Alan Collins, MOST underrated long slim finger feller ever...
@ozarksbrotherjerry4297
Жыл бұрын
I agree wholeheartedly.
@ClarkSnowden
Жыл бұрын
Best ever son
@rebelwithacause3574
Жыл бұрын
100% fact 👌
@patrizialoddo7664
Жыл бұрын
❤
@jimmyandersson59
10 ай бұрын
He is the man. 😮
@ShiftSouthern1110
6 ай бұрын
19 years old and wrote this... incredible what the youth did and created before social media
@ElizabethJohnson-ss4ce
3 ай бұрын
He was 16 or 17 when he wrote it. He had the chords for about 2 years before Ronnie came up with the lyrics; that was 1970 and Allen would have been 18.
@jamjam9930
13 күн бұрын
No fucking doubt
@SleepyJoesDiaper
Жыл бұрын
This was prime Skynard and one of Allen’s best. That solo is one of the greatest in rock history. Seriously.
@iamtheeggman2026
5 ай бұрын
most likely the greatest
@danielhall-wl4ql
2 ай бұрын
I tend to say on the 7th day God and Skynyrd sat down and wrote Free Bird ! what I heard anyway .
@BarbaraPassarelli
2 ай бұрын
The talent. Unmatched. Wow
@kevinwalshsr9064
13 күн бұрын
Amen!!! 🙏❤️👍
@dwightsmith5832
6 ай бұрын
Allen didn’t just play guitar, he opened his soul and the music flowed out through his guitar. Best solo ever!
@ClarkSnowden
Жыл бұрын
Ronnie said fuck that tongue lol
@tybo8107
Жыл бұрын
People dont know how lucky they were to see this masterpiece unfold in front of their eyes. Unreal
@billwalker7556
Жыл бұрын
This is the show in England where Lynyrd Skynyrd pissed off Mick Jagger when they went out on the "tongue" of the stage to play. The Stones only had one rule for opening bands at Knebworth: Do not go down the "tongue" ramp, a Stones stage feature that extended down near the crowd. Skynyrd, the bad boys they were, ignored this rule, Van Zant leading an at first hesitant Rossington and Collins down the ramp. Ronnie didn't give a damn about rules. classic Skynard!!
@googleusergp
Ай бұрын
Correct, that was Knebworth in England in 1976. Mr. Van Zant from what I remember reading got into a "stare down" with Mr. Jagger about it. In fact, the Rolling Stones couldn't top the "Jacksonville 5+" performance that day. They were clunky and sloppy, likely very drunk or high (or both).
@billwalker7556
Ай бұрын
@@googleusergp Funichios is an Atlanta club popular in the 1970s where a lot of emerging southern rock bands would play. Located on Peachtree in Midtown, this was a place where you could see Lynyrd Skynrd live when they would drive in from Jacksonville
@user-ch9rz3ov9e
12 күн бұрын
Who was gonna' f with Ronnie??
@billwalker7556
12 күн бұрын
@@googleusergp Mick also said "he would never follow that band from Florida ever again". RVZ didn't give a damn.
@farmboy2848
Жыл бұрын
Allen was possessed.. unreal.!
@corysummers3008
Жыл бұрын
What made this band special is the fact that ronnie loved showing off his band members. Ronnie let them shine. Like in this video he pushes the guitarists out front so they could shine.
@flyingrhoads
Жыл бұрын
1:19 always loved how the bass player wanted to come up and play but his cord said NO
@nzo_6543
Жыл бұрын
Leon should need a longer cord
@whyis45stillalive
3 ай бұрын
Yeah poor Leon.
@shannaprissyleamon1311
Жыл бұрын
I love the back story to this particular solo. They were told not to walk out on the rolling stones stage tongue. By God Ronnie wasn't gonna be told what to do! He pushed the boys out on it to do this solo. My kinda dude! 🤘🤘❤️❤️
@rebelwithacause3574
Жыл бұрын
I recently heard that story. A small detail but an amazing detail. I've been researching and going down the skynyrd rabbit hole. It's been quite the journey, I never knew how deep it went.
@freebirdtony
Жыл бұрын
That was so Ronnie, you gotta love that. Mick Jagger was hysterically angry, although knew better than to confront them longhaired good ole boys from Jacksonville, Florida, and besides, as far as those in attendance, 'Skynyrd stole the show.
@dr.know-it-all5148
Жыл бұрын
@@freebirdtonyRonnie would have kicked his butt. You don’t jack with RVZ
@freebirdtony
Жыл бұрын
@@dr.know-it-all5148 Sho got that right. In fact, even though Jagger was livid, he didn't complain. That was a smart move on his part.
@loganpineda123
Жыл бұрын
Ronnie Van Zant was the epitome of they can’t whoop me 🤷🏽♂️
@LuisHernandez-vq4lv
Жыл бұрын
Allen Collins My favorite guitarist and should be yours too
@kencrisp2588
2 ай бұрын
Gary and ED KING where RIGHT THERE with Allen !!!!!! and don't ever forget that fact Jack !
@LuisHernandez-vq4lv
2 ай бұрын
@@kencrisp2588 i didn’t forget Gary and ED or Steve Gaines I’m saying Allen is my favorite Joe
@kencrisp2588
2 ай бұрын
@LuisHernandez-vq4lv I enjoyed all 3, but Allen may have been the best. Hard to say when they were all awesome
@MM-lp5pp
Жыл бұрын
The most underrated rock guitarist of all time! Rip 👑
@joedellinger4195
Жыл бұрын
You sure got that right
@RobSmith-ye3rk
3 ай бұрын
Wow!!!
@TheSixStringGuy
Жыл бұрын
I live in Orange park and decided to go to Riverside Memorial Cemetary last weekend and got to see Allen, his girlfriend, Ronnie, Billy, and Leon. Going back in a few weeks to see Gary when hes put to rest. God bless this band.
@travisburnette1225
Жыл бұрын
Tell em peaceful rest From me if you will, thank you!
@ElizabethJohnson-ss4ce
Жыл бұрын
His girlfriend? He's buried with his wife.
@kencrisp2588
2 ай бұрын
They were RIGHTEOUS !!!!!!
@thescarletandgrey2505
Жыл бұрын
Collins was Skynyrd’s best guitarist, Rossington their most versatile, and Steve Gaines their most promising. All were lethal.
@bartbucklin7433
3 ай бұрын
So true, Can't forget about Ed King.
@HAL9007
3 ай бұрын
Ronnie and Gary were in my high school gym class. The gym coach kept suspending them for long hair. Many years later they reconciled with their Gym Coach, Leonard Skinner.
@Teipd170
2 ай бұрын
@@HAL9007le fameux monsieur Skinner tu étais donc un camarade de classe de Bart simpson😂
@kencrisp2588
2 ай бұрын
ED KING ??????????????? Shame on u
@nickdistin1283
Жыл бұрын
Having watched this video/ tv over the last 40 years, and being 61 my god l wish l was there!!,
@kencrisp2588
2 ай бұрын
I saw them at least 15 times along with the Allman Bros !!!!!!!
@hinch1775
Жыл бұрын
The riff at 3:32 is amazing - Allen should be included in EVERY top 10 ten list in the World - forever !!!
@brittjade
Жыл бұрын
One of my ALL time favorite guitar solos. To this day, I don't think enough people appreciate Collins and this solo. 🤘🏼
@Nanno00
Ай бұрын
I definitely didn’t appreciate it until I watched my 17 year old son slay this last night at a concert he and his friends were playing. When I saw his fingers fly on that guitar, I was like HOLY S***!!!! I came to watch the original to compare and I’m still floored.
@rebelwithacause3574
Жыл бұрын
Allen having the time of his life😊
@farmboy2848
Жыл бұрын
Holy shit.!!!!! Can’t duplicate that
@theirishbandit7301
Жыл бұрын
Long live allen Collins!!!! 🫡
@Gibsonsg1991
Жыл бұрын
…
@thechainreaper6342
23 күн бұрын
@@Gibsonsg1991what?
@scottbostic6247
Жыл бұрын
I have said since the first time seeing this video many many years ago, it is the best, #1, without a doubt, the greatest live performance recorded by any band during a live concert. I also knew about the tongue being off limits. Ronnie wasn't going to have that as he escorts his awesome guitar players down it. It's cool to watch Ronnie during this song become the "band leader" and guide the band to a nonforgetable time in history. What an incredible band.
@tomcook8711
Жыл бұрын
A legendary Lynyrd Skynyrd performance near the height of their powers and one of - if not the -greatest rock anthems. Collins doesn't get the recognition he deserves, however he was performing with other great guitarists (who also don't get enough recognition) Gary Rossington, Ed King and later Steve Gains.
@RogerGibson-pz5wl
4 ай бұрын
It IS the greatest - when's the last time you watched a "Stairway to Heaven" video?
@kencrisp2588
2 ай бұрын
All 4 of them, UNFROCKING believable ! just TEARING IT UP !
@JourneyJankings
Ай бұрын
@@RogerGibson-pz5wlyou sound like an asshole with your opinion.
@xTheGamingPigx
2 ай бұрын
"you got 7 minutes, show the world you're one of the greatest there ever was"
@noelmajers6369
Жыл бұрын
A school friend went to this show at Knebworth (in Reading, U.K.), ostensibly to see the Rolling Stones. Very few people knew who Lynyrd Skynyrd were there. He came back raving about Skynyrd and barely mentioned the headliners. By the end of that week, everyone knew who they were and they became huge in the U.K. That’s how to do it 😂
@nomdeguer915
Жыл бұрын
This is it! This will and is the most intense jam of an era, probably an epoch! Its is almost impossible to handle! I love how Ronnie calls them back, cuts them off cus nobaody in the house can take any more! God Was Very Pleased!
@iainmore3961
11 ай бұрын
Skynard ruled that day. I was in that crowd. They owned the Stones at that event.
@bojangles713
2 ай бұрын
Wow incredible ! Are you from Great Britain?
@iainmore3961
2 ай бұрын
@@bojangles713 I was born in Scotland.
@bojangles713
2 ай бұрын
@@iainmore3961 alright mate even better imma "euromutt" deep down and a copious amount of Scottish blood in me veins 🏴 👍🤘
@suzeeq.4700
2 ай бұрын
I guess you know how lucky you were!!
@kencrisp2588
2 ай бұрын
And Ronnie knew it ! that's why he pushed his Boys out on their tongue, and they TORE IT UP Southern style !
@homsisser
Жыл бұрын
Allen: bestially real
@SAFE-AT-HOME-SPORTS.
Жыл бұрын
The day they said F The Rolling Stones
@michaelbonner3908
Жыл бұрын
The way these guys played and were self taught is amazing blew the Stones outta of the water the way Muddy did years before lol
@Mark-dx8rr
9 ай бұрын
Allen Collins was one of my biggest inspirations for my picking up the guitar!! He was really something special!! ❤️☮️❤️
@kencrisp2588
2 ай бұрын
That band NEVER had a BAD Guitar player EVER
@kevinhuber8723
28 күн бұрын
Take That! What a gob of God Given Talent Allen was given. How in the world could any journalist that understands music see this and not take note is beyond this rank amateurs scope. Simply one of the greatest, EVER!
@eevveellyynnn
7 ай бұрын
do they have a version that just shows him playing oh my gosh i’m sitting here crying that’s all i want to see idc about the crowd the solo is legendary
@MI6BondJames007
Жыл бұрын
I know it's the Stones, but how could anyone follow that? Epic!
@kencrisp2588
2 ай бұрын
NOBODY COULD !!! I bet Mick peed himself !!!!!
@RyanGilcrest
2 ай бұрын
I have no doubt that Allen could keep that solo going all day long and it would sound phenomenal all the way through, definitely a very skilled player and it's one of my favorite solos to play.
@jerrygreene1493
2 ай бұрын
And the Rolling Stones had to follow this right?
@THINKincessantly
Жыл бұрын
Never Ever Gets Old
@psf334
Жыл бұрын
we used to have proper rock stars
@Pixelon_
Жыл бұрын
these guys were something else
@nzo_6543
Жыл бұрын
@@Pixelon_ you prolly a kid
@tinycup45
Жыл бұрын
i read this as we used to have paper rock scissors
@johnnynbk
Ай бұрын
Brings a tear to your eye how good that solo is.
@Lvcas_Kvlt
Жыл бұрын
Absolute beast.
@carlcertain3158
Жыл бұрын
❤ Lynyrd Skynyrd ❤️ Ol'Gray whistle test 😁 Man oh man what a rock band 😍 I love it!!!
@gary30229
Жыл бұрын
Billy was gitten after it too!
@kencrisp2588
2 ай бұрын
As always they were all AWESOME one of the GREATEST BANDS EVER !
@rmgibsontx
5 ай бұрын
All the snobs and purists be damned - THIS is the greatest rock guitar solo of all time.
@rickabbott5297
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely F….. Brilliant 🤗🤗🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸👍☮️
@bimjones3597
3 ай бұрын
BEST song ever! RIP guys you will always ROCK!!!
@rickabbott5297
4 ай бұрын
It’s been one year since my last comment- Still Rockin on the weekends !!! and my neighbours are still listening as well 🤗👍😄🎸🎸🎸
@ivanmartinez2513
10 ай бұрын
ALLEN COLLINS ALLEN COLLINS ALLEN COLLINS
@RogerGibson-pz5wl
4 ай бұрын
ALLEN COLLINS ALLEN COLLINS ALLEN COLLINS ALLEN COLLINS ALLEN COLLINS ALLEN COLLINS ALLEN COLLINS ALLEN COLLINS ALLEN COLLINS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@kencrisp2588
2 ай бұрын
AWE come on now , how about LYNYRD SKYNYRD BAND !
@ivanmartinez2513
2 ай бұрын
@@kencrisp2588 of course, Lynyrd Skynyrd featuring ALLEN COLLINS
@THINKincessantly
Жыл бұрын
Europeans gone Wild! ☘️🇩🇪🏴🇺🇸💥👋🏻
@BadgerDave
Жыл бұрын
Maybe the great duel of all time, Allen Collins vs. Steve Gaines. Given time, who knows but imo Collins' guitar is superb here. Very easily if 77 didn't happen we could have seen the Steve Gaines band and music would be drastically different to this day. What a pleasure to see 76's and mid 77 Lynyrd Skynyrd on video at least. I was born in 84, no doubt to this track on radio.
@willittrue3856
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the treasure, Matt. Just saw Nuthin' Fancy, they pay good omage to the band.
@Nicolek122202
2 ай бұрын
Respect! That’s fucking talent. He was def on his “A Game” that day, played amazing.
@kencrisp2588
2 ай бұрын
As Always never heard a BAD VERSION of any of there tunes
@zachkrafick8947
9 ай бұрын
If you used your 1 time wish to travel back to this right here… I can’t fault that tbr.. if only music was still up to this standard nowadays
@viewwithice4500
14 күн бұрын
The greatest live Freebird performance to ever be recorded 👨⚖️
@Unsung_Earth
Жыл бұрын
Wonderful
@lea24457
27 күн бұрын
Best song ever written, best band and the best guitar solo ever 😊 I’m so thankful to my dad for introducing me to the amazing rock bands he has. I used to be embarrassed of his side burns and shoulder length thick hair when I was a teen now I look back and think how cool he had the swag he still wears his cowboy style boots on certain occasions I think he’s stuck in the 70s although the hairs almost gone now 😂
@joehager3607
Жыл бұрын
Wonder where that korina explorer is right now? Great guitars!
@aschule5684
Жыл бұрын
I believe a friend of Allen's owns it....
@TheCabinetmaster
3 ай бұрын
Sadly, unless youre a true fan, you don't know Steve and he's right out there rockin with Allen. They are all reunited now, RIP guys and my goodness thank you for the library of music you left us with.
@1mattbutch
3 ай бұрын
that was f-ing EPIC!!!!!
@robertthomas1569
Жыл бұрын
Ronnie backstage having "a blow for your nose"
@snuffg5872
Жыл бұрын
So much acid takers on the crowd 😂
@JudeKMarado
23 күн бұрын
I could just imagine shredding your fingers to this song
@rockyleavers189
28 күн бұрын
Blew the stone's out the park
@kencrisp2588
Ай бұрын
Take that rolling stones!! 🎉🎉🎉
@robertknuist9754
9 күн бұрын
I love how Ronnie is watching out for them..
@gianandrealimonta6716
2 ай бұрын
Grandiosi, l ultimo vero leggendario gruppo rock❤😊
@DeborahTurner-pe7pq
3 ай бұрын
Im rocking out right now / ALLEN COLLINS 🎉
@nickdistin1283
4 ай бұрын
First heard this in 1978 , what a classic sadly the only time l saw them was a few years ago and was so drunk l can't remember see the gig, never mind must have been too though 😂😂😂
@javierhernandzm
9 ай бұрын
Gracias por compartir esto carnal, no sabía que lo necesitaba Te amo Allen Colliiiiins
@lolthom1
Жыл бұрын
2023 the stones are releasing a new album. if skynyrd were still alive ( the original not the one that's playing now) they would be better than the stones ever could be.
@kencrisp2588
Ай бұрын
The Gutair ARMY ! Dammmm 😊🎉🎉
@James-yd6qg
7 күн бұрын
God bless Allen Collins
@billwalker7556
3 ай бұрын
Alan Collins playing his famous 1958 Gibson Explorer like nobody else could .
@kevinwindle7683
11 ай бұрын
Wow simply wow
@randalmarcum
Ай бұрын
No doubt the greatest band to walk the stage 🗽🎸
@MrPigslop
Жыл бұрын
Colossal ending
@thierryclerc6455
Жыл бұрын
Bravo à Steve Gaines aussi.
@Jr00794
4 ай бұрын
3:21-3:32 gives me the chills
@noelwalsh5898
Ай бұрын
He is the very best guitarist ever😊
@danielhall-wl4ql
2 ай бұрын
I think I could turn that Allen guy into a Rock Star , I really do !
@Submarin7
4 ай бұрын
back n day when there is no mobile phone and no internet and now spottily to subscribe
@johnathanutahzio8474
Жыл бұрын
American Treasure
@Sutee-q8l
8 сағат бұрын
สตีฟกับอัลเลนของจริงครับ
@mojacarflamenco6314
Ай бұрын
Reminds me of Albert Lee’s Goin’ Home at Woodstock.
@TheDmonet
Жыл бұрын
Funny comment from a guitar forum years ago...this solo is just every Clapton lick played like 15 times each. I can't not think that now when I hear it.
@Max-eo1ik
Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂 good one.
@stephantds4071
6 ай бұрын
Legend 4 ever 🤙🏼🤗
@davidperry7271
3 ай бұрын
Just the best
@dennisniswonger9833
2 жыл бұрын
Man, tell ya what, I am so Free! 16 months ago I was 130 lbs, had scabs on my face. Sold and used so much meth. So much demonic infestation, psychosis. Today I'm 165 lbs, 6'1" and only by god's grace through His Son Jesus and The Holy Spirit I have mounted up on wings like and eagle and flying hight on my free bird! Im climbing this mountain for my savior for all to see and not even looking back! Hallelujah! I'll sing it I'll say it I'll shout it! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
@thebayjay
Жыл бұрын
Amen brother! Congratulations on your freedom, it is not easy, praise God!
@donknotts5625
Жыл бұрын
Muscle shoals album.
@weblogwevlog
Ай бұрын
I just had CHURCH!
@escott3829
13 күн бұрын
Thats The Rolling Stones Stage Thrust They Were Told NOT To Play On . The Most Epic Ignoring Of Mick "The Queen" Jagger AND Getting Kicked Offa Tour
@GREG62944
Ай бұрын
flying on my guitar ... freebird
@streetlevel4996
3 ай бұрын
Also if ya dig and enjoyed this song by Lynard Skynard and what a band 😀 you may also enjoy the song " Most of All " By Glenn Kaiser and Where Roses Grow Live by Rez Band Awesome songs check them out. Also I remember hearing the song by Led Zepp " In My Time of Dyin " during my drug years and made me think about death and Jesus. Then a hippy friend that dug Jesus told me more of Jesus love and forgiveness and how I could also know Jesus love. So in 1981 I cried out to Jesus and wow man He came into my life and I had and have so much joy and peace and now know that through Jesus when I die I will be with Him in Heaven. Hey Jesus loves each of you also and yall can know Him if you are at all open. Just cry out to Him and a good question to ask yourself if you were to die today would you go to heaven ? And if yes why ? To find out more please read the Gospel of John in the Bible or check out the movie on KZitem. 😀
@PhantomDetectivesLLC
2 ай бұрын
Ricky Medlocke has kept Allan’s legacy going in Skynard as Johnny has kept his big brothers going as lead singer.
@randalmarcum
Ай бұрын
Has the Rolling Stones ever commented on that .Doe's anyone know. There was a rule that none of the bands could walk out onto the tongue
@MrMLD1972
4 ай бұрын
❤
@dougwalton4831
4 ай бұрын
So glad Allen broke the rules !!!!!
@johnfinkle1788
5 ай бұрын
Rolling Stones told them not to go out on the tongue and Ronnie said “the hell with that, come on guys” 😂😂😂
@WhoGitDaBiscuit
2 ай бұрын
We done it for Dixie!
@j.seward2526
20 күн бұрын
The Long Riders
@WhoGitDaBiscuit
20 күн бұрын
@@j.seward2526 Yes! One of the best westerns ever, IMO. ^5
@j.seward2526
20 күн бұрын
@@WhoGitDaBiscuit me too
@j.seward2526
20 күн бұрын
@@WhoGitDaBiscuit can you play “I ‘m a Good Old Rebel”? Well I‘ll be goddamn go to hell.
@MojoMedicineMan
Ай бұрын
👍👍
@EliteCarnival52
2 ай бұрын
Knebworth
@James-yd6qg
7 күн бұрын
You never see the rolling stones after this gig that day, Mick Jagger got mad that Skynyryd stole the show and rightfully so
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