Welcome Richie! This song would become Jonesy's showpiece when performed live and could last 20 minutes or more. He would improv through a keys solo and add things like bits of classical, jazz, blues...whatever he felt. This definitely has a bit of prog-rock feel as they always tried to explore the obscure paths of music. They got the underwater-like piano sound by processing Jonesy's Hohner ElectraPiano through a synth. There are so many musical textures and techniques here including synth washes, synth soloing, Moog Taurus pedals and an uncharacteristically jazzy guitar solo from Jimmy. According to engineer Andy Johns, they got the buzzy guitar sound by using a couple of compressors and direct injection into the mixer; it was a technique similar to the one they used for Black Dog. The overall thick sound happened in part by Jimmy using vari-speed to slow it down. The lyrics touch on Robert's continued fondness for legends, lore, and battles fought both real and fantasy as he describes soldiers "wearing steel that's bright and true" travelling possibly through a mountain range (the "winds of Thor" could be Mount Thor, a Canadian mountain range) during a blizzard. They will show "no quarter" as they "carry news that must get through". This is a dark, moody masterpiece.
No Quarter. What a mesmerizing song. JPJ shines on this prog-rock song. It highlights his skills as an arranger, composer, and multi-instrumentalist. He played the bass pedal, EMS VCS3, and keyboards. The origins of this song can be traced back to John Paul Jones. He devised and recorded the chord progression, and had even written some rough arrangements in his home before playing the tape to the other band members during the sessions for the fourth album at Headley Grange. Jimmy, Robert, and Bonzo liked the mood of Jones’s composition, which at that time had a very fast rhythm, but they decided to put it aside and rework it for the next album instead. As with When the Levee Breaks, Jimmy dropped the whole song a quarter tone because “it made the track sound so much thicker and more intense.” No Quarter means showing no mercy, was used by pirates out on the high seas when they spotted a ship they wanted to raid. It was also used by the British Army when they encountered patriots during the American Revolution. No Quarter = No Prisoners. Robert’s lyrics used the phrase and wove a story about the Vikings. Led Zeppelin played this often in concert from 1973 onward. Information from: Led Zeppelin, All the Songs, The Story Behind Every Track. Black Dog and Leventhal Publishers.
@@ToMitoReacts1017 Believe it or not, its even greater live....and of any Zep track, its the song that has been played the most number of different ways over time. Some nights, Jones would do a keyboard solo and go in this direction, and the next night he would go in a completely different direction. Jimmy and Bonzo would follow Jones and play off him wherever he went, and the song would be completely different from night to night. Once you're done with all the album tracks, you can go off and find live shows, and listen to/collect bootlegs, and hear how different they were, live. One night they might play a setlist that was three hours. The next night with the same setlist, they might play 3-1/2 hours....or 4 hours. I'm still finding stuff 5 decades later that amazes me, and new stuff is always being found and restored.
This song takes on a life of its own when they played it live. Between 20 and 30 minutes long. The version from Song Remains The Same is great but it's only 12 minutes long. Still worth a listen.
Absolutely not, Pink Floyd did Zeppelin tracks. Pink Floyd was great, but compared to Zeppelin's best there is none, that's why LZ is the considered the best ever, because they were
YAY!!! **Rictchie** F YEA!!! Another **LedZepHead** WaaaWhoooo!!! i **Luv** this song too ha course **LUV** the **MyBelovedMagicalLedZeppelinPOSTER** F YEA!!! heh k F YEA!!! goin frfr NOW...
@@ToMitoReacts1017 F YEA!!! man SO many **Dif** songs await ya teehee Weeee & course The **Fun** **KickAss** **Ocean** Mmm Ha **LUVit** **Rictchie** is totally cool too heh F YEA!!! **PixieHugz&LuvzToYaBoth**
You think this is insane, you have to see and hear this live version from Earl's Court in London two years later. The long instrumental trio that expands the song well past twenty minutes is a thing of otherworldly beauty, and reveals the band at its' jazziest... And with that telepathic mental and musical closeness between Page, Jones and Bonham: the trio is all improvised, only some very general outlines of it remained the same from one show to another! (plus, the sound quality is phenomenal) No Quarter (live) - Earl's Court, London, May 25, 1975: ua-cam.com/video/mGthaP2BVUI/v-deo.html
"No Quarter " is the epitome of "Houses of the Holy. " btw Great reactions from you and your friend. The pure perfection of maturity on this album makes it a MASTERPIECE!!!! I have the original vinyl from 1974...and I play it every time you react to a song on the album. Keep keeping great music ALIVE!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉
I absolutely love these reaction videos. Zeppelin is on a completely different level than every other band. This song on the SRTS soundtrack is as good as it gets. Jimmy goes nuts.😎
OMG OMG OMG!!! F YEA!!! Aaaahhh **LuvLuvLuv** This **KickAss** one & i see ya got a bud there with ya Ha F YEA!!! Oook gonna go in & see what ya **Both** think & feel & find out who this bud of yours IS! heh Weeeeee **Get It**
Hey Richey nice meeting you. Hey Led Heads, sometime you two should hangout & watch their movie The Song Remains The Same, I’m pretty sure you Mito have now heard all the songs in the movie. When you finish the album, this song & The Song Remains The Same/Rain Song, need to be what you do live. These three songs live are crazy mind blowing. Mito loved seeing that smile on your face, & I knew you would love this song. As always thanks again hun. JPJ really shines in this one, piano synthesizer & bass foot pedals. In the movie he has a great long intro to this song.
If you feel like it, can totally relax and immerse yourself, then I recommend the 25-minute Earl's Court Version 1975 (May 25th or one of the 6 evenings), the big solo performance by JPJ with over 10 minutes of “alone Piano Concerto”. In German there is the expression "hard tobacco", which could be understood here in two ways (you can also use something soft), because at this legendary 3 1/2 hour concert there is a one-hour song sequence The Rain Song+Kashmir (on next album; I'm not a fan of it, but when then live it's better mixed)+No Quarter, a total musical journey.
Yeah, there has been many a time that myself and my mates have smoked the devil's lettuce and closed the door, put out the lights and enjoyed the perfection of this song. Gold! The 2 albums that are my go to albums are this and Zeppelin 3.
No words can do this track justice. For the time, only four musicians, JPJ shines but they are all masterful. The arrangement omg, it shouldn't work but its perfect. So good, Tool had to cover it. So, no words, but I tried 😂😂
I'm sure others have mentioned it but you need to react to the live version from 1973 at Madison Square garden. Not the video footage. But the original release of the soundtrack. Get ahold of the original release. Not one of the versions. Put them headphones on and you're going on a journey. Trust me. I'm sure many other Zep fans will agree 😉
Epic haunting track. One of their best
1976 sitting in my room w headphones on, baked, thinking this is the best frickin band eva. 50 yrs later they still are.
English is not my first language.....i'm trying to guess what means baked......probably same here....hahahaha
@@fastarrow2233means the man was enjoying some of that good ganja while listening to this back in the day!
Yeah.....i was right.....as i said.....same here.....peace and love and Rock and Roll@@ToMitoReacts1017
😊
John Paul Jones is genius on this track. Playing keys and the bass pedal. This song live from MSG 1973 is incredible ❤
He shined!
@@ToMitoReacts1017gotta watch the FULL live one from 1973 msg! Careful since there are cut versions out there that cut off half the song!
@@juliemanarin4127will keep that in mind!
Agree a underrated and top notch track. Tons of atmosphere and a great image scape from the lyrics...in other words a masterpiece!
They are a god…small g…they are just GENIUS! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Obviously JPJ is the hero of this track but this is also some of Page's best work.
This song is just beyond words.
Well said 👏🏻
Mr. John Paul Jones…and yes he plays all three instrument Live! Got to see this one live! 😏🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Lucky you man!
Just wait till you hear the solo on the live version, ‘73 at MSG. It will blow your everlasting mind!
The GOATS at work
Welcome Richie! This song would become Jonesy's showpiece when performed live and could last 20 minutes or more. He would improv through a keys solo and add things like bits of classical, jazz, blues...whatever he felt. This definitely has a bit of prog-rock feel as they always tried to explore the obscure paths of music. They got the underwater-like piano sound by processing Jonesy's Hohner ElectraPiano through a synth. There are so many musical textures and techniques here including synth washes, synth soloing, Moog Taurus pedals and an uncharacteristically jazzy guitar solo from Jimmy. According to engineer Andy Johns, they got the buzzy guitar sound by using a couple of compressors and direct injection into the mixer; it was a technique similar to the one they used for Black Dog. The overall thick sound happened in part by Jimmy using vari-speed to slow it down. The lyrics touch on Robert's continued fondness for legends, lore, and battles fought both real and fantasy as he describes soldiers "wearing steel that's bright and true" travelling possibly through a mountain range (the "winds of Thor" could be Mount Thor, a Canadian mountain range) during a blizzard. They will show "no quarter" as they "carry news that must get through". This is a dark, moody masterpiece.
Beautiful description and thank you for providing more information on the instruments, that always intrigues me
@@ToMitoReacts1017 you are always welcome. 🙂
This is incredible live, so atmospheric with JPJ weaving his mesmerising magic ❤
Well said!
I been listening to Zeppelin since 69 and I got 100's of bootlegs and I got to say the live solo Page does on this on TSRTS is top 5
Im excited to check it out!
No Quarter. What a mesmerizing song. JPJ shines on this prog-rock song. It highlights his skills as an arranger, composer, and multi-instrumentalist. He played the bass pedal, EMS VCS3, and keyboards. The origins of this song can be traced back to John Paul Jones. He devised and recorded the chord progression, and had even written some rough arrangements in his home before playing the tape to the other band members during the sessions for the fourth album at Headley Grange. Jimmy, Robert, and Bonzo liked the mood of Jones’s composition, which at that time had a very fast rhythm, but they decided to put it aside and rework it for the next album instead. As with When the Levee Breaks, Jimmy dropped the whole song a quarter tone because “it made the track sound so much thicker and more intense.” No Quarter means showing no mercy, was used by pirates out on the high seas when they spotted a ship they wanted to raid. It was also used by the British Army when they encountered patriots during the American Revolution. No Quarter = No Prisoners. Robert’s lyrics used the phrase and wove a story about the Vikings. Led Zeppelin played this often in concert from 1973 onward.
Information from: Led Zeppelin, All the Songs, The Story Behind Every Track. Black Dog and Leventhal Publishers.
Thats sick! I love the history behind thus song, thank you for providing the background information
Robert is a musical enigma ❤❤❤❤
One of my favorites as well. Check out the live version many years later. They haven't lost a thing.
Will do for sure!
Your man is correct. One of the very underrated Zeppelin songs.
Absolutely magnificent!! This FULL version live from 1973 at msg is unbelievable!! JPJ on tose keys and bass with his feet!
JPJ shines on this; of course we can't forget Jimmy, Bonzo or Robert.
He definitely does shine on this
Fantastic song 🔥🔥🔥
Great song!
Good tonsee you brother, the live version guitar lead is amazing ! Gotta do it. Stay well
Just in case you thought they lost their edge a little.... Boom take that!
Yup 😭
All their albums are my favorites for different reasons, you can’t go wrong with any of them, each has some absolutely great songs on them.
You said it best, thats honestly how im starting to feel
@@ToMitoReacts1017every album produced by Jimmy Page and many arrangements by JPJ
Jonesy- the silent assassin!
🤫
Back in the day.....and yeah this entire album is fantastic.....but this track left a permanent scar, in a good way.
Amazing track on an amazing album
@@ToMitoReacts1017 Believe it or not, its even greater live....and of any Zep track, its the song that has been played the most number of different ways over time. Some nights, Jones would do a keyboard solo and go in this direction, and the next night he would go in a completely different direction. Jimmy and Bonzo would follow Jones and play off him wherever he went, and the song would be completely different from night to night. Once you're done with all the album tracks, you can go off and find live shows, and listen to/collect bootlegs, and hear how different they were, live. One night they might play a setlist that was three hours. The next night with the same setlist, they might play 3-1/2 hours....or 4 hours. I'm still finding stuff 5 decades later that amazes me, and new stuff is always being found and restored.
@@tektoniks_architects i will definitely have to check all those out, thanks for the suggestion, im excited!
There's a 40 minute version> L.A. Forum 06/27/77 for your listening pleasure
Physical Graffiti is their Magnus Opus
So i’ve heard, can’t wait to see
LOTR References
Such a great song ❤
Amazing
This song takes on a life of its own when they played it live. Between 20 and 30 minutes long.
The version from Song Remains The Same is great but it's only 12 minutes long. Still worth a listen.
Will have to check it out!
When zeppelin did a pink Floyd track
Absolutely not, Pink Floyd did Zeppelin tracks. Pink Floyd was great, but compared to Zeppelin's best there is none, that's why LZ is the considered the best ever, because they were
YAY!!! **Rictchie** F YEA!!! Another **LedZepHead** WaaaWhoooo!!! i **Luv** this song too ha course **LUV** the **MyBelovedMagicalLedZeppelinPOSTER** F YEA!!! heh k F YEA!!! goin frfr NOW...
This song rocks!
@@ToMitoReacts1017 F YEA!!! man SO many **Dif** songs await ya teehee Weeee & course The **Fun** **KickAss** **Ocean** Mmm Ha **LUVit** **Rictchie** is totally cool too heh F YEA!!! **PixieHugz&LuvzToYaBoth**
You think this is insane, you have to see and hear this live version from Earl's Court in London two years later. The long instrumental trio that expands the song well past twenty minutes is a thing of otherworldly beauty, and reveals the band at its' jazziest... And with that telepathic mental and musical closeness between Page, Jones and Bonham: the trio is all improvised, only some very general outlines of it remained the same from one show to another! (plus, the sound quality is phenomenal)
No Quarter (live) - Earl's Court, London, May 25, 1975: ua-cam.com/video/mGthaP2BVUI/v-deo.html
Thank you for the suggestion, i will definitely check it out once i react to the live versions of these songs!
"No Quarter " is the epitome of "Houses of the Holy. " btw Great reactions from you and your friend. The pure perfection of maturity on this album makes it a MASTERPIECE!!!! I have the original vinyl from 1974...and I play it every time you react to a song on the album. Keep keeping great music ALIVE!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉
I absolutely love these reaction videos. Zeppelin is on a completely different level than every other band. This song on the SRTS soundtrack is as good as it gets. Jimmy goes nuts.😎
OMG OMG OMG!!! F YEA!!! Aaaahhh **LuvLuvLuv** This **KickAss** one & i see ya got a bud there with ya Ha F YEA!!! Oook gonna go in & see what ya **Both** think & feel & find out who this bud of yours IS! heh Weeeeee **Get It**
My favorite song on this album ❤❤
Hey Richey nice meeting you. Hey Led Heads, sometime you two should hangout & watch their movie The Song Remains The Same, I’m pretty sure you Mito have now heard all the songs in the movie. When you finish the album, this song & The Song Remains The Same/Rain Song, need to be what you do live. These three songs live are crazy mind blowing. Mito loved seeing that smile on your face, & I knew you would love this song. As always thanks again hun. JPJ really shines in this one, piano synthesizer & bass foot pedals. In the movie he has a great long intro to this song.
Can’t wait to watch it, I definitely plan on doing that!
@@ToMitoReacts1017 you’ll have to let us know what you think, when you do.
If you feel like it, can totally relax and immerse yourself, then I recommend the 25-minute Earl's Court Version 1975 (May 25th or one of the 6 evenings), the big solo performance by JPJ with over 10 minutes of “alone
Piano Concerto”. In German there is the expression "hard tobacco", which could be understood here in two ways (you can also use something soft), because at this legendary 3 1/2 hour concert there is a one-hour song sequence The Rain Song+Kashmir (on next album; I'm not a fan of it, but when then live it's better mixed)+No Quarter, a total musical journey.
Will have to check it out man thanks for suggesting it to me!
Yeah, there has been many a time that myself and my mates have smoked the devil's lettuce and closed the door, put out the lights and enjoyed the perfection of this song. Gold! The 2 albums that are my go to albums are this and Zeppelin 3.
Led Zeppelin 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧👌
Weed music fo sure. ❤😊
😉
My favorite ablum is the one I'm listening to... 🤸
No words can do this track justice. For the time, only four musicians, JPJ shines but they are all masterful. The arrangement omg, it shouldn't work but its perfect. So good, Tool had to cover it. So, no words, but I tried 😂😂
I'm sure others have mentioned it but you need to react to the live version from 1973 at Madison Square garden. Not the video footage. But the original release of the soundtrack. Get ahold of the original release. Not one of the versions. Put them headphones on and you're going on a journey. Trust me. I'm sure many other Zep fans will agree 😉
Will do brother! Thanks for commenting
Thanks
I love you bro.
Man i think i been writing your buds name wrong heh Oops **Richie** is it??? dont know why i keep wanting to put a "T" in there dunno heh
Yup its Richie Lmaooo 😅
for those of you that do not know, No Quater means No Mercey.
You mean no quarter no mercy
Wth😂