Wow. Reading these comments are hurting my heart. Three members passed away in a plane crash shortly after this performance? Omg 😢

We were happier. We were always outside with our friends. We talked to each other. We dated. We lived.

It's not just you... We were happier, healthier, more open minded, and we were free!

So many of the younger generations do not understand these bands were RAW TALENT. no auto tune, no computers, no ai crap. This is raw talent.

We were happier because the government and media hadn't started dividing people by every difference they can think of. We went outside, and we were courteous, friendly, healthy, and united. I truly miss those days.

Simple man is a must. Beautiful lyrics with a beautiful message 😊

The 70's were a wonderful time to grow up!

No one had plastic surgery in 1977. We still worshipped the sun for that golden glow. No cell phones to tie you down. Just narural beauty.

The best southern rock band ever

No cell phones no internet. Life was good the woman were very healthy and beautiful

I'm of that generation (old enough to be your grandmother.) I think things were generally simpler. Every generation longs for it's youth, but without hesitation, I'd go back to the '70s in a flash - even though it would mean giving up my cell phone.

47 years ago, these girls are mothers, grandmothers, and great grandmothers now. Lynyrd Skynyrd is named after a gym teacher that gave them a hard time for having long hair, Leonard Skinner. The plane crash took the lives of Ronnie Van Zant(lead singer), guitarist Steve Gaines, backup singer Cassie Gaines( Steve's sister), the pilots, and the assistant road manager. The rest of the band was injured. All of the original members have passed on now.

No band could play for the next fifteen years without members of the audience calling out for Free Bird.

The goal of some of your viewers is not (or should not be) to shame you for not knowing the music of our time, instead it is that we hope that those like yourself who appreciate music and the arts will be inspired to go out and invest your sweat equity in bringing meaningful, world-changing music back and lead a new generation of writers and composers who learn their craft and their chosen instruments and go on to make incredible sounds.

This was the age of no cell phones, no autotune, peace and love. Girls were naturally beautiful, maybe a little mascara, lip gloss and musk perfume. Just think about these girls are grandmother's now! Wonderful time to grow up!!!!

The name of the band is a person, Their high school gym teacher (Leonard Skinner) who hated these guys with a passion and had them expelled from school. The band named themselves after the teacher as a mockery. true story!

No autotune. Legit. Yes, it was in Forrest Gump.

For those of us that steadfastly refused to succumb to disco in the late 70’s.

Music back then was great you could not fake it… We were outside all the time… ate what our Mom’s cooked… we had outlets and and friends …we did not have our parents with us all the time… we were free to explore and learn. Thanks for the memory!!❤

It went crazy that fast because those people would have showed up to see Lynyrd Skynyrd if they had only played this one song. It is the goat. The dude in the front is looking around the way he is because the ground underneath his feet is shaking with the impact of thousands and thousands of people jumping up and down in unison. He's experiencing something you never knew existed before, a rock and roll earthquake.

It’s not one of their “big” songs, but The Ballad of Curtis Loew is a well worth a listen

Congratulation, Cliff! You have just witnessed one of THE guitar solos in rock history. And make no mistake....all those gals....babies were made that night.

In my opinion this is the best musical Anthem in history

yes...happier and healthier. Thank you for keeping our music alive!

One of the most epic live performances ever

The solo is when the bird takes flight and don't stop

All those young girls, if they're still around, are in their late 60s to early 70s. Times flies.

I saw Skynyrd many times. Those were the days of wine and roses as far as music and enjoying life. I miss them still. They always ended their shows with Freebird and it never failed to burn the house down! 🔥🤟🏼🥰

Simple Man and Tuesday’s Gone. Southern Rock at its finest! People were happier, I think. It was before every woman was supposed to be 5’10” and 98lbs- people ate real food. Guys were not in a gym somewhere bulking up-they had normal muscles and a six pack was still related to beer. It was also one of the few times in history that the US was not involved in a conflict or war. We didn’t know sunblock existed (paying for that now). I was 17 when this concert occurred and 10 days before high school graduation. But we carried on the 60s rock revolution and most of us raised our kids on this music.

I was born in 1964 the Last year of the Baby Boomers. I am 59 years old and i am so glad I grew up during the 60's and 70's and 80's. It was a golden age of Music, So many great songs and Artists in all Genres. Artists would cross Genres and write songs for each other and appear in songs with each other, It was all about the music. I would go back to the 70; s. It was a great Decade of Music and Freedom, and everyone just wanted to listen to the Music and have a great time.

I made a point of exposing my daughters to real music as they grew up. I'm doing the same with my grandkids. No autotune, no pyrotechnics, no computers, no lasers. Just pure talent. The sunburned girl is at least a grandmother by now, as are all the others.

I love watching you react to new music. I was a teenager in the 70s and it was awesome. The music was incredible and yes I believe we were much happier and healthier. I cherish my years as a teenager growing up in the 1970s thank you.

Watching music history. This performance is legendary.

'Simple Man' since you are a lyricist.

I was 16 when this came out & Skynard ROCKED ! So happy to have grown up when I did! Our music will never die! FREEBIRD! Was an anthem !

My uncle died suddenly from a heart attack a few years ago. This is the song we played when it was time to say goodbye for the last time. Thanks for doing it justice.

All of the original members have now passed away and all of those healthy, beautiful young women in the audience are now in their 60's and 70's. The seventies were a great time to be in your twenties. This was, after all, right at 47 years ago. Hard to believe.

Mate …That’s my generation, great to be a teen back then…Those were the days…No cell phones…No internet…No Autotune… Nothing but Pure talent and crowds going wild…and just for the record all the women you’re watching in the crowd are now somebody’s Grandma or maybe even Great Grandma… Good Luck Jjh

Yes, it was in Forrest Gump, and you're correct about the scene when it comes in. Thank you so much for this reaction. The 70's ROCKED!

Very glad to see you are broadening your horizons. You're listening to the best musical era ever!

You would recognise another Lynyrd Skynyrd song from 8 Mile. Em raps over Sweet Home Alabama when he's fixing his car.

This is one of those songs that will stand the eternal test of time. You can’t talk the history of music without talking about Freebird.

Yes, everyone looked happier, prettier, healthier. Everybody socialized with real friends, not stuck staring at phones all day long. People ate well, did a lot of physical activity, didn't have parents micromanaging every bit of their lives. Society has lost so much and you only realize it when you see videos like this.... which we can do because we're now on our phones all the time.

1) Yes, you should have started a rock band. 2) Yes, you are correct. This is the song playing when Jenny is on the ledge. It gives you the timeline, and backdrop to her decision. 3) This might be the quintessential 70's song. Glad you found it!

I was there! It was an amazing day of sun, fun and music without cell phones, cameras and sunscreen. :) Great band, day and sadly months later the plane crash.

This song was written about a friend that died. Duane Allman. The guitar player from the Allman Brothers band.

I am 71 and lived in the absolute best era of live untouched music. I have friends in there 30s and 40s that i have introduced late 60s and 70s bands to them, they have all said what you did about wishing they had lived in that era for music. You just had to be there! BEST times of my life, killed a few brain cells but it was well worth it.

It kills me the crowd anticipation when the solos started . There were so many girls cause Peter Frampton was headlining 😂 Yes it was in Forrest Gump. We didn't have sunscreen back in the day 😂 Great reaction and Peace out ✌️ ☮️

The performers loved making the music as much as the fans loved listening to it. That synergy created something truly magical.

Great reaction Cliff 💯‼️ I’m 63 and my wife and I are high school sweethearts we were in our junior year in high school and at this tour!! I know I’m biased, but when some 70’s music comes on these days, we talk about how it was the greatest decade of music and musicians ever!! The less distractions we had back on was replaced by the focus on our girls & relationship w friends and driving around, getting stoned cranking this great music!! Would love to see some more classic 70s rock reactions from Cliff ! Got a bunch of great stuff to turn you onto!!! Jonathan!!

Lynyrd Skynyrd is the only band I have ever heard that sounds as good live as they do on a record. Ronnie was an amazing singer with an amazing band. I hope their music lives forever.

Ahh yes the `lobster festival` known as "Day on the Green 1977." I was 12 when this happened, and over the course of 3 days, maybe more, they had the following line up - Fleetwood Mac, Doobie Brothers, Gary Wright, Eagles, Steve Miller Band, Heart, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Santana, Outlaws - Could you imagine!?? I was pretty buittsore at not being quite old enough for it. Anyway, about the only thing hotter than the sun that day, was Skynyrd! They were all over it.

One of the greatest rock concerts caught on film. One of the greatest guitar solos ever. One of the best guitar trios ever. Lynyrd Skynyrd always had some of the best guitar players.

You called it. Happier and prettier. People at a music festival where the artists don’t need side effects to keep the audience engaged. People just loving the vibe.

2 rhythm and a lead guitar is what gives such an iconic sound.

Lynyrd Skynyrd is a creative change of spelling of Leonard Skinner. Skinner was a PE teacher at the high school where some band members went, stories say he was very strict about the school's rule against boys having long hair.

Yeah, people were happier and healthier. Too much chemicals and preservatives now. Thanks for the reaction, very nice. They are LEGENDS, even though they are all gone now. ❤😢

People were much happier and friendlier back then. I was born in 75. I grew up in the 80’s so I got the best of both worlds 60’s frock 70’s rock and 80’s new rock sounds. No autotune just pure voice.

funny looking at the crowd...especially since most of them are in their mid 60s and 70s now....we were happier!

As A writer you will appreciate this. Ronnie Van Zant the lead singer & primary lyricist never wrote down his lyrics. Ever. He said if he can't remember them, they weren't that good to begin with.

Performed only three months before the tragic plane crash. One of the best live performances of all time. So ironic with the lyrics to this classic jam. Thank you 🙏 for the reaction. ✌️😎

I always find it hilarious the name "Lynyrd Skynyrd" was actually the name of the band's high school gym teacher, named, Leonard Skinner. He always gave them a hard time about their long hair. He later opened a bar and they played there often...lol.

I was 17 then, 64 now. I also saw them on this tour in 77 at the Seattle King Dome. It was one of the greatest times in my life. I can’t tell you enough how simple it was back then. Yes, we were happier and healthier back then. Thanks for time travel Cliff, excellent reaction!

My best friend was playing drums in his band for a charity in the middle of nowhere here in Georgia and Artemis Pyle showed up! They played together. What a priceless moment!

My man if you are going down the rock n roll path your mind is going to expand until it is blown. I’m here for it. You are so lucky to listening to this greatness for the first time.

You couldn't have picked a better song to listen to for your first Lynyrd Skynyrd song. I'm old (58) and every time I listen to this song, I'm literally in tears & I absolutely have a free flying dizzying swirling feeling. I get up and turn around and around and feel so free & let it carry me to another space and time., I just let go and simply "be" It's really emotional and phenomenal. Ronnie was such an amazing singer, the band is incredible God rest their souls. It's gonna sound strange but if I drink while listening to this because I need to release stress & emotion, I can just let the music carry me away and I feel like I'm in another place altogether, it's a release.. I absolutely love watching others like yourself discover this music. Watching your reaction made me cry seeing you take it in and absorb it. When you said your heart was racing I thought to myself, yes, he's got it. That's what should be happening. Music puts words to our feelings and emotions that we can't express. Thank you for giving them a chance and not letting them be forgotten. Yes, they were healthier and happier. It was a different time. No cellphones are out to record, they're just absorbing the music and living in the awe of the moment. It's never too late to experience new music and it warms my heart to see you open your mind and give yourself new experiences. This era will never come again but we can keep the music and the soul alive. I apologize for sounding like an old looney hippie. PS, Yes to hearing this in Forest Gump. Good ear. And Lynyrd Skynyrd was a real person. Forby Leonard Skinner (January 11, 1933 - September 20, 2010) was an American high school gym teacher, basketball coach, and businessman from Jacksonville, Florida. He is known in popular culture as the eponym of the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd; Skinner was the band members' teacher. Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.

He died in plane crash. So he died shortly after this concert.😢 October 20, 1977, a chartered plane carrying three members of the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd crashed in a wooded area near Gillsburg, Mississippi, killing six people, including the band members.

70s Southern Rock hit different. I’m an 81 baby and grew up on this music in my childhood as a boy from southern Mississippi. I still listen to it. Molly Hatchet is my go-to.

This was only about 3 months before Ronnie Van Zandt (singer), Steve Gaines (guitarist with goatee), and Cassie Gaines (backup singer) passed away in that plane crash. If you were ever to watch a documentary about a band, it should be this band. Lots of fascinating stuff, including some eerie things that were said that seem prophetic.

You live in a time where the past is fully accessible !

My heart's racing too. And that's the 2,497th time I've heard Free Bird. 5 or 6 times, Live. Including front row center once. sigh

The 70s and the music in the 70s was magical and that's why it's still with us so many decades later

It gives my heart joy to see the music of my generation being rediscovered and re-appreciated. I believe that we were happier and healthier back then, in spite of (or maybe because of) the lack of, medical, dietary and technological advances we "enjoy" today.

Legendary and Timeless!🔥 We will, unfortunately never get to live free like the 70's and 80's. I miss the feeling, best times to be alive!🤟

Another great guitar song by Lynyrd Skynyrd is That Smell. I think you will enjoy it!

One of several great bands from Florida along with 38 Special, Rossington Collins Band, Blackfoot, Molly Hatchet, The Outlaws, The Allman Brothers and Tom Petty

I have a good story. My graduating class in high school had nominated some Barry Manilow song for the prom song. I was not having that, and I sent out a petition to all of the seniors for free bird to be our song. And I won. Freebird class of 1982. Great memories thanks

PUMPED!!! :) THIS is one of the FEW performances on KZfaq that seems to ALMOST EXPLAIN how AWESOME things were, back then!! RIP to all the band members that were LOST - YOU ARE MISSED!! ENJOY this rabbit hole!!! Thanks for reacting to this one!

Im 58 i got to see them live 3 times as a kid , young man and as a father with my kids ✌🏻❤️ 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

Hip Hop is not music! This is music!

One of the greatest guitar solo and longest, I was waiting to see your face during the solo, great musicians great reaction

One of the best solos ever.

I saw Skynyrd, Doobies, BTO, Frampton, and Edgar winter, all on the same bill, same day. Pittsburgh. July 1975. Concert lasted all day.

The greatest southern rock band of all times and they were some great bands back the I’m 58 grew up with this omg better times by far. Thank you for reacting hope you are a fan now. 🇺🇸

When my sister passed away about 6 yrs ago, my nephew had “Simple Man” played at her funeral as a tribute to their relationship and their bond through music. When he passed away in his sleep a short 6 weeks later (he was only 38) we played “Free Bird” at his funeral because of his love of this band. This song means so much more to me since then.

"I'm not worthy" Now imagine what it must of been like to hear this new music 50 years ago. Eyes (Ears) Wide OPEN

No cell phones, no sunscreen😮,no auto tune, all eyes on the band…..grateful to be alive, thankful for freedom and ever present! It was a beautiful thing! Those days appear to be gone😢 Definitely high……but staying all day.😂

I was blessed to grow up during the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, 80’s music! And now I’m ready to see the Good Lord

Yes this was in that scene in Forest Gump

Saw them 17 times in my life were the best live band ever and was never disappointed. Wish you could have seen them! Peace ✌️

I'd gladly go back to the 70's best time ever. We had it all, clothes, cars and The best Music Ever!!!

The 60’s and 70’s were all about Peace, Love & Rock N Roll! It was a blast! Unfortunately With a lot of tragedies along the way💔❤

Sweet Home Alabama and Simple Man

Imagine being Peter Frampton playing after this performance! I don't know what his show was like, but if I were him, I would have opened and closed with Do you feel like we do! Can you imagine hearing Free bird and Do you feel like we do live back to back!

The guitar solo in this song is probably one of the greatest guitars solos ever recorded in music since the 1950's.

Ballad of Curtis Lowe was incredible , sweet home Alabama!! lol

This was played at every junior high and high school dance in the 80’s. I love this song, such a classic

I’m buzzing for him listening to this for the first time ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Lynyrd Skynyrd IS one of the greatest!!

from the days when appearance didn't matter, just talent and ability