RIP the two members of Free Paul Kossoff (September 14, 1950 - March 19, 1976), aged 25 Andy Fraser (July 3, 1952 - March 16, 2015), aged 62 You both will be remembered as legends.
They were kids! I don't think any kid musician today can play with maturity like this. Free were absolutely one of the best bands of that era. INCREDIBLE !!!
Fraser putting on a clinic here. He serves the song and gives it a muscular rhythm, lays down a solid base for Kossoff to solo over, then unleashes the Jack Bruce- John Entwistle, type chops when it’s his turn to shine. And he’s like 18 here. Any aspiring bassist should see this video!
I've listened to this dozens (or maybe hundreds!) of times since 1970, and I still am amazed at the raw intensity, simplicity and pure brilliance of this band. I've never heard anything like it, and probably never will.
It's gotten to the point where anyone that gets inducted gets slammed by some washed-up attention whore like Nugent. Also, it's a way for the musuem to get funded by getting a free gig to sell.
An unforgettable band, four remarkable elements and a tour de force of sound and emotion. As a student of the electric bass you can't help being astounded and inspired by Fraser. So young yet so magnificent.
That is a very studio sound but great to hear. Thanks for the upload. I'm half-way through listening and awaiting Koss do his bit. Then I well Rodgers is letting go now Love you love you love yo Ma long term love in the world, Let me hold tight, Baby baby abbacy Whey comes Koss, Shit hit that note! Ye really ripping yet under control, those riffs again and rolling again yes, [but not as mature as his Back Street band where he does amazing stuff such as Train Song.]
You can't even give these modern manufactured mannequins the name "Bands." They can't play an instrument and everything they do is scripted for them by their capitalist puppet-masters. All Art & Culture has degenerated to the point of putrefaction in the last 50 years with only bands like Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, Thin Lizzy, AC/DC, Kings of Leon, The Eagles and The Killers resisting the downward descent.@@anniebeeee
I don't have enough thumbs... Andy Fraser was an unheralded master of the electric bass. I was lucky enough to see this band in their prime, yet I can never get enough of these TV spots. Thank you for posting this.
Most of Free's songs were really slow, something I didnt realise when i was listening to them in the 70s. They gave the music time to breathe. Paul Kossoff didn't need to play 500 notes a minute to impress the listener. He just played the right notes at the right time. Absolutely brilliant. He died far too young.
Like the phases of great artists in other times and other media ... painters, composers, sculptors. They often inspired and challenged each other to explore and excel.
Patriotic Hooligan Those are excellent bands, and I enjoy Warren Haynes in any environment. But in a crowded field, listening 50 years later, a case can be made that Free set the bar for performing virtuoso , utterly unpretentious hard rock. This 1970 example is so authentic, so honest, that it seems “unplugged” or “unprocessed” in comparison to contemporary broadcast production standards. Catch their 1970 debut festival performance at the Isle of Wight. For a fleeting moment, 4 very young, extremely gifted musicians mind-melded into a whole greater than the sum of its parts.
First heard this while at grammar school aged about 15/16, I'm now 66 and this track is so special all the components firing in Harmony, just beautiful. I've listened to all sorts of music since, but this still rates amongst the best. What a band.
Oh Melba I was 12 when they were getting well known and I still think they can't be beaten I hope you have researched the rest of their playlist as I know you won't be disappointed!!
@@melbae.1124 try 'be my friend ' and 'oh sunny day's but they were really popular with 'all right now' ... let me know how you get on! Happy listening! Andrewxxx
@@seancoleman7737 Heart Attack at his home in California 2015. He was only 62. Couldn't find any Scottish connections with the name Frazier. 62 No age at all, Dearie Me.
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Kossof was a white Jimi Hendrix❤️ Listen to those beautiful bass lines too, the drums & bluesy rock vocals. Still one of my favourite bands of all time❤️ An incredibly talented group of musicians.
He has this incredibly crisp, sharp snare drum strike, unlike anyone else. It’s like his sticks are made out of titanium. And his sense of timing is perfection. Perfect for Bad Co.’s power grooves.
@@chicotheblue But it still happens on occasion. Do you see people these days like Greta Van Fleet or Billie Eilish and her brother. There are still crazy teenagers riding and playing grown up music.
Seriously insane that Paul Kossoff could just stand literally RIGHT IN FRONT of those cranked Marshall amps and an Orange as well. Especially considering the fact that I can't even be IN THE ROOM with my AC30 without thinking I'm gonna go deaf! Dude was amazing!
These kids....they were kids at the time...at any rate, these kids knew how to work together without stepping all over each other creating a complete sound/song. Solid work! Incredibly impressive too!
Couldn't agree more. It's easy to listen to just one of them for the whole song and just as easy to listen to the song as the 4 of them playing together as a band. Something magical and rare going on here for sure.
Great drummer great bassist great guitarist great singer great chemistry 4 great talents playing as one you will not witness this kind of band again just beautiful.
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Andy had the perfect balance between playing simple grooves that serve the song and playing more intricate melodic runs every now and then, to spice things up. A true master of his craft. RIP.
Paul Kossoff is absolutely blasting on this song & what really sux is the camera man not keeping the camera on him. Paul Kossoff could possibly be the winner of the greatest facial expressions on a guitarist face ever. Man Paul Kossoff dying so damn young was a crying shame! We can only dream about what 20 or 40 yrs more would've sounded like.....
The raw energy and insane talent on display here is astonishing! And what makes it so incredibly special is that all four of them are so damn young in this clip. I don’t believe the majority of the audience realised the quality they were witnessing!
It's always like that, you never realize until years later. I was in my prime for 80s and 90s. Saw Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, RHCP, Janes Addiction among many others in small venues and was thrilled to watch their mounting success. But at the time it was just another Saturday night and another new band.
Soulful in the extreme. Nothing fake or plastic about either the music or the performance here. Incredible stuff. A time when music was played by real musicians on real instruments and playing from the heart.
If you consider how intense and thight is this performance, playing on TV and being just little more than a kid for the bass player - you realize how precious this is. Kossof's solo is absolutely stunning and coming from the soul (listen his vibratos ) - teaching so much from my point of view to most of guitar hero of that time. Fraser is just incredibly inspiring, he has just the control of the music coming the next seconds and manages to do what it really takes to make the perfect bass line + when the time comes for his solo he goes better to any other rock bass player to me. Amazing. Paul Rodgers voice is just so bluesy and hard , I love it / even though I know that loving a singer voice is a very personal thing. Drummer gives breath and strength to all the performance, so good.
Kossoff never played the same thing twice, if you hear different versions of any song there are similarities but never the same and that for me says everything. pure feel and ability. the countless players kossoff inspired and still to this day a massive inspiration .....
By far the purest rock and roll voice in the history of the business. Some say Robert Plant but, if you like the sound of a dying cat fighting in an alleyway hopped up on coke and heroin you can have it. We'll take Paul Rogers every time.
Many of these great 70's bands with only a record or two available unfortunately. If they would only knew people listening their music 50 years later. check out Sweet Smoke... if you dig..
6/27_2021 Hey @Jospin van raat A. Fraser's playing (& his Gibson bass) are somewhat reminiscent of Jack Bruce' style. I'll bet he listened a lot to the Fresh Cream LP.
@@ludannelasyvyus1824 yes the influence is there ....but it doesn´t sound a copy cat or a rip off .....just an influence and then doing his thing ... a difficult song to play cause it never rushes ..... brillant
They were so right for that moment in time. The fact that they were never “superstars” made them the dark horse, the underdog, and even more appealing to those of us that wanted a band that was “ours”, and not for everyone. Amazing bass, guitar, and Paul Rodgers-the best rock vocalist .
We’ll never hear the likes of this again… Andy Fraser right in the pocket, Koss utterly superb no FX pedals just straight into the amp… and Simon and Paul .. ha no words just beautiful
I saw FREE at the Felt Forum (Madison Square Garden...) in 1969, opening for Blind Faith-I hadn't seen them before and I didn't know who they were... They blew Blind Faith off the stage that night with their sheer animal ferocity, and I became a true believer on the spot...
1970 was when I went to see them perform live at our local Jazz Club, and the guys were dressed just like they were in the video...that has just brought back some cool memories for me...but what a great band they were
Heard them 52yrs ago & i hear Them today and they are still the goddamn best band that ever got together & produced music that would make angels weep Make demons fall to their knees in ecstasy Hold back the tides These guys here were 17yr old Andy on base & ive never yet seen a bass player with a whole body rhythm like Andy had. 18yr old Kossoff on guitar Even Eric Clapton wanted to know how Paul managed to make his guitar sustain that agonised tremor 18yr old Simon on drums who makes it seem hes riding the surf & making it produce sound 19yr Paul Rodgers with tonsils like rusty barbed wire but makes his voice sound like silk being shredded as it leaves his throat NO ONE can make sounds like these young brilliant musicians could do! What 17yrs 18yrs 18yrs & 19yr old guys can put an outfit like Like FREE could Just listen to that combined sound!!! Its unreal. Hope youre rockin the Angelic realm, Kossoff & Frazer Youre legends guys 🇬🇧👧
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The audience look so unimpressed, like they came to see somebody else play but Free just happened to be there. Anyone know what this performance is from?
It’s incredible how Kossoff would just let his vibrato carry the solo. There aren’t many players that ever had that much faith in their vibrato. B.B. King comes to mind.
Exactly Greg! Faith is the word, plus confidence that the right note in the right place will say more than a minute of ‘fast fingered flashy fretboard histrionics ‘ ! Ooh I’ve just coined a new expression! Stu X
Damn..I don't care what anyone says, they were the greatest teenage band in the entire 65 year history of rock. No band will ever match them in the sheer talent and soulfulness they had for such young men.
If this whole video doesn't get played at my funeral im not going!
RIP the two members of Free
Paul Kossoff (September 14, 1950 - March 19, 1976), aged 25
Andy Fraser (July 3, 1952 - March 16, 2015), aged 62
You both will be remembered as legends.
Yeah thats really true, unbelievable!👌
Well said!
They were kids! I don't think any kid musician today can play with maturity like this. Free were absolutely one of the best bands of that era. INCREDIBLE !!!
Definitely weren't kids but they were young with energy and fresh ideas.
@petermartinaitis8166 andy was only 17 during this performance 😭😭😭😭
You right, Darren. Better whirl back then ..no feelings today.... Pure
Distortion was different back then. To easy today. Had to use your fingers to keep them notes sustaining.
Greta Van Fleet. They’re just kids but they’re bloody good.
Paul Rodgers. Got to be one of the greatest rock and roll singers of all time.
Absolutely 💯
Yup!
Yes, he is
I like the grit ya know..😛
I reckon good lyrics is why I listened to them even though their sound is something unique and special I 🤔 💭 🤔
Fraser putting on a clinic here. He serves the song and gives it a muscular rhythm, lays down a solid base for Kossoff to solo over, then unleashes the Jack Bruce- John Entwistle, type chops when it’s his turn to shine. And he’s like 18 here. Any aspiring bassist should see this video!
makes you wonder whether the great Jaco Pastorius got his sound from Andy , pure brilliance from the whole band
Reality kicks in.😊
drummer and bassist are power houses
I've listened to this dozens (or maybe hundreds!) of times since 1970, and I still am amazed at the raw intensity, simplicity and pure brilliance of this band. I've never heard anything like it, and probably never will.
Spot on!
Same here. And they were just kids when they did this. Amazing
YES .. AGREED But you're talkin' 70s.
There are dozens more bands on an even par with these LEGENDS 🤘🙏
Same here!
my favorite also. I saw Paul with free spirit right before the covid thing in Columbus Ohio." still got got it"
Paul Rodgers... the greatest blues rock singer of all time. It is WAY past time he and FREE and Bad Company were inducted into the hall of fame.
@ barcham
R &R Hall of Fame is a joke
@@richardchambers3533 How can you say that with such amazing rock and rollers as Jay-Z, Dolly Parton and Donna Summer in there? 😂
It's gotten to the point where anyone that gets inducted gets slammed by some washed-up attention whore like Nugent. Also, it's a way for the musuem to get funded by getting a free gig to sell.
@@richardchambers3533 Yup. No Jethro Tull.
Steve Marriott.
This is incredibly awesome! Andy Fraser’s bass lines and Paul Kossoff’s vibrato. That’s insane. Who plays like this these days?
Not one , no one
@@tasosdiaforetico7377 Gov't Mule has covered this one live. Warren Haynes does it much justice.
No one...unfortunately....
Nobody like this. This band has come and gone like a shooting star
@@lm157 none
Dear God, it just doesn't get any better than this.
no it doesn't ....never will...!
It really doesn't Deborah Robertson!!
Zeppelin was up into that, we were THIS
Yes Deborah, it doesn't get any better. Hell, then Bad Company came along. It is hard to work out better, but it likely does not matter.
Deborah....Dear God. Wasn't that a Khaiser Chiefs song?
An unforgettable band, four remarkable elements and a tour de force of sound and emotion. As a student of the electric bass you can't help being astounded and inspired by Fraser. So young yet so magnificent.
I literally decided that I HAD to try and learn bass guitar at 45 years old because of Andy on this performance!!!!
And are you still playing?
Most underated rock band of all time
The quality of the recording, the camerawork, the sound is just sublime. Now 52 years old
That is a very studio sound but great to hear.
Thanks for the upload.
I'm half-way through listening and awaiting Koss do his bit.
Then I well Rodgers is letting go now
Love you love you love yo
Ma long term love in the world,
Let me hold tight,
Baby baby abbacy
Whey comes Koss,
Shit hit that note!
Ye really ripping yet under control, those riffs again and rolling again yes, [but not as mature as his Back Street band where he does amazing stuff such as Train Song.]
4 geniuses. It is rare to get a group whose individual members are of equal talent. Free were one of those bands. Immortals.
I know! So young yet with this level of sophistication in their performance! Now we get "boybands"...who aren't actually even bands..ffs
You can't even give these modern manufactured mannequins the name "Bands." They can't play an instrument and everything they do is scripted for them by their capitalist puppet-masters. All Art & Culture has degenerated to the point of putrefaction in the last 50 years with only bands like Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, Thin Lizzy, AC/DC, Kings of Leon, The Eagles and The Killers resisting the downward descent.@@anniebeeee
You have to sort the men from the boys!@@anniebeeee
@johnlittle4833 true! "Men" are too busy gelling their hair nowadays! Preferred the good old days when men were men.😃
Rock Gods
I don't have enough thumbs...
Andy Fraser was an unheralded master of the electric bass. I was lucky enough to see this band in their prime, yet I can never get enough of these TV spots. Thank you for posting this.
Andy Fraser was 17/18 when this was shot, and already a fabulous, soulful bassist.
Paul Rodgers is one of the greatest rock singers ever! r.ip Paul Kossoff
tu tem bom gosto em. Vi vc esses dias em um video do Lynyrd Skynyrd eu acho
@@iagoribeiro4940 EU TAVA LÁ COMENTANDO ! Em quase todos os videos de rock eu comento1 Sou muito fã!
In an era of great ones he stood out. Love it.
The greatest singer ever.
the greatesr
How does anyone not like Paul Rodgers voice? It's Amazing!!
Most of Free's songs were really slow, something I didnt realise when i was listening to them in the 70s. They gave the music time to breathe. Paul Kossoff didn't need to play 500 notes a minute to impress the listener. He just played the right notes at the right time. Absolutely brilliant. He died far too young.
It's not how fast you play, it's how you bend them strings.
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And that's where Eric Morecambe went wrong! haha
You will never hear music this pure again
Seriously hope that you're wrong there.
Sadly I think that you’re right ☹️ all the great groups are from our era 60s-70s what a time to grow up listening to all the best music 🎶✊🏼😎👍🏻
Like the phases of great artists in other times and other media ... painters, composers, sculptors. They often inspired and challenged each other to explore and excel.
Yeah well that's bullshit......find some Greta Van Fleet on RUclips ....or Government Mule
Patriotic Hooligan Those are excellent bands, and I enjoy Warren Haynes in any environment. But in a crowded field, listening 50 years later, a case can be made that Free set the bar for performing virtuoso , utterly unpretentious hard rock. This 1970 example is so authentic, so honest, that it seems “unplugged” or “unprocessed” in comparison to contemporary broadcast production standards. Catch their 1970 debut festival performance at the Isle of Wight. For a fleeting moment, 4 very young, extremely gifted musicians mind-melded into a whole greater than the sum of its parts.
..all teenagers when this was filmed. Absolutely amazing ! What a band they were...and what a singer Paul Rodgers was and still is!
Paul Rodgers was 21
all except one of them was 20 or older when this was filmed
First heard this while at grammar school aged about 15/16, I'm now 66 and this track is so special all the components firing in Harmony, just beautiful. I've listened to all sorts of music since, but this still rates amongst the best. What a band.
Right on brother!
u r so lucky!
Omg
Another band that was right up there. Original Fleetwood Mac. Peter Green, Danny Kirwan, John Spencer et al. Just sensational.....
@@andrewhughes170 Jeremy Spencer
Taken me 37 years to appreciate how bloody good this is.
Never heard this masterpiece before! It's like discovering petroleum by accident!!
Love the analogy. Original!
I saw them do it live in 1971 in Sydney , Australia.
Oh Melba I was 12 when they were getting well known and I still think they can't be beaten I hope you have researched the rest of their playlist as I know you won't be disappointed!!
@@andrewnicol8227 I need to check all their records. I'm pretty sure I will love them!!!
@@melbae.1124 try 'be my friend ' and 'oh sunny day's but they were really popular with 'all right now' ... let me know how you get on! Happy listening! Andrewxxx
Andy Frazier is up there with the best bass players ever ! He is so so good 😊 really gets the groove perfectly ! RIP ❤️ and thank you !
Agreed Always liked the Free base notes. Looks like he is still in his teens.
How did Andy die
@@seancoleman7737 Heart Attack at his home in California 2015. He was only 62. Couldn't find any Scottish connections with the name Frazier.
62 No age at all, Dearie Me.
It's Fraser not Frazier: Joe was the boxer!
@@andrewdrummond8576 That's because his name was Andy Fraser not Frazier.
Andy Fraser the most underrated bassist in rock.
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So young, so brilliant. 4 musicians and their talent....nothing else was necessary. Stunning
Indeed. Not one of them over 20 years of age when this was filmed.
Andy Frasier was only 15 when the band was formed. I just started playing bass at that age!
@@markhunter8554 Fraser.
@@DMSProduktions You're right; should consulted my Encyclopedia of Rock for the spelling. I can spell Entwistle but stumbled on Fraser. 😳
@@markhunter8554 LOL! This 1 was an ARTIST (Fraser) NOT a fighter! (Frasier)! (OR a psychiatrist from Seattle!)
Kossof was a white Jimi Hendrix❤️ Listen to those beautiful bass lines too, the drums & bluesy rock vocals. Still one of my favourite bands of all time❤️ An incredibly talented group of musicians.
Pity he went the same way as Jimi.Two mammoth and revolutionary rock guitarists,Paul and Jimi,gone too early lives lost to drugs.
@@brianmorecombe2726 don't forget about Rory 🇮🇪
@@johnbrady2477 Yeah Gary Moore aswell Rory Gallagher too.Great guitarists
He's not remotely like Hendrix, MICK; they ARE both brilliant though.
Great but not remotely like Hendrix except both were great: not much vibrato with Hendrix and not much feedback with Koss.
Man, that guy on bass is killer
Paul Rodgers is still the very best singer of rock music there ever was.
The very definition of " Less is More "
Simon Kirke is one of the most solid drummers in rock history.
Non dimenticarti zio di bonham . E palmer
Yes great drummer imho
He has this incredibly crisp, sharp snare drum strike, unlike anyone else. It’s like his sticks are made out of titanium. And his sense of timing is perfection. Perfect for Bad Co.’s power grooves.
Indeed he is! Well done for mentioning that!
Definitely fitted Free and made the " gaps " mean more 👍
50 years old and still amazing , better than the crap they call music nowadays !!
You are so right sir Simon Kirk's amazing !
one of the most underrated bass players in the business,,,,Andy Fraser...
It should also be noted he wasn't even 18 when this clip was filmed.
Listen to the live album version of this and Andy Fraser's bass coming in at about 4 minutes. Absolute f*****g genius.
Andy Fraser is absolutely dialed in, what talent!
So melodic too!
Just a kid!
@@chicotheblue He was playing with Mayall at what age? 14-15? When these guys formed, the oldest guy was 19.
@@joem1256 Insane!
@@chicotheblue But it still happens on occasion. Do you see people these days like Greta Van Fleet or Billie Eilish and her brother. There are still crazy teenagers riding and playing grown up music.
hey kids... that's what a real band sounds like.😎🤘🏻🎸🥁🎤🎸
No gimmick needed here, just pure talent
Seriously insane that Paul Kossoff could just stand literally RIGHT IN FRONT of those cranked Marshall amps and an Orange as well. Especially considering the fact that I can't even be IN THE ROOM with my AC30 without thinking I'm gonna go deaf! Dude was amazing!
Depends on the size of the place, number of people in it. I've played in front of Marshall amp/ cabinet and hardly heard it.
Así quedó el pobre tipo
Zo worden ze niet meer gemaakt wat een song. Yes.
@@jandekker1768 lo qué???????????
that's a big venue though, and those Marshalls would put out a lot of gain if dimed, these don't sound cranked at all
These kids....they were kids at the time...at any rate, these kids knew how to work together without stepping all over each other creating a complete sound/song. Solid work! Incredibly impressive too!
Couldn't agree more. It's easy to listen to just one of them for the whole song and just as easy to listen to the song as the 4 of them playing together as a band. Something magical and rare going on here for sure.
Not to mention how hot Paul Rodger’s is!
@@carolesaunders Hot? Well, ok. 😂 I'm a Sade man.
@@ricksoto1025Marquis de .....?😂
SO heartening yo see Andy receive the most comments here. He was truly gifted!!
No band compares 🙏 Rest In Peace ☮️ Andy Fraser & beloved Paul Kossoff💔😔💔
Soo much TONE! All of em, everything! That bass tone, that Marshall, that classic snare crack, his vocals.
Indeed, "vintage" as hell, the way rock should sound.
It’s hard to believe this super good video exists. Woodstock with all the expensive cameras etc. isn’t nearly as crisp.
Yeah the album is still in my top 10.
One of the best bands of the last 60 years. Timeless.
Great drummer great bassist great guitarist great singer great chemistry 4 great talents playing as one you will not witness this kind of band again just beautiful.
There is NO COMPARISON. This is the Best you'll ever see or hear.
I will be rockin to Free till the day I die🤘💕
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Me too!!!!!!
Seems simple but it's not, just raw and straight up high energy emotion, perfect!
Never will be another band like Free ✌️
Truth
there will never be another band like antother band by the nature of they are different bands man
Agree with you . .very passionate stuff from the lads in every song.
@?? You totally get it, dude.
i hope not
Andy had the perfect balance between playing simple grooves that serve the song and playing more intricate melodic runs every now and then, to spice things up. A true master of his craft. RIP.
Paul Kossoff is absolutely blasting on this song & what really sux is the camera man not keeping the camera on him. Paul Kossoff could possibly be the winner of the greatest facial expressions on a guitarist face ever.
Man Paul Kossoff dying so damn young was a crying shame! We can only dream about what 20 or 40 yrs more would've sounded like.....
Paul Rodgers will never be replaced.
His voice belongs in the Hall of Fame
What planet was I living on???????? I never heard that, SHAME ON ME !!!!! This is one the bests songs ever.
That microphone stand got more action during this song than I've got in all my life
Amazing fresh rock and sexuality
One of the greatest live acts of all times. Period. Pure majestic musical powership.
I get chills every time I hear Kossoffs vibrato...
I tried to play like that and have failed thus far!
if humanity vanishes and ONE song has to remain as a pure sample of Rock, this should be it....
As Al Kooper said: the most perfect band ever!
The raw energy and insane talent on display here is astonishing! And what makes it so incredibly special is that all four of them are so damn young in this clip. I don’t believe the majority of the audience realised the quality they were witnessing!
It's always like that, you never realize until years later. I was in my prime for 80s and 90s. Saw Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, RHCP, Janes Addiction among many others in small venues and was thrilled to watch their mounting success. But at the time it was just another Saturday night and another new band.
Idk the audience seems a bit overawed to me
The blues is what you’re listening to.
Don’t let the technology take it away.
no,its pure rock n roll.blues are definitely an influence but this aint no blues boy
This is kind of Hard Rock
Blues based; not the blues.
Soulful in the extreme. Nothing fake or plastic about either the music or the performance here. Incredible stuff. A time when music was played by real musicians on real instruments and playing from the heart.
If you consider how intense and thight is this performance, playing on TV and being just little more than a kid for the bass player - you realize how precious this is.
Kossof's solo is absolutely stunning and coming from the soul (listen his vibratos ) - teaching so much from my point of view to most of guitar hero of that time.
Fraser is just incredibly inspiring, he has just the control of the music coming the next seconds and manages to do what it really takes to make the perfect bass line + when the time comes for his solo he goes better to any other rock bass player to me. Amazing.
Paul Rodgers voice is just so bluesy and hard , I love it / even though I know that loving a singer voice is a very personal thing.
Drummer gives breath and strength to all the performance, so good.
To see this for the first time 50 years out is a true gift.
This is first time I have seen the face of the Bassist playing ! What prodigy he was ! Andy was less than 18 that time I think..
Yes he was a true prodigy.
here he is 16 or 17 years old...
Thankfully he was still writing and creating music up to his death a few years ago.
Kossoff never played the same thing twice, if you hear different versions of any song there are similarities but never the same and that for me says everything. pure feel and ability. the countless players kossoff inspired and still to this day a massive inspiration .....
By far the purest rock and roll voice in the history of the business. Some say Robert Plant but, if you like the sound of a dying cat fighting in an alleyway hopped up on coke and heroin you can have it. We'll take Paul Rogers every time.
Any Frazier’s bass on this is insane 😳
He was 16 years old...the whole band was under 20
@@bubbaluvv He was actually 18. And he was a butt pirate as well. Fantastic bass player, one of the best.
Extraterrestrial
Best Bass I've Heard..
Heard that man,killer bass player,lot of hysterics about you know who but Fraser RIP stands out to me
I played in a support band to them back in 1970. Still love them. Koss is on fire in this rendition as is Andy
What a special band they were, the world just did not recognise true genius
Many of these great 70's bands with only a record or two available unfortunately. If they would only knew people listening their music 50 years later. check out Sweet Smoke... if you dig..
Thank God some of us did ✌🏻♥️🎶
@@MasthaX For your pleasure, M: ruclips.net/p/PLJ1GNC3ks5UFBTWgAFtVNaSLw_8HaiGSo
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oh plenty of us did
Yes, we did recognize the genius!
one of the great overlooked Bass Solos
Better than 99.9% of the videos on RUclips...
If you could put together the most perfect rock band here we are ladies and gentleman
WHAT a bassist is Mr Fraser! (RIP)
Phenomenal/
6/27_2021 Hey @Jospin van raat A. Fraser's playing (& his Gibson bass) are somewhat reminiscent of Jack Bruce' style.
I'll bet he listened a lot to the Fresh Cream LP.
@@ludannelasyvyus1824 yes the influence is there ....but it doesn´t sound a copy cat or a rip off .....just an influence and then doing his thing ... a difficult song to play cause it never rushes ..... brillant
@@ludannelasyvyus1824 I agree, Jack Bruce (R.I.P.) was also a very underrated bassist!!
@@ludannelasyvyus1824 Word is he was a 'reluctant' bassist in the begin.
They were so right for that moment in time. The fact that they were never “superstars” made them the dark horse, the underdog, and even more appealing to those of us that wanted a band that was “ours”, and not for everyone. Amazing bass, guitar, and Paul Rodgers-the best rock vocalist .
Haha, I agree. So many spot on comments here. It’s clear that Free fanciers are a special musical breed ... much like this band were.
Under-rated band for sure. Shame Kossof died so young
Oh yeah!!
Totally agree!
Doesn't matter what year your watching this.
if you reading this you have great taste of music!
ハロー😊やはり70年代のロックは素晴らしく、素敵です。若い時、Freeの楽曲とポールの歌唱力が、素晴らしく💕でした‼️JAPANより🐾🐾🐾🐕💃🌋
We were robbed by !bloody drugs of the genius of Kossoff. His guitar is simply flawless
No, it wasn't the drugs it was human frailty.
@@glenncambray626 I think it was Rodgers that once said Paul was to sensitive for this world
It goes hand in hand though! He was a master!
Dan Tapedeck the Gibson- just like Peter Greens originality
@Mississippi kid Paul Kosoff's vibrato is out of this world and he uses it a lot. I would say Clapton's is right up there though.
There is no such thing as seeing this too many times.
FREE...The greates Rock Band Britain...all time...🎸
Paul Rodgers...still the grestest Rock voice of a generation..pure Velvet! And Kossoff...every one of them..masters in their teens!
Kossoff and Fraser at their best!! One of many fantastic British bands of this or any era.
E sempre un Piacere 🎉❤
Mr Paul Kossoff , I salute you , greatly missed !! 😪! Play on wherever you may be !!!
Andy Fraser is incredibly underrated! Man what a bass player.
Mr. Big's solo will be always the most freesetting ride
We’ll never hear the likes of this again… Andy Fraser right in the pocket, Koss utterly superb no FX pedals just straight into the amp… and Simon and Paul .. ha no words just beautiful
So glad I can claim to have seen them live at a college in London when they just started out. I think we sat on the floor.🤣👍
It’s shocking how truly talented they were at that age, they are kids. Unbelievable
I saw FREE at the Felt Forum (Madison Square Garden...) in 1969, opening for Blind Faith-I hadn't seen them before and I didn't know who they were... They blew Blind Faith off the stage that night with their sheer animal ferocity, and I became a true believer on the spot...
Has anyone played ' Free live'!!This track is on it and it's brilliant.
Kickass album!
Hard to think of a better performance. What a band.
Andy Fraser was the most melodic rock bass player ever.
Paul Rodgers will always be the best male rock singer. Paul Kossoff playing with all his heart on this song.
Love watching Andy Fraser, and both Paul's, but Simon Kirke is flat out in the zone, and I love listening to him go zen on those drums.
1970 was when I went to see them perform live at our local Jazz Club, and the guys were dressed just like they were in the video...that has just brought back some cool memories for me...but what a great band they were
Saw them twice at this time in my home town, they just blew us all away.
Heard them 52yrs ago & i hear
Them today and they are still the goddamn best band that ever got together & produced music that would make angels weep
Make demons fall to their knees in ecstasy
Hold back the tides
These guys here were 17yr old Andy on base & ive never yet seen a bass player with a whole body rhythm like Andy had.
18yr old Kossoff on guitar
Even Eric Clapton wanted to know how Paul managed to make his guitar sustain that agonised tremor
18yr old Simon on drums who makes it seem hes riding the surf & making it produce sound
19yr Paul Rodgers with tonsils like rusty barbed wire but makes his voice sound like silk being shredded as it leaves his throat
NO ONE can make sounds like these young brilliant musicians could do!
What 17yrs 18yrs 18yrs & 19yr old guys can put an outfit like
Like FREE could
Just listen to that combined sound!!!
Its unreal.
Hope youre rockin the Angelic realm, Kossoff & Frazer
Youre legends guys
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Bravo ⚘ a favorite voice I've listened to my entire life. Paul Rodgers icon in music for generations to come. Thanks 😘
Hi I just wanted to thank you again for being so supportive and following me on my journey. I love inspiring and encouraging others. People like you help me to keep showing up! Hope you are having an amazing day❤
Music rarely gets much better than this, amazing to think that none of them were over 20 here.
Wow.... I didn’t think they were that young. Amazing
Yes that's what was exceptional! I'd forgotten that, until I was 'reading up' on them last week.
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Andy Fraser was 15 when they formed.
Looks like the audience doesn't know what to make of of it? Love the raw simplicity. They were one of the best of the blues rock bands no doubt.
The audience look so unimpressed, like they came to see somebody else play but Free just happened to be there. Anyone know what this performance is from?
It’s incredible how Kossoff would just let his vibrato carry the solo. There aren’t many players that ever had that much faith in their vibrato. B.B. King comes to mind.
Kossoff could make his guitar speak.
Reminds me of Al Collins.
Gives me chills every time I hear it.
Billy gibbons
Exactly Greg! Faith is the word, plus confidence that the right note in the right place will say more than a minute of ‘fast fingered flashy fretboard histrionics ‘ ! Ooh I’ve just coined a new expression! Stu X
Damn..I don't care what anyone says, they were the greatest teenage band in the entire 65 year history of rock. No band will ever match them in the sheer talent and soulfulness they had for such young men.