Lynyrd Skynyrd- Free Bird Live REACTION!!!
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All their phones were at home mounted to the wall.
Ha,ha
😂😂😂exactly!👌
That would be something you'd want to film though
However if it was a mobile home...............
I don't understand kids today...Back in 1977, you probably got into this concert for less than ten bucks, but you wouldn't have DARED take your eyes off the band for a minute for a phone!! When I attend concerts now, and we've all paid a minimum of $50 to see a band, and half the kids are checking their text messages....I just don't get it!
no wireless no auto tune everything plug in with cords just PURE TALENT !!!
This was from a time when music actually meant something. I like seeing younger people's reactions to music that was made long before they were born or even before their parents were born. I've read so many negative comments on other channels against "Boomers". One thing that is so very true about us Boomers, we had the best music of all time.
@B L, Very well said, and I couldn't agree with you more. I mean beyond the Beatles, we had CCR, Crosby, Stills, and Nash, Hendrix, Joplin, Heart, the Doobies--I could be here all night! The music takes each of us back to our memories, good and bad. It was palpable! What a time to be young. I am also so glad to see a young person, who is obviously so intelligent, loving "our Boomer music." The way she explains how she feels about how it affects her is so refreshing. I said this about her before; she is an "old soul." ✌✌
BEST OF ALL TIME👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸
One of the greatest bands in History. If you were lucky to see them in concert consider yourself blessed
Mona love your reaction. They're not on their phones because back in the 1970's there were no cell phones for them to be on. This is a classic rock song.
You know it’s a millennial or younger when it blows their mind that no one is on there phones
It's true, that we didn't have cell phones, back then, but if we did I doubt we would have been on them for any reason during the concert.
I was born in 1974, I remember a time when there was no internet, no cable t.v.
During the summer I'd leave the house and meet up with my friends at 9am and my parents wouldn't see me again till the street lights came on and I rolled through the front door hungry, ragged, tore up, bruised, sometimes bloody and covered in dirt from tromping through the woods, swimming, fishing, wrestling, climbing trees, riding my bike for miles, engaging in epic battles with sticks and snow balls and forts and...well you get the idea 😂
We didn't get our first color t.v. till I was 7? 8 years old maybe? (We were kinda poor back then)
Phones were rotary dialed and had cords 😂
Fuck Im old 😭
That was Epic! LOL
@@garymccray7822 You described my childhood as well! I was born in 1971. So many good memories!
Kudos for this from a 66 year old granny!
2:40 "They're killing it!"
Me, "Wait for it!"
This is how music should be performed, verses, choruses, guitar solos...harmony...
R.I.P Ronnie Steve and Cassie
RIP all of them. Only Rossinton is still alive.
@@auricgold2501 And drummer Artimus Pyle from this lineup.
Yes. Most of them are gone now but the shout out here is for those that died within weeks of this performance 😢
And Ed King, who created the Sweet Home Alabama guitar licks.
RIP Stevie Gaines and Cassie Gaines . You wanna talk about a Guitar Player ! Stevie was right up there with Allen and Gary ! He just never got the chance to really show this world just how good he was . If you pay attention to any rythm guitar in these songs then you will actually hear Stevie bending the Hell outta that strat he plays . He was so good ! When this Happened ... the plane crash ...I was 12 years old but I'd been listening to those guys ever since I was big enough to know what good music really was . And they'll never be another band with that much talent ever again !
I love to see the young folks enjoying Classic Rock. Great reaction.
You nailed it. They did not razzle dazzle. Blue jeans and tshirts. Their swag and musicianship was the best. The lead singer Ronnie Van Zant was always bare foot on stage.
No prancing around on stage with RVZ. Truly a blue collar band!
Spent the whole video trying to get a look at his shoes based solely on your comment.
Saw them 7 times in the 70's. Ronnie was so fucked up used the mic stand to try to stand up. One helluve concert
Saw them in 1976. They opened for ZZ Top and blew them off the stage. The 70’s were a magical time for rock concerts.
This is my favorite song of all time. It's going to be played before everybody leaves my funeral. I cannot tell you how many times this song has helped me through bad times. I am so glad you enjoyed this song. God bless everything you do.
It was played at my brothers memorial, it was one of his favourite songs.
This long version was played at my brothers funeral back in 2010. Free bird. Even my Mom who was born in 1930 loved Free Bird & the band!!! Just as our entire family!!
legend has it Collin's guitar pressed charges after this and he was only allowed to have supervised visits with it from then on
most valuable guitar in existence today.
Love it!
I believe every word of that and they also had to have the fire department there because he kept setting that Mother on fire 🔥🔥🔥🔥 😅
Saw them live
😂😂😂 he wore into that bad boy! Physical abuse to an electric instrument was the case they gave him ilmao
All those grandmas looking good in the crowd!
Too Funny
Juan Mm They were 😳😉
I remember those girls. So young and beautiful then. Now they're older just like me. If I could just go back to visit for a while.
Memaw had no s*#%t's tp give 40 years ago.
3:54
Back in the day if you didn't have talent in your group you didn't last. They had no auto tune or computer aided technology to help them sound great. Pure talent!
Summer of 1977... about to be a senior in high school. Thank God we had no smart phones. That's how we enjoyed a concert.
You enjoyed the moment in the moment.
I'll wait for a millennial or Gen Z to tell us how much better it is to watch it on their phones.
GTFOH.
R.I.P. RONNIE
Summer of 1977. Had just graduated from high school. My brother bought me two tickets to this show. I remember Santana and Peter Frampton were there also. I was sitting in centerfield. A Day On The Green.
It was so nice to watch a young girl like you say what you said about this performance! I watched a bunch of reactors to free bird and your reaction was truly genuine! You are a gem!
Sadly only two of the band members here are still living. Gary Rosington on slide guitar, and Artimus Pyle on drums. Allen Collins played lead on the solo. RIP Ronnie, Steve, Cassie, Leon, Billy, Ed and Allen fly high freebirds 🙏
Artimus hasn’t been a member of the band since 1991.
@@EvilJester119 no but he was a member then
@@garykelly7422, let's not forget drummer Bob Burns. Not present here, but, in
the early years.
Artimus lives near me
I saw two of them in Plano TX a few years ago. Freebird started while I was in a port-o-potty. Needless to say I rushed back.
Absolutely without a doubt, LYNYRD SKYNYRD was one of the best rock~n~roll bands ever primarily due to their musical talent, their love for pleasing their audiences and their commitment to being real and not submitting to commercial demands! The rock~n~roll world suffered a tremendous loss on 10/20/77 when several LS band members died in a plane crash! R.I.P. my brothers!
Allen Collins is the solo....that's when your right foot gets heavy on the gas pedal as you cruise along listening to this song
ua-cam.com/video/fuZyMx2NXZM/v-deo.html check out this live version....AMAZING and eerie that someone randomly filmed that plane at the beginning
Amen
You got that right
This song is the work of something inhuman. Its absolutely legendary. Thank you for reacting to this, its a big part of my childhood.
Singer Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines, and his sister and backing vocalist Cassie Gaines were killed in the plane crash. Lead guitarist Allen Collins was also injured in a car crash that killed his girlfriend and left him paralised from the waist down in 1986. He died four years later.
I live about 15 miles from the crash site. There is a commission raising money to build a memorial there.
"Mesmerizing" and "phenomenal" are two great words to describe Skynyrd. Skynyrd was nothing but pure talent on that stage. Allen Collins is one of the most underrated guitarists out there. With Steve Gaines and Gary Rossington, they were an unbeatable trio -- pure passion.
And this band was rehearsing like hell in the hell house, they worked for it .
I'm so glad to see a reactor say that this is the best they have ever seen. In my view, this is the greatest song ever created by the human race, and this performance in particular is the best version of the best song.
Great reaction!! I love the song one of the best... always blows me away when younger people find old school music. Doesnt matter what genre... music was just more unique and talent back in the days. It so awesome when people stumble on the truly classics. Everyone have great day and share the music and smiles!!
When this song was originally written, the music to the song was written by a then 17 years old Allen Collins (the tall guitarist in white that plays the ripping lead at the end) and the lyrics to the song written at the ripe old age of 20 by lead singer Ronnie Van Zant. The song intially came out a few years after it was written on their debut album Pronounced Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1973 and would later be part of their brilliant live album recorded in Atlanta in 1976 called One More From The Road. To this day, Freebird remains one of the most iconic songs in rock history along with Zepplin's Stairway To Heaven and a few others. Not bad for a couple of high school dropouts which is what Collins, Van Zant, and most of the band all were.
I watched a movie about the stompers, anyway while they were recording in Alabama supposedly the piano player at the time was a roadie for them, but supposedly the band went to lunch, when they returned to the studio they heard what was the beginning of this song being played on the piano, turned out he was like concert pianist, and eventually they made him a official band member.
I loved your reaction!!!! So glad to see the younger generation appreciating this. You seem soooooo cool!
It was fun to watch you discover that song and that atmosphere.
Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. She reminds me of my oldest daughter, except my daughter has heard this song and other Southern Rock stuff since she was born.
Thank you for playing and listening. Legend has it the solo is still being played.
Goosebumps all the way through this song.
When people actually got along and FREE... love and happiness everywhere.
I am not sure if you have reacted to "Simple Man" by Lynyrd Skynyrd yet. But if not, please consider it. A beautiful song with a strong message.
she did this one a year ago...
Definitely
Also, I Need You and That Smell.
Incredible concert, GREAT reaction!!
Your reaction is priceless and fun to watch. Lynyrd Skynyrd are still mesmerising to watch and listen to after almost 50 years ...an amazing band
No one was on their cellphone because the was no such thing in 77. I have seen them in concert year after year and still loving every minute of them
You have to give it to them this is probably one of the greatest or the greatest songs ever written. I think it would be tied with Hotel California far as the guitar riffs and solos. This is an amazing piece of work it is timeless. It might even rival Stairway to Heaven. It was just so much good well-thought-out music that came out in this air. Probably never to be seen again
Better than Stairway to Heaven!
You named the Top 3 ranked songs of all time, on pretty much any countdown you ever see. STH and Freebird are ALWAYS 1st and 2nd, with 3rd almost always being either Hotel California or Layla.
There's hardly any lyrics to begin with. This song is world famous for the guitar solo NOT it's lyrics. How can anyone get something so obvious so wrong?
You got that right!!
Agreed, it's one of the greatest rock anthems, with Stairway, Sympathy for the Devil, Purple Haze,
Lynyrd skynyrd. Bought their album first year out of high school 1976. Oct 20 1977. We lost them.
Great to see you back beautiful...this was one of the last live versions of this...RIP Ronnie!
So glad I found your channel. You're fresh eyes and appreciation for truly great music is inspiring. This was my generation's music and it just ruled!!
Perhaps the greatest live performance by any band, ever.
Music is the one thing that can bring us all together if we let it🙏🏻
"How many people on guitar?"
*Not enough*
3 guitars
Just enough if it's the right ones!
The three guitar army is what they were called.
No ones on their phones? I was there at this concert. There were no cell phones then!
@@sodapop8408 And one octopus holding a bass
No cell phones in the 70's !!! Concerts we're unbelievable - especially outdoor stadiums !! Greatest guitar collaboration of all time ! Bar none !!!!
Gary Rossington, Allen Collins, and Stevie Gaines were the Guitar army. All took part in the solo.Tragically, Stevie died in the plane crash along with his sister, Cassie and lead singer Ronnie VanZant.
Be fair. Steve was great and visually fit the band better, but the fact is, he's playing Ed King's music. Same with Artimus Pyle. He's made a complete career out of playing Bob Burns drum parts.
@@michaelchmiel166 Very true. Good point.
The guitarist was the great late Allen Collins. I was blessed to see Lynard Skynyrd in Chattanooga, Tennessee back in the 70"s. I was up front near the stage on my boyfriend's shoulders. I could almost touch the most amazing guitarist. He played this solo making it look effortlessly. It was a beautiful sight that now stays forever in my memory.
I've scoured UA-cam for years, and I've always said that this is THE greatest live music video on the internet, bar none.
You’ll get no argument from me. I would gladly swap some essential body parts, (some I’m rather fond of), if I could have a time machine and go back and see this entire show.
At that time, Skynyrd had three guitarists : original guitarists Allen Collins and Gary Rossington, and Steve Gaines, who had recently replaced Ed King. They also had Leon Wilkeson on bass guitar. Allen Collins is the one you noticed jamming on the solo. Sadly, Steve Gaines and his sister Cassie died in the plane crash, along with Ronnie Van Zant.
I can't wait to get to a packed concert again. 1000 people trying to stand in the front row and jump :)
Then the solo hits...
Flyyyyy, freee biiird. Yea!
The piano player Billy Powell, was working as a roadie for the band and one day in 1972, he sat down at a piano during a lunch break and played a piano-based version of this song. A few weeks later he was asked to join the band. He was a member until his death on January 28, 2009..
Hi Mona - Looking beautiful as always. As a youngster, this was my first Southern Rock Band. This performance shows honest musicians at the peak of their greatness. I love your reaction!! So true!! 👍🏻✌🏼💯
3 Guitars, 1 Bass, Piano and Drummer AND a bunch of southern talent. Two of these folks are still alive, the red guitar player and the drummer. Skynyrd is still a band. They play the same old stuff with new folks and it still rocks. Johnny Van Zant is the current singer.
Simple man, Tuesday's gone, curtis lowe , call me the breeze, all great songs
The 70's were a great time to be a teenager. Rock and Roll was at it's peak! Living so close to NYC, there were multiple FM Rock Stations; 102.7 WNEW, 95.5 WPLJ, ect... Music was as necessary as Girls and Alcohol. If the radio wasn't on, there was an Album, 8 Track, or Cassette in the stereo. I Attended over 100 Concerts between 1976 and 1983. Some of the acts I saw (not a complete list) The Allman Brothers, Eagles, Lynyrd Skynyrd, AC/DC, 38 Special, Heart, The Outlaws, Marshall Tucker Band, ZZ Top, Doobie Brothers, Van Halen, Charlie Daniels Band, Grateful Dead, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Molly Hatchet (many of these were multiple times). Some of the places where these concerts took place: In NJ, Capitol Theatre; Garden State Arts Center; Six Flags Great Adventure; Convention Hall, Asbury Park; Mothers, Wayne; Meadowlands Arena; Fairleigh Dickinson University; Montclair State College... In NY, Madison Square Garden & the Nassau Coliseum... Awesome memories!
Lynyrd Skynyed never had a bad song do more please. "Ballad of Curtis Lowe" you'll love it. BTW you are beautiful. Lots of love from Pennsylvania
He telling people he's story. How he is free, a bird is free...I miss him so much. Rest bro your free.
You are so right, A SIMPLER TIME. GREAT MUSIC, NO VIRUS.... Yep two with dueling guitars on the solo....beautifully done PINK METALHEAD...🎃 The BEST PART OF IT WAS. THESE FANS WERE AROUND MY AGE. I CAN SAY I LIVED IT.
My grandpa told me he was there. A few years after he got outta the Army, he moved to California. Said it was the wildest concert he's been to. Few years ago, him and I went to see Bob Segar for the last time in Virginia Beach. I mighta been the youngest person there, but older bands know how to play because they play for more than just money. I wish Lynyrd Skynyrd were still alive, I woulda given the world to see them in concert. Sadly, their plane crashed in October of the same year as this concert.
Man those were the days, we went to many concerts💃🎤 that's how we got to know our favorite bands. Truly some of the best day's of my life. ✌❤
Lynyrd Skynyrd was formed in Jacksonville FL in 1964 by five high school buddies Ronnie Van Zant (singer), Allen Collens and Gary Rossington (guitar), Larry Jungstrom (bass), and Bob Burns (drums). The bands name comes from a gym teacher they knew in school, Leonard Skinner. The band went through a number of personel changes over the years, then in 77 suffered a major tragedy when they were involved in a plane crash that killed several of their members including Ronnie. They reformed in 87 with Ronnie's little brother Johnny taking over lead vocals, and still perform to this day though they've officially retired from touring. Collens was severely injured in the crash and further injured in 86 following a bad car accident, he died in 1990. Jungstrom left in 71 and formed the band .38 Special with Ronnie's other brother Donnie Van Zant, died in 2019. Burns left in in 75, retiring from music entirely, died in a car crash in 2015. At present Gary Rossington is the sole original member alive (which is amazing considering his history).
The group performing here consists of Ronnie, Allen (the tall guitarist in white), and Gary (the smaller one in black), Guitarist Steve Gaines (red pants, died in the plane crash along with his sister, backup singer Cassie Gaines), bassist Leon Wilkinson (biker, died 2001), piano/keyboard Billy Powell (died 2009), and drummer Artemis Pyle (still alive but split with the band in 91)
The people in that crowd are grandparents and great grandparents now. That was my senior class song in 1980. That song held up. And there were no cell phones in the 70s. And no internet and no UA-cam. Just saying’.
Things were so great before the fun stopped.
Literally making breakfast for 3 grandkids right now as I babysit them...was 17 when this was filmed.
Class of 80......👍
You were 17, and I was -17! 😂
@@cjr4286 ..........I was 15 in 77......🙃
It always makes me smile when young people see crowds at concerts from back in the day and mention not seeing anyone recording with a phone. They don't seem to grasp the fact they weren't invented. They take so much for granted nowadays.
The Allman Brothers band. Sweet Melissa
Nobody react to "im no angel" why?
New Curtis Lowe from Lynyrd Skynyrd
No. Southbound is tighter.
Jessica by Allman Brothers
Saw the original Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1975 with Charlie Daniels and Marshall Tucker. Best concert ever. Isn’t it amazing how different the crowds are then from now. We only had phones on the walls at home and we clapped and went crazy at concerts instead of having our phones in the air. Good times.
They sounded like this because they practiced and jammed out for hours and hours a day. In a raggedy shack at first, till they could get into a studio. They could feel, like the Allman Brothers Band, where each other was going. Great reaction!
That final solo is called a "Triple-Guitar Attack" and was performed by Allen Collins (1st lead), Steve Gains (2nd Lead) and Gary Rossington (Slide and rhythm guitar). It's the only performance of its kind in the world.
Yes! This was at a time when musical and vocal skill and talent ruled the stage over looks, lights, smoke and glitz. Just music and positive energy. I miss this band. Once again, I love your reaction. This song is iconic!
Whenever I see this performance, I keep thinking, the sunburns the day after will be epic.
REMEMBER 4 OF THEM PASSED IN THE FIERY PLANE CRASH, THAT'S THE LEADER OF THE BAND, RONNIE VAN ZANT :) R.I.P TO RONNIE AND THE OTHER 3 WHO PERISHED :( A 7 MAN BAND PINKY ;-)
They were the King's of Southern Rock....
I recommend checking out them doing
a song called That Smell
RIP to more than half the members including the lead singer who perished in the plane crash
This is one of my all time favorite songs. Thank you for reacting to them. I love your channel and your reactions. Keep rocking PinkMetalHead.
i am 64 now but was one of those girls on her boyfriends shoulders loving the h3!! outta that concert! and remember.....no reverb or auto-tune. SOLO IS DUO-GUITARS. WE HAD THE BEST MUSIC HA!
When I was 19 I saw them at Anaheim stadium in 1977. Best concert ever. People used their bic lighters in the the evening to show their appreciation.
does anyone else remember when in the Summer guys didn't wear shirts
I always wore them but yeah now that you say that unless we were swimming somewhere the only other time you ever seen a grown man shorts when I was kid was when Magnum PI was on. Lmao 😂😂😂
Well sir I don’t now
You have good taste, Lynyrd Skynyrd was one of the greatest bands that ever was. They were my first concert ever as a young 15 year old at the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland in 1976. I saw them almost a year to the day before they died in a plane crash.
I WAS THERE IN 1977 . THE SHOW WAS CALLED A DAY ON THE GREEN . IT WAS PLAYED AT THE OAKLAND COLISEUM IN OAKLAND CALIFORNIA . THEY ESTIMATED THE CROWD AT 50,000 . 2 MONTHS LATER THEY CRASHED IN THEIR PLANE , THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN GROUNDED . CAUSE THEY BARELY MADE IT DOWN THE FLIGHT BEFORE .
you are so very lucky to have been at this concert.....
@@banker1313 I ALSO SAW THEM I THINK IT WAS 6 YEARS LATER AS THE ROSSINGTON- COLLINS BAND , WITH GARY ROSSINGTON'S WIFE , DALE KRANTZ AS THE SINGER . THAT WAS AMAZING .
@@donaldvanderlinden1245 wow , you are lucky. I wish I had been born earlier as I was born in 72 and could transport myself back to these times. Things were just simpler then and the music was amazing...
@@banker1313 AND CHEAPER ! 25 BUCKS FOR 5 REALLY GOOD BANDS ! I SAW THE EAGLES LIKE THAT . AND I ALSO SAW FRAMPTON LIKE THAT . AND MANY MORE .
Thank you for your reaction...Long live Lynyrd Skynyrd
I would like to recommend this talented Chinese artist Hua Chenyu’s “Bullfighting” song. This is one of his popular song in his latest released 4th album. This song is amazing, he use music to describe the complete Bullfighting scenes. This song was performed in Singer 2020 and he got No. 1 in the competition. Please do reaction video on this interesting MV.
I am interested in your introduction and want to know more about Hua Chenyu and his songs. He seems to be a great singer and artist. Can't wait to hear his song. Thank you for your recommendation.
Hua Chenyu is an incredible singer. The Bullfighting mv was mixed of robot & animation, and also the unique performance of Hua Chenyu, each audience will have their own feeling in mind
He's great!
support!! He is the most favorite China singer I love. His vocal range really wide, the rap is powerful & has a beautiful high note!!
Please check out English subtitles link as below
amara.org/zh/videos/qCOzqEIf80oN/info/hua-chen-yu-dou-niu-official-music-video/
official video
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Skynyrd didn't need flashy gimmicks, they had pure, raw talent. You are right on, three lead guitars playing in sync like that is phenomenal. Greatest rock opus of all time. Call Me The Breeze is a good song for you next, or Simple Man. All their songs are exceptional.
Sadly this was the last time Lynyrd Skynyrd was filmed live and this was 3 months and 18 days before the plane crash just a few shows into the Street Survivors tour. This video is awesome but also sad as everyone on stage, with the exception of 2 people (the drummer and Gary Rossington one of the lead guitarists) are all now deceased. Some died in the plane crash, some survived with major injuries. Allen Collins had his car crash and died in 1990, the piano player and the bass player died later as they played in the reformed Lynyrd Skynyrd until their deaths.
The 1st guy you saw playing lead guitar is one of the surviving members. The lead singer's brother dose the lead singing now.
They are still performing to this day.
I remember driving when this song came on going faster and faster! Greatest!
React to Lynyrd Skynyrd Free bird live in 1976 in England. They were specifically told not to walk on that catwalk which is supposed to look like a tongue for Mick Jagger to use exclusively. Of course Ronnie Van zant led all his guitarist down the catwalk/tongue when they started the guitar solos for song. You will LOVE IT !
so I was just getting ready to be a junior in high school just bought Lynyrd Skynyrd Street survivors album, waited at the store for it... remember dreaming about Lynyrd Skynyrd dying and then I woke up and realized it was real it was on my radio while I slept... One of the most heartbreaking days of my life and it was the only album I ever bought that had a sleeve in it with their tour dates... But they never came about😔
I remember listening to this growing up in the seventies with my friends, black and white, we listened to everything, Tampa,Fl, It was glorious, so much fun , we laughed a lot , It was great.
Yes welcome back, if I may be so bold as to speak for everyone and say you were surly missed. Watching your reactions provides an escape from these times. You could also check out Fall of the Peacemakers by Molly Hatchet the closest anyone has gotten to having their own Freebird.
Wow that means a lot! Thanks for watching. I'll check those out
Young lady Lynyrd Skynyrd is one of the greatest bands of all time. The 3 guitarists are Gary Rossington, Steve Gaines and Allen Collins. Bass player is Leon Wilkeson, Piano is Billy Powell and drums are Artimus Pyle. The 3 backup singers are Cassie Gaines, Jo Jo Billingsley and Leslie Hawkins. The leader and singer is Ronnie VanZant. Just a few months after this concert they were in a plane crash that killed Ronnie, Cassie, Steve road manager Dean Kilpatrick and both pilots. A very sad day. Thanks for your review. It's great to see young people interested in awesome bands from my youth. Good job.
Pink, you need to see the performance of Free Bird when they opened for The Rolling Stones. Story is Mick Jagger told them not walk out on “the tongue” on the stage, which was shaped like The Rolling Stones emblem. Ronnie did it anyway.
100 % agree! This is sooo good but the Knebworth performance is even better and the solo goes longer.Allen really put that huge stage to good use and you get to see him do it..The camera work in this performance is in the crowd too much
The story of the pianist, Billy Powell, is interesting. He was a classically trained pianist, but worked as a roadie for the band. One day while the band was on break, he sat down to a piano and started playing. When the band came back from break, they caught him playing and were blown away.
This is a great song, I rarely like live versions of songs and I wasn't crazy about this one, but they were an awesome band
I love when she says "no one is on their phones"...this, I'm pretty sure was in the 70's...cell phones didn't exist 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
Saw them in Dallas in 1975 played back-to-back with Charlie Daniels Band. Both bands played together on stage. for about the last 40 minutes. What can I say? Saw them again in Mobile Alabama, 6 months before they went down. Best damn rock band in history, will never be surpassed ! God bless
their souls and my beloved South!
"no ones on their phones" XD
You cant be on something that doesn't exist yet lol. This was 30 years before the Iphone first came out and like 20 years before cellphones were in wide use
If I leave here tomorrow would you still remember me was my senior quote in 1983. Cell phones didn't exist when this song came out. This song put the "classic" in classic rock.
Scary thing is,there are better versions of "Free Bird" live out there. This is good,but check out the one from England in '76 where the boys got Mick Jagger angry by stepping out on the Stone's tongue stage extension. Or for a real corker audio only,the one from the "One More From The Road" double live album is interstellar.
One More For The Road has the best live audio version, unfortunely no video
For me this version is better than Knebworth simply because the crowd enthusiasm. Pissing off Jagger in front of a barely conscious crowd doesn't make it better.
@@donpardo2510 That "barely conscious" crowd of 350,000 English fans,had been outside in the hot sun all day before Lynyrd Skynyrd took stage. But were all on their feet screaming & going wild before the end of Allen's unbelievable solo, which btw was longer & the film crew there totally locked in on the band so u missed nothing! No comparison!! Knebworth 1976 is the best recorded video of Freebird hands down.
@@donpardo2510 But it does add an amusement factor that elevates it to a plateau of its own! As they work their way out on the tongue-stage, summoned by Ronnie, I have to chuckle with satisfaction and approval. To me, that sealed their immortality.
@@donpardo2510 I was more than "barely conscious", thank you very much. I did sleep though the Stones, though.
At the time of this concert there were 10 people in the band. The 7 main musicians Ronnie Van Zant - vocals
Billy Powell - Piano
Leon Wilkeson - Bass
Allen Collins - Guitar
Gary Rossington - Guitar
Steve Gaines - Guitar
Artemis Pyle - Drums.
As well as 3 female backing singers which included Steve Gaines’ sister Cassie.
Just over 3 months after this the band were travelling in a plane over Mississippi when it ran out of fuel and crashed. Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines and his sister were killed outright and the the rest suffered some serious injuries. Very sad as this this band would have conquered the entire world had they had a few more years together. RIP
As amazing as this is, their performance at Knebworth is even greater.
The Convention Hall performance one week later 7/13/77 Ronnie let Allen play the solo even while longer I think that one’s even better though it’s a smaller, indoor venue
Not even close. Visually Knebworth is a better video but for shear musical brilliance nothing beats or comes close to this performance ever. Thats not even an opinion, its just a fact. . . . .period
It's actually three of the most badass guitarists ever.
I haven’t seen much of you lately. I miss your smiling face.
Love Skynyrd! Love first reactions to hearing Freebird...especially this epic live performance! Thanks for reacting to this one! You should try That Smell....Simple Kind of Man...Tuesday's Gone...all their songs are great!
your reaction was right on the money 100% such a beautiful woman you have everything going for you!😊😎😎😎
This is what it's like to appreciate a true day of Rock & Roll.