THIS GUITAR SOLO!!! First Time Reaction to Lynyrd Skynyrd - 'Free Bird'

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[vern]

I'm 70 and I was there...Those kids are now grandparents / great grandparents. What a wonderful time in my life. Being free and carefree. The best of times and memories.

[GeekingOutWithPete]

Billy Powell was a roadie for the band. One day he just happened to sit down at the piano and start playing Free Bird. Ronnie Van Zandt was walking by, stopped to listen and said "Are you fucking kidding me?" Billy, horrified that he made Ronnie mad said "What, Ronnie?". Ronnie said "You can play like that and you never told us?". Billy was in the band the next day.

[ungenerationed]

What a time it was to be alive! Outdoors with 80, 000 of your closest friends, 85° and sunshine, girls in bikini tops, guys in tank tops, everyone in cut off jean shorts. No phones, tan skin, red cheeks and everyone with long hair. Damn, this takes me back. Yes, your granny and pappy were cool AF. Well done.

[ChuckHuffmaster]

Those young girls in the crowd are grandmother's now, I'm 64 and looking back I believe the 70s was the best decade to be a teenager

[MarissaM]

Great reaction, Stacey. Lynyrd Skynyrd was so badass. This concert was filmed just about 3 1/2 months before the plane crash that killed Ronny, Cassie, Steve, Dean, and the two pilots. The opening lyrics “If I leave her tomorrow would you still remember me?” are so haunting. ❤🙏😊

[joelmclean]

I always love watching people that don't know this song watch this video and react to it. When the tempo kicks up and the crowd starts going bananas it is always such a surprise for the reactor.

[notablindliberal]

Now that's an encore!!! They had 3 guitarist and the bass. Allen Collins in all white wrote the guitar solo while still in high school. That was Gary Rossington playing the slide at the beginning. Steve Gaines in red pants and Leon Wilkeson on bass, Artimus Pyle on drums and Billy Powell on the piano, and of course Ronnie Van Zant on vocals. Started out a group of boys from just outside of Jacksonville, Florida and Ronnie was the driving force that pushed this band relentlessly. One of the greatest bands ever.
Skynyrd forever. Thanks for a great reaction. ✌️

[Cadinho]

RIP Gary Rossington. Haunting to know all the guys on the front of that stage, hair flowing in the wind, in their prime are now all freebirds. Thanks for all the great music.

Also, legend has it, that the guitar solo at the end, goes on and on, across the Universe, forever and ever!

[williammuntzer]

I saw them in Philly at JFK Stadium in 1977, just prior to this concert. They opened for Peter Frampton, who had the biggest album in the world at that time. I was 16 and my girlfriend was 14. She was the prettiest girl there. We were about 40 feet from the stage. It was a magical day that I will never forget. Great reaction. Thanks for the memory.

[ossgkur]

The 1970's rock era was all about amazing and long guitar solos :)

[pjtink]

I give you SO much credit!!! You are the first person I have seen react to this (out of a hundred or so) that heard just how much that base guitar was bringing to the song. It is easy to miss with the great lyrics, and all that lead guitar work. Artemus is also killing it on the drums from the beginning to the end. Poor Artemus is the one who, after the plane crashed, wandered injured badly over to a ranch house for help in a daze- only to be shot in the shoulder by the trigger happy rancher!

[neillenet]

One of the GREATEST bands ever. I saw them in D.C. about a year earlier (1976). My first concert ever. and YES, people were much healthier back then. Everyone outdoors in the fresh air and NO cell phones! It was an incredible time to be alive.

[js]

Ronnie Van Zant: "If I leave here tomorrow would you still remember me?"
Yes Ronnie, forever and always

[wrosser]

I always thought of this song as the stairway to heaven of southern rock

[purdyquibb]

3:58. The moment you realize, you will never be as cool as your Grandma

[phantomf]

Yes Ronnie we still remember you and ALWAYS will. Rest in peace to Ronnie, Steve, Cassie and Dean.

[glennallen]

I was born in 1964 the Last year of the Baby Boomers. I am 60 years old and I am so glad I grew up in the 60's and 70's and 80's a golden age of music. Free Bird is the most requested song at concerts. Someone will shout out Free Bird and a band will laugh or smile. Occasionally a Band will start playing Free Bird. Please react to Lynryd Skynyrd song Sweet Home Alabama. Please react to the Live version from the 1977 Concert from Oakland. It is the same concert as the Free Bird reaction.
Another great Lynryd Skynyrd song Simple Man.

[ktwebbdevil]

I'm so glad you got to Lynyrd Skynyrd! They have so many great songs! You literally can't go wrong! I suggest Tuesdays Gone, That Smell and Simple man!

[Jean-FrancoisPirenne]

That's the type of concert I like since I was young: no fancy clothes or pyros, just music.

[GregCombs]

Love your reaction. If you’re new to this band you may not know some of the history. Free Bird was the finale they played live so the reason for the fanfare at the end.

This was July 1977. The lyrics here are even more prophetic when you know that in about three months the plane crash occurred that killed Ronnie Van Zant (the lead singer, founder of the band, and the heart and soul of the group), Steve Gaines (guitar player with the beard) and Cassie Gaines, his sister who was a backup singer, and severely injured everyone else in the band.

The band continued on afterwards, and Gary Rossington (plays slide on this song) participated until his recent passing, but they were never really more then a tribute band. Ronnie Van Zant was the heart and soul, the lead singer, founder & leader of the band from the beginning, and primary songwriter. He and Skynyrd died in that crash.

This was one of the last live performances taped for them. There was a later show about a month later in New Jersey that was probably the last filmed. Lots of You-Tube videos for that, it's in Black and White but the recorded sound quality is a little better.


"If I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me?" Prophetic lyrics when you know their history.