One of the many great things about Zep are the layers of musicality. It guarantees that you can relisten to a song many times and still find something new. This song is a reworking of the original song recorded in 1929 by Memphis Minnie and Kansas Joe McCoy about the flood of the Mississippi Delta in 1927. It was part of the Great Migration which saw more African Americans come North for better opportunities ("go to Chicago"). There's no synth on this song, however, there was a lot of production on this song. Bonzo's drums were set up in the entrance hall of Headley Grange with mics placed around and hanging above his drum kit to help get that wonderful sound while also feeding it through a Binson Echorec and compressing the final product. Jimmy uses a slide to help give the guitar that stretchy sound and he and Jonesy used a modal structure to give the droning tone. Reverse echo was added to the harmonica and various effects were added to the vocals. If all this weren't enough, the vocals stayed at the same speed, however the instruments were slowed a half step in production to further assist with the sludgy, back water blues style sound. This song is a groove, it's menacing, it hits hard, almost bludgeoning you with intensity while the circular drone carves furrows in your brain. Masterpiece. Personally, I'd say don't do lyric videos because sometimes whoever puts it together get the lyrics wrong too - I've seen it several times. Maybe do what you're doing and save the lyrics for after because you know you'll listen to the song again. :) Still, do what's best for your overall enjoyment.
@Ledzepnut2 жыл бұрын
I agree with no lyric video, you unintentionally focus on the lyrics more so than on the music, which takes away from the experience of the music, and as was said, the lyrics are at times incorrect on many of those which are created by youtubers. Looking forward to the next Zeppelin (Led) reaction video
@PeterTea2 жыл бұрын
A great summary of this epic song. I always feel like I'm sinking into the mire of a broken levee by the end of it.
@RobertMichaelStewart2 жыл бұрын
The most Stank face I've seen here from both of you.... I totally understand.... Lol
@H0tchips2 жыл бұрын
What a comment. Brilliant, accurate breakdown.
@Wolverines772 жыл бұрын
I moved to Chicago as a young man, fresh out of the Marine Corps in 1990. I was living my late teen years and could not find a great gig at first so I worked "day labor" jobs and ran into several older (55+) black men who had come to Chicago as part of that mass migration. The sad part is that they ran into a completely new wave of endemic racism that was almost as bad as what their parents had faced in the Deep South...
@jasonsmith50772 жыл бұрын
I spit my beer out when he said “i love that synthesizer” that son is a blues harp. Love your reaction, wish i could have a first response to a zeppelin song.
@sicotshit70689 ай бұрын
You did at one time, like me maybe decades ago, but we did.
@jmsmeier11137 ай бұрын
I’m pretty sure the term “blues harp” confused the hell out of these kids, although it’s quite possible that “Harmonica “ would have done the same.
@Watchman703 ай бұрын
You have. Your own! These reactions are the closest thing we can have to reliving that experience imo.
@Freedom_Half_Off2 ай бұрын
@@sicotshit7068 The very idea that young people can't listen to music and have their own opinions pisses me off . We all did it when we first heard it ... they can too ...
@sicotshit70682 ай бұрын
@@Freedom_Half_Off I’m not sure your point. My response was tho the comment, wish I could have a first response to a Zeppelin song, & I said you did like me maybe decades ago. I said nothing wrong, so I don’t know if that’s what you’re implying.
@shiftymenno2 жыл бұрын
I don't always listen to Led Zeppelin but when I do so do my neighbors. This song is right up there with Kashmir as my personal Zeppelin favorites.
@lindakessler87682 жыл бұрын
Agree...wish they'd turn it up! 👍
@shiftymenno2 жыл бұрын
@@aliciaencaderada1361 good for you.
@scottfrench41392 жыл бұрын
Me, too, along with "The Rover."
@cesarnarro60132 жыл бұрын
@@scottfrench4139 The intro to the rover is bad ass !!!
@prestigeworldwide5239 Жыл бұрын
If your neighbor has windchimes, you have windchimes. Same, same.
@scramblesish2 жыл бұрын
Hands down the best drum sound ever captured on record - it’s huge
@JacobBailey2 жыл бұрын
The harmonica playing here is other worldly. Just stunning. I can’t imagine going back and forth between playing harmonica and singing like that. What a treasure this music is!
@Prone2Thrill2 жыл бұрын
Ozzy did that on the entry to The Wizard too - you can see him blow a mean Harmonica on the "rehearsal video" when they reunited. It's amazing to see him still have IT
@davidskidmore41892 жыл бұрын
A lot of it is backwards. the harmonica. It is amazing.
@MrSadsack562 жыл бұрын
agreed totally.Jacob! for me the best part of the song . its stunning,hauntingly played !
@Frankincensedjb1232 жыл бұрын
What always stands out for me in this song is Robert's harmonica playing, especially in the opening. Very unique phrasing.
@charlescoulbourn68262 жыл бұрын
The harmonica was recorded and then mixed while playing backwards.
@smilinacha8 ай бұрын
It’s surprises me that Robert didn’t play harmonica on a lot more songs and was not (as far as I know) known for being the harpmaster he was.
@jmar76312 жыл бұрын
“When the Levee Breaks” is widely considered one of the band’s masterpieces, as well as one of Page’s most complex productions, and it's definitely one of my favorites. It was originally written by Memphis Minnie, a well known blues artist during the first half of the 1900s, and the lyrics are about The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927. About its production, Page said “You’ve got backwards harmonica, backwards echo, phasing, and there’s also flanging, and at the end you get this super-dense sound, in layers, that’s all built around the drum track, and you’ve got Robert, constant in the middle, and everything starts to spiral around him. It’s all done with panning, each 12 bars has something new about it, though at first it might not be apparent. There’s a lot of different effects on there that at the time had never been used before. Phased vocals, a backwards echoed harmonica solo…” Bonham's drums were set up in the entryway of Headley Grange and the microphones placed three stories up the stairwell, thus capturing a very distinctive sound. That, and Page's genius studio wizardry, made this song very difficult to perform live, which they did only twice, because the effects of the productions values were impossible to replicate live without losing the "feel" of it. Plant sang in the sort of in between key, and the instrumentation purposely arranged to give the sense that the voice was in perpetual danger of being over-whelmed by immense natural forces. The effect was spot on. Words used to describe this song when people hear this song, like "epic", "awesome", "intense" , are entirely accurate in my mind, but for me, even after hearing it for the zillionth time, my mind still lands on "absolutely incredible". Very glad you two enjoyed it. It's a song you'll likely not soon forget. Looking forward to hearing what you've been working on to post while you're gone. Enjoy your trip! :) Edit: As for reading the lyrics while listening to one of LZ's songs for the first time, I don't recommend it. It can distract you from just getting "in the groove". Olivia's idea of reading them after is an excellent idea. :)
@randyrodgers50562 жыл бұрын
I couldn't have said it better 👏 ,as with every single Zeppelin song whether it's a reworked old blues tune or a original of their's they never get old and I still get goosebumps when I hear them?
@goittoog75632 жыл бұрын
Damn I didnt know that thanks so much for that
@RushfanUK2 жыл бұрын
Page bullshits quite a bit, he wasn't even there when the drums were recorded contrary to his own claims, the only people there were Bonham and the engineer Andy Johns who set it up and did the recording with Bonham, in Andy's own words everyone else had gone to the pub when they recorded the drum track.
@jmar76312 жыл бұрын
@@RushfanUK Nowhere in the quote I included does he claim that he was present when the drum track was recorded.
@jmar7631 Жыл бұрын
@@mikew.1913 According to engineer, Andy Johns (as discussed in the book, "Led Zeppelin: All the Songs"), the sound resulted from experimenting with Bonham and in the end, Johns hung the microphones from the second floor, not the third. So you're correct that it wasn't the third floor and it's true that the sound can be very closely replicated, and has been by a number of people, using various combinations of mic placements, audio techniques, etc. But just because the sound can be replicated doesn't refute Johns' explanation of the placement of the microphones when the song was recorded.
@j.kevvideoproductions.64632 жыл бұрын
I never get tired of hearing this song. It's an aural masterpiece. I always feel like you're drowning in a whirlpool of sound towards the end. No other band even comes close to this kind perfect maelstrom. Thank you Jimmy Page!
@sourisvoleur4854 Жыл бұрын
Same here! An immersive experience. Like drowning in the Mississippi only less deadly and far more satisfying.
@arphod Жыл бұрын
What you said. I think Plant's harmonica sounds like impending doom, like an air-raid siren.
@robgeorgeoff40452 жыл бұрын
The reverse echo on the harmonica is just so nasty, love it..
@sebastuxroot79442 жыл бұрын
Hello, There is no reverse echo on harmonica, Page has just move the echo during the harmonica sound. There is a reverse echo on the slide guitare at the end of the song. Jimmy Page has created the reverse echo for this song and he will use it a second time in "the wanton song".
@hansvandermeulen55152 жыл бұрын
There's an echo on the drums too, throughout the song. That's the fake double bassdrum on the downbeat.
@sebastuxroot79442 жыл бұрын
@@hansvandermeulen5515 The echo of the drums is due to the fact that it was recorded in the barn of a farm rented by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant. The microphones were installed on the stairs and the tape recorder was on the mezzanine. The rest of the song was recorded in the studio. At the end of the piece the bass is doubled on several tracks, the rest of the time it doubles the 12-string guitar and the drums.
@sebastianquinchia18402 жыл бұрын
@@sebastuxroot7944 the echo was achieved with a Binson Echorec. The microphone placement gave the drums this, as I call it, a very open and deep sound.
@daddyboy35464 ай бұрын
@@sebastuxroot7944 nope! In the entrance hall at Headley Grange-the stately mansion they recorded in. Drums on the main floor and the mics about 18-20 feet above. The entranceway was open to the top of the house. Made of stone. Loads of bounce.
@pcariola12 жыл бұрын
I believe the drums from this song still remain the most sampled and mixed drums of hip hop/wrap. Plus the other instrument you missed is the harmonica played by plant. The power of this song is unreal
@giuliogrifi77392 жыл бұрын
Right !.....that's just what hip hop/wrap can do.....sample real music !!!!!
@WojMoj2 жыл бұрын
My mind goes immediately to “Rhymin & Stealin” as soon I hear the drums. Can’t help it.
@loadedorygun2 жыл бұрын
I bet funky drummer beats it by Clyde stubblefield.
@TheDonkeyman992 жыл бұрын
Amen break. Takes that title.
@MrJimbaloid2 жыл бұрын
@@WojMoj Totally hi Ryan.
@jonathanlocke64042 жыл бұрын
This is simply the greatest recorded harmonica sound in history. Second is "Nobody's Fault But Mine"...
@XXAbbott2 жыл бұрын
Bring it on home, too
@stuartmorgan17702 жыл бұрын
Kinda agree. But I think we should acknowledge Stevie Wonder has been no slouch on the mouth harp ;-)
@fractuss Жыл бұрын
@@stuartmorgan1770 Little Walter, Sonny Terry, many more.
@SIR-DanielHunter2 жыл бұрын
This song written and first recorded by Memphis Minnie and Kansas Joe McCoy in 1929. The lyrics reflect experiences during the upheaval caused by the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927.. And Robert Plant played the harmonica
@k_salter2 жыл бұрын
#2 and #3 of my favorite things about this song.
@quentinburns82982 жыл бұрын
Teenagers 50 years hence, LITERALLY, having exactly the same reaction to this music. I was mind blowing then, and it still blows minds today. I heard this song first probably about 73 or so. Easily one of Led Zeppelin's best songs. But it helps to see these young people reacting. It takes me back...
@helenespaulding75622 жыл бұрын
One of my top Zep songs forever. For me, it is absolutely hypnotic… I get captured by that beat and go into almost a trance. Add that superb harmonica of Plant. Goosebumps
@StevenLeBlanc9182 жыл бұрын
Robert Plant is playing harmonica.
@StevenLeBlanc9182 жыл бұрын
I think that's what y'all think is a synthesizer.
@gavinblenkinsop62502 жыл бұрын
YES YES YES!!! Double stank face haha So glad you guys finally got to this track. The instruments are just bass guitar, 12 string guitar, 6 string guitar, drums and Plant on the harmonica. The drums were set up in a hallway which allowed for some awesome echo on the sound but they put echo on the track anyway. Great reaction 😁
@justinatest94562 жыл бұрын
This is the most famous drum track in all of music. Between the production, the pocket, and that Bonham stomp, it'll be best for a long time to come. All my favorite drummers knew how to hit em hard. Which reminds me - War Pigs - Live in Paris 1970.
@rickyconner67822 жыл бұрын
Four of the best damn musicians ever. Who can say who is the greatest band ever but I know one of the best.
@JacobBailey2 жыл бұрын
They are my favorite. Then maybe Sabbath. A lot of people say the Beatles, but not me. I can’t think of one Beatles song I’d rather listen to than When the Levee Breaks:)
@beatmet23552 жыл бұрын
@@JacobBailey zeppelin and sabbath were THE seventies bands. In many ways, zeppelin were the Beatles of the seventies. Both inspired countless bands and musicians and were important in advancing the idea of artists controlling their own interests musically and financially.
@edanielgreen2 жыл бұрын
WOW!! SO cool! Watchin' you guys, your amazement and sheer joy, then I realized we were all boppin' our heads in exact sync. Suddenly, I was with you, and hearing it for the first time! Literally 50 years, to the month (that's half a damn century! 😝), after the real experience! Well, this was an enjoyable and worthwhile experience, as well. Thank you! Loved your reaction! More! 😁
@andrewjonathan56302 жыл бұрын
Dudes, you express what I’ve felt on every hearing of this song...for the last 45 years! Timeless and fantastic!
@WdyWP2 жыл бұрын
Still to this day my favorite band. Fortunate to have seen their Presence tour! So nice to see today's youth digging music from the greatest days of Rock.
@landiahillfarm65902 жыл бұрын
As a soon to be Grandad, I can say it... you two are ADORABLE! Classic Zep, doesn't get much better.
@robertembury60942 жыл бұрын
Electric guitar, harmonica, bass guitar, drums . That's it ,they recorded at a different tempo and then slowed it down, John Bonham's drums were recorded in a stairwell .
@mikehamme514 Жыл бұрын
I’m 65,I started listening to zeppelin in 1969;they set the standard. And raised the bar!
@Ihad9eyes2 жыл бұрын
Best thing to do with a song that plays with time is to just keep nodding your head to the timing that you've established and let it come back and find you.
@tektoniks_architects2 жыл бұрын
Hi Alivia! The dynamic duo! One of the most heavily sampled drum tracks in rock history. The next album ventures into many, many new directions and musical genres for the band. Great video. TY.
@MilosDaddy2 жыл бұрын
I'm sure someone else has probably told you guys that the drums on this recording are legendary. Simply phenomenal!
@happymethehappyone83002 жыл бұрын
Inspired By The Great Mississippi Flood Of 1927,, The Most Destructive Flood In U.S. History,, Flood Waters Reaching 30 Feet In Some Places..R.I.P. To The 500+ Souls Lost On That Day.🙏❤
@johnwinton11692 жыл бұрын
Young people listening to Led makes me very happy, we had the BEST music back in the 70s
@williamcabell1422 жыл бұрын
It’s a guitar,a bass, drums, and vocals. And Robert plays the Harmonica aka Blues Harp. That’s all the instruments. It’s not a synthesizer...yikes, it’s a harmonic! You guys are young, I’ll give you that!🤷🏻♂️
@juliemanarin41272 жыл бұрын
Yep no synth!
@MissAstorDancer2 жыл бұрын
Yep, I cringed and yelled at the screen, "It's not a fricken synthesizer, it's a harmonica!"
@barkbarkwoof12 жыл бұрын
Now I don’t have to say it. Also the peace sign doesn’t face you! It means something else that way.
@solomoncooper64912 жыл бұрын
I was just thinking that I’m 22 and never thought it was a synth boy my generation…
@RMLtiger2 жыл бұрын
The thing that’s throwing them off is the echo affect they did with the harmonica which makes it sound like more instruments. Pure brilliance!
@charlessmith16982 жыл бұрын
Just came across this reaction and you both are fun to watch. Definitely great to see younger folks digging into the classics. Keep it up 👍
@bruceday4036 Жыл бұрын
Awesome to see some young beautiful peeps digging the old music!
@lancehaley9417Ай бұрын
This 68-year-old man got a freakin' kick out of watching your eyes and facial expressions in the first two minutes of the song. It was apparent you all had never heard what was called Chicago Blues from back in the 1920s and '30s. I could see your little noodles melting over that wicked, raw, soulful sound of a bluesy harmonica ripping through your ears. What a joy! I still have all my original Zepplin albums from back in the 70s. So fun to watch you kids discover rock and roll.
@dgator35992 жыл бұрын
I love the 2 of you together....I hope ya'll stay together forever!!
@willblood70822 жыл бұрын
Bonzo’s drumming is what defines this song. He played a Ludwig kit recorded in the lobby of Headley Grange using two microphones which were hung up high above on a flight of stairs; output from these were passed to a pair of compressor/limiters set aggressively to obtain a breathing effect. A Binson Echorec, a delay effects unit, was also used.
@tonywtyt2 жыл бұрын
This song makes you want to start the whole album all over again : )
@joonzville2 жыл бұрын
Released in 1971. No synthesizer used, no digital, no autotune.
@edwardmcalister87432 жыл бұрын
So I was like 10 years old when this came out. Can you imagine what it was like? Sitting in the driveway, in my older brother's GTO, listening to this 8-track, completely enthralled!!! You guys, oh you have no idea, the music life I have enjoyed. Earliest memories of The Beatles, Byrds, Stones, Zombies,The Who, Zep, Yes, Bad Co., and American bands, CCR, Grand Funk, CSN, CSNY, Poco, I know I am forgetting so many, but you have it. You have it all at your fingertips. You lucky kids! Keep at it.
@thelowe63932 жыл бұрын
I was there, too. All the incredible artists and music we heard , as first-time listeners, was overwhelming and will NEVER be matched!
@brettharlow70102 жыл бұрын
My first concert was Led Zeppelin in 1977 when I was 15...yes I'm bragging.
@kenmalloy97242 жыл бұрын
Me too, Capital Center in MD may of 77, and I was 15!
@brettharlow70102 жыл бұрын
@@kenmalloy9724 May 25th was when I was there,...first of four nights!
@phillipharrison72832 жыл бұрын
Glad to see youngsters enjoying Led Zeppelin as I did 50 plus years ago. I was 19 when this album was released. Still the best songs around
@slave2tyranny9 ай бұрын
I was alive in the seventies. I was just a kid back then.
@trendydelquendy2 жыл бұрын
I started playing drums because of this song, as I understand thousands of other drummers have.
@robertpearson87982 жыл бұрын
My favourite Zeppelin, love that Delta Blues sound.
@robertpearson87982 жыл бұрын
I never get tired of watching young folks discover music like this.
@ericingham99256 ай бұрын
I love the reactions. He's getting down and ...she's out there....
@shaneeverett302611 ай бұрын
That right there is Mississippi blues as performed by a British hard rock band. Zeppelin is number 1
@mikegrady56692 жыл бұрын
Stank face was inevitable. Great album review Silas. Shout to your mom dad and girlfriend. Can't wait for the Houses reaction. Enjoy Mexico
@joaquinretamosa72032 жыл бұрын
Next to this album is houses of the holy, another absolute monster. After you finish the next album you could watch the Madison Square Garden concert. There you will see the best version of the songs you already listen
@zeppelinmexicano2 жыл бұрын
The beat just draws you in, sooner or later. The song is a sleeper and showcases the harmonica very nicely. Robert was quite good with that little instrument. JImmy's slide guitar was quite well done.
@RussInGA2 жыл бұрын
appreciate this song and know that Zeppelin fans from New Orleans have a special.. not always happy.. place in their heart for this song.. for me it is a funeral dirge for our city.. post Katrina it took on new meaning... growing up they played it on the radio when it rained hard... memories
@chuckgriffin6649 Жыл бұрын
Love it when people your age discover the greats...keep doing this!
@bushchat28d2 жыл бұрын
Really a treat seeing Alivia trying to process what she's listening to - not the easiest of things to do first up with a Zeppelin classic 🙂
@lawrencesmith65362 жыл бұрын
Some of the most creative harmonica playing ever
@Tireshredderjoe2 жыл бұрын
At 4 minutes you guys reaction is awesome just like every other Led Zeppelin fan reacts.
@debbystasinopoulou46962 жыл бұрын
I really love seeing young folks enjoying this music! Don't know your ages, but I suspect you are around the same age I was when this album was released (19). It's amazing to think that was 53 years ago... and even more amazing to see how well y'all relate to this music, compared to how little I could relate to music from 53 years prior to 1969 -- that would have been 1916! Music was quite different in my grand parents' time... (Yes, I'm old. But I still love rock music, and stilll listen to Led Zeppelin!) I have subscribed to your channel, and as long as you play LZ, I'll keep watching.
@paulkruger4912 жыл бұрын
I'm 57. been listening to this record for 45 years. My favorite.
@neillbarry77329 ай бұрын
It’s like watching my youth you two rockin out to Zeppelin I love it.Both feelin the beat and the music it’s so damn adorable.John Bohnam the drummer is so in the pocket he was a genius.
@oliverkalamata27532 жыл бұрын
Plant's harmonica is absolute euphoria. 😊
@Tireshredderjoe2 жыл бұрын
Loved your review! One of my favorite Zep songs. Definitely a blues song .
@adrianwright17022 жыл бұрын
Welcome to the world of real music. Great to see youngsters getting into the music that I grew up in. Your reactions are just like we did in the 1970's. Keep going on the Led Zep and see why they are regarded as the greatest band ever.
@gerardosierraltaferrer18902 жыл бұрын
Absolut agree for you.
@philsurtees2 жыл бұрын
So, they are listening to the music they grew up with, but what new music are you listening to?
@brgeravna13322 жыл бұрын
It's been great to follow you on this journey 😊
@ginger41412 жыл бұрын
That song is so swampy I love it.
@jeremyefowler49822 жыл бұрын
My favorite of MANY classic Led Zep tunes. Such a groove and mood!
@silasmarner7586 Жыл бұрын
I love the backwards recorded slide solo towards the very end.. he threw everything in !
@shannonhondo2602 жыл бұрын
I’m 47 so Zeppelin’s my Dads generation but man we jammed the shiznit outta Zep and it’s so cool to see your generation discovering them as well!!! Keep on posting guys y’all rock
@peggiebradley74342 жыл бұрын
Just magic and happiness all rolled up into a band.
@qasimqureshi12302 жыл бұрын
Love the facts that the younger generation also expands their horizon and listen to the classics. Just as I try to listen to new music. Keep on Rockin ! :)
@tireshredderjoe88947 ай бұрын
Your guys reaction after 4:09 is awesome, took you both totally off guard. Love your guys reaction!
@gdon28976 ай бұрын
"Crying won't help ya, praying won't do you no good" and instead of referring to the water as rising, the lyrics suggest things are "going down, going down now" adding to the helplessness of the broken levee....Not many words in this song but they work very well! Love this song!!
@1j007zm2 жыл бұрын
Awesome reaction! 🙂 this song is about a horrible flood that happened a long time ago along the Mississippi river, many lives were lost. 😢During your Led brake, I recommend a reaction to Robin Trower "Too Rolling Stoned" If you love guitar,🎸 you'll Love! this!. Thank you Peace! ☮
@mikefetterman67822 жыл бұрын
Bonzo on the drum set, John Paul Jones on the Bass, Jimmy Page on the electric guitar. Robert Plant on vocals and harmonica. No other instruments. There is an acoustic guitar under the main track.
@mikefetterman67822 жыл бұрын
No synth. No keys in the song at all.
@juliemanarin41272 жыл бұрын
Yeah this is wonderful! Robert on that harmonica! No synthesizer! That is a harmonica and guitar! This is about a flood.
@williamcabell1422 жыл бұрын
This is one of there monsters, they are all GREAT...this is one of the GRATESTS.....THE GOATS!!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥. “Oh Mexico, it sounds so simple. I just got to go.” James Taylor. Look it up! 👍
@antarcticorb91972 жыл бұрын
That's a great song by Taylor!
@funnydylan98344 ай бұрын
I love this song by Led Zeppelin out of all of my favorites by them. It’s so bone chilling that they guys are British and yet they are very talented at doing American southern blues. Nothing like it man, I swear. My dad introduced me to Led Zeppelin and this song and I gotta say it, I’ve never gotten the chicken skin I get from this song ever. These guys helped shape the music it is. Even though music today is way different, but I love good old 70s music especially rock and metal. God bless them. The world needs a bit old fashioned. 🙏🏻✝️❤️🔥🎤🎼🎸✊🏻
@billtroxell21488 ай бұрын
this is great rock/blues sounding song. I been a fan of LZ from the time I first heard them 1978 and I was 14 and jamming out to them
@kennybryan48165 ай бұрын
They blend well together because there the greatest rock band of all times !!
@ginog13982 жыл бұрын
Damn.... fire song man, eveyone goes off on this one, i feel like you would definitely love ''Achilles Last Stand'', that is a really up beat song dude, i love the sound of Bonham drums in all songs but in Achilles last stand man, he goes off for real, he shows why he was one of the greatest. Excelent video man, keep going on the Zep road!! Also if u want new artists to listen to, you should check out The Doors or Pink Floyd, some Jimi Hendrix would do it to.
@hardereen2 ай бұрын
It seems that LZ was so far ahead that 50 years after their heydays people only now start to appreciate their geniality.
@waynedickson68602 жыл бұрын
I love your reactions and enthusiasm. Keep it up and I think variety is the spice of life.
@smasmith57 Жыл бұрын
"They were all great." You are correct!
@alpetrocelli44652 жыл бұрын
I always loved Bonham’s drums on this song, & found this interesting per Wikipedia: John Bonham's drumming, played on a Ludwig kit, was recorded in the lobby of Headley Grange using two Beyerdynamic M 160 microphones which were hung up a flight of stairs; output from these were passed to a pair of Helios F760 compressor/limiters set aggressively to obtain a breathing effect. A Binson Echorec, a delay effects unit, was also used.[9][15][16].✌️❤️🎶
@johnlamere21892 жыл бұрын
John Bonham's drumming was played on a Ludwig kit and recorded in the hallway of "Headley Grange" (a stone house where Led Zeppelin cut their fourth album), there was a stairway there, that went up like three floors, it was a wooden staircase, with tiled floors. Bonham's kit was set up next to the stairway (on the bottom floor). Using two "Beyerdynamic M160" ribbon microphones, which were hung up at the top of the stairs (on the third floor); the output from these mics was then sent thru a pair of "Helios F760 compressor/limiters", set aggressively to obtain a breathing effect. A "Binson Echorec", (a delay effects unit), was also used. Portions of the song were recorded at a different tempo, then slowed down, explaining the "sludgy" sound, particularly on the harmonica and guitar solos. It was the only song on the album that was mixed at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California (the rest being remixed in London). Page identifies the panning on the song's ending as one of his favorite mixes "when everything starts moving around except for the voice, which remains stationary".
@daseguin2 жыл бұрын
"Leevee" would definitely be breaking the rules of phonetics. 🤣
@happymethehappyone83002 жыл бұрын
That Nasty Harmonica Provided By Robert Plant.
@DanMcManus2 жыл бұрын
Awesome reaction. Led Zeppelin are a prime example of the British power trios of the time. Power trios with an amazing vocalist added in. Some of the trios stayed at three with a member handling the vocals. The Who. Cream. Jimi Hendrix Experience. To The Police and beyond. Zeppelin used that power trio structure to take classic American blues tunes, electrify them, and introduce them to new audiences. This song is a prime example.
@billtaylor33822 жыл бұрын
Robert killed it with the Harmonica!
@pkleo73 Жыл бұрын
this music was just invented for headphones I swear. i havn't ever listened to it like this before lol. and ive been listening to them to a long time. lol. Ive been missing out. Love this song. thnx guys
@brutbrutus26692 жыл бұрын
One of my favorites! Enjoying watching you guys :)
@ssacra222 жыл бұрын
I love that Zeppelin made no bones about the fact they got a lot of their sound from American Blues. They did another song "In my time of dying" that was a remake of a song by 'Blind Willie Johnson'. It's a must listen to. I believe Bob Dylan did a remake of that tune also.
@randyrodgers50562 жыл бұрын
Zeppelin and pretty much all the British bands from the fifties and sixties cut their teeth on the early blues from artists like Sun House, Robert Johnson and BB King and later on Bo Diddly Little Richard and many more, I think it was Page in a interview that he said they would get the Blues music from the long shoremen, from the US
@ronp19032 жыл бұрын
"So many instruments." For this Led Zeppelin song it mainly consisted of Jimmy Page, Gibson Les Paul guitar; John Paul Jones, Fender Bass guitar; John Bonham, Ludwig drums/Zildjian cymbals; and Robert Plant, lead vocals/harmonica. Awesome song for only four different instruments! 🤘🤘
@keymack24772 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed your reaction to this dirty, filthy, BAD you know what of a song!! One of the greats, no doubt!!
@shannonvanpatten83412 жыл бұрын
Jimmy Page loved, The Big Room Sound and this was literally recorded in a big room, the entry hall of a 17th century manor. Jimmy loved the acoustics.
@ClintonHegney5 ай бұрын
The drums stood out because they are one of the most sampled of all time. Beastie Boys used them in Rhymin and Stealin.
@sfbayareagirl2 жыл бұрын
I love the lyrics near the end: Going … goin to Chicago Going to Chicago Sorry but I can’t take youou Brutal, lol.
@Tireshredderjoe2 жыл бұрын
Wow, thanks for the lyrics!
@sfbayareagirl2 жыл бұрын
@@Tireshredderjoe Yw. I love picking out the little kinda throwaway lines or background vocals.
@Bob.L.Shirley2 жыл бұрын
Another fun reaction to Zep! Really enjoying your voyage thru their catalog and look forward to you experiencing Houses Of The Holy. You've probably already got plans made, but when you get to that gap between Zep reactions, I'd love to see you both check out another late-60s contemporary of theirs, Yes. As much as you both enjoy the musicianship on these albums, I think you'd find a lot to like there. Either way, keep enjoying the journey!
@pattymckitrick74363 ай бұрын
Keep it up y'all ! 🏆. We SO appreciate and enjoy watching you experience these classic, and timeless songs. ❤️
@deannajones38492 жыл бұрын
One of my favorites! My 17 year old granddaughter likes Zeppelin and Pink Floyd and many others because I introduced her to their music! Nice to see more young people enjoying the best music! I'm waiting for you to react to Kashmir!
@tonyrantnrave68542 жыл бұрын
When you've finished listing to Led Zep try this for size " Misheard Lyrics | Peter Kay: The Tour That Didn't Tour Tour" comedy at it's best!!!!
@jaquestraw12 жыл бұрын
Hey Silas, enjoying your vids! Finally sub'ed after watching 10 or so 😁 Alivia's great, definitely need to do more with her. Keep it up!
@edb66902 жыл бұрын
It was a cover of an old blues song about the great Mississippi flood in 1927. The levees breeched in the lower middle of the Mississippi and it ended up flooding over 60,000 square miles up to 30 ft deep. The largest human migration took place, most of the black migrant workers endedup in Chicago and some went on to Detroit to find work. It tooks years for the land to recover and with all the field workers gone, many farms went under in time for the great depression to kick in.
@scottzappa93142 жыл бұрын
Another chapter in the book of Zeppelin, and you kids have a ways to go still. Good stuff.
@patrickjohnson91754 ай бұрын
Very cool seeing a younger generation discover such classic stuff