JOHN PAUL JONES LED ZEPPELINS SILENT GIANT

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  • Опубліковано 15 кві 2021
  • In this video I take a look at John Paul Jones and his stellar contributions to rock legends Led Zeppelin .Sometimes I feel Jonesys get a bit ignored when fans talk about the band with most of the attention going to Plant Page and Bonham . Hopefully this video will show some of what he brought to the table and the superb musician he is .
    Heartbreaker isolated bass track • Heartbreaker - Isolate...
    Ramble on isolated bass track • Ramble On - John Paul ...

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  • @joehernandez7213
    @joehernandez7213 7 місяців тому +40

    Jonesy was Zeppelin's Swiss Army knife.

    • @gregn16
      @gregn16 2 місяці тому +2

      Perfect analogy 🤔

  • @rockhead69
    @rockhead69 3 місяці тому +20

    The keyboard on No Quarter is a masterpiece! John P J is a monster musician.

  • @danielcombs3207
    @danielcombs3207 2 місяці тому +9

    He’s a musician’s musician . A brilliant multi - instrumentalist who plays bass , keyboards, mandolin and who knows what else. Thank you for making this and sharing it.

  • @gtate135
    @gtate135 Рік тому +80

    JPJ is not a bassist, he’s a musician who happened to primarily play bass in Zep.

    • @CanadensisKrew
      @CanadensisKrew Рік тому +10

      BINGO! His keys on no quarter are other worldly

    • @lastdaysguitar
      @lastdaysguitar 2 місяці тому +2

      Yeah, well... - he's also a damned fine BASSIST.

    • @gtate135
      @gtate135 2 місяці тому +2

      @@lastdaysguitar he’s an amazing bassist but your missing my point. He’s a true “artist” in Zep his medium just happened to be a bass guitar.
      If you stuck cord wood in his hands he’d find a way to make something cool from it.

    • @lastdaysguitar
      @lastdaysguitar 2 місяці тому

      I understand he's a versatile musician, but the very first words in your post is "JPJ is not a bassist" and that statement is definitively incorrect, pretty sure JPJ'd take some offense and answer you in so many words: I AM A BASSIST. @@gtate135

    • @user-gl5kj1fm5x
      @user-gl5kj1fm5x 13 днів тому +1

      the recorder part on Stairway@@gtate135

  • @antrygis1
    @antrygis1 Рік тому +28

    John Paul Jones was the CEMENT that held Zep together and for In thru the Out Door he was the conductor. Jimmy had 2 or 3 magnificent parts in that but it was JPJ that made that album with Percy's voice.

  • @user-qq4ev6il2r
    @user-qq4ev6il2r Місяць тому +5

    Zeppelin's greatest riff, Black Dog, was written by Jones on a train using a shorthand notation technique that his dad had taught him.

  • @GeoZeppelin1979
    @GeoZeppelin1979 Рік тому +24

    John Paul Genius

  • @kamalsh6123
    @kamalsh6123 Рік тому +17

    I know why the video cameras/photographers concentrated on Bonham/Plant/Page. Their pyrotechnics were out of the world. But the solid "Rock" which bound them together was that under exposed multi-instrumentalist called John Paul Jones.

  • @sbf54
    @sbf54 8 місяців тому +18

    A criminally underrated musical genius.

  • @MasterTapes1960
    @MasterTapes1960 8 місяців тому +20

    The music that Led Zeppelin recorded and released between 69 and 79 can never be duplicated. Their music will forever be timeless.

  • @Mark-dx8rr
    @Mark-dx8rr 4 дні тому +1

    I love Jonesy's work!!! A Fantastic Mini Doc!!!

  • @luvbasses5487
    @luvbasses5487 Рік тому +34

    He played with Bonham. There was a secondary concert entirely going on behind Robert and Jimmy

    • @classicrockalbumreviews19
      @classicrockalbumreviews19  Рік тому +7

      Yes and many people never saw it . Even when John was playing keyboards he was stil playing bass lines

    • @luvbasses5487
      @luvbasses5487 Рік тому +2

      @@classicrockalbumreviews19 What I’ve concentrated on intently is the funk section, pre theramin, of the ‘73 tour. It was different most every night. Truly remarkable bass & drum patterns that were basically un-copyable. One of my faves is the WLL from Pittsburgh 24.7.73. Do check it out to hear John’s incredible picking skills. It’s just incredible!

    • @classicrockalbumreviews19
      @classicrockalbumreviews19  Рік тому

      @@luvbasses5487 I will I’m on a night shift tonight so plenty of time . Thank you so much 👍

    • @luvbasses5487
      @luvbasses5487 Рік тому +2

      @@classicrockalbumreviews19 excellent. This is the last show prior to the three epic nights at the Garden so..
      and the film crew was on board this night along w 40,000 in attendance. This was an epic gig. Drag forward if you like to Heartbreaker and just let it roll from that point - all the way to the end of WLL. Jones’s’ bass playing pre theramin and all the way through is simply epic. I look forward to your comments about it! Enjoy, my friend.

    • @classicrockalbumreviews19
      @classicrockalbumreviews19  Рік тому

      @@luvbasses5487 I’m on it . I love Hammond Hammond of Tull also , very under rated imo

  • @cmccormick6879
    @cmccormick6879 7 місяців тому +8

    There’s nothing, absolutely nothing simple about what he did in Zeppelin.

  • @Andys61724
    @Andys61724 Рік тому +30

    Definitely most underrated musician period imo. The man was a one man band and could play just about every instrument.

  • @bertcresta6685
    @bertcresta6685 8 місяців тому +6

    Agreed. This man made “sense” of Zeppelin, in particular playing live. Of all three members, the best musician in my modest opinion. 👏👏👏

  • @colbyshea5915
    @colbyshea5915 15 днів тому +1

    JPJ is definitely my fave member of Led Zep, for his own work and his many collaborations, he’s brilliant 🫶🏻

  • @CadillacL
    @CadillacL 2 роки тому +30

    Jonesy, the quiet genius.

  • @Jonathan-us4ig
    @Jonathan-us4ig Місяць тому +1

    I'm not sure why people say JPJ is underrated? He's a master of all. Playing whatever needed to be played, killer riffs, excellent moving backing parts. They were four pieces that made a beast. That's why the beast couldn't live with only 3/4 of it's parts.

  • @peteolson6093
    @peteolson6093 15 днів тому +1

    Ramble On is my favourite bass line of all time - when that never ending riff gets into my head I'm humming it all day long

  • @billhale2713
    @billhale2713 Місяць тому +1

    He’s always been my favourite Zeppelin musician. He’s not just the arranger. He essentially put Zeppelin together by choosing the human elements to the ensemble.
    Had Jimmy choose him, then he had Jimmy choose John and Robert.

  • @melodymakermark
    @melodymakermark Рік тому +8

    Interesting that his parents did a musical comedy routine. I guess the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, ‘cause John Paul has a great, witty humor.

  • @jeffrichardson6338
    @jeffrichardson6338 5 місяців тому +3

    Hes badass

  • @Happyheretic2308
    @Happyheretic2308 3 роки тому +18

    Fantastic! JPJ is peerless...

  • @edthacow
    @edthacow Рік тому +19

    He is a rock god, just ends up he was a god amongst gods. Especially later in Zeppelin albums he is amazing.

    • @punchperfectboxing3055
      @punchperfectboxing3055 Рік тому +1

      Absolutely

    • @classicrockalbumreviews19
      @classicrockalbumreviews19  Рік тому +2

      Stairway to heaven live he’s playing Electric piano as well as playing the bass lines on keyboards

    • @brindlebucker4741
      @brindlebucker4741 8 місяців тому

      Yep. Fool in the Rain. When that song came out, I remember listening to it on the radio and thinking, 'This isn't Zep!'. But the more I listened, the more I realized what a great song it was, and so much of its greatness is down to JPJ's keyboards. And we're not even talking about his contribution to Them Crooked Vultures.

  • @GSFlood
    @GSFlood 2 роки тому +18

    During any given Zepplin concert John Paul Jones is playing electric keyboards he’s playing Fender Rhodes electric piano on their last tour he had a big white baby grand piano on stage plus his bass guy is unbelievable

  • @user-nd5jc8xv8v
    @user-nd5jc8xv8v 2 роки тому +9

    listen mate. Iv been a zeppelin fan since 1970. John paul was the true backbone of my band. I didnt know it either. That guy was the backbone of zeppelin like Watts was for the Stones

  • @GSFlood
    @GSFlood 2 роки тому +6

    Also played acoustic guitar while Jimmy wails on the live version of Ten Years Gone

  • @peeholio3260
    @peeholio3260 4 місяці тому +7

    My all time fave bassist of all time. Dude has never missed a note. I'm with the guy who mentioned earlier about The Lemon Song. In My Time of Dying is my next fave bass line with Jonesy. You said it right when you said prodigy. Absolute genius.

  • @ShawnConrad-tw8du
    @ShawnConrad-tw8du 8 місяців тому +4

    If youve never listened to Them Crooked Vultures, then please do so. He was in that band with Dave Grohl and Josh Homme. Excellent CD. I was eagely anticipating the follow up but it never came. Doubt it will now. Jones is around 76-77 yrs old and Grohl is dealing with the untimely death of Taylor Hawkins in the Foo Fighters.

  • @AlbertoJorgeSoares
    @AlbertoJorgeSoares 7 місяців тому +8

    He and John Deacon are probably the most underrated bass players.

    • @roywatson8133
      @roywatson8133 3 місяці тому

      yes true and both of them are quite

  • @DavidJones-pv8zu
    @DavidJones-pv8zu Рік тому +4

    = recorders (Stairway), mandolin (California) +++.
    His piano on "Hot Dog" is awesome!
    Maestro sans compare.

    • @racefan601
      @racefan601 Місяць тому

      Page apparently did not want the recorders in Stairway to Heaven until he heard a preliminary recording of the song. The recorders were JPJ idea & perfect for the song's intro mood

  • @jameskane8200
    @jameskane8200 2 роки тому +11

    Unbelievable talent...,

  • @aynoneemooz4146
    @aynoneemooz4146 3 роки тому +8

    Well said!!!!

  • @michaelkozlosky3919
    @michaelkozlosky3919 8 місяців тому +3

    JPJ is the best musician in Zeppelin. My most cherished album is a JPJ signed Zeppelin 4. The only thing that could be better would be a signed Physical Graffetti,

  • @towardsthelight220
    @towardsthelight220 Рік тому +3

    Super creative bass lines.

  • @user-nd5jc8xv8v
    @user-nd5jc8xv8v 2 роки тому +4

    i like this vid. its important to me. Im also a musician. I appreciate john paul like ginger baker on drums for a different band. Man thanks. as a Zep fan i appreciate your vid good luck mate

  • @evelyngill5134
    @evelyngill5134 Рік тому +2

    Thank you so much for this wonderful insight on John Paul Jones. I will look for future works.❤️

  • @mkeuphoria
    @mkeuphoria 3 місяці тому +2

    This is a fantastic video about JPJ. I wonder, would you do a video about the Zep song Carouselambra? I think it’s one of their most under rated compositions. JPJ lays down a great bass track and then adds incredibly powerful keyboards on top of this epic piece.

  • @andyokus5735
    @andyokus5735 2 роки тому +6

    That's amazing. It was Muddy Waters' album " Father's and Sons " that inspired me to become a Jazz-Rock Multi-instrumenilist. Phil Upchurch played Bass on that album. I went up to him at the 1989 Namn show in Chicago and told him what I've just told you all. Upchurch said to me; " Yeah, so what are you doing now?" God, what a cold heartless asshole this guy was! And I can smoke him on guitar and Bass. The only reason all these guys are famous and I'm not is because they were born 10 years before I was and that's it.

    • @TheKitchenerLeslie
      @TheKitchenerLeslie Рік тому

      There's something missing from this story... you sound like you have NPD.

  • @stevetobin7495
    @stevetobin7495 3 роки тому +4

    Great stuff, thanks

  • @JonnyDGhent
    @JonnyDGhent 9 місяців тому +2

    MVP

  • @chrishiggins5400
    @chrishiggins5400 9 місяців тому +6

    Heartbreaker is a Bass riff.. JPJ played it though a Leslie Cabinet on LZ2. Huge.. I saw him play it on one of his Manson basses ...double bill with King Crimson..Thundertheif Tour..just the
    opening Riff.. The message was loud and clear ... "I wrote this."..

  • @adriennetabakow8588
    @adriennetabakow8588 3 роки тому +2

    Great, thank you!

  • @peteolson6093
    @peteolson6093 15 днів тому +1

    JPJ's wrote Led Zep's two greatest guitar riffs: whole lotta love and black dog

  • @bmx8862
    @bmx8862 7 місяців тому +1

    The (far) best of the 4

  • @closs40
    @closs40 Рік тому +1

    Gorgeous vídeo!

  • @reha1066
    @reha1066 2 роки тому +1

    Exactly my thought.

  • @murdockreviews
    @murdockreviews 3 роки тому +3

    Good one!

  • @jetcat132
    @jetcat132 3 місяці тому +2

    Jones was the mechanic, the guy under the hood who kept the engine powered, and the whole infernal machine running….

  • @user-nd5jc8xv8v
    @user-nd5jc8xv8v 2 роки тому +1

    amazing knowledge thanks

  • @ProfessorKenneth
    @ProfessorKenneth 7 місяців тому +3

    Except for john Paul... Zeppelin were just Rock Stars. There's a difference between Rock star(s) and musican (s) John Paul is a musician. Hes brilliant. Led Zeppelin were Rock stars only. I don't think ive seen page play anything but guitar. Jones can play anything. Im not a fan of Zeppelin too much, i like Zeppelin lV and Physical Graffiti but thats it. Im more a Pink Floyd, Beatles Black Sabbath fan. But jones is absolutely brilliant, one of my favourites.💯👍🏻

  • @CutiePie-hh3gg
    @CutiePie-hh3gg 2 місяці тому +3

    We always have fascination with the quiet ones

  • @blindmelonstubbly
    @blindmelonstubbly 9 місяців тому +1

    JPJ also did some of his other best work with QOTSA imo 👍🏼😎

  • @derekjackson1039
    @derekjackson1039 Рік тому +3

    A musicians musician

  • @BBaldwin
    @BBaldwin 20 днів тому +1

    The silent assassin.

  • @kermitmawyer1743
    @kermitmawyer1743 Рік тому +1

    Yes. The. Man. Jpj. 1

  • @timarnold9868
    @timarnold9868 7 місяців тому +1

    He is unlimited

  • @alanFconrad
    @alanFconrad 2 місяці тому +2

    AWESOME Jonesy

  • @weswright3187
    @weswright3187 Місяць тому +2

    I heard Keith Moon said it would go down like a lead Zeppelin, which makes just as much sense, literally. This was many years ago that I heard this.

  • @kermitmawyer1743
    @kermitmawyer1743 Рік тому +1

    Jpj. 1. Yes

  • @davidbidwell734
    @davidbidwell734 2 місяці тому +2

    Us zep freaks all know it took all four of them.

  • @mmmmm4986
    @mmmmm4986 Рік тому +1

    Leafy meadows is the best jpj song

  • @davidgraichen982
    @davidgraichen982 8 місяців тому +1

    There's only one thing that Robert Plant would get on his knee's for(ok, two)!

  • @jamesfetherston1190
    @jamesfetherston1190 8 місяців тому +1

    There are a lot of Led Zeppelin songs where I think JPJ's bass is far too buried in the mix. His lines are brilliant--often far better than what page is playing.

  • @fab.silva1119
    @fab.silva1119 2 місяці тому +2

    Best musician in the band!

  • @GSFlood
    @GSFlood 2 роки тому +5

    Jimmy page gets all the credit for the refs but many of them or John Paul Jones including good Times bad Times trampled under foot how do you see all the heavy keyboard and piano songs he’s my hero👍

    • @garytaylor5864
      @garytaylor5864 6 місяців тому

      JPJ wrote Black Dog, thats his baby.

  • @user-ws5uz4vl9g
    @user-ws5uz4vl9g 10 місяців тому +1

    Yo hablo español puñetas

  • @mikenyny755
    @mikenyny755 2 роки тому

    Sorry, this video didn't do anything for me.