Alivia Reacts To Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven!!!

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  • Опубліковано 22 лип 2022
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    open.spotify.com/track/5CQ30W...
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  • @peterquin499
    @peterquin499 Рік тому +5

    Congratulations. You’ve just listened to the greatest rock song of all time.

  • @ls1959
    @ls1959 Рік тому +926

    For those of us who have heard this song a thousand times, I can only imagine what it must be like to hear it for the very first time.

    • @peaceonearth8693
      @peaceonearth8693 Рік тому +14

      But, without any of the 70's cultural experience to get the sub-references.

    • @mathewritchie
      @mathewritchie Рік тому +5

      I can recall listening on count down when this was a new release, it took me a long time to get it.

    • @waynevanluven9447
      @waynevanluven9447 Рік тому +6

      I remember as a kid that was my very first L of my body in 1972

    • @waynevanluven9447
      @waynevanluven9447 Рік тому +11

      And yes I still have it on vinyl

    • @SleepParty30
      @SleepParty30 Рік тому +8

      The first time I heard it, I was like, "what the fuck is this softie garbage? This is giving my ear aids!" But the second time listening to it, I absolutely saw why people love it. It's a story. The music fits well. And the solo really grew on me, even though it's a bunch of random scales pasted together with bends and shit. Love the song. One of my faves now.

  • @okarab
    @okarab Рік тому +237

    I don't know why it brought me to tears to see a young person, like you, who appreciates one of the most iconic songs of my generation. Thank you, Alivia!

    • @howdyault7710
      @howdyault7710 Рік тому +5

      ❤️

    • @richardbeaton7324
      @richardbeaton7324 Рік тому +10

      I'm only 29 and the same thing happens to me , Just younger people listening to this for the first time , Pink floyd reactions make my eyes pee ..

    • @tommyhamilton2107
      @tommyhamilton2107 Рік тому +2

      I do✌🏻🤟🏻

    • @carlopi
      @carlopi Рік тому +6

      Dude. What a "bad" influence I was, on my daughter, in the music field. Today, at the age of 22, she listens to things like: The Beatles, Paul Anka, Dean Martin, Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden, and "oddities" like that.

    • @bobbygempton5669
      @bobbygempton5669 Рік тому +6

      Almost 70 and same here... 😊

  • @achuthramr5767
    @achuthramr5767 7 місяців тому +19

    What a masterpiece.. released in 1971...I was 18 then. Am 70 now...52 years have gone by ...the song stays the same ... timeless classic 🎉❤

  • @brutbrutus2669
    @brutbrutus2669 Рік тому +391

    I was smiling the whole time watching you listen. I wish I could go back in time and hear it for the first time again!

    • @GoldTopSlinger
      @GoldTopSlinger Рік тому +32

      That's why I watch reaction videos. It's as close as I can get to reexperiencing my first time hearing music that has meant the world to me for 50 years.

    • @skiziskin
      @skiziskin Рік тому +5

      I'll never forget it. In the time of AM radio you could listen to stations from far away at night as the signals bounce off the tropopause and repeat many times around the planet. I was fifteen in 1971 and I would stay up all night listening to the coolest music on a station out of Chicago. It had to have been after midnight when I heard Stairway for the very first time. Mind=blown even on crappy AM radio. I remember it like it was yesterday. A year or so later I was busted by the police for smoking weed in the woods with a couple of friends. The night sergeant knew me and he let us all go but he didn't understand the lyrics and guitar chords I had scribbled on a piece of paper that was in my pocket. He thought it was something demonic. It was Stairway.

    • @knowhere60
      @knowhere60 Рік тому +4

      I first heard this song in a taxi cab driving in the middle of a pitch black night, on a ride from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv, I had missed the last bus on my way home for a short leave from the IDF. I had never really listened to LZ before, and hearing this as the wind was rushing by the cab on the dark back roads...I'll never forget that experience!
      Of course I became a LZ fan after that...☺️

    • @todvball
      @todvball Рік тому +3

      ... my first listen to Stairway to Heaven...was as a kid.... listening to his AM radio in Ohio.....at midnight.... In the dark... On my bed; head on pillow; staring at ceiling...

    • @alansevern290
      @alansevern290 Рік тому +2

      I've just written almost exactly that same thing dude, and that was before I read any other comments, we oldies all think alike, eh! 🤘🏼

  • @paultaylor1814
    @paultaylor1814 Рік тому +43

    There's a reason why it's called classic rock. No AutoTune, no shenanigans. Just great songwriting, singing and musicianship. Led Zeppelin at the peak of their abilities. It was fun seeing you enjoy it so much. There's a lot more great stuff out there.

  • @thesaturdaymorningcowboy4198
    @thesaturdaymorningcowboy4198 Рік тому +59

    I remember my first time hearing Stairway to Heaven in 1972. Welcome to Led Zeppelin, arguably the world’s greatest rock band of all time.

  • @howiedavis2316
    @howiedavis2316 Рік тому +191

    In my mid 50's ... and even knowing every nuance of this song, it still gives me chills. Thank you for carrying the torch to the next generation.

    • @theodoreritola7641
      @theodoreritola7641 Рік тому +3

      The Live version from 1973 Puts this to shame . iTS A longer solo and you see them play

    • @jaycorby
      @jaycorby Рік тому +5

      Howie Davis My reaction is very much the same. People say this song was overplayed, whatever that means. To those of us who were coming of age back in the day it was a banger then, and it's a banger now!

    • @howdyault7710
      @howdyault7710 Рік тому +1

      Love ya Howie, so true!

    • @howiedavis2316
      @howiedavis2316 Рік тому +1

      @@howdyault7710 thank you and love right back to ya

    • @howdyault7710
      @howdyault7710 Рік тому +1

      Howie, you said it bro! ❤️

  • @eliezarsawesomechannel4917
    @eliezarsawesomechannel4917 Рік тому +79

    Led Zeppelin is a mystical band. The lyrics, the music, it goes beyond just hearing the song. It touches your soul.

  • @neilcox7879
    @neilcox7879 Рік тому +22

    I’m nearly 70 and your reaction made me cry. Love seeing young people starting to get into some really great music.

  • @williamtaylor9368
    @williamtaylor9368 Рік тому +51

    One of the greatest songs from the greatest rock band ever......The 70's were epic.

    • @cancerandaids3822
      @cancerandaids3822 Рік тому +9

      It’s actually the greatest song ever from one of the greatest bands

  • @davidharris3194
    @davidharris3194 Рік тому +81

    I've heard this song a million times over the last 50 years, and got to the point where I hated playing it or hearing it, but watching someone experience it for the first time brought back the joy I felt when I first heard it. It is truly a musical orgasm!!!

    • @howdyault7710
      @howdyault7710 Рік тому +5

      So true

    • @paulbrinkman5631
      @paulbrinkman5631 Рік тому +5

      Exactly! Many times I've been to the point where i got the impulse to listen to it again (and other songs), and something inside me says, "Not *again..."* But watching young people listening for the first time makes it okay.

    • @steveryan1799
      @steveryan1799 Рік тому +1

      You truly nailed it.

  • @joepatriot6431
    @joepatriot6431 Рік тому +24

    This is almost 60 years old now and is still timeless. This will be moving souls forever.

    • @zzzyyyzz
      @zzzyyyzz 7 місяців тому

      it only keeps getting better when you grow older, and listen that maybe little different

    • @user-nz7kd3kj5b
      @user-nz7kd3kj5b 7 місяців тому

      60??????

    • @Rishi123456789
      @Rishi123456789 4 місяці тому +1

      "This is almost 60 years old now"
      This is 52 years old. You're right that it's timeless though.

  • @timtubemusic
    @timtubemusic Рік тому +215

    Consider how great this song was built. Starts slow and gets faster and faster with layers of instruments added. Great vocals, drumming and guitar work. The lyrics thought provoking. A masterpiece. Greatest song ever by the greatest rock band ever!

  • @twofarg0ne763
    @twofarg0ne763 Місяць тому +1

    Stairway to Heaven was released in 1971 when I was in the military during the Vietnam War. We played it every night for months in the barracks at lights out. Just listening to this song brought back a flood of memories. Thanks.

  • @steveryan1799
    @steveryan1799 Рік тому +12

    I honestly think it's the greatest rock song of all time. It's got everything! I even cried during the solo.

  • @mikegrady5669
    @mikegrady5669 Рік тому +52

    You never forget the first time you really listen to Stairway. Great vid Olivia

    • @hazysummersky
      @hazysummersky Рік тому +2

      You don't! First time I heard it was 27th September 1987, when it came in at #1 on the Greatest Hits of All Time on Take 40 Australia, Australia's first and longest-running music countdown each Sunday. Songs for this GOAT were voted on through Oz's top music magazines, calls to the station. I recorded it all on cassettes, and this came in eventually at No. 1! I got a lot of musical education that day..

    • @mikegrady5669
      @mikegrady5669 Рік тому

      @@hazysummersky great story. I first heard Stairway August 15th 1989. My sister's boyfriend lent me his ZOSO cassette. By the time Stairway hit my mind was blown. Haven't been the same since 😁

    • @knowhere60
      @knowhere60 Рік тому +1

      So true!

    • @3dagalathor
      @3dagalathor Рік тому +1

      oh crap, i have forgotten my first listen of Stairway.

  • @SumguyinTX
    @SumguyinTX Рік тому +50

    I remember being a young teen , discovering Led Zeppelin , that feeling the first time I heard this song and so many others . My kids knew growing up when I said what is the best rock band of all time the only acceptable answer was , The almighty and powerful Led Zeppelin! Loved watching your reaction .

    • @richardtawhai1691
      @richardtawhai1691 Рік тому

      Check out Led Zep live in moscow 1991 , 1.6 million fans

    • @ryanr5319
      @ryanr5319 Рік тому

      I am trying so hard to imbue that in my twelve year-old son. Do have him loving Chris Squire though. So, little wins. lol

  • @langdalepaul
    @langdalepaul Рік тому +51

    Alivia, this is the best music reaction I’ve seen in a long time. So much more sincere and actually connected to the music than most “professional” reactors, who have become rather superficial. I really loved this. Well done!

  • @amandamckee9178
    @amandamckee9178 Місяць тому +3

    I loved watching you experience this! I'm 63 and this has been my favorite song ever since I first heard it back in the '70's - it is so masterfully done - the way it builds always pulls me in and takes me elsewhere!!

  • @jeffkemper7920
    @jeffkemper7920 Рік тому +110

    Great job Alivia! The greatest rock song ever recorded. Do it some more!

  • @bob5074
    @bob5074 Рік тому +29

    “Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run, there’s still time to change the road you’re on”. These are words to live by…

    • @parose1457
      @parose1457 Рік тому +3

      Gotta to say, no.
      The song is a cautionary tale. We feel that there is always time but there isn't. Too soon and without notice there is "a bustle in your hedgerow"...your head begins "humming" and the "piper's calling".

    • @bob5074
      @bob5074 Рік тому +2

      @@parose1457 You gonna fact check my interpretation of song lyrics? GFY Karen.

    • @ZiggyonMars
      @ZiggyonMars Рік тому

      When I was finishing my final art piece for GSCE, I included lyrics hidden in the painting, and that was one of them. It payed off, because I got the highest grade haha.

  • @gospyro
    @gospyro 3 місяці тому +1

    My senior year in high school (1981), a friend, Gary, was killed in a car crash. At his funeral, his brother got up and said that his mother wanted to have some lady come sing some religious song, but he told her that was just not Gary. Instead he said they were going to play Gary's favorite song... of course "Stairway to Heaven". He pulled out a big boombox and hit play. As you now know, the song starts off quite soft and quite. Some well meaning adult went over and turn UP the volume, turned it WAY up! We all turned and looked at each other and smiled!!
    There was no way anyone was going to walk over and turn the volume down, so by the end of the song, the windows in the little chaple were literally shaking!!
    It was the best send off possible for our friend!!

  • @HudsonsShotgun
    @HudsonsShotgun Рік тому +12

    I saw Led Zeppelin play this live in 1972. That's 50 years, half a century, ago. It was on their latest album at the time. They opened with Rock 'n' Roll, a hell of a show. I was 16, and bunked off school to buy tickets.

  • @chrissiler6075
    @chrissiler6075 Рік тому +144

    The best cover of Stairway To Heaven is by Ann & Nancy Wilson from Heart @ the event to award Obama's Medal of Honor to Zepplin. It's worth a listen with the full choir and orchestra. Ann in her 60's still nails the vocals

    • @davidreade2582
      @davidreade2582 Рік тому +7

      Here! Here! Huzzah!

    • @teddtarr
      @teddtarr Рік тому

      The recipients of the awards are chosen & presented by the J.F.K. Center for the Reforming Arts trustees. The incumbent POTUS has nothing to do w/ it. Congressional Medals of Honor are bestowed on those individuals deemed to have exhibited " Valor above and beyond the call of duty" in service to the country. ( Just in case you weren't kidding about the Obama thing)

    • @chrissiler6075
      @chrissiler6075 Рік тому

      @@teddtarr It was in his term I thought. I think 2013

    • @gotham61
      @gotham61 Рік тому +2

      It was at the 2012 edition of the annual Kennedy Center Honors event in Washington DC. The honorees are selected by the board of the Kennedy Center, not the President. However the POTUS usually attends the gala performance event. Trump is the only president to have never attended during his term in office.

    • @texassmokingmonkey
      @texassmokingmonkey Рік тому +7

      I actually like that version better than LZ's live version. 😬 Call me a heretic, but hey.

  • @angusmacpherson2981
    @angusmacpherson2981 Рік тому +6

    Long live Led Zeppelin,the greatest rock band ever,no question.

  • @stevend984
    @stevend984 Місяць тому

    As the tune began it's crescendo seeing your responses brought me to tears. It's refreshing to see someone of your generation show true appreciation for great music. As a musician, singer, songwriter my entire life, now at 72...this was "My" music! My only question is...how the hell have you never heard this song before now? Only ONE word describes this song...Immortal! Every generation has what they consider "Their" music. And for the most part...every generation believes "Their" music is the best! Sadly...short of maybe a handful of songs...nothing recorded after 1980 will be remembered or stand any test of time.

  • @nairbvel
    @nairbvel Місяць тому

    I'm 65... Still sends chills up & down my spine. So, so many intense memories attached to this song... it's wonderful to see it still moves people who haven't heard it before. :-)

  • @wmcnabb
    @wmcnabb Рік тому +26

    Truly one of the most iconic rock songs of all time! Glad you enjoyed it.

  • @roadkill7314
    @roadkill7314 Рік тому +23

    Probably all of the people who are watching your reaction have heard this song quite literally thousands of times. But watching you hear it for the first time is a little like I'm hearing it anew. That's why so many people watch music reactions. Great job!

    • @mperezmcfinn2511
      @mperezmcfinn2511 Рік тому +2

      You nailed exactly why I love reaction videos. Especially with a song like this. Where I'd heard it hundreds of times before I was even in my teens. By the time my ears matured enough to appreciate the individual playing, and the intricacy of the parts, I'd already had it memorized. I'll never get to experience Led Zeppelin for the first time at 16, like I did with Jane's Addiction.

  • @SteveInTheOC
    @SteveInTheOC Рік тому +16

    It’s a masterpiece like a Monet or Beethoven or the pyramids. Infused with bits of Esoteric genius. And just plain lovely. Thank you for this reaction Miss Alivia. 👍

  • @SanchezArep
    @SanchezArep Рік тому +6

    I am so happy to see young people enjoying the TIMELESS music of the 70's. I saw Led Zeppelin in concert 2 times and heard this song for the first time live. Imagine being there!!!

  • @bribro6042
    @bribro6042 Рік тому +11

    Nothing better on a saturday morning than to see a bright young soul experience some Zep. Cheers :)

  • @jimmandrell2680
    @jimmandrell2680 Рік тому +26

    You're experiencing IMO the greatest rock band ever assembled. I remember listening to them when they first come out. They put out one awesome album after the other.

  • @dlla2661
    @dlla2661 Рік тому +6

    You did a GREAT job, Alivia! And you noticed the build-up as they added instruments, upped the tempo and then increased the vocals. Treat yourself to the cover of it by the band Heart. They did it at the Kennedy Center Honors as Led Zep was being honored and as they watched from the balcony. I never thought any band could do an acceptable Cover, but Heart did. (I love them too.)

  • @oldmanghost219
    @oldmanghost219 Рік тому +5

    Glad you are doing the studio version because it is perfection. According to Casey Kasem 15 years ago, Stairway To Heaven was the 2nd most requested song in history. #1 was Happy Birthday.

  • @Hartlor_Tayley
    @Hartlor_Tayley Рік тому +19

    Great reaction. 1971 was a amazing year for albums. Almost every artist that was around back then put out some of their best stuff in 1971.

    • @bc6352
      @bc6352 Рік тому +2

      Definitely. Who's Next, Led Zep 4, Sticky Fingers from the Stones, Electric Warrior by T Rex, Deja Vu by Crosby Stills Nash and Young. Mettle by Pink Floyd, Maggot Brain by Funkadelic, LA Woman by the Doors, Low Spark of High Heeled Boys by Traffic, The Yes Album. And many more. The greatest bands in history at the peak of their respective power.

    • @Hartlor_Tayley
      @Hartlor_Tayley Рік тому +1

      @@bc6352 oh yeah. The Allman bros. Blue Oyster Cult. Grateful Dead. The Doors. Lou Reed. Gram Parsons. The Band. Janis Joplin. Pink Floyd. James Taylor. Black Sabbath. Genesis. Deep Purple. New Riders Purple Sage. Rolling Stones. James Brown. Stevie Wonder. Frank Zappa. David Bowie. The Beatles solo albums. Jethro Tull. Poco. Grand Funk Railroad. Mahavishnu Orchestra. Etc etc. what a freaking year.

  • @mauricestevenson5740
    @mauricestevenson5740 Рік тому +13

    I first heard this song 50 years ago. It made an impression - on me and the rest of the world - at that time.
    It was so outrageously different, and not just because it was "too long" to be played on the radio (seconds shy of a full 11 minutes). Are you kidding me? Fashions and tastes have wandered in the last 50 years (do say?) but "Stairway to Heaven" has maintained a level of popularity that has been the envy of those who were there at the time, there in the intervening years and now no longer there. The introduction is so iconic that almost every person who has picked up a guitar since 1971 has wanted to learn how to play it. There are stories (possibly apocryphal) that some music shops that sell acoustic guitars have put up signs forbidding the playing of the intro to "Stairway to Heaven".
    In addition, many versions have been recorded (not just by Led Zeppelin, but I will not deal with versions by other bands). LZ have recorded live versions and, I am sorry to say, not all of them give me the the joy that the original recording does. It has been a while and I am grateful that it was your starting point.
    I have heard a live version that they performed to a small audience in a BBC theatre. This performance was before the LP that included "Stairway to Heaven" was released. This version is remarkable because the introduction is not drowned out by the audience reaction - because they had never heard it before! ("Huh? What's this?")
    So my enjoyment of your reaction is enhanced because it is the reaction of someone about the same age as I was in 1971, hearing LZ 4 for the first time. Thank you very much. Great, innit?

  • @sbond1963
    @sbond1963 3 місяці тому

    I just turned 61. And the expressions she made brought me back to the late 70s early 80s when this was on the radio. And we were digging it just like that. Thank you for making me feel young again just for a little bit

  • @PsychicMike732
    @PsychicMike732 Рік тому +5

    Love how the first time she hears this song she also hears one of the greatest rock lead guitar solos in all of time.

  • @JuniorFarquar
    @JuniorFarquar Рік тому +41

    Was voted #1 rock and roll song for decades
    Great crescendo!

    • @billn7183
      @billn7183 Рік тому +4

      I remember that the only real question was ,what song will be #2

    • @josephclark4999
      @josephclark4999 Рік тому +1

      @@billn7183 #2 could be debated for centuries. #1 will ALWAYS be Stairway to Heaven.

    • @jonathanwilliams1974
      @jonathanwilliams1974 Рік тому +1

      @@josephclark4999 There is no close #2. Pink Floyd is my favorite band ever, but Stairway is the best song ever recorded.

  • @M63Tod
    @M63Tod Рік тому +11

    Imagine hearing this for the first time again! Great reaction!

  • @marcochimio
    @marcochimio 22 дні тому

    Watching you hear this for the first time reminds of how I felt the first I heard it, too, some 50 years ago. I'm so grateful that young people like you can listen to this and appreciate it the way us older-folk have for so long. Welcome to the REAL world of ROCK.

  • @nancyjones4753
    @nancyjones4753 5 місяців тому +1

    I absolutely loved your video! I so enjoy that so many young people love the music we experienced decades ago. Led Zepplins music? They are all masterpieces. I am 73; and I was your age when I was experiencing this wonderful era in San Francisco! I’m so glad I was able to do that. There was so much freedom and joy in everything we did back then,,, I spent time on Hippy Hill many times listening to the best bands of the time playing free; and just loving being young, free, happy; and at other times joining in on the protests against he Vietnamese war and cleaning up the beaches. I wish I could take you time traveling back to years ago. Led Zepplin? Oh my! The best of the best; and I saw him in concerts whenever I could. Love❤

  • @teresakoslosky3053
    @teresakoslosky3053 Рік тому +47

    A masterpiece of epic proportions! Love that you get how awesome this song is! It never gets old for me! I’ve been listening to it since it came out! It blew everyone away! Great reaction!

  • @johnkauffman9670
    @johnkauffman9670 Рік тому +26

    Whenever I watch one of these raw reactions it reminds me of how great some of these songs were. This one of course has actually made me get chills without even listening to the lyrics but just the sound of his voice. They made the best choice to not go on as LZ as you can hear in this song that the drumming really drove the changes and emotions. His work was masterful throughout.

  • @robertcombs4406
    @robertcombs4406 11 місяців тому +4

    For someone hearing this song for the for the first time, your insight into the instrumentation and the structure was incredible. You recognized the switch from acoustic to electric guitars, and the strong base melody. You played the fanfare before the guitar solo twice (one of my favorite parts) and appreciated the whole of the song for its beauty. Exceptional work.

  • @turboslag
    @turboslag Рік тому +6

    I really envy you for hearing Stairway for the first time, I bought the album when it was first released and Stairway was a revelation, as was the whole album. I have no idea how many times I've listened to it since, but it's appeal never diminishes. Zepp for me are the greatest rock band ever, just so many great albums.

  • @John-fk3rv
    @John-fk3rv Рік тому +26

    I'm a new subscriber, because I saw the Led Zeppelin thumbnail, and I watched the first 2 reactions. it gives me hope knowing that there are still young people appreciating and learning about where the foundations of ROCK really were laid.this is truly the blueprint for pretty much everything that came after. Rock On

  • @henriettaskolnick4445
    @henriettaskolnick4445 Рік тому +55

    Hi Alivia! You did an excellent job! I'm so happy you enjoyed this song; it is a classic. Actually, those aren't flutes at the beginning, they're recorders played by John Paul Jones. The dynamics are outstanding how it builds layers of tempo changes. The imagery meaning is vague; a perfect opportunity for the listener to ascribe their own meaning. It is definitely a masterpiece.

    • @dagnabbit6187
      @dagnabbit6187 Рік тому +1

      @Henrietta Skolnick Well I have heard everything about what the meaning is about this song . Some of it is allegedly that this is occultish and comes from Jimmy Page’s obsession . Yes I know about the backwards thin but I never heard it . Anyway I think Stairway to Heaven has everything in it. Stream of consciousness but surrealism in it mixed in with British Isles mysticism is part of it . Yet I think it is also concrete in that the female character is obsessed with riches , materialism , social climbing and once she attains it she discovers that it isn’t as gratifying as she thought it would be .

    • @mlinderict
      @mlinderict Рік тому

      Recorders, yes. He (JPJ) used Melotron to get this sound live.

  • @howdyault7710
    @howdyault7710 10 місяців тому +1

    ALIVIA YOU ARE AWESOME!!! GREATEST REACTION EVER!!! you were present and In The Zone the whole time ❤️

  • @ciaranconlon84
    @ciaranconlon84 Рік тому +19

    I love watching people peel back the layers of this song for the first time. I remember my own first, I just wish I was around when it was released because it must have been so much more breathtaking then. This, When The Levee Breaks, Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower and Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody are 4 cornerstone songs of this era that nobody has any business not loving.

    • @Kate98755
      @Kate98755 Рік тому +1

      i was in high school, we ended every school dance that year with this song, it was completely awesome and an amazing way to end the night

    • @ciaranconlon84
      @ciaranconlon84 Рік тому

      @@Kate98755 now I'm trying to figure out which character from Dazed and Confused you are!

  • @assog5737
    @assog5737 Рік тому +16

    Great job girl.
    I really enjoyed watching your reaction.
    Imagine being 15 years old when this song came out.
    Kicking back enjoying a little weed and other things. Lol 😂😆.
    And just tripping on this whole album.
    For many years, well I guess still today.
    LZ was my favorite band.
    I seen them twice in concert.
    In 1973 and 1975.
    Cost me 9 bucks a ticket.
    They were great both times.
    Anyway thanks.

  • @billparrish4385
    @billparrish4385 Рік тому +3

    Really great reaction, Alivia! The thing about a song like _Stairway_ is, it's got someplace to go, and it takes you there! When Jimmy Page composed the arrangement, that building arc was the first thing he knew he wanted, slow and melodic in the beginning, to hard rockin' in the end! When you listen to it, there's a reason why you feel as if you've been on a journey: Because you have!

  • @vrvaughn
    @vrvaughn Рік тому +8

    This song is a masterpiece… up there with Sympathy For The Devil… Up there with Layla… almost as up there as John Lennon’s In My Life…

  • @jamescornes977
    @jamescornes977 8 місяців тому +1

    Your reaction to this song reminds me of the first time I heard it as a 12 year old in 1973. It brought back a lot of memories. I'm glad you enjoyed it and you're sharing it with others in your generation. It is truly a magical song and I have listened to it so many times in the last 50 years that I can't count. Thank you, Alivia!

  • @dennisoliver9120
    @dennisoliver9120 Рік тому +23

    Once you go down the Zep rabbit hole there is no going back. I can't wait to see the reactions you two will have from some other old rock and roll bands. Pink Floyd, Rush, etc.

    • @lorcazola
      @lorcazola Рік тому +1

      STILL HERE. Since 1978. Still in the Rabbit Hole......

    • @timlamb6196
      @timlamb6196 Рік тому +1

      Yes RUSH !

  • @hlawrencepowell
    @hlawrencepowell Рік тому +6

    Imagine growing up with this music, melodic, great lyrics, intricate, multi-layered instruments. If you grew up in the 1970s you could go anywhere -- you just needed a stereo, amplifier, and speakers. LZ took me many places. Great reaction, by the way.

  • @charlesskinner1812
    @charlesskinner1812 11 місяців тому +3

    That song is so powerful, I had graduated from UNC and hadn't started graduate school when it came out on the radio, It was so popular back then and still, to this day, still gives me the chills as I listen to it, It brings back so many memories and is really touching to see the youth enjoy the music of my youth, Thank you for doing a reaction to a real classic,

  • @dawood121derful
    @dawood121derful Рік тому +5

    What a great reaction video, I envy you hearing this song for the first time and Judging by how you reacted you’ll hear it many more times as have several million people. This song is a timeless classic and should be shared by all. I really liked how sensitive you were to all the transitions, the lyrics and the build up to the finale. ✌️

  • @simply_psi
    @simply_psi Рік тому +21

    He Alivia, great 'take over', I love your reaction to this classic. The Flute sounds are made by John Paul Jones playing multiple recorders and layering them to sound like a flute, but live he uses a synthesiser to get the same sound. For when Silas is back you should both listen the the live version of this from Madison Square Gardens in 1973 it is so good. Keep up the great work, maybe rename the channel Alivia reacts, whilst he's gone or at least try to sneak in a cheeky A&S Reacts name change.

  • @MrDiddyDee
    @MrDiddyDee Рік тому +9

    The wind instruments at the start are called Recorders, and played by John Paul Jones (usually he played bass and keyboards) these have a nice low wooden tone, so it's likely a Tenor and a Bass Recorder overdubbed in harmony. (Cheaper plastic ones were very common first instruments for teaching music at school, and came in a range of sizes, the most common being a Descant Recorder). Live John Paul Jones played the parts on a keyboard, initially a Mellotron (an unreliable and cumbersome instrument that incorporated short magnetic tape loops which had to rewind after playing each note, which meant the length of each note was pretty limited) then, as technology progressed in the mid - 70's, he used the more reliable Yamaha synthesizers to perform this classic.

    • @patverum9051
      @patverum9051 Рік тому +3

      Recorder, how we loathed that instrument in primary school.
      Well played has a nice sound( but we couldn't)

  • @mariapetrick4843
    @mariapetrick4843 7 місяців тому

    Listened to this 1000's of times This is one the best songs of the 70's listening to this and watching your reaction in the end..Wow ...Yeah
    Never get tired of this song 1000%

  • @meminustherandomgooglenumbers
    @meminustherandomgooglenumbers Рік тому +1

    They were originally called The New Yardbirds, after Page's prior group - The Yardbirds - fell apart. At one of their first shows playing music they'd written themselves, Robert Plant was said to look out at the subdued demeanor of the European audience before the show started. Assuming it meant a cool reception to the music, he said "this will go over like a lead zeppelin."
    Now, it looks funny in writing because the word "lead" has different meanings and pronunciations. But Plant said lead referring to the metal. In other words, it would "go over" like a zeppelin which couldn't fly at all. But when most people read the phrase "Lead Zeppelin," they assume the more common pronunciation meaning the zeppelin which is winning the zeppelin race, or the zeppelin which the other zeppelins follow.
    That show turned out to be a crushing success, so they decided to adopt Robert's offhand phrase as their new name. But they wanted to avoid the misunderstanding from the linguistic ambiguity and keep the correct pronunciation. So they dropped the "a" from "lead," called themselves Led Zeppelin, and decorated their first album cover with a real photograph of an actual zeppelin catastrophe.

  • @waltmoryn48
    @waltmoryn48 Рік тому +12

    Alivia...You handled this "Masterpiece" with profession.

  • @safespacebear
    @safespacebear Рік тому +7

    Alivia takeover for the win!

  • @Tdub0911
    @Tdub0911 20 днів тому

    Consistently #1 or #2 rock song every year in every list probably since it first came out. Four masters of their craft all together in one band. Can't get any better.

  • @pattymckitrick7436
    @pattymckitrick7436 Місяць тому

    At 55, Led Zeppelin still never gets old ! This is "crank it up" music ! ❤️ P.s. you did a great job !

  • @1j007zm
    @1j007zm Рік тому +33

    Great job Olivia!😃 filling in for Silas, he'll be proud!, ( or jealous ) glad you enjoyed the song. 🎶This song can have many meanings, depending on your perspective, my favorite line is, "When all are one and one is all", it jibes with the spiritual concept of "Oneness". 🙏 Silas says you like guitar, 🎸 you might want give Robin Trower "Too Rolling Stoned" a try, I think you'll like it. Thank you! Peace! ☮

    • @johnouimette1422
      @johnouimette1422 Рік тому +2

      I watched a documentary of Zeppelin and Plant didn't care much for the song, but it's sound became rock history. When asked what the song was about he replied "it had no meaning at all". They just put some lyrics together and there you have it.

    • @1j007zm
      @1j007zm Рік тому

      @@johnouimette1422 LOL!,🤣 so true!, I think I saw the same documentary. I also read an interview back in the late 70's where Plant stated "I hate that song" and when pressed for the meaning he snapped at the reporter saying, "it means whatever you want it to mean". 😤 Thanks for the reply! Peace! ☮

  • @jaquestraw1
    @jaquestraw1 Рік тому +5

    I'm sure Silas is in Mexico watching his sweetheart reacting to Stairway and grinning from ear to ear. That was great Alivia!

  • @yelnikigwawa1845
    @yelnikigwawa1845 Рік тому +2

    As others have said, this is indeed one of the OG rock anthems of all time; great choice, and I enjoyed watching you warm to it as it builds. "To be a rock, and not to roll"
    Now that you've heard this version, you might want to look up the night this musical era-defining song was performed at the Kennedy Center. In 2012 the three surviving members of Led Zeppelin were inducted as recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors. As a tribute, members of the band Heart, together with the son of the band's deceased fourth member John Bonham sitting in for his father on drums, and a host of other talented musicians gave a thunderous rendition of Stairway in front of the three band-members themselves. Quite an emotional performance. Standing ovation.

  • @leegoldsmith8395
    @leegoldsmith8395 Рік тому

    58 years old , been listening to them since I was 15 , that song never gets old 4 me , love u guys and your zepp journey

  • @WhisperingWinds0
    @WhisperingWinds0 Рік тому +3

    It's such a treat to see the first reaction to people who have not heard "the classics" and see them enjoying them

  • @V7avalon
    @V7avalon Рік тому +44

    Loved the raw reaction.
    How so would you have acted if told this was arguably the greatest masterpiece in music history 🔥🎸

    • @helenespaulding7562
      @helenespaulding7562 Рік тому +7

      In ROCK music history! Let’s not elevate it above Bach, Beethoven and Mozart! 😁. Zeps my favorite rock band btw.

    • @Ledzepnut
      @Ledzepnut Рік тому +1

      @@helenespaulding7562 I'd most definitely elevate above them :) I don't like that kind of music, although I must admit I wouldn't know it if I heard it, so maybe it is the best music ever to some, and maybe I should sit down and listen to some of their best, but I still can't believe I'd like it better than rock music .... btw I do like some of Lisa Gerrard's music, among other styles, just so you know I'm not grounded into one genre

    • @allendesalme197
      @allendesalme197 Рік тому +2

      Maybe the greatest in rock history. In music history is a bit of a larger claim....

    • @allendesalme197
      @allendesalme197 Рік тому +1

      @@Ledzepnut In other words you, by definition, do not know what you are talking about.

    • @Ledzepnut
      @Ledzepnut Рік тому +1

      @@allendesalme197 Do you? You claim that some music written 100's of years ago is better than the music I grew up with is nothing more than an opinion, which is something I am entitled to as well, not only is Zeppelin the best in rock, they're the best in all music. Every one of their songs is a hit, no other band or person can come close to that, but that's my opinion, and I can't help that Zeppelin's music made that kind of an impression on me, which is something you should respect, rather than attempting to tell me I don't know what I'm talking about

  • @stormjacobs5497
    @stormjacobs5497 Рік тому

    I will be 59 in month.....I was very fortunate to have grown up on great music like this during my youth. What awesome simple times they were. Just takes me back to all the excellent memories with good friends, great music, happy times.

  • @michaelschey1084
    @michaelschey1084 7 місяців тому +2

    Imagine you are 14 years old and you pick up the new LZ album and put it on the turntable. You listen to side one. Black Dog, Rock and Roll, the Battle Of Evermore, and then this quiet songs starts and you just kind of lay there as it is in contrast to the first three songs, and it just builds and builds and when it ends you are like (OMG).

  • @ButternutGOLD
    @ButternutGOLD Рік тому +4

    Considering the current situation with music this must sound very refreshing

  • @citizenkane0014
    @citizenkane0014 Рік тому +6

    Grew up with this masterpiece, it is truly transitional, I'm glad you finally found it. This is the greatest band ever, you should look at their entire catalogue, prepare to have your heart shifted and mind blown
    Sample "Ramble on"

  • @williamburkholder769
    @williamburkholder769 Рік тому +1

    When I was an AM rock radio announcer in the late 1970s, this was the long song we put on after a sunset antenna pattern change, so we had time to run outside and read the meters in the huts at the base of the three towers. It was also a good tune for bathroom breaks... But it is one of my favorites to crank up LOUD with the headphones on!

  • @deltablues7360
    @deltablues7360 Рік тому

    Soon to be 64 and this song still brings tears. I'm so very thankful I grew up with the music of the 60's and 70's. Our daughters were brought up listening to the same music as we did when they were growing up in the 80's and 90's. Four years ago I was working on a car in the driveway playing a compilation cd of the 70's. Neighbors 14 year old niece was next door listening and came over and asked what music was this. The next morning I gave her 10 cd's of music. She's been hooked on the 60's and 70's and still is at 19. Those years were magic for music and probably will never come again.

  • @chrissanto
    @chrissanto Рік тому +3

    This song was released when I was 3 years old. I don't remember the first time I heard it but it has traveled with me all my life. Nice to see a young person chair dancing to it. Good job Alivia.

  • @dccorallo
    @dccorallo Рік тому +4

    I get a new appreciation for this masterpiece watching a young person hearing it for the first time.

  • @vickerykennison1335
    @vickerykennison1335 8 місяців тому

    Thank you for the great reaction video. It reminded me so much of the first time I heard that song (the day it came out, I am old) It takes your breathe away it is so good. After 3 great albums Led Zeppelin decided to show the world how to write and perform the PERFECT song. And it never was released as a single but is the alltime leading rock song sheet music sold..

  • @Kodeeni
    @Kodeeni Рік тому

    Led Zeppelin is a classic of a more innocent time, I’m happy to see the younger generation discover this music.

  • @lootier3203
    @lootier3203 Рік тому +32

    The only flaw with Stairway to Heaven is that it's so great that it has been overplayed through time, proving that you can have too much of a good thing. But it's nice to be reminded just how epic it is. Great reaction, you have a lot of amazing songs to discover, and I envy you, but in a good way. Tnx!

    • @ericsadler9664
      @ericsadler9664 Рік тому +1

      So very true. Back in the day that was the only complaint I ever heard about Stairway

    • @MrDiddyDee
      @MrDiddyDee Рік тому +1

      Yup, it's sad that it did become a standing joke in guitar shops, where the staff would get sick of hearing it from customers, for whom it was their first choice when trying out various acoustic guitars. It prompted warning signs saying 'NO STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN!' half jokingly banning those who attempted it. Looks like with all these reaction channels bringing fresh attention to it for a whole new generation we may see a resurgence of those signs.

    • @sneakyfox4651
      @sneakyfox4651 Рік тому +1

      Any song put on high rotation can ruin not only the song for the listener, but also the band or artist. When I was young, I remember the radios playing Supertramp's "Breakfast in America" day in and day out and I got so tired of that song that I didn't want to even pick up a Supertramp record in the record store.
      But Supertramp was so much more. We just didn't get to hear the other stuff because the radio DJs were morons.And the same goes for their "Dreamer", a great song ruined by high rotation air play.
      And the same with Prince and "Purple Rain". Man, I hated that screaming fob with his purple suit and note guitar so much I wanted to smash the TV. Only many, many years later I accidentically heard some of his other stuff, and that is brilliant.

    • @JohnSmith-pn1kq
      @JohnSmith-pn1kq Рік тому +2

      It is the most requested song on the radio and never made it to #1 on the charts.

    • @craigdoriety9798
      @craigdoriety9798 Рік тому +2

      Really brings back memories of being a teenager in the 70s. Cruising down the the road late on a summer night with the window down in my old Chevy Nova. Can't believe I had a car like that with at 16 with a pretty hot small block and 4 speed and managed not to kill myself. Held on to the car all of these years. Needs new motor again though.

  • @tinman7065
    @tinman7065 Рік тому +3

    My favorite Zeppelin song is the last one I heard. I've been stuck in that mode since about 1988, and have yet to recover. Seriously, most of the rock bands we consider the "greatest" have maybe 5-8 songs that just make you want to listen every time you come across it. Led Zeppelin has about 30 of those. They could do it all, and do it better than anyone.

  • @leatherstripper
    @leatherstripper Рік тому +1

    Great songs live for generations. It was fun watching the reaction.

  • @jonathanwilliams1974
    @jonathanwilliams1974 Рік тому +1

    How could a parent let their kid grow up never hearing this song!!?? This is unforgivable. My kids grew up with Zeppelin, Queen, Pink Floyd, Rush. I made parenting mistakes (like we all do), but this wasn't one of them.

  • @jscarp15
    @jscarp15 Рік тому +15

    Great job Alivia, You have a great gift for delving into all the sounds and instrument's within the song..... Your Very Good at this.....You and Silas should always review songs as a team. By the way you both have great "Stank Faces" lol

  • @jenniferandrews1917
    @jenniferandrews1917 Рік тому +27

    “Hi Alivia!” Is the spelling correct?”And as we wind on down the road, our shadow longer than our Soul.” One of the greatest songs, ever.

    • @RobertSE6
      @RobertSE6 Рік тому +1

      "our shadows taller than our soul" surely

  • @thomaspalumbo6482
    @thomaspalumbo6482 9 місяців тому +1

    I've seen reactions to this song dozens of times. This is the one I enjoyed the most.

  • @zulareshijastro9968
    @zulareshijastro9968 11 місяців тому

    Led Zeppelin is One of the most important Rock Bands in the Music History.

  • @tektoniks_architects
    @tektoniks_architects Рік тому +4

    Alivia takeover! Love it! Been listening to this song since it hit the airwaves, and it just gets better.

  • @robertasirgutz8800
    @robertasirgutz8800 Рік тому +3

    Most iconic rock song ever written. By the most influential artists, in it's history.
    Good job, girl. (Silas, watch your back)! LOL.

  • @heatherdyer1569
    @heatherdyer1569 Рік тому +2

    You made me feel young again, Alivia! Thank you! ❤️🎶❤️🎶

  • @Slidegirl
    @Slidegirl Рік тому +1

    The bass player is playing multiple recorders and not a flute but many people think that. Your reaction is perfect and flawless. A joy to watch. Thanks!

  • @artmorris8899
    @artmorris8899 Рік тому +7

    Nice, honest reaction. Loved how you were surprised at every progression. Now I'd love to see you react to Nightwish and their song "Ghost Love Score" live at Wacken 2013 (the W is pronounced as a V since it's a German festival). They are a symphonic metal band from Finland and their lead singer is Floor Jansen from the Netherlands. She has a 3-octive range and is probably the most versatile singer in the world. You know a band is good when their live version sounds like a studio version. I promise this won't disappoint. Beware: once you hear them, you'll be compelled to go down the rabbit hole like Zeppelin...

  • @Chase57Tx
    @Chase57Tx Рік тому +8

    You go Alevia. That electric guitar part is a 12 string, and live he used a double 12/6 string. Name another song where the drums don't come it until half way through. I remember back in the day, the guitar stores would have a sign saying no Stairway to Heaven, because everyone had learned this song. Of course not as well as Zep.

  • @thomasstone5108
    @thomasstone5108 11 місяців тому +1

    A young lady plays this on a piano,,,,,,,,,,,, she totally masters it!

  • @oktober-vh6gl
    @oktober-vh6gl 10 місяців тому

    widely considered one of the best rock songs of all time. I think this will be one of the songs people are still listening to 500 years from now...