Had Street Survivors in my car...had just bought it...dropped by a friends house on the way home....his wife told me Lynyrd Crashed...went home...didn’t take it out of the bag....next morning a picture of Ronnie on the front page..my heart sunk
Thank you, thank you, thank you, for give Lynyrd Skynyrd a deeper dive than most, going past just Freebird and Simple Man, they have a LOT of great songs, and this one is just a toe tapper from the get-go. It really shows off their musicianship as much or more as any of their songs. Don't know if you've heard it or not, but if not try "Call Me the Breeze".
LS is an epic band, period. Extraordinary musicianship....but their songwriting separates them from most other bands. Authentic. Gritty. Soul and swing.
You have barely scratched the surface of Skynyrds' great songs. You can even go down a Steve gaines rabbit hole. His pre Skynyrd songs with crawdad are amazing.
It’s just incredible.. the guys in this band worked their asses off to be one of the greatest bands of all time in my opinion.. i’ve been playing guitar for 50 years and am still not even close to be that proficient on my favorite instrument 🎸 lol Cassie’s little brother Steve joined the band for this last “real” Skynyrd album and he fit right in and added yet another amazing dimension to this already ridiculously talented group of artists!!🎼❤️🙏🏻✌️
They had no bad songs.....even the little booger ones.” I know a little about love,baby I’ll guess the rest.” Classic,huh?Billy Powell on those keyboards...legendary.Great review again by you...love your respect for bands.
Check out The Ballad of Curtis Loew, Mississippi Kid, Swamp Music, Poison Whiskey or Anything from The First 6 albums. Then after the Pre-Crash you can get into Little Brother Johnny Van Zant's years of Skynyrd 1987 until present. Start with God and Guns that would be good.
This was a song written entirely by guitarist Steve Gaines, both the lyrics and music, and can actually be found on RU-vid with Gaines band called Crawdad from the Miami, Oklahoma area, before he joined Skynyrd, performing the song. After joining Skynyrd, Gaines took the song to the band, Ronnie Van Zant changed a few of the lyrics to "Skynyrize" it, and the rest as they say is history!
Killer Jamms Brother try, Was I right or Wrong, Down South Jukin, Wino, Preachers Daughter, or Comin Home from Skynyrds First n Last album You'll love it because You are Hooked on Skynyrd.
I love this song and so did my mom. She also liked 'They Call Me the Breeze' and when one of those two came on she would say turn it up. Great reaction.
I'M SO HAPPY I GOT TO SEE THEM TWICE , 1st Time Aug 27 th1976,Then as the ROSSINGTON COLLINS BAND 4 yrs apart Aug 27th 1980 In SPRINGFIELD MASS!!!! BEST 2 LIVE SHOWS I HAVE EVER SEEN!! PERIOD!! 😢😢😢😍😁🐐🐐🎸🔥❤️
I still have the album cover with the band members engulfed in flames. Then the horrible crash. And that album cover disappeared. A great loss to music
The intro is a super nightmare for guitarists . The solos a nightmare , slide too . All around amazing nightmare . So cool to hear Ronnie sing a song completely written by Steve.
I'm 66yrs and I followed Skynyrd I thought that heard all there songs this one got by me until today thank you so much for a new song for me and most of all you are keeping it to just the music God love for there's plenty of B'S going on at this time and it's nice
Bless you young Man. I was fortunate to see the "Original" line up in '76. Then the "Tribute Tour" in '87, then every year since then when they came to Cincinnati. They spoke of things we can all relate to
Steve Gaines' guitar playing here is just stunning !! Absolutely superb . What a tragedy . However , had he not joined LS . He might not ever have become immortal .
I was hoping someone would do a reaction to LS and here you are!! So glad you are doing more then just Sweet Home Alabama.....this group could do it all!
I wish I would’ve seen the original lineup, too, but I was too young. I have seen them twice. If this pandemic ever comes to an end, the band is still touring. There are people of all colors at the shows, too. Don’t you doubt it. These guys and gals loved everyone and were not and are they racist. The use of the rebel flag is unfortunate. If you get the chance to see them, go see them. It’s not the same, but they’re good. Again, thank you for paying respect to these guys and gals.
Thank you for reacting to this song. This is my all time favorite LS song and its under appreciated and under rated and finally someone that is actually good at reactions has checked it out. The guitar and piano work on this just blows me away and then throw in those gritty vocals and lyrics on top of it and I'm in pure heaven.
The story of how hard they worked to get their first record contract, 7 years, and yet they stuck to their guns and risked pissing off the record company to make the album the way they wanted it. its just amazing. The whole story of their practice place, Hell House where they had to have someone stay overnight so no one messed with their gear shows their dedication through really hard times .
They only thing I'll tell you about SEEING 👀them live is that they ALWAYS gave you 3x your money's worth by the time they did their last song..... You can't KNOW that feeling unless you're there ~
this is about my fav skynyrd song , it never got as big as some of the others because it was from the new album just before the crash, so they didnt play it live as much as their other greats.
That was the great Steve Gaines on lead guitar. Contrary to what most people think, he used his Les Paul Custom with a modified setup and not his Strat on this song. And he picked it all!
Yes , in the early '70s the two biggest groups in Southern Rock were Lynrd Skynrd and Allmans . But two distinctions between them : 1. While both had core influences from Blues ,Allmans had more influence from Jazz , and LS was more in touch with their Country side of their roots . 2. Allmans frequently improvised , LS rehersed endlessly , so as to do everything exactly the same , every time .
Hey man great job thanks for the Skynyrd reactions gained you a sub today most reactors just cover the most known. Skynyrd song and are missing out on the greatness of these legends 👍👍✌️🧡♥️ for more awesome flat picking from Steve Gains try "honky tonk nite time man" cover of a Merle Haggard song ♥️
A couple great ones no other reactors have done so far are Travelin Man and Double Trouble, Travelin Man is a rare track only on One More From the Road and the best version is live at Knebworth, Double Trouble from the Old grey whistle test is great.
Steve Gaines was a fantastic guitarist - so sad he was only with the band for such a short time. And it's ironic that this album cover doesn't have him or Artimus Pyle on it (this shows early Skynyrd with Ed King (Sweet Home Alabama riff) and Bob Burns (initial drummer)
Thanks for the Skynyrd on this date. Check out Simple Man by Skynyrd and one day when you get the chance, you should check out Shinedown'ss version of Simple Man. It's bad apples.
