Interested to hear your views on this version (based on the Goatsnake version of this Free classic, we don't tune as low as Goatsnake though!). It was our first time playing it out live - not a great sound as its from an audience camera.
Robert Plant lost his voice even when zepp was still a band....in the studio he is marvelous...live....just hasnt cut it in mega years.....now dont get me wrong, he still sounds great......but even the biggest zepp fan has to realize that.....heck even a lot of the 70's zepp bootlegs he was always going off key......I wouldnt say Rodgers is better....ever....but the ear does not lie
typical japanese crowd they sit like nothing happening here i dont like asian people that much weird aliens they are and i have reasons why i dont like asian aliens that much but the asian pussys great to f@@@k
I always wonder what goes on in Rabbit's head during his solo. He must heve felt great! Too bad Kossoff had to leave the band, but I've always liked the Heartbreaker album and this footage is a real gem. Rodgers' voice sounds great and he can play a mean guitar!
Paul Rodgers is the greatest singer in my mind but I can totally respect other opinions. Robert Plant is a joy ; Rod the mod singing you wear it well never fails to put a smile on my face. Levi Stubbs, Otis redding and Willie Nelson can bring me to tears & Glenn Tilbrook can make me laugh or cry in a heartbeat. The second you try to elevate a personal hero by slagging off someone else is the same second you lose any credibility.
oh man, don't forget about the guv'nor - Steve Marriott (Small Faces/HumblePie). Him and Paul the best blue-eyed soul singers ever. Plant's live delivery wasn't/ isn't that great, that's why personally I can't put him with these two.
As far as the arguing over Plant and Rodgers goes, I will always defend Paul before I'll defend Robert. For one, Robert can't boast of the nick-name "white-man with soul" and Paul being with Queen now? I think that in itself speaks wonders. Freddie Mercury to Paul Rodgers. Incredible. I do understand that Robert's voice was damaged but after Led Zeppelin, where did he go? Nowhere. Paul got bigger. And a Zep reunion? That's all he was known for. Paul made all the bands he was in household names.
after led zep he had 5 or 6 straight gold and platinum albums. the he does page/plant goes for a more underground sound which doesn't sell well and then this duet with kraus which was huge. rodgers does free then big success with bad co,the firm which was a joke,20 years of worthless solo stuff and the worst selling queen lp and tour. hmm take out led zep and bad co out and plants success just makes rodgers look silly bet you the krauss cdsold more than all of rodgers post bad co career combined
As far as the Kraus thing goes, the only reason that was big was because it had Plant's name attached to it. It's an unknown with a well known. Of course it's going to sell. Just because The Firm didn't have a big album didn't make it a joke. They were very much a super group with great musicians. 20yrs of worthless solos stuff? Paul collaborated with huge name in his solo career. Just because it wasn't original stuff doesn't make it worthless.
@Highland45 Allison Krauss a no name ? She is the all time female grammy winner and has sold millions. She is very well known along with her band Union Station. What cave have you been living in ?
@GOODY61 I never heard of her until she played/toured with plant, but then again I don't watch television or pay attention to the grammys or the media.
Let's face it, when singers get as good as both Rodgers and Plant, it can't get any better in their rock based genre. There are many fine singers around, just like there are many fine wines, we enjoy them all, at our leisure.
Paul Rodgers has a great voice, but still he's no Robert Plant.. He just doesnt have much of a range, and his voice isnt as powerful. Its powerful, but not like Plant's at all..
You guys chill with the arguing plz! Rodgers has one of the definitve voices in Rock and so did Plant!As the age, I give Rodgers the edge! Plant cant hit those high noted anymore! This isnt "free" at all without Kossoff and Fraser! They were the heart and soul of this band!
I felt tetsu and rabbitt gave Free more of a hard edge. After frasers departure and koss only able to play on certain tracks on the Heartbreaker album It felt like the last hurrah. Although Heartbreaker is a very powerful album
@AZRacer2000 ....music is all about opinions...arguments about who is better are silly- Paul is awesome,so was plant....how bout roger daltry....james dewar and so on......many great voices...
@AZRacer2000 No one is more or less in Free than any other....and that is what made them so remarkable...however...when faced with the problems that they had to surmount....this incarnation, albeit missing Koss...and the Heartbreaker LP that they were touring behind....was certainly worthy of it's own merit. Bundrick is a GENIUS keyboardist...probably the best B-3 player alive. The heart and soul of Free truly is Simon Kirke! Completely overlooked and underloved!
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Sorry guys the world wasn't ready for a unibrow yet, besides Rogers couldn't pull off Gillians unique three in one voicing, Gillian was amazing but Rogers soulful voice fit perfectly with Bad Company.
free has got to be my all time favourite band, they were just amazing, they dont make music like this anymore and of course theres no-one can sing like paul!!!
awsome video where did u get hold of this thanxs for sharing it forget coverdale gillian and plant not a patch on paul rodgers best blues rock singer ever
in demand by other artists to work with check out other artists influences inc coverdale freddie mercury rod stewart and others too many to mention they all pay respect to rodgers more than any other singer its a fact he is the number one rock blues vocalist
I saw Free live at Sunderland mecca 1973 and they were fookin amazing totally amazibng, blew me away, Beckettw ere supporting check out Beckett on you tube playing at the olg grey whistle test
Actually, I didn't know that Paul Rogers was such a good lead guitarist. He played it as well as Kossoff would have pretty much... wow, what a guy, I'm impressed.
Nearly as good as me... ha ha... just kidding... I'm heaps better... just kidding again... :o)
Great song, just love Rodgers' vocals, sharp yet smooth, perfect pitch. One of my favourite Free/ Bad Company songs, right up there with Little Miss Fortune. Thanks for posting this.
"the doors" and "deep purple" two bands with two of the best organ players in the business.. check 'em out. and if your feeling a bit progressive take a look at ELP (i suggest at the isle of wight) and yes or maybe genesis. that'll blow your mind =)
Come-On! This band isn't for real? They're from some heavenly dimension, no? I missed them because I was 11 y.o. Glad I'm catching them now. Unbelievable!!
Hi You Free fans..just posted comment on another Free track, the kids thought it was Queen ...GOD HELP ME I said I would just kill them the girlie twats. I'm old enough to have seen Koss,Rogers etc I'm 54 now and saw them thru the 70s
I bet it's crap for bands when they have to rebuild, They probably know it'll never be the same as it was before, but in all fairness FREE were the dogs bollocks! :D
Koss was no doubt shit-faced and out of it again. Pity such talent got wasted. At least on this tune Rodgers does actually play some lead inbetween his vocals, instead of just a few chords or an acoustic guitar like he did here in Newcastle GB after Koss was pulled off the stage.
God damn Paul Rodgers is the man. No slouch on guitar at all either. What the hell is he doing in Queen ? GET HIM BACK ON HIS STRAT !! good Koss sound-a-like.
You have to admit Paul Rodgers has got some bottle! Your lead guitarist pulls out of a tour at the last moment, do they get someone else in? Nah, let the lead singer do it.
Can you imagine that today? "Hey Mick, Keith can't make the tour,fancy giving it a go?" I think you could guess what the answer would be.
Awesome stuff. I love FREE and BADCO both & it depends on mood who I prefer. It's always been that way for me. Both different animals though. Free had more depth, light, & shade. BADCO was definitely more commercial & stuck more 2 a formula that obviously worked & worked well. There are things about Mick Ralphs that have truly inspired me & my playing. Ditto for Koss obviously. Ralphie wrote some of the best Chuck Berry inspired rock & roll songs out there during the 70's. God Bless them all.
Yes I must agree with Iamschuchart - Free were really much better than Bad Company. Free had so much spiritual depth to their music- it is a kind of finesse that is completeley lost with Bad Company which were so commercialised.
i whole-heartedly agree....thatz why im STUCK on FREE and CREAM.....the best raw , soulful , deep , real music ive EVER heard ....and seven great musicians playing the music ...it simply doesnt get any BETTER than CREAM and FREE
yep....am REALLY really enjoying SEVEN MOONS at the mo'....Robin Trower and "ma Jack" (wink) (Jack simply touches a place in me i didnt know EXISTED...Songs for a Tailor is unbelievably awesome)
Many thanks for this posting. Where did you find the film? I love the original quartet but I also rated this incarnation of Free. The Heartbreaker album is a classic and it's great to see some live footage of them. Kossoff made a brief return to the band later in 1972 and they recorded a brilliant live version of this track. Wish there was some footage of that, too!
The feel and soulful sound of Kossof and Andy Fraiser is what made the difference in the difference in thier music. Bad Co was more of a Rock band, Free more of a Soul/Blues Rock band
Because they had to make room for Madonna? Sheez, what is this world coming to. Since when is Madonna R&R? The totally bastardized the institution on that move.
i also keep tryin to give ALL music a chance....but its no bloody use...i just keep coming back to the early rock blues...there's no other music with such frickin MOJO , baby (lol) CREAM are still my No1 , but , hell , FREE are in the process of nailing me (hehehe)
Paul Rodgers is doing an Amazing job here keeping Free alive despite the failing health of their fellow band mate kossoff. They Sure dont make music like this anymore...
Yes, paul played guitar. An excellent player. But he never needed to very often, because he always had an awesome player in his band. Paul filled in a lot when Koss was too out of it to play.
yeah, its a common myth among fans that some of free's later albums featured a weak from drugs Kossoff playing guitar solo's when in actual fact it was Rodgers playing them and doing the best he could up against a god like Kossoff.
Whoa! Paul Rodgers......superb......
tonfan 2 weeks ago
Richie Blackmoretried same with mistreated and Coverdale.
papmjny 1 month ago
Paul FUCKING Kossoff
AMAZING song dude, thank's so much!
bcdalessio 4 months ago
This is great, thanks for posting it!
ejlavendercat 5 months ago
the footage is so damn cool, its a crime the sound quality doesnt match up. real cool stuff though. wonder what arena (venue) this is.
flyvibe71 5 months ago
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Please search for Baleful Creed Heartbreaker
Interested to hear your views on this version (based on the Goatsnake version of this Free classic, we don't tune as low as Goatsnake though!). It was our first time playing it out live - not a great sound as its from an audience camera.
ifihadafish 8 months ago
All I have to say is Free were better than the Rolling Stones. And how good did Paul pull off the guitar parts??? Very very cool!!!
guitarsehole 9 months ago 3
Robert Plant lost his voice even when zepp was still a band....in the studio he is marvelous...live....just hasnt cut it in mega years.....now dont get me wrong, he still sounds great......but even the biggest zepp fan has to realize that.....heck even a lot of the 70's zepp bootlegs he was always going off key......I wouldnt say Rodgers is better....ever....but the ear does not lie
LizRichieBand 9 months ago
@LizRichieBand Rock is men't to be wrong. Rock is never perfect and never will be. It just adds to the effect...
GuitarzMyThing 3 months ago
Never knew Paul Rogers could play guitar that well.
slick5066 11 months ago
@slick5066 He's also a very good bass player, btw.
deamous 10 months ago
In his genre, he was and is the best.
rfw45 1 year ago
the comment below is in japanese
i think he's a fan
sufireed 1 year ago
今から38年前 E,L&Pとのｼﾞｮｲﾝﾄで来日した時の映像ですね。山内テツ在籍時のフリーは大好きです。1972年7月24日甲子園球場でのコンサート（観客がグランドになだれ込んでE,L&Pの演奏は中止になった例のコンサート）には私は行ってたんですが、この映像はいつのものでしょうか？
1101395 1 year ago
@1101395
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iafhn 1 year ago
GOATSNAKE made an awesome cover of this song. Turned me onto FREE, so...
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typical japanese crowd they sit like nothing happening here i dont like asian people that much weird aliens they are and i have reasons why i dont like asian aliens that much but the asian pussys great to f@@@k
aphasia1972 1 year ago
luuuuv paul's voice here. gives me chills
phaedraface 1 year ago
paul rogers was not just a singer frontman,he could play keyboards and guitar.he did it with bad co.at live shows.
reg5381 1 year ago
Thks for this....This was when Music was real before Lipsynking & 1 hit Wonders!!!!!!
jamieben58 1 year ago
@jamieben58 Too true I hope you were there I was and it was good.
Thanks R
raybede 1 year ago
One thing I've always loved about Paul Rogers- he never sand the same thing twice. Always improvising. A HUGE talent.
WhiteyCooper007 1 year ago
class indeed, free always performed well, they are just so dam good
87kittycat1 1 year ago
Wow rare indeed. Thanks for the post.
averilleX 1 year ago
Wonderful to see Paul playing and singing! Big influence to me.
Adackione 1 year ago
I Love !FREFREFREEFREE 4ever BRASIL
MrBruskinho 1 year ago
Sad, Sad where is Koss ? Paul doing well on guitar nevertheless
poudikat 2 years ago
That organ takes the skin off a ma back .....
mailbox827 2 years ago 2
It's just not the same without Kossoff.
murfdog19 2 years ago 2
@murfdog19 you got that right , he could play like no other man ! rip paul the world misses your talent.
bigrider2806 2 years ago
Lol! Thought this would have been a Led Zeppelin cover...
LinkBulletBill 2 years ago
huh? Free were an amazing band with their own unique sound. For sure they didn't need to do Led Zeppelin's covers.
xJayWalkerx 2 years ago
I didn't wanted to give the wrong impression...
Sorry...
Just a big fan of Led Zeppelin, and when I saw Free - Heartbreaker... Immediately I thought you know what...
LinkBulletBill 2 years ago
I always wonder what goes on in Rabbit's head during his solo. He must heve felt great! Too bad Kossoff had to leave the band, but I've always liked the Heartbreaker album and this footage is a real gem. Rodgers' voice sounds great and he can play a mean guitar!
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fromdusttogold 2 years ago
Just as well PR can play so many instruments with Koss being so out of it all the time
preshy50 2 years ago
This is making me feel a bit stoned actually :)
preshy50 2 years ago
Amazing!
Diofan1952 2 years ago
Anyone who slags this vocal needs a frontal lobotomy, nuff said!!
alderburn 2 years ago 4
Paul Rodgers is the greatest singer in my mind but I can totally respect other opinions. Robert Plant is a joy ; Rod the mod singing you wear it well never fails to put a smile on my face. Levi Stubbs, Otis redding and Willie Nelson can bring me to tears & Glenn Tilbrook can make me laugh or cry in a heartbeat. The second you try to elevate a personal hero by slagging off someone else is the same second you lose any credibility.
andy3974 2 years ago 2
oh man, don't forget about the guv'nor - Steve Marriott (Small Faces/HumblePie). Him and Paul the best blue-eyed soul singers ever. Plant's live delivery wasn't/ isn't that great, that's why personally I can't put him with these two.
xJayWalkerx 2 years ago
Marriott has got to be the single most under rated singer, rivaled only by Humble Pie as a group being shortchanged. What a shame.
Today, one could not buy music like this, at ANY price.
Thanks for posting.
EarCandyJar 2 years ago 2
Marriott? you mean Rogers?
pduvall100 1 year ago
@xJayWalkerx You sir, are correct!!!
WhiteyCooper007 1 year ago
@andy3974 Very wise statements!
WhiteyCooper007 1 year ago
Shame that the Stealer by Rod Stewart & The Faces has been removed from YT.
Otherwise you would hear from Rod's own lips what he and the boys' thought of the band Free......nothing but praise
emperorsdragon 2 years ago
As far as the arguing over Plant and Rodgers goes, I will always defend Paul before I'll defend Robert. For one, Robert can't boast of the nick-name "white-man with soul" and Paul being with Queen now? I think that in itself speaks wonders. Freddie Mercury to Paul Rodgers. Incredible. I do understand that Robert's voice was damaged but after Led Zeppelin, where did he go? Nowhere. Paul got bigger. And a Zep reunion? That's all he was known for. Paul made all the bands he was in household names.
Highland45 2 years ago
Oi, Rob Plant has had a perfectly successful solo career. Just listen to tracks like Big Log and 29 Palms. They are excellent.
Not to mention his work with Alison Krauss at the moment.
Give Planty a break.
Thats not to say Rogers isn't good like, he's brilliant as well!
ledzeppelin992 2 years ago
Alison Kraus sucks.,, trust me... :)
i hope they end this thing now
Luckzzz 2 years ago 3
after led zep he had 5 or 6 straight gold and platinum albums. the he does page/plant goes for a more underground sound which doesn't sell well and then this duet with kraus which was huge. rodgers does free then big success with bad co,the firm which was a joke,20 years of worthless solo stuff and the worst selling queen lp and tour. hmm take out led zep and bad co out and plants success just makes rodgers look silly bet you the krauss cdsold more than all of rodgers post bad co career combined
krevice 2 years ago
As far as the Kraus thing goes, the only reason that was big was because it had Plant's name attached to it. It's an unknown with a well known. Of course it's going to sell. Just because The Firm didn't have a big album didn't make it a joke. They were very much a super group with great musicians. 20yrs of worthless solos stuff? Paul collaborated with huge name in his solo career. Just because it wasn't original stuff doesn't make it worthless.
Highland45 2 years ago
@Highland45 Allison Krauss a no name ? She is the all time female grammy winner and has sold millions. She is very well known along with her band Union Station. What cave have you been living in ?
GOODY61 2 years ago
@GOODY61 I never heard of her until she played/toured with plant, but then again I don't watch television or pay attention to the grammys or the media.
KingOfTheCretins 2 years ago
paul rodgers lead singer paul kossof guitar simon kirke drums and andy fraser bass
sidmekk 2 years ago
Let's face it, when singers get as good as both Rodgers and Plant, it can't get any better in their rock based genre. There are many fine singers around, just like there are many fine wines, we enjoy them all, at our leisure.
1sleofskye4 2 years ago
this sounds like Free but dose not look like them at all and rodgers dose not play
daijiro2008 2 years ago
Sorry, his name is Paul "Rodgers", not "Rodger". Typo.
phkoester 2 years ago
Did I already mention Paul Rodger was one of my fave singer of all times?
phkoester 2 years ago
Rodgers + Kossoff yeah
ratbatblue555 2 years ago 4
ehm Kossoff actually didn't perform here, neither did he write this song
grungeera 2 years ago
Paul Rodgers has a great voice, but still he's no Robert Plant.. He just doesnt have much of a range, and his voice isnt as powerful. Its powerful, but not like Plant's at all..
cokeydear 2 years ago
You guys chill with the arguing plz! Rodgers has one of the definitve voices in Rock and so did Plant!As the age, I give Rodgers the edge! Plant cant hit those high noted anymore! This isnt "free" at all without Kossoff and Fraser! They were the heart and soul of this band!
AZRacer2000 2 years ago 14
I felt tetsu and rabbitt gave Free more of a hard edge. After frasers departure and koss only able to play on certain tracks on the Heartbreaker album It felt like the last hurrah. Although Heartbreaker is a very powerful album
forsheda 2 years ago
@AZRacer2000 ....music is all about opinions...arguments about who is better are silly- Paul is awesome,so was plant....how bout roger daltry....james dewar and so on......many great voices...
fezzappa 1 year ago
@AZRacer2000 No one is more or less in Free than any other....and that is what made them so remarkable...however...when faced with the problems that they had to surmount....this incarnation, albeit missing Koss...and the Heartbreaker LP that they were touring behind....was certainly worthy of it's own merit. Bundrick is a GENIUS keyboardist...probably the best B-3 player alive. The heart and soul of Free truly is Simon Kirke! Completely overlooked and underloved!
620NA 8 months ago
@AZRacer2000 mug
evolutionist2010 6 months ago
Respond to this video... the 13 thumbs up from the idiots for the mug who leaves his opinion, after giving people stick for leaving theirs is pretty amusing :)
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Sorry guys the world wasn't ready for a unibrow yet, besides Rogers couldn't pull off Gillians unique three in one voicing, Gillian was amazing but Rogers soulful voice fit perfectly with Bad Company.
July41054AD 2 years ago
these guys were huge...
if anyone evr wrote a rock encyclopedia he sould have'em on the cover
touaregk 2 years ago 2
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junglemonkey57 2 years ago
This and more footage is available on the Free Story DVD. If you can't source let me know and I will help out.
junglemonkey57 2 years ago
free has got to be my all time favourite band, they were just amazing, they dont make music like this anymore and of course theres no-one can sing like paul!!!
Pussycatfeathers 2 years ago
heaviest song ever
ace51515 2 years ago 2
awsome video where did u get hold of this thanxs for sharing it forget coverdale gillian and plant not a patch on paul rodgers best blues rock singer ever
onlybluesman 2 years ago
i think a 69-72 era Plant could put on a good show against Rodgers
JGZerbe 2 years ago
sorry disagree plant had a distinctive voice with rock being in its infancy rodgers can actually sing thats why he is
so much in demand
onlybluesman 2 years ago
so much in demand? i think Plant is in more demand with the millions upon millions of people praying for a Zeppelin reunion
JGZerbe 2 years ago
in demand by other artists to work with check out other artists influences inc coverdale freddie mercury rod stewart and others too many to mention they all pay respect to rodgers more than any other singer its a fact he is the number one rock blues vocalist
onlybluesman 2 years ago
any free fans should check out SWAMPFREAKS
returnofsonofgod 2 years ago
I saw Free live at Sunderland mecca 1973 and they were fookin amazing totally amazibng, blew me away, Beckettw ere supporting check out Beckett on you tube playing at the olg grey whistle test
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firesmell 2 years ago
where did this footage cause it must of took u months to find this and put it on youtube
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junglemonkey57 2 years ago
paul rodgers burns down any stage he is on...has unreal presence...pure heat.....
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surementill 2 years ago
Actually, I didn't know that Paul Rogers was such a good lead guitarist. He played it as well as Kossoff would have pretty much... wow, what a guy, I'm impressed.
Nearly as good as me... ha ha... just kidding... I'm heaps better... just kidding again... :o)
Thanks for posting this.. loved it!
JakeAnnetts 2 years ago
Amazing video. Amazing performance. Saw Free live in 1972 at Lancaster University, Now my son is into them - he's 15
breakinbenjaminlover 2 years ago
everyone needs to checkout GOATSNAKE's rockin' cover of this great tune.
noiseruption 2 years ago
had the pleasure of being kissed (on the cheek) by this wonderful man at glasgow barrowlands
soozdio 3 years ago
Great song, just love Rodgers' vocals, sharp yet smooth, perfect pitch. One of my favourite Free/ Bad Company songs, right up there with Little Miss Fortune. Thanks for posting this.
bigbattenberg 3 years ago
Free were much better than Bad Company
Bucketheadhead 2 years ago 4
I wish the audience in this vid would show a bit more enthuisam.
sdk58 3 years ago
It's a classic japanese audience. They show respect.
KlipKultur3 2 years ago
where was the respect during Cheap Tricks,I want you to want me, live a budakon? hahahaha!!!!
noiseruption 2 years ago
i had no idea paul rodgers played guitar.he's no koss but god is he is holding his own
wonkavella 3 years ago
This is just great. Beast band ever. Thanks for posting. Wish I was back in the early 70s
LEEDSPETER001 3 years ago 2
Yeah, drugs fuelled Kossoff's brilliance originally but hurt him ultimately. 'Free' without Kossoff is valuable but not complete.
gosia127 3 years ago
Drugs did not fuel Paul Kossoff's brilliance,it was just pure talent that he had. Being under the influence of drugs while playing saps creativity.
FENDIN10 3 years ago 2
The use of organs and synths in a band is generally awesome! This is my first hearing of this and I like it! Thanks acerb for sharing!
Zarkania7 3 years ago
Sincerely.;is the first time I have see an organ in the band.. Thank Acerb for send me
algs229635 3 years ago
"the doors" and "deep purple" two bands with two of the best organ players in the business.. check 'em out. and if your feeling a bit progressive take a look at ELP (i suggest at the isle of wight) and yes or maybe genesis. that'll blow your mind =)
ajk1989 3 years ago
He said "..in the band.."..meaning free....which is kinda wierd...when did ya ever see Free preform wit keys
MRMITCHELLZ 3 years ago
And Purple must've listened to Free, cause he said somewhere that he came up with mistreated from this riff
57250tr 3 years ago
yea, blackmore who wrote mistreated was/is listening alot to Free
TheEmoEmoEmo 3 years ago
true he even ask asked rodgers to join deep purple has a replacement for gillian but rodgers turned him down wot a band that would have been
onlybluesman 2 years ago
Wow!! Very cool!
cherrialbum 3 years ago
They did a Japaneze tour without Kossoff at that time.
laticat 3 years ago
A rare Live performance without Paul Kossoff perhaps the Band was going through a crisses.
Oldskoolmusiclvr62 3 years ago
I heard somewhere Kossoff was to high to play so Rodgers had to cover.
Tomo678 3 years ago 4
this is beyond awesome! but the chemestry isn't at max here
The Drummer is so beyond epic...his feeling is so out of this world..
AlexGronstad 3 years ago
Wow. I have a huge collection of Paul Rodger concert footage and this is the first time I have ever heard an organ in the band!
VinylLPs 3 years ago
what a passion in his voice
irkasp 3 years ago 3
One of the best bands of the 70's. Paul Rodgers voice is awesome!
Acrooacree 3 years ago 2
Come-On! This band isn't for real? They're from some heavenly dimension, no? I missed them because I was 11 y.o. Glad I'm catching them now. Unbelievable!!
~Vox from USA
voxepisode 3 years ago 6
Hi You Free fans..just posted comment on another Free track, the kids thought it was Queen ...GOD HELP ME I said I would just kill them the girlie twats. I'm old enough to have seen Koss,Rogers etc I'm 54 now and saw them thru the 70s
sidewaysid 3 years ago 4
I bet it's crap for bands when they have to rebuild, They probably know it'll never be the same as it was before, but in all fairness FREE were the dogs bollocks! :D
farra07 3 years ago 2
Koss was no doubt shit-faced and out of it again. Pity such talent got wasted. At least on this tune Rodgers does actually play some lead inbetween his vocals, instead of just a few chords or an acoustic guitar like he did here in Newcastle GB after Koss was pulled off the stage.
lolzordz666 3 years ago
lack of dynamic in solo part,miss kossoff sooo maz
mebloke69 3 years ago 4
God damn Paul Rodgers is the man. No slouch on guitar at all either. What the hell is he doing in Queen ? GET HIM BACK ON HIS STRAT !! good Koss sound-a-like.
stratocastermojo 3 years ago 6
i retract the bit about Koss-alike on the 2nd listen.
stratocastermojo 3 years ago 2
i wish the anti queen and paul brigade would just watch this stuff.......they have no idea, how can anyone say hes crap....its beyond me!!!!
ilovepaulrodgers 3 years ago 2
any one know who was playin them key boards it sounds almost like jon lord but i dont think that is who it was
furby1964 3 years ago
John "Rabbit" Bundrick, he used to tour with the WHO in the 80's and 2000's.
illuminati20 3 years ago
man them japs really know how to rock look at em mabey they were mesmerized
furby1964 3 years ago
WHAT A VIDEO!
sylvitarodgers 3 years ago
You have to admit Paul Rodgers has got some bottle! Your lead guitarist pulls out of a tour at the last moment, do they get someone else in? Nah, let the lead singer do it.
Can you imagine that today? "Hey Mick, Keith can't make the tour,fancy giving it a go?" I think you could guess what the answer would be.
buffalo123456789 3 years ago 5
what happened to kossoff was he in a drug related stupor or was this close to the end of free
furby1964 3 years ago
he was sick I believe, drug related problems.
illuminati20 3 years ago 3
Off the hook!
derrick41999 3 years ago
Utterly fabulous! The epitome of what great rock music is all about. Thank you for posting this piece of magic!
gazy21 3 years ago
Now that it's on You Tube it is no longer "Rare". Great stuff though. I love the raw energy missing from todays music.
tbcass 3 years ago
The white man with soul!
Highland45 3 years ago 4
Paul is the man today! RIP PK & BB
zosoandbadcompanyman 3 years ago 3
How fucking cool is he?!
SebZoso 3 years ago 3
I would also agree with both gingerbaker1000 &
lamschuchart, BoZ & MR were very pale in comparison to Frazer & Koss
emperorsdragon 3 years ago
Awesome stuff. I love FREE and BADCO both & it depends on mood who I prefer. It's always been that way for me. Both different animals though. Free had more depth, light, & shade. BADCO was definitely more commercial & stuck more 2 a formula that obviously worked & worked well. There are things about Mick Ralphs that have truly inspired me & my playing. Ditto for Koss obviously. Ralphie wrote some of the best Chuck Berry inspired rock & roll songs out there during the 70's. God Bless them all.
AynsleyDunbar46 3 years ago 4
Yes I must agree with Iamschuchart - Free were really much better than Bad Company. Free had so much spiritual depth to their music- it is a kind of finesse that is completeley lost with Bad Company which were so commercialised.
gingerbaker1000 3 years ago 3
i whole-heartedly agree....thatz why im STUCK on FREE and CREAM.....the best raw , soulful , deep , real music ive EVER heard ....and seven great musicians playing the music ...it simply doesnt get any BETTER than CREAM and FREE
janeythebrit 3 years ago 2
have you heard of robin trower?
turdslinger 3 years ago 2
yep....am REALLY really enjoying SEVEN MOONS at the mo'....Robin Trower and "ma Jack" (wink) (Jack simply touches a place in me i didnt know EXISTED...Songs for a Tailor is unbelievably awesome)
janeythebrit 3 years ago
come to me is my favourite track off of seven moons. jack bruce is almost as good as jimmy dewar! great singer.
turdslinger 3 years ago
MINE TOO - really! ive uploaded it already to a "MYSPACE" page that i keep for Jack , y'all should check it out! /johnsymonasherbrucejack
janeythebrit 3 years ago
MINE TOO - really! ive uploaded it already to a "MYSPACE" page that i keep for Jack , y'all should check it out! /johnsymonasherbrucejack
janeythebrit 3 years ago
Awesome! im gonna do the same for dewar possibly!
turdslinger 3 years ago
Many thanks for this posting. Where did you find the film? I love the original quartet but I also rated this incarnation of Free. The Heartbreaker album is a classic and it's great to see some live footage of them. Kossoff made a brief return to the band later in 1972 and they recorded a brilliant live version of this track. Wish there was some footage of that, too!
owenpetard 3 years ago
They still don't, leachim04 ;-)).
owenpetard 3 years ago
Watch the In Flames live DVD ("behind the stage") ;D
such a crazy audience...
theblindguard 3 years ago
Thats awesome so soulful.
laticat 3 years ago
The feel and soulful sound of Kossof and Andy Fraiser is what made the difference in the difference in thier music. Bad Co was more of a Rock band, Free more of a Soul/Blues Rock band
lamschuchart 3 years ago
Yes thats exactly why i compared them to Bad CO, the part that was missing people are what made them not as good.
lamschuchart 3 years ago
These guys were soooo much better than Bad CO
lamschuchart 3 years ago 3
You do realize that half of Free, excluding Rabbit were in Bad Company...
Highland45 3 years ago
Why isn't this band in the RRHOF?
greenfrog3333 3 years ago 6
Because they had to make room for Madonna? Sheez, what is this world coming to. Since when is Madonna R&R? The totally bastardized the institution on that move.
windridr66 3 years ago
I saw FREE in Manchester at the Students Union Building in 70/71 . Fabulous band , sadly missed .
REDEYJIM 3 years ago 2
wow i remember these guys supporting gramrye
OldOx 4 years ago
Still kicks ass, even without Kossoff and Fraser.
Didn't Tetsu play with Rod Stewart/Faces later on?
What was it with Japan in '72?? Deep Purple, ELP and Free, all within a few months of each other!!!
mailbox827 4 years ago
i just keep on searching for FREE ...am really digging them more and more and MORE .....
janeythebrit 4 years ago
keep digging....
peters9nine 4 years ago
i also keep tryin to give ALL music a chance....but its no bloody use...i just keep coming back to the early rock blues...there's no other music with such frickin MOJO , baby (lol) CREAM are still my No1 , but , hell , FREE are in the process of nailing me (hehehe)
janeythebrit 4 years ago
Paul Rodgers is doing an Amazing job here keeping Free alive despite the failing health of their fellow band mate kossoff. They Sure dont make music like this anymore...
Armacost 4 years ago
free aint free without k
badmichelle1978 4 years ago
This is so rare they didn't even get it together to put it on the recent DVD-brilliant posting.
johngolby 4 years ago
GENIJALNO
tx for upload best document, qualiti of video is less important TX bro from YUGOSLAVIA
jugoponos 4 years ago
This is great!!! Rabbit playing organ,rounds everything out. Too bad Kossoff couldn't make it...oh well.....
peters9nine 4 years ago
Yes, paul played guitar. An excellent player. But he never needed to very often, because he always had an awesome player in his band. Paul filled in a lot when Koss was too out of it to play.
ozzyzoe 4 years ago
Paul Rodgers played guitar?
Lukestar1991 4 years ago
yeah, its a common myth among fans that some of free's later albums featured a weak from drugs Kossoff playing guitar solo's when in actual fact it was Rodgers playing them and doing the best he could up against a god like Kossoff.
ginouack 4 years ago
love the lyrics too. simple, but weirdly imaginative.
'well my maker
must have been a hard heartbreaker'
only rodgers could have thought of that
namejimmy 4 years ago
BEST BAND EVER!!!
JohnnyJoe 4 years ago 2
)O( This man has to be one of THEE Best Rock Vocalist's ive ever fuckin heard!!
acerb45666555 4 years ago 2
That riff gets me everytime. I can see why Ritchie "borrowed" it. : ) Have to go and pull out my cd now...
Upyrazz 4 years ago
Paul Rodger's is still the voice, but to me it's evident his best years vocally were with Free. Chills!!! I love it!!!!!
Upyrazz 4 years ago 2
Rock's greatest vocalist's greatest vocal?
soupedupford 4 years ago 2
Ritchie Blackmore admitted stealing this riff and using it on his song "Mistreated"
woobieman 4 years ago
Ritchie Blackmore admitted to stealing this riff and using it on Deep Purples "Mistreated"
woobieman 4 years ago
this is a quality song, perhaps their best?
BakerBruceClapton 4 years ago
Tetsu means STEEL! Heavy!!!
KeithTheKing 4 years ago