He actually wasn't really all that quiet he was just quiet in comparison to the other 3 who had over the top personalities. Jones was actually quite loud
I was privileged to meet him after one of the Madison Square Garden concerts in July 1973. I was the bag caddy for our local newspaper's music reporter. Mr. Jones noticed me quietly standing off to the side as Paul was speaking with Robert and Jimmy. He approached, held out his hand, asked my name and why I was there. He was very kind to this then 16 year old. He was pleased to hear me tell him that my uncle Ed had brought me to see them in Boston in January 1969 on their 1st US tour as an early 12th birthday present.
@@Jeff-qs6nd We are in agreement. Another I've met is Steven Winwood, class act. Also, I have been able to speak with Don "Buck Dharma" Roeser a few times over the decades. He is a sweetheart.
@patrickwalling1636 Jimmy Page was the producer, and the one responsible for the final sound, not JPJ. Don't get me wrong Jonesy was and still is a phenomenal musician .
in my opinion they all wouldn’t have been that big without the other. they all brought such a unique element to the band. it wouldn’t have been the same without plant, page, jones, or bonham. though jones is the most talented musician in the band, i think.
He did everything right -joined- ⁽ᵉᵈᶦᵗᵉᵈ ˢᵒ ᵗʰᵉ ᵖᵉᵈᵃⁿᵗˢ ʷᶦˡˡ ˢᵗᶠᵘ⁾ was in one of the greatest bands of all time, kept the worst excesses of rock and roll at arm's length while enjoying the wealth but remaining in the shadows compared to his bandmates. Carried on doing what he loved throughout the years and is still doing so at 78. Bravo Jonesy🥰
@@0501Cocoa-si3rs Thanks! 😀I'm reminded of a quote by Samuel Taylor Coleridge: " Pedantry consists in the use of words unsuitable to the time, place, and company."
@@0501Cocoa-si3rs didn't he in effect 'join' the remnants of the Yardbirds cos his wife suggested it? plus am pretty sure Page did the recruiting, not JPJ.
Looking at my Led Zeppelin ticket stubs from 1971,1972,and 1975 I don’t know what happen to my 1973 stub from Albuquerque NM but will keep the other three until I die. Simply the best JPJ.
I saw him in 2000. He was with the drummer from The Black Crows (who plays Bonham with ease and finess as he also did with Page Live at The Greek)and a stick player. He played 14 songs with 10 diffrent instruments. It was INSANE! Definitely the most diverse member of Zeppelin and far often not respected or appreciated!
I got to meet Entwistle in the early 90s... that dude was huge. Robert Plant came into my work once, and he was super tall too... but I didn't go near him. It was too much seeing the singer of my favorite band as a real person... and the guy seems like an alien, he practically glows... it's hard to explain. I also met Bowie, but he was such a funny and personable guy it was like meeting a guy you work with for drinks... no big deal.
Supposedly when Plant refused to do more shows after the 02 show, Page, Jones and Jason discussed the idea of going out without a singer at all and just doing the stuff instrumental and jamming, too bad they didn't!
The Glue Behind Zeppelin. Along With Bonzo, The Backbone and Back Beat Behind Zep. The Secret Weapon Indeed. A Humble Genius. Long Live JPJ and Led Zeppelin. A Grateful Forever Fan!!!
In a classic band line up, the team on bass and drums are as essential as the assholes on guitar and vocals. As, in my past and still currently recording, being one of the assholes on guitar and now sometimes vocals, I would never have made the music I have without the brilliant drummer and bass player in my completely unknown band. Accelerate that upwards to the levels of JPJ and Bonham, Entwhistle/Moon, Ian Paice/Roger Glover, and even later bands like The Jam (Buckler/Foxton) - key thing is, they are so often the beating heart of music and I will love them all as much as the guys in the spotlight 😍
@@RobXHEphotosPs37.29 Nah, cuz Waters main contribution was songwriting and lyrics. Jones is a great musician that can play many instruments. That Pink Fraud group brought in many outside writers to try to make those songs sound a little like Floyd. The original songs put forth by Gilmour at that time were rejected for not sounding like Floyd.
@@stickman1742 True regarding Jones….many different views as far as Waters…..it was nice that “Pink Fraud” was very lyrically diverse, instead of Waters WW2 & Syd obsessions.
For those who don't know, the name of the first piece he plays is "Nosumi Blues" from his 1999 album Zooma. "When the Levee Breaks" starts around 1:53.
Yep, Jimmy's giving more interviews....and the embellishments of his are becoming more and more over the top. Too much Ludwig von Page in his head. His boastings, which need no exaggerations, are becoming excruciating. Wish my hero would just play something/anything. Tick tok.
My favorite Zeppelin band member and I'm a guitarist. Virtuoso musician on strings keys and anything he touches. No words can explain his musicality taste style and cool genius that he gifted with. All time legend he would be in my all time Legend Hall of Fame Band !!! Love J.P.Jones
Wow! What a treat! Jonsey front n center! I never understood why he was always heard but not seen. His contribution to the music world is enormous . Deserves to be acknowledged and honored.
Good to hear him on his own, he is wonderful here, its often sometimes hard to distinguish what part he plays other than the keyboard, its hard to pick up in the songs his contribution, when he plays the guitar! so happy to see it was him playing this in When the Levee Breaks, its a beautifully composed piece of music that adds that eastern vibe like what made zeps music to my mind! I dont say any of them is better than the other it was the 4 of them that created that great symphony and synergy of energy that made them who they are, their energies caught fire and burned bright and they are still burning bright today! Their flame will never die! ❤
It is like he is FINALLY getting the respect he totally deserves, late in life while he is in his golden years. I love hearing the fans cheer for this underappreciated musical master. Zeppelin would not have been nearly as good without him. And that is no overstatement.
Those of us who grew up with zep and others as the soundtrack to our lives could name 100 rockers that perhaps 1 in 10 others have heard of. I have a lady friend in her 50's who couldn't name the guitar player in Led Zeppelin let alone the bass player. Jack Black did the intro for Zep at the Kennedy Center. He mentioned Bonzo and the audience did not get the reference. My point? Jpj gets his due respect but he is after all merely the bass player in the band that performed STH.
Good old John Baldwin - at the end of the day, he was the most reliable, most professional and most foundational member of the band. He was the rock in a sea of madness. When all these other guys were partying, getting drunk, doing heroin, fist-fighting, tossing televisions out of the upper floor of some hotel, etc. _he_ was in the studio constantly creating; constantly doing myriad projects that most people never knew he was doing. He'll outlive them all in the end, too.
been a Zep fan my whole life...58 now, JPJ and JB were the driving force, RP and JP are legend of course but can we all just imagine what they would have produced if tragedy didn't end the Band?
The very best underrated musician I've heard and seen. It's too bad his peers don't acknowledge him the way they should. They can learn from him too, the genius that he is. Keep going JPJ.
Read the comments. Underrated and Jonesy don't belong in the same sentence or paragraph. Millions of people think of him as a legendary musician. He's just quiet and humble about it.
Led Zep's secret weapon, the quiet guy who was the glue in the band on Bass and Keyboards or whatever instrument he desired.
Absolutely!💯
Non evil.
He actually wasn't really all that quiet he was just quiet in comparison to the other 3 who had over the top personalities.
Jones was actually quite loud
He's definitely the most underrated musician of all time
@@michaeloneil4586 That's what I heard long ago..No deal. Guess he didn't need it..haha
At least one of them still enjoys playing Zeppelin tunes. He's the heart and soul of that band and doesn't get nearly enough credit. Thumbs up JPJ
Watched Robert Plant last week playing Gallows Pole, Rain Song, Four Sticks and loving every minute
Those two front guys got too big for their britches! Lol,just kidding I love them all.
Why are you dissing them? Are they puppets that owe you?
He got TONS of credit. Since the 1960s
Thanks man
I was privileged to meet him after one of the Madison Square Garden concerts in July 1973. I was the bag caddy for our local newspaper's music reporter. Mr. Jones noticed me quietly standing off to the side as Paul was speaking with Robert and Jimmy. He approached, held out his hand, asked my name and why I was there. He was very kind to this then 16 year old.
He was pleased to hear me tell him that my uncle Ed had brought me to see them in Boston in January 1969 on their 1st US tour as an early 12th birthday present.
Great story - JPJ has always been a true gentleman.
@@Jeff-qs6nd We are in agreement. Another I've met is Steven Winwood, class act. Also, I have been able to speak with Don "Buck Dharma" Roeser a few times over the decades. He is a sweetheart.
Thank you for sharing your sublime experience. Fantastic!!!
Blessed!!
I’ll be a fan of JPJ till the day I die. One of the most important figures in the history of contemporary music. Absolute legend. 👈
Yes Ronald, I agree 👍
Absolutely, he is a treasure!
No doubt one of the best in my book
Same.
Succinctly put. 👍👏🤘
Me as well
Why did all those Zeppelin records sound so damn good?....
THIS GUY!
Let's not get carried away..
@@kensalazar5066lets not deny the truth.
@patrickwalling1636 Jimmy Page was the producer, and the one responsible for the final sound, not JPJ. Don't get me wrong Jonesy was and still is a phenomenal musician .
All of them is the reason.
@@kensalazar5066Page was the man until he strung himself out on heroin after 75. Then it was mostly JPJ steering the ship
In my opinion Led Zeppelin would have never been that big without John Paul Jones, to me me he truly was the unsung hero of that band!
in my opinion they all wouldn’t have been that big without the other. they all brought such a unique element to the band. it wouldn’t have been the same without plant, page, jones, or bonham. though jones is the most talented musician in the band, i think.
@justgavin_ I can agree with that as well. He definitely was the most talented.
He did everything right -joined- ⁽ᵉᵈᶦᵗᵉᵈ ˢᵒ ᵗʰᵉ ᵖᵉᵈᵃⁿᵗˢ ʷᶦˡˡ ˢᵗᶠᵘ⁾ was in one of the greatest bands of all time, kept the worst excesses of rock and roll at arm's length while enjoying the wealth but remaining in the shadows compared to his bandmates. Carried on doing what he loved throughout the years and is still doing so at 78. Bravo Jonesy🥰
Well said!
He didn't join the greatest rock band of all time. He and Page were the founders. They recruited the other two..
@@0501Cocoa-si3rs Thanks! 😀I'm reminded of a quote by Samuel Taylor Coleridge: " Pedantry consists in the use of words unsuitable to the time, place, and company."
@@ellebrook3413 But inaccuracy sucks more.
@@0501Cocoa-si3rs didn't he in effect 'join' the remnants of the Yardbirds cos his wife suggested it? plus am pretty sure Page did the recruiting, not JPJ.
An incredibly gifted musician. Love his sense of humor.
ua-cam.com/video/HA1gytJDo_E/v-deo.html - Plant made sure that Jonesy sat next to Dave, and the result is hilarious. "How many 'Nos' do you want?" 🤣
JPJ is a musical virtuoso. I love and admire him so much. Thanks for the post.
No he isnt.
Thanks man
Looking at my Led Zeppelin ticket stubs from 1971,1972,and 1975 I don’t know what happen to my 1973 stub from Albuquerque NM but will keep the other three until I die. Simply the best JPJ.
I saw him in 2000. He was with the drummer from The Black Crows (who plays Bonham with ease and finess as he also did with Page Live at The Greek)and a stick player. He played 14 songs with 10 diffrent instruments. It was INSANE! Definitely the most diverse member of Zeppelin and far often not respected or appreciated!
Steve Gorman never played with JPJ. You saw Terl Bryant on drums. Try harder, expert.
@@MackeyWilliamsNo need to be rude jerk.
Who exactly didn’t respect or appreciate JPJ?
The Stick player was Nick Beggs
Amen
Both he and John Entwistle were the glue of their respective Bands.
The anchor of the sound nucleus. Thats the bass player's job. I mean a real bass player which is what they were.
@@SwitchFoot2007 i've always said that any band is only as good as it's bass player
Даже если нет группы он остаётся ее важным звеном
Indeed. And you can add Chris Squire to that list.
I got to meet Entwistle in the early 90s... that dude was huge. Robert Plant came into my work once, and he was super tall too... but I didn't go near him. It was too much seeing the singer of my favorite band as a real person... and the guy seems like an alien, he practically glows... it's hard to explain. I also met Bowie, but he was such a funny and personable guy it was like meeting a guy you work with for drinks... no big deal.
This man sat quietly by but was such an important part of Led Zeppelin and a musical virtuoso.
Supposedly when Plant refused to do more shows after the 02 show, Page, Jones and Jason discussed the idea of going out without a singer at all and just doing the stuff instrumental and jamming, too bad they didn't!
2 1/2- 3 hours of instrumental Zeppelin.. YES PLEASE!!
It would have been fantastic
They did have rehearsals with several different singers, including Miles Kennedy. They even worked on new material. Nobody will ever hear it
Man. Would sell my soul to hear those rehersals.
😊
Nobody’s Fault but Mine is all over this jam. So cool to see it played live.
Jones has been my favorite musician since the first time I ever heard Led Zeppelin. If not for him,In Through the Out Door never would have happened
Do tell
Yeah... and pretty much nothing else
Ps..saw Led Zeppelin way back in 77
That was one of their later albums, I recommend LZ 1 through 4
That is a dignified way to get old….im following your lead man!
And he's still having fun! Rock on!
He's a class act.
He really is.
The Glue Behind Zeppelin. Along With Bonzo, The Backbone and Back Beat Behind Zep. The Secret Weapon Indeed. A Humble Genius. Long Live JPJ and Led Zeppelin. A Grateful Forever Fan!!!
In a classic band line up, the team on bass and drums are as essential as the assholes on guitar and vocals. As, in my past and still currently recording, being one of the assholes on guitar and now sometimes vocals, I would never have made the music I have without the brilliant drummer and bass player in my completely unknown band. Accelerate that upwards to the levels of JPJ and Bonham, Entwhistle/Moon, Ian Paice/Roger Glover, and even later bands like The Jam (Buckler/Foxton) - key thing is, they are so often the beating heart of music and I will love them all as much as the guys in the spotlight 😍
And the two that still forget his phone # get the all the praise....rock on JP!
Josh and Dave have his number.
But remembered "No Quarter" to use as the name for one of their projects.
@@QuarrellaDeVil 'ouch'!
¹@@Free-flyBE
He sounds like a whole freaking band!!
Jimmy picked this supreme talent in 1968! Still talented as all get out! This is what made Zeppelin heard for 5+ decades!
Jimmy'd already played with him when they were both session musicians. He knew exactly the talent he is.
All last night I sat on the levee and moaned 🎶
Meanwhile... All last night I sat on the toilet and moaned😊😊
@@mjk45😫😩😫😩😫😩😫😩😫😩😫😩😫😩😫😩😩😫😩😫😩😫😫😫😫😫😩😩😩😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😩😩😫😫😩😫😫😫😩😩😩😩😫😩😫😫😫😩😩😩😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😫😩😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😩😫😫😫😩😩😫😫😩😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😩😩😩😫😫😩😩😩😫😩😩😫😫😫😫😩😫😫😩😩😫😫😩😫
Thinkin' 'bout my baby and my happy home ....ah oh
John Paul Jones and Richard Wright ! Unsung Hero's of Bands greater than Gods RIP Rick
When Waters left Floyd, Jones should’ve joined the band!
@@RobXHEphotosPs37.29that would have been truly interesting.
@@RobXHEphotosPs37.29 Nah, cuz Waters main contribution was songwriting and lyrics. Jones is a great musician that can play many instruments. That Pink Fraud group brought in many outside writers to try to make those songs sound a little like Floyd. The original songs put forth by Gilmour at that time were rejected for not sounding like Floyd.
@@stickman1742 True regarding Jones….many different views as far as Waters…..it was nice that “Pink Fraud” was very lyrically diverse, instead of Waters WW2 & Syd obsessions.
He can play anything, great to seem him. Thanks for sharing
When ya got it, ya got it! The man still does. The quiet bad-ass of the band!!!
The most down to earth and under appreciated member of Zeppelin.
He was the glue that held it all together. Without him, there wouldn't have been a Zep as we knew them. 👍
The Man himself…! Virtuoso can play many instruments. Thx for all your music !
Remember "No Quarter" live? Just wicked amazing.
June 26, 1977.
The Forum..
Played from
7:35 til Midnight, with no breaks..
I was lucky enough to be there..
@sonnycarter8447 Jones got a break during Moby Dick.
For those who don't know, the name of the first piece he plays is "Nosumi Blues" from his 1999 album Zooma. "When the Levee Breaks" starts around 1:53.
unsung hero and possibly the most talented member of Led Zep.
Looks and sounds great at 80!
...he will do in 2yrs time, certainly!
78
Jimmy Page is 80....John Paul Jones is 78...Robert Plant is 75
Led Zeppelin members have been a bit more active than normal lately
Yep, Jimmy's giving more interviews....and the embellishments of his are becoming more and more over the top. Too much Ludwig von Page in his head. His boastings, which need no exaggerations, are becoming excruciating.
Wish my hero would just play something/anything. Tick tok.
Its pre eclipse stuff??
@@John-rb3yv Ha!
The titanium and platinum frame of Led Zeppelin . JPJ is the rock solid base that tied everything together. Love you JPJ!!!
Gotta love hearing a lap steel dialed in by a bassist. BIG THUNDER ! ;)
What a Master.
Musical genius
My favorite Zeppelin band member and I'm a guitarist. Virtuoso musician on strings keys and anything he touches. No words can explain his musicality taste style and cool genius that he gifted with. All time legend he would be in my all time Legend Hall of Fame Band !!! Love J.P.Jones
Guy's been doing this for like 60 yrs..as long as I've been on this rock
Wow! What a treat! Jonsey front n center! I never understood why he was always heard but not seen. His contribution to the music world is enormous . Deserves to be acknowledged and honored.
Years ago, when he did his solo tour. He played Blackdog on the pedal steel, it was pretty bad ass!!!
Just incredible. One of the most underrated musicians of the Classic Rock era.
One of the greatest musicians of all time!! ✌️😊💚
JPJ the quiet assassin! He is the master!
So gifted yet so humble. Half a century on, he's still a servant to the music. #class
JPJ is so overlooked for what he added to Zeppelin. A true icon.
The impeccable mr. John Paul Jones ! 😃
Good to hear him on his own, he is wonderful here, its often sometimes hard to distinguish what part he plays other than the keyboard, its hard to pick up in the songs his contribution, when he plays the guitar!
so happy to see it was him playing this in When the Levee Breaks, its a beautifully composed piece of music that adds that eastern vibe like what made zeps music to my mind! I dont say any of them is better than the other it was the 4 of them that created that great symphony and synergy of energy that made them who they are, their energies caught fire and burned bright and they are still burning bright today! Their flame will never die! ❤
For me JPaul Jones always will be Led Zeppelin Soul
Part of the most talented band ever. Each a rocker in his own right. 4EVER LED
Sensational!! He underpinned everything LZ did. A great musician!
The reason I'm a 55 yr old bass player.
Man is MY hero!
The Unsung Hero of Zeppelin!!!
A MASTER playing a MASTERPIECE
led zeppelin's 'portable orchestra'....
J.P.J....
Jonesy/Entwistle/Bruce/Squire are
why I play the bass guitar....
It is like he is FINALLY getting the respect he totally deserves, late in life while he is in his golden years. I love hearing the fans cheer for this underappreciated musical master. Zeppelin would not have been nearly as good without him. And that is no overstatement.
Those of us who grew up with zep and others as the soundtrack to our lives could name 100 rockers that perhaps 1 in 10 others have heard of. I have a lady friend in her 50's who couldn't name the guitar player in Led Zeppelin let alone the bass player. Jack Black did the intro for Zep at the Kennedy Center. He mentioned Bonzo and the audience did not get the reference. My point? Jpj gets his due respect but he is after all merely the bass player in the band that performed STH.
There is no substitute for an elite ear. In music it is the engine that makes it all happen !
How can there be so much god given talent on one band.
Long Live the Gods of Rock!
Long Live John Paul Jones!
Still rockin' at 78. Love JPJ!!!
Simply admire this guy!
Brilliantly talented, JPJ is a true master of the art.
Admirable at the most GREAT JONESY!!
This is amazing. So much talent.
He looks so happy at the end. Just the joy of playing keeps him going.
Great job, Jonesy! We love you!
Most underrated musician in history. Genius
There’s that word again…
@@JamesFolkers yep
@@JamesFolkers 2.5 K years ago the Romans said: Cum tacent clamant which means JPJ is quiet but screams
Who would be the "most overated"? That could be fun.😅 Off the cuff, I'll say Taylor Swift.
@@JamesFolkersmost overrated word in history ...
Always a force of nature. So grateful to see him still churning it out at this level. And admiring of how much he enjoys every moment
I really like this. Thank you for sharing. All the best to you & yours John Paul & stay well !!!
The intro to In the evening, The beautiful intro to in the light, the Riff to Black Dog…… JPJ brought amazing things into Led Zeppelin
So good, you can feel the live energy even through a screen. Best thing I've heard in quite a while.
John Paul Jones One of my favorite musicians.
Simply, THE BEST.
He astonishes all over the world!!
It's very amazing performance.😮
Quite arguably the best musician of Zep and had to balance 3 egos. Thank you JPJ.
John Paul Jones was the glue that kept led Zeppelin together
I love this man, too much underrated!!!
What an amazing, incredible multi instrument musician. John Paul Jones on any instrument is a joy to hear.
A true legend and humble star this man is a truly outstanding musician all around❤
Thank you Mr Baldwin nice to see you again
Actually my favorite Zeppelin, he was the light in the band
Good old John Baldwin - at the end of the day, he was the most reliable, most professional and most foundational member of the band. He was the rock in a sea of madness.
When all these other guys were partying, getting drunk, doing heroin, fist-fighting, tossing televisions out of the upper floor of some hotel, etc. _he_ was in the studio constantly creating; constantly doing myriad projects that most people never knew he was doing. He'll outlive them all in the end, too.
JPJ you are the air that floats the Zeppelin.
Absolutely,John Paul & John Entwistle kept there band tight! ✌🏻
Criminally underrated...a real virtuoso
been a Zep fan my whole life...58 now, JPJ and JB were the driving force, RP and JP are legend of course but can we all just imagine what they would have produced if tragedy didn't end the Band?
im lovin jpj ...... .so soft spoken .. this man has been loved so many years....
No led zeppelin without this guy
Without JPJ,Zeppelin would not be. He is a genius. Flat out. Excellent musician!
I just love hearing from the hidden jewel !
"Nobody's Fault when the Levee Breaks in my Time of Dying"
Led Zeppelin на века!!!
JPJ hell yeah love this man 🎻🎹🎼🎵🎶❤❤❤
Genius, nothing else needs to be said !!
John Paul Jones, aka, John Baldwin !!
Thanks for all the music !!! You brought me through some tough times !!
The very best underrated musician I've heard and seen. It's too bad his peers don't acknowledge him the way they should. They can learn from him too, the genius that he is. Keep going JPJ.
I'd venture to say that being in Led Zeppelin, was being acknowledged.
Are you joking he was a revered bass session musician in the 60's
Read the comments. Underrated and Jonesy don't belong in the same sentence or paragraph. Millions of people think of him as a legendary musician. He's just quiet and humble about it.
‘Underrated’???
Wrong word there I’m afraid.
One of the greatest musicians ever, respected and revered by some of the greatest musicians ever.
Yeah, definitely wrong word. Him & Page were popular session players before Led Zeppelin, was even was even begun.
wow absolute rock musician genius from the best rock band ever
I watched him play with "Them Crooked Vultures" and he is an awesome musician!
One of the greatest bassist ever lived …we were blessed to hear him play.
Long life Sir John!