• TalkBass has been independent since 1998. Add your voice.
    Create a free account to reply to discussions, view embedded media, and browse with fewer display ads.
    Join free Log in
    Want zero display ads or expanded classifieds tools? Compare plans.

FREEEEEEBIIIIIRRRRRRDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ron Plichta

Ron Plichta

May 19, 2007
1,355
34
Fairfax, VA
#1
Yep, it happened. As we closed out our performance, someone shouted out those most infamous words. We kinda chuckled a bit and then the singer launched into the first verse. Now I've never played the song on my life, so I spent the first verse following the guitarist. It came slowly came together after that and while the trademark Leon Wilkinson fills were missing, we managed to pull off something that sounded like Freebird. At least the crowd was happy....
 
#4
About a month ago we had a retirement party gig and out of nowhere came that infamous shout...FFFFRRRREEEBBBBIIIIRRRRRDDDDD.......I looked at who it was, and it was a friend of mine (and TB member) from another band and he was laughing his *** off. TB humor can be really irritating!
 
#6
Gard said:
When I hear that, I typically stop everything, and raise the one finger salute, then say loudly over the mic:

"Here you go, no charge!!!"

...then go on as if it never happened.

;)
Click to expand...

Me and my guitar player will stop what we're doing , look at each other and start talking excitedly about the guys in the audience that have the reefer. We usually ask them to wait until we're done with the set, but they never actually seem to be holding......... :(
 
#7
My band that I play in on the side with my friends does occasional Tuesday nights at a local pub.

We are a blues band,but will play anything on a slow night,especially if the owner is there,as he loves to hear us wreck Van Halen,Black Sabbath,etc.



Sure enough ,last Tuesday,Freebird came out.The bonus to the whole thing was after about four minutes of the solo,I started playing the bass part to "Wipeout".


So,if you're ever in Houston on a Tuesday night and want to hear a bad Freebird/Wipeout medley..........
 
#8
We play Freebird every gig, if you do it justice and kick it in the ass it always goes over great for us,if you take it as a joke and fumble your way through it it comes off as a joke, making fun of the song I never got, great guitar work, leads, rhythm and slide work,some really cool bass lines and basically a slow song that evolves into a kick ass jam at the end..I know it's become a running joke as far as a song and a lot of people have jumped on the bandwagon after all these years but to me the song kicks ass..DONE RIGHT....
 
#10
Went to a dueling piano bar in Wilmington for New Years....we got there pretty early. Walked out of the bathroom and one of the guys was warming up/noodling around on the piano. I called out Freebird, and without missing a beat he flips me off & keeps getting it.

Instant $10 in the tip jar!!!
 
#11
You know, I was in a band that did every 'joke' song. All the Brown Eyed Girls, Free Birds etc etc. My first gig was as a sub, I showed up at the gig a few hours after a phone call. I about hid in shame when they broke into Free Bird as a part of the set. Everyone in the club got up to dance slow in the first part and bad 'Deadhead' moves on the solos. The audience loved the band for that.

The shame is I remember hearing the song for the first time, in context, when it was first released, a great song. I never want to hear it again, of play it. But I understand how one wants to hear it. And if it's a joke call for the song, everyone in the bar will kick the guys butt if you play it.
 
#13
One redeeming value to playing live band karaoke gigs is that, should someone shout, "FREEEEEEBIRRRRRDDD!!!" they are immediately called to the stage to sing it. Amazing how much deterrent value that has, since mose wisecrackers get the deer in the headlights look at our response. Some have taken us up on it, and one dude was pressured by his pals into coming up, but clearly did not want to, so he did the next best thing by slipping a 20 into our tip jar. He recieved instant absolution. Our mercy can be bought.
 
#17
My band opened for country singer Andy Griggs back on the fourth of July, and during his show, someone hollered "Freeeeeebirrrd". He said, "well, maybe you shoulda been here for the opening band." The guy replied that he had been, and Andy said "well, maybe they should have let them play a little longer then", and the guy agreed with him!

I thought it was pretty funny, since they cut our set by about 4 songs.

BnB
 
#20
Mo'Phat said:
I think every band should know Freebird, and do it justice. That way, when some schmo yells it out as a joke, you own it and are remembered for it long after the show's over.

Or turn it into a polka.
Click to expand...

We always wanted to work up "Stairway to Freebird" You know, that whole 2 birds 1 stone thing.....




Just kidding!


Stay In School!
 

Latest posts

Top Bottom
Back