Why can't we produce another band like this? Oh yeah that's right the push for instant single success is preventing hard working bands who have learnt their craft the hard way, like bands of old, by gigging from getting noticed.
Agree that this is certainly inspiring music - but not all kids of today listen to lady gaga - there are some good bands out there, Muse being a big favourite along with Kings of Leon, The Black Keys and The Arctic Monkeys to name but a few xx
And not an effects pedal in sight. That's the sound of great songwriting and guys who could play. What's truly astonishing is that Britain produced the giants of the Beatles, the Stones, the Who, the Kinks and Cream, etc. in the 60s, following by a second wave of great bands like Free, Traffic, and Family in the very early 70s. As a teenager, I was lucky enough to see the latter two bands play live. What have kids got today? Lady Gaga, rap and death metal?
As with so many of the Free songs I've always found the interplay during the solo breaks among Frazier, Kossoff and Kirk absolutely intoxicating. Seemingly a disciplined approach. There is a unique almost sparse quality there not present in so many well-known works by others. Bruce, Clapton and Baker for example had a tendency to overplay such moments. Oh, and then you have to add the Paul Rogers factor. Best part of all: It's Free.
@rexforth COULD NOT AGREE MORE....!!! Zep - vs - Free is something like cappucino - vs - esspresso....Zep some substance but a lot of froth as well serve in big fancy cups, but Free short, hard-hitting, no frills, straight to the point...!
oh yeahhhpiupiii, good old rock n roll. one of the most tastefull bands, sweetness and sweet thooth) the voice, the balance, the tempo, and of corse the feeling!
@fuxgood - thanks, I did not know that. Just makes the whole thing even sadder. Heart failure at 26!! What a loss. I'm a big fan of guitarists who can really fly, like Hendrix or McLaughlin, but Kossoffs' playing always hit a nerve with me. This band, considering how young they all were, had the most amazing feel, sound, and awareness of parts, and people forget how influential they were. Kossoff and Fraser played off each other like no-one else.
Great band, shame they couldn't keep it together longer than they did, and of course the terrible tragedy of Kossoffs overdose. Andy Fraser was a unique bass player, ahead of his time. Up there with Willie Weeks and James Jameson IMHO
@InnAb109 Koss didn't pass from an overdose. It was from damaging his heart doing speedballs. He died of heart failure in the bathroom of an airliner. He had quit doing drugs at the time of his death but too late ...the damage was done. As I recall he was 26 at the time of his death.
any subsequent live version doesn't match: 1:01 up to 1:25: I love his voice, it's calm, controlled yet masterful, combined with the guitar holding back, then Paul's voice explodes, it's almost a spiritual experience, followed by "baby now do it, uhn...!" LOVE IT! Not to leave out the bass + the guitar solo later on. The whole effing song is a spiritual experience to me.
These guys were babies... They were a generation ahead of their time.. All the band were so tight, and together.. U have been listening to them for 40 years and the music still makes the hair on my neck stand on end.. Why oh why did Koss have to die so young!!!
I gotta say....in my opinion All Right Now is the best rock song of all time...the guitar..the drums...the bass...its all perfect...and this tune right here is a killer one its another notch in one of the greatest bands of all times belt \m/
The 1965 to 1969 period from Satisfaction by the Rolling Stones and I Feel Free by the Beatles in 1965 saw unprecidented change in music of Rock Groups coming out way ahead of their time to Groups like Cream,Jimi Hendrix Experience, Blue Cheer, Free,Iggy Pop And The Stooges in 1968 and 1969. The later 3 Groups were definately the most underrated of this period.
Hey...does anyone know why they put TWO mics taped together for the singer? I cant figure it out. I have seen it in old videos and I noticed it on old Black Sabbath videos with Ozzy as well. Thanks people....
@SonnyGTA .. In the days before Stereo Mixing desks , It was one for right and one for left channels on the PA . Simple but effective !!!!! Remember it was all mono at the time ..
@unlikeanyotherhuman yeah, i agree with you. Led Zeppelin had a much heavier and almost threatening approach, and Free were just the right balance, Rodgers had that voice and Kossoff, well what can i say huh, on his Les Paul?
@pitters57 That is some funky bass by Fraser, and I love Free, but James Brown's bass player from the 1960's is only one of many that could counter that point.
@pitters57 : Mr. ANDY "Legendary (FREE) Bassist" FRASER should be Honored today again & again for his contribution he gave us all for his Bass Guitar Play'n techniques!..he has my vote!..cheers! =0j
Today my dad was playing free in the car and i thought is was bad company, i felt like a dumb ass even though rogers is the leads for both. then again im also 13 too.
This type old stuff is so subtle....the tones are kinda muted and spacious..I find lots of todays live stuff just sounds loud, mixed to death and ultimately ....flat and grey..0.2$
@murfdog19 Actually, the movie was loosely based on Cameron Crowe's experience touring with the Allmann brothers and the line "I'm A golden God" was supposedly Robert Plant, but Crowe says that the inspiration for Lee's character was Paul Rogers and the Russell Hammond character was based on Glenn Frey. Penny Lane is the only real character from that time. I originally thought she was based on Lori Maddox, but not so.
Yeah, looks just like him too. Jason Lee naturally looks like him, then with the long hair in the film hes the spitting image. Could play him in a film about Free!
Great track..it does make me laugh when it shows the audience.. you would think they were at a poetry reading...how could you sit there watching this live and not feel it and give it some...just watching the video i had the old air guitar going and couldn't keep the head still not to mention lips pursed jagger stylee all the way through.
I'll give you a negative... Kossoff was the luckiest lead guitarist to be alive. Free were quite possibly the most innotive Rock band of the sixties, and he wasn't the main man, in fact he finished a poor fourth. This is bliss
@squirehendrix Then you should listen to Gary Thain (Uriah Heep) playing. Another great bassist who's life was taken by drugs. I'm not saying this to discredit Kossoff in any way, but Gary Thain was the greatest bassist ever in my opinion. He was playing little melodies in the background - difficult to explain.
@kingofthedeep Sorry for confusing Kossoff with Fraser. I love Free and I love Uriah Heep. I wouldn't even think of bashing any of them. To say that Gary Thain was a bad bassist because he played with Heep is just ignorant. That's like saying Uli Jon Roth was not a good guitarrist just because he played with Scorpions. If you've actually listened to Thain and concluded that he is lousy, then I rest my case. But how can you say that without even knowing anything about his playing style?
Badass. I have this show on dvd. The first time I played it I was shocked. I mean I had heard All Right Now, but 1 day after work I got a 6 pack, put this on. Holy shit. I watched it twice. I was shocked at how got this was. I mean I was blown away. Through my surround sound, it was freaking sweet.
My dvd is from called Free "Doin Their Thing". You can see it briefly on the start of "Mr. Big" here on YT I think. Anyway
one day I came home. The package arrived. Had a 6 pack and popped this little jewel in the dvd player. I was stunned. Watched the fucker 2 or 3 times. Had heard of Kossoff but not much more than All Right Now. And man the rest of the band is just as good.I knew Rogers was in the band. What a fantastic find. Love this band to death now.
amazing.. I was one of those to see them in the Gin Mill, Goadlming before they went big... Andy's playing was mesmerising... and Paul... singer extraordinaire.. and rest in peace.. KOssoff
@kingofthedeep - these guys ARE the best rock band ever.... case-closed, end-of-story, turn out the fuckin lights... dont wanna hear any different.....
One of the Biggest Rock`n Roll Bands,Paul Rodgers - Great Voice,Simon Kirke - Genial Drummer,Andy Fraser - Brilliantly Bass Player,Paul Kossoff - RIP.
seen free awesome live blew me away and changed my view of music as a 16 year old. Playing far beyond their ages Paul Rogers:- greatest male singer of all time. Marvin Gaye comes a close second and Im sure Paul wouldnt mind that
This dude can sing! That's a freakin hard song to sing man. He has total command of his voice. In anyone else's hands this song could easily sound flat. He's a force to be reckoned with. I agree that he's one of the greatest singers out there. He's not like that contrived crap, where people just think that hitting hard notes makes them great singers. That's not it. It has to do with the natural and raw feeling inflicted into the singing. Awesome.
Never was a big Plant fan, although I can see where you're going with that. Yeah, Plant could do it but there's a "shrill" quality to his voice that doesn't do it for me. What I find great about Rodgers is that his voice doesn't sound contrived or forced in anyway, he sounds like he masters the whole composition in a very organic way. I had this all thought out one night but now my mind's gone blank. Suffice it to say or as I pointed out on another vid. "he even "breathes" sexy".
Why can't we produce another band like this? Oh yeah that's right the push for instant single success is preventing hard working bands who have learnt their craft the hard way, like bands of old, by gigging from getting noticed.
ChuckF0ps 2 days ago
Oh ya, rock my world...I'll be creeping on you baby!
asfranko1958 5 days ago
Agree that this is certainly inspiring music - but not all kids of today listen to lady gaga - there are some good bands out there, Muse being a big favourite along with Kings of Leon, The Black Keys and The Arctic Monkeys to name but a few xx
TheJekyllBand 2 weeks ago
And not an effects pedal in sight. That's the sound of great songwriting and guys who could play. What's truly astonishing is that Britain produced the giants of the Beatles, the Stones, the Who, the Kinks and Cream, etc. in the 60s, following by a second wave of great bands like Free, Traffic, and Family in the very early 70s. As a teenager, I was lucky enough to see the latter two bands play live. What have kids got today? Lady Gaga, rap and death metal?
54ClubCoupe 2 weeks ago
this is rock'n'roll porn...!! masters at work....pure genius...!
aspabagourda 2 months ago
Andy Fraser - probably around 17 in this! FFS!
trumpetbeek 2 months ago
As with so many of the Free songs I've always found the interplay during the solo breaks among Frazier, Kossoff and Kirk absolutely intoxicating. Seemingly a disciplined approach. There is a unique almost sparse quality there not present in so many well-known works by others. Bruce, Clapton and Baker for example had a tendency to overplay such moments. Oh, and then you have to add the Paul Rogers factor. Best part of all: It's Free.
GlenBraeDude 3 months ago 2
The audience are a bunch of Zombies!!
marko6849 4 months ago
amazing guitarist, amazing band!
DayTripperLennon 4 months ago
Are you lot mad paul kossoff is a legend
Dawnessance 4 months ago 2
That solo.....
SamDunlopGlennie 4 months ago
Yes Andy Fraser ........My favourite bassist
What a band!!!!!
a40a40 5 months ago
@a40a40
I play bass and he is my bass hero. Ive gone out and brought an SG Reissue bass. Whats your fav bass line apart from Mr Big
Theonefooters 4 months ago
@Theonefooters he is my hero too XD
ryumishima44 3 months ago
Wow what a lame audience. Greatness is in their presence an they look like they are worried that they are going to be late for tea. They suck.
voodooloungeable 5 months ago
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jrhunter007 4 months ago
dig the bass.........cool !
janeythebrit 7 months ago 2
@janeythebrit ....Oh ya....dat rite
asfranko1958 5 months ago
anyone alse noticed how small the guy's drum is? you won't see that very often anymore these days
MasssTR 7 months ago
@MasssTR ....That was back in the day... Check Simon's kit with Bad Company.
asfranko1958 5 months ago
Such a great band. One of the best. Also note that they're impeccably rehearsed
mewrth 7 months ago
Ok so I have to admit that I just cant help but drool when I see Paul Rodgers in these tight, tight pants!!!! Dayyyyyyyyyyyyuuuuuummmm....LOL
sherrilynn1866 8 months ago 4
@sherrilynn1866
Where are you droolin' from? ;-)
spacecowboy7580 1 month ago
@rexforth COULD NOT AGREE MORE....!!! Zep - vs - Free is something like cappucino - vs - esspresso....Zep some substance but a lot of froth as well serve in big fancy cups, but Free short, hard-hitting, no frills, straight to the point...!
aspabagourda 8 months ago
I don't understand how ANYONE could be sitting down during this performance.
mandaberger7 8 months ago 2
@mandaberger7 That's what they (we) did during this era!
eastlight 2 months ago
Moments like 2:36 are why I became a guitarist.
threedollarwatch 8 months ago
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emilbusman 8 months ago
Paul Rodgers .... the best !
timnwa 8 months ago
Free, free me!.. forever!
oh yeahhhpiupiii, good old rock n roll. one of the most tastefull bands, sweetness and sweet thooth) the voice, the balance, the tempo, and of corse the feeling!
MrAfilipecar 9 months ago
Timeless music by a timeless VOICE!!!
petalwing026 9 months ago
Right on, brick
asfranko1958 9 months ago
The best things in life are FREE and Free are the best rock band that ever played, without doubt!!
crabbitgit 10 months ago
BABY NOW DO IT! MMHH!
bricktrainsoulja 10 months ago
The bridge..at about 1:00...sounds kind of like the bridge to "Good Lovin Gone Bad"
glueforall 10 months ago
Awesome thanks
Jonezi92 10 months ago
that ending is just perfection
mattvibe1 10 months ago
I miss real guiar tone.
nickslespaul 10 months ago
Everything Rogers does is great. What a talent.
rubbersole79 11 months ago 8
@rubbersole79 pity you didn't spell his name correctly though... Rodgers
PaulWanders 1 week ago
1:04 Han Solo on guitar!
HeAlastoria 1 year ago
Every one should watch " The Late Great Paul Kossoff" its here on you tube... SO SHOW YOUR DAMN RESPECTS!!
clikityclak 1 year ago
FREE........ME......
fuckoffndie1 1 year ago
2mins 11 secs - is that Edgar Winter in the audience???
andydbarnett 1 year ago
No wall of text from me. Just loving this, Thanks for the up.
stevies5 1 year ago
@fuxgood - thanks, I did not know that. Just makes the whole thing even sadder. Heart failure at 26!! What a loss. I'm a big fan of guitarists who can really fly, like Hendrix or McLaughlin, but Kossoffs' playing always hit a nerve with me. This band, considering how young they all were, had the most amazing feel, sound, and awareness of parts, and people forget how influential they were. Kossoff and Fraser played off each other like no-one else.
InnAb109 1 year ago
Great band, shame they couldn't keep it together longer than they did, and of course the terrible tragedy of Kossoffs overdose. Andy Fraser was a unique bass player, ahead of his time. Up there with Willie Weeks and James Jameson IMHO
InnAb109 1 year ago
@InnAb109 Koss didn't pass from an overdose. It was from damaging his heart doing speedballs. He died of heart failure in the bathroom of an airliner. He had quit doing drugs at the time of his death but too late ...the damage was done. As I recall he was 26 at the time of his death.
fuxgood 1 year ago
Clapton was blown away by his vibrato style.
rfw45 1 year ago
@rfw45 Me too - wicked vibrato - I had to take a second look to see if that was his hand or a whammy bar.
fuzzman1000 1 year ago
any subsequent live version doesn't match: 1:01 up to 1:25: I love his voice, it's calm, controlled yet masterful, combined with the guitar holding back, then Paul's voice explodes, it's almost a spiritual experience, followed by "baby now do it, uhn...!" LOVE IT! Not to leave out the bass + the guitar solo later on. The whole effing song is a spiritual experience to me.
pinkvela 1 year ago
Man, I got a serious mancrush for this band. My skull has melted into my heart and soul.
therugburnz 1 year ago 4
These guys were babies... They were a generation ahead of their time.. All the band were so tight, and together.. U have been listening to them for 40 years and the music still makes the hair on my neck stand on end.. Why oh why did Koss have to die so young!!!
cissactiger 1 year ago
It's not how many drums you have,,, it's what you can do with the ones you have.
Jackle61 1 year ago 2
@unlikeanyotherhuman
I agree! I've listened to most of what Paul has sung throughout his career, and I've NEVER heard an off note. He's amazing..
petalwing026 1 year ago 2
What a guitar player...such a sensitive playing...hands,tone,volume..
ALBE0Q 1 year ago 2
Lovin`it
Enzolabpit 1 year ago
my fav band with deep purple!!!
z603dauren 1 year ago
raw perfection!!
dano1103 1 year ago
I gotta say....in my opinion All Right Now is the best rock song of all time...the guitar..the drums...the bass...its all perfect...and this tune right here is a killer one its another notch in one of the greatest bands of all times belt \m/
kiss2211 1 year ago
Kossoff is just too damned much.... WWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOO Down South
rokn44 1 year ago
The 1965 to 1969 period from Satisfaction by the Rolling Stones and I Feel Free by the Beatles in 1965 saw unprecidented change in music of Rock Groups coming out way ahead of their time to Groups like Cream,Jimi Hendrix Experience, Blue Cheer, Free,Iggy Pop And The Stooges in 1968 and 1969. The later 3 Groups were definately the most underrated of this period.
BBQFanNo1 1 year ago
The most underrated British Rock Group of all time. You can hear a little bit Cream's Jack Bruce Bass influence in Andy Fraser.
BBQFanNo1 1 year ago 3
Andy Fraser has come out now. Who knew?! Bahahahahahahaha.
bricktrainsoulja 1 year ago
he look like bon scott!!! great singer great band best eve <3
BillysBMW 1 year ago
@BillysBMW as good if not better
gazzaboy2531977 1 year ago
Hey...does anyone know why they put TWO mics taped together for the singer? I cant figure it out. I have seen it in old videos and I noticed it on old Black Sabbath videos with Ozzy as well. Thanks people....
SonnyGTA 1 year ago
@SonnyGTA
I think one was for the pa/mix and one for the recorder. Someone will tell us..........
QVXS77 1 year ago
@SonnyGTA .. In the days before Stereo Mixing desks , It was one for right and one for left channels on the PA . Simple but effective !!!!! Remember it was all mono at the time ..
lovelyflares 1 year ago
@unlikeanyotherhuman yeah, i agree with you. Led Zeppelin had a much heavier and almost threatening approach, and Free were just the right balance, Rodgers had that voice and Kossoff, well what can i say huh, on his Les Paul?
kjgoya777 1 year ago
Dig Fraser at the beginning, staring hard at his EB-3. I stare that hard at pictures of this classic bass and wish had one.
Drblooter99 1 year ago
Bombass....after all these years!
Maturinbaird 1 year ago 2
Here we have Andy Fraser playing funk on the bass before it's been invented!
pitters57 1 year ago 52
@pitters57 Andy Fraser definitely wasn't the first to get funky.
NuclearHendrix 1 year ago
@pitters57 James Brown, Sly & the Family Stone.. ;P
SchnitzelMIC 1 year ago
@pitters57 That is some funky bass by Fraser, and I love Free, but James Brown's bass player from the 1960's is only one of many that could counter that point.
morleygrey 1 year ago
@morleygrey
I was JUST about to post the same thing until I scrolled down!
viewer427 1 year ago
@morleygrey Wasn't that Bootsy Collins?
eastlight 2 months ago
@eastlight Oh my lord yes, you are correct. Good call.
morleygrey 2 months ago
@pitters57 doesn't that make Fraser the original funk-meister, then? Badass rhythm section, anyway!
MaineManTodd 11 months ago
@pitters57 Andy fraser is one of the best bassits I ever heard.... its a shame to know how underrated he is....
ryumishima44 8 months ago 3
@pitters57 : Mr. ANDY "Legendary (FREE) Bassist" FRASER should be Honored today again & again for his contribution he gave us all for his Bass Guitar Play'n techniques!..he has my vote!..cheers! =0j
tornmask 5 months ago 5
Rock n roll best kept secret!
MrMOMOJAZZ 1 year ago
kossof's riffing was outstanding!
trinconi 1 year ago
imagine how good this would have been if the audience had given been rocking as well!
LegiNige 1 year ago
Today my dad was playing free in the car and i thought is was bad company, i felt like a dumb ass even though rogers is the leads for both. then again im also 13 too.
supercalafrgusydney 1 year ago
@supercalafrgusydney
Aint dumb mistaking bad company for Free!
But make no mistake, Free is the real deal. Bad Company were good , but commercial, much less interesting.
Drblooter99 1 year ago
@Drblooter99 Oh believe me I know, and it's unbelievable that they didn't make it that big.
supercalafrgusydney 1 year ago
Fantastic band!.....one of the best!!
daviemcf 1 year ago
Ich liebe diese Guitare, dieses Gefühl das da rüber kommt. Wer so spielt wie Koss,
der ist einfach von keinem zu topen. Jemanden wie Paul gibt es nie wieder.
Schade das er so früh von uns gehen mußte.
Andreagear4 1 year ago
I celebrate the guys' entire catalog
ripley450 1 year ago
andy fraser is such an underrated bassist...
jamesharvey101 1 year ago
great!!
sostara 1 year ago
This type old stuff is so subtle....the tones are kinda muted and spacious..I find lots of todays live stuff just sounds loud, mixed to death and ultimately ....flat and grey..0.2$
groovei 1 year ago
@groovei How true. They don't make em like this any more. Thank God for Youtube.
averilleX 1 year ago
This band rocked with so much soul and feeling more so than many so called supergroups of the 70s. ACE band
yardbirdmackay 1 year ago
...En su musica siempre se desprende la elegancia y ek glamour, Rock&Blues con tintes de Jazz y alma de soñador, asi es Free.
elmothman 1 year ago
These guys are so good it's sickening.
kingofthedeep 1 year ago
There was not big stages, hi-fi systems or computer-light that make suggestion through the people more than Music by itself does.
It was Just Rock'n'Roll Yell.
whoisthenext1 2 years ago
can i get this on mp3? anywhere?
help?
sillei1281 2 years ago
yeah on itunes they have tons of free stuff, or ebay buy the cds great shit
FooFightingman77 2 years ago
I dont know if you can get this live version on cd. But you can get it on Free forever dvd or the studio version on the album Free
blindboybenton 1 year ago
damn that is some sic bass playing
psychosonicchild 2 years ago 44
@psychosonicchild I just dont know why the whole world doest even notice that Andy Fraser is a genius.....
ryumishima44 1 year ago 22
@ryumishima44 Damn Right
kingofthedeep 4 weeks ago
If anyone has seen the movie "Almost Famous" the lead singer from the band Stillwater is based on Paul Rodgers in his Free days.
murfdog19 2 years ago 2
I don't think so. That band was from the USA. And they didn't have Koss,Frasier and Kirk in the band. Catch my drift?
kingofthedeep 2 years ago
The band Stillwater were loosely based on individual musicians. The guitarist Russell Hammond was based on Jimmy Page and Dicky Betts.
murfdog19 2 years ago 3
@murfdog19 Actually, the movie was loosely based on Cameron Crowe's experience touring with the Allmann brothers and the line "I'm A golden God" was supposedly Robert Plant, but Crowe says that the inspiration for Lee's character was Paul Rogers and the Russell Hammond character was based on Glenn Frey. Penny Lane is the only real character from that time. I originally thought she was based on Lori Maddox, but not so.
jmforge 1 year ago
Yeah, looks just like him too. Jason Lee naturally looks like him, then with the long hair in the film hes the spitting image. Could play him in a film about Free!
MrConeman 2 years ago
Nice. Any clip from the classic Free lineup is worth the watch.
ManilaSyndicate 2 years ago
Great track..it does make me laugh when it shows the audience.. you would think they were at a poetry reading...how could you sit there watching this live and not feel it and give it some...just watching the video i had the old air guitar going and couldn't keep the head still not to mention lips pursed jagger stylee all the way through.
Chokdeebaby 2 years ago 2
You've just described my exact experience!
MrConeman 2 years ago
I graduated other month and Paul Rogers was ther recieveing an Honoary for his musical work cause we went 2 same Uni!!!! WAHEYYYYYYYYY
jonnyActor 2 years ago
And clearly it wasn't in English!
trumpetbeek 2 years ago 3
shit. everybody is always talking about bonham, but noboby ever mentions simon kirke! he's such a fucking beast!
kinghorst 2 years ago
andy fraser 16 years old here people! the others not much older. fucking INCREDIBLE
jjwesley2525 2 years ago
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I'll give you a negative... Kossoff was the luckiest lead guitarist to be alive. Free were quite possibly the most innotive Rock band of the sixties, and he wasn't the main man, in fact he finished a poor fourth. This is bliss
mensamoo 2 years ago
Get the fuck outta here
kingofthedeep 2 years ago
One thing i have noticed about all the comments on FREE videos. Is there are never any bad one's.. All saying how great they are no negitive at all
blindboybenton 2 years ago 3
Give me Koss over any of today's right hand tapping/neo classical picking/rock legato shred bollox any day of the week.
sludgefingers 2 years ago 5
Paul Rogers best voice in Rock History...
acdeucee 2 years ago
who teh hell is Zakk???
outlawwolf621 2 years ago
Loads better than the studio version - great solo
cleveroonie 2 years ago
so thats where zakk got his stance from.
VarykGerai 2 years ago
I'm 17 now but what i would give to have seen these live and lived in the late 60s, early 70s. It would have been amazing.
Free are and always will be the best of rock!
DominicHunt 2 years ago
2:16 that's what I'm talkin' 'bout, son.
that guitar sound, I luuuuv it!!!!
RIP Kossoff...Miss him
yaronam 2 years ago 4
if i was in that audience when that solo came up i would be like... :O
mrwelbourn 2 years ago
*Christ*, I nearly just coughed my coffee up... that solo just came out of nowehere and blew me away.
Booga100 2 years ago 5
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admanphoto 2 years ago
Very tight and together. Kossoff very definitely in the mood--not a note out of place.
Great post!
steelyman08 2 years ago 2
Wow, I've never heard this one before. Kossoff has such dynamic range and subtlety! And he really cuts loose, too! What a shame he went so soon.
jax1moi8 2 years ago
2'13" - Robbie Coltrain in the audience, as in Cracker the TV series - fact.
trumpetbeek 2 years ago
Probably, one of the most underrated bands of their era. Awesome sound...
GerGilmore 2 years ago 3
Kossoff's playing blows my mind regardless of how many times I listen to him... Such a legend
squirehendrix 2 years ago 33
Dude, I got the same problem;)
billenkoekenbakker 2 years ago
@squirehendrix Then you should listen to Gary Thain (Uriah Heep) playing. Another great bassist who's life was taken by drugs. I'm not saying this to discredit Kossoff in any way, but Gary Thain was the greatest bassist ever in my opinion. He was playing little melodies in the background - difficult to explain.
fbendz 1 year ago
@fbendz Heep is not even in the same ball park as these guys. Get real. And Kossoff played guitar not bass.
kingofthedeep 1 year ago
@kingofthedeep Sorry for confusing Kossoff with Fraser. I love Free and I love Uriah Heep. I wouldn't even think of bashing any of them. To say that Gary Thain was a bad bassist because he played with Heep is just ignorant. That's like saying Uli Jon Roth was not a good guitarrist just because he played with Scorpions. If you've actually listened to Thain and concluded that he is lousy, then I rest my case. But how can you say that without even knowing anything about his playing style?
fbendz 1 year ago
@squirehendrix and what about of andy fraser, what a bassman,,,,,
ryumishima44 1 year ago 5
Its mad to think paul Rodgers is only about 21 in this video, and Paul Kossoff only about 19....
GiGiR09 2 years ago 3
And Paul still looks good
preshy50 2 years ago
Badass. I have this show on dvd. The first time I played it I was shocked. I mean I had heard All Right Now, but 1 day after work I got a 6 pack, put this on. Holy shit. I watched it twice. I was shocked at how got this was. I mean I was blown away. Through my surround sound, it was freaking sweet.
kingofthedeep 2 years ago 3
wat dvd is it???
blsMojo333 2 years ago
Free Forever
ruffdiamondz 2 years ago
My dvd is from called Free "Doin Their Thing". You can see it briefly on the start of "Mr. Big" here on YT I think. Anyway
one day I came home. The package arrived. Had a 6 pack and popped this little jewel in the dvd player. I was stunned. Watched the fucker 2 or 3 times. Had heard of Kossoff but not much more than All Right Now. And man the rest of the band is just as good.I knew Rogers was in the band. What a fantastic find. Love this band to death now.
kingofthedeep 2 years ago
never ever see the likes of these bands ever again
ste123456754 2 years ago
Truth is band like these would (with great sadness) be laughed of stage today! Pretty sure record reps wouldn't like the looks of these either!
downonme666 2 years ago
not true...
check these...
The Parlor Mob
The In Between
The Black Keys
Chlyde
Plagueafh 2 years ago
yer sorry we mean GOOD underrated bands haha :P unique band like free!
mrwelbourn 2 years ago
which free song included lyrics " Il give her all my sugar cause she got a sweet tooth"
jonnyActor 2 years ago
"Sweet Tooth" from 1968's "Tons Of Sobs" album.
Highland45 2 years ago
Best voice in rock & roll music!
theodorus45 2 years ago 3
The first LP I bought myself back in early 70's....still have it but it has a huge crack in it!!!!!
Britgal8888 2 years ago
amazing.. I was one of those to see them in the Gin Mill, Goadlming before they went big... Andy's playing was mesmerising... and Paul... singer extraordinaire.. and rest in peace.. KOssoff
jocalvert 2 years ago 2
wszycho jest extra ale soloweczka kossofa ....miodzio!
TheStrammer 2 years ago
Bass player only 17 when this was recorded - whoo!
trumpetbeek 2 years ago 6
EB-3 ain't that the truth. What a touch. What a band!!!!!!!!!!!
dano1103 2 years ago 2
This song makes me wanna buy an EB-3
adamfruitcake 2 years ago
Seriously right bro? I got the gibby explorer, the EB-3 is next on my list...
Mase326 2 years ago
dinamicks feel expression the way they played live back then some thing that is missing today love this band check out my channel for more
trevmm 2 years ago
Brilliant.
skybluenick37 2 years ago 3
Damn.
RIP Kossoff.
These guys could have been the best rock band ever.
I mean that. I've heard a tons of shit.
kingofthedeep 2 years ago 21
@kingofthedeep - these guys ARE the best rock band ever.... case-closed, end-of-story, turn out the fuckin lights... dont wanna hear any different.....
wolfatnight 1 year ago
@wolfatnight Career to short.
kingofthedeep 1 year ago
One of the Biggest Rock`n Roll Bands,Paul Rodgers - Great Voice,Simon Kirke - Genial Drummer,Andy Fraser - Brilliantly Bass Player,Paul Kossoff - RIP.
Blacksun35 1 year ago
@Blacksun35 Yeah. I know.
kingofthedeep 1 year ago
@kingofthedeep You are right!
WhiteyCooper007 1 year ago
seen free awesome live blew me away and changed my view of music as a 16 year old. Playing far beyond their ages Paul Rogers:- greatest male singer of all time. Marvin Gaye comes a close second and Im sure Paul wouldnt mind that
bamyai 2 years ago
This dude can sing! That's a freakin hard song to sing man. He has total command of his voice. In anyone else's hands this song could easily sound flat. He's a force to be reckoned with. I agree that he's one of the greatest singers out there. He's not like that contrived crap, where people just think that hitting hard notes makes them great singers. That's not it. It has to do with the natural and raw feeling inflicted into the singing. Awesome.
pinkvela 2 years ago 3
I think David Coverdale might be the only guy that could sing this...maybe Plant too.
gagebrwn 2 years ago
Never was a big Plant fan, although I can see where you're going with that. Yeah, Plant could do it but there's a "shrill" quality to his voice that doesn't do it for me. What I find great about Rodgers is that his voice doesn't sound contrived or forced in anyway, he sounds like he masters the whole composition in a very organic way. I had this all thought out one night but now my mind's gone blank. Suffice it to say or as I pointed out on another vid. "he even "breathes" sexy".
pinkvela 2 years ago 5