Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird (REACTION)
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1977 OAKLAND FREEBIRD REACTION BELOW:
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Sweet. The one that started it all for me!
@@gavinschwier8242 The reaction that started my involvement with this channel was Janis Joplin, Ball and Chain, at Monterey Pop Festival 1967.
Best live version, is from the Oakland Coliseum. You both will love it......takes you in a world all your own..❤
It's a must see!
If an alien asks you what a rock and roll show is, you show him Freebird from the Oakland Coliseum.
For my money, Knebworth is the better performance. Better sound and back story.
Better yet, you tell the alien the only way to convey the concept is to have him time-travel you back to any 70s Skynyrd concert, get you front row seats (with back stage passes too of course) and then maybe he'll get the idea.
@@andychisarick6879 Andy you are a creative guy but if I went back to 1977 I'd probably spend more of my time trying to get old girl friends naked than going to a concert.
Well yeah obviously to be back in my 16 year old body again- sex & drugs & rock n roll, as they say. Except for a qualuude or 2 I'd be smart & skip the drugs this time around, so after sex & rock n roll that leaves...what else? Guess I'd be placing big bets on every football game I remembered the score of. And buying stock in gold w/ the profits! Thanks for the reply, man...
I was going to answer the Paradise City video by GnR but the Freebird video works as well.
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Let's not overlook the brilliance of Leon wilkeson on bass guitar. He brings so much to Lynyrd Skynyrd and the rhythm section. He was a true badass.
This is Ed King on bass. Leon rejoined the band after the album was recorded, and Ed moved over to guitar.
One of the greatest songs of all time. Why we are still listening to, 50 years on….
in my area on New Year week the local station would play "the top 500" songs for the year...for a few years number one and two songs were this and Stairway to heaven, back and forth
Absolutely
Guys, in 78 I was a Junior in HS, 79 a Senior. House Parties every weekend. Every Party were blasting Skynard, Marshall Tucker, Charlie Daniels. And The O G’s The Allman Bros. Pretty Girls wearing Tight Jeans and Tube Tops. What an incredible time to be alive. As always Peace and Continued Success. I’m Tommy I’m 62 just smoked some Herb. Jamming out with both of you ❤
Thanks for rocking with us Tommy!!
hey tommy im 61.house parties n just jammin to great music at em was a great time back then.
Oh I had plenty of tube tops in the 70's as a teen with hip hugger jeans to show my tiny waist. Good times and good music!! Ah, youth is fleeting. Love seeing La and Che reacting to music that I grew up with and still enjoy, especially their Led Zeppelin reviews.
We might know each other 😂
I can attest to that!! Class of 81!! Great times....but I remember the Lynard Skynard plane crash & when John Bonham passed, too!! Two sad days, I will never forget from high school.
It does start like a ballad. When they would play this song at dances, back in the day, everyone would slow dance for the for the first part of the song and then go crazy for the outro solo.
lol,true.
So true
This band practiced relentlessly. Hours, days, weeks, months and years. ❤
Yes they did. It was how you practiced back then no matter what you were doing.
@@JaquelineGoodspeedYour right the original Alice Cooper band practiced 10 hours a day
Zappa-like
You practice sports, and rehearse music.
In Hell House which was about 2 miles from me! Green Cove Springs , Fl
The Oakland concert is a must-see. A month so later, the lead singer and others died in a plane crash.
An all time rock classic. The bass line through that whole instrumental section is not to be believed. Nice pick, you fellas are on top of your game right now.
Ed King on bass in the studio version.
Allen Collins just goes off on this song. This was his song.
The live from Knobworth? Is far more superior to watch. Camera on the band; opening for Rolling Stones; told to stay off the “tongue” part of the Stones stage…Ronnie instructs all guitarist to jam out on the tongue; plays over time of their set; Jagger is Pissed! LS statement- Follow That!
Cool, lol! Gonna check it out now!
AGREE WITH YOU 100 PERCENT!!!!!.
Knebworth is musically a little bit better but, the Oakland Concert is the "superior watch" because of the crowd. The English are just too "civilized". . . . .
@@wesalker3479 Yeah, I LOVE watching that crowd, lol, the sweet summertime, summertime! ;)
Knebworth
Gary Rossington did the slide work on this one, and Allen Collins did all the solo work when it kicks into gear. When playing live they would split up the solo between 3 guys, but on the record it’s all Allen Collins.
Got to go backstage at a Journey & Lynryd Skynyrd concert in the 70s and met a couple of the Skynyrd boys. Down home, genuine guys, not a drop of pretentious energy.
What an extraordinary experience. I'd say that's one for the books.
You're truly fortunate.
I’m going to be playing tambourine in a Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute band soon and I’m super excited!! 😂❤🤘🏻
Full circle. My first video I saw of yours was the live Free Bird! Triple guitar solo! Yeah boiii! 🎉🎉🎉
Pretty crazy that the guy famous for Sweet Home Alabama guitar work (Ed King) is actually playing bass on this.
Yes. Long live and RIP Ed King.
The best American rock song there's ever been
Every member in this band were excellent musicians. Even after Bob Burns left, Artimus Pyle is a great drummer. When Ed King left and was finally replaced by Steve Gaines, was a great addition to the band. Nothing second rate about these Guys.
One of the best songs of all time, what a classic.
Living in Miami as a teen I went to the Orange Bowl for a concert in which Bruce Springsteen opened for Boston who opened for Skynyrd. All in the same night for about $15. which was unheard of since concerts were about $5 bucks. I believe it was in ’74. Bruce and Clarence walked up the isle while playing and that…blew minds. lol.
This was such an anthem that back in the day do matter what rock band you were seeing in concert someone in the audience would yell out a cheeky "Free Bird" request!
The best live version of Freebird is from the Knebworth concert in England. They opened for the Stones. Mick told them not to stand on their tongue logo. LS boogie all over it! Classic!
First album I ever bought and I played the shit out of it! So blessed to grow up with these guys.
A great song from the most “southern cross” waving band of them all. You guys amaze me how well you avoid controversy. I respect you.
Time keeps on tickin...
This was their tribute to Skydog.
My cousin opened a record store fall of '73, and I set up his sound system. His brother had just seen Skynyrd open for The Who at The Omni in Atlanta, and raved about them. This was in the first shipment of LPs and the first record played in the store.
that is fucking awesome
One of the greatest guitar solos of all time. #ROCKON.
Allen Collins is so underrated!
Dropping a comment for the algorithm. Pumped that you guys got to the studio version, what a banger!
Airplay Beats-The Rock & Roll Music Doctors are passing out Subscriptions to make us feel better every day. Thanks, guys, for the great music and the best commentary duet on CZcams.
When they kick it into high gear it gives me chills every time.
Play as many versions as you can find, always fantastic. Thanks.
This is what you call Rock n Roll. They are “rocking” out at the end…they turned the dial up to about 10 there. 🤘…and then they let you down after the climax and it just rides…😎
10?
No, man...11
@@neilmartin99 Smell the Glove man
Hi! When Lon leans back and forth, it's like Jimmy came alive again!
Haven’t heard that in ages. Takes me way back. That was back in the day when you saw a cool album cover and you bought it.
Their live album One More from the Road was one of the first five albums I bought, ca 1982.
Great live album!! When I first bought it on cassette, it didn’t have T For Texas or Gimme Back My Bullets on it. After CDs and downloads, they put them back on it. Not sure if they were on the original album or not…?
Al Kooper managed to get himself the organ gig on two of the most iconic songs in American rock music - this, which he produced along with Skynyrd's debut album, and Bob Dylan's Like a Rolling Stone. He said Skynyrd was one of the hardest working, most well rehearsed and disciplined bands he ever produced, especially for a first effort. Of course they worked hard, nobody wanted Ronnie kicking their ass if they didn't.
I like how you guys just stared at each other at the end ..with a yaeh look
Hard work made these men one of the tightest bands ever in my opinion! The hell house check that story out. ! ! !
Thank you for doing the studio version!! I like it best, no matter how good the live version is. And my favorite guitar(s) solo ever.
My favorite live version of this is from their live album in Atlanta. You can really hear the distinction between the two guitars in the solo.
The rock n roll National Anthem
Late late night (in '74 or' 75) listening to FM radio before falling asleep. This comes on and I was bouncing of the walls. Pretty hard to sleep after that.
Although not released until 1973, Ronnie Van Zant and Allen Collins actually wrote this song in 1970. Ronnie was born in 1948 so he was probably 22 when it was written and Allen, born in 1952, would have only been 18 years old.
Check out some .38 Special too. Another southern band that featured Donnie Van Zant (Ronnie's brother) as one of their singers. Rocking into the night, Hold on Loosely, Caught up in you are some good ones.
Love this band and this song so much! Women understand the idea of freedom too.
Before every football game from 78-82 in high school we played this before we took the field. Still gives me chills!!!
The one thing that’s missing on the studio version is the piano playing by Billy Powell. He was a roadie who eventually became their piano player after Ronnie Van Zant heard him play. The version most of us listened to in the 70s was a live version from the album “One more from the road”. It was recorded in Atlanta and we know that because Ronnie famously says right before the slide solo by Gary Rossington to “play it pretty for Atlanta”. I think anyone alive in the 70s probably has that line permanently etched in their brains. It might be worth giving that version a listen to as well. I like your take on the ballad part being a quintessential guy song. I think the first half is the break up with the girl in the car in front of her house and the second part is the drive home alone doing about 80 with the windows rolled down! Great reaction…you guys are great!
If there was video of the cut from one more from the road would be insane. It’s by far the best recorded live version of Freebird
Thank you for listening to the studio version first.
ALWAYS listen to the original with great songs before live.
They listened to the Oakland version a couple of months ago - they new they had to come back to the studio version to hear it clean.
For people interested in Lynyrd Skynyrd stories their long time roadie and crash survivor Craig Reed or AKA The Stoned Roadie has a YT channel where he has guest and discuss all things LS. He will answer questions and any money that his channel generates is given to the plane crash survivors still with us. BTW it is Craig Reed that Ronnie is singing about in song lyric from What’s Your Name - “Back at the hotel Lord we got such a mess It seems that one of the crew had a go with one of the guests, oh yes”. The “one of the crew” was Craig.
Its just a great song. Saw them do this twice live in 1976.
A lot of us were just fans of good kickass guitar solos back then, and this one was instantly iconic. And well just in general you could count on any Skynyrd album to deliver the goods, most of their albums were pretty solid top to bottom.
You guys make me remember how good this music was before the 10000000 time of hearing it. I remember buying this album in 79.
And, yes, Oakland Coliseum live version of this will open eyes above and beyond what you are listening to now.
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@@AirplayBeats Thanks. My bad.
Funny how, of all the great music that came out of the Oaktown area-from Sly to Tower of Power to Hammer to Green Day to H.E.R.- that Skynyrd concert is all some peeps think of when they see Oakland... they made quite an impression
Builds for days!
when we were young our buddy had a ford fairlane we used to call it da ford.he would come by a bunch of us would hop in cruise around our block at about 5 mph smokin n jammin to freebird till the song was over then go back to the house n party all day,it was are pre party ritual.
Convicts number one request for 45 years now. .."this bird you cannot change."
Its always top notch music from Skynyrd. From the piano, to the slide guitar, to the drums to Allen Collins guitar.
Song came out in 1973, I was 13 years old and in junior high school. Obviously, this song got extensive airplay and every guy in school could play the full solo on air guitar, typically using a tennis racket 😂
Another great reaction guys. The ballad of Curtis Loew , a great Lynyrd song i think you guys would enjoy.
I can't imagine listening to this song & thinking "you hear that rhythm guitar?" 😆 It'd be like listening to Jimmy Hendrix & saying "yo! You hear all that acoustic guitar?" 😂
Hahahaha!
Knebsworth England where they opened for the stones and blew that place up! Is a good one
Song was dedicated in Duane Allman's memory. Hence the slide guitar
The version at Knebworth..... Oh WOW!
You know I think you two are the best. Knowledgeable, insightful, intelligent and great to watch. Since you have started this reaction journey, has anything surprised you two about the music you haven't heard prior?
Make sure you listen to all the songs from that album. Every song that's on it should have been a hit.
When I was in jr high and high school, this was always the last song at school dances.
It was a damn shame that plane crashed when it did. Their latest member Crawdaddy (Steve Gaines) guitarist, writer, singer was going to take this band to a new level. His sister Cassie one of the back up singers (The Honkettes) and Steve both died in the crash. He was the only member who sang lead on one of their songs on an album pre plane crash. Steve also sang co lead with Ronnie and co wrote You Got That Right. He also wrote the guitar boogie I know A Little. Check out the song Ain't No Good Life from their last album. You'll see what I mean.
Another reason I appreciate you two - you point out something I've never noticed and I've heard this song a million times. Thanks for that gentlemen
first guitar is the slide and ya they have some awesome guitarists
Thanks for returning to the studio version!! ❤🔥👍✌️😎
Funny thing about this song was the radio edit. AM radio station version faded out at the guitar solo!!
Sweet lead guitar - Nice!
Sweet double lead guitars - Thin Lizzy Nice!
Sweet Fucking Triple God Damned Guitar lead - a song good enough to bury my brothers to.
🤘🧙♂️🤘
That there is what we call a guitar army down here in the south Bros. 😎
Thanks guys. You talked at the end like you hadn't seen it.
You are really missing out not watching this live from Oakland Coliseum.. Just watching the guys playing their guitars is mind blowing. They have a blast.
We’ve already reacted to that
Oh guys, I was so disappointed to see it wasn't live in Oakland. They opened up for Peter Frampton - thus the thousand of girls. You just Gotta see it.
Their rhythm section was great too
Excellent review. "Ballad" beginning? I got turned onto these guys as a college freshman in August of 77. These guys were HOT back then. After the crash, they were legendary! I never heard the beginning described as a "ballad" because, the focus is always on the second half of the song. But you know what? Brother, you dead-on nailed the "ballad" portion. Righteous interpretation. Thanks y'all and keep doin' what you do so well. PEACE!
I’ve heard that song a thousand times and never picked out the orchestral sounding part in the second verse
*it’s a mellotron played by producer Al Kooper
Freebird from 1976 live from Atlanta one more from the road.
This and Stairway to heaven.......
Thier songs are perfect for those moments when you just need to let it all out. I now think you'll love Nick Thurl Mavromatis' new song 🔥 Do a reaction video for it!
Skynyrd released their 1st LP a couple of weeks prior to my 13th birthday in 73. They captured your musical soul instantly. They were special. Tragically, a little over 4 yrs later, it was over. So much great music in such a short window of time. They're all gone now, so RIP Freebirds ❤ Top shelf reaction, gentlemen. Quite possibly my favorite one so far ✌️
70's Southern Rock was unstoppable.
They say that Duane Allman and Wilson Pickett doing Hey Jude at Muscle Shoals was the birth of Southern Rock.
Y'all really should give yourselves a big as$ gift and WATCH this song being played LIVE in Oakland!!! 👀😂❤
Thank you both.
We’ve done that one.
If you watched Forrest Gump - when Jennie was standing on the balcony ledge, deciding whether or not to jump, they were playing "Freebird".
Guys the whole album is fire. Each song is different and awesome. Thanks for keeping Lynyrd Skynyrd alive for future generations.
Fun fact: in the live version from Atlanta, Ronnie asks the audience “What song is it you wanna hear?” Of course the answer is “Freebird.” For a hundred years after that song was released, if anyone ever asked what song you wanted to hear, or if there was a lull at a live performance of any band (especially in small venues), someone would inevitably yell “Freebird!” at the top of their lungs. Good times. 🤘🫶
Green Grass and High Tides by the Outlaws is the Outlaws “Free Bird”. Not sure if you guys have done this one or not but worthy of checking out if you have not! The title of the song is play on the title of a Rolling Stones greatest hits album from the 60’s called “Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass)”
what a tune!! so glad you found it...
When I was young me and my friends would get together and jam this one, we had to just a great jam and we had 2 guitar players , we use to play Sabbath, Zep, Cream, Hendrix, BTO, The Stones just to name a few
PLAY THE WHOLE ALBUM!!! One of the greatest 1st albums ever.
Saw them 4 times all in the 90s except 2003.
One of the greatest guitar solos of all time… If you listen closely you’ll hear the acoustic guitar along with the rhythm guitar all played by Allen Collins and his solo at the end, Gary Rossington on the slide guitar through out the song he said in a interview that Allen Collins was Bad, Super Bad their producer Al Kooper played the organ beginning of the song. Not bad for some 19, 20 year old kids, Ronnie was probably around 22 my guess
Masterpiece....love this song...also in the Forrest gump sound track...
Gary Rossington, Allen Collins, Steve Gaines and even Ed King were up there with the greatest guitar players. No one stepping on each others toes, just blended together amazingly. One of my favorite bands & they are sorely missed❤
Saw the whole original band in Chicago at Soldier Field in 7/77, the plane crash happened after that show in October 1977...............
I saw them at RFK and they had that whole stadium literally jumping,lol.
YEAHHHHHHH
Love Lynyrd Skynyrd! The live version is great lovely how he makes the guitar sound like a bird gorgeous.