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Mitch Rider and the Detroit Wheels: Devil with a Blue Dress On Poison: Talk Dirty To me Bruce Willis: Turn It Up (yup, that Bruce Willis) My music taste is all over the place
Diane if you want to hear that triple guitar attack live then you can't go wrong with their performance of Freebird at the Oakland Coliseum in 1977 and you watch fans that are your grandparents age rocking out to a great song
I slightly favor the London version, opening for the Stones. Partly because it was an audience that didn't know the band.. But took notice during Freebird. Because how could you not?
Freebird at the Oakland coliseum, one of the most celebrated live performances. The piano, the guitars, Ronnie's voice, the backup vocals, the crowd.... just an enjoyable ride!
This is Southern Rock at its best. Absolutely my favorite band of all time. These guys, and gals, were truly themselves and the music reflects that. They were so versatile as with ballads like this and "Ballad of Curtis Lowe", but then turn around and rock both your socks and nickers off with songs like "Sweet Home Alabama", "Free Bird", "Saturday Night Special", and many others. For a live performance I highly suggest "Free Bird" at Oakland Coliseum in 1977 a few of months before the place crash. There's not enough room to give all the info on them, so please look into them.
It’s Just Rock! The Greatest Rock and Roll performances of all time! The Boys were from Jacksonville, Florida which is in the South. Outlaws were from Florida. Molly Hatchet were from Florida. All 3 were BRILLIANT bands. ROCK N ROLL BANDS.
Soundtracked my (and all my friends) childhood in San Francisco, California 1972-1977. Two of the Best recorded LS shows are MARCH 1976 (after Ed King quit) at Winterland in S.F. CA. And Oakland Coliseum 7/2/77. Also LS first huge show (Opening for the Who) was at COW PALACE in San Francisco, CA. Imagine that.
Lynyrd Skynyrd LOVED the San Francisco Bay Area. They were my favorite band of all time. Larkin Allen Collins was my favorite guitar player of all time.
I grew up in southern Appalachia in the 70s and 80s. Lynyrd Skynyrd was the soundtrack of my childhood. The Ballad of Curtis Loew is another amazingly emotional song.
I don't have a care when I have a fifth of wine either. On the day old Curtis died nobody came to pray Ol' preacher said some words and they chunked him in the clay Well he lived a lifetime playin' the black man's blues And on the day he lost his life that's all he had to lose
At the hotel I used to work at there was a story passed down for decades about how Lynyrd Skynyrd were guests and they did an impromptu concert in the lobby. They noticed the grand piano sitting in the corner of the lobby and just started singing and playing, not just a song or two but for a decent amount of time. It would have been so cool to see these rock legends jam out just for fun.
@@DianeJennings there are two Country jam sessions that aren't impromptu but have that fun feel to them: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Will the Circle Be Unbroken - It's a who's who of Country stars. In particular, I think you would love a lady named Minnie Pearl. She was very funny and always wore a trademark hat that I think you'd find cute. Hank Williams Jr. - I Saw The Light - It's his dad's original song, so include the Jr. It has most of the same people in this and is again that fun jam band impromptu sing-along style.
That Smell, Gimme Three Steps, Sweet Home Alabama, Freebird, Ballad of Curtis Lowe, Tuesday's Gone, to me are all top tier. I love their other songs too, like They Call me the Breeze etc.
"That Smell" was inspired by Gary Rossington's dangerous life style. The "smell of death's around you" became ironic because Gary out lived them all, only recently passing away. RIP Gary!@@JohnMoore-xf5wy
It is a crash that never in a million years should've happened. They were having engine problems leading up to it with the same plane, and some of the band members didn't want to take that flight until it was fixed. LOTS of controversy surrounding that whole crash and the aftermath. "Free Bird" Live in Oakland was filmed just a few months before the crash. An optimal, and popular, viewing of them playing Live if you want to see them. Amazing crowd and atmosphere!
They ran out if fuel As a lifelong professional pilot I cannot imagine doing that unless several other things go wrong. Primary among them, bad weather. In this case the weather was fine.
@@waynethera2712 No. Improper fuel load at takeoff. NO PILOT will even taxi with fuel leaking! Particularly aviation gasoline! And if you can't see it you will smell it. The aircraft was a POS. They could have and should have done better. As we say in aviation, Murphy's Laws are always running the show! Shit happens. RIP.😪
I grew up in Southern Alabama, listening to several bands considered to be the “Southern Sound “ of the 1970’s. Lynyrd Skynyrd is still one of my favorite bands, throughout my life the songs of this band have always brought me back to my roots, to my home and to the music of my youth.
All of the guys who recorded this album have passed. Gary Rossington left us earlier this year. The last one. I also went to the 1987 reunion show. I saw them several times after. Skynyrd was my favorite band as a teenager. Still rocking out to them! What a shock right?
@@uncleedsautographsandstuff8813 Yes Artimus Pyle is alive. He was not the drummer on this song. It was Bob Burns who left the band after the album Second Helping. This song was from Pronounced Lynyrd Skynyrd, the first album. Artemis joined the band for the third album, Nothing Fancy. I saw the Artimus Pyle Band 5 or 6 years ago at a small club. He has a good band.
@@BillW1 I had all the Albums and I had tickets for the Madison Square Garden concert when the crash happened. I did work their concert at the Asbury Park Convention Hall. And hung out with Artimus when he was a guest at our convention last year.
My parents was at the volunteer jam concertin Nashville tennessee it was the first reuinionshow show after the plain crash when they played freebird they didn't sing the lyrics and the the crowd sing them
I'm surprised a version of Freebird wasn't the most watched video. It's probably their most well known song along with Sweet Home Alabama. And if you want to watch a live performance, Freebird at Oakland Coliseum, which was filmed a few months before the plane crash.
Although I never got to see the original lineup perform live,I did get to see the reformed band play at the Compaq Center in Houston on New Years eve 1999,with Ronnie's younger brother Johnny as the lead singer.
Johnnie Van Zandt, Ronnie's younger brother, took over as the lead singer when the band reformed in the late eighties. They are still on tour today. They were one of two of the greatest Southern Rock Bands of all time along with the Allman Brothers. They have a long list of hits and I saw them live in 2006 near Seattle, Washington with my two sons. They rocked the house down!
I just watched them live in concert last night (with ZZ Top) in a sold out show at Pine Knob in Detroit! It was my 3rd time seeing them live and was an amazing show. Plus, they can still sell out a site that can hold over 15,000 still today 😊
Simple Man is a great song. I've actually tried to live my life in a way that mama told me. I sure as hell didn't get the rich mans gold. I remember when my big brother brought this album home. We wore that sucker out! I almost posted this on your Patreon, but thought there might be an outside chance of you reacting to it. The band was named after the guys high school gym teacher, Leonard Skinner, who always gave them a hard time about their long hair. If I may suggest, Free Bird, live Oakland 1977. The first concert I ever went to was at RFK Stadium in DC in1976. The line up : Ted Nugent Nazareth Lynyrd Skynyrd Aerosmith Outstanding show!
My first concert was Molly Hatchet, with 38 Special opening for them. I've seen Ted multiple times. Had 2nd row seats when he played the Auditorium North Hall in Memphis. My ears rang for three weeks.....later found out that Ted was wearing earplugs. :)
I am so glad that you are discovering Skynyrd! They are my favorite southern rock band......ever! Amazing backstory, amazing music, but tragic ending. They made so much awesome music in such a short time, I always wonder what they would have done if the plane crash never happened. Also, a big variety of styles of music with them. Ballads, country, blues and of course, rock.
As mentioned the band named themselves as a joke after their gym teacher Leonard Skinner, who often put them in detention. It took him years to realize the connection and once he did he was not happy, but he eventually came to appreciate it and even became friends with the band. Later in life after he retired from teaching he opened up a bar and Skynyrd stopped by once and played .
Yeah, I’ve definitely heard of. Sweet home, Alabama. Freebird, I don’t recognize the name of but maybe one for a future video. It’s funny that this is their most popular song because most people don’t seem to identify it as such.
Not only is it the best intervention song but i.m.o.it is best Skynyrd song of all time.the guitar solos ,the ominous backing vocals by the honkettes and of course Ronnie's wolf whistle set it apart from the rest.ronnie was the coolest man to ever walk this planet.
FYI Diane, the letter Y is a vowel depending on its location in the word. If the Y isn't at the beginning of the word or beginning of a syllable, when there are no other vowels, or when Y follows the last consonant of a word it's functioning as a vowel. In this case, "Lynyrd Skynyrd" all four of the Y's are the vowels. Some words only Y as its vowel are: by, cry, crypt, cyst, dry, fly, flyby, fry, glyph, gym, gypsy, hymn, lymph, lynch, lynx, my, myrrh, myth, nymph, psych, pygmy, rhythm, shy, sky, sly, spry, spy, sty, stymy, sylph, thy, try, tryst, why, and wryly.
Happy Wednesday to you Diane! Great choice of a band to react to! Lynyrd Skynyrd is an amazing band! I have heard their song, "Sweet Home Alabama" played in a couple of movies. This song is pretty cool too. Thanks for sharing! Have an amazing rest of your week Diane! Always a pleasure to watch your videos! ❤🎉👋😎🎉
I went to their concert in Greenville SC in 1977 the night before the plane crash! When I had my son in 1985 I dedicated this song to him, and on his graduation day also! Their music is a gift that will live on forever!
Great reaction! Skynyrd was one of the best Southern Rock bands of the 70s. If you want a live performance, Free Bird from several months before the plane crash is excellent. One of my favorite songs by them is Call Me The Breeze, but they had lots of bangers.
Now imagine her as a 16 year old girl growing up in the rural South. Ii grew up in West Georgia in the 60's, 70's and 80's. These tunes are literally part of my DNA. Brings tears to my eyes seeing her joy from this music. I know exactly how she feels.
The lead singer Ronnie Van Zant's brother, before taking over as lead singer of LS had a solo tribute song to his older brother called, JOHNNY VAN ZANT: "Brickyard Road" It always gets me. Especially the line, "I swore i saw a Free Bird fly. Ridin' the winds of a Southern sky."
I remember the crash well. You want to see one of their live performances you say? Then you will be blown away by, Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird - 7/2/1977 - Oakland Coliseum Stadium (Official). This has been considered one of the number one Rock songs in history. They performed in Oakland less than three months before the plane crash that killed the lead vocalist Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines backing vocalist, Cassie Gaines assistant road manager, and others. The piano player Billy Powell crawled out of the wreckage and heard crying and someone yelling to get him out of there and he went to help get them out. He said he saw the drummer Artimus Pyle crawling out of the wreckage with, "his ribbs sticking out of his chest." Powell had his whole face bashed in and his nose was hanging off the side of his face. ( I saw photo's of his face it was all bloody) He, along with the drummer Artimus Pyle and Road crew member Ken Peden went to look for help and showed up all bloody at a farm house and the residence of the house held them at gunpoint not knowing what was going on. I will leave the rest to you to google and learn about the plane crash and how they all knew it may crash since it had issues before the last flight. The flight before the last one of the engines caught fire and they all was worried about it's airworthiness. So, as you watch the live performance have in the back of your mind that some of the members died less than three months later and some was seriously injured. Other than that. You will be amazed at this video.
They crashed not too far from where I live. There in a memorial there now. It was all built by fundraising. If you ever come down to Amite County, Mississippi, it's really something to see.
Hi Diane, Skynyrd was named after their gym teacher Leonard Skinner. They were in the genre of Southern rock. They have so many hits you can check out, most notably Free Bird and Sweet Home Alabama
They are our hometown boys and beloved here in Jacksonville, Florida where they came from. I'm blessed to have direct connection to such an incredible band and so happy to see you finally react to them because they have so many amazing hits like "Free Bird", "Sweet Home Alabama" and "Tuesday's Gone" that I highly recommend. Please listen to more and thank you :)
@@tristanblackmore9772 oh, yes! We have to mention Blackfoot,.38 Special, Molly Hatchet, Van Zant and even though they're not Southern rock we also have Shinedown.
Great Job with your reaction to *Simple Man* Diane. Everyone here that commented is 💯% right about you taking on *Freebird* Live in the Oakland, California Memorial Coliseum 1977. Guaranteed you will never forget watching this Live performance and your reaction to it. You can find out so much more about this whole amazing and sadly heartfelt story all throughout You Tube. Looking forward to seeing your reaction to Freebird soon.
So much rock history wrapped up in this band. They wrote one of the top five rock anthems, helped define southern rock and carried on a musical debate with Neil Young
Good point. Most people think Sweet Home Alabama was a tribute to that fine State but it’s really about the band telling a peer “Hey we’re not all a bunch of backwards racist down here.”.
Skynyrd is from Jacksonville, FL (Where I'm from!) and were the epitome of what's now known as Southern Rock. They named the band after their high school gym teacher (Leonard Skinner - from Lee High where my grandfather went). Jacksonville and south Georgia were the heart and soul of Southern Rock! Glad to see you enjoying it!! There's a monument at the site of the plane crash... it was a huge loss for Southern Rock and American Rock. You should check out Freebird (Live at the Oakland Coliseum) and Sweet Home Alabama, next, and also look into the Allman Brothers Band, The Outlaws, Marshall Tucker Band, etc!
Classic song and band. Great choice. I also love that you dive in at the end to find out more info about the band. Yes, theirs is a tragic story but the music lives on.
Thanks I appreciate you liking that bit ! I guess I should’ve dug deeper because everybody is mentioning they sang Sweet home Alabama and I do know that song.
Just came across your channel due to this song, one of Skynyrds best & lyrically just beautiful & so meaningful. Glad you liked this, keep diving into their library of music, you’ll be more than happy. This band is a cornerstone of Southern Rock alongside .38 Special, Molly Hatchet, Allman Brothers, & the Marshall Tucker Band…all with fantastic music. Give them all a listen, you’ll be hooked. Think I will check out your channel, see what classic rock you have. Good reaction & commentary.
Song with a timeless message. Probably their most famous live performance is Free Bird. In 1977 they released an album called Street Survivors, three days later the airplane crash occurred, famously the original album cover had the band members engulfed in flames,the label reissued the album with a different cover, the original "flames" cover has become a collectable.
i still have the original unopened. It was a birthday gift from my brothers and didn't open it until a week after crash. Many documentaries on the band history and crash.
I caught one of their last concerts Oct 1977 in Hollywood Fl. My brother still has the album with the flamed on the cover. We were both shocked when the crash happened.
Loving these reaction videos to the music of my young days. As a “Senior,” your attention to our youth, dear beautiful young lady, is kind. Healing. Thank you. Bless you!
I grew up with several Florida bands.. Lynyrd Skynyrd, Tampa’s The Outlaws, Molly Hatchet, Blackfoot and 38 Special. A period in history I was proud to have experienced and will never forget.😎
Another classic of theirs you might really enjoy is The Ballad of Curtis Loew. The last surviving original member of the band, Gary Rossington, passed away very recently. They are truly a band worthy of a deep dive.
Ronnie Van Zant predicted he would never live to be 30, was killed a few months shy of his 30th BD. “Curtis Loew” is probably my favorite Skynard song.
Free Bird at Oakland Festival 1977 just a few months before the accident. The studio version doesn't have the piano, as Billy Powell hadn't joined them yet. Billy was a roadie and when group took a break he sat down and started playing the song. Ronnie heard him and said from now on your in the band.
The word tragedy gets thrown around a lot today and is so overused, but it really is tragic that Ronnie Van Zandt died so young. He was a brilliant songwriter, capable of telling a musical story in such a unique way. It really is sad to think about how many other tunes he could have blessed us with in all these past years. I look forward to your reaction to many other great Skynyrd songs.
I would add the loss of Steve Gaines was also a tragedy as he wrote and co-wrote almost all of Street Survivors and sang co-vocals on You've Got That Right. He was an unrealized talent that had so much potential. Ronnie will always be a Legend, Steve was just getting started.
@michaeldavid6284 There are so many times where we wonder what if and why something happened that we end up taking things for granted. We honestly can't say what would have happened had that plane crash not occurred. Things could have gone great for them or completely disintegrated. We'll never know.
Just super, Di..Love your reactions. Ya, it's sad because that old plane had indications that it wasn't safe. Unreal that record company , management wouldn't intervene and get them a safe plane. Crazy.
I'm so happy you gave them a listen! I'm a southern girl and grew up listening to them. Highly recommend Sweet Home Alabama, Gimme Three Steps, What's Your Name, and Freebird. Those songs make my heart happy. That Smell is a very serious song but very well done.
By far, the best live song from Lynyrd Skynyrd to see is "Freebird" live @ the Oakland Coliseum from 1977. This was recorded just a few months before the plane crash.
@bobkupi9905 Freebird live 1976 at knebworth England. Is as great if not better because the English crowd didn't know what was coming. The day lynyrd skynyrd blew the Stones off the stage. Look it up it is great! But I agree that Oakland was awesome too!
The cover photo for Lynyrd Skynyrd's eponymous album was shot in my hometown, Jonesboro, Georgia, on Main Street, with the train depot and several businesses visible.
In my opinion one of the greatest live concert videos is Lynyrd Skynyrds Freebird at Oakland Coliseum 1977. It was just a few short months before their plane crash but one of the greatest performances in my opinion
Free Bird and Sweet Home Alabama are definitive classics, but I've always been a fan of their song, Call Me The Breeze. Especially the live version at Knebworth 76. If you would like to check a band you never heard of, may I suggest a band called Alabama. Enjoyed as always Diane, and tell Editor Diane that we appreciate her hard work as well. lol
Try the live performances of the song " SEARCHING" at Kensworth ,,,when they opened up for the Stones ,and they blew tha Stones off the stage. Or "Freebird" at Oakkand
Skynard had three guitar front-men. Each would play lead, or rhythm depending on the song and sometimes would switch roles throughout the song. All were outstanding and unfortunately are all no longer with us. The piano player, bass player and drummer were top notch and of course, the lead singer and backup singers.
Hi, Diane! Sweetie, you are quickly becoming one of my all time favorite youtube reactors! Look forward to everything you do and, really appreciate seeing you here and, all that you do. So, with that, I'm sending you a lot of ✌✌ and 💕💕, from right here in the Heartland, USA! Excellent channel you have here my dear! Many Kudos!
"Define irony: Bunch of idiots dancing on a plane to a song made famous by a band that died in a plane crash." Love this Con Air quote, delivered by Steve Buscemi.
Diane, as someone who came from this generation of music, I find it refreshing to see you enjoying it. In the 70s and into the 80s there was a "southern rock" movement that consisted of bands like Lynard Skynyrd , 38 special, molly hatchet, and others, it was a mix of rock, blues, and country. One I may suggest is the Jeff Healey band that encapsulated all of these.
There's movie/documentary called Street Survivors: The True Story of the Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash. It has actors in it acting out the life story of the band with video commentary breaks throughout the movie with surviving band member Artimus Pyle.
Just ran upon your channel and Lynyrd Skynyrd is my favorite band and always has been. It was a very sad day for music when the plane crash happened. I was 12 years old and already jamming Skynyrd . Anyways if you wanna see them Rock you need to react to Freebird live in Oakland Stadium and Sweet Home Alabama Live in Knebworth.
I really only know them from "Sweet Home Alabama", but I did like the melody and lyrics for this song. I will have to go check out some of their other songs. And the plane crash was such a terrible accident. I went on reading a bit more and learned that the flight was going to be the last in that plane, because the band was going to get a new one after the LSU concert.
You chose a great song for your introduction to this iconic band. Ok, well they are iconic for anyone who grew up in the south eastern parts of the US. I feel to truly appreciate their music you need to be outdoors with an adult beverage in your hand, either around a fire or riding down a country road. Yes, for most artists a lyric video would be better to react to concentrating on the music more. Thanks Diane
Growing up in the Southeast - I actually lived in Gainesville, Florida many years ago, it felt like "one of ours" made it. They sounded like my cousins and aunts and uncles. They were poor like me, came from simple, proud families, etc. Sad, sad day when they crashed. The second version of the band was OK, but no Ronnie, no Skynyrd. He was not what the media tried to make him, but really a product of the awesome hippie era, mixed with Southern rednecks who hated hippies - it used to be dangerous to hitchhike alone!! Peace brother
If you want a feel for how these guys can rock, check out "Gimme Three Steps", "What's Your Name", and of course "Free Bird". And if you like this kind of music, I might also suggest the Marshall Tucker Band, and The Allman Brothers (who are more blues. But I don't remember if you've reacted to them before). Rossington and Collins formed their own band called "The Rossington/Collins Band" which did fairly well into the 80's and before reforming Skynyrd.
I hate that I missed the first hour club on this one. This is one of my favorite songs from one of my favorite bands, and I firmly believe this is one of the top ten most beautiful rock songs ever written. Lynyrd Skynyrd had a massive impact on who I was and how I approached the world in high school, and, as a band that embraced the positive aspects of Southern culture in a time when it was decidedly unpopular to be from the American South, they helped me understand that being a kind, intelligent, and conscientious person and being a southerner are not mutually exclusive. This song and The Ballad of Curtis Loew (and arguably a few others) are seriously important to the modern Southern zeitgeist, and Skynyrd, in general, is a cultural staple in the deep south. Thank you so much for featuring this song on your channel; this is already one of my favorite videos you've ever done. You're a gem, Diane!
Chewie needs a rock band outfit with long hair, hat, a micro sized guitar and stage with micro sized instruments for him and his friends for a picture. That would look really cool.
Charlie Daniel's would be another great group to listen to. The song "The Devil Went Down to Georgia." I do like this song. I think it speaks to being who you are and not who others want you to be (which would complicate things). Obviously, somethings need changing, like narcissism or something. But otherwise, just be you. The poor letter "y." It must be very confusing to sometimes be a consonant and other times be a vowel.
I was a few miles from the crash. Never had a reason to visit the site. Amazing the way time works. You all be safe and enjoy the stories around you for the descendants that come along.
Pretty damn hard to believe that anybody in the English speaking world has never heard of Skynyrd. They were one hell of a band, very big in the 70s but still well known. Freebird in one of those monster hits that most folks have heard many times.
I grew up down the road from Allen Collins who was one of their guitarists. If you want to see a great documentary on the band, check out If I Leave Here Tomorrow. Jacksonville was a really small town back when they came around, and it's amazing to me that you could have that many world class musicians from such a area. They are a legendary band with a bunch of incredible songs.
I have listened to this song since it came out in 1973 and it never gets old. Powerful lyrics, great guitar work. Southern Rock took an irreplaceable hit in October of 1977. They are one of the finest bands that ever graced this planet. They have a huge catalog. You will definitely enjoy listening to it. Have fun!
One of my favorite Skynyrd songs! Living in Jacksonville, FL, they are an institution here. I remember growing up, 1 of the radio stations would have a year end top 100 requested songs list all day on New Year's Eve. Free Bird was #1 every single year! Lol!
Great video! Thank you for reacting to this song. I absolutely love the lyrics in this one. If you'd like to be awestruck, react to their live performance of Free Bird at Oakland Coliseum on 7/2/1977. Any time I see someone reacting to this I must watch it. It's like people reacting to Stevie Ray Vaughan live at the El Mocambo playing Texas Flood. Gotta watch it, over and over.
Good live Skynard try Call Me the Breeze really plays up their musical ability. Couple of choices live 1975 on The Old Grey Whistle Test or 1977 Convention Hall performance. New to the channel but really digging your vibe Diane Thanks!
Who do you want to hear me react to next music wise? Please post the name and the song rather than a link because often RUclips remove links - Unfortunately, it can’t be anyone on this list … music en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Universal_Music_Group_artists#E-F
Paul Simon - American Tune
Chicago - 25 or 6 to 4
The Temptations - Papa Was a Rolling Stone
Aretha Franklin - Respect
Post Modern Jukebox "all About That Bass", "Maps", or "Last Nite" (basically anything Post Modern Jukebox is worth listening to)
Diane, you should do a reaction video to either The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, or The Doors.
I grew up on Skynyrd, it's fun to watch your reactions to them.
Mitch Rider and the Detroit Wheels: Devil with a Blue Dress On
Poison: Talk Dirty To me
Bruce Willis: Turn It Up (yup, that Bruce Willis)
My music taste is all over the place
Diane if you want to hear that triple guitar attack live then you can't go wrong with their performance of Freebird at the Oakland Coliseum in 1977 and you watch fans that are your grandparents age rocking out to a great song
Amen to that!!!
They were shreading!!
I prefer Live August 21st, 1976 a little better. Peace/JT
Absolutely! The Oakland Colliseum performance of Freebird captures them at their finest and is epic!
I slightly favor the London version, opening for the Stones. Partly because it was an audience that didn't know the band.. But took notice during Freebird. Because how could you not?
Freebird at the Oakland coliseum, one of the most celebrated live performances. The piano, the guitars, Ronnie's voice, the backup vocals, the crowd.... just an enjoyable ride!
Hear! Hear!
Live at Oakland Coliseum 7/2/1977. A must watch.
Have to watch
ABSOLUTELY!!
@@PatrickFitzgerald-wt9fc The energy from the crowd is incredible. Freebird-7-2-1977 Oakland Coliseum Stadium (Official)
This is Southern Rock at its best. Absolutely my favorite band of all time. These guys, and gals, were truly themselves and the music reflects that. They were so versatile as with ballads like this and "Ballad of Curtis Lowe", but then turn around and rock both your socks and nickers off with songs like "Sweet Home Alabama", "Free Bird", "Saturday Night Special", and many others. For a live performance I highly suggest "Free Bird" at Oakland Coliseum in 1977 a few of months before the place crash. There's not enough room to give all the info on them, so please look into them.
It’s Just Rock! The Greatest Rock and Roll performances of all time! The Boys were from Jacksonville, Florida which is in the South. Outlaws were from Florida. Molly Hatchet were from Florida. All 3 were BRILLIANT bands.
ROCK N ROLL BANDS.
Soundtracked my (and all my friends) childhood in San Francisco, California 1972-1977.
Two of the Best recorded LS shows are MARCH 1976 (after Ed King quit) at Winterland in S.F. CA. And Oakland Coliseum 7/2/77. Also LS first huge show (Opening for the Who) was at COW PALACE in San Francisco, CA. Imagine that.
Lynyrd Skynyrd LOVED the San Francisco Bay Area. They were my favorite band of all time. Larkin Allen Collins was my favorite guitar player of all time.
I grew up in southern Appalachia in the 70s and 80s. Lynyrd Skynyrd was the soundtrack of my childhood. The Ballad of Curtis Loew is another amazingly emotional song.
you are lucky.
I was/am a proud southern boy, first heard Skynyrd when I was 14, I became even more proud southern and Florida boy... Searching is my anthem !
I grew up in Northern California, where I still am. They were our soundtrack too. They still are.
I get it, how you have kinship that I don't. ❤✌️
I don't have a care when I have a fifth of wine either.
On the day old Curtis died nobody came to pray
Ol' preacher said some words and they chunked him in the clay
Well he lived a lifetime playin' the black man's blues
And on the day he lost his life that's all he had to lose
At the hotel I used to work at there was a story passed down for decades about how Lynyrd Skynyrd were guests and they did an impromptu concert in the lobby. They noticed the grand piano sitting in the corner of the lobby and just started singing and playing, not just a song or two but for a decent amount of time. It would have been so cool to see these rock legends jam out just for fun.
Oh definitely! I love an impromptu, singsong
You got to see Freebird 1977 Oakland Coliseum it's an awesome Live Performance
@@DianeJennings there are two Country jam sessions that aren't impromptu but have that fun feel to them:
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Will the Circle Be Unbroken - It's a who's who of Country stars. In particular, I think you would love a lady named Minnie Pearl. She was very funny and always wore a trademark hat that I think you'd find cute.
Hank Williams Jr. - I Saw The Light - It's his dad's original song, so include the Jr. It has most of the same people in this and is again that fun jam band impromptu sing-along style.
I heard they were kicked out of the hotel bar. What a shame. They went upstairs for a drink of champagne.
I heard this happened right around 8 o clock in Boise Idaho .@@Bob5mith
Ronnie Van Zant is a genius.
RIP to all who perished that night.
You are still bringing us joy through your music.
The most recent member of Skynard that died is Gary Rossington
Have to drive to the far side of town to visit some relatives grave site, Always stop at the entrance to visit two of the LS graves/monuments.
That was really well said!
As most have also commented, Free Bird is a must. Widely recognized as an anthem of Southern culture and Skynyrd's magnum opus.
YEAh...One o those.........
Must see live.
The live version of Freebird in Oakland at The Day on The Green is classic.
@@joeyscott5342 To da bone!
It is also a must of any late 80s southern playlist
That Smell, Gimme Three Steps, Sweet Home Alabama, Freebird, Ballad of Curtis Lowe, Tuesday's Gone, to me are all top tier. I love their other songs too, like They Call me the Breeze etc.
Don't forget Simple Man.
It is wonderful.
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"That Smell" was inspired by Gary Rossington's dangerous life style. The "smell of death's around you" became ironic because Gary out lived them all, only recently passing away. RIP Gary!@@JohnMoore-xf5wy
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I knew a guy like that years ago.
Every time I heard it I thought of him.
He died around 20 years ago.
Lynyrd Skynyrd were a PHENOMENAL band. Rock and Roll royalty.
It is a crash that never in a million years should've happened. They were having engine problems leading up to it with the same plane, and some of the band members didn't want to take that flight until it was fixed. LOTS of controversy surrounding that whole crash and the aftermath. "Free Bird" Live in Oakland was filmed just a few months before the crash. An optimal, and popular, viewing of them playing Live if you want to see them. Amazing crowd and atmosphere!
They ran out if fuel
As a lifelong professional pilot I cannot imagine doing that unless several other things go wrong.
Primary among them, bad weather.
In this case the weather was fine.
@@JohnMoore-xf5wy bad fuel leak
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No.
Improper fuel load at takeoff.
NO PILOT will even taxi with fuel leaking!
Particularly aviation gasoline!
And if you can't see it you will smell it.
The aircraft was a POS.
They could have and should have done better.
As we say in aviation, Murphy's Laws are always running the show!
Shit happens.
RIP.😪
Aerosmith said hell no to that plane.
I do think this song is one of the truly great songs of all time, very heartfelt and soulful
I grew up in Southern Alabama, listening to several bands considered to be the “Southern Sound “ of the 1970’s.
Lynyrd Skynyrd is still one of my favorite bands, throughout my life the songs of this band have always brought me back to my roots, to my home and to the music of my youth.
All of the guys who recorded this album have passed. Gary Rossington left us earlier this year. The last one.
I also went to the 1987 reunion show. I saw them several times after. Skynyrd was my favorite band as a teenager. Still rocking out to them! What a shock right?
Artimus Pyle is still alive.
I got to spend some time with Gary back in 2001 we talked about everything from music to sports really nice guy
@@uncleedsautographsandstuff8813 Yes Artimus Pyle is alive. He was not the drummer on this song. It was Bob Burns who left the band after the album Second Helping. This song was from Pronounced Lynyrd Skynyrd, the first album. Artemis joined the band for the third album, Nothing Fancy. I saw the Artimus Pyle Band 5 or 6 years ago at a small club. He has a good band.
@@BillW1 I had all the Albums and I had tickets for the Madison Square Garden concert when the crash happened. I did work their concert at the Asbury Park Convention Hall. And hung out with Artimus when he was a guest at our convention last year.
My parents was at the volunteer jam concertin Nashville tennessee it was the first reuinionshow show after the plain crash when they played freebird they didn't sing the lyrics and the the crowd sing them
Southern Rock is the genre Diane. So much great music by these guys.
I'm surprised a version of Freebird wasn't the most watched video. It's probably their most well known song along with Sweet Home Alabama. And if you want to watch a live performance, Freebird at Oakland Coliseum, which was filmed a few months before the plane crash.
We should put that on the list!
yep...Oakland
Totally agree with the Oakland live Free Bird. Just make sure you have a few minutes
Although I never got to see the original lineup perform live,I did get to see the reformed band play at the Compaq Center in Houston on New Years eve 1999,with Ronnie's younger brother Johnny as the lead singer.
Freebird is the most well known. It's great.
Johnnie Van Zandt, Ronnie's younger brother, took over as the lead singer when the band reformed in the late eighties. They are still on tour today. They were one of two of the greatest Southern Rock Bands of all time along with the Allman Brothers. They have a long list of hits and I saw them live in 2006 near Seattle, Washington with my two sons. They rocked the house down!
I just watched them live in concert last night (with ZZ Top) in a sold out show at Pine Knob in Detroit! It was my 3rd time seeing them live and was an amazing show. Plus, they can still sell out a site that can hold over 15,000 still today 😊
Simple Man is a great song. I've actually tried to live my life in a way that mama told me. I sure as hell didn't get the rich mans gold. I remember when my big brother brought this album home. We wore that sucker out!
I almost posted this on your Patreon, but thought there might be an outside chance of you reacting to it.
The band was named after the guys high school gym teacher, Leonard Skinner, who always gave them a hard time about their long hair.
If I may suggest, Free Bird, live Oakland 1977.
The first concert I ever went to was at RFK Stadium in DC in1976. The line up :
Ted Nugent
Nazareth
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Aerosmith
Outstanding show!
Literally, every second comment has been to react to that, so I think I have to! The live performance of Freebird, which isn’t ringing a bell…
@@DianeJennings FREEBIRD @Oakland Coliseum 1977. THAT,I promise is the Live performance to see:)
My first concert was Molly Hatchet, with 38 Special opening for them. I've seen Ted multiple times. Had 2nd row seats when he played the Auditorium North Hall in Memphis. My ears rang for three weeks.....later found out that Ted was wearing earplugs. :)
I am so glad that you are discovering Skynyrd! They are my favorite southern rock band......ever! Amazing backstory, amazing music, but tragic ending. They made so much awesome music in such a short time, I always wonder what they would have done if the plane crash never happened. Also, a big variety of styles of music with them. Ballads, country, blues and of course, rock.
As mentioned the band named themselves as a joke after their gym teacher Leonard Skinner, who often put them in detention. It took him years to realize the connection and once he did he was not happy, but he eventually came to appreciate it and even became friends with the band. Later in life after he retired from teaching he opened up a bar and Skynyrd stopped by once and played .
A common response by most Southerners when someone says Lynyrd Skynyrd is "Free Bird" or "Sweet Home Alabama." A true Southern classic rock band.
Yeah, I’ve definitely heard of. Sweet home, Alabama. Freebird, I don’t recognize the name of but maybe one for a future video. It’s funny that this is their most popular song because most people don’t seem to identify it as such.
Soo many more gimmie three steps, Tuesdays gone, saturday night special, ballad of curtis,plus many more
@DianeJennings please do Free Bird! The bottleneck on the guitar play is awesome!
@@DianeJennings Oh my god, if you ain't hearing Freebird, you ain't hearing Skynyrd. That song is the official/unofficial anthem us Southerners.
@@DianeJennings Freebird is a musical experience very similar to Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven".
“That Smell” is the best intervention song ever written. Skynard rocks!
The guitar solo towards the end of the song gives me goosebumps everytime!
Not only is it the best intervention song but i.m.o.it is best Skynyrd song of all time.the guitar solos ,the ominous backing vocals by the honkettes and of course Ronnie's wolf whistle set it apart from the rest.ronnie was the coolest man to ever walk this planet.
@@huh9888 he was such a badass with swagger. 🎤
@@huh9888 totally agree! It’s always been my favorite. Slaps you in the face immediately with the first lick of the guitar and doesn’t let you go!
Oak tree in my way
FYI Diane, the letter Y is a vowel depending on its location in the word. If the Y isn't at the beginning of the word or beginning of a syllable, when there are no other vowels, or when Y follows the last consonant of a word it's functioning as a vowel. In this case, "Lynyrd Skynyrd" all four of the Y's are the vowels.
Some words only Y as its vowel are: by, cry, crypt, cyst, dry, fly, flyby, fry, glyph, gym, gypsy, hymn, lymph, lynch, lynx, my, myrrh, myth, nymph, psych, pygmy, rhythm, shy, sky, sly, spry, spy, sty, stymy, sylph, thy, try, tryst, why, and wryly.
Sloppy Pop, a fictional band from Between the Lions, explains this in a catchy little song
"English is a difficult language, it can be understood through tough, thorough thought though"
And for the prononciation of "Lynyrd Skynyrd", just take a look to their first album"s title. 😛
A,e,i,o and u and sometimes y. This would be the exception to the rule😊
“Y” seems to suffer from an identity crisis. 😂
Love them southern boys!!! Great reaction!🎸🎸🎸
Happy Wednesday to you Diane! Great choice of a band to react to! Lynyrd Skynyrd is an amazing band! I have heard their song, "Sweet Home Alabama" played in a couple of movies. This song is pretty cool too. Thanks for sharing! Have an amazing rest of your week Diane! Always a pleasure to watch your videos! ❤🎉👋😎🎉
Thank you! You too!
No doubt this song is underrated, with the overall message being something that resonates with me and what I strive to be in life.
Best live performance to me is " T for Texas" 1976 in the U.K. when the opened for The Rolling Stones. So amazing.
That would have been an incredible show
“Don’t let that flag hit the ground “
I went to their concert in Greenville SC in 1977 the night before the plane crash! When I had my son in 1985 I dedicated this song to him, and on his graduation day also! Their music is a gift that will live on forever!
Great reaction! Skynyrd was one of the best Southern Rock bands of the 70s. If you want a live performance, Free Bird from several months before the plane crash is excellent. One of my favorite songs by them is Call Me The Breeze, but they had lots of bangers.
Now imagine her as a 16 year old girl growing up in the rural South. Ii grew up in West Georgia in the 60's, 70's and 80's. These tunes are literally part of my DNA. Brings tears to my eyes seeing her joy from this music. I know exactly how she feels.
The lead singer Ronnie Van Zant's brother, before taking over as lead singer of LS had a solo tribute song to his older brother called,
JOHNNY VAN ZANT: "Brickyard Road"
It always gets me. Especially the line, "I swore i saw a Free Bird fly. Ridin' the winds of a Southern sky."
I remember the crash well. You want to see one of their live performances you say? Then you will be blown away by, Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird - 7/2/1977 - Oakland Coliseum Stadium (Official). This has been considered one of the number one Rock songs in history. They performed in Oakland less than three months before the plane crash that killed the lead vocalist Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines backing vocalist, Cassie Gaines assistant road manager, and others. The piano player Billy Powell crawled out of the wreckage and heard crying and someone yelling to get him out of there and he went to help get them out. He said he saw the drummer Artimus Pyle crawling out of the wreckage with, "his ribbs sticking out of his chest." Powell had his whole face bashed in and his nose was hanging off the side of his face. ( I saw photo's of his face it was all bloody) He, along with the drummer Artimus Pyle and Road crew member Ken Peden went to look for help and showed up all bloody at a farm house and the residence of the house held them at gunpoint not knowing what was going on. I will leave the rest to you to google and learn about the plane crash and how they all knew it may crash since it had issues before the last flight. The flight before the last one of the engines caught fire and they all was worried about it's airworthiness. So, as you watch the live performance have in the back of your mind that some of the members died less than three months later and some was seriously injured. Other than that. You will be amazed at this video.
They crashed not too far from where I live. There in a memorial there now. It was all built by fundraising. If you ever come down to Amite County, Mississippi, it's really something to see.
Hi Diane, Skynyrd was named after their gym teacher Leonard Skinner. They were in the genre of Southern rock.
They have so many hits you can check out, most notably Free Bird and Sweet Home Alabama
I congratulate you on reacting to Lynyrd Skynyrd! My top 3 favorite band and saw them in concert 3 times.
They are our hometown boys and beloved here in Jacksonville, Florida where they came from. I'm blessed to have direct connection to such an incredible band and so happy to see you finally react to them because they have so many amazing hits like "Free Bird", "Sweet Home Alabama" and "Tuesday's Gone" that I highly recommend. Please listen to more and thank you :)
Hi, neighbor. We can also claim Blackfoot and Molly Hatchet.
Throw in Tom Petty from Gainesville and Florida is well represented..
@@tristanblackmore9772 oh, yes! We have to mention Blackfoot,.38 Special, Molly Hatchet, Van Zant and even though they're not Southern rock we also have Shinedown.
@@jwrockets we sure can!
@@tristanblackmore9772eagles Don Felder also
Great Job with your reaction to *Simple Man* Diane. Everyone here that commented is 💯% right about you taking on *Freebird* Live in the Oakland, California Memorial Coliseum 1977.
Guaranteed you will never forget watching this Live performance and your reaction to it. You can find out so much more about this whole amazing and sadly heartfelt story all throughout You Tube. Looking forward to seeing your reaction to Freebird soon.
So much rock history wrapped up in this band. They wrote one of the top five rock anthems, helped define southern rock and carried on a musical debate with Neil Young
Good point. Most people think Sweet Home Alabama was a tribute to that fine State but it’s really about the band telling a peer “Hey we’re not all a bunch of backwards racist down here.”.
Skynyrd is from Jacksonville, FL (Where I'm from!) and were the epitome of what's now known as Southern Rock. They named the band after their high school gym teacher (Leonard Skinner - from Lee High where my grandfather went). Jacksonville and south Georgia were the heart and soul of Southern Rock! Glad to see you enjoying it!! There's a monument at the site of the plane crash... it was a huge loss for Southern Rock and American Rock. You should check out Freebird (Live at the Oakland Coliseum) and Sweet Home Alabama, next, and also look into the Allman Brothers Band, The Outlaws, Marshall Tucker Band, etc!
Classic song and band. Great choice. I also love that you dive in at the end to find out more info about the band. Yes, theirs is a tragic story but the music lives on.
Thanks I appreciate you liking that bit ! I guess I should’ve dug deeper because everybody is mentioning they sang Sweet home Alabama and I do know that song.
Just came across your channel due to this song, one of Skynyrds best & lyrically just beautiful & so meaningful. Glad you liked this, keep diving into their library of music, you’ll be more than happy. This band is a cornerstone of Southern Rock alongside .38 Special, Molly Hatchet, Allman Brothers, & the Marshall Tucker Band…all with fantastic music. Give them all a listen, you’ll be hooked. Think I will check out your channel, see what classic rock you have. Good reaction & commentary.
Song with a timeless message. Probably their most famous live performance is Free Bird. In 1977 they released an album called Street Survivors, three days later the airplane crash occurred, famously the original album cover had the band members engulfed in flames,the label reissued the album with a different cover, the original "flames" cover has become a collectable.
Oh wow!
Free Bird is their best song
i still have the original unopened. It was a birthday gift from my brothers and didn't open it until a week after crash. Many documentaries on the band history and crash.
@@antipattern0 Freebird and Sweat Home Alabama are the most famous, but to me they have several that are just as good.
I caught one of their last concerts Oct 1977 in Hollywood Fl. My brother still has the album with the flamed on the cover. We were both shocked when the crash happened.
Loving these reaction videos to the music of my young days. As a “Senior,” your attention to our youth, dear beautiful young lady, is kind. Healing. Thank you. Bless you!
My favorite band of all time. Love this song. Such a great message. Definitely one of the most tragic bands.
I grew up with several Florida bands.. Lynyrd Skynyrd, Tampa’s The Outlaws, Molly Hatchet, Blackfoot and 38 Special. A period in history I was proud to have experienced and will never forget.😎
Mama told me, be a simple man
If you write poems, do the best you can
But there is one thing, you must understand
Never mess with, Editor Diane
😂 too true
@@DianeJenningsI thought you would have heard of them because of the film Sweet Home Alabama. A rom-com but a good one
ESPECIALLY when she's editing!!! (with coffee)
That was tacky but well played. LOL. I love it. 😂😁
Hi. Just HADDA say I've never had so much fun watching someone listen to a song. You're so genuine. 🤗
You have to listen to more Skynyrd! FREEBIRD!!!!
Lynyrd Skynyrd is one of the greatest story-telling bands of all time.
Another classic of theirs you might really enjoy is The Ballad of Curtis Loew. The last surviving original member of the band, Gary Rossington, passed away very recently. They are truly a band worthy of a deep dive.
Ronnie Van Zant predicted he would never live to be 30, was killed a few months shy of his 30th BD. “Curtis Loew” is probably my favorite Skynard song.
Not heard of that one at all either
@@DianeJennings Take a few minutes and listen to it. Along with "Four walls of Raiford". Two amazing songs.
@@DianeJennings The Ballard of Curtis Lowe, Personal favorite of mine too.
Definitely worth a video/ deep dive.
@@DianeJennings he is part of the “29 Club” musicians who died tragically just shy of #30
Curtis Loew!!! Amazing song!!!
Free Bird at Oakland Festival 1977 just a few months before the accident. The studio version doesn't have the piano, as Billy Powell hadn't joined them yet. Billy was a roadie and when group took a break he sat down and started playing the song. Ronnie heard him and said from now on your in the band.
The word tragedy gets thrown around a lot today and is so overused, but it really is tragic that Ronnie Van Zandt died so young. He was a brilliant songwriter, capable of telling a musical story in such a unique way. It really is sad to think about how many other tunes he could have blessed us with in all these past years. I look forward to your reaction to many other great Skynyrd songs.
I would add the loss of Steve Gaines was also a tragedy as he wrote and co-wrote almost all of Street Survivors and sang co-vocals on You've Got That Right. He was an unrealized talent that had so much potential. Ronnie will always be a Legend, Steve was just getting started.
@michaeldavid6284 There are so many times where we wonder what if and why something happened that we end up taking things for granted.
We honestly can't say what would have happened had that plane crash not occurred. Things could have gone great for them or completely disintegrated. We'll never know.
Just super, Di..Love your reactions. Ya, it's sad because that old plane had indications that it wasn't safe. Unreal that record company , management wouldn't intervene and get them a safe plane. Crazy.
I'm so happy you gave them a listen! I'm a southern girl and grew up listening to them. Highly recommend Sweet Home Alabama, Gimme Three Steps, What's Your Name, and Freebird. Those songs make my heart happy. That Smell is a very serious song but very well done.
By far, the best live song from Lynyrd Skynyrd to see is "Freebird" live @ the Oakland Coliseum from 1977. This was recorded just a few months before the plane crash.
@bobkupi9905 Freebird live 1976 at knebworth England. Is as great if not better because the English crowd didn't know what was coming. The day lynyrd skynyrd blew the Stones off the stage. Look it up it is great! But I agree that Oakland was awesome too!
The cover photo for Lynyrd Skynyrd's eponymous album was shot in my hometown, Jonesboro, Georgia, on Main Street, with the train depot and several businesses visible.
The best live performance on RUclips is when they played Freebird in Oakland, California back in the 70s. It's quite spectacular.
Thanks for another great reaction video, Diane. Another Lynyrd Skynyrd song would be great.
In my opinion one of the greatest live concert videos is Lynyrd Skynyrds Freebird at Oakland Coliseum 1977. It was just a few short months before their plane crash but one of the greatest performances in my opinion
Young Lady, Back when we had great music. So glad that you are hearing this and others. From Oklahoma USA
Free Bird and Sweet Home Alabama are definitive classics, but I've always been a fan of their song, Call Me The Breeze. Especially the live version at Knebworth 76.
If you would like to check a band you never heard of, may I suggest a band called Alabama.
Enjoyed as always Diane, and tell Editor Diane that we appreciate her hard work as well. lol
Agreed. I always thought “Tuesdays Gone” was one of their best as well.
Try the live performances of the song
" SEARCHING" at Kensworth ,,,when they opened up for the Stones ,and they blew tha Stones off the stage.
Or
"Freebird" at Oakkand
Skynard had three guitar front-men. Each would play lead, or rhythm depending on the song and sometimes would switch roles throughout the song. All were outstanding and unfortunately are all no longer with us. The piano player, bass player and drummer were top notch and of course, the lead singer and backup singers.
Hi, Diane! Sweetie, you are quickly becoming one of my all time favorite
youtube reactors!
Look forward to everything you do and, really appreciate seeing you here and, all that you do.
So, with that, I'm sending you a lot of ✌✌ and 💕💕, from right here in the
Heartland, USA!
Excellent channel you have here my dear! Many Kudos!
"Define irony: Bunch of idiots dancing on a plane to a song made famous by a band that died in a plane crash."
Love this Con Air quote, delivered by Steve Buscemi.
Stop. Movies & life are not the same damn thing, you ditz!
Idiots ? Idiots don’t make some of the most iconic music ever heard.
I'm glad you spent the time to hear them. They have many great meaningfull songs
Free bird is another one of their best songs, especially the live video in Oakland.
Diane, as someone who came from this generation of music, I find it refreshing to see you enjoying it. In the 70s and into the 80s there was a "southern rock" movement that consisted of bands like Lynard Skynyrd , 38 special, molly hatchet, and others, it was a mix of rock, blues, and country. One I may suggest is the Jeff Healey band that encapsulated all of these.
There's movie/documentary called Street Survivors: The True Story of the Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash. It has actors in it acting out the life story of the band with video commentary breaks throughout the movie with surviving band member Artimus Pyle.
GOAT RIP. MISS EM
Just ran upon your channel and Lynyrd Skynyrd is my favorite band and always has been. It was a very sad day for music when the plane crash happened. I was 12 years old and already jamming Skynyrd . Anyways if you wanna see them Rock you need to react to Freebird live in Oakland Stadium and Sweet Home Alabama Live in Knebworth.
I really only know them from "Sweet Home Alabama", but I did like the melody and lyrics for this song. I will have to go check out some of their other songs. And the plane crash was such a terrible accident. I went on reading a bit more and learned that the flight was going to be the last in that plane, because the band was going to get a new one after the LSU concert.
OMG that is so tragic
You chose a great song for your introduction to this iconic band. Ok, well they are iconic for anyone who grew up in the south eastern parts of the US. I feel to truly appreciate their music you need to be outdoors with an adult beverage in your hand, either around a fire or riding down a country road. Yes, for most artists a lyric video would be better to react to concentrating on the music more. Thanks Diane
Noted chip! Yeah, I’d really like to relisten to some of these when I’m a couple of drinks in😂
Growing up in the Southeast - I actually lived in Gainesville, Florida many years ago, it felt like "one of ours" made it. They sounded like my cousins and aunts and uncles. They were poor like me, came from simple, proud families, etc. Sad, sad day when they crashed. The second version of the band was OK, but no Ronnie, no Skynyrd. He was not what the media tried to make him, but really a product of the awesome hippie era, mixed with Southern rednecks who hated hippies - it used to be dangerous to hitchhike alone!! Peace brother
I seen Lynyrd Skynyrd ( original members) 3 times. Also had the album that had flames on the cover until after the plane crash
If you want a feel for how these guys can rock, check out "Gimme Three Steps", "What's Your Name", and of course "Free Bird". And if you like this kind of music, I might also suggest the Marshall Tucker Band, and The Allman Brothers (who are more blues. But I don't remember if you've reacted to them before).
Rossington and Collins formed their own band called "The Rossington/Collins Band" which did fairly well into the 80's and before reforming Skynyrd.
Sounds good!
add 38 Special.
@@DianeJennings Definitely check out "Gimme Three Steps"!
Freebird at the Oakland Coliseum 1977 absolutely AMAZING performance
I’ve never properly appreciated this song. I’ve heard Simple Man plenty of times, but never stopped to listen to it till now.
I love that!
I hate that I missed the first hour club on this one. This is one of my favorite songs from one of my favorite bands, and I firmly believe this is one of the top ten most beautiful rock songs ever written. Lynyrd Skynyrd had a massive impact on who I was and how I approached the world in high school, and, as a band that embraced the positive aspects of Southern culture in a time when it was decidedly unpopular to be from the American South, they helped me understand that being a kind, intelligent, and conscientious person and being a southerner are not mutually exclusive. This song and The Ballad of Curtis Loew (and arguably a few others) are seriously important to the modern Southern zeitgeist, and Skynyrd, in general, is a cultural staple in the deep south. Thank you so much for featuring this song on your channel; this is already one of my favorite videos you've ever done. You're a gem, Diane!
Chewie needs a rock band outfit with long hair, hat, a micro sized guitar and stage with micro sized instruments for him and his friends for a picture. That would look really cool.
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@@DianeJennings 🎸🎤🥁🎵
We Southerners in the USA of Georgia have this music in our SOUL. Glad you do too now
SImple Man is a great, but rather mellow Skynyrd song. What you heard today was like driving a Ferrari at the legal speed limit.
Lynyrd Skynyrd's 1977 Freebird live at the Oakland coliseum will blow your mind. It is an amazing performance!
Interesting enough his brother took over lead vocals in the late 80s early 90s and they had much success after that😊
Word of wisdom that many of us learned as a youth and carry with us to this day.... Thanks for expanding your musical horizons!
Charlie Daniel's would be another great group to listen to. The song "The Devil Went Down to Georgia." I do like this song. I think it speaks to being who you are and not who others want you to be (which would complicate things). Obviously, somethings need changing, like narcissism or something. But otherwise, just be you.
The poor letter "y." It must be very confusing to sometimes be a consonant and other times be a vowel.
😂too funny!
@@DianeJennings Charlie Daniels ......Trudy
Love this song, loved this band, and loved your reaction
Lyrics to live by... unlike the lyrical geniuses behind modern hits like WAP.
I was a few miles from the crash. Never had a reason to visit the site. Amazing the way time works. You all be safe and enjoy the stories around you for the descendants that come along.
Pretty damn hard to believe that anybody in the English speaking world has never heard of Skynyrd. They were one hell of a band, very big in the 70s but still well known. Freebird in one of those monster hits that most folks have heard many times.
I love to see you thoroughly enjoying Skynyrd!!!!
I grew up down the road from Allen Collins who was one of their guitarists. If you want to see a great documentary on the band, check out If I Leave Here Tomorrow. Jacksonville was a really small town back when they came around, and it's amazing to me that you could have that many world class musicians from such a area. They are a legendary band with a bunch of incredible songs.
I love you show. You are truly an amazing woman and I hope you continue your journey.
One of my favorite Bands... I am so glad for you that you have gotten so famous for what you do. you are very cool! and so cute.
I have listened to this song since it came out in 1973 and it never gets old. Powerful lyrics, great guitar work. Southern Rock took an irreplaceable hit in October of 1977. They are one of the finest bands that ever graced this planet. They have a huge catalog. You will definitely enjoy listening to it. Have fun!
You have to see their live performance of Freebird in the Oakland coliseum. A must watch !!!
One of my favorite Skynyrd songs! Living in Jacksonville, FL, they are an institution here. I remember growing up, 1 of the radio stations would have a year end top 100 requested songs list all day on New Year's Eve. Free Bird was #1 every single year! Lol!
One of the greatest southern rock songs of all time! Thanks for your reaction.
Great video! Thank you for reacting to this song. I absolutely love the lyrics in this one. If you'd like to be awestruck, react to their live performance of Free Bird at Oakland Coliseum on 7/2/1977. Any time I see someone reacting to this I must watch it. It's like people reacting to Stevie Ray Vaughan live at the El Mocambo playing Texas Flood. Gotta watch it, over and over.
Songs like this have a way getting deep inside you, of moving you. They are sweet sad and hopeful all at the same time. You can’t forget them.
Great reaction, 🍀👍 BTW, you are adorable 🥰 I love your personality, you make me smile. 👍🍀
Good live Skynard try Call Me the Breeze really plays up their musical ability. Couple of choices live 1975 on The Old Grey Whistle Test or 1977 Convention Hall performance. New to the channel but really digging your vibe Diane Thanks!