Freebird

Skelter · 1st October 2008, 15:37

Fucking amazing song, never get bored it.

I'd take this over Sweet Home Alabama any day.

starman · 1st October 2008, 15:47

Great tune, up there with Bohemian Rhapsody.

Highly underrated band.

KingEric7 · 1st October 2008, 17:04

One of my favourites.

a_devil_inside · 1st October 2008, 18:50

nice riffs in there, very good song. Think i'll play it after this Metallica song i'm playing.

Also fits in well with the ending on the film Devil's Rejects

AdZzUtd · 1st October 2008, 21:41

Excellent song, legendary.

Wolfboy · 2nd October 2008, 00:20

Awesome song - it's usually the first song on any driving play list I make when I have to make any length of journey. It is also used as one of the best pieces of film scoring I can think of, the whole thing soundtracks the last 10 minutes of Devils Rejects and the visuals fit the music perfectly.

I still love Sweet Home Alabama though, if nothing else for the context it was written in. It is a direct reply to the two songs the Neil Young wrote called 'Alabama' and 'Southern Man' which were both anti US south in tone.

Wolfboy · 2nd October 2008, 00:23

BTW, when I say I love the song, I don't mean I'm some racist red-neck dick who thinks Young 'Shoulda oughta kept his nose outta the south business', I mean I love all three songs and the piece of musical history they represent.

muller · 2nd October 2008, 00:49

Played this (the full 10:19 version) at a school show once. Was amazing watching the teachers continually tell us to wrap it up.. I even had time to play a little bass solo, (which was adapted from an olf Cliff Burton riff).

Anyway. Yes. Mint amazing song that I never get bored of.

Gazza · 2nd October 2008, 05:30

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Originally Posted by muller

Played this (the full 10:19 version) at a school show once. Was amazing watching the teachers continually tell us to wrap it up.. I even had time to play a little bass solo, (which was adapted from an olf Cliff Burton riff).

Anyway. Yes. Mint amazing song that I never get bored of.

Weird. I was playing bass along with this today myself having heard the song for the first time. The chord structure is so easy you can improvise bass fills all over the shop.

JezChan · 2nd October 2008, 06:13

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Originally Posted by Gazza

Weird. I was playing bass along with this today myself having heard the song for the first time. The chord structure is so easy you can improvise bass fills all over the shop.

Pull yer head outta the sand, boy.

Well at least you've heard it. Everybody in the world should have listened to this song at least once in their life.

Shame they spelled Lynyrd Skynyrd wrong in the video.

Gazza · 2nd October 2008, 16:55

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Originally Posted by JezChan

Pull yer head outta the sand, boy.

Well at least you've heard it. Everybody in the world should have listened to this song at least once in their life.

Shame they spelled Lynyrd Skynyrd wrong in the video.

I've heard it, just playing in the background and stuff, but never sat down or listened to it properly. In fact I'm not sure I've heard Sweet Home Alabama in full either, except maybe on some BBC show Skynyrd were playing on.

Nearco · 2nd October 2008, 20:24

Great song, but they were far from a two song band. Simple Man, Coming Home and Tuesday`s Gone to name but a few are all storming examples of how good they were.

MUFCgal · 2nd October 2008, 21:04

I love this song. Freebird and Sweet Home Alabama are two of my all-time favourite songs.

AdZzUtd · 2nd October 2008, 21:06

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Originally Posted by MUFCgal

I love this song. Freebird and Sweet Home Alabama are two of my all-time favourite songs.

Same, they were really awesome songs. I can listen to them all day.

muller · 2nd October 2008, 23:11

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Originally Posted by Gazza

Weird. I was playing bass along with this today myself having heard the song for the first time. The chord structure is so easy you can improvise bass fills all over the shop.

weird indeed.

Yeah i know, 4 note repetition, so easy to improv over and do fillings

Should really pick up my bass again one day...

1st October 2008, 15:37	#1 (permalink)
Skelter Reserve Team Player Join Date: May 2008 Location: Lancashire Posts: 1,915	Freebird Fucking amazing song, never get bored it. I'd take this over Sweet Home Alabama any day.

1st October 2008, 15:47	#2 (permalink)
starman Reserve Team Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: Under a tree. Posts: 848	Great tune, up there with Bohemian Rhapsody. Highly underrated band.

1st October 2008, 17:04	#3 (permalink)
KingEric7 Winner of the Tabata bet Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Patrice Evra is that which no greater can be conceived. Posts: 13,577	One of my favourites.

1st October 2008, 18:50	#4 (permalink)
a_devil_inside Big footed hermaphrodite Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Little Britain Posts: 25,841	nice riffs in there, very good song. Think i'll play it after this Metallica song i'm playing. Also fits in well with the ending on the film Devil's Rejects

1st October 2008, 21:41	#5 (permalink)
AdZzUtd Reserve Team Player Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Nepal - Goat Mountain Posts: 2,201	Excellent song, legendary.

2nd October 2008, 00:20	#6 (permalink)
Wolfboy No relation to Wolf Man Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: I work for myself now, no boss here, it's my company. I bet I still get made redundant. Posts: 3,484	Awesome song - it's usually the first song on any driving play list I make when I have to make any length of journey. It is also used as one of the best pieces of film scoring I can think of, the whole thing soundtracks the last 10 minutes of Devils Rejects and the visuals fit the music perfectly. I still love Sweet Home Alabama though, if nothing else for the context it was written in. It is a direct reply to the two songs the Neil Young wrote called 'Alabama' and 'Southern Man' which were both anti US south in tone.

2nd October 2008, 00:23	#7 (permalink)
Wolfboy No relation to Wolf Man Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: I work for myself now, no boss here, it's my company. I bet I still get made redundant. Posts: 3,484	BTW, when I say I love the song, I don't mean I'm some racist red-neck dick who thinks Young 'Shoulda oughta kept his nose outta the south business', I mean I love all three songs and the piece of musical history they represent.

2nd October 2008, 00:49	#8 (permalink)
muller Reserve Team Player Join Date: May 2008 Location: infront of you. Posts: 3,790	Played this (the full 10:19 version) at a school show once. Was amazing watching the teachers continually tell us to wrap it up.. I even had time to play a little bass solo, (which was adapted from an olf Cliff Burton riff). Anyway. Yes. Mint amazing song that I never get bored of.

2nd October 2008, 20:24	#12 (permalink)
Nearco youth team player Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Preston Posts: 1,416	Great song, but they were far from a two song band. Simple Man, Coming Home and Tuesday`s Gone to name but a few are all storming examples of how good they were.

2nd October 2008, 21:04	#13 (permalink)
MUFCgal Reserve Team Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Belfast,Northern Ireland Posts: 4,165	I love this song. Freebird and Sweet Home Alabama are two of my all-time favourite songs.