Free - Mr. Big (1970)

[@saturday7]

Paul Kossoff is right up there with the all time greats. He had unique touch and feel, something that can't be learned. He took the instrument and created his own characteristic sound from the depths of his soul. He could produce that tortured searing sound that many guitarists, clapton included, can only emulate. His solos often consisted of few notes, but those notes were more expressive than any any number of tricks and fills. A super super guitarist. RIP Paul Kossoff.

[@ruddle17]

He's right up there with Peter Green and Danny Kirwan for me

[@wayneelliott7011]

Andy Frazer as well.

[@uriahlehigh5690]

I grew up in the '60s and '70s and never heard of this band they are great

[@buschovski1]

that vibrato my god.

[@brucew6352]

Fucking. Right

[@Asgulria]

Paul Kossoff’s vibrato and Andy Fraser’s bass lines…no one plays like these guys these days. Music at its best.

[@alckinoy]

Can't be described better

[@richarddunson9906]

Andy your are.the BEST

[@tennesseeridgerunner5992]

I couldn't have said it any better.

[@carolinecaton5553]

This is one of my all time favorite songs! What a great band they were!

[@Fifolon]

Paul Kossoff's vibrato saved my marriage.

[@MrShockleader]

Lol!

[@joshuahymer15]

You win the internet today for me on that one 😂😂

[@maccafan10]

Andy's bass solo destroyed mine. She got pissed off with me trying to rehearse it to perfection.

[@petergibbon3400]

Paul Kossoff’s vibrator saved your marriage? Eugh!

[@antiv]

That’s what she said

[@mallydraycott1870]

One of my favourite bands of all time,Andy Fraser's bass playing on this track is sublime.

[@margaretbeckett4216]

Pity you never get to see him much

[@homunculusSZN]

SG bass. Crisp Gibson sound.

[@jospinvanraat8730]

@@margaretbeckett4216 Andy R.I.P.💟

[@patriciagonzales2148]

Loved Paul Roger’s voice, my son said his pants were 2 tight. I told him that’s how real men wore pants back then😂🤣😂

[@Uralsman.]

...and long curly hair necessarily )

[@elbo2485]

You tell him!! Nothing wrong with his pants 😍

[@patriciagonzales2148]

El Bo 😂🤣😂 no mystery with those pants. 😁

[@patriciagonzales2148]

Jeff Sylvester 🤣😂🤣😂

[@ramonalujan5889]

High waist and bell bottoms

[@matthiask08]

Paul Kossoff's guitar sound and playing is THE prototype of classic rock.

[@napoleonwilson6499]

Sorry,correction. It's not classic rock. That's a generic marketing term for radio,tv and catalogues. This is just ROCK N ROLL

[@dumbdickler670]

I'd say archetype rather than prototype

[@mikhalthatbadasslastnameif2524]

Yeah it had nothing to do with all the black guys doing this faster and way more complex for years before world war 2. Free has nothing on, chuck berry

[@Dagger_323]

mikhal that badass last name i forgpt you’re right it has nothing to do with that, because none of it was faster or more complex. And no, none of them could do vibrato as fast or intense as Kossoff did it. Kossoff respected black American blues and like the other British guitarists took it to new heights. Free has nothing on Chuck Berry? You either must be high or tone deaf, or in complete denial...or all three.

[@mikhalthatbadasslastnameif2524]

Dagger 323 vibrato doesn’t matter. They need soul, they don’t got it.

[@ExtraordinaryRoads]

Possibly the greatest rock band of all time. The planets were in full alignment for them with this performance.

[@MaxTovstyiMusic]

I like it more than Doing Their Thing as well

[@paulbuxton1326]

The chosen 4 🎶🇬🇧

[@Jon-wm3wp]

Possibly the most stupid quote ever. Led zeppelin and the rolling stones are so much better

[@paulbuxton1326]

@@Jon-wm3wp No way , the stones guitarist are average !

[@Jon-wm3wp]

@@paulbuxton1326 Are we talking about greatest band or greatest guitar player?

[@khkartc]

Best recorded live performance by Free that I’ve seen. The Beat Club archive is filled with gems!

[@whatevershebrings]

Check out ' Free Me' from the same performance. It's mind-blowing!

[@joestrummer32]

Live at the bbc stuff is stupidly good to...

[@joestrummer32]

@@whatevershebrings in my top 10 of all time tracks...

[@shobudski6776]

Watch the unedited version of this song live at the Isle of Wight 1970 far superior version.

[@paulespinosa5195]

yea beat Club

[@ajmac7432]

As a bass player, Andy Fraser has always been in the stratosphere as far as I'm concerned. His playing on the album version is perfect, but there's nothing like seeing him doing it even better live. Wow...

[@markhunter8554]

This bass player agrees. What model of bass do you own? I have sea foam green colored Yamaha.

[@ajmac7432]

@@markhunter8554 "72 Fender Precision. Need to get playing it more.

[@markhunter8554]

@@ajmac7432 Nice. I once ran across a used Fender Jazz Bass (tobacco sunburnt, tortoise shell pickguard) which I lusted after mightily. Alas, I could not justify the $1175 price tag.

[@markhunter8554]

We would have seen Fraser more if the cameraman would've panned over sooner.

[@waltersobera6361]

Great songwriter too.

[@karlchilders8215]

Paul Rodgers, the perfect rock and roll voice.

[@mostlykeith]

At 67, it’s fun rediscovering the bands and songs I grew up with...

[@jimandlizhudson2501]

That bass.... Andy was the man who made that groove. Best live band I ever saw.

[@lolsugar7408]

The economy of playing, the simplicity, restraint is superb. And watch how they are all listening and responding to each other. Thats ensemble playing at it's finest. This is a great rendition.

[@Ndlanding]

S'true! They weave the rhythm parts together, coming together to make something much greater than the sum. An'at.

[@alanthorne3921]

Having played in numerous bands as a guitarist/bassist there is nothing better when everybody is on the same level and listening and feeding off each other like on this clip.

[@fredericfournier5662]

Yes and no reverb no delay no modulation...

[@Ndlanding]

@@fredericfournier5662 Just guts. Ah, for the old days!

[@markhunter8554]

@@fredericfournier5662 Just natural vibrato.

[@VictorLopez-we6yd]

Have always Loved Andy Frasure's bass playing.

[@powerdavid6235]

Paul Kossoff was just 19 years old in this recording, when they formed in 1968 Andy Fraser was only 15, and Kossoff 17... amazing live band, saw them 4 times before they split. including at the Isle of White festival.

[@bill2527]

Lucky you!!

[@dariodiiasio6786]

I was just thinking the same... u lucky.. kossof's vibrato is simply great

[@lrshylo81]

very very lucky....

[@wooge3199]

If He was 19......he was the oldest 19 yr old in existence .....ever

[@danieljohnson9351]

Awesome guitarist, awesome bass, awesome drums and one of, if not the best vocalists of all time! It just doesn't get any better than this!

[@randallmckinney-739]

That solo is amazing .We lost two great guitarist in 76 Paul Kossoff and Tommy Bolin both were only twentyfive years old. such a shame they had the world in their hands and didn't know it.

[@impala666]

Paul is the best rock singer ever to walk this fucking planet

[@carlosdeno]

Koss, looking like a Lion. The young man left us to soon, he vibrato was truly pure genius.

[@rv6205]

im having a bad day ....really missing him today

[@bloobsta]

Fire and Water was one of the best albums.

[@tonyfarina6775]

Paul Rodgers , stands now and always

[@carloseugeniocarlos4287]

Paul kossoff at his truely best! Paul Rodgers is the man of voice ! Awesome band!

[@malcolmgregory9882]

Oh, man. How good were they? Amazing. Ive just travelled back 50 years.

[@dh8496]

Every time I listen to this and Kos kicks in with his solo, the hairs on my arms stand up and my whole body vibrates! I so wish it was a bit longer before he hands it over to Andy to do his amazing bass solo. I've watched this video at least twenty times, and I always get the same physical and emotional response - fking amazing band!

[@Matt-gu8pj]

Look up frisson, that's the name for that feeling! People have studied it and pinpointed musical qualities that cause it. Fascinating stuff. And yeah I get it too...

[@dh8496]

@@Matt-gu8pj yeah, is a perfect word. I grew up listening to Free (I'm 48), my dad is a big fan. He told me when I was getting potty training that I would rock back and forth to Mr Big on my potty. How many people can say that, lol!

[@averilleX]

We won't see their like again. What a song!

[@juniorpontes4620]

Paul Kossof r.i.p 🎵🎼🎶🎸🙏👊 Paul Rodgers long live 🎵🎼🎤😎👊 Simon Kirke long live 🎵🎼🎶🎼😎👊 Andy Fraser r.i.p 🎵🎶🎼🎶🎸🙏👊 🎵🎼🎶🎤🎸😎👊🎵🎼🎶🎤🎸😎👊

[@chriscampbell9191]

As a guitar player, I always tend to listen to Kossoff on the Free vids, but Andy Fraser's bass tone and playing here is untouchable, really. It really punches through. Makes me want to grab my EB-3 copy and play it.

[@HaniJIsmail]

I love it...still enjoying it in 2021 love the groove of that bassline

[@francemiroliveira5778]

THE GREAT UNBELIEVABLE BAND.....AND GREATS MUSICIANS IN THIS FRAGILE WORLD!!!!!!!

[@DavidBroadley-tw7ks]

The 4 off them are great

[@richmod]

Absolutely awesome ,what a fantastic musically tight band they were .

[@jasonkhavari4792]

Loving Kossoff's vintage Orange head/cab!

[@RG-ja34sep]

The combination of these four musicians, all at such insanely young ages, is possibly the most complete example of perfect rock music! Paul Rodgers, unequalled as a blues/rock vocalist, Paul Kossoff who pioneered a guitar sound unique to him and loved by his adoring fans and revered by his peers. And then you have Andy Fraser and Simon Kirke who ensured the incredible rhythm of their music! The combination of Kossoff’s lead guitar solo and Fraser’s solo on bass has to be the best ever!

[@johncoppinger3208]

First time I’ve seen this clip and I thought I’d seen them all....... Superb 🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@antman0719]

This is still one of the best live performances I've ever seen of any music performance. That buildup and the delivery is fucking chills!!

[@deborahrobertson8606]

My favourite band. Saw them on TOTP singing My Brother Jake. Only 9 yrs old but recognised what they had instantly.They looked so scrawny and hungry looking. Their music had what all bands were looking for - the "5th member" Duende.. Genuine spine tingling soul.

[@adrianbeaumont6745]

Free- they were great! So undrayed

[@peterwallwork4778]

This band could walk all over most bands in the 70s way ahead of their time ❤🎸

[@pumpSHO]

This is probably the best melding of virtuosic bass and guitar solos in one song This should be a much more popular cover song for metal bands as well Damn the guitar solo flows into bass solo so seamlessly

[@Matt-gu8pj]

It's insane that this song is not more well known. And I can't understand why more bands (including free) didn't use a song format like that. I mean guitar solos are great, but it's nice when the bass gets to take center stage at an equal level, which outside of this song I really don't see.

[@whatevershebrings]

No Rock riddim section could shift tempo and play with such elasticity as Andy Fraser and Simon5 Kirke....heavy, man.

[@Cayres9]

You know The Koss was legend when Eric Clapton has to ask him how he does his vibrato 👍🎸

[@josegeraldoCOSTA-er8hc]

Fantástica banda...Fantástico Paul Kossoff...Andy Frasure solo arrasador...

[@billalexander8011]

Very Good! Never heard that song before.

[@markvought3708]

Great live performance, great version of Mr Big, all the band are on song. Free never just played their songs live, they lived them, and reflected their mood on the day giving a unique, nuanced feel & sound each time, very few R&B bands could repeat this is why they were so special

[@guitarlover302]

This is so so Good 😊 such a tight band - class in every dept 👌 always loved tone of Paul Kossoffs guitar . Andy was a brilliant bass player !

[@dianaallison6110]

Wow! Wow!...Paul Kossoff's guitar solo!! All of it,..but this one really brings it 🙂🙂☮☮🤘🤘💕💕

[@melissawells1099]

My older sister had this album . I love them still & I'm not 11 anymore. Thx for rocking young....

[@Peterthepainter66]

The first time l heard Free and Alrght Now was on Top of the Pops and from then on l was hooked on them. I still rate them as one of the all time greatest bands ever!

[@CHT420]

Paul Rodgers has gotten better looking with age and his voice just as good as in this video❤️

[@josephbrazzo4600]

Woman over and beond im very impressed.on the timeing flow. Thank you. I’m 68 and love to see younger generation in tune with the best music of years past.

[@sashamoghilla2919]

The best of the best for over 50 years!

[@cjknotty]

Paul Rodgers, one of the best blues/rock singers the UK has produced IMO. Free were a fantastic band, so much more to them than "All Right Now" great as that track is. Check out their first three albums, Tons Of Sobs, Free and Fire And Water. (which features Mr. Big) Paul Kossoff's father was the actor David Kossoff who became an anti drugs campaigner after Paul's death.

[@whatwouldhousedo5136]

So freaking great. Can really hear how much Cry Of Love took from them.

[@ヒーローパパ-j2w]

ＩamJapanies fan.HUMBLE PIE, FREE, Led Zeppelin, They Were Great UK Hard Rock Band Till Now!!🎸👍

[@floydzepplin1218]

Kossoff, one of the all time greats

[@sertanza]

This is THE music!

[@SimonEDD]

that bass!!! ✨🤩

[@markhunter8554]

Agreed. Gibson EB3, by the way.

[@michelelaraia7358]

Wonderful bass

[@TheHk1966]

Rediscovered this today Jan.17, 2022 after 34 years. Still loving it.

[@amanitaphalloides666]

Woow! Paul Kossoff, such an amazing guitar player!! Amazing footage, thx!

[@MikeRedmond1]

This is one of my all time favourite bands. I dont think there was a weak link in the quartet. For a rock band they were really funky and could groove like no other. Amazing 👏

[@panatypical]

Man, I never heard this. These guys DO A LOT with three instruments and vocals.

[@Winstonchurchill-t5i]

This sort of rock music is buyseebuy , you won’t see the likes of this again but good news we have u tube 😊 👍 ! Greetings from Portsmouth England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@dianaallison6110]

Absolutely love this song & this performance. Considering how young all members of the band were..what an amazing feat. So sad we lost half that group..great, great players. I've always loved Bad Company/one of my fave bands ever..but now hearing Free..I admire them just as much, if not moreso. So very impressive..hands down...

[@DonaldRickert]

That Orange Koss is playing through sounds amazing.

[@richardtaylor8595]

One of my all time favorite bands back in the day.And look at what came from this great band.Smoked alot of dubbies when I bought this lp and shared it with friends. Memories ,oh sweet memories.Great video!

[@jimandlizhudson2501]

Then greatest strength was that they played as a band, realy tightly knit.

[@thirdday07]

Have loved this video for a long time. ❤️Koss❤️

[@henriquemota7341]

The greatest of the greatest

[@markkendrick7547]

FREE was a truly amazing band....Paul Kossoff was one of the very best Rock Guitarists to ever grace a stage or studio.......🎤🎸🎸🥁🎹🔥💪👊

[@krisscanlon4051]

The use of space and rhythm is key to these lads...very deliberate.

[@jayhyde1368]

Could of been the biggest band ever to grace this planet. Lucky we got so many great songs in a short period

[@bcolinranken]

So much drama and passion. …. This band sounds so big… true craftsman… wonderful, I could listen to this over and over

[@malcolm2637]

I was working and living in the lakes when I first heard this track off ' Free Live' what a great album from great legends😁🇺🇲🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🙂❤️👍🎸

[@user-qf1wq1uf6e]

Andy Fraser’s epic bass play(not only his solo part) has changed my way of listening to music.

[@fredericogobbi]

hey kids... that's what a real guitarristies sounds like. Lades & gentlemen...Paul Kossoff🎸 & Andy Fraser 🎸👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Koss The Vibrato King🎸

[@casagrande5659]

My favorite version. Love the seventh chords in the chorus. Makes it.

[@dagostinoification]

Fantastic groove !

[@MrRobangelo]

THIS HAS GOTTA THE GREATEST VERSION OF THIS EPIC SONG.......EVER ;)

[@stephenhudson7039]

Saw Free live in Bradford 1971. Sixth Form coach trip! Absolutely ripped it. 🇬🇧

[@carolinecaton5553]

He is one of my favorites. No one plays like he did. Such a unique sound

[@chrisnaylor2787]

Just love the way Free build up this number until it almost explodes. Fantastic band!

[@scottjustscott3730]

Andy hitting those power chords on the bass you gotta love these guys. Kossoff was insanely good. Paul Rogers was one of the best. His and probably Steve Marriott's were the best voices in rock at the time imho. Simon Kirke has a great head of hair to this day!

[@Ali-Bea]

On of my favourite tracks of all time.

[@stephencorkhill3187]

Without a doubt the greatest rock voice in history.

[@optimusmaximus9646]

Can't believe this is 52 years old! I wonder how many songs that are made today will still be listened to in 50 years.

[@markl1221]

Some cool bass playing towards the end.

[@cornholio1962]

It doesn't get much better than that

[@danielharris8590]

Yeah don't get much better than this watching all y'all shorthand talkin I can catch on all of it thank you all very much thank you some people are stupid

[@nygelmiller5293]

Mr. Big? Mr. Genius, you mean! Have you ever heard anyone else who could do bass guitar solos? Plenty of talented LEAD guitarists that who could solos (Paul Kossof included). THIS band had it ALL! DEEJAYENPS

[@ralfandreakkd4368]

Bass guitar solos: Chris Squire - Yes, Geddy Lee - Rush, Jack Bruce - Cream, John Entwistle - The Who, Les Claypool - Primus only to mention a few.

[@dumbdickler670]

Bass solos? Yeah, just about a million other guys

[@markhunter8554]

@@ralfandreakkd4368 Barry Oakley-Allman Brothers, Jack Casady-Airplane/Tuna.

[@sharontalley2155]

Kossoff is so talented. He rates right up there with the best. Love Paul Rodgers!

[@concertbythesea8144]

They played just one time in Tokyo 1970 and made the history.

[@fredericogobbi]

that 🎸Kossoff is a guitar hero, Rogers🎤 a wonderful singer and Fraser🎸🎶a great bassist and songwriter everyone already knows... now we have to do it justice, kirke 🥁is a little remembered drummer... ok he wasn't a Bonham, Mitchell, Paece, Ward, Barker, Moon, Appice... but Kirke had a unique style, simple but precise and that fit a lot with Kossoff's riffs.

[@catherineupton6574]

Fantastic! Thanks so much for posting. Still love 'em after 50 years of listening.

[@beanotraffini681]

I saw FREE at the Felt Forum (Madison Square Garden...) in 1969, opening for Blind Faith (I hadn't seen them before and didn't know who they were...)! They blew Blind Faith off the stage with their sheer ferocity, and I became a true believer on the spot...

[@nonfictionone]

Best male singer ever. And one of my favourite guitarists.

[@larryklawiter9168]

Free should have been huge, but I probably loved them more because they weren’t. Andy Fraser, one of the great, unsung bass players ever, Rodgers, Kossoff, Kirke…amazing band!

[@ernsty346]

Free is a great demonstration of how less is more.

[@johnhatton6138]

This track says it all a band sadly missed

[@miyubail]

Free was my fav band in my teen years. Kos was my fav guitarist then.

[@shatnershairpiece]

My favorite guitar solo of all time is the ending of 'Come together in the morning'. Even David Gilmour couldn't match the minimalism and emotion of those notes, and it is absolutely certain that Gilmour WAS influenced by Kossoff. Paul was an absolute master of vibrato and knowing how to make notes count.