@@voodoochile333 dazed and confused is 26 minutes from the 1976 album love from Madison Square garden. They didn't really play album rock, they made it into a journey.
4 master musician's came together and created Led Zepplin ! You will never find another band like them.They are the Best Band in the world to ever excist !
This was written about a hurricane and flood that hit new orleans in 1927 (it went straight up the Mississippi) , and you right, it's about knowing that hell about to break loose and saying "well...aight then bring it"
I've always wondered why they didn't use him more on that harp. That's some spellbinding work, and it goes so perfectly into this song... but he hardly ever played it other than this.
Hell no there ain’t there all so damn good these guys built so much progress back in the day and still remembered as of today as the gods of rock n roll 🤘
Led Zeppelin was a Brittish band that paid homage to their African American music heroes. When the Levee breaks was a song written by the legendary Robert Johnson, King of the Delta blues. Robert Johnson was a bluesman from Lousiana. He realy was referring to an actual levee. Because of the terrible racism in Lousiana and all of the South , African American people were encouraged to head to Chicago where they could prosper. Therefore we have Texas blues, Delta blues, and Chicago blues.
The song is very literal. It's a cover of a very old blues tune about a particularly devastating flood of the Mississippi, which killed many and displaced even more.
Spot on Rob. No surprise that African Americans love this song. It was 'borrowed' and modernised by LZ from a number originally written and performed by one of 'their' great grandfathers from Mississipi following one of its great floods. Don't you just love it!
The Flood was one of the reasons for the "Great Migration" of Black People leaving the South to look for better jobs and a better life in the North. It was the largesr Migration of people in American History.
They are the greatest in your opinion. In my opinion it is Queen and The Beatles....Facts wise it is 1) The Beatles 2) The Rolling Stones 3) U2 etc....Led Zeppelin is 6th on the list of top 10 rock bands of all time according to Rolling Stone mag.
@@controlroomlandry271 they are the greatest band ever comprised!! The Beatles played POP Rock. The Stones..number 2 of all time behind LZ , were Rock n Roll. Led Zeppelin is Hard Rock Blues JazzFunk Fusion. Whatever they decided to bring ...the ripped it up tore it to pieces playing 110% ALL THE TIME. LED ZEPPELIN HAS NO EQUAL NO CONTEMPORARIES. THEY ARE THE BRILLIANCE OF PAGE JONES BONHAM PLANT ..ALL PLAYING OFF EACH OTHER EACH THE VERY BEST AT HIS CRAFT. WHO SINGS BETTER THAN ROBERT PLANT? WHO PLAYS BASS / KEYBOARDS BETTER TGAN JONES? WHOS THE HANDS DOWN GREATEST ROCK N ROLL DRUMMER OF ALL TIME? BONHAM. AND JIMMY PAGE CREATED ALL OF THIS MASTERY INCLUDING HIS WIZARDRY ON GUITAR WHEN HE WAS 22 YRS OLD
@@peterbartolomeo5542 Actually, in my opinion, Freddie Mercury is the greatest vocalist of all time, and Brian May one of the greatest guitarists of all time....When it comes to bass, John Paul Jones doesn't hold a candle to Paul McCartney. Drumwise, i'd have to say Keith Moon....Brian May started at 13 i think....
@@controlroomlandry271 your beyond lost. John Paul Jones has more talent in his baby toenail than Paul MacCartny. The Beatles couldnt step on the same stage as Led Zeppelin. Page is beyond Hendrix. Do you understand? Eric Clapton was so jealous he cried But why does he play so hard and loud? Because real real true Rock n Roll must be played at 10. Loud to the max. You cant compare a POP ROCK ARTIST NEXT TO A HARD ROCK ARTIST. BEATLES ARE FOR PRESCHOOLERS
The greatest band ever led zeppelin the master's of rock and roll period period period nothing else needs to be said the greatest drummer the greatest guitarist the greatest vocalist and the greatest bass player led zeppelin the master's of rock and roll period
Q*bert just wanted to say I love your name and profile pic. Takes me back 35 years to the Atari 2600 days. Agree with your comment too. Their best album for sure
@@klasseact6663 Wow really? What song on there just beats Black Dog for example? Or this one as another? Surely you can't claim that the greatest rock song in recorded history (stairway to heaven) has an equal on zep 1? What else compares on zep 1 to the battle of evermore or Going to California? How my man, how can zep 1 compete with 4/ ruins? Help me understand your madness! hahaha. Rock on brother! \m/ PS. If you bring up Dazed and confused I can't argue too hard with ya haha. If your more in blues than rock, I can fully get how zep 1 would be more ones style and can respect that. Though I believe in order to create real rock it needs a blues base, zep 1 is too blues and not enough rock for me. No doubt someone more into blues than rock would prefer 1 over 4 probably. I just never thought of it before you mentioned that. Interesting. But still. Your comparing it to Ruins man, Ruins! :D
@@Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism the power of "How many more times", the pace and vocals of "Immigrant song" and "Good times, bad times"...John Henry Bonham on full display. This is not only the greatest debut by anyone, Black Sabbath comes close but like I said, it's their best. Also, a very close 2nd is Physical Grafitti! Sorry, the tired "Black Dog" and "Rock and Roll" do nothing for me or anyone who's of a certain age.
@foreigner fan There's a couple I like on that one. In through the out door was always my second in line after ruins. In the evening - I mean wow. What a tune. Hot dog is a fun one and All of my love.
Fun video. Forgive me if I’m repeating others’ comments: this song was originally written and performed by Memphis Minnie and Kansas Joe McCoy in 1929. The two were married at the time but both had prolific careers on their own. Kansas Joe was a member of the Harlem Hamfats who were an early influence on rhythm & blues. Minnie was considered an equal to other guitarists of her day, like Big Bill Broonzy, Tampa Red and a young Muddy Waters. The original version of this song is of course quite different in sound. The drum track from the Led Zeppelin’s version has been sampled by a number of hip hop artists including the Beastie Boys on Fight For Your Right to Party.
My grandmother and great-grandfather lived through that storm. The same storm that caused the levees to break on Lake Okeechobee caused the levees to break in Mississippi. Thousands upon thousands of people died after that storm. It was right in the middle of harvest season South of Lake Okeechobee and everyone working in the fields had to run for their lives. (It's definitely a harmonica, play by Robert Plant himself.)
About that harmonica, it's meant to be a train whistle. If you're not from there, you don't know that there are train tracks between Highway 61 and the levee (in the Mississippi Delta). On the other side of the levee is the Mississippi River. So those people who were flooded out in 1927 had heard that train going by every day of their lives. Now, you get the sound of it, the feel of it, the heat, the water that didn't stop, and the train that could take them out of there. Crying didn't help and praying didn't do no good, as the song says. The levee was breached. People were homeless, had nothing left.They didn't have much to begin with. Lots of the men, especially, hopped a train to Chicago where they could get work. They'd send money home and then their families could move up where they were. That train and its whistle were both a way out and a reminder of those who left & that they could go too, if they had to.
Correcting myself: in 1927, it still would've been Old Highway 61, which ran right alongside those train tracks. It's close to where Robert Johnson lived and a bit north of the crossroads where "legend" says he sold his soul. He didn't, of course. People like their mysteries, though.
Yep i was 14 to. I was able to walk from my house with a few mates to Knebworth being local. It was a fantastic event even though by then Bonzo was an alcoholic and Jimmy Page was a heroin addict, still put on a great show though. Special mention goes to Chas and Dave because i remember them absolutley killing it.
"When the Levee Breaks" is a country bluessong written and first recorded by Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie in 1929. The lyrics reflect experiences during the upheaval caused by the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927.
I love these two people. They crack me up. Happy to hear others who can dig Led Zeppelin. You two are worth watching without doing anything! My kinda people ! You two being genuinely open minded to listen to Led Zep is cool. This video definitely lit up an otherwise "drag -session- middle- aged undesireable raining day. Thanks for sharing.You lifted my spirits!
It’s harmonica, and it’s Robert Plant (lead singer) playing the hell out of it ! And while the song *could* be taken metaphorically, it’s about the actual Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, a disaster of biblical proportions.
A powerhouse track by Zeppelin. Another is "In my time of dying" Yes that was a harmonica and yes you had the original album cover displayed. Their 4th album
Led for the head! Most of Led Zeppelin songs revolve around the blues. They put their modern day twist on the blues back in the 60s, making Led Zeppelin one of the Greatest bands ever ! When I was a kid I went to the movie theater to see their movie The Song Remains The Same with my older sister and a bunch of her friends. The place was packed and it was like a real concert, everyone was getting high in there, nothing the theater could do unless they shut it down and make everyone leave. Gotta love the 60s an 70s !
I could watch you guys all day! Luv your reactions! You are real people. Something youtube is in short supply of. Genuine real people giving honest from the heart opinions with an open mind. Luv you guys! You all are the definition of be'n real. Keep doing what you do cause you all do it well!
I'm going NOW to fire up my Naim pre and power amp, the Naim CD player, the external power supplies and annoy the neighbours right now; aged 67 in the UK, home of the best band(s) in the world!
Guys the drums were recorded in an old house with a real high ceiling giving a natural echo if you listen again which gives the track its special sound. Side note: apparently desert travellers on camels had a long metal straw they used to suck up water from wells in the desert in the old days, that's where the saying that's the straw that broke the camels back came from.
I was waiting for the stank face to kick in 😆 This song is the groove! Hard to sit still when it’s on. Love your reactions to the soul and the lyrics. Also, your wife is a natural beauty.
It's not a metaphor. It's literally about a levy. "Cryin' won't help you, prayin' won't do you no good. When the levee breaks, mama you gotta move." That's BLUES right there! Friggin river took his house!
You're exactly right, castanza128. When blues musical duo Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie wrote "When the Levee Breaks", the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 was still fresh in people's memories. The flooding affected 26,000 square miles of the Mississippi Delta- hundreds were killed and hundreds of thousands of residents were forced to evacuate (hence the reference to "going to Chicago"). The song's lyrics recount the personal toll on a man who lost his home and family.
@@gmann1968 "All last night, sat on the levee and moaned"--yep how can you get more blue than that? Steph looked puzzled during this part. Only part of the levee broke. What remained was the only ground that wasn't underwater. So that is where people went to survive--along with all kinds of other creatures, including snakes. Google the great flood of 1927--should see pics of tent cities perched above the water on levees.
Ok,Ill be the brave one and say it....this song is so black. the raw sound of the black south, which was the roots of rock and roll. only Zeppelin could do this authentically.
Jess it was a stairway but the special echo sound was from a Benson echorec machine jammy page bought.all this according to their sound engineer Andy Johns.check out his interview.bohnam top player still though.
One of my all time favs!! Thanks for finally listening!! ❤️ Another great song from this era is Trouble on Double Time from Free. You have to check it out!!!
"When the Levee Breaks" is an African-American country blues song written and first recorded by Kansas Joe McCoy from Mississippi and Memphis Minnie in 1929. Thanks Wikipedia.
All four members of Led Zeppelin grew up on American blues. Every song they recorded is a tribute to that legacy. "When the Levee Breaks" cooks the meal, sets the table, does the dishes, and tucks you into bed. ENJOY!
Yes, that VERY soulful harmonica is prominently featured and played by lead singer, Robert Plant. "When the Levee Breaks" is based on the great Mississippi flood of 1927, in which MANY thousands of people (black, white, etc.) were displaced and had to move north to places like Chicago (mentioned in the song), etc., because when the levees broke, the flood essentially destroyed everything in the area. Zeppelin (and especially Plant) was HEAVILY influenced by the old classic American blues performers who were based in that region, so this and many of Zeppelin's songs were an integral part of the band's blues sound. Glad you came upon Zeppelin, and hope you enjoy more of this legendary band. P.S. if you dig the harmonica, listen to the Zeppelin song "Bring it on Home" as there is an explosion after the harmonica intro. Peace :)
Led Zeppelin *knew* the power structure of this planet. Over the years I am MORE convinced that this song is about the *Elites up-coming END GAME plans.* When THAT Levee breaks, we'll all have no place to go.
Hey steph&jay this is a straight blues song written in the 1920's and it was about a levee in the Mississippi delta area..When that levee breaks mama u got to go!Great song like most all Led Zeppelin song the bass both drums and bass guitar fantastic..the best rythem section in all of music!My man on the harmonica was killin it!
It's a harmonica (: And the lead singer Robert A Plant is playing the harmonica and singing both almost at the same time (: The guys is that great (: Well the whole band is Phenomonal (: Oh The drum beat which crazy sick groovy (: Well that beat was sampled by The Beastie Boysssssssssss (: For one of there songs on there amazing album License to I'll (: Led Zeppelin is the ultimate band that has influenced every group from rock too rap hip hop pop you name the genra they sparked influenced all of it (: There the real deal (: The levee break is about a levee that broke loose and messed up the town or towns in missippi along time ago not sure when (: But for this you should tool up a nice smooth mellowy fat one and have nice glass of Bacardi too go with it either with a little coca cola or straight up it doesn't matter (: As long as your sippin and smokin and your just chillin and enjoying the led Zep Funkyness (: Lol the reaction (: Yo react too led Zep Trampled Under Foot (: That was there tribute too Steve wonder and his song Very Superstitious (:
@@mimikurtz4061 Yes I know but when he performed it live how did he do both the vocals and the harmonica (: Unless on course he did it separately live as well (: Then again I did say it almost sounded like he did them both at the same time (: Key word there is Almost (: But thanks for point that out too me (:
@@porflepopnecker4376 maybe your right who knows but it was one of Zep4 s most popular songs in the album (: So I think that would have been difficult for them too conceal that from there audience especially in that your and that album were almost if not all songs were beyond perfect (: So once again who knows if they did or didn't (:
@@porflepopnecker4376 They did play it live, but with a very simplified arrangement. Less harmonica and with guitar breaks separating harmonica and vocals to give Plant time to recover and prepare. Often the harmonica was restricted to just an intro.
Zeppelin can pretty much be taken at face value. They were big into old blues as well as old traditional folk songs, some of the most excellent musicianship of that era. So glad you enjoyed it, I think it sounds like swamp music, but their sounds are pretty diverse. Liked and subbed.
This reaction video of your is one of the first I had ever viewed. I didn't know what they were until I came across one from someone else and decided to look into reaction videos further. I'm 58 years old and my two kids laughed at me when I asked if reaction videos were common (they're 20 and 22 and very much in the know about these things, unlike their father LOL). In watching this again I still love what you did here with this video. Led Zeppelin is the quintessential rock band and one of the most popular ever. This is one of my favorite songs of their, having grew up on their music since junior high. Thanks again. You'll love your musical journey into rock n roll.
right, levees are long dams that flank a river and keep it in its channel -- rivers will flood, and the fertile flatlands on either side get inundated; this process actually puts fresh silt on the flats and improves the soil. But river towns tend to be ports, and are built near the water - so levees are built to keep the periodic floodwaters contained, and the low-lying towns protected. And as any newscast can show, when the river floods too high and the levees are breached, the towns and farms are flooded, and it's flee or drown. This song was written decades ago about some particularly big flood - the history is on Wikipedia if you are interested.
Love this song! That mouth organ was killin it! To really see what a masterpiece this song is, listen to the original version by Memphis Minnie and Joe McCoy recorded in the early 30s about the great flood of 1927 in the Mississippi river valley. Keep up the good work guys!
Sometimes, a song means just what it says. Flood waters fill your hometown down South- You got ta move! A "mudman" who lives in the Delta have to leave his home and move to Chicago.Steph, that fed- up analogy is excellent.I got those vibes when I first heard it too. While you review LZ work, check out the work of Robert Johnson and the rest of the original bluesmen- (1927-ish)see if you don't hear some "familiar" lyrics👂🤔🎶 You gotta know that cover contains Stairway to Heaven and other LZ monster hits. STH could take hours to break down. Yall are too sweet and sly-I see more than let on in your eyes. And man, you can't be that gray. Yall are young!😁
zeppelin truly are one of if not the greatest rock band of all time. every album is full of hits and gems. levee is one of my all time favorites. off of one of their most iconic albums zep IV. some people are stairway to heaven and some are when the levee breaks. i am a levee guy. i love stairway this just hits me where i am. also some zep songs you should try are over the hills and far away, thank you, whole lotta love, the immigrant song, ten years gone, and as said before in my time of dying. fantastic stuff all around and fairly diverse.
Yes original cover. I've never heard that take on cover before. LZ was so 🔥🔥🔥🔥they didn't even identify themselves on the front of cover. That was an industry first
Black guitar player, Memphis Minnie wrote this song back in 1929. The lyrics reflect experiences during the upheaval caused by the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927.
I enjoy this video you guys. You let it play through and stopped it around the middle to do a review on it, then you let it continue till it ended with another review. Now that was enjoyable
I liked LZ when they first came out, but was not a big fan. By the time LZ III came out, a friend sat me down with excellent headphones. I was also getting very stoned by that time as well. So with a little of that, some dimmed lights and excellent headphones, he played LZ III. The lights in my head went on. Oh, I get it! I became a big LZ fan and went out to purchase LZ III the very next day. Yeah, it wasn't legal then either, but it was the 70s. Nobody cared that much and you knew who your friends were even if you'd never seen them before. (wink) An interesting time to be alive.
Best band that ever did it. All four band members were grandmasters of their craft. Rock Blues . They had more talent than every band in history combined. Greatest Guitarist Greatest Bass Player Greatest Drummer and Greatest Singer in RockHistory
You got to hear "In My Time of Dying" by Led Zeppelin...some serious jamming
Ten years gone is also a great song
They're a bit long.
Probably The Rover is better
AWESOME JAM!!! AGREED
Daniel Stewart
No one else had Dazed and confused on their life-changing list? Am I in some kind of alternate universe where that song did not exist?
@@voodoochile333 dazed and confused is 26 minutes from the 1976 album love from Madison Square garden. They didn't really play album rock, they made it into a journey.
Everyone that listens to this song has the same head bopping facial expression. The groove gets you quick with that memorizing lick.
It was the drums that drew me to this song and still does 45 yrs later.
4 master musician's came together and created Led Zepplin ! You will never find another band like them.They are the Best Band in the world to ever excist !
This was written about a hurricane and flood that hit new orleans in 1927 (it went straight up the Mississippi) , and you right, it's about knowing that hell about to break loose and saying "well...aight then bring it"
Ma'am, that's Robert Plant on the harmonica.
Yep...the singer
that's let down ur hair harmonica playing!
I've always wondered why they didn't use him more on that harp. That's some spellbinding work, and it goes so perfectly into this song... but he hardly ever played it other than this.
Robert Plant actually played trumpet that sounded like harmonica. The singing by Rod Steward.
@@harttsteen9128Are you insane or just trying to be funny?
There is no bad Led Zeppelin song.
Not a fan of The Crunge.
@@telynns8490 Zeppelin isn't grunge.
@@PowderedToastMan420 The song The Crunge. Can't hardly call it a song. So even the greatest throws out something crappy once in a while.
@@telynns8490 I like that song :D
Hell no there ain’t there all so damn good these guys built so much progress back in the day and still remembered as of today as the gods of rock n roll 🤘
I still get chills listening to this especially when he goes to his high pitch voice.. Robert is a badass with his voice..
Great Mississippi flood of 1927. Written by Joe McCoy and performed with Memphis Minnie.
You got it backwards. Performed by Kansas Joe McCoy with Minnie on guitar. Memphis Minnie wrote it in 1929.
@@robertrouse4503 Thanks, I thought he had written it.
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Spot on!
Our current one is worse can u believe
It was a traditional blues song before he wrote it thought right?
Nice to see people discover how good Zeppelin is. 'When the Levee Breaks' is one of their masterpieces.
All my life, Led Zeppelin is THE ONE, all of their music is great, every song they ever did. There will never be another band that even comes close
They were, are and WILL ALWAYS BE the ultimate rock band.
Led Zeppelin was a Brittish band that paid homage to their African American music heroes. When the Levee breaks was a song written by the legendary Robert Johnson, King of the Delta blues. Robert Johnson was a bluesman from Lousiana. He realy was referring to an actual levee. Because of the terrible racism in Lousiana and all of the South , African American people were encouraged to head to Chicago where they could prosper. Therefore we have Texas blues, Delta blues, and Chicago blues.
The song is very literal. It's a cover of a very old blues tune about a particularly devastating flood of the Mississippi, which killed many and displaced even more.
Flood was in 1927. Song written in 1929. LZ giving props to rock roots.
Spot on Rob. No surprise that African Americans love this song. It was 'borrowed' and modernised by LZ from a number originally written and performed by one of 'their' great grandfathers from Mississipi following one of its great floods. Don't you just love it!
Rob Memphis Minnie. Gets the credit for this
The Flood was one of the reasons for the "Great Migration" of Black People leaving the South to look for better jobs and a better life in the North. It was the largesr Migration of people in American History.
I like how this song’s lyrics is literal, but you can take it’s meaning in different ways if you want to
Robert Plant (lead singer) on harmonica!
Jones played too so who knows.
@@StanSwan True
Loved your reaction to the greatest band to ever walk the earth. Since I’ve Been Loving You next.
AMEN. PLAY THEM EVERYDAY EVERY AM. EVERY NIGHT ROCK N ROLL HAD ONE GREAT GRANDMASTER FOURSOME THESEGUYS WERE THE GODSOFROCK BLUES
They are the greatest in your opinion. In my opinion it is Queen and The Beatles....Facts wise it is 1) The Beatles 2) The Rolling Stones 3) U2 etc....Led Zeppelin is 6th on the list of top 10 rock bands of all time according to Rolling Stone mag.
@@controlroomlandry271 they are the greatest band ever comprised!! The Beatles played POP Rock. The Stones..number 2 of all time behind LZ , were Rock n Roll. Led Zeppelin is Hard Rock Blues JazzFunk Fusion. Whatever they decided to bring ...the ripped it up tore it to pieces playing 110% ALL THE TIME. LED ZEPPELIN HAS NO EQUAL NO CONTEMPORARIES. THEY ARE THE BRILLIANCE OF PAGE JONES BONHAM PLANT ..ALL PLAYING OFF EACH OTHER EACH THE VERY BEST AT HIS CRAFT. WHO SINGS BETTER THAN ROBERT PLANT? WHO PLAYS BASS / KEYBOARDS BETTER TGAN JONES? WHOS THE HANDS DOWN GREATEST ROCK N ROLL DRUMMER OF ALL TIME? BONHAM. AND JIMMY PAGE CREATED ALL OF THIS MASTERY INCLUDING HIS WIZARDRY ON GUITAR WHEN HE WAS 22 YRS OLD
@@peterbartolomeo5542 Actually, in my opinion, Freddie Mercury is the greatest vocalist of all time, and Brian May one of the greatest guitarists of all time....When it comes to bass, John Paul Jones doesn't hold a candle to Paul McCartney. Drumwise, i'd have to say Keith Moon....Brian May started at 13 i think....
@@controlroomlandry271 your beyond lost. John Paul Jones has more talent in his baby toenail than Paul MacCartny. The Beatles couldnt step on the same stage as Led Zeppelin. Page is beyond Hendrix. Do you understand? Eric Clapton was so jealous he cried But why does he play so hard and loud? Because real real true Rock n Roll must be played at 10. Loud to the max. You cant compare a POP ROCK ARTIST NEXT TO A HARD ROCK ARTIST. BEATLES ARE FOR PRESCHOOLERS
The greatest band ever led zeppelin the master's of rock and roll period period period nothing else needs to be said the greatest drummer the greatest guitarist the greatest vocalist and the greatest bass player led zeppelin the master's of rock and roll period
YASSSSSSSS!!!!! That stank face at 1:42, though. I love it! We're all feeling it right there with you, Steph!!
Drummers just love to play the beat from this song, simple but funky and powerful, just a deep deep groove.
Crying won't help you , praying will do you no good
Mama you gotta GO.
that line makes me laugh for some reason
Chaos Thierry It wouldn’t if you actually lived by a levee. Btw - It’s move not go.
@@MsAppassionata you actually took my comment as serious? Ok....
Chaos Thierry Actually, I was half joking myself but it’s still the truth.
aint that the truth
Robert Plant's singing and harmonica playing is so MASTERFUL on this track. John Bonham's drumming is so steady - it's like a metronome.
The greatest Heavy Blues track ever laid down. Also the best track Zeppelin ever made. Need to play this so loud your ears bleed.
Robert Plant, the singer, played the harmonica. If you're unsure of the guitar sound, Jimmy Page played it using a slide.
@ Steven Berkowitz - And for some of the guitar instrumentals the tape was re-corded backwards.
Classic. 4. Their best album of all time. Every track is a masterpiece.
Q*bert just wanted to say I love your name and profile pic. Takes me back 35 years to the Atari 2600 days.
Agree with your comment too. Their best album for sure
I think the debut has something to say about this😉
@@klasseact6663 Wow really? What song on there just beats Black Dog for example? Or this one as another? Surely you can't claim that the greatest rock song in recorded history (stairway to heaven) has an equal on zep 1? What else compares on zep 1 to the battle of evermore or Going to California? How my man, how can zep 1 compete with 4/ ruins? Help me understand your madness! hahaha. Rock on brother! \m/
PS. If you bring up Dazed and confused I can't argue too hard with ya haha. If your more in blues than rock, I can fully get how zep 1 would be more ones style and can respect that. Though I believe in order to create real rock it needs a blues base, zep 1 is too blues and not enough rock for me. No doubt someone more into blues than rock would prefer 1 over 4 probably. I just never thought of it before you mentioned that. Interesting. But still. Your comparing it to Ruins man, Ruins! :D
@@Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism the power of "How many more times", the pace and vocals of "Immigrant song" and "Good times, bad times"...John Henry Bonham on full display. This is not only the greatest debut by anyone, Black Sabbath comes close but like I said, it's their best. Also, a very close 2nd is Physical Grafitti! Sorry, the tired "Black Dog" and "Rock and Roll" do nothing for me or anyone who's of a certain age.
@foreigner fan There's a couple I like on that one. In through the out door was always my second in line after ruins.
In the evening - I mean wow. What a tune. Hot dog is a fun one and All of my love.
This is one of the most iconic drum beats in Rock history.
Zeppelin...the best band ever! Most talented musicians as well! Please do Since I've Been Loving You LIVE from 1973 Madison Square Garden!!
black folks being introduced to some traditional blues by some white boys from england , full circle!
I love this comment bc we are one.. UNITY!!!!
@@suefantastic4584 yes we are!
Fun video. Forgive me if I’m repeating others’ comments: this song was originally written and performed by Memphis Minnie and Kansas Joe McCoy in 1929. The two were married at the time but both had prolific careers on their own. Kansas Joe was a member of the Harlem Hamfats who were an early influence on rhythm & blues. Minnie was considered an equal to other guitarists of her day, like Big Bill Broonzy, Tampa Red and a young Muddy Waters. The original version of this song is of course quite different in sound. The drum track from the Led Zeppelin’s version has been sampled by a number of hip hop artists including the Beastie Boys on Fight For Your Right to Party.
My grandmother and great-grandfather lived through that storm. The same storm that caused the levees to break on Lake Okeechobee caused the levees to break in Mississippi. Thousands upon thousands of people died after that storm. It was right in the middle of harvest season South of Lake Okeechobee and everyone working in the fields had to run for their lives.
(It's definitely a harmonica, play by Robert Plant himself.)
*John Bonham was drummin' another badass rhythm for this song.*
@David Vogeley But you are aware of that Bonham was the drummer and not a guitarist, right? And a drummer gives the rhythm...
@David Vogeley Ok,now I see what you meant.
Bonham didn't care 2 whits about technical ability. If it didn't FEEL right, he didn't play it.
About that harmonica, it's meant to be a train whistle. If you're not from there, you don't know that there are train tracks between Highway 61 and the levee (in the Mississippi Delta). On the other side of the levee is the Mississippi River. So those people who were flooded out in 1927 had heard that train going by every day of their lives. Now, you get the sound of it, the feel of it, the heat, the water that didn't stop, and the train that could take them out of there.
Crying didn't help and praying didn't do no good, as the song says. The levee was breached. People were homeless, had nothing left.They didn't have much to begin with. Lots of the men, especially, hopped a train to Chicago where they could get work. They'd send money home and then their families could move up where they were. That train and its whistle were both a way out and a reminder of those who left & that they could go too, if they had to.
Correcting myself: in 1927, it still would've been Old Highway 61, which ran right alongside those train tracks. It's close to where Robert Johnson lived and a bit north of the crossroads where "legend" says he sold his soul. He didn't, of course. People like their mysteries, though.
Well said!!
1979 Led Zepp at Knebworth, UK. Told my parents I was staying at a mates house. I was only 14 😄
faaaaam that is insane, what songs did they play?
Almost the same :D - I was 14, wasn't supposed to go, but my big brother snuck me out! It was an amazing experience
1969 Kezar Stadium, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. LA Forum, 1974, 1977 and Oakland California both days July 1977.
Yep i was 14 to. I was able to walk from my house with a few mates to Knebworth being local. It was a fantastic event even though by then Bonzo was an alcoholic and Jimmy Page was a heroin addict, still put on a great show though. Special mention goes to Chas and Dave because i remember them absolutley killing it.
Count me in at 17! Young mind blown!!
"When the Levee Breaks" is a country bluessong written and first recorded by Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie in 1929. The lyrics reflect experiences during the upheaval caused by the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927.
Would have zep had credited the original. JP wasnt the best at giving credit to others.
@@dannysmith8917 They credited Memphis Minnie for the lyrics on the record. The melody is not the same from what I can tell.
I love these two people. They crack me up. Happy to hear others who can dig Led Zeppelin. You two are worth watching without doing anything! My kinda people ! You two being genuinely open minded to listen to Led Zep is cool. This video definitely lit up an otherwise "drag -session- middle- aged undesireable raining day. Thanks for sharing.You lifted my spirits!
It’s harmonica, and it’s Robert Plant (lead singer) playing the hell out of it !
And while the song *could* be taken metaphorically, it’s about the actual Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, a disaster of biblical proportions.
_"This is a smoking song, a puff-puff-pass song"_
That is a bone fide fact, dear Lady, haha.
I smoke two joints befoe I smoke two joints, and then I smoke two more......
It sure is 😎
Smoking a bong right now lol
@@KillerKev1961 Oooh, a Sublime reference😃 They aren't reacted to enough😒
Never smoked a thing, and I lose myself in this song (and so many others).
A powerhouse track by Zeppelin. Another is "In my time of dying"
Yes that was a harmonica and yes you had the original album cover displayed. Their 4th album
Lawrence Eason I second In My Time of Dying. Killer track.
There was controversy with the record company because they would not put their name on the cover of the album
Led for the head! Most of Led Zeppelin songs revolve around the blues. They put their modern day twist on the blues back in the 60s, making Led Zeppelin one of the Greatest bands ever ! When I was a kid I went to the movie theater to see their movie The Song Remains The Same with my older sister and a bunch of her friends. The place was packed and it was like a real concert, everyone was getting high in there, nothing the theater could do unless they shut it down and make everyone leave. Gotta love the 60s an 70s !
I could watch you guys all day! Luv your reactions! You are real people. Something youtube is in short supply of. Genuine real people giving honest from the heart opinions with an open mind. Luv you guys! You all are the definition of be'n real. Keep doing what you do cause you all do it well!
johnny popper 🤗 Thank you❤️
Yep, harmonica. Sometimes Jimmy used a violin bow on his guitar. :) Great band from my time. Thanks for listening to it! Glad you liked it!
Bonzo beats the drumms like a hammer on the rocks.React to Whole Lotta love, the video.
Listen to the First Led Zeppelin album.
Full of soul, and built on the Blues.
It's the album with the Hindenburg Zeppelin burning.
Led Zeppelin IV, 1971, is one of Rock's most iconic albums. Think this one most typifies Zeppelin's mysticism.
I appreciate you not talking over the song. I enjoy seeing young(er) people listening to the music I grew up on.
Kansas McCoy & Memphis Minnie 1929, Led Zeppelin 1971, Steph n Jay Lee 2019. The blues will never die.
I'm going NOW to fire up my Naim pre and power amp, the Naim CD player, the external power supplies and annoy the neighbours right now; aged 67 in the UK, home of the best band(s) in the world!
Guys the drums were recorded in an old house with a real high ceiling giving a natural echo if you listen again which gives the track its special sound. Side note: apparently desert travellers on camels had a long metal straw they used to suck up water from wells in the desert in the old days, that's where the saying that's the straw that broke the camels back came from.
The picture on the album cover is a painting Robert Plant (the singer) bought in a flea market.
British Rock ! 👍😉😁🇬🇧✌️
Steph and Jay! Blessed to see you today! Love this song, it makes my bones ache it is so Bluesy!
I was waiting for the stank face to kick in 😆 This song is the groove! Hard to sit still when it’s on. Love your reactions to the soul and the lyrics.
Also, your wife is a natural beauty.
It's not a metaphor. It's literally about a levy.
"Cryin' won't help you, prayin' won't do you no good.
When the levee breaks, mama you gotta move."
That's BLUES right there! Friggin river took his house!
You're exactly right, castanza128. When blues musical duo Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie wrote "When the Levee Breaks", the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 was still fresh in people's memories. The flooding affected 26,000 square miles of the Mississippi Delta- hundreds were killed and hundreds of thousands of residents were forced to evacuate (hence the reference to "going to Chicago"). The song's lyrics recount the personal toll on a man who lost his home and family.
@@gmann1968 "All last night, sat on the levee and moaned"--yep how can you get more blue than that? Steph looked puzzled during this part. Only part of the levee broke. What remained was the only ground that wasn't underwater. So that is where people went to survive--along with all kinds of other creatures, including snakes. Google the great flood of 1927--should see pics of tent cities perched above the water on levees.
La mejor banda de la historia
Saludos de Rancagua Chile
Ok,Ill be the brave one and say it....this song is so black. the raw sound of the black south, which was the roots of rock and roll. only Zeppelin could do this authentically.
A badass song
They recorded the drumset in a stairwell to get that echo. Fun info :) And yes, that's the original album cover.
Jess it was a stairway but the special echo sound was from a Benson echorec machine jammy page bought.all this according to their sound engineer Andy Johns.check out his interview.bohnam top player still though.
Sorry for the typos..:-S
One of my all time favs!! Thanks for finally listening!! ❤️ Another great song from this era is Trouble on Double Time from Free. You have to check it out!!!
"When the Levee Breaks" is an African-American country blues song written and first recorded by Kansas Joe McCoy from Mississippi and Memphis Minnie in 1929. Thanks Wikipedia.
All four members of Led Zeppelin grew up on American blues. Every song they recorded is a tribute to that legacy. "When the Levee Breaks" cooks the meal, sets the table, does the dishes, and tucks you into bed. ENJOY!
"In the Light" , "Gallows Pole" , "On the Tiles".
Yes, that VERY soulful harmonica is prominently featured and played by lead singer, Robert Plant. "When the Levee Breaks" is based on the great Mississippi flood of 1927, in which MANY thousands of people (black, white, etc.) were displaced and had to move north to places like Chicago (mentioned in the song), etc., because when the levees broke, the flood essentially destroyed everything in the area.
Zeppelin (and especially Plant) was HEAVILY influenced by the old classic American blues performers who were based in that region, so this and many of Zeppelin's songs were an integral part of the band's blues sound. Glad you came upon Zeppelin, and hope you enjoy more of this legendary band. P.S. if you dig the harmonica, listen to the Zeppelin song "Bring it on Home" as there is an explosion after the harmonica intro. Peace :)
Beastie Boys sampled the intro from this for their song "Rhymin and Stealin"!
you guys have my love!
steven fitzgerald 😘
A British band playing Mississippi backwater blues...what an accomplishment
Oooh I almost forgot about this song thanks for the reminder it almost sounds like am hanging out by the bayou
You guys are awesome. Did you actually take the time to put a heart on every comment? Wow!
The singer Robert Plant plays the harp (harmonica).
This song has a very New Orleans vibe
one of the bests songs ever
Yes..in the UK we cut a lot of reeds....They're used for roof thatching as well, in Suffolk,/Norfolk area...
Led Zeppelin did a lot of old blues covers but made them their own.
Nice delta blues influence. Love this track. Def in my Top 5 Led Zep songs.
THIS IS AN OLD BLUES TRACK FROM MEMPHIS MINNIE
I thought it was muddy waters that did it
Led Zeppelin *knew* the power structure of this planet. Over the years I am MORE convinced that this song is about the *Elites up-coming END GAME plans.* When THAT Levee breaks, we'll all have no place to go.
Hey steph&jay this is a straight blues song written in the 1920's and it was about a levee in the Mississippi delta area..When that levee breaks mama u got to go!Great song like most all Led Zeppelin song the bass both drums and bass guitar fantastic..the best rythem section in all of music!My man on the harmonica was killin it!
Ok you've done it now! You have hit the Holy Grail of music. Zeppelin is without a doubt the greatest. Great job on the reaction.
It's a harmonica (: And the lead singer Robert A Plant is playing the harmonica and singing both almost at the same time (: The guys is that great (: Well the whole band is Phenomonal (: Oh The drum beat which crazy sick groovy (: Well that beat was sampled by The Beastie Boysssssssssss (: For one of there songs on there amazing album License to I'll (: Led Zeppelin is the ultimate band that has influenced every group from rock too rap hip hop pop you name the genra they sparked influenced all of it (: There the real deal (: The levee break is about a levee that broke loose and messed up the town or towns in missippi along time ago not sure when (: But for this you should tool up a nice smooth mellowy fat one and have nice glass of Bacardi too go with it either with a little coca cola or straight up it doesn't matter (: As long as your sippin and smokin and your just chillin and enjoying the led Zep Funkyness (: Lol the reaction (: Yo react too led Zep Trampled Under Foot (: That was there tribute too Steve wonder and his song Very Superstitious (:
That's a bit niaive ; the vocals and harmonica were recorded seperately and added to the master tape.
@@mimikurtz4061 Yes I know but when he performed it live how did he do both the vocals and the harmonica (: Unless on course he did it separately live as well (: Then again I did say it almost sounded like he did them both at the same time (: Key word there is Almost (: But thanks for point that out too me (:
I don't think they ever did this song live.
@@porflepopnecker4376 maybe your right who knows but it was one of Zep4 s most popular songs in the album (: So I think that would have been difficult for them too conceal that from there audience especially in that your and that album were almost if not all songs were beyond perfect (: So once again who knows if they did or didn't (:
@@porflepopnecker4376 They did play it live, but with a very simplified arrangement. Less harmonica and with guitar breaks separating harmonica and vocals to give Plant time to recover and prepare. Often the harmonica was restricted to just an intro.
Zeppelin can pretty much be taken at face value. They were big into old blues as well as old traditional folk songs, some of the most excellent musicianship of that era. So glad you enjoyed it, I think it sounds like swamp music, but their sounds are pretty diverse. Liked and subbed.
Harmonica. Led zeppelin are legends.
This reaction video of your is one of the first I had ever viewed. I didn't know what they were until I came across one from someone else and decided to look into reaction videos further. I'm 58 years old and my two kids laughed at me when I asked if reaction videos were common (they're 20 and 22 and very much in the know about these things, unlike their father LOL). In watching this again I still love what you did here with this video. Led Zeppelin is the quintessential rock band and one of the most popular ever. This is one of my favorite songs of their, having grew up on their music since junior high. Thanks again. You'll love your musical journey into rock n roll.
Led Zeppelin “The Battle of Evermore” is beautiful
I never see this one requested for reactions though. It definitely needs to be!
right, levees are long dams that flank a river and keep it in its channel -- rivers will flood, and the fertile flatlands on either side get inundated; this process actually puts fresh silt on the flats and improves the soil. But river towns tend to be ports, and are built near the water - so levees are built to keep the periodic floodwaters contained, and the low-lying towns protected. And as any newscast can show, when the river floods too high and the levees are breached, the towns and farms are flooded, and it's flee or drown. This song was written decades ago about some particularly big flood - the history is on Wikipedia if you are interested.
Love this song! That mouth organ was killin it! To really see what a masterpiece this song is, listen to the original version by Memphis Minnie and Joe McCoy recorded in the early 30s about the great flood of 1927 in the Mississippi river valley. Keep up the good work guys!
Ken Welch 😂mouth organ I like that
Sometimes, a song means just what it says. Flood waters fill your hometown down South- You got ta move! A "mudman" who lives in the Delta have to leave his home and move to Chicago.Steph, that fed- up analogy is excellent.I got those vibes when I first heard it too. While you review LZ work, check out the work of Robert Johnson and the rest of the original bluesmen- (1927-ish)see if you don't hear some "familiar" lyrics👂🤔🎶 You gotta know that cover contains Stairway to Heaven and other LZ monster hits. STH could take hours to break down. Yall are too sweet and sly-I see more than let on in your eyes. And man, you can't be that gray. Yall are young!😁
A cover of a blues song which was written in 1927 about a real disaster which cost many lives. BTW, where are your friggin' headphones!
Memphis Minnie and Kansas Joe McCoy did this song and LZ adapted it. Memphis Minnie has writing credit on their albums.
The Great Mississippi Flood was in 1927. Memphis Minnie wrote it in 1929.
open air listening is fantastic! us old timers only used "ears" when neccessary...like when you wanted to hear it loud and other people were home...
Mikey DeP • Absolutely. Although, I’d take my speakers, face them towards each other, and lay my head down between them. Best “headphones” ever. 😎
zeppelin truly are one of if not the greatest rock band of all time. every album is full of hits and gems. levee is one of my all time favorites. off of one of their most iconic albums zep IV. some people are stairway to heaven and some are when the levee breaks. i am a levee guy. i love stairway this just hits me where i am.
also some zep songs you should try are over the hills and far away, thank you, whole lotta love, the immigrant song, ten years gone, and as said before in my time of dying. fantastic stuff all around and fairly diverse.
hell yeah i smoke to led zeppelin
you guys rock 🤘
Yes original cover. I've never heard that take on cover before. LZ was so 🔥🔥🔥🔥they didn't even identify themselves on the front of cover. That was an industry first
Black guitar player, Memphis Minnie wrote this song back in 1929. The lyrics reflect experiences during the upheaval caused by the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927.
Best album ever is Led Zep 1 I Can't Quit You Babe and How Many More Times. Mind blowing.
I enjoy this video you guys. You let it play through and stopped it around the middle to do a review on it, then you let it continue till it ended with another review. Now that was enjoyable
God damn... the drums are god tier in this.
Led Zeppelin is the coolest!!!
I love watching y’all discover and enjoy these old classics!
Robert Plant on the harmonica & the reverse echo gives me chills. Derived from old Mississippi Delta blues.
I liked LZ when they first came out, but was not a big fan. By the time LZ III came out, a friend sat me down with excellent headphones. I was also getting very stoned by that time as well. So with a little of that, some dimmed lights and excellent headphones, he played LZ III. The lights in my head went on. Oh, I get it! I became a big LZ fan and went out to purchase LZ III the very next day. Yeah, it wasn't legal then either, but it was the 70s. Nobody cared that much and you knew who your friends were even if you'd never seen them before. (wink) An interesting time to be alive.
Classic blues track redone as groove rock. The drum beat on this is monstrous. And the harmonica is incredible.
Best band that ever did it. All four band members were grandmasters of their craft. Rock Blues . They had more talent than every band in history combined. Greatest Guitarist Greatest Bass Player Greatest Drummer and Greatest Singer in RockHistory
I do believe it was written as literal, but I still really like your personal/social metaphor! Thumbs up.
My head was moving and grooving with both of you the ENTIRE time.