FIRST TIME HEARING | LYNYRD SKYNYRD - Freebird 1977 LIVE AT (Oakland Coliseum Stadium) | REACTION

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  • @Gutslinger
    @Gutslinger Před 2 měsíci +281

    This was 3 months before Ronnie Van Zandt (lead singer), Steve Gaines (guitarist with the goatee), and Cassie Gaines (backup singer) passed away in the plane crash.
    People should watch documentary video on them. Some of the things Ronnie has been quoted as saying, even as a little boy to his dad or getting on that plane, is kinda eerily prophetic.

    • @proudarmymom8657
      @proudarmymom8657 Před 2 měsíci +14

      RIP Ronnie, Steve and Cassie

    • @757optim
      @757optim Před 2 měsíci +14

      @@proudarmymom8657 RIP all of Skynyrd.

    • @rbodee
      @rbodee Před 2 měsíci +16

      Ronnie said he'd never make it to 30, he died at 29 years, 3 months shy of his 30th birthday.

    • @mikeosinski50
      @mikeosinski50 Před 2 měsíci +6

      The best die young.

    • @bobboy5508
      @bobboy5508 Před 2 měsíci +8

      Yeah I was gonna say this. Seen many documentaries on this. But this was one of the last live performances recorded. And in it they point out Ronnie’s look at Gaines as one of admiration. And because King had just left the group. And Ronnie didn’t know if he’d be able to replace him. Then Cassie said how about my brother. And it was this show that sold Ronnie on Gaines and that he made the right decision. He wasn’t sure before this.

  • @avnrulz
    @avnrulz Před 2 měsíci +292

    This is why folks who grew up in the 1970s say we had the best music. No sampling, no autotune, every band member played an instrument, and no synchronized dancing and lip-syncing.

    • @akbornandraised
      @akbornandraised Před 2 měsíci +9

      Amen to that!!

    • @dansexitstrategy5042
      @dansexitstrategy5042 Před 2 měsíci +5

      Im a 90s kid. Music definitely peaked in the 70s. Much more dynamic, substantive, emotive, and just all around better. Still love my 90s music though.

    • @bjs001001
      @bjs001001 Před měsícem +2

      100%

    • @chrism8013
      @chrism8013 Před měsícem +1

      The album play was was much better than digital recorded music too. They recorded stereo with left & right positioned microphones, and edit from there. Put on a Stones or Zeppelin album and turn down one speaker.

    • @rc123theycallme
      @rc123theycallme Před měsícem

      60s - 90s - 70s

  • @MrNitestorm1
    @MrNitestorm1 Před 2 měsíci +148

    Fun fact: They opened for a rolling stones concert, and the stones requested they not play freebird, they did anyways, blew the roof off the place, and left the stones there to try and top that

    • @larrywright3132
      @larrywright3132 Před 2 měsíci +15

      I believe they also got into a little trouble over going out onto the tongue of the stage

    • @hollyschussler7657
      @hollyschussler7657 Před měsícem +3

      My dad JUST text me and said that was the best version at Knebworth

    • @MrNitestorm1
      @MrNitestorm1 Před měsícem

      Lucky guy to see that 1 live!@@hollyschussler7657

    • @darrollhoover2148
      @darrollhoover2148 Před měsícem +15

      They also told ronnie to stay of the tongue. So ronnie took leon..gary...steve and allen out on the tongue. Dont tell a southern man not to do some thing

    • @nataliestclair6176
      @nataliestclair6176 Před měsícem +6

      It was the music festival at Knebeworth Park in England and Skynyrd played right before the Rolling Stones were to come out and close the music festival.
      Ronnie Van Zandt was not told they could not play Freebird, what he and every other band that preformed that day was told by the manager of the Stones was not to go out on the trademark tongue shaped portion of the stage.
      Ronnie Van Zandt, being Ronnie Van Zandt was, F that no one tells me what I can amd can't do when I preform. So when the guitar solos start during Freebird, Ronnie leads all his guitarist and bass player out on the tongue portion of the stage as a F you to Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones.
      The video is on CZcams and you can see Ronnie looking off stage at Jagger assumingly or maybe the Stones manager with a F you look on his face.

  • @dmead4106
    @dmead4106 Před 2 měsíci +229

    Back than we could put 150,000 people together and never have a problem. Anywhere in the country.

    • @The2ndFirst
      @The2ndFirst Před 2 měsíci +13

      Funny how that worked.

    • @loisjohnson7272
      @loisjohnson7272 Před 2 měsíci +10

      Because the people were there for the music!!Love ❤❤

    • @lorgz1
      @lorgz1 Před 2 měsíci

      Omg @dmead4106 @The2ndfirst @louisjohnson7273 he isn’t enjoying this Deep South confederate flag loving Lynyrd Skynyrd boomer music. It’s a trend allover YT tiktok etc where black reactionary channels watch the whitest boomer music ever pretending to enjoy it. And 150,000 together with no problems anywhere in the country? Were half of them black? Now go find another black creator listening to Journey Queen hey maybe even Charlie Daniel’s .. be proud you're a Rebel cause the south's gonna do it again 😂😂😂

    • @tyrantrex734
      @tyrantrex734 Před měsícem +9

      Still can if they are all white

    • @mikedineen7857
      @mikedineen7857 Před měsícem +3

      @@The2ndFirstWeed!

  • @MyLove4Bill
    @MyLove4Bill Před 2 měsíci +124

    No sampling...no auto tune...no AI. Pure talent!

  • @sylvialee1079
    @sylvialee1079 Před 2 měsíci +75

    And that was us! Welcome to our concerts from the 70's! They were more fun than you can ever imagine. ☮️ ❤️ 🎶 🎸 🎶

  • @kelleebowers8525
    @kelleebowers8525 Před 2 měsíci +215

    No cell phones, people living in the moment. Beautiful

    • @gregorysimmers
      @gregorysimmers Před 2 měsíci +6

      No cell phones or BRAS!!

    • @kelleebowers8525
      @kelleebowers8525 Před 2 měsíci +8

      @@gregorysimmers no bleached blondes, hardly any makeup, a much simpler time. I miss it

    • @JaquelineGoodspeed
      @JaquelineGoodspeed Před 2 měsíci +3

      ​@@kelleebowers8525
      We all do but at least for the first time, the past enhances the present.

    • @girlfriday-nl9we
      @girlfriday-nl9we Před měsícem +2

      There actually were some bleached blondes prominently shown in that audience - but certainly no purple, green, blue or pink hair, no tattooed girls, nothing pierced except their ears!

  • @vivienneclarke2421
    @vivienneclarke2421 Před měsícem +71

    On the drums is Artemis Pyle. He survived the crash,and was my neighbor for a year when I lived in Jacksonville Beach,back in 1989. He was a decent,down to earth guy,in a working class neighborhood,raising his kids and hanging out with a bunch a hippies drinking Busch beer🤣😂

    • @briano.1503
      @briano.1503 Před měsícem +4

      God bless Artimus Pyle.
      He has the BEST working Skynyrd tribute band working today!

    • @wonderlizz
      @wonderlizz Před měsícem +1

      Love Artimus!

  • @michelledorning9404
    @michelledorning9404 Před 2 měsíci +98

    Best way to listen to this song? In your car, windows down, sound all the way up, and cruisin on some back roads.

    • @jeanday9747
      @jeanday9747 Před 2 měsíci +2

      Dirt roads are a must.

    • @brittanygidley1291
      @brittanygidley1291 Před 2 měsíci

      ask devils rejects lol

    • @jazziered142
      @jazziered142 Před 2 měsíci +4

      Through Niles Canyon in a convertible mustang... Full moon on a summer night. Happy times.

    • @michaelbeale518
      @michaelbeale518 Před měsícem +3

      When I was in highschool. The only two Lynyrd Skynyrd songs I knew was Sweet Home Alabama,and give me Three Steps. For whatever reason I had no interest in listening to them. Then in April of 95. I was working at a lumber mill in East Spokane Washington. It was the day of the Oklahoma City bombing. I had about an hours drive home. I was feeling kinda of sad. A friend of mine,had left a Lynard Skynyrd cassette in my car. It had been in there for a couple of weeks. I hadn't listened to it yet. I popped it in. It was the live album. I heard voice coming through my speakers saying what do you want to hear? Someone shouted Free Bird. Up until this point I had never heard listened to the song. It started playing. Right from the moment. I heard the piano. I knew this is something I am going to like. I listened to the entire song. Thinking this was the most thing I had ever listened to. I was actually crying. When it was finished. I wasn't sure why. I thought maybe because of Oklahoma City bombing. I couldn't say. Until this day. When Free Bird comes on. I start to well up with tears. That is what music can do. It make you feel emotions, good and bad. Long live the great Lynyrd Skynyrd!!!
      PS. I ended up buying all thier albums afterwards, and I became a big fan. In 2004, I was on stage with the band at Fort Hood TX, a welcome home ceremony. I along with myself and four other soldiers, were brought on stage by Stone Cold, he threw us a beer 🍺, and we chugged it. We left the stage, and Lynard Skynyrd went and played Free Bird right afterwards. No just kidding. They played Sweet Home Alabama. I know it didn't have all the original members but it was cool. I got a few of their autographs, and pictures taken.

  • @machtshnel
    @machtshnel Před 2 měsíci +89

    I was at this show there were over 60,000 screaming fans singing along with this song. You must remember at this show Lynyrd Skynyrd was not the head liner that was Peter Frampton . Skynyrd stole the show and a large part of the crowd left about 2 songs into Frampton. We lost Ronnie and the others in the band a few months later but as a Teen ager of that time this was a Anthem for our times!

    • @user-vr9lw4oj4s
      @user-vr9lw4oj4s Před 2 měsíci +6

      Exactly!!! I remember being there.

    • @dianehisch254
      @dianehisch254 Před 2 měsíci +2

      It was a shame they lost Ronnie Vanzant! So young😢

    • @davidilbery3330
      @davidilbery3330 Před měsícem

      Y'all are so fortunate to have been at this show. It's incredible.

    • @jackstoll2718
      @jackstoll2718 Před měsícem +2

      I saw them in Philadelphia and the same thing we all left when Frampton came on August of 77

    • @yourmomshairysnatch
      @yourmomshairysnatch Před 28 dny

      Oh ok..Frampton. That explains the over abundance of chicks in the audience. I didn't know that.

  • @tiacalhoun3841
    @tiacalhoun3841 Před 2 měsíci +71

    One of the best guitar solos of all time!!!

  • @kellytrimble7019
    @kellytrimble7019 Před 2 měsíci +37

    FREEBIRD is a CLASSIC! One of the best rock anthems EVER!! 🤟🏼

  • @user-bd9ns9zu8u
    @user-bd9ns9zu8u Před 2 měsíci +43

    Wow my generation was blessed with the best music of all time ❤

  • @thenortherner3890
    @thenortherner3890 Před 2 měsíci +70

    Possibly the greatest live performances of all time!

  • @beedeegee9374
    @beedeegee9374 Před 2 měsíci +58

    The guitarist in white was the late, great, Allen Collins. He survived the plane crash with a severe arm injury, in fact the doctors wanted to amputate it, but his father persuaded them not to. He continued with problems for the rest of his life, was paralyzed in a car accident in which his girlfriend died. He passed away from pneumonia in 1990.

    • @ctin904
      @ctin904 Před 8 dny +1

      What a great guitarist!!!

  • @vangreen9098
    @vangreen9098 Před 2 měsíci +32

    Yes we still remember you Ronnie

  • @jannaromine5908
    @jannaromine5908 Před 2 měsíci +25

    Back then I was in my 20's...got to see a lot of bands back then. We didn't realize how magical that time was, it was our norm.

  • @MarkFreeman-kd2hz
    @MarkFreeman-kd2hz Před 2 měsíci +42

    Im 53 and i still cry when i hear this version of this song.😅😂😢

    • @daltonwade7908
      @daltonwade7908 Před měsícem +2

      I’m 45 and me too man, this is my childhood. Both my parents cried the morning they woke up and the radio announced the plane crash and deaths of members of the band.

    • @calbowman4588
      @calbowman4588 Před měsícem +1

      I’m 63 and it’s still on my playlist for favourite tunes

  • @user-gb5bl1bl4z
    @user-gb5bl1bl4z Před 2 měsíci +221

    All of those hotties are today's grandmas and great grandmas.

    • @janetd8198
      @janetd8198 Před 2 měsíci +16

      Including me, argh!

    • @user-gb5bl1bl4z
      @user-gb5bl1bl4z Před 2 měsíci

      Never said you weren't still a hottie@@janetd8198

    • @cbrippee
      @cbrippee Před 2 měsíci +12

      I wonder how many of these girls have viewed the video ( has millions of views ) of that July Day in 1977 at the Oakland Colesuim and recognized themselves going wild that day. I remember these outdoor rock concerts of those days, and this is what it looked like. Skynyrd was my favorite band in those days and still is today. I and some buddies were going to see them, I believe, in November 1977, at the Wings arena in Kalamazoo, MI. Of course tragedy intervened in a most horrific way. I have seen brother Johnny's version a couple of times. This past early October a client sent me to Denham Springs, LA. On the way back I stopped off at the Crash site memorial outside of Gilsburg, MS, a most sobbering experience indeed.

    • @suziq8714
      @suziq8714 Před 2 měsíci +19

      I was 1 of them.. lol ❤

    • @mrgmusicclass
      @mrgmusicclass Před 2 měsíci +10

      I guarantee someone was conceived after that concert

  • @elceenomoun8115
    @elceenomoun8115 Před 2 měsíci +108

    The bird chirp was a nod to Duane Allman who was an inspiration to many guitarists. He played a mean slide guitar. Eventually they dedicated the song to Duane's memory.

    • @ciararespect4296
      @ciararespect4296 Před 2 měsíci

      Sounded ridiculous

    • @marykuettner752
      @marykuettner752 Před 2 měsíci +6

      @@ciararespect4296 seriously?

    • @sharonhoyt2133
      @sharonhoyt2133 Před 2 měsíci +10

      AB very perceptive of you to notice the guitar/bird is crying. The Bird Chirp is the sound of the trapped bird who breaks free and joins the other free birds (guitars).

    • @ciararespect4296
      @ciararespect4296 Před 2 měsíci

      @@marykuettner752 yes. Seriously.. First I heard the weird chirp out of place with the music thenI listened to the whole song and can't see the big deal.?
      It just sounds like a bit of old country music then later a bit of cheesy piano followed by a bit of rock guitar nothing particularly innovative like say stairway to heaven or hotel California /bat out of hell? . A load of long haired skinny hick type people jumping about on the stage 😂
      Incredible the big crowd especially a lot of girls and women. I suppose everyone lives in the zeitgeist of their time? And don't necessarily know any better
      Just proves to me you can make any old sound and if it becomes popular and played enough then people will like it regardless

    • @marykuettner752
      @marykuettner752 Před 2 měsíci +4

      @@ciararespect4296 well, the reason it was so important musically is the introduction of the three guitar lineup, and the intricate line they are playing. I understand that not everyone has an ear for what is happening here. Certainly the lyrics aren't earthshaking.
      Doesn't mean though that this isn't an important piece of musical history and that these aren't three of the best guitarists in the world. If you don't hear it then you don't.

  • @stevenewcomer8837
    @stevenewcomer8837 Před 2 měsíci +70

    That was the era when girls wore “Tube Tops” and “Halter Tops”. Those are due to come back in style. 😂 It was a great time to be alive!

  • @asadotzler3069
    @asadotzler3069 Před 2 měsíci +37

    People weren't ready for three guitars playing together. Two is fairly common, a lead and a rhythm guitar, but three, THREE guitars! And that bass player that came up to the front to play the line with them was also beastly.

    • @ACBD90
      @ACBD90 Před měsícem

      The great Leon Wilkinson on bass.

  • @ShiftingDrifter
    @ShiftingDrifter Před 2 měsíci +20

    Helps to bear in mind this song was their second top 40 hit in 1973 - nearly 5 years before this show, so the song had picked up enormous momentum as the band continued to put out more and more hits - including Sweet Home Alabama. So the reaction you see from this crowed is no one-time anomaly! Skynyrd began playing Freebird as their encore closing song, knowing full well they'd get this reaction. I saw LS a year earlier at RFK stadium in Washington DC in May 1976, and the crowd reacted just like this one! Skynyrd - with their triple-guitar attack - was something to see live to believe! ;)

  • @faithtalkforum
    @faithtalkforum Před 2 měsíci +29

    Probably one of the greatest rock songs and solos of all time! Freeeee Bird!!!! Love it!!!! The 70’s Rocked and I was there to hear it all!

  • @swamihuman9395
    @swamihuman9395 Před 2 měsíci +80

    - Extended jams w/ multiple lead guitars is standard in Southern Rock.
    - Your "jaw-dropped" bewilderment was a joy to watch :D
    - "Freebird" is considered by many to be the ultimate Southern Rock song.
    - LS has LOTS of great songs, but there are other great Southern Rock bands, too - and since you liked "Freebird", check out "Green Grass and High Tides" by "Outlaws" (more extended jams!).
    - Enjoy...

    • @charlesmarkley220
      @charlesmarkley220 Před 2 měsíci

      Titts are flying. I'm bi, prefer two.

    • @robinhardman7527
      @robinhardman7527 Před 2 měsíci +3

      Sorry, not just Southern Bands. No disrespect. I saw the original Skynyrd. They had so many amazing songs. I feel so lucky to have been in that era where live music was so amazing! RIP to the greatest bands ever.

    • @user-dc2tp3tk1m
      @user-dc2tp3tk1m Před 2 měsíci +2

      Green Grass and High Tides is a absolute must !

    • @daltonwade7908
      @daltonwade7908 Před měsícem

      Great recommendation, definitely two of my favorites.

  • @bobschenkel7921
    @bobschenkel7921 Před 2 měsíci +22

    Ronnie Van Zant "What song is it you want to hear?" The crowd "FREEBIRD!!!" Now you know why. And in broad daylight to boot.

  • @marcieharreld286
    @marcieharreld286 Před 2 měsíci +63

    Yipppeee!!!🥳🥳🥳🎶🎼🎵🎸🎤🎧🎹🥁🔥🔥🔥 About six weeks after this concert, the grounds crew found tons of pot plants sprouting in the outfield!!🤣🤣🤣

  • @Flick14
    @Flick14 Před 2 měsíci +47

    I just LOOOOVE seeing peoples facial expressions when they hear Freebird for the 1st time! They ALWAYS go from *ok this is nice* to *ok I wasn't expecting that* when the tempo changes, to *holy crap what just happened?????* 🤣 Lifelong Skynyrd fan since I was a baby. First ever gig I went to (dad took me as a kid), seen them 3 times & each time I've cried with joy when Freebird comes on. It's my fave song of all time & is in my will as the song to be played at my funeral & I've informed my family & friends if they don't rock out to it I will come back & haunt them! 🤣

    • @natxyzebra
      @natxyzebra Před měsícem

      @sylvialee1079 @avnrulz @flick14 @faithtalkforum @dmead4106 omg do you think this young black creator is actually enjoying Freebird? Do you Boomer folk know how many black creator CZcams channels there are reacting to boomer 70’s nostalgia? Hundreds! More! There have been so many articles written about this phenomenon. It’s a fake world. A world where white viewers cultural world is given affirmation through a young black person’s eyes. Complete with oh yeahs at your favorite guitar solo • nodding and smiling while watching • the amazing look on his face as he discovers “your” favorite part of the song • the ❤️ on your comments.
      More power to this dude. Making money off of y’all’s ignorance. Hey maybe he really is the one young black creator truly into Freebird.
      Listen if it gets all you Boomers (respectfully said) to enjoy each other’s comments and think back to your youth then enjoy. Buy do not believe he’s liking this music.

  • @richardpierce7819
    @richardpierce7819 Před 2 měsíci +119

    Fun fact : the band did a show at a small bar and it was raining outside the roadies could not load out the gear. Billy who was a roadie at the time said if I had to play freebird this is how I would play it. He then sat down at the piano and played the part you hear in the song . The band hired him as a part time piano player and then made him a full time member of the band. ( according to Gary Rossington [ guitar player who plays the slide on this song ] )

    • @b1orogue
      @b1orogue Před 2 měsíci +6

      He was their roadie and had no idea that he was a trained pianist. Like classically trained professional pianist.

    • @19thnervousbreakdown80
      @19thnervousbreakdown80 Před 2 měsíci +5

      Funner fact: Most of those cats grew up together in the same neighborhood.

    • @patrickbrinkmeier1858
      @patrickbrinkmeier1858 Před měsícem

      It wasn't a small bar. In 1972 Lynyrd Skynyrd was hired to play music for the prom at The Bolles School which was a private prep school/Jr. College in Jacksonville Florida. Billy had started working as a roadie for the band about a year and a half earlier and it was at the prom when during set up Billy saw a piano in the corner he hopped on and started playing FreeBird thinking he was alone. Ronnie Van Zant and Gary Rossington heard him play it and immediately invited him to join the band even though the band had never had a piano player up to that point. They knew he was a talented musician but had never considered having a piano due to the genre being Southern Rock. They also had never heard him play before that. But it wasn't at a bar, and it wasn't raining outside which caused a delay for the "roadies". It was just a prom. Billy hopped on that piano and right onto the back of music history.

    • @calbowman4588
      @calbowman4588 Před měsícem

      @@patrickbrinkmeier1858 who is Lynyrd skinner? A tribute band to Lynyrd Skynyrd???

    • @patrickbrinkmeier1858
      @patrickbrinkmeier1858 Před měsícem

      @@calbowman4588 . Stupid auto correct on my keyboard.

  • @mariannea.2140
    @mariannea.2140 Před 2 měsíci +22

    I was 16 and went to hang out with relatives staying at Marriott in Miami. In the lobby suddenly the band comes walking in. My cousin and I followed them to the elevator and rode up, they were on our same floor! Later we went to the pool and they all showed up. Cousin and I stayed in the large jacuzzi trying to be nonchalant. Artemis came into the jacuzzi and I was so nervous and shy I started poking my finger in the jets above the water and I accidentally sprayed a stream of water into His face! Little did I know when I went to the concert the next day that it would be one of their last. Só sad 😞

  • @jasonlmeadows
    @jasonlmeadows Před měsícem +22

    Now everyone talks about that guitar solo, and rightfully so since it is the greatest solo ever, but my god that bass player was hanging with those guys the entire way!

  • @907Bluedot
    @907Bluedot Před 2 měsíci +25

    Greatest guitar performance ever. I was waiting for your facial reactions.

  • @Kissywelker
    @Kissywelker Před 2 měsíci +12

    I saw them September 2019. I bought tickets as a surprise to my husband for Valentine’s Day that year. He passed away in July so my son went with me. This was the last song they played at the concert. I completely lost it because he was my free bird watching over me.

  • @ogmike7302
    @ogmike7302 Před 2 měsíci +16

    In my opinion the greatest live performance of all time. I think maybe because the horrible plane crash was only three months later. I feel so blessed to have enjoyed this band prior to that. RIP 🪦 to all the band members. Solid rock and they did it the right way. ✌️😎🤘

  • @tammyjackson3113
    @tammyjackson3113 Před 2 měsíci +23

    I saw them several times in the 70's, they would play this til the tiles fell off the ceiling 😂 all those girls are grandma's now😂😂

    • @lornadavis476
      @lornadavis476 Před 2 měsíci +2

      Dude, those girls are probably great grandma's now! It's been 50 odd years since that concert! Ifmost of those girls were at least 17, at 67 they could have 3 generations under them easily!!😂

    • @tammyjackson3113
      @tammyjackson3113 Před 2 měsíci +6

      @@lornadavis476 I'm 65 but not a great grandma yet🤣🤣

    • @sharonhoyt2133
      @sharonhoyt2133 Před 2 měsíci +2

      @@tammyjackson3113 I'm 75 and just a grandma also.

  • @scottstyles1986
    @scottstyles1986 Před 2 měsíci +17

    yes, you did break, and your reaction is 100% perfection, speechless, with your mouth wide open, bc of how perfect this song is.
    that's how a reaction to this live video should be

  • @jillr.austin1103
    @jillr.austin1103 Před měsícem +6

    No fighting no trouble a very
    Happy crowd

  • @geraldgwynn9383
    @geraldgwynn9383 Před měsícem +3

    15 yrs old and I was there
    Welcome to how we grew up

  • @justinchapman4971
    @justinchapman4971 Před 2 měsíci +7

    This I what I want played at my Funeral. As my ashes are spread while the guitar solo goes off

  • @mochimochi82
    @mochimochi82 Před 2 měsíci +15

    This is part of the soundtrack of my youth.

  • @stephenhuber1219
    @stephenhuber1219 Před 2 měsíci +28

    The drummer Artimus is the only one alive

  • @tamarawyatt9360
    @tamarawyatt9360 Před 2 měsíci +12

    This was one of the best bands and songs ever!!!!!

  • @TerriLynn-hf8xw
    @TerriLynn-hf8xw Před 2 měsíci +13

    And not one iPhone.. when ppl went to concerts and were really THERE.. and not texting or posting to social media during the performance.

  • @alissabarnes
    @alissabarnes Před měsícem +6

    The Netflix documentary is awesome. Gary Rossington said in it that they displayed the Confederate flag because they were southerners. They thought that's what the flag meant. He said they were not trying to make a racist statement at all. This group had as much or more talent that just about any other band.

  • @Scratchingforcash
    @Scratchingforcash Před 27 dny +3

    Fun fact:
    The name Lynyrd Skynard came from a school teacher of Ronnie’s. The teacher Mr. Leonard Skinner was extremely proud of them.

  • @Susan-om1en
    @Susan-om1en Před 2 měsíci +14

    I have watched this video many times though the years ...Awe Lynyrd Skynyrd...man closest thing to the real feel of the 70's you can get...takes me home.Thanks for sharing.

    • @richardfromtexas
      @richardfromtexas Před 2 měsíci +2

      Spot on. “Closest thing to the real feel of the 70’s…”

  • @seanbarker4610
    @seanbarker4610 Před 2 měsíci +12

    If you listen to the song again, the drums actually speed up throughout the song. It just seems to accelerate suddenly!

  • @THELIVEBAITMAN-ch3uf
    @THELIVEBAITMAN-ch3uf Před 2 měsíci +6

    TIL the piano intro in Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird" was composed by their roadie, Billy Powell. When he played it for them, he was promoted to band member on the spot.

  • @stephenkittle6586
    @stephenkittle6586 Před 2 měsíci +9

    Saw them TWICE, FOR ME THE BEST LIVE SHOWS I HAVE EVER SEEN!! 😍🐐🎸🔥😢😢😢

  • @stephenhuber1219
    @stephenhuber1219 Před 2 měsíci +18

    Billy Powell played piano on kid Rocks All Summer Long

    • @Jen-in-Texas
      @Jen-in-Texas Před 2 měsíci +2

      I didn’t know that!

    • @whome1299
      @whome1299 Před 2 měsíci

      He's awesome. He is who I wish I could emulate on the piano. His style just does it for me. R.I.P. BP. 😪

  • @marythacker4802
    @marythacker4802 Před 2 měsíci +9

    I saw LS 3 times. Always in the "floor" crowd. 😂 They were great! Your expression during the guitar solo was funny.😂 Great reaction, thanks! 😊 Other good ones by them are Gimme Three Steps, Tuesdays Gone, Simple Man, Call Me The Breeze, Sweet Home Alabama. There are lots more.

  • @joshuabrooks4907
    @joshuabrooks4907 Před 2 měsíci +14

    What makes "Free Bird" a unique song is the fact that it's both a slow dance song, and a head banging song.

  • @tnmoppylaura5476
    @tnmoppylaura5476 Před 2 měsíci +8

    Absolutely the best song from the 1970’s. The guy in the white suit was Allen Collins. And…we didn’t have sunscreen back then!

    • @mzliz1249
      @mzliz1249 Před 9 dny +2

      But we girls had baby oil with iodine mixed in.

  • @Indy1831
    @Indy1831 Před 2 měsíci +7

    One of the top 10 greatest Rock & Roll songs ever!

  • @ronbennett1659
    @ronbennett1659 Před 2 měsíci +6

    Those definitely were the best times listening to rock.😅

  • @suecook1326
    @suecook1326 Před 2 měsíci +11

    This happened before sunscreen was invented! Great reaction!

    • @critterwatcher8009
      @critterwatcher8009 Před 2 měsíci +2

      not only was sun screen not a thing...we put baby oil on us to try and get a better tan.

    • @jenx5870
      @jenx5870 Před 2 měsíci

      I was born in '72. We had sunscreen, but it only went to spf 4 back then, and no one knew (or thought) to reapply at regular intervals. Plus, getting a tan was popular back then, so most people avoided sunscreen, opting for oils instead. My mother used to put sunscreen on me all the time when I was a kid. By the early 80s, spf went up to 6, then 8. Her back was probably peeling like crazy. Ouch.

  • @garthvader801
    @garthvader801 Před měsícem +2

    Absolutely hands down, the best rock and roll song ever

  • @TexasLawdog
    @TexasLawdog Před 2 měsíci +3

    Some of the greatest guitar work in rock history!...🤘🤘🤘

  • @desertdee1
    @desertdee1 Před 2 měsíci +3

    I'm a California girl, and we lived for a sun tan. We loved the sun. And it's not so hot that it was intolerable. I saw them at the Dodger Stadium, same tour, same month. Great concert, beyond great. :)

  • @jingernesbitt2845
    @jingernesbitt2845 Před měsícem +2

    Three lead guitars and base. Dueling guitars. Piano, drums. SINGER, Ronnie Van Zant.Back up singers.Together..... magic! This was just a few months before the plane crash that killed lead singer Ronnie, one of the guitarists, a backup singer( the sister of the guitarist ) and both pilots.Sevierly injuring the rest of the band. I still remember hearing the news.😊

  • @bobbyjohnson6240
    @bobbyjohnson6240 Před 2 měsíci +5

    I’m from Alabama and that rebel flag never meant anything racial to us. It was pride and not meant to offend anyone and it’s sad that it was taken that way

  • @ripleypame
    @ripleypame Před 2 měsíci +3

    I know how privileged I was as a teen great music, acid and free wheeling lifestyle. It was long hair both men and woman. They and those other great bands were the best. You don't and won't ever hear music this spectacular.

  • @Gutslinger
    @Gutslinger Před 2 měsíci +12

    Tuesday's Gone by Lynyrd Skynyrd is one of my absolute favorites. It's so good.
    Also the under-appreciated "Four Walls of Raiford" and "Mr Banker". The former is more stripped down instrumentally, because they didn't fully produce it or put it out until after Ronnie died.

  • @Teresia12
    @Teresia12 Před měsícem +2

    We stayed sun burnt all summer during the outdoor concerts. We stayed in our bathing suits and daisy dukes.
    And the crowd goes wild!!!😂
    All 4 guitar players stayed on it the whole time.

  • @maryannturton9830
    @maryannturton9830 Před 2 měsíci +3

    Yes sir,that is the correct facial expression after hearing that kick ass jam session!🥁🎹🎸🎛🎙🎶😎🤘😁

  • @tx_1
    @tx_1 Před 2 měsíci +9

    It was very common to go see live bands in clubs with people yelling "Free Bird!!!".

    • @The2ndFirst
      @The2ndFirst Před 2 měsíci +1

      Still is sir.

    • @toejamtom60
      @toejamtom60 Před měsícem +1

      I still yell FREEBIRD at every concert including orchestra concerts. There’s one in every crowd 😎

    • @The2ndFirst
      @The2ndFirst Před měsícem

      @@toejamtom60 You sir, Are a hero.

  • @mikepatrick1091
    @mikepatrick1091 Před 2 měsíci +2

    Best rock song of all time! 2 dueling lead guitars rocking the house

  • @user-xt4rh3yb4c
    @user-xt4rh3yb4c Před měsícem +1

    Loved seeing them in concert. I gotta say it was a #1 song. Brings tears to my eyes when my husband had a freebird on his upper arm. He is in heaven now. Miss the best moments we shared. Died of cancer 2017.

  • @roddow612
    @roddow612 Před 2 měsíci +6

    There's another live version that focuses on the band more, not the crowd, that really showcases the 3 guitarists riffing back and forth between each other

    • @ddb3126
      @ddb3126 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Link?

    • @Texashog11
      @Texashog11 Před 2 měsíci

      @@ddb3126. I believe it is this one where they opened for The Stones
      czcams.com/video/vm7bkVxBXdA/video.htmlsi=OABvlGi4KAdWcoX0

    • @annhart8802
      @annhart8802 Před 2 měsíci

      Look up: Freebird Live - Knebworth. They opened for The Rolling Stones.

  • @michaelsoder2402
    @michaelsoder2402 Před měsícem +4

    All guitarr players are great but Allen Collins was one of a kind

  • @timneale5657
    @timneale5657 Před 2 měsíci +4

    Made me smile on a week that I could use one 😁 And you ain't lyin about that Blonde with the Sunburn 🤣 Great reaction, glad you like some great Southern Rock and arguably the greatest solo in Rock. Have a Blessed One ✌🙏

  • @rhendakiser4506
    @rhendakiser4506 Před 2 měsíci +3

    Now that my friend is real music playing! PRICLESS!!

  • @TonyMontana-tm7ul
    @TonyMontana-tm7ul Před měsícem +2

    One of the best guitar tunes ever.

  • @laurahalter3460
    @laurahalter3460 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Thank you! 65 year old great grandmother loving your reaction!! You just witnessed the guitar army at work! Thank you for the memories!

  • @dianenewcomb4765
    @dianenewcomb4765 Před 2 měsíci +2

    Best rock song EVER!!!!❤

  • @lauraroberson9937
    @lauraroberson9937 Před 2 měsíci +6

    Class song! You know a ton of those attending went home with bad sunburns, lol. 70s Southern Rock at its finest.

    • @girlfriday-nl9we
      @girlfriday-nl9we Před měsícem

      Yeah back then we used baby oil and no-sunscreen versions of Coppertone or Hawaiian Tropic! What little sunscreen existed was powered to 4 at best but nobody wanted it - didn’t hear of 15 SPF till the ‘80s and 30 SPF till the late ‘80s or early ‘90s.

  • @Jessedog11
    @Jessedog11 Před 2 měsíci +5

    another great live performance is Chicago "25 or 6 to 4" live Tangelwood.

  • @Thatgirl1973
    @Thatgirl1973 Před 2 měsíci +2

    The GOAT of guitar solos, period.

  • @ericreep5341
    @ericreep5341 Před 2 měsíci +3

    Loved the reaction and You, brother! The 2 guys in the crowd, passin' one near the end, sums up that era. 🙂 Keep rockin'! Peace

  • @HammerOn-bu7gx
    @HammerOn-bu7gx Před 2 měsíci +3

    Welcome to the party pal! God I miss the 70's!
    The look on your face is priceless!

  • @Gutslinger
    @Gutslinger Před 2 měsíci +7

    I only wished they showed more of the guitarists during that solo, instead of showing the crowd for what felt like 80% it, including during the climax of that dual guitar solo.

  • @SPIKEFOOTBALL2
    @SPIKEFOOTBALL2 Před 2 měsíci +2

    Just subscribed. You didn't talk all the way through it. Thank you. You look like you really enjoyed it, and didn't ruin the song by chiming in every 30 seconds.
    It's a great song. I saw it live in the late 70's. It was about 22 minutes long in that concert

  • @daseguin
    @daseguin Před 2 měsíci +4

    Dude, the "Star Wars" thing is a bird chirping 😂

  • @GratefulNole1
    @GratefulNole1 Před 2 měsíci +13

    LOL I'm thinking that most of those girls jammed up front were there to see Peter Frampton, who followed Skynyrd, and closed the whole concert

    • @jakerazmataz852
      @jakerazmataz852 Před 2 měsíci +2

      Frampton was huge.

    • @michaelb.3982
      @michaelb.3982 Před 2 měsíci +2

      Then why were they going crazy when the guitar solo started ?
      Free Bird was the anthem of the 70's...

    • @michaelb.3982
      @michaelb.3982 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Skynyrd has much much better music than Frampton.. it's not even comparable.

    • @michaelb.3982
      @michaelb.3982 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Greatest jam out of all time ! Frampton couldn't follow that.. He was cool for a few years,but he's not on Skynyrd's level..

    • @jenx5870
      @jenx5870 Před 2 měsíci

      ​@@michaelb.3982You can enjoy two different bands. You can be there for Frampton, but also enjoy the hell out of the Freebird solo because it just kicks that much @ss. I happen to like the music of both of them. I have also been goth since I was 15 yrs old in '87. We women are capable of liking a variety of music at once.

  • @julieriesenberg-xw2hw
    @julieriesenberg-xw2hw Před 2 měsíci +2

    Finally! I've waited for you to listen to them. Loved your reactions.

  • @justinchapman4971
    @justinchapman4971 Před 2 měsíci +2

    One of the greatest songs of all time every American about this song

  • @victorjohnson7512
    @victorjohnson7512 Před 2 měsíci +6

    Couldn't fly those rebel flags in Oakland today.

  • @loisjohnson7272
    @loisjohnson7272 Před měsícem +1

    I love your response and reaction to this great performance, all talented artists, no pretense, just good hard work to get their point across ❤. Great job boys, America loves you all ❤,keep flying free bird!!

  • @100titaniclover4
    @100titaniclover4 Před měsícem

    "Legend has it, that brother is still playin the guitar". That man is Allen Collins, he wrote most of Freebird along with lead singer Ronnie Van Zant. In fact the first line of the song, "If I leave here tomorrow.. would you still remember me?" was something that Collin's girlfriend told him, which inspired him to write the song. Collins did survive the plane crash which killed 3 members of the band including the lead singer Ronnie Van Zant. However on January 23rd, 1990, Collins died of chronic pneumonia. In 2006, he was added to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a part of Lynyrd Skynyrd where his famous yellow Gibson Firebird electric Guitar sits on display. He will always be playing in our hearts ❤️.

  • @carlaholley6218
    @carlaholley6218 Před 2 měsíci +3

    Been hoping you would get to this one. 🤘🏻

  • @user-xv8vy4lo1i
    @user-xv8vy4lo1i Před měsícem

    2 lead guitarists and “lead” bassist- incredible and FIRE!

  • @JohnDoe-ls1vd
    @JohnDoe-ls1vd Před měsícem +1

    Best 3 man solo you will EVER hear!
    This is the one they show most, but I actually like when they opened for the Stones the year b4..and the Stones refused ta go on stage. NOBODY could follow that!!! ✌

  • @Bamagirl-uf8xn
    @Bamagirl-uf8xn Před 2 měsíci +2

    Southern rock at it's finest.

  • @mariejustme
    @mariejustme Před 2 měsíci +2

    Loved watching your expressions. 😂 The 70’s looked like fun right? Skynyrd was even better when you were there. Saw them many times during the heyday of Southern Rock. Thanks for the flashback. It brought a much needed smile to my face. You should try out some more cuts. Curtis Lowe is a fav of mine but then Gimme Three Steps, and Swamp Music are great as well.

  • @RodneyLivingston
    @RodneyLivingston Před 2 měsíci +2

    Great reaction to a Great song!

  • @bernadettesepulveda1579
    @bernadettesepulveda1579 Před 2 měsíci +1

    They were amazing then and still are now his brother sounds just like him there amazing

  • @critterwatcher8009
    @critterwatcher8009 Před 2 měsíci +1

    We do understand...this is why many of us look back to the youth in the '70s with great fondness :)

  • @loisjohnson7272
    @loisjohnson7272 Před měsícem +1

    Yep. He is still playing!! ! ❤❤ ❤

  • @DeansMayhem
    @DeansMayhem Před 2 měsíci +1

    Hahaha! Loved your reaction AB! You know greatness when you see it.

  • @jokeeffe2006
    @jokeeffe2006 Před 2 měsíci +1

    One of the best pieces of music ever