@@roncarter2188 It was Robert who regarded Kashmir the pinnacle moment of their career not Stairway to Heaven and grew tired of hearing and talking about it. Page has always held Stairway the Heaven as their finest moment.
Hard to believe Kashmir is nearly 50 years old. It is one of those truly great songs that just sounds as fresh and impactful today as it does the first time you heard the song. I’m working in the Middle East and listening to Kashmir while driving through the desert is a mystical experience
I love how you give your interpretation of the lyrics and tie it to the music. Your teaching is very well put together and you give me insights that I would not see myself. It’s as if you are explaining what is buried in my mind, but I lack the knowledge and training to interpret the song myself. You also did this in the video of Thank You. You showed me from a musical standpoint why the song is so dreamy, lyrically and musically. Led Zeppelin songs are complex and magical! Thanks Carl.
A towering, hypnotic and massively powerful song. Well done Carl for bringing out nuances and subtleties that have been staring me in the face for years without me noticing. Excellent.
Kashmir is sonic brilliance personified! It's contains everything, the different musical colours on the musicians palette. Even Queen paid tribute to Zepplin, and Kashmir when they created their version with 'innuendo '. And Brian May, Roger Taylor are massive Page and Bonham fans respectively.
That headstock and the string break angels through the nut is giving me anxiety . :) Really enjoy your content ... wonderful song and wonderful presentation of it.
Thank you Carl, you certainly delivered on this breakdown of a Led Zep masterpiece. I particularly enjoyed the analogy of the ascending riff representing like a climb up an arid desert and the descending riff representing like the cascading water of a waterfall....brilliant 👏 Kashmir is such a unique song that sounds like nothing else even now, let alone when it came out in 1975. Totally agree that this is the definitive song of them at their innovative peak with all four members pushing the very cutting edge of music.
are you kidding me! A SILVERTONE GUITAR! Where is your Tube Amp Guitar Case?!! I had one of the Silverstone Black and white with silver flex in the paint. So 😎 cool! Das 😎 all!👍🏻👏👏👏
Your lessons are outstanding and something I’ve wanted to see for decades! Nobody covers Zepplin like you do. I was put off by your use of notes vs tab, then realized that your making me remember how to read music again and making me a better player. This is excellent!
I was hoping this breakdown would exist after experiencing your excellent breakdown of Ten Years Gone. Kashmir is absolutely my favorite song from my favorite band.
When that album came out, my brother and me spent hours listening to the records and playing with the album cover. I was in 12th grade, and he was in 10th. After wearing out the Houses of the Holy record, we both agreed Physical Graffiti was LZ's best. You explained perfectly what we felt but couldn't explain.
Thank you! I think it came out great and felt good about it. Please share if you don’t mind. The channel just doesn’t get any push by hidden Alg. for some reason. I think what we have going on here is close to or on par with the best of what’s out there don’t you think?
Funny how this video percolated up into my feed this morning. Just yesterday a friend (and fellow Zeppelin head) texted me with about two dozen Zeppelin tunes - trying to explain to me the usual dilemma most Zepp fans face: the favorite song question. He’s trying to wring out of me my favorite song. Now I consider myself a mature, longtime fan of this band…have read many books and have crates of boot vinyl. Of the twenty songs he took the time to write out…it was missing one. I texted back only to remind him that he left out their most important work: That’s right, Kashmir. By him not including it, it shows what level of fan he is and there’s all different levels and that’s OK! Kashmir though is THE high water mark of their career, in my humble. It’s a song so very powerful and moving that it’s been said to have frightened even the band members themselves! They created yet another FrankStein monster song but this one was DIFFERENT and sort of sums up everything that we love about this unique band. It was played every live show from Jan. 11, ‘75 to Jul. 7, ‘80. With the immense contributions of Jones, arranging the brass parts (copied later with mellotron) it offered the flavor of a Moroccan street band. How fitting. These were sounds not brought to us by any other rock band before or since! Excellent analysis here Carl. I’m really digging it. Thank u.
Because of my age... i really knew this masterpiece back in 1984... since then it became one of my favs... thank you for your passion to teach all details to us...
I've watched dozens of people attempt to teach bass and guitar on the tube. I stumbled upon your page and I'm glad I did. You not only show me how but for some reason you give confidence to give it a try! Coming from a novice I can tell you that is rare thing to find in a teacher. Press On! Thank you, Bob
I'm nearly 40 now but when I was 16, this was my Zeppelin hook song. Completely caught me and opened my ears to the amazing catalogue of songs. What I love here is that despite hearing Kashmir more than any other song (I think), this analysis really re opens that initial awe i felt way back then, reignited my love of this song. Wonderful stuff.
Kashmir, you picked the most difficult and unusual composition. It was a unique sound for the times, and it did take everyone on a journey of time and space. You performed a spectacular analysis of the song and structure. I often wonder how the band was able to flourish musically so brilliantly. I was extremely fortunate to listen firsthand and attend two of their concerts. I have to see your band play live in the near future.
It’s a natural chamber string piece. With al the detouche bow techniques. You more than most would love to hear my song called The Sands of Tarifa on my album Grand Boulevard. I promise you’ll love it!! Go to www.Carlbaldassarremusic.com Trust me on this. If you buy it and don’t like it, I’ll give you your money back!!! Let me know what you think after you listen.
Sir. I am someone who has never played the guitar and knows virtually nothing about it. Having said that, most of this video you were talking so far over my head that i had no idea. Having said THAT.. I am very familiar with this song as i have been a Zeppelin fan since the mid 70s. I could (kinda) follow what you were explaining do to my familiarity with the song. I will also say that i enjoyed this video and your explanations have deepened my appreciation for how complicated and Beautiful this song Really is!! Thank you sir, I subscribed to your channel.👍👍
How do you only have 24k subscribers? You should have 100 times that! Awesome breakdown, all of your stuff is great. I'm not a musician, but I really enjoy listening to your song analysis. Your presentation style is superb, keep up the great work! Zep always had that "intangible element" that separated and elevated them above every other band, and it was never more brilliantly on display than in Kashmir. It's epic, mysterious, frightening and if we're being honest, has a very distinct sexual overtone that is undeniable.
Discovered your channel earlier this year & I am great full that I have because you make learning the music of Led Zeppelin a lot easier . Thank you! You are a great ,& most wonderful teacher .
I love this guy. Such a great teacher with the coolest temperament. Like bob ross. Let’s play a tune. Let’s give this tune a friend…. This is your world you can do anything you want to do this is your world……
Gosh! Imagine if he ever watched any of my work?!!! If I’d have a chance to interview him, that would be awesome. I’d focus on Jimmy the composer and artist! He’s answered all the guitar questions already. But there are lots of compositional topics about his work I’d love to discuss.
Carl, the four greatest rock bands for me, are: The Beatles and Led Zeppelin. And then, always in order: The Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd. Led Zeppelin was as influential in the 1970s as The Beatles were in the previous decade, the sixties. In 300 years we will still listen to the music of these four rock bands as we still listen to Bach, Mozart, etc.
These breakdowns are extremely educational. One of my favorite things about your channel is how much you focus on the genius of Page and Zeppelin. It's too easily missed or ignored by some. As much of a Page fan as I've always been, these breakdowns make me respect him and the band even more. Thanks, Carl! \m/
Thank you!!! Even on my non-Zep riff review episodes, I try to focus on the momentary flights of genius of other riffs and guitar players. Have you had a chance to catch any of my other non-Zep episodes? If so, I’d love to know what you thought about those breakdowns? Maybe check out my 1975 riff review episodes part 1 and part 2!
The Silvertone Sitar . It's so neat with open tunings , one must approach the Guitar Differently .. Was Fortunate to See Them 96 Denver Philharmonic Orchestra one side . There Egyptian Orchestra other side . Page Plant and Band in the Middle , unbelievable ...
Definitely my fave Zep tune next to Babe,I'm Gonna Leave You.... I could wax poetic for hours about why I love this song... This and the Rain Song shows Pages virtuosity in chord voicings.. And the one thing I love about Kashmir... It isn't completely tethered to a Metronome.. It's nice to have things not always in a perfectly straight line... Once again... A dynamite breakdown of this song... The only other song I can think of that comes close is MSG (Michael Schenker Group) Lost Horizons.. It has that droning ,hypnotic quality that Kashmir presents.. Not too mention the killer guitar parts and tone on that entire record was great... And thats the other thing about Kashmir is it gave JP another entire different set of tones... Another dialect of voicing and tonality.. One thing I miss about the guitarists of the 70's... Everyone had their own distinct sound... That may be a great thesis for a video... How the Guitar and its applications have changed over the last 60-70 years... After all.. Most things are trendy and cyclical!
Priceless. Thanks Carl, you are a gift to us all. Your videos unravel the mysteries of so many iconic songs, composers, and musicians. While LZ and all the other great bands you are showcasing have left us a legacy of immeasurable value, Carl Baldassarre gives us gifts that are of equal measure. Understanding the mastery behind the music fuels the passion and joy for the music. Carl, you are our super star of this moment. It would be great to see your analysis of Ten Years Gone and The Rain Song. Actually, just about any track from Physical Graffiti.
@@CarlBaldassarreMusic Music is the great unifier. It crosses cultures, borders, etc. You are awaken this bond between us all. Together we love and appreciate the past through a new set of eyes. This is a wonderful moment for us all. We all have so much in common and there you are, shining a light. Much aroha from another part of the world. 😁
Although a big Led Zeppelin fan, I have always been a bit ambivalent about Kashmir. It has fantastic melodic, harmonic and atmospheric material - and Plant sings it uniquely. And the main riff is in a class of its own. My problem - and where the ambivalence sets in - is that the song becomes a little too long and, to my ears, too monotonous, not to say boring. And yes, that is perhaps what gives the work a hypnotic effect - but also what has made it a little too stagnant to my ears. But that should not change the great pleasure of your analysis and review of it - thank you very much for that.
Thanks Carl, very interesting run through of Kashmir. Physical Graffiti was the album that got me into Zep when it came out in 75 so many great songs but Kashmir really does stand out above everything that came before and after.
Great breakdown and analysis of Kashmir....top notch as always. May I suggest Achilles Last Stand as equally innovative and wide reaching in originality, depth, and passion....would love a deep weeds examination!
Amazing how you hit the exact same vision/emotion that the song produces in me. Great breakdown Carl. I especially loved the comment of how “the spaces make the music”
Great work as always. Love "Kashmir", and love your hermeneutical analysis. Also love their "In My Time of Dying", not so much for the guitar work, but rather the way Bonham turns what is essentially one chord change into a multi-movement symphony of rhythm.
Hey I'm just a beginner, but your detailed explanations break it down so I *get* the little nuances that make this great song what it is. But it's your enthusiasm for the music that puts a smile on my face the whole time watching your video.
I always thought that Kashmir is their greatest musical accomplishment. Stairways to heaven is great too but it can be defined as a folk/rock epic song. Kashmir defies classification, it’s like all the mystery of what makes Led Zeppelin an amazing band is there for all to see but yet still can’t be seen. Excellent work my man, well done. Rock on 🤘
Yes, an absolutely beautiful, majestic, and even haunting song. Not only is this one of my favorite Led Zeppelin songs of all time, it's also one of my favorite, all-time songs, period. This one, along with Zeppelin's/Jimmy Page's, "guitar, set-demolition piece", (to borrow something a music journalist wrote many years ago about this awesome epic), Achilles Last Stand.
I have always thought this song was their greatest too Carl…it’s simply at another level…one of the most powerful and exotic rock songs ever created. Great vid as usual. Thank you!
Thankyou Carl: your research and delivery of Page's work is exemplary.Hopefully you will give us the same indepth knowledge of the genius of Pete Townshend with regards to his compositions and unique guitar style.I look forward to it as I do to all your videos.Take care.Jake.
This is an excellent instruction on how to play this song. One of Zep's finest. Thanks Carl. You are an excellent teacher. 5th album? Was it not the 6th? I, II, III, Untitled, Houses of the Holy, Physical Grafitti. That is nitpicking of course and just having a little fun with ya. Now I have to go retune a guitar to DADGAD and work on it...
@@CarlBaldassarreMusic Like I said, it was nitpicking. Don't take it as a negative, it's not meant to be. We all misspeak sometimes, I was just having fun with you. This video is so good on how this song is put together. Keep bringing this kind of content to us Jimmy-o-philes. I know I love it and I am sure others do too.
I never knew Carl played guitar he’s progressing. I didn’t know he could count to. As a drummer I can attest to only being able to count to seven. I love this guy. Hope yer band comes to philly
Great decomposition…..the incredible complexity and mastery of each note in this song is amazing and lost on most….thanks so much for sharing this and giving Kashmir another level of appreciation of Led Zeppelin as genius song writers and innovators
Forgot to mention….it isn’t only what is “included” in the note set but also, as you point out, what is “excluded” from the song to create the emotion that makes you not just hear but also “feel” the song
Fantastic analysis as always.Thank you Carl. As requested by others here, waiting with baited breath for analysis on Achilles . Here's another with great chords: The Wanton Song (with that rotary effect)
Great breakdown Carl, I thought I had mastered this song but you have given me some cool nuances to play with. Lots more upstrokes that make so much difference . For me it was their standout song at Knebworth 79
Carl - new to your channel - love your teaching style- can you also comment in the description on the effects etc. you are using to get your tones??? Muchos Gracias!
Thank you so much for demystifying this transcendent piece. Watching Jimmy play is insufficient for learning it properly, and I appreciate the bonuses you included--at no additional cost!--so we can incorporate some Pageisms while attempting to play 😁
Bravo, your knowledge, skill (precision) and passion is truly a cut above. The headstock of your guitar is unfamiliar to me, please what make is it? Cheers from a homeboy (born in Berea mid-60s) currently in east central AZ.
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Page was the Leonardo da Vinci of Rock and Roll. Stairway to Heaven was his Last Supper and Kashmir his Mona Lisa…
Brilliant!!
And as great Stairway to Heaven is as a song, Page didn't even really care for that song so much - that just goes to show you how awesome he is.
I love that. Spot on comparisons.
@@roncarter2188 It was Robert who regarded Kashmir the pinnacle moment of their career not Stairway to Heaven and grew tired of hearing and talking about it. Page has always held Stairway the Heaven as their finest moment.
✨👍☮
Sixth album.😊😊😊 They had many great songs I see why one would think this is their greatest
Yep! Knew it the minute I heard it back. Such a dunce!
I defy anyone to present this epic song any clearer.
Ah! That’s so kind!
“The space between the notes is where the music is…” brilliant. Sir Carl, thanks for the great music architectural lesson. Best regards from ATX.
Thank you!
Hard to believe Kashmir is nearly 50 years old. It is one of those truly great songs that just sounds as fresh and impactful today as it does the first time you heard the song. I’m working in the Middle East and listening to Kashmir while driving through the desert is a mystical experience
It’s future proof!
I love how you give your interpretation of the lyrics and tie it to the music. Your teaching is very well put together and you give me insights that I would not see myself. It’s as if you are explaining what is buried in my mind, but I lack the knowledge and training to interpret the song myself. You also did this in the video of Thank You. You showed me from a musical standpoint why the song is so dreamy, lyrically and musically.
Led Zeppelin songs are complex and magical! Thanks Carl.
Thank you Kevin for this validation! I really appreciate it!
A towering, hypnotic and massively powerful song. Well done Carl for bringing out nuances and subtleties that have been staring me in the face for years without me noticing. Excellent.
Thank you so much. I’m glad you got something out of it!!
I’ve always had a sweet spot for the live version of The Song Remains The Same / Rain Song. A breakdown of that would be wonderful!
Bucket list!
Awesome! Thank You
Oh sweet Lord yeah!
@@CarlBaldassarreMusic please, please!!!!!
@@CarlBaldassarreMusic ooh yes, I've always wanted to learn The Song Remains the Same. Please consider it!
My favorite Zeppelin song of all time. This was a fantastic look at the song. Thank you so much! What a treat.💯
Thank you. Please share it to help me get the subscribers up so I can keep the channel afloat!
My absolute favorite song of all time! Thanks for the awesome breakdown.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Kashmir is sonic brilliance personified!
It's contains everything, the different musical colours on the musicians palette.
Even Queen paid tribute to Zepplin, and Kashmir when they created their version with 'innuendo '.
And Brian May, Roger Taylor are massive Page and Bonham fans respectively.
Thanks for the insight!
That headstock and the string break angels through the nut is giving me anxiety . :) Really enjoy your content ... wonderful song and wonderful presentation of it.
One of the best channels going! Great episode!
Thank you so much!!! It really means a lot!
Thank you Carl, you certainly delivered on this breakdown of a Led Zep masterpiece.
I particularly enjoyed the analogy of the ascending riff representing like a climb up an arid desert and the descending riff representing like the cascading water of a waterfall....brilliant 👏
Kashmir is such a unique song that sounds like nothing else even now, let alone when it came out in 1975. Totally agree that this is the definitive song of them at their innovative peak with all four members pushing the very cutting edge of music.
Thank you so much!
Carl you magnificent beast, as Page and co. were a class above, so are you my friend. Mesmerising breakdown thank you.
Thank you so much!
Amazing look into Kashmir. Your passion for the song floods out. Thanks....
Love it!
are you kidding me! A SILVERTONE GUITAR! Where is your Tube Amp Guitar Case?!! I had one of the Silverstone Black and white with silver flex in the paint. So 😎 cool! Das 😎 all!👍🏻👏👏👏
Carl, do you think that Dorian part at 18:00 ish is JPJ's work? I do.
Carl , you gotta do a live interview with us , please
Happy to! Just email me to set it up! Contactcarlbaldassarre@gmail.com
Your lessons are outstanding and something I’ve wanted to see for decades! Nobody covers Zepplin like you do. I was put off by your use of notes vs tab, then realized that your making me remember how to read music again and making me a better player. This is excellent!
I was hoping this breakdown would exist after experiencing your excellent breakdown of Ten Years Gone. Kashmir is absolutely my favorite song from my favorite band.
Loved hearing you talk about the difference between the drone and the separation. Such an important aspect of playing Kashmir!
Thank you for taking note and watching!
When that album came out, my brother and me spent hours listening to the records and playing with the album cover. I was in 12th grade, and he was in 10th. After wearing out the Houses of the Holy record, we both agreed Physical Graffiti was LZ's best. You explained perfectly what we felt but couldn't explain.
Fantastic, as usual. Your breakdown of the modes, chord structure, and how the C# is used was incredibly interesting. Thanks, Carl!
Maybe one of your best yet! Thanks Carl
Thank you! I think it came out great and felt good about it. Please share if you don’t mind. The channel just doesn’t get any push by hidden Alg. for some reason. I think what we have going on here is close to or on par with the best of what’s out there don’t you think?
I agree with you Carl, that's Zeppelins finest work 🎸👍
Funny how this video percolated up into my feed this morning. Just yesterday a friend (and fellow Zeppelin head) texted me with about two dozen Zeppelin tunes - trying to explain to me the usual dilemma most Zepp fans face: the favorite song question. He’s trying to wring out of me my favorite song. Now I consider myself a mature, longtime fan of this band…have read many books and have crates of boot vinyl. Of the twenty songs he took the time to write out…it was missing one. I texted back only to remind him that he left out their most important work: That’s right, Kashmir. By him not including it, it shows what level of fan he is and there’s all different levels and that’s OK! Kashmir though is THE high water mark of their career, in my humble. It’s a song so very powerful and moving that it’s been said to have frightened even the band members themselves! They created yet another FrankStein monster song but this one was DIFFERENT and sort of sums up everything that we love about this unique band. It was played every live show from Jan. 11, ‘75 to Jul. 7, ‘80. With the immense contributions of Jones, arranging the brass parts (copied later with mellotron) it offered the flavor of a Moroccan street band. How fitting. These were sounds not brought to us by any other rock band before or since! Excellent analysis here Carl. I’m really digging it. Thank u.
Thank you so much for the insight and support!!!
Love Kashmir...But Carl you should do a break down of......A C H I L L I E S L A S T S T A N D
For me and many others this is their best song...
It’s definitely on the bucket list!
@@CarlBaldassarreMusic Y O U are the man Carl! Love all of your breakdowns and love the Band also! Can N E V E R get enough of The M. L. Z. !
Thank you!!
Sir, your realization of strains, to give us mortal, a glimpse of the Hammer of Mousai Titanides.
Because of my age... i really knew this masterpiece back in 1984... since then it became one of my favs... thank you for your passion to teach all details to us...
My pleasure!!!
As good as any lesson/analysis gets- thank you!
Wow! I really appreciate this!!
I've watched dozens of people attempt to teach bass and guitar on the tube. I stumbled upon your page and I'm glad I did. You not only show me how but for some reason you give confidence to give it a try! Coming from a novice I can tell you that is rare thing to find in a teacher. Press On! Thank you,
Bob
That’s wonderful to hear!!
I'm nearly 40 now but when I was 16, this was my Zeppelin hook song. Completely caught me and opened my ears to the amazing catalogue of songs. What I love here is that despite hearing Kashmir more than any other song (I think), this analysis really re opens that initial awe i felt way back then, reignited my love of this song. Wonderful stuff.
Thank you!!
Carl I have been patiently waiting for this one. Thank you!
Hope you like it!
Kashmir, you picked the most difficult and unusual composition. It was a unique sound for the times, and it did take everyone on a journey of time and space. You performed a spectacular analysis of the song and structure. I often wonder how the band was able to flourish musically so brilliantly. I was extremely fortunate to listen firsthand and attend two of their concerts. I have to see your band play live in the near future.
Thank you for the kind and encouraging words.
This was fantastic. There can never be enough Zep-splaining! Thank you, Carl!
Just purchased Grand Boulevard, looking forward to absorbing it. Thanks so much Carl!
That’s wonderful. Let me know which tracks you like. It’s quite varied. Let it wash over you a few times!!
Hi Carl, amazing video! Please do more of these Led Zeppelin guitar breakdowns! All the best from the UK :)
Our string orchestra played an arrangement of this and it translated so well to violin, viola, cello and double bass.
It’s a natural chamber string piece. With al the detouche bow techniques. You more than most would love to hear my song called The Sands of Tarifa on my album Grand Boulevard. I promise you’ll love it!! Go to www.Carlbaldassarremusic.com
Trust me on this. If you buy it and don’t like it, I’ll give you your money back!!! Let me know what you think after you listen.
Sir. I am someone who has never played the guitar and knows virtually nothing about it. Having said that, most of this video you were talking so far over my head that i had no idea. Having said THAT.. I am very familiar with this song as i have been a Zeppelin fan since the mid 70s. I could (kinda) follow what you were explaining do to my familiarity with the song. I will also say that i enjoyed this video and your explanations have deepened my appreciation for how complicated and Beautiful this song Really is!! Thank you sir, I subscribed to your channel.👍👍
Wow an amazing breakdown of an epic song just a perfect video I now have to go listen to kashmir again thank you
How do you only have 24k subscribers? You should have 100 times that! Awesome breakdown, all of your stuff is great. I'm not a musician, but I really enjoy listening to your song analysis. Your presentation style is superb, keep up the great work! Zep always had that "intangible element" that separated and elevated them above every other band, and it was never more brilliantly on display than in Kashmir. It's epic, mysterious, frightening and if we're being honest, has a very distinct sexual overtone that is undeniable.
Thank you for the kind words and insight!
Discovered your channel earlier this year & I am great full that I have because you make learning the music of Led Zeppelin a lot easier . Thank you! You are a great ,& most wonderful teacher .
Thank you so much. It’s really nice to hear this!
Great Analysis! Carl’s the “Rick Beato” of Zeppelin!
Wow! I’m not worthy! I’d love to meet him! Can you hook us up?
I love this guy. Such a great teacher with the coolest temperament. Like bob ross. Let’s play a tune. Let’s give this tune a friend…. This is your world you can do anything you want to do this is your world……
Absolutely agree, a gentleman with a guitar.
Fantastic interpretation of Kashmir, thanks a lot for the video mr Baldassare. Greetings from Brazil and a great fan of LZ and mr. Page
Thank you very much!
A hard song on the drums because of the tempo but it did teach me double doubles on the kick,thanks Carl
Very articulate analysis of a great song that you have convinced me is a masterpiece.
Thanks for what you do, Carl.
Jimmy is honored, I'm sure.
Gosh! Imagine if he ever watched any of my work?!!! If I’d have a chance to interview him, that would be awesome. I’d focus on Jimmy the composer and artist! He’s answered all the guitar questions already. But there are lots of compositional topics about his work I’d love to discuss.
Carl, the four greatest rock bands for me, are:
The Beatles and Led Zeppelin.
And then, always in order:
The Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd.
Led Zeppelin was as influential in the 1970s as The Beatles were in the previous decade, the sixties.
In 300 years we will still listen to the music of these four rock bands as we still listen to Bach, Mozart, etc.
100% agree!!!!
Carl, I used have a sears Silverstone guitar when I was young boy learning to play guitar my first electric guitar.
These breakdowns are extremely educational. One of my favorite things about your channel is how much you focus on the genius of Page and Zeppelin. It's too easily missed or ignored by some. As much of a Page fan as I've always been, these breakdowns make me respect him and the band even more. Thanks, Carl! \m/
Thank you!!! Even on my non-Zep riff review episodes, I try to focus on the momentary flights of genius of other riffs and guitar players. Have you had a chance to catch any of my other non-Zep episodes? If so, I’d love to know what you thought about those breakdowns? Maybe check out my 1975 riff review episodes part 1 and part 2!
@@CarlBaldassarreMusic I have! Those were great as well! I look forward to a possible part 3!
Man youre the most underrated thing ive ever seen in youtube huuuuge respects from TURKEY!
Thank you so much! Tell everyone you can about the channel!!
The Silvertone Sitar . It's so neat with open tunings , one must approach the Guitar Differently .. Was Fortunate to See Them 96 Denver Philharmonic Orchestra one side . There Egyptian Orchestra other side . Page Plant and Band in the Middle , unbelievable ...
That must have been awesome!!!
Definitely my fave Zep tune next to Babe,I'm Gonna Leave You.... I could wax poetic for hours about why I love this song... This and the Rain Song shows Pages virtuosity in chord voicings.. And the one thing I love about Kashmir... It isn't completely tethered to a Metronome.. It's nice to have things not always in a perfectly straight line... Once again... A dynamite breakdown of this song... The only other song I can think of that comes close is MSG (Michael Schenker Group) Lost Horizons.. It has that droning ,hypnotic quality that Kashmir presents.. Not too mention the killer guitar parts and tone on that entire record was great... And thats the other thing about Kashmir is it gave JP another entire different set of tones... Another dialect of voicing and tonality.. One thing I miss about the guitarists of the 70's... Everyone had their own distinct sound... That may be a great thesis for a video... How the Guitar and its applications have changed over the last 60-70 years... After all.. Most things are trendy and cyclical!
Awesome!
Priceless. Thanks Carl, you are a gift to us all. Your videos unravel the mysteries of so many iconic songs, composers, and musicians. While LZ and all the other great bands you are showcasing have left us a legacy of immeasurable value, Carl Baldassarre gives us gifts that are of equal measure. Understanding the mastery behind the music fuels the passion and joy for the music. Carl, you are our super star of this moment.
It would be great to see your analysis of Ten Years Gone and The Rain Song. Actually, just about any track from Physical Graffiti.
Thank you so much Lindsay! Your generous words mean a lot to me. Makes me feel really good about giving something useful to the world!
@@CarlBaldassarreMusic Music is the great unifier. It crosses cultures, borders, etc. You are awaken this bond between us all. Together we love and appreciate the past through a new set of eyes. This is a wonderful moment for us all. We all have so much in common and there you are, shining a light. Much aroha from another part of the world. 😁
Although a big Led Zeppelin fan, I have always been a bit ambivalent about Kashmir. It has fantastic melodic, harmonic and atmospheric material - and Plant sings it uniquely. And the main riff is in a class of its own. My problem - and where the ambivalence sets in - is that the song becomes a little too long and, to my ears, too monotonous, not to say boring. And yes, that is perhaps what gives the work a hypnotic effect - but also what has made it a little too stagnant to my ears. But that should not change the great pleasure of your analysis and review of it - thank you very much for that.
Thank you so much!!!!!!
Great channel. You've obviously put a lot into this. I wish you the best.
Thank you
Thanks Carl, very interesting run through of Kashmir. Physical Graffiti was the album that got me into Zep when it came out in 75 so many great songs but Kashmir really does stand out above everything that came before and after.
Physical G was an incredible musical masterpiece.
Kashmir has always been my favorite of their music❤️👍
Great. I hope you liked my breakdown!!
Great breakdown and analysis of Kashmir....top notch as always. May I suggest Achilles Last Stand as equally innovative and wide reaching in originality, depth, and passion....would love a deep weeds examination!
That’s on the bucket list!!
Great informative lesson - more than just which notes but also the theory. Liked and subscribed.
Amazing how you hit the exact same vision/emotion that the song produces in me.
Great breakdown Carl.
I especially loved the comment of how “the spaces make the music”
Glad you enjoyed it!
Oh my what a song. great presentation. congrats
Great lesson, Carl! Thank you for posting. I love the sound of the phaser/flanger you're using...what pedal is this? Thanks!
Beautifully presented… Slainte/Cheers. 🎸👨🏼⚕️🎸🫶✌️♾️.
Great as always Carl.
You need a 1975 Earl's Court black dragon suit for your next video. I think you could totally pull it off.
Oh definitely I could!!! I went for the Knebworth vibe on this one!
Absolutely fantastic lesson! Such an iconic Zeppelin song. Do you think the original song has a flanger effect? I can't tell for sure. Thanks.
yes!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love this song. So much fun to play. Great analysis
That’s so true. It is so pleasing to play!
Another masterful disection of a great piece of work.
Thank you! Cheers!
Great work as always. Love "Kashmir", and love your hermeneutical analysis.
Also love their "In My Time of Dying", not so much for the guitar work, but rather the way Bonham turns what is essentially one chord change into a multi-movement symphony of rhythm.
Agreed!
Hey I'm just a beginner, but your detailed explanations break it down so I *get* the little nuances that make this great song what it is. But it's your enthusiasm for the music that puts a smile on my face the whole time watching your video.
Yay! I’m so glad I can make you smile!!!
Just came across these lessons accidentally but what a great site. Excellent educator 👍👏👏👏
Glad you enjoy it!
Mr Page has always been my biggest influense as a guitar player
Me too!!
Fantastic work as always, Carl. Kashmir is one of their best songs to sing.
Agreed
Loved the lesson. Would love to see chord diagrams at some point. Especially the C#
Thanks Carl!! I always look forward to your vids.
I always thought that Kashmir is their greatest musical accomplishment. Stairways to heaven is great too but it can be defined as a folk/rock epic song. Kashmir defies classification, it’s like all the mystery of what makes Led Zeppelin an amazing band is there for all to see but yet still can’t be seen. Excellent work my man, well done. Rock on 🤘
Thank you so much!
Hey TC it's Bart!! I am loving all that you do and I never miss a video. I will come see you soon and we catch up in person. 🎸
Hey Bart! Wow! So nice to hear from you!! Thanks for reaching out! I hope you are still writing great music. If you’re writing, I’m sure it’s great!
Brilliant! Thanks Carl!
Yes, an absolutely beautiful, majestic, and even haunting song. Not only is this one of my favorite Led Zeppelin songs of all time, it's also one of my favorite, all-time songs, period. This one, along with Zeppelin's/Jimmy Page's, "guitar, set-demolition piece", (to borrow something a music journalist wrote many years ago about this awesome epic), Achilles Last Stand.
I have always thought this song was their greatest too Carl…it’s simply at another level…one of the most powerful and exotic rock songs ever created. Great vid as usual. Thank you!
Thank you!
Thankyou Carl: your research and delivery of Page's work is exemplary.Hopefully you will give us the same indepth knowledge of the genius of Pete Townshend with regards to his compositions and unique guitar style.I look forward to it as I do to all your videos.Take care.Jake.
Many thanks!
I just explained that oblique motion teaching the pattern to my wife on our keyboard. She got a kick out of it because she hypnotized me LOL.
Hi Carl, what kind of guitar is that? It has a very unique tone. Great lesson btw….Thank you for doing these
10 years gone was really cool arrangement
This is an excellent instruction on how to play this song. One of Zep's finest. Thanks Carl. You are an excellent teacher. 5th album? Was it not the 6th? I, II, III, Untitled, Houses of the Holy, Physical Grafitti. That is nitpicking of course and just having a little fun with ya. Now I have to go retune a guitar to DADGAD and work on it...
Yes, PG was album 6.
Duh! Of course it’s not the 5th! I get so carried away and stuff falls through the cracks!!! I’m glad you enjoyed the video!!
@@CarlBaldassarreMusic Like I said, it was nitpicking. Don't take it as a negative, it's not meant to be. We all misspeak sometimes, I was just having fun with you. This video is so good on how this song is put together. Keep bringing this kind of content to us Jimmy-o-philes. I know I love it and I am sure others do too.
Fantastic. Enjoyed that. Up there with The Rain Song as my favourite of theirs.
That one is right up their on the “invention” list!!
I never knew Carl played guitar he’s progressing. I didn’t know he could count to. As a drummer I can attest to only being able to count to seven. I love this guy. Hope yer band comes to philly
BIGLY was their best song. Probably the best rock song of all time, and the best folk song of all time.
I'm gonna make my amateur observation right now: It's the sense that it is both climbing and descending at the same time ...
= tension
FYI-- Houses of the Holy was the 5th album -Physical Graffiti was the 6th....
Great decomposition…..the incredible complexity and mastery of each note in this song is amazing and lost on most….thanks so much for sharing this and giving Kashmir another level of appreciation of Led Zeppelin as genius song writers and innovators
Forgot to mention….it isn’t only what is “included” in the note set but also, as you point out, what is “excluded” from the song to create the emotion that makes you not just hear but also “feel” the song
Many thanks!
Fantastic analysis as always.Thank you Carl.
As requested by others here, waiting with baited breath for analysis on Achilles .
Here's another with great chords: The Wanton Song (with that rotary effect)
It’s on the bucket list!!
Great breakdown Carl, I thought I had mastered this song but you have given me some cool nuances to play with. Lots more upstrokes that make so much difference .
For me it was their standout song at Knebworth 79
I’m so happy to hear this!! And I agree about Knebworth! The close i wore for the episode was inspired by Page’s attire on that show!
You are truly gifted.
17:46 truly a master yourself, I just stumbled upon your channel, you my sir are definitely a true master of your etiquette. Following
Thank you so much!
Carl - new to your channel - love your teaching style- can you also comment in the description on the effects etc. you are using to get your tones??? Muchos Gracias!
I need to comment on that!
Thank you so much for demystifying this transcendent piece. Watching Jimmy play is insufficient for learning it properly, and I appreciate the bonuses you included--at no additional cost!--so we can incorporate some Pageisms while attempting to play 😁
You’re very welcome!
Bravo, your knowledge, skill (precision) and passion is truly a cut above. The headstock of your guitar is unfamiliar to me, please what make is it? Cheers from a homeboy (born in Berea mid-60s) currently in east central AZ.
Silvertone early 60s