i had the pleasure to see Free when i was 15 , i stood just near the stage a few meters from Paul Kossoff , OMG what an energy, till today i remember this gig as it was yesterday , such an impression he made on me.
You re a bit younger than me luc. I saw Free in Croyden at the Fox and Greyhound when All Right Now was in the charts. I must have been about 18 then. Absolutely unforgettable. These were the good old days when you could walk around most parts of London in relative safety.
Was there on February 14, 1976 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA (Rory Gallagher, Black Oak Arkansas, with Back Street Crawler - with Koss on gtr). Koss was so high he couldn't play. 2 fingers on his left hand were in a splint. He kept playing ever after the songs were finished, The rest of the band stood away from him. He kept asking the roadies for a beer and kept staggering around. Their other guitarist played all the solos. March 19, 1976 one month later Kossoff dies. Saddest thing I've ever seen. I was such a fan of Koss too.
@cornholio1962 Yes not too long after that show with Rory Gallagher and Black Oak did Kossoff die. I liked his playing and the first 3 studio albums of FREE are outstanding. Ritchie Blackmore was a huge fan of Paul Kossoff. He praised Kossoff's guitar playing in interviews back in the 70s. ..
No mistaking Koss. Lucky to have seen him live with Free, loved him, it's just a pity he's not here now. Massive loss to music and so sad. Love ya Koss.
@@carolpattison608 very true, but he did not get the recognition he deserved. He was superb with free. B.s.c. were a great band, but never got the recognition on the radio at the time. P.k will always be up there with the best in my eyes.
I’m a big Skynyrd fan, I saw an interview with Gary, they asked him about his influences, he said Duane, Ry Cooder and Paul Kossoff, I had heard of the first two, I looked Paul up, damn I’m glad I did 😊
Good frontman with good voice....met him in 1974 at a party...my gf att was Terrys sisters best mate ...he just had 'it'...had good bit banter with him as I was the only guy there (besides him) with long hair & into rock & blues! PK was a great guitarist ...cut short!
If i'm not mistaked photos from Liverpool Empire gig I was at 1975....Koss apparently feind passing out then played his ass off and the crowd went wild great memories...btw he was on blistering form thst night..
I went to one of his speeches at the last drop village in Bolton years ago what a great night that was must be one of the worst things losing a child what a legend .
The pictures at 5.30 seem to show Koss in pyjamas in a hospital bed, flanked by band members. How moving, he looks so happy. He was successfully treated for his first heart attack, and discharged , before succumbing to a second, months later.
Yes. Paul was taken to Northwick Park Hospital in North London where he recovered. The band bought him a new acoustic guitar as a birthday present as he celebrated his 25th birthday on 14 September 1975 while in hospital. 6 months later on 19 March 1976 he would leave us.
@@BigSky1 brings back vivid memories, seeing the band in Manchester a few months before, when he was playing brilliantly. Then a poor show in London, when he wasn’t fit to play. Finally meeting his dad on his ‘alright now’ tour celebrating Paul’s life.
@@martshankleman One of my big regrets is being too young to see and hear Free live, Born in 1961 I was just too young. My brother who was born in ‘55 saw them and he also went to the same school as Koss but a couple of years later. He remembers seeing Koss’s name on the wall at school ‘a la …is God’.
I've never heard Koss Kirke Tetsu Rabbitt. I'm afraid of something I don't like. He was so much into dope and I want to remember him as THE KING. Manchester 1970 is one of the best shows ever for me. On tube of course. I was 7 those days
Paul s place in this band was filled by an extremely tasty guitarist called geoff whitehorn. Check him out on the two albums by a band called If. I think they are on TH-cam.
Try the wonderful Geoff Whitehorn on Roger Chapman - The Unknown Soldier. The one where Chappo is wearing the pink trousers. He is also on Roger Chapman’s most recent video: Playtime. Hope you enjoy them! 🎸
@@jimstewart8759 thanks Jim. You ve reminded me that I ve got a Roger Chapman DVD somewhere that I will have to look out. Back when I was in my 20s I dug out everything I could with Geoff on it. Saw him in Torquay with Crawler in 1974 I think. His solo album I could never get. Only the single from it Makin it Funky. That album is available on youtube but I waited a long time for it.
Highly Underrated guitarist! The tone and style is incredible. Free was still better. Probably the best blues rock band form the UK that never really made it.
Loved Kossoff..Kirke..Tetusu..and Rabbit..That record is so great..Loved Back street Crawler also..Of course Free..Koss was so talented..RIP Paul 3/19/75..
Koss is amazing with those hanging vibrato's. that every guitar player wants to copy. I don't hear That Vibrato very often if at all. Bonamassa gets very close though.
Such a sad and tragic loss. So young. F****ing drugs!!!! 😡😡😡😡😭😭😭😭😭😭😭💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔
RIP Paul Kossoff. I called my son Paul after him.
i had the pleasure to see Free when i was 15 , i stood just near the stage a few meters from Paul Kossoff , OMG what an energy,
till today i remember this gig as it was yesterday , such an impression he made on me.
You re a bit younger than me luc. I saw Free in Croyden at the Fox and Greyhound when All Right Now was in the charts. I must have been about 18 then. Absolutely unforgettable. These were the good old days when you could walk around most parts of London in relative safety.
What a sweet memory !!! 💕💕💕💯👍
Same as me. 4 ft behind him. Rock god! He hated his inability to play fast. He didn’t know how good he was.
Me too! Same feelings and memories. Age 14 in 1971 (Imperial Ballroom Nelson U.K.)
Was there on February 14, 1976 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA (Rory Gallagher, Black Oak Arkansas, with Back Street Crawler - with Koss on gtr). Koss was so high he couldn't play. 2 fingers on his left hand were in a splint. He kept playing ever after the songs were finished, The rest of the band stood away from him. He kept asking the roadies for a beer and kept staggering around. Their other guitarist played all the solos. March 19, 1976 one month later Kossoff dies. Saddest thing I've ever seen. I was such a fan of Koss too.
facebook.com/groups/789067087893263/?ref=share_group_link
@cornholio1962 Yes not too long after that show with Rory Gallagher and Black Oak did Kossoff die. I liked his playing and the first 3 studio albums of FREE are outstanding. Ritchie Blackmore was a huge fan of Paul Kossoff. He praised Kossoff's guitar playing in interviews back in the 70s. ..
No mistaking Koss. Lucky to have seen him live with Free, loved him, it's just a pity he's not here now. Massive loss to music and so sad.
Love ya Koss.
Paul left us far to early. Great very underrated guitarist. B s c were a tight outfit. Miss them very much. Rip Paul. Never forgotten.
I don't think Paul was underrated, his brilliance was recognised by us all.
@@carolpattison608 very true, but he did not get the recognition he deserved. He was superb with free. B.s.c. were a great band, but never got the recognition on the radio at the time. P.k will always be up there with the best in my eyes.
@@jamescourt4703 Sorry, I misunderstood your comment. I agree with you regarding his recognition.
@@carolpattison608 next month 19th is Paul's anniversary of his sad passing. Surely missed!
@@jamescourt4703 Very much so.
I’m a big Skynyrd fan, I saw an interview with Gary, they asked him about his influences, he said Duane, Ry Cooder and Paul Kossoff, I had heard of the first two, I looked Paul up, damn I’m glad I did 😊
Brilliant guitarist such a loss to dreaded drugs!
I was lucky enough to see Free twice best group I saw live
Koss was a guitar God, it’s so sad how his drug addiction led to his death at such a young age.
What a great track and Koss sounds as good as he ever did on it. Amazing!! RIP Koss.
Ohhhhhhhh putin que c, est bon .....une merveille
I still have Back Street Crawler on vinyl. Great album!
I love Back Street Crawler.
Wish we had been able to still Have Paul among us
I love this man 💕
had the pleasure to meet terry slesser back in 1988 what a blues man total gentleman.
Good frontman with good voice....met him in 1974 at a party...my gf att was Terrys sisters best mate ...he just had 'it'...had good bit banter with him as I was the only guy there (besides him) with long hair & into rock & blues!
PK was a great guitarist ...cut short!
Some fab guitar on this one👍😊❤️
What a treasure! Thank you!
The BSC catalog needs remixing to push the guitars up in the mix
Some great photos I'd not seen before. Thanks.
If i'm not mistaked photos from Liverpool Empire gig I was at 1975....Koss apparently feind passing out then played his ass off and the crowd went wild great memories...btw he was on blistering form thst night..
Saw them twice probably the best blues rock ever to come out of England: and people go on about the Beatles? Hahahaha what a joke
Really overlooked guitar player. Minimal solos and lead guitar. So full of expression and feeling . Free one of the best bands at that time.
Great loss.
Even at the end it was still there.
Pretty soulful track.
Tony Braunagel nice drumming Tony! You must have some great memories from those days.
Well Tony, it sure is thanks partly to you. Remember Dave Farrell?
Just oozes soul.
Who remembers Kossoff's dad?
Yes David I attended one of his anti drug shows about 1980 in London
I sat behind David Kossof at a free concert he was dressed in Suite and dicky bow with I gather family and friends great times !
I went to one of his speeches at the last drop village in Bolton years ago what a great night that was must be one of the worst things losing a child what a legend .
Таких миллион. Ни чего существенного.
Bit like you really insignificant
Back Street Crawler then just Crawler are one of the bands that from vinyl I made CD's.
Like A Tragic " SHOOTING 🎆 🌟 STAR! 🌟⭐🌩️🎸😎🎶🎵🎶😅
Great track. Underated.
Blinding... great share.... thanks.
il maestro
thnx man, for heads up on BSC - the atlantic years / 2020 ;
but, for sure, these shots of Koss are priceless ***and always, : the guit !
The pictures at 5.30 seem to show Koss in pyjamas in a hospital bed, flanked by band members. How moving, he looks so happy. He was successfully treated for his first heart attack, and discharged , before succumbing to a second, months later.
Yes. Paul was taken to Northwick Park Hospital in North London where he recovered. The band bought him a new acoustic guitar as a birthday present as he celebrated his 25th birthday on 14 September 1975 while in hospital. 6 months later on 19 March 1976 he would leave us.
@@BigSky1 brings back vivid memories, seeing the band in Manchester a few months before, when he was playing brilliantly. Then a poor show in London, when he wasn’t fit to play. Finally meeting his dad on his ‘alright now’ tour celebrating Paul’s life.
@@martshankleman One of my big regrets is being too young to see and hear Free live, Born in 1961 I was just too young.
My brother who was born in ‘55 saw them and he also went to the same school as Koss but a couple of years later. He remembers seeing Koss’s name on the wall at school ‘a la …is God’.
@@BigSky1 which school did Paul go to?
@@martshankleman Whitefields School in Brent near Golders Green where his family lived in Hayes Crescent NW11.
The school is still there.
I've never heard Koss Kirke Tetsu Rabbitt. I'm afraid of something I don't like. He was so much into dope and I want to remember him as THE KING. Manchester 1970 is one of the best shows ever for me. On tube of course. I was 7 those days
Yup
Cool!!!! Miss you!!!!
Kiitos paljon
Paul s place in this band was filled by an extremely tasty guitarist called geoff whitehorn. Check him out on the two albums by a band called If. I think they are on TH-cam.
Try the wonderful Geoff Whitehorn on Roger Chapman - The Unknown Soldier. The one where Chappo is wearing the pink trousers. He is also on Roger Chapman’s most recent video: Playtime. Hope you enjoy them! 🎸
@@jimstewart8759 thanks Jim. You ve reminded me that I ve got a Roger Chapman DVD somewhere that I will have to look out. Back when I was in my 20s I dug out everything I could with Geoff on it. Saw him in Torquay with Crawler in 1974 I think. His solo album I could never get. Only the single from it Makin it Funky. That album is available on youtube but I waited a long time for it.
@@alexpaton2818 I’ll have to have a listen to that, Alex. 😁
I can hear and see a bit influence on Mick Ralph's here and other tracks.
Loved Paul Kossoff with Back Street Crawler more so than with Free.
Highly Underrated guitarist! The tone and style is incredible. Free was still better. Probably the best blues rock band form the UK that never really made it.
Loved Kossoff..Kirke..Tetusu..and Rabbit..That record is so great..Loved Back street Crawler also..Of course Free..Koss was so talented..RIP Paul 3/19/75..
Great Song, thanks
Kiitos upea ääni
Box set coming out August 2020
ty for upload
And a little Rory Gallagher on top!
Fucking superb
コソフがベッドに座ってる画像は
ちょっと切ないぜ
80才くらいまでBluesしてほしかった
Kiitos paljon tykkään kovasti
This needs a gentle remix, to push koss higher in the mix and the drums down a tiny touch, otherwise great😊👍
Back street crawler to me were a far better band thsn Bad company. Technically, and superior songs. Plus....they had Koss!
Koss is amazing with those hanging vibrato's. that every guitar player wants to copy. I don't hear That Vibrato very often if at all. Bonamassa gets very close though.
Kiitos
the remark by Tony Braunagel is it the same Tony Braunagel that played on this track????
Upeeta, mikä ääni
Hendrix was good but koss was great
Exc
This guy almost replace Bon Scott on AC/DC
Would have been the better choice.
Angry Anderson would've been the best choice
@@markhill9275 Dan McCafferty would have been the best choice.
People, come on! Can't you hear the poor man is falling apart? His timing is completely off. The message is simple: Don't ever, ever, ever do drugs!!!
You can tell Koss was way off his game here.
Sounds like Eric Clapton and Gregg Allman!
Well a bit of both you right‼️
Sounds unmistakably like Paul Kossoff to me.
감사해요!
취저ㅡ행요.
위안ㅡ받습니다.
💙💙💙
Kossoff played off of Andy Frasers bass lines in Free. No magic in this song.🎼"The feelings gone...."
Koss sounds pretty out of tune here...
Idiot
@@MrTerryslesser Ditto