Headley Grange was an old country mansion they were working in. They had borrowed the mobile recording truck from The Rolling Stones and parked it outside. Jimmy always would come up with a skeleton of a song and show the guys and they would all work on it. Robert was a master of lyrics. He was always reading poetry, legends etc. which helped inspire his writing. I love listening to Jimmy. He’s such a gentle speaker with a wonderful capacity of language. He also remembers everything. Great video.
These interviews are wonderful for getting to know the geniuses behind the music we all love so much. Yes I’m very interested in watching these kind of videos. I’ve probably seen them all but will certainly watch again!!! Jimmy is so chill, so laid back. Robert is an amazing lyricist and JPJ & Bonzo, can’t be beat. Legends…Rock gods….long live the mighty Zeppelin!!!!
That big smile at the end from Jimmy says it all. This song speeds up in a similar way to a song they did on the third album, Gallows Pole. It doesn’t get any more iconic than Stairway.
I wish the 3 members would sit down for a documentary and just talk about how the songs came together like this. Their songs are so historic now and will be forever, so having these background talks about the songs is so important.
Great reaction! Im looking foreward to you watching more interviews. All members were very intelligent and well spoken. A lot of people have the misconception that rock stars are just dumb drunks, lucky enough to be able to play guitar. Zeppelin is much, much deeper than that. Obviously
Sal….another great interview with Jimmy from 2012 is called Jimmy Page in Conversation BBC about 25 minutes. It was done just before the Kennedy Center Honors and is really very well done
of course we love this SalvoG mad respect to the masters! Jimmy still entertains young artist to impart his knowledge as does JPJ and Robert...when the legends speak, people listen. Thanks SG
Inspiration, accomplisment, and a strong desire to ram it down the throats of the Zeppelin haters and critics seemed to be the fuel that propelled this band to the exosphere...and beyond.
You would be interested in the 20 minute interview by Charlie Rose done after the 2012 Kennedy Center Honors tribute. There’s also a funny as hell interview with them on the Dave Letterman Show also done right after the tribute. Letterman was also an Kennedy honoree the same night as Zeppelin. It is perhaps the only time that JPJ takes the lead (Robert usually does the talking) and it turns out he’s funny as hell. Both interviews are on UA-cam
There are many great interviews with Charlie Rose that feature the Kennedy Center Honors, Robert Plant life and career and Robert Plant and Alison Krauss. Also, Jimmy Page has fantastic interviews from 92Y where he talks about the book of photographs he published on LZ and at Oxford Union. Some of these interviews are more lengthy; however, they are more in depth and informative. I would gladly watch extended reaction to interviews. Love your journey with Led Zeppelin.
The band often turned up and shared ideas for songs for as it was Jimmy's band I think he probably led on the music side and Robert provided lyrics. JPJ could play a lot of different instruments, had good ideas and was a good arranger of music.
New sub .anybody who is a zeppelin fan is a friend of mine. I bought my first zeppelin 45 when I was 11,it was 1971.never looked back. Thanks for the video!
Jimmy is a fascinating and complex man. There are many interviews as well as speeches he has given that you will enjoy ditto with Robert…… tons of excellent interviews I’m so glad you are taking this next step to know them better. It is a very rewarding journey…at least for me. These are remarkable men with such knowledge of music and it’s history.
You mentioned being curious about Hedley Grange where Zeppelin recorded parts of three of their albums. It was an old former workhouse out in the country. It was cold, damp, and as an added bonus, supposedly haunted. Jimmy himself has said that he experienced an encounter there with something that was unexplainable and very creepy. They were in residence for several weeks for album IV I believe. They had The Rolling Stones mobile studio parked outside. Here is a brief clip for you to see what Hadley looked like ua-cam.com/video/JM5UDL4l5jQ/v-deo.html
Stairway To Heaven was/is a favorite of mine from my college days. I find it fascinating to hear creative minds break down what went on to get to the end product. I always thought the recorders made it a haunting melody.
Hell yeah I loved it!! I'm hoping that you'll keep on going down this rabbit hole of Led Zeppelin...there is so much more to see and hear yet - their concerts, and all the endless bootlegged shows that are out there... by using modern remastering equipment, the old LZ shows that were never meant for official release are now sounding much clearer and cleaner than ever before. After all these decades later, LZ fans are still finding unreleased and lost concerts that have never been unearthed before. 👍 You're doing really excellent stuff here in your vids. Please keep it up bro! 👍👍👍
I've watched this video before and love hearing it again. It never fails to blow me away when Jimmy describes Robert Plant leaning against a wall with pen and paper writing the lyrics to the greatest rock song ever as they were putting the music together. And hearing Page explain what he was doing and why is wonderful. Just so brilliant. There are videos of the place they recorded Zeppelin 4 at. Check it out. Beautiful home.
It might look beautiful but it was a workhouse and place for mentally ill and paupers in its beginning and has a dark history. According to members it was cold and damp…. And haunted
You can hear it's inspired. Robert Plant felt the lyrics came via "automatic writing", like he channeled it. He has no idea on what it means. The studio version is my favorite version. It's the version where you can hear the inspiration coming through, live versions are good, they open up the song, but there's something unique and special about that studio version.
@@markhaus2830 The live versions are great, they add life and a breath of air into it, but there is something about that studio version. I don't know what it is, the moods are difficult to describe and there is a journey.
Apart from jam sessions that led to new songs (such as Rock and Roll, or The Crunge), generally speaking, Zep songs started as an acoustic demo (or more) that Jimmy created in advance of the band convening to record an album. I would guess 80%-90% of Led Zeps music was first conceived and inspired by Jimmy's ideas (up until In Through The Out Door), and the music always came before the lyrics. In the case of some songs like Ten Years Gone, Jimmy sometimes arrived at the studio with the entire song constructed musically in a demo tape, with all the parts pre-recorded, and was presented to the band for their review. Once the band heard the song, they would begin to learn their parts and jam, which sometimes led to songs evolving as each member added their personality and instinct to the song. Sometimes this led to inspiration to other songs, but in a large majority of cases the original musical inspiration came from Jimmy. Kashmir, for example, came from an improvised riff in the studio for another song that Jimmy captured on tape and decided to experiment with afterwards. Lastly, because they stretched many songs in their live shows to 20-30-40 minutes (like No Quarter, Dazed and Confused, and Whole Lotta Love), there would always be extensive improvisation live....and sometimes a riff Jimmy performed live would stick in their memory, and they'd explore it in the studio. This happened often during the LZ II album, which was recorded mostly on the road between tours.
DUDE HUGE ZEP fan........IM 50......I been listening since I was about 8-10 yrs old...2 older brothers... more Zep- Doors-Rush .....anybody really interviewa
It’s too long for your format here (although others have posted it) but at least for your own pleasure, watch the full speech and Q&A session of Jimmy at the Oxford Union. Very informative …and fun.
Definitely DO MORE of these. As a classical musician, I personally find the process behind the music or backstory as or sometimes more interesting than the end product itself.
Do it, do more of it! Your Zep heads love it all, and most important, hope you can start some of their concert reviews...cut it up if you have to or whatever it may be, and I know you've had a chance to cover live versions during your reviews, but a whole different vibe when watching/listening to a concert through. Maybe start with Royal Albert Hall?
Its funny that you mentioned him drinking water because one of the times I met him we sat next to each other and he handed me a bottle of Poland Spring water and for about 2 hours he kept pulling bottles of water from his leather jacket which I thought was funny because I couldn't figure out how he fit so many bottles in his coat, as a matter of fact Perry Margouleff who is a record producer was there with us ( he is the man that managed to find his long lost Gibson Black Beauty guitar after decades of disappearing and returned it to Jimmy) and Jimmy even pulled out a bottle of water for him and his wife as well.. .where did he fit all of those bottles in his coat?🤣🤣🤣
@@PeterTea I threw it away Peter, btw no news on the movie, I asked Scarlett his girlfriend and they don't know what's going on, frustrating because I really wanted to see it and Jimmy was very proud of the movie
That sucks. I was looking forward to seeing it too. Well, I don’t typically hold my breath waiting for something from Zeppelin to drop anyways. It usually takes a while. I suppose getting all controlling interests in Zeppelin to agree on something probably takes a while in and of itself. Here’s hoping though. 🤞
@@PeterTea I think the issue is more with the filmmakers and not the band itself since the remaining band members gave it the ok and Jimmy controls %80 of all Led Zeppelin rights..so it's frustrating
@@bobbyn.9773 As you know, Zep is measured in dog years. When JPJ was asked by the press in 2012 why it took so long for the Celebration Day video from 2007 to come out, he said he was surprised it came out so quickly....
Headly Grange was a 18th century Victorian mansion located in Hampshire England, first used as a workhouse. Led Zeppelin recorded much of Led Zep IV as well as significant portions of Houses of the Holy and Physical Graffiti at this location. Its entry hall was the site of where John Bonham's drum kit was delivered and set up. When he was warming up, Page loved the dynamic sound and miked up the staircase and atrium entrance to record Bonham on "When the Levee Breaks". Also there was an old piano in the main parlor with some keys missing, and this was used for the recording of "Boogie with Stu". Jimmy Page gives a brief tour of the entrance ua-cam.com/video/KWI9bMe7gHE/v-deo.html from the movie "It MIght Get Loud" which you should watch in its entirety sometime.
headley grange is a large house with a tall stairwell almost immediately inside the door. Microphones were draped over the bannisters over 3 stories high above the drum kit to give "when the levee breaks" it's awesome boom to the kick drum. There were over a dozen rooms for the band and their entourage of recording helpers. Jimmy Page planned everything for LZ. He picked personnel for specific parts he needed filled, and he got pretty good help. With the exception of Robert sticking to the lyrics too close on some of their blues covers (they had a few law suits and paid royalties to some blues greats) Most of the words to the fans were mystical, magical, or seemingly impossible.
You did a very nice job with this video. I have seen it before but your narrative enhanced the experience quite a bit. Personally, I consider this musical piece to be one of the greatest ever in rock music and Jimmy’s narrative helps explain why it’s so special. What a magical band! Heart’s rendition of Stairway at the 2012 Kennedy Center Awards show was probably the greatest performance of a live song that I have ever seen and I’ve seen so many!
May I say from us Baby Boomers how wonderful your doing your Zeppelin homework. 2024 will be my 50th year with them. I hope they touch your heart for that long.
Hedley Grange looked somewhat like a mini castle. I've listened to Zepp since 1968 and Stairway was built in layers. A "Masterpiece" It's to bad "Bonzo" passed . IMHO there's no one better. Each one of these Dudes were masters of their craft. Like you said"Truly Inspiing
There are several really good interviews Jimmy has done, as well as a Q&A I think at Oxford. Hadley Grange was a home, they used a portable recording studio owned by The Rolling Stones I think. They setup in the house for to record, like “When the Levee Breaks”, setting the drums up in the entry with mics above to catch the sound traveling up. Someone will correct me if I’m wrong.
After Zep ended,Sir James did a lot of interviews on the band and music,mostly for Guitar,Guitar Player,etc.He was at first hesitiant of the writing process,...
I love this! It's so interesting to learn how songs are created. I'm currently watching a video of Phil Collins where he explains how he became the lead singer of Genesis.
I've been a fan of Zeppelin since about 1970. My only regret was I never got to see them live. They played Madison Square Garden, I'm about an hours train ride south of the garden, a few times in the seventies. Getting tickets back the was a bit different than it is now. You had to take off work, or skip school, stand in line at at Ticketmaster outlet and hope you get them. Oh, of course you had to have the cash on hand as well. If you're interested there's a video of Jimmy with the Edge, of U2, and Jack White of the White Stripes explaining how he wrote the guitar riff for "Kashmir" off of Physical Graffiti.
I've seen this. I think it might've been the first time I heard his talking voice too, lol. There IS an interview out there with all three of them, maybe around when this one was done? Has anyone else mentioned it? Should I link it? I remember the first time you watched the live version of this before studio and you just didn't like it. But you think it's one of the best of all time doncha??? :D
This was awesome, always wanted to know how this iconic piece that i grew up with came about. With depth you experience listening to this song, it was wonderful to get an understanding of the technical intention as well. :)
You should watch "It Might Get Loud". It's a mix of Jack White (White Stripes, solo), The Edge (U2) and Jimmy Page getting together in a studio and learning things about how they play the guitar. It's fun and fascinating! 🎸 🎸 🎸
Don't skip the Robert Plant Podcast channel here on UA-cam, he's the only member that has done anything like this as far as I have come across. There are also commentaries out there if you search for them by Robert where he talks about writing the lyrics and why he grew tired of hearing and singing Stairway over time. A must see conversation with Robert was hosted by Dan Rather, "The Big Interview with Dan Rather, Robert Plant".
It must suck for deaf people to have to rely on closed captions. They are always a mess and often wrong, as they are here. Somehow "It was during the period that we were at Headley Grange..." became "It was during the period that we weren't Headley Grange..." WTF? "Cardinal rule" became "carbon rule" Bonham became Bowman, and on and on.
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Headley Grange was an old country mansion they were working in. They had borrowed the mobile recording truck from The Rolling Stones and parked it outside. Jimmy always would come up with a skeleton of a song and show the guys and they would all work on it. Robert was a master of lyrics. He was always reading poetry, legends etc. which helped inspire his writing.
I love listening to Jimmy. He’s such a gentle speaker with a wonderful capacity of language. He also remembers everything.
Great video.
My all time favorite Led Zeppelin song
Love the magic Jimmy smile at the end...he knows his composition is adored and reverred all over the world. Thank you Jimmy!!!!!
A very eloquent speaker and a musical genius! Robert is a great lyricist...and JPJ was a great music writer too...another genius.
Julie,....JPJ helped with the arrangment.
Not only was Page a master musician, he was also a master record producer, and recording engineer.
Is
- and arranger
These interviews are wonderful for getting to know the geniuses behind the music we all love so much. Yes I’m very interested in watching these kind of videos. I’ve probably seen them all but will certainly watch again!!! Jimmy is so chill, so laid back. Robert is an amazing lyricist and JPJ & Bonzo, can’t be beat. Legends…Rock gods….long live the mighty Zeppelin!!!!
👋 hi Kashmir!
@@helenespaulding7562 hi Helene!
That big smile at the end from Jimmy says it all. This song speeds up in a similar way to a song they did on the third album, Gallows Pole. It doesn’t get any more iconic than Stairway.
Great idea...................Jimmy along with another Jimi(HENDRIX) are the greatest guitarists ever
Please do more like this. These guys are so amazing. The LZ story is like no other.
I wish the 3 members would sit down for a documentary and just talk about how the songs came together like this.
Their songs are so historic now and will be forever, so having these background talks about the songs is so important.
Robert is doing this on his podcast called Digging Deep, but it’s mainly his post Zeppelin material. Still fascinating though
Aussie Chris here mate,I look forward to hearing your thoughts on Zeppelin , Jimmy Page is just a master of music ♥️
Headley Grange was a manor house in the country 👍
You sir have just scratched the surface applaud you you’ve done an excellent job so far two thumbs up to you sir
What a treat that was.
Great reaction! Im looking foreward to you watching more interviews. All members were very intelligent and well spoken. A lot of people have the misconception that rock stars are just dumb drunks, lucky enough to be able to play guitar. Zeppelin is much, much deeper than that. Obviously
Sal….another great interview with Jimmy from 2012 is called Jimmy Page in Conversation BBC about 25 minutes. It was done just before the Kennedy Center Honors and is really very well done
You’d like “In Conversation With Jimmy Page”- an interview from the Fender UA-cam channel where he gives a lot of zeppelin history
Is that the one with the BBC? I just watched that one.
Jimmy Page = GOAT. I love him so much...best smile, too.
of course we love this SalvoG mad respect to the masters! Jimmy still entertains young artist to impart his knowledge as does JPJ and Robert...when the legends speak, people listen. Thanks SG
Inspiration, accomplisment, and a strong desire to ram it down the throats of the Zeppelin haters and critics seemed to be the fuel that propelled this band to the exosphere...and beyond.
You would be interested in the 20 minute interview by Charlie Rose done after the 2012 Kennedy Center Honors tribute. There’s also a funny as hell interview with them on the Dave Letterman Show also done right after the tribute. Letterman was also an Kennedy honoree the same night as Zeppelin. It is perhaps the only time that JPJ takes the lead (Robert usually does the talking) and it turns out he’s funny as hell. Both interviews are on UA-cam
JPJ needs to be a standup comic! He really is funny 👍😅
@@MJEvermore853 I know! Who knew? Jimmy and Robert seemed amazed as well….
There are pictures of Headley Grange on the internet...it is a mansion. Yes!! Do more interviews!
Gotta love Jimmy's interviews. It amazes me how much he remembers about writing the music of Led ZePPeLiN.
There are many great interviews with Charlie Rose that feature the Kennedy Center Honors, Robert Plant life and career and Robert Plant and Alison Krauss. Also, Jimmy Page has fantastic interviews from 92Y where he talks about the book of photographs he published on LZ and at Oxford Union. Some of these interviews are more lengthy; however, they are more in depth and informative. I would gladly watch extended reaction to interviews. Love your journey with Led Zeppelin.
The band often turned up and shared ideas for songs for as it was Jimmy's band I think he probably led on the music side and Robert provided lyrics. JPJ could play a lot of different instruments, had good ideas and was a good arranger of music.
New sub .anybody who is a zeppelin fan is a friend of mine. I bought my first zeppelin 45 when I was 11,it was 1971.never looked back. Thanks for the video!
Jimmy is a fascinating and complex man. There are many interviews as well as speeches he has given that you will enjoy ditto with Robert…… tons of excellent interviews I’m so glad you are taking this next step to know them better. It is a very rewarding journey…at least for me. These are remarkable men with such knowledge of music and it’s history.
You mentioned being curious about Hedley Grange where Zeppelin recorded parts of three of their albums. It was an old former workhouse out in the country. It was cold, damp, and as an added bonus, supposedly haunted. Jimmy himself has said that he experienced an encounter there with something that was unexplainable and very creepy. They were in residence for several weeks for album IV I believe. They had The Rolling Stones mobile studio parked outside. Here is a brief clip for you to see what Hadley looked like ua-cam.com/video/JM5UDL4l5jQ/v-deo.html
Stairway To Heaven was/is a favorite of mine from my college days. I find it fascinating to hear creative minds break down what went on to get to the end product. I always thought the recorders made it a haunting melody.
Hell yeah I loved it!!
I'm hoping that you'll keep on going down this rabbit hole of Led Zeppelin...there is so much more to see and hear yet - their concerts, and all the endless bootlegged shows that are out there... by using modern remastering equipment, the old LZ shows that were never meant for official release are now sounding much clearer and cleaner than ever before.
After all these decades later, LZ fans are still finding unreleased and lost concerts that have never been unearthed before. 👍
You're doing really excellent stuff here in your vids. Please keep it up bro! 👍👍👍
Thank you so much
I've watched this video before and love hearing it again. It never fails to blow me away when Jimmy describes Robert Plant leaning against a wall with pen and paper writing the lyrics to the greatest rock song ever as they were putting the music together. And hearing Page explain what he was doing and why is wonderful. Just so brilliant. There are videos of the place they recorded Zeppelin 4 at. Check it out. Beautiful home.
It might look beautiful but it was a workhouse and place for mentally ill and paupers in its beginning and has a dark history. According to members it was cold and damp…. And haunted
You can hear it's inspired. Robert Plant felt the lyrics came via "automatic writing", like he channeled it. He has no idea on what it means. The studio version is my favorite version. It's the version where you can hear the inspiration coming through, live versions are good, they open up the song, but there's something unique and special about that studio version.
The Song Remains The Same Live Album is my favorite live version of Stairway.
@@markhaus2830 The live versions are great, they add life and a breath of air into it, but there is something about that studio version. I don't know what it is, the moods are difficult to describe and there is a journey.
I swear, from watching this video Salvo, it’s like Stairway was just meant to be created!! It was destiny. Luv it
Thanks Jimmy and Robert❤
Best rock song/group ever!
Apart from jam sessions that led to new songs (such as Rock and Roll, or The Crunge), generally speaking, Zep songs started as an acoustic demo (or more) that Jimmy created in advance of the band convening to record an album. I would guess 80%-90% of Led Zeps music was first conceived and inspired by Jimmy's ideas (up until In Through The Out Door), and the music always came before the lyrics. In the case of some songs like Ten Years Gone, Jimmy sometimes arrived at the studio with the entire song constructed musically in a demo tape, with all the parts pre-recorded, and was presented to the band for their review. Once the band heard the song, they would begin to learn their parts and jam, which sometimes led to songs evolving as each member added their personality and instinct to the song. Sometimes this led to inspiration to other songs, but in a large majority of cases the original musical inspiration came from Jimmy. Kashmir, for example, came from an improvised riff in the studio for another song that Jimmy captured on tape and decided to experiment with afterwards. Lastly, because they stretched many songs in their live shows to 20-30-40 minutes (like No Quarter, Dazed and Confused, and Whole Lotta Love), there would always be extensive improvisation live....and sometimes a riff Jimmy performed live would stick in their memory, and they'd explore it in the studio. This happened often during the LZ II album, which was recorded mostly on the road between tours.
Yup...he was the creative genius in the band in my opinion...spot on comment 👏🏻🐉🎸♑
@@bobbyn.9773 TY Bobby.
DUDE HUGE ZEP fan........IM 50......I been listening since I was about 8-10 yrs old...2 older brothers... more Zep- Doors-Rush .....anybody really interviewa
Great master and great masterpiece 👑🎸♥️
I love Jimmy, he is so amazing to listen to!!! I want to see more if this stuff!!
Jimmy Page is and will always be the BEST!!!
The genius of this song is simply overwhelming; a masterpiece of modern times. Nothing before or since it’s equal
Once in a lifetime band. A rare thing in all kinds of music.
That was awesome! ❤️
It would be cool to have Jimmy , Robert and John to talk about all 8 of the studio albums ..
A beam of light shined down upon Headley Grange during that heavenly day that Stairway was composed. :)
It’s too long for your format here (although others have posted it) but at least for your own pleasure, watch the full speech and Q&A session of Jimmy at the Oxford Union. Very informative …and fun.
Yes more please!
Definitely DO MORE of these. As a classical musician, I personally find the process behind the music or backstory as or sometimes more interesting than the end product itself.
Do it, do more of it! Your Zep heads love it all, and most important, hope you can start some of their concert reviews...cut it up if you have to or whatever it may be, and I know you've had a chance to cover live versions during your reviews, but a whole different vibe when watching/listening to a concert through. Maybe start with Royal Albert Hall?
I've always said the best music 🎶 comes out of Great Britain 🇬🇧
Enjoyed this a lot hearing how these artists created such amazing music.
Its funny that you mentioned him drinking water because one of the times I met him we sat next to each other and he handed me a bottle of Poland Spring water and for about 2 hours he kept pulling bottles of water from his leather jacket which I thought was funny because I couldn't figure out how he fit so many bottles in his coat, as a matter of fact Perry Margouleff who is a record producer was there with us ( he is the man that managed to find his long lost Gibson Black Beauty guitar after decades of disappearing and returned it to Jimmy) and Jimmy even pulled out a bottle of water for him and his wife as well..
.where did he fit all of those bottles in his coat?🤣🤣🤣
Next time Jimmy gives you a bottle of water you should stick it in carbonite and make a little shrine to it. ;)
@@PeterTea I threw it away Peter, btw no news on the movie, I asked Scarlett his girlfriend and they don't know what's going on, frustrating because I really wanted to see it and Jimmy was very proud of the movie
That sucks. I was looking forward to seeing it too. Well, I don’t typically hold my breath waiting for something from Zeppelin to drop anyways. It usually takes a while. I suppose getting all controlling interests in Zeppelin to agree on something probably takes a while in and of itself. Here’s hoping though. 🤞
@@PeterTea I think the issue is more with the filmmakers and not the band itself since the remaining band members gave it the ok and Jimmy controls %80 of all Led Zeppelin rights..so it's frustrating
@@bobbyn.9773 As you know, Zep is measured in dog years. When JPJ was asked by the press in 2012 why it took so long for the Celebration Day video from 2007 to come out, he said he was surprised it came out so quickly....
I like to hear musicians explain their creative process. Interesting take from Jimmy.
So pleased to see you discover this band,
Theres a video of Jimmy at tht age going back to Hedley Grange and showing us the hall where they recorded the drums etc. Also very cool
Yes I enjoyed this very much and I think most fans will. They want information and history. Knowledge is power. Thank you.
Loved this thanks for sharing 🙏💕
Henley Grange was a house big house in London where they recorded there fourth album
Headly Grange was a 18th century Victorian mansion located in Hampshire England, first used as a workhouse. Led Zeppelin recorded much of Led Zep IV as well as significant portions of Houses of the Holy and Physical Graffiti at this location. Its entry hall was the site of where John Bonham's drum kit was delivered and set up. When he was warming up, Page loved the dynamic sound and miked up the staircase and atrium entrance to record Bonham on "When the Levee Breaks". Also there was an old piano in the main parlor with some keys missing, and this was used for the recording of "Boogie with Stu". Jimmy Page gives a brief tour of the entrance ua-cam.com/video/KWI9bMe7gHE/v-deo.html from the movie "It MIght Get Loud" which you should watch in its entirety sometime.
headley grange is a large house with a tall stairwell almost immediately inside the door. Microphones were draped over the bannisters over 3 stories high above the drum kit to give "when the levee breaks" it's awesome boom to the kick drum. There were over a dozen rooms for the band and their entourage of recording helpers. Jimmy Page planned everything for LZ. He picked personnel for specific parts he needed filled, and he got pretty good help. With the exception of Robert sticking to the lyrics too close on some of their blues covers (they had a few law suits and paid royalties to some blues greats) Most of the words to the fans were mystical, magical, or seemingly impossible.
You did a very nice job with this video. I have seen it before but your narrative enhanced the experience quite a bit. Personally, I consider this musical piece to be one of the greatest ever in rock music and Jimmy’s narrative helps explain why it’s so special. What a magical band! Heart’s rendition of Stairway at the 2012 Kennedy Center Awards show was probably the greatest performance of a live song that I have ever seen and I’ve seen so many!
you need to check out the engineers story of how Battle of Evermore came to be
May I say from us Baby Boomers how wonderful your doing your Zeppelin homework. 2024 will be my 50th year with them. I hope they touch your heart for that long.
Hedley Grange looked somewhat like a mini castle. I've listened to Zepp since 1968 and Stairway was built in layers. A "Masterpiece" It's to bad "Bonzo" passed . IMHO there's no one better.
Each one of these Dudes were masters of their craft. Like you said"Truly Inspiing
Thank you for the reaction. I love this interview.
There are several really good interviews Jimmy has done, as well as a Q&A I think at Oxford. Hadley Grange was a home, they used a portable recording studio owned by The Rolling Stones I think. They setup in the house for to record, like “When the Levee Breaks”, setting the drums up in the entry with mics above to catch the sound traveling up. Someone will correct me if I’m wrong.
so glad you found this- never heard this before- bring on more
It started out great and just got better.
Yes please.
I truly enjoy your style of reviewing music I grew up with. I was hoping you were going to so this video with Page.
Thank you.
That was so awesome, keep it going!!
After Zep ended,Sir James did a lot of interviews on the band and music,mostly for Guitar,Guitar Player,etc.He was at first hesitiant of the writing process,...
I love this! It's so interesting to learn how songs are created. I'm currently watching a video of Phil Collins where he explains how he became the lead singer of Genesis.
Love, love, loved it ♡
Loved this I've never seen it before, thankyou
Love this!
I've been a fan of Zeppelin since about 1970. My only regret was I never got to see them live.
They played Madison Square Garden, I'm about an hours train ride south of the garden, a few times in the seventies.
Getting tickets back the was a bit different than it is now. You had to take off work, or skip school, stand in line at at Ticketmaster outlet and hope you get them. Oh, of course you had to have the cash on hand as well.
If you're interested there's a video of Jimmy with the Edge, of U2, and Jack White of the White Stripes explaining how he wrote the guitar riff for "Kashmir" off of Physical Graffiti.
There's nothing Jimmy likes to talk about, than Led Zeppelin (lol). Great talk at the 92st. Y, and the Oxford Union.
I've seen this. I think it might've been the first time I heard his talking voice too, lol. There IS an interview out there with all three of them, maybe around when this one was done? Has anyone else mentioned it? Should I link it?
I remember the first time you watched the live version of this before studio and you just didn't like it. But you think it's one of the best of all time doncha??? :D
Yes I and several others have mentioned interviews with all three
This was awesome, always wanted to know how this iconic piece that i grew up with came about. With depth you experience listening to this song, it was wonderful to get an understanding of the technical intention as well. :)
You should watch "It Might Get Loud". It's a mix of Jack White (White Stripes, solo), The Edge (U2) and Jimmy Page getting together in a studio and learning things about how they play the guitar. It's fun and fascinating! 🎸 🎸 🎸
Thanks for doing this! Loved it!
Loved this! Thanks!
I like it I like it a lot
Don't skip the Robert Plant Podcast channel here on UA-cam, he's the only member that has done anything like this as far as I have come across. There are also commentaries out there if you search for them by Robert where he talks about writing the lyrics and why he grew tired of hearing and singing Stairway over time. A must see conversation with Robert was hosted by Dan Rather, "The Big Interview with Dan Rather, Robert Plant".
I love Robert Plant's podcast. He's very intelligent and so interesting to listening to. The new season is airing now.
A "Masterpiece"
What a genius ! Musicians aren't like this anymore.
Love it. Keep it up.
I would love to see the same treatment given to Kashmir. I don’t know as they ever did that.
Love Jimmy! And Trump
There is a demo version of stairway on youtube its so great.
Some live show reactions please. A good starting point would be Kashmir and Achilles last stand from Knebworth 1979.
He’s watched Kashmir
@@helenespaulding7562 He's watched Kashmir from The Celebration Day concert, not Knebworth 1979. Pay attention.
@@stevenrenton1679 Yes Sir!
@@helenespaulding7562 That's what I like; a lassie who pays attention! ;-)
@@stevenrenton1679 LOL 😉
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Another one to have “fun” with… ua-cam.com/video/pDg721WdilM/v-deo.html
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Salvo, if I had to choose a celeb to have dinner with, I would choose Jimmy Page.
The subtitles on the video are often inaccurate.
It must suck for deaf people to have to rely on closed captions. They are always a mess and often wrong, as they are here.
Somehow "It was during the period that we were at Headley Grange..." became "It was during the period that we weren't Headley Grange..." WTF?
"Cardinal rule" became "carbon rule" Bonham became Bowman, and on and on.
When are you going to grow up and stop having those hip hop beats in your intro? Start using your own peoples music.
@SalvoG If You enjoy this check out MTV Led Zeppelin Rockumentary its on UA-cam!