John Bonham was a human drum machine with a soul. Precision mixed with groove. Power mixed with softness. There have been, and there still are many great rock drummers. John Bonham was one of a kind.
His hands and feet were in perfect sync with each other and both in perfect sync with his brain. As if all 3 were a single entity.. His phrasing on his snare in the middle section at 3:12 is impeccable. Crazy how good he was.. He was a perfect drummer..
EXACTLY! If you are a casual listener, that middle might sound thoroughly improvised and varied. But, to your point, Bonham played that middle with the same strokes and accents throughout its duration. I don't think I could do that if I practiced for 100 years, there would always be something at least slightly different each time.
@@094340 In the beginning of the section you can tell he was searching but when he found it, it was lights out.. He adds some color at 3:25 for 2 bars. I'm reminded of Gallows Pole, he plays the same way. I see a Midnight Express Freight Train off in the distance plowing through a snow covered mountain forest..all torque. Rumor has it he was an earlier version of a Cyberdyne Systems T-900 Terminator. Somehow he came off the assembly line with drumsticks in hand. The rest was history.
I believe only 1/2 of this truly isolated drum track has been up here on You Tube for much over 10 years. This track was TRULY obtained from the 2" session tape master, however ALL versions of this on You Tube were truncated after the "shuffle/rumba" mid-section. What was done HERE to this file, is that "loops" were created from earlier parts of the piece (before the mid-section) in order to create the "missing" last 1/2 of the isolated drum track. If one COMPARES VERY, VERY CLOSE, the album version to this version, one will fully discover that Bonham's drum fills, rudiments, double snare hits & roll downs, that are on the 2nd half of the album version mix, are clearly not presented here. This was a fairly good "patchwork" job presented here, however, the 2nd half of this track was created by multiple loops, edits & repeats from the 1st half. That is my takeaway & analysis from this, after hearing & studying the original isolated audio file that has been a You Tube mainstay, for years & years. BolsaChicaRadio
Le morceau a été coupé et recollé ; à la sortie du passage samba il manque 2 breaks d'anthologie !!! À l'heure actuelle il est toujours classé meilleur batteur au monde!!!😊😊 C'est sûr que c'était un génie dans la composition de ses rythmes !!!
Machine like precision on this iconic groove from Bonham. And yes he must have overdubbed that timpani fill after the solo. Such power combined with finesse and musicality. I heard it playing in a grocery store the other day and I stopped everything. Had to listen!!
I've actually heard some people say that they thought Bonham was great, but sloppy at times, similar to Keith Moon. I think that they are conflating "sloppy" with his natural (visceral) feel. When you listen to this isolated track, who can deny his precision? The guy had the best of both worlds, a unique ability to fuse his instinct with the technical aspect of playing the drums. When people ask me who I think the greatest drummer that ever lived was, my kneejerk reaction is always Buddy Rich. The man was not human, he simply did things that are hard to comprehend. But the other side of that is that he also came off as a bit dispassionate as well, at least to me. Put another way, I think Bonham had an even 50/50 split between heart and mind when he played, whereas Rich was always more concerned about the technical aspect to drumming. It's apples and oranges to a large extent as well. Of course, I realize that we are talking about 2 different genres of drumming here. Rich, in his arrogance, always made it a point to kick rock and roll drumming to the curb, and not even recognize the standout talent that existed within it. But the bottom line for me is that while I thoroughly appreciate and acknowledge the massive talents of jazz drummers, I'm a rock and roller. So, even though I recognize that jazz drumming is on a different level, it's NOT what floats my boat. Rock moves and inspires me much more than jazz ever will. To each his own.
Awesome.. HOWEVER WHERES THE ICONIC STEEL DRUM/TOM TOM ROLL INTO THE ICONIC SNARE DRUM ROLL AFTER THE THE BREAKDOWN SNARE MARCH?? Guessing he over dubbed that? Thanks In Advance
Awesome drum sound
Bonhams drum track is more visceral, interesting, nuanced and passionately musical than a lot of full bands have to offer 💥😳💥
The Purdie shuffle ! Bonzo was much inspired by him ( Bernard Purdie ), as Plant once said. Beautiful Bonzo's playing !!
Love it! I've been a drummer since I was 12 now I'm 60. I learned how to play from this great man. Thank you for this.
John Bonham was a human drum machine with a soul. Precision mixed with groove. Power mixed with softness. There have been, and there still are many great rock drummers. John Bonham was one of a kind.
Truly one of the best
Bonham can’t be fucked with period ! but neither can Neil pert
Bonham was the sort of drummer who constantly achieved the impossible effortlessly
What. A. Groove!
When they put me in the ground, I want this playing in the background.
They’ll be swinging the coffin!
His hands and feet were in perfect sync with each other and both in perfect sync with his brain.
As if all 3 were a single entity..
His phrasing on his snare in the middle section at 3:12 is impeccable.
Crazy how good he was..
He was a perfect drummer..
EXACTLY! If you are a casual listener, that middle might sound thoroughly improvised and varied. But, to your point, Bonham played that middle with the same strokes and accents throughout its duration. I don't think I could do that if I practiced for 100 years, there would always be something at least slightly different each time.
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In the beginning of the section you can tell he was searching but when he found it, it was lights out..
He adds some color at 3:25 for 2 bars.
I'm reminded of Gallows Pole, he plays the same way.
I see a Midnight Express Freight Train off in the distance plowing through a snow covered mountain forest..all torque.
Rumor has it he was an earlier version of a Cyberdyne Systems T-900 Terminator.
Somehow he came off the assembly line with drumsticks in hand.
The rest was history.
Dear God. Wow.
The man was a complete animal. Absolute perfect timing, almost like a machine or a small sample played on repeat. Fantastic….
Love bozo till I die best drummer ever long live John Henry bonham
I couldn't have said it better! He Changed My Life 2 💥🙏
Yeah bozo was great 😂
I thought bozo worked for Ringling Bros.?
Killer SHUFFLE..those ghost notes.
Reminds me of the Purdy Shuffle.
This was posted before with a different thumbnail. Always a great listen.
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I believe only 1/2 of this truly isolated drum track has been up here on You Tube for much over 10 years. This track was TRULY obtained from the 2" session tape master, however ALL versions of this on You Tube were truncated after the "shuffle/rumba" mid-section. What was done HERE to this file, is that "loops" were created from earlier parts of the piece (before the mid-section) in order to create the "missing" last 1/2 of the isolated drum track. If one COMPARES VERY, VERY CLOSE, the album version to this version, one will fully discover that Bonham's drum fills, rudiments, double snare hits & roll downs, that are on the 2nd half of the album version mix, are clearly not presented here. This was a fairly good "patchwork" job presented here, however, the 2nd half of this track was created by multiple loops, edits & repeats from the 1st half.
That is my takeaway & analysis from this, after hearing & studying the original isolated audio file that has been a You Tube mainstay, for years & years.
BolsaChicaRadio
Huh?
Le morceau a été coupé et recollé ; à la sortie du passage samba il manque 2 breaks d'anthologie !!!
À l'heure actuelle il est toujours classé meilleur batteur au monde!!!😊😊 C'est sûr que c'était un génie dans la composition de ses rythmes !!!
Machine like precision on this iconic groove from Bonham. And yes he must have overdubbed that timpani fill after the solo. Such power combined with finesse and musicality. I heard it playing in a grocery store the other day and I stopped everything. Had to listen!!
The Hammer of God🔝🤟🏻
THAT GHOST NOTE WAY IN THE BACK. GOT DAMN HE WAS AMOUNG MORTALS. sorry for the caps. Switches from snare to hihats. Dude was something else.
often copied never equaled - PERFECT!!
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Zep was so much more than Page. Bonham was fantastic! He would’ve been great with Hendrix and like Geddy Lee on bass
0:20
no one grooves like JB
I've actually heard some people say that they thought Bonham was great, but sloppy at times, similar to Keith Moon. I think that they are conflating "sloppy" with his natural (visceral) feel. When you listen to this isolated track, who can deny his precision? The guy had the best of both worlds, a unique ability to fuse his instinct with the technical aspect of playing the drums. When people ask me who I think the greatest drummer that ever lived was, my kneejerk reaction is always Buddy Rich. The man was not human, he simply did things that are hard to comprehend. But the other side of that is that he also came off as a bit dispassionate as well, at least to me. Put another way, I think Bonham had an even 50/50 split between heart and mind when he played, whereas Rich was always more concerned about the technical aspect to drumming.
It's apples and oranges to a large extent as well. Of course, I realize that we are talking about 2 different genres of drumming here. Rich, in his arrogance, always made it a point to kick rock and roll drumming to the curb, and not even recognize the standout talent that existed within it. But the bottom line for me is that while I thoroughly appreciate and acknowledge the massive talents of jazz drummers, I'm a rock and roller. So, even though I recognize that jazz drumming is on a different level, it's NOT what floats my boat. Rock moves and inspires me much more than jazz ever will. To each his own.
Awesome.. HOWEVER WHERES THE ICONIC STEEL DRUM/TOM TOM ROLL INTO THE ICONIC SNARE DRUM ROLL AFTER THE THE BREAKDOWN SNARE MARCH??
Guessing he over dubbed that?
Thanks In Advance
Bonzo lived in the pocket
Fat boy rushed.
For real.
Lived in it? Shoot, he built an entire civilization in there!
How many fkn hands did he have