I always get a kick out of these first reactions to Freebird. It's always "oh, this is nice" sometimes they will talk about the tempo picking up. I'm sitting here thinking :You have no idea what is about to hit you!

@southerninfidel3141

3 жыл бұрын

Every.......single........time. 👍

@scottfreitag2114

11 ай бұрын

I am laughing in the beginning reactions, knowing what's coming,.

@daleginaplemons1984

11 ай бұрын

Same. 🤠

Notice that Ronnie Van Zant, the lead singer, did his part at the beginning of the song, then let the rest of the band have their moment to shine. When his vocals were done, he moved out of the way and blended into the background. He didn't try to be out front and be a part of it. In my opinion, that makes him a great front man. He doesn't want nor need all the attention, all the time. RIP to him and the others who tragically lost their lives.

@TheGrandmaMoses

3 жыл бұрын

Afaik, the long solo was attached to the song in the studio simply because of that very reason - Ronnie wanted to have 5 minutes to rest his voice when playing live, so he said 'just do something for 5 minutes' and they did ( iirc, Allen Collins played both guitar parts for the recording to get that sweet chorus effect ). Again, specifically for the purpose of the singer having time to rest when performing the song live. Allen was simply a beast, no matter how much the drummer and the bassist are hyped up here. It's clear that him and the slide guitar carry this one. Stupid, stupid plane.

@theragingviking9177

9 ай бұрын

@@TheGrandmaMoses Stupid plane indeed! just tragic, in every single way!

This is THE gold standard for guitar solos and southern rock. One of the saddest days in music was the day Skynyrd's plane crashed. So tragic.

I can proudly say I was there that day. 15 years old.. one of many concerts I went to at the Oakland Coliseum. Born and raised in Oakland

@sensationaldenny

3 жыл бұрын

Thats awesome. How times have changed huh? Can you imagine a band playing in California now with a Confederate Flag on stage lol...people were way cooler and more tolerant back then

@silgen

3 жыл бұрын

Have you seen the Knebworth 76 version of this song, the day LS blew the Stones off the stage? I was there, aged 17. I may be getting old and creaky but at least I saw some great bands when I was young :)

@Tuesdays_Gone

3 жыл бұрын

Lucky you. Wow.

@j.k.asbill6131

3 жыл бұрын

@@sensationaldenny yes they were. Everything is too damn political these days. I would go back in time in a heart beat!!

@j.k.asbill6131

3 жыл бұрын

@@Mark-tu5yl awesome. I saw Journey there too

Freebird is classified as a national anthem to rock and roll

It’s the slide making the bird sounds and yes everyone’s grandparents were stoned for this.

@fionamoran4523

3 жыл бұрын

I was 😆 🤣

@deborahallen3318

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, we were and still am! Seriously! 🤗

@sherryarflin726

3 жыл бұрын

Hahahahaha.......I wish I was sometimes!!

@charleneweyant9617

3 жыл бұрын

lol

I was at this concert. You hit the nail on the head - everyone was high, almost all of them higher than me - damn it.

I see SKYNYRD, and it’s an automatic like for me. Watching now.

"Freebird" is such a classic. Any song from Skynyrd is great. Yes, such a tragedy in 77' that took six lives. The lead singer, 29 year old Ronnie Van Zant was one of them. Check out "Tuesdays Gone", "That smell", "Simple Man" and "Sweet Home Alabama", they are really good tunes, too Thanks so much for your thoughtful reaction.✌❤

@suecook1326

3 жыл бұрын

The guitarist in the red pants, Steve Gaines and his sister, Cassie, a backup singer also died in the crash. The piano player had to have his nose reattached, the guitarist in white, Allen Collins, messed up some vertebrae. The drummer, Artimus Pyle, went to find help as they crashed in the boondocks. Both pilots and a road manager also died.

@suecook1326

3 жыл бұрын

Steve Gaines was the newest member and brought many skills with him. Ronnie even let him do lead vocals now and then. This is one of Steve's songs that was added to LS's final album Street Survivors. kzread.info/dash/bejne/gohnuruOlcrPftY.html

@lisamorrison2149

3 жыл бұрын

@@suecook1326 Yes. What a horrific accident. I just wanted to say thankyou for adding the rest to the story. Tragic for everyone involved. Have you seen the documentary, I think from 2018, on Netflix? Unlike the previous doc's, this one had the facts and authorization of the the bands remaining members and family. Good tribute.The music will live on....✌🎶

@GroinStrain_

3 жыл бұрын

Ronnie also famously said he wouldn’t make it to 30. He was right...😢

@rocknroller77

3 жыл бұрын

@@suecook1326 and then after his car accident, he could no longer play. Definitely what ultimately killed him. Ricky Medlocke has that guitar and is the main one on rotation, when he's on stage with Skynyrd.

The greatest American band ever....this song will give me strength when its my time to go only band in history that really knew how to use 3 amazing guitar players its not easy thats why it isnt common...a few months later was the plane crash...oh all 3 guitarist played lead and rhythm ..check out That Smell....you give you a fine example

Say what you will about them, this band freakin' rocks. This song is such a touching and deep song, a lot of people want it played at their funeral, understandably.

Saw them live in concert several times in the 70's.....Yep, we were high😎

@cityhonors1

3 жыл бұрын

😊 That was you I saw?!? 😋🐰 #ENRGYZRBunny

And YES, everybody IS high, LOL.

@laurakali6522

3 жыл бұрын

Neil Lenet and happy....

@tjhorne82

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely high and/or drunk

@cylentkills

3 жыл бұрын

Of course

@josephfernandez6283

3 жыл бұрын

Yup... 😀

@sherylrichards5858

3 жыл бұрын

On acid .pot coke.un name it.

The bird sound is a slide that is on his ring finger.

You should check out the Ballad of Curtis Lowe, Things Goin On, Mr Banker, Simple Man, Tuesday's Gone, Gimme Three Steps, I Know a Little , Four Walls of Raiford.

You earned a sub. Your musical knowledge is something most reaction KZreadrs dont have. Keep grinding bro

@jayrahvisions

3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate that brotha, bless 🙏

On October 20, 1977, a Convair CV-240 passenger aircraft ran out of fuel and crashed in a wooded area near Gillsburg, Mississippi. Chartered by the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd from L&J Company of Addison, Texas, it was near the end of its flight from Greenville, South Carolina, to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Lead vocalist/founding member Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist and vocalist Steve Gaines, backing vocalist Cassie Gaines (Steve's older sister), assistant road manager Dean Kilpatrick, pilot Walter McCreary and co-pilot William Gray all died as a result of the crash while 20 others survived

Man, not only your reactions are great, you have a great grasp of music!!! This is now my favourite channel!! Keep it up!

@msredstilettoscraftsshoesc5152

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed! It's refreshing to see one of these kids actually get the awesome nuances of this song!

Southern rock at its best! That was back before breatherlizers were invented... We acted a little different then. The good ole days. Great reaction, bro!

Still unbelievable to watch no matter how many times you witnessed brilliance! 💞✌

Air travel and musicians :( Skynyrd, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Buddy Holly...and then there’s Kobe. You’re right, it’s all tragic.

I was at this concert - Day on The Green - Oakland CA. Artimus Pyle on drums ... this was the original band before the tragic plane crash.

@msredstilettoscraftsshoesc5152

3 жыл бұрын

The original band members were actually Bob Burns on drums, Ed King was bassist until Leon came back, then he moved to lead/backup guitar with Allen & Gary, which created the 3 guitar sound...no other band had that setup until Skynyrd.

Was there, Day on the Green, thank you Bill Graham.

The sound you asked about near the beginning, that sort of "bird tweet," was made by Gary Rossington using his slide right near the pickup. Allen Collins, the guitarist in white, wrote the music and is the main soloist. They were founding members of the band. During the recording of their debut album the bassist, Leon Wilkeson, left and was replaced by Ed King. When Leon returned Ed switched to guitar and Skynyrd's three guitar attack was born ("Bring all my mules out here," as Ronnie liked to say.) He co-wrote "Sweet Home Alabama" and "Saturday Night Special" and generally did great work with the band but left after their third album. A few months later, after some prompting by Cassie Gaines, one of the Honkettes, Skynyrd's backing vocalists, the band agreed to let her brother Steve audition as a replacement for King. He got the gig and is the bearded guitarist in the video. He's on the live album "One More From the Road" and the studio album "Street Survivors." Three days after "Street Survivors" was released Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines, and Cassie Gaines died when the band's plane ran out of gas and crashed. The rest of the band was severely injured. That was about 3 1/2 months after this video was filmed.

Classic. Crazy guitar work right there. Had my first chance to see them and got floor seats...7th row. Unfortunately their plane crashed a week before the show. Never could bring myself to go see them without the original members. They made so much great music. Definitely check out "Curtis Lowe".

“Sweet Home Alabama” is probably their most well known song along with Freebird. But “Saturday Night Special”, “Tuesday’s Gone” or “That Smell” are other popular ones. Lynyrd Skynyrd really just put out a LOT of great songs. Their first two albums were bangers, I mean there wasn’t a song that you skipped on either of those.

It's fun. Went to the same high school as Lynard Skynard. The group used the football coach's name for group. Leard Skinner. Billy Powell and Leon Wilkinson had a gospel southern rock band in the 80's called Vision. Also, they were Decons army church. They were part of the youth program there. Let's just say the weekend retreats ROCKED! We didn't play Kumbaya. Also, Ronnie Van Zant's brother is in the band 38 Special.

There’s another live version from this concert that spends more camera time on the guitars & musicians than the crowd....

Fun fact: Being one of the youngest band member but looking the oldest was Powell at the piano. He was 25 years old when this was recorder back in 77

With southern rock 3 guitars would trade off leads and rhythm depending. One of the things that makes southern rock special. Check out Molly Hatchet Flirtin with Disaster another southern rock group with the triple guitar attack. You'll love them!

@Hobodeluxe007

3 жыл бұрын

Green Grass and High Tides Forever by the Outlaws

@laurakali6522

3 жыл бұрын

The Molly Hatchet cover of Dreams by the ABB...

@juliemanarin4127

3 жыл бұрын

Yes Molly Hatchet and .38 Special...they are good too.

@twwtjohns

3 жыл бұрын

And 38 Special and the Guitar Army!

@maxwattage6631

3 жыл бұрын

Outlaws!!!

They were the first band with two lead guitars and one rhythm.

Back then all women loved Lynyrd Skynyrd!!!

I love your reaction videos. All these songs you been reacting to were the soundtrack to my life man! I been listening to this shit since the age of 5., I was obsessed with rock, pop, classic rock and metal at very young age, playing my parents records, Beatles, Zeppelin, Sabbath, CCR, Rush, Guns and Roses, etc the list goes on and on! I'm 40, I think its cool as fuck so many young dudes be getting into this all this great legendary music! This is the Golden age of Rock 1955-2005..50 years of magic! won't ever see an era like this again I swear. This includes the Grunge/Alt Rock greatness of 1990-2000..Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, etc. I could talk all day on this music!

@msredstilettoscraftsshoesc5152

3 жыл бұрын

Beg to differ on the 2005 part. Imho, it is only until the 90s. Once we got 2000s music really declined. So sad. But glad all these kids are finding & living the music I grew up on! (and yes, I'm older than you...53 to be exact lol)

All 3 of those guitarists were excellent

Sadly all the members on this stage have passed on except for Artimus Pyle (on drums). The latest to pass is Gary Rossington (playing slide guitar) and he died on March 5th 2023. Those who died from the plane crash was Ronnie Van Zant (lead singer), Steve Gaines (playing guitar, wearing red pants here) and Steve's sister Cassie Gaines (backup singer). They are together again and rocking out I'm sure. RIP guys 🕊

Best guitar solo ever.

October 20 1977 a plane crash took the lives of Ronnie Van Zant lead singer, Steve Gaines lead guitar, and Cassie Gaines backup singer and Steve's sister

This solo and the solo from Pink Floyd's comfortably numb are considered the top two in rock

SKYNYRD!!!!my brothers favorite band....now he's in heaven with Ronny.

Never gets old.

"That Smell" or for the days we live in now "Things going on" ✌️♥️

Here is another artist that we lost too soon he died in a helicopter crash in 1990 Check out some blues and his name is Stevie Ray Vaughn Check out Texas Flood or Little Wing both live at El Macombo or ain’t gonna give up on love or life without you both life at the Capital Theater or Tin Pan Alley with Johnny Copeland either one you choice I promise you will not be disappointed.

Every time I watch this video I say the same thing as Jay Rah, that's enough of the crowd let's see the band. That's what we are watching the video for. Isn't it? Great reaction Jay Rah. Keep going down the Skynyrd rabbit hole.

Melted their faces off

Piano player Billy Powell (RIP) was a friend of the guys in the band and was one of their roadies. He also happened to be classically trained pianist, and so he was playing backstage after a show and the band was like "why is he our roadie"

You are about to enter the abyss never to return because your mind is about to be blown away. And an introduction into bad ass guitar by 3 of the greatest guitarist to ever step on stage.

@msredstilettoscraftsshoesc5152

3 жыл бұрын

🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

All these women are someone’s grandmas now 😁

@cityhonors1

3 жыл бұрын

Not me! I ain't nobody's grandma! 😂🤣😂 🐰 #ENRGYZRBunny

@dalewaits1050

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha

@rosethorns1893

3 жыл бұрын

Yup. I am! Lol

@joydunn2109

3 жыл бұрын

@@cityhonors1me neither, Nobody's Grandma!

Whenever you go to ANY concert and someone yells "Freebird" you'll finally understand why.

First time running across your channel. Saw this reaction and a George Carlin reaction. Your outlook on life is awesome. Loved it and look forward to watching more of you.

Skynyrd was very popular, but they were opening for Peter Frampton on that show. That's the reason so many girls were in the audience......they were waiting for the Golden Boy, the Pretty Boy, Peter and his magical talk box. This same tour passed through Philadelphia that year, and I went. Great weather, great music, and wall-to-wall babes!

“Is it a guitar? Is it a bass? No! It’s a bird!” 🐦 🎸 🤩

This song is a legendary song...everybody loves THIS song...

Yes, the plane went down at 6:52pm on October 20,1977. The crash didn't have to happen...it was solely the fault of the pilot & co-pilot. Ronnie Van Zant, was the lead singer, a musical genius & this was, without a doubt, his band, the guitarist with the short brown hair, Stevie Gaines, his sister & backup singer, Cassie Gaines, their Asst Road Manager Dean Kilpatric, along with both pilots died in the crash. The other members & crew survived but many, including the epic guitar soloist, Allen Collins, who wrote this song when he was about 16-17 years old, had very serious injuries. In fact, the doctors wanted to amputate Allen's left arm, but his dad wouldn't let them. He went on to fully recover the use of his arm. His wife (girlfriend at the time) unknowingly contributed the opening lyrics to the song when during an argument with Allen one day, turned to him & said, "if I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me?". It's since come to memorialize Ronnie as we all remember him, now poignantly, singing those words... If I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me. And 43 years later we still do! Tragically, she later died during the miscarriage of their 3rd child. He had a very hard time trying to deal with the deaths of Ronnie, Stevie & Cassie, then his wife whom he adored, and sunk deeper into alcohol & drugs & subsequently had a drunk driving accident that killed his girlfriend at that time & paralyzed him from the waist down & could no longer play the guitar. He died of pneumonia due to his parallelization in 1990. Yes, there were 3 guitarists & they all played lead in different songs. In this song Gary Rossington played the lead in the beginning, Allen, of course, played the epic solo & Stevie played the position of backup lead towards the end. The killer keyboardist was Billy Powell, the badass bassist was Leon Wilkeson, the awesome drummer is Artemis Pyle. Gary & Artemis are the only 2 members still alive. Heartbreakingly, trader seemed to follow Skynyrd. RIP to the extremely underrated musical geniuses that made up this band. You are ask greatly missed! 😢😢 Anything else you'd like to know, just ask. I can answer most any question about them. They are my fav band & I grew up listening to them. Saw them in 76 when I was 10yo...no one knew that in one short year, that Skynyrd, was was knew then, would be no more. Love your insightful reaction to them! Happy that you are knowledgeable enough to catch the awesome nuances that made up this song & band. A lot of reactors don't. Subscribed to you after watching & listening to you watch them! Great job hon. Thank you for getting them. A better life of this song is from Knebworth, England...check out that performance. Allen's solo is even longer, more epic & you do get to actually see him (Stevie & Gary) shredding this! You won't be disappointed...trust me!!

Jay Rah, thank you for reacting to my all time favorite band. This particular performance is imo their finest live jam. I'm craving for your reaction to "Call Me The Breeze". Thank you kindly. 😊✌

This is truly classic southern rock at it's best. They was amazing taken to soon. Simple Man is a great song also.

High on the music just beautiful we loved them tender they were love me!❤

Love the reactions! Your Knowledge of music and the things you hear in songs that other streamers don't!! KEEP IT UP!!

One of the greatest bands in the history of music. First concert I ever saw. 1976 at The Capitol Centre Landover Maryland.

They were know as one of the originators of the "guitar army" sound

Got a speeding ticket once listening to this on my way to work!! That's God given talent~~~RIP

The Best!!!

I love that you appreciate the bass and drums, great reaction and will look for more.

I absolutely love all your reactions to the great classic rock!!!

Skynyrd in #theOak! Tragic 3 months later...RIP

Classic tune from a great band....and yes high af it was the 70s....check out Gimme three steps and of course Sweet Home Alabama

Everyone needs to experience that in their lifetime I hope you watch it more than once

Yes...everybody is high...LOL...it was the 70's....and it was great:)

This is Southern Rock at its best

Hell yeah we were stoned!

Love your channel !

the opening line of this song is a question that Allens ( 1 of the guitar players ) wife ask him one day. Sadly she passed away and it tore Allen up. So this song is really special.

Ronnie usually performed barefoot. He wanted to be "closer to the music." Ronnie was a task master as well. All those solos? Rehearsed and rehearsed to perfection

You know the platinum blonde chick in the bikini top and yellow shorts was FEELING that sunburn the next day! 🤣 I've watched this performance a thousand times over the years and I never fail to cringe and feel sorry for her. Fore God, I been there sis! 😂💜💚💛✌️

Yes tragically this was just a couple months before Ronnie VanZant the lead singer, Steve Gains the guitarist in the red pants by the piano, his sister Cassie Gaines a great back up singer, the bands manager, and pilot and copilot were killed when the bands plane crashed. The Gaines lost two children that night. terrible. The plane actually ran out of gas! Seems like they knew and put everything into this version of the song. Awesome. RIP. Check out their performance of Sweet Home Alabama live from this very same concert.

These guys were singing their truth - like all artists do - couldn't believe it when I heard of the crash. Peace & all good.

More Skynyrd: "Sweet Home Alabama, " That Smell", "Saturday Night Special" and "Gimme Tree Steps"

Gary Rossington is in The Nashville Hall of Fame as a song writer...well deserved. But sad.., all of these other guys besides Artemus have passed too early now. Love to all.

Your comments and reaction are awesome man!

The bird sound is from him plucking/sliding harmonics directly over the pickups of his guitar.

awesome vids man thank you owwwwww !!!!

I LOVE your studio, bro!

Gary Rossington is making the bird cherps with the slider hitting the frets just right!

That noice you hear is a bird sound and yea it is from a guitar the guy in the black shirt is doing it. It was October 20,1977 when the plane crashed killing the lead singer Ronnie Van Zant and Steve Gains the guy with the white shirt and beard and one of the back up singers Cassie Gains

The guy with the black guitar in the red pants (Steve Gaines), his sister Cassie Gaines (a backup singer) and lead singer Ronnie Van Zant were the ones who died in that plane crash. The drummer (Artimus Pyle) survived the crash and went for help.

So very glad you appreciate the drummer and the bassist. Believe you liked the piano in the song, too! FOUR guitars counting the bass. Can tell you really liked the performance ... and that you'll probably come back to this video later.

I saw them at a concert front row center!

To let you know we all thought the confederate flag was just being proud of the south. No one put any thought into it. It was like someone representing being from NY or something.

@sarahzentexas

3 жыл бұрын

MuckoMan The band didn’t like the Confederate flag, but their record company made them use it onstage.

@MuckoMan

3 жыл бұрын

@@sarahzentexas Good to know. I didnt know that. I remember kids with the flag up north on their walls because we thought it was a happy flag about southern pride the dukes of hazard and Lynyrd Skynyrd. But we didn't have the internet and public schools made the schools today look like private school.

@marielaveau5321

3 жыл бұрын

@@MuckoMan that's how the whole "heritage" mentality came about. Nobody told these kids what it really stood for, they just thought it was a symbol of pride about where you're from. They were mostly innocent and just happy to be alive and have a connection to the band. Now that we all know better, we can DO better than previous generations. Love and unity and good music to us all. 😊💜💚💛✌️

@Masonicbrother

3 жыл бұрын

That Flag was created to be the first official flag of the confederacy but was rejected. Instead, it was adapted as the battle flag during the Civil War and eventually it was placed on 2 of the 3 Confederate official flags. The first Official Confederate flag looked to much like the United States Flag only with the stars formed in a circle, they hated it, so they changed it. The second version they called the "Stainless Banner". Which was an all white flag with the Battle flag in the corner. Confederates hated that one as well, cause it looked to much like a white flag of surrender from a far. So they changed it one final time to the "Blood-Stained Banner", which had the Confederate Battle Flag on a White background but with a red stripe down the right side. That was the final flag created but never got to see much use because the South lost the war only a month or so later. The actual Confederate Battle Flag as we know it today was only used by soldiers on the battlefield during the Civil War. it was Hollywood, through films like Birth of a Nation and Gone with the Wind that made it popular for the racists like the KKK to use against the Civil Rights movement in the 1950s and 60s. That flag was Never apart of Southern Heritage before the Civil War. It was created during the Civil War to fight against US Americans. It was and forever shall be a Flag created for Traitors and Treason against the United States.

@sarahzentexas

3 жыл бұрын

aeiou Watch the documentary on the band, “If I Leave Here Tomorrow” and hear it straight from Artemis Pyle’s mouth.

This band was once described as a hard rock band with a country singer.

Billy playing piano was a roadie and started playing the piano and brought him on in the band in the beginning in 1973 and this song was on there first album

T for Texas, T for Tennessee - live at Knebworth. A great performance that you should see!

Allan Collins guy dressed in white is the one taring up that solo

"This dude right here is GONE." LOL! Man, you KNOW just about everyone there was high as a kite. Great performance of an iconic song, though, eh? Enjoyed the reaction.

Feb. 3, 1959, three young rock and rollers, Buddy Holly, 22, Richie Valens, 17, and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson, 24, died in a tragic plane crash shortly after takeoff in Clear Lake, Iowa.

That's one of greatest rock songs of all times.

RIP Allen Collins, didn't die in the plane crash. The one wearing the white suit, One of the best Guitarist of all time.

I saw them 10 days after this show in Chicago. What a shame a couple months later with the plane crash

Another one from Lynyrd Skynyrd "Simple Man" One of my favorites.

Like you, I really love the bass in this!!!

That whistle noise you're hearing is his slide at the lower end of his guitar which they never showed that on the movie. He taps the string with that glass slide and makes that bird sound. Which they cut that out of the video. Back in those days you didn't show your secrets.

You would have to be living under a rock, on a different planet, in a different galaxy to never have heard of what most people might consider the national anthem of rock ‘n’ roll.