This song was recorded after Robert Plant and his wife were nearly killed in a car accident in August 1975 while vacationing in the Greek island of Rhodes. It tells the story of "sandy lands on holiday", and also about their trip beforehand to the Atlas Mountains in Morocco. Plant sustained a shattered ankle and damaged Achilles tendon in the wreck, and had to record this song and album in a wheelchair after he tripped over some cables in the studio while on crutches. In their last two tours, he barely moved onstage from these injuries. The song takes its title from all that drama.
Even though it's Led Zep, I'm still surprised at how well liked they are by the younger/much younger generation. I mean, Lex can't be more than 25, can she, which means Zeppelin were broken up (about) a decade and a half before Lexx was born.
@@jaynethomas7380I have to say I agree with you, seems like two totally different personalities, that will eventually clash. She’s so cute & joyful, & he will end up bringing her down. I don’t like being negative, but I’m saying what I see.
When my son was learning to play guitar, he printed out the guitar tabs. He said there were 28 distinctly different riffs in this one. Page is an absolute genius. And Bonzo’s drums…Epic
One of the reasons people love Led Zeppelin so much is because of a reason not a lot of people talk about. It's because of Jimmy Page's (the guitarist) incredible ability to orchestrate properly. That means that when Page composes a song, he makes sure the notes are not in the way of other notes so that every note can be clearly heard. Then, Page's 2nd producing talent is in panning the instruments so incredibly well so that the three instruments sound like a massively loud strong orchestra even though it's only three guys playing instruments and one guy singing. Then, Page would layer chorus and harmony guitar parts over his main guitar notes to produce the incredible Led Zeppelin sound.
@@mikefuchs-sb8pv Mike don't you get pissed out of your mind when today's rappers like Kanye West say they are Rock Gods as if the reason Rock music is not heard today on top 40 radio stations is because this shitty rap music overtook bands like Zep, Van Halen and Metalica ?? Are this rappers on drugs ?? WTF is wrong with them thinking this crappy music they do is any good ??
This track, for all it's brilliance and virtuosity simply wouldn't work without John Bonham's drumming. IMHO this is the single best piece of drumming ever recorded.
I feel like a light bulb went off in Brad's head on this one. His expression really made this reaction. Same way I felt when LZ, or instrumental genius in general really clicked for me.
"Presence" is such a unique Zep album. I thought they were more progressive on this one. Outstanding tracks like 'Nobody's fault...,' 'Tea for one,' 'Hots on for nowhere,' 'For your life,' and of course ''Royal Orleans,' brought them to a whole different level.
I completely agree with your comment. It still has the Zeppelin essence but, a more progressive approach. It's honestly my favorite release from their library.
@@auralfixxation6702 I was a huge prog rock guy+!! But I was a Rush head. Then....I heard the Genesis only about 10 years ago with Peter Gabriel !!!!! I felt like an idiot passing over the Foxtrot and Selling England By The Pound, and sinfully The Lamb like an idiot!!!
One of the best reactions from this channel, IMO!! Great to see Brad comprehending what they boys were trying to do on this track and noticing the clarity of the each part as it intertwines with the others. Organized chaos is such a great way to describe it. Jimmy Page put down no less than 6 guitar tracks layered on top of each other, while Bonzo just going ham. They took more influence from the East, on this one, as they had travelled to Morocco some months before recording this. Amazing track and reaction, guys. Cheers!
Led Zeppelin became the GOATs because of their diversity as far as musical genres...they can rock as good and better than anybody, you haven't really heard their complete catalog but you will eventually listen to songs like The Song Remains the Same, Communication Breakdown etc etc you will see that they play every style....nice reaction!
Achilles Last Stand is very complex on every level - arrangement, layers, lyrics . It took me a long time to get used the cord progression. Brad really got it.
The song I'd really love to see you react to from this Led Zeppelin album is "Nobody's Fault but Mine." Serious hard rocker with a killer harmonica solo. I guarantee Lex will like it.
Brad I'm diggin' your growing appreciation for Zeppelin. I remember putting this on the turntable as a teenager and the excitement I felt hearing another side to Zeppelin. I listened to this a lot! And so did the neighbours ✌️
This really shows why Zepp is my favorite band of all time. They had so many unique songs, you never get tired of listening to their catalog due to that diversity.
Unlike almost every other band, they don't have a "typical" or "goto" sound. Every song is different which is pretty incredible when you really think about how many songs they have. Absolutely the best.
This was the most I've ever seen Brad get into a classic rock tune. This is Led Zeppelin's best song, in my opinion. When I was watching this live last night, it felt like I was tripping out on this song, even though I've heard it a thousand times.
WOW, LEX IS REALLY DOLLED UP TODAY! But she's always really pretty, even without make-up and fancy clothes! And Brad is the main-cat, as always, cool, calm and collected. The best reaction duo on the Tubes. The best I tells ya. The Best!
@@victorvisser403 You're right, Brad is a beautiful man. But I am straight as an arrow, so I don't comment on other men's attractiveness very often. Sometimes, but not very often, lol.
@@jamessweet5341 I just hope Hollywood never finds her. She's too good for Hollywood. But she has the looks for it for sure. Of course Brad is already Hollywood, the emotionless, no nonsense son of Spock and Lt. Uhura, lol!
it's cool to see you start recognizing the complexity of the music, you'll soon realize LZ can tell a story with just the instruments. Music is so much more than just lyrics.
"It was organized chaos". Wow...totally perfect way of putting it! Yes, Jimmy Page's guitar parts and his lead were darkly beautiful and passionate. But, John Bonham's drums...OMG. What a TRUCK that guy was!
The thing I like about this track is that it sounds like it was recorded in a rehearsal studio at an ear splitting volume. It's really raw and unprocessed this is why British rock rules.
Love it when younger people are open to a different genre of music. She is so expressive and feels every note. Cool to watch them both hear songs for the 1st time. Gotta love Zep!
Brad, listening to you summarize your reaction to this song is just spot on! I felt the same way hearing for the first time back when the album was released in 1975, at the age of 15. It's almost too much to comprehend. Lex, the "finger stuff" was pretty funny but, you nailed it with your comment about imagining each finger having its' own voice. Brilliant! I think you may be a budding hippy!
We are the same age, I did exactly the same thing - listening to this song takes me back to the good old 70's. This was the best decade for music. I can't believe our parents thought our music was crazy. We were like - whatever! We were too stoned to care : )
Brad nailed it when talking about getting accustomed to hearing new music. First time I heard Radiohead I just did not get it. The more I listened the more I got it and then I loved them. Your ear has to be trained when listening to something you have never heard before.
Two things, first Brad was actually smiling during the guitar solo and it was a wonderful thing and second if you are interested in instrumentals a real good starting point is Santana "Soul Sacrifice" Live @ Woodstock
This is definitely one of my favorites by Led Zeppelin. The drums are amazing. I actually really like the album PRESENCE of which this song is from but, it wasn't a fan favorite from what I've heard.
I heard this song once at a grocery store near closing, coming from the deli counter back room. I just stood there and listened until it ended. This song is so mesmerizing and epic. Try Tea for One for a deep cut, or Ten Years Gone for a classic
So from what I've read so far, this song isn't really about Achilles, the mythological character, but it's about Robert Plant himself. They saw the Atlas Mountains in Morocco and then Robert had a bad car accident and suffered a broken ankle in Greece. Recuperating in Malibu California Robert and Jimmy Page wrote the song with Robert worried that he wouldn't walk right again.
It is partially about that but also partially about taxes. (No joke). Robert said when he wrote "it was an April morning when they told us we should go, as I turned to you you smiled, how could we say no?" It was about when their management said if they wanted to avoid the hefty British taxes (close to 50% at that time in their bracket) they needed to establish residence overseas in Europe and maintain residency there forbade certain amount of time. So.. go buy a mansion in Germany or something, and then keep way more of your money. How could they say no? It was actually a very common thing for wealthier Brits to do.
Brad welcome, you are officially a Led Zeppelin fan. I watched you be hypnotized by this song. You were loving the lyrics while taking a ride on this Led Zeppelin song lol 😂, oh Lex you definitely are a zeppelin groupie, you are spot on about the fingers comments and that’s what Jimmy page does to ya. And just remember this band first broke onto the scene in 1967 so just imagine what it was like for us youngsters way, way,way back then to hear zeppelin music when most of the time we were freaking wasted and totally smoked out. Ohhhhhhhhh what a time to be ALIVE.
Johnny Ramone had said he got the idea for his downstroke picking style from Page’s Communication Breakdown. Iron Maiden based their sound, lyrical style, and galloping baselines on Achilles Last Stand. If there’s testament to Zeppelin’s genius, it’s their creative versatility which inadvertently created entire sub genres for other bands to run off on.
Okay watching you two looking like you really are digging this song, has plastered a smile across my face and is taking me back to the first time I heard this and was just zoned out and mesmerized by what I was hearing for the very first time.
Ok, big Zeppelin track I just had to see this reaction for. So happy to see Brad understand Led Zeppelin a little more now. Led Zeppelin really is the cream of the crop. They can convert anyone to almost any genre they involved themselves in.
Brad makes his biggest breakthrough yet. LISTENING TO and FEELING the music, not reading lyrics...love it, grats ❤😁 yall may be ready now for more of the complexities of OPETH
I was fortunate enough to have seen them live several times in the 70's. I just saw a Zeppelin tribute band, "Get the Led out".....great tribute band. You need to check out the following songs: "Dazed and Confused " , "Kashmir" and for Lexi, the "Lemon Song". If you want a great drum solo from Bonzo check out "Moby Dick"....great reaction. I love seeing a younger generation enjoying the music that I grew up on!
For some fun covers, listen to Dread Zeppelin! I've seen pics of both Page & Plant wearing their T! Just fun - warning tho - some of the video/ audio quality varies! Lol
Hearing Brad say he may be ready for instrumentals was great. May I recommend hearing Orion and Call of Ktulu from Metallica and Planet Caravan from Black Sabbath. You guys are awesome! 🤘🏼
Hi Brad Hi Lex. What a brilliant reaction as normal. Thank you so much for reacting to this awesome track from this awesome band. Lexi ...your description of how the fingers played the guitar was mind blowingly beautiful. Oh yes Brad ..you are right ...the song is certainly organised chaos . Looking forward to your next reaction guys. Your enthusiasm and love flows through. Take care, stay safe. Peace. From Liverpool UK 👍✌️🤘☮️
John Bonham is one of greatest rock drummers of all time RIP to a LEGEND!!! 🤟🤘🥁🔥🔥 And I was not expecting Lex to say I love fingers after listening to this tune 😂😂😂
Watching Brad & Lex reaction on this song is like watching two individuals on the same rollercoaster ride with two different reactions, Brad is like White knuckling holding on the rail and yelling OMG, and Lex is cool calm and collective feeling all the clicks and flowing with the curves, and the peaks and valley's, i love you both ✌️😎
I remember when this album was released. This was my favorite song. The description that it is like two songs playing at the same time is perfect. Thanks for keeping Led Zeppelin fresh for me.
My fav Zep song. Its just a massive journey of a song. Id say like most other Zep songs this one is also heavily influenced by Norse / Viking history as well as some JRR Tolkien. Insanely good drum work by Bonham and Page kept right up there with him.
I found a cassette tape of this album along with some warm beer when I was 17. My first Led Zeppelin album😎 Loved it especially this song..the drums. Also Tea for two so bluesy 😎😎
One of Zeps last albums. One of the toughest songs to drum to start to finish endurance wise. Real shame Bonzo died so young, all the guy were in their prime.
Thanks for the fun and interesting analysis. I'm an old man and these were the songs from my youth. It is great to hear new perspectives on these tunes. Talking about music is fun. You guys rock!
You guys REALLY NEED to see the LIVE version of this from The Knebworth Festival 1979 in Europe. Outdoor concert with an audience of 400,000 people. Yeah, almost a 1/2 million people watching Led Zeppelin LIVE in a concert. CRAZY. Anyhow, the vibe of 'Achilles Last Stand' LIVE at that show is truly magically intensely INCREDIBLE. I think FINALLY you and Lex are beginning to understand what an electric guitar is. When you here a solo, as from Jimmy Page or any player, what the guitar is..... is SPEAKING to you not in words of a language but in an emotional language. The guitar is literally, talking emotion to you, screaming it, crying it, humming it, crooning it, whispering it etc., etc., etc. Each line of guitar is a SPEAKING VOICE. It is TALKING to you. Please try and remember that. The same goes for violin, viola, flute, saxophone, clarinet, oboe, cello..... They are speaking lines of language....but not specific WORDS but rather, emotion. People who do not understand music, whether rock or blues or classical, simply don't " get " that. They find the guitar solos as background music, or " cool " stuff, or just noise. They feel the same about a violin solo in a Beethoven concerto or Bruch concerto. They don't GET it. And they don't FEEL it. So I feel that with THIS song, FINALLY you guys are BEGINNING to grasp what it's all about. What music is. The expression of instruments is not just melody, it is...they are...voices SPEAKING to you in SENTENCES OF EMOTION. Try to listen from now on, with that in mind and music will be a whole NEWER world of meaningful human expression to you guys. And here is the link to the song LIVE. ( Note Jimmy Page's facial expressions as he is playing the guitar solos throughout.) He is SPEAKING to you with his emotional expression POURED out of his mind and soul...via his fingers, onto the neck of the guitar. The notes are literally a voice SPEAKING his emotions to you in sentences of FEELINGS....crying, wailing, talking, screaming and crying out more, etc. Pure unadulterated Emotional LANGUAGE. Get it? The link: ua-cam.com/video/YWOuzYvksRw/v-deo.html
Bonzo is another planet on this one. Wtf. Him and Jimmy are locked in ( a musical oddity because normal its the bass and drums that are locked in together) and they just ramping it up until the very end.
Damn...John Bonham beat the crap outta the drums on this one! Please do "In my time of Dying" or "Moby Dick" to see why John Bonham is one of the greatest drummers ever!
John Bonham really went to another level of drumming on this song.
It is insane
The top level
tragic man
Its an absolute HIT workout playing that
@@Zeebo1uk goodtimes badtimesc
This song was recorded after Robert Plant and his wife were nearly killed in a car accident in August 1975 while vacationing in the Greek island of Rhodes. It tells the story of "sandy lands on holiday", and also about their trip beforehand to the Atlas Mountains in Morocco. Plant sustained a shattered ankle and damaged Achilles tendon in the wreck, and had to record this song and album in a wheelchair after he tripped over some cables in the studio while on crutches. In their last two tours, he barely moved onstage from these injuries. The song takes its title from all that drama.
It was so damn good! 64 yo guy here and after hearing their 1st Album I was hooked line and sinker. I have all of their Albums to this day.
Nice lesson nice story.
Thankyou for sharing
Those drums sound and feel like ABS countering brakes l9ckong and causing a skid.
Ironically, the name "Achilles" is not mentioned at all in the song. "Atlas" is, but not "Achilles".
The joy on Lex's face is how I feel every time I hear this song. Great choice.
Brad actually had a smile going on there.
Even though it's Led Zep, I'm still surprised at how well liked they are by the younger/much younger generation. I mean, Lex can't be more than 25, can she, which means Zeppelin were broken up (about) a decade and a half before Lexx was born.
@@6ffrey958 ya, he doesn't seem to like anything so I don't watch them anymore. She's a sweetie and I have no idea what she's doing with him.
@@jaynethomas7380I have to say I agree with you, seems like two totally different personalities, that will eventually clash. She’s so cute & joyful, & he will end up bringing her down. I don’t like being negative, but I’m saying what I see.
When my son was learning to play guitar, he printed out the guitar tabs. He said there were 28 distinctly different riffs in this one. Page is an absolute genius. And Bonzo’s drums…Epic
Maybe 7.
Guitar army, as Jimmy liked to call it.
One of the reasons people love Led Zeppelin so much is because of a reason not a lot of people talk about. It's because of Jimmy Page's (the guitarist) incredible ability to orchestrate properly. That means that when Page composes a song, he makes sure the notes are not in the way of other notes so that every note can be clearly heard. Then, Page's 2nd producing talent is in panning the instruments so incredibly well so that the three instruments sound like a massively loud strong orchestra even though it's only three guys playing instruments and one guy singing. Then, Page would layer chorus and harmony guitar parts over his main guitar notes to produce the incredible Led Zeppelin sound.
Jimmy Page is truly a musical genius, way ahead of his time- and with true rock guitar god style! the only one who could rival Hendrix that way..
@@mikefuchs-sb8pv Mike don't you get pissed out of your mind when today's rappers like Kanye West say they are Rock Gods as if the reason Rock music is not heard today on top 40 radio stations is because this shitty rap music overtook bands like Zep, Van Halen and Metalica ?? Are this rappers on drugs ?? WTF is wrong with them thinking this crappy music they do is any good ??
Foo fighters are getting airplay, and they are one of the best out there today
Wow. The way you expressed Jimmy's abilities to compose so brilliantly is brilliant in and of itself!!
This track, for all it's brilliance and virtuosity simply wouldn't work without John Bonham's drumming. IMHO this is the single best piece of drumming ever recorded.
That gallop ✨💥✨
One of John's epic experiences.
@@jmag579 and the fills like the one at 9:52
His choice is quite savage when he needed to get back into that main groove one last time.
Watching him play this live is from Knebworth is 🔥
I feel like a light bulb went off in Brad's head on this one. His expression really made this reaction. Same way I felt when LZ, or instrumental genius in general really clicked for me.
Led zeppelin never recorded a bad song! Hammer of the Gods!! great reaction ❤️.
Can you imagine all the stuff Page has locked up...?
Hats off to Roy Harper or hotdog.? I'd rather hear natural science or the necromancer.
@@gorfpatrol5482 The Crunge..
The 'Immigrant Song' is one of Zeppelin's best, D ....
Hot dog is a rough one
Bonham’s drumming in this song is outrageous
"Presence" is such a unique Zep album. I thought they were more progressive on this one. Outstanding tracks like 'Nobody's fault...,' 'Tea for one,' 'Hots on for nowhere,' 'For your life,' and of course ''Royal Orleans,' brought them to a whole different level.
Different sound and not overplayed. Pretty much the only one I still rock.
It was one of the last Zep albums that I had gotten. I agree with you @bellodrade!!!
I completely agree with your comment. It still has the Zeppelin essence but, a more progressive approach. It's honestly my favorite release from their library.
@@auralfixxation6702 I was a huge prog rock guy+!! But I was a Rush head. Then....I heard the Genesis only about 10 years ago with Peter Gabriel !!!!! I felt like an idiot passing over the Foxtrot and Selling England By The Pound, and sinfully The Lamb like an idiot!!!
Bloody fantastic album. Tea for one is in my top 10 zeppelin songs of all time.
One of the best reactions from this channel, IMO!! Great to see Brad comprehending what they boys were trying to do on this track and noticing the clarity of the each part as it intertwines with the others. Organized chaos is such a great way to describe it. Jimmy Page put down no less than 6 guitar tracks layered on top of each other, while Bonzo just going ham. They took more influence from the East, on this one, as they had travelled to Morocco some months before recording this. Amazing track and reaction, guys. Cheers!
Led Zeppelin became the GOATs because of their diversity as far as musical genres...they can rock as good and better than anybody, you haven't really heard their complete catalog but you will eventually listen to songs like The Song Remains the Same, Communication Breakdown etc etc you will see that they play every style....nice reaction!
Fingers are a drummers biggest resource, you don't just use your arms, it's all in fingers and wrists
@@timbrown2637 okay but why are you bringing this up? Lol
@@frightenedsoul Did you watch the video? He said he did not recognize the band because most of the songs he's heard are not rockers..thats why
@@bobbyn.9773 i was talking to the other person. I even tagged them.
@@frightenedsoul oops sorry bro...I just read that one🤔🤣
I think this was one of Brad’s most spot on reactions. Glad he’s finally getting into the music more and more.
Just what I thought too...right?
Achilles Last Stand is very complex on every level - arrangement, layers, lyrics . It took me a long time to get used the cord progression. Brad really got it.
Brads a stick in the mudd
The song I'd really love to see you react to from this Led Zeppelin album is "Nobody's Fault but Mine." Serious hard rocker with a killer harmonica solo. I guarantee Lex will like it.
Lex is amazing. She's very open minded.
Brad I'm diggin' your growing appreciation for Zeppelin. I remember putting this on the turntable as a teenager and the excitement I felt hearing another side to Zeppelin. I listened to this a lot! And so did the neighbours ✌️
This really shows why Zepp is my favorite band of all time. They had so many unique songs, you never get tired of listening to their catalog due to that diversity.
Unlike almost every other band, they don't have a "typical" or "goto" sound. Every song is different which is pretty incredible when you really think about how many songs they have. Absolutely the best.
1 of my favorite and underrated song by Led Zeppelin
Great comments and reactions
Thanks Guys...
Keep Rocking 🤟🤟
I've been listening to this band daily since 1971 I am so pleased that you dig this. This is the finest Rock Band Earth has produced to date. Enjoy. ❤
Gotta love John Paul Jones' baseline in this song.
IMO, JPJ is the true talent in this band. Bass, keyboards, mandolin & the high background vocals that most believe were Plant.
Agreed. All were great talents but JPJ is the unsung hero of the band.
And Bonzo’s drumming was immense too.
@@bobkaiser8782 most definitely, the man was the multi-instrumentalist of the group. 🤘
“ BASSLINE!”
This was the most I've ever seen Brad get into a classic rock tune. This is Led Zeppelin's best song, in my opinion. When I was watching this live last night, it felt like I was tripping out on this song, even though I've heard it a thousand times.
WOW, LEX IS REALLY DOLLED UP TODAY!
But she's always really pretty, even without make-up and fancy clothes!
And Brad is the main-cat, as always, cool, calm and collected. The best reaction duo on the Tubes. The best I tells ya. The Best!
I hope Brad understands that Lex is a goddess.
Brad is no slouch.
@@victorvisser403 You're right, Brad is a beautiful man. But I am straight as an arrow, so I don't comment on other men's attractiveness very often. Sometimes, but not very often, lol.
A mini Cleopatra with the lashes.
@@jamessweet5341 I just hope Hollywood never finds her. She's too good for Hollywood. But she has the looks for it for sure. Of course Brad is already Hollywood, the emotionless, no nonsense son of Spock and Lt. Uhura, lol!
This song is hard to beat. Their library has a lot of high energy tunes, keep listening.
it's cool to see you start recognizing the complexity of the music, you'll soon realize LZ can tell a story with just the instruments. Music is so much more than just lyrics.
Love Bonham's little explosions he throws in randomly :)
"It was organized chaos". Wow...totally perfect way of putting it! Yes, Jimmy Page's guitar parts and his lead were darkly beautiful and passionate. But, John Bonham's drums...OMG. What a TRUCK that guy was!
"Letting go is a huge part of listening to music". Once again, Lex displays her fine intellect.
Maybe the best drumming ever on a rock and roll song
Bonham was a beast
The thing I like about this track is that it sounds like it was recorded in a rehearsal studio at an ear splitting volume. It's really raw and unprocessed this is why British rock rules.
Zeppelin had so many incredible songs, and this being one of their best. Believe it or not, they played this song live.
Love it when younger people are open to a different genre of music. She is so expressive and feels every note. Cool to watch them both hear songs for the 1st time. Gotta love Zep!
Great reaction guys. Glad Brad enjoyed this one. And how lex explains her thoughts lol very psychedelic
Brad has finally gotten his Zep decoder ring. Congratulations!!!
Brad, listening to you summarize your reaction to this song is just spot on! I felt the same way hearing for the first time back when the album was released in 1975, at the age of 15. It's almost too much to comprehend. Lex, the "finger stuff" was pretty funny but, you nailed it with your comment about imagining each finger having its' own voice. Brilliant! I think you may be a budding hippy!
We are the same age, I did exactly the same thing - listening to this song takes me back to the good old 70's. This was the best decade for music. I can't believe our parents thought our music was crazy. We were like - whatever! We were too stoned to care : )
One of their last really important songs . A great acheivement . No band since has even tried to come up with anything like it .
100% correct !!!
What about hot dog on their next album
@@gorfpatrol5482 haha ..I know right ..
@@DC-ih8bv the OUT DOOR album was okay , but just not as focused as their early ones .
Hit the nail on the head! I've been proud to see Brad's journey and his progress as a listener :) You two are WONDERFUL!
one of my favorite zeppelin songs❤️
I love Brad's progression in music..... As for Led Zeppelin's musical style? They did everything. One of the most talented bands ever.
Brad nailed it when talking about getting accustomed to hearing new music. First time I heard Radiohead I just did not get it. The more I listened the more I got it and then I loved them. Your ear has to be trained when listening to something you have never heard before.
The best ROCK Band EVER! Hands Down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Two things, first Brad was actually smiling during the guitar solo and it was a wonderful thing and second if you are interested in instrumentals a real good starting point is Santana "Soul Sacrifice" Live @ Woodstock
Long version!
@@FloridaRocks always.
@@timferderer4979 there is only one version...what they played. Then there is that criminal video that was chopped to sh*t and should be banned.
@@randallfender96 LOL. Truth.
Aloha, hour plus watching you guys reactions...to Lex Zeppelin. ...chronology...beautiful
This is definitely one of my favorites by Led Zeppelin. The drums are amazing. I actually really like the album PRESENCE of which this song is from but, it wasn't a fan favorite from what I've heard.
That song is on a supernatural level... driving through the Arizona desert in 1990...life changing event
1987 college road trip with buddies to the atlantic ocean, this just blaring through the speakers…
"Song Remains the Same" is another fast song you'll probably like.
They should watch the concert? Song Remains the Same.
@@Maiko100876 Yeah the live version is superior.
Jimmy’s tone is 😳🔥
Robert had a cast on his leg when he was singing this song and fell. Thus the title of the song. There was humor in that zeppelin camp.
See, this IS Led Zeppelin, you just havent listened to enough of them yet. They do EVERYTHING.
I heard this song once at a grocery store near closing, coming from the deli counter back room. I just stood there and listened until it ended. This song is so mesmerizing and epic. Try Tea for One for a deep cut, or Ten Years Gone for a classic
my top three zeppelin songs.
Fool In The Rain is another must.
Tea for One is ridiculously good. Perfect w headphones...
based and delipilled
So from what I've read so far, this song isn't really about Achilles, the mythological character, but it's about Robert Plant himself. They saw the Atlas Mountains in Morocco and then Robert had a bad car accident and suffered a broken ankle in Greece. Recuperating in Malibu California Robert and Jimmy Page wrote the song with Robert worried that he wouldn't walk right again.
It is partially about that but also partially about taxes. (No joke). Robert said when he wrote "it was an April morning when they told us we should go, as I turned to you you smiled, how could we say no?" It was about when their management said if they wanted to avoid the hefty British taxes (close to 50% at that time in their bracket) they needed to establish residence overseas in Europe and maintain residency there forbade certain amount of time. So.. go buy a mansion in Germany or something, and then keep way more of your money. How could they say no?
It was actually a very common thing for wealthier Brits to do.
Achilles wasn't mythical. He was a fictional character in The Iliad.
@@williamjordan5554 What of course its mythology , YOU DONT GET HOMOSAPIENS THAT ARE HALF GOD !!!!!
This song is my absolute favorite Zep song....🤘🏼🤘🏼
I enjoyed your reaction! You guys are fun to see. This is just such a great song.
Thank you for doing a Zeppelin song that I do not here every day on the radio. I love this song and the whole album.
This masterpiece came from another universe.
Brad welcome, you are officially a Led Zeppelin fan. I watched you be hypnotized by this song. You were loving the lyrics while taking a ride on this Led Zeppelin song lol 😂, oh Lex you definitely are a zeppelin groupie, you are spot on about the fingers comments and that’s what Jimmy page does to ya. And just remember this band first broke onto the scene in 1967 so just imagine what it was like for us youngsters way, way,way back then to hear zeppelin music when most of the time we were freaking wasted and totally smoked out. Ohhhhhhhhh what a time to be ALIVE.
Johnny Ramone had said he got the idea for his downstroke picking style from Page’s Communication Breakdown. Iron Maiden based their sound, lyrical style, and galloping baselines on Achilles Last Stand. If there’s testament to Zeppelin’s genius, it’s their creative versatility which inadvertently created entire sub genres for other bands to run off on.
What zo said
Okay watching you two looking like you really are digging this song, has plastered a smile across my face and is taking me back to the first time I heard this and was just zoned out and mesmerized by what I was hearing for the very first time.
One of my favorite Zeppelin tunes!
It's a very Progressive Rock Led Zeppelin.
Nice to see. An young Lady like her get into the zeppelin rollercoaster.
Welcome in the World of the Real music and greetings from germany
Ok, big Zeppelin track I just had to see this reaction for. So happy to see Brad understand Led Zeppelin a little more now. Led Zeppelin really is the cream of the crop. They can convert anyone to almost any genre they involved themselves in.
I love channels like this because it's like listening to great music with new friends.
You have to see them do this live at Knebworth 1979! Fantastic!
Bonham is killing it on that performance.
Led Zeppelin Is Amazing!!!!! Please take the Journey
You will, "feell" every song
One of Bonham's (many) masterpieces.
Yes!! Thank you! My Favorite Led Zeppelin song!!!
Can't believe nobody suggested the live version of this 🤘🏼😓
Led Zeppelin - Achilles Last Stand (Live Knebworth 1979) !
Soooo fun to watch these videos! Been lovin this music for 40 years and to see people react to this incredible music for the first time is too cool!!
Brad makes his biggest breakthrough yet. LISTENING TO and FEELING the music, not reading lyrics...love it, grats ❤😁 yall may be ready now for more of the complexities of OPETH
Excellent song, one my Led Zeppelin favs, ty for reaction!
I was fortunate enough to have seen them live several times in the 70's. I just saw a Zeppelin tribute band, "Get the Led out".....great tribute band. You need to check out the following songs: "Dazed and Confused " , "Kashmir" and for Lexi, the "Lemon Song". If you want a great drum solo from Bonzo check out "Moby Dick"....great reaction. I love seeing a younger generation enjoying the music that I grew up on!
For some fun covers, listen to Dread Zeppelin! I've seen pics of both Page & Plant wearing their T! Just fun - warning tho - some of the video/ audio quality varies! Lol
I had tickets to see them live for the In Through the Out Door tour!!!! Would had seen them in MSG!!!! Sad that Bonzo died thevway he did
This one, The Song Remains The Same and No Quarter are my favorite Led Zep tunes..
Hearing Brad say he may be ready for instrumentals was great. May I recommend hearing Orion and Call of Ktulu from Metallica and Planet Caravan from Black Sabbath. You guys are awesome! 🤘🏼
Lex has the best reactions. Brad is good on this one too🙂👍
Hi Brad Hi Lex. What a brilliant reaction as normal. Thank you so much for reacting to this awesome track from this awesome band. Lexi ...your description of how the fingers played the guitar was mind blowingly beautiful.
Oh yes Brad ..you are right ...the song is certainly organised chaos .
Looking forward to your next reaction guys.
Your enthusiasm and love flows through. Take care, stay safe. Peace. From Liverpool UK 👍✌️🤘☮️
Listening to Led Zeppelin is like opening up a box of candy.
John Bonham is one of greatest rock drummers of all time RIP to a LEGEND!!! 🤟🤘🥁🔥🔥
And I was not expecting Lex to say I love fingers after listening to this tune 😂😂😂
Bonzo slappin the calf skins
Watching Brad & Lex reaction on this song is like watching two individuals on the same rollercoaster ride with two different reactions, Brad is like White knuckling holding on the rail and yelling OMG, and Lex is cool calm and collective feeling all the clicks and flowing with the curves, and the peaks and valley's, i love you both ✌️😎
Led Zeppelin was the only band of my youth that made me anticipate every new album and every new song! No bad Zeppelin...Only different Zeppelin.
The most underrated song of all time 💯💯💯💯💯
I remember when this album was released. This was my favorite song. The description that it is like two songs playing at the same time is perfect. Thanks for keeping Led Zeppelin fresh for me.
Led Zeppelin truly were the masters of VIKING ROCK!!! unbelievably EPIC song!
My fav Zep song. Its just a massive journey of a song. Id say like most other Zep songs this one is also heavily influenced by Norse / Viking history as well as some JRR Tolkien. Insanely good drum work by Bonham and Page kept right up there with him.
I found a cassette tape of this album along with some warm beer when I was 17. My first Led Zeppelin album😎 Loved it especially this song..the drums. Also Tea for two so bluesy 😎😎
One of Zeps last albums.
One of the toughest songs to drum to start to finish endurance wise.
Real shame Bonzo died so young, all the guy were in their prime.
Thanks for the fun and interesting analysis.
I'm an old man and these were the songs from my youth. It is great to hear new perspectives on these tunes. Talking about music is fun.
You guys rock!
Zeppelin and Queen are the two greatest rock bands of all time and they both lost legend’s early. RIP John Bonham and Freddie Mercury 😢
You guys REALLY NEED to see the LIVE version of this from The Knebworth Festival 1979 in Europe. Outdoor concert with an audience of 400,000 people. Yeah, almost a 1/2 million people watching Led Zeppelin LIVE in a concert. CRAZY. Anyhow, the vibe of 'Achilles Last Stand' LIVE at that show is truly magically intensely INCREDIBLE. I think FINALLY you and Lex are beginning to understand what an electric guitar is. When you here a solo, as from Jimmy Page or any player, what the guitar is..... is SPEAKING to you not in words of a language but in an emotional language. The guitar is literally, talking emotion to you, screaming it, crying it, humming it, crooning it, whispering it etc., etc., etc. Each line of guitar is a SPEAKING VOICE. It is TALKING to you. Please try and remember that. The same goes for violin, viola, flute, saxophone, clarinet, oboe, cello..... They are speaking lines of language....but not specific WORDS but rather, emotion. People who do not understand music, whether rock or blues or classical, simply don't " get " that. They find the guitar solos as background music, or " cool " stuff, or just noise. They feel the same about a violin solo in a Beethoven concerto or Bruch concerto. They don't GET it. And they don't FEEL it. So I feel that with THIS song, FINALLY you guys are BEGINNING to grasp what it's all about. What music is. The expression of instruments is not just melody, it is...they are...voices SPEAKING to you in SENTENCES OF EMOTION. Try to listen from now on, with that in mind and music will be a whole NEWER world of meaningful human expression to you guys. And here is the link to the song LIVE. ( Note Jimmy Page's facial expressions as he is playing the guitar solos throughout.) He is SPEAKING to you with his emotional expression POURED out of his mind and soul...via his fingers, onto the neck of the guitar. The notes are literally a voice SPEAKING his emotions to you in sentences of FEELINGS....crying, wailing, talking, screaming and crying out more, etc. Pure unadulterated Emotional LANGUAGE. Get it?
The link: ua-cam.com/video/YWOuzYvksRw/v-deo.html
By far my favorite Zep song. Best song sonically imo
Bonzo is another planet on this one. Wtf. Him and Jimmy are locked in ( a musical oddity because normal its the bass and drums that are locked in together) and they just ramping it up until the very end.
@@John_Locke_108 can't forget JPJ on the galloping! I tried playing this song both on bass and drums and it is one hell of a workout
I have loved these songs for years but hearing your perspective is really great...
Damn...John Bonham beat the crap outta the drums on this one! Please do "In my time of Dying" or "Moby Dick" to see why John Bonham is one of the greatest drummers ever!
Royal Orleans, Down by the seaside, The ocean, Battle of Evermore and on and on and on! Follow..Love Brad and Lex!
Check out Nobody’s Fault but Mine from this album, it’s incredible!👍🔥🤘🏻🎧
Ten Years Gone, In My Time Of Dying, The Ocean, Four Sticks, Bring It On Home, Fool In The Rain all good Zeppelin songs
Love your Led Zeppelin reactions. Please react to Grand Funk Railroad “ Inside Looking Out” 1969!!
The live version!
Indeed.Y'all will lose your minds
Awesome track. Great to see Lex smiling so beautifully again. As she always does! Appreciating great music
John Bonham is an absolute beast on this song.
I was fortunate enough to see them do this song in San Diego one of my great memories !
Knebworth live in 79 is hands down the best version of this song.
And the Led Zeppelin journey continues!!✌️
Still so many songs. For a fast short song id go with "communication breakdown"
This is my favorite Led Zeppelin song, thanks for your reaction