This.

No. That's Rock. Not Rock n roll.

agreed, very rare a live version outshines a studio release...this live version goes waaaaaay beyond just better. amazing really

They add the piano parts live it's great

Yes indeed. I was at the "Day on the Green" Concert in Oakland CA. 1977. Skynyrd, Framptom, Santana, Outlaws. Sweet memories and Im as Free as a Bird Now.

Bands should be better live.

Knebworth 1976 is the best version without a doubt. It became known as the day they blew the Rolling Stones and everyone else off the stage

I was at the Knebworth 1976 festival. Awesome.

The Oakland version is so good that even if a person has reacted to the album version it’s acceptable to do a new reaction to it.

Exactly this.

You are exactly right

It was.

The one at Knebworth is better. It’s The Best to me. Listen to all the differences in guitars, bass and keys. Allen Collins jams way harder in that concert than at Oakland and we know he jammed hard in Oakland. At one point you can see Ronnie behind with his jaw hanging wide open.

@@mikeellis3240 I heartily agree. The atmosphere and video recording of this performance is several levels higher. Unfortunately, most of the reactors, to their detriment, watch the show from Oakland.

I agree. My favorite live song of theirs is T for Texas - so much fun and shows each of the three guitarists at their best, especially how they complement each other, fill for each other, hand off the lead, etc. Just fantastic.

That's one of the boomerest ideaologies about modern rock bands lol its time yall oldies jumped in all your forever boxes where you belong

I agree the musicians really had to practice to the point of healed blisters getting blisters. When Lynyrd Skynyrd started out it took a long time to get anywhere. They had a whole album of material that was already recorded in Alabama. However they simply didn’t have the right contacts to get national recognition. I followed a band with equal talent that could make a crowd absolutely get enthusiastic and loved this band. However the label decided for whatever reason they didn’t meet their needs. So the label made their lives miserable by not backing them at all. This band played the East Coast and over to Texas so pretty much the south. Everywhere they played people loved them. They even opened for major rock bands that came to Florida. The band was called Stranger Band. I’ve seen them open for The Outlaws and Molly Hatchet. I’ve also seen them open for Triumph and Pat Travers. I must have seen this band 20-30 more times in bars that usually had a 3- 5 dollar cover to get in with a few drink minimum. One night they had already played a packed house full set. About 35-40 minutes later there was someone up on the stage who I thought looked like Greg Allman but the lights were too dim to tell. Slowly other guys came out and he sat at the keyboards and they cranked out whipping Post to the letter. Then he sat in on their songs and it was simply incredible. So I got to see Stranger Band featuring Greg Allman for $3 and a Long Island ice tea that I nursed because I didn’t want to drink and ruin the evening. But that’s how close some bands get to fame without going all the way. Lynyrd Skynyrd could have just been another bar band with really great songs but unlucky getting any major label backing. P.S. check out Swamp woman or Jackie’s so bad. They have a couple better songs IMO but those two are what the crowds always wanted to hear first.

yall need to watch the LIVE version, see just how good they really were👍

I hate to break it to you buddy but every artist and or band has a ghost writer and or the studio they are signed to dictates what music they will do. When you sign that contract with them they own you. It isn’t just rap music that’s controlled rock and roll is also. Lynyrd Skynyrd is talented but they don’t write their own music nobody does.

@@zachariah1990 I thnk you better do some research. Most rock bands wrote their own music. Do you think record labels signed random bands? No, they signed them after they heard the music the bands wrote.

Named after a school teacher

Another band to recommend: Outlaws. Listen to ‘Green Grass and High Tide’

@@rubentrujillo2013 True that. There's another kick-ass Southern Rock band from Florida, Outlaws being from Tampa.

It was a GREAT show! The Outlaws were first up on This Day on The Green. Got us warmed up for LS and 60,000 + rocked and rocked out! Santana was next and he is always amazing. Peter Frampton was last and sucked eggs so we left. A long day until the eve.

I'm a yankee (From Boston but live in the south now in Jacksonville) but I've always loved southern rock. I was singing these songs as a 4 year old with my parents. :)

Yes!

*ANY Led Zeppelin,,,👍👍👍😎

Makes the music ‘mythic’

The coolest performance that will shock you and give you the biggest goosebumps! kzfaq.info/sun/PLQJJG9TMmSOB4YXRUgdxA-H-Fo_sjB3kZ

amen

Nice summary!

That's true in most live versions, but this was the studio version. Gary played slide, Ed played bass, and the solo was only Allen.