Cashmere is the fabric; Kashmir is a geographical location in the India/Pakistan/China areas, however, this song has nothing to do with Kashmir; instead it was written about a trip Jimmy and Robert took to Morocco, and how they drove around in the desert, met people in the marketplaces, and could really explore because no one there knew about Led Zeppelin. Both Robert and Jimmy had been very interested in the music from that area for a long time because it was highly rhythmic, almost trance inducing, and they tried to bring back their interpretation of it in this song as well as other Zep songs. This song was released in 1975 and yes, there were horns and strings on it which were arranged by bassist John Paul Jones.
The drums in this are at a 4/4 time signature where the music is in 3/4 time. It only matches up every 12 measures, which is unbelievable as it sounds seamless. This song is a work of art.
Which is why many consider john bonham to be the greatest rock n roll drummer of all time. There is a reason the band never even thought to move forward with a different drummer after his death.
Rick Wakeman of Yes said there was a point in 70's where the talent and skill of the musicians overtook the technology. The fact that Zeppelin records sound so great now shows that to be true
There is only one way to listen to Kashmir, eyes closed and the volume on the headphones set to "Destroy The Ear Drums" and the bass setting on "Earthquake"...THEN you feel it.
I had Celebration Day on with a 5.1 surround sound system, when listening to Kashmir I had to turn the volume down when the sub-woofer started to give off that overheated electronics smell. I was certainly feeling the bass up to that point
A British music newspaper review at the time described John Bonhams drumming as sounding like a giant marching over everything in his path. For proof/evidence check out the live video of this from Knebworth 1979.
@@martinconnelly1473 They dropped all the other songs by a tone to accommodate Robert's fading voice. I was glad they didn't do it on this one, and Robert delivered. The audience got to see a genuine Zep classic.
Okay! Can we talk about Bonham's drumming? The man is a master at time changes and fills (doubles and triples) but also keeping the time signature with that ever present high hat. It's what Led Zeppelin was all about, that punch you in the nose beat!
THANK YOU FOR SAYING THIS!!! I think people need to understand the Mr. Bonham didn’t have all the fun computer stuff that people these days have. His technical abilities are out of this world.
My recommendations: “Ramble On” “When The Levee Breaks” “Going to California” “Immigrant Song” “Dazed and Confused” “Black Dog” “Fool in the Rain” “Over the Hills and Far Away” “Battle of Evermore” “The Ocean” “Babe, I’m gonna leave you” All of them, really. ✌🏻❤️🎼
The lads stole other people's music and were duly punished . Quite good musicians , lacklustre performers . Not even the third best band of 1969 . The heroes of council clerks , teachers , and male virgins everywhere. Lame.
This is one if my favourite ZEP songs! Robert Plant visited Morocco on numerous occasions and this song was inspired by those visits. Kashmir is a place but Morocco is the inspiration. Cool story told by Geddy Lee from Rush. He and his wife were on a bicycle tour through Morocco and they were at their hotel and as Geddy was going into his hotel room Robert Plant walked out of his room across the hall. They both looked at each other and went what? Later when Geddy and his wife were having dinner Robert came over and they chatted for awhile. They exchanged numbers and kept in touch.
Kashmir is basically their dreams about traveling through exotic lands. Zeppelin also mentions a desert and his Shagri La, referring to the coldest desert in the world located in Jammu and Kashmir, meaning to say it’s a paradise. Zep wanted to be known for another song besides Stairway to Heaven so in 1975 Kashmir was released. I feel they succeeded with this one.
@@chasleask8533 WTF are you saying, 'Adequate at best'. Do you even know anything about music! You've just listened to the greatest living guitarist (Jimmy Page), the greatest drummer of all time (John Bonham), the finest multi-instrumentalist alive and possibly the best bass player of all time (John Paul Jones), and, of course, one of the truly great singer/songwriters (Robert Plant). PS: In case you were just being sarcastic (I'm not good with sarcasm), then nice-one!
@@moiradalgleish I'm a musician and a singer. I play drums , guitar , bass .Therefore I know more than you about music . That's by YOUR own logic . Nowt wrong with any of these lads , just not as good as many others at the time . Jethro Tull , King Crimson , to name two from the year they started . Stole too much material for my liking , and 99.99% of their stuff was still boring . So . . . . . . . Ps loved your work with Liverpool FC. in the seventies .
This is definitely the greatest rock ‘n’ roll song ever written and performed from the first note to the last and everything in between is absolute perfection
Released in 1975. This album was epic, as were their songwriting abilities. In an era where many were singing of sex, drugs and R&R, they were delving into much deeper areas. I grew up in the best musical generation. This release was the the year before I graduated HS.
At their farewell concert back in 2007 Robert changed the lyric "Leave the path that led me to that place" To "This is the band who led me to this place" Always thought that was a wonderful nod to the rest of the boys.
A lot of reasons to love this song: John Paul Jones’ exotic keyboards, Plant’s raw vocals, but for me it’s Bonham’s backbone on drums that makes this song special. The LEAST important part of the song are the lyrics and their interpretation. Kashmir is a lush place in NW India, yet the lyrics speak of desert, sun and of sand. And the music evokes the the Sahara desert. Plant often used lyrics as notes to play on his voice (a musical instrument)-for sound and creating a vibe. In other words, the lyrics are not there to tell a story, but rather to evoke a hypnotic feeling such as you’d get while driving for hours through an unchanging expanse… like the Sahara desert.
This is one of those songs that every instrument is clearly heard and mixed perfectly together. So smooth and dynamic at the same time. One of their very best of all time.
My Dad, who was born in 1931, blasted this song every Saturday morning after it came out. Oh yeah. He liked The Who, Pink Floyd, and the Moody Blues. That’s pretty remarkable when you consider the diametrically different kind of music he grew up with. And not just that. The music he only knew a few years earlier. I had a cool Dad
Iconic riff indeed. That one`s a classic. But the one I particularly love is called Ramble on. It has one of the sweetest bass lines I have ever heard. I recommend it, it`s really cheerful. Take care.
That relentless riff is celebrating it's 47th birthday this year! Mega powerful drumming from John, a range of instruments played to perfection by JPJ, Jimmy with riff of the decade and Planty's voice just melts you! Heard this literally thousands of times and it never gets old. We all wanted to go to Kashmir then, most of us didn't make it, but at least we got to sample the horticulture ;-) Legendary song, thanks for your review
I've listened to and loved Led Zeppelin from their begining (yes, I'm old)! You just have to mentally and physically move with and feel their music! Don't try to analyze their lyrics, they mean what you want then to mean. 😉
Zeppelin was a mesh of hard rock, folk, funk, blues, and world music all in one. Helped inspire many rock and metal bands even to this day. If you want to see how much influence they have, check out their Kennedy center honor performances. Foo Fighters, Lenny Kravitz, Kid Rock and Heart.
When they play Kashmir that's the song people go to the bathroom or to get more drinks at the concert because live it's a really long song, but my favorite at the same time I love all of them and when they did reunite with and Jason Bonham played his dad's drums it was amazing. I love to see you react to Stairway to heaven and then listen to the tribute to them at the Kennedy center with Heart, and Jason Bonham played his dad's drums and wearing his dad's hat with the remaining LZ watching 👀it's incredible ❤ it's a must see, but PLEASE watch them back to back. Lz and Ann and Nancy Wilson have been friends since the 60s. It could make you cry but please watch till the end. Long fan of both of you. Much love to you and your families Brandi Modrak.
Robert Plant came up with the lyrics for the song while traveling in Mumbai in 1972. The musical part came from band members meeting with several Indian musicians. The song was released on the "Physical Graffiti" album in 1975.
Originally titled Driving To Kashmir, the song had begun as a lyric Plant had been inspired to write in the autumn of 1973 after a long, seemingly never-ending drive through “the waste lands”, as he put it, of southern Morocco. It's meaning had nothing to do with Kashmir, in northern India, at all. As Plant explained Kashmir's meaning to Cameron Crowe, it was about the road journey itself rather than a specific geographical location: “It was a single-track road which neatly cut through the desert. Two miles to the east and west were ridges of sand rock. It looked like you were driving down a channel, this dilapidated road, and there was seemingly no end to it.” Hence, Plant said, the opening lyric: ‘Oh let the sun beat down upon my face, stars to fill my dreams.’
Violins, my friends, is what you hear, they used an orchestral string section for this song. This was soooo huge when this was released, got so much radio airplay. LZ we're big Lord of the Rings fans, you can hear references to and get the mysticism atmosphere from a lot of their tunes, this one included.
I dont even know where to start with led zeppelin suggestions, they honestly have so many masterpieces. A few of my favorites though that are worth a listen are Ramble On, Going to California, Hey,Hey What Can I Do and Dazed and Confused. Love Kashmir it was the one that got me diving into led zeppelin more and more.
Hey, Hey What Can I Do is an interesting one. It gets a lot of radio play, even now, but it wasn't included on any of their albums originally. It was the B-side to the Immigrant Song's single in 1970. It appeared on their boxed set compilation in 1990 but didn't appear on a proper album until Coda was rereleased in 1993.
This is one of the few songs that prove that if you know what you're doing, the drums and guitars don't have to be in the same time signatures in a rock song ;) -- makes one wonder, early model for Tool?
@@jared699 mine either. They were into Bread and those other weak love song writing bands. I said that because of the movie "Fast Times At Ridgemont High".
I was lucky enough to see them live twice my favorite band couple of few of my favorites are lemon song, ramble on, going to California, dazed and confused. You really can't go wrong.
This song is a trip and a half. It was inspired by a trip through Morocco. Kashmir is like a mystical place that we can journey too... with a little help from Zeppelin.
From your Aerosmith question- Dream On was indeed on the debut album in 1973. They hit a home run right out of the gates with that, and Mama Kin. As far as Zeppelin- man what a song to wake up to! I love the way Bonham takes what seems to be a simple drum piece and weaves it throughout the song. Changes, stutter steps, it al blends wonderfully. Suggestions? You can toss a pebble and hit an iconic song anywhere in their catalog, but 'Over the Hills and Far Away', 'Ramble On', 'The Ocean', 'Fool in the rain' , 'In my time of dying'...
Do yourselves a favor and watch the live version of this from Celebration Day. It blows the studio version out of the water! Jason Bonham goes absolutely ape on the drums!
The reason why this song is one of the greatest song of all time is because it has mystical vibe that makes you trance. Try listening in a room by yourself at least 5 times.
You have described the flavor of this song perfectly. I have always loved “Kashmir” a a fantasy of a man on a camel in a desert yearning for his love. I have been a Zep fan for nearly 40 years and saw them twice!
When u listen to Led Zeppelin they take u on a journey like no other band can do!! LZ is by far the greatest rock band ever period. Ppl say the stones or the Beatles nope to me LZ is the greatest! I love that ppl are discovering how great this band is!! LZ is the hammer of the gods!!
I grew up on this music. In fact, I still have this vinyl album from my parents that I grew up hearing. I always tell people - My parents infused my DNA with music like this. It's as much a part of the fabric of my life as my own blood.
Led Zeppelin was the band most frequently played on the radio, that I recall, from my childhood (I was born in the 70's). As a teen, I went out a purchased all of their albums, reliving the music from that time and experiencing songs I had never heard before. Led Zeppelin would ultimately be the band that made me want to listen to (real) *metal*, most specifically, the last song (Wearing And Tearing) from their last album (CODA) which was actually a collection of songs they had written in the past, but was never released on any of their earlier albums. I highly recommend 'Wearing And Tearing'. It was by far unlike anything Zeppelin had ever released before. It if weren't for them, that album, that song, I probably would have never explored metal any further.
I love Led Zeppelin since i hear them for the first time in the 70's ! This song is one of the greatest songs they ever wrote and i love it ! Greatings and love from germany ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️
As rappers, you will be able to appreciate this: The orchestral sounds you were hearing were made by the world's 1st sampler - a tape-based sampling keyboard called a Mellotron which was being used widely at this time by the Beatles, the Moody Blues, Genesis, Yes, Pink Floyd, King Crimson, etc. - all the head music bands.
I loved this reaction. Your interpretation was way better than I did as a 70s stoner. I was 13 when that song came out. Ive owned and worn out an LP, an 8 track tape, a cassette, and a CD. Of that album. Its still one of my all time favorites. Honestly I only had about 75% of the words to Kashmir right until today. Thanks fellas
I discovered Zep in the 90s and they've always been a favorite. This is my top song, but closely followed by Achilles Last Stand, In the Evening, Ten Years Gone, Tea for One, The Rain Song, Since I've Been Loving You, What Is and What Should Never Be, Ramble On, Friends, In The Light, Sick Again, The Ocean, All of my Love, and that's just off the top of my head.
Yes, it's one of their biggest songs. I love it. It was released in 1975. It's about the journey to Kashmir, but not the destination. Apparently it was a single track dirt road with drop offs on either side.
I'm 62, grew up with Zep, Skynyrd etc on the radio and in my blood, its great to see folks in their 20's, 30's etc, falling in love with this music, and seeing the music i grew up with, being listened to, and raving about. Wonderful to see.
Y’all should check out the live version from their 2007 reunion concert. All living members of the band performed it and it was the actual best performance they’ve ever done of this song!
Agreed. To see them as more mature and this song was just TIGHT that night. To watch that live version, I think you guys would have even more respect to how epic they were/are. (I just went to get the link. It’s only got 113 million views)….
I have to say that the two of you are a breath of fresh air. I enjoy watching music reaction videos. There are a couple that I enjoy, but most only perform the videos to show off for the camera. But what I enjoy about your videos is that there is no ego shown by either of you, Thank you for being restrained and mature. Plus I get the feeling somehow you have some experience in music. Anyways, I could probably think of 100 songs but at the moment. “Montana” by Frank Zappa”, “Institutionalized” by Suicidal Tendencies”, “Wynona’s Big Brown Beaver” by Primus Enjoy and if I see you use one I’ll send you another few. A 50 year old Canadian, lyric and music lover. Plus I did a bit of drugs in my day. Pax, MDG
Guys if you REALLY want to blow your minds with lyrics of life death and mental illness Do a full album lyrical analysis of:- Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon I DARE YOU!
I think Robert is talking about a spiritual awakening of some sort. He's contemplating a destiny in which he reads himself for decisions to be made and which path to take thanks from mystics and or gurus from Kashmir which borders Pakistan and India
What makes this song so great is it's not (directly) derivative of anything else that rock radio was doing at the time... it was fresh as hell when it came out, still is. And that applies to quite a few of their songs, but this one in particular... very unique compared to other popular music of the time.
Kashmir is Plants journey through a desert in southern Morocco. He described is a very straight rode with nothing but sand and ridges on either side. It has nothing to do with Kashmir in northern India
John Bonham’s drumming was unmatched. His son, Jason Bonham, looked to his “three uncles” as he called Robert Plant, Jimmy Paige and Jon Paul Jones, to guide him and now he plays with Zeppelin as a major driver with his uncles
This is a journey for sure. Masterpiece!! Great live version at Knebworth 1979. Kashmir is a region of India on border with Pakistan. Inspired by many of their trips to desert in Morocco. Very spiritual
You guys should check out the LIVE version from Celebration Day 2012. It is freaking mind blowing to see them. Robert still had the voice, Jimmy could still bring it, John was well, the talent that he is. Bonzo's son Jason was on drums. Incredible performance.
My thoughts exactly I told them the same thing. Great minds think alike it's an experience of a life time to watch them again and J Bono did his father proud on thoes drums❤
I used to drive around with my boyfriend my senior year of HS getting high to this song (album). At 47, I'm just now realizing how old I am, and how much fun I've had. Over 300 concerts, and a music lover...great reaction.
What I wouldn't give to hear this masterpiece again for the first time! It was a trip in the way back watching you guys do it. An epic journey and one of the best songs ever in any genre in my opinion.
It is an honor to be part of this journey, you guys allow me to see these songs with fresh mind! Thank you so much! A bit of a shame, it's not the famour live version of "Kashmir" - that one rocks even harder.
Jimmy page originally said that this riff was a throw away, but one day in the studio he played around with it and it became this masterpiece! I highly recommend the film it might get loud, awesome piece of musical history
The 3/4 shuffle time makes you want to dance and move while the middle-eastern pentatonic scale, played in a DADGAD tuning brings that meditative, mystical feel. Kashmir is like the oldest of the old Blues came together with Ireland, Arabia and India to make a song for the ages
These poor kids have been deprived of such wonderful music. I’m so grateful to have grown up with this music and seen Led Zeppelin in concert many times.
Kashire The song that scared both Page and Plant ! Written while traveling to Festival de Marrakech ! The line , " The Dust in the air , is from the Poppy fields that have grown in the area before it got cultivated !
Cashmere is the fabric; Kashmir is a geographical location in the India/Pakistan/China areas, however, this song has nothing to do with Kashmir; instead it was written about a trip Jimmy and Robert took to Morocco, and how they drove around in the desert, met people in the marketplaces, and could really explore because no one there knew about Led Zeppelin. Both Robert and Jimmy had been very interested in the music from that area for a long time because it was highly rhythmic, almost trance inducing, and they tried to bring back their interpretation of it in this song as well as other Zep songs. This song was released in 1975 and yes, there were horns and strings on it which were arranged by bassist John Paul Jones.
thnx for the information..;)
This!
Kashmir is only in India and Pakistan. Not china :).
-from a guy who lives in kashmir
Strings and horns courtesy of the Mellotron, an early version of a sampler that used loops of audio tape to replicate instrument sounds.
Definitely...this.
The drums in this are at a 4/4 time signature where the music is in 3/4 time. It only matches up every 12 measures, which is unbelievable as it sounds seamless. This song is a work of art.
Which is why many consider john bonham to be the greatest rock n roll drummer of all time. There is a reason the band never even thought to move forward with a different drummer after his death.
I love IT.
These guys are SPEACHLESS😏
The sheer GENIUS of John Henry Bonham. The greatest drummer who ever drew breath.
That was a trick Led Zeppelin loved to use. Check out Black Dog.
Its a work of art
Rick Wakeman of Yes said there was a point in 70's where the talent and skill of the musicians overtook the technology. The fact that Zeppelin records sound so great now shows that to be true
Very well said! Spot On ! Thanks You!
@@eileencastillo6323 wait, what?
@@eileencastillo6323 Are you the one who really shot J.R.?
Rick Wakeman also once said my explanation for why beans dont belong in a fry up was "genius". Make of that what you will.
@@eileencastillo6323 some people are just rather slouchy.....oh baby...How about us?
There is only one way to listen to Kashmir, eyes closed and the volume on the headphones set to "Destroy The Ear Drums" and the bass setting on "Earthquake"...THEN you feel it.
I had Celebration Day on with a 5.1 surround sound system, when listening to Kashmir I had to turn the volume down when the sub-woofer started to give off that overheated electronics smell. I was certainly feeling the bass up to that point
A British music newspaper review at the time described John Bonhams drumming as sounding like a giant marching over everything in his path. For proof/evidence check out the live video of this from Knebworth 1979.
I just set mine to the "Bonzo" setting.
@@martinconnelly1473 They dropped all the other songs by a tone to accommodate Robert's fading voice. I was glad they didn't do it on this one, and Robert delivered. The audience got to see a genuine Zep classic.
@@Dragonblaster1 Don’t do that before listening to “ When The Levee Breaks” unless you want to kiss your skull goodbye!
Okay! Can we talk about Bonham's drumming? The man is a master at time changes and fills (doubles and triples) but also keeping the time signature with that ever present high hat. It's what Led Zeppelin was all about, that punch you in the nose beat!
Absolutely the best, and a huge loss for music.
You are so right. Without bonzos drumming that song would not be the same. He was a genius on the drums, never be another like him.
THANK YOU FOR SAYING THIS!!! I think people need to understand the Mr. Bonham didn’t have all the fun computer stuff that people these days have. His technical abilities are out of this world.
PREACH Vito!!!!!!!!
is this the one that Bonham mic'd his drums up in the bottom of the stair well?
People don't realize how hypnotic Led Zeppelin songs are. Their songs are cultic in nature.
A lot of it is inspired by Tolkien and Lord of the rings. That’s why he’s always singing about magic and druids.
My recommendations:
“Ramble On”
“When The Levee Breaks”
“Going to California”
“Immigrant Song”
“Dazed and Confused”
“Black Dog”
“Fool in the Rain”
“Over the Hills and Far Away”
“Battle of Evermore”
“The Ocean”
“Babe, I’m gonna leave you”
All of them, really. ✌🏻❤️🎼
Trampled underfoot
I would add Moby Dick & Four Sticks!
Yep.
Those + “In the Evening” 👌🏼
That's a great list!
you missed Gallows Pole , Misty Mountain Hop :)
The greatest band that ever lived. No one can touch these guys. Wrote, produced, played all the instruments on all there songs.
Amen.
This is so great love led-zeppelin
Agree. But not sure if they did the horns and strings on this track.
Top 3. Beatles were #1. Zeppelin & Floyd were the other two.
The lads stole other people's music and were duly punished . Quite good musicians , lacklustre performers . Not even the third best band of 1969 . The heroes of council clerks , teachers , and male virgins everywhere. Lame.
This is one if my favourite ZEP songs! Robert Plant visited Morocco on numerous occasions and this song was inspired by those visits. Kashmir is a place but Morocco is the inspiration. Cool story told by Geddy Lee from Rush. He and his wife were on a bicycle tour through Morocco and they were at their hotel and as Geddy was going into his hotel room Robert Plant walked out of his room across the hall. They both looked at each other and went what? Later when Geddy and his wife were having dinner Robert came over and they chatted for awhile. They exchanged numbers and kept in touch.
Let me take you there indeed.
Yeah that’s a cool story as told by Geddy😎
I've listened to this song almost every day of my life for 47 years and it never gets any less hypnotic. Tranced every single time.
They honestly don't have a bad track. Check out their ENTIRE DISCOGRAPHY. 💯🔥
I love Zeppelin. One of my all time faves. But I'm not a big fan of the majority of Coda.
their last albums were not good
@@jared699 the goat...enough said
Especially entire physical graffiti.
@@brianmedlen3645 Coda sucked, In Through the Outdoor is iconic.
Symphonic psychedelic blues, with a heavy dose of Sufi trance. Definitely a vision of paradise, a mirage of beauty in the desert of the world.
Kashmir is basically their dreams about traveling through exotic lands. Zeppelin also mentions a desert and his Shagri La, referring to the coldest desert in the world located in Jammu and Kashmir, meaning to say it’s a paradise. Zep wanted to be known for another song besides Stairway to Heaven so in 1975 Kashmir was released. I feel they succeeded with this one.
Led Zeppelin are the best 4 musicians ever in a band. PERIOD.
I'll concede they were the four best musicians in Led Zeppelin. Adequate at best.
@@chasleask8533 WTF are you saying, 'Adequate at best'. Do you even know anything about music! You've just listened to the greatest living guitarist (Jimmy Page), the greatest drummer of all time (John Bonham), the finest multi-instrumentalist alive and possibly the best bass player of all time (John Paul Jones), and, of course, one of the truly great singer/songwriters (Robert Plant).
PS: In case you were just being sarcastic (I'm not good with sarcasm), then nice-one!
@@moiradalgleish I'm a musician and a singer. I play drums , guitar , bass .Therefore I know more than you about music . That's by YOUR own logic . Nowt wrong with any of these lads , just not as good as many others at the time . Jethro Tull , King Crimson , to name two from the year they started . Stole too much material for my liking , and 99.99% of their stuff was still boring . So . . . . . . . Ps loved your work with Liverpool FC. in the seventies .
Nothing makes me happier than seeing two younger cool guys like you that are grooving to Zeppelin. Great taste my friends. Keep real music alive
This is definitely the greatest rock ‘n’ roll song ever written and performed from the first note to the last and everything in between is absolute perfection
Everything about this song is perfection. My favorite LZ song of all time.
Mine too 🥰
My favourite too but it goes on too long! Whereas Achilles Last Stand is spot on
Released in 1975. This album was epic, as were their songwriting abilities. In an era where many were singing of sex, drugs and R&R, they were delving into much deeper areas. I grew up in the best musical generation. This release was the the year before I graduated HS.
My hay day too and still the music of that era is played in my home daily.
At their farewell concert back in 2007 Robert changed the lyric "Leave the path that led me to that place" To "This is the band who led me to this place" Always thought that was a wonderful nod to the rest of the boys.
This was a time when many rock bands began to mess around with symphony orchestras. I think this is a masterpiece.
A lot of reasons to love this song: John Paul Jones’ exotic keyboards, Plant’s raw vocals, but for me it’s Bonham’s backbone on drums that makes this song special. The LEAST important part of the song are the lyrics and their interpretation. Kashmir is a lush place in NW India, yet the lyrics speak of desert, sun and of sand. And the music evokes the the Sahara desert. Plant often used lyrics as notes to play on his voice (a musical instrument)-for sound and creating a vibe. In other words, the lyrics are not there to tell a story, but rather to evoke a hypnotic feeling such as you’d get while driving for hours through an unchanging expanse… like the Sahara desert.
I always imagined being in a mechant caravan across the desert, the rhythm is riding a camel as it walks across the desert.
This is one of those songs that every instrument is clearly heard and mixed perfectly together.
So smooth and dynamic at the same time.
One of their very best of all time.
My Dad, who was born in 1931, blasted this song every Saturday morning after it came out. Oh yeah. He liked The Who, Pink Floyd, and the Moody Blues. That’s pretty remarkable when you consider the diametrically different kind of music he grew up with. And not just that. The music he only knew a few years earlier. I had a cool Dad
Iconic riff indeed. That one`s a classic. But the one I particularly love is called Ramble on. It has one of the sweetest bass lines I have ever heard. I recommend it, it`s really cheerful. Take care.
Thinking the same thing!.."Ramble On"'s bass line is ridiculous!..I always request it, but few react to it..No idea why.
Yes, “Ramble” is so amazing.
Ramble on is one of ROBERTS finest vocals.
Ramble On is amazing. Infact Led Zep iii is a masterpiece
Sure you’ve seen it but one of my fav JP videos. Enjoy. m.ua-cam.com/video/Ym96GPFu6fI/v-deo.html
That relentless riff is celebrating it's 47th birthday this year! Mega powerful drumming from John, a range of instruments played to perfection by JPJ, Jimmy with riff of the decade and Planty's voice just melts you!
Heard this literally thousands of times and it never gets old. We all wanted to go to Kashmir then, most of us didn't make it, but at least we got to sample the horticulture ;-)
Legendary song, thanks for your review
Dazed and Confused should be your next Led Zeppelin song.
Thats my Fav
Yes! Stairway to Heaven, Kashmir, and Dazed and Confused. Those are the top 3 Zep songs in my book.
@@PongGod I'd go with Since I've Been Loving You, Babe I'm Gonna Leave You and Dazed and Confused. Not easy picking though.
I've listened to and loved Led Zeppelin from their begining (yes, I'm old)! You just have to mentally and physically move with and feel their music! Don't try to analyze their lyrics, they mean what you want then to mean. 😉
Zeppelin was a mesh of hard rock, folk, funk, blues, and world music all in one. Helped inspire many rock and metal bands even to this day. If you want to see how much influence they have, check out their Kennedy center honor performances. Foo Fighters, Lenny Kravitz, Kid Rock and Heart.
When they play Kashmir that's the song people go to the bathroom or to get more drinks at the concert because live it's a really long song, but my favorite at the same time I love all of them and when they did reunite with and Jason Bonham played his dad's drums it was amazing. I love to see you react to Stairway to heaven and then listen to the tribute to them at the Kennedy center with Heart, and Jason Bonham played his dad's drums and wearing his dad's hat with the remaining LZ watching 👀it's incredible ❤ it's a must see, but PLEASE watch them back to back. Lz and Ann and Nancy Wilson have been friends since the 60s. It could make you cry but please watch till the end. Long fan of both of you. Much love to you and your families Brandi Modrak.
Robert Plant came up with the lyrics for the song while traveling in Mumbai in 1972. The musical part came from band members meeting with several Indian musicians. The song was released on the "Physical Graffiti" album in 1975.
The entire Indian Philharmonic Orchestra was on 'Kashmir".
Physical Graffiti (double album !)... was released in March '75.
Since I’ve been loving you is an absolute must!
Originally titled Driving To Kashmir, the song had begun as a lyric Plant had been inspired to write in the autumn of 1973 after a long, seemingly never-ending drive through “the waste lands”, as he put it, of southern Morocco. It's meaning had nothing to do with Kashmir, in northern India, at all.
As Plant explained Kashmir's meaning to Cameron Crowe, it was about the road journey itself rather than a specific geographical location: “It was a single-track road which neatly cut through the desert. Two miles to the east and west were ridges of sand rock. It looked like you were driving down a channel, this dilapidated road, and there was seemingly no end to it.” Hence, Plant said, the opening lyric: ‘Oh let the sun beat down upon my face, stars to fill my dreams.’
Violins, my friends, is what you hear, they used an orchestral string section for this song. This was soooo huge when this was released, got so much radio airplay.
LZ we're big Lord of the Rings fans, you can hear references to and get the mysticism atmosphere from a lot of their tunes, this one included.
You should listen to Kashmir that they performed live in 2007. True talent never fades.
I dont even know where to start with led zeppelin suggestions, they honestly have so many masterpieces. A few of my favorites though that are worth a listen are Ramble On, Going to California, Hey,Hey What Can I Do and Dazed and Confused. Love Kashmir it was the one that got me diving into led zeppelin more and more.
Hey, Hey What Can I Do is an interesting one. It gets a lot of radio play, even now, but it wasn't included on any of their albums originally. It was the B-side to the Immigrant Song's single in 1970. It appeared on their boxed set compilation in 1990 but didn't appear on a proper album until Coda was rereleased in 1993.
This song always reminds me and my High School buddies cruisin' around town at night in 1975 with a 12 pack of cold snacks and a bag of homegrown.
Yah… me too.
4 finger lids 😉😉
You just described my HS years 75 to 78
Yep ... on 8 track ... CRANKED UP‼️💥
The drums sound is absolutely another level
This is one of the few songs that prove that if you know what you're doing, the drums and guitars don't have to be in the same time signatures in a rock song ;) -- makes one wonder, early model for Tool?
About 90% of the 1970s generation was conceived to this song 😂.
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I'm definitely in the 10% that wasn't. My folks were not Zeppelin fans.
@@jared699 mine either. They were into Bread and those other weak love song writing bands. I said that because of the movie "Fast Times At Ridgemont High".
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My parents were disco and pop fans ….
I was lucky enough to see them live twice my favorite band couple of few of my favorites are lemon song, ramble on, going to California, dazed and confused. You really can't go wrong.
This song is a trip and a half. It was inspired by a trip through Morocco. Kashmir is like a mystical place that we can journey too... with a little help from Zeppelin.
I was 14 years old when this was released in 1975. All Zeppelin’s songs are amazing, but this, by far, is my absolute favorite!!
From your Aerosmith question- Dream On was indeed on the debut album in 1973. They hit a home run right out of the gates with that, and Mama Kin. As far as Zeppelin- man what a song to wake up to! I love the way Bonham takes what seems to be a simple drum piece and weaves it throughout the song. Changes, stutter steps, it al blends wonderfully. Suggestions? You can toss a pebble and hit an iconic song anywhere in their catalog, but 'Over the Hills and Far Away', 'Ramble On', 'The Ocean', 'Fool in the rain' , 'In my time of dying'...
Do yourselves a favor and watch the live version of this from Celebration Day. It blows the studio version out of the water! Jason Bonham goes absolutely ape on the drums!
Led Zeppelin: "Let me take you there."
Me: "I'm there."
The reason why this song is one of the greatest song of all time is because it has mystical vibe that makes you trance. Try listening in a room by yourself at least 5 times.
You have described the flavor of this song perfectly. I have always loved “Kashmir” a a fantasy of a man on a camel in a desert yearning for his love. I have been a Zep fan for nearly 40 years and saw them twice!
When u listen to Led Zeppelin they take u on a journey like no other band can do!! LZ is by far the greatest rock band ever period. Ppl say the stones or the Beatles nope to me LZ is the greatest! I love that ppl are discovering how great this band is!! LZ is the hammer of the gods!!
I grew up on this music. In fact, I still have this vinyl album from my parents that I grew up hearing. I always tell people - My parents infused my DNA with music like this. It's as much a part of the fabric of my life as my own blood.
And again, Another all time Great from the 70's!
Led Zeppelin was the band most frequently played on the radio, that I recall, from my childhood (I was born in the 70's). As a teen, I went out a purchased all of their albums, reliving the music from that time and experiencing songs I had never heard before. Led Zeppelin would ultimately be the band that made me want to listen to (real) *metal*, most specifically, the last song (Wearing And Tearing) from their last album (CODA) which was actually a collection of songs they had written in the past, but was never released on any of their earlier albums. I highly recommend 'Wearing And Tearing'. It was by far unlike anything Zeppelin had ever released before. It if weren't for them, that album, that song, I probably would have never explored metal any further.
I've decided to just interpret every Led Zep song as being about Middle Earth. Somehow it even makes it better
I love Led Zeppelin since i hear them for the first time in the 70's ! This song is one of the greatest songs they ever wrote and i love it ! Greatings and love from germany ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️
As rappers, you will be able to appreciate this: The orchestral sounds you were hearing were made by the world's 1st sampler - a tape-based sampling keyboard called a Mellotron which was being used widely at this time by the Beatles, the Moody Blues, Genesis, Yes, Pink Floyd, King Crimson, etc. - all the head music bands.
This is a Rock ANTHEM my friends! One of the best Rock songs ever! 🎸
I loved this reaction. Your interpretation was way better than I did as a 70s stoner.
I was 13 when that song came out. Ive owned and worn out an LP, an 8 track tape, a cassette, and a CD. Of that album. Its still one of my all time favorites. Honestly I only had about 75% of the words to Kashmir right until today.
Thanks fellas
I discovered Zep in the 90s and they've always been a favorite. This is my top song, but closely followed by Achilles Last Stand, In the Evening, Ten Years Gone, Tea for One, The Rain Song, Since I've Been Loving You, What Is and What Should Never Be, Ramble On, Friends, In The Light, Sick Again, The Ocean, All of my Love, and that's just off the top of my head.
Yes, it's one of their biggest songs. I love it. It was released in 1975. It's about the journey to Kashmir, but not the destination. Apparently it was a single track dirt road with drop offs on either side.
One of these days y’all might get to When the Levee Breaks. One of these days.
I'm 62, grew up with Zep, Skynyrd etc on the radio and in my blood, its great to see folks in their 20's, 30's etc, falling in love with this music, and seeing the music i grew up with, being listened to, and raving about. Wonderful to see.
Y’all should check out the live version from their 2007 reunion concert. All living members of the band performed it and it was the actual best performance they’ve ever done of this song!
Agreed. To see them as more mature and this song was just TIGHT that night. To watch that live version, I think you guys would have even more respect to how epic they were/are. (I just went to get the link. It’s only got 113 million views)….
And the son of the original drummer taking his dad's place. INCREDIBLE
What is and what should never be check it led zep
I have to say that the two of you are a breath of fresh air. I enjoy watching music reaction videos. There are a couple that I enjoy, but most only perform the videos to show off for the camera.
But what I enjoy about your videos is that there is no ego shown by either of you, Thank you for being restrained and mature. Plus I get the feeling somehow you have some experience in music.
Anyways, I could probably think of 100 songs but at the moment.
“Montana” by Frank Zappa”,
“Institutionalized” by Suicidal Tendencies”,
“Wynona’s Big Brown Beaver” by Primus
Enjoy and if I see you use one I’ll send you another few.
A 50 year old Canadian, lyric and music lover. Plus I did a bit of drugs in my day.
Pax,
MDG
Guys if you REALLY want to blow your minds with lyrics of life death and mental illness
Do a full album lyrical analysis of:-
Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon
I DARE YOU!
If you haven't done Immigrant Song, it's a must. Ten Years Gone is also a beautiful track.
Just pure legends. One of my all time favorite bands. EVER. Excellent road trip music 🖤❤️🔥🖤❤️🔥🖤❤️🔥 (and baby making music)
I think Robert is talking about a spiritual awakening of some sort. He's contemplating a destiny in which he reads himself for decisions to be made and which path to take thanks from mystics and or gurus from Kashmir which borders Pakistan and India
One of my favourite songs ever and an unbeatable riff. Smokey smashed the lyrical analysis but Kashmir is a place.
What makes this song so great is it's not (directly) derivative of anything else that rock radio was doing at the time... it was fresh as hell when it came out, still is. And that applies to quite a few of their songs, but this one in particular... very unique compared to other popular music of the time.
You should check out the live version of this from their elder years in the one off O2 reunion concert. Mind blowing in their 60's!
This song reminds me of 1976 skipping 4th per getting stoned, on a beanbag at a friend's house listening to Led Zepp!! Ahhh memories!!
Kashmir is Plants journey through a desert in southern Morocco. He described is a very straight rode with nothing but sand and ridges on either side. It has nothing to do with Kashmir in northern India
'This will put you in a trance.' Yep. It's influenced by Moroccan Sufi Trance music. Jimmy Page was interested in that kind of thing.
One of the aspects I love about this song (and Stairway) is that there's no chorus. 👍🏽🤘🏽🔥
Gotta do "Dancing Days" now that spring is here!!! Or the "Rain Song" both GREAT songs!
great reaction guys. speaking of Areosmith, Nobodys Fault. lol. lots of love guys
Sometimes I feel so old, but watching you two enjoy what I grew up on makes me so appreciative of growing up in the 70s. Zeppelin gave me freedom!
This song came out in 1975 in their Physical Graffiti album.
John Bonham’s drumming was unmatched. His son, Jason Bonham, looked to his “three uncles” as he called Robert Plant, Jimmy Paige and Jon Paul Jones, to guide him and now he plays with Zeppelin as a major driver with his uncles
This is and always will be my absolute favorite Zeppelin track.
I love John Bonham's drum work on this song. He sets such an amazing beat throughout.
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This is a journey for sure. Masterpiece!! Great live version at Knebworth 1979. Kashmir is a region of India on border with Pakistan. Inspired by many of their trips to desert in Morocco. Very spiritual
God yes best live song
Smokey is right on ❤️ with his description of this song as a symphonic blues psychedelic rock song. Its my fav LZ song.
You guys should check out the LIVE version from Celebration Day 2012. It is freaking mind blowing to see them. Robert still had the voice, Jimmy could still bring it, John was well, the talent that he is. Bonzo's son Jason was on drums. Incredible performance.
My thoughts exactly I told them the same thing. Great minds think alike it's an experience of a life time to watch them again and J Bono did his father proud on thoes drums❤
I used to drive around with my boyfriend my senior year of HS getting high to this song (album). At 47, I'm just now realizing how old I am, and how much fun I've had. Over 300 concerts, and a music lover...great reaction.
Dazed and Confused is a MUST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!🔥👍🎸🎧
Oooooh duuuuuuude, this is my favorite Zeppelin song, in fact, Physical Graffiti, is my favorite Zeppelin album ❤️❤️
What I wouldn't give to hear this masterpiece again for the first time! It was a trip in the way back watching you guys do it. An epic journey and one of the best songs ever in any genre in my opinion.
It is an honor to be part of this journey, you guys allow me to see these songs with fresh mind! Thank you so much! A bit of a shame, it's not the famour live version of "Kashmir" - that one rocks even harder.
Great review. Looks like it time for "Let your Led out Monday". A catalog like there's needs to be listened to
As a lifelong Zep fan and all classic rock, I realy enjoy your reactions. Keep it up , music is one of the greatest thing we have as people.
Great song. Now try When the Levee Breaks by Led Zep. The beat and the groove is just perfect.
Jimmy page originally said that this riff was a throw away, but one day in the studio he played around with it and it became this masterpiece! I highly recommend the film it might get loud, awesome piece of musical history
The Ocean, also the live version of Nobody’s Fault But Mine
The 3/4 shuffle time makes you want to dance and move while the middle-eastern pentatonic scale, played in a DADGAD tuning brings that meditative, mystical feel. Kashmir is like the oldest of the old Blues came together with Ireland, Arabia and India to make a song for the ages
Those lyrics man! the gold lysergic rules! In your time check out the Kashmir video from the Celebration Day, think it was 2007, they are on point!
These poor kids have been deprived of such wonderful music. I’m so grateful to have grown up with this music and seen Led Zeppelin in concert many times.
You should do this with the Page and Plant version, with the Egyptian Orchestra. Just amazing sounds.
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Kashire The song that scared both Page and Plant ! Written while traveling to Festival de Marrakech ! The line , " The Dust in the air , is from the Poppy fields that have grown in the area before it got cultivated !
Watching you guys be soooo far off was super adorable and I love you for it!!! 🥰