • @antonioferarri4822
      @antonioferarri4822 Рік тому +30

      @@harpers1203 watch those fingers fly!

    • @IDontKnowMonkeyShush
      @IDontKnowMonkeyShush Рік тому +3

      Fr

    • @daltooinewestwood6380
      @daltooinewestwood6380 Рік тому +4

      I used to play an Ed Roman Baker in my high school guitar class and I felt like a superstar

    • @bassbone9869
      @bassbone9869 Рік тому +18

      I'm amazed that the solo was on the Rick, I have never anybody rock that hard on a Rickenbacker and it was fucking legendary

  • @michaelmckenna9022
    @michaelmckenna9022 2 роки тому +4489

    Lynryd Skynyrd's secret weapon was practice. These kids must hve worked extremely hard to learn this.

    • @mrvlsmrv
      @mrvlsmrv 2 роки тому +104

      Constantly writing and practicing in their 'hell house'.

    • @michaelmckenna9022
      @michaelmckenna9022 2 роки тому +159

      They all say that they wanted it badly enough. Maybe the real talent is for song writing. Unfortunately the era of rock stars is over. You can get any music for free on the internet. New performers need to compete with the old groups. I just play my guitar for my own personal enjoyment.

    • @zagfan44
      @zagfan44 2 роки тому +44

      Yeah, the old joke of the tourist asking the New Yorker how to get to Carnegie Hall: "Practice ... lots of practice".

    • @patrickmurphy6883
      @patrickmurphy6883 Рік тому

      @@michaelmckenna9022 same

    • @rumblebird9888
      @rumblebird9888 Рік тому +3

      Practice makes perfect

  • @ADuckOnQuack97
    @ADuckOnQuack97 8 років тому +5927

    these kids are the coolest in that entire room. the drummer is unbelievably good

    • @n1njaca735
      @n1njaca735 3 роки тому +3

      Nah stfu

    • @RedrulesRedrules
      @RedrulesRedrules 3 роки тому +16

      @@n1njaca735 bruh what?

    • @ADuckOnQuack97
      @ADuckOnQuack97 3 роки тому +44

      @Ashton Beck well compared to me and my lack of drum knowledge id say he did a pretty good job

    • @canofbeanss
      @canofbeanss 3 роки тому +6

      @Ashton Beck yeah can you even hear the cymbals

    • @mjethier
      @mjethier 2 роки тому +3

      are you insane? this song is so basic a person like myself could play the beat after 2 hours of practice.
      I cannot believe you even went there.

  • @CapybaraFourteen
    @CapybaraFourteen Рік тому +1117

    They all killed it but can we take a moment to appreciate the bass player just keeping that steady fucking rhythm all a long. What a beast

    • @georgetincher7859
      @georgetincher7859 Рік тому +73

      Yeah, bass player delivered. Also appears to be a teacher or some part of school staff which makes it even more cool. You can bet the kids will always remember this guy who happily rocked out with them on stage at graduation.

    • @OnJahseh
      @OnJahseh Рік тому +75

      @@georgetincher7859I think he’s just jacked

    • @raeB_D_ahC
      @raeB_D_ahC Рік тому +42

      ​@@OnJahseh yeah, definitely jacked the bass players always are jacked for some reason

    • @tpwrm3458
      @tpwrm3458 9 місяців тому +7

      @@georgetincher7859 nah hes just the jock

    • @arefrigerator396
      @arefrigerator396 4 місяці тому +2

      Bassists.
      The unsung heroes of every band. (Drummer, myself 😄)

  • @sharpoutdoors3368
    @sharpoutdoors3368 Рік тому +1331

    FINALLY A GOOD CROWD. NOBODY CHEERS FOR TALENT ANYMORE. THIS IS AWESOME

    • @theamazintaco06
      @theamazintaco06 Рік тому +19

      This was 10 years ago

    • @sharpoutdoors3368
      @sharpoutdoors3368 Рік тому +57

      @@theamazintaco06 and the fact still stands, that nobody cheers for talent anymore

    • @sharpoutdoors3368
      @sharpoutdoors3368 Рік тому +46

      @@theamazintaco06 that’s why we got so many shit artists that are famous now

    • @felixgutierrez993
      @felixgutierrez993 Рік тому +16

      The students in the back 😐😐😐
      Bruh like LIVE A BIT DAMN lol

    • @scorpio5236
      @scorpio5236 Рік тому +3

      @@felixgutierrez993 NO FRRR I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING, the girl in the back didn't even clap at the end LMAO

  • @gunznbudder5016
    @gunznbudder5016 2 роки тому +5372

    I have a feeling the teachers appreciated that performance more than the students. Also look how happy the guitarists are at 8:28, they know they just killed it.

    • @stephenaa4807
      @stephenaa4807 2 роки тому +148

      I think you're right. Except for the end, the "highest achieving" graduates on stage were sitting on their hands. The regular students gave a standing ovation!

    • @Calgrissom
      @Calgrissom Рік тому +73

      So happy to where you can legit see them mouthing “Fuck Yeah!”

    • @mikekroft86
      @mikekroft86 Рік тому +68

      the stiffs sitting in the back are your valetdectorians and kids that probably never heard a rock song in thieir lives lolol, the rest of the kids were cool

    • @adamtorres5010
      @adamtorres5010 Рік тому +19

      As an instructor for the U.S. Army... I agree 1,000 percent with this comment

    • @hi_its_jerry
      @hi_its_jerry Рік тому +8

      @@mikekroft86 lol facts

  • @jymwilson3286
    @jymwilson3286 2 роки тому +8195

    "Free Bird" as a high school graduation song? Perfect. I like to hear people play with joy and these guys sure did. The great mystery is where are they now?

    • @stephenaa4807
      @stephenaa4807 2 роки тому +137

      Right on! WHERE ARE THEY NOW??? I've watched this multiple times and have forwarded it to my '70s friends for reactions.

    • @hjc5458
      @hjc5458 2 роки тому +88

      My oldest son's graduation song back in 2000. This is one of my favorite songs.
      These kids did a great cover, I'm sure Ronnie and the guys are proud.

    • @brianro50
      @brianro50 2 роки тому +60

      This was our graduation song 1979.

    • @Bbdollisfree
      @Bbdollisfree 2 роки тому +19

      Yes, what dud they do with that talent??? Thanks for sharing that rock star moment. Love it.

    • @william1270_
      @william1270_ Рік тому +23

      Free bird was our class song the class of 1990.

  • @1mongorock
    @1mongorock 2 роки тому +652

    Vocals are a touch wobbly but damn these kids rock! The lead guitarist is stomp down amazing and the drummer already a major rock band drummer.

    • @Dootslayer30
      @Dootslayer30 11 місяців тому +37

      The vocals were wobbly but that’s besides the point the fact they played it this well it amazing

  • @Legalizemda
    @Legalizemda Рік тому +279

    These guys are the main characters. We’re all living in their world.

  • @hockwald
    @hockwald 2 роки тому +4242

    imagine grinding out free bird and no one of your class even knows lynard skynard but everyone still loved it 😂

    • @larryn2682
      @larryn2682 2 роки тому +152

      *Lynyrd Skynyrd

    • @Syclone0044
      @Syclone0044 2 роки тому +78

      Nah it was a huge song in Guitar Hero World Tour or GH5, that’s why I know the solo from memory, it’s an absolute beast of a song to play on GH and that was 2007-2009 era at its peak, so I am sure tons of kids learned it from that (like me).

    • @judsonkr
      @judsonkr 2 роки тому +39

      Half those kids prolly figure they wrote the song.

    • @beanieguitarguy4070
      @beanieguitarguy4070 2 роки тому +54

      @@larryn2682 It’s actually Leonard Skinner. :/

    • @3422dave
      @3422dave Рік тому +21

      @@beanieguitarguy4070 he spelled it the way the band spelled it

  • @jakelakeyt
    @jakelakeyt 3 роки тому +4155

    This feels like the ending of a movie where the guitar player has been bullied all year but he gets the strenght to prove he's worthy. When everyone stands up, credits.

    • @michaelmcdonald3268
      @michaelmcdonald3268 2 роки тому +59

      Sounds about right

    • @xsitied2708
      @xsitied2708 2 роки тому +21

      LOL definitely

    • @DannyPodesta
      @DannyPodesta 2 роки тому +7

      Nailed it!

    • @matthiasfoo1217
      @matthiasfoo1217 2 роки тому +9

      wish fulfillment moments right here :(

    • @coled2048
      @coled2048 2 роки тому +19

      This is when 'The Breakfast Club' serve detention in the music room for quite some time.

  • @AnthonyT50
    @AnthonyT50 Рік тому +440

    I have to say when that red headed young man broke out and started free wheeling the guitar part I started tearing up and wept all the way till the end. Such talent! I am amazed!

  • @yumbo1508
    @yumbo1508 Рік тому +41

    Someone in the crowd: “Play Freebird!”
    These kids:

  • @mooksball1
    @mooksball1 6 років тому +2158

    Been watching free bird covers all day. This one is by far the best I've seen. Well done all around.

    • @bobgil3464
      @bobgil3464 2 роки тому +7

      I enjoy the original version.

    • @ronnyrono782
      @ronnyrono782 2 роки тому +18

      Oh, please. The Acoustics are so bad that if Lynyrd Skynyrd was playing it wouldn't sound good

    • @ronnyrono782
      @ronnyrono782 2 роки тому

      @@b34r21 you must know that I don't give a rat's ass

    • @kevinkendall3122
      @kevinkendall3122 2 роки тому +2

      Drummer reminds me of a young Ginger Baker

    • @BullseyeBob1
      @BullseyeBob1 2 роки тому +28

      From a 66 year old that bombed around in my 1968 Camaro back in 1974, and saw Lynyrd Skynyrd at Rich Stadium in Buffalo, NY back in 1975, this rendition on Free Bird was outstanding! Great job! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

  • @gillygil8747
    @gillygil8747 2 роки тому +981

    Today, this song is almost 50 years old. It does my old ears good to hear these young guys playing this music so faithfully. Schenectady, huh? OK. I guess New York is still doing a few things right. I met Billy Powell once. Salt of the earth. Cried myself to sleep in October of 1977.

    • @larryn2682
      @larryn2682 2 роки тому +2

      Allen Collins wrote the chord progression as a teen in the sixties.

    • @Exotic69420
      @Exotic69420 2 роки тому +1

      can't believe you mister old guy sorry

    • @HONUT
      @HONUT Рік тому +22

      @@Exotic69420 I'll believe him to balance that out.

    • @NPC-et9ik
      @NPC-et9ik Рік тому +2

      @@HONUT I'll double that belief to lean towards belief.

    • @corrosive1376
      @corrosive1376 Рік тому +2

      @@NPC-et9ik I won't believe it to negate your belief

  • @ICU2B4UDO
    @ICU2B4UDO Рік тому +117

    Dynamite! But the drummer shouldn't be overlooked...Perfect beat, played even all the way through...Well done lads!

  • @arefrigerator396
    @arefrigerator396 4 місяці тому +20

    As a fellow drummer myself, I have to give props for the absolute control this band's drummer has over the level he hits each drum and cymbal as to not overpower sound. Awesome 👍

    • @fav76gaming
      @fav76gaming 3 місяці тому +1

      I noticed that too, his control especially at the very beginning was so perfect!

  • @mysoulsinsound9538
    @mysoulsinsound9538 2 роки тому +707

    I Did NOT Expect THAT Guitar SOLO To Be Like THAT!!! I Hope He's Still Playing?!!? Imagine How Good He Is NOW! 👍👀👌 DAMN!!!

    • @Own_Chemist1346
      @Own_Chemist1346 Рік тому +10

      literally

    • @slackburngirl8593
      @slackburngirl8593 Рік тому +46

      He was that good THEN.. he absolutely blew us all out of the room and is an excellent, unique , talented guy. He should be famous.

    • @Own_Chemist1346
      @Own_Chemist1346 Рік тому +6

      @@slackburngirl8593 Exactly

    • @whatser4622
      @whatser4622 Рік тому +15

      The guitar solo is doubled up! All three of them were playing! And they all killed it!

    • @rajput36000
      @rajput36000 Рік тому +1

      Sadly he passed away

  • @rockinredneck57
    @rockinredneck57 3 роки тому +719

    As an old fart who has seen the original band plus the Steve Gaines/ Artimus Pyle lineup and later years with Gary, Rickey and Hughie on guitars, this is damn cool. Allen Collins would be proud. Y'all truly do it justice. Keyboards would be nice, but you have three fine guitar slingers so it's hardly missed. Outstanding job, gents. I hope to see you in a band rocking your asses off soon!

  • @american_cosmic
    @american_cosmic Рік тому +35

    Hero of the day is the teacher playing the bass... dd a great job! Everyone did!

    • @galaxchen5942
      @galaxchen5942 3 місяці тому +2

      Didn’t even notice he was the teacher

  • @edwardgill7797
    @edwardgill7797 2 роки тому +69

    As a giant Lynyrd Skynyrd fan these kids are great. Lead guitar was great drummer was really really good he looked like a young Artemus Pyle. Keep that music alive forever

  • @johnkilty1419
    @johnkilty1419 2 роки тому +496

    Way off the charts for a High School Band. Well done. It has been nine years since this came out. Hope they are all thriving.

  • @michaeljelley7926
    @michaeljelley7926 4 роки тому +289

    This drummer knows how to fill!!!

    • @TheClockmister
      @TheClockmister Рік тому +4

      His hands are tied. He needs to practice patterns

    • @andrewcampbellmcdonald3530
      @andrewcampbellmcdonald3530 Рік тому +30

      @@TheClockmister I think in this case thats more of a case with the orginal song. many 80s songs had relatively basic fills

    • @JoeBlow-ub1us
      @JoeBlow-ub1us Рік тому +1

      @@andrewcampbellmcdonald3530 well this song was from the early 70s so even more so lol. still a great performance.

  • @Chaomhainn
    @Chaomhainn 2 роки тому +87

    Ronnie Van Zant would be raising his hand in appreciation to these you budding lads . Very guys , keep the guitar strings alive for the generations . You proved it can be done.
    Cheers 03/12/2022

    • @Kathy-yw8yh
      @Kathy-yw8yh 2 роки тому +3

      I hope someone sent the video to Johnny. He would love it.

  • @jarrettoden4145
    @jarrettoden4145 2 роки тому +47

    I was there for my brothers graduation. Can confirm the whole place was screaming

  • @Dog-jk7nc
    @Dog-jk7nc 3 роки тому +205

    Never really seen anyone shred a Rickenbacker till now lol that was awesome

  • @rickypurtle5323
    @rickypurtle5323 2 роки тому +150

    The kid playing the rickenbacher has some soul....

  • @suzannehemenover6093
    @suzannehemenover6093 2 роки тому +88

    The drummer didn't get enough recognition! Great drumming!

  • @geraldlibby6417
    @geraldlibby6417 Рік тому +38

    As a fellow guitar 🎸 player and a father of high school children this was truly bad ass and as a dad I’m proud of how this generation has stepped up big time in the talent department.

  • @bobgil3464
    @bobgil3464 2 роки тому +142

    These kids played it like they wrote it.

  • @deelite5176
    @deelite5176 2 роки тому +373

    I’m from Jacksonville Florida and you guys did us proud! Skynyrd would be impressed

  • @murraychadwick9362
    @murraychadwick9362 8 місяців тому +7

    I was fortunate enough to graduate high school in 1980. Rock music was heard through the country and enjoyed by us all. I never dreamed our generation of music would still be popular amongst the young generation of today. These kids gave me goosebumps and a smile from ear to ear. I couldn't sit still 😂. Please keep the greatest era of music to ever be alive and beating 💪😎✊ 👏👏👏

  • @tr1xtrr
    @tr1xtrr Рік тому +20

    The look on the two guys in the middle right as they’re finishing the song truly encompass that feeling on stage, nailing a song, making the crowd roar. Just pure adrenaline and ecstasy

  • @TheToddFather1969
    @TheToddFather1969 2 роки тому +304

    So grateful that younger generations are paying homage to great songs and groups. You performed amazingly well.

    • @stormstudios1
      @stormstudios1 Рік тому

      this was like 10 years ago they arent young anymore their probably like 30 now

    • @beanpasteposts
      @beanpasteposts 10 місяців тому +3

      @@stormstudios1They’d be like 28 now, but 30 is still pretty young. Still waaay younger than when this song first came out.

  • @wadeknox84
    @wadeknox84 4 роки тому +268

    That was simply amazing. I've seen many people attempt that song and absolutely butcher it. This was spot on. These boys are true musicians.

  • @joelewing4498
    @joelewing4498 2 роки тому +14

    It's official in my book....the '13 Niskayuna Seniors DO ROCK! OK...this was June 2013. I grad. hi school in Arizona in '73....so what is that...40 years earlier. Free Bird came out just a few months after I grad. hs in '73....and I saw the original band Lynyrd Skynyrd do it live in different shows maybe 5 or 6 times during the years after that. I've heard Free Bird probably 200K times in my life since, and I STILL dig it. And I'll be honest....when that redhaired lead guitar player hit those particularly tough licks at around 5:25....the hair on my 67 yr. old arms came STRAIGHT UP, I'm not joking. Those guys nailed it pretty damn good.....especially for 17-18 yr. olds. Man, I'm glad I surfed into this! Hopefully they ALL got laid that night.....and have all gone onto the sane and steady pursuit of their dreams as now mid to late 20's men...likely with families. God Bless that entire school. So wonderful to see guys so much younger that dig the heavy rock we Boomers burned lotsa ganga to then, lol.

    • @slackburngirl8593
      @slackburngirl8593 Рік тому +2

      DITTO!!! And exactly . People were crying in the audience.

  • @lordsiomai
    @lordsiomai Рік тому +32

    Waited for the guitar solo, and I am *not* disappointed. man's on fireeee

  • @roadfatigue
    @roadfatigue 3 роки тому +131

    You made this old man smile, well done!

    • @fortnite-kq7ok
      @fortnite-kq7ok Рік тому +9

      if there's a chance that you check your notifications i hope i reminded you of this sick clip

  • @fishinfools183
    @fishinfools183 2 роки тому +144

    The way those guys were smiling up on that stage is one in a million. Nothing else like it. I’ve you’ve never been in there shoes I pray you feel it one day. It’s truly amazing.

    • @Mitsywolfe
      @Mitsywolfe Рік тому

      finally got mine, I was in my 50s…music is magic

  • @4Score747
    @4Score747 Рік тому +69

    Where are these guys now 9 years later? That solo was killer!!! 👏🏼 wow!!

    • @slackburngirl8593
      @slackburngirl8593 Рік тому +12

      Julian Foster … Niskayuna NY. On the lead guitar.. He was INCREDIBLE.. also his fellow band mates they were just mind boggling good.. they blew the place up and people of all ages were crying it was so good. The principle was rocking out( he was literally grinning from ear to ear. These kids are all under super pressure at that school it’s a very intensely academically rigorous place. Their talent is reflective of how hard the kids in the schools there work. He is immensely talented.

    • @sdot5389
      @sdot5389 3 місяці тому

      @@slackburngirl8593Settle down, it’s not MIT, it’s like the 1400th ranked high school in the nation.

  • @stephenlee1059
    @stephenlee1059 9 місяців тому +7

    I was in high school when that song was released. Listening to them play literally brought tears to my eyes. Amazing rendition. That was ten years ago. I hope these boys went on to do great things, musically or not. Beautiful.

  • @Thedolph1234567
    @Thedolph1234567 7 років тому +429

    Jesus is this school entirely made of people with red hair, everyone I see has red hair lol

    • @_JellyDonut_
      @_JellyDonut_ 5 років тому +13

      Looks like 2 out of 5 to me

    • @isaacpadilla1428
      @isaacpadilla1428 4 роки тому +31

      It’s the weasleys from Harry Potter

    • @HotBanksBakker141
      @HotBanksBakker141 4 роки тому +5

      @@_JellyDonut_ Went here, there was 3 gingers.

    • @victorianiles2298
      @victorianiles2298 3 роки тому +12

      I have four kids three red heads 7 grandkids 6 are red heads...lol

    • @mcbinks5006
      @mcbinks5006 3 роки тому +2

      @@victorianiles2298 no one asked

  • @samlincicome4904
    @samlincicome4904 2 роки тому +76

    I'm 61 years old and I remember when this song came out. DAMN BOYS you got it.

  • @zanem4200
    @zanem4200 Рік тому +9

    Let's not sleep on that bass player! Guitarists were awesome and that drummer was next level but that bass was so in tune with the rest of the band that it really brought the whole performance to the next level. Fly high brothers 🤟

  • @minecraftfarcenim6853
    @minecraftfarcenim6853 Рік тому +27

    What a great guitar solo, I bet the crowd was spinning with joy🐀

  • @SugarMapleForge
    @SugarMapleForge 7 років тому +81

    When I see a free bird cover click on it, when it's a school graduation only an hour away from my home... well I have to watch it for sure!

  • @genemiller3135
    @genemiller3135 2 роки тому +83

    Stumbled across this....
    STRAIGHT UP KILLED IT!

  • @joewest1837
    @joewest1837 Рік тому +8

    GREAT just GREAT!! Every time I hear this song for the past 50 years (70 now), I tear up. I have my reasons - and yes, it has to do with a girl, after I returned home from the war. But today when I heard these guys knock it out of the freekin park...I actually cried. Well done men!

  • @maryannedeering1663
    @maryannedeering1663 2 роки тому +7

    dAAAAAAANG, put a big ole smile on my face when they started playing that guitar 🎸 can't stop smiling 😊 My husband is now in Heaven but he partied with Leonard Sknard back in the day in Jackson, Fla when they were just starting to go out on the road. RIP KENNY, Miss you more than you'll ever know!

  • @brucegaubatz5924
    @brucegaubatz5924 6 років тому +368

    Please tell me they went on to tour the world under the band name Ginger!! That would be amazing! lol. seriously though..these guys are pretty good!

  • @dancondon6242
    @dancondon6242 2 роки тому +114

    This video gave me chills and a lump in my throat! Those young men totally kicked ass. How cool it must have been to be in that graduating class! My class of 86’ graduation was about as boring as anything could be.

  • @OustFox
    @OustFox Рік тому +10

    that entire instrumental section was aced from the guitarist, drummer, slide, etc. all parties involved. nailed it. like shit.

  • @hostak1026
    @hostak1026 Рік тому +5

    the seniors are thinking When will this end?!?!..... NEVER

  • @jamesm.schmidt1102
    @jamesm.schmidt1102 2 роки тому +52

    Great stage presence! Not over the top showmanship, but they demand respect from the audience. Nobody left that performance untouched by their magic. Anybody know what happened to these guys?

    • @slackburngirl8593
      @slackburngirl8593 Рік тому +4

      Everyone would like to hear them again. It was PHENOMENAL. People were proud of them . The administration in stage was blown away rocking out reservedly.

  • @c5pilot1
    @c5pilot1 2 роки тому +62

    I’m much older than these gents and I just cried a little. There is hope!

  • @tommyverduzco5107
    @tommyverduzco5107 4 місяці тому +3

    Beautiful enough to make a grown man cry

  • @sircheetos8268
    @sircheetos8268 Рік тому +6

    They will forever be known as the true coolest kids in that school for generations 🐐

  • @stephaniegensburg4369
    @stephaniegensburg4369 7 місяців тому +4

    this made me cry. the joy on their faces, their incredible talent, the bittersweet venue that is a high school graduation... can't imagine how cool and proud they must have felt performing this for their peers, parents, and teachers. they absolutely smashed it!!! Beautiful video

  • @montys8th
    @montys8th Рік тому +16

    Hot damn they were great. Huge props to Red on the Rickenbacker his solo was amazing but man that drummer is a human metronome.

  • @bobbiepeak8859
    @bobbiepeak8859 Рік тому +3

    When Ronnie left this world I just wonder if he knew what a legend he would become. So glad these kids are keeping his music going .

  • @jasonmiller2962
    @jasonmiller2962 7 місяців тому +2

    The school band played this song at my cousins graduation in 2019 in Deer Lodge Montana. I think the parents and teachers appreciated it more than the students. Great job guys

  • @devrim4928
    @devrim4928 5 місяців тому +5

    I can't even fathom how good this performance must've been live

  • @foe2002
    @foe2002 Рік тому +6

    I really like how the bassist is acting almost the same as the original on the live version, its a different Time and its still the big man of the group rocking out while playing the bass 🙂

  • @AdrianRP1995
    @AdrianRP1995 Рік тому +7

    The drummer looks like a bassist and the bassist looks like a drummer

  • @Duken4evr29
    @Duken4evr29 Рік тому +211

    Saw this group of young kids ostensibly going to play Free Bird and thought "oh man, this is gonna be ugly". Free Bird is an ambitious song to take on, and this group of young men did it proud. Kudos and super cool that younger people like good music.
    My oldest daughter is 24 now, sings and plays guitar in an all girl Aerosmith tribute band. They are pretty popular around Denver and have gigs almost every weekend in local bars. It all started when she was in middle school, listening to Justin Bieber and other awful crap. I brought her downstairs to the basement, sat her in the listening chair and subjected her to some high wattage Pink Floyd therapy with my bad ass audio system. She loves classic rock and has never been the same - LMAO

  • @MrNickallday
    @MrNickallday Рік тому +4

    I can’t imagine how many times they had to hear Freebird to play it this well.. good job

  • @troyboy7610
    @troyboy7610 Рік тому +15

    Normally I don't like this song because I've overheard it so many times but these kids are really good and I even caught myself bobbing my head up and down as they started jamming. Very good job and props to the drummer. You need a good drummer to keep the beat going.

  • @llama7206
    @llama7206 Рік тому +9

    the lead guitar players emotion before he hits the solo oh my... they absolutely crushed it

  • @user-wh6qr2mj6d
    @user-wh6qr2mj6d 8 місяців тому +3

    This brought tears to my eyes! I saw Skynyrd at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia right before they died. I never got over their deaths, love em!

  • @andrewhanson7792
    @andrewhanson7792 5 місяців тому +4

    Truly amazing!!
    Well done!
    I recently got to see Skynyrd in concert and this is exactly how they sounded live!!!

  • @toniatchinson1578
    @toniatchinson1578 10 років тому +46

    It's a Freebird kinda Afternoon...... these kids were graduating Seniors at Niskayuna last year.... they certainly rocked the house!

  • @OldSunsZ
    @OldSunsZ Місяць тому +1

    Crazy to believe that this was 11 years ago and it’s still GOLD 🏆🏆🏆

  • @randylarson5682
    @randylarson5682 3 місяці тому +2

    This was our class song for 1977. It was not allowed to be played for the graduating ceremony !!! Great job !!!

  • @scriptergaming8283
    @scriptergaming8283 Рік тому +3

    As someone who lives/went to school in that area and has gone to proctors theater multiple times, I can say it’s a truly amazing experience.

  • @DocGrim1
    @DocGrim1 Рік тому +14

    Free Bird was my graduation song as well. Unfortunately, we didn't have you guys there to play it live for us! Nice job, guys!

  • @SchwererGustavThe800mm
    @SchwererGustavThe800mm Рік тому +2

    The kid shredding the solo, his dad is LAPPING up every second of this shit 😂

  • @greatwhite775
    @greatwhite775 2 місяці тому +2

    That solo just made me cry with pride. Well done boys .

  • @madscience1221
    @madscience1221 Рік тому +4

    OH MY FUCKING GOD THAT MUST HAVE BEEN THE BEST FEELING EVER
    THEY FUCKING ROCKED IIIIIIIIIT

  • @asilva5021
    @asilva5021 Рік тому +12

    That guitar solo was so well done

  • @Canadianmann
    @Canadianmann Рік тому +5

    High quality horizontally spinning school

  • @Michael-td7hg
    @Michael-td7hg Рік тому +6

    As a young fella myself, this is my favourite song no matter what tune comes on me, fair play lads class 👌
    Edit I didn't know it was 9 years ago hope they're still rocking 🤘🤘🤘🤘

  • @russellbrown1068
    @russellbrown1068 2 роки тому +24

    Looked like Artimus Pyle on the drums! Great job guys.

  • @reginaschellhaas1395
    @reginaschellhaas1395 2 роки тому +15

    Wow, the final guitar solo was spot on, note for note! Well done!

  • @yerimfall5135
    @yerimfall5135 5 місяців тому +1

    From Senegal ( West Africa)- They made it me appreciate the original band. You raised him well and kudos to the band 👏👏👏👏

  • @balldude8573
    @balldude8573 2 місяці тому +1

    This was my brothers graduation, hands down the best live performance I’ve ever seen in my life.

  • @GDaddyTx
    @GDaddyTx Рік тому +4

    Wow, the young men did an exceptionally great job on a really tough song. Bravo, you made your school, teachers, parents and me proud….👏👏👏👏

  • @myfavoritemartian1
    @myfavoritemartian1 2 роки тому +4

    If that didn't get them laid, there's no hope. My high school band didn't sound like that...It was 1965 after all. A wonderful graduation to remember!

  • @philipkersey4892
    @philipkersey4892 9 місяців тому +5

    What an amazing cover of a brilliant song. All the boys and the teacher rocked, and to see the guys at the end facing each other and no doubt saying. We nailed it. Well done, all of you rocked and took the roof off

  • @some_random_guy3
    @some_random_guy3 9 місяців тому +2

    I was expecting a lower quality but damn they got that solo. Props to them. They did it and loved doing it.

  • @luis8dreamy216
    @luis8dreamy216 7 років тому +43

    this is how you graduate!!!

  • @thomasway0320
    @thomasway0320 Рік тому +3

    Bro that hair on the drummer, man’s looking fly as hell.

  • @mannycarinha770
    @mannycarinha770 8 місяців тому +2

    Wow he’s amazing ❤ hands down

  • @mohd.avaish7696
    @mohd.avaish7696 10 місяців тому +2

    These guys have had a perfect High school memory. just amazing

  • @YaBoiDoi
    @YaBoiDoi Рік тому +4

    That drummer murdered that shit

  • @ricardoperez2821
    @ricardoperez2821 Рік тому +4

    So glad i got this jewel on my recommended, absolute masterpiece 🙌🏽

  • @OTNOSA10
    @OTNOSA10 4 місяці тому +2

    I love this sooooo fucking much guys playing and feeling the music guy in the dark blue to the pink started hyping him up like "we are here and we gonna rock" I love when people express their realness

  • @jt-ce7vo
    @jt-ce7vo 2 роки тому +5

    These guy's and their class mate's will remember this for the rest of their lives!!