British guitarist analyses Lynyrd Skynyrd live in 1976!
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- Tonight I'm taking another look at Lynyrd Skynyrd live in 1976 with their version of 'T for Texas'!
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My favorite band of all time Lynyrd Skynyrd!! Ronnie Van Zant ran the tightest ship in rock and roll!! Steve was fixing to take them to all new level! Miss these ol boys very much! Fly High Freebirds!!🦅🎸🦅🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻
Amen, Randy. Related to Travis? Lol.
Second that, they were the best
@@fastpony8127 yes hes the rich cousin that made it, I'm still trying!! Lol
@@randytritt4610 Interesting. Good luck, bro!
In my opinion they are the best band ever to take the stage. One can only wonder what they would have put out if the plane crash never happened. GOAT!
Ronnie was definitely proud of his electric guitar trio. During the instrumental portion of Free Bird at this same UK concert, Ronnie spontaneously has his trio go out on the tongue portion of the stage (Rolling Stones were headlining) drawing well deserved attention to them. BTW, this tour was Steve Gaines first tour with the band.
I love this band and the way Ronnie sang was like a breath of fresh air it's sad that he died too soon miss his voice and image !
As a Canadian, LS was one of my favourite groups as they offered music you could boogie along with. They were iconic for the 70s as their music was very different than all the gazillion bands that came out. I was truly heartbroken when Ronnie and other members died tragically. What a loss to the music world.
Gimme back my bullets, hell yeah Johnny boy loves Skynyrd, gimme back my bullets...
Well, the *band name* took a 10-year hiatus. Most of the surviving band members were back recording and performing as Rossington Collins Band by 1979. (Which lasted until '82, morphing into the Allen Collins Band in '83...) The fact that these guys almost didn't stop is a little stunning.
The best band ever!! Such talent all in one place ♥️🎤🎸💙
Definitely my favorite band and Stevie Ray
That entire concert is incredible. It's a must have to the collection.
Allen Collins, Steve Gaines and Gary Rossington - amazing firepower in 1976....
That whole concert shows the power of L S. The crowd came to see the Stones and Ronnie and the boys won them over. "Worst gig in rock at the time was playing warm up for the Stones". The Free Bird finale was legendary and might never be surpassed. No special effects or lighting, or fireworks just the POWER of raw talent set free.
Perfectly spoken
@Carl Swenson Indeed, by all accounts Lynyrd Skynyrd had upstaged "The Greatest Rock & Roll Band in The World" by concert's end and playing at Knebworth, the Stones home turf, that was not an easy task. As Fil said, Ronnie was thoroughly enjoying himself and his new guitarist Steve Gaines. And, when Ronnie was happy, the whole band played better.
Yep, and that's when Ronnie escorted his guys out on to the forbidden tongue, as far as their guitar cords would get let them go. Rumor has it the Stones were pissed but who cares.
Ronnie made a point! They were told not to go out on the tongue. Ronnie agreed, until free bird which Ronnie was not only proving a point with the song lyrics, but he came to show the world what he had and to the tongue they went.
Can you imagine Steve Gaines!! What he was feeling!!! He hadn’t been with them very long. He came from a rural area , right where I’m at. I know the places he played before he left for Skynyrd. Talk about going from zero to 1000000 !! He did, so he goes from playing stones covers on stage at a Honky Tonk in Galena Ks to Knebworth on the tongue !! Of The Rolling Stones stage, in less than a year!!! Wth! ? His head must have been spinning!
Wasn't it Led Zeppelin, not the Rolling Stones? Don't tell me all 3 were there.
Thanks soooooo much for the L S video T For Texas so much overlooked song & performance. The best band of all time bar none.
Lynyrd Skynyrd sure knew how to give their audience -- and themselves -- a good time! That sad day in 1977 was the second day the music died.
Skynyrd also did a smoking hot version of Cream's Crossroads. Upon hearing it, and Allen's solo in particular, Eric Clapton reportedly said, "That's the way I should have done it!" Considering Allen was Eric's biggest fan- that's high praise. ( the Gibson Explorer Allen is playing here originally belonged to Clapton)
pyroman6000 Allen bought the Explorer at a music store in Nashville. The article on Society Of Rock is BS.
I still own "Street Survivors" on vinyl with the initial cover art. Brought chills to me then, and still does to a certain extent. But Skynyrd was HUGE in the south. I grew up in Houston, and along with several other bands (I know I will be omitting some, but The Allman Brothers, ZZ Top, Charlie Daniels, Little Feat . . . I'll stop, but you get the point - A LOT of talent!) Skynyrd albums got purchased the day they were released. Happy New Year, Fil, and I always look forward to seeing the reminder pop up in TH-cam that you have a new video out.
Did you have the sleeve in it that had the tour dates on it, when I bought mine when it first came out and had a list of tour dates only album that I ever bought back then it had that... Quite ironic it was
Me too : )
Right on, but I'm a northerner and they were huge there, too! I'd add the Outlaws to your list, very underrated band.
Molly Hatchet and Blackfoot
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I was thinking Molly Hatchet as well 🍺
Love Skynyrd!!!
Been to so many concerts. I really loved them when they performed at Charlie Daniels Volunteer Jam Festivals. Stevie Ray Vaughn jamed with them once on stage. We went nuts!!
Wow that must have been great
That vid is on here. SRV tears it up...
Fil + Live Lynyrd Skynyrd =Awesomeness
Southern rock at its best!
THIS IS THE DAY THAT SKYNYRD BLEW THE STONES OFF OF THIER OWN STAGE, KNEBWORTH, JIMMIE RODGERS COULD NEVER IMAGINE THAT HIS SONG WOULD SOUND LIKE THIS, SKYNYRD DID THIS , AND BLEW THE TRAIN OFF THE RAILS, WHAT A GREAT JOB, COUSIN FIGEL
Steve Gains completed the band and Ronny knew it. Steve had entire left side of stage when the boys recognized how outstanding he was.
Such a tight band. Crazy how good this lineup was.
I read somewhere that Ronnie never wrote down the lyrics to his song saying"if you gotta write it down to remember it,it ain't worth remembering"✌💖I hope he's up there jamming with his bandmates and the Allman brothers 😎
Thanks Fil for explaining things in a way that even i can understand it...lol
Fil, your background history of LS is spot on. They’ve been my all time favorite band since I first heard them when I was 14 years old. I’ve always thought that T for Texas was the best song to showcase their three guitar lineup and the entire video of this concert is outstanding.
Thanks for kicking off the new year with this gem.
Thanks Fil. You're the best music teacher I've had. You'd definitely get an apple for your desk if I was a kid.
These guys were so good! The 70s were the best time for good music
And so much of it flew under the radar for whatever reason, Frank Marino is a great example as are Wishbone Ash.
Name any band of the time & their best work is done in the 70's.
You are so right. Such diversity of excellence, too - imagine: Lynyrd, Little Feat, Roxy Music, Steely Dan (just to name a few) all superb and all operating in that same decade.
Us 70s kids were spoiled and we didn't know it until now.
Agreed, the 70's were awesome!
I love Fil's description/demonstration of clapping and dancing on the off beats and what a groove it is for everyone involved!
Happy New Year Fil! Insta like on Skynyrd, all us southern boys grew up with these guys! Rock on!
limitinfinity and Southern girls ♥️🎤💙🎸♥️
Oh, and I love the guitars talking back to one another. Classic jam band!!!!!!
I really like the fact that you review artists who were amazing.... way before you were born. It's great to see you appreciating the talent from years way back. Your reviews also help inspire me again to write songs & play again. Thanks. Keep up the great work. GAZ (Melbourne/Australia)
he cut that smile to Artimus because he knew he had picked the right player at the time.
That's exactly right!
Really glad Steve’s sister Cassie was relentless about the boys hearing her brother play 🎸🎸
Yeah but he may still be alive if she hadn't
@@apexshaver7301 brutal...actually a fucked up thing to say, not only because she died too.....
maybe the best guitar band of all time. the entire band could flat out nail the live performances. as a kid, we jammed to them all the time.
Excellent choice. Fil , one of their best imo.💗
Another great analysis Fil! I love Skynyrd! It makes me sad to think of what could have been if not for the plane crash.
"Give Me Back My Bullets"...one of their best songs.
Bad ass boys, raunchy hard rockin boys and love the hell out of them !!! They played so fluid and effortlessly Thanks Fil for the great review.. lol love the stoners in the audience LOL and happy happy new year x
Happy New Year, Everyone!
Awesome!! Thank you so much for this, Fil!! I never realized how amazing they truly were until I saw this video two years ago.. I've seen many people play slide, but I've never seen anyone play it with their pinky and totally shred like Steve Gaines does!! Independently, Allen, Gary and Steve were awesome.. Collectively, they were unstoppable!! If I had to follow them, I probably would've just went home lol!! Amazing band, fantastic analysis, and thank you for making this video!!
Southern rock at its finest.
I have deep mad respect for Allen , Ed an Gary too, but my dad Who’s gone to where all great guitarist must eventually go often said that most of the world never got to know how great Steve gains really was... So sad, he never really got the time to solidify his name with so many others...
Ronnie would go barefoot at indoor gigs to feel the stage heat up. When the three guitar attack opened up live, it was a sight to behold. Steve Gaines old band The Crawdads was a smokin' band. He took them to a whole new level. The live at the Fox theatre album was a great live show..."hot as a fox in a forest fire".
Ed King; RIP. One of the most under valued guitarists ever.
Great way to rock in the new year, southern style. 🤘
Man, I always gain knowledge from these videos, things that I had never considered. Love it. Thank you.
I love your comments and stories Fil! You actually ADD something to the videos. You’re a one in a million! ❤️
I forgot to mention how much I really appreciate your channel. You do an outstanding job of explaining dynamics and techniques, and you do it with a fun style. Thank you from the US!
Seriously suggest you do one of your excellent critiques of That Smell, off Street Survivors. Killer dual and triple lead guitar runs all over the piece. Ronnie's lyrics are spot on, too.
One thing - Allen wasn't on a rival baseball team, he was 4 years younger than Ronnie. Ronnie, Gary and Bob heard that Allen had a guitar and amp, so they decided to recruit him. Ronnie and Bob both had bad reputations, which is why Allen climbed the tree when they approached him and had to be talked down.
I get the same reaction when I listen to them play, I smile ear to ear instantly! Thank you for all of your analyses. Appreciate them alot mate
What a way to start the new year! Thanks, Fil, from South Georgia❣️
I love his smile at 4:12. It shows that he knows this shit is good.
"The Needle And The Spoon."
Allen's solos = sublime.
Savoy Brown
@@kathleen3177 oh yes. Savoy Brown.
@@kathleen3177 I saw them live, & met the band members.
You better quit son before you’re dead
These guys could flat out bring it.. One of the great guitar bands ever.. Life is funny how you get on top of the world then a day later you vanish.. Any wanna be rock musician like myself jammed to their records in those days
Fil,,,,,,, They where just the Kids from the Neighborhood! I remember the story of the Baseball! Friendships made from Life!
They also called themselves "My Back Yard" early on. Ronnie, Gary, and Allen were leery of letting Steve play. They told the tech guys to turn him off if he sucked. The rest is history. A little tidbit, Ronnie showed just how badass he was when he shared the spotlight with Steve on many songs. Steve Gaines brought new life to the band. The guys were cleaning up their act and sounding better than ever. Then Oct 20, 1977, happened. That was the day LYNYRD SKYNYRD died.
Thank you for the backstories as well as the commentary on the performance. This is a superb performance.
What a brilliant way to ring in the New Year! One of the best bands ever. Southern rock at its finest. 🤟🏻🤟🏻💙💙
Happy new year Fil and everybody 💖
Groovy nostalgia and memories of my hippies days. ☮☮ Always nice to come back to it and thank you Fil for keeping it alive.
So sad that we never got a chance to hear everything Steve Gaines could have contributed to the band with his wonderfully strong lead guitar and impressive vocals ( as in “you got that right”)
What an amazing guitarist Steve Gaines was! So much talent was lost in that plane crash. :-(
You got that right, ain't no good life, one in the sun, and I know a little are my faves💜💜
'Nothing is New' th-cam.com/video/dcDLAJ6peQE/w-d-xo.html
I once read that Ronnie insisted on so many rehearsals, day after day, in that one-room shack down by the river where they practiced, that the first time they went into a real studio to record, they were doing ONE-TAKE recordings. Neither the record's producer nor the sound engineers could believe that they were so incredibly tight and professional--especially when considering their penchant for alcohol, drugs, and trouble! Their playing was just so good that there wasn't anything to "fix."
Ronnie, especially, was a BAD drunk, but when it came to his music, he insisted on perfection. And so it went, day after day, practice after practice...until the guys had their parts down PERFECTLY, and could all come together as one rockin' tight band. And all of their hard work showed, both on stage and on their albums. I don't think that there was anyone else like them, then and especially today.
It's too bad that other musicians--of course, I'm referring to today's crop--don't give their music the respect it deserves, as did Lynyrd Skynyrd's entire lineup. More bands like that would skyrocket to the top of today's charts. I guess that we just have to hope that professionalism,, incredibly hard work, and incessant rehearsals become a thing with one of today's up-and-coming bands.
Lynyrd Skynyrd, you guys will always live on in my heart. You guys were the first ones who really showed me what Southern Rock could DO when done RIGHT--even for a Southwestern-born/Northern Pacific Ocean Navy Brat! It brought people together, and showed them musical perfection. Lynyrd Skynyrd, ROCK!!!
Happy New Year! My favorite band!
Hey Fil! GREAT CHOICE
Thanks for all of the information about this band. Another very good job Fil!
T for treasure. That's what these boyzzz were in the bicentennial year we were rocking to these guys... Jamming. .. Timing... Slide... Piano... Drums.. Bass... Beautiful Brotherrrrr
You couldn't have picked a better band to kick the year off southern style what can I say being from the lone star state great job Fil . Matter of fact ZZ ,s funky dogs and nasty kings 😉🤘🇨🇱
My fav. ZZ song Scott...Nasty Dogs & Funky Kings...from Houston, Tx.
@@if6turnedouttobe9 yes sir up here in Longview.
RONNIE WAS VERY PROUD OF HIS BAND HERE, ALL THE YEARS OF HARD WORK PAYED OFF, COUSIN FIGEL
Thank you for helping me to appreciate this band in depth. I feel like i just discovered Lynard Skynard a month ago. Which is crazy because i was in my teens and early 20's when they were playing. I know!! ; ) It just wasn't my kind of music. I thought. When i discovered one month ago that THESE guys were the ones singing 'Sweet Home Alabama', i almost slapped my own face. then i got into them and through research found out about the plane crash. i found them one sweet night - and lost them within a few hours. The beauty is that they live on. Again, thank you for not only helping me to appreciate the finer points of this band, but all the artists you've 'put on the agenda for tonight'. I love music and have long felt i coulda/shoulda been in some facet of the industry. That never happened in this lifetime, i never even tried - but i have my hopes for discovering and using whatever gift i may have in Heaven! Meantime - Rock On!
Hi Fil! Back to the 70s! I wasn’t a fan of this group back then, but I think it was because I was still trying to get use to a different sound from the sixties! I have learned to appreciate music from that time, and actually became a fan of lots of the 70s music! Glad I learned to love the different sounds! These guys were so talented! Happy New Year to you, and your loved ones!
Yet another outstanding analysis!
On a side note: There's never a shortage of Hot women at a Skynyrd concert! 😍😎✌️🎸🎶🥁🎶
..in tube tops
And lots of guys without shirts. 😉
@@tammy5926 I'll give you that! I was one of those guys! 😁 Ahh memories! 😎✌️❤️🎸🎶🥁🎶
@@robertkroberjr.157 It was definitely a thing in the 70's! No complaints here! 😈
@@tammy5926 Hope you have a happy new year! Long live Lynyrd Skynyrd! 🤗💕🎸🎶🥁🎶
Thank You for the New Years gift !!
Fan since '73 and Simple Man. Saw LS between the CDB and MTB at Winterland then Oakland with Peter Frampton, '77.
This is cool because it was I believe right after Steve Gains joined the band.. One of my all time fave bands.
Ronnie was like a bloodthirsty dictator with a Napoleon complex with his band, they were scared shitless of him. He was just one of those oldest brother short guys who had no fear, he'd do anything to keep his power and they all knew it. When he smiled the whole band could feel it even if they couldn't see it. A couple of watches of this video will show what I'm talking about.
Richie B Ed King couldn’t deal with Ronnie anymore.
Happy New Year Fil!
What can I say, it doesn't get any better than these guys.love the content, keep it rolling brother.
Thank you Fil. I made this request to you a while back. Worth the wait!
Damn good call, Dan, and yes ... it's very much worth the wait.
Great minds think alike, Dan!! I've wanted to see an analysis of this song for a while, so I mentioned it on the Freebird video.. Pretty cool to know that someone else requested this one as well because more people should see this performance!! The July 1977 concert is also a great watch, especially of T for Texas..
Thank you fil. No one does a better internet presentation than you. Such a terrible loss to the world when that crappy plane took all those wonderful people. Long live Gary rossington, a great guitarist and a better person. You are so right about the 1929 version of t for texas. God bless everyone.
Leon’s bass really comes through around 13:08.
I love this fricking channel !
Hot damn. Not only does that one get these Crazy Legs moving now I understand why I jump up and down. Thanks professor always learn something. Peace Boogie Woogie. PS Carolyn Wonderland
hahaha! Hi James!
@@lynndow3185 howdy howdy Lynn hope you're having a wonderful day
@@jamesgordonakacrazylegs8222 Very nice, thank you! Really enjoying tonight's video...ohhh, it just took a sad turn. Delayed watching it for the Linda Ronstadt doc. It was good (and sad) too. See you next time!
Loved your comment James! Happy New Year, DUDE!
@@paulablissett9396 thanks Paula hope you have a blessed New Year. Peace Boogie Woogie
The addition of Steve Gaines made them that much more incredible as a band especially as a live act.... it truly was a sad day indeed when the music world lost these giants.... what a legendary band....
....Skynyrd....NFL Football....Sunset Strip nightclubs....and Jim Beam liquor.....ahhhh.....!!!....Look at the dude on drums....just come from his grandpa's moonshine still in Johnson City, Tennessee...
Wonderful iconic epic legendary band.
Thanx, HNY Fil, keep it up.
Yes
If you haven't seen it (or even if you have) check out the documentary *"Muscle Shoals"* . Then hurry back and thank me. A lot of history on the earliest days of Skynyrd as well as early rock and R&B. Be sure to watch the closing credits.
Love your videos and love Skynyrd!
Ronnie is thinkin, “ holy geez, I’m on stage with these guys!!! These guys are great!”
Enjoyed this way more than I thought I would. Thanks, Fil!
Steve Gaines is an local legend in the 4 corners of Ok Ks ,Missouri and Arkansas. Such talent , so gone.
Great Band Floridas own . There
Wont be another like this one.
Great commentary by you as well breaking it down. Thanks.
There was also a change about this time. Entertainment companies stop signing bands and started signing individuals.
Legally an individual was easier to manage then a group of guys.
Right around this time was the dawn of the rock and roll contractor. They would just sign the lead artist. The artist would become responsible for staffing the band. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. They sign Tom Petty, Tom Petty hires the band and the individual members of the band are on salary. The rock and roll contractor. This resulted in less litigation, greater control by the larger entertainment companies, and fewer small labels. Reducing the possibility of the ACT breaking up. They would just sign the front man. "Hey your friends are expendable." Which in a lot of ways was pretty sucky if you'd been Hangin in with your brothers. Corporate Rock
You had to come up with an album every 12 to 18 months. This had to do with the absorption rate. Album sales would peak in 12 to 18 months. So the next album had to come out before sales died off. You'd be lucky if your career lasted 5 albums. You can't just produce one album. You have to have the second one in your boot ready to go. You have to back up the first album or you're yesterday's news.
You also had to tour during the release of your first album. This meant you had less time to write and record. Don't just write 12 songs write 120 songs. How many songs did you write today?
Napster and the iPod screwed the music industry. The way Napster and the iPod broke down the album parallels the way the entertainment companies broke down the band. The music is just now starting to recover from being fucked over. Working in a recording studio you come to the heartbreaking realization that there are a lot of great artists we're never going to get to hear. Some because they are unsignable, others because the industry doesn't provide a place for them to sign. They've already signed everyone they need for the next 5 to 10 years. Too many cars not enough parking spaces. A mathematical relationship known as balls and cells. Shelf space,
shelf life, and a very small window of opportunity. No longer a viable product. Next! Shows like American Idol and The Voice damage the music industry.
Because they shatter the hopes and dreams of people. Music wasn't meant to be a sport, or a karaoke competition. Television shows create a monoculture.
You cannot have art by committee.
eric heine ,
Right about this time Foreigner ( Corporate Rock ) was growing in popularity. Styx as well. Then Super Tramps Breakfast in America ruled the radio. This entire down turn in music hit me when REO Speedwagon went from a great Blues / Rock band to a Top 40 pop band. We needed to be saved along with Rock n Roll.
In my opinion 3 bands saved us and Rock n Roll,
Iron Maiden
Judas Priest
And the great Van Halen
I believe about this time Bon Scott passed.
The New AC/DC Back in Black
And Blizzard of Oz , Ozzy and Randy
Gave album sales a glimmer of hope.
We were back in business
Yep
@@billwhitman4125 ac dc
Thanks Fil, and I hope all your dreams are realized in 2020✌🏻😊
My Dad was in the Navy and stationed at Jacksonville Florida.He use to frequent the bar that they started out in. He was on a first name basis with them, cause they would play and sometimes there wouldn't be 30 people in the bar. Of course he was an immediate fan and was really affected for a short period following the plane crash. I grew up listening to their music and love it to this day. Their blues ability was understated in my mind. The Ballad of Curtis Low, Mr Banker, four walls of Raiford, are just a few of the songs that display their vast talent.Thank you for your insight into their awesome talent!.
Happy New year Fil! 😎✌️🎸🎶🥁🎶
Ronnie Van Zandt was the toughest kid in the whole town Florida. They were all afraid on a always on stage barefoot and he love to fish. As American as you can get
I first heard their debut album , circa 1988 . I still love it 👌
Ronnie was barefoot a lot so he could feel the stage reverberating the groove. 😎 Odd fellow,that Ronnie.😅Brilliant people are that way, I reckon. Thanks, Fil…you ROCK ! 🪨 🎉
Leonard Skynyrd and Jethro Tull have those special band names that draw instant attention.
Thanks for this Fil. Grew up with these guys. Happy New Year! 💕
Thanks for your comments on simple things associated with music. I've always smiled when the audience starts clapping and they get it wrong. I've seen a few times where the band has had to tell them to stop clapping! But funny how that large of a crowd got it right. Hard to go wrong with Leonard Skinnurd. Maybe I'm not pronouncing it correctly.
HAPPY NEW YEAR Fil! Nothing like some kick ass Skynyrd to start off 2020! Back when everything was LIVE!😳
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