Once in a while a person will find a great documentary. Another time a person will a great musician or artist. This is one of those very rare times a person finds all three. Well done.

By far and away my favourite Led Zeppelin album. A brilliant record. John Paul Jones deserves so much credit.

This album put a spell on me in 1979/80 and made me obsessed with drums. Changed my life. I fell asleep each night with the 8-track tape playing wearing headphones. When Bonham died I was listening. It was 1988 before I heard the 1st album. Every album is so very different.

Dude, you've got some serious game. That's stunning guitar playing.

THIS IS ONE OF THE GREATEST DOCUMENTARIES ABOUT A BAND I'VE EVER SEEN!! I am transfixed. Just for my own personal copy (not to distribute or anything), I've burned a Blu-ray with the 7 episodes and am watching it now in my home theater. It is stunning. Amazing work, my friend. IN THROUGH THE OUT DOOR is my first Zeppelin album. Just an accident. I was blown away instantly by IN THE EVENING. PRESENCE is still my favorite Zep album...but IN THROUGH THE OUT DOOR is up there. And frankly, I listen to the three left-over songs (from CODA) as if they're part of IN THROUGH THE OUT DOOR. These ten songs show so many shades of the band...as PHYSICAL GRAFFITI did. And when people try and claim the band "softened" at the end, just take one listen to WEARING AND TEARING. I've read 20 books on Led Zeppelin. I have all the pro-shot shows that have surfaced on Blu-ray or DVD. I have a great HD collection of their 8mm concert clips. And yet, I'm learning so much about this band just from this documentary. It is BEAUTIFULLY done. I applaud you, JCM. I cannot wait to see more. I will soon give a donation as well.

These videos are an obvious labor of love, that's why they are beautiful, heartfelt and have a depth not often seen in youtube videos.

all right, i'm 5:27 in and this is already the greatest thing i've ever seen on KZfaq.

In 1976 when I was ten years old - I was a beginning guitarist and I was a Led Zeppelin phreak. I remember when this vinyl LP came out; not only were their six different sleeves - but you could water color the white ones. Remember that anyone? Hypnosis was their Sleeve/gatefold design company. I can't believe I came across this documentary. Thank you so much. "Presence" was for me what "In Through The Out Door" was for you. You are an incredible guitarist.

I rarely get sucked into 19 minutes of anything.....but I do have a deep love of Zeppelin ...and my intrigue left me no choice, as well the superb editing, to be absorbed into this insightful and enlightening journey

I'm a huge JPJ fan so I really like this record. A quick story: I used to work at guitar center in Boston. One day I came into work and my coworkers, who knew I was a fan, informed me that JPJ had come in the day before, about 30 minutes after I went home.

" In THROUGH The Out Door " Is the most precious gem. In the Zep catalogue. " Presence " gets the same dark rap. By critics. And. Idiots. Alike. Not knowing. Nor caring. GREAT SOLID MUSICIANSHIP. If it slapped them Upside their faces. I owned both SwanSong vinyl releases. Back in the '80s. Rediscovered them recently. After a 30+ year hiatus. It's as though I never let my addiction go

My introduction to Led Zeppelin in 1972 - in 5th grade we still had “Show ‘n Tell” and a fellow student brought in an album. He put the album on the single speaker record player, set the rpm’s to 33 1/3 (I think), dropping the needle and out of the speaker came “Hey mama see the way you move, gonna make you sweat, gonna make you groove…” The teacher immediately yelled “TAKE THAT OFF”…no more Zeppelin that day but I was hooked ever since.

Led Zeppelin will always be my favorite rock band. Thank you so much for respecting Led Zeppelin's music and performing Jimmy Page's guitar work so damn well 👏👏👏👏👏

"I'm gonna crawl" still sleighs me... In Through The Out Door is a great album, thanks for this video and you sir have a new subscriber!

"In Through The Out Door" was released when I was in high school. It didn't sound like a Led Zeppelin album so I remember a lot of people rejecting it. I didn't reject it. I really liked the fresh sound and songs. Carouselambra and Fool In The Rain are great! I still frequent the album to this day. Thanks for the background.

Starting a the 7:00 until 13:00 This is six minutes of backstory and setup that is simply amazing 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 concise, efficient and accurate, I love it.

One of my favourite albums. Bonham and Baldwin are my two favourites in the band. The timing and the groove.

They were, are and WILL ALWAYS BE the ultimate rock band..

I've had this album for 35 years and I've probably not played it for 30. You've just encouraged me to listen to it again. Loud. Very. Thanks for that.

I absolutely *LOVE* In Through The Out Door!

In Through the Out Door was the only Zeppelin album I was old enough to wait for and buy when it came out. It was a huge influence on me.

Your playing was just incredible. The subtleties of Led Zeppelin and Jimmy Page’s sound in particular. You get it.

This is an excellent documentary, I cant believe you found all this information an this overlooked time in Zeppelin history. Great job!

I never get tired of videos like this. Looking forward to episode 2. Thanks from Colorado.

The album was a huge commercial success; it went to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in just its second week on the American chart. It also went to No. 1 in the UK, Canada, and New Zealand. (wiki)

Why would anyone trash that great Led Zep album? It has 3 of their most recognizable hit songs on it! “In The Evening,” “Fool In The Rain,” and “All My Love.” As well as bouncy boppers like “South Bound Saurez, “Hot Dog,” “Carouselambra” and the deeply bluesy “I’m Gonna Crawl,” the album is a very tight, historically important final studio piece of the band’s art…

Wow, great video! In Through The Outdoor has been my favorite Led Zeppelin album for a long time. Carouselambra is the reason it is my favorite album. The 2nd part of the song with Page's guitar sound is incredible. Robert Plant's singing was starting to sound his best.

THE GREATEST BAND IN HISTORY.. PERIOD

Ready for this? My favorite band, but this....sit down...my favorite album. I played the hell out of it when it came out. It's Jonesy's moment, but Page does so many things that on guitar that I feel really exposed a part of him that was born from his young days listening to Scotty Moore, and Link Wray, and his skiffle youth. Them there was this beautiful shade to all of it. "I'm Gonna Crawl", has one of the most effective guitar solos of all time with just a few notes.

Every Zep album is a master piece chronicaling the career of the greatest band and guitarist ever. I was privileged to see them at Knebworth in 79, which was shortly after In Through The Outdoor was released. At the time friends said the new album was a bit funky, but they were wrong, it was another progression. Led Zeppelin never rested on their laurels.

Most excellent! I listen in awe to ITTOD a few times a year. Brings back so many great memories and is the background for new ones.

This was the first one that I bought the day it was released. I don't think I was more excited to buy any album.

Consider myself the biggest fan of this greatest band of all time….and was waiting with baited breath for each release…..so what I can tell you about that last record is the difference and the shame was based around JP having sunken into the full depths of heroin addiction….so the other three had to step it up…especially JPJ….so it’s different sounding and not entirely a JP vision like the previous records….the sad truth is JP cleaned up just as the tour dates were beginning but then JB dies….so there you have….JP went back on the spike for another couple few years and frankly was never the same player as in the early days….much of this is why RP never agreed to and sort of a reunion…..all very sad….but aren’t we glad that this best ever band existed….they are the most influential ever….they simply permeated into the brains of the 70s youth like no other band…..

I was discovering Zeppelin in 1984 while my classmates were getting into Run DMC . The only current band I liked at that time was the Police and they were over the heads of most 13 year olds . I knew Zeppelin were superior to the shit on the radio in 1984. I scoffed when people suggested that any Mtv band was in their league. I knew what I heard on their albums was next level stuff. I kinda hoped that eventually some band would come along that could match them for versatility and move me like they could , but so far it still hasn't happened.

Thank you for your time you've made this wonderful zeplines in this clip. Great to seeing & hearing your influences. 👏

Thank you for putting this together for all of us to watch and enjoy

Amazing, can't wait for ep. 2!

been listening to all 6 episodes truly takes me back in time. song remains the same played ea weekend midnight that & rocky horror/few others. we go so often, find myself sleeping in theatre on occasion just mesmerized by the music/show. best of times then. how good it must have been zep touring the world back then. young ppl have no clue to what we had & we overlooked as well. it was over before we knew.....

Watching it all again Jose…thank you again for your great compilation of this piece of time!

This needed to be done, you have done it very well, this great, thank you. Back in rock's golden years, there was Led Zeppelin and then there was the rest of the bands, that's how it was.

This is deep and amazing

Very well-produced video that I enjoyed watching. As a life-long Zeppelin fan, I respected and appreciated "In Through the Outdoor" because of its diversity. You didn't hear hardly any rock acts during that time with a country song (Hot Dog), a tribute-type ballad (All My Love) and a soul song (I'm Gonna Crawl) all on one album. It was a very gutsy and ambitious album that, in my opinion, should get more recognition.

One of my favs Led Zepp records; thank you for taking your time making this video 🍻🍻🍻🍻

Fascinating choice of subject and outstanding presentation. Thanks for sharing this

What Led Zeppelin did between 69 and 79 can never be achieved again. Their music will forever be timeless.

This FANTASTIC album had a mixture of EVERY other Zeppelin album. What could have been without Bonham's death .🤗🤗

Great video..! My best Zeppelin buddy bought this album the day of it’s release. I saw them in 1977.., BEST concert I’ve ever seen.., and at 61, I’ve seen them all ! .., just subscribed.

Excellent video, really looking forward to part 2.

I turned 9 years old the same month that In Through the Out Door was released, so it is the only Zep original studio album I remember from when it was new. When I first saw Plant in 1988, I was overjoyed when he played In the Evening, and even more so when I saw Page/Plant play it in 1995. I've always loved this album, so thank you for this documentary!

Carouselambra and In the Evening are spectacular.

Great work! Looking forward for part two. I always loved the mood of the album, and I think it is underrated.

Thanks for video, my first Zeppelin album was Led zeppelin 3 also, I bought it in 78' at 13 years old and had been playing guitar for about a year. This band has always, even today, felt magical and mysterious. Although some times are sad, what an experience it must have been a lot of fun recording and touring, and being a member of Led Zeppelin. It's been a long time!

Incredible insights. Finally ‼️ I was a Zeppelin historian ( wrote papers in college and high school- 1984 pre internet - Whole Lotta Magazines !) Since I was 15 years old . Every book, magazine at one point or another. I always wondered what the deal was towards the end. Robert will has like one sentence in one of his Digging Deep shows (awesome) about going on his own to Morocco to make Music -dur8ng his ankle break- "Presence" era. Jimmy kind of does too. And of course the Plan Page shows without Jonesy. Backstage of the Rock and roll Hall of Fame induction. JPJ walks in... Roberts hello to him is kind of kind of weird .. Not into salacious gossip bukkshit. The history and band dynamics shaping the creativity of the best band ever is the point. This video is really is great revealing stuff. thank you

In Through The Out Door was an amazing album. Bought it on cassette in Penang, Malaysia 1979 just before flying to India/Sri Lanka. Seemed to fit so well with travelling the length of India on 2nd class Indirail and living on a houseboat in Shrinagar....while sampling the local polm. 😉

Thanks for posting this ! Simply an awesome display of the mighty Zeppelin's diversity !

I love that album!!!

I absolutely love every second of Outdoor. Such a great album with some of Jimmy’s best most exciting solo’s. Every solo on side one is brilliant! Bonham’s drumming is top notch and I love Roberts more mature voice and lyrics. And of course JPJ’s contributions. I have all six album covers and the deluxe box set along with my original album from 1980. And a few Japanese versions…. which are my favs! I also love Zeppelin live in 79 and the Over Europe Tour. Some of the audience recordings are great. I’m sure you already have these books but if you don’t check out Dave Lewis two books on the band in 79 and their 80’s tour. Both books are brilliant!! Great episode. Looking forward to part 2. Subscribed! Cheers ✌️❤️🎸

Always liked ITTOD. Seemed polished, melancholy, mature and authentic for the band given the year and that they'd been churning out music and touring for 12 years by then.

Another night another zep video !!! 🤘🏼 Thanks for your hard work

I go back so far I had their first five albums on 8 track tapes. Regrettably I never saw them live, it just never worked out for me but I did see Plant & Page twice in the 90s. As for this doc, I can't wait for your next episode, I was spellbound.

Brilliant work, thanks for your efforts to recast a piece of work that has been considered Zep's weakest material for decades. Far from it, this record stands alone in their discography as the culmination of all the members talents equally, and is much more than the sum of its parts. It holds a special place in my emotional memory, being a teenager about to graduate high school in '80 and about to enter a new exciting chapter in my life. It was a worthy soundtrack for that time, "not your big brother's Zeppelin", that's for sure!

My older brother bought this album and I remember listening to it in junior high. Being into Zep already as well as alternative and prog rock, I loved it immediately. It melded the new technology with the deep well of soul that Zep draws from. Another interesting fact about the album cover inner sleeve is that it was chemically treated to turn color when water was applied to it making each inner sleeve a unique water color artwork. Just genius. By the way you are a gifted performer. I love singing Zep. Would be an honor to collab on a cover.

Had to subscribe. All the effort you put into this great Zeppelin knowledge. I just watched Part 2 and it's as great as I knew it would be.

im happy to have stumbled upon this. thank you and your quite the guitarist

Interesting fact about the inner sleeve (at least in my original copy of the album): If you apply a little water on it you will see color emerging from the black and white sketch!

This was my first exposure to Led Zepplin. It was like my 3rd Album ever. Still my favorite Zepplin ever. Sad because I knew it was the last one too.

Thanks for putting this together, JCM! I'm another in the long line of kids who first discovered Zeppelin from an older sibling only to go down the rabbit hole on my own as a 12-year-old kid with his first guitar in hand. I was super fortunate that when I picked up the vinyl for In Through The Out Door, it was still being sold in the brown paper bag which I have to this day and am exceptionally grateful for. This would have been around 1986 and all the Zep vinyl was still available - gosh how I loved getting my hands on the Physical Graffiti LP and my Zep III even had the spinning wheel so you can see all the different artwork that was put on the cover. You just can't replicate that with CDs and definitely not nowadays with digital. Spinning the album's on the record player and listening to all these classic tracks from the world's greatest band while holding the album's liner notes in hand? Yeah - I will cherish those memories forever. As far as In Through The Out Door goes, I had a friend in middle school that absolutely was nuts for In The Evening. I remember we would just sit there dumbstruck whenever Page came in with the whammy bar at the beginning of the solo. And those steel drums at the intro! And JPJ! What's there to say? This was JPJ's baby, and it would have been amazing to see where the band could have taken things afterwards. Poor Bonzo - G-d rest his soul and may he forever be laying down the groove.

well done man. im glad to see this, and this is where i got onboard as a 7 year old with a transistor radio.

This was cool and you have a good story- and you absolutely kick ass on the guitar. As for In Through the Out Door, it's a shame your research didn't yield a lot of information. Honestly, I would think there would be volume upon volume of information online about this album. I was 12 years old when it was released in 1979 and I remember it being a BIG deal with lots of hype, publicity everywhere you looked, excellent reviews, and "All My Love" and "In the Evening" getting unending airplay every time you turned on FM radio. Mind you, this is before the days of the internet, so all that publicity I spoke of was radio, TV, magazines, word of mouth, and advertisements/displays in music stores. But it was, indeed, everywhere. Bottom line is I don't think this album has gotten the bad rap you seem to think it has. All these decades later, it may not be looked at with the same reverence as IV or II, but I don't think there is any Led Zep fan that doesn't consider it a classic.

A firm understanding of the nature of the personalities of Led Zeppelin is really necessary to understand the evolution of their sound. The first two albums were, of course, blues based, a reflection of their backgrounds in blues music. Beyond that, it's important to realize that all four members of the band were never content to continue playing the same thing over and over. They didn't have a "niche". They were constantly exploring and pushing the envelope. It was only natural that more synth driven sounds would appear as time wore on. To me that path seemed only logical. Robert has frequently stated in interviews that if he isn't doing something new, he's not interested. It's the main reason that he was not on board with the reunion tour. He doesn't want to be a jukebox act. With this in mind, you can sit and listen to Led Zeppelin to In Through the Out Door in chronological orde and see a natural progression which is quite natural, especially if you are aware of the events that were affecting the personal lives of the members of the band at the time.

So glad to see someone is as obsessed about this album as I am. It was their "Swan Song". I fell in love with this album after Hurricane Frederick knocked out our power for 2 1/2 weeks in 1979 and all we had to listen to was a radio. The songs from this album were in pretty heavy rotation and I just kind of had the music implanted in my 8 year old brain. I kind of forgot about the music into my middle school years, then Fell in love with Robert Plant's solo tunes in High School. When I rediscovered Led Zep and In Through the Out Door, it was like I had found an old friend that I hadn't seen in 10 years. The album is now my favorite of ALL the studio albums.

I’ve watched just 6:00 of your documentary and I am hooked. Job well done. Bravo, my friend!

You're guitar playing is insane! I want to hear more.

Nice to see it getting its due, In Through The Outdoor was always one my my favourites--especially Carouselambra. It was a big hit as far as I was concerned, rock radio regularly played Fool in the Rain and All My Love. The album was a huge step forward for the band and improvement on the over-rated/mediocre Presence. Great production! Only one thing--lose the artificial English-accent lady. It is distracting from the good material you put together. Plus your voice is perfect for the narration.

I like it. Very nicely done. Looking forward to part 2.

Bro finally someone talks greatness of in through man thank you, I always thought it was such incredible record man

A record store in my town was closing down in the late 80s and I was lucky enough to get in the backroom and salvage a bunch of stuff like concert posters etc before the demolition began. I scored an In through the Outdoor promo poster (the band standing out in a field). I love that album. Great video

It is their best album. For purists a difficult concept to comprehend. I saw them live on 5 July 1980. It was furious.

Nice work! A different angle on the album than normal. This album came out when I was 15. It hit deep and hard for me. I still feel it when I hear the keyboard intro to All of My Love. The whole album is a favorite of mine like it is for you. It has been seen in a better light as time has gone on. I lived it when it came out. You came in later, it's nice to know it hit you hard too.

Thanks for bringing it home.

"In Through the Out Door" is still a Led Zeppelin album that is worthy of the band's name. It's got some good songs, even some great songs, like "All of My Love."

This album, to me, has the best drum sound of any LZ album. Your thoughts?

Just found your channel, and I’m really enjoying your work. In Through The Out Door was the only Zeppelin album I heard when it was first put on the market (I was too young to hear the prior albums freshly released). I still find it fascinating, especially when you look at it as a series of directions that Zep potentially could have taken had Bonzo lived. And it’s a huge JPJ showcase.

this is absolutely fantastic. thank you so much for your work. all my best wishes 🙏

I've read ITTOD described as "Plant's first solo album", and that sounds about right to me. Page and Bonham were reportedly too out of it to influence the sound, hence the soft, synthy blahness of much of the album. Would Led Zep have returned to greatness if Bonham had lived? Sadly, we'll never know.

Theres no Bad Led Zeppelin album. 😎

What a wonderful and unique documentary . Such a well read and written narrative too. 🎉

Great job, Jose! Well organized and well told.

Just so you know, your British friend is a computer generated voice. I wouldn't recommend giving her your bank account details for payment.

Great job on this, zep has been my favorite band for over 40 years it is a lifelong addiction I'm afraid at least it has been for me!

Wow, this documentary series is something special. Thank you!

I’ve been listening to ITTOD every night for the last three weeks, really getting into it in a way I never had before. So your timely posting of this just three days ago is more than serendipity; it’s synchronicity.

I just discovered your channel last night, it's amazing! Your videos are so cool and informative. I know Zep pretty well, but I have learned something in every video. Your detailed videos about the post breakup years are brilliant, my friend!! I have a fever for Led Zep...and the only cure is your channel!!!!

Very well done JCM!! enjoyed part 1 and will watch part 2. I did a video few months back on why ITTOD gets no love. Seeing your love for the album brings a smile to my face. Led Zeppelin can do no wrong in my eyes and I am glad you have done this feature on them. I will be sharing these videos for sure. On to part 2 - cheers -VK

Interesting. Looking forward to the second episode - soon please !

A kindred spirit! Not sure how I found your channel but I don't question the path. Looking forward to great discoveries.

Amazing video!!! If I just hear one millisecond of the opening of Carouselambra , I instantly crank up the volume. It’s like automatic muscle memory. Lol

Awesome video! Didn’t know Yamaha Gx1 was used so much and especially on rain song. Personal reasons for loving Yanaha and personal reasons for loving In Through The Out Door. Thank you!

Wow! Very impressive! Your video popped up on my feed and I decided to watch it because ITTOD is one of my favorite Zep albums, and it came out when I was 16, a junior in high school. Fool in the Rain is one of my favorites for many reasons - some of JB’s best drumming on it and throughout the album. Have loved and been a Zep fan since 1975. Am an obsessed fan who never actually got to see them live. I was supposed to see them in Pittsburgh in November 1980. 😢 RIP John Bonham. Enjoyed your video very much and have subscribed to your channel. Thanks! ✌️

Wow!! What a cool video. Fantastic and excellent work.