im black & i was 17 yrs. old when they came to my city. i was at the edge of the stage & they were great & i got to shake their hands as they left the stage. to this day that concert still sends chills up my spine.
LOVE this! The band had huge respect for black music and culture in general. Listen to Curtis Loew, to their love of the blues in general, and to some of their old interviews. They were good, regular guys who made it big but didn't forget who they were. Went back to Jacksonville every year to rest, fish, hang out with old friends, play baseball, etc. Hard not to like 'em!
I definitely feel ya bro'. I am a white southerner grew up during the days. It seemed like we all got a long so well. When I was in college I roadied for Fats Domino one summer in Louisiana. Stood on the banks of the Red River for concerts with both black and white southerners in the crowd. All of us smoking the same dope, and drinking the same beer and we never thought we shouldn't. We were all there for one thing the music. If it was Chuck Berry, Lynnrd Skynnrd, Marshall Tucker, Niel Young, The Ohio Players, Frank Zappa, Kool and the Gang, or whoever we all got along. If we had any beef at all it was against our parents and the man.
Fun fact the record label didn't want this song on there because it was too long and radio wouldn't play it. Ronnie said fuck you we will quit. Radio says we will play and the audience said we will still listen to it 40 plus years later
Thanks Jacob as your spot on. It actually had me thinking when I know its about always the lead singer but L.Skynyrd was stumping me until your comment. So right on.
Then we are a truly blessed generation! We also had the Allman Bros., and some exceptional songwriters such as John Prine, and J J Cale. ALL are 'once in a lifetimers', to my way of thinking!
@@jaydouglas8845 i knew it, sooner or later some liberal cry baby was gonna mention the confederate flag, grow up lil girl, there's worse problems in the world than to cry and act like flag is such a big problem
I was born in the 80's and grew up on this stuff. Lynyrd Skynyrd, Led Zeppelin, Queen, Iron Maiden, Fleetwood Mac, Ozzy. And I'm passing it on to my daughter who isn't even 5 years old yet, she loves.
58 and love seeing the young folk gettin into our groove. A great once said, ‘music doesn’t belong to any one group. It crosses all barriers.’ Loved the reaction!
I grew up in the metal / grunge era. Bu my dad and older brother an sister showed me everything I missed from Gerry and the pacemakers through to cyndi lauper. I love it all! And now my son has heard it all too. Music never dies
ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST______ GOING NEAR SEVENTY SO I'LL TAKE MY ERA BACK ANY DAY.. I HAVE PAST IT ON TO MY KIDS AND THEY APPRECIATE THIS SO MUCH.. ENJOY, SPREAD THE LOVE OF IT ALL❤.
I'd go so far as to say FOUR legends: don't forget Leon Wilkeson on bass guitar! Watch near the end where he just about breaks his fingers to play ALL HIS NOTES. Believe only Artemus Pyle, drummer, is still with us in August 2021.
Eddie V's eruption solo is the best ever. Hands down, it well blow your mind. After you listen to it for the first time you well stand up and take your hat off in respect of one of the best peaces of music your ears ever feasted on.
Yea, but keep in mind that Ed King wrote and recorded all the parts that Gaines is playing. Somehow or another the FACT that Ed King was the original guitarist and Bob Burns was the original drummer for this track gets lost in the translation of Lynard Skynards story. Those two were there from the very beginning. Both Artimus and Steve Gaines were relatively new to the band.
Not true.... There's a shitload!!! And they will still sell out the same!! But in the US, most people don't give a fuck about rock!! Radio rock! Jerk my stick!! But that's it!! Pop, country, pop country, hip hop, rap.... These fuckers still sell out!!! Just nobody cares here!!! Go over seas!! They'd sell out in an hour!!! If not less!!! Think about that!! Open your god damn minds!!!
Allan Collins has said in interviews while playing the guitar solos for Free bird live the crowd would have all the hairs on the back of his neck standing up from the crowd energy. Very few ever get to experience that rush.
That moving, bobbing head is the spirit of the music. If it makes your head bounce, that's it. It's got you. You can say you ain't into it but your body says different.
I did like his retro analysis, When I first heard the song it started out slow and I didn't feel like it was too good of a singer for the beginning part I was kind of bored..😮but otherwise if he didn't swear...cause hes gotta go gangsta . Gotta be another way to communicate your feelings. Besides swearing every 2 seconds.
Everyone in my town has a story about these boys...a better band has yet to come out of jacksonville fl. We are very proud and protective of that legacy.
Many peopole completely forget the bass guitar in this song. Its insane if you listen carefully he kills it the whole song!!! Never heard the song all the way through until recently and when I did I could kick myself for sleeping on them in the past. They absolutely kill it!
I was at that concert and it was great. You would have had no problems being there. None of us cared about race. We would have passed you a joint my friend.
My God I was 19 years old at that same concert! And yes we definitely passed the joints around! I cried my heart out after the plane crash took them. I was never the same again. It was like my youth died that day.
thats exactly how it was my friend! the road hands setting up the stage, gave us beer, & throughout the entire show, someone was always passing you a joint! i still get chills thinking about it!!!
Bro get yourself a remastered version of this song and bump it in your car. It goes hard AF. Leave the windows down and see how many people give you a thumbs up at the stop light.No joke
The thing about going to concerts back in the day was, it an experience you shared with the strangers around you. You left an arena of thousands and they were your friends for a short time. It was great music that left you feeling really good even when you were stuck in traffic trying to get out of the parking lot. No one wanted it to end.
@@cheapagamer55 When I say Soviets, I mean their fans outnumbered the falling army. And you’re right about that Rod Stewart crowd. Some awesome things have came from music.
Yessss 1 million people were there yo lol..they had there army there doing crowd control lmao🤣 imagine being so big you get a milli ppl in another country,RUSSIA at dat💯💯💯
Hello Stevie - I'm 67 and attended many of these gigantic concerts in the 70s. You got a lot right about the fans there were a lot of guys in the crowds, most had long hair and people blended together. The 'groupies' who traveled were primarily for The Grateful Dead. They are still known Deadheads. BTW, albums dropped weekly. I was in college 71-76 in Austin - music was everywhere, all the time and yes, we played albums repeatedly. We lived in the present, without social media. Word of mouth filled those stadiums. We wanted LIVE performances and we got them. True originality and musicianship was how we looked at bands. Plus, we had Top 40 on the radio. Top 40 played EVERY song from any genre, so we learned ALL the songs and DJs played "Little Stevie Wonder" and Motown to Jimi Hendrix to Elton John, Leon Russell, Beatles, Joe Cocker, with everybody in between. You like the guitars, go here to Peter Frampton: th-cam.com/video/OOnGUBk6QO0/w-d-xo.html It is with great interest and fun that hubby and I watch your generation discover rock and roll. The music and musicians still hold up after 50 years. Welcome to the 70s - the Love the One You're With (Steven Stills) generation. Remember, this was before AIDS and when America was far more liberal than now. th-cam.com/video/SY4HI_vqf0c/w-d-xo.html
I really enjoy watching reactors come out of their comfort zone and listening to different genre's now and then - its a great way to appreciate music. Great work, Stevie.
Back in that era, every member of the band was well known because every member of the band was exceptional in their own right and gave credit to one another as a group.
Yeah things were way different with music before the internet. This is what you call guitar rock! You actually had to buy a cassette tape or record back then and FM radio was the only place you could hear these rockstars. I think music meant a lot more to us back then.
19:05 Totally with you on this. These guys were pulling crowds and getting reactions when it was only broadcast and print media, and with no more tech than electric guitars and basic speakers.
Blending 3 guitars and Bass Guitar....these guys due it so well...this solo is layered and just unbelievable....the bass player Leon Wilkerson is one of my favorite bassist and really has to play a difficult part but pulls it off and it sound's awesome..
"Day on the green" July 2nd, 1977 Lynryd Skynyrd, Peter Frampton, and Santana at the Oakland Alameda County Coliseum (where the Raiders played) I remember trying for a week to win tickets from radio station KFRC (never won though)
@@kcroz1104 That's far from the truth, and it's just opinions anyways. Every Metallica reaction has people jaw dropped when listening to Metallica's solo's, almost every song also, no one else is doing that.
@@LexyThomas134 look at everyones reaction to this song??? You commented something irrelevant either way for no reason. You can't even say this isn't a great guitar solo and if you do you're just delusional.
@@LexyThomas134 BTW these are two completely different bands in two different genres. If we're gonna compare random bands to eachother like you did in your original comment than Black Sabbath guitar solos are way more impressive than Metallicas.
AHH the 70's!! I was 16 in 1977 Best Decade Ever! You would have Loved it back then, Times were Good, No Cell Phones! All phones were at Home mounted on the wall! ha ha True!
ronnie van zant was the lead singer and acknowledged leader of the group. allen collins is the guy in white. ronnie wrote most of the lyrics to the songs. allen, gary rossington (slide guitar here) and previous member ed king created the guitar parts. steve gaines was playing the black guitar, he was new to the band and co wrote some songs on the street survivors lp.
The best of all time guitar solo ever and will be forever!!!!! Gives me chills! My son plays guitar and says just listening to this solo causes him to sweat and wears him out cause he try’s to keep up mentally and it’s exhausting
Incase anyone didn't know, the guitar solo was originally shorter, but at a concert he wanted to give his voice a break, so the guitar solo was extended to what it is now, and people loved it so much it became part of the song
My dad took my sister and I to the Willie Nelson 4th of July Picnic in Tulsa Oklahoma in 1977. Skynyrd was there and put on a great show. About three and a half months later, early one morning, dad and I were having coffee in the kitchen with the radio down low. They broke in with the news of their crash. I remember dad looking at me and asking "Weren't they one of the bands we heard at the Willie Nelson concert". They were one of my generation's favorite bands, one of those icons of my youth.
The marketing was - 1 heard it on the radio 2 - buy the vinyl at Sam Goody 3 - drop it on your Technics turntable 4 - stand online to buy a concert ticket
I am 66 years old and this is the music we took for granted because it was every day. We had country rock, beach music and Motown also. We had the best of all worlds.
GREAT reaction vid to a classic song and performance! It was tragic that lead singer Ronnie Van Zant and guitarist Steve Gaines (red pants) were both killed along with others in a plane crash a few months later. Those who survived were never the same again. Lead guitarist Allen Collins died about twelve years later in 1990, after being paralyzed from the waist down in a car wreck. They were an amazing group! EXCELLENT reaction video!
One of the best bands ever. No gimmicks, great guitar and a man that just stands at the mic and sings amazing. You need to do their whole catalog. Amazing
I'm 62 years old from the south and saw them 10 times, one time for free! And to think this band was on the west coast with a crowd like this! Thanks brother for doing this reaction PLEASE do some more!
Just imagine everyone got there by radio announcers saying “tickets go on sale 1 show only …” and one or two places only sold tickets. Long lines camping out the day before they went on sale…. Good times.
I was the one of the friend group to first pull it off one night, 15 years old or something in y2000k and shit i felt like a rockSTAR! They went groupie on my aaaaaaaaaa......
I respect you for hanging in there and watching the video through, brother. I don't care for this live version, poor audio. I hope you give them another chance, because they really do have some great music. Studio versions- 'Simple Man, Curtis Lowe, or Tuesdays Gone'. Love that camo lid you rock homie! Yeah, you know they smashed back in the day, especially THIS day!
THIS IS WHEN MUSIC WAS HEARTFELT. YOU HAD TO SAVE UP YOUR MONEY AND GET A RIDE TO THE STORE TO BUY THIS MUSIC WITH YOUR HARD EARNED AND SAVED UP MONEY. NO FREE MUSIC TO DOWNLOAD SO THESE GUYS HAD TO KNOW HOW TO PLAY TO EARN YOUR MONEY. NO MASS PRODUCED CANNED MUSIC. ALL THE MUSICIANS HAD TO BE ABLE TO ROCK THEIR INSTRUMENTS. THERE WAS NO FAKING IT. THERE WILL NEVER BE AN ERA WHERE SUCH GREAT MUSIC WAS GENUINE AND POWERFUL. NEVER AGAIN WILL THERE BE TRUE ROCKSTARS LIKE THERE WAS. AT LEAST THERE'S. FILMS OF IT SO YOUNG PEOPLE CAN SEE WHAT REAL BANDS WERE.
Who says you don't need talent just because you use auto-tune? Auto-tune is an effect on the voice. It's essentially like using a voice box. Also, if you just mean pitch correction then that can do some stuff but it can't make a bad singer sound good. The way it's used in a studio is that instead of recording the song 12 times and splicing together the best of those 12 takes you do 3-5 takes and pitch correct those and splice them together. I have to say that again, pitch correction or ''auto-tune'' can make a very good singer sound great but it CAN'T make a bad singer sound good. And that over the top robotic stuff you hear is just the digital version of a sound box, it's essentially an effect, but to make it sound good you still need to be a talented singer.
I had tickets but they were in a plane crash and some survived. Allen Collins survived and is the cousin of my fiancé Dave Collins who is also a great musician!! One of the greatest leads ever♥️
I saw a Lynyrd Skynyrd and came running! Stevie Knight doing Lynyrd Skynyrd!? I'm with it. If you want to see a sick crowd though check out Korn at 99 Woodstock. That's a Lit crowd.
Best partis how van Zant is walking around so nonchalantly like one of the best guitar performances in history isn't happening right in front of him...
This was the national album of the South! I grew up in the 70's! If you wanted something, you had to get off your ass and work for it! No handouts! Mofos just don't understand working for your future now!! 13:42
Saw them live both before and after the plane crash. I still listen to them on a daily basis. They were the real deal. Can only imagine the music they would have produced had it not been for the plane crash. I’m just grateful that Gary, Billy, Artimus and Ed carried on to share the music for the next generation. A special thanks to Johnny for stepping into his brother’s shoes which could not have been easy!
Born in ‘75. I’m 46 now. I missed the following of these great bands but I do have an Auntie who did and she still looks like she is in the 70’s 😂 I grew up with this music and I’m grateful. Especially Ballad of Curtis Lowe, and Simple Man!!! Memories of tank tops, record players, straw cowboy hats with feathers and Coors banquet beer... That was my family in a nutshell 😍
DING DING DING !!! Very perceptive, brother. Nice pick. It is so cool to see you discovering our music and sharing with your generation. Thanks and please keep up your good work. From a fan watching and loving it in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Go with God. Peace.
Memory flash: a group of us (5 or 6) would head over to someone's house and gather 'round the turntable and listen to the whole album and passin' the weed. Good times.
Stevie if your gonna go down this road check out some early Skynyrd. They have major blues influences, I would recommend Curtis Lowe or Four Walls of Raeford. Both good story telling songs. Edit: forgot about Mr Banker
When you talk about following bands around the country, you need to look at the Grateful Dead. We called them Dead Heads. Saw a few VW micro buses around the country.
their lead singer Ronnie was the leader back then, Allen Collins, Gary Rossington and at this time Steve Gaines were the guitarist and they took turns on songs doing solos.
I had the pleasure of playing a show with them at USO Ft.Hood. It was such an honor. I still can’t believe it. I watched them on back stage with Stone Cold.
Going to see Lynyrd Skynyrd in concert was so unreal, you'd leave the building understanding that your life had forever changed. For the better. They were masterful in their storytelling and musicianship.
Love ya channel, Bruh! I lived in the 70s as a teenager and early 20s, you are absolute right. The party never stopped and everyone around you wanted to join in and I've got enough stories to write a book. It ROCKED
I saw Skynyrd twice back before the plane crash, once from right up next to the stage, and it was like a religious experience. Yeah, these guys were rock stars and the groupies were real. Check out a song called An American Band by Grand Funk Railroad. It mentions several groupies by name. One of them, Sweet Sweet Connie, is from my hometown. They made her famous. Back then it was all about FM radio and the record stores. That's where we got our music. No social media. No technology. We had turntables in the house and 8-tracks in our cars. We filled entire rooms with vinyl albums. I still have all of mine in storage. It was a great time to be a music fan. This band was at the center of the Southern rock genre and this song was one of their anthems along with Sweet Home Alabama. Several of their songs have been recommended already but I'd like to add one that rarely gets mentioned. Four Walls of Raiford. It was only found on their box set and never got any air play but it's one of my absolute favorites. Check it out. I think you'll like it.
im black & i was 17 yrs. old when they came to my city. i was at the edge of the stage & they were great & i got to shake their hands as they left the stage. to this day that concert still sends chills up my spine.
LOVE this! The band had huge respect for black music and culture in general. Listen to Curtis Loew, to their love of the blues in general, and to some of their old interviews. They were good, regular guys who made it big but didn't forget who they were. Went back to Jacksonville every year to rest, fish, hang out with old friends, play baseball, etc. Hard not to like 'em!
Music is Music and they were Phenomenal! I just wish they would have stuck around longer 😞
Check out Black Oak Arkansas
@@allenlunsford5498 i was at the edge of the stage when Black Oak Arkansas performed in our city! they were great!
I definitely feel ya bro'. I am a white southerner grew up during the days. It seemed like we all got a long so well. When I was in college I roadied for Fats Domino one summer in Louisiana. Stood on the banks of the Red River for concerts with both black and white southerners in the crowd. All of us smoking the same dope, and drinking the same beer and we never thought we shouldn't. We were all there for one thing the music. If it was Chuck Berry, Lynnrd Skynnrd, Marshall Tucker, Niel Young, The Ohio Players, Frank Zappa, Kool and the Gang, or whoever we all got along. If we had any beef at all it was against our parents and the man.
Fun fact the record label didn't want this song on there because it was too long and radio wouldn't play it. Ronnie said fuck you we will quit. Radio says we will play and the audience said we will still listen to it 40 plus years later
When this song is played on the radio you sit in your car and wait til its over before exiting. Even 11 minutes later.
@@Sanity851 Exactly I don’t get out of the car until it’s over, as a matter of fact I go around the block a couple times until it finishes LOL
@@mariopicazo3139 Hahah yes!!! Same with Stairway to heaven and bohemian rhapsody hahahaha
@@Sanity851Hahaha yeah those are the top songs you can’t disrespect them lol
They told Queen the same thing.... seems like the record labels would have learned something. If songs are great let them ride!!
When its a band as legendary as lynyrd skynyrd they are known for every members contributions....bands like this only come once in a lifetime
Thanks Jacob as your spot on. It actually had me thinking when I know its about always the lead singer but L.Skynyrd was stumping me until your comment. So right on.
Thankfully my lifetime!!
Then we are a truly blessed generation! We also had the Allman Bros., and some exceptional songwriters such as John Prine, and J J Cale. ALL are 'once in a lifetimers', to my way of thinking!
@@cavecookie1 Duane Allman was truly ahead of his time.
@@jaydouglas8845 i knew it, sooner or later some liberal cry baby was gonna mention the confederate flag, grow up lil girl, there's worse problems in the world than to cry and act like flag is such a big problem
Partied my butt off in the 70's to some of the greatest music you'll ever experience! I'm 62 now and love that y'all are keeping this music alive!
I was born in the 80's and grew up on this stuff. Lynyrd Skynyrd, Led Zeppelin, Queen, Iron Maiden, Fleetwood Mac, Ozzy. And I'm passing it on to my daughter who isn't even 5 years old yet, she loves.
58 and love seeing the young folk gettin into our groove. A great once said, ‘music doesn’t belong to any one group. It crosses all barriers.’ Loved the reaction!
I grew up in the metal / grunge era. Bu my dad and older brother an sister showed me everything I missed from Gerry and the pacemakers through to cyndi lauper. I love it all! And now my son has heard it all too. Music never dies
ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST______ GOING NEAR SEVENTY SO I'LL TAKE MY ERA BACK ANY DAY.. I HAVE PAST IT ON TO MY KIDS AND THEY APPRECIATE THIS SO MUCH.. ENJOY, SPREAD THE LOVE OF IT ALL❤.
@@Badgerman494I’m 65, my kids, born in the early ‘80s prefer my old music too. The best, no matter when you’re born.
The best guitar solo ever...actually, performed by three legends.
I'd go so far as to say FOUR legends: don't forget Leon Wilkeson on bass guitar! Watch near the end where he just about breaks his fingers to play ALL HIS NOTES. Believe only Artemus Pyle, drummer, is still with us in August 2021.
gary rossington is too- the guitarist doing the early solo in this
Eddie V's eruption solo is the best ever. Hands down, it well blow your mind. After you listen to it for the first time you well stand up and take your hat off in respect of one of the best peaces of music your ears ever feasted on.
Naw this better than evh
Yea, but keep in mind that Ed King wrote and recorded all the parts that Gaines is playing. Somehow or another the FACT that Ed King was the original guitarist and Bob Burns was the original drummer for this track gets lost in the translation of Lynard Skynards story. Those two were there from the very beginning. Both Artimus and Steve Gaines were relatively new to the band.
Welcome to the world of Southern Rock, three guitars, no waiting.
FACTS
Yep. I’m 60. When Freebird comes on, I still CRANK IT UP!!
@@ldg2655 .......59 here and still playing air guitar too this....👍
don't discount what the Bass player was doing.
65. Sure was fun growin’ up in them days.
This song is arguably on of the top 5 greatest rock songs ever
No argument about it.
Hmm. Define parameters..
@@Stanley_P_Whirl It is a rock song.
@@prism8289 there are rap acts in the r&r hof for example. Top 20 for sure tho.
@@Stanley_P_Whirl They're considered rap acts. Not rock. This isn't according to the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame.
“Aint no rockstar today” truer words have never been spoken
FACTS!!!
Not true.... There's a shitload!!! And they will still sell out the same!! But in the US, most people don't give a fuck about rock!! Radio rock! Jerk my stick!! But that's it!! Pop, country, pop country, hip hop, rap.... These fuckers still sell out!!! Just nobody cares here!!! Go over seas!! They'd sell out in an hour!!! If not less!!! Think about that!! Open your god damn minds!!!
Disturbed... There are a few out there.
THAT'S A GUITAR ARMY!!! There ain't no front man here; this is ROCK as it's supposed to be!
Yes, Popo, Lynyrd Skynyrd was THE FL Guitar Army! And The Outlaws were the TX Guitar Army!
exactly right... other bands.. especially today, someone had to be the star...just like in sports, everyone wants to be the superstar
So glad someone is reacting to this live version. Given the timeline of the tragic plane crash, it makes this performance that much more magical.
Plus Ronnie van zant. Never wire shoes so he could feel the crowd's chants through his body.
It's an amazing performance
Same I’ve been waiting for this video reaction.
Dame Rite mo fo
Allan Collins has said in interviews while playing the guitar solos for Free bird live the crowd would have all the hairs on the back of his neck standing up from the crowd energy. Very few ever get to experience that rush.
SKYNRD was no joke, if you dip your toes in more try Simple Man.
Thanks to Rick Hall in muscle shoals. We have the only recordings.
Fucking great song!!!
@@Montweezy yes definitely one of the classics
That's right!
The Best
These "teeny boppers" shown here are now in the their 70's and 80's. Your grand parents were cool. too!
No . If you were 18- 20yo in 1977 , you're early 60's in 2021 .
I'm 44 and my parents are in their 60s lol
Stevie: "I mean this music ain't for me personally..."
*Head bobbing the rest of the song*
I was waiting on it. And that smile only seen when you hear the tempo change in Freebird for the 1st time.
That moving, bobbing head is the spirit of the music. If it makes your head bounce, that's it. It's got you. You can say you ain't into it but your body says different.
I think “not for me” can mean “I won’t choose it in my car” and not “I can’t enjoy it” 😉😁😁
@@jeffburkett4418 ya had to be there .. ya had to live it
I did like his retro analysis, When I first heard the song it started out slow and I didn't feel like it was too good of a singer for the beginning part I was kind of bored..😮but otherwise if he didn't swear...cause hes gotta go gangsta . Gotta be another way to communicate your feelings. Besides swearing every 2 seconds.
Everyone in my town has a story about these boys...a better band has yet to come out of jacksonville fl.
We are very proud and protective of that legacy.
Amen to that!❤
Many peopole completely forget the bass guitar in this song. Its insane if you listen carefully he kills it the whole song!!! Never heard the song all the way through until recently and when I did I could kick myself for sleeping on them in the past. They absolutely kill it!
Stevie: “It’s not for me...” 12:00 stank face air guitar activated 😂 14:05 🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾
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Hahaha 🤣👍🏽👍🏽
I was at that concert and it was great. You would have had no problems being there. None of us cared about race. We would have passed you a joint my friend.
Oh my God that's amazing that you were there what a memory
What A Beautiful Memory Man
The way it should be.
My God I was 19 years old at that same concert! And yes we definitely passed the joints around!
I cried my heart out after the plane crash took them. I was never the same again. It was like my youth died that day.
thats exactly how it was my friend! the road hands setting up the stage, gave us beer, & throughout the entire show, someone was always passing you a joint! i still get chills thinking about it!!!
Bro get yourself a remastered version of this song and bump it in your car. It goes hard AF. Leave the windows down and see how many people give you a thumbs up at the stop light.No joke
Haha... didn’t know you watch Stevie
True story!
Glad to hear I'm not the only one sharing my music with others at the stoplight 😁
Remastered by who?
I wish he would get the lyrics in front of him so he could make a comment because the lyrics are so influential
The thing about going to concerts back in the day was, it an experience you shared with the strangers around you. You left an arena of thousands and they were your friends for a short time. It was great music that left you feeling really good even when you were stuck in traffic trying to get out of the parking lot. No one wanted it to end.
Well said
And they were alot less expensive
Skynrd are rock gods. They showed up, filled stadiums and rocked every single one of them
Metallica in Germany/Russia in the late 80’s was the biggest crowd I’ve ever seen. 1.6 Million and They outnumbered the Soviets
Lol. Imagine the amount of vodka consumed.
Fall of the Berlin Wall. Metallica and Pantera. 1991. I have that full concert. It's nuts!
@@cheapagamer55 When I say Soviets, I mean their fans outnumbered the falling army.
And you’re right about that Rod Stewart crowd. Some awesome things have came from music.
@@cheapagamer55 Yes, that is the one that I sent Stevie the link to. World record or not, this one has the best Videos that I have ever seen
Yessss 1 million people were there yo lol..they had there army there doing crowd control lmao🤣 imagine being so big you get a milli ppl in another country,RUSSIA at dat💯💯💯
They are known for the whole group. All those bands had excellent guitarists and vocalists!. The 70s music is the best ever!
RIP!! Ronnie Van Zant, Cassie and Steve Gaines
Don't forget Allen Collins (one of the lead guitarist), Billy Powell (keyboards) and Leon Wilkeson (bass). May they all RIParadise.
All of them! And pure talent. No dubbing, or manipulating studio equipment. It's the real deal! Live man!
Hello Stevie - I'm 67 and attended many of these gigantic concerts in the 70s. You got a lot right about the fans there were a lot of guys in the crowds, most had long hair and people blended together. The 'groupies' who traveled were primarily for The Grateful Dead. They are still known Deadheads.
BTW, albums dropped weekly. I was in college 71-76 in Austin - music was everywhere, all the time and yes, we played albums repeatedly. We lived in the present, without social media. Word of mouth filled those stadiums. We wanted LIVE performances and we got them. True originality and musicianship was how we looked at bands. Plus, we had Top 40 on the radio. Top 40 played EVERY song from any genre, so we learned ALL the songs and DJs played "Little Stevie Wonder" and Motown to Jimi Hendrix to Elton John, Leon Russell, Beatles, Joe Cocker, with everybody in between.
You like the guitars, go here to Peter Frampton:
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It is with great interest and fun that hubby and I watch your generation discover rock and roll. The music and musicians still hold up after 50 years.
Welcome to the 70s - the Love the One You're With (Steven Stills) generation. Remember, this was before AIDS and when America was far more liberal than now.
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I really enjoy watching reactors come out of their comfort zone and listening to different genre's now and then - its a great way to appreciate music.
Great work, Stevie.
There are 2 universal languages, music and food.
There were more panties and bra's thrown on stages like these than you'll find in all of Victoria's Secret...LOL
Back in that era, every member of the band was well known because every member of the band was exceptional in their own right and gave credit to one another as a group.
100%. I was looking for this comment.
Amen!!! ❤❤❤
Yeah things were way different with music before the internet. This is what you call guitar rock! You actually had to buy a cassette tape or record back then and FM radio was the only place you could hear these rockstars. I think music meant a lot more to us back then.
I had many of my favorite playlists. I remember keeping a pencil just in case 😂 tape got tangled
Or 8-track 😂
19:05 Totally with you on this. These guys were pulling crowds and getting reactions when it was only broadcast and print media, and with no more tech than electric guitars and basic speakers.
This song is a classic.... however my favorite is : SIMPLE MAN
I think you’d love it....
Mama told me.........
When I was young.....
Mine too.
Sit beside me
Yep and Tuesday’s Gone and Comin’ Home.
YOU NEED TO CHECK OUT STEVIE RAY VAUGHN MY GUY. "PRIDE AND JOY"
Classic.
Amen it’s unbelievable
I was looking to see if anyone recommended SRV haha
FCK YEAH! Stevie Ray Vaughn was the Goat!
I think Stevie is the best guitarist of all time in my opinion.
I live 6 miles from where the plane crashed they finally put a beautiful memorial out there for them
Was there yesterday. It really is well done. The pics in the stone are pretty cool.
I've driven by there many times. ✌️
@@marielaveau5321 u from here?
Blending 3 guitars and Bass Guitar....these guys due it so well...this solo is layered and just unbelievable....the bass player Leon Wilkerson is one of my favorite bassist and really has to play a difficult part but pulls it off and it sound's awesome..
"Day on the green" July 2nd, 1977 Lynryd Skynyrd, Peter Frampton, and Santana at the Oakland Alameda County Coliseum (where the Raiders played) I remember trying for a week to win tickets from radio station KFRC (never won though)
You should check out Metallica in Moscow in 1991, 1.6 million at that concert. I know it's not your usual music but the sea of humanity is incredible
Pantera domination from the same show.
Completely right!
1.6 million!?!? 😳 Holy shit!!!!
I was actually gonna comment this!
That show keep watching it year after year, nothing like it
I highly recommend the songs Gimme Three Steps, That Smell, Give Me Back My Bullets, Swamp Music, and of course Sweet Home Alabama...
Great choices.... 🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟
Hell Yeah
Simple man too
some good ol boys just playing their music and hearts out, some of the best guitarist to walk this planet thats for sure
After he listened to Metallica he said this "Was just cute" lol came here to say that.
@@LexyThomas134 this guitar solo was better than any guitar solo in any metallica song ever lol.
@@kcroz1104 That's far from the truth, and it's just opinions anyways. Every Metallica reaction has people jaw dropped when listening to Metallica's solo's, almost every song also, no one else is doing that.
@@LexyThomas134 look at everyones reaction to this song??? You commented something irrelevant either way for no reason. You can't even say this isn't a great guitar solo and if you do you're just delusional.
@@LexyThomas134 BTW these are two completely different bands in two different genres. If we're gonna compare random bands to eachother like you did in your original comment than Black Sabbath guitar solos are way more impressive than Metallicas.
AHH the 70's!! I was 16 in 1977 Best Decade Ever! You would have Loved it back then, Times were Good, No Cell Phones! All phones were at Home mounted on the wall! ha ha True!
ronnie van zant was the lead singer and acknowledged leader of the group. allen collins is the guy in white. ronnie wrote most of the lyrics to the songs. allen, gary rossington (slide guitar here) and previous member ed king created the guitar parts. steve gaines was playing the black guitar, he was new to the band and co wrote some songs on the street survivors lp.
Allen Collins was a fanfreakingtastic guitarist and Steve Gaines rip to them all
They are known for the whole band. Their real fans know every band member
True for every band, right? Could you imagine not knowing every member of Metallica?
Or every member of the Beatles, or U2...
Members, ex members, why they became ex members lol
Living in Alabama. I hear Lynyrd Skynyrd everywhere I go. Try are definitely legends around here...
I 2nd that🙋♀️
RMFT 🐘🏈
The best of all time guitar solo ever and will be forever!!!!! Gives me chills! My son plays guitar and says just listening to this solo causes him to sweat and wears him out cause he try’s to keep up mentally and it’s exhausting
Incase anyone didn't know, the guitar solo was originally shorter, but at a concert he wanted to give his voice a break, so the guitar solo was extended to what it is now, and people loved it so much it became part of the song
Now you gotta follow it up with "Curtis Lowe"
The ballad of Curtis loew is great
Play some Whiskey, Rock, and Roll, You Got That Right, The Needle and The Spoon
Lynyrd Skynyrd “ THAT SMELL”🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Old rock groups, it kinda depends on which one we talk about. Some are known for lead singer, some for lead guitarists and others for their drummers
Slash
@@captivatingnarwhal7371 Iiii| ;)'
And then there is Rush.
Or bands like Van Halen and PanterA that were known for the guitarist and drummer who were brothers.
And then there's Skynyrd known for all the members....even back up singers 💗
My dad took my sister and I to the Willie Nelson 4th of July Picnic in Tulsa Oklahoma in 1977. Skynyrd was there and put on a great show. About three and a half months later, early one morning, dad and I were having coffee in the kitchen with the radio down low. They broke in with the news of their crash. I remember dad looking at me and asking "Weren't they one of the bands we heard at the Willie Nelson concert". They were one of my generation's favorite bands, one of those icons of my youth.
The marketing was - 1 heard it on the radio 2 - buy the vinyl at Sam Goody 3 - drop it on your Technics turntable 4 - stand online to buy a concert ticket
Facts
I am 66 years old and this is the music we took for granted because it was every day. We had country rock, beach music and Motown also. We had the best of all worlds.
12:08 Go Stevie Go Stevie Go!!! Sure is fun watching Stevie jam out to a guitar. lol
Skynyrd was known for there 3 guitar approach, they were awesome
GREAT reaction vid to a classic song and performance!
It was tragic that lead singer Ronnie Van Zant and guitarist Steve Gaines (red pants) were both killed along with others in a plane crash a few months later. Those who survived were never the same again.
Lead guitarist Allen Collins died about twelve years later in 1990, after being paralyzed from the waist down in a car wreck. They were an amazing group!
EXCELLENT reaction video!
Back in the 70s the lead guitarist was just as popular as the lead singer. Usually they were the main song writer, especially when it came to music.
Lynyrd Skynrd is 1 of the greatest bands of all time in any genre. It sucks that most of them died in that plane crash
Not most of them, but I get your point.
To clarify, 3 band members passed away along with the pilot and copilot. 😢
@@OMyStarz , And Dean the tour manager.
One of the best bands ever. No gimmicks, great guitar and a man that just stands at the mic and sings amazing. You need to do their whole catalog. Amazing
as the Confederate flag is hung on the stage
I'm 62 years old from the south and saw them 10 times, one time for free! And to think this band was on the west coast with a crowd like this! Thanks brother for doing this reaction PLEASE do some more!
Just imagine everyone got there by radio announcers saying “tickets go on sale 1 show only …” and one or two places only sold tickets. Long lines camping out the day before they went on sale…. Good times.
Loves watching your enjoyment!!! This song never gets old!!! True talent
This song on guitar hero 2 was rough lol
Dude it took me ever to 5 star it 🤣
Yes. It really was. Lol
Little old me having to pause because my hand was getting cramped😂 legit sweating, still have the game I gotta revisit it see what I got
I was the one of the friend group to first pull it off one night, 15 years old or something in y2000k and shit i felt like a rockSTAR! They went groupie on my aaaaaaaaaa......
This is true. Lol
Stevie caught himself head banging for a sec 😂😂😂
I respect you for hanging in there and watching the video through, brother. I don't care for this live version, poor audio. I hope you give them another chance, because they really do have some great music. Studio versions- 'Simple Man, Curtis Lowe, or Tuesdays Gone'. Love that camo lid you rock homie! Yeah, you know they smashed back in the day, especially THIS day!
I was gonna suggest “Curtis Lowe” it’s top 3 Skynyrd for me.
Coke, weed and 🐈 everywhere! 🤣🤣🤣
I wish he had done the Knebworth performance
THIS IS WHEN MUSIC WAS HEARTFELT. YOU HAD TO SAVE UP YOUR MONEY AND GET A RIDE TO THE STORE TO BUY THIS MUSIC WITH YOUR HARD EARNED AND SAVED UP MONEY. NO FREE MUSIC TO DOWNLOAD SO THESE GUYS HAD TO KNOW HOW TO PLAY TO EARN YOUR MONEY. NO MASS PRODUCED CANNED MUSIC. ALL THE MUSICIANS HAD TO BE ABLE TO ROCK THEIR INSTRUMENTS. THERE WAS NO FAKING IT. THERE WILL NEVER BE AN ERA WHERE SUCH GREAT MUSIC WAS GENUINE AND POWERFUL. NEVER AGAIN WILL THERE BE TRUE ROCKSTARS LIKE THERE WAS. AT LEAST THERE'S. FILMS OF IT SO YOUNG PEOPLE CAN SEE WHAT REAL BANDS WERE.
born in 1961, this band was my "coming of age" band, this was the 70's man, you have no idea.
God damn there's so many chicks in that audience. That solo is a classic and it tight as hell too, never saw this live version
Back when you actually had to have talent, none of this auto tune BS,!
RIGHT ON.
Who says you don't need talent just because you use auto-tune? Auto-tune is an effect on the voice. It's essentially like using a voice box. Also, if you just mean pitch correction then that can do some stuff but it can't make a bad singer sound good. The way it's used in a studio is that instead of recording the song 12 times and splicing together the best of those 12 takes you do 3-5 takes and pitch correct those and splice them together. I have to say that again, pitch correction or ''auto-tune'' can make a very good singer sound great but it CAN'T make a bad singer sound good. And that over the top robotic stuff you hear is just the digital version of a sound box, it's essentially an effect, but to make it sound good you still need to be a talented singer.
Stevie...original beef...check out Neil Young “Southernman” and then Skynyrd’s response “Sweet Home Alabama”
Yes Stevie do this one!!!
I had tickets but they were in a plane crash and some survived. Allen Collins survived and is the cousin of my fiancé Dave Collins who is also a great musician!! One of the greatest leads ever♥️
The way he talks about the crowd makes me really want to see him react to moshpit videos
10 dollars a ticket..... Long concerts..... Priceless..... This was my graduation song...lol
I saw a Lynyrd Skynyrd and came running! Stevie Knight doing Lynyrd Skynyrd!? I'm with it. If you want to see a sick crowd though check out Korn at 99 Woodstock. That's a Lit crowd.
Best partis how van Zant is walking around so nonchalantly like one of the best guitar performances in history isn't happening right in front of him...
In all fairness, what else can he do without detracting attention from the solo? Just back out of the spotlight and wait your turn.
This was the national album of the South! I grew up in the 70's! If you wanted something, you had to get off your ass and work for it! No handouts! Mofos just don't understand working for your future now!! 13:42
I saw Lynyrd Skynyrd in Houston in 1976. It was an event that was life altering and Freebird is part of the soundtrack of my life.
You'd like Simple Man ... also some good remixes of this song
When their plane crashed ROCK DIED. They say the guitar riff is still being heard throughout the universe.
EVEN TODAY ...STILL DDEAD.
Saw them live both before and after the plane crash. I still listen to them on a daily basis. They were the real deal. Can only imagine the music they would have produced had it not been for the plane crash. I’m just grateful that Gary, Billy, Artimus and Ed carried on to share the music for the next generation. A special thanks to Johnny for stepping into his brother’s shoes which could not have been easy!
Born in ‘75. I’m 46 now. I missed the following of these great bands but I do have an Auntie who did and she still looks like she is in the 70’s 😂 I grew up with this music and I’m grateful. Especially Ballad of Curtis Lowe, and Simple Man!!! Memories of tank tops, record players, straw cowboy hats with feathers and Coors banquet beer... That was my family in a nutshell 😍
DING DING DING !!! Very perceptive, brother. Nice pick. It is so cool to see you discovering our music and sharing with your generation. Thanks and please keep up your good work. From a fan watching and loving it in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Go with God. Peace.
If you like guitar,You really need to see Van Halen’s “Eruption” live .You won’t be disappointed
Greatest solo ever. May he R.I.P.
Yo here’s a blast if YES m.th-cam.com/video/YbsYc3UNdZ4/w-d-xo.html Me and you both had similar ideas.
facts bro that shit is wild!
They are true musicians, not like today’s studio produced music, just pure talent.
That is one of the best live performances you will ever see in your life.
Memory flash: a group of us (5 or 6) would head over to someone's house and gather 'round the turntable and listen to the whole album and passin' the weed. Good times.
When you realize your grandma is way cooler than you
Stevie if your gonna go down this road check out some early Skynyrd. They have major blues influences, I would recommend Curtis Lowe or Four Walls of Raeford. Both good story telling songs.
Edit: forgot about Mr Banker
Great songs “Was I Right or Wrong” one of my favs
Gimme 3 steps he'll of a story too!
This just reminds me that we aren’t shit compared to our parents and grandparents 🤣
😁😁😁😁
Grandpaw here.........👍
Exactly!
You still have a chance to top that generation. Try harder. We want you to succeed.
You got that right! You shore got that right...
If you want to see an insane crowd/performance watch Metallica play Creeping Death live in Moscow.
The song that lets you know your the elite when you’re finally able to play this solo
When you talk about following bands around the country, you need to look at the Grateful Dead. We called them Dead Heads. Saw a few VW micro buses around the country.
LOL @ "sounds like elevator music". This is probably the greatest song that the human race has ever created.
NOT THE GREATEST SONG FOR ME, BUT VERY, VERY CLOSE.
Hyperbole turned wayyyyyy the fuck up 🤣🤣
One of them.
Just for your edification the 70's were LIT! I know cause I was there. Thankful that I got to see the original Skynyrd before the crash.
their lead singer Ronnie was the leader back then, Allen Collins, Gary Rossington and at this time Steve Gaines were the guitarist and they took turns on songs doing solos.
I had the pleasure of playing a show with them at USO Ft.Hood. It was such an honor. I still can’t believe it. I watched them on back stage with Stone Cold.
At least You picked the right version to listen to, the piano was amazing in this version.
If you love guitar check out metallica songs "master of puppets" "one" "fade to black"
Disposable Hero's! Battery!
Gah! I'm so excited if he sticks with this!!!
Yes!! And yes to all of these!!
But still this it the top of them all.....the rock athem off guitar planning.
@@pinzgauerbelgium This IS iconic, for sure
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Tuesday's Gone or Simple Man
Going to see Lynyrd Skynyrd in concert was so unreal, you'd leave the building understanding that your life had forever changed. For the better. They were masterful in their storytelling and musicianship.
Love ya channel, Bruh! I lived in the 70s as a teenager and early 20s, you are absolute right. The party never stopped and everyone around you wanted to join in and I've got enough stories to write a book. It ROCKED
I saw Skynyrd twice back before the plane crash, once from right up next to the stage, and it was like a religious experience. Yeah, these guys were rock stars and the groupies were real. Check out a song called An American Band by Grand Funk Railroad. It mentions several groupies by name. One of them, Sweet Sweet Connie, is from my hometown. They made her famous.
Back then it was all about FM radio and the record stores. That's where we got our music. No social media. No technology. We had turntables in the house and 8-tracks in our cars. We filled entire rooms with vinyl albums. I still have all of mine in storage. It was a great time to be a music fan.
This band was at the center of the Southern rock genre and this song was one of their anthems along with Sweet Home Alabama. Several of their songs have been recommended already but I'd like to add one that rarely gets mentioned. Four Walls of Raiford. It was only found on their box set and never got any air play but it's one of my absolute favorites. Check it out. I think you'll like it.