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.
@proudarmymom865710 ай бұрын
RIP Ronnie, Steve and Cassie
@757optim10 ай бұрын
@@proudarmymom8657 RIP all of Skynyrd.
@rbodee10 ай бұрын
Ronnie said he'd never make it to 30, he died at 29 years, 3 months shy of his 30th birthday.
@mikeosinski5010 ай бұрын
The best die young.
@bobboy550810 ай бұрын
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.
@MrNitestorm19 ай бұрын
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
@larrywright31329 ай бұрын
I believe they also got into a little trouble over going out onto the tongue of the stage
@hollyschussler76579 ай бұрын
My dad JUST text me and said that was the best version at Knebworth
@MrNitestorm19 ай бұрын
Lucky guy to see that 1 live!@@hollyschussler7657
@darrollhoover21488 ай бұрын
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
@nataliestclair61768 ай бұрын
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 KZbin and you can see Ronnie looking off stage at Jagger assumingly or maybe the Stones manager with a F you look on his face.
@kelleebowers852510 ай бұрын
No cell phones, people living in the moment. Beautiful
@gregorysimmers10 ай бұрын
No cell phones or BRAS!!
@kelleebowers852510 ай бұрын
@@gregorysimmers no bleached blondes, hardly any makeup, a much simpler time. I miss it
@JaquelineGoodspeed10 ай бұрын
@@kelleebowers8525 We all do but at least for the first time, the past enhances the present.
@girlfriday-nl9we9 ай бұрын
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!
@avnrulz10 ай бұрын
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.
@akbornandraised9 ай бұрын
Amen to that!!
@dansexitstrategy50429 ай бұрын
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.
@bjs0010019 ай бұрын
100%
@chrism80139 ай бұрын
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.
@rc123theycallme9 ай бұрын
60s - 90s - 70s
@sylvialee10799 ай бұрын
And that was us! Welcome to our concerts from the 70's! They were more fun than you can ever imagine. ☮️ ❤️ 🎶 🎸 🎶
@DennisGayhart-s3t10 ай бұрын
All of those hotties are today's grandmas and great grandmas.
@janetd819810 ай бұрын
Including me, argh!
@DennisGayhart-s3t10 ай бұрын
Never said you weren't still a hottie@@janetd8198
@cbrippee10 ай бұрын
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.
@suziq871410 ай бұрын
I was 1 of them.. lol ❤
@mrgmusicclass10 ай бұрын
I guarantee someone was conceived after that concert
@dmead410610 ай бұрын
Back than we could put 150,000 people together and never have a problem. Anywhere in the country.
@The2ndFirst10 ай бұрын
Funny how that worked.
@loisjohnson72729 ай бұрын
Because the people were there for the music!!Love ❤❤
@lorgz19 ай бұрын
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 😂😂😂
@tyrantrex7349 ай бұрын
Still can if they are all white
@mikedineen78579 ай бұрын
@@The2ndFirstWeed!
@michelledorning940410 ай бұрын
Best way to listen to this song? In your car, windows down, sound all the way up, and cruisin on some back roads.
@jeanday974710 ай бұрын
Dirt roads are a must.
@brittanygidley12919 ай бұрын
ask devils rejects lol
@jazziered1429 ай бұрын
Through Niles Canyon in a convertible mustang... Full moon on a summer night. Happy times.
@michaelbeale5188 ай бұрын
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.
@TheGaryartgood4 ай бұрын
Truth
@machtshnel10 ай бұрын
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!
@DebraRodgers-s3r9 ай бұрын
Exactly!!! I remember being there.
@dianehisch2549 ай бұрын
It was a shame they lost Ronnie Vanzant! So young😢
@davidilbery33308 ай бұрын
Y'all are so fortunate to have been at this show. It's incredible.
@jackstoll27188 ай бұрын
I saw them in Philadelphia and the same thing we all left when Frampton came on August of 77
@yourmomshairysnatch8 ай бұрын
Oh ok..Frampton. That explains the over abundance of chicks in the audience. I didn't know that.
@thenortherner389010 ай бұрын
Possibly the greatest live performances of all time!
@paulsorensen66437 ай бұрын
It is the best performance of all time.
@SandiSowder9 ай бұрын
Wow my generation was blessed with the best music of all time ❤
@timwoods17718 ай бұрын
Without a doubt
@vangreen909810 ай бұрын
Yes we still remember you Ronnie
@kellytrimble70199 ай бұрын
FREEBIRD is a CLASSIC! One of the best rock anthems EVER!! 🤟🏼
@jcdelamare43762 ай бұрын
THE BEST !
@tiacalhoun384110 ай бұрын
One of the best guitar solos of all time!!!
@jcdelamare43762 ай бұрын
THE BEST !
@MyLove4Bill10 ай бұрын
No sampling...no auto tune...no AI. Pure talent!
@ShiftingDrifter9 ай бұрын
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! ;)
@vivienneclarke24219 ай бұрын
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.15039 ай бұрын
God bless Artimus Pyle. He has the BEST working Skynyrd tribute band working today!
@wonderlizz8 ай бұрын
Love Artimus!
@stevenewcomer883710 ай бұрын
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!
@williamreiser311810 ай бұрын
I really missed the seventies my teen years
@Fairlight5310 ай бұрын
Yes it was
@billwalker75569 ай бұрын
they are all grandmothers now
@stevenewcomer88379 ай бұрын
@@billwalker7556 and probably still smokin’ hot! 🔥
@billwalker75569 ай бұрын
@@stevenewcomer8837 probably
@TonyMontana-tm7ul8 ай бұрын
One of the best guitar tunes ever.
@MarkFreeman-kd2hz9 ай бұрын
Im 53 and i still cry when i hear this version of this song.😅😂😢
@daltonwade79088 ай бұрын
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.
@calbowman45888 ай бұрын
I’m 63 and it’s still on my playlist for favourite tunes
@asadotzler306910 ай бұрын
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.
@ACBD908 ай бұрын
The great Leon Wilkinson on bass.
@faithtalkforum10 ай бұрын
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!
@seanmiller34468 ай бұрын
Dito
@elceenomoun811510 ай бұрын
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.
@ciararespect429610 ай бұрын
Sounded ridiculous
@marykuettner75210 ай бұрын
@@ciararespect4296 seriously?
@sharonhoyt213310 ай бұрын
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).
@ciararespect429610 ай бұрын
@@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
@marykuettner7529 ай бұрын
@@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.
@beedeegee937410 ай бұрын
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.
@ctin9047 ай бұрын
What a great guitarist!!!
@swamihuman939510 ай бұрын
- 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...
@charlesmarkley22010 ай бұрын
Titts are flying. I'm bi, prefer two.
@robinhardman752710 ай бұрын
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.
@WendellBurkhart-g9v10 ай бұрын
Green Grass and High Tides is a absolute must !
@daltonwade79088 ай бұрын
Great recommendation, definitely two of my favorites.
@marcieharreld28610 ай бұрын
Yipppeee!!!🥳🥳🥳🎶🎼🎵🎸🎤🎧🎹🥁🔥🔥🔥 About six weeks after this concert, the grounds crew found tons of pot plants sprouting in the outfield!!🤣🤣🤣
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! 🤣
@natxyzebra8 ай бұрын
@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 KZbin 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.
@bobschenkel792110 ай бұрын
Ronnie Van Zant "What song is it you want to hear?" The crowd "FREEBIRD!!!" Now you know why. And in broad daylight to boot.
@jannaromine59089 ай бұрын
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.
@907Bluedot10 ай бұрын
Greatest guitar performance ever. I was waiting for your facial reactions.
@jasonlmeadows9 ай бұрын
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!
@dwightallen38928 ай бұрын
Leon was a badass
@mariannea.214010 ай бұрын
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 😞
@sharonhoyt213310 ай бұрын
Artemis is the only one still living.
@scottstyles198610 ай бұрын
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
@JaquelineGoodspeed10 ай бұрын
I agree
@Kissywelker10 ай бұрын
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.
@richardpierce781910 ай бұрын
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 ] )
@b1orogue10 ай бұрын
He was their roadie and had no idea that he was a trained pianist. Like classically trained professional pianist.
@19thnervousbreakdown8010 ай бұрын
Funner fact: Most of those cats grew up together in the same neighborhood.
@patrickbrinkmeier18589 ай бұрын
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.
@calbowman45888 ай бұрын
@@patrickbrinkmeier1858 who is Lynyrd skinner? A tribute band to Lynyrd Skynyrd???
@patrickbrinkmeier18588 ай бұрын
@@calbowman4588 . Stupid auto correct on my keyboard.
@Susan-om1en10 ай бұрын
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.
@richardfromtexas10 ай бұрын
Spot on. “Closest thing to the real feel of the 70’s…”
@tammyjackson311310 ай бұрын
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😂😂
@lornadavis47610 ай бұрын
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!!😂
@tammyjackson311310 ай бұрын
@@lornadavis476 I'm 65 but not a great grandma yet🤣🤣
@sharonhoyt213310 ай бұрын
@@tammyjackson3113 I'm 75 and just a grandma also.
@Raggmopp-xl7yf4 ай бұрын
@@lornadavis476 Dude - 18 in 77 & 65 now. Not a great grandma!
@jillr.austin11039 ай бұрын
No fighting no trouble a very Happy crowd
@justinchapman497110 ай бұрын
This I what I want played at my Funeral. As my ashes are spread while the guitar solo goes off
@ogmike730210 ай бұрын
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. ✌️😎🤘
@geraldgwynn93839 ай бұрын
15 yrs old and I was there Welcome to how we grew up
@tamarawyatt936010 ай бұрын
This was one of the best bands and songs ever!!!!!
@mochimochi8210 ай бұрын
This is part of the soundtrack of my youth.
@alissabarnes9 ай бұрын
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.
@marythacker480210 ай бұрын
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.
@THELIVEBAITMAN-ch3uf10 ай бұрын
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.
@stephenhuber121910 ай бұрын
Billy Powell played piano on kid Rocks All Summer Long
@Jen-in-Texas10 ай бұрын
I didn’t know that!
@whome129910 ай бұрын
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. 😪
@stephenkittle658610 ай бұрын
Saw them TWICE, FOR ME THE BEST LIVE SHOWS I HAVE EVER SEEN!! 😍🐐🎸🔥😢😢😢
@loisjohnson72728 ай бұрын
Yep. He is still playing!! ! ❤❤ ❤
@seanbarker461010 ай бұрын
If you listen to the song again, the drums actually speed up throughout the song. It just seems to accelerate suddenly!
@stephenhuber121910 ай бұрын
The drummer Artimus is the only one alive
@maryannturton983010 ай бұрын
Yes sir,that is the correct facial expression after hearing that kick ass jam session!🥁🎹🎸🎛🎙🎶😎🤘😁
@loisjohnson72728 ай бұрын
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!!
@TerriLynn-hf8xw10 ай бұрын
And not one iPhone.. when ppl went to concerts and were really THERE.. and not texting or posting to social media during the performance.
@tnmoppylaura547610 ай бұрын
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!
@mzliz12497 ай бұрын
But we girls had baby oil with iodine mixed in.
@ronbennett165910 ай бұрын
Those definitely were the best times listening to rock.😅
@TexumBǰornWrong10 ай бұрын
Some of the greatest guitar work in rock history!...🤘🤘🤘
@Indy183110 ай бұрын
One of the top 10 greatest Rock & Roll songs ever!
@mikepatrick109110 ай бұрын
Best rock song of all time! 2 dueling lead guitars rocking the house
@JohnDoe-ls1vd8 ай бұрын
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!!! ✌
@timneale565710 ай бұрын
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 ✌🙏
@laurahalter34609 ай бұрын
Thank you! 65 year old great grandmother loving your reaction!! You just witnessed the guitar army at work! Thank you for the memories!
@desertdee110 ай бұрын
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. :)
@Gutslinger10 ай бұрын
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.
@michaelb.398210 ай бұрын
Simple man is my favorite..
@moniquesewell267010 ай бұрын
And Simple Man ❤
@rhendakiser450610 ай бұрын
Now that my friend is real music playing! PRICLESS!!
@joshuabrooks490710 ай бұрын
What makes "Free Bird" a unique song is the fact that it's both a slow dance song, and a head banging song.
@Scratchingforcash8 ай бұрын
Fun fact: The name Lynyrd Skynard came from a school teacher of Ronnie’s. The teacher Mr. Leonard Skinner was extremely proud of them.
@jingernesbitt28459 ай бұрын
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.😊
@ripleypame10 ай бұрын
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.
@Teresia129 ай бұрын
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.
@lauraroberson993710 ай бұрын
Class song! You know a ton of those attending went home with bad sunburns, lol. 70s Southern Rock at its finest.
@girlfriday-nl9we9 ай бұрын
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.
@mChav349 ай бұрын
Thumbs up for the Oakland Coliseum! I've seen a lot of great concerts there.
@ericreep534110 ай бұрын
Loved the reaction and You, brother! The 2 guys in the crowd, passin' one near the end, sums up that era. 🙂 Keep rockin'! Peace
@stephenreid54419 ай бұрын
That reaction, is how music should, make you feel.
@Jessedog1110 ай бұрын
another great live performance is Chicago "25 or 6 to 4" live Tangelwood.
@davidilbery33308 ай бұрын
Nobody ever talks about the bass player on that solo. He was pretty amazing too.
@twylafisher49194 ай бұрын
I love listening to your reaction videos when you listen to old rock!!
@HammerOn-bu7gx10 ай бұрын
Welcome to the party pal! God I miss the 70's! The look on your face is priceless!
@debrogers6269 ай бұрын
I saw them on this tour in St Pete Florida about a week before the plane crash. When my friends and I heard it on the radio we were in shock. We could believe that we had just seen them and then they were gone. 🥲
@tx_110 ай бұрын
It was very common to go see live bands in clubs with people yelling "Free Bird!!!".
@The2ndFirst10 ай бұрын
Still is sir.
@toejamtom608 ай бұрын
I still yell FREEBIRD at every concert including orchestra concerts. There’s one in every crowd 😎
@The2ndFirst8 ай бұрын
@@toejamtom60 You sir, Are a hero.
@garthvader8019 ай бұрын
Absolutely hands down, the best rock and roll song ever
@suecook132610 ай бұрын
This happened before sunscreen was invented! Great reaction!
@critterwatcher800910 ай бұрын
not only was sun screen not a thing...we put baby oil on us to try and get a better tan.
@jenx587010 ай бұрын
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.
@julieriesenberg-xw2hw10 ай бұрын
Finally! I've waited for you to listen to them. Loved your reactions.
@Thatgirl197310 ай бұрын
The GOAT of guitar solos, period.
@ToniJordan-z8m8 ай бұрын
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.
@rodthebodfromcanada10 ай бұрын
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
@ddb312610 ай бұрын
Link?
@Texashog1110 ай бұрын
@@ddb3126. I believe it is this one where they opened for The Stones kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJ6ak56MraeLmqMsi=OABvlGi4KAdWcoX0
@annhart88029 ай бұрын
Look up: Freebird Live - Knebworth. They opened for The Rolling Stones.
@heidilove47469 ай бұрын
Love your reaction 💃🏼 Subscribed.
@carlaholley621810 ай бұрын
Been hoping you would get to this one. 🤘🏻
@patconsult7 ай бұрын
This is what a concert looks like when everyone's phones are at home screwed to the kitchen wall.
@daseguin10 ай бұрын
Dude, the "Star Wars" thing is a bird chirping 😂
@THELIVEBAITMAN-ch3uf10 ай бұрын
that was the way it was back in the day brother
@michaelsoder24029 ай бұрын
All guitarr players are great but Allen Collins was one of a kind
@CuzKatieSaysSo10 ай бұрын
📢 I saw them in Milwaukee in the 70's when I was still in high school. We were in row ZZ or something, almost the last row, and they were SO loud, I mean it hurt the ears loud, to the point where it wasn't enjoyable. So they undoubtedly played Free Bird, but that's not what sticks out in my memory. Couldn't hear proper for days after that. If I don't have hearing loss by now at 68 it's probably not going to happen. Which is good because I still listen to music quite loud, just not Free Bird loud. 📢 🎸📣 RIP 🌹
@markdown661410 ай бұрын
HAHAHA....fucking loved that reaction
@SPIKEFOOTBALL210 ай бұрын
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
@cindyshawver998610 ай бұрын
At least, the "spaceman in the white suit", as you call him, had the smarts of wearing all white with long sleeves.....no sunburn there !!
@mariejustme10 ай бұрын
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.
@victorjohnson751210 ай бұрын
Couldn't fly those rebel flags in Oakland today.
@lagronemikal10 ай бұрын
True. Oakland is way too gay.
@DeansMayhem10 ай бұрын
Hahaha! Loved your reaction AB! You know greatness when you see it.