Led Zeppelin: The Tragic Death of John Bonham
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- Led Zeppelin: The tragic death of Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham
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Favourite Zeppelin song?
When the Levee Breaks
Achilles Last Stand
Fool in the rain
“Over the Hills and Far Away”
No Quarter.
I was 15 and saving money to see Zeppelin when John died. He has been a major influence on my drumming since I was a teen.
I ‘ M P R O U D OF YOU !!!
Same here, but I was 14, and had already planned to see them in Atlanta.
That’s crazy! I was 15 when my friends finally agreed to take me to see the Dead @ MSG & Jerry died!
R.I.P. legend, gone too soon 😔
I ❤️ that!
I have heard some wild stories about Bonham, but he was a true friend. When R. Plants son died, he alone of the group made the funeral. Says a lot.
Ah, I didn’t know that.
Those moments in life [ Bonham showing up for the funeral ] tell you everything you need to know about a Man
Wow, that makes me sad 🙏🏻
fans always say bs like this to sneakingly contempt the other members of the group like all werent good friends.
@@godloveszaza Well, Robert Plant even mentioned his hurt that the other band members weren't there, so there's that. It was shitty of them. What's worse than losing a kid?
I was heartbroken. He died a day before my birthday. Tickets were going on sale that weekend and my parents promised to get me the best seats possible. I owe my foot and some of my style to Bonham. RIP Brother...
The Heart tribute to Led Zeppelin at the Kennedy Center was ass kickin' with Bonham's son on the drums was freaking AWESOME!☮✌
Bonham's son went on tour with Zeppelin when they were going by Unleaded Zeppelin! Saw them at the Sharks arena in San Jose!
Heart always played Led Zeppelin as their encore in concert.
@@olderthanyoucali8512 ain't nothin wrong with that!😊✌
I thought Kid Rock was the best
The biggest tragedy of John's death was that his family lost him.
Apparently John turned to drink whilst touring because he missed his family who were back home. It is sad to think that he was a young man and he was so unhappy whilst many of the fans probably envied his lifestyle and fame and thought that he was 'living the dream'.
So true
I knew Jason, John's Son years ago he was a sound lad and a good drummer back then.
A sad loss to music.
Fans tend to forget that when there’s kids involved - they don’t understand the fame part - all they know is that their Father is never coming home.
@@vincentsnow8436 Yes, I think that most of us don't really tend to consider how the family members of the stars are coping .
My old drum instructor told me there will never be another John Bonham. He was completely right.
And there will never be another Led Zeppelin.
He was transcendent
Oh there will be DOZENS of Bonhams ......don't kid yourself.
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@Joel Cohn ...."....pound...." ???? That's what MOST rock drummers are ..."pounders". I wouldn't put a lot of importance to what a "recording engineer" knows about musicianship.
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@Felix Madison there will never be another Zep but Greta is continuing the legacy of 70s classic rock
The DJ announced Bonzo's death and then coincidentally played misunderstanding by Genesis. That song will always take me back to that tragic day. It gave the song a whole new meaning. "There must be some misunderstanding" there HAD to be! ....there wasn't, and rock has never been the same.
Zeppelin are still so iconic because they were only around for 13 years and created an awesome catalogue. Plants voice faded quickly probably because he wasn’t vocally training, Bonham and Jimmie were addicts. Plant was depressed and JPJ was along for the ride. Other bands like the doors who are iconic were only around for a few years, it’s part of the charm. I commend plant for not wanting to stay together despite jimmy, and the fans wanting to. Plants very self aware and didn’t want the band to fade away and to perform not at their peak.
Unfortunately what made Led Zeppelin absolute icons was John (Bonzo) Bonhams death.
Bonzo died on the eve of a massive 1981 US Tour.
This left Led Zeppelin with
9 albums, including the 'live Soundtrack album,
The Song Remains the Same.
NOTE - I have deliberately removed Coda as it's am anaemic contract filler.
These nine albums, where five of these albums,:
I. Led Zeppelin I
II. Led Zeppelin II
ii. Led Zeppelin IV
iv. Houses of the Holy
V. Physical Graffiti
NOTE - Led Zeppelin III isn't too far off Diamond status.
The Nine Albums -
Turned Zeppelin into mega stars. The fact that unlike the Rolling Stones and their real closest competitors in Deep Purple who have way too many albums AND mostbare garbage.
NOTE - I love 70's Deep Purple and consider their last real album . . .Stormbringer.
Deep Purple Mk II re-united in 1984. Initially they sold well, but NOT great regarding their album Perfect Strangers.
We only found out through biographies Mk II were supposed to have sold 10 million albums in the US alone ( 20 million world wide) from 1984 to 1990.
They sold half of that and only about 6 to 7 million in the USA.
WHY
Deep Purple were NEVER as big as Zeppelin. The new young kids in the shredding 80's didn't know who Purple were. The over 35's in the Eighties saw MK II tour Perfect Strangers and had had enough.
Lesson for Zeppelin
This is what Robert Plant feared would happen to Led Zeppelin. Bonzo's death meant the very few Zeppelin albums would continue to sell millions and they did. I believe had Bonzo lived, Zeppelin like 0ink Floyd, Queen and Purple would have had dwindling crowds.
NO . . . nowhere as bad as Deep Purple, but, like Queen ( whose sales were plummeting before Freddy said he had AIDS & Live Aid) interest would have waned.
Richard Cole:
Claims the certified albums is only for Record Company promotion purposes and tax dodging in the mid to late Seventies.
Cole said, the mighty Led Zeppelin IV ( Zoso/ 4 Symbols) sold 30 to 40 million copies in the Seventies alone, and by now ( 1999) it's sold well over 100 million copies.
Richard Cole would know. Richard Cole s now best known for backstabbing Led Zeppelin by being the catalyst for rwo books
They were:
I. Hammer of the Gods
II. Stairway to Heaven
as he ran out of money. After Zeppelin broke up Cole had no money and a whale of a drug habit.
Like John Paul Jones, I lost all respect for Cole as he mocks and turned Bonzo into a clown. A drunken buffoon with NO self control.
Bonham was a shy man and a business genius. He bred 'long faced cattle' and made millions by breeding this cattle alone, with the millions to come from
Led Zeppelin.⁸
@@FrostedSeagull I started playing guitar during my teens in the early 80s and I was very aware of Deep Purple at the time ; Blackmore was /is an inspiration.
I saw Plant solo 4 different tours and his voice was always Great!
I was casually attracted to Zeppelin with great rock songs like "Whole lotta love" and artistic compositions like "Cashmere".
I love Bonham's drumming style. It is iconic rock drumming with an English sense of artistry and technique. The more I hear from.Zeppelin the more I am impressed with their breadth of style .
"Plants voice faded quickly probably because he wasn’t vocally training"
Yes and he smoked and soldiered on even when ill, had a cold etc, playing three hour gigs when he had to belt it out to be heard over Page, Jones and Bonham. That wasn't easy.
In late 1972 he caught the flu.... and carried on singing, not resting enough. He developed nodules on his vocal cords. That's why he wasn't the same in 1973. He had to have a throat operation after the 1973 US tour and was never the same singer again. Well, he wasn't after 1972 really. But 1968-1972 he was unrivaled.
As a rock and roll drummer of 53 years, I can tell you 20 minute per night drum solos can either be part of your work out routine or will be your demise if you drink and drug. Simple as that. I've tried both and I'm still alive at 68 in 2022. And I'm still rocking because rock and roll will never die, but it's always been a little bit sick!!!!
U should k it, I believe you!!!
Drugs are awesome!
@@Ottophil only in the beginning
Taylor Hawkins, the aforementioned or the vaxx 3 days out from bogota.
@@jackiepowell7513 do you mean Jackie?
I am a huge Led Zeppelin fan, and I cried when Bonzo died. I am so glad that I got to see them on the last show of the US 1977 tour in Oakland, CA, as the tour was cancelled a few days later, when Robert Plants son died.
Debbie Nye Same here 77 in Buffalo, NY, That Buffalo called SNOW CAPITAL OF USA, True Lake Erie dumps 12-14 feet every winter, it sucks Buffalo has that repution, of all that snow, & losing 4 Superbowls, the worst 1977 Blizzard it snowed everyday in December & January some Schools had 3 weeks off, so much snow in 77 we still had snow on the ground in June, makes us Buffalions wonder why of all Citys near 5 Great Lakes why Buffalo gets the most snow.
Son AND wife
Anyone with ears and a passion for drumming can hear the Jazz influence when listening to John Bonham. He was a unique drummer, remains my favorite for all time. Although I was born after his death, his style of playing manages to inspire many more drummers and I bet it will continue to do so.
I remember hearing about this on my mom’s Country Music station! They didn’t just go “Musician John Bonham dead at 32. And now, sports.”, they actually started “Sad news for Led Zeppelin fans today. John Bonham, founding member, was found unresponsive earlier today in his room and rushed to (I forget the hospital name) where he was pronounced dead on arrival. He was 32 years old.” (I think they actually had a bit of “Fool In The Rain” playing underneath the report as well, and let it play a few seconds before going to commercial. Keep in mind, we’re talking about a station that wouldn’t usually play Zeppelin at all…for them to at least go that far was showing me that at the time, they knew that some Zeppelin fans were also listening to their station.)
Led Zeppelin was my FIRST live concert! San Francisco! Winterland! Never looked back, only forward...
When The Levee Breaks is the best drum beat to open a song!
Damn good song!
Banger
Rock was never the same again after Led Zeppelin's first album came out and a major reason for that was the force and power of John Bonham's drumming.
That first album captured so much energy and power !
Respect to the Zepp crew for saying no Jon no Zepp and sticking to it. They have been offered so much so many times and just arent haveing it. Bonzo rulez
I saw Ringo Starr in Toronto last night and was thinking Ringo knows John Bonham and 10 seconds later he drummer (there was another drummer on stage) and guitar player started playing Whole Lotta Love for 30 seconds and stopped and Ringo said "if your waiting for Led Zeppelin your going to be waiting for a long time and your stuck with us instead"
I can't picture Ringo ever even trying to play a harder rock Zeppelin song.
@@johnrwalker53 Ehhh, I dunno. I mean, the isolated tracks are much more in-depth than you'd think, according to Kenny Aronoff.
He's not the best-known and richest drummer in history (probably) for lack of knowing how to play, I'd think
@@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 Ringo had good timing as a drummer with the Beatles.They had issues with Pete Best's skills.
When they were set to tour the states, my friends and I jumped at the chance to see them. They were touring for the " In Through The Out Door " album. We had our tickets purchased for the show at the Spectrum in Philly. They were not cheap for back then ( I think like $25 or $30). When we heard the news about Bonham, we were crushed. Ticketron offered a refund and we took it. Kinda wished we kept the tickets for posterity but that was a lot of money to a person making $2.50 an hour.
That sucks but what a great memory to have! My aunt and uncle had tickets to see Skynyrd right before the plane crash. Memories to cherish and share!
Tickets never went on sale for the Philly shows, sorry.
I WAS MAKING A $1.75 PUMPING GAS AND FIXING TIRES
@@Menieres4Life, don't know where you got your info but you are wrong.
@@gregggoss2210 he’s just talking nonsense
amazing drummer! paved the way ,for many awesome drummers, performing in grate bands today , R.I.P John Bonham.
One of the worlds greatest drummers hands down 🥁
No pun intended ?
What I love most about your comment: "one of the". Absolutely. One of the greatest.
I agree. He and Neil Peart were tied in my head for a long time until I was shown the time signatures on When the Levee Breaks. Talk about beating to a different drummer! His hands were doing one time signature, and his feet were doing another. CRAZY!! Bonzo wins
Buddy Rich inspired him. He was a huge fan of Buddy's.
@@brianchisnell1548 Except he sounds nothing like Buddy Rich. His biggest influences you can hear in his playing are obviously Earl Palmer and the James Brown drummers (Clyde Stubbfield, Jabo Starks, etc)
Thanks for this, legendary drummer and legendary band, RIP John.
Thanks for the memories. It's a crazy world and was crazy when this man showed his great talent as a drummer. As a retired bricklayer myself and age other things Bonham was a true favorite of mine right behind Ginger Baker. UK has produced quite a few great rock n rollers from back in the day. This was the best deep look that I've ever heard about this man. Some folks leave a mark by their talent as to how much they Love what they do by doing their own thing with the things they've been able to utilize in their brain to body. It took all the booze and whatever to get the great results of a masterful drummer doing his thing. Thanks for recording to keep it alive and young forever. So blessed I was able to be alive through it all and have ears that worked. Truly a musical genius who could endure a hand pounding and get joy from it to let the world share. Well documented and narrated have a blessed day you gave me just another. So sorry alcohol took this man at a young age from so many. So kids when they say stay away from booze and drugs this ending is why. If you can do as you believe and day no it'll be omen automatic and you can be yourself forever. If not it's a terrible struggle many can't over come. Keep you spirits high and your soul higher by just doing what you know is in your best interest. There's no problem in life that alcohol can fix only make worse. Peace in and out sent with Love from a recovering alcoholic bricklayer. RIP Mr. Bonham you are truly missed by the masses brother
Thank you. Sounds like part of some AA meetings I've been to. Right on. I'll throw Neil Peart in there too.
I was privileged enough to see him in the Kingdome summer of 1977 I believe ,still have the ticket. He did a 25 minute solo. ROCK IN PEACE BONZO! Much Respect.
25 minutes? He really did drum himself up his own keester with those wanky solos. You could go drop a stinky, grab a hot dog and still not miss anything, eh?
@@vangroover1903 love bonzo hate drum solos
@@airgunfun4248 Nice. A slogan to live by.
I saw Led Zeppelin five times and I was there at the Kingdom in '77 too! That was such a crappy venue for bands wasn't it. The previous times I saw them at the Green Lake Amphitheater and then three times at the Coliseum where they just rock like no one else!
Legends never die.
Soo, glad I grew up I the era of rock❣️ Still til this day, I listen to all the old music.
One of the best drummers ever.
Cozy Powell said that Bonham was the best rock drummer ever
@@TheHumbuckerboy I reckon Cozy Powell could hold his own against Bonham
@@roddymcniven8734 I agree. I saw Cozy playing for Whitesnake in the 80s and he was a brilliant drummer plus he had real stage presence and poise behind the kit.
As a drummer John Bonham could always be relied upon to deliver the goods no matter what shape the rest of the band was in .
I'm with you on all that you just said. From beginning to end.
Bass player's leading. I have news for ya...just saying JPJ wasn't given enough credit to hold everyone else sober.
I was listening to In Through The Out Door album as I slept on 8-track tape when Bonham died. The album made me become obsessed with drums for some reason leading to a life in bands singing, playing drums, keyboards, and acoustic guitar. There was something extremely magical about Bonham`s sound I can`t put my finger on. I`d heard Kansas, Louisiana Leroux, Van Halen and others, but Bonham did something to my brain. And then I heard Tom Sawyer. Oh boy!
Hehe uhm Tom Sawyer is Geddy Lee of Rush. The drummer is Neil Pert. I was lucky to see them twice and at one of the concerts I was up on the shoulders of a friend. Alex Liefson played air guitar with me and when Geddy Lee turned to see him he ran to the end of the stage and Sing with me playing bass. They are so humble and amazing people.
@@moriganna67ify Both are absolutely amazing drummers with two unique and different style...R.I.P John and Neil 💯❤️😩.... I saw a rush seven times myself. One of my all-time favorite bands
@@floydsemlow8253 Wow you are sooo lucky I wish I could've seen Rush live.
@@op0614 I've always been a metalhead back in 91 my buddy wanted me to go see Primus and they were opening for Rush I was only there to see Les claypool when I left there I vowed that I would go see rush anytime they played Cleveland I was just that blown away by them and I did .I saw them every time they came to town even drove to Columbus a couple times but yeah it was like seven or eight times and every time was amazing as my first experience.
@@moriganna67ify I know who Rush is.
This isn't a video about Bonham's death, it should be retitles 'John Bonham's life in 18 minutes'
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Thank you for getting to the point with no extra 'fluff'. It's always good to teach youngsters about the great people we've been blessed to have in our lives, be it near or far and maybe to avoid past mistakes or behaviors that very sadly ended their lives.
Thank you! Have a great day..
I just subscribed to your channel 🥰
A drumming legend we lost much too soon. His playing most definitely has had an effect on my drumming style and millions of others around the world today and will continue to do so for many years to come😊
I came home from school 1969 and led Zeppelin was laying on my bed. OMG mom you were the best. I was 14 I could not stop listing to that album.
The KING of triplets.
R.I.P.
He was the best drummer in the world 🥁
John was a huge fan of Buddy Rich. There was a reason!
Its either him or Neil Peart
If he lived, I wondered if he would retire. Jason Bonham said his dad grew to hate touring and missed his family.
Yes, he hated being away from his family when on tour and sadly turned to drink in order to cope. The rock'nroll life has taken it's toll on so many fine musicians !
@@TheHumbuckerboy A dozen screwdrivers by noon sure is a lot of cope.
@@TheHumbuckerboy The rock n roll lifestyle has taken its toll on many non-musicians too!
@@mattiemclean9882 Sadly true but in the context of being a working musician ( especially in a high profile band) the stress must be immense at times concerning touring and the pressure to perform in front of masses of people . I believe that this is very often the reason why musicians try to escape the anxiety through using alcohol and/or drugs and the consequences are not good.
I think he, and the band, would have retired after one final album. Page and Bonham wanted to do an entire album with songs like Wearing n Tearing. IMO, the band would have done that album and call it a day.
Excellent as always. Thank You for this informative and touching documentary on John, one of the very best drummers ever.
Any relative to another excellent drummer ... Mick Tucker ?
@@TheHumbuckerboy No. Just little Ol me. I've been playing drums since 1964. I was 12. Best Regards.
40 shots never ends well.
No, indeed not.
Actually that was pretty normal for him. He just slept the wrong way that night.
@@lyndoncmp5751 It's not that he drank 40 shots but that he slept the wrong way? You're slaying sleeping killed him and not alcohol?
@@justasimpleguy7211
He choked on his own vomit because he slept on his back. If he'd slept on his side or front he wouldn't have choked on his vomit. He drank that amount regularly.
Of course, he probably would have eventually died of liver damage etc if he carried on but that night he choked on his vomit as he slept the wrong way.
@@lyndoncmp5751 If it wasn't for the alcohol he wouldn't have vomited and even if he did he wouldn't have slept through a blocked airway in a drunken coma until death.
What you're saying is like saying he played Russian Roulette many times and when he finally blew his brains out it wasn't because of Russian Roulette. After all he successfully played that game many times. It was because there was a bullet in the chamber under the hammer that was the problem.
To argue the vomit and not the alcohol killed him is beyond vacuous.
terrific video! Excellent and respectful presentation of a great and wonderful musical influence...
A friend of mine was self taught. He played on a kit that was just a toy, just messing around. Then he built a makeshift kit from discarded drums. Used a chair to hold the snare. He's now one of the best drummers I know. He also hit super hard. Kinda deafened me before I accepted the importance of earplugs.
Drums also require finesse. There's no sheet music when drums are notated as just loud all the time.
@@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 thanks, friend.
Bonham's drumming took a new turn on the album In Through The Out Door. It was still heavy but had a more New Orleans and World Music feel underneath. The half-time shuffle on Fool In The Rain is f'n legendary. Drumming wise, the dude was in a sweet spot. Shame he passed so early, he could have created so much more.
I had always heard Keith Moon used the name “Lead Zepplin” as an insult. “The New Yards Birds?? That’ll go over like a lead zepplin.” Or lead balloon as we would say in the States.
They say lead balloon in the UK too. I think saying zeppelin instead of balloon is just a Moonism.
@@p0llenp0ny The story I heard was Moon said lead balloon and John Entwistle chimed in with lead zeppelin.
That would be Led Zeppelin.
In 1979/80 I had to leave Canada for Germany and being 15/16 I had attended American International School of Dusseldorf. I had made many international friends at the school and I took drum lessons there as well. I had already been a fan of Led Zeppelin and was shocked one day when one of my friends said if I wanted to go to a Zeppelin concert in the nearby city of Koln. On top of that he told me his mother was the European tour coordinator and my friend has 4 full access/backstage passes. I was blown away by this and thinking how I was going to be meeting the band. When I got home and told the exciting news to my parents all my hopes and dreams where shattered by my partents saying that they were leaving to Paris for that weekend and I couldnt go. I pleaded with other possibilites of staying at frineds places but it was struck down as we were going for two weeks and visiting other countries. Well when I got back to see my friend and ask how the concert went he told it was an awesome time and seeing all the band backstage, but the most memerable part was my replacement which ended up being his curvy late teen sister and that Robert Plant had offered her his hotel room key but she turned him down. I am assuming that her mother would have been upset if she did take it. When I returned to Canada I told all my friends the story on how close I was to seeing the band and I continue to play drums and made a band with my friends playing the classic rock songs of that era. I still listen to Led Zeppelin to this day and I will be 60 on October 22 2023 and still play drums almost every weekend. RIP JHB
Awesome video , Thank you , The Best Band EVER !🖤
Thanks for another interesting and informative video
This just goes to show how dangerous Alcohol can be. So sad.
Cirrhosis is horrible, too. Saw it twice. Nasty.
I mean cannabis is not going to kill anyone. It’s plenty strong enough for me, but for some, they need to be out cold evidently.
Alcohol is legal and highly available though mushrooms are illegal
Pay to play troll
Yes Again Drugs #1 Problem for Most Rockers -😞😞😞
favourite Zep Song would be Since I´ve been loving you but that´s a real hard question ;) I was 13 when i saw LZ live in Cologne Germany in 1980 the concert influenced me a lot as a teen. Some Month later John died and i remember how shocked i was. Today im 55 and i´m kinda proud to be a witness of one of the last LZ concerts but it hurts when i think about what great music he could be maybe still making. He was really one of a kind!!!
Had tickets for the in through the out door tour at Madison square garden in new York and obviously lost my chance to see my favorite band of all time I was 15 life is not fair at times rest in peace bonzo one could only imagine what direction and great music zeppelin would have produced going into the 80s
18:19 - That's a cool sculpture. Great tribute.
I wish I could go back in time and dry the poor guy out for a bit. Even if Led Zeppelin couldn't continue as they were, Plant, Page and Jones are still actively performing today.
in the 80s I used to sneak into my sisters room to listen to her records. was listening to "in through the outdoor" and spilled my water on the sleeve. the sleeve had a print of the ashtray from the bar, close up, in black newspaper dot print style. when I wiped the water a wash of color came out. I freaked out and told her. I showed her what happened and that day we realized what the front album artwork actually meant. studying each pane of the album they were all the same picture, taken at different angles and distances. that was my mind years before I "explored my brain" if you catch my drift
It's just awful that such a great drummer 🥁 had to leave us at such a young age.
His choice.
"Tragic"? When something is controllable or by choice ....the word is NOT "tragic". "UNFORTUNATE" perhaps. But this was the culture of the entire band. They have all admitted to their lifestyle. It's simply unfortunate. They very probably could have had a very lengthy and rewarding career that could be still going strong, but "fame" and "wrong choices" put a stop to everything.
Now, they are all older .....and now intelligent ....experienced.
Sadly, they're not alone, and these unfortunate incidences will continue to happen when performers experience success and don't know how to handle it.
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I must say, this is the best channel on youtube. Congrats.
Holy F-ing Shit!!! 40 shots of VODKA!!?? Something must have been dreadfully wrong! He literally commited suicide by drinking himself to death. When I was living in Austin and playing gigs, one night I drank 15 shots of Vodka after my girlfriend dumped me. But 40!!!?
I wept when you pointed that out. I remember when the first LZ album came out. I was 14 and my buddy said listen to this. I was blown away!!
My buddy then pulled out a super 8 film of the wreck of the Hindenburg, we watched it as we listened to the album again!
As a hardcore Beatle fan I was reborn by LZ in to a whole new meaning of Rock Music!
Incredible vid! You definitely set the way back machine for me!!
THANK YOU!
Thanks for this
I was finally old enough to see Zep- who were my idols- and their tour schedule took them to my city. Then one day after getting out of high school-the news came over the radio that Bonzo had died. I was initially sad- then angry. Still have mixed emotions about it to this day.
It's insane that he was only 32 when he died. To create so much timeless music by such a young age is mind-blowing.
alcohol is one of the worst drugs ever discovered by humans. I still cant figure out why it's legal. personally I dont think most drugs should be illegal, especially with cannabis being a schedule 1 in the U.S.. alcohol though.. its a life taker and a love destroyer
@@flipnap2112 Your statement is silly. Maybe when you’re an addict. I love it and it doesn’t affect my life. If you ban alcohol, you should also ban sugar and junk food. People kill themselves daily with this shit.
Yeah, that whole generation of musicians were really something. So many of them died way too young. And it’s strange that 27 and 32 were the ages of so many that passed away. I agree with Teddy, alcohol is by far the most dangerous drug out there. Yeah all the musicians that died so young were into drugs. But the common thread is alcohol abuse.
"Tragic"? When something is controllable or by choice ....the word is NOT "tragic". "UNFORTUNATE" perhaps. But this was the culture of the entire band. They have all admitted to their lifestyle. It's simply unfortunate. They very probably could have had a very lengthy and rewarding career that could be still going strong, but "fame" and "wrong choices" put a stop to everything.
Now, they are all older .....and now intelligent ....experienced.
Sadly, they're not alone, and these unfortunate incidences will continue to happen when performers experience success and don't know how to handle it.
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@@flipnap2112 ...agreed ....almost ....except for the cannabis opinion and most drugs being illegal. People doing drugs is fundamentally irresponsible. Why do it when it is unhealthy and potentially dangerous, depending on the person? Show me ONE person, who does drugs ....RESPONSIBLY. It is an oxymoron.
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wow, what an interesting vid, and thanks for posting it!. i am a Deep Purple fan, but have always liked a bit of Zepplin, so i do appreciate the heavy rock scene, i never knew JB left us so early, Alcohol and drug related deaths in The Artists has always been there, and thats sad, we have lost over the last 50 ish, if not more years some incredible talent, Elvis Presly, springs to mind
So sad to see great talent die for no reason at all....
There was a reason. No need to make the man a martyr. He was both a great drummer and deeply troubled.
The reason was alchohol poisoning, drugs. He was a user. These are reasons he died. 😮
It is a problem if a drummer plays too loud when recording because of mic bleed and overpower condensers/capsules which would clip and/or unbalance the mix. Probably why in later years they used the stairwell at Headley Grange and predominantly used the overheads. Rick Beato's channel looked closely at the recording setup they used there.
Also, the fourth album was better alternatively known as the 'four symbols' album, as it introduced the different insignias of each member.
Carouselambra is an incredible track and has one of the coolest bridges ever...
I have always loved that song but many hate it.
@@TheHumbuckerboy I agree with you and people who hate it don't get it. JPJ's bass and keyboard work was amazing and the rest of the band shined as well. Great Album..
That bridge is magical.
I used to think that this was just an accident, a one-time thing. But he was drinking a deadly amount of alcohol on a regular basis.
He played behind the rest of the band which is why he was so good! What took so long to do this video!
never too old for Led Zeppelin
Bless you john..alcohol is a wicked thing..it smiles at you to start with but then takes everything you have..great bloody drummer x
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April 25, 1977 Freedom Hall Louisville KY. What a show!
Always remember Plant saying when his son died tragic Bonham was the only member who reached out and stayed by his side .
I saw Led Zepplin live in Sydney in 1972. I was 11. Haven't stopped listening to them. Good to have an older cousin.
👍🇬🇧❤BEST BAND EVER !!!!!!......4 SUPERSTARS 🎸💥
By far one of the best drumers big time!
Excellent video.
Great drummer.Carmine Appice was a big influence on him. He's still alive at 75 and touring with The Vanilla Fudge.Still playing great.
Evangelist Roger Mansour former Leslie West Vagrants Drummer
I saw Led Zeppelin at Knebworth...both times!
I know nothing about drums and drumming. But it is a tribute to his genius that I was blown away by Bonham.
Es wird niemals einen besseren Drummer geben, RIP Bonzo
Was just listening to The Wanton Song, and my personal favorite, The Rover. The swinging groove on those songs is just amazing, and that's mostly due to Bonham. I mean the timing on The Wanton Song?! Bonham's first few beats at the beginning of The Rover gets me everytime. It demands you pay attention. Then, the whole band grooving on the outro?! Holy shitballs, I ducking love it! Their ability to successfully meld different genres into a new whole made them unique.
Just imagine how much more Led Zep would have been more legendary had Bonzo lived and they did the In Through the Out Door tour. The album was selling very well at the time and they were selling tickets for the tour when Bonzo died.
Hate to admit it, but Led Zeppelin was close to being done anyway by 1980. Jimmy Page was barely involved in "In Through The Out Door". How he gave himself the producer's credit, I'll never understand. The majority of that album was basically a product of John Paul Jones. Page was too out of it by then. Plant was getting tired of it. Jones was definitely getting tired of it. Page and Bonham were just too hammered all the time. Their best work was behind them, but they did have one hell of a ride, and made their indelible mark like few others have.
I never liked the In through the Outdoor album. It was dismal IMO. Their best stuff was the earlier Blusier heavier releases.
@@toxsickdog I agree about the earlier stuff for sure. However, when In through the Out Door came out we had a few years of DISCO..........and Disco sucks, lol. So I was happy with that album.
Gone to soon and the All went through so much 😢
Yeah... that whole thing about having to live up to a (perceived) reputation. It has taken it's toll on many people, from all walks of life.
Thanks Bonzo, for all those heavy beats!!
Great video as usual but spotted at least 3 typos. Lemme know if u need a proofreader for future videos.
Bravo!
I’d like to see a video which compares styles of music adored in specific countries, that doesn’t track in other countries or regions. Or certain albums loved by parts of Europe, but not so much in America or Australia.
"His time as a bricklayer would help him develop hard palms, that would allow him to play the drums with his hands"
As apposed to playing with what? His face?
I think they were referring to playing with bare hands versus using drumsticks.
@@drumdad54sdl47 Ohhhh 🤦
Well I feel like a bit if a dickhead now 😄
Wonderful
The way I remember the story, Moon, after hearing about the line-up of Page's new band (two unknowns and a session musician) was heard to remark,"That'll go over like a lead zeppelin!", an exaggeration of the "lead balloon " phrase. This conversation was said to have taken place at the session for "Beck's Bolero" which featured Moon and Entwhistle.
What a drummer
Very Good!!!
The greatest drummer of all time!
You got the part about how Zeppelin got their name a little wrong... The name came from a sort of joke/off hand comment that was made after Moon and John Entwistle recorded Beck's Bolero in 1966, with Page, John Paul Jones and Jeff Beck. The tune turned out so good that they talnked about forming a new band. Moon (or Entwistle, depending on who you believe) said the band would go over like a lead balloon. Page remembered the joke when they were discussing new names for the New Yardbirds, and BAM, Led Zeppelin was born.....
My best friend and some of my siblings had tickets to see Led Zeppelin w/ Foreigner at the St Paul civic center in November 1980 when we got the tragic news. 😢. It would have been the first time seeing them. To this day I still wonder what happened to the unused tickets. I think they just got tossed in the garbage….
When I lived in L.A. and was going to AA meetings there, I met quite a few SOBER musicians, a few VERY famous who are still going strong well into their 80s and a few who were "fired" from very famous groups.
ALCOHOL IS NOT A JOKE
I'm a zep fan including the hated album presence , the old saying the man takes a drink or the drink takes the man runs true to millions of people, I recently saw Jason Bonhams led zeppelin, very impressive, if your a zep fan you'll definitely be impressed also , rip John Bonham
The hated Presence album had one of their greatest songs, Achilles Last Stand.
I don't hate presence
@@anthonypecora5005 Yup. I know guys playing 50 years like. You picked a hard song.
Presence is not hated. ITTOD sends my husband into fits he hates it so much. Lol!
@@stefmon68 that's at the bottom of my album list. I like the cover art though
He was a Legend for sure , thankfully his son is a chip off the old block .
Godspeed John
G.B.N.F.
Bonzo would also loosen the skins to get a deeper louder sound.
Legendary. We have a great cover band in SoCal called Led Zepagain, they do some amazing shows but Plant’s choosing can’t be replicated either. Peace all.
They kinda sound like that as it is. I leave mine just tight enough to bounce, too.
HAD TICKETS FOR A SHOW IN CHICAGO STILL HAVE IT IN A PICTURE FRAME STILL IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE AFTER ALL THESE YEARS.
He was so fantastic. I’ve always preferred Keith Moon , and The Who to Zep, but Bonzo was really the best. Just great.
funny you say that!... was just thinking of the only zep concert i got to see ( waiting n waiting finally camped out at local mall waiting for ticketron to open 😂) sold out six straight nights los angeles at the forum... my ticket was $6.75 yep thats right and keith moon came out mid set and did long solo with bonham both using only hands... man!.. what a treat!.. two mad men!.. the band played 3 hours no opening act!.. those were the days 👍🏻
Unlike Keith, Bonham drumming did not degrade. Jimmy's guitar playing also degraded with time. Also later in the 90's Page/plant tours were in top form. Because Jimmy had been sober for many years by then. Keith's peak was in the early seventies.
@@HiPlains1 I would agree. Keith was his own worst enemy. His drumming on Who Are You was pedestrian at best. Bonzo was still Bonzo on In Through The Out Door.
To be fair I don’t think Keith’s drumming style was sustainable anyway. Even if he was sober and healthy. Jimmy Page deteriorated markedly in the 80’s but you’re right he came back strong in the 90’s forward.
After Keith’s death The Who were still a fantastic live band but their couple of albums were weak. In many ways I respect Zeps decision to retire after Bonzos death.
@@martinedwards4522 bro somehow I missed this comment. Moon and Bonham together!!?!? That’s incredible. What an experience it must have been. !!!!
@@michaelcavallacci2945 a priviledged memory for sure!.. both on same stage long hand solo... moon being moon ( entered w a sommersault 😂)
10:49 just why 😩
The best rock drummer ever
Cozy Powell agreed.
Best rock drummer of all time. He left us way too young.
I saw Zeppelin in 79 at Knebworth I was 16, fantastic!!!!!
If you are fortunate enough to be born with a gift, never take it (or your life) for granted. Jimmy we t on to do great work, but he never played better than with John. There was real magic.