When i was 16 i liked Skynyrd Im 60 now i love Skynyrd I miss the world i grew up in I miss how great and free we were

@anthonyo.460

Жыл бұрын

same age, and i couldnt agree more. great era to have been a kid in. None of the total nonsence and stupidity thats happening now.

@mariusr1047

Жыл бұрын

To be honest sir, i felt jealous to all of your music culture back then. Now it's just some bullsh*t tiktok music anywhere.

@jessescott8270

Жыл бұрын

Lord I feel you, I'm only 40 and I miss the world I grew up in

@mike3963

Жыл бұрын

Fly high, free bird. You’re still great and free at heart. Don’t cage yourself

@Goldstarsally

Жыл бұрын

Same here.62. Saw them in 75 and 76. Go see them on Sturgis! I know it's not exactly the same band, but the tribute goes on. Saw them last year at Sturgis and it was amazing! Going again this year. 50 th anniversary.

The greatest 14 minutes in rock history.

@chrisandlindasmith9665

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@karenk.c.cauley-anderson7271

2 жыл бұрын

I wasn't there, but I grew up with this music, My whole life. A ,& I love all the great music that this awesome band sang especially like FreeBird

@johnex3303

Жыл бұрын

The guitar solo still blows this 60 yr old off his feet

@jeffbenninger8663

Жыл бұрын

Gorgeous.

@StacheBigote

Жыл бұрын

It’s certainly up there. Three of my all time favorite performances are people upstaging the Stones. There’s this, then there’s The Who playing A Quick One at the Rolling Stone’s Rock and Roll Circus and then there’s James Brown just blowing them to pieces at the T.A.M.I. Show.

If I could only watch one band perform one song live, hands down this song at this concert would be my choice every dang time.

@davidsprague-zs6gr

9 ай бұрын

This song and Tuesdays gone were played at my best friends funeral in N Anaconda Montana in a Baptist Church the pastor knew all of us and let us have the service without him being there his only request was that we not drink or smoke in his church He had been at one time a cocaine cowboy and we respected his simple request

@harpoon_bakery162

9 ай бұрын

This was better than the Oakland Coliseum freebird

@sergiomanriquez4624

9 ай бұрын

Dude I’m 20 and am super young and know nothing but when I need a natural high I throw the live version of freebird and jam for 7 minutes of bad ass guitar solo

@joearmishaw2402

7 ай бұрын

Can't argue with that !!

@judywhisenant1483

7 ай бұрын

Simple Man was my favorite next in line to this one. Wonderful.

And this my friends is why you go to live concerts

The day lynyrd skynrd showed the world who was the best band

@AJthe13th

2 жыл бұрын

The Best.

@connerlackey3952

2 жыл бұрын

More like greatest

@robertkamenzind6836

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, certainly "TOP TEN" and without a daught before there time... RIp my brother's.. PS Ronnie Van zant what an talented individual true Master conductor creator and leader of something great. 🍄🎶🌜🌎🌛🎶🍄

@ernestcheek4294

2 жыл бұрын

a zzz Discarded

@SoniaHernandez-tq9fd

2 жыл бұрын

Hardly!😝😝😝😝

Allen Collins was so in a zone, I’m surprised he or his guitar didn’t burst into flames! Great performance

@charleshall9755

2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget Steve, he brought Skynyrd to a higher level!

@oldschool4382

2 жыл бұрын

He had to put it in the Fridge afterwards - lol

@beernutzbob

11 ай бұрын

He wrote that amazing solo when he was 17.

@johndahl36

10 ай бұрын

Yeah really! Thinking the same thing lol

@johndahl36

9 ай бұрын

He was damn good and and he looked natural. Underrated guitarist

2024 and I'm still listening to this great song!!!!!! Rock on!!!

And there you saw it, folks. One of the best American blues rock guitarists, ever. Yeah, I know Hendrix was unmatched, Allman was terrific, Bloomfield was great, et al. But Allen Collins was a stripped down, meat and potatoes, precisely delivered, pentatonic blues guitar player; and a lot of these riffs are like Paul Kossoff's, only sped up and supercharged with a little bit of Southern twang tossed in here and there. On the record, he did the dual leads all himself. That's how good he was. Amazing. Sad that he's gone. Sad that most of them on that stage are gone. What a tight, rockin', soulful and bluesy sounding band. With such a full sound. With Ronnie singing his heart out -- just like on the record. The UK music fans obviously had a treat that day. Peace out to all.

@b-ballfanatic7988

9 ай бұрын

Artimus is the only one left

@chickasawstarrmountain9747

9 ай бұрын

​@@b-ballfanatic7988rickey medlock is still living he was an original played coming home

@allensuarez2966

7 ай бұрын

Alex Harvey next

@user-yy8mt6bb6i

7 ай бұрын

Stevie Ray Vaughan was the goat

@danmatthews5108

7 ай бұрын

I have to disagree. As I quote ." You will not hear me cry coz I do do not sing the blues " thy had their own style

Wow, us grandmother's now, looked good back then! Yeah I'm 64 now, was 16 back then in those days! ❤ long live Southern Rock!!!

@jamesfaith3540

13 күн бұрын

Same here

This song could go on continuously for 20 years and it still would be my favorite song ever!!!! I love it when it ramps up!! Take me back to the 70's please!!!!!

Absolutely the Greatest Southern Rock Band Ever! Right On! 💯💯💯💯!

@matthewhawkins6892

2 ай бұрын

Secound to the ABB.

@kathleensimkow2500

14 күн бұрын

The best 💯

@rocoop2k

12 күн бұрын

No. Just rock bands!!! North, South, East, or West!!!

@richardtitzmann3217

8 күн бұрын

The best🙏❤ be with christ

Not bad solo for a kid never wanted to play lead guitar, thank God he got over that. I can't imagine a world w/o Free Bird

I was 16 years old that Summer. Would someone please build a time machine so I get the hell out this crazy world we have now. I so miss the vibe of this time period.

@bethfinley8293

3 жыл бұрын

Amen to that

@southerninfidel3141

2 жыл бұрын

I was 14 and know what you mean......👍

@MyNextShotWontMiss

2 жыл бұрын

I was a few months old but I want back too. The '80s and '90s were much better than today.

@donnypuleo8167

2 жыл бұрын

I wasn’t even born yet but I agree that was life

@xorphana

2 жыл бұрын

Wasn't born until '88 but yes! If I had a single opportunity to travel through time, it would be to see this show. Everything has gone off the rails now. I want off this ride!

The greatest solo in history 😌

@marktaylor6491

Жыл бұрын

This or Stairway, or Comfortably Numb. And that's it. That is the Holy Trinity.

@lunatuna9610

Жыл бұрын

@@marktaylor6491Indeed. I literally can’t believe Gary Rossington just died yesterday. I was going to see them play😔 (Rock in Heaven with Ronnie 🕊️)

@maddoxpavone2363

Жыл бұрын

@@marktaylor6491 eruption enters chat

@harpoon_bakery162

10 ай бұрын

steve gaines was shredding it

@robingastonia9192

10 ай бұрын

I still love Stairway, Comfortably Numb and of course Stranglehold, but this will always be one of my favorites. I was so blessed to see the original members of the band in concert. I used to go to almost every concert that came in concert, and I got to see the original members. I still listen to that amazing music today that I grew up listening to. They left us way to soon, but we still have all of the original music to listen to and cherish today. If I leave here tomorrow, will you still remember me, Yes, we all do remember you, miss you.

If there was ever a rock song that drove us all into a frenzy, this was it.

"If I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me? " The almost cosmic irony of that question gets me. Lynyrd Skynyrd will be remembered as long as we have music. A magnificent song by a magnificent band.

@oldschool4382

2 жыл бұрын

Well Stated

@deannculver7969

Жыл бұрын

Guy I had been seeing for a year died suddenly. I got in my car and my normal radio station was off the air for some reason, so I changed it. The very first thing I heard was that line. No intro, nothing. Just that. Made me smile.

@mike3963

Жыл бұрын

@@deannculver7969 that gives me chills.

@slack9400

3 ай бұрын

Yes Ronnie, we still remember you. I was lucky to see you Live, and even luckier to remember you as you were right here on KZread.

@TonyBlankenship-iu4pe

3 ай бұрын

Amen ​@@oldschool4382

Allen Collins was so underrated, this guy was unreal. What a Great Band.

@tonyb5884

2 жыл бұрын

when i read the underated comments i usually think, no they're not. however in this case i agree..allen collins is one of the greatest guitarists without a doubt in my book..

Best version of this song. Thank you Ronnie, Alan, Billy, Gary and everyone else. From the bottom of my heart, I can't thank you enough for what you gave to the world

@gregwoodcock7046

2 жыл бұрын

Terribly sorry for the exclusion of Artimus, Steve, Ed, Cassy and Larry

@plumcrazybee7347

Жыл бұрын

They were awesome without him, but with Steve Gaines they were perfect

@carpenoctem775

Жыл бұрын

@@gregwoodcock7046 And Leon and Bob.

@melindaozment1907

Жыл бұрын

Man I bet all the boys are in rock n roll heaven catching up with Gary. .💔

@shaunaklonandkar9226

Жыл бұрын

Ya freebird n lynyrd skynyrd are a big blessing to the world and will always be ❤❤❤❤

I don't care what people say, This is the best guitar solo ever 🔥

@Jack-hk1cc

Ай бұрын

Allen Collins is a national treasure

@smooch2955

Ай бұрын

You got that Right 😁

@JamesStullich

Ай бұрын

I was just thinking that same thought. 🎉

@michaelgriffith3848

Ай бұрын

Technically it's not a solo. But I get the point and agree

@michaelgriffith3848

Ай бұрын

It is mostly Collins haha

These legends you see you on stage have all perished. RIP gary. You're a free bird now. Fly high!

@dancrowley488

11 ай бұрын

Artimus is still with us.

@harpoon_bakery162

9 ай бұрын

I believe the drummer and two of the Honkettes to still be living and some of the back-stage hands and body-guard.

@kraigmiller3990

4 ай бұрын

So is my husband, Kraig!! He is out of pain..happy being FREEBIRD!

@kraigmiller3990

4 ай бұрын

He told me this was his song

@kraigmiller3990

4 ай бұрын

Even though OUR song was " Color My wotld"

One of the greatest rock songs ever.

@cathsalazar9930

2 жыл бұрын

Love this song! Band singer music! Never b another like this awesome band! So sad we lost them that way! Rip

@cathsalazar9930

2 жыл бұрын

Still is today!

@realist8082

2 жыл бұрын

Seriously man, could be THE best ever!

@matthewchapman3870

2 жыл бұрын

The Greatest .

@WandaClark-qv5hq

Жыл бұрын

Not One off but THE GREATEST !

That's not just a concert, man that's HISTORY! 😎

The Owners of Gibson guitars must have been so proud seeing three of their babies just ripping the greatest solo ever!!

@markmedina7636

Ай бұрын

Good point!

@Call_me_The_Breeze

Ай бұрын

Ed King played a Strat but he quit in 75

@wagliz163

20 күн бұрын

@@Call_me_The_Breeze Ed also played a Gibson SG, and Steve often played a Strat. BUT, this vid was all Gibson.

Here it is 2023 and now all the original members of Lynyrd Skynyrd are gone. They might be gone but never will they be forgotten. So fly high on that Eagle in the sky. I would like to thank you all for this tremendous music that you left us with. Until the road ends and my time on earth is done I'll see you all again one day. Long Live Lynyrd Skynyrd.

@edmundmcgrath213

Ай бұрын

hahAJAj

The day Allen Collins just felt more than good! Best live guitar performance in history!

@JSSS85

2 жыл бұрын

Allen Collins so underrated...one of the greats

@UkrainianPaulie

Жыл бұрын

Before there was Eddie V.H. there was Allan Collins!

@harpoon_bakery162

10 ай бұрын

@@UkrainianPaulie Steve Gaines, Gary Rossington, & Ed King were off the charts as well.

@Jay.Lombardii

9 ай бұрын

Collins Shreds Like the Best of Em🔥

@slack9400

3 ай бұрын

@@UkrainianPaulie Eddie!

This is the GREATEST recording of the GREATEST ROCK AND ROLL SONG EVER

It's July 1979. My niece was driving on US 17 South when she hit another car head on. She died instantly. This was the last thing she heard. She loved Lynard Skinner. We played it at her funeral. Somewhere she's still riding along playing this song. She 27. Play on.

Back when Americans (even 20 year olds) appreciated freedom....back to the music, that guitar solo is so far off the charts, the sound is still traveling the universe.

@Jack-hk1cc

Жыл бұрын

Allen Collins flat out burned with that solo…totally underrated…RIP Allen

@taylorpelletier89

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha your generation let the douchebags become supreme. There ain’t no freedom anymore. Especially with the 60 and 85 year olds in power. Freedom isn’t America lol muuuurica

@HyperNebula

Жыл бұрын

And spinning rats

@LisaJohnsonPhD

2 ай бұрын

And... the universe as we presently define it is still listening. For lack of a better word, Amen :)

@user-xz7th6li9g

2 ай бұрын

Tell you got the blues

No words can really describe this performance.........👍

@sweetleaf4860

2 жыл бұрын

THEY ARE PLAYING IT FOR DUANE ALLMON .. Weed Me

@runcaz7802

2 жыл бұрын

No words? There aren't enough pejoratives in any language to describe them.

@richardfurlott4243

2 жыл бұрын

NEVER !

@jseedoubleu

2 жыл бұрын

No words needed.

@marilynandrew9658

2 жыл бұрын

foghat slow Ride

Freebird at Knebworth 1976 is as good as it gets. There has never been, nor ever will be, a better performance. In particular, nobody will ever come close to Allen Collins' performace on that day. It's disappointing that nobody has come close to emulating that performance in 45 years, but also somehow immensely satisfying to know that there is a benchmark for live musicianship and here it is, recorded for all eternity. How I envy the people that were there. They were part of something that can never be repeated.

@derekcollins1972

3 жыл бұрын

Very true.

@raymondfoerster6711

3 жыл бұрын

It blows my mind every time I watch it , which is almost every day . But listen to Jimi play "machine gun " live on new years eve , he's from another planet.

@theodorejohnson1746

3 жыл бұрын

The kicker is he did that every time sometimes even better

@sylviafoster9093

3 жыл бұрын

Check out Old Grey Whistle Test.1975.

@zackturbo9859

3 жыл бұрын

So true.

Best live performance in history. Hands down.

@stephent7590

Жыл бұрын

Hello Pamela... How are you doing?

@jeremytheoneofdestiny8691

Жыл бұрын

I’ve seen better

This is a true American song My people And we all know who we are👊😎👍

It's 2021, and I wish we could go back to the 70's and 80's. Such happier times before cell phones and internet and all the assorted garbage that currently exists.

@GreenEyedMan06

3 жыл бұрын

I’m with you mate... All the way from Latin America.... This dude can fucking shred!!

@mathsmeets8158

3 жыл бұрын

I,ll go with you.

@edwincruzvillegas3117

3 жыл бұрын

No popup ñ o lo lo ñp

@grahampye9353

3 жыл бұрын

And fake virus's...

@andrewblythe3896

3 жыл бұрын

@@grahampye9353 youre right, if it was real people would be dying from it and we can clearly see thats not happened

Greatest rock performance in history...PERIOD!!!!!

@raymondfoerster6711

3 жыл бұрын

I hear ya 1000% but ya have to consider Queen at Live Aid , and if Ronnie didn't give the kill signal AC would still be up there playing 😂

@NoName-tn1ut

3 жыл бұрын

@@raymondfoerster6711 no Queen's live aid is nothing compared to the Free bird live or the rolling stones concerts. the concerts of the 60's / 70's are really of better quality in terms of music.

@cherylsmith905

3 жыл бұрын

💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

@raymcarthur3870

2 жыл бұрын

Can’t argue with that James!

@roberthiguera602

2 жыл бұрын

Yup

I was at this concert and by some way this is the greatest guitar piece I have seen, Just amazing!

@ChrisWojoDotCom

Жыл бұрын

Yeah me too. Ronnie was really nervous about singing in front of all of those people so I told him to just close his eyes and imagine they weren't even there. After the show we had a big laugh about how well it worked.

@cjoin83

Жыл бұрын

@@ChrisWojoDotCom Ye me too, I told Ronnie to push Allen and Steve onto the tongue. Jagger was furious

@harpoon_bakery162

10 ай бұрын

@@ChrisWojoDotCom You knew Ronnie? Are you being serious?

@ridleyclayburn4599

9 ай бұрын

I was as well. Hell of a line up through the day!

@harpoon_bakery162

9 ай бұрын

@@ChrisWojoDotCom u r a funny dude

If this doesn't stir your soul and rock your mind your body is dead.

Love how Ronnie brought all his mules out on the Tongue of the stage,knowing they were told by the Stones manager to Not go out on the Tongue! CLASSIC SKYNYRD!! Miss them boys!!!!!°

@harpoon_bakery162

10 ай бұрын

Ronnie was the type of guy that after a few drinks, he might be your best friend and ask you if you think you can make it to the door before he takes you out. And the buzzard would take on 4 guys in a bar fight and go up and wake band members up to help him fight. I doubt that any of the band members had their original teeth, and I'm being serious. So being told not to go out on the Rolling Stones tongue was just like someone challenging him to a fight.....he NEVER turned down an offer like that.

@scottharrison9083

9 ай бұрын

Classic moment in rock history Similar to when Jim Morrison of the Doors said the word high on Eddie Sullivan show.

Bird calls - in memory of the ultimate free bird, Duane Allman

@jayweld6951

3 жыл бұрын

Yes sir both him n Berry n Ronnie music never recovered from that rockin blues then Allen took the rest and skynyrds sound 2 the heavens gone 4ever

@grammy965

3 жыл бұрын

Sky Dog

@robertstorms2124

3 жыл бұрын

U sure got that right ....✌️

@robertstorms2124

3 жыл бұрын

Well Whoever likes my reply it is straight Goods thanks whoever you were Keep On Rocking

@robertstorms2124

3 жыл бұрын

@@grammy965 hi babe nice to meet you

And there it is...the exact moment Lynyrd Skynyrd conquered the world! This is the best live performance of Freebird... EVER! 🤘

@darrellminx5459

6 ай бұрын

True dat

@paulmurphy4723

5 ай бұрын

​@@gopherdudette Agree but... do you mean the One More For the Road version (one night of the two at the Fox Theater) or the Gold & Platinum version (which is from the other night)? Imvho the G&P version is *the* version. It's transcendental whichever one you listen to ofc but G&P is the one I ALWAYS go back to Still got the original vinyl & it's simply euphoric/spinetingling/other worldly & a band at their tightest & sheer brilliant best.

@paulmurphy4723

5 ай бұрын

@@gopherdudette I can't and won't disagree with someone's fav & as I said 99.9% of the live performances of it are incredible but I grew up on the G&P version, not even knowing about One More For the Road or there being alternate takes from back to back shows at the same venue, so it's just ingrained in my soul and holds memories from beach-fishing with my dad as it blasts out of a boombox to road trips with my mates, funerals of people I've known & getting stoned at house parties with it blaring. life wouldn't be the same without it, ANY version. we're just lucky it exists for us to savour forever. 🤘

@slack9400

3 ай бұрын

Nah, the best Live performance was the one I saw in '76! Heh heh. Largo, Md., my first concert!

@bonestcc

2 ай бұрын

I agree

I was there on that very hot sunny day,Skynyrd were amazing,blew the Rolling Stones of the stage.I went to see Bob Seger on my 18th birthday at the Hammersmith odeon,on the night of the plane crash,a two minute silence was held for them,I’m not embarrassed to say,that I had tears in my eyes.

@colleenwysocki3282

Ай бұрын

WHAT A STORY TO TELL ! ROCK ON !

When Allen Collins takes over the song. My GOD! Don’t stop!!!! 🛑 🔥🔥🔥🔥 god almighty

@harpoon_bakery162

2 ай бұрын

Gaines was keeping up but Collins was absolutely smashing it. He fed off of that great Knebworth crowd, they are some true rockers who appreciated good Southern rock when the tempo started crescendoing into a rip your shirtsleeves off it was so loud.

The greatest southern rock band of all time! .......

@MrValentyne

3 жыл бұрын

I would tend to agree...But I have a feeling Gregg and Duane may differ. 👍

@larryn2682

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrValentyne It's just a marketing label, due to geography. Gregg didn't like being limited to that category and I doubt Duane would have.

@sandydog291

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed.

@sandydog291

3 жыл бұрын

Without a doubt.

@elvisparker4691

3 жыл бұрын

What CAN'T be Debated ... Now or 100 years from now... Who the Top 2 Southern Rock Bands of All Time Are ... ( ZZ Top, being a Blues Based, Texas Rock Band ) 🎸🎸

64 yrs old and still rock to Skynyrd

If the Brits in the crowd didnt know this song, by God they now it now. Paul McCartney and David Gilmore were back stage with Jack Nicholson. I heard when this song started their conversation stopped and they walked over to behind the stage.

@mojopin70

2 ай бұрын

It's played here in the Uk on radio etc for as long as i can remember, and i was born in '74.

@stevehanham9266

Ай бұрын

The 'Brits' of which I am one certainly knew this song before this performance thank you very much! I was there that day during one of the hottest summers England had ever known. LS were a brilliant band! 😊😎🎸🇬🇧🇺🇦

@soniarueda1320

27 күн бұрын

Ok

@GBelly-tf9sq

14 күн бұрын

@@stevehanham9266so that was you!🤣🤣

@Goldstarsally

6 күн бұрын

They knew it just like we knew the Beatles, Zeppelin, Stones............ ..

the look on the crowds faces when the guitars kicked in and they realised they were witnessing the greatest band ever to plug guitars in play for them.

OMG - to have been there - sun setting over those trees - that guy absolutely shredding the solo. Can’t tell you how many times I have gone back to watch this . LOVE IT

@SuV33358

2 жыл бұрын

Good times for sure

@chrisscanlon3717

2 жыл бұрын

try their 77 free bird in oakland its even better!

@GWard-hz5wj

2 жыл бұрын

@@chrisscanlon3717 No it isn't. It's focused on the crowd, not the band. Plus Allen's solo is longer & more intense. Knebworth 76 was used for the special edition just released as one of the best performances ever recorded. Had u seen this band live before the crash u would know this is what u experienced when u attended their concerts.

@chrisscanlon3717

2 жыл бұрын

@@GWard-hz5wj you are fake news. The Oakland arena show was pre crash....and the babes were EPIC!

@GWard-hz5wj

2 жыл бұрын

@@chrisscanlon3717 I said, had u seen this band pre crash LIVE u would know the difference. We saw them many times LIVE before the crash as they came through our area often here in the South. Im old enough prob to be your grandma & all we did back then was go to concerts. We went to see the bands, not the 'babes' as u say, u immature little punk.

I was a teenager in the 70's. Teenager's today are so different. I feel sorry for them. Life was so much simpler. We weren't a plastic society, no cell phones, no computers, etc. The best part was that concert tickets were less than 10 dollars and others in the audience were respectful of each other. There was trust amongst us. I wouldn't have missed it for the world.

@ethan4398

4 ай бұрын

America needs to turn back to that time

@slack9400

3 ай бұрын

Been there, done that! And I'm thankful for it! We were lucky to have come of age in that era...oh, so lucky to still remember it too!

@user-px6zf3yq3v

2 ай бұрын

Great comments, man.i agree hole heartedly. Rock on man. I'm 62 year old woman and still love it. My kids and grandchildren know it too. I got my grandchildren into. They are 8 and 11. My son hates it. Who cares? I don't. ❤❤❤❤

@shawnarydall4587

Ай бұрын

Right on from Canada, best thing since was the convoy

@rondaroman1166

Ай бұрын

Rock on!!!!!!!

I’m back again to witness the greatest moment in Rock History!! ❤️🎶🦅

The best music ever came out of the late 60,s and 70,s. Of course I'm biased growing up with it all. Peace, love, happiness

@J.C.Ky.ridgerunner1955

2 жыл бұрын

Me too. Straight from the south and proud of it.

The best part is 12:06 where you can see Ronnie grab Allen and get the band back in time. Really shows how much fun Allen and everyone was having and how much of a leader Ronnie was.

@UkrainianPaulie

Жыл бұрын

Ronnie was a bit of a tyrant. Especially, if he was drinking. Just watched a documentary where Ronnie tried to end Gary's career while drunk.

@jonzenrael

Жыл бұрын

I saw this too and was also impressed, but I think he's motioning that its time to end. 'One more bar' maybe? (OBLIGATORY PEDANTIC EDIT: It actually sounds like 4 or 8 bars to me, but you get the idea. One more 'go around'. I guess its one phrase? Or maybe two? I have no f'in idea...). Very shortly after he waves to get the attention of the drummer and gives a 'cut' gesture. Really awesome to see that little bit of direction.

@cjoin83

Жыл бұрын

@@jonzenrael Yea I feel like Allen would have played for 10 more minutes had he not stopped him lol

@markc.2958

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely, but I was also impressed with how smoothly the band switched gears and slid right into the song's closing.

@american_cosmic

Жыл бұрын

@@markc.2958 The band was at their peak - they were never better than they were those final two years or so. Well-honed and practiced after years on the road... they killed it.

Most of the crowd were seated but the end and they were all standing! Nothing will match it nothing will come close to it! Legendary beyond comprehension!

I turn 60 this year and I've always loved this band especially Freebird and They Call me the Breeze. What talented musicians they were from a generation of great bands and songwriters. I feel fortunate that I grew up to enjoy it all. Rest in Peace and thanks for the memories. You will always be remembered.

@clivenewman4810

10 ай бұрын

This is to be played at my funeral.From England

@joserodriirdor4541

9 ай бұрын

I need subtitulos

@edmundmcgrath213

Ай бұрын

Gives me goosebumps! That is a lesson in dynamics from the opening piano ,to the southern crooning of Van Zant, to the over the top all out kick ass end.I love that Ronnie marched his boys out to the tip of the Rolling Stones tongue, even though they were told not to do that as the opening act.Van Zant commanded a stage with just his presence.

@BeachVibingChik

2 жыл бұрын

What a fucking bad ass!!! I want to find that video!!! I can’t imagine being there!!! HELL YEAH!!!

@JSSS85

2 жыл бұрын

Uhhh this is that video

@oldschool4382

2 жыл бұрын

That's the way us Jacksonville Good Ol Boys use to do it - Before Toxic Masculinity became a Sin

@robinthomason4960

Жыл бұрын

Four of us Bought tickets for this it all depended on me passing my driving test to get there, thankfully their trust in me came through, sadly one of the four passed away recently to covid. If memory serves me right 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd were not the opening act they were preceded by Tod Rundgren, Hot Tuna and one other band that I can't remember the name of.

@jennettebrown312

Жыл бұрын

7th

3 Guitar Assault OH YEAH

Ronnie was very much the man in charge! Alan collins shredded the greatest guitar solo in rock history that day!

I'll be 60 in August and still listening to Skynyrd ❤.

Allen was such a humble man to play rhythm that entire show only to explode like a nuclear bomb at the end

@rc6498

3 жыл бұрын

O público viajando nos seus baratos afins !!! Van Zant já parecia um defunto.

@lovekandy61

2 жыл бұрын

He played lead and had solo's on more than this

@clayrush71

2 жыл бұрын

@@lovekandy61 really? And to think this whole time I thought Freebird was the only thing he did

@oldschool4382

2 жыл бұрын

Check Out Simple Man a personal Favorite , Saturday Night Special , Tons of others

@clayrush71

2 жыл бұрын

@@oldschool4382 I know of only one live recording of Simple Man & Allen didn't do the solo for that song that was all Gary Rossington. Until someone comes forward with some bootleg material I can safely say I've listened to just about everything they've done

Only two things wrong. No shots of Billy on piano and Leon's bass cord was too short lol. Seriously this is beyond awesome!

@skippergoat

11 ай бұрын

I was thinking the same thing about Billy no shots of him playing piano

@davidrhelmick72

7 ай бұрын

Billy couldn't catch a break even though he played a major role

The best american band ever. The guitar work in this song is unmatched in the history of rock and roll

@gregorybudd4689

Жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more. It simply has never been, and never will get, better than the 3 guitar jam at the end. I bet I've watched this over 100 times and still love it like it is the first time. EPIC.

Skynyrd will be one of the most underrated,absolute,marvelous,kick ass rock n’ roll bands in history. They will always go untouched in the books. Fly High Freebird…

@roonkolos

Жыл бұрын

Lynyrd Skynyrd is in no way shape or form underrated XD but literally everything else is 100% spot on

@plumeria66

4 ай бұрын

How the hell is it underrated? You young generation overuse that word.

During the guitar solo, you see Ronnie bringing Collins and Rossington out to the stage extension, or the "tongue", which was strictly designated for the Rolling Stones and this severely pissed off Mick Jagger. You can see Collins being hesitant about being out there and gives Ronnie a look like "should we be doing this?" but does anyway. That was Ronnie, playing by his own rules.

@stephengardner763

2 жыл бұрын

remember that well Jason baby.Didn't know that his Mickness was pissed off.Slapitupim.

That 3 lead guitar attack is just amazing, Allen, Gary and Stevie Gaines, wow they were really something special, the one thing they were told NOT to do in this concert was to go out and perform on the Stone's tongue and you can see Ronnie Van Zant pushing the 3 lead guitarist onto the Tongue, even Leon on bass guitar was out there, just freaking awesome!!!!

Watching Ronnie get everybody back on track to end the song is amazing! He wasn’t just a kick ass song writer and front man he was an amazing conductor!

I was there at that concert.At the time didn’t know my future husband was there also.At the end of this video he is two friends.He is in the middle clapping.Wearing his weed belt.In heaven now.We got together two years later.1979 we couldn’t get enough of our Lynyrd Skynyrd .Own every song they have done.Free bird is my all time favorite 👏🥰😎

@southerninfidel3141

2 жыл бұрын

👍

@markhudson6762

11 ай бұрын

@@southerninfidel3141 great story….thank you

That front stage was set up for the Stones. Skynyrd wasn't supposed to go out there. But they did. lol...

@theemorbidwolf

3 жыл бұрын

Rebels always

@southerninfidel3141

3 жыл бұрын

@@theemorbidwolf Damn Right

@starshiptrooper7670

3 жыл бұрын

Hell Yeah!!

@sylviafoster9093

3 жыл бұрын

Hell Yeah.

@MontagZoso

3 жыл бұрын

😎👍

Allen kicked that shit out of the park! RIP AC.

Allen Collins wrote that solo when he was 18.

For me, probably the greatest guitar solo you get to hear, ever. With that song, generally, and especially with this performance...

@gregorybudd4689

Жыл бұрын

x2! Agree!

@amrak5028

9 ай бұрын

Right you are. I am 62, I have seen the greats. I was at Zeps "Destroyer" show in 77. This 76 Freebird is the best ever.

Allen Collins could SHRED a Guitar

@WayneFielder

3 жыл бұрын

Can you imagine the impact he would have had on today's guitarists had he survived!?!? Dude had SO much talent and I'm not sure he had the time on earth to fully realize it....

@jayweld6951

3 жыл бұрын

Everytime Ronnie looks at Allen its like he's sayin i might light the fuse 4 this band but Allen u sir R the bomb 4 this band best ever hands down in my book

@dalewiley1756

3 жыл бұрын

And a beautiful 1958 Gibson Explorer at that, and Ricky honors him ( and getting the sound right) by playing the same model guitar.

@mattmcgough3381

3 жыл бұрын

Yes sir he sure could!

@markkibodeaux4455

3 жыл бұрын

This song might not be in first place but it sure better than second

This song is a true master piece, wow.

@delorisbrown6822

2 жыл бұрын

Masterpiece to say the least

@delorisbrown6822

2 жыл бұрын

This band is pure enjoyment what ever the occasion

Man! If you didn't see Ronnie sing, you never really saw Skynyrd! I know he lived on in the hearts & minds of many after his passing, but I'm thankful the first concert I ever attended was in 1976 starring Lynyrd Skynyrd! Freebird rocked in Largo Maryland!

The GREATEST ROCK PERFORMANCE OF ALL TIME!! TAKE A SEAT ZEP, STONES, WHO.

@edwardgill7797

2 жыл бұрын

Right on buddy

@huntterra

2 жыл бұрын

i'd say this is a very close second to under the bridge on SNL or stairway at live aid

@jameshodonicky4329

2 жыл бұрын

Yes take a seat zep and stones, also queen

@tommyplays131

2 жыл бұрын

Not Zep .......blow LS out of the water and I love LS

The crowd was eerily calm, until about 6min 10 seconds in, Then they realized what they were witnessing THE BEST ROCK BAND EVER!!! PERIOD............................................

@rapturesong4832

3 жыл бұрын

AGREED 👍

@rapturesong4832

3 жыл бұрын

Best comment ever !,,,!

@chrisandlindasmith9665

3 жыл бұрын

@@rapturesong4832 thank you

@dennisguidry3466

3 жыл бұрын

NO DOUBT !!!

@southerninfidel3141

3 жыл бұрын

Whoever brought the Confederate Flag already knew...........

Turned 21 on that date now 66 if only knew then what we had And how fast it would be gone Enjoy every minute of your life because it will be gone faster than you can imagine

I was there with my parents . I was a 10 year old boy at the time.

They were a phenomenal live band

@johnnyvanzant3861

3 жыл бұрын

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@calamorta

Жыл бұрын

Very true. Some bands can't even properly play 3 minute long hits, imagine a song like Free Bird.

@reverendbrown5035

Жыл бұрын

I’ve been to three of their concerts and I am hard of hearing. One of the loudest bands ever!

@harpoon_bakery162

10 ай бұрын

@@reverendbrown5035 I hope Artimus has some hearing left

If you're listening to this in 2021 then you have fantastic musical taste.ihope Ronnie is rocking in heaven at least God would be happy

All I can say is WOW 🇺🇸🇺🇸

RIP Gary. Listening all day to remember the greatness this band was

After this ALL bands were afraid of Skynard.

And everyone went home still thinking The Stones were the best rock band in the world.....thought no-one! I was there, and 10CC and The Stones were completely outclassed by a quite brilliant performance by Skynyrd. One of those musical memories I'll never ever forget.

Great group brilliant musicians . I saw them on live on English tv one night playing this magical song didn't want it too end . Love this version .

1976 a year I will never forgot Greatest concerts ever Rock on 🎼🎸🎸🎸

@starbrown5289

2 жыл бұрын

1976 was the best year of my life music was amazing nothing will ever compare to music like that

Ronnie led Allen and Gary down that runway 'LIKE A BOSS'.

Two words to sum up Southern Rock: LYNYRD SKYNARD 🙌💯

@michaelvicario2584

3 жыл бұрын

Pagnswolf

Absolutely unbelievable band, How lucky these folks there that day were!! Rock History at its best , hands down. 63 years old and these were and always will be the BEST of times!!

The Rolling Stones sued Leonard Skynyrd for that concert they weren't supposed to go out on the tongue of the stage. And Lynyrd Skynyrd showed the Rolling Stones up in that concert. Awesome 🇺🇸👊

@alasdairreid9844

4 ай бұрын

In fairness bath bands were outstanding that night. On a bill featuring The Don Harrison Band (containing the Creedence rhythm section), Hot Tuna (featuring Kaukonen and Cassady from Jefferson Airplane), Todd Rundgren's Utopia, Skynyrd, 10cc (their last ever live performance) and the Stones. Skynyrd were magnificent and the Stones played like they had something to prove - I think it still goes down as their longest ever performance. One fabulous day though

@diegoferreiro9478

3 ай бұрын

There is a picture of that morning that features Charlie Watts talking to a apparently bemused Ronnie Van Zandt with Doug Clifford as a witness. The legend says that is the very moment when the Stones sent the message 'don't step on the tongue' to LS. No way to know if is the true moment or not, unless Clifford steps in, what we know is that Ronnie didn't give a damn about it.

@slack9400

3 ай бұрын

What? Sounds like Mick, always trying to get a dime out of his work.

@BullseyeForever24

3 ай бұрын

Yes fu$k the stones lol 😊

@PeterGay-kt8km

2 ай бұрын

From little ol New Zealand.Best group ever,no doubt.😁👍

The greatest rock band in the world! I loved Ronnies throat cut at the end. He was letting everybody know, we just killed it and whoever plays after us better bring it.

I think they were opening for the Rolling Stones that day it’s almost like Ronnie was saying OK top that

@MontagZoso

3 жыл бұрын

😎👍❤️

@williamcarter1831

3 жыл бұрын

Best band of all times to come out of FLORIDA...

@chrisl.johnston6622

3 жыл бұрын

He was.. lol Mick Jagger know 1 goes out front on his runway... lol.. They said Phuc That.. Steve and Cassie gains were Okies! Gr8t frickin band.. Amen ..

@jameslockhart1983

3 жыл бұрын

The absolute best ever.

@williamcarter1831

3 жыл бұрын

@SOUTHERN COMFORT Ronnie told them all to play there Hesrts out & they did ….

This is without doubt the best version omg the man can play

I watch this performance several times a year and it never fails to completely wow me. Allen Collins is one of rock's legends and unfortunately not often talked about. This performance and song (he was the primary writer on this one) should assure his name among the greats and I really hope that one day his name will be mentioned much more often when people look back at rock's greatest decade. Better still, he was so humble - just really loved playing guitar, being a husband and being a father. RIP Allen - you brought great, great joy to so many. ❤

AND TIL THIS DAY LYNYRD SKYNYRD STILL KING ✌️👑 🎸👑✌️

CRAZY HOW GOOD THEY WERE. NOTHING COMES CLOSE TODAY. THEY MADE YOU FEEL THEM DEEP DOWN IN YOUR SOUL

RIP Gary Rossington 1951-2023 They finally get back together again, fly high Free Bird brother🕊🙏🏻

@harpoon_bakery162

10 ай бұрын

SOrry to hear about Gary, holy crap,,,,that dude had been through hell, i wonder what finally took him out? he had been through hell and back. He couldnt' have been that old. What did he pass away from , omg, his long friend and wife of his had to be devastated, must have been a sudden stage 4 illness or something like that , must have been caught at the very very late stages of the disease

I love how the crowd was mostly just dead or exhausted when the song first started but you could slowly see them rise and by the end they were standing, dancing and applauding.

R.I.P. Allen. You were a guitar shredding bad Mamma-Jamma!

@glennprince9983

3 жыл бұрын

He was a Stone Cold Freak, the G.O.A.T.

Just thought I'd mention the entire concert is being released on DVD soon

@warrenweldon7552

3 жыл бұрын

WOW I gotta get this one !

@jt4364

3 жыл бұрын

Lol dvd

@ianprice9831

3 жыл бұрын

It is indeed, but they’ve dubbed the crowd noise on it - sounds nothing like the original recording. They’ve basically put loads of applause and cheering right from the start. Ruins it.

@charleshall9755

2 жыл бұрын

I need that album...where can it be bought?

@brianrattray817

2 жыл бұрын

@@charleshall9755 Any decent record shop or Amazon. Doesn't have very good revues because the record company lifted the crowd noise from another concert and added it in to the soundtrack

Legend has it a man rode through England that day on a horse screaming "THE REBELS ARE COMING! THE REBELS ARE COMING!" LOL!

@ladypaul7932

2 жыл бұрын

But when the REBELS were caught by the regulators, they said we have the wrong people, these are a bunch of frumpy hippies🍺

@oldschool4382

2 жыл бұрын

Love It - Long live Southern Rock closest thing I have found in 21st Century Black Berry Smoke

@SimpleManGuitars1973

2 жыл бұрын

@@oldschool4382 Man I'm a huge BBS fan! I actually have a vid on my channel showing how to play one of their guitar solos. They're a great band.

Oh my God those were the days. We were so free!

The first real Energizer Bunny on guitar... Keeps going and going and going 😆🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

@starshiptrooper7670

3 жыл бұрын

Mr. Allen Collins RIP brother...

@jkrprozack

2 жыл бұрын

We see where James Hetfield gets his inspiration with Allen’s Explorer.