Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird - Last Recording - Fresno 77

[stretson]

FLY HIGH FREE BIRD OH YEAH!!!!!!!!

[Kiter02]

The last recording of the true freebird ='(

[TheDreamcatcher1977]

First Lynyrd Skynard song I ever heard and i love it to this day.

[pet456bike]

@TheDreamcatcher1977 This fantastic song I've been listening to for almost 40 years... And it still does me in, emotionally, spiritually, I JUST LOVE IT SO MUCH... I am a free spirit I've asked my only son to play it at my funeral! ITS ME ALL OVER, I CANT CHANGE.....

[lyskynyrd00]

To this day I still have a tear in my eye every time I hear this song. This is hands down the absolute greatest song ever written. Take stairway and shove it. This song is pure emotion.

[MrOctagon20]

Wow sheer brilliance!

[blueindigomoon]

It was dedicated to Daune yes ....

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[whitewolf676]

lynyrd skynyrd will forever be remberd

one of very short list of favarite bands i have

rock on!

[lynyrdSkynyrd9100]

Skynyrd rules!

[lynyrdSkynyrd9100]

@KimiRayen hahaha, great comment :D

[andyhantke1981]

Fly high free birds!

[hairdoggy]

R.I.P. Ronnie, Cassie, Steve, Allan, Jo Jo, Leon, Billy, Dean. Your music has touched all of our hearts and souls! Thank you for the memmories! Fly high free birds!

[j244dav]

gets better each time you listen to it..superb

[TonyBeazley]

Now that is clean wow!!!!

[superlinkarts]

So Cool, I love these old recordings!

[kamada60]

@xxNatasha007xx How can anyone NOT like this song???? Maybe if you were born in the millinum but real rockers love this song and all of thier others. R.I.P.

[jwillett5360]

best song ever recorded in history

[KimiRayen]

454 likes... and 1 dislike. Hitler strikes again. >_<

[gillesb95]

Why so slow??

[Mrlight63]

@gillesb95 IF you listen it does get faster man ,like stairway to heaven layla they get going

[nocturnal69mix6969]

Who fucking dislikes freebird asshole one lone asshole

[emilyridgway1]

MY TOP 5 ROCK SINGERS

5.david lee roth-van halen\solo artist

4.ozzy-black sabbath\solo artist

3.bon scott-acdc

2.robert plant-led zepplin

1.RONNIE VAN ZANT IS MY HERO FLY ON PROUD BIRD YOU ARE FREE AT LAST

[Mrlight63]

thats about right,I WOULD HAVE HAD THE BEATLES BUT HEY.

[widener161]

Probably heard this song several thousand times, this is by far my favorite recording. They poor every ounce of themselves into this performance! Wish I would have been there!!

[SuperRedwing09]

Thanks for posting this is really nice to hear this classic

[mamoubarhopper]

Fantastic version of a great song. Impressed with the quality of the recording!

[xxNatasha007xx]

@mamoubarhopper Thanks! ;)

[bekka1519]

@mamoubarhopper This is soooo wonderful!!

[lenny1952]

@mamoubarhopper does anybody know if freebird was written about the late great Duane Allman?

[MrDave1432]

@lenny1952 It was actually originally written by Allen Collins. Check the web if you need proof but I am 100% sure.

[lenny1952]

@MrDave1432 thanks for answering my question about Duane. those two groups were awesome,im 59 years young and remember it like it was yesterday.too bad there gone. when steve joined the band they went from a good band to a great band. we missed out on a lot of great music all these years. i feel bad for the kids today that they couldn't experience the concerts of the 70's. rock on people !

[ek646]

wat kinda doosch bag dislikes this?

[xxNatasha007xx]

@ek646 Probably just some dirt-bag loser ass hole.

[warty2200]

@ek646 must have been a mis-click, happens sometimes, specially if you been hittin' the Old #7

[walt9nic]

@ek646 Round Up da Posse

[Wojo8888]

@ek646 An asshole that has never been laid...nor ever will be. AKA a dirty douche.

[platinumkeffer]

@ek646 ill kill them

[AMC328xi]

@ek646 you did spell douche wrong however. hahaha

[madmikeastoria]

@ek646 I never ran into any one that didn't like it!

[2271608]

Ronnie goes like a freebird..

thnk lynyrd skynyrd to be a part of my life !! Brasil Fan..

[MJamzzify]

rock on in a better place

[xxNatasha007xx]

@MJamzzify ...beautiful...

[blaspherian]

great performance!

[Kiter02]

all I can say is damn. that was good.

[Putergirl2]

Only have one word to describe this song___"Awesome"____

[jiberias]

Cool...

[SkynyrdTim]

Great recording! I'm impressed! Can't wait to see them again next month at Foxwoods Casino in CT. I know they'll play "Freebird", but I'm hoping they'll do "Tuesday's Gone" as well. Too bad they NEVER play "One More Time". It's an awesome song, but they never play it live. Play some Skynyrd!

[drdave313]

@SkynyrdTim Who are you going to see? As far as I know, Gary Rossington is the only one left...The band died in !977..

[lagodog]

@drdave313 The music is carried on by old and new members and family, Gary may be the only origional one left, but the music has been felt and has inspired many! So at least we still feel the soul of the origional band! Ricky Medlocke was there at the beginning also and he stills carries the torch!! Also! The Van Zandt name still leads the crew!

[warrenpermenter1]

@drdave313 Saw them New Year's Eve for free in the streets of Nashville and although most members are gone, they still rock. When you watch opening bands that are very good then they come on, well they are very very good. Ricky Medlock was an original member (lead on White Dove and Seasons, Pronounced album) Then Blackfoot

[JMXification]

Zer0 dislikes = EPIC

[JMXification]

Nice job!! Thanks for uploading!

[carolmarieritcher300]

I remember the t v was on all night and we were sleeping the news came on in the a m o m g

[theonemodifier]

"If i leave here tomorrow".He did after this show,that sucked so bad to lose him and everybody on that plane that died .i had tickets for the Little Rock show the next day,remember finding out from the morning news paper and was SO upset.It still hurts and sucks SO bad.LOVE LOVE those guys forever.THANKS so much for this post.

[pineapplesurprise]

@theonemodifier Well not after this particular show.i saw them 5 days before the crash down here at the Hollywood Sportatorium in Florida.i was 15 and it was my 1st concert and my favorite Band(still is).I turned 50 last week and have a terrible memory,but i remember everything about that night.Thank God.

[TommyToi1]

@pineapplesurprise This is true.I was there also.I'm 54 years old and heard freebird for the first time in 73 on WSHE in S.FL.

[LT1HILLINGHOE]

@theonemodifier Ronnie died in a plane crash October 20...two months after this show was done and not August 24 as you're implying.

[theonemodifier]

@LT1HILLINGHOE ok folks soon after,not the day after .Please forgive me for saying after this show,but it was after and not before.

[SteveGaines]

@LT1HILLINGHOE He implying this is the "LAST KNOWN" recording of Freebird...

[LT1HILLINGHOE]

@SteveGaines His statement sure doesn't read like that.

[rickpaul50]

@theonemodifier , my brother also had tickets for that show

[BibleBlack667]

@theonemodifier What he/she said! Apart from the having tickets thing .. wish I had though - seriously .. massive tragedy .. LS best debut album ever ..maybe - vs Zep's and the Stone Roses - but whatever - major tragedy ..

[lynnea1957]

@theonemodifier not everyone on the plane died..... The guy thats the piano player was on the plane. Also there was a guy that played guitar, I think, that ended up in a wheelchair. He eventually committed suicide. There may have been more, that's all I can think of at the moment.

[paulod96]

This is the type of song that puts hair on boys chests.... turns them into men!! \m/

[hosaku2010]

Too sad.

Greatsong! Forever!

[pimpin0it0sexy]

Seen original Skynyrd in 76' - best FUCKIN show EVER!!!!

[sscuda1]

Sad day when Ronny Van Zant died

[oregongal0906]

great  audio...it sounds like the real deal!!!

[lyhyuf]

awesome best rock guitar solo ever!!!

[nonless]

one of the few time machines still living

[frogman1958]

God Bless your souls...You will live FOREVER..

[HarbingersOfSkulls]

Now That's putting some Boots 2 Asses kick ass southern rock.

[Weezeganja]

stoopid planes....

[LscnrRaz0r]

EPIC FreeBird



[softgoodsint]

Awesome band, awesome song, awesome recording - the music, the song, the dream will live on - forever, in our hearts. Plane crash be damned, there's immortality here. Lynyrd Skynyrd and America forever! Wow, thank you Natasha007!

[cmw3098]

my cousin died and this was his favorite song!! FREE BIRD IS GREAT!!

[Jaketheoutlaw]

@cmw3098 Im sorry for your loss friend. my condolences to you and your family.

[laurie52462]

best song eva!

[laurie52462]

greatest song eva !

[SuperstarX]

THIS is, WHAT I understand as "MUSIC".

[ubernerd4]

0 dislikes. Damn straight.

[soul1cratos]

MUITOOOOOOO BOM..... ETERNIZADA, MÚSICA DE CABECEIRA.....

[LancairPropJet]

9:07 to 9:28 you'll hear a a sound that left our world with the original band members. You hear it after about 10:50 too. I've never heard that sound produced by any other band including the current Skynyrd band (a great band I've seen 4 times and recommend to all) In fact, in my opinion, this is the only song the current band just can't reproduce in spirit. No matter how hard they try.

[erk1088]

Interviewed Artimus Pyle several years ago on WPXZ 104.1 Punxsutawney, PA. Great interview 20 mins lasted 2 hours. What a loss of some very talented people, they are missed every day

[ninnefinne69]

;/)

[LancairPropJet]

I still can't believe this actually exists.

[Earthium]

bird is the word.

[MrDickymint66]

wot a brill song thanks for posting it.more u listen to it the more you

love and appreciate it.thanks again babe xx rich uk xx

[LancairPropJet]

The absolute peak of their skill and artistry. I really can't believe this exists.

[LancairPropJet]

This is a huge find! Thank you for posting this. I had no idea it even existed. 57 days later Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines, Cassie Gaines, the assistant road manager , the pilot and the co-pilot would be dead. Live it while we have it.



[nickdvszzzzz]

Wow Natasha, what a find.

The quality is unbelievable.

[rolesvill]

@nickdvszzzzz he didnt find it....he was there. he recorded it.

[xxNatasha007xx]

@rolesvill You Got That Right! ;)

[imexru2]

FREEBIRD should be our national anthem!

[rolesvill]

thats what its all about...

just being free!

kids just cant sit back , be happy! be free!

[rekohu1]

LOVE IT!

[Mercydiamond]

WITH TEARS IN MY HEAR RONNIE ALWAYS WILL MAKES ME CRY...RIP FREEBIRDS IN FOREVER IN MY HEART AND SOUL HERE. LOVE YOU ALWAYS.

[rolesvill]

natasha!

u sonfobitch!

[xxNatasha007xx]

@rolesvill Thanks!

[rolesvill]

@xxNatasha007xx hey man, have i told you how much i love you for posting this?

ronnie n the boys mean the world to me.

cant imagine a free birdless world.

[SothrenMan]

Fly on proud Bird for you are free!!!

[rolesvill]

ronnie did , in 29 years. what we will never be able to acomplish

[rolesvill]

@rolesvill find freedom!

[chance501]

@rolesvill Amen on that. Best there ever was.

[rolesvill]

ahhh ahhahahahahhaahhhhhhhahhhhhhhh­hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhahhhhhhhhhhhhhh­hhhhh . nothing compares to the all,mighty skynyrd lynyrd !!!! fucking great bunch of people -oct 20th 11'

[leeporter70]

cassie didn't want to fly,...............!

[markatsea2]

Thanks for the great LS at their best, when live and "the triple threat guitar gang"!!!! Awesome and More !!!

[rolesvill]

natasha, i want this on vinyl. give me 2 years and ill give you 5grand. perfect thank you so much man. van zant

powell

king

pyle

collins

rossington

gaines

you sons of bitches you! if i could see you right now man! music is killer cant say nothing perfect!

[ypoons89]

Once you begin the song, you are stuck...this is what its all about people! Being Free, unchangeable! Thats the America I once knew and loved dearly! We should let no one change us! We are one, and we built America, made it the best place in the world! Let no one take that away from us! We Freebirds! Forever and always!!!

No fancy lights, no laser beams, just beautiful American made music! Peace!

[clamtowne]

@ypoons89 Amen! My heart has not changed and never will

[pauldemo05]

Thanks for this great version. Any way you can put the whole show on or is it possible to trade for it? I have lots of the original band if you are interested. Thanks for sharing!!

[gman620]

At the 6:29 mark, right after Ronnie sings "Oh I can't change" he mutters something, but I can't make out what it is. Can anyone here with good ears make sense of what RVZ is saying?

BTW, this is a FANTASTIC recording of the band!!!

[jjvicars]

@gman620 Sounds like he's drawing out the word 'change'. "Oh I can't chay... ANGE" coming in a little louder on the delayed last note.

[MatthewsVideo]

Two MICs?  Where were they placed? It sounds like it's coming off the board!

[purpledarklighter]

That was out of this world! Amazing quality!!! Thanks for sharing <3

[bassomatic64]

What recording rig did you use? More clips?

[xxNatasha007xx]

@bassomatic64 'Click' on ... (more info)

[SteveGaines]

How about downloading some of the stuff of RVZ and Gaines singing together...That would be awesome...

[aliensporebomb]

Geez. Most bootlegs sound like they were recorded under a rock or in a cave somewhere or is so distorted it's all but unlistenable but, this sounds GREAT! Really clear, and loud and you can hear EVERYTHING. Even if you don't like LS you have to marvel at the quality of the recording. I think every LS fan should hear this.

[xxNatasha007xx]

@aliensporebomb You have a good ear my friend! Thanks a lot! :)

[purpledarklighter]

@aliensporebomb Nicely said, I completely agree!

[MagnumOpus007]

This is truly a gift and an amazing piece of rock history. I think I speak for the masses when I thank you for posting this!

[markophonic]

Prophetic...wow

Thanks for sharing!

[NicoleYGaston]

One of the best audience recordings I've heard of the original band. Great work. Thanks for sharing.

[Trey2488]

Incredible. Where did you find this?

[xxNatasha007xx]

@Trey2488 I'm the one who recorded the entire show in 77..:)

[1miketester]

@xxNatasha007xx

This is very classic !! Would you post the complete show? Big Skynyrd fan here.

thanks

[Trey2488]

@xxNatasha007xx Well then you are my hero. Thanks for releasing it. Did you also record the video of this concert that is out there (kinda)?

[Glendoras]

@xxNatasha007xx The sounds is great! Thanks for uploading this. Hot damn, this should be released on record! Cost about $2000 to make a double vinyl, 500 copies, with color cover, I got the connection if you got the money. ;-)