Freedom Rock Commercial A classic

[BigDoeWilliams]

Thumbs up if Tucker Max got you here!

[centexboiz]

Does anyone remember the commercial with the crazy D.J. miming the songs in his radio booth? It was similar to this one.

[AyoMikey]

So I just called them.... ROFL

[afialk3sp]

I've been quoting this commercial since I was a kid XD Good stuff, thanks for posting!

[jasondavisdotcom]

I saw it was addressed way down in the comments but worth mentioning again. The red-haired fella on the right was a great radio DJ known as "Red Noize". I worked with him at Z93 a classic rock station in the mid 90s. Unfortunately cancer claimed his life. I don't remember exactly when the funeral was, but I believe it was early 1995. He was a great guy. I believe he also DJ'd back in the day at Denver's KILO radio.

[uncfester2001]

@jasondavisdotcom Actually it was KILO in Colorado Springs. . . . I remembered him right away by the voice! lol Never saw him in person unfortunately. Did not know of him passing away, so sorry to hear that. RIP old friend.

[23dmix]

Wow, this was at that magical triple point of Records, tapes, AND CDs.

[SIGNALSTAT]

Turn it up man.no Turn it down man..there drinking some hard cider you can see the bottle on the ground.

[FuckingStanz]

lol @ how expensive two CD's were back then.  I'd gladly take the vinyl records over them.

[TonyN737]

I think I saw these guys getting arrested at the Occupy Wall Street rally.

"Officer, may I suggest using your nightstick?" - Eddie Murphy (Trading Places)

[dmine45]

I remember when this aired around 1990 or so... My college roomate parodied the commercial "Hey, is that Classic Rap? Well, turn it up!" :)

[kittshigh]

@dmine45 I Saw The Commercial When I Order My "Freedom Rock" In Cassettes. But I Should Order The C.d's Instead To Late. It Have Some Good Songs From Late 60's & Early 70's. This Commercial Aired In Late 80's.

[3rkid2]

Well, the phone number is still active...

[sharpezor]

All this music is fucking awesome

[janglar]

love it! Growing up in Eugene, Oregon in the 80's made this awesome commercial look like a promo for my area!

[Hovenaut]

Listening to FR while living in a van down by the river.

[emsaldanha]

The hippie burnout on the right is reading the Wall Street Journal, LOL

[wargongo]

Im watching this cause im to young to be reading tucker max b

[gigantamos]

OH...

MY...

GAWD...

I remember this commericial...

[ProctoLion]

I'll bet their cousin is "Double Rainbow Guy!"

[ANDROLOMA]

Not available in 8-track?! Aw, what the fuck...?

[mylessk8s]

Crailtap sent me here!

[visor109]

Does a lava lamp come with this? 

[bollacious]

Love Train?!?!?!?

[SIGNALSTAT]

anybody know who the hippie is this guy was a trip?

[iDawsonator]

Tucker Max told me to search this.

[SilverSpoonsFan81]

Whoa. Dude must have just came from filming the commercial for Freedom Crack.

[YouCanCallMeCharlz]

Tucker Max told me to search for this.

[truthaintpretty]

TIMELESS!

[jamc204]

Turn it up!

[RickESable]

I own that . 2 Cd's of some great music.

[Crusader1s]

Obla Di Obla Da

☮♥☮♥☮♥☮♥☮♥☮♥☮♥

Old Hippies Never Die They Just Fade Away.

.☮ ☯❤♪♥♫❤☯☮.

[tomiwk]

there was a time when everything was cool on MTV, even the ads!!!

[MrReymoclif714]

I remember watching this commercial when it came out and was relevant! Wish I could get that certain grouping of songs now! There are some real gems mixed in this collection! Gonna post to my profile so I can mess with it for a while! Decent!

[PHAEDRIDER]

they just basically took the background music from the mall and put it on cassettes and sold it to people

[GabbaGabba78]

I love how they "remember the good old days", and it includes going to jail

[bobfritz1466]

@GabbaGabba78 And war and protests. If those are the good old days, I'd hate to see what the bad ones looked like.

[fresnocaligal]

OMG I so remember this commercial....lol

[aronos]

lol at the smoke on the water song and the Lynard skynard song, neither were hippie songs! to funny. and Elton John, the B%### with the tiara didn't come out till long after the freedom movement. But yeah ever since way back when my friend I always do the Hey man is that Freedom Rock bit. Lot of strange looks from the younger naive genertations.

[bawoman]

The commercial is hilarious,we used to laugh about it with my brother all the time.

Nonetheless,it had some kick ass songs,I would totally buy it.

[EABeaudry]

Since you can't order this anymore, I wrote down all the songs from this commercial, went to Limewire and downloaded them all, and now I have "Freedom Rock" on my MP3.

[lcacwelder]

there's an 80's time warp. I glad to have found this. Thank you.

[atirisdes]

they didnt know they were contributing to the history of art

woh

[afialk3sp]

I remember laughing at this as a kid! Glad someone put it online :D

[Ragnarok6688]

Tucker Max mentioned this in his new book. What the fuck?

[Thresholder001]

Well turn it up man...

[Thresholder001]

Goin to jail..

[EABeaudry]

@Thresholder001 That line is classic, I love it!!!

[filthyk50]

Thumbs up if Tucker Max sent you!

[ThymePeace90]

Greatest commercial ever!

[mangodebango]

Well turn it up man!!!

[eyeh8nbc]

This must have been one of the first mail-order albums to be available on CD. I don't have this, but I have an 8-track called just "Freedom" circa late 1970s that's sort of like this.

[CoolerByAMile]

Good God Ya'll. I remember this from the late 80's in college.

[normski71]

$24.95 for 2!!! CD's

[Jellogel]

"Remember the good old days" ... "Going to Jail!" lmao

[teamgod]

@Jellogel

Yeah this is pretty much the best line ever spoken in a commercial.

[D0NRICKLES]

( . l . ) TITTIES!!!!!!!!!!!

[IggyM]

Nice! 

Im pretty sure this isnt the original Freedom Rock ad though. The original commercial was played constantly during the 80's- several years before CD's were at all common. I think they redid the commercial once CD's took off.

[sepulthrax]

@IggyM The Compact Disc debuted in 1985 and were commonplace by 1987. I remember seeing this commercial 3 times per hour on MTV vividly from 1988-89.

[goldfly0]

LOL at people who DON'T listen to Sweet Home Alabama by Skynard. What is racist about that? You mean about They love the Governor BOO BOO BOO, where they were COMPLAINING about him? The song was a response to a Neil Young who WAS racist with his songs in question. Although anyone who really listens to the song would know all that.

[MelanconPaul]

Someone mentioned the red-haired guy being "Red Noise" and wondered where he was now. He passed away several years ago.

[StuMcKoo]

Goin' to jail....

[CowntFenring]

love this commercial

[aliensporebomb]

My friend Doug actually bought the CDs years ago. I wonder if he still has them?

[laserstun]

Mommy?  What's a cassette?

[mdyr2010]

The guy with the red hair used to be a DJ called Red Noise on a classic rock station in Atlanta years ago. Don't know where he is now.

[RotoPlasmX]

horrible, gut wrenching mediocrity...

[victoriaphibes]

This is so much more fun than having a host and an old pop/rocker that they do today!

[suspekt29]

Downloading from Rapidshare as we speak.  When its done, I'll turn it up man :)

[KOSMICKEN09]

I found this lp today at a record show, in mint condition, for 2 bucks! I kid you not.

[TallGRog]

So Jealous

[EABeaudry]

@KOSMICKEN09 Well, turn it up, man! LOL!

[ctcole77]

Skynard is NOT freedom rock.

Listen to the words of Sweet Home Alabama.

It's anti-freedom rock.

[yenalud]

it's skynyrd.

[RotoPlasmX]

exactly. skynard may rock, but they are DEFINITELY intolerant hillbillies.

[purpledude603]

"Hey man, is that freedom rock,

[PizzaDinosaur]

@purpledude603 Yeah, man!

[MarketMaker74]

Great fuckin shit!

[panthercane13]

Well turn it up man!! What a classic..thanks's for posting...man.

[goofygoat2009]

laughing my ass off!

[Ultimatetrouble]

I used to have the 8-Track. :)

[bostonplayroom]

I used to make fun of it a lot when I was younger, though.

[bostonplayroom]

I remember this commercial.  I have always loved it. I still remember the order of most of the songs.

[brossow]

Ah, the good old days before they decided to completely rape you with bogus S&H charges.

[TheXecromancer]

OMG - love it! I've used that classic exchange of lines on my teenage boys and just had to look it up and show them the vid. Thx for posting it.

[bostero1]

Ahhh the power of advertising! It really makes you wonder. I must have been 14 when this was airing on television and look at it now. An American cult classic commercial that anyone during that time is sure to remember. Amazing isn't it?

[SFFOOL76]

The bastards got us, you're exactly right.

[LUVMEN21]

TURN IT DOWN MAN!!

[barrydope]

Way down!

[kg4tht]

Well, TURN IT UUUP, Man!!!!

[ryanboyce1]

I had this tape set, people always referred to this commercial when they saw I had it.. This is hilarious because they are trying to be genuine.

[hollyhilton13]

My mom actually bought this for me for my 17th birthday (in 1987).

[roothands]

I called that 1-800 number last night at like 2 AM and an operator actually answered

[iam667]

"Remember the good old days ya know War, Protests."

"Going to Jail!" haaaa what a classis commercial brings back

memories of my good old days in front of the boob tube watching usa up all night

[xvilecrackerx]

GOIN TO JAIL!

[73ShannMan]

This played back in 87 through 88 i think, i was 13 and i would stop what i was doing and watch this commercial every time it came on.The burned out Hippie Reminded me of chech&Chong it was fun to watch every time.

[veltro75]

To this day you can still throw out a random "hey man is that freedom rock?" and someone will always say "yeah man!" XD

[eliaspratt]

@veltro75 nobody ever knows what im talking about when i i say it and that makes me feel old

[jntbmw]

@eliaspratt me too man.. lol Nice to be able to put it on my Facebook wall now. Rock on man!

[bubba5000]

These fucking hippies probably voted for Obama.

[roothands]

No, the guy on the right totes became a Republican as soon as he landed a job, but the guy on the left is a complete Ron Paul supporter.

[falcons12345]

Hahaha That is too funny. Nice

[visor109]

Groovy collection, Man!  "Turn it up, Man"

[dcat918]

lmao I remember this commercial. Rockin hippies.

[skwhirl]

I can confirm it on the air in the spring of 87 on a local independant station.

One of the few from my childhood that I will never forget (along with the old Ginsu commercials)

[teddrum]

This commercial came out in 1988 and I have it on 3 cassettes!!

[mistabook]

These are some very energetic hippies, man.

[AverageAdam]

"Hey man, is that Freedom Rock?"

"No, Layla by Eric Clapton."

"Oh, never mind then."

[GurtrudeStein]

What year was this commercial released man? Anyone know?

[bluegrassbaby86]

Oh man, I'd like to have that record.

[JackMomma78]

That has to be THE greatest commercial ever made. Here's a big thumbs up to whovever posted this!

[slyflight]

I may be a little late with this, but, if you're still seeking info on the actors...Don't know who the guy on the left is, but dude on the right worked for KILO 94 in Colo Spgs, Co. at the time this was recorded, I can't remember his real name. He went by the air name RED NOYZE. Last time I heard him, he was at a small market station in michigan in about '88 or '89. Hope this helps!

[SirHatchporch]

2009 Version:

Hey man, is that "Freedom Rock"?

Yeah, man.

Well send me the torrent file, man!

[Priole2000]

LOL!

[DanielleDeFreeze]

I called the number. It's some investment company now.. I went " HEY MAN IS THIS FREEDOM ROCK?!" on their machine.

[dnowitzki]

That's HILARIOUS!!!!

[bostero1]

Classic. They must get that all the time.

[EABeaudry]

@DanielleDeFreeze Awesome!

[dhill89]

@DanielleDeFreeze hahaha just did the same thing, the guy said "no...this is greg, you have the wrong number" in a very scared and confused voice.

[demonjack123]

@DanielleDeFreeze lawlzy.

[BagOfEyebrows]

we thought of this commercial today and I said 'that is probably on youtube, let's watch it later' - and sure enough, here it is! I love youtube for the memories! Thanks for putting this up -

[iceshark018]

eric claptom layla!

[fogjotmanemejtek]

Hy! Does anybody knows, what is title of the first song at the start of this commercial? Thanks.

[BrokenMotherTongue]

Haha I used to listen to Freedom Rock while wearing my Laser-Beam Wristwatch!

[thorquest]

No luck finding this on Ebay. It sure would be nice to have in the collection though. I'm calling the 1-800 number just in case.

[amy80424]

This is hilarious, my boyfriend and I were laughing about this last night--came to youtube and of course it's here! I'm secretly putting this into his ipod....

[elithecat]

Glad it is going to good use!

[pwnageprata]

actually looked like an awesome collection of music haha

[Daxtajak]

SWEET!!

Three cassettes! only 19.45!!

[jjamuss]

Classic! Moreso than the songs on the records? Mom, whats a record?

Has anyone called the number to see if it still works?

[fastcafe]

Hey man is that Freedom Rock?

[SusanWayward]

Oh thank you. I was so hoping I'd find this on YouTube.

[BigOldCar]

Turn it down, man...

That's the best!