auto tune begans late 90´s, but not on everything only on shitty poproductions. Cher just used it as an effect the first time, Netflix docu out about this
Free was essentially a blues rock band, however Paul Rodgers incredible voice added the soul, Andy Fraser was their secret weapon with his funky bass playing, Paul Kossoff was the king of vibrato, and Simone Kirke held it down with rock solid drumming
All true, but in the studio they added a rhythm guitar track to fill in the obvious holes in the sound this performance had. Too bad Brad and Lex listened to this version instead of the recorded version. The original recording really rocks.
Paul Kossoff was so good, he couldn't wait to be part of the 27 Club. Poor bloke died on a plane at 25. He was the master of the Les Paul and could hold a note. Paul Rodger's is still belting out rock songs. Paul Kossoff is a Shooting Star.
Were quaaludes distributed to the audience before Free came out? Seriously, Paul Rodgers rocks. Check him out with Bad Company, The Firm (with Zeppelin's Jimmy Page) and even with Queen after Freddie Mercury passed.
BBC Shows allowed people in provided they did not get too excited. The funniest reaction from the audience was Deep Purple going crazy with "Sweet Child In Time" while the audience politely applauded at the end :)
@@Isleofskye A bit off topic but you've just reminded me when I got dragged by my sister to be in the audience of BBC comedy shows at the old TV centre ... 5 minutes before recording, (The Armstrong & Miller show I seem to remember) an odd empty seat in front of me was suddenly occupied by a homeless person they'd obviously just dragged in off the street ... he slept all the way through !! Everyone else was trying to be part of the show, applauding and laughing on cue - that guy didn't give a hoot - he was warm and cosy and they probably bribed him to come in anyway. And to think my sister insisted on dragging me to clothes shops so i wouldn't show her up.
Those were the days Stephen :)I attended The Mike Yarwood Show with Guests "Jigsaw" in around 1975 and bumped into Esther Rantzen with an Orange Makeup face backstage. I saw a few other shows and my M8 worked there and I just turned yp one night to meet him there with no Security and he took me to a side room where they had a monitor recording "The Kelly Monteith Show" with Liza Goddard with no audience and that was a real eye-opener ! Kelly would crack a joke. Liza would laugh hysterically. The Director shouted CUT and her face INSTANTLY went Stony Faced and she did this all the way thru....That was ACTING !!!!
When I was in my late teens, every bar had a band playing this song every night. I’ve danced to it who knows how many times. It was everywhere. Classic rock, with blues undertones.
1:20 - If this song doesn't speak double homicide to you then there is something the matter with you. Lex's reactions are always a delight, don't know what I am missing until I hear it from her.
Free were an English rock band formed in London in 1968, best known for their 1970 signature hit song "All Right Now".[1] They disbanded in 1973; lead singer Paul Rodgers went on to become the frontman of the more successful rock band Bad Company, which also featured his Free bandmate Simon Kirke on drums.[2] Lead guitarist Paul Kossoff formed Back Street Crawler in 1973, but died from a pulmonary embolism at the age of 25 in 1976.[3] Bassist Andy Fraser formed Sharks.[4] Free became renowned for their live shows and non-stop touring. However, their studio albums did not sell very well until their third, Fire and Water, featured the massive hit "All Right Now". The song helped secure them a place at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970, where they played to 600,000 people.[5] In the early 1970s Free became one of the biggest-selling British blues rock[6][7][8] groups; by the time they disbanded, they had sold more than 20 million albums around the world and had played more than 700 arena and festival concerts. "All Right Now" remains a R&B staple, and has been entered in ASCAP's "One Million" airplay singles club.
Free were a seriously talented band in the late '60's to mid '70's. You guys will really dig "Fire And Water", "Ride On A Pony", "Mr Big", "Woman", "Heartbreaker", "I'm A Mover" just to name a few. Watching Lexi groove along to Free is worth watching on it's own.
Free was a great British blues rock band that imploded way too soon due to the breakdown of the personal relationships and the drug problems of their guitar player. They should have been huge and they were a big influence on countless bands that came after them.
In 2005 I saw Queen at the Hollywood Bowl, with Paul Rodgers singing for them. It was great, and they played a few BadCo hits as well. Slash played with them on "Can't Get Enough"... 🤘😎🎱
And he went to school with David Coverdale who was massively influenced by Roger's phrasing. When you listen to the first Deep Purple albums with Coverdale the similarities are obvious.
This is such a good version of the song. The whole band are so into it and all give a great performance. The bass is just killer. How did the audience just sit through that?
@@danosverige Here in USA, late iconic host, Ed Sullivan had similar rules like in Europe. I think late night shows still have the rules today. I don't know how Graham Norton handled the audience when taping his shows.
@@MrTech226 - yeah of course. I'm talking about these 'reaction' vid's where (usually at the start) it shows 'Disco' on a neon sign and the reactors go "wtf? this is rock not disco!" 😆 A lot of British bands got their starts in Germany in clubs and on shows like that, the Beatles in the 60's, to Bowie in the 80's and 90's.
Lex best defined this simply as "classic rock". There are many bands from this era that influenced future bands and sounds. Lex mentioned Skynyrd. Ronnie Van Zant helped develop his singing style by listening to Free's Paul Rodgers. Would love to see more classic rock reactions. Bad Company with Rodgers would be good.
@@waynethera2712 Oh yes, I know Cheatin' Woman and Skynyrd. I have all their studio albums and One More From the Road. I will have to listen to Cheatin'' Woman again though as I never noticed a link to Woman, but I maybe just never thought about it. I know Skynyrd was influenced by Free and even Blackfoot with Ricky Medlocke who also spent time with Skynyrd covered Wishing Well on the terrific Strikes album.
Simplistic take, Zeppelin were heavy Blues, Free heavy R&B. This track was co-written by classically trained bass phenom Andy Fraser. He was 18 when this song was released. The studio version of this track emphasizes the insane taste of the bass line, which is the linchpin of the song. Funky, groovy, and heavy all at the same time. There was NOTHING like it at the time. Or possibly since. RIP.
Agreed. As a bass player, I really love playing that middle section repeating figure during the breakdown. So badass. Andy was a monster bass player as a teenager.
@@JeffreyTheTaylor He released the Andy Fraser Band album after Free split up. Great album, in the same vein as Free but with no lead guitar. Andy played bass as lead using foot pedals with a keyboard player and drummer. His other 2 solo albums were not really rock - more soul type
Wasn't his Dad a famous actor or something too? I could be wrong - vague recollections - I remember my missus filled our photograph albums with images of Paul Kossoff, the death of him etc, and Paul Rogers - then carved some message in a bench about the brilliant Bad Co concert we hadn't actually arrived at yet ... then had to go back and scratch it out when a little old bloke came out to announce "MR ROGERS HAS A COLD" ... gig cancelled. Funny, the things you remember.
I saw Paul with his solo band Back Street Crawler 2 weeks before he died of an overdose back in the 1970s. He was a little lit that night but his plant was amazing, such raw emotion. RIP.. Try Tuesday Morning from the album Back Street Crawler to see how great he really was.
"Classic rock" isn't a genre, "rock" is. Classic means it's held up over time. This is just rock, rock and roll, rock 'n roll, etc. that still sounds good.
Ooooh Lex this oldie for sure, CLASSIC rock, she nails it!! 👏🏽 Didn't last long, Paul Rodgers went on to front Bad Company. ❤👍🏽 So glad he did, love his vocals and BC is another great group!! This song stands today as it did then.
It's cool to watch as Brad slowly educates himself. He doesn't rush into anything, but lets each performance trickle down through his soul. By withholding judgment, he is better able to synthesize how all this music stacks up.
Oh man, I was pulling into a Quik Trip convenient store tonight and this song was on the radio, and I just couldn't turn my truck or radio off till this song was over... this is a great song, great guitar riffs, and vocals on this guy is pretty good too. And here you are both doing a reaction to it the same night.
Y’all need to do “Inside Looking Out” by Grand Funk Railroad!! Live Version on an old TV show!! I swear you will be impressed by the rawness and awesomeness of the musicianship in this song!!! Please do it!!
In the early days, Free played a gig in Sunderland, and they walked off stage to a slow hand clap. Feeling down, they were considering their future, when Andy Fraser (bass player, and 17 years old at the time) said '''Ah well It'll be alright now'' He and Paul Rogers wrote the song in about 10 minutes. Paul Kossoff's (guitar) Dad was a famous actor, David Kosoff.
Lex is super-imaginative. I love it. Great to have chosen a live version of this eternal standard. Paul Kossoff is for me the greatest guitarist in rock history. Died too young. For Brad: it's pure hard rock derived from blues. They were very popular during 2 years but they never did a bad song. Listen to "Wishing Well" or "I'm a Stealer" or "Mr Big"
Yes, classic bluesrock with one of the best rock singers ever. Don't get tired of hearing this one. Love the analysis from you both, thanks and would suggest more songs from this era. Ten Years After, Uriah Heep, Deep Purple, Allman Brothers, and many more.
Paul Kossoff (Free guitarist) his unhappiness following the break up of Free and his drug addictions contributed to a drastic decline in his health. Kossoff died on a flight from Los Angeles to New York on 19 March 1976 age 25 from a pulmonary embolism after a blood clot in his leg moved to his lung, while touring America with Back Street Crawler. His body was returned to England and cremated at Golders Green Crematorium in North West London. His epitaph in the Summerhouse there reads: "All right now"
This was a song that , when I was young , would be played on a jukebox and EVERYONE would start singing. I wish I was in your shoes listening to these classics for the first. Good luck , be happy .
The unmistakable ICONIC voice of Paul Rogers (The Firm, Bad Company and Queen) has delivered throughout his career. His most prolific days were with Bad Company with such classics as Feel Like Making Love, Shooting Star, Bad Company, and Rock-n-Roll fantasy. Saw him 5-6 years ago in Virginia Beach and he can still belt it out. He remained one of the most sought-after voices throughout his career as a lead singer. He still tours today, not bad for a 72-year-old rocker.
Lead singer Paul Rodgers moved from Free to Bad Company to The Firm to The Law and collaborated with the remaining members of Queen as well as solo stints along the way -- and still brings it at 73
I love this reaction I'm so glad I found your channel your reactions that I have had the pleasure of watching are all fantastic I love the chemistry between the two of you
I was at this gig which was recorded at Granada Studios, Manchester, England and was a double header with Juicy Lucy. Lead guitarist Paul Kossoff was the son of well known religious broadcaster in the UK, David Kossoff. When Paul succumbed to his heroin addiction one newspaper had the headline 'David Kossoff's son dies'. His father's moving tribute to Paul can be found on RU-vid. I recommend Wishing Well and Fire and Water for further listening.
I was 12 when this song was released in 1970 and more than likely walked to our local 5 and 10 store to buy it. I bought many records there, singles were like 78 cents and albums were like $4.00. I still have my copy of this song and stacks of singles and I must have played the hell out of them because they look really bad. When I was cleaning out my parents attic about 5 years ago I found all of my Beatles albums from the sixties (I had every one of them) and they look really, really bad. I must of really played the hell of them. They make all of my other bad looking records look kinda good. You nailed it Lex, this is definitely classic rock. This song rocks and great vocals. Give the studio version of this song a listen, it's great. Never saw a live video of this song until now, so thank you two for this one. ✌️☮️💕
Oh you two are so fun to watch....Lex was right there with you on the concept .....this one has enough grit to backdrop that criminal aspect but then Brad spun for romance and can see that perspective as well now. 🎶
1970 year Fire and Water album. Free were an English rock band formed in London in 1968, best known for their 1970 signature hit song "All Right Now". ... They disbanded in 1973; lead singer Paul Rodgers went on to become the frontman of the more successful rock band Bad Company, which also featured his Free bandmate Simon Kirke on drums.
Paul Rodgers, the singer, is also the lead singer of the band Bad Company. He has an awesome voice. Believe it or not, back in 1975, I saw the band "Free" at my Junior High School (grades 7-9), I was in 9th grade. Never ever since then have I seen a popular band at a school. It was awesome.
Hello Brad and Lex, I love you both and your channel. Free had some other cool songs like "Wishing Well", "Fire and Water". The singer Paul Rogers and the drummer Simon Kirke went on to form Bad Company with lot's of great songs. Free was back in the time that Joe Walsh (Eagles) was Rockin with The James Gang.
Free singer Paul Rodgers along with Free drummer Simon Kirke, formed Bad Company with Mott The Hoople guitarist Mick Ralphs and King Crimson singer Boz Burrell on bass. Paul Rodgers also recorded an album with Queen called The Cosmos Rocks & 2 live albums with Queen. Paul Rodgers also sang in The Firm, which featured on guitar Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin, Coverdale-Page), on bass Tony Franklin (Blue Murder, Quiet Riot, Joel Hoekstra's 13), & on drums Chris Slade (Manfred Mann's Earth Band, AC/DC, Uriah Heep, Asia).
Love you guys. Thanks for sharing and making me smile!! As one rock band once said, "Hold on loosely, but don't ever let go!" 70's rock base. Ten Years After, Argent, America, so many more until you get top tier Led Zepplin, Stones.
"Free" was the first band of one of the best soulful rockers: Paul Rodgers. John Mellencamp called Rodgers "the best rock singer ever". I saw him with Bad Company in 1977, at the San Diego Sports Arena. Still to this day the best concert I ever saw. The crowd went wild, and they were called back onto the stage 3 times! He was also tapped for Black Sabbath but declined. "Radioactive" by his band The Firm (with Jimmy Page on guitar) is a BANGER.
This group became Bad Company with lead singer Paul Rodgers writing (& singing) most of their songs! Later when Lynyrd Skynyrd lead vocalists Ronnie Van Zant saw Paul singing, Ronnie emulated Paul’s grip on his microphone!! Then later Paul Rogers got together with Led Zeppelin lead guitarist Jimmy Page and keyboardist Manfred Mann and formed the rock group The Firm!! Classic old rock here!!!
Lex absolutely had the words ... Classic Rock ! If I was putting together an impossible top 10 tracks of my life then this would be in there. I did laugh ... Brad ' might be a bit of a love song' ..... Lex ' criminals crossing around after a bank job' ....🤣
Free was the Genesis for Bad Compay, which you covered recently- Paul Roggets had an amazing voice. He formed a band with Jimmy page in the 80s called the firm…..
Paul Rogers, one of the greatest singers to ever grace the planet. If you haven't done so yet, check out the band he formed after Free, called Bad Company...tons of hits! Peace
Free made 6 studio albums and 1 live album between 1968-1973.they sold over 20 million albums ,the guys from Lynrd Skynrd were fans of Free, should listen to the song Mr. Big from the Free live album,Free are what you would call heavy blues which is what most classic rock really is,and what lead to hard rock and metal
Paul Kossof the brilliant lead guitarist died from drugs not that long after this. His father, David Kossof, was an actor and after his son's tragic death devoted much of his life against those responsible for pushing hard drugs.
Nice to see kids enjoying Music I’ve listened to for 30-40 years. Best Music is from the 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s. Lead singer is Paul Rodgers of Bad Company!! 🎶🎵🎤😁😎
One of the best, pure rock and roll voices of all time! Be it with Bad Company, Free, The Firm, Queen+Paul Rodgers; Paul Rodgers voice just rules. Dig more into Bad Company, please.