Posted on 04/16/2016 9:57:02 AM PDT by DrJeff
Billy finishes up on the piano and Steve takes over in a fantastic solo at 4:43. Ronnie grins with admiration as Steve works the fretboard - just a fantastic solo. He closes out and Allen Collins takes over for another great solo.
One of my favorite versions. Great to see the boys jamming in '77. God Bless America
I saw them at their next to last concert at Lakeland Civic Center in Florida.
The studio version is on my 'heard ~10,000 times and I don't want to hear it again' list.
I like the live version because it has a bit of room for improv.
Steve didn’t play on Second Helping did he?
I thought Ed King played the opening chords in studio in Atlanta after noodling with Kooper on piano and Rossington helping too
Not gonna google it’s cheating
Classic opener
Like Smoke or Purple Haze or Whole Lotta Love or Paranoid or I’m 18
Or Statesboro Blues
Some songs just bam! You know them instantly
Yeah Gaines was amazing. Ronnie once said he expected Steve to go on to a solo career that would surpass anything Skynyrd ever did, that’s how much he was blown away by him as a musician. What’s interesting about those old videos is how many young girls are in the audience. Now girls that same age are into sh*t like Justin Bieber. What happened?
BFL, am currently sitting in the GA 6th District Republican convention.
Saw LS twice in the 70s. First time they were blind running drunk, fighting with each other on stage. It was terrible.
A couple years later I saw them from right on the wall from the days of “festival seating”. Top ten all time show for me, and I’ve seen a lot of live music over the years.
Lord...I can’t change...
Not sure - I thought Billy was always on the keys....
I just can't get into the popular music today. My musical diversity is Steve's strat, Gary's Les Paul, and whatever that beast is Allen is playing!
Incredible talent assembled in one band. When you need a break from the convention, come back and press play here, FreedomPoster!
Improv for sure - so great to see the boys up there - enjoyed watching them hit solos. Even the ominous Leon and his crazy hats...
I saw that day on the green in 77, and saw them again last week at the duck Commander 500.
I'm old but I got to see them in 1974, what do kids have today? Mily Cyrus? LOL really?
Right on - still unbroken!!
Ronnie: "Don't let that flag hit the ground!"
Yeah, somewhere, lol. What strikes me was back then nobody was fat
Great tune and look at that great big beautiful Confederate flag!
Yep - I’ve noticed that in pictures and vids from pre-1990’s. Less processed foods...
No video games.
I looked up their 1977 tour dates. I saw them on October 18, 1977. The plane crash was October 20. I vividly remember my disbelief when I heard about it on the radio.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.