I'm 63 and you bring joy everytime he reacts to "our" music...from an army vet, to a radio jock, and I got to play "our" music, now called "classic rock"...but it's just damn good rock and roll..Rock ON!!
Your face at 9:10 was priceless; you recognized the change and for a split second your eyes were wide open and then you immediately just threw yourself into it. Add to your list Rainbow (Stargazer, Mistreated, both live), Deep Purple (Highway Star, Burn, etc.). Don't even get me started on the Sabbath....Symptom of the Universe, Warning, Sleeping Village, Falling off The Edge of the World, I, so many good ones. Loving your channel!
I have been listening to Zeppelin for over 40 years now and I love them more now than ever. If you really want to go down this rabbit hole properly, start with first album and hit play. They will amaze you from the first note of the first song until the final note of the last album. They are the GOATs and before your journey is done, you will say the same.
All the Pink Floyd and now Zeppelin, I'm having 70s flashbacks, and I love it. I consider myself fortunate to have grown up in the 70s and getting to hear all this music as it was released. Now throw some Black Sabbath in there, and my trip will be greatly enhanced.
As to which Black Sabbath, War Pigs is the most popular reaction on UA-cam, it seems. Paranoid, is good, Changes is a slow emotional song, Never say Die kind of happy bouncy, but my personal favorite is Snow Blind for the killer guitar riff.
@@kevinsteadman7215 Floyd is in its own league. This is definetly in one of ten best ever. Floyd aint there cause they are on theyre own league. But this and many others are definetly great ones. Own league bands are floyd, rush ,metallica, nightwish ( tarja turunen nightwish) zztop, plus some what my mind skips now..
@@kevinsteadman7215 what's the point in posting this? You couldn't pay me to listen to Floyd...most depressing music on the planet, drugs, heroin, depression....so, everyone has their opinions.
Dude, you just reached into my brain and dug out the memory of when I was a young troublemaker listening to this for the first time. You absolutely do the best reactions. Like Pink Floyd, Zeppelin has a lot of good songs, Dazed and Confused, Ramble On, When the Levee Breaks, and on and on
This song is LEGENDARY! You have just experienced one of the greatest Rock Ballads ever. Arguably one of the best guitarists ever, Jimmy Page. There are dozens of great Zeppelin songs, Whole Lotta Love, Kashmir, Immigrants Song, Black Dog... A great follow up to this one would be the iconic Aerosmith classic "Dream On" which has a very similar build in the song. Love that you can experience all this new stuff Mark. You're doing beautiful! I smile from ear to ear with every second of your revelation because I know what's coming. 😂 ❤Love in the comment section!!!❤
Love your reactions down here in Australia. You are so genuine and I get you. I wish I had amnesia sometimes so I could discover this music again for the first time. Don't let the haters change you.
How ya Going mate, I was lucky enough to see them play here in Perth, I've got DVD video when they played Sydney. I love how Squeezes brain is now becoming transformed before our eyes, 😎🖐🎶🎵🎶🦘
The vocalist you just listened to was the superb Robert Plant, accompanied by Jimmy Page (guitar), John Paul Jones (bass, keyboards) and John Bonham (drums). The 70's was certainly a golden decade for rock and progressive rock music, and, Led Zep were British, i remember how surprised you were when you realised Pink Floyd were a British band😉 For another top rock vocalist performance you won't go wrong with Ronnie James Dio, the song 'Stargazer' by Rainbow is on another level👌✌
Funny you mentioned Lord Of The Rings. Led Zeppelin were big Tolkien fans and referenced his work in a few songs (Ramble On and The Battle of Evermore are just a few examples)
@@brainsqueezereactions Also, I think this'll be an interesting fact for a hip hop lover! Led Zeppelin's adaptation of the blues song When The Levee Breaks (off the same album as Stairway) is one of the most sampled songs in hip hop!
When you mentioned his voice, that was one of the key features of Led Zeppelin. Robert Plant used his voice like an instrument. If you want to hear another one where he really uses his voice like that, try Since I've Been Loving You by them.
Thanks Hector for your reaction, I saw them here in Perth Australia in 1973,my ears are still tingling, love your reactions, I consider their first Album to be the greatest Blues Rock album ever recorded. 😎🖐🎶🎵🎶🦘
Here we go! Oh Hector I think I love you! 💜💜💜 I'm going to enjoy this. I'm reliving my teens! 🤗🤗🤗 This was an amazingly beautiful reaction! You're climb on the riff was the best! 🔥🔥🔥
Zeppelin are the dogs bollocks, man. You will not believe how good their songs are. Really liked your reaction to "Stairway...". Full of enthusiasm, appreciation and honesty.
Cool reaction, I laughed when you told the Led Zeppelin fans to ask the Floydians , as most of us are both lol. They are the 2 genius level bands that bring balance to music and the world. Time capsule bands .
Love how you channel the music and let it take you on a ride! Led Zeppelin will be a wild ride. Indeed you're getting a physical workout by letting their music take you on a journey.
I’m addicted to your reactions! Especially to the classic rock songs. Because that decade produced so many masterpieces, and so many folks born after the 80’s have no idea what they’re missing. Now that you’ve had a taste of Led Zeppelin, you’ve just increased the number of brilliant songs to hear. My personal favorite of theirs is the 2nd song on their 1st album: “Babe, I’m Gonna Leave You” It’s a breakup song but the singer doesn’t want to go but he’s being called away. The song has beautiful guitar riffs in a sort of Spanish Flamenco style and it is an emotional roller coaster ride that goes from soft to loud to soft and to loud again. Sheer brilliance. You’ll eventually get to that song so take your time but I’ll wager that it will become your favorite too.
The first Album of Led Zep is to me the greatest Blues Rock album ever made. PS saw them play Perth in 73 ,I was a 33 year young kid back then. Hi from Perth Australia. 😎🖐🎵🎶🎵🦘
Ok, you've heard the definitive album version.... Check out the "Heart" tribute at the Kennedy centre. The three guys are there and John Bonham's son is playing drums.
Make sure he doesn’t do hotel California or anything by the eagles because his channel will get a copyright strike. The eagles are probably the most notorious blockers on youtube
I love it when you say something about how mellow a song is … just about every time … I smile and just wait for it!!! 😂😂😂 This was 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Hector!!! I know you will check out some more Zeppelin!!! And you can choose from any of the songs suggested in the comments!!! You will not be disappointed by any of them!!! My personal fav of theirs is Kashmir … but I absolutely love most all of their music!!!! You are pronouncing Lynyrd Skynyrd correctly … well, the first time you said it 😂😂😂 I was a little excited to hear you mention Rush on your radar!!! I see even less sleep in your future!!!! 🤷♀️😂😂 Thank you so much for opening another door and sharing with us!!!!! 🖤 💞
I feel the same way, almost every time he says something about a song being mellow a blistering guitar or sax solo is coming up and I just wait for it. "Aw, fuck off man!"
"Ramble On" is a great next step into Led Zeppelin. Zeppelin's music is very diverse. If you want to hear some balls-to-the-wall rock, try "Immigrant Song" (if you've seen the movie Thor: Ragnarok then you have heard a little of this song). If you want to hear some great blues rock, try "Hey, Hey, What Can I Do". If you want hear some more beautiful acoustic guitar work from Jimmy Page, try "Going to California". It is a deep and wonderful rabbit hole to be going down.
That was priceless!!!! You had 3 generations matching your energy...it's contagious...your expressions, your joy, your enthusiasm...all of it. Thank you for being who you are. ☺️💛 Zeppelin is like my all time favorite band. Never would I thought I would be sitting here watching this. 💥 I'm sure you've gotten loads of suggestions...putting my two cents in Dazed and Confused, When the Levee Breaks, Hey hey what can I do, Kashmir, Babe I'm gonna leave you, Gallows Pole, Since I've been loving you, Over the Hills and Far Away...gosh there's so so many more
Now that you have heard the original, check out "Heart"doing it as a tribute to Led Zeppelin in 2012 at the Kennedy Center Honors. With the members of Led Zep in the audience.
Us whom were in our teenage years in the 70’s are a truly blessed lot to have experienced this shit first hand , so good to see the younger gens like my kids listening and loving the old man’s music, love your reactions dude, takes me back to when I first heard them
For those of us of a certain age range, there is kind of this Holy Triumvirate of the most epic rock anthems ever. And there are so many good ones, and that's what makes it all the more interesting that a lot of people actually agree that that Holy Triumvirate is Led Zeppelin Stairway to Heaven, Lynyrd Skynyrd Free Bird, and Queen Bohemian Rhapsody. All three of those alone are wonderful rabbit holes to go down with a whole bunch more right around.
Awesome reaction! This song is a spiritual moment! Lol. Do yourself and us a favor and listen to Heart singing this live as a tribute to Led Zeppelin at Kennedy Center Honors 2012; it will blow your socks off
Awesome 👏 song from Led Zeppelin! It’s a jammin’ song to listen to. Thanks so much for sharing your reaction and it’s a like and thumbs up.😄👍#ledzeppelin
I’m 66 and have loved Zeppelin from the beginning. I really enjoy watching younger folks reactions to music of my generation. Enjoy the ride down the rabbit hole. May I suggest listening to YES. Start with one of the greatest Prog albums, Close to the Edge. Have fun on your journey.
I remember turning on my sons to Led Zepplin when they were teenagers. It was great. And Yes, Jethro Tull, and others... and now I enjoy watching these reactions.
I was a teenager in the late 70’s early 80’s… thank God… experiencing the music as soon as it was released was magical…. This was the best era of rock music and will rock with it until I’m in the ground!!!
Loving your reactions, they're honest and a joy to watch. With the 70's you've opened Pandora's Box, my friend. The pure musicianship that came out of that decade is staggering. So many great Led Zeppelin tracks, but if you're looking for variation: WHEN THE LEVEE BREAKS - some serious delta blues; RAMBLE ON - this will tickle your brain; DAZED AND CONFUSED - grimy funky rock. And if you're looking for other bands, I'll add the trio from my hometown of Toronto, RUSH. I think the complexity of their music will appeal to you, and they can really rock out. Try: TOM SAWYER, FREEWILL, and THE SPIRIT OF RADIO.
Dude you're totally set to ride this classic rock train long and hard. Geezers (like me, 62) love seeing young people discover the music that was/is dear to them. It's kind of sad really because as music changed (as it always has and still does) seeing young people react to old tunes kind of validates our own now gone youth. You have so much content to choose from. Floyd and Zeppelin you've dipped into. Be sure you dip into the glory of Queen, the thunder of AC/DC the Rolling Stones, the Who the Beatles, Fleetwood Mac and many more.
Yeah bro, love your pure reactions, keep f-ing kill it! Led is best consumed live as the rest of greats from that era! A personal favourite is No Quarter live from MSG, a total trip!😉 love from Sweden!
Ahhh Led Zepplin. This is a beautiful song. Supposedly Robert Plant wrote the lyrics in 10 minutes. When I was in high school, the release of a new Led Zepplin album was a real happening. 🔥🔥
Hector my lad, please don't pop a blood vessel! Your style of reaction to the best music in modern times is spot on because it's so genuine - no frills, no fluff! You express how you feel about certain songs the way many would like to, but their assholes are too tight !! I totally appreciate what you do. Just keep on keepin' on!
This is so beautiful man. Your reactions are exactly how it should be. I had chills before the guitar solo kicked in, just thinking how it was gonna do ya head in haha. Just brilliant. Life time Zep fan here plus Floyd plus Rush plus many more. Cant wait for you to do a Rush track. Maybe Zanadu live from " Exit Stage Left" or Tom Sawyer from " Moving Pictures " will be a great start.
THIS IS THE GREATEST ROCK ANTHEM/SONG OF ALL TIME!! about the lyrics AND as we wind on down the road, our shadows taller than our souls, there walks a lady we all know, who shines bright light and wants to show, how everything still turns to gold, and if you listen very hard, the truth will come to you at last, when one is all, and all is one, to be a rock, and NOT to roll, ....The lady, finds salvation, finds the true light to heaven. And its still ALL GOLD! When you give up your materialistic ways!
Stairway is probably THE most overplayed Zeppelin song out of their entire catalog. Yet watching you listen to it is like hearing it again for the first time. Dude, what a journey you're gonna take. I love it.
This reaction gave so much happiness, what a great level of energy dude keep it up. Start at Zep 1 and you might want to be careful watching them live going by how you just reacted lol
Hey Mark another rabbit hole to go down, another band that helped provide the rhythms for so much Rap music. There are so many epic 70's bands that will surprise and delight you, they include Deep Purple, Black Sabbath and Fleetwood Mac and they are just scratching the surface dude.
Your reactions are the best. I’m 69 years old and love to watch younger people listening to the great music of the seventies (imo the greatest music of all time). Definitely go down the Led Zeppelin rabbit hole it will be equally rewarding as Pink Floyd’s journey and I love love love The Pink Floyd reactions. Journey on brother…
“The meaning of "Stairway to Heaven" When I run or hike my mind often plays songs repetitively. If I don't like the song or don't know enough of the lyrics to make it a pleasant experience the resulting monotony can get quite burdensome. But if I'm lucky, a beautiful ballad that I know and love will play and I can enjoy the experience. "Stairway to Heaven" is one such song. Written in 1971 by Robert Plant and Jimmy Page, performed by the incomparable Led Zeppelin, it played endlessly on the radio when I was in high school. And every time it came on, I turned up the volume and let the spell of that song carry me away. At over 8 minutes long, with lyrics scattered sparsely throughout, it's arguable that the lyrics aren't central to the song. It's one of the greatest rock anthems of all time - who even listens to the lyrics? I certainly didn't. Not until it started playing endlessly in my head. When you are forced to listen to a song 15 times in a row, you get past the awesome guitar solos and the ethereal mood of the song and you start to wonder, "What the F--- is this song really about?" At least I do. When I first heard the song it seemed to be about some rich lady who bought her way into heaven. The line "your head is humming and it won't go, in case you don't know" seemed appropriate to the endless loop I was experiencing. But it took a long time for the story to come together in my mind. As I got into it, there seemed to be a lot of non-sequiturs. Consider the line "in a tree by the brook, there's a songbird who sings, sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiven." Where did THAT come from? We were just talking about the Stairway lady. It made me wonder. In time I realized the song is not a linear story. It's a series of images altered by the later context. It's kind of like a movie that starts in the middle of the story and only later supplies the context to understand what you've seen. "There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold, and she's buying a stairway to heaven." The lady and her stairway represent materialism. There's also a hint that she may be misguided because all that glitters is NOT gold. "When she gets there she knows, if the stores are all closed, with a word she can get what she came for." Money, privilege and power. Pretty simple so far. "There's a sign on the wall, but she wants to be sure, 'cause you know sometimes words have two meanings." She doesn't trust anyone. Money has cut her off from people. Then comes the apparent non-sequitur. "In a tree by the brook, there's a songbird who sings, sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiven." So far the song has been about a lady and a stairway, or if we're already on the metaphorical bandwagon, it's about materialism and the way that cuts us off from other people. We can't understand this line except in the context of the rest of the song, but we'll soon see that a change from an old way of thinking to a new one is the real theme of this song. So eventually we'll understand that this line starts the real theme of the song and everything that came before it is a metaphor for the old way of thinking. The refrain is "Oooo, it makes me wonder." Wonder what? The singer is rethinking something. But what? The story takes a personal turn with the line, "There's a feeling I get when I look to the west and my spirit is crying for leaving." This is a lovely poetic line that boils down to "Facing death makes me think about what's important in life." Because the sun sets there, west has been a metaphor for death since at least ancient Egyptian times. "In my thoughts I have seen rings of smoke through the trees and the voices of those who stand looking." Rings of smoke denote campfires, indicating that people live there, despite being hidden. Those who stand looking are people who witness evil, but say nothing. The people in his thoughts are coming out of hiding to stand up for what's right. "And it's whispered that soon, if we all call the tune, then the piper will lead us to reason." The vision continues.The tune and the piper are musical metaphors connoting the spread of the goodness and truth seen in the vision. "And a new day will dawn for those who stand long and the forest will echo with laughter." As the vision gathers momentum, the people are no longer hiding in the trees. But we're still not sure what this great vision really is. Does it have anything to do with the lady or the materialism she represents? In the next few lines, we the listener are brought into the song somewhat ambiguously. "Your" and "you" could refer to the lady, but as we'll see later, they don't. "If there's a bustle in your hedgerow, don't be alarmed now. It's just a spring clean for the May queen." Very poetic again, and very British. Some translation is needed. In rural England the hedgerow is the line of shrubs denoting the property line between your estate and the next, so a "bustle in your hedgerow" means something is changing in your life or your mind. The May queen was chosen by a village to represent youth, beauty, newness, and hope for a better future. So this line boils down to "if your old ideas start crumbling, don't be alarmed, you have new and better ideas forming in their place." It's also possible that the May queen is another reference to the lady, though significantly changed in her ways. "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." This is a major clue to the still nebulous vision. It's a vision about a change for the better, one that we the listener can make. "Your head is humming and it won't go, in case you don't know. The piper's calling you to join him." Since the bustle, hedgerow and May queen were so mysterious, this stanza restates and clarifies the previous one. The piper, as mentioned earlier, represents the vision, now evidently an idea because it is humming in our head. It's also a popular idea because here the piper is portrayed like the Pied Piper whose pipe magically lured rats and children to follow him. "Dear lady can you hear the wind blow, and did you know, your stairway lies on the whispering wind." There's a lot going on here. Blowing wind is a metaphor for popular opinion, just as it was in many other songs from this era. Now we see the flaw in materialism, represented by the lady. Her money is only good if people accept it. And her reliance on it has cut her off from those people to the point where she may not be able to hear them at all. "Dear lady" is a clue that the lady also represents the materialist part of ourselves, one of the "two paths you can go by." "And as we wind on down the road, our shadows taller than our souls." I really love this image. This song could have been about other people's flaws, but it's not. As time goes by, we inevitably grow more materialistic. One day we realize that we haven't lived up to the idealism of youth. Our material selves are now more important to us than our spiritual selves. But why shadows? A close inspection of the entire song shows a consistent differentiation between things seen and things heard. Things seen are false and misleading. Things heard are real and from the heart. This might seem strange, but remember, we're listening to a song. The truth is coming to us aurally, not visually. "There walks a lady we all know, who shines white light and wants to show, how everything still turns to gold." The shadows of the previous line come from the shining white light of a materialistic point of view. If we cast a shadow, it's because our materialism is showing. "And if you listen very hard, the tune will come to you at last." The tune returns. Like last time, the tune is the new way of thinking, the second path, the non-materialist way of living that is more genuine, and keeps us connected to other people. "When all are one and one is all. To be a rock and not to roll." It's too bad this line is so hard to understand in the recording because it really ties everything together. If the new way of thinking is good for one person, it's even better for a group. If enough like-minded folks get together and form a community then we'll live in a real, solid and reliable paradise. "And she's buying a stairway to heaven." If not, the materialists will take advantage of the rest of us. So that's how I interpret the song. It has added immensely to my enjoyment of Stairway to Heaven. I hope it does the same for you. Brian Robinson” This is the best interpretation of “Stairway to Heaven” lyrics I encountered so far. If you/anyone knows a better one, please share. “... It's one of those songs where… if you have a moment, with either someone else or just a moment where you're watching the sun rising or something… It's one of those moments that, this piece of music, if it connects, it's going to connect fully, into every vein you've got going, and makes something inside you… Your little atoms are stirred by it. Your being… it's one of those songs that actually connects with your being.” Krusher More than a Rock band, Led Zeppelin is an experience. An emotional rollercoaster able to show you places and feelings deep within yourself, that you, yourself, never knew existed. That is the reason, I think, Led Zeppelin is the greatest Rock band of all time.
Just brilliant! Every year, our local Classic Rock radio station polls its listeners for the top 500 rock songs of all time, this one invariably comes first... When you're ready for yet another genius early 70's band, try YES. And the very best song to start with, to convince you that you are not wasting your time, is "Roundabout".(Studio version, in this case). Oh, and I second the motion on RUSH ("Tom Sayer"), and tag on some GENESIS ("Firth of Fifth") for good measure! ;-]
BRO your knocking this reaction game out the park! This is exactly what a reaction channel should be.
Yes!!! New fav!!
I'm here for his ride
Amen to that. Not many as authentic as hector !! And it's amazing to watch!!
Amen!!! Just discovered him 2 days ago. No one compares!!! Just a pure joy to watch!
Found him a couple of weeks ago and can’t get enough! So fun and entertaining! ❤️
If you think your enthusiasm is bringing joy.... You have no idea how wonderful your reactions are for us "older" fans😉
I'm a young 82 year old, saw Led Zep early 70s here in Perth Australia.
That must have been pure magic
Oh for a time machine
I'm 63 and you bring joy everytime he reacts to "our" music...from an army vet, to a radio jock, and I got to play "our" music, now called "classic rock"...but it's just damn good rock and roll..Rock ON!!
“When the Levee Breaks” is hard AF 🔥🔥🔥
John Bonham on drums - best there ever was!
ABSOLUTELY ! Theme music!
Levee and Since I've Been Lovin' You from MSG. Oh hell, any Zep song is good. You can't miss.
@Lynn Hoffman Greatest drumbeat and fills in any song _EVER!!_ .
Lol. I was about to suggest the same song. If he can survive that beat, he can survive anything.
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Your face at 9:10 was priceless; you recognized the change and for a split second your eyes were wide open and then you immediately just threw yourself into it. Add to your list Rainbow (Stargazer, Mistreated, both live), Deep Purple (Highway Star, Burn, etc.). Don't even get me started on the Sabbath....Symptom of the Universe, Warning, Sleeping Village, Falling off The Edge of the World, I, so many good ones. Loving your channel!
Stairway To Heaven is a perfect song from start to finish. It is flawless
Their rabbit hole is very deep,,,,,enjoy the ride. 💥💥💥👍😎
Mate, you are going to be my new go-to when I'm feeling down. Watching you react to rock music is absolutely joyous. Thank you.
I have been listening to Zeppelin for over 40 years now and I love them more now than ever. If you really want to go down this rabbit hole properly, start with first album and hit play. They will amaze you from the first note of the first song until the final note of the last album. They are the GOATs and before your journey is done, you will say the same.
All the Pink Floyd and now Zeppelin, I'm having 70s flashbacks, and I love it. I consider myself fortunate to have grown up in the 70s and getting to hear all this music as it was released. Now throw some Black Sabbath in there, and my trip will be greatly enhanced.
Wasn't it tha GREATEST! 😏🥴
As to which Black Sabbath, War Pigs is the most popular reaction on UA-cam, it seems. Paranoid, is good, Changes is a slow emotional song, Never say Die kind of happy bouncy, but my personal favorite is Snow Blind for the killer guitar riff.
It really was.
This live at MSG in 1973 is spectacular!! Greatest band to grace the planet!
Not in the same league as floyd
@@kevinsteadman7215 don’t need to compare. Two entirely different genres and musical statements. Both the best at what they chose to do IMO
@@kevinsteadman7215 Floyd is in its own league. This is definetly in one of ten best ever. Floyd aint there cause they are on theyre own league. But this and many others are definetly great ones. Own league bands are floyd, rush ,metallica, nightwish ( tarja turunen nightwish) zztop, plus some what my mind skips now..
@@kevinsteadman7215 what's the point in posting this? You couldn't pay me to listen to Floyd...most depressing music on the planet, drugs, heroin, depression....so, everyone has their opinions.
One of the most beautiful and poignant songs of the 70s and your reaction to it is priceless- love your reactions to our”oldies” music ❤
MARK - Welcome to the 70's.... We had the very best of times....!!!
Dude, you just reached into my brain and dug out the memory of when I was a young troublemaker listening to this for the first time. You absolutely do the best reactions. Like Pink Floyd, Zeppelin has a lot of good songs, Dazed and Confused, Ramble On, When the Levee Breaks, and on and on
This song is LEGENDARY! You have just experienced one of the greatest Rock Ballads ever. Arguably one of the best guitarists ever, Jimmy Page. There are dozens of great Zeppelin songs, Whole Lotta Love, Kashmir, Immigrants Song, Black Dog... A great follow up to this one would be the iconic Aerosmith classic "Dream On" which has a very similar build in the song. Love that you can experience all this new stuff Mark. You're doing beautiful! I smile from ear to ear with every second of your revelation because I know what's coming. 😂 ❤Love in the comment section!!!❤
Baby I gonna leave you is rarely named but in my opinion no 2
Ok, I’m here for the Zeppelin too, nicely done!🎉 and yes there is soooooo much more for you to experience!
Love your reactions down here in Australia. You are so genuine and I get you. I wish I had amnesia sometimes so I could discover this music again for the first time. Don't let the haters change you.
Thank you Phil and never, never is Hectors face gonna change!!!
How ya Going mate, I was lucky enough to see them play here in Perth, I've got DVD video when they played Sydney. I love how Squeezes brain is now becoming transformed before our eyes, 😎🖐🎶🎵🎶🦘
The vocalist you just listened to was the superb Robert Plant, accompanied by Jimmy Page (guitar), John Paul Jones (bass, keyboards) and John Bonham (drums). The 70's was certainly a golden decade for rock and progressive rock music, and, Led Zep were British, i remember how surprised you were when you realised Pink Floyd were a British band😉 For another top rock vocalist performance you won't go wrong with Ronnie James Dio, the song 'Stargazer' by Rainbow is on another level👌✌
Oooh your going into Ritchie Blackmore territory, good post, hi from Perth Australia. 😎🖐🎵🎶🎵🦘
Funny you mentioned Lord Of The Rings. Led Zeppelin were big Tolkien fans and referenced his work in a few songs (Ramble On and The Battle of Evermore are just a few examples)
You kidding me! Deffo gave me those vibes massively at the start 🙌🙌🙌🙌
@@brainsqueezereactions Also, I think this'll be an interesting fact for a hip hop lover! Led Zeppelin's adaptation of the blues song When The Levee Breaks (off the same album as Stairway) is one of the most sampled songs in hip hop!
@@brainsqueezereactions Ah yes, Rush! They'll blow your mind!
When you mentioned his voice, that was one of the key features of Led Zeppelin. Robert Plant used his voice like an instrument. If you want to hear another one where he really uses his voice like that, try Since I've Been Loving You by them.
Thanks Hector for your reaction, I saw them here in Perth Australia in 1973,my ears are still tingling, love your reactions, I consider their first Album to be the greatest Blues Rock album ever recorded. 😎🖐🎶🎵🎶🦘
Here we go! Oh Hector I think I love you! 💜💜💜 I'm going to enjoy this. I'm reliving my teens! 🤗🤗🤗 This was an amazingly beautiful reaction! You're climb on the riff was the best! 🔥🔥🔥
Zeppelin are the dogs bollocks, man. You will not believe how good their songs are. Really liked your reaction to "Stairway...". Full of enthusiasm, appreciation and honesty.
Cool reaction, I laughed when you told the Led Zeppelin fans to ask the Floydians , as most of us are both lol. They are the 2 genius level bands that bring balance to music and the world. Time capsule bands .
Love how you channel the music and let it take you on a ride! Led Zeppelin will be a wild ride. Indeed you're getting a physical workout by letting their music take you on a journey.
Welcome to 60s & 70s - greatest music - enjoy the TRIP !
I’m addicted to your reactions! Especially to the classic rock songs. Because that decade produced so many masterpieces, and so many folks born after the 80’s have no idea what they’re missing.
Now that you’ve had a taste of Led Zeppelin, you’ve just increased the number of brilliant songs to hear. My personal favorite of theirs is the 2nd song on their 1st album:
“Babe, I’m Gonna Leave You”
It’s a breakup song but the singer doesn’t want to go but he’s being called away. The song has beautiful guitar riffs in a sort of Spanish Flamenco style and it is an emotional roller coaster ride that goes from soft to loud to soft and to loud again. Sheer brilliance. You’ll eventually get to that song so take your time but I’ll wager that it will become your favorite too.
The first Album of Led Zep is to me the greatest Blues Rock album ever made. PS saw them play Perth in 73 ,I was a 33 year young kid back then. Hi from Perth Australia. 😎🖐🎵🎶🎵🦘
Ok, you've heard the definitive album version.... Check out the "Heart" tribute at the Kennedy centre. The three guys are there and John Bonham's son is playing drums.
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You should hear Heart’s version of this song. It’s amazing. They sang it live for Zeppelin when they received awards.
If you haven't heard "Hotel California" or "Bohemian Rhapsody", you need to react to those to complete the trifecta of greatest songs in rock history.
Make sure he doesn’t do hotel California or anything by the eagles because his channel will get a copyright strike. The eagles are probably the most notorious blockers on youtube
@@benjamincrew8383 You're right. I keep forgetting how much of a tool Don Henley is.
Taylor… yes yes yes… if they never heard.. they need to…. “YOU HEARD????”
Time for you to open a reaction class , you are the GOAT I also enjoy your personal art
I love it when you say something about how mellow a song is … just about every time … I smile and just wait for it!!! 😂😂😂 This was 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Hector!!! I know you will check out some more Zeppelin!!! And you can choose from any of the songs suggested in the comments!!! You will not be disappointed by any of them!!! My personal fav of theirs is Kashmir … but I absolutely love most all of their music!!!!
You are pronouncing Lynyrd Skynyrd correctly … well, the first time you said it 😂😂😂 I was a little excited to hear you mention Rush on your radar!!! I see even less sleep in your future!!!! 🤷♀️😂😂
Thank you so much for opening another door and sharing with us!!!!! 🖤
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I feel the same way, almost every time he says something about a song being mellow a blistering guitar or sax solo is coming up and I just wait for it. "Aw, fuck off man!"
@@unclemeat7310 😂😂😂 yes!!!!
"Ramble On" is a great next step into Led Zeppelin. Zeppelin's music is very diverse. If you want to hear some balls-to-the-wall rock, try "Immigrant Song" (if you've seen the movie Thor: Ragnarok then you have heard a little of this song). If you want to hear some great blues rock, try "Hey, Hey, What Can I Do". If you want hear some more beautiful acoustic guitar work from Jimmy Page, try "Going to California". It is a deep and wonderful rabbit hole to be going down.
That was priceless!!!! You had 3 generations matching your energy...it's contagious...your expressions, your joy, your enthusiasm...all of it. Thank you for being who you are. ☺️💛
Zeppelin is like my all time favorite band. Never would I thought I would be sitting here watching this. 💥 I'm sure you've gotten loads of suggestions...putting my two cents in Dazed and Confused,
When the Levee Breaks, Hey hey what can I do, Kashmir, Babe I'm gonna leave you, Gallows Pole, Since I've been loving you, Over the Hills and Far Away...gosh there's so so many more
I'm 73 and your reactions are FKN so spot on and glad to see someone of your generation finally experience real music! Keep it up. You rule...
Bonham on drums is magic...Look for them playing Moby Dick live at the Royal Albert Hall 1970...you'll never forget it.
Now that you have heard the original, check out "Heart"doing it as a tribute to Led Zeppelin in 2012 at the Kennedy Center Honors. With the members of Led Zep in the audience.
Love it mate! Speaking of Skynyrd check out That Smell
Also, On the Hunt. Killer guitar riff.
When Giant's Walked the Earth - Led Zeppelin 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Outstanding Sir! I am happy to now finding your channel with reactions to the greatest. 🙏🏽💪🏽
You could not have rocked this song any better, chills beyond chills
This is pure unleaded octane music!
Us whom were in our teenage years in the 70’s are a truly blessed lot to have experienced this shit first hand , so good to see the younger gens like my kids listening and loving the old man’s music, love your reactions dude, takes me back to when I first heard them
For those of us of a certain age range, there is kind of this Holy Triumvirate of the most epic rock anthems ever. And there are so many good ones, and that's what makes it all the more interesting that a lot of people actually agree that that Holy Triumvirate is Led Zeppelin Stairway to Heaven, Lynyrd Skynyrd Free Bird, and Queen Bohemian Rhapsody.
All three of those alone are wonderful rabbit holes to go down with a whole bunch more right around.
A lot of the floydians are "Zep Heads " too . welcome !
Yes, yes we are. :-D
Awesome reaction! This song is a spiritual moment! Lol. Do yourself and us a favor and listen to Heart singing this live as a tribute to Led Zeppelin at Kennedy Center Honors 2012; it will blow your socks off
Awesome 👏 song from Led Zeppelin! It’s a jammin’ song to listen to. Thanks so much for sharing your reaction and it’s a like and thumbs up.😄👍#ledzeppelin
Your energy is infectious
Oh god Hector, I am on my back laughing, honestly, I always have a hankie with me now 🤣🤣🤣you make my day
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Brilliant reaction mate. When you get time, please react to Pink Floyd - Welcome To The Machine.
"I'm not even high, but this is fuggin' lifting!" -You're on the right tracks man, keep'em coming... whenever the levee breakes!
Pink Floyd fans are Led Zeppelin fans…mostly 🎸
I think if you love Floyd you are pretty much guaranteed to love led zeppelin
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I’m 66 and have loved Zeppelin from the beginning. I really enjoy watching younger folks reactions to music of my generation. Enjoy the ride down the rabbit hole. May I suggest listening to YES. Start with one of the greatest Prog albums, Close to the Edge. Have fun on your journey.
I remember turning on my sons to Led Zepplin when they were teenagers. It was great. And Yes, Jethro Tull, and others... and now I enjoy watching these reactions.
I was a teenager in the late 70’s early 80’s… thank God… experiencing the music as soon as it was released was magical…. This was the best era of rock music and will rock with it until I’m in the ground!!!
Loving your reactions, they're honest and a joy to watch. With the 70's you've opened Pandora's Box, my friend. The pure musicianship that came out of that decade is staggering. So many great Led Zeppelin tracks, but if you're looking for variation: WHEN THE LEVEE BREAKS - some serious delta blues; RAMBLE ON - this will tickle your brain; DAZED AND CONFUSED - grimy funky rock.
And if you're looking for other bands, I'll add the trio from my hometown of Toronto, RUSH. I think the complexity of their music will appeal to you, and they can really rock out. Try: TOM SAWYER, FREEWILL, and THE SPIRIT OF RADIO.
Dude you're totally set to ride this classic rock train long and hard. Geezers (like me, 62) love seeing young people discover the music that was/is dear to them.
It's kind of sad really because as music changed (as it always has and still does) seeing young people react to old tunes kind of validates our own now gone youth.
You have so much content to choose from. Floyd and Zeppelin you've dipped into. Be sure you dip into the glory of Queen, the thunder of AC/DC the Rolling Stones, the Who
the Beatles, Fleetwood Mac and many more.
Yeah bro, love your pure reactions, keep f-ing kill it! Led is best consumed live as the rest of greats from that era! A personal favourite is No Quarter live from MSG, a total trip!😉 love from Sweden!
4:59 "I'm not even high and this is fucking lifted". 😂😂 You gotta love this guy.
Music is the means by which the passions enjoy themselves. Keep digging it, H.
I got to see Zepplin several times in the 70's and it was amazing
Ahhh Led Zepplin. This is a beautiful song. Supposedly Robert Plant wrote the lyrics in 10 minutes. When I was in high school, the release of a new Led Zepplin album was a real happening. 🔥🔥
Hector my lad, please don't pop a blood vessel! Your style of reaction to the best music in modern times is spot on because it's so genuine - no frills, no fluff! You express how you feel about certain songs the way many would like to, but their assholes are too tight !! I totally appreciate what you do. Just keep on keepin' on!
Welcome to the fold young man....never too late to discover greatness! Love your channel by the way.... :) keep it up sir !
LED = heavy metal.
Zeppelin= light and floaty
Our Generation was definitely blessed if not spoiled with the best music ever.
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Greatest song ever written.
Pink Floyd "Sorrow" live at PULSE 1994 Earls Court. Blow your socks off!
Doing just what you said, "Enjoying the ride" 🤘
This is so beautiful man. Your reactions are exactly how it should be. I had chills before the guitar solo kicked in, just thinking how it was gonna do ya head in haha.
Just brilliant.
Life time Zep fan here plus Floyd plus Rush plus many more.
Cant wait for you to do a Rush track. Maybe Zanadu live from " Exit Stage Left" or Tom Sawyer from " Moving Pictures " will be a great start.
I’m exhausted and have an even greater appreciation for this amazing song. I love your energy and opinions.
Love your channel! Subscribed, joined Patreon, and Discord. Led Zeppelin forever!
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THIS IS THE GREATEST ROCK ANTHEM/SONG OF ALL TIME!! about the lyrics AND as we wind on down the road, our shadows taller than our souls, there walks a lady we all know, who shines bright light and wants to show, how everything still turns to gold, and if you listen very hard, the truth will come to you at last, when one is all, and all is one, to be a rock, and NOT to roll, ....The lady, finds salvation, finds the true light to heaven. And its still ALL GOLD! When you give up your materialistic ways!
Love it mate!! Sure is a beauty of a song. Totally deserves it's status as the greatest rock song of all time 🤘
I was a teenager in the 70’s! I saw Zep 2x in NYC! Thank you Great Britain🇬🇧
There are so many great songs from that era
You are just scratching the surface.
Don’t EVER doubt what you do! Your reactions are incredible! SO much fucking fun to watch!!
Stairway is probably THE most overplayed Zeppelin song out of their entire catalog. Yet watching you listen to it is like hearing it again for the first time.
Dude, what a journey you're gonna take. I love it.
Grew up in the late "60"s and "70"s !! BEST TIME FOR MUSIC!!
Had a Ugg day so came back to rewatch ! Thanks!!!
Graduated high school in 1975- Zep and Pink Floyd were the background music of our lives
Your energy is insanely relatable.
RUSH is a rabbit hole you may never recover from.....I will be there for every second of that rabbit hole. Reactions as they should be, amazing!
In a sense you are lucky to hear this music for the first time when you are at an age when you can truly appreciate it.
This song was iconic in the late 70s. 😎
Want stunning mellow that rocks? Kashmir by Led Zep.
This reaction gave so much happiness, what a great level of energy dude keep it up. Start at Zep 1 and you might want to be careful watching them live going by how you just reacted lol
More Led tomorrow 🤯🙌⏪️🧠
Led zeppelin- dazed and confused
Since ive been loving you - Led Zeppelin..Pleeaaaseee
BEST GENERATION of music EVER!😁🤷♀️✌️❤️🔥🔥🔥🎶🎶🎶🎶💯😎
Couldn't wait to see ur face wen the guitar solo dropped😂😂😂
You need to listen/watch the tribute of this song by Heart at the Kennedy Centre with Led Zep watching. Greatest reaction video of all time.
First heard this song at age 21. Now I am 70 and nothing has changed. It's still the great opus.
Hey Mark another rabbit hole to go down, another band that helped provide the rhythms for so much Rap music. There are so many epic 70's bands that will surprise and delight you, they include Deep Purple, Black Sabbath and Fleetwood Mac and they are just scratching the surface dude.
Hotel California (live) The Eagles - I can only 100% recommend this masterpiece.
I'll 2nd that.. perhaps from the hell freezes over tour ua-cam.com/video/GY2euCvZ_F4/v-deo.html
And that's why a lot of folk consider 'Stairway to Heaven' to be, the perfect song. Rockin!
Hey Brother Mark
Loved ur reaction. Need to listen to more of Zeppelin. HOG4LIFE
SINCE I HAVE BEEN LOVIN YOU ,by LED ZEPPELIN, wicked guitar.
Your reactions are the best. I’m 69 years old and love to watch younger people listening to the great music of the seventies (imo the greatest music of all time). Definitely go down the Led Zeppelin rabbit hole it will be equally rewarding as Pink Floyd’s journey and I love love love The Pink Floyd reactions. Journey on brother…
Also listen to Heart's cover of this at the Kennedy Center with the members of Led Zeppelin in the balcony.
“The meaning of "Stairway to Heaven"
When I run or hike my mind often plays songs repetitively. If I don't like the song or don't know enough of the lyrics to make it a pleasant experience the resulting monotony can get quite burdensome. But if I'm lucky, a beautiful ballad that I know and love will play and I can enjoy the experience. "Stairway to Heaven" is one such song. Written in 1971 by Robert Plant and Jimmy Page, performed by the incomparable Led Zeppelin, it played endlessly on the radio when I was in high school. And every time it came on, I turned up the volume and let the spell of that song carry me away. At over 8 minutes long, with lyrics scattered sparsely throughout, it's arguable that the lyrics aren't central to the song. It's one of the greatest rock anthems of all time - who even listens to the lyrics? I certainly didn't. Not until it started playing endlessly in my head. When you are forced to listen to a song 15 times in a row, you get past the awesome guitar solos and the ethereal mood of the song and you start to wonder, "What the F--- is this song really about?" At least I do.
When I first heard the song it seemed to be about some rich lady who bought her way into heaven. The line "your head is humming and it won't go, in case you don't know" seemed appropriate to the endless loop I was experiencing. But it took a long time for the story to come together in my mind.
As I got into it, there seemed to be a lot of non-sequiturs. Consider the line "in a tree by the brook, there's a songbird who sings, sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiven." Where did THAT come from? We were just talking about the Stairway lady. It made me wonder.
In time I realized the song is not a linear story. It's a series of images altered by the later context. It's kind of like a movie that starts in the middle of the story and only later supplies the context to understand what you've seen.
"There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold, and she's buying a stairway to heaven." The lady and her stairway represent materialism. There's also a hint that she may be misguided because all that glitters is NOT gold. "When she gets there she knows, if the stores are all closed, with a word she can get what she came for." Money, privilege and power. Pretty simple so far. "There's a sign on the wall, but she wants to be sure, 'cause you know sometimes words have two meanings." She doesn't trust anyone. Money has cut her off from people.
Then comes the apparent non-sequitur. "In a tree by the brook, there's a songbird who sings, sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiven." So far the song has been about a lady and a stairway, or if we're already on the metaphorical bandwagon, it's about materialism and the way that cuts us off from other people. We can't understand this line except in the context of the rest of the song, but we'll soon see that a change from an old way of thinking to a new one is the real theme of this song. So eventually we'll understand that this line starts the real theme of the song and everything that came before it is a metaphor for the old way of thinking.
The refrain is "Oooo, it makes me wonder." Wonder what? The singer is rethinking something. But what?
The story takes a personal turn with the line, "There's a feeling I get when I look to the west and my spirit is crying for leaving." This is a lovely poetic line that boils down to "Facing death makes me think about what's important in life." Because the sun sets there, west has been a metaphor for death since at least ancient Egyptian times.
"In my thoughts I have seen rings of smoke through the trees and the voices of those who stand looking." Rings of smoke denote campfires, indicating that people live there, despite being hidden. Those who stand looking are people who witness evil, but say nothing. The people in his thoughts are coming out of hiding to stand up for what's right.
"And it's whispered that soon, if we all call the tune, then the piper will lead us to reason." The vision continues.The tune and the piper are musical metaphors connoting the spread of the goodness and truth seen in the vision. "And a new day will dawn for those who stand long and the forest will echo with laughter." As the vision gathers momentum, the people are no longer hiding in the trees.
But we're still not sure what this great vision really is. Does it have anything to do with the lady or the materialism she represents?
In the next few lines, we the listener are brought into the song somewhat ambiguously. "Your" and "you" could refer to the lady, but as we'll see later, they don't. "If there's a bustle in your hedgerow, don't be alarmed now. It's just a spring clean for the May queen." Very poetic again, and very British. Some translation is needed. In rural England the hedgerow is the line of shrubs denoting the property line between your estate and the next, so a "bustle in your hedgerow" means something is changing in your life or your mind. The May queen was chosen by a village to represent youth, beauty, newness, and hope for a better future. So this line boils down to "if your old ideas start crumbling, don't be alarmed, you have new and better ideas forming in their place." It's also possible that the May queen is another reference to the lady, though significantly changed in her ways.
"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." This is a major clue to the still nebulous vision. It's a vision about a change for the better, one that we the listener can make.
"Your head is humming and it won't go, in case you don't know. The piper's calling you to join him." Since the bustle, hedgerow and May queen were so mysterious, this stanza restates and clarifies the previous one. The piper, as mentioned earlier, represents the vision, now evidently an idea because it is humming in our head. It's also a popular idea because here the piper is portrayed like the Pied Piper whose pipe magically lured rats and children to follow him.
"Dear lady can you hear the wind blow, and did you know, your stairway lies on the whispering wind." There's a lot going on here. Blowing wind is a metaphor for popular opinion, just as it was in many other songs from this era. Now we see the flaw in materialism, represented by the lady. Her money is only good if people accept it. And her reliance on it has cut her off from those people to the point where she may not be able to hear them at all. "Dear lady" is a clue that the lady also represents the materialist part of ourselves, one of the "two paths you can go by."
"And as we wind on down the road, our shadows taller than our souls." I really love this image. This song could have been about other people's flaws, but it's not. As time goes by, we inevitably grow more materialistic. One day we realize that we haven't lived up to the idealism of youth. Our material selves are now more important to us than our spiritual selves.
But why shadows? A close inspection of the entire song shows a consistent differentiation between things seen and things heard. Things seen are false and misleading. Things heard are real and from the heart. This might seem strange, but remember, we're listening to a song. The truth is coming to us aurally, not visually.
"There walks a lady we all know, who shines white light and wants to show, how everything still turns to gold." The shadows of the previous line come from the shining white light of a materialistic point of view. If we cast a shadow, it's because our materialism is showing.
"And if you listen very hard, the tune will come to you at last." The tune returns. Like last time, the tune is the new way of thinking, the second path, the non-materialist way of living that is more genuine, and keeps us connected to other people.
"When all are one and one is all. To be a rock and not to roll." It's too bad this line is so hard to understand in the recording because it really ties everything together. If the new way of thinking is good for one person, it's even better for a group. If enough like-minded folks get together and form a community then we'll live in a real, solid and reliable paradise.
"And she's buying a stairway to heaven." If not, the materialists will take advantage of the rest of us.
So that's how I interpret the song. It has added immensely to my enjoyment of Stairway to Heaven. I hope it does the same for you.
Brian Robinson”
This is the best interpretation of “Stairway to Heaven” lyrics I encountered so far. If you/anyone knows a better one, please share.
“... It's one of those songs where… if you have a moment, with either someone else or just a moment where you're watching the sun rising or something… It's one of those moments that, this piece of music, if it connects, it's going to connect fully, into every vein you've got going, and makes something inside you… Your little atoms are stirred by it. Your being… it's one of those songs that actually connects with your being.”
Krusher
More than a Rock band, Led Zeppelin is an experience. An emotional rollercoaster able to show you places and feelings deep within yourself, that you, yourself, never knew existed.
That is the reason, I think, Led Zeppelin is the greatest Rock band of all time.
Just brilliant!
Every year, our local Classic Rock radio station polls its listeners for the top 500 rock songs of all time, this one invariably comes first...
When you're ready for yet another genius early 70's band, try YES. And the very best song to start with, to convince you that you are not wasting your time, is "Roundabout".(Studio version, in this case).
Oh, and I second the motion on RUSH ("Tom Sayer"), and tag on some GENESIS ("Firth of Fifth") for good measure! ;-]
Brilliant, just brilliant. You are the rising star of the reaction. This is joyous