Lynyrd Skynyrd

some great album stuff, but I saw them live in 1977 and they were p!ssed/doped/sloppy and very unimpressive. Of course, maybe I just got them on a bad night. Enjoyed the supporting act, the Steve Gibbons Band, much more.

That song always reminds me of the great Chubbs Peterson.

Simple Man is without doubt one of the very best songs written , simple structure , terrific riff and vastly underrated.

Followed Skynyrd since the early seventies..one of my all time favourite groups and this is a song that is impossible not to like

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMJmhkpQt5s



VOODOO lAKE

Simple Man is without doubt one of the very best songs written , simple structure , terrific riff and vastly underrated.

Damn right. Tuesdays gone good too.

On the Hunt great too.

Whiskey http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGxXYOCOoqE

met one of them at a second hand music sale

he boasted of meeting Paul McCartney at a PTA meeting ... SAID HE WAS A GOOD BLOKE.

he must be a liar

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some great album stuff, but I saw them live in 1977 and they were p!ssed/doped/sloppy and very unimpressive. Of course, maybe I just got them on a bad night. Enjoyed the supporting act, the Steve Gibbons Band, much more.

I remember Steve Gibbons supporting them at Leeds Uni, 1976. Gutted I couldn't go as was on a course.

Was there 2 weeks later though for the brilliant Be Bop Deluxe.

Don't want to take anything away from Skynyrd, an awesome band... memories of my youth!
Take a look at this clip of the classic rock show performing the guitar duet at the end of Freebird.
Saw them perform this live not so long ago, and they are brilliant. The 2 guitarists are Bobby Harrison and Howie G.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI15VI5rfqc

You sure it was 1976 Kenny ? This was the tour I saw them on in Portsmouth ....

.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_Survivors_Tour

I see there was a  Leeds gig was a couple of weeks later

Johnizere..that was magnificent...two guitars in perfect sync..thanks for  putting that up.

pretty sure Degs, the long hot summer followed a few months later.

1976
January 10 Wishbone Ash
17 Thin Lizzy
24 Ronnie Lane’s Slim Chance
31 Sutherland Brothers & Quiver
February 7 Mike Harding
11 Kursaal Flyers
14 Lynyrd Skynyrd & Steve Gibbons Band
21 Sailor
29 Be Bop Deluxe
March 3 Boxer
6 Toots & The

right - just found it in this .pdf file on page 13 - interesting document - some great bands in there

.http://www.leeds.ac.uk/thewholiveatleeds/assets/TheWhoConcertBooklet.pdf

That's where I got my info from, Degs. As you say some great bands and an interesting site.

Wow they are still going? I had no idea. Not exactly heavily promoted this side of the pond.

didnt most of the guys die in a plane clash?and made worse with the fact they shouldnt have been on it in the first place?

crash even

yes to the first part of the question tel.

"saturday night special" got a lot of airplay on the nicky horne show on capital back in the day,about guns kenny

I remember a few years ago when video players had just become popular ( "Have we got a video player!" , yes Vyvan we have got a v i d e o p l a y e r!" )

Watched The Tube i believe and they were counting down to the best Rock videos of all time , before MTV monopolized it of course , anyhow they had done no2 and it was well past midnight and I was sat there with video remote eagerly ready to press play and had no idea what was going to be the greatest Rock video of all time , when on came Freebird live , I think it was them supporting the Stones as the stage had the big red lips , absolutely unbelievable performance and one which blew me away even though i had up to that point never heard of them.

Sad to say to this day i have never seen that particular performance again , even on the film Freebird The Movie which is basically a Live show but each song from various shows they have done the Freebird clip is not the Stones show.

Shame really as it truly was an epic performance.

Not sure what that means Tel

Lynyrd Skynyrd Freebird Old Grey Whistle Test 1975. Superb

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iD_RZ_3OQOI

nuffin much kenny only that a saturday night special is slang for a small pistol in the states

i see

Priest: the Knebworth 1976 performance is what you're after. Epic performance indeed:

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKZfRAuY-M4

(Slight suspicion Allen Collins' guitar may be overdubbed - rarely was he that clean)

Correct Franzi, remember staying up till 6am on a Sunday for that vid, all night music special on bbc2.

Had to sit through a cheesy film about Jan and Dean, and the exclusive first play of Jackson`s Thriller.

Cheers Franzi much appreciated

C&T couldn't remember it was BBC2 but do remember staying up very very late to see what was no1

Think someone else went to see them 76 at knebworth (from here) when they were supporting the stones.
Said they blew them away.

Ronnie had something about him.

One that gets a bit more airplay from me atm is "I aint he one".
Certainly my fav band

Wasn't their Knebworth performance the final song played on The Whistle Test picked by the viewers ?

Never saw the originals with Ronnie but saw them support Deep Purple in Glasgow and twice doing their own gig.  Many call them a "tribute band" these days but they've still got it!  Got all their early material and one of my fav bands ever.

That Smell ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgKLNJlF1WE