It's the album dearest to me, and I think it has some of their most personal songs, but it is definitely not them at their peak. But for all of the album's shortcomings, it's amazing how good they still sound, considering the dire state Page, Plant and Bonham were in. Plant was mourning his son, and was recovering from a car wreck - basically doing most of the album while seated with his leg in a cast. Page was battling a drug addiction that was in full swing. And Bonzo's alcoholism was absolutely raging, by then. Jones was the only bandmember living a relatively normal life. Yet with all that adversity, they still managed to crank out filthy gems like this (and epic rockers like "Achilles' Last Stand") - that shows the depth of their bond and sheer musicianship. It's why they always leave me in awe.
@@AlphaLimaXray ---- those troubles that the band was going through that all of us Zeppelin fans know about, plus on the verge of a break up, Plant not wanting to perform live anymore, etc..., and still bring able to make seven songs that fill an LP, and I don't know what shortcomings you are hearing, but to each their own, I don't think there is anything wrong, or lacking, or under played, under produced, all songs fit because they were written for this album and not left overs from previous albums, that can make an album non linear in the songs chosen to be on the album. I am not saying you are wrong, we all have our reasons for liking certain songs, albums, artists, and that's the great thing about music. But, I have to say as I wrote before, this is the band at their pinnacle, because they were having problems on many levels personal and as a band and as a business. But they were able to get beyond the problems and it was either make the best recordings they could or it was going to prematurely going to be the last album they make and they had to go big or go home. I believe there are no bad Zeppelin albums from 1 thru In Through The Out Door, no bad songs, each album can be played start to finish on both sides, or all four sides, and never need to skip a song unless you want to hear one particular song and don't have time to play all songs. There are songs on other albums that I like more than some songs on Presence, but maybe it's just the hard heavy metal fan that I am that and this was the first release from Zep when I was just old enough, being 11 yrs old, that I could get excited over an album drop from one of my favorite bands and could buy my own copy instead of listening to my older sibling's albums. So, stay healthy and safe and protect your loved ones
Whenever this song is discussed, many people argue that this is another Led Zeppelin song that was stolen from a Blues artist. While there is no doubt that Blind Willie Johnson recorded a version of this song in 1928, Led Zeppelin did not "steal" it. Most people are unfamiliar with US and UK copyright law at the time and would benefit from a little history lesson. First, prior to 1976, copyright laws only protected music for 28 years; anything older than that was considered Public Domain. Second, the administration of copyright protection falls to the Library of Congress Copyright Office; any composed works that were not registered with the LOC we're not protected under copyright law. Third, most blues artists "borrowed" music, ideas and lyrics from other sources and it is virtually impossible to determine original authorship. As such, even if they had tried to copyright their music, they would have been unsuccessful. Fourth, while obviously finding inspiration in older music, most Led Zeppelin songs are at least 90% original material; they created musical arrangements and compositions far beyond what the "original" artists could ever have imagined. In conclusion, in almost every case where a song is credited to Page and Plant, it is at least 90% original with the remaining 10% being Public Domain of indescernable origin. Crediting that last 10% to someone who recorded it 60 years earlier was not only unnecessary, but would be doing a great disservice to the generations of African-Americans who were already familiar with the material.
if youre right then why were they sued so many times?? Let's face it they stole, and you can justify it any way you want. the idea that they took a song and improved upon is nonsense, its like saying I stole your car but because I made improvements to it its legally mine.
Yes nobody cared when blues singers borrowed from one another, but when Zep and Clapton made them into million dollar hits, suddenly there were all kinds of "originators" claiming rights.
@@hifijohn No, it's like me salvaging a tire from your abandoned car (which you borrowed from your neighbour) placing it on my Ferrari, and then you claiming the Ferrari is yours.
There's people who say Presence is a bad album. I don't know what they're listening to. About 95% of other bands could have made a successful career off the material in the album .
I absolutely adore this song. I love the drop at the end of the guitar parts that start the song, where it seems to bottom out and expand before pulling back up. This is another great Zep-style blues; it's got a punch and snap and the guitar solo sounds bright and sharp. I stopped picking "favorites" a long time ago. Now, I pick for mood; what song will fit how I'm feeling right now?
this and achilles last stand have been my favourite bangers for decades ''m m m m monkey on my back, m m monkey on my back back back back' also how can a mouthorgan be played so dang hard like a train whistle
Nanananananoooo..body’s fault but Zeppelin’s for this amazing jam! Love this tune, the way it starts and stops. My favorite on the album. It sounds like a bunch of dive bombers in the studio the way Bonzo is pounding those skins. Actually they did another song on Physical Graffiti by Blind Willie Johnson, In My Time of Dying. Check out the live version of this too. “Oh Jimmy!”
You just HAVE TO react to the version of this song that they did at the Celebration Day concert in 2007. Jimmy's sustain at the end of those riffs is just FILTHY! In their late 50's and 60's - they killed it!
This is one of the few Zep songs, IMO, whose live versions never measured up to the studio cut. The studio cut is full of angst, anger, piss, and vinegar. This was a dark time for the band, and the track perfectly captured the dark mood and desperation of the band. They sound like cornered animals, and are intensely great here. I have concluded that the reason they never quite captured the desperation and angst of the studio cut was because they recorded it at "rock bottom" for the band - the most filthy and depressed moment of the band's existence....and they were never this low again......until they lost Bonham, and it was over. Majestically powerful.
You hit it, their live music in the late seventies wasn't up to par, especially when you compare it to MSG in 73, when they were at the top of their game, Robert losing his voice, the car wreck, and then losing his child, plus the drug addiction, they were definitely at a low point, but I believe they were turning it around until Bonzo's passing :(((
@@Ledzepnut if only plant had his 71 voice during the filming of the song remains the same.... my dad saw them in oakland 1977 and said it was good but he was disappointed in page...
@@Ledzepnut I agree the dependencies were a big issue, especially for Jimmy....and I agree that they were starting to turn it around when Bonzo passed. If only.
@@eye5856 They were "hit-and-miss" post-1975, mostly due to drug dependencies (mostly Jimmy). Robert's voice was erratic at times, but Jimmy really drove that bus. When Jimmy was "on," the show was great, and vice versa.
I'd never heard this song until Page played it with the Black Crowes & it was instantly a new favorite of mine. That man can play the hell out of the theramin too!
They did it the entire 77 tour, listen to the bootleg from LA 1977, it’s called Listen to This Eddie. SRTS, Nobody’s Fault and Ten Years Gone are the great live versions ever. You can listen to the whole concert on you tube. The chemistry between Page and Bonham are at an all time high.
living thru the era of Zep, they were RARELY played on the radio, compared to other artists of the same age. At least I didnt hear as much. I heard more of it from brother musicians than on media. As a bassist I developed a lot of respect for the rhythm section of Jones/Bonham. Didn't matter what Page/Plant did on top, John Paul and John kicked it and kept the pocket tight.
one of my all time favs. that harmonica is blistering. and yeah you said it DIRTY. i finally caught up to you because like you're listening in order i'm listening to your reactions in order. can't wait for a couple. i don't even want to give away what i'm waiting for you to listen to.
This is one of those great Zeppelin songs that I think most people don't know (and Zeppelin fans themselves forget) comes from the Presence album. The majority of times I've listened to it were on either the Zeppelin box set or Mothership best of album.
"Presence" is my favorite album from Led Zeppelin, although I'd say that "Physical Graffiti" is probably their best. But I didn't really get into "Presence" until a few years after it was released. I needed some background music while doing some major assignments for some course at college. I put side two on infinite repeat mainly just to have some sound drowning out what was going on around me. Somewhere around the fourth or fifth time it played I started to get really drawn into it, especially _"Nobody’s Fault But Mine"_ and _"Tea for One"_ (but then those two songs account for about two-thirds of the side!). The more I played it, the more I liked it.
If you heard this and the Blind Willie Johnson song side by side, without the lyrics, you would never know this is a cover. It's only because of the lyrics we know the relationship between the two. I am in no way putting the Blind Willie Johnson original down, it is a work of genius in it's own right.
There was a Christisn rock group called The 77's who did a version of this song by using the style of Zep but going back to the otiginal blues lyrics on an album called Drowning with Land in Sight. Interedting to compare.
A tragically under-rated album, hated, even, by some Zep fans. Yet it has two out of three of Jimmy Paige's favourite solos on it: Achilles Last Stand and Tea For One.
In a nutshell, this sounds nothing like the original and that is true with 99% of the music Zep allegedly stole. The jerkoffs out there who say they stole the music are just jealous because Zep is way better than their favorite bands.
By this stage of the 70's punk and disco was huge and LZ was seen as an old style of music. I bought this when it came out and my friends thought I was a weirdo.
Casual Zepp fans wouldn't know this Gem. I don't think it was ever on the radio. Presence is weird for me. It's not one of the first albums I ever think about when thinking about Zeppelin. But when I do play it, I love it a lot. As I mentioned before, at various times it has been my second favorite Zeppelin album. But that MIGHT be because it's the one I have listened to the least other than In Through the Outdoor. So the songs are still somewhat fresh to me. Why it MIGHT not be one of the top ones is because when it came out. When this came out Disco was in full bloom and punk rock, in their lyrics and in the media were blatantly launching attacks on the old guard rock groups like Zeppelin. We were shifting to the more mellow sound of the 80's as well. So it was no longer popular to like pure rock groups any more. That being said, this is my second favorite song on the album. My favorite is Hots on for No Where. But talk about a song no one ever mentions and that is really good. "Hots" is the poster boy of songs like that for me. "Hots" is one of my top 5 all time Zeppelin songs and no one ever seems to mention it. Hots did get a good amount of air play when it came out but sort of quickly died away. This is another hidden gem most casual Zepp fans never heard of.
@@boki1693 It was played in LA, specifically KMET and possibly KLOS. KNAC might have played songs from this album, but they were a less powerful station out of Long Beach, so not everyone in LA even knew the station existed.
This was Zeppelin I or II material for me. Always. But, as with much of the later material, it got lost on an overall not up to Zeppelin standards we had come to expect previous to this album. This song? As good as anything they had ever done!
Only "Achilles' Last Stand" rivals this gem as the highlight of the album. BTW, folks don't praise Robert Plant enough on his top-flight harmonica skills! And he did all of his singing and playing while seated with his leg in a cast.
It’s not as popular because many casual fans from the early years had drifted away by this time, and it did not get much radio play at all. I count myself among them. Until I rediscovered Zeppelin on reaction channels about three years ago, I had never heard this song before….or Achilles Last Stand, or anything else from this album. Now, Achilles and Nobody’s Fault are among my top 20 Zep songs. And I’m no longer just a casual fan.
Bonzo's drums--especially during Page's solo--are sick AF,. Those cymbal crashes! And that weird-ass time signature beat (no idea what it would be defined as ) that Bonham and JPJ sync on twice in the interludes, I guess they're called. As bone-hard as this song was, the soon-to-be-heard "Tea For One" is soft. No pressure, lol, but I hope you don't find it too "slow." It IS slow, but sooooo well done. It moves me like few of their--or anyone's--other songs.
This has always been a favorite of mine from this album. I think the reason Presence is overlooked is that people compare it to Physical Graffiti or previous albums. Initially seen as a drop in quality, the band were starting to struggle at this point, with drugs and personal tragedy. Objectively, its a strong album, but for people getting into Led Zeppelin, it's not usually recommended.
This album is not one of their best. The songs on it are not bad. But I think they are very much more uninspired. The passion is not there. So even when Led Zeppelin is phoning it in you get a great album, because they’ve been playing together for years and they’re all fantastic musicians. But it’s not the “youthful exuberance” they had before. Candy Store rock I think is my favorite song from this album but it’s honestly been so long since I’ve heard it.
The only Zeppelin song I like better is When the Levee Breaks. Both blues covers so what?! At least they do them justice. Again people, get over yourselves!!
I don't think it's an underated song for Zep fans, they regularly played it in their live shows, this album was recorded when the band really had hit an all time low. Plant couldn't walk, concert tours cancelled, living apart from their families due to being tax exiles....
I've said this a million times ... Presence is the most under rated, under played Zeppelin album. It is the band at their pinnacle.
It's the album dearest to me, and I think it has some of their most personal songs, but it is definitely not them at their peak.
But for all of the album's shortcomings, it's amazing how good they still sound, considering the dire state Page, Plant and Bonham were in. Plant was mourning his son, and was recovering from a car wreck - basically doing most of the album while seated with his leg in a cast. Page was battling a drug addiction that was in full swing. And Bonzo's alcoholism was absolutely raging, by then. Jones was the only bandmember living a relatively normal life.
Yet with all that adversity, they still managed to crank out filthy gems like this (and epic rockers like "Achilles' Last Stand") - that shows the depth of their bond and sheer musicianship.
It's why they always leave me in awe.
@@AlphaLimaXray ---- those troubles that the band was going through that all of us Zeppelin fans know about, plus on the verge of a break up, Plant not wanting to perform live anymore, etc..., and still bring able to make seven songs that fill an LP, and I don't know what shortcomings you are hearing, but to each their own, I don't think there is anything wrong, or lacking, or under played, under produced, all songs fit because they were written for this album and not left overs from previous albums, that can make an album non linear in the songs chosen to be on the album.
I am not saying you are wrong, we all have our reasons for liking certain songs, albums, artists, and that's the great thing about music. But, I have to say as I wrote before, this is the band at their pinnacle, because they were having problems on many levels personal and as a band and as a business. But they were able to get beyond the problems and it was either make the best recordings they could or it was going to prematurely going to be the last album they make and they had to go big or go home.
I believe there are no bad Zeppelin albums from 1 thru In Through The Out Door, no bad songs, each album can be played start to finish on both sides, or all four sides, and never need to skip a song unless you want to hear one particular song and don't have time to play all songs.
There are songs on other albums that I like more than some songs on Presence, but maybe it's just the hard heavy metal fan that I am that and this was the first release from Zep when I was just old enough, being 11 yrs old, that I could get excited over an album drop from one of my favorite bands and could buy my own copy instead of listening to my older sibling's albums.
So, stay healthy and safe and protect your loved ones
Yup
That bass/drum drop from Jones and Bonham is just filthy dirty goodness!
neck snapper!!!100%
Whenever this song is discussed, many people argue that this is another Led Zeppelin song that was stolen from a Blues artist. While there is no doubt that Blind Willie Johnson recorded a version of this song in 1928, Led Zeppelin did not "steal" it. Most people are unfamiliar with US and UK copyright law at the time and would benefit from a little history lesson.
First, prior to 1976, copyright laws only protected music for 28 years; anything older than that was considered Public Domain.
Second, the administration of copyright protection falls to the Library of Congress Copyright Office; any composed works that were not registered with the LOC we're not protected under copyright law.
Third, most blues artists "borrowed" music, ideas and lyrics from other sources and it is virtually impossible to determine original authorship. As such, even if they had tried to copyright their music, they would have been unsuccessful.
Fourth, while obviously finding inspiration in older music, most Led Zeppelin songs are at least 90% original material; they created musical arrangements and compositions far beyond what the "original" artists could ever have imagined.
In conclusion, in almost every case where a song is credited to Page and Plant, it is at least 90% original with the remaining 10% being Public Domain of indescernable origin. Crediting that last 10% to someone who recorded it 60 years earlier was not only unnecessary, but would be doing a great disservice to the generations of African-Americans who were already familiar with the material.
Agreed, what you just wrote should have been introduced into the court case they had.
I love this kind of history lesson! Lol
if youre right then why were they sued so many times?? Let's face it they stole, and you can justify it any way you want. the idea that they took a song and improved upon is nonsense, its like saying I stole your car but because I made improvements to it its legally mine.
Yes nobody cared when blues singers borrowed from one another, but when Zep and Clapton made them into million dollar hits, suddenly there were all kinds of "originators" claiming rights.
@@hifijohn No, it's like me salvaging a tire from your abandoned car (which you borrowed from your neighbour) placing it on my Ferrari, and then you claiming the Ferrari is yours.
ONE OF THE BEST LED albums. I was 15 in 1977 when I heard this EXPLODING BRAIN!!!
46 years old and smokes ANYTHING from this century.
There's people who say Presence is a bad album. I don't know what they're listening to.
About 95% of other bands could have made a successful career off the material in the album .
I absolutely adore this song. I love the drop at the end of the guitar parts that start the song, where it seems to bottom out and expand before pulling back up. This is another great Zep-style blues; it's got a punch and snap and the guitar solo sounds bright and sharp. I stopped picking "favorites" a long time ago. Now, I pick for mood; what song will fit how I'm feeling right now?
Perfectly said, and I too match whatever mood I'm in to the wide palette of Zeppelin songs...and they fit like a glove!
Same here. I can't pick a favourite, it's impossible with Zep. This one just makes me happy to be alive!
Right on. I got a play list for driving to work, a playlist for going to sleep, & Salvo for making every day just a little bit better!!!
Me too, Henrietta! BTW….howdie! 👋
@@w.geoffreyspaulding6588 How do? :)
This song is killer. Best song on the album. Severely underated.
Absolute Banger!!! The 4 musical geniuses at it again.
After lunch, me and my buddies would listen to Nobody’s fault ❤❤but mine just before auto shop
One of the heaviest songs ever committed to tape. Pure and absolute thunder.
This is quintessential Zeppelin. It has all the elements.
Each time he says, nobody’s fault but mine he says it in a slightly different way each time❤
this and achilles last stand have been my favourite bangers for decades ''m m m m monkey on my back, m m monkey on my back back back back' also how can a mouthorgan be played so dang hard like a train whistle
In my top 5 for sure! I just love everything about it, it's got everything! It definitely should be more popular than it is
Nanananananoooo..body’s fault but Zeppelin’s for this amazing jam! Love this tune, the way it starts and stops. My favorite on the album. It sounds like a bunch of dive bombers in the studio the way Bonzo is pounding those skins. Actually they did another song on Physical Graffiti by Blind Willie Johnson, In My Time of Dying. Check out the live version of this too. “Oh Jimmy!”
You just HAVE TO react to the version of this song that they did at the Celebration Day concert in 2007. Jimmy's sustain at the end of those riffs is just FILTHY! In their late 50's and 60's - they killed it!
This is one of the few Zep songs, IMO, whose live versions never measured up to the studio cut. The studio cut is full of angst, anger, piss, and vinegar. This was a dark time for the band, and the track perfectly captured the dark mood and desperation of the band. They sound like cornered animals, and are intensely great here. I have concluded that the reason they never quite captured the desperation and angst of the studio cut was because they recorded it at "rock bottom" for the band - the most filthy and depressed moment of the band's existence....and they were never this low again......until they lost Bonham, and it was over. Majestically powerful.
You hit it, their live music in the late seventies wasn't up to par, especially when you compare it to MSG in 73, when they were at the top of their game, Robert losing his voice, the car wreck, and then losing his child, plus the drug addiction, they were definitely at a low point, but I believe they were turning it around until Bonzo's passing :(((
@@Ledzepnut if only plant had his 71 voice during the filming of the song remains the same.... my dad saw them in oakland 1977 and said it was good but he was disappointed in page...
@@eye5856 He sounded pretty damn good to me, but maybe he was starting to lose it then, all I know is I love that concert
@@Ledzepnut I agree the dependencies were a big issue, especially for Jimmy....and I agree that they were starting to turn it around when Bonzo passed. If only.
@@eye5856 They were "hit-and-miss" post-1975, mostly due to drug dependencies (mostly Jimmy). Robert's voice was erratic at times, but Jimmy really drove that bus. When Jimmy was "on," the show was great, and vice versa.
My favorite song on Presence
Your channel has only one direction to go......straight up - when including The Mighty Led Zeppelin!
This song got me into zeppelin in 1980 at 7 years old
I'd never heard this song until Page played it with the Black Crowes & it was instantly a new favorite of mine. That man can play the hell out of the theramin too!
I love this song! They did it live...fabulous but can't remember when or where! Robert on that harmonica!!
Yes Robert + harmonica = pure joy!!!!
Official live versions in Knebworth, and 02 both are amazing!
They did it in Cincinnati in 1977, and I think on the whole tour.
They did it the entire 77 tour, listen to the bootleg from LA 1977, it’s called Listen to This Eddie. SRTS, Nobody’s Fault and Ten Years Gone are the great live versions ever. You can listen to the whole concert on you tube. The chemistry between Page and Bonham are at an all time high.
This song was played at virtually every show on the 1980 European tour, Julie.
This tune is really one of Zep’s top 10, maybe even top 5. So many amazing things going on, but Plant’s harmonica work is off the charts
My favorite Zeppelin song🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🔥🔥🔥Robert Plant playing the harmonica
That is rock n roll right there. Blues given back to America by four English guys.
Another LZ song I forgot about! Going straight to my Spotify. Fricken gem.
Love, love, love this song!!!!!
Had to click on this one, as it's always been one of my top Zep songs
living thru the era of Zep, they were RARELY played on the radio, compared to other artists of the same age. At least I didnt hear as much. I heard more of it from brother musicians than on media. As a bassist I developed a lot of respect for the rhythm section of Jones/Bonham. Didn't matter what Page/Plant did on top, John Paul and John kicked it and kept the pocket tight.
one of my all time favs. that harmonica is blistering. and yeah you said it DIRTY. i finally caught up to you because like you're listening in order i'm listening to your reactions in order. can't wait for a couple. i don't even want to give away what i'm waiting for you to listen to.
Best band of all time
This is my favorite LZ song. It's so different than any other song by them. It is SIC.
Bonham is ferocious on this. Everyone is but damn , Bonham was so good.
I love love love this song. I really like it a lot. Love! Love! Love!
This is one of those great Zeppelin songs that I think most people don't know (and Zeppelin fans themselves forget) comes from the Presence album.
The majority of times I've listened to it were on either the Zeppelin box set or Mothership best of album.
This is definitely in my top five and primarily because of the drums and the harmonica
One of my favorites
I think this is the 1st album I actually bought the day it came out. Great freaking album...
Me too! It was actually the first album I EVER bought. Still my favourite album of my favourite band ever
He beats the 💩out of his drum kit! Crushes that crash ! Simply amazing group, the best ever……
I really like the stop and go of the band. The timing for that must be difficult at best. Another great song on this album!
another song you must see the live version of "celebration day" . Robert playing a beautiful harmonica
How fuxkin good is Led Zeppelin!!! Harmonica just blows it up to another level too, the ending is SICK as well - ok now GET BACK TO THE REST OF 2112!
Love that searing flange on the intro
This is one album I never get tired of listening to , I bought the day it hit the store !!
This is my favorite Zeppelin song ever
"Presence" is my favorite album from Led Zeppelin, although I'd say that "Physical Graffiti" is probably their best. But I didn't really get into "Presence" until a few years after it was released. I needed some background music while doing some major assignments for some course at college. I put side two on infinite repeat mainly just to have some sound drowning out what was going on around me. Somewhere around the fourth or fifth time it played I started to get really drawn into it, especially _"Nobody’s Fault But Mine"_ and _"Tea for One"_ (but then those two songs account for about two-thirds of the side!). The more I played it, the more I liked it.
“Having an Overload”. Yep.
Got to play the live at Knebworth.... "oh Jimmy!!!" 🤣
A fav also , they did it when I saw them
Purceys harmonica was awesome
It’s in my LZ top 5. Extraordinary cover.
killer song
If you heard this and the Blind Willie Johnson song side by side, without the lyrics, you would never know this is a cover. It's only because of the lyrics we know the relationship between the two. I am in no way putting the Blind Willie Johnson original down, it is a work of genius in it's own right.
Bonzo's drumming on this is sensational... 🥁😎
Bonzo's drumming on [insert song title] is sensational 8-P
FIRE!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I loved this song in the early 70s. It’s does start slow but when it gets to the harmonica, it’s awesome.
There was a Christisn rock group called The 77's who did a version of this song by using the style of Zep but going back to the otiginal blues lyrics on an album called Drowning with Land in Sight. Interedting to compare.
TEA FOR ONE!! TEA FOR ONE!! I am going to immediately look for you reaction to TEA FOR ONE! See ya there!
I f'n love this song.... :-) Nothing else to say about it. 🙂
Zeppelin's catalog is so deep that some albums/songs get lost in the shuffle.
After "Physical Graffiti" it was a tall hill to climb.
It is one of the reasons asking Zep fans to name their favorite songs is like herding cats.
A tragically under-rated album, hated, even, by some Zep fans. Yet it has two out of three of Jimmy Paige's favourite solos on it: Achilles Last Stand and Tea For One.
They did this when I saw them.
Hot damn great reaction!!!! I heard this when it first hit the airwaves- super job!
In a nutshell, this sounds nothing like the original and that is true with 99% of the music Zep allegedly stole. The jerkoffs out there who say they stole the music are just jealous because Zep is way better than their favorite bands.
Agreed. It's "cool" to go against the grain and criticize what the majority likes/thinks. It's so lame.
One of the few Zep songs that as a causal guitar player I can play very well.
proper blues rock!
They have the most big songs that it's so hard to know which is a favorite
By this stage of the 70's punk and disco was huge and LZ was seen as an old style of music. I bought this when it came out and my friends thought I was a weirdo.
I really like it. This song is going back on my main playlist
Robert can play a mean harp.
I don't have this on CD yet, but I've had it on tape. Guess it's time to upgrade.
Bobby sure knows how to play that her Monica Donnie
Check out “Hots on for Nowhere “ off of the same album! You won’t be disappointed, lol!
You will have a new favorite every time you listen.
Casual Zepp fans wouldn't know this Gem. I don't think it was ever on the radio.
Presence is weird for me. It's not one of the first albums I ever think about when thinking about Zeppelin. But when I do play it, I love it a lot. As I mentioned before, at various times it has been my second favorite Zeppelin album. But that MIGHT be because it's the one I have listened to the least other than In Through the Outdoor. So the songs are still somewhat fresh to me. Why it MIGHT not be one of the top ones is because when it came out. When this came out Disco was in full bloom and punk rock, in their lyrics and in the media were blatantly launching attacks on the old guard rock groups like Zeppelin. We were shifting to the more mellow sound of the 80's as well. So it was no longer popular to like pure rock groups any more. That being said, this is my second favorite song on the album. My favorite is Hots on for No Where. But talk about a song no one ever mentions and that is really good. "Hots" is the poster boy of songs like that for me. "Hots" is one of my top 5 all time Zeppelin songs and no one ever seems to mention it. Hots did get a good amount of air play when it came out but sort of quickly died away. This is another hidden gem most casual Zepp fans never heard of.
@@rick7102 I am in NY and was about 16 when this came out. here in NY I don't think i ever heard it on the radio so probably a regional thing.
@@boki1693 It was played in LA, specifically KMET and possibly KLOS. KNAC might have played songs from this album, but they were a less powerful station out of Long Beach, so not everyone in LA even knew the station existed.
Two other live version: Kenworth and 02
This was Zeppelin I or II material for me. Always. But, as with much of the later material, it got lost on an overall not up to Zeppelin standards we had come to expect previous to this album. This song? As good as anything they had ever done!
Probably (Maybe) My personal favorite...😏👌
Only "Achilles' Last Stand" rivals this gem as the highlight of the album.
BTW, folks don't praise Robert Plant enough on his top-flight harmonica skills! And he did all of his singing and playing while seated with his leg in a cast.
By seven......people thought they were done........how do you like them apples ? :) Peace and Love
It’s not as popular because many casual fans from the early years had drifted away by this time, and it did not get much radio play at all. I count myself among them. Until I rediscovered Zeppelin on reaction channels about three years ago, I had never heard this song before….or Achilles Last Stand, or anything else from this album. Now, Achilles and Nobody’s Fault are among my top 20 Zep songs. And I’m no longer just a casual fan.
2nd best song on the album imo
You can search out the same album version, posted by other people, with all the comments available. You won't find anything less than positive.
Bonzo's drums--especially during Page's solo--are sick AF,. Those cymbal crashes! And that weird-ass time signature beat (no idea what it would be defined as ) that Bonham and JPJ sync on twice in the interludes, I guess they're called. As bone-hard as this song was, the soon-to-be-heard "Tea For One" is soft. No pressure, lol, but I hope you don't find it too "slow." It IS slow, but sooooo well done. It moves me like few of their--or anyone's--other songs.
Yeah there was a few songs I didn't go on physical graffiti that went on the other albums .
🏆🏆🏆🏆!
This has always been a favorite of mine from this album. I think the reason Presence is overlooked is that people compare it to Physical Graffiti or previous albums. Initially seen as a drop in quality, the band were starting to struggle at this point, with drugs and personal tragedy. Objectively, its a strong album, but for people getting into Led Zeppelin, it's not usually recommended.
H A R M O N I C A !
can you say? group of Gods! i think so...
Wrong drum sound for actual phys graffitti. Presence and Phys Graffitti are my favorite two albums but one half of Phs is from previous albums.
I like the Renborn/Pentngle versio n more. Zep have suped it up and changed its meanimg.
Though funnily tge bible aint 9n my reading list.
Do a few O2 songs
Didn't you want good sound and a good picture? Watch the 2007 live version...
..ua-cam.com/video/9Sqiazeu7MI/v-deo.html
This album is not one of their best. The songs on it are not bad. But I think they are very much more uninspired. The passion is not there. So even when Led Zeppelin is phoning it in you get a great album, because they’ve been playing together for years and they’re all fantastic musicians. But it’s not the “youthful exuberance” they had before. Candy Store rock I think is my favorite song from this album but it’s honestly been so long since I’ve heard it.
Lots of people poo-poo this album, but it’s a fine album.
I've had people dismiss this album as being "too artistic". Rubbish. Classic.
The only Zeppelin song I like better is When the Levee Breaks. Both blues covers so what?! At least they do them justice. Again people, get over yourselves!!
I don't think it's an underated song for Zep fans, they regularly played it in their live shows, this album was recorded when the band really had hit an all time low. Plant couldn't walk, concert tours cancelled, living apart from their families due to being tax exiles....
similer to in my time of dying
cough