Lynyrd Skynyrd Live San Francisco 1975 B&W Needle and the Spoon

[akibaforyou]

JUST BECAUSE ED WAS NOT THE HUNK OF THE MONTH DOES NOT REMOVE HIM FROM BEING ONE OF THE GREATEST GUITARISTS OF ALL TIME

[akibaforyou]

ED KING WAS THE SHIT AND ALWAYS WILL BE

[Zyworski]

Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Outlaws, and Paris at the Winterland Arena, I remember this concert well. At the end of the show there were drug od's all over the arena floor. Paris was absolutely the worst band I have ever seen. For all you Skynyrd fans they were in top form that night and the entire concert is available in MP3 format at Wolfgang's Vault.

[KTM2488]

RIP RONNIE :( Just think if he was still alive rocking out... The world would be so different and so much better

[bearing44]

lone guitar

[bearing44]

God rest you and bless you Allen

[mrvern2u]

*1975

[mrvern2u]

This is the best recording probably because the oldest 1971. Other bs live recordings n USa is garbage nowadays most of it

[TheScotter84]

Opiates suck :( skynyrd rocks though :D

[ohiocaps52]

NIce!!

[Rebelrob420]

FUCKING AWESOME

[bearing44]

damn look a that

[bearing44]

lone guitar Allen Collins rip

[moundcitymohillbilly]

Gary and Ed are still here but the magic is gone.........

[boomhauer15]

@moundcitymohillbilly so is artemus pyle and bob burns but they don't play with them anymore

[moundcitymohillbilly]

There is not now,never has been,nor will there ever be better rock than this song

[occams99]

Great stuff! It was always hard finding bootleg stuff from these guys and I could never figure out why. While their studio stuff was great, their live dynamics were a lot more laid back and loose and when they revved it up, they were like an engine pinning the tack. The ebb and flow of their live performances was so much more prominent without the overdubs and wizardry of the engineers on their official live releases that the only true experience comes from the bootlegs no matter how they sound.

[FatBird11]

This has to be some really rare footage. I've never seen this. Thanks for sharing the treasure.

[FatBird11]

I grew up part of my life in the same area as these guys, Orange Park, Clay county. They will always have an influence on me.

[rivermandan9]

From a time when southern rock ruled

[kaley1228]

Long live skynard

[mrslabber]

I could look at this everyday for the rest of my life. These guys were the best ever especially being so young and writing all the killer songs that people still listen to today. RIP RVZ!!!!!

[bearing44]

wow thanks man, don't ever lose this

[bearing44]

ooh look at that

[bearing44]

several songs Ronnie vansant will say lone guitar, and there is allen jamming, I know.

[bearing44]

When Ronnies says lone guitar, he refers to Allen

[bearing44]

bfx thanx

[Kitsune340]

Every time I see this video, I die a little inside knowing I was born too late to witness such glory.

[bearing44]

yep Allen runs shivers through my spine every time I hear him play. God just had a better pupose for him in this hell on earth

[bearing44]

take you away

[sdenny]

Simply superb , well recorded too . Skyrnyrd at their best !!

[rodscuesguns]

thank uuuu myzticc!!!!!!

[Grendel53]

Man, that band was strong enuff to turn goat piss into vinegar.

Miss you Ronnie and Steve and Cassie and Alan and Leon and Billy.

[thatJCguy]

Damn...Allen Collins, what a total badass. So tragic how his last years went down, he was the best of all the Skynyrd guitarists, in my opinion. Unfortunate how he gets kinda overlooked when people talk about guitar greats.

[JustAintthatWay]

@thatJCguy ac was the 'rock star' of ls we loved him fb makes him eternal

id bet at least half of skynyrd fans would vote him their fave too

but he was not the best guitarist in that band and i aint being disrespectful saying that

gaines was best at picking gary at melodic leads ed on 'bama is classic speaks for itself

allen brought heart style & energy to the mix - important ingredients

best overall tho was barry lee harwood played on albums but didnt tour

peace

[JustAintthatWay]

@JustAintthatWay i have to add on tho that im not a guitarist just have listened to and watched ls since 1975 and my opinion is just that - an opinion

harwood's stuff shines all over the place on allen

collins' band and both rcb discs

[thatJCguy]

@JustAintthatWay Yeh, you broke down all their strengths pretty well, man, good ear! Allen brought the fire into their sound, Gary brought the slow, bendy melodic end. Ed and Steve were definitely the most technically adept players, but there is something about Allen and Gary's playing that I've always liked better. Particularly the way they did double leads so tight!!

I agree, Barry Harwood was a total badass!!! He kinda stepped into the Ed/Steve spot on those RCB records, and it worked well

[milker2000]

true love for the south and 4 there ladys and kids

[bearing44]

alan was a ham but no one has his finger technique

[aaronamccoy]

allen collins had perfect pitch and could blaze a fire

[neckpain09]

Ronnie Van Zant, put together the best band that ever was fromed!!!! May he rest in peace!!!!

[benchmat]

I'm in Heaven to see the 3 original Skynyrd guitars all in harmony, just missed Allen, Ed and Gary........luv RVZ....R.I.P.

[NBTrichgrower]

stay away from the needle boy , it'll do you wrong, this trips been 50 days as of today , cocaine and heroin, lots of trips to the moon, speedballs at times even, must have a death wish if ya ask me

ive been feeling so sick inside

the demon came to him and said you know im gonna win

[bfx596]

@NBTrichgrower ????????

[NBTrichgrower]

@bfx596 I had a hard time a few months ago with the needle and the sppon, im free now thank god , it was a rough road , dont ever go there PLEASE!!

[40Rtruss]

Well it is official...I want to be sent back to the 60's and 70's to stay..

[centuryboatfan]

Great post! Great song, great band, .... tragic loss.

[bombillito69]

The best

[BeBopDeluxe85]

RIP allen collins, you were the best,

[ranchroper1974]

@BeBopDeluxe85 Be Bop, you are so right, I look back on these old tracks, and think my gosh, we were in the company of greatness...that little spider monkey Al, he could sure rip..what a treasure...never get tired of this.

[barrycw1]

Great version of this song with good sound..video quality? who cares

[stevesapyro]

Ronnie was always barefoot on stage,said he wanted to feel the heat comin off it,waitin on that triple lead,God Bless Lynyrd Skynyrd

[spockadoo]

Deadly.. Love this song !!!!!!!!

[duanekuiper]

Allen! God Rest All their Souls. Nothin better then and nothin better now.

[bingbong690]

Nice!!!!! Don't see vintage clips like this every day!!!

[happaleigh2009]

How I LOVE RVZ's growl....yeah!!!

[rglen27]

Thanks for the post. This is the real Skynyrd!! I sure miss them.

[joeyaudio]

I loved the way Ronnie snarled in his singing, just a bad ass singer..........

[cmra484]

love that reverse body gibson(?)! note for note live performance!

[rimshotrulz]

@cmra484 Where is it?

[IdolHans]

I'm glad I got to see this show in Charleston back in 1974. Show started with the Confederate flag on the stage---- a huge one.

[veotis40]

One word....fuckinawesome!!!

[contractor46]

i just saw on craigs list where someone was selling lynard skynard tickets what a joke there isn't no more skynard

[Samagorny]

@contractor46 yes ther is..thers the lynyrd skynyrd tribute band more commenly know as LYNYRD SKYNYRD with johney van zandt replacing ronnie in it

[njrun]

so raw awesome

[greaper012]

Too cool ! Love all the straight up and the firebird!

[bearing44]

all I meant to say was that lynyrd skynyrd got the break and they paid the dues, No magic here, the Idea was expressed well, you find this song on the radio? lol not

[drewavera]

love this song

[rivermandan9]

What a great rock band!

[bearing44]

Well I don't think that Allen Collins was Jesus Christ, and niether is Ronnie Vansant with Gary Rossington. Abuse of talent Eric Clapton wrote in his song about his abuse of power. Become humble. God bless you

[Samagorny]

@bearing44 your right, ther cooler than jesus. jesus never said honkey tonk or called all his friends crazy foo's

[themjcc99]

awesome!!!!

[GreatGardenGnome]

Nice video clip of them back in the day. I like how LS were writing songs about the dangers of drugs & hard liquor back when it was being promoted as part of the counterculture. Thanks for posting this!

[imarocker24]

Van Zant was way ahead of his time for fighting against drugs. Why he was stolen from us so early will always be a mystery

[GreatGardenGnome]

@imarocker24

Part of the legend I suppose, a lot of stuff that's beyond our control. It would be cool for someone to come out with a cover of this song and maybe That Smell to introduce them to a new generation.

[tubetimer77]

At 2:13, I can see the image of Jesus in Allen Collins' hair. It looks like the Shroud of Turin.

[nrems]

What can you say? This is a great song and great posting. I am glad that Ronnie's legacy of live music can be preserved like this and be available for all to see!! Thank you!!

[jamesrbolding24]

no gary does the harmonics allen does the intro and ed comes in you can tell from the sound of the guitars

[talpajam]

So is this:

Allen - intro riff ?

Ed - intro chimes (harmonics) ?

Gary - comes in on the 4 bar ?

always wondered. ok this is my 2nd fav. LS song.

[Carsurgeon]

Allen Collins= One bad motherfucker.

Very cool tune him and Ronnie wrote as usual.

[tir00lz]

jesus, watching allen pick is so goddamn good.

[jojoheartspaypay]

How bad? Even in b&w, Ronnie STILL got presence..

[kpf63954]

great song. thz guys pulled no punches, southern rock at its very finest.

[bearing44]

Wow thanks for posting. This shows the power of gary rossington, allen collins and ed king merge with ronnie, This is lynyrd skynyrd at it's finest.

[srbird]

Fuckin asss do finest cinga su madre

[ryson1969]

By far my favorite skynard song.

[tubetimer77]

Ronnie looks like Benjamin Franklin.

[mikeestep13]

Ronnie >>>>>> Ben Franklin.

[tubetimer77]

This is excellent. I haven't seen too much footage with Ed King still in the band, and with Ronnie without his hat.

[stingray1964]

How long Was Ed in Skynard....??I heard he actually fell victim to the needle and the spoon and that was why he left...?

[tubetimer77]

He was in Skynyrd from 72 to 75. I read he was just tired of all the touring and craziness. I wouldn't be surprised if it was some drugs. He got in an argument with Ronnie and Ronnie told him he wasn't worth a pimple on Allen Collins arse. He quit right after that. They hired Steve Gaines in 76. There's good info on Ed King and Skynyrd at Wikipedia.

[stingray1964]

The Steve Gaines stuff is great, although to me that was when they got a little bit more commercial or maybe the word is polished. I think I like the 72-75 stuff better with Ed...?

thx bro....