Bonzo's drum beat is so hypnotizing. Sets the mood of the song right out of the gate. Then Page's slide guitar takes you on a trip. One of Zep's top tunes for sure.
That's what it's all about brother...never stop learning. I just turned sixty and I'm constantly challenging myself to learn something new on a regular basis. As far as guitars go, there are two basic kinds: electric and acoustic. Now with those two kinds are a variety of types, but in most rock music it's mostly six string electric guitar and four string electric bass. The bass is, most often, driving the rhythm of a song, along with drums. The bass has a very distinct lower tone that lays a foundation on which the melody (lead guitar, vocals and keyboards) are played over. That's over simplified, but holds true for most pop/rock songs. The bass player for Led Zeppelin, John Paul Jones, is one of the all time greats. Because of the dynamic presence of lead guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant and drummer John Bonham, JPJ is sometimes overlooked, but his unrivaled bass playing is what really drives all of Zeppelin's music.
There will never be another band that comes close to the greatness of Led Zeppelin!! Thats lead singer Robert Plant playing the harmonica...multi-talented musician!!🎵🎤🎶🎶
Led Zeppelin were one of the few musical pioneers of the late 60s/70s, those bands/ artists were all pioneering new music of their own so, yes these guys/ girls were just as great as LZ😇😊💫
Led Zeppelin's iconic 4th album "Led Zeppelin IV" from 1971 has sold 24 million copies in the US to date... it is 1 of those records that spoke to generations of music fans, much like Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' ... Fleetwood Mac's 'Rumours' ... AC/DC's 'Back in black' ... The Eagles' 'Hotel California' (and "Greatest hits '71 - '75" record) ... Pink Floyd's 'Dark side of the Moon' ... Meat Loaf's 'Bat out of hell' ... Metallica's 'black' self-titled album... Guns N' Roses' 'Appetite for destruction' ... Nirvana's 'Nevermind' ... Boston's self-titled album ... The Beatles' 'Abbey Road' ... 🔥🔥
This song tells the story of a huge flood that happened in the south in the 1920s that destroyed a town and families lost their homes and everything...based on a true event
well this is Zeppelin's "cover" of the original by Memphis Minnie back in 1933. of course its so rearranged and changed that really just the lyrics and basic melody survived to be in Zep's version. they did that a lot. rearranging classic blues to be almost so different you could call it original, but technically not an original idea.
@@Jaggedknife11 I know who wrote it as well and love the original version as well but LZ just added more thunder to the original song and did a terrific version of it
"When the Levee Breaks" is a country blues song 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. "When the Levee Breaks" was re-worked by English rock group Led Zeppelin as the last song on their fourth album.
As others here have noted, this song is about the 1927 flooding of the Mississippi. More than 200,000 African American lost their homes, this triggered the Great Migration to Northern Industrial cities Chicago being one. As the lyrics indicate "If you're going down south, they got no work to do......I'm going to Chicago."
Thanks Ziggy heard some of the history, but I never heard that part before. I always wondered exactly what that line meant. I always imagined it something exactly like that, but thanks for alleviating that minor headache that I have had since I was maybe 14. Really.
Okay you two it's time for In My Time Of Dying. Bluesy with shredding guitar and heavy drums, you know how it goes. Live at Earl's Court or studio. Keep getting the Led out!
OK youngsters this is a cover done by originally by Memphis Minnie in the 1930s it was acoustic guitar and voice done by Memphis Minnie Go out and check the original
Great reaction to this cover of a 1929 blues track (yes nearly 100 years old!) A good next listen from Led Zeppelin... The Lemon Song Or What is, and, What should never be
Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin are the G.O.A.T.S. ...!!! The Beatles are up there no doubt, number one in a lot of peeps favs. Rolling Stones, The Doors, The Who. Dylan, Hendrix up there in a close second. Peace...
Love to see young people raised with music devoid of live instruments and natural singing voices! When they hear it, they realize what they've missed and the potential of modern musicians returning to the fundamentals...hip hop included! How good was half time with that backup band?! Request Beth Hart Am I The One live at paradiso or anything with Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa live! Blues and blues rock royalty!
I love it when Robert plays the harmonica. This song has so much soul and grit! Led Zep # 1 always! It’s too bad I was a little to young to see this guys live otherwise I would have been at Madison Square Garden front and center🥰 58yrs later and I still get goosebumps listening to these guys.❤️
I like to see your reaction to led zeppelin's Dazed and confused. I'd recommend the live version. You want to talk about a song that takes you on trip. But watch jimmy page. Jimmy is a guitar genius
I remember a record I listened to as a child. It was Peter and the Wolf. It narrated a story with orchestra and was a wonderful introduction to the sounds and instruments of the orchestra. I think if you watch a live band performance of Deep Purple or even Zeppelin you get a better idea of what instruments are being played when.
I applaud you both for what you said in this reaction to broaden your mind and horizons in music it's best to listen to many genres and age of music to gain not only knowledge but respect of what has gone before and the influences that it brings and this is from someone that is hardcore Pink Floyd fan,but I also love soul music,funk music,ect:
Led Zeppelin are regarded along with Black Sabbath and Deep Purple as the progenitors of a genre of music we know now as heavy metal. These three bands were the unholy trinity of heavy metal, the pioneers of a sound that was powerful, intense, aggressive and virtuosic with roots in rock n roll, blues, and classical music influnces.
Back in the 70's when I was learning drums, why was Bonham so good? Because he helped the songs groove plus adding taste, showing off sometimes. Then I heard RUSH......
Thanks for another great reaction just love younger generation really appreciative of this pioneering music, I know you like drummers so try Bonham 15 minute solo Moby Dick, the greatest solo ever by the greatest Rock drummer ever. Also, as I know you like female rock artists my next request is for the unappreciated, underrated, unique Symphonic Rock band Renaissance with lead singer Annie Haslam. The track Mother Russia is an epic😲💥
Led Zep do not miss! If you want to hear another straight blues track from Led Zeppelin, check out their song In My Time Of Dying. It's one of Jimmy's best pieces of guitar work, he absolutely kills the slide guitar.
Please react to Since I've Been Loving You recorded version...very very bluesy..you will love it. It will take your cold away...watch and see! Feel better💞💞
Hey guys. One of the easiest bands to catch the bass guitar line is Iron Maiden. Steve Harris the bass player is usually playing a different melody underneath the song. Once you hear it you can’t unhear it. If that makes sense.
Robert Plant himself plays the harmonica, Jimmy uses a Bottleneck for the slide guitar sound and Bonzo uses some original methods of his own to make the drums sound this sensational. The song is an American blues that of course the British musicians already loved at the time and I would venture to say that they knew more than the Americans themselves, who were still reluctant to give space to this legitimate southern sound (Elvis took advantage of this a lot)
I like how you guys mix up the "styles/genres" of rock with your reactions ya feel me ... about to check out this reaction for "When the Levee Breaks" hope ya thought the drums were 🔥and dug the groove, no cap !🥁✊🏽
Led Zeppelin are in a company of British Bands influenced by Blues when they 1st started in the 60's. They plus Pink Floyd and Black Sabbath listened to the Blues. Even Pink Floyd's name is the 1st names of two Bluesmen: PINK Anderson and FLOYD Council. Like comments mentioned LZ are more Bluesy than Hard Rock and Heavy Metal. But LZ has influenced many bands that continues thru today.
Another great reaction to the G.O.A.T.S. In honor of your "sniffles" you should react to the zeppelin song "Sick Again". A def banger that not many reactors have covered.
The ending song of an epic album cover to cover. I appreciate you guys a lot. And I have to say Ms. Recklezz has the sweetest smile ever. Keep it up you two.
The thing about Led Zeppelin is that they kick each other’s beats rather then step on each other. Studio quality musicians all the way opposed to a lot of garage bands out there. Just saying , listen for yourself…….GOATS!!!!
Zeppelin were more considered "heavy blues" rather than "blues rock" (there is a difference). This song is a reworking of a blues song by Memphis Minnie and Kansas Joe McCoy about the Mississippi Delta flood of 1927. These drum beats were some of the most sampled in early Hip Hop by a lot of people. The instruments were recorded at regular speed then slowed a half step while the vocals stayed the same speed to help give the instruments a slower, sludgier sound. What you do with your friends is sneak in some Zep but don't tell them who it is, that way they've got no pre-conceived ideas then see what they think. If you do, please share with us their reviews.
LZ has so many different styles in their catalog that you can't really pigeonhole them to one style, to me personally they were more blues-rock n roll style in this song but they play more acoustic songs with a slice of folk music than blues-rock if you look at their catalog , for instance LZIII is mainly acoustic songs and every album has them.. .GOATs
Do you happen to know whose idea it was to do the half-step slower? That's a genius idea, and it subtly but subconsciously defines this song's uniqueness for many people. That feel to the instruments has a nice natural tension with the vocal, like the music is being reluctantly dragged 'behind' the vocal, which is so great for a blues song. Whoever thought of it was a genius in that moment.
@@s.mcpherson6354 Everything comes thru Jimmy....he is one of the few guitarist that the rhythm section follows his lead and not the other way around, it is actually well thought out by him but during live shows he just plays what he is feeling at that moment and tends to improvise alot and if you notice on live shows when Jimmy goes on a long extended solo he will always turn around and let Bonzo know when the change is coming up, he also doodles with different tunings as well
@@bobbyn.9773 Band mates communicating changes with each other is what pretty much every band does coming off a solo, so I'm not sure I'd refer to that as directing things. You're just letting your playing partners know when a certain improvised section is ready to give way to the next section of the song because if it's going well you might go a few more bars. But my question was more about the recording decision on the half-step. I'm open to the idea being Page's--he is a genius--but I was wondering if anyone had some links to evidence on whose decision that was? Did he maybe mention it in a book or interview? Or did some other person mention who thought of that? It feels like an engineer's idea, but this kind of thing can come from anyone creative and out-of-the-box.
If you want to break down and understand the vocals and instruments behind great songs, you need to check out Rick Beato's "What Makes This Song Great" series on UA-cam. Levee is something special for the the iconic drums and that harmonica(Robert Plant by the way).
Addressing what Rcklezz said @6:20 about the diff guitar sounds. I'll turn you on to a band that you can you really pick out. Iron Maiden. Check out "The Trooper." In the song you will immediately recognize a "galloping bass" sound - that is Steve Harris on the bass. He is the main songwriter and is one of the best bassists ever. Then there are 3 different guitarists (2 "lead guitars" and one "rhythm guitar". During the guitar solo, you'll hear one guitar play a segment, then the song transitions and the other guitarist kind of piggybacks with his own solo - these are both done by the "lead guitarist. The galloping bass is a staplepoint of Iron Maiden - most of their songs are identifiable by that bass sound, and their guitarists play their guitars along with the melody. It's melodic metal.
The Great Mississippi Flood Of 1927 Covered Over 27,000 Square Miles,, In Some Places The Depth Of The Water Reaching 30 Feet..R.I.P. To The 500+ Souls Lost.
Straight up heavy blues rock. Ya’ll should give K-Rino a reaction. Dude is probably the greatest lyricist barely anyone knows about. Like Annihilation of the Evil Machine, Sorcerer’s Den, Duality, Father of the Flame, Perpetual Ascension these are just a few of his songs
Today's shirt has the word 'bamboozled', which ends with 'z' and 'led', so it's kind of a light wash. No harm, no foul. What's not to like, maybe love, about this HEAVY mother of a track? On an album of standout from the crowd tracks, this one was designed to just flatten you, and it did. Leaving us exhausted but exhilarated. Also, do you get how Jimmy Page's production layers guitars harmonizing with an initial line/melody and builds to a torrent of sound, an irresistible and overwhelming flood of tension and dread? The crushing weight of the drums, Robert's swirling blues-harp(harmonica), and the anchoring bass drone it rides atop. Finally, I wish the female half of this reaction duo (sorry, I missed intros to both of you.) would speak up more, I love both your interest in, affection and respect for the music, she's listening as keenly and intelligently, it's clear, I just have a tough time hearing her input sometimes. Anyway, keep on, you two, I love what you're doing. Be well, have fun, rawk awn. ;>D
that's a very cool insight and very true about the use of arrangement and instrumentation.. today it's a blend and gets lost in the "mix"... it's also worth noting that Jimmy Page is also a genius producer / mixer.. also an inventor of sound effects (like distortion box etc).. maybe one of the best in history so far.. so Zeppelin is well produced... maybe the best.
I have seen lots of different reaction channels and they all are great in their own way. Really cool to how different people progress. You guys are going in an awesome direction. Please listen to The Who’s Magic Bus from their Live at Leeds album. You will understand the feeling of Rock and Roll instantly. Also hit some Bo Diddley - the originator. He was putting beats together and listening to the Blues genius John Lee Hooker - combined the 2 and R&R was born. That Bo Diddley Beat is everywhere. When the Levee Breaks is the most sampled song in history, by a ton, but the Bo Diddley Beat is the basis for it all. Please help me blow up reactions with Magic Bus - been trying for a year all over the place:) Peace
At 6:30 what it sounds like you’re trying to say is you now understand the difference e between hearing and listening. Hearing the music is the most basic level possible You hear the doorbell or the tires screech You hear the music but subconsciously almost in the background Listening is a science and an art that you can take years to refine Depends how in depth you want to listen Listen and learn to count with the beat. As simplistic as it might sound a lot of people struggle identifying the difference between the downbeat and the upbeat A lot of the hard-core listeners of this music that follow these channels like yours people that grew up with this music I’m talking about basically white folks like me 40s 50s 60s don’t know how to count along with the song Especially when music is written with a little bit of complexity and the phrase doesn’t always start on beat 1. It could be a pick up beat Most rock and pop music is in 4/4 or 3/4. Blues is in 12/8. But time signatures can change throughout the song especially with good song writers Most have no idea how to count it And they might say they don’t think that’s important. Hard to put a value on something you never experienced or don’t know how to do though That’s being close minded But if you think you have a whole new appreciation by listening to single individual instruments the more in depth and the more you fine-tune your listening skills the appreciation only continues to get greater
Don't want to bore you but I was about 9yrs and my dad allowed me to do what I want on my bedroom wall,my cousin had a led zeppelin album and the label was just exactly what you had on your t-shirt and which I painted on my wall as a kid,about 50yrs ago.lol
Bonzo's drum beat is so hypnotizing. Sets the mood of the song right out of the gate. Then Page's slide guitar takes you on a trip. One of Zep's top tunes for sure.
Is he not beating the ever lovin' shit out of those drums? Hitting them like he's framing a house.
Bonzo could of driven a demon out of a soul with his powerful mighty drum beat he was an exorcist..... Led the power of the drum compel you
Coffee not even done yet and Led Zeppelin in my ears got to be a good day..lovelovelove ❤️🌸✌🏻
That's what it's all about brother...never stop learning. I just turned sixty and I'm constantly challenging myself to learn something new on a regular basis.
As far as guitars go, there are two basic kinds: electric and acoustic. Now with those two kinds are a variety of types, but in most rock music it's mostly six string electric guitar and four string electric bass. The bass is, most often, driving the rhythm of a song, along with drums. The bass has a very distinct lower tone that lays a foundation on which the melody (lead guitar, vocals and keyboards) are played over. That's over simplified, but holds true for most pop/rock songs. The bass player for Led Zeppelin, John Paul Jones, is one of the all time greats. Because of the dynamic presence of lead guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant and drummer John Bonham, JPJ is sometimes overlooked, but his unrivaled bass playing is what really drives all of Zeppelin's music.
Fantastic post mate. Hats off to you.
Thanks so much for reacting to this. "When the Levee Breaks" is my absolute favorite Zepplin song!
Fabulous song! Old Mississippi blues! Great harmonica by Robert!
thats what makes this song their best for me.. !!!
There will never be another band that comes close to the greatness of Led Zeppelin!! Thats lead singer Robert Plant playing the harmonica...multi-talented musician!!🎵🎤🎶🎶
Meh...love them greatly but I would say TOOL 🔧 gives them a run for their money. Of course we wouldn't have hard Rock without Zeppelin.
Led Zeppelin were one of the few musical pioneers of the late 60s/70s, those bands/ artists were all pioneering new music of their own so, yes these guys/ girls were just as great as LZ😇😊💫
Led Zeppelin's iconic 4th album "Led Zeppelin IV" from 1971 has sold 24 million copies in the US to date... it is 1 of those records that spoke to generations of music fans, much like Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' ... Fleetwood Mac's 'Rumours' ... AC/DC's 'Back in black' ... The Eagles' 'Hotel California' (and "Greatest hits '71 - '75" record) ... Pink Floyd's 'Dark side of the Moon' ... Meat Loaf's 'Bat out of hell' ... Metallica's 'black' self-titled album... Guns N' Roses' 'Appetite for destruction' ... Nirvana's 'Nevermind' ... Boston's self-titled album ... The Beatles' 'Abbey Road' ... 🔥🔥
The perfect list 🎵❤
I would add Steely Dan "Aja"
@@jennhurl Steely Dan's 'Aja' sold 2 million copies... I was listing iconic records of 10+ million copies sold.
I mean, that's just a badass groove
For my money, the greatest Rock 'n Roll band of all time ..... I'll be grooving to their recordings to my last day ....
This song tells the story of a huge flood that happened in the south in the 1920s that destroyed a town and families lost their homes and everything...based on a true event
3 foot and rising. Johnny Cash damn sure sang about it
well this is Zeppelin's "cover" of the original by Memphis Minnie back in 1933. of course its so rearranged and changed that really just the lyrics and basic melody survived to be in Zep's version. they did that a lot. rearranging classic blues to be almost so different you could call it original, but technically not an original idea.
@@Jaggedknife11 I know who wrote it as well and love the original version as well but LZ just added more thunder to the original song and did a terrific version of it
"When the Levee Breaks" is a country blues song 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. "When the Levee Breaks" was re-worked by English rock group Led Zeppelin as the last song on their fourth album.
As others here have noted, this song is about the 1927 flooding of the Mississippi. More than 200,000 African American lost their homes, this triggered the Great Migration to Northern Industrial cities Chicago being one. As the lyrics indicate "If you're going down south, they got no work to do......I'm going to Chicago."
Thanks Ziggy heard some of the history, but I never heard that part before. I always wondered exactly what that line meant. I always imagined it something exactly like that, but thanks for alleviating that minor headache that I have had since I was maybe 14. Really.
You need to hear The Doors
GOAT (million X's sampled) drum track, GOAT song from the GOAT band! Awesome reaction guys!
Achilles last stand,misty mountain hop,the crunge,dyer maker,the rain song,the lemon song, ETC much more zeppelin songs out there
Okay you two it's time for In My Time Of Dying. Bluesy with shredding guitar and heavy drums, you know how it goes. Live at Earl's Court or studio. Keep getting the Led out!
As to hearing everything individually..Jimmy was the bands producer and made sure every part could be heard
OK youngsters this is a cover done by originally by Memphis Minnie in the 1930s it was acoustic guitar and voice done by Memphis Minnie
Go out and check the original
Great reaction to this cover of a 1929 blues track (yes nearly 100 years old!)
A good next listen from Led Zeppelin...
The Lemon Song
Or
What is, and, What should never be
The difference of the Instruments. YES !!! Great Job You Two 😁❤🤘
One of my favourite zeppelin songs
Hope ya feel better soon…. And stones and The Who..lovelovelove ❤️✌🏻🌸
Thank you so much!
Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin are the G.O.A.T.S. ...!!! The Beatles are up there no doubt, number one in a lot of peeps favs. Rolling Stones, The Doors, The Who. Dylan, Hendrix up there in a close second. Peace...
This is my favorite Led Zeppelin song!
My favorite Zeppelin song too
The drum sample that made 90s hip hop. This was and still is the most sampled drum loop in rap and hip hop.
Drumming by John "Bonzo" Bonham was recording in stair well for echoing effect.
Yup, and Bonham played it a 3rd faster then they slowed down the tape to get that incredible "Boom"
Hearts cover of Led Zeppelin's song The Battle of Evermore,live.Is one that will really take the roof off.Have a good show guys.
Incredible cover. Yes you have too do this. 😁❤🤘
Love to see young people raised with music devoid of live instruments and natural singing voices! When they hear it, they realize what they've missed and the potential of modern musicians returning to the fundamentals...hip hop included! How good was half time with that backup band?!
Request Beth Hart Am I The One live at paradiso or anything with Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa live! Blues and blues rock royalty!
I love it when Robert plays the harmonica. This song has so much soul and grit! Led Zep # 1 always! It’s too bad I was a little to young to see this guys live otherwise I would have been at Madison Square Garden front and center🥰 58yrs later and I still get goosebumps listening to these guys.❤️
Lead singer, Robert Plant is doing harmonica opening.
One of my favorites for sure!
I like to see your reaction to led zeppelin's Dazed and confused. I'd recommend the live version. You want to talk about a song that takes you on trip. But watch jimmy page. Jimmy is a guitar genius
Robert plant plays harmonica here, hes a very good harmonica player too
This has everything I like in a song, rock, blues, a little country and slide gutair
One of my favorite songs on Led Zeppelin IV. John Bonham’s drumming on this song is truly sublime 🔥
I remember a record I listened to as a child. It was Peter and the Wolf. It narrated a story with orchestra and was a wonderful introduction to the sounds and instruments of the orchestra. I think if you watch a live band performance of Deep Purple or even Zeppelin you get a better idea of what instruments are being played when.
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When Katrina was going on this song played on repeat in my mind…”When the levees break I got no place to stay”…
Tragically hip new Orleans is sinking is another one that came to my mind during Katrina
The intro and 1st solo was a Harmonica!
May just be my all-time favorite song.
I applaud you both for what you said in this reaction to broaden your mind and horizons in music it's best to listen to many genres and age of music to gain not only knowledge but respect of what has gone before and the influences that it brings and this is from someone that is hardcore Pink Floyd fan,but I also love soul music,funk music,ect:
Led Zeppelin are regarded along with Black Sabbath and Deep Purple as the progenitors of a genre of music we know now as heavy metal. These three bands were the unholy trinity of heavy metal, the pioneers of a sound that was powerful, intense, aggressive and virtuosic with roots in rock n roll, blues, and classical music influnces.
Back in the 70's when I was learning drums, why was Bonham so good? Because he helped the songs groove plus adding taste, showing off sometimes. Then I heard RUSH......
Thanks for another great reaction just love younger generation really appreciative of this pioneering music, I know you like drummers so try Bonham 15 minute solo Moby Dick, the greatest solo ever by the greatest Rock drummer ever. Also, as I know you like female rock artists my next request is for the unappreciated, underrated, unique Symphonic Rock band Renaissance with lead singer Annie Haslam. The track Mother Russia is an epic😲💥
Best drum beat EVER, sampled hundreds of times aswell
D'yer Mak"er is a another great song w/ great drumming and a reggae (sort of ) beat.
So glad you're learnin'. Music such as this is unheard of in modern music.
Led Zep do not miss! If you want to hear another straight blues track from Led Zeppelin, check out their song In My Time Of Dying. It's one of Jimmy's best pieces of guitar work, he absolutely kills the slide guitar.
Please react to Since I've Been Loving You recorded version...very very bluesy..you will love it. It will take your cold away...watch and see! Feel better💞💞
Hey guys. One of the easiest bands to catch the bass guitar line is Iron Maiden. Steve Harris the bass player is usually playing a different melody underneath the song. Once you hear it you can’t unhear it. If that makes sense.
Bonzo went HAM on those drums 🔥🔥
she had a smile the whole song
Robert Plant himself plays the harmonica, Jimmy uses a Bottleneck for the slide guitar sound and Bonzo uses some original methods of his own to make the drums sound this sensational. The song is an American blues that of course the British musicians already loved at the time and I would venture to say that they knew more than the Americans themselves, who were still reluctant to give space to this legitimate southern sound (Elvis took advantage of this a lot)
Beastie Boys sampled this on “Rhymin and stealin”
Greatest Rock band ever by the way thats Robert on the harmonica just killing it got that backwoods bluesy sound so diverse in there music
I like how you guys mix up the "styles/genres" of rock with your reactions ya feel me ... about to check out this reaction for "When the Levee Breaks" hope ya thought the drums were 🔥and dug the groove, no cap !🥁✊🏽
Led Zeppelin are in a company of British Bands influenced by Blues when they 1st started in the 60's. They plus Pink Floyd and Black Sabbath listened to the Blues. Even Pink Floyd's name is the 1st names of two Bluesmen: PINK Anderson and FLOYD Council. Like comments mentioned LZ are more Bluesy than Hard Rock and Heavy Metal. But LZ has influenced many bands that continues thru today.
MrTech226 = Pink Floyd Influenced by Blues only in name so, musically I think not!
Guys you MUST react to "In My Time of Dying" by Zeppelin. It's mind blowing.
Another great reaction to the G.O.A.T.S. In honor of your "sniffles" you should react to the zeppelin song "Sick Again". A def banger that not many reactors have covered.
“Sick again “ is one of a handful of songs on Physical Graffiti that didn’t get airplay because of the popularity of Kashmir.
Kashmir studio version next!
The ending song of an epic album cover to cover. I appreciate you guys a lot. And I have to say Ms. Recklezz has the sweetest smile ever. Keep it up you two.
The thing about Led Zeppelin is that they kick each other’s beats rather then step on each other. Studio quality musicians all the way opposed to a lot of garage bands out there. Just saying , listen for yourself…….GOATS!!!!
Zeppelin were more considered "heavy blues" rather than "blues rock" (there is a difference). This song is a reworking of a blues song by Memphis Minnie and Kansas Joe McCoy about the Mississippi Delta flood of 1927. These drum beats were some of the most sampled in early Hip Hop by a lot of people. The instruments were recorded at regular speed then slowed a half step while the vocals stayed the same speed to help give the instruments a slower, sludgier sound. What you do with your friends is sneak in some Zep but don't tell them who it is, that way they've got no pre-conceived ideas then see what they think. If you do, please share with us their reviews.
I understood them to be blues influenced heavy rock.
LZ has so many different styles in their catalog that you can't really pigeonhole them to one style, to me personally they were more blues-rock n roll style in this song but they play more acoustic songs with a slice of folk music than blues-rock if you look at their catalog , for instance LZIII is mainly acoustic songs and every album has them..
.GOATs
Do you happen to know whose idea it was to do the half-step slower? That's a genius idea, and it subtly but subconsciously defines this song's uniqueness for many people. That feel to the instruments has a nice natural tension with the vocal, like the music is being reluctantly dragged 'behind' the vocal, which is so great for a blues song. Whoever thought of it was a genius in that moment.
@@s.mcpherson6354 Everything comes thru Jimmy....he is one of the few guitarist that the rhythm section follows his lead and not the other way around, it is actually well thought out by him but during live shows he just plays what he is feeling at that moment and tends to improvise alot and if you notice on live shows when Jimmy goes on a long extended solo he will always turn around and let Bonzo know when the change is coming up, he also doodles with different tunings as well
@@bobbyn.9773 Band mates communicating changes with each other is what pretty much every band does coming off a solo, so I'm not sure I'd refer to that as directing things. You're just letting your playing partners know when a certain improvised section is ready to give way to the next section of the song because if it's going well you might go a few more bars. But my question was more about the recording decision on the half-step. I'm open to the idea being Page's--he is a genius--but I was wondering if anyone had some links to evidence on whose decision that was? Did he maybe mention it in a book or interview? Or did some other person mention who thought of that? It feels like an engineer's idea, but this kind of thing can come from anyone creative and out-of-the-box.
If you like blues-rock you should for sure react to in my time of dying by Led Zeppelin!!!!
The thunder of Bonzo's drums!!
One of my all time favorite songs period! Next try No Quarter or Friends
The GOATS...There will never be another! 😎👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
If you want to break down and understand the vocals and instruments behind great songs, you need to check out Rick Beato's "What Makes This Song Great" series on UA-cam. Levee is something special for the the iconic drums and that harmonica(Robert Plant by the way).
Keep listening. 💪
This is the most likely source of origin for boom-bat beats used in hip hop. Heavily sampled.
Notice the whirlpool effect in the headphones and the bass dropping to the bottom when they start "goin' down" near the end. The Levee done broke!
Y’all hitting some good ones lately!
Addressing what Rcklezz said @6:20 about the diff guitar sounds. I'll turn you on to a band that you can you really pick out.
Iron Maiden. Check out "The Trooper." In the song you will immediately recognize a "galloping bass" sound - that is Steve Harris on the bass. He is the main songwriter and is one of the best bassists ever. Then there are 3 different guitarists (2 "lead guitars" and one "rhythm guitar". During the guitar solo, you'll hear one guitar play a segment, then the song transitions and the other guitarist kind of piggybacks with his own solo - these are both done by the "lead guitarist.
The galloping bass is a staplepoint of Iron Maiden - most of their songs are identifiable by that bass sound, and their guitarists play their guitars along with the melody. It's melodic metal.
Discovering that rock ear for differentiating bass and guitar/other instruments! :D
You should listen to Misty Mountain hop my favorite from Led Zeppelin
The Great Mississippi Flood Of 1927 Covered Over 27,000 Square Miles,, In Some Places The Depth Of The Water Reaching 30 Feet..R.I.P. To The 500+ Souls Lost.
Great song..lovelovelove ❤️✌🏻🌸
Straight up heavy blues rock. Ya’ll should give K-Rino a reaction. Dude is probably the greatest lyricist barely anyone knows about. Like Annihilation of the Evil Machine, Sorcerer’s Den, Duality, Father of the Flame, Perpetual Ascension these are just a few of his songs
The songs you reacting to, are classics man. Never seen anyone else react to a boy named sue
Buda harika bi şarkıymış Led Zeppelin e hergeçen gün saygım artıyor
Today's shirt has the word 'bamboozled', which ends with 'z' and 'led', so it's kind of a light wash. No harm, no foul.
What's not to like, maybe love, about this HEAVY mother of a track? On an album of standout from the crowd tracks, this one was designed to just flatten you, and it did. Leaving us exhausted but exhilarated.
Also, do you get how Jimmy Page's production layers guitars harmonizing with an initial line/melody and builds to a torrent of sound, an irresistible and overwhelming flood of tension and dread? The crushing weight of the drums, Robert's swirling blues-harp(harmonica), and the anchoring bass drone it rides atop.
Finally, I wish the female half of this reaction duo (sorry, I missed intros to both of you.) would speak up more, I love both your interest in, affection and respect for the music, she's listening as keenly and intelligently, it's clear, I just have a tough time hearing her input sometimes. Anyway, keep on, you two, I love what you're doing. Be well, have fun, rawk awn. ;>D
If you like bass... check out Jaco Pastorius. try "Teen Town" on the Weather Report "Heavy Weather" CD
They say Bonzo recorded the drums for this song in a staircase, and that accounts for the echo sound
I was playing this song late last night and my neighbors were banging on the walls, so I assumed they wanted me to play it louder.
That’s Robert Plant playing the blues harp aka a Harmonica!
Recommend reacting to “White Summer” by Led Zeppelin. Jimmy Pages best performance of White Summer. (Live version). You won’t be disappointed.
I just looked, and I can't believe you haven't heard PF's 'Great Gig in the Sky'.
I'd love to see you guys react to some swollen members being Canadian they're in my top 10 for sure
When the levee breaks Mama you gotta move
that's a very cool insight and very true about the use of arrangement and instrumentation.. today it's a blend and gets lost in the "mix"... it's also worth noting that Jimmy Page is also a genius producer / mixer.. also an inventor of sound effects (like distortion box etc).. maybe one of the best in history so far.. so Zeppelin is well produced... maybe the best.
I have seen lots of different reaction channels and they all are great in their own way. Really cool to how different people progress. You guys are going in an awesome direction. Please listen to The Who’s Magic Bus from their Live at Leeds album. You will understand the feeling of Rock and Roll instantly. Also hit some Bo Diddley - the originator. He was putting beats together and listening to the Blues genius John Lee Hooker - combined the 2 and R&R was born. That Bo Diddley Beat is everywhere. When the Levee Breaks is the most sampled song in history, by a ton, but the Bo Diddley Beat is the basis for it all.
Please help me blow up reactions with Magic Bus - been trying for a year all over the place:)
Peace
At 6:30 what it sounds like you’re trying to say is you now understand the difference e between hearing and listening.
Hearing the music is the most basic level possible
You hear the doorbell or the tires screech
You hear the music but subconsciously almost in the background
Listening is a science and an art that you can take years to refine
Depends how in depth you want to listen
Listen and learn to count with the beat. As simplistic as it might sound a lot of people struggle identifying the difference between the downbeat and the upbeat
A lot of the hard-core listeners of this music that follow these channels like yours people that grew up with this music I’m talking about basically white folks like me 40s 50s 60s don’t know how to count along with the song
Especially when music is written with a little bit of complexity and the phrase doesn’t always start on beat 1. It could be a pick up beat
Most rock and pop music is in 4/4 or 3/4. Blues is in 12/8. But time signatures can change throughout the song especially with good song writers
Most have no idea how to count it
And they might say they don’t think that’s important. Hard to put a value on something you never experienced or don’t know how to do though
That’s being close minded
But if you think you have a whole new appreciation by listening to single individual instruments the more in depth and the more you fine-tune your listening skills the appreciation only continues to get greater
Next listen to A Perfect Circle's (Maynard from Tool's other band) cover of this song. See if you have a preference or just appreciate both!
Great reaction, congratulations
JB at the top of his game
The original version is by Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie bout 1928ish
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Fun fact Beastie boys sampled this for the song looking down the barrel of a a gun
Do Led Zeppelin Fool in the Rain
Please do some reviews of songs from Electric Light Orchestra and Jethro Tull!
Don't want to bore you but I was about 9yrs and my dad allowed me to do what I want on my bedroom wall,my cousin had a led zeppelin album and the label was just exactly what you had on your t-shirt and which I painted on my wall as a kid,about 50yrs ago.lol