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React to Green Grass And High Tides by The Outlaws. It is as good as Free Bird. Oh, and also Trivium's Shogun full album reaction. I've been asking this for ages and i won't give up lol.
@@teamevolution2570 it's honestly the best feeling. You just sit there like "really, no ones got the balls. Fuck it" and at that moment everyone will remember what you did. And you are a part of a tradition that has gone back decades.
@jcstatto They just played at several European Festivals over here...and the Crowd went always mad....still one of the best Guitar Battles in Music History....as if the Devil has just Rejected them 3:) !
AGREE; better than Zeppelin's Stairway to Heaven; Queen; this band killed their instruments, building slowly than the guitarists went to a WILD AND CRAZY finish!!! Loved it back in the '70s in my 20's and still to this day. My heart broke when Ronnie and the core of the band tragically died 3 months later.
They are almost all gone...taken by tragedy, addiction, and inevitable TIME. This band will live on though in our hearts and minds and hopefully in our culture.
And if you pause it at 7:52, you will see the exact moment that his mind was literally blown, and his 3rd eye of music was opened. You sir just achieved a level of existence that fans of this music have been waiting for you to reach. Welcome to the Brotherhood.
you are so right. I remember myself, first time listening... that song is so good, you cannot imagine it. So sad, i was to young to see em live... 10 years earlier, damned....
I blame genre radio, TH-cam and streaming apps like Spotify. Radio is too compartmentalised and that sucks for kids today. I was a child in the 70s when radio stations played everything. TH-cam & Spotify will keep force feeding the viewer/listener anything similar to what they already like.
Not just radio but the entire industry feels the need to compartmentalize it down to the most minute segment. When I worked in a record store in the 80's it wasn't so fragmented.
Dude...your face during that solo was absolutely PRICELESS! Now you have a better understanding of why Lynyrd Skynyrd is, without doubt, a top 10 rock band of all-time! Keep rocking man 👍
@@elbartoloco1248 no, not top 3. That is reserved for the 3 greatest bands in the history of music, Led Zepelin, Pink Floyd and Queen. They are top 10, but not top 3
One of the greatest!! Depending on where you heard it live, freebird was anywhere from 10 minutes to 3 days long. 14 minute live version from Atlanta is the best on youtube. Thanks for this.
I giggled through this entire reaction, but I absolutely loved when you fell out of your chair. I find it an appropriate response to one of the greatest songs ever!
NOW you understand why people get so "into it" when listening to Skynyrd.... they are an institution unto themselves. Never before and never again will there be anything to compare. ROCK ON FREEBIRD!!!!!!!!!!!
@@jerredwayne8401 surprisingly they don't. I've known people who thought they were Skynyrd fans that didn't. It's one the radio stations never play. Too long for them i guess and not free bird.
Without seeing the video i know the one Those doe eyes and brown hair light green shirt... Ill never gorget that face or look. I wish my wife looked at me like that
Yep, you just witnessed the greatest guitar solo in rock 'n' roll history. So good you flew back in your seat 😂 Being from Louisiana and growing up listening to them with my parents makes me love and respect them so much. Definitely do more of them. Hope you have a dope ass day!
60 yrs old...my favourite band of ALL-TIME.....love it when people who have never heard them get their first taste of Skynyrd...they automatically become fans....true legends!!
Ok, I’m 54, married 31 years-this and many others were our soundtrack for life! Back when it didn’t matter how you looked, you had to PLAY or SING-because music was almost completely audio-radio on all the time, going to their concerts if they ever came- so glad a younger generation is discovering the gold mine of talent from our past.
Tuesdays Gone, Call Me the Breeze, Gimme Three steps all are classics. You opened a whole Pandoras Box when it comes to southern rock. Skynyrd, Allmans, 38 Special.
Anyone but me find themselves smiling cause they know what is coming is going to shock the crap out of them. This never gets old lol. Thank you Alex for doing this one. The first line always brings a tear to my eye cause Ronnie just had no idea how much and how long we would remember him and miss him. This was just a few months before the plane crash I think. RIP RONNIE.
Me knowing the song previously. And seeing his reaction in the first couple seconds of the solo and I’m just thinking boy he has no idea what’s coming 😂 love the vid man
I've seen multiple hip-hop heads react to this song. It's always the same... (and that's not a bad thing) Oh, that's cool... and then, then the solo... ...
So far this guy and NoLifeShaq have the best reactions I've seen. One falls back in his chair. The other is just so damn flabberghasted and impressed he just up and leaves, because there is no reaction that can feel appropriate.
@@michaelrobinett6128 At least Alex let the solo play through. NoLifeShaq was so confused he had to stop it 4 times during the solo alone - poor little guy just couldn't keep up.
Yeah, EVERYBODY who knows this song is just waiting, waiting, waiting for my Precious... ..thinking, "If you think you like the song now, just wait...." ..when the outro starts and they hit the motherf**king afterburners. It's like the jump to lightspeed in Star Wars, Warp Factor in Star Trek. And then their faces when the drums/bass drop out and the guitars are shredding in unison Usually they need help getting their jaws of the floor at that point.
Heartbreaking when you realize that everyone on that stage during this life performance, except for the drummer, is dead. We just lost Gary Rossington this week, the last surviving original member of the band. His slide guitar in this song is so beautiful, it's painful.
...right??!!!!?? I'm 62 years old and remember when this first hit the air - FM stations only mind you - and I STILL get goose bumps and just watch in amazement. We lost something incredible when their plane went down. Thank you for your reaction - your silence said it all. From the Southern California desert, MK ❤️🎸
Lynyrd Skynyrd some of the best southern rock!! Great reaction. Live version is my favorite. The guy really rock and play off each other so effortlessly. Please do more Skynyrd. So many great songs.
You need to listen to Eruption by Van Halen (Eddie Van Halen). Glad you liked this. Almost everyone when they hear that guitar solo for the first time and just dumbfounded.
Yes. The Outlaws were another great southern rock band from Florida. One of their nicknames was the guitar army. If you like solos there is a great one at the end of Green Grass and High Tides, much like there is in Freebird.
One of my good friends was a DJ for a metal radio station in Florida he died a few years back and this was the song they played at his funeral. This song brings back memories
Ronnie Van Zant had the most unique stage presence....the very slow mellow walking around with the mic stand....heard it called Stalking the Stage many times.....this bands history was such a tragedy ....much was lost on one day in 1977 and I remember it well
Florida's best homegrown hero's all these years later. They are still phenomenal , and I'm a Florida native who grew up listening to them when they started out we just love Skynyrd.
Some more Skynyrd to listen to: That Smell Gimmie Three Steps What’s Your Name Simple Man Tuesday’s Gone Sweet Home Alabama I’ll leave some more later \m/ Stay Metal \m/
I'm 59 and these guys are Royalty to me. Like disciples. I was blown away to hear you had not heard this and didn't know Sweet Home Alabama was by them! 0-o. I've seen them in concert pre plane crash 7 times. I know exactly where I was and what I was doing when the news hit, I can tell you what the coming weeks were like. There has never been anyone, any band like them and there never will be. This was when music was good and pure. I'm blessed to have lived during this time!!!
Y'all had great music, but overall y'all are the worst generation in American history. The first generation to leave the world in a worse place then when y'all leave.
You picked the right live version @ Oakland Coliseum '77. To me it's the best version of that song hands down. I bet you could hardly stop your limbs from moving halfway through the song when it change gears. I love it still even though I've heard that song soooooo many times. I still get jittery when it reaches the second part. 👻
Alex, I have watched you reacting to this song at least four or five times. Being a Southern woman it makes my heart swell with pride each time I watch you watching this video. Your facial expressions are truly genuine. You were right about there not being any cell phones in the crowd. Back then we actually had great conversations with family, friends and even strangers. Most of the people that were at that concert are now grandparents and great grandparents. I'm 66 with two grown sons that had much rather listen to the music that their Mama and Daddy grew up listening to.
Fran Ra You’re tripping. Skynyrd was the greatest live band ever. Sure, Zeppelin was good in the studio, but they were sloppy as fuck live. Skynyrd always sounded just like in the studio.
Carter Patterson I would call the Zeppelin covers more of a reimagining than a rip off. Having heard some of the originals, hard to believe they’re the same songs. Both bands great, in my opinion, and I stand by my statement. Cheers!
@@badcovers3711 I can no longer say Led Zeppelin is great. Classic Rock radio killed them for me. Now prefer The Who and Black Sabbath over Zeppelin, The Beatles, & Rolling Stones. Like I said earlier, blame classic rock radio.
i’m 18 and a freshman in college and didn’t grow up to this music but i listened to this my freshman year in hs and it changed my life lol, the solo always makes me smile
Classic tune. Only guitarist Gary Rossington is a surviving founding member. One of the greatest and most soulful bands ever. Along with the allman brothers band, they are the greatest southern rock bands ever.
Best Southern rock band of all time. A time in life when you could go to a concert with some beers, & kicked back and enjoy life with friends. So glad I grew up in that era. My 14 yr old grandson only listens to classic rock. Grandma & grandson dance around to the same music. Love it.
Best song EVER in my book. 48 years old from time it was made and it still blows doors off music now. Thanks Alex. Keep rocking my brother. Love your channel
Been to many Skynyrd concerts. I've heard their whole reportoi of songs thousands of times. Your reaction was just about the best I have ever seen of someone who is hearing that song for the first time. You sold me on your channel with this video. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Best reaction I've seen yet. Real music will always give goosebumps. I'm 47 and have heard this song since the 70s. The live version still raises my hairs.
@@thecoylewis I agree with your take on all of the above! Last Day Under the Sun is also some pretty heavy content; that may be a distraction to the greatness of Volbeat! Rock on!
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Alex Hefner .....Twin guitars kick ass
ha ha you had the same face as that girl . enjoy more skynnard
React to Green Grass And High Tides by The Outlaws. It is as good as Free Bird.
Oh, and also Trivium's Shogun full album reaction. I've been asking this for ages and i won't give up lol.
Ok, first time hearing this? I call bs lol
I saw them live when they had 3 guitars. They all 3 came out front and I had the same standing there with my mouth open thing going on.
At every concert some guy yells "freebird!!"if that guy is not there, I become that guy.
So, you're the guy from the Porcupine Tree dvd...
And SLAYERRR at every metal show!!
@@Djcimofficial I'm also that guy😂😂😂
I love becoming that guy
@@teamevolution2570 it's honestly the best feeling. You just sit there like "really, no ones got the balls. Fuck it" and at that moment everyone will remember what you did. And you are a part of a tradition that has gone back decades.
At 3:16 he says, " that's really cool." The rest of us think, " just wait:you have NOOO idea!"🤣
No doubt! 😂
I was thinking " I just whooped yer ass! "
That's what I thought I said just wait
Kathy Nicholson you forget how young he is and that he spend most of his growing up in hip hop...
He was commenting that they were really getting into it. That's because the crowd knew what was about to happen
I'm 56, heard thousands of times, watched many young people react- I get goose bumps when u get goose bumps.
I'am 60, it just brings you back to great times in your life huh ? The 70s ruled !!!!!
I'm 324
I know I am 59 and it's like hearing it the first time, experiencing it through them
me too, almost 59 here...
It's worth being old now to have been young then. Cheers!
I was at a kiss concert in 2010 and people yelled FREE BIRD. gene said with all due respect we couldnt do ronnie justice
If that is true that is amazingly BADASS of Gene
Love gene Simmons 💙
This is why being alive in the70s rocked. The music is so freaking good.
And the parties were crazy.
This not only a Song,it's a NATIONAL ANTHEM!!!!
@jcstatto They just played at several European Festivals over here...and the Crowd went always mad....still one of the best Guitar Battles in Music History....as if the Devil has just Rejected them 3:) !
Play "Freebird" yelled someone in the distance... every music event I've ever been to in my 37 years of living in the South.
I always looked at it that way too
HELL YEAH!!!
@@yourearidiculouslunatic8435 or any bar with a DJ here in the south lol (ive yelled it, wont lie)
And now you know. People yelling Freebird at performers is a joke but also a dare and a challenge.
People joke about it because they know they can't touch it.
People started doing that after this: th-cam.com/video/1kphg_kWMwE/w-d-xo.html from the 1976 live album One More From The Road . It was just a joke.
Best Rock song ever imo. R.I.P. Ronnie, Steve, Cassie, Leon,Billy,and Allen.
Agree!
Ed and Bob too
AGREE; better than Zeppelin's Stairway to Heaven; Queen; this band killed their instruments, building slowly than the guitarists went to a WILD AND CRAZY finish!!! Loved it back in the '70s in my 20's and still to this day. My heart broke when Ronnie and the core of the band tragically died 3 months later.
And Ed King...
They are almost all gone...taken by tragedy, addiction, and inevitable TIME. This band will live on though in our hearts and minds and hopefully in our culture.
Alex, REAL musicians, REAL instruments, REAL Vocals. LIVE no less. Dude , that's REAL music.. Share it with your generation. ROCK ON!
That's nothing but raw talent 💯🔥🤘🍻
I still struggle to understand how they keep me entertained for four minutes without really changing the instrumentation at all.
Entertaining reaction
And not an “auto tune” within 200 miles.
No autotune , no reverb , no effects at all ,just voice straight into mic .
And if you pause it at 7:52, you will see the exact moment that his mind was literally blown, and his 3rd eye of music was opened. You sir just achieved a level of existence that fans of this music have been waiting for you to reach. Welcome to the Brotherhood.
you are so right. I remember myself, first time listening... that song is so good, you cannot imagine it.
So sad, i was to young to see em live... 10 years earlier, damned....
Long live the memory of Allen Collins The Machine, and all of these great Southern men.
Yeah ...i think 11:29 would also add 😂
You just heard one of greatest classics not just in rock but in all the music, and yeah, you should check more Skynyrd
I agree. Skynyrd is a must. Every song is better than the last.
Simple man!!! Listen to Simple man... easily one of the best Songs of all time, imho
Most definitely “Simple Man”. “Tuesday’s Gone” is another excellent one.
Yes. Definitely check out more skynyrd. They are such a great band. Ballad of Curtis Lowe is a great song of theirs
I keep forgetting how young you are. You've just heard the national anthem of southern rock! Please do check out Simple Man! You'll love it!
Don't be too surprised. That solo is still considered one of the best, ever. 🤘
Good enough that as Skynyrd opened for The Who Pete Townshend made the comment "they're really quite good aren't they"
Hands down
Alex: There is no appropriate reaction to [Freebird].
Also Alex: *CRASHES FROM CHAIR*
Me: No, you nailed it actually.
Freebird rocked him so hard, they knocking him out of the chair afterwards.
He came close. Best "Freebird" reaction every.
Warren H 😂
Yep, him crashing to the floor was extremely appropriate to response to Freebird. 😂
I find eyes poping out and mouth open works fairly well ✌️♥️
Saw them a couple of times before the crash. Still my favorite band after all these years. Nobody can replace Ronnie or Alan.
Saraj Bryant Amen to that. Ronnie and Allen were irreplaceable and their likes have never been seen before or since.
I'm 63 saw them everytime they came to NC best damn live band ever. Saw most of the 70s bands. Just think those babes are Grandma's hot Grandmas.
I saw them twice before the crash too.
I still love them .without a doubt my favorite music and favorite band. I had the privilege of seeing the ORIGINAL band .The MOST talented band ever!
Him: Gets the Live version
The rest of us Skynryd fans: this little maneuver is gonna cost us 50 years
Legend has it that, somewhere, the outro is still going to this day.
^--- underrated comment
This is true.
lololol
it's still going as of right now!
These ppl died in a plane crash....... soooooo..... debunked
It's really startling how much awesome music modern kids are simply missing.
Get your classic rock on, kids, and prepared to be amazed.
Perihelion77 : Check my comment my fellow Classic Rock friend.
I blame genre radio, TH-cam and streaming apps like Spotify. Radio is too compartmentalised and that sucks for kids today. I was a child in the 70s when radio stations played everything. TH-cam & Spotify will keep force feeding the viewer/listener anything similar to what they already like.
Not just radio but the entire industry feels the need to compartmentalize it down to the most minute segment. When I worked in a record store in the 80's it wasn't so fragmented.
@@heatherk1200 What are you talking about? They play this shit on the radio all the time. It's probably the most played song in radio history.
True
Dude...your face during that solo was absolutely PRICELESS! Now you have a better understanding of why Lynyrd Skynyrd is, without doubt, a top 10 rock band of all-time! Keep rocking man 👍
You mean top 3
Elbarto Loco who are your 3
Who are your 10
@@elbartoloco1248 no, not top 3. That is reserved for the 3 greatest bands in the history of music, Led Zepelin, Pink Floyd and Queen. They are top 10, but not top 3
@@Arrica101 In my opinion, Lynyrd Skynyrd is number 1.
One of the greatest!! Depending on where you heard it live, freebird was anywhere from 10 minutes to 3 days long. 14 minute live version from Atlanta is the best on youtube. Thanks for this.
I giggled through this entire reaction, but I absolutely loved when you fell out of your chair. I find it an appropriate response to one of the greatest songs ever!
Definitely would recommend reacting to Simple Man by Skynyrd. One of their best and most powerful songs.
Oh be something you love and understand
This song was played at my Dad’s funeral, one of his favourites ever since he heard it live back in the 70s. A classic.
MrEvansUK that is really awesome!
“WTF is *happening* ?!”
One of the best musical compositions ever recorded
Alex: blissfully unaware of why everyone starts losing there minds when the solo begins.
And they all appear "Stunned" during the two climaxes as three guitars attack their senses like they didn't know was possible. Priceless.
@@tinkerscorner54 that’s fuckin right
NOW you understand why people get so "into it" when listening to Skynyrd.... they are an institution unto themselves. Never before and never again will there be anything to compare. ROCK ON FREEBIRD!!!!!!!!!!!
more Lynyrd Skynyrd
Call Me the Breeze
Gimme Three Steps
Simple Man
Tuesday's Gone
That Smell
GIMME BACK MY BULLETS
ON THE HUNT
WAS I RIGHT OR WRONG (original)
Agreed, but also some of there newer songs like Still Unbroken, Red White and Blue, and Homegrown
Tuesday's Gone is my favorite Skynyrd song. Probably their most underrated by a lot of people.
@@robertschneider1977 everybody knows Tuesdays gone.
@@jerredwayne8401 surprisingly they don't. I've known people who thought they were Skynyrd fans that didn't. It's one the radio stations never play. Too long for them i guess and not free bird.
Your face when Free Bird drops though 😂 Now you know why that girl was just staring with wonder lmao
Without seeing the video i know the one
Those doe eyes and brown hair light green shirt... Ill never gorget that face or look. I wish my wife looked at me like that
Yep, you just witnessed the greatest guitar solo in rock 'n' roll history. So good you flew back in your seat 😂 Being from Louisiana and growing up listening to them with my parents makes me love and respect them so much. Definitely do more of them. Hope you have a dope ass day!
60 yrs old...my favourite band of ALL-TIME.....love it when people who have never heard them get their first taste of Skynyrd...they automatically become fans....true legends!!
Welcome to the magic that is Lynyrd Skynyrd. The greatest Southern Rock band of all time. You should definitely check out all their other songs!!!
"Simple man" will blow you away. Beautiful.
One of my personal favorite songs of all time
I was at that concert oakland. !!! 65,000 people there! Great concert a sea of people hearing one of rock in roll anthems
And almost all of us there are in our Fifties and Sixties now.
@@skanderfish3641 iam 62 now !! So young but it was fun!
Yeah, at least 6.5 million claim to have been in the 65,000 seat stadium. 😂
It's bout damn time some of y'all listen to Free Bird! It's Only one of the most epic songs ever!
Ok, I’m 54, married 31 years-this and many others were our soundtrack for life! Back when it didn’t matter how you looked, you had to PLAY or SING-because music was almost completely audio-radio on all the time, going to their concerts if they ever came- so glad a younger generation is discovering the gold mine of talent from our past.
This song was my sisters funeral song. It’s been over 10 years now and I still can’t listen to it without breaking down in tears
My condolences to you
That's one hell of a funeral 🤘
Lynard Skynyrd- Simple Man
Then....Shinedown - Simple man (cover)
Shayne McMonigal Absolutely, Shinedown killed it, Deftones did as well
I love Shinedown's cover it is fucking incredible
@@McDuff96 Have you seen the Live version of Shinedown's cover, from Kansas City? Another fan made video I highly recommend! Enjoy all!
Yes!
Junkyard: Simple Man (different song)
You just heard the best solo in the history of music. Cheers from France dude
Yeah right, nothing beats crazy Train
Andrew Grube's Baby Bear : WRONG: nothing beats FREEBIRD
@@afoolsbabybear2266 Mr crowley solo is better than the crazy train solo at least in my opinion.
comfortably numb?
Dire straits live solo of sultans of swing
Tuesdays Gone, Call Me the Breeze, Gimme Three steps all are classics. You opened a whole Pandoras Box when it comes to southern rock. Skynyrd, Allmans, 38 Special.
Matthew Drake and the outlaws
The live version of “Green Grass and High Tides” should be done next!
Anyone but me find themselves smiling cause they know what is coming is going to shock the crap out of them. This never gets old lol. Thank you Alex for doing this one. The first line always brings a tear to my eye cause Ronnie just had no idea how much and how long we would remember him and miss him. This was just a few months before the plane crash I think. RIP RONNIE.
Me knowing the song previously. And seeing his reaction in the first couple seconds of the solo and I’m just thinking boy he has no idea what’s coming 😂 love the vid man
You ok man? Anyway, there's a reason Freebird is a major request
and the best end of a movie ever... devils reject... thats the way i wanna die once too...^^
I've seen multiple hip-hop heads react to this song.
It's always the same... (and that's not a bad thing)
Oh, that's cool... and then, then the solo...
...
So far this guy and NoLifeShaq have the best reactions I've seen.
One falls back in his chair.
The other is just so damn flabberghasted and impressed he just up and leaves, because there is no reaction that can feel appropriate.
@@michaelrobinett6128 At least Alex let the solo play through. NoLifeShaq was so confused he had to stop it 4 times during the solo alone - poor little guy just couldn't keep up.
Yeah, EVERYBODY who knows this song is just waiting, waiting, waiting for my Precious...
..thinking, "If you think you like the song now, just wait...."
..when the outro starts and they hit the motherf**king afterburners. It's like the jump to lightspeed in Star Wars, Warp Factor in Star Trek.
And then their faces when the drums/bass drop out and the guitars are shredding in unison
Usually they need help getting their jaws of the floor at that point.
@@michaelrobinett6128 shaqs reaction was the best
The force is strong in this one, twin guitar solo heaven.
Heartbreaking when you realize that everyone on that stage during this life performance, except for the drummer, is dead. We just lost Gary Rossington this week, the last surviving original member of the band. His slide guitar in this song is so beautiful, it's painful.
Artimus Pyle the drummer is still alive but he has not played with the revived band.
...right??!!!!?? I'm 62 years old and remember when this first hit the air - FM stations only mind you - and I STILL get goose bumps and just watch in amazement. We lost something incredible when their plane went down. Thank you for your reaction - your silence said it all. From the Southern California desert, MK ❤️🎸
Lynyrd Skynyrd some of the best southern rock!! Great reaction. Live version is my favorite. The guy really rock and play off each other so effortlessly. Please do more Skynyrd. So many great songs.
You've just stepped into the Southern Rock zone!
You need to listen to Eruption by Van Halen (Eddie Van Halen). Glad you liked this. Almost everyone when they hear that guitar solo for the first time and just dumbfounded.
Yes the live version
Bulwark AC Ed wails for a good 15 minutes!
No Eruption please
@@angelone1839 sorry but I like the studio version the one that leads into running with the devil they're made to be played together
overrated....
Them boys from Jacksonville can play, Right! The longest Outro in History.
This song reminds me of my husband Keith. I lost him to cancer in 2017 after 22vyears together. He's free now. Fly high baby. Love you.
Lost mine too 8 years ago to meningitis!! He was way too young!! I feel your pain!! We will both fly with them again one day!!
Next, you really need to tackle The Outlaws "Green Grass and High Tides".
Yes. The Outlaws were another great southern rock band from Florida. One of their nicknames was the guitar army. If you like solos there is a great one at the end of Green Grass and High Tides, much like there is in Freebird.
th-cam.com/video/R82OM5tzcrk/w-d-xo.html
Oh our poor, deprived Alex. You really need to run through the classics if you didn't know this one.
And that my friend was the sound of the 'Three Guitar Army'
Pure music genius at its BEST!!! Rock on Skynyrd!!❤️❤️
I have heard of people getting blown out of their seats by a live version a Freebird.
Seeing it was amazing.
Glad you are ok.
This is literally my favorite song ever!!! Thanks for doing it Alex 💗
Came looking for the reaction to that solo. Did not leave disappointed. :D
One of my good friends was a DJ for a metal radio station in Florida he died a few years back and this was the song they played at his funeral. This song brings back memories
One of my moms friends died and played this too
Ronnie Van Zant had the most unique stage presence....the very slow mellow walking around with the mic stand....heard it called Stalking the Stage many times.....this bands history was such a tragedy ....much was lost on one day in 1977 and I remember it well
Florida's best homegrown hero's all these years later. They are still phenomenal , and I'm a Florida native who grew up listening to them when they started out we just love Skynyrd.
The good old days, thank you Lynyrd Skynyrd 💓🙌
You just watched the greatest American band ever supplied with talent that will never grace another stage. I suggest you get more familiar with them.
Preach that truth brother.
LMFAO gtfo of here with that garbage they arent even top 10 usa band
@@brianwilliams5662 What would your top 10 look like then?
Brian Williams then what is your top 10 list, id rlly like to know 🧐
Preach
The actual recording is half lyrical, and half guitar solo. It's absolutely brilliant!
Love the fall btw. Hope you're alright.
Some more Skynyrd to listen to:
That Smell
Gimmie Three Steps
What’s Your Name
Simple Man
Tuesday’s Gone
Sweet Home Alabama
I’ll leave some more later
\m/ Stay Metal \m/
I'm 59 and these guys are Royalty to me. Like disciples. I was blown away to hear you had not heard this and didn't know Sweet Home Alabama was by them! 0-o. I've seen them in concert pre plane crash 7 times. I know exactly where I was and what I was doing when the news hit, I can tell you what the coming weeks were like. There has never been anyone, any band like them and there never will be. This was when music was good and pure. I'm blessed to have lived during this time!!!
hitting up the classics now? Sweet! I really hope you enjoy
Yes, we were cooler than y'all will ever be... Love, your Grandparents.
Y'all had great music, but overall y'all are the worst generation in American history. The first generation to leave the world in a worse place then when y'all leave.
@@Pumpkin3.14pi what the he'll are you talking about.
🤣 Top 5 BEST Comments I've EVER heard on UTUBE!!
That one fan who always requests "Free Bird" at every concert had his wish granted at this show.
You picked the right live version @ Oakland Coliseum '77. To me it's the best version of that song hands down. I bet you could hardly stop your limbs from moving halfway through the song when it change gears. I love it still even though I've heard that song soooooo many times. I still get jittery when it reaches the second part. 👻
Alex,
I have watched you reacting to this song at least four or five times.
Being a Southern woman it makes my heart swell with pride each time I watch you watching this video.
Your facial expressions are truly genuine.
You were right about there not being any cell phones in the crowd. Back then we actually had great conversations with family, friends and even strangers.
Most of the people that were at that concert are now grandparents and great grandparents.
I'm 66 with two grown sons that had much rather listen to the music that their Mama and Daddy grew up listening to.
Even the late, great Led Zeppelin bows to Freebird, the ultimate encore masterpiece.
Fran Ra You’re tripping. Skynyrd was the greatest live band ever. Sure, Zeppelin was good in the studio, but they were sloppy as fuck live. Skynyrd always sounded just like in the studio.
“Well thats just like your opinion man”
Also Skynyrd never had to steal any of there music at lest they wrote original stuff
Carter Patterson I would call the Zeppelin covers more of a reimagining than a rip off. Having heard some of the originals, hard to believe they’re the same songs. Both bands great, in my opinion, and I stand by my statement. Cheers!
My Remake of FREEBIRD th-cam.com/video/EfcbwQNciS0/w-d-xo.html
Time for some led zeppelin!! Stairway to heaven
they have much better songs but I agree with time for zep
Best. Group. In this. Fucking. World.
I do agree! It's a good first listen to them tho!
@@badcovers3711 I can no longer say Led Zeppelin is great. Classic Rock radio killed them for me. Now prefer The Who and Black Sabbath over Zeppelin, The Beatles, & Rolling Stones.
Like I said earlier, blame classic rock radio.
Yeeah Stairway is probably the best song ever made
And the Best Part, This performance was 42 years ago. Old school showing how it done.
i’m 18 and a freshman in college and didn’t grow up to this music but i listened to this my freshman year in hs and it changed my life lol, the solo always makes me smile
I've seen Skynyrd in concert twice, they put on an awesome show. Of course, the main reason you go see Skynyrd is to hear Free Bird!
How about The House of the Rising Sun by The Animals
Yes
Or House of the Rising Sun convened by Brand New Sin. Awesome cover.
If you react to a cover your not gonna have a real reaction for your reacting videos lol
Donnie Arthur Alex reacted to Disturbed’s cover of The Sound of Silence. No one complained about that. ;)
Oh so you didn't catch my joke! You took me seriously. That sux
It was a VERY sad day when their plane crashed.
Allen Collins and Gary Rossington.. The God father's of dual guitar solos..
Skynyrds dual guitar solos are the greatest thing I ever heard from musics
Well at one point is was Allen Collins, Gary Rossington, and Ed King was replaced by Steve Gaines
Steve had some pretty amazing solos himself. They all had different styles of playing. That's why they're the three guitar attack
@@abolishguncontrollaws5689 Search YT for Steve Gaines. He had some very solid recordings before he joined LS
@@suecook1326 Yes, just disappoints me people hold Collins in such a high regard without giving gaines and rossington praise they deserve
When he said he liked the guitar near the beginning of the song I am thinking just wait a few minutes and you will really hear some fantastic playing.
The tragedy behind this band is so powerful. One of the best rock bands ever imo! Gone too soon
Classic tune. Only guitarist Gary Rossington is a surviving founding member. One of the greatest and most soulful bands ever. Along with the allman brothers band, they are the greatest southern rock bands ever.
In my youth, one song ruled radio, and only Freebird exceeded requests for it, for only one year of many.
That song was Stairway to Heaven.
then In A Gadda Da Vida
Try some Molly Hatchet...the song Flirting with disaster. True southern rock.
Whiskey Man
Fall of the Peacemakers! My all time favorite Molly Hatchet song.
Dreams I'll Never See is an Allman Brothers song
Bounty Hunter by Molly Hatchett
you're seriously a lot of fun dude, idk how you have the energy to make videos for all these songs
Best Southern rock band of all time.
A time in life when you could go to a concert with some beers, & kicked back and enjoy life with friends. So glad I grew up in that era. My 14 yr old grandson only listens to classic rock. Grandma & grandson dance around to the same music. Love it.
That Smell has meaningful lyrics plus a contender for best rock guitar solo! Let your ears try it on.
One of THE greatest Songs of all time, in my opinion.
By the end of the vid you looked just as captivated as that girl. :D
One of the most iconic guitar solos in history because it caths you of guard
Best song EVER in my book. 48 years old from time it was made and it still blows doors off music now.
Thanks Alex. Keep rocking my brother.
Love your channel
Whole Lotta Love, Stairway to Heaven, Immigrant Song...
Can't Get no Satisfaction why "..."?
@@xidiosynkratic2350, and others by Zeppelin
Immigrant Song definitely!
Livin' Lovin' Maid
We grew up with Lynyrd Skymyrd, Led Zeppelin, Bad Company, etc. All great bands and put on awesome shows.
Been to many Skynyrd concerts. I've heard their whole reportoi of songs thousands of times. Your reaction was just about the best I have ever seen of someone who is hearing that song for the first time. You sold me on your channel with this video. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Best reaction I've seen yet.
Real music will always give goosebumps. I'm 47 and have heard this song since the 70s. The live version still raises my hairs.
Volbeat - A Warriors Call or Still Counting
@Coy Lewis, both excellent but have you heard/seen "The Last Day Under the Sun" that Volbeat recently dropped?
Wow, just wow!
@@thecoylewis I agree with your take on all of the above! Last Day Under the Sun is also some pretty heavy content; that may be a distraction to the greatness of Volbeat!
Rock on!
Heaven Nor Hell
Would love to see more Volbeat. He did Fallen for his ABC's of Metal series.
Everytime I hear this song, the only thing I can think of is the ending of the movie The Devil's Rejects🤘🤘
3 From Hell coming soon 🤘
The solo section reminds me of the church scene in Kingsman.
Hell yes! Rob zombie kicks ass
So do I bro!
One of the anthems of rock, best of all time for me. The expression on your face is priceless!
I seen them live in 2008. And when they played this song the whole arena was singing along. It was so cool.
"The music never died"
Gary Rossington