Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird (Live 2003) Full version - best audio

Live concert in Nashville, Tennessee (2003). It was during their Vicious Cycle Tour, and marked the band's 30 years of rock 'n roll.

"Free Bird" was first featured on the band's debut album in 1973. Released as a single in November 1974, it became the band's second Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in early 1975, where it peaked at #19. A live version of the song also reached the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1977, peaking at #38. Free Bird also achieved the #3 spot on Guitar World's 100 Greatest Guitar Solos.

The lyrical portion of the song was written early in the group's history. Roadie Billy Powell was discovered as a keyboardist for the band when he played the intro piece to "Free Bird" at a high school prom. Lead vocalist Ronnie Van Zant noted his talent and invited him to join.

Allen Collins's then-girlfriend, Kathy, whom he later married, asked him, "If I leave here tomorrow would you still remember me?" Collins jotted the question down and it eventually became the opening line of "Free Bird".

Slide guitar Gary Rossington played a Gibson SG and used a glass Coricidin bottle for a slide on this song to emulate one of his heroes, Duane Allman. This was the only song he used a guitar other than a Les Paul on. He also stuck a nail-like piece of metal under the strings near the nut to raise the action of the guitar when playing slide. The guitar's B string was tuned down to a G during this song. Rossington currently uses two G strings tuned to G instead of tuning down a B string.

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[dasdan89]

whammy bar fail at 11:21 lol

[pamelab1961]

People close ur eyes and enjoy the music they don't make it like that anymore

[DunKane13]

@dasdan89 look up the '73 concert in Oakland, he does the same thing.

[FEDhardrock]

@dasdan89

because the song is too awesome

[northcarolinaboy940]

21 people are sucking cock

[bibidacompta]

@9southview Yes

[ThisNameWasntUs3d]

@sm0kinstrat I'm Irish, and although my countries economy is fucked, it's not half as bad as what he is doing. You may have heard of the term '1st world problems'. Well me posting that is a very small way of helping a third world problem, which is very good so I don't care about your view

[sm0kinstrat]

@ThisNameWasntUs3d your brainwashed like everyone else. yeah its a terrible thing. but funny how its managed to distract you from OUR countries own huge problems right now.

[magicalFrogOfDarknes]

aufdreh und träum, mitgröhl...man einige lieder sind echt derbe ansteckend zum nicht still sitzen*.*

[DeathMetalDeadpool]

Wow. Reading all the comments about the Confederate Flag makes me realize how many brainwashed idiots are living in America. It's for Southern heritage, not racism. Just because it was used by the Confederate Army who happened to own slaves doesn't make it racist.

[ubiquitoussmokey71]

yes, 9southview, that is Rickey.

[9southview]

is one of the guitarists Ricki medlock from blackfoot ?