Free - Alright Now | REACTION

[@jamelakajamal]

BLOCKED!!😡 Watch The Reaction Here👉🏾www.patreon.com/Jamel_aka_Jamal

[@luisalonsoecheverria]

Featuring Paul Rodgers on vocals and Simon Kirke on drums who later went on to form Bad Company.

[@jerkofalltrades5430]

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[@lisa_jetsgurl642]

Ooh Noo🤬🤬🤬

[@DJHolte]

Ugh. Every time I see that this has happened to you, I let out a groan, feeling your pain. (Well, probably only 1/100th of your pain, likely. But a lot of us feel bad this keeps happening to you.)

[@mikesheahan6906]

Somebody has the stink eye on you. You are getting too popular and they are trying to shut you down.

[@katwithattitude5062]

Paul Rodgers, the lead singer, toured with the remaining active members of Queen several years ago as Queen + Paul Rodgers. As for the crowd, that kind of reminds me of when I took my late Mom to a Milwaukee Brewers game on her birthday about 15 years ago. The crowd was going wild and she actually said to me "Why can't they sit down and be quiet?" I had no words for that.

[@827dusty]

Paul Rodgers is the lead vocals in this Band, and this song. You may know him from a Band he started about three years later, called "Bad Company." Yes, that Paul Rodgers. He has one of the most soulful voices, not only in British Rock, but all of Rock and Roll. Born in England, he, and other British singers, like Eric Burdon (The Animals) Joe Cocker, had so much soul, and grit in their voices. I was in 7th grade when this song was released. I'm 65 years old now. Man time flies by fast.

[@Timoeltejano]

Paul Rogers' voice is still spot on and pitch perfect at 70ish now. He can still hit all those notes.

[@richardcork6918]

Speaking as someone who went to gigs in those days, they were different times. Many of us went to see bands to listen, not to dance. Clubs and discos were where you danced if you wanted to. Gigs were where you just opened yourself up to the music and listened intently and, importantly, watched intently. I wanted to observe the musicians closely throughout to see what they were doing and how they were doing it, and to marvel in it because it was still all so new. So not crowd control but personal choice: an audience riveted by the performance, watching in silent, respectful fascination.

[@gistechrep3816]

Right. Most rock-n-roll was considered 'head music' then. Haven't heard that term in a long time. Free was Paul Rogers' spring-board to Bad Company, he also filled-in as lead singer with Queen in the 2004/2005 timeframe.

[@OscarRuiz-gj3mp]

@@gistechrep3816 Yup! Quite a different attitude in the early 70s....by the end of the decade, it was back to dancing! ( I lived thru that era)

[@Sandyg1961]

I know what you mean. Back in my times, ‘70s early ‘80s, no mtv, and rare tv visual outlet for great rock bands. I’d listen to every little detail of the song. Try to rewind five seconds on a cassette tape just to make sure that was harmonica riff. I remember how blown away I was to see these amazing sounds being played in real life. Case in point; my first rock concert was Emerson, Lake & Palmer. I thought no way would three guys do this live. I’m 60 yrs old and I will never forget that concert. I think concept video ruins a song. And yes, Keith Emerson did the flipping piano.

[@deniloubert5348]

Yes i agree - this is a performance but if you wanted to dance to this you went to the club.

[@kickahaw]

@@Sandyg1961 Yes ELP is in my top ten Concerts!

[@karingraf536]

More then 20 years ago, I saw Paul Rodgers with Queen live at Hallenstadion in Zürich, Switzerland.Rodgers is such a great singer and performer.The concert was superb.

[@rodneycraft1005]

No lip syncing or computers. They could actually perform the songs back in the day. I am always reminded how good we had it, musically, in the 60s and 70s.

[@jillgehrke7262]

I have stood and danced through entire concerts and people got mad. It's like, if you want to watch the show sitting the whole time, wait for it to be posted online!!

[@TracyfromNC]

Headed over to vimeo to see this cause I love the song! That drummer was banging with hair flying! 😍

[@cristyrawks6325]

Love this song. Paul Rodgers before becoming famous of Bad Company. One of the best voices in the rock world. Fantastic LIVE, if I can I try to view LIVE on MV, As for the crowd, there were times when if it was televised LIVE, the crowd was told not to move because of not causing problems with the filming. MTV LIVE did it all the time.

[@micko11154]

Paul Rodgers was already famous before Bad Company. Free was huge in its day!

[@cristyrawks6325]

@@micko11154 I realize that but not to the extent of Bad C0mpany. That was his Opus. He still tours under Bad Company.

[@micko11154]

@@cristyrawks6325 Free was as big as Bad Company pretty much everywhere, just not in USA!

[@cristyrawks6325]

@@micko11154 Same with Scorpions until around 84, even tho they were known on underground radio here since 79,

[@davidhattman7649]

The drummer Simon Kirke is also the drummer for Bad Company

[@God-ck5yo]

It's stunning to think that two those guys still tour together today, 52 years after Free were formed! Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke were founding members of Bad Company and are still in the band today, although Paul did leave a couple of times over the years. Sadly, the other two members are no longer with us - Paul Kossoff passed away far too young in 1976 and Andy Fraser left us in, I think, 2015.

[@Irockthere4]

Singer Paul Rodgers was 20 and bassist Andy Fraser was maybe 18 when this was “released”! It took about 10 minutes to write. One of the most played songs on the radio, ever.

[@katherinemikkola8316]

I don't know about you but I 💘 hearing an old favorite. I love the. R&b from the 60s and 70s and even if I've heard it....it"s so good to hear again. !!! 💘🙏

[@jeanstrickland2445]

I’m right there with you Jamal I wouldn’t be able to sit still during a performance like that🤷🏻‍♀️

[@janicefeny2223]

LOVE Paul Rodgers's voice (forgot he was in this group before he was in Bad Company)👍🎶😁!

[@JF-kv1gm]

How sad that Paul Kossoff died so, so young. He was a superb blues guitarist. They were a really talented band, Freddie Mercury was a big fan of theirs.

[@anthonyblakely399]

Free is a great group......their clothing look very similar to the clothing worn today.....layed back grunge look.....everything always come back in full circle.......lol.....

[@garylindsey5174]

To me a similar vibe is Humble Pie's "30 Days in the Hole"

[@lisa.user-xm7kz2tb6x]

i Love 🎶30 Days ...

[@garylindsey5174]

@@lisa.user-xm7kz2tb6x Great song!!!

[@lisa.user-xm7kz2tb6x]

@@garylindsey5174 phenomenal!!!

[@Cashcrop54]

Love this song. Great guitar riffs and Pauls voice is impeccable! Great reaction!

[@cabdriveruk]

Paul Kossoff (Free guitarist) his unhappiness following the break up of Free and his drug addictions contributed to a drastic decline in his health. Kossoff died on a flight from Los Angeles to New York on 19 March 1976 age 25 from a pulmonary embolism after a blood clot in his leg moved to his lung, while touring America with Back Street Crawler. His body was returned to England and cremated at Golders Green Crematorium in North West London. His epitaph in the Summerhouse there reads: "All right now"

[@kevan4852]

Me: Dangit! The fun police did it again! 😩 Jamel: (pauses silent video) Here we go again, man. Here we go again! Indeed sir, indeed.

[@kJ922-h3j]

This will be from a tv show performance where they were the music act, the crowd will have been essentially directed by a tv producer. Glad it’s not so stiff now

[@arthurimhof2427]

Great Band.. Paul Rogers one of the greatest vocalist of all time Simon Kirke on Drums with Paul Rogers later formed Bad Company Paul Kossoff guitar left this earth way to soon had pure talent Andy Fraiser on Bass 17 years old preforming this song awsome solo

[@katherineyanagihara2909]

Aloha! Wow that was great! Couldn't stop dancing along with them!🥰

[@cherylreichardt]

Rockin the house Jamel! Great song! Got to see you react one way or another!

[@mon796]

One of my all time favorite songs....

[@mikhempstead9730]

It was like that a lot back in the day in England. That's just how we were and then clapped politely at the end, but it didn't mean we didn't enjoy it. Things have changed a lot now.

[@sixbladeknife44]

Free has an awesome and deep catalog, try Fire and Water or Mr. Big next!

[@JF-kv1gm]

Oh yes! Also " Wishing Well", "Sail On", and lots of others. Heavens, they were something.

[@sixbladeknife44]

@@JF-kv1gm All great ones! And Kossoff has always been one of my fave guitarists, gone tragically too young…Oh I Wept has always been a sentimental favorite for me.

[@salmuscles]

Hi... when they recorded for television they tell the audience to be quiet during the song ... I was at a taping of a midnight special featuring little feat singing “Dixie chicken “ we were told to stay silent until the song is over .. if you watch that video we were all sitting on the floor

[@greglegakis4177]

You need to listen to the full extended audio version. This version is hyphenated similar to the version played on AM radio back in the day

[@audreyedwards2408]

Jamel, I’m just like you if I’ve done heard the audio version I want to see the live version in concert! When you get a chance maybe you could do Mel McDaniel ( Baby’s got her blue jeans on) I know you love the Cowbell ! It’s a great song. Thank You For Keeping Great Music Alive ❤️

[@sharonsnail2954]

@Jamel Looks like a BBC recording. You'll just have to get used to the audience sitting still in a concert. That's the way it was in the 60s and early 70s. In fact it was considered bad form to intrude on someone else's enjoyment by singing along or clapping. The attitude was "I came here (and paid good money) to listen to Free perform, not you". In clubs and elsewhere it was different but not in a concert setting. (Context: I'm 74 years old, live in the UK and went to several concerts in this time period)

[@williamball9314]

Sorry about the audience but this is how things were in the 70s - much more primitive sound equipment and once it was set up to record the band in the less than perfect acoustics of a TV studio that was it: audience reaction after was fine, but during was not! We are 30 years before MTV - these aren't 'music videos'. I saw Free with my future (and still) wife at Manchester University the same weekend that they recorded this for TV in 1970. Check out Ringo Starr's All Starr Band version with Simon Kirke (Free's drummer) - kzbin.info/www/bejne/hWrZq5pmeMSbm6s - awesome!

[@jessii27star]

Thank you for sharing this one! Blocked or not...keep shining Jamal!

[@kJ922-h3j]

Jamel if you keep going with Arctic Monkeys (you really should) their first ever single ‘I bet you look good on the dance floor’ live at TRNSMT 2018 has one of the most insane crowds you’ll ever see and hear 👍

[@bdpeters]

Very true, and I should know as I was there. A sunny day in Glasgow too.

[@jonibz1456]

Was interested in this comment, i watched the whole gig on you tube after, amazing reactions from the crowd, great gig!

[@kJ922-h3j]

@@jonibz1456 yeah, one of the best crowds in recent years

[@angelinaalexander3541]

One of my faves!!!💜💜😎

[@Ella-iw7xn]

Great Jam 😊👆💜 I think this live performance was better than the studio version 👍

[@bibakroll8999]

Regarding the crowd; you have to bear in mind that this was a television studio audience. They weren't encouraged, or even allowed, to get up and dance. Paul Rodgers has one of the best, if not THE best, voices in rock. Please react to more Free and/or Paul Rodgers. Peace out! :)

[@normawinton6832]

Paul Rogers has such a cool voice. 😎

[@XCaliKev]

👍😎 Keep pushing thru Jamel, we appreciate you. One of those songs that I’ve heard a million times (well maybe not quite) good performance. ✌️↗️

[@garylindsey5174]

One of my all time favorites!!! 🤘😎🤙

[@waltw4537]

Hey! Smokin' version of this tune! Rippin' it up. As stated below, the studio bosses would insist the crowd sit quietly, etc. til the end. Now, I saw a reaction to this song but not this video with another reaction site and it was NOT blocked. Hmmm. Thanks for reactionb!!

[@melissawilcox5285]

Such a bummer that it’s blocked, but what a great song! Thanks for trying!

[@ultantierney8562]

UK live recording in front of TV studio audience. They had to keep seated and 'behave'

[@marniethedyslexic6445]

Thank you Jamel.😀👍❤️✌️🌼

[@DaKamshron]

You should react to Volbeat, they're a really good group. Some of my personal favorites from them are: Seal the deal, Still Counting, Lola Montez, For Evigt, and Black Rose

[@NyMyers64]

I figured you would have heard this one it is a staple of rock radio and you have said that plays at work sometimes. Great band. Wishing Well was another song of theirs that was top ten in the UK charts but not USA.

[@carlamunne3403]

You know, the audience must be cardboard cutouts! There is NO way I’m not getting up and moving when these guys are on stage!! 🤟🤟🤟

[@nancyl3843]

Great song. Took me back...way back!

[@denisewhite1426]

This song brings back the memories - it was played at every dance I went to in junior high! As someone mentioned, Paul Rodgers also sang lead with Queen after Freddie died. They did an album called The Cosmos Rocks, and the best song off of it is Cosmos Rockin', which you might want to check out. (In case you haven't come across this tidbit, Brian May's guitar is called the Red Special, and he and his father built it in their garage when Brian was about 12.)

[@shadow1674]

thank you brings back memories

[@nickolasnuber9254]

A very controlled British TV show. In order to hear them, it needs to be pretty quiet. The audience was into it at the end, maybe it's a British thing. Thanks for continuing to react.

[@richarddoran4217]

Free was so good. Paul Kossof Paul Roger's unique sound

[@coltseavers6298]

There is also an old - outdoor concert - version of them doing this. However, some nitwit in the audience has a mirror and is flashing the sun right at the singer. But soulful Paul Rodgers just sings it with his eyes closed. Has anybody else here seen that version too?

[@ambercurry5020]

Mr. Paul Rogers is the lead singer.. Same Mr. Paul Rogers is the frontman of Bad Company..

[@christinecollins6648]

They Zoinked it!

[@MrVentrata]

Great song, reminds me of my youth. Slight error in the title, it’s “All Right Now” not Alright Now. 😁

[@Heather6971]

Great song!👍I'm so sorry your reactions keep getting blocked. Thanks for continuing to try.❤

[@robertm7071]

Robert M 3 minutes ago If you want something by Free which really pulsating, try The Hunter (the album version) It’s tremendous. Another one, rather more melodic, is My Brother Jake, a hit in Britain, and shows why Paul Rodgers was regarded as a singer with few rivals. Queen recruited him when Freddie Mercury died.

[@tyronejohnson8932]

Hey must not like music that much damn! But i have heard this song many, many times it's a classic it will never die.

[@maryhudak673]

I LOVE THIS BAND AND SONG!!!

[@TheSmokey999]

You did the right version!

[@gkcollard2]

Must do “Wipe Out” by the Ventures! Live in Japan video.

[@paulprendergast3184]

Enjoyed on Patreon. Live is always better Jamel IMHO. Peace.

[@tunaXonXtoast]

Dragula- Rob Zombie, Baker Street- Gerry Rafferty, Mannish Boy- Muddy Waters, People Who Died- The Jim Carroll Band, You Make Me Feel Like Dancing- Leo Slayer, Hollywood Nights- Bob Seger, Talking in your Sleep- The Romantics, Never Been Any Reason- Head East, Baby Come Back- Player, Twlight Zone- Golden Earing, My Sharona- The Knack, Wild Night- Van Morrison, Feelin' Alright- Joe Cocker, Angel of Death- Slayer, Bombshell- Powerman 5000, Papercut- Lincoln Park, Interstate Love Song- Stone Temple Pilots, Bullet With Butterfly Wings- Smashing Pumpkins, Cream- Prince, Mad World- Tears for Fears, Lust for Life- Iggy Pop, Personal Jesus- Depeche Mode, Anenome- The Jonestown Massacre, Get up ofa that thing- James Brown, It's Your Thing- Isley Brothers, Ain't that a kick in the head- Dean Martin, Push it- Static X, The Gambler- Kenny Rogers, Let your love flow- THe bellamy brothers, dirt on my boots, jon pardi, beer never broke my heart- luke combs, superstition- Stevie wonder, nutbush city limits- Ike and tina turner

[@dmkith]

Heard this day in the cafeteria 9-11 grade. Don’t know if you have heard Blood, Sweat and Tears' music before. Here is a classic among many of their classics: "And When I Die" kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpjbqKiqq9GHrZo

[@fscorpion678]

Dance Gavin Dance - Turn off the Lights, I’m Watching Back to the Future pt2 (Acceptance Speech 2.0 version)

[@tyronesharp401]

At some of these TV shows, the audiences were told to sit down and be polite. Plus, they probably weren't all fans. Sucks they keep blocking these, I don't get it.

[@maryannatrombley8656]

Paul Rogers!! WAIT!!!!! I can't hear it. I CAN HEAR YOU

[@doriwiljt]

I think in this case the audience was told not to get crazy. They did that back then. Maybe because it was for tv or something. Same with the Deep Purple Child inTime video

[@tahoemike5828]

The best version is by the Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band. You can hear it every time we score on USC. They have heard it so many times over the years that that the ToeJam marching bland now plays it too, but they ripped off the arrangement from the LSJUMB.

[@benjaminjohnson8010]

Don't blame the crowd, because back then when they did perfmances on tv shows like that one they were very strict about your behavior in the studio, remember the Beatles crowd behavior was out of control and this was shortly after they broke up, and they were not having that in tv studios.

[@VidiotSavante]

Jamel, I'm betting that the studio instructed the crowd to remain quiet until the end. I agree it makes them look like they're not enjoying it as much, but I wonder if part of the reason is so they get better audio quality in the recording.

[@frandanco6289]

Bummer for me -- I lose the audio when you switch the video on.. :( When you come back and comment, I get the audio of you commenting, but absolutely no audio of this video .. Perhaps next time.. God Bless You guys !

[@junglejim5785]

Back then we were too stoned to get up and hop around.

[@maxpower92]

One credit play on the juke box at the local dive bar.

[@barriehull7076]

Go back in a time machine and listen to the direction by the studio to keep quiet, not the crowds fault.

[@chrisdavis7617]

One of my favorite all time songs. Although I can't hear it here and I'm not on Patreon. I have to go listen on KZbin somewhere. Great song.

[@intotheblue96]

You don't need to be a member of Patreon to watch. Follow the link that Jamel provided in the top comment and watch it from there.

[@chrisdavis7617]

@@intotheblue96 I did, it said I had to join and pay first.

[@tahoemike5828]

@@chrisdavis7617 just scroll the page down, he posts them for free.

[@chrisdavis7617]

@@tahoemike5828 Thank you. I had no idea.

[@pyroheep7497]

Back then alot of venues rules were stay in your seat or you will be removed.Also people went sure what they were seeing and clearly did not know how to react.

[@dankofanz]

Often it was fire regulations that prevented the audience leaving their seats, certainly the case when I went to see bands in the 70s and 80s at bigger London venues, with seats. No dancing in the aisles allowed, unfortunately. Also the case in tv studios when bands were recorded in front of a live audience.

[@matthewleonardball2925]

Notification gang 👋🏻

[@DJHolte]

Regarding your comment about the crowd not reacting: I guess I don't focus so much on the energy of the crowd (especially when the band's performance is so dynamic), so personally that doesn't take anything away from my own enjoyment, although obviously you disagree. In any case, I think this is another case of this being performed on a television show where they were just one of the acts appearing, so it could be that a lot of folks in the crowd aren't particular fans of their music, but were in the audience for other reasons. But it is indeed a testimony to the professionalism of the band that they are giving so much without getting much back from the crowd.

[@zetectic7968]

Listen to their "Wishing Well". Sad that guitarist Paul Kossoff lost his life to an overdose

[@theultimatecrazyone]

you need to check out "Never Too Much" by Luther Vandross! Great tune for sure

[@deirdremacnamara9885]

Great song. Why are they blocking all your stuff. Shame on them.

[@jiminut]

All these 60s British singers, including the phenomenal Paul Rodgers, they're a full foot shorter than you!

[@brianbruce8398]

Check out Fire and Water and The Stealer by them.

[@andrewbarnes8398]

Paul Rodgers is the man period

[@sherriheath5756]

our party song in 1971

[@aldoneira416]

Please check out “Lamento Boliviano” and “Luz de día” by Enanitos Verdes

[@kdailey4315]

Live is always better! It's how they actually play it, not a bunch of studio cut ins and edits.

[@lonniekiser3612]

A nother great one man.

[@philipdeangelo8107]

Cult Wildflower

[@bobthebear1246]

Damn, it got blocked. I just watched it on your Patreon.

[@marvinfrazier7531]

The reason people are so still in these older videos is because in those days the audiences were told to be perfectly still because their movement was a distraction to the viewer watching at home. So you had to be a zombie sitting there.

[@chynnadawl9022]

P-A-U-L R-O-G-E-R-S! That is all.

[@rikconverse8726]

You've got to realize this was a British TV audience back in the early 70's. Not a "Real" Audience! (Look for footage from the Isle of Wight festival - or "Free Live" album)

[@dlc01]

Based on your comment in the middle section, I'm guessing you've heard the single, not album, version. Listen to the album version!

[@Daniel1989a]

Love your videos and that you react to such a wide variety of music. Check out The song, Something In The Air by Thunderclap Newman. Peace!

[@trmorris5569]

You should do a reaction to .38 Special Caught Up in You