A First Listen of Led Zeppelin - "When The Levee Breaks" (Reaction)

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  • @lindasulla5302
    @lindasulla53022 жыл бұрын

    Such a beautiful reaction. Every beat, the drums, the vocals, the harmonica, the guitar.... So incredibly beautiful and soulful. Just beautiful! You have no idea what they are capable of. Every Zep song is your favorite until the next song.

  • @stephenmoncrieff2056

    @stephenmoncrieff2056

    2 жыл бұрын

    Their songs take me back to a much simpler time in my life .

  • @Studamato

    @Studamato

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yea but if there were one Zep song that you could say represents Zep in every way it can only be Levee.

  • @lindasulla5302

    @lindasulla5302

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Studamato I can't disagree! There are so many others I would say are just as good... Just different!.

  • @Studamato

    @Studamato

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@lindasulla5302 Yep, I can sit and listen to just about every song they ever recorded. I have all their vinyls but it's great being able to listen non stop from a thumb drive. From the 60's to now it's just been amazing! Get the Led out Linda! 😁

  • @bjcee1108

    @bjcee1108

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@stephenmoncrieff2056 Me too. It was a better time back then.

  • @postiey
    @postiey2 жыл бұрын

    If this is your first listen to led zeppelin then enjoy the ride and listen to the rest. They are the greatest band to grace this earth.👍

  • @yeti1002

    @yeti1002

    2 жыл бұрын

    Diddo, the greatest band hands down .....

  • @essentialjudge2279

    @essentialjudge2279

    2 жыл бұрын

    I concur

  • @H0tchips

    @H0tchips

    2 жыл бұрын

    Without question.

  • @davidgreene7676

    @davidgreene7676

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@H0tchips lucky guy...he has a whole library to cover....forget all the other artists...they have nothing on LZ

  • @davidgreene7676

    @davidgreene7676

    2 жыл бұрын

    wait till he listens to the live levee from the minnesota 1975 concert...jimmys on fire...as you probably know

  • @gregrathbone986
    @gregrathbone9862 жыл бұрын

    San Francisco 1972, I first heard this on a local unground FM radio station. After the DJ played the song, she paused for a moment and then remarked, “If god played the drums, he would sound like John Bonham.”

  • @jetwashmcintosh
    @jetwashmcintosh2 жыл бұрын

    Bonham was a powerhouse. THE greatest rock drummer. So many musicians/bands have been influenced by him and sampled him.

  • @psilocin7268

    @psilocin7268

    2 жыл бұрын

    Bonham, Peart, and Moon are the holy trinity of rock drummers.

  • @micko11154

    @micko11154

    2 жыл бұрын

    Bonzo's favourite rock drummer was Bill Ward.

  • @jamestoddjackson9655

    @jamestoddjackson9655

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@micko11154 and Bill’s favorite is John lol.

  • @micko11154

    @micko11154

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jamestoddjackson9655 Yep! Bill called John 'The One'. Cheers!

  • @zonacrs

    @zonacrs

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@psilocin7268 Indeed. My personal fave is Bonzo.

  • @kima.4268
    @kima.42682 жыл бұрын

    Best Band Ever!!! It is so fun to watch people your age listen to Led Zeppelin for the first time and understand why millions of people still love them 55 years later

  • @juliemanarin4127
    @juliemanarin41272 жыл бұрын

    This is the greatest band in history! 4 master musicians...the greatest each...making magic! Watch their live performances!!

  • @ledzepgirlnmful
    @ledzepgirlnmful2 жыл бұрын

    Robert Plant ( lead singer) is playing the harmonica. All four- Jimmy Page, John Bonham and John Paul Jones were consummate musicians! RIP to John Henry Bonham. The Mighty Led Zeppelin is a beautiful musical legacy that we all have to enjoy!!

  • @ulrikbro-jrgensen1542

    @ulrikbro-jrgensen1542

    2 жыл бұрын

    agree

  • @NoahBodze

    @NoahBodze

    2 жыл бұрын

    Probably the only time in rock history when everyone in the band was the best at what they did.

  • @patrickmartell9907

    @patrickmartell9907

    Жыл бұрын

    I love your reaction to his reaction

  • @sahewins

    @sahewins

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for crediting Plant for his harmonica playing.

  • @artofficialmusic5257

    @artofficialmusic5257

    Жыл бұрын

    Harmonica ran through a distortion pedal I think.

  • @johnpbh
    @johnpbh Жыл бұрын

    It helps that the emotion in the harmonica is coming from the singer.... He's putting as much emotion into the harmonica as he is in his singing.. Robert Plant was as good as every other one of the musicians in the band... Truly four equals...!!!

  • @teresakoslosky3053
    @teresakoslosky30532 жыл бұрын

    Welcome down the Zeppelin rabbit whole…..u will never hear anything like this ever!!!it turns me on!! It is a harmonica, Robert Plant is so soulful and believable!!! Those who lost their homes because of the Leve breaking was a total heartbreak and complete devastation to those in its wake. Robert was relating!! You can hear the total sadness! Bonam is the elite best drummer of all time. He wasn’t even hitting those drums with all his might like it sounds….it was controlled and he played along with Jimmy, John Paul and of course Robert!!!

  • @actorcontact
    @actorcontact2 жыл бұрын

    You have just discovered the greatest rock band in history - welcome!

  • @jessewolf7649

    @jessewolf7649

    Жыл бұрын

    No

  • @njaco08
    @njaco082 жыл бұрын

    Jimmy was a master of producing. Merging slide guitar with Robert's harmonica. Recording Bonzo's drums in the stairwell AND running it through a Binson echorec. Slight phase on vocals and intelligent use of reverb (this is a Master Class on reverb usage), Jimmy knows sounds. Masterpiece.

  • @dc2694

    @dc2694

    6 ай бұрын

    I read somewhere that the harmonica's reverb was played in reverse...so forward harmonica with reverse reverb. Is that what you're referring to with the Binson echorec?

  • @justinthyme5382
    @justinthyme53822 жыл бұрын

    Saw them play Perth early 70s, thanks I'm 82 years young this year and still rocking mainly in my rocking chair. Love and peace from Perth Australia. 😎🖐🎶🎵🎶

  • @johnny_geo

    @johnny_geo

    Жыл бұрын

    I VOTE THIS THE COOLEST COMMENT !!

  • @justinthyme5382

    @justinthyme5382

    Жыл бұрын

    @@johnny_geo thanks John, but I've just received a crappy comment from the Hospital here in Perth, they've just diagnosed me with lung cancer, on one thing though I've lived through the greatest music ever made. Anyway I'll try and fight it as best as possible. 😎👋💕🎵🎶🎵

  • @hazza9595

    @hazza9595

    Жыл бұрын

    You lucky man. I'm only 22 and wish for them to reunite and come to NZ but I know that's a very unlikely chance. God bless you and your family.

  • @lisasaims3007

    @lisasaims3007

    Жыл бұрын

    Keep on rockin’ Sir!

  • @FlamencologyDance

    @FlamencologyDance

    Жыл бұрын

    @@justinthyme5382 Attack that vile disease like Bonham would attack those drums Justin. Kick its arse.

  • @dalesamuels8667
    @dalesamuels86672 жыл бұрын

    i try to get my head around the fact that there is grown men now that never heard Led Zep, i'm so old! I can almost hear it again for the first time through these reactions, cool. I've heard this music for so many years you forget how good and groundbreaking they were.

  • @jeffreymeyer4848
    @jeffreymeyer48482 жыл бұрын

    This is perhaps my favorite Zep song. Yes: those drums are a force of nature! Incredible beat and groove on this one.

  • @lnsmanning
    @lnsmanning Жыл бұрын

    The bass lick in this song is insane. I have never heard it in isolation but I think it would make a great track all on it’s own.

  • @m_v__m_v
    @m_v__m_v2 жыл бұрын

    There are alot of amazing bands out there, but Led Zeppelin in my opinion is the most musically talented band in history. I honestly don't know of any band that matches them. They also have probably the greatest volume of awesome songs. There's literally like 40 to 50 amazing tracks in their portfolio.

  • @jmar7631

    @jmar7631

    2 жыл бұрын

    Double that number of recorded tracks and you'd be close. ;)

  • @Dan-zq5wt
    @Dan-zq5wt2 жыл бұрын

    This is the heaviest, hardest hitting, evocative blues song ever recorded. Zeppelin at its most powerful! Maybe Plant’s greatest vocal in my opinion, and certainly the most powerful harmonica playing ever recorded, but that’s also due to massive production. Genius.

  • @tiges1972
    @tiges19722 жыл бұрын

    Blows my mind how many people are missing out on Zeppelin . 🤘🍻🍻🍻

  • @Bluewizard7131
    @Bluewizard71312 жыл бұрын

    Originally released in 1929, the song is based on the great Mississippi River flood of 1927. Led Zeppelin's music is totally original. This was recorded at Headley Grange using the natural reverb from a massive stairwell for the reverb and echo of the drums.

  • @baronvonsatan

    @baronvonsatan

    2 жыл бұрын

    Not a fan of Rick Beato, then? He debunked this in 2018. Jimmy Page may have claimed this but he was neither the drummer nor the engineer. Andy Johns, the engineer, says he used a Binson Echorec on the drums. He reiterated this in an interview with Chris Welch back in 2006.

  • @marisaj2346

    @marisaj2346

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@baronvonsatan Jimmy never claimed anything. They used Binson echorec Jimmy had and used also in the previous albums on Bonzo’s drums. Jimmy was the producer. Nothing was done without him approving. The stairswail hall only provided depth for the sound.

  • @baronvonsatan

    @baronvonsatan

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@marisaj2346 The video I cite shows Jimmy Page claiming that very thing. Why are you repeating the words "Binson Echorec" back to me, though?

  • @scottwheeler2494

    @scottwheeler2494

    Жыл бұрын

    This really is a cover of many songs… most significantly from Charlie Patton. But there were many fantastic musicians from the same huge plantation that were displaced by this series of floods on the river. It’s a constant in blues music. They should have been credited but that’s the record business.

  • @marisaj2346

    @marisaj2346

    Жыл бұрын

    @@baronvonsatan you obviously did not watch carefully if you mean Rick Beato’s video, Even him said loud and clear that Jimmy did not say that, Page has just pointed out where the mics have been placed. So ya, Jimmy did not claim anything of a sort. You are confusing the actual recording of the drums in the stairway hall with the post production and the final sound.

  • @iliveinthecountry2159
    @iliveinthecountry21592 жыл бұрын

    Yes, please go down the Led Zeppelin rabbit hole. You'll never get out, and it will be an unforgettable ride. The talent, quality, and depth of everything they did is off the charts.

  • @cliffordwaterton3543
    @cliffordwaterton35432 жыл бұрын

    everyone in this band is phenomenal but i agree - the star of the show is always John Bonham -so many songs to listen to for the first time - Black Dog/Dazed and confused/In my time of dying - you lucky man😎

  • @oliverkalamata2753

    @oliverkalamata2753

    2 жыл бұрын

    But, Plant's harmonica.... 😍

  • @patches6309

    @patches6309

    2 жыл бұрын

    BONZO is the GOAT of drummers ever! NO EQUAL!

  • @eshgrb1127

    @eshgrb1127

    2 жыл бұрын

    I love the drumming on How Many More Times, one of my absolute fav LZep songs. KASHMIR is king tho.

  • @kosk11348

    @kosk11348

    2 жыл бұрын

    I think In My Time of Dying might be my 2nd fav Zep song. This will always be my first.

  • @rondarnell949

    @rondarnell949

    Жыл бұрын

    The day Bonham died my brother called me from work and told me the sad news. I was 11 and still a baby Led Head. He told me next Zeppelin song I hear, turn your ears directly to the drums and the drummer will blow your mind. So even to this day when a Zeppelin song comes on that's what I do. The Great John Bonham

  • @dynjarren8355
    @dynjarren83552 жыл бұрын

    Another good review! I agree the Drums propel this song and are hypnotic, powerful and create a massive groove! It’s in the Blues vein but more powerful! And you’re right, the Harmonica is wailing like it’s crying out loud! It’s about losing everything when the Levee Breaks because he lives by the flood lines. Plenty of poor Third World people go through this every day around the World 🌎. They live in shacks close to the water and when the Weather turns on them, they get wiped out! Even killed. Sad but true! There’s nothing that can be done. It’s the horrible price of poverty that people pay with their lives. That’s what created the Blues as a music 🎶 form. People singing about their pain and troubles. And that’s why it’s so moving. And Plant mentions Chicago because it sounds good and Chicago is the Home of the Blues! The song is so hypnotic! After I hear it, it usually plays on in my head for hours like an Earworm.

  • @greymattervandal
    @greymattervandal2 жыл бұрын

    The whole band's chemistry is why they are legendary, but Bonham was as influential as any drummer of the era. Even though people liked to call him "heavy" - which is understandable - he was exceptionally aware of how to make a beat swing. He studied the jazz greats before him, knew how to tune his drums for the best tone, and had an amazing touch. My fave for a reason.

  • @arnoldcox9128
    @arnoldcox91282 жыл бұрын

    Weeping vocals, slide gutair, and the thunder on the drums....so good

  • @dalehutchins7283
    @dalehutchins72832 жыл бұрын

    That's why they're called a Super group. Strong drums, strong vocals, strong guitar, strong composition.

  • @joewestern6387
    @joewestern63872 жыл бұрын

    Robert Plant played harmonica in multiple songs, always to good effect. This is Led Zeppelin’s take on a blues song by Memphis Minnie and Kansas Joe McCoy in 1929.

  • @ScottHammet
    @ScottHammet Жыл бұрын

    What's surprising is to see Bonham play. His kit is so simple compared to other drummers, especially modern drummers who are literally surrounded by drums. But he hit so hard...so much power...he got more sound out of that simple kit than anyone playing inside a circle of drums.

  • @PeterTea
    @PeterTea2 жыл бұрын

    Awesome tune! By the end you feel like you're sinking into the mire of a broken levee. This was my introduction into Led Zeppelin as a 15 year old and 34 years later I'm still here. Enjoy Zeppelin, it's one helluva ride.

  • @robertlear2735
    @robertlear27352 жыл бұрын

    There are a lot of great songs to hear - they are the greatest rock band of all time.

  • @joewestern6387

    @joewestern6387

    2 жыл бұрын

    Can’t argue with that. 4 great musicians, the sum of which actually exceeded the individual parts. They were the perfect band.

  • @phillipharrison7283
    @phillipharrison7283 Жыл бұрын

    Fifty years on and still in my top 5 LZ tracks. You are mind blown now. Same effect as 1971

  • @maureenlyons-brennan1146
    @maureenlyons-brennan11462 жыл бұрын

    You have just opened the door to greatness. Their catalog is is loaded with masterpieces.

  • @beverlychristian4959
    @beverlychristian49592 жыл бұрын

    To get a true appreciation to the great Led Zepplin, please react to "The immigrant Song" and" Kashmir live at Knebworth" Zepplin is absolutely the best band on the planet. I don't think you will find any two songs that sound alike. They were a very diverse and talented group. A band of brothers! All members were the best of their craft. Rest in peace to the late great John Henry Bonham. Gone but never forgotten.

  • @psilocin7268

    @psilocin7268

    2 жыл бұрын

    I want to see him do Kashmir, live at Knebworth. Maybe the best live performance ever.

  • @beverlychristian4959

    @beverlychristian4959

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@psilocin7268 That performance is the best Kashmir live performance ever. In my opinion of course

  • @Happyheretic2308

    @Happyheretic2308

    Жыл бұрын

    The Celebration Day performance is pretty good too!

  • @edgerunnerproduction
    @edgerunnerproduction Жыл бұрын

    They recorded the drums in a stairwell. It gave them a huge sound that reverberated and that’s what makes that drum track so iconic.

  • @wildrideron
    @wildrideron2 жыл бұрын

    I so much enjoy watching a new timer to Led Zeppelin as they listen to songs for the first time. I have been a Led Zeppelin fan for over 50yrs. I have ever song and album that they ever made. Most peoplel say that Stairway to Heaven is their greatest song. No Way. To me, its "Ten years Gone" and/or Thats the way, or even Thank you. Those are my favorites, but don't get me wrong. I love ALL of Led Zeps songs. One of your other comments says, Every zep song is your favorite, until the next song. lol There has been and never will be another band as great as Led Zeppelin. Do all their songs, but make sure you do Ten years Gone. To me, their greatest piece of work. Whatever you do, don't let this be the only song you do. John Bonham was the greatest drummer ever. So great that when he died in 1980 the band disbanded, because they knew they would never find a replacement. For one thing. Drummers follow the bass player in most all bands, but, John Bonham followed Jimmy Page, the guitarilst. And that was one of the many diferences in this band. He as fired from many bands because everyone said he was to Loud. Their Loss.

  • @angelametcalfe953
    @angelametcalfe9532 жыл бұрын

    I am so pleased you have found these guys, to me they are the greatest that ever was.

  • @ziggymarlowe5654
    @ziggymarlowe56542 жыл бұрын

    "turn it up" is what we all said the first time we heard this. That's the incomparable John "Bonzo" Bonham on the drums and Robert Plant on the harmonica at the start...he is also the lead singer. And yep, his voice is second to none. Jimmy Page on guitar and John Paul Jones on bass guitar. They are all masters of their craft. Try "Whole Lotta Love" next. You'll get a great sample of Jimmy Page's guitar work. By the way, there are no bad Zep song.

  • @toddmcclellan979
    @toddmcclellan979 Жыл бұрын

    They run the harmonica through a reverse soundboard, that's why it's so haunting.

  • @kierstenridgway4634
    @kierstenridgway46342 жыл бұрын

    This is one of my favorites of their's. From the very start of the song. Yes I know it's a cover. But they made it their own. And props to the writers and composer's of this song.

  • @billvallier3852
    @billvallier38522 жыл бұрын

    The one cool thing about being older is we got to hear these bands when their albums first came out AND got to see them live. Love his reaction to this great Zep song. Cheers.

  • @ncbandit6409
    @ncbandit64092 жыл бұрын

    Great reaction. You might consider starting with the first album and do the entire catalog. It is that good. Subscribed, more Led Zeppelin please. 👍

  • @kal5163

    @kal5163

    2 жыл бұрын

    Agree. The Zep catalogue is an education in music. The incredible thing is that it was all in the space of ten years.

  • @Missangie827

    @Missangie827

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes!

  • @justinthyme5382

    @justinthyme5382

    2 жыл бұрын

    Good choice greatest blues rock album ever.

  • @nancymjohnson
    @nancymjohnson2 жыл бұрын

    John Henry Bonham was the hardest hitting drummer ever. Seeing Led Zep live, the band made it look so freaking easy

  • @LadyIarConnacht
    @LadyIarConnacht2 жыл бұрын

    One of the greatest British rock bands of all time - they literally don't have a bad song. You can listen to album after album and the hits just keep on coming.

  • @elainegoliszeski276
    @elainegoliszeski276 Жыл бұрын

    Welcome to the Best group Ever! Led Zeppelin. And Best of Times Ever! Never will be again.

  • @marymargaretmoore9034
    @marymargaretmoore90342 жыл бұрын

    Taken from an old blues song about the great Mississippi Flood of 1927. John Bonham (drummer) was a force of nature, to be sure (as they all are). Robert Plant (singer) on harmonica. Looking forward to your journey into Led Zeppelin.

  • @sandrastorer5678
    @sandrastorer56782 жыл бұрын

    I saw them live at knebworth ! The most incredible band ever all 4 members the greatest in their own right !!

  • @michaelb2388

    @michaelb2388

    6 ай бұрын

    I saw them at Knebworth in 1979 too but unfortunately they were well past their best by then. Knebworth is noted for not being their best live performances

  • @Frank-pe9pk
    @Frank-pe9pk2 жыл бұрын

    Led Zeppelin is in my top 5 favorite bands along with Sabbath, CCR, Lynyrd Skynyrd & Chicago. This is my favorite Zeppelin song, a remake of Kansas Joe song from the late 20’s. Saw them in 1975 and crowd went crazy when John started. You knew the song from his first beat.

  • @uofm4life735

    @uofm4life735

    Жыл бұрын

    Agreed. Glad to see Chicago get some love.

  • @wildrideron
    @wildrideron2 жыл бұрын

    And also, think about this. This band is just 4 guys, and one just sings and he is the Harmonica player you are listening to, not a guitar part. So all these great music came from 3 people, the guitar player, Jimmy Page, The bass player, John Paul Jones, and the Drummer, John Bonham.

  • @kal5163
    @kal51632 жыл бұрын

    Bonzo held the sticks back to front on many tracks. This is one. He put a lot of energy into the strike. I saw an interview years ago from his roadcrew, I think, saying that he seemed to play 'through' the drums, that he was 'aiming' for a point below/behind where the skin was! Needless to say, the drum tech earned his pay replacing the worn out skins. Regularly.

  • @machwal4464

    @machwal4464

    2 жыл бұрын

    I know a lot about Zeppelin but I did not know that. Back to front huh? That's fucking cool

  • @kentmains7763
    @kentmains77632 жыл бұрын

    The Mighty Zeppelin, this is just one of many great songs.

  • @richardjacobs7191
    @richardjacobs71912 жыл бұрын

    That's Robert plant on the harmonica. John Bonham's drums on this song is the most sampled drumbeat ever. As you go down the Led Zeppelin rabbit hole it will come to you that everybody used their music.Same with Black Sabbath. 😃😃😃😃😃

  • @erikwilliamsen2830

    @erikwilliamsen2830

    2 жыл бұрын

    The “Amen” break would like a word, as would a few James Brown tracks, but, yeah, it’s a very heavily sampled beat.

  • @dhh488
    @dhh4882 жыл бұрын

    One of my favorite LZ songs, the ending especially.

  • @koolaids-man8668
    @koolaids-man86682 жыл бұрын

    Highly recommend Kashmir from Zeppelin. In my opinion the most epic sounding song ever made, and will always be my favorite Zeppelin song. When the Levee Breaks and Achilles Last Stand are in close competition for my second favorite

  • @Dan-zq5wt
    @Dan-zq5wt2 жыл бұрын

    In addition, this song demonstrates Jimmy Page’s genius at arrangement, composition and production. Jimmy did it all as well as anyone in rock history!

  • @robertlear2735
    @robertlear27352 жыл бұрын

    I saw Led Zeppelin twice in concert - once in 1969 and once in 1970. They are electrifying in person. The sound in this song is from a harmonica.

  • @bontrent4521
    @bontrent45212 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful reaction. John Bonham is the most sampled drummer ever. The Hip Hop stars were addicted to his power. Welcome to the magical, mystical world of Led Zeppelin.

  • @davescurry69
    @davescurry692 жыл бұрын

    It's a harmonica, man. Played to perfection by singer Robert Plant. It's surpassed only by John Bonham's magnificent drumming.

  • @Matterian

    @Matterian

    Жыл бұрын

    THIS!! Yes Plant on the Harmonica!! SECONDED THIS STATEMENT THE EMPEROR PROTECTS!!!

  • @Dan-zq5wt

    @Dan-zq5wt

    Жыл бұрын

    It’s a harmonica treated with backward echo and other effects

  • @dwnorris

    @dwnorris

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Dan-zq5wt it's a blues harp to be specific. Amazing!

  • @Fnelrbnef

    @Fnelrbnef

    Жыл бұрын

    Plant played the harmonica? Awesome.

  • @davescurry69

    @davescurry69

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Fnelrbnef You bet he did. He's a brilliant blues harp player.

  • @TheMrTTT
    @TheMrTTT2 жыл бұрын

    By the way, the lead singer Robert Plant was both the lead singer and the harmonica player.

  • @TheRandalltex
    @TheRandalltex2 жыл бұрын

    Love watching someone getting Zepplified. Welcome to the rabbit hole. RUSH & Zep

  • @NatalieBarry123
    @NatalieBarry123 Жыл бұрын

    John Bonham’s drums were recorded in at the bottom of a three-story stairwell. That was Robert Plant, vocalist playing harmonica. I LOVE watching your reaction to the soundtrack of my life.

  • @glennburch1081
    @glennburch10812 жыл бұрын

    That's a very young Robert Plant blowing on that harmonica........ such a HAUNTING rendition of this song. No band has a right to be this talented! The drummer, John Bonham was a beast, arguably one of the best of all time. The band broke up upon his death as he was simply irreplaceable. Jump down this rabbit hole and into the world of one of the most iconic rock bands you will ever hear. I view them as a rock band with an unmistakable overtone of blues. Great reaction, TY.

  • @dianerobinson5336
    @dianerobinson53362 жыл бұрын

    What a wonderful review. To watch someone who has never heard Zeppelin and are a bigger fan of a different genre of music discover how incredible they are, gives me joy. Yes that is an actual Harmonica, brilliantly played by Robert Plant (the lead vocal). As far as the power of the drumming, the majority of drummers could only dream of reaching the level of Bonham and I think most lovers of Rock would agree. I've been listening to this song for decades and the musicianship has always taken my minds eye to an old "Big Boy" steam locomotive slowly pulling away from that station and slowly picking up speed, slowing down around the curves and picking up speed........ with John Bonham being the engineer. Like you, I tend to get lost in the musicianship of this song and forget there are even lyrics. One thing for certain, when listening to this, I never fail to be sitting on that train and absolutely loving the ride!!! To allow someone to be taken out of their own head, through music, is a powerful gift!!

  • @janicepriest6578
    @janicepriest65782 жыл бұрын

    Led Zepp is before my time, but TSRTS sent me down a rabbit hole years ago and I’ve never recovered. Enjoy the ride. BTW, love your reactions.

  • @dmgallibond469
    @dmgallibond469 Жыл бұрын

    The original version of this song was written and performed by Memphis Minnie and Kansas Joe in 1929, and it was about the 1927 floods on the Mississippi River delta caused by an unnamed hurricane (back before they gave names to the storms).

  • @stevepincombe3836
    @stevepincombe38362 жыл бұрын

    Please take a listen to the studio version of "Since I've Been Loving You". They all show up for that one as well.

  • @uofm4life735
    @uofm4life735 Жыл бұрын

    Your life will be better now that you have discovered Led Zeppelin.

  • @Missangie827
    @Missangie8272 жыл бұрын

    My favorite band for many years longer than you have been alive-I am very impressed that you 'get' them so quickly-they are blues-rock and more-it is a harmonica played by the singer making that mourning sound -

  • @nickkleiber8636
    @nickkleiber86362 жыл бұрын

    Grohl loved Bonham! One of his first tattoos was a zeppelin tat

  • @sharona256
    @sharona2562 жыл бұрын

    Love your reaction! This is the soundtrack of my teenage years. Musicianship was so important to the bands of this era. And it shows and comes across in the delivery! Your analyses and insight are incredible.

  • @zuluwarrior88
    @zuluwarrior885 ай бұрын

    Purely magical combination of 4 musicians….ive been listening to them since day one…im 68…never gets old…G.O.A.T. is only description needed. Ty.

  • @phantom.wreath
    @phantom.wreath2 жыл бұрын

    Bro i swear to God this is my favorite Led Zeppelin song! Keep up the good reaction content dude

  • @doughaviland1729
    @doughaviland17292 жыл бұрын

    Welcome to the LED ZEPPELIN rabbit hole! SO great to see those who missed out on such great music that I grew up with! So many more great tracks in their catalog! DAZED AND CONFUSED HOW MANY MORE TIMES GOOD TIMES, BAD TIMES RAMBLE ON THANK YOU YOU SHOOK ME STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN KASHMIR IN MY TIME OF DYING ROCK AND ROLL and so many more. I am old, but I got to see all the good bands!😂

  • @ledded1
    @ledded1 Жыл бұрын

    "When the Levee Breaks" is a country blues song written and first recorded by Memphis Minnie and Kansas Joe McCoy in 1929. The lyrics reflect experiences during the upheaval caused by the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927. So the original is coming close to be a 100 years old. Zeppelin rewrote the rule book when it came to their interpretation of the original blues tracks.

  • @OzzybinOswald
    @OzzybinOswald2 жыл бұрын

    First time reactions are my Crack.

  • @jolene0602
    @jolene06022 жыл бұрын

    Great reaction! Welcome to Zeppelin! You're lucky , you don't have to wait for the next album to drop. Every song is so different. Enjoy

  • @sfbayareagirl
    @sfbayareagirl2 жыл бұрын

    What a brilliant analysis of the entire song. I’ve heard it a million times, love it every time, of course I know the origins, the history, the meaning, the lyrics, etc., but the way you broke it down, lyric by lyric was amazing and I come away with a different point of view (Johnny Cash). Enjoy your journey into probably the greatest rock band ever, and I’ll keep watching.

  • @stevehall9010
    @stevehall90102 жыл бұрын

    He has just heard the greatest rock drummer of all time, playing the greatest drum rift of all time.

  • @AnthonyLaMastra
    @AnthonyLaMastra2 жыл бұрын

    That’s my favorite song. I’m so happy that you reacted to it and felt the power and emotions of it. It was an actual harmonica being played. I also agree with you that the drums were the star of the show.

  • @daveterret3958
    @daveterret39582 жыл бұрын

    This style of drumming is called getting in the pocket of the groove, sometimes referred to as "pocket" or "filthy pocket". Works great with the blues, and Bonham does it great here.

  • @lexicon528
    @lexicon5282 жыл бұрын

    Don't forget the driving bass line that compliments all the other instruments and pulls the song together.

  • @shannonpace9433
    @shannonpace94332 жыл бұрын

    More!! Try starting from 1st song, 1st Album which is, Good times Bad times, and stop whenever you hear a bad song. I'll ride with you.

  • @ncbandit6409

    @ncbandit6409

    2 жыл бұрын

    Lol, looks like he's going to the end.

  • @camdenwise5816
    @camdenwise5816Ай бұрын

    I love to see how blown away people are by how very great this song is, from beginning to end! What I mostly see, especially at the beginning, is people don't believe just how good this song is, from the very first drumbeat - they're like WTH??? This song gives me goosebumps beginning to end, no matter how many times I listen to it. Thank God for LZ! 🙂

  • @MrDiddyDee
    @MrDiddyDee2 жыл бұрын

    That sound is a harmonica treated with a mass of delay and given an overdriven sound to get it gritty. Played by the superb lead singer Robert Plant. Multi-instrumentalist John Paul Jones is on bass guitar. Jimmy Page is on slide guitar. The drums have become iconic, much imitated and sampled. The massive sound is due to the powerhouse backbeat of the late John Bonham, and the unique environment of the hallway and stairwell of a stately house. The producer experimented with using just two ribbon mics placed on the first landing of the stairway, and ran it through a Binson Echorec to create a slap-back echo , added to the natural ambience it created a single repeat beat. It was the first time producer Andy Johns had got no complaints about his drum sound from Bonham.

  • @kierstenridgway4634
    @kierstenridgway46342 жыл бұрын

    Btw I think I'm safe to say that it absolutely does Not matter if you don't "get" the meaning of the lyrics. You can listen to it as many times as you like if you want to " understand " it. It's about the vibe. ❤✌ I think most of us didn't get too deep into the meaning at first. The meaning of it was and is the feeling of it

  • @Gravitywell57
    @Gravitywell572 жыл бұрын

    When I was a kid we called it "Swamp Stomp Music" from the Bayou country in Louisiana. CCR is another band you would enjoy with that sound. Ludwig has a special Bonham edition of a drum set. You can check out the size of the Toms and Bass.

  • @lindaingallsobrien4217

    @lindaingallsobrien4217

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hey I'm from a long line of west Lousiana Swamp Stompers! CCR was not from Louisiana, but you probably know that......Cajun music is a whole differe thing....

  • @zonacrs

    @zonacrs

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@lindaingallsobrien4217 CCR was from California, Fontana I think. Growing up in the 70's my sisters blasted CCR and I blasted Zeppelin, a fair trade if you ask me...

  • @dmCurator
    @dmCurator2 жыл бұрын

    It's so refreshing to watch authentic first time reactions when someone else feels it the same way you do. My brother from another mother.

  • @petergullick1500
    @petergullick15002 жыл бұрын

    The drim sound was recorded in a huge country house in Headley Grange. They recorded it with about a dozen mics placed all around the drum kit which gave it the slight echo you can hear and the drums were placed in the main hall with a huge staircase.

  • @baronvonsatan

    @baronvonsatan

    2 жыл бұрын

    The echo sound came from a Binson Echorec device.

  • @1504Shawn
    @1504Shawn Жыл бұрын

    One of the best reactions to When the Levee Breaks i've ever seen

  • @dpaulsen1958
    @dpaulsen19582 ай бұрын

    That sound is Robert Plant on the harmonica !!! Absolutely fabulous!!!! They were the most talented rock band ever !!!!!

  • @elainegoliszeski276
    @elainegoliszeski276 Жыл бұрын

    This is real music..Their is no other as good as the Rock God themselves.. Led Zeppelin!!

  • @CooT317
    @CooT3172 жыл бұрын

    You’re quickly becoming my favorite reactor, along with Beth Roars and Fil at Wings. You quickly picked up on two key phrases : “Turn it up” and “Let’s back that up a little bit” Great work!!

  • @SyedRewinds

    @SyedRewinds

    2 жыл бұрын

    Haha thanks mate glad you've joined the ride!

  • @GregS4Jesus
    @GregS4Jesus2 жыл бұрын

    That's exactly how I always feel listening to Zeppelin, EXCELLENT WORK and comments for sure.(I did get to see them in "77, it had the feeling of being in a solemn sanctuary, like I could not believe I was really going to get to see them, very surreal, thank God for youtube, we can all enjoy this together!)

  • @johnculver1951
    @johnculver19512 жыл бұрын

    Syed enjoy your ride, every Zepplin song will amaze you, enjoy dive in

  • @stephenflowers8516
    @stephenflowers8516 Жыл бұрын

    The drums set a perfect atmosphere of this driving force that's coming; And there's absolutely no stopping it.

  • @camcardow1566
    @camcardow156611 ай бұрын

    The swag of Bonham here is epic. Complete confidence with such a simple intro beat. He's like saying "I'm the best rock drummer right now." And he was.

  • @somersetcace1
    @somersetcace12 жыл бұрын

    One of the best first reactions to this I've seen. Mostly because you noticed how awesome the drums were. lol John Bonham was the perfect match for this band and as you head into the Zeppelin rabbit hole, you'll see more and more what I mean. The rock that somehow melded it all together.

  • @bosshogg8447
    @bosshogg84472 жыл бұрын

    The instrument you hear is indeed a harmonica. If memory serves, it was recorded in a stairwell so cause extra echo on it. But that still wasn't enough, so they took the track of the harmonica and played it backwards through the song...which is why it has such a unique sound.

  • @weldonbailey1005
    @weldonbailey10052 жыл бұрын

    Born in 1960. My favorite all time band. Got to see them live twice. More LED please. Ty. Subscribed. MARK (Middle).

  • @jasonshaw4230
    @jasonshaw42302 жыл бұрын

    It's a harmonica pumped through a Whirling Peevee Amp. Classic blues does this

  • @ramonalfaro3252
    @ramonalfaro32522 жыл бұрын

    The Rain Song by Led Zeppelin is a totally different vibe but is beautiful. My favorite along with Ten Years Gone.

  • @psilocin7268
    @psilocin72682 жыл бұрын

    This song is one of a kind. Performed by possibly the best band ever. If you like this ( and I KNOW you do) you will love ‘Kashmir’. Check out the live version from Knebworth. Great job brother.

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