THIS GUITAR SOLO!!! First Time Reaction to Lynyrd Skynyrd - "Free Bird"

[@vern74]

I'm 70 and I was there...Those kids are now grandparents / great grandparents. What a wonderful time in my life. Being free and carefree. The best of times and memories.

[@jastaylor2730]

Harley and Skynyrd forever

[@kevinmorrell4155]

Right on man! I was there too. Epic performance. Frampton was also really good that day! Those ‘Day on the Greens’ were the best. A few weeks after this concert Zeppelin played. Was their last concert ever in the United States. Rock on man!

[@darrellmchenry1372]

I saw them on their Gimme Back My Bullets tour with The Outlaws opening. Best part was when both bands performed Sweet Home Alabama together.

[@billpimentel-vm6cu]

Some younger than you but glad you witnessed this show man. I’m jealous man. 👍

[@peterkarargiris4110]

Right back at 'ya Vern. Keep rockin' dude.

[@GeekingOutWithPete]

Billy Powell was a roadie for the band. One day he just happened to sit down at the piano and start playing Free Bird. Ronnie Van Zandt was walking by, stopped to listen and said "Are you fucking kidding me?" Billy, horrified that he made Ronnie mad said "What, Ronnie?". Ronnie said "You can play like that and you never told us?". Billy was in the band the next day.

[@Chefrob-s2l]

That was at Muscle Shoals he was a classical piano player

[@montag4516]

Excellent, I never knew that.

[@kevlar99]

Billy blew me away w/Call Me the Breeze

[@WorldWide-q8v]

@@kevlar99 Yep! My fav LS song.

[@bobklumpp8698]

What a great story, I didn't know that!

[@js6729]

Ronnie Van Zant: "If I leave here tomorrow would you still remember me?" Yes Ronnie, forever and always

[@ungenerationed9022]

What a time it was to be alive! Outdoors with 80,000 of your closest friends, 85° and sunshine, girls in bikini tops, guys in tank tops, everyone in cut off jean shorts. No phones, tan skin, red cheeks and everyone with long hair. Damn, this takes me back. Yes, your granny and pappy were cool AF. Well done.

[@paulkaiser9632]

And God Bless 70's girls!!!! The most beautiful ever!!!

[@Cadinho93]

RIP Gary Rossington. Haunting to know all the guys on the front of that stage, hair flowing in the wind, in their prime are now all freebirds. Thanks for all the great music. Also, legend has it, that the guitar solo at the end, goes on and on, across the Universe, forever and ever!

[@terrylandess6072]

I wonder who bought his property? I lived next door for a while in a small trailer park south of Jax near the county border - his black wrought iron gate with a big GR on it was cool.

[@MelvinMcKinney-v8c]

The drummer Artemis pile is still alive. He has his own band now.

[@MarissaM312]

Great reaction, Stacey. Lynyrd Skynyrd was so badass. This concert was filmed just about 3 1/2 months before the plane crash that killed Ronny, Cassie, Steve, Dean, and the two pilots. The opening lyrics “If I leave her tomorrow would you still remember me?” are so haunting. ❤🙏😊

[@js6729]

Yep, October 20th 1977 their plane ran out of fuel (due to a fuel leak) and crashed in the woods of McComb MS.

[@ChuckHuffmaster]

Those young girls in the crowd are grandmother's now, I'm 64 and looking back I believe the 70s was the best decade to be a teenager

[@davidmalone3317]

I would have to agree but the 80s were pretty damn good too.

[@MrVvulf]

@@davidmalone3317 I'm the first year of Gen X, which straddles both decades. I couldn't pick one, but because both decades were better than all the rest.

[@davidmalone3317]

@MrVvulf I was too young in the 70s to fully enjoy but I came of age in the 80s so that

[@ChuckHuffmaster]

@@davidmalone3317 one difference is 70s teens had the midnight special, American bandstand,Hee Haw and soul train 80s teens had MTV

[@davidmalone3317]

@@ChuckHuffmaster And we had some really good rock n roll radio stations in Memphis, Jackson,and Nashville,TN. Road tripped a lot in both decades.

[@purdyquibb]

3:58. The moment you realize, you will never be as cool as your Grandma was......

[@easterworshipper5579]

nor live in the same kind of oakland. its all gone. forever.

[@williambenner701]

Yes, very 😢​@@easterworshipper5579

[@notablindliberal896]

Now that's an encore!!! They had 3 guitarist and the bass. Allen Collins in all white wrote the guitar solo while still in high school. That was Gary Rossington playing the slide at the beginning. Steve Gaines in red pants and Leon Wilkeson on bass, Artimus Pyle on drums and Billy Powell on the piano, and of course Ronnie Van Zant on vocals. Started out a group of boys from just outside of Jacksonville, Florida and Ronnie was the driving force that pushed this band relentlessly. One of the greatest bands ever. Skynyrd forever. Thanks for a great reaction. ✌️

[@joelmclean2898]

I always love watching people that don't know this song watch this video and react to it. When the tempo kicks up and the crowd starts going bananas it is always such a surprise for the reactor.

[@user-os1sg9ku6r]

The 1970's rock era was all about amazing and long guitar solos :)

[@wrosser1]

I always thought of this song as the stairway to heaven of southern rock

[@daveray44]

Those 2 songs were frequently interchanged as #1 & #2 for best rock songs ever, as well as most requested. Can't go wrong with either one of them, unless your Wayne, in a guitar shop. Stairway has that honor!

[@raaab1212]

Its the redneck american anthem

[@neillenet291]

One of the GREATEST bands ever. I saw them in D.C. about a year earlier (1976). My first concert ever. and YES, people were much healthier back then. Everyone outdoors in the fresh air and NO cell phones! It was an incredible time to be alive.

[@phantomf4747]

Yes Ronnie we still remember you and ALWAYS will. Rest in peace to Ronnie, Steve, Cassie and Dean.

[@Buddha-of8fk]

Actually they are all gone now.

[@shaynewest8757]

​@@Buddha-of8fkArtimus the drummers still alive

[@donrondo407]

The national anthem of Southern Rock and Roll

[@Lee4364]

If I may say, With all due Respect.. in my heart its one for ALL OF Rock & Roll!

[@glennallen239]

I was born in 1964 the Last year of the Baby Boomers. I am 60 years old and I am so glad I grew up in the 60's and 70's and 80's a golden age of music. Free Bird is the most requested song at concerts. Someone will shout out Free Bird and a band will laugh or smile. Occasionally a Band will start playing Free Bird. Please react to Lynryd Skynyrd song Sweet Home Alabama. Please react to the Live version from the 1977 Concert from Oakland. It is the same concert as the Free Bird reaction. Another great Lynryd Skynyrd song Simple Man.

[@homerkenobi1914]

Freebird!

[@Nick_Sandman]

Dolly Parton on stage F R E E B I R D ! ! ! So she did, search youtube for this Dolly Parton - Free Bird (feat. Lynyrd Skynyrd) (Official Audio)

[@88pjtink]

I give you SO much credit!!! You are the first person I have seen react to this (out of a hundred or so) that heard just how much that bass guitar was bringing to the song. It is easy to miss with the great lyrics, and all that lead guitar work. Artemus is also killing it on the drums from the beginning to the end. Poor Artemus is the one who, after the plane crashed, wandered injured badly over to a ranch house for help in a daze- only to be shot in the shoulder by the trigger happy rancher!

[@allendesalme197]

bass

[@88pjtink]

@@allendesalme197 I always do that!

[@bradsense7431]

Some dispute if Artemus was actually shot. Although the farmer or his wife did indeed fire the gun to ward off as they were in fear of who may be approaching them. Atriums and two other survivors who had to look like hell after the crash let alone the wild hair etc so they would have looked a little scary coming out of the deep woods and approaching their property. And the farmer has said with the helicopter circling in the area( there just happened to have been some military training in area and the helicopter later ended up hovering above the crash with their spotlight providing light to rescuers as it was otherwise pitch dark) what came to his mind was a search for escaped convicts. The farmer finally understood the situation and did then provide help.

[@88pjtink]

@@bradsense7431 Thanx for the further info on this.

[@bradsense7431]

@@88pjtink you’re welcome. I watch a channel by LS long time friend and roadie named Craig Reed and I learn this from him and all the guest he has on who relate all these stories about the band. That is why I say some dispute about Artemus actually getting shot because there are even conflicting stories by those actually there. It is interesting that the stories from the plane crash survivors are not all the same but I guess each experience was different and it was such a traumatic event. Craig Reed for instance was unconscious for a week or so. His memory is just before the plane hit the trees and next waking up in a hospital bed many days later. Amazing there were not more deaths from that crash.

[@williammuntzer7374]

I saw them in Philly at JFK Stadium in 1977, just prior to this concert. They opened for Peter Frampton, who had the biggest album in the world at that time. I was 16 and my girlfriend was 14. She was the prettiest girl there. We were about 40 feet from the stage. It was a magical day that I will never forget. Great reaction. Thanks for the memory.

[@Snailmailtrucker]

I'm 78 years old and I have only been to 1 concert in my life. I got back from Vietnam in Aug, 1968... grew my hair and beard down to my azz...in June of 1969 two buddies and I decided we wanted to Hitch-hike from Connecticut to Calif....a week or so later we were in San Jose at one of my friends sister's house and 2 of us decided to head back to Conn. A few days later we got a ride from a bunch of long hairs in a Step Van who were going to a Concert in New York State a few weeks later in Aug. 1969... Yep Woodstock ! I picked the right Concert to go to !

[@210ppp]

I'm 75 and spent all my summers in the 60's in Lake Luzerne, NY. I too went to Woodstock. Sorry, mate, but no Lynyrd Skynyrd there.

[@EastCoastBruin]

I was there, my first concert. Great, great show. The lineup: The Outlaws, Santana, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Peter Frampton.

[@robertstrohm2412]

The 70’s were great, we had youth and hope for the future and now we are in our future with all these great memories which none of us will forget. It was a great time to be alive for sure. Now I’m in my 70’s and music is still alive with our younth. No cell phones, no computers just the best bands ever. Thank you for your reactions you have a knack for this. ❤

[@ktwebbdevil]

I'm so glad you got to Lynyrd Skynyrd! They have so many great songs! You literally can't go wrong! I suggest Tuesdays Gone,That Smell and Simple man!

[@kelleychilton2524]

A great time to be young. Put me in a time machine and send me back there!! Great memories 👍

[@mariogervasio1560]

Greatest southern rock band ever with a tragic history

[@vicprovost2561]

Spot On, you could say that about the Allman Brothers as well.

[@pommie5093]

And that is why there have been so many requests to listen to this BEYOND CLASSIC song. It's a masterpiece and will live on forever.

[@Jean-FrancoisPirenne]

That's the type of concert I like since I was young: no fancy clothes or pyros, just music.

[@douglasg.9271]

This song was a rock ANTHEM in my youth. Everyone had this record, it was played at every part.

[@kevinmorrell4155]

Amen! Best song ever

[@Capydachi]

The sweet sweet sounds of the 3 Guitar Army

[@andrewmoss3681]

Guitar duo, & at time trio. True Masters at work. Easily one of my favourite bands of all time

[@rmacdougallaliasdogviticus]

We are so lucky to have recordings like this. This version is my favorite for sure. 'Day On The Green' this was called. One of a series of Stadium Concerts in Oakland California. This one had Peter Frampton, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Santana, the Outlaws and maybe a couple more. All the girls were there to see Peter Frampton, his 'Frampton Comes Alive' album was huge at the time (1977). This was also about 6 Months before the plane crash that killed Lynyrd Skynyrd's Lead Singer, one of the backup singers and her brother who was one of the guitar players that anchored the band. Most of the other members were also severely hurt. The piano player Billy survived but was severely injured, once healed he rejoined the band. I always loved how he was once a roady for the band, showed them the bit he wrote for this song, next thing ya know, he is in the band. How cool was that?

[@chrisbateman5358]

Welcome to "real" music... this is only an example of the musical art that was generated in the 60s and 70s... no auto-tune... just great sounds. I am glad you were able to experience this band from my teen years. Thanks for bringing it.

[@easterworshipper5579]

whats sad is the record companies are not above autotuning these old records and calling it a 'remaster'. its terrible times we live in.

[@cindybleam4808]

Check out their live Freebird when they opened for the Rolling Stones in England. They were told not to go out onto the tongue part of the stage. They did and the Stones made the fans wait over an hour because of the reaction of the crowd.

[@Northbankgooner69]

The last TRULY free generation that existed,smoking weed in the sunshine living their best life experiencing THE greatest period in music. No smartphones,no heavy security staff,just pure magic.

[@motorcitybassist6023]

I am SOOO jealous you're hearing this for the first time. I wanna hear it again for the first time. Stacy Long time fan! FREEBIRD!!!!! This is where it came from. Ronny Van Zant used to ask the crowd all the time "what do you wanna hear?" everyone would scream FREEBIRD great reaction love your content

[@childlessdoggentleman746]

Favorite Lynyrd Skynyrd song, "Gimme Three Steps."

[@terrylandess6072]

I'm a 'Gimme Back My Bullets' fan.

[@childlessdoggentleman746]

@@terrylandess6072 Let me guess, you're also a "Saturday Night Special" fan.

[@MuresanBol77]

The guitarist is beyond level insane. Love the lead singer, love the pianist, BUT did you see the enormity of the crowd?!?!?!?! They've got to be playing to 10s of thousands of people right there!!! What an experience...if only I had been alive when this went down, instead of a year later.

[@bretttodd6470]

I was 6 but my mom wouldn't let me go.

[@js6729]

That guitarist is Allen Collins, as a guitarist imo he's extremely underrated

[@TerrenceCrovo]

Just watched you listening to Skynyrd I was 18 when sing came out currently 72 listening to that song thousands of times still love it every time thought your response was great lots of Southern Rock! Outlaws Green Grass High Tide /Blackfoot Train / and many more The core group of LS died in plane crash after concert Lakeland Florida they mourned and regrouped and have been Timeless ever since !!

[@rremington3983]

Hi again Stacey, imagine the scene….its 1977, I’ve applied for tickets to see this new band Lynyrd Skynyrd at Lancaster University in England. Every morning I come down the stairs and check the letter box, nothing, day after day…then out of the blue an envelope, tickets! I’m a teenager, hardly experienced anything in life and here I am going to see a band from South USA in a small corner of Northwest England! Mind blowing! They were everything you could have imagined and more…being a drummer my eye kept an eye on their drummer, an excellent performance (although he did drop his sticks about 6 times during the fast part in Freebird, easily done, as I can testify). Now it’s 2024, you’ve just seen it for the first time and yes, you made me cry once again 😀! A truly lovely reaction, thank you, thank you. You always reignite long ago memories for me and I love you for it! I’m sure at some point you will read about the tragedy the band suffered and I’m certain that will make you cry, I’ll leave that there and allow you to discover it for yourself.

[@lewistasso8866]

Stacy, you are the first one in all of these reactions I've seen to this video to say "So many beautiful people in the crowd. Everyone is gorgeous." Well, Stacy, so are you, my dear. However, yes. If you look in the crowd, there was a natural beauty and no horrific trends yet. There were no hideous and huge tattoos everywhere (especially the ladies), no ugly piercings, no embarrassing clothing, etc. It was just a time of natural beauty and incredible music. We will never get those times again.

[@scott3744]

There is a *reason* why FREE BIRD is one of the all-time greatest songs of the classic rock era... and you just experienced it 👍😁

[@robbywilliams4601]

As epic as this performance was (and is), the Knebworth Festival a year prior was arguably even better.

[@writerwade9241]

LOL! Now you know why the fans went crazy right before the guitar explosion. They knew what was coming. This is the definition of ICONIC! 🙃

[@drakepeppers4137]

Isn't it funny how all the people in the crowd look so natural and healthy. You don't see alot of obesity etc. Glad I grew up then.

[@jonathanmarkham1998]

Too right. Some of those woman are absolutely gorgeous.

[@nealblue6413]

Back before all the excess junk was added to our foods and fast food on every corner. Oh, we were outside and more active at the time.

[@mhlevy]

@@nealblue6413 No kidding! This is back when the Internet was a university communications experiment conducted for the department of defense, connecting a handful of universities. Only the very rich had "car phones," cable-tv was nearly unheard of back then, with the biggest cites getting as many as 10 channels of TV, but Kansas City only had 5! Kids went out to play, and in the summer, we'd go out in the morning on our bikes and be back home around dusk. There were video games, but you had to go to the arcade to play them!

[@granvic]

This was one of my late father's favourite songs and honestly, this is an outstanding piece from a great band!

[@rubentullenaar2934]

Oh yes, your face in the caption says it all.... mind blown 🤯. A few weeks after this concert, 3 Bandmembers, Ronnie van Zandt (Lead singer), Steve Gaines (Guitar) and Cassie Gaines (Singer) died in a plane crash in 1977. Ronnie van Zandt is one of the members who wrote this song.

[@mattcavanagh5701]

One of the most iconic guitar solos of all time! I’ve only ever heard the studio version. Thanks for introducing me to this live version!

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

That's what happens when you only listen to top 40 am garbage rock radio playing same short songs every 15 min ..you miss the great versions and miss the good stuff

[@clasmaster1471]

Probably one of the most iconic shows of all time. Everybody knows about Oakland 77!

[@js6729]

The guitarist who was playing slide, Gary Rossington passed away earlier this year. The guitarist that played the main part of the guitar solo is Allan Collins

[@mikedown3219]

Lynyrd Skynyrd’s signture was three lead guitarists. It allowed the, to have duelling lead guitars, lead guitars in harmony while the third played rythym. You will find they took it in turns to shine.

[@andreadeamon6419]

Plus Ronnie said himself he wanted something that gave him a break - kicked ass for the band and the fans - so he could enjoy a beer 😊🍺

[@byronlabelle7569]

Love this reaction of yours. I grew up going to a lot of the many bands concerts in the 70s & 80s and they were great, because seeing a band live back then was really an experience.

[@TheVGP-yessiree]

You made me cry, Stacey. The yearning that you so eloquently and humbly expressed over missing out on the life (lives) that your parents and the rest of us experienced brughtme to tears. I thought deeply at how blessed we were back then, and more, how different life and society and entertainment is today. The awesome thing is that you kids can watch and listen anytime over and over and over. Back then, we only had the radio or record player to listen over and over. To actually see the performances we'd have to go to the concerts or stay up until past midnight to catch the performances on tv. There were few VHS tapes of these concerts. There was NO internet. No digital storage devices. NO 'ease of access'. We'd have to walk out of our houses or drive, to the local library and then search, patiently and persistently to find the videos, if the local library was blessed with a copy of the performances. So, yes, we did have the best music, but, we also were challenged to hold onto the musical performances. Technology has come a long way and it affords you kids that opportunity to dive deep into musical history. For that, I am grateful. But, yeah, 'our' world was a LOT more fun back then. I thank you, Stacy, for wanting to stretch your musical wings and explore the landscape as it was, as it is now, and perhaps where it may go from here. God bless. -eric "He must increase, but I must decrease."

[@cmanayf4354]

Late October,1974. My parents let me go to my first concert. Lynyrd Skyrnrd! Milwaukee Riverside Theatre. Always holds a special place. Rock on! Thanks Stacey!!😊

[@artbagley1406]

First half: tender break-up song; no blame cast at anyone; sorrow is expressed. Second half: THE BIRD IS FREE! Hang on tight! In truth, there are FOUR GUITARS; very few people include Leon Wilkeson on bass; he has a consequential 35 second stretch near the end of the song when he's just about breaking a finger pulling on those cables that serve as strings on a bass guitar! Thank you so much for noticing Leon's contribution to this iconic song. As an old-fashioned compare-contrast exercise, take a listen to the studio (album) version and let us know what you hear. There aren't enough reactions to this live "Free Bird" performance; thanks for your vid!

[@EricMaxcy-xv9is]

I remember all this!! Makes me so sad! That those days are gone!!!

[@RodneyBuxton]

After this song, I don't think I ever attended a concert in the 70s or early 80s, regardless of the band (except for Pink Floyd), where when there was a lull in the music someone would scream out Free Bird! Of course the crowd would all scream. It's a one of a kind.

[@joelmclean2898]

I grew up at a great time in history. Music like this was all brand new, concerts like this one happened frequently and they were affordable. Enjoy your journey through time, Stacy.

[@fastecp1]

I remember when I heard that three members of the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, which included their lead singer Ronnie Van Zant, died in a plane crash on October 20, 1977, 110 days after this concert. I broke down into tears. When my younger brother committed suicide, this was one of the songs that we played at his funeral, along with Procol Harum's - A Whiter Shade of Pale, because he had been listening to it all that day. At the age of 62, some of the songs that have brought me some of the happiest times in my life have also helped me through some of the hardest.

[@iainhenderson4385]

May your brother rest in peace.

[@gwillypdawg]

My father was in a band called southern cross and they used to play this song every night at the end of the third set.

[@musicguy694]

Ronnie Van Zant - vocals and leader of the band; Allen Collins - guitar; Gary Rossington - guitar; Steve Gaines - guitar; Artimus Pyle - drums; Leon Wilkeson - bass; Billy Powell - piano; Their last performance was South Carolina’s Greenville Memorial Auditorium on Oct. 19 1977 Free Bird lasted for 20 mins The next day boarded their plane that was unsafe the Fuel gauge was broke. The only way to check the fuel was with a stick. The plane ran out of fuel the engines were burning too rich and wasting precious fuel. One engine shut down then the other did. The plane went down over pine trees killing the members of the band, Ronnie Van Zant lead singer, guitarist Steve Gaines, and vocalist Cassie Gaines, that day was the saddest in Southern Rock. I was 20 when I heard about it on the radio. I cried like a baby.

[@morganmcintosh7859]

I'm 67 and you're listening to the soundtrack of My Life The Allman Brothers Lynyrd Skynyrd ZZ top all the southern rock bands I was born in Georgia and I was right into this. I graduated high school in 75 this was all over the radio❤❤❤❤

[@scottgorski7931]

Born the same year in Wisconsin and it was the same here.

[@mitchellbarker9368]

You are so eloquent. I love the way you describe the musical experience.

[@Uuusssaaas]

You haven't lived until you experience Freebird live in person.

[@ianhamilton2035]

Best reaction to this song I've seen so far, it was amazing to watch you experience it!!! 😃❤️

[@karenstacymayne4156]

I was just sitting here thinking about how awesome it would have been to be there live. I'm jealous of the person that got to be there. That is an amazing memory to have.

[@GregCombs100]

Love your reaction. If you’re new to this band you may not know some of the history. Free Bird was the finale they played live so the reason for the fanfare at the end. This was July 1977. The lyrics here are even more prophetic when you know that in about three months the plane crash occurred that killed Ronnie Van Zant (the lead singer, founder of the band, and the heart and soul of the group), Steve Gaines (guitar player with the beard) and Cassie Gaines, his sister who was a backup singer, and severely injured everyone else in the band. The band continued on afterwards, and Gary Rossington (plays slide on this song) participated until his recent passing, but they were never really more then a tribute band. Ronnie Van Zant was the heart and soul, the lead singer, founder & leader of the band from the beginning, and primary songwriter. He and Skynyrd died in that crash. This was one of the last live performances taped for them. There was a later show about a month later in New Jersey that was probably the last filmed. Lots of You-Tube videos for that, it's in Black and White but the recorded sound quality is a little better. "If I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me?" Prophetic lyrics when you know their history.

[@stephenpyles4854]

That was one of the best videos you have done. Skynyrd was one of the greatest bands ever.

[@joekoles1]

All I can say is you get it and you are one of the most amazing reactors that I’ve ever watched!!! I lived that music and your parents were lucky as me!❤

[@impressiveprogressive7343]

"The great ones always come together at a certain time and place, they come from the same backgrounds, neighborhoods and circumstances, driven by the same need and passion, they are only here for a short time then they are gone forever". I Remember the plane crash. Free Bird was a tribute song written to honor Duane Allman. They will live forever in their recordings and the internet.

[@blainepeschka8536]

I was 13 in 1977...It was the best of times! Yes lots of concerts & pure freedom. People were nicer too!

[@kevinmorrell4155]

Thank you Stacey for doing that! So cool you are now exposed to Skynyrd. I was there that day and it was epic. This was three months before the plane crash that killed lead Singer singer Ronnie Van Zandt, guitarist Steve Gaines (in white long sleeve shirt), his sister Cassie Gaines, a backup singer and their manager. The band returned 10 years later with Ronnie’s brother Johnny Van Zandt as lead singer. They are still rocking today! I just saw them last month for the 22nd time. It’s my happy music with those twangy guitars. NOW check out Simple Man Tuesdays Gone Call Me The Breeze Sweet Home Alabama Gimme Three Steps LOVE YOU STACEY ❤

[@johnroberthines7811]

I saw them only the once the stones were headlining that day at Knebworth 1976 in the UK they were awesome and blew the stones off the stage 👍I'm now 68yrs old but remember that day like it was yesterday.

[@kevinmorrell4155]

So true. I read how the Stones were mad cause Skynyrd blew them off the stage. I know a lot of people who have been to a concert they didn’t like, but NOT ONE person has ever not liked these guys live. I’m impossible! One of the best ever ‼️🎸

[@johnroberthines7811]

@@kevinmorrell4155 i believe the stones were not very happy before L S even went on stage and told them not to go out on the bit of the stage that went into the crowd, but they took no notice of them and ignored their request good for them. I would loved to have seen them again one day but it wasn't to be RIP, but i feel very privileged to have seen them all those years ago.

[@kevinmorrell4155]

@@johnroberthines7811 yeah that’s so cool. You should go see them now! I saw them last month and they were amazing. I’ve seen them 19 times since the plane crash., 3 times before. It’s my happy music!

[@robborra8071]

When bands were bands, this whole planet needs a time machine back to when music was real

[@Shang1966]

Nice review. I went to a Catholic HS from 1980-84. They usually closed the school dances with Freebird. Start out with a slow dance and then cut loose. Man I miss those days.

[@RobertDavisAdman]

It is the anthem of a generation. It is the music I grew up on.. I saw this tour in Atlanta at what was called the Georgia jam.. Lynyrd Skynyrd is from Jacksonville. One of the few classic Southern rock bands, which include the Allman Brothers and Marshall Tucker. I love you reaction. It brought me to tears. The memories came flooding in.

[@michaelpennington9327]

This was a concert series called Day On The Green. They were put on by Bill Graham. They were very big in the ‘70s and ‘80s. I was too young for this one. My first was in ‘83 with Night Ranger, Bryan Adams, Eddie Money, Triumph and Journey.

[@jodonnell64]

Hmmm... would like to have seen that one - especially with Triumph (my OTHER favorite Canadian power trio). I saw Journey headline at Legend Valley in Ohio in 1983. Openers were Rosie (a local Columbus band), Donnie Iris, and Foghat. Bryan Adams was supposed to be there, but Legend Valley had some legal wrangling going on with local residents complaining about noise levels. LV was shut down for a couple years until the courts said that concerts could play there again. This show was the first one to happen after the legal battle was done. By that time, Bryan Adams was scheduled in Cleveland, so never made it to LV.

[@michaelpennington9327]

@ I was there mostly for Triumph, but enjoyed the other bands, too. The Triumph show was basically the same show they did at the US Festival two months earlier. It was awesome!

[@eldritchshiner]

Thank you for this! That was such a fun reaction. I saw them on that tour in Statesboro, GA October 13, 1977.

[@comegetthathitter6935]

Great observation. The crowd is not only full of gorgeousness but natural gorgeousness.

[@rayvanhorn1534]

YES!!!!!! This made my day, one of the cornerstones of Southern Rock....& Stacy just jamming out with a big smile! 🔥🤘😎🔥

[@dryzalizer]

It's a special experience to hear this song for the first time, thank you for sharing your first reaction with us Stacey. The studio version is a bit cleaner, but they stay quite true to it even live. The song starts out heavy and sad, but lives up to its name after the transition when that bird soars and flies away. Now when you're at a concert and someone yells out "Free Bird" for the encore you know why. The 3 guitars are a big part of Skynyrd's signature sound, I hope you'll react to many more of their great songs. One of my favorites also features a killer piano solo, Call Me The Breeze.

[@NancyArmstrong-k7e]

The lead singer in the movie Almost Famous was based on guitarist Alan Collins. The character was based on a couple of different rockers of that era but the scene where he stands on the roof and yells,”I am a Golden God! “ was all Alan Collins. He did that in my hometown of Cleveland, MS in seventy-four. Read up on Collins. Tragic life. It doesn’t get much sadder than he had it but he sure could play that guitar.

[@joegammacide3204]

Could you imagine going back in time to that point in time! I wouldn’t want to come back to the way things are now! So much of an easier life style then today!

[@gwillypdawg]

Two fun facts about skynyrd and this song is that gary rossington who is playing the sg with a slide has a pipe cleaner in his guitar to achieve this sound. And there is a southern saying to describe what happens as the final note ends its called shittin and a gettin which means getting away fast so when the note hits they chuck their instruments to their roadies and be shittin and a gettin.

[@Danandrea919]

So excited to see this! 😊 This is in my top 3 reaction videos to watch. Much Love! ❤

[@metalore]

In my opinion one of the very best instrumental rock bands, if not the best. The musicality and rhythm of the guitars, drums, and bass is impeccable. And you notice it in every song.

[@jimprescott1843]

This song comes on the radio and you CRANK it up as loud as you can!!!!!!!!!

[@VanGreen-c1g]

Every time I see this video I shed a tear knowing some of them die in a plane crash about 3 months after this concert and the rest of them were badly injured. The band regrouped in the late 80s with this lead singers brother as lead and he still with the group today. I saw them in April 2024 with ZZ top in HUntsville Alabama. I did see this group three times before the plane crash, yeah I'm old lol... We did rock back in the days....

[@joyous-b8j]

Saw them twice 1976 ,1980 BEST TWO SHOWS I HAVE EVER SEEN for Me!!! 🐐🎸🔥❤️😍😢😢😢😢😢 RIP LS!!

[@ElizabethJohnson-ss4ce]

The plane crash was in 1977. If you saw them in 1980, then you actually saw the Rossington Collins Band.

[@Teleterry]

This was my first concert (but not the last). The Day on the Green concerts at the Oakland Coliseum were some of my favorite memories as a teen living in the SF Bay Area. Bill Graham (concert promoter) was always bringing in top acts for these summer extravaganzas and I tried to see as many as I could. I am grateful for these videos so I can show my kids.

[@guanyin19]

Stacey can finally begin to mass produce attitude cat shorts to the Free Bird guitar solo 😹

[@dumattco]

One of the longest, if not the longest, guitar solos of all time… Definitely one of the most famous! 🤪🎸

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

The song is a great piece of music. It's composed of three movements. The bird longs to be free, the bird is becoming free, and finally, the bird IS free.

[@jimcrawford3221]

I only saw them in concert after the plane crash. The members that were still with us put on a great show. I think the last of them passed a couple of months back. I remember their show at the Cajun Dome about 25 years ago along with ZZ Tops. I can still hear it!

[@shaynewest8757]

The drummer Artimus Pyle is still alive

[@PowderedToastMan420]

Free Bird!!! ICONIC!!!✌️

[@CosmicVagabondPixie]

YAY one of THE **BEST** Performances of ALL time **LUV** the **Crowd** ever so very MUCH as well F YEA!!! **GET IT**

[@johnlongenecker7779]

And just a few months later we lost three members of the band. The final surviving member of the band, Gary Rossington ,"The Last Rebel", passed not too long ago. The band is together again. Fly high, Lynyrd Skynyrd. You will never be forgotten.

[@alshotrodsandratrods8780]

I saw them in concert. They ended with Freebird. When they started the guitar part I said to my girl lets go now and avoid the traffic. It was a long walk to the car and we could still hear them playing as we drove out of the parking lot. They might still be going to this day.

[@Steve-em1ok]

The best of the best, southern rock is still my favorite all these decades later!

[@oldmanghost219]

Lynyrd Skynyrd - "Free Bird" i was lucky enough to see them a couple of months later at Anaheim Stadium. It was not more than a month or 2 before the Plane crash. The lead singer Ronnie Van Zant, guitar player Steve Gains (Red pants), and his sister (back up singer) Cassie Gains were killed. Also the pilot and co pilot and their assistant manager. They had just released their Street Survivors album. They changed the album cover because of the flames on the original. It became a collectors item and I had one. .

[@TheAbbfan]

Stacey, I've just discovered your channel and I'm hooked. I love your passion for the music as you discover these iconic songs. Never apologize for the tears and emotions, that's what makes you so great.

[@chrislaustin]

This is one of those videos to thank God that someone recorded it, as you wouldn't have believed it otherwise. This performance is so epic on so many levels, the only issue I have with it, was that I wasn't there. LOL