Lynyrd Skynyrd - That Smell - 7/13/1977 - Convention Hall (Official) 

I m so glad I saw them in concert b/4 that plane crash ! Thanks for a lifetime of memory, legends of southern rock 1!!

It's 2024...I think they we're hitting a huge peak is style music lyrics and just powerful killer solos... This song has it all... Unbelievable what happened to these band members... I heard they ran out of fuel? How does that happen? Check the damn gauges and make sure it's full .. The pilot must have been stoned or whoever he trusted was stoned and didn't do it.. It could have been a huge miscommunication... Cost lives and tragedy and put every band member on another trajectory cut everyone's life short.

@g47: Saw 'em a week before this performance. Worse seats in the house - outdoors football stadium 70,000 seats & field packed solid. Top row opposite end of the stage (least 150 yards from) but I CAN say - proudly - saw precrash lineup live.

One of my all time faves.❤❤

@@giantsnation9347 Don't have to brag. I wasn't even close to being born.

Still watching in 2024, I'm 65.

61 here, we had it good music wise, still brings good times!

@@constancegib.3392 yes and life was simple then. The good ole days!!!

Awesome Band ❤

It really was the best music...ever....

Got that right!

notre close they were great

Yes sir

There’s 5 on stage and backing singers

@@Kurty94 you sure got that right

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Southern rock ll never sound the same w/o you !!! RIP, Gary

Artimus Pyle took over for Bob Burns after leaving in their first year and is still touring. Albeit as the Artimus Pyle Band.

@@LeafsOracle .... Bob Burns was with them from 64' - 74' except for a absence in 71' where Rickey Medlocke filled in until he came back in 72'. Artimus Pyle took over after Bob left in 74' after their European tour when Bob had a major breakdown.

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Now you are a free bird too. Southern rock ll never be the same w/o uou guys !!! Thanks. R.I.P.

Yeah amazing musicians

Your right , The best ever i'm a stones fan and one year they backed the Who up and took over the concert that should tell you something right there , The original Skynyard boys .

Just because a few band members died tragically rendering the band not as capable doesn't mean another band can't touch them. They were great, true but bands have come close. One I can think of is the black crowes.

Fuzzy Ewok I agree , I Love the black crowes , I'm a Georgia native and a lot of great bands come out of Ga .

Fuzzy Ewok Yes I love the Black Crowes.

BILLY DAY , HERE IN BIRMINGHAM , ALABAMA.... YEP THE WORDS GET ME EVERY TIME !!!!!!!!!! LYNYRD💀SKYNYRD🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹SWEET HOME ALABAMA🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥RONNIE VAN ZANT🔥💯💯💯💯💯RIP🌿🌿🌹🌹🌿🌿🌿🌹🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿

Tough to beat, great job.

@@gmoney4577 👍👍👍 LYNYRD💀SKYNYRD GUITARIST : GARY🎸ROSSINGTON PASSED AWAY 3 WEEKS AGO !!! THE ONLY SURVIVOR ALIVE IS THE DRUMMER : ARTIMUS PYLE !!!🌿🌹R I P🌿🌹🌿🌹🌹🌿🌹🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 HAVE YOU SEEN THE MOVIE : ( SURVIVOR -- THE LYNYRD💀SKYNYRD PLANE CRASH ) ?.....................🏆🏆🏆🏆💯💯💯💯👍👍👍 DAMN GOOD MOVIE !!!!!!!!!!!

NEVER 🇺🇸

Yes the guitarists played together it was one of the best displays of guitarists I've ever seen. As talented as possibly blessed with.

*Allen and *Gary Rossington (please forgive me) don't forget Bob Burns, and Billy Powell And yes....doesn't get any better.

@Beto Chavez That is just incredible that story. They fit together so perfectly. I think they are one of the greatest if not thee greatest assembly of guitarists that ever worked together in a band. They play so great together. Nothing like them in my opinion. A great band Lynrd Skynrd. The singer who passed....he was the soul of the band. I think they were one of the all time greatest ever. Two songs with incredible mesgs.....Freebird and Simple Man . Musical gems !!!

@@pauldinardo912 Although I still miss the fiery picking Solos from Ed King 🔥🤘🏻

Artimus said,.."Lynyrd Skynyrd Begins and ends with Ronnie Van Zant",...and i say the proof is that there has not been one hit since Ronnie Stopped Writing and commanding the band.

Except for atriums Pyle the drummer

Agree w/you 200% !

And to know the unspeakable terror, anguish, and injuries that awaited Gary, Artimus, and Allen. Then when they came to in the hospital and asked... "Ronnie?" [shakes head no] "Steve?" [shakes head no]

@@DexterHaven they only cared about Ronnie's death sadly...

@@Kurty94 Not true, they all knew Ronnie was dead before they even left the plane, due to his head injury from smashing into a tree. Cassie was still talking and kept asking about her brother & she was told that he was dead, they put the the three of them in the back of a pickup truck to transport them to the hospital, but Steve was still alive and died en route....he was the last to die.

@@walterostrander9085 Allen and Gary didn't know about the deaths till many days after the crash. Nobody told them so they could recover better. They thought that everyone had bad injuries but survived. Later they asked to see Ronnie and Gary's mom reluctantly told them about the deaths... That's true, Gary said that in the interviews.

@@Kurty94 Not true

Found this gem and your comment. I was there, at this very concert in Asbury Park, NJ (the Jersey shore) with my HS buddies. Little did we know three months later, half the band would die in an airplane crash. We never saw them play again. Even after they reformed.

Hahaha, yes, we'll still be be watching you in 2024, who knew right

​@@bruceradz🥄 💊 💉.

​@@bruceradzgot that right love these guys.

Yes.

I could think of something else I would want to tell them but I feel ya… 😂

They were gods they would've dominated the 80s.

@Steve Hunt I can't imagine what they might've been

I just agree 100%!!

Billy squire stroke me

Saw them in concert before they died. Chills

Couldn't agree more, he is the one the molded that southern rock solo sound long before anyone ever thought of it. Gary is a guitar God in my opinion, if met him several times through meet and greets and hes the exact same man everytime, so humble and appreciative of his fans and never goes without mentioning how he wouldnt be who he is or where he is had it not been for his fallen freebird brothers and sisters. It's truly a shame people bash Gary for keeping on touring when he has all rights to do so, he was a original founding member and his never left the band so he should have all the right in the world to keep his and his brothers music alive until hes ready to retire. Gary Rossington is the main reason I picked up a guitar and learned to play. Which I'm nowhere near close to as good as Gary but I give it my all lol. Gary is a awesome guy and I'll support him and the current lynyrd skynyrd until the day I die. #GodBlessLynyrdSkynyrd #GodBlessGaryRossington #GodBlessAllTheFreeBirdsInRockAndRollHeaven

@lucky1dawg1 Even in this, he made the guitar talk with a southern twang.

Steve gaines was better

Gary is a great guitarist but Steve Gaines was better but one thing that skynyrd always did well was worked well together no ego with three lead guitarists first with Ed then Steve they all worked so well together

and a survivor

yes and now with AI this faking it will go atomic, not only won't know what is good but we won't even know what is real.

And that is how civilization dies, long before the robosts launch the nukes at us.

Thay started off a little shaky but were hitting on all cylinders by mid song. You could tell this was a new song.

Pink Floyd was pretty amazing live. 2 great bands❤

@TheOneAboveAll1369 LOL, we both know the answer to that question. Both were great bands without question. Personally, I'd put Skynyrd above Zeppelin but that's just my opinion.

God bless you

Billy Powell was the best keyboard player in a band ever. Credits to Christine McVje and Jon Lord of course.

Same here!!

As a millennial, it took me a while to get into the 70’s. This song is fuckin incredible, and the band is comparable to Zeppelin on the scale of pure skill.

So Crisp. And we actually lived that shit in the early 80s with the weed and the blow, minus the whiskey bottles, it was just wine & beer then.

Southern? The best band there ever was period

Compared to today, Never be music like this again.

Greatest period

😂​I🎉,zxxxx😂😂😭😭🍼@@Brett.1984😮

I know bro. It's like time stood still

there’s actually some really great music out today.

They sound absolutely amazing! Such a well oiled machine! ❤

They worked very hard, practice all day everyday

Still couldnt believe I saw them in Giants stadium on a friday and the plane crash came next week.:( RIP

Especially for back then. A lot of the live recording back then sucked

I started with this band in the early 70 ‘s and still have every album they released RIP L/S

I know that know one will believe this, but this intro was a question in a classroom one morning. It was a fill in the blank verbally asked and open to the whole class. . Whiskey bottles and brand new cars _____________? Everyone just had a blank look on their face.. .....me somewhat hung over, after a pause of silence said: ..oak tree, you're in my way. Everyone except the teacher was even more dumb founded. He said; John gets a Gold Star for that one today... Still, everyone else was speechless and dumb founded...?? Now you're likely wondering; What subject of class would this be..?? ...Sunday school. Even I don't know how it fit in other to say that it just happen to be a flash back in the teacher's mind.. Or maybe the Spirit was calling me out for having been partying into the early morning hours not so many hours prior..??

It really happened, this whole song is about Gary, yet he was the last man standing

The first line actually happened, the whole song is about Gary and the wild life style he lived. He pulled out real fast in a brand new car and hit an oak tree. “The smell of death that surrounds you” he was shooting up that’s why they say “Don’t go sticking those needles in your arm “ and “ one more drink fool would drown you “ yet he was the last man standing.

@@DennisBTV Amazing song about a true evrnt. Crazy!

The song is about Gary rossington. He was stoned and wrecked his car delaying a tour. Ronnie was pissed and wrote this

I saw them 11 days before in Oakland...There is video of Free Bird and Sweet Home Alabama, here on RU-vid. They double headlined with Peter Frampton who was still riding Frampton Comes Alive.... Unfortunately for him he closed the show and had to follow Skynyrd - I think half of the crowd left during his set. Mind you, nothing wrong with his set but Skynyrd delivered a set so powerful and high energy, any band would have had a hard time following -

You were so damn fortunate.

@@smallchange5946 Oh I know....even more so - 5 months later I saw Queen for the first time - the "News of the World" tour

@@MikeCoggan okay now you're just bragging but yeah I love Queen I love their song Under Pressure and Who wants to live forever; check out that music video, PURE GOLD!!!

I'm 65 ,shit still sounds great

Likewise. Only vid I could find where the actually play this song live. Its priceless.

Mine, too

Dude, hands down mine too. I was stationed @ a Naval Air Base in Mississippi at the time this badass tune came out.😁🤘

​@@LynyrdSkynyrdFanIt's Vintage, dude.😁🤘

No more important member of the band behind Ronnie. You can hear Gary all over every one of their hits

Absolutely the worst news...can't think of another that compares musically when it comes to cutting off of potential that was just in the process of exploding

As for your three guitar army comment, recall before Steve Gaines joined, Ed King was a third lead guitarist. Ed King is great and very much alive. Steve Gaines was awesome as was Allen, and of course Gary who smoked that Gibson for all she's worth.

I couldn't agree with you more on all counts. I am still grieving.

I just found this and I've watched it like 6 times.Great band who were just about to go supergroup status when that tragedy happened . Such a shame.

I Beleive

I love that line.😎

True story, too.

Besides the intro to Freebird

SuedeStonn oak tree on Mandarin Rd, Jax, FL.

Relatable!

I believe they did. RIP Gary. Greatest rock band of all time. Impecable.

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that’s perhaps the reason for stopping them. we lost skynrd, got Prince, and the world turned queer

@@danielgaughan4243they crashed in zeppelins old plane

Bands back then always sounded good. We were raised with musicians. Glad you are enjoying the music from my youth.

That’s what Ronnie Van Zant said we’re gonna sound the same on live stage as we do recorded. I agree they did.

they were always very well prepared. Ronnie made sure of that

Yes.. Yes. Yes

@@marthahalsey-on4bn I always thought that they sounded better live.

Exactly. The plane crash was a monumental tragedy in and of itself, but it also deprived the world of the music that LS was destined to make with this lineup. Van Zant and Gaines were just getting started...

Right there with you brother

Seriously man. Sucks pretty hard about what happened. Steve Gaines was going to be the next GUITAR HERO. There are a lot of great players but he was going to be as known as Jimi Page/Duane Allman/Eric Clapton are in my opinion.

I agree, but think the classic sound of Skynyrd is Rossington-Collins. Steven brought another element that sound - very different. Interesting to see how his distinctive voice would have shaped the original band while complementing Rossington-Collins - had there been no crash.

Man, Gaines was so good you hit the nail on the head that he was the final piece of the puzzle

Allen Collins, was and still a Rock God.

I just think all three were equally talented with their individual style. I saw them in concert before and after the plane crash. I could tell a big difference with Steve Gains missing playing guitar 🎸

As skynyrd would say...you got that right

Allan Larkin Collins was without a doubt the better guitar player, but all were great. so that says how good Allan really was. guitar God

You SHO got that right

I dig em too and I graduated in 1493

I was 14 when Ronnie was killed. I wish I could have met him. My ex met him at a bar in Jacksonville

Right up there with Cheap Trick and Frampton Comes Alive my generation had the best music,for live performances

I've survived 6 decades of music and find some solace in sharing our thoughts on this music even more beneficial than before. Good vibes from Skynard and the message is crystal.

65 here, saw them twice in DC, bought 'Second Helping' my senior year, played the hell out of it. Turned my older bro onto them

Agree man clicking on all cylinders for sure

They played every night for years, for free just getting polished 💯

To this day lynyrd skynyrd is the rehearsal band ever hard work and determination combines with tradgey made it so

its called NATURAL

@@creativeps11 . Yeah natural. Lol . They also put in an unbelievable amount of time perfecting their music. You don’t just roll out of bed sounding like that .

Thanks for sharing,...the fact that every single person who has ever spoken of Steve and Cassie,...always remark on how genuine they were,...recently gene odom said,.."Steve could not be influenced by folks who were much heavier into alcohol, drugs, adultery",...they always say he was a brilliant musician, and a loyal husband....Solid people from the heartland,.a shame the way things happened.

Yep. Just never know, never know. "Tomorrow might not be here for you." Truth for us all.

😢😢😢😢😇😇😇😇

I believe in rock and roll heaven and these boys are doing it right shining down on us! I agree with the chills!

It brings life memories immediately into very sharp focus.

@@smallchange5946 For damn sure.

👀🤣

Too young to die ...

Corinna Gaines is alive and well. Daughter of Steve and niece of Cassie. I wish she had follow in her Aunt and dads footsteps.

@@PhantomDetectivesLLC Terry Kath's daughter could have been him too, cmon; gimme a break.

True fucking story

some one said was the girl s hotter in the 70s maybe but hey we old now maybe just crazy as hellwhat would they been to day if they made it wished I could of been at Woodstock but hey I was2

Not for kids

rONNIE LOOK HIGH HERE

@@mikepatrick5909 Mike partick

amen brother

Absolutely 100% agree

@Andy Kramer Zeppelin stole a lot of Music. So there's really no comparison. They slay Zeppelin.

@Andy Kramer bro there's a difference between covers and out right stealing people's material. They have been sued so many times it's not funny. I don't know how people even have them up there. But your flavor is your flavor

Best Studio band was Zeppelin. They were brutal live. They never rehearsed. Watch the concert in Madison square garden. It's painful. It's hard to argue that Skynyrd isn't on top. They sounded live like they did the studio. Although I would say in their prime's AC/DC and THE WHO are close.

Even though I agree and absolutely love Lynyrd, iron maiden has used 3 guitars also with great success

The Outlaws

None as adept as Collins.

Rossington on slide, as pertinent as Duane.

More bluesy than jazz

@@mikepranski4083 they were a team. They never criticized one another. They played whatever they thought was missing. They played togeather. Each had a job and they did it 100 percent!

@@mikepranski4083 lmao not even close 😂😂😂😂. Duane was a master slide man and inventor the skill level is not even close

Geoff Tate USED to sound as good live as on the album. Sadly, those days are long gone. Such a shame that we lost Ronnie et al to a plane crash. Imagine if they'd lived and continued to record.

Michel De Coeyer totally agree.

Check out their live album !!

Wow! I had forgotten how good they really were live. As good in concert as on a studio record. That was studio tight. Those guitarists were outstanding. Any band would be lucky to have one that good, they have three. Glad to say I saw them in Houston@Sam Houston Coliseum in Nov. 1976. First concert I ever attended. I was just a kid. Started off with the best!

Ronnie Van Zant was so great he was removed.

Robert, that's far out.

I’ll tune up my time mo chine and get on it they’re partna!

Great point. Never too many good guitarists in one band. Never too many good singers either (Fleetwood Mac, Three Dog Night, Beatles...).

Don’t forget to stop Stevie Ray Vaughan from getting on that helicopter, and save Buddy Holly while you’re at it too

Jazzadrin I’m way ahead of you buddy! I have it all written down on my master plan but Dimebag is just one ahead of Stevie Ray and Buddy Holly is just at after Brian Jones. But don’t worry I’ll get to them all. Jimi, Janice, Kurt, Amy, and evening JFK , Bobby and JFK JR. after all they Rocked Too!

Definitely a fake story u lying bitch

Larry bird... If that's your real name... You should stay off this RU-vid video. This is a beautiful video and your comments are the opposite

Stay off this RU-vid video. Go to a Kardashian site where your negativity would fit in

I can relate, I Hit a tree while drunk over a wife that was cheating on me and almost killed myself

Gunderson

+gl196901 well artimis and gary are both still alive

+Jarrod Cook Artimus, funny guy.

Cornell84 who is the funny guy?

that's so funny that i put an i instead of u fucking hilarious :DDDDD

Ed King is also still with us

you got that right 👍

+The Guitar Lover thank you 👍

No, you _sure_ got that right.

stillunbroken100 yes

Gordon Flowers oh yea my favorite lineup

Mark D'Angelo Steve Gaines is in the video. he's already in the band at this point

yes they died 3 months later Oct 20

Mark D'Angelo Colorado Springs Mountain Biking real Ronnie..and the REAL Lynyrd Skynyrd..

And Billy's kick ass piano playing, Leon and damn..Artimus was a beast on drums. Best band ever!!

Steve Gaines top 10 favorites. Love that strat sound he had. wow.

His daughter is a friend, she still has his guitars. Especially that early 60’s black Les Paul custom.

@@DougCanney1 wow that’s so cool I would love to have a jam on that les Paul it sounded so good it had a very Stratocaster vibe in one of the positions it is a beautiful guitar and owned by a legend

@@MrDannyboyhall I asked her if I could see it one day, she said maybe.

Compassionate and empathetic friend. Who needs enemies? Muahhahahaahhaaa

I wondered why he was looking at one guy so much 🤷‍♀️

He was a real guitarist

Still sad we lost such a great talent. An amazing guitarist who just found a national platform for all to see, then just gone overnight.

Ronnie thought Gaines was the most talented of any of them.

@@cnking27 He was right. It takes some detective work to figure out, (if just listening to albums, to figure out which parts he played, with 2 other guitarists playing as well)! He was an amazing guitarist! I would trust Ronnie!!

Daisy Mouri DA-DB- blow all these guys off the fucking stage. Best one-day punch in rock history!

You are right they are greatest southern rock band of all times!

Put down the crackpipe.

So true

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I'm 55 and I 107% agree Lynyrd Skynyrd died with Ronnie Van Zant !!

Not to be disrespectful to your comment because I totally agree but let’s be thankful to Gary and Johnny and all the others that have tirelessly dedicated their lives to keep their music alive. God bless them all. Dead and alive!

This,band could stay with anybody EVER!!!!🧡

I agree with You but also think no body go's to see them know without knowing it's a different band, I've saw last time about 15 years ago. The band was very very good. They are keeping a part of the music alive

Well ahead of their time with their songs of warning, which were exceptional pieces of music in their own right...

The greatest American band

This song made me never do blow again.

@@dcs2690 this song always made wanna do blow...lol

@@Rockandrollgeerage yeah... I know what you mean... That 70's vibe 😂

Not saying they are as good, but iron maiden have 3 guitarists.

Indeed

Lucky. They practice constantly, toured endlessly and partied hard. Nothing like them since....

Good point Connor. Saw Maiden in japan 95. Ok...decent. Their FIRST album was great. IMHO they don't compare to Skynryd. never saw skynrd live. Both great music though

@@scottcantor1842 thanks mate, and I agree. Maiden are a great band, but they are just no comparison to skynyrd. I think Maiden should have stopped when they were still good, they have been milking their name with average to bad albums for the last 20 years or more lol. Kinda like Megadeth. I love Megadeth but I wish they stopped making albums when they were still amazing

Ronnie knew it too, he predicted his death, sadly.

Maybe the only "original' in some folks eyes, but there's still another Hall of Fame member out there!

@@jimm7840 self fulfilling prophecy

One hell of a price for them to get their kicks. RIP

No way in hell I can let that go--ALLMAN BROTHERS.

And the Allman brothers band

Band**

And Gary!! RIP GARY ROSSINGTON. 🎸🦅✝️🙏💕🕊️

ALL very talented and special !

GARY ROSSINGTON WAS INCREDIBLE PERIOD!!!! The fact that he not only survived the crash and was able to recover as well as he did And keep on rockin' for as long as he did was a miracle and a wonderful gift from God. Gary's guitar talent is iconic and will never be forgotten, nor will Gary. I feel his spirit when he plays his guitar. He is unique and has always been a special person, imho. May he rest in peace. 🙏✝️🎸🦅💕

It's not the real skynyrd now without Ronnie van zant

Best band ever.

They only added the best ones to the band. That's why the music is great & lives on!

I was blown away once I realized he was playing those parts. He had it all speed, technique, feel, and flash. Played them with ease too.

Jimmy Lewis Stevie Ray did that, too.

Fuggin showofff! Gary is the best!

he tried to be all sneaky and smoke it 1:05

I guess im lucky

HAHAHAHAHA I watched the video again just to see it 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

i agree they will allways be remember god bless you all r.i.p

M

Legends never die. they are all legends. they live in rock n roll hall of fame

We all miss them

I saw them in the summer of 74 opening for the Eagles in Evansville Indiana. I had tickets to see them at the same location three years later. The plane crash was three days before that concert. God bless Johnny and Gary for keeping the music alive. Ben in Reseda

Who's Ed Gaines?? U mean Ed King who was far better than steve

I'm sorry, but Gary Rossilington is not the greatest guitar player, even in Skynyrd,gains is got him beat

Uh, no

Especially for the genius BP

EVERRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️