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I believe it’s about after a battle during Medieval times, No Quarter means to give No Mercy. Likely going back home with the wounded & the dead, it could be during the Viking Invasions, or later in History. I know after the band went to Iceland, they became interested in the Viking Invasions, how the Immigrant Song came about. They just came up with the most amazing music, their instrumentals are always the greatest, then add Plant’s amazing vocals for each song. Thank you once again for your reaction.
Yes this is definitely the first version that anyone ever heard. 51 years ago. The whole Album (Houses of the Holy) is great. The song that immediately precedes this one on the album (D'yer Mak'er) is also a great song. I don't think you've ever reacted to it. I've heard interpretations of the meaning of this song relating allegorically to the music of the band itself and the way that they were always trying to explore new musical territory that really wasn't being done by anyone else at the time. So lines like "They chose the path where no one goes", or "they carry news that must get through" are kind of self-referential. They're "wearing steal that bright and true", this is a reference to their instruments. The "dogs of doom", are the music critics. It makes sense. They are kind of referring to their own music. Back in the early 1970s, they were trying to do truly different popular music. This is one of the reasons why they had such a huge influence on so much that followed them years afterward. They influenced a whole generation of musicians. They were trying to be different and chose the path where no one goes. By No Quarter they are referring to their own uncompromising attitude toward their own musical creativity. This is what the lyrics mean.
Loved this. It may be an unpopular opinion, but to me the best Led Zeppelin is always, always the studio version. This song is a good example. You can hear everything, all of the special touches they put into every song.
I completely agree. There may be some of their songs where the live versions are better, but the studio is where they spent their time forming the songs to be exactly they way they wanted them to sound. One thing that is often better in the live performances is where any of them do extended creative solo work, where they are in the moment, just jamming! And seeing John Bonham show us his strength and finesse. But to me the studio versions of the songs are sonically better.
An end to a means. A No Quarter order meant prisoners would not be housed (quartered) and cared for so you either release them or eliminate them, and you don't let your enemy live to fight another day.
@@GaryColemanNC If an army took prisoners they had to find them shelter ( i.e.quarter them somewhere). If they took no prisoners i.e. killed the defeated, they would not have that problem, so that's why the call of 'no quarter' means 'no mercy'.
Wrong!! I saw Zeppelin and they explained the meaning. It was when the British royals wanted to take a quarter of everyone’s income. None of the citizens could afford it, so when the royals came knocking, they hid.
This is a great example of why I always say that you have to hear the Zeppelin studio versions, even if you've heard the live version and love it Zeppelin's studio production is arguably the best ever. 🤙😎
I listened to this in my car for the first time with the bass up and my entire car was violently vibrating😂 i was takin aback cause I didn’t realize how strong the bass was initially
Yeah, I agree although most everybody will give me crap for it, but I do prefer the studio over the live. Jimmy’s live solo is otherworldly, but the groove in the studio especially during the riff is something different than anything they’ve ever done and so tight and trippy! And Bonzo‘s drum sound is incredible in the studio recording.
I agree - in fact (also unpopular opinion) I think they're almost always better in the studio. That's where Jimmy Page really shines as a producer, and his guitar parts are always so much better there too.
@ I was at the show in 1973 July 29. And yeah, of course zeppelin has amazing moments live but as you said, I always prefer that if people are gonna hear stuff for the first time, they should hear the studio, they were masters in the studio, and the original intention was to create an incredible song in the studio and then you can follow up and see how they interpreted it live.
It's weird. I listen to the live version and I say to myself, "I like this better than the studio version." Then I listen to the studio version and I say, "Welp...now I like this better...more texture..." I'm confused I guess. LOL
This song is one of Zeppelin' best.. Polo, the meaning of the song is this... It refers to the military practice of not showing mercy to the defeated opponents, and the bravery of not asking for mercy when defeated. There is a sense of Norse mythology and the vikings in its theme, with lyrics like "the winds of Thor are blowing cold".
JPJ is a musical genius. From the pre-teen years, i always gravitated to these types of Zep tracks. Later on, i realized it was the JPJ portion that stood out.😎
Yeah, the studio version of this is incredible. Chills. And you should know what the song is about. It's No Quarter, not No Quarters. That's an old term from hand to hand combat, as with swords and such. To "grant quarter" to your foe is to decline to kill him, though you have taken him down, and probably wounded him. He's out of the battle, so you let him live (if he can) and walk away (or be carried away) from the battlefield later. Someone struck down in that way would look up at his assailant and plead "quarter!" - that's begging for your life. But some armies (or packs of marauders, like the Vikings I've always imagined in this story) would never grant quarter, or at least not in certain situations or with certain enemies. That might be given as an instruction to the men by the leader before the battle, as in "today, we give no quarter". The line from this song, "They ask no quarter - they give no quarter" says it all. Try listening to it again with that in mind, it'll make a lot more sense.
The Mexican army had a song they played..."dequello", that proclaimed it, it was done at the Alamo for instance, excuse me if the spelling of it is incorrect
This and Achilles Last Stand are my two favorites From Zep... don't get me wrong, there isn't a bad track anywhere / anytime period, but these rise to the top.
@@PeterTea Does he ever have a solo! A whole lotta straight up jazz playing. Just brilliant. (It's here too, but much shorter.) Then goes on some really inspired and intense runs. A lot of people think that's his best solo ever, and I think I agree.
I remember hearing on the radio one Friday night a live version of this song and the drum solo went on for what seemed like 20 minutes and I always remembered it but could never find the performance source.
It takes a strong man to listen to all the other versions first - love them and then go back, listen to the original for the first time and say - actually its the best. Props to you man - impressive. Subscriber for life
The studio versions of ANY song are the artist's best take, their ideal perfect rendition of the song. To fail to listen to them is to listen to the second-best efforts.
The only instance where that's not true, is Pink Floyd performing Echoes live at Pompei. Compared the the studio version it's just incredible. The studio version is too lame, too over produced and clean. I was totally underwhelmed when I heard it.
@@Markhypnosis1 There's a few other live versions of songs that are just amazing and probably better than the originals. No question of that. It's just that the studio versions are what the artists intended the best to be, which is why I think they need to be checked out. On youtube, using studio versions can be a problem though, so that's an issue too.
@@jerryfrentress4107Yeah, the entire live output of the Dead was recorded too, and since their whole concept was centered around jamming and re-interpreting their songs, you can find both faster and slower versions, as well as acoustic or heavy electric versions as well. The Dead are definitely the exception to the rule when it comes to Live vs. Studio, but I really love a lot of those studio tracks as well.
Check out "The Crunge". I loved every LZ song growing up, but hated this one. All these years later, love it too! Would be interesting to see how you react to it hearing it for the first time. These dudes can do whatever they wanted
The lyrics of the song are self-explanatory they mention Thore the Viking god of war no quarter singular (not quarters plural) is a military term that has been used since medieval times No quarter means to not take prisoners to ask no quarter means to fight to the death the subjects of the song have to get some sort of very important message through to do so they will take no prisoners and will not surrender the message is that important for all people probably good against evil. led zeppelin were quite into Viking, Celtic and Saxon mythology and also inspired by Lord of the rings by J R Tolkien They carry news that must get through To build a dream for me and you They choose the path where no one goes They hold no quarter, they ask no quarter
The guitar break on the studio version is wonderfully inventive, starting with the clean neck pickup grooving then splitting to a double-tracked fuzzy guitar. But the magical tone and playing on the MSG version really gives me the goose bumps
The live one from the Zeppelin film and recording The Song Remains the Same is the ultimate one for me. No contest! Case Closed! Jimmy's solo, one of his greatest!
The live version from the Zeppelin movie soundtrack of Song Remains the Same, remains for me Page's greatest guitar work and live solo. Just SO good and the mix is amazing quality for a 70's live recording.
From what I've learned, this song, No Quarter, has to do with The Hobbit and The Lord of The Rings stories, written by JRR Tolkien, and which is based on Frodo and Samwise Gamgee's secret mission/journey to destroy the ring, to throw the ring into the lava pit of Mount Doom in Mordor, which is the dwelling place of the evil Sauron. They traveled off of the path, asking no quarter, hiding from the Nazgul Ringwaraiths, Sauraon's ghost riders who were charged with finding the ones who held the ring to kill them and take the ring back to Sauron. Led Zeppelin were huge fans of the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings trilogy, so they wrote some songs about it, including No Quarter. Or I could be wrong, and the song could be about Vikings and shit, or maybe the Crusades. Not 100% sure on all of it. The studio version is my favorite too.
Partially Norse ( The winds of Thor are blowing cold) and LOTR. But not Frodo and Sam’s part, but Aragorn , when he and Gimli and Legolas, when they took the “ Path of the Dead” to get the allegiance of the Oath Breakers to help save Gondor. This was “the path where no one goes”. And they neither asked for nor gave any “Quarter”
@@marybelliotti894you don’t get off that easily, Mary. If “Jam” is so wrong, wrong, wrong, then what is the “true” meaning of the lyrics? . I gave my opinion. You should share yours
@@helenespaulding7562 Thanks and Yes, there’s a nod to Norse Mythology with the reference of Thor. The song was written by John Paul Jones. They played around with that incredible base riff for years before they perfected it. It was the 70’s and the band was always was looking to produce something new, breaking down all the barriers and norms of music. They were hugely successful and very extravagant. They weren’t just a rock band. They were like nothing you had ever seen before and never will again. As musicians, they were light years ahead of the rest of us. They really loved to keep people guessing and enjoyed the mystique of the rock stars they had become. But all you get is what’s in the song. They gave no quarter and they ask no quarter, and that is a concept that pays tribute to the honor of a brave warrior, in any war. There is no association with the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
@@marybelliotti894 fair enough. I hear you. However, JPJ wrote the music. But Robert Plant wrote the lyrics. Knowing his love of Tolkien, as well as his love of mythology and medieval history, I truly don’t understand your vehement assertion that there could be no Tolkien references here. I think Robert drew from all the subjects which fascinated him here, to write something very ……referential to heroism, bravery in battle, sacrifice…couched in Medieval terminology as well as mythological archetypes. And certainly Tolkien was full of that. I don’t think it diminishes the power of the song in the least to assert that Plant drew his inspiration from all those subjects. It would appear that JPJ, who wrote the composition, had no objections to the lyrics. But again, I understand your point of view. Thank you for taking the time to share it
Yeah, I agree. This version is excellent with that dreamy quality. I've heard, "no quarter" has to do with a Norse war saying, about giving no mercy when your enemy is defeated; nor asking for mercy if you're defeated.
That's JPJ on keyboards....................then Jimi comes in....and Bonzo is CONSTANT in this classic .......and then Robert sings.........................GEEEEEEEEEZ what a Band !
I was a skate punk, and Hip-Hop kid in the 80’s. In math this hessian used to sit next to me. He would always wear tie dyed Zeppelin shirts. In 10th grade, I started dropping Sid/mushies/Mary Jane… in our sophomore year, I got heavy into The Grateful Dead, Zeppelin, Regge, Pink Floyd. “Drug music.” Dude started complimenting my Dead shirts. By my Jr. year, we were ditching class, and blazing up in his car daily. Zeppelin has been a staple in my life ever since.
Great reaction as always Polo!! Notsure if you have reacted to Led Zeppelin's "Nobody's Fault But Mine" or not. If not, you should. You would enjoy it as would I!
This ‘No Quarter’ was the name and theme of the Plant / Page reunion in the 80s after the first tours, named ‘UnLedded’…. Fabulous shows all, and I saw them all! I felt the same w as at the original Ler Zep concerts❤️🩹
No Quarter, not No Quarters plural. In the context of military hostilities, “no quarter” means to refuse to spare the life of anyone, even those who are unable to defend themselves or who are surrendering. For example, “The soldiers showed/gave no quarter to the enemy”. In maritime circles, the phrase was popular with pirates like Blackbeard, and meant that those who surrendered or were captured would be killed.
You should check out the most sampled song ever in recording history, When The Levee Breaks by Led Zepplin. The song has been sampled 200+ times and counting.
The Tool cover is one of their best tunes, but rarely do covers improve on the original and that one is no exception. This is gold and classic Led Zeppelin. The only Zep cover that I thought improved on the original (other than some of the Page & Plant Unledded covers back in the 90s) was the STP Dancing Days cover. Check them out on the Howard Stern Show.
"No Quarter" is a dark and mysterious song that incorporates Norse mythology and Viking histories into its lyrics. The song's title is an expression that was historically used in military settings to describe the policy of killing all enemy combatants without taking prisoners.
This song is about money. The Brit royals wanted a quarter of everyone’s income. Nobody could afford it, so when they came knocking for the money, they hid while the workers of the house were working their asses off. Eventually everyone just hid. They explained the meaning when I saw them live. ☮️❤️🎼😎
I've always liked the original studio version of this song best because you hear it as was meant to be heard without any crowd distortions. There are some live versions that can surpass the studio versions such as Pink Floyd's Echoes live at Pompeii and Peter Frampton's "Do You Feel Like 'we Do", live album version compared to the Midnight Special video version from the 1980's, but these are rare.
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What is and What should never be.... That would be a good next song from Zep
“The ocean”. Great song. Phone ringing in the background at 1:38.
I believe it’s about after a battle during Medieval times, No Quarter means to give No Mercy. Likely going back home with the wounded & the dead, it could be during the Viking Invasions, or later in History. I know after the band went to Iceland, they became interested in the Viking Invasions, how the Immigrant Song came about. They just came up with the most amazing music, their instrumentals are always the greatest, then add Plant’s amazing vocals for each song. Thank you once again for your reaction.
Yes this is definitely the first version that anyone ever heard. 51 years ago. The whole Album (Houses of the Holy) is great. The song that immediately precedes this one on the album (D'yer Mak'er) is also a great song. I don't think you've ever reacted to it. I've heard interpretations of the meaning of this song relating allegorically to the music of the band itself and the way that they were always trying to explore new musical territory that really wasn't being done by anyone else at the time. So lines like "They chose the path where no one goes", or "they carry news that must get through" are kind of self-referential. They're "wearing steal that bright and true", this is a reference to their instruments. The "dogs of doom", are the music critics. It makes sense. They are kind of referring to their own music. Back in the early 1970s, they were trying to do truly different popular music. This is one of the reasons why they had such a huge influence on so much that followed them years afterward. They influenced a whole generation of musicians. They were trying to be different and chose the path where no one goes. By No Quarter they are referring to their own uncompromising attitude toward their own musical creativity. This is what the lyrics mean.
Loved this. It may be an unpopular opinion, but to me the best Led Zeppelin is always, always the studio version. This song is a good example. You can hear everything, all of the special touches they put into every song.
🎯 100%
No I agree I
Absolutely. Same with In My Time Of Dying. Studio version is so much better.
Definitely
I completely agree. There may be some of their songs where the live versions are better, but the studio is where they spent their time forming the songs to be exactly they way they wanted them to sound. One thing that is often better in the live performances is where any of them do extended creative solo work, where they are in the moment, just jamming! And seeing John Bonham show us his strength and finesse. But to me the studio versions of the songs are sonically better.
This is the best version of this song by anyone
Agreed. That said, the live MSG Page solo in this song is incredible.
@donalddavid3431 very true
54 years old and led Zeppelin but the tool version I have to say is a little bit better definitely more complex and blows you away in good headphones
Sometimes the original is best. I agree. That solo is too perfect.
@@mzondi1970 Nope
No Quarter means No MERCY.. they hold no mercy and ask for no mercy... its typically a military stance
True. But it can also mean "No quarter for the innocent or the abused ".
An end to a means. A No Quarter order meant prisoners would not be housed (quartered) and cared for so you either release them or eliminate them, and you don't let your enemy live to fight another day.
@@GaryColemanNC If an army took prisoners they had to find them shelter ( i.e.quarter them somewhere). If they took no prisoners i.e. killed the defeated, they would not have that problem, so that's why the call of 'no quarter' means 'no mercy'.
At heart, we are all Vikings.
Wrong!! I saw Zeppelin and they explained the meaning. It was when the British royals wanted to take a quarter of everyone’s income. None of the citizens could afford it, so when the royals came knocking, they hid.
This is a great example of why I always say that you have to hear the Zeppelin studio versions, even if you've heard the live version and love it
Zeppelin's studio production is arguably the best ever. 🤙😎
This has JPJ’s genius written all over it
100% correct! That bass line and keyboards are incredible.
Absolutely
To me the song is counterpoint and the rest of the arrangement catches up. It's tense and haunting
The day I see a Zep thread that doesn’t mention how underrated JPJ was will be a miracle.
I listened to this in my car for the first time with the bass up and my entire car was violently vibrating😂 i was takin aback cause I didn’t realize how strong the bass was initially
Imagine you are a teenager kicking back with your friends...just listening...that was us.❤
Yes
Driving home at 3am trying to stay awake, Zep blasting windows down
Yeah, I agree although most everybody will give me crap for it, but I do prefer the studio over the live. Jimmy’s live solo is otherworldly, but the groove in the studio especially during the riff is something different than anything they’ve ever done and so tight and trippy! And Bonzo‘s drum sound is incredible in the studio recording.
I agree - in fact (also unpopular opinion) I think they're almost always better in the studio. That's where Jimmy Page really shines as a producer, and his guitar parts are always so much better there too.
@ I was at the show in 1973 July 29. And yeah, of course zeppelin has amazing moments live but as you said, I always prefer that if people are gonna hear stuff for the first time, they should hear the studio, they were masters in the studio, and the original intention was to create an incredible song in the studio and then you can follow up and see how they interpreted it live.
Agree. Page got sloppy at times live.
Absolutely. Studio is best with a few notable exceptions. The acoustic set at Earls Court '75 and Stairway and The Ocean at MSG '73 spring to mind.
It's weird. I listen to the live version and I say to myself, "I like this better than the studio version." Then I listen to the studio version and I say, "Welp...now I like this better...more texture..." I'm confused I guess. LOL
relentless
creepy
fucking amazing
This was high school and cruisin' music ... we were BLESSED with GREAT music back then !!!
This song is one of Zeppelin' best.. Polo, the meaning of the song is this... It refers to the military practice of not showing mercy to the defeated opponents, and the bravery of not asking for mercy when defeated. There is a sense of Norse mythology and the vikings in its theme, with lyrics like "the winds of Thor are blowing cold".
JPJ is a musical genius. From the pre-teen years, i always gravitated to these types of Zep tracks. Later on, i realized it was the JPJ portion that stood out.😎
This is a top tier Zep tune.
In My Zeppelin Top 5 for sure. Masterpiece
No Quarter = No Mercy
Fuckin'~A.
Yeah, the studio version of this is incredible. Chills. And you should know what the song is about. It's No Quarter, not No Quarters. That's an old term from hand to hand combat, as with swords and such. To "grant quarter" to your foe is to decline to kill him, though you have taken him down, and probably wounded him. He's out of the battle, so you let him live (if he can) and walk away (or be carried away) from the battlefield later. Someone struck down in that way would look up at his assailant and plead "quarter!" - that's begging for your life. But some armies (or packs of marauders, like the Vikings I've always imagined in this story) would never grant quarter, or at least not in certain situations or with certain enemies. That might be given as an instruction to the men by the leader before the battle, as in "today, we give no quarter". The line from this song, "They ask no quarter - they give no quarter" says it all. Try listening to it again with that in mind, it'll make a lot more sense.
The Mexican army had a song they played..."dequello", that proclaimed it, it was done at the Alamo for instance, excuse me if the spelling of it is incorrect
This is just one of my favorites of theirs. So creative. A masterpiece.
This and Achilles Last Stand are my two favorites From Zep... don't get me wrong, there isn't a bad track anywhere / anytime period, but these rise to the top.
Same. Except I have five. These two, and “In My Time of Dying”, “TIn The Light”, and “How Many More Times?”.
Led Zeppelin just hits ya from so many angles!✌️
Haunting, JPJ's inputs are fabulous.
I LOVE this song.
Thanks for more Led Zeppelin ❤
Often played 20 minutes or more in live shows, live versions featured and showcased John Paul Jones and his amazing keyboard improvisations.
Not to mention Jimmy has a helluva solo too.
@@PeterTea Does he ever have a solo! A whole lotta straight up jazz playing. Just brilliant. (It's here too, but much shorter.) Then goes on some really inspired and intense runs. A lot of people think that's his best solo ever, and I think I agree.
I remember hearing on the radio one Friday night a live version of this song and the drum solo went on for what seemed like 20 minutes and I always remembered it but could never find the performance source.
It takes a strong man to listen to all the other versions first - love them and then go back, listen to the original for the first time and say - actually its the best. Props to you man - impressive. Subscriber for life
This entire song sounds great, but for me, Bonham's drums sound so clean and crisp - as usual.
Bonham's drum sound is always so amazing. I've read he didn't have a tech set them up, he set them himself.
That whole album is up there. They were just getting better and better.
Always been one of my favourites ... It instantly transports me back to a place and time in my life.
My buddy's basement... lotsa smoke... from them left-handed cigarettes... ;-)
For sure.
Next on your Led Zeppelin journey should be "In The Light" and "Sick Again" 2 incredible tracks that don't nearly get enough love.
YES ON BOTH COUNTS!
Stellar selections, both of em!
All-time great.
Saw them live. I can listen to this and close my eyes and it takes me straight back. Im 66 now lol
I really think the creators nailed it on the original recording. This is just how I see the world. ❤
The studio versions of ANY song are the artist's best take, their ideal perfect rendition of the song. To fail to listen to them is to listen to the second-best efforts.
Yeah, because everybody's concentrating. No distractions. ❤
The only instance where that's not true, is Pink Floyd performing Echoes live at Pompei. Compared the the studio version it's just incredible. The studio version is too lame, too over produced and clean. I was totally underwhelmed when I heard it.
@@Markhypnosis1 There's a few other live versions of songs that are just amazing and probably better than the originals. No question of that. It's just that the studio versions are what the artists intended the best to be, which is why I think they need to be checked out. On youtube, using studio versions can be a problem though, so that's an issue too.
Depends on the band and circumstances...Grateful Dead and most jazz oriented rock would be the opposite
@@jerryfrentress4107Yeah, the entire live output of the Dead was recorded too, and since their whole concept was centered around jamming and re-interpreting their songs, you can find both faster and slower versions, as well as acoustic or heavy electric versions as well.
The Dead are definitely the exception to the rule when it comes to Live vs. Studio, but I really love a lot of those studio tracks as well.
hail Zeppelin ❤
When you take a prisoner, that's giving him Quarter.
If you kill him, that's NO QUARTER.
Led Zeppelin is Top Tier for anyone that hasn't heard anything from Led Zeppelin Awesome Reaction Polo 👍👏🔥🎸❤️🇺🇸💯 !!!
An all time, epic true to the soul rock song…one of my favs especially this studio version. JPJ is stellar in this song.
Check out "The Crunge". I loved every LZ song growing up, but hated this one. All these years later, love it too! Would be interesting to see how you react to it hearing it for the first time. These dudes can do whatever they wanted
Love that song.. most especially for the tip of the hat to James Brown, The Godfather of Soul.
Love LZ's live versions of The Crunge. Killer groove every single time!
The lyrics of the song are self-explanatory they mention Thore the Viking god of war no quarter singular (not quarters plural) is a military term that has been used since medieval times No quarter means to not take prisoners to ask no quarter means to fight to the death the subjects of the song have to get some sort of very important message through to do so they will take no prisoners and will not surrender the message is that important for all people probably good against evil. led zeppelin were quite into Viking, Celtic and Saxon mythology and also inspired by Lord of the rings by J R Tolkien
They carry news that must get through
To build a dream for me and you
They choose the path where no one goes
They hold no quarter, they ask no quarter
Studio is always best
This is the best of all choices.Hands Down!
The guitar break on the studio version is wonderfully inventive, starting with the clean neck pickup grooving then splitting to a double-tracked fuzzy guitar. But the magical tone and playing on the MSG version really gives me the goose bumps
The live one from the Zeppelin film and recording The Song Remains the Same is the ultimate one for me. No contest! Case Closed! Jimmy's solo, one of his greatest!
Damn right!
Song always makes me feel like I’m underwater. Love it.
Such a mood. ❤
An entire catalog of greatness.
The GOATS!!
This song is frkn awesome ❤
The live version from the Zeppelin movie soundtrack of Song Remains the Same, remains for me Page's greatest guitar work and live solo. Just SO good and the mix is amazing quality for a 70's live recording.
This song is at the top of my all-time favorite songs ever!
Right there with you Polo. Back in the day, we rarely knew what the words were. Nor did we need to. 😅😂
Page''s solo in MSG 73 live is out of this world!
My all time favorite song & version by
Led Zeppelin. 🔥❤️🔥
Christmas came early 😮 My favorite song from Led Zeppelin ❤
A fun Zeppelin song that’s in the James Brown styling is. The Crunge. Same album by the way
Page and Plant No Quarter is my favorite!
Thanks Polo. I always enjoy checking out some Zeppelin with you.✌️
I love Houses of the Holy! This song always makes me think of being under water though not out in the snow at war. 😂
this is when you recognize Art
From what I've learned, this song, No Quarter, has to do with The Hobbit and The Lord of The Rings stories, written by JRR Tolkien, and which is based on Frodo and Samwise Gamgee's secret mission/journey to destroy the ring, to throw the ring into the lava pit of Mount Doom in Mordor, which is the dwelling place of the evil Sauron. They traveled off of the path, asking no quarter, hiding from the Nazgul Ringwaraiths, Sauraon's ghost riders who were charged with finding the ones who held the ring to kill them and take the ring back to Sauron. Led Zeppelin were huge fans of the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings trilogy, so they wrote some songs about it, including No Quarter. Or I could be wrong, and the song could be about Vikings and shit, or maybe the Crusades. Not 100% sure on all of it. The studio version is my favorite too.
Partially Norse ( The winds of Thor are blowing cold) and LOTR. But not Frodo and Sam’s part, but Aragorn , when he and Gimli and Legolas, when they took the “ Path of the Dead” to get the allegiance of the Oath Breakers to help save Gondor. This was “the path where no one goes”. And they neither asked for nor gave any “Quarter”
No… just NO! You are so wrong.
@@marybelliotti894you don’t get off that easily, Mary. If “Jam” is so wrong, wrong, wrong, then what is the “true” meaning of the lyrics? . I gave my opinion. You should share yours
@@helenespaulding7562 Thanks and Yes, there’s a nod to Norse Mythology with the reference of Thor. The song was written by John Paul Jones. They played around with that incredible base riff for years before they perfected it. It was the 70’s and the band was always was looking to produce something new, breaking down all the barriers and norms of music. They were hugely successful and very extravagant. They weren’t just a rock band. They were like nothing you had ever seen before and never will again. As musicians, they were light years ahead of the rest of us. They really loved to keep people guessing and enjoyed the mystique of the rock stars they had become. But all you get is what’s in the song. They gave no quarter and they ask no quarter, and that is a concept that pays tribute to the honor of a brave warrior, in any war. There is no association with the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
@@marybelliotti894 fair enough. I hear you. However, JPJ wrote the music. But Robert Plant wrote the lyrics. Knowing his love of Tolkien, as well as his love of mythology and medieval history, I truly don’t understand your vehement assertion that there could be no Tolkien references here. I think Robert drew from all the subjects which fascinated him here, to write something very ……referential to heroism, bravery in battle, sacrifice…couched in Medieval terminology as well as mythological archetypes. And certainly Tolkien was full of that. I don’t think it diminishes the power of the song in the least to assert that Plant drew his inspiration from all those subjects. It would appear that JPJ, who wrote the composition, had no objections to the lyrics.
But again, I understand your point of view. Thank you for taking the time to share it
No quarter is no mercy
No quarter asked, none will be given
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Such an epic song. I like both versions for different reasons. It’s hard to believe that this is just another song in a catalog of great songs
Yeah, I agree. This version is excellent with that dreamy quality. I've heard, "no quarter" has to do with a Norse war saying, about giving no mercy when your enemy is defeated; nor asking for mercy if you're defeated.
Great analysis of a truly masterful composition!
The rolling menace in the bass - peerless JPJ
Live version of this from the Song Remains the Same must be heard!
That's JPJ on keyboards....................then Jimi comes in....and Bonzo is CONSTANT in this classic .......and then Robert sings.........................GEEEEEEEEEZ what a Band !
I was a skate punk, and Hip-Hop kid in the 80’s. In math this hessian used to sit next to me. He would always wear tie dyed Zeppelin shirts. In 10th grade, I started dropping Sid/mushies/Mary Jane… in our sophomore year, I got heavy into The Grateful Dead, Zeppelin, Regge, Pink Floyd. “Drug music.” Dude started complimenting my Dead shirts. By my Jr. year, we were ditching class, and blazing up in his car daily. Zeppelin has been a staple in my life ever since.
It's about the position of scout/recon. They're traveling behind lines to get intel through. The path is deadly. No Quarter menas take no prisoners.
I see Led Zeppelin, I click
Only one Quarter and this is it ✌🏼
The studio version is always the best.
Great reaction as always Polo!! Notsure if you have reacted to Led Zeppelin's "Nobody's Fault But Mine" or not. If not, you should. You would enjoy it as would I!
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Cheers
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Another Great song of LEDs is HEARTBREAKER❤❤❤❤love you page.
This ‘No Quarter’ was the name and theme of the Plant / Page reunion in the 80s after the first tours, named ‘UnLedded’…. Fabulous shows all, and I saw them all! I felt the same w as at the original Ler Zep concerts❤️🩹
No Quarter, not No Quarters plural. In the context of military hostilities, “no quarter” means to refuse to spare the life of anyone, even those who are unable to defend themselves or who are surrendering. For example, “The soldiers showed/gave no quarter to the enemy”. In maritime circles, the phrase was popular with pirates like Blackbeard, and meant that those who surrendered or were captured would be killed.
Heartbreaker/livin lovin led zep 2
Every song on LZ's Houses of the Holy album is awesome! It's great watching you become a Led Head. 😍
This is my personal Zeppelin favorite of all time Tool and Crowbar did perfect justice with there covers
Check out you shook me from the first album .
The GOATS OF GOATS…I AM 71, and I still listen to them on a regular basis! Tool version isn’t better! 🤨
I thought of it as the vikings when they went pillaging. They asked no mercy or gave none. No quarter
triple play: "no quarter" "planet caravan" "any colour you like"
When the levee breaks has a great intro also
You should check out the most sampled song ever in recording history, When The Levee Breaks by Led Zepplin. The song has been sampled 200+ times and counting.
Me and wife’s wedding song is thank you by Led Zeppelin
No mery❤
Totally agree the first the best
I suggest King crimson “Epitaph” studio version
Gave me chills.
Led Zeppelin liked to write about mythological and historical subjects.
The Tool cover is one of their best tunes, but rarely do covers improve on the original and that one is no exception. This is gold and classic Led Zeppelin. The only Zep cover that I thought improved on the original (other than some of the Page & Plant Unledded covers back in the 90s) was the STP Dancing Days cover. Check them out on the Howard Stern Show.
"No Quarter" is a dark and mysterious song that incorporates Norse mythology and Viking histories into its lyrics. The song's title is an expression that was historically used in military settings to describe the policy of killing all enemy combatants without taking prisoners.
This song is about money. The Brit royals wanted a quarter of everyone’s income. Nobody could afford it, so when they came knocking for the money, they hid while the workers of the house were working their asses off. Eventually everyone just hid. They explained the meaning when I saw them live.
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Its about war and no quarter is death
Very varied switch up time signatures, check out the song, "For Your Life", by Led.. Zeppelin 😮
I've always liked the original studio version of this song best because you hear it as was meant to be heard without any crowd distortions. There are some live versions that can surpass the studio versions such as Pink Floyd's Echoes live at Pompeii and Peter Frampton's "Do You Feel Like 'we Do", live album version compared to the Midnight Special video version from the 1980's, but these are rare.
John Paul Jones is playing the bass line and key board at the same time live. The bass is with his feet.
You have to listen to “the ocean” there is a phone ringing in the background that was caught during the recording. They left it in there.
Check "Ten Years Gone" from the Physical Graffiti album 1975 - a musical Gem
One of my favorites!😄
No quarter
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