Concerning Free Bird...

**Shotgunmerc** · Joined: 04 Mar 2008 Posts: 1354 Location: Alexandria, VA

Did you first hear Free Bird as the Final Encore of GH2?

If so, what were you thinking for the first 5 minutes, and what did you think once you saw the solo?

If you heard it for the first time outside of GH, what was it like?

I heard it the first time on Guitar Hero, and even though i was playing on Medium, my arm ached due to the length.

Recount your first free bird experience.
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**Parama** · Joined: 19 Mar 2008 Posts: 5870

If you hadn't heard freebird before, you probably never listened to radio ever in you life <_<

I haven't even played it in Guitar Hero >_>
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**Twang** · Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 12:25 am Post subject:

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Freebird, I heard on San Andreas, and I had seen the gameplay video...I knew what was coming.

**InflatablePie** · Joined: 21 Aug 2007 Posts: 2022 Location: Syrinx

I had heard of Free Bird before GH, but never heard the song, surprisingly.

I also played on Medium, but I kinda zoned out from the awesome - not to mention it was over a year ago, so I don't remember much.
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**Tahmer** · Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 12:45 am Post subject:

I heard Freebird first on the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame 200x (5 or 6?) on VH1. So I suppose it wasn't all the original members but it was just as good. I just remember staring in awe at some awesome never ending guitar solo.
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**vader9200** · Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 12:46 am Post subject:

i loved Free Bird for a few years before i got GH2, I started listening to Rock bands like Skynyrd when i was around 8 or 10, so i loved it before i ever played it.
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**PieGuy** · Joined: 01 Mar 2007 Posts: 2836 Location: Long Island, NY

The second time I ever played Guitar Hero, I beat GH2 on Medium for a lazy friend (he was only up to like War Pigs or something, so I was playing for a couple hours XD), and I was like "Hmm, that Free Bird was good but easy, I wonder what it's like on Expert." So I played it on Expert and got through 55% of it before "OMGWTFSOLO". I was so proud of myself XD.

**zYgote** · Joined: 14 Aug 2007 Posts: 1709

I dunno, 15 years ago?
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**teliot** · Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 221

Freebird was the only reason I bothered to get interested in guitar hero.

**thecaptainof** · Joined: 04 May 2007 Posts: 7571 Location: ¯\(°_o)/¯

I knew the song - not very well, but I was at least aware of the length and the ridiculous solo... but basically my reaction was this:

**X28KillsLaterX** · Joined: 10 Jan 2008 Posts: 405

firat was on gh on medium. first day i played the game and my cuzin was saying "i bet you can't beat free bird"! because it had been my first day playing and i already was beating my cousins score on songs. Beat it and said wow easy.

Didn't think that first try on expert.

**ravagetalon** · Joined: 21 Jul 2007 Posts: 2130 Location: KY

I had heard it before... but wasnt really a big Skynyrd fan at the time...

As far as it being in Guitar Hero... I think it is the single most epic final Encore... reason for that is: AT Just about EVERY Skynyrd Concert, the band would play their set, and encore, and leave the stage. But the crowd would erupt and start chanting "FREE BIRD FREE BIRD!!" SKynyrd would come back out, ROnny would take the mic and say something like "What song is it you wanna hear??" and the crowd would go even more nuts. They'd then break into Free Bird in super epic fashion... Sometimes playing extended versions of the solo too.

It is only fitting that Free Bird in a GH game could ONLY be the final encore.

My first time playing it? My first play thru of GH2 M. I was like... "hmmm this is pretty simple" *solo comes* "Holy..."

Thinking back to that day I never imagined playing it on expert.
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**directshot999** · Joined: 16 Oct 2007 Posts: 3838 Location: Birmingham, AL

Freebird was one of my favorite Skynyrd songs (I love Lynyrd Skynyrd), it was up there with Sweet Home Alabama, That Smell, and Gimme Three Steps. I loved it, especially the solos. I never even KNEW it was in GH, but I had remembered at Skynyrd concerts on some movies about them the crowd chanting "Freebird!!!" after songs.

When I heard the crowd say that after passing Beast and the Harlot on Medium, I almost cried. Partly from joy, and the pain of thinking about that solo.
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**sprinter461** · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 188 Location: Iowa U.S.A.