He did a damn fine job on the Free Bird solo during their initial return. He had mirrored Allen on parts of it and knew it well. I'm likely to get lots of push back on this, but I think he played it as well as Allen.
They were REALLY stupid for not letting him stay in the band. The first few reunion albums were pretty good. After Ed left, it went downhill really quickly.
Ed king was a beast, to me this comeback would not have been possible without him. His playing is incredible. Saw skynyrd from 1991-2000 and the ed king years were the best for me
If not for Ed in the early years, Skynyrd might not have made it to the big stage; they may not have ever made it out of the bars. The work Ed did then laid the foundation for everything that came after that. It was so good to see him back where he always belonged. Steve was a showman, and a great player, but Ed was the real deal.
@@wagliz163Ed was a big part but songs like free Bird was good enough to get them out of bars. And that song was written before Ed came in. Just a lot of great musicians in that band. Ronnie knew how to round them up! Also, Al Cooper signed them before he even know Ed was in the band.
@@nimitz1739 Free Bird wasn't enough. Pronounced didn't even do that well initially. Second Helping did great. It made people finally interested in Pronounced, which Free Bird was on (Ed played bass on it). Ed had everything to do with 2nd helping, and the combination of the two, plus Nuthin' Fancy, which did fairly well, also in large part thanks to Ed, are what got them to the big stage.
@@wagliz163 most bands first albums don’t do as well as the sec. That’s how the business works I’m not saying Ed wasn’t a big part but they were good enough to do it without him. Like they did with Street survivors. That Smell is a masterpiece song! That Ed had nothing to do with. Also songs like simple man. The fact is there was a lot of good song writers in that band
@@nimitz1739 Steve Gaines was a huge part of Street Survivors. I think Ed's early work helped make them a band that Steve Gains was willing to join. He was such an exceptional talent. That said, Ed was always the most polished, sophisticated player the band ever had.
I wanna here T for Texa's and T for Tennessee. Thank you guy's for a lifetime of wonderful memories and music while I was growing up listening to y'all's music.
I was there the first and third nights .They were totally awesome I am so glad they helped save the Fox theater .They are my favorite band of my lifetime. I KNOW Gary Rossington is playing everyday with the rest of Skynyrd Fly High Freebird
For me Ed, Allen, and Gary was the best lineup... But Steve Gaines was a shot in the arm that they needed... R.I.P The one and only Lynyrd Skynyrd... Rock and Roll Heaven...
Steve was taking them in a very different direction. One more album with Steve and they wouldn't have been the Skynyrd we knew anymore. They would have been Steve Gains featuring Lynyrd Skynyrd. Probably very good but not the same.
This aired on pay per view on February 15 1993. I remember, it was my 16th birthday and my parents let me get it as my present. Lol. It was like $30. It aired at 8 or 9 pm. I couldn’t wait to watch it. I’m a drummer and I noticed midway through that Artimus Pyle wasn’t playing. Broke my heart. He was my fav. I’ve always immolated his playing. Anyway, this was pre-internet. I’d never seen these guys move. I’d only seen pics on albums and rare magazine clips.
Wow! What a great tribute. Everyone brought their 'A' game on this night. They did the band's legacy proud. Johnny ... Your brother must've been smiling' down on you this night and I suspect you 'looked up' then and many, many times since.
I LOVE ALL THE GUITARS, I AM A GUITAR PLAYER, THE REASON I FIRST LIKING SKYNYRD WAS BECAUSE OF THE GUITARS, MANY OF THE SONGS JUST START OUT KICKING YOUR ASS ON GUITAR. BUT MR. BILLY POWELL HAD A WAS OF PLAYING KEYBOARDS THAT JUST BROUGHT IT ALL TOGETHER AND MADE IT SWEET AND VERY TASTY, R.I.P. TO ALL, COUSIN FIGEL
Great concert! 'The Last Rebel' material sounded great live and it was cool for Johnny to do a duet with his brother Donnie for "Sweet Home Alabama." Lynyrd Skynyrd in the '90s were amazing!
One huge difference I noticed between the original 1977 and earlier Lynyrd Skynyrd and the 1987 and later was the improvised solos on the newer stuff. RVZ insisted that the live performances sound just like the albums. The newer stuff allowed a lot more room improvisation.
Ed Freakin King.......Skynyrd can't get any better............and there's really nothing more you can say.......he is the epicenter of the orignial Skynyrd sound........
Skynyrd Rocks,seen them many times before 1977,& attended the show at Greenville Memorial Auditorium before the crash,they have kept this music going for their fans,Love that they are still rocking,Love these guys
I was one of the smart ones, cos I taped this on my VCR back in 93. So sad that most of the fellers from the original lineup are now gone. Ronnie Van Zant in one word, GENIUS!!! And to all those we lost over the years, may they all R.I.P. We miss you!!!
R.I.P. Gary Boy 😞 now the Skynyrd Boys are all together again(almost) for Christs sake...Judy and Johnny let Artimus back in the Skynyrd family!! Whatever the differences were, he's still a sincere stand-up from the heart red blooded American kinda guy(the very essence of Lynyrd Skynyrd), not to mention, IS a Survivor AND First Responder of "THE CRASH", knows all the songs because basically he IS the "Original" drummer(or is it better to say from the Classic line up, lol) of Lynyrd Skynyrd!! Just do it Skynyrd family, Judy, Dale, Johnny, Ricky, shit even ask Donnie I'm sure he would agree!.....it would be like payback for the amazing s*** this man Artimus Pyle did after the plane crash being all banged up and injured to go through what he had to do to get help for other members of the band!! Are you kidding me?? This should have been done a long time ago if Gary & Judy would have agreed. I guarantee if it was left up to the fans like the band always says we are so important the majority I guarantee if not a hundred percent would say let Artimus sit back behind the drums of Lynyrd Skynyrd for THAT '77 tour that never was for him or the others that perished. May God bless Artimus Pyle and Long live Lynyrd Skynyrd!!! ✌🏼🤠
Also Ronnie, Allen, Steve, Dean, Billy, Leon, Cassie, and all the guys that are no longer with band RIP. You are dearly missed. But they are here at Skynyrd concerts in spirit. We love y'all. The music still lives on. God bless you.
Gimme Three Steps alone is worth the price of admission. Once said Blackfoot's Train Train from live in Florida(?) had enough energy to light a small city. This Gimme Three Steps is the same. Nicely done show.
For me the most interesting line up and music after the 70s, Billy and Leon are still there, the girls are awesome, Kuster is a subtil drummer, Gary is at his best, Johnny sings so good, Randall is at his place, friend of Allen and part of the skynyrd family, he got that sound, and the cherry on the cake... Ed, of course, without him nothing could'nt have been be the same. He is the most gifted musician of that legendary band, and thank of him the music of that new Skynyrd is still in the spirit. Too bad he did not get along with Gary....... After him, we have had good music, but it's a different band now.
I've seen Lynyrd Skynyrd original's & the new ones Anyone who is a die hard fan as myself knows that you could never top the original's never. That being said & but to bed. The Last Rebel Album imho is as good as 2nd gen Skynyrd would ever get and I do have all new L.S. albums.I truly believe w/out Ed King your down alot. When you get to the part when you have to create something that apeals to the masses that's when you wish he was with ya. Hay they filled a hole musically I'm glad they kept it going 30yr plus. Now it's time to hang it up. Thanks for the music . Lynyrd Skynyrd
I saw an interview with Ed talking about how much he wanted to play a solo on Saturday Night . As they were rehearsing it one day Gary played the lead he came up with. After hearing it Ed told him "You got it".
The Last Rebel was without a doubt the best post-crash album the band produced, and I agree with you about this line-up too with the exception I would've rather seen Arty back on drums. No offense meant to Kurt Custer. Just sentimental that way I guess.
@@GBeret83 me too but I believe this is right after he was hit with charges of "touching a child" in an inappropriate manner. I think they had to cut him out to save the business until he went to trial. I'm not sure if that is common knowledge these days or what the outcome of the case was. It didn't look too good for a bit for Arty.
outstanding some of their new stuff IS GREAT! johnny...i saw your brother in l.b., ca. '76...you MORE than fill his shoes...you kick ass !. mr medlock and m.c.(drums) became the bands (w/johnny) best acquisitions...a.c. (after crash). also mr thomasson...his , bills, and leons successors are doing a great job!. v c tour 2003 included lots of their great new stuff.gary's major contributions in ALL of their hits!!! always a skynyrd fan. this band has survived more 'setbacks' and trauma than any band in the history OF (all) MUSIC. missed 3/3/17 show wont miss the next one!!!!
I'm A firebird owner ,that looks ridiculous ,why? if he had mini humbuckers on it maybe , The Firebird neck is a beast when you first start playing one ,can't handle the neck just play A tele !
My late wife and I travelled from Scotland to see the band play all 3 nights at the Fabulous Fox Theatre. The 17th,18th and 19th of February 1993. Topped it all off by meeting the band and some of the support artists back at their hotel. Just realised. Was it really 26 years ago !!!! Getting old :-)......still playing Skynyrd's music. Correction, still playing it LOUD.
Great show. Custer was an amazing drummer. I wish he could have stayed with the band. He had that, "snap"...nice and tight. And so good to hear some of their post-77 material. I loved 1991 and Last Rebel! And some RCB was a real treat.
Lost treasure is Ed King. He was the elder and mentor of this group. He stepped right in on the tribute tour. I can't believe that they crapped on him twice..Maybe there is more to the story than I know. I do know for sure that he certainly wrote and or co wrote most of the early stuff. the best stuff in my opinion.
He left the band in the 70's because he was depressed about Ronnie getting high and being abusive from drinking too much. He left in the 90's because of heart failure.
No ed didn't write most of the first 3 albums tho he wrote a lot Allen and gary co-wrote most of the music with ronnie. Not sure ed had any credits on pronounced , might have but had some on 2nd helping and Nuthin fancy
Ed King left the first time in the 70's because he did not like the excessive drinking and partying that was causing a certain level of dysfunction. He was a serious musician and wanted more discipline and order to things. The second time was his health.
Ed must have been a challenge for Allen and Gary. Conflicting guitar styles (ala Areosmith) always seem to fit in just right on killer tunes! LS will never die!
I played in two guitar bands most of my life. 3 would be fine. 2 guitars playing harmony leads and one playing rhythm is great. Molly Hatchet did the same and they took it from the Outlaws playbook. That band rocked very hard live and they do not get the credit they deserved for they were the first to throw this 3 guitar southern rock attack out there.
With 4 members of Ronnie's band on stage I think calling them a tribute band is selling them short.Ronnie always intended for Johnny to take the lead singer spot at some point
Ed and those little short, fat, stubby fingers and he could still run the neck of a guitar like lightning. I thought Ed was a great, great guitarist, but my personal opinion is not really any better than Gary Rossington or Allen Collins. I also think had he lived longer than just the roughly one year he got to play with Skynyrd, I think Steve Gaines would've clearly emerged as the best guitarist they ever had, but TJMO. All that said, I would absolutely agree with you that Ed King was a phenomenal talent.
Johnny had his picture took with Chrissy. U look like a natural couple. Everyone thought u were a couple Chrissy still loves Johnny yesterday today and tomorrow
Can anyone recommend a trustworthy anthology or historical perspective of the band and all its lineups? I mean there are no bands in rock and roll that I am aware of that have had the caliber of guitar players come in and go out over the decades and still sustain the band and replicate the band's hits. This has to be one of the best, if not the best, guitar bands in the U.S. of all time.....
🤔 Most all the Lynyrd Skynyrd documentaries cover ONE era or the other...don't think I have seen a one that covers ALL the spectacular guitarists & bassplayers that Skynyrd has had...which is an idea that SHOULD be worked on, since so many musicians & fans are interested in this complete history. I pretty much KNOW it in my head, but actually SEEING them all again in one film would be the ULTIMATE 👌🎸🥰
Sorry to disagree but to me, as a guitar player and one who saw Allen Collins live, he was the best, the most gifted and just a natural player. In concert, he stole the show with his crazy antics. His playing was just incredible. A huge influence on my playing and my life. A short, sad, but incredible life. I wonder how he was in real life? Anyone know. And now, 2018, I am seeing Skynyrd for the last time as they are retiring. It will be my tenth show. First time was in 1977 in South Carolina. Also saw Rossington Collins Band......Johnny has done a fantastic job as singer, along with the rock, Gary, and my fave, Ricky Medlocke! So many have died along the way. Still, an incredible story of some guys from good ole Jacksonville who wanted to play music. It took them just four years to make it to the top! Dont forget, Steve Gaines, another terrific talent. Skynyrd is your band, my band, America's band!
Believe it was 1964 when bob and gary met ronnie after the baseball incident , then they went and got Allen from another band and knew Larry as a bass player. Don't if Allen was self taught but Leon was and think gary had an uncle that taught him a few chords
I saw several of their shows in the nintys and they were all great. I just wish that they would play some of the songs that they made in the 90s.since 2009 every show is the same old stuff pre 80s.
To many folks bitch about them playing there own stuff, I agree with you wish they would play more new stuff though I did get to hear workin and preacher man once and last rebel tour
Yes everyone agrees but that wasn't reality and I felt it was disrespectful to Gary and the others like Ed,Leon,Billy,Artimus who all at one point took part in continuing Ronnie's music as he would have wanted.
Can any good soul here tell me why the underrated Skynyrd tune called Wino has practically disappeared from every channel on YT....why did Skynyrd avoid playing it live ?! Mystery abound!
