Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird The Movie / Tribute Tour | Allen Collins, Steve Gaines

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	Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird The Movie / Tribute Tour Allen Collins, Steve Gaines Lions Gate, 2001 average customer review:based on 64 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

FREEBIRD: THE MOVIE: Even though they recorded only for four short years, Lynyrd Skynyrd left behind some of rock 'n' roll's most enduring classics. Go back in time and experience the band's true spirit, raw power and three-guitar attack in blistering live performances, revealing interviews, rare photos and home movies. TRIBUTE TOUR: After ten years, Lynyrd Skynyrd fans are treated to a long-awaited musical reunion. In this sensational live concert, Lynyrd Skynyrd performs favorites "Workin' for MCA," "Simple Man," "Gimme Three Steps," "Free Bird," and the classic southern anthem, "Sweet Home Alababma." This musical documentary traces the band's roots from Jacksonville, Florida, through the tragedy and triumph that makes the Tribute Tour a celebration. Join the original band members along with Johnny Van Zant, Randall Hall, Dale Krantz Rossington and Carol Bristow. The spirit, the magic, and the music continue!

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great combo

Very nice job on DVD well made and great price if you like lynyrd skynrd you will love this DVD.

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Well, I can't say I wasn't expecting better. For such a great band, this is a really poor dvd. Tho, it's still worth it, that's why I rated with 5 stars. A must for skynyrd's fans.

aww, and the tribute tour was really boring. Only 4 songs played, and they edited freebird really poorly. didn't like it at all.

Tho, freebird the movie is really awesome. Is worth every cent.

top top notch

Well, if you like this band you will love this video. One of my all time favorite songs is free bird. Man I love that song. The video of it is at an actual real live outdoor concert on the fourth of July in '77. To see all those guitars blasting out the chords....it's just too much for my getting old body to take. I climbed a lot of mountains in my yout ( as the man says ) and took my cassette player along. I sat on a lot of summits ( like Mt. Hood ) and listened to Free Bird. Took the song along as well the time I flew on a Concorde. Power, that's what the song is. Power. Like I said, if you like LS then get this video. It captures the time and for the time and conditions the vid and sound quality is pretty darn good.

I wish they'd checked the fuel level prior to taking off......so many losses back then so close together. What would these boys have done if they'd had more time? We'll never know but at least we have this. Buy it. Listen to it and do some cryin like I did. and turn it up LOUD.

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Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird the Movie/Tribute Tour DVD

Freebird "the Movie": This is an excellent documentary and concert DVD of "pre-plane crash" Lynyrd Skynyrd at their very best. It was premeired at Atlanta's Fox Theater where this version of Skynyrd played and recorded a concert there. The documentary gives an excellent history and story of the band up until the plane crash. It contains interviews of the members of the band at the time, and by family members. The concert portion has excellent footage of Skynyrd playing before an outdoor crowd of 250,000 people in England. The "three guitar" performances by Gary Rossington, Allen Collins, and Steve Gaines are awesome. This is a piece of Rock and Roll history well worth having. Words just can't describe how good it is. The performance of "Freebird" at an outdoor venue in Oakland is awesome. The documentary ends with the band boarding their plane, being on the plane, and shows the plane taking off. It leaves us wondering "what might have been?". The Tribute concert tour is narrated by Charlie Daniels. Ronnie Van Zant's daddy "Lacy" is the MC. The footage from this tribute tour Rocks also. It is history of the post-crash Skynyrd reforming and starting over. Johnny Van Zant (Ronnie's little brother) sings the vocals. This new version of Skynyrd has evolved into the current version of Skynyd that is still performing and touring today.

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5 STARS (in spite of the camera work)

I honestly don't get whoever edited this. Really -- you have perhaps one of the most amazing musical moments ever -- Collins, Rossington and Gaines WAILING on Freebird... and Mr Editor chooses crowd reaction shots. Plus, during some of the great leads in other song, the editor chooses close ups of Ronnie (cool once in a while) or he zooms in on whoever's playing rhythm. Talk about asleep at the AVID. Such a shame -- 3 or 4 camera shoot. Kind of wasted on cheesy editing. Can't deny the band didn't do their part though. Killer Skynyrd. Man these guys were great. I wonder if other shows were shot from this era.

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