The original version on "Led Zeppelin 4" had Sandy Denny on the female vocal part. Sandy was a leading light during the '70's electric folk movement in the U.K. with her work as part of the band "Fairport Convention". Another genre for you guys to investigate...
every zeppelin song is unique. Their diverse sound is why people don't get bored with them. And there are dozens of deep cuts that never get played on the radio. Literally, every song that isn't popular is a deep cut worth listening to.
Definitely a more Sufi-influenced version, I really like it. The twirling, dizzying vocals rising up and out to the desert sky as we dance in circles by firelight...
@@Scott65J they meant quarter tones, not quarter notes. Semitones ARE the standard interval used in the 12-tone western chromatic scale. Some cultures use finer subdivisions of an octave in their music, as well as microtonal variations as ornamentation.
Page and plant toured with an Egyptian orchestra in the 90s. They played a lot of physical graffiti. The hurdy gurdy is the crank instrument from the middle ages
Led Zeppelin as a collective had an unprecedented ability to layer their songs with so much texture and atmosphere, much like a painter creates a masterpiece, the ability to put the listener in the song and be a part of it. This version sees Page and Plant using their influences of Morrocan, Egyptian and Eastern music on this great song.... Glad to enjoyed! Greatest band ever.
You guys really opened up your ears, so thank you for your reaction! Even though this live version was fascinating in itself, I think it's a little hard to connect with. If you haven't heard it already, the studio version is more compelling and makes much more sense.
The Battle of Evermore is inspired on a chapter in the book Lord of the Rings. The song talks about the tensions surrounding the hours before the arrival of the Orc armies at the gates of Gondor. In the book the chapter is called 'The Battle of the Pelennor Fields', which is in the third movie and is that battle where the head Ringwraith (who can't be killed by no man) is killed by a lady. The song describes the people leaving their fields and homes knowing soon it will become part of the battle grounds.
@@staminuptime7646 You are correct. My mistake. JPJ does play Mandolin on other songs (i.e Battle of Evermore). JPJ is a beast. He gave Zeppelin thier flavor! Mind you all were beasts!!
But not on the Battle of Evermore Page came up with the mandolin part himself at Headley Grange when Zeppelin were recording IV He always played it live himself Jones played Goin to California and as far as I know that’s all
This is a haunting song that is very difficult to do live in comparison to the studio version; I disagree that this is an inferior version, just a quite different interpretation. I've seen this a few times before, and this is the only time I've seen Plant paired with another singer (the studio version also has a female singer harmonizing, the only time Led Zep recorded with multiple singers, I believe). The song really sticks with you...
I was so excited you finally got to this request 😍 it's an Egyptian orchestra and famous singer. They were greatly influenced by middle eastern sounds n spent a great deal of time there. THANKS GUYS much love💖
The song Kashmir from the same concert is the most epic thing you will ever see in your life. No one reacts to it and I don't know why it is so phenomenal
Yes your correct. But calling me an idiot over not thinking when I wrote is pathetic. I'm sure I forgot more about Zeppelin than you know. So save it. And wtf does it being successful have to do with me not liking this period of them. Hold on.... wait for it..... nothing. I'd bet my life on it you had to Google Sandy Denny to analyze that also.
lol that Puff Daddy tune was added to a mashup of NHL goalie Ron "you don't have to be sweet to be good" Hextall and is epic. Thanks for the reminder. Oh and nice react too! peace.
Finally a battle of evermore reaction. Been one of my all time favorites. I love all zeppelin but this song. Just mystical. Great job let me add tho u gotta hear the original studio version. The vocals on that are a duet and will mesmerize you. If u havnt yet. Just do it dont wait you'll miss out.
The woman is Najma Akhtar, a British singer of Indian descent. The original 1971 song was more straight English folk, driven along by the mandolin. The female part was sung by Sandy Denny, a famed folk singer who is sadly no longer with us. When Plant and Page revisited the song in the 1990s, they retained the compelling mandolin but added traditional European instruments such as the hurdy-gurdy and the bodhran. And then injected an a Indian feel with Akhtar. Pure Led Zeppelin in so far as always expect the unexpected. Collectively and individually they had no boundaries where they would go musically. The concert from which this song taken saw some Zeppelin songs given the full string orchestra accompaniment, others backed by an Arab musicians and the grand finale, Kashmir, bringing it all together.
Brilliant. This song makes me happy for Jimmy Page and Robert Plant. They are fully exploring all of their musical ideas, how fun and fulfilling that must be for them.
Sung originally with Robert and Sandy Denny (of Fairport Convention). A different vibe with mandolin, hurdy gurdy etc. I saw JPJ (Jonesy) playing that triple neck once, and he called it "that bloody thing", LOL.
Kevin Brady when did they release an unplugged album? This one was 94. Nirvana was 93 and Pearl Jam was 92. (Going by recorded dates) Not arguing...asking
BJ he’s obviously talking about them doing the live acoustic sets during their zep hay day’s of the mid 70s when they’d play Black Country woman going to Cali bron y aur stomp and that’s the way etcccccc Not so much an album
It was not a Led Zeppelin album. Zeppelin ended the moment John Bonham died. This was “Page and Plant”. Notably John Paul Jones was upset they did it, and particularly without him.
saw page & plant in boise idaho, back in the 90s (the closest i'll ever get to watching led zeppelin in tact), & it was incredible. i actually experienced a marijuana like euphoria (hadn't smoked since about 1983), & when this song came on, i was carried back to the middle ages, as if i was there. INCREDIBLE!
I was lucky enough to see them in concert for this tour twice One in Pittsburgh and once in Cleveland. I also got to see them for their Walking Into Clarksdale tour twice as well. Same places Pittsburgh and Cleveland. Totally mesmerizing.
@@commentfreely5443 never... live is the real music... studio is ever so clean and steril... ok, bieber, grande, gaga, swift and co are live bad as hell, because they are novoicebitches, but cave, gabriel, sullivan, staley, vedder, dickinson and co are live by far better than their studio versions...
This was just Page and Plant. It was during the acoustic stuff VH1 was putting out in the 90s. It was fantastic. However as the ok mentioned the original by the whole band (Led Zeppelin) is to be appreciated. Mssrs Page and Plant had an affinity to middle eastern music. They wrote two different songs for this album that were performed with artists from the middle east. So there ya go.
Oh, geeeeez, yeah. Absolutely. Hearing a live version of a song before you hear the original is almost never advisable. You have no idea how it's different, or how difficult it might have been to pull off, live, if you don't know how it's "supposed" to sound.
Robert Plant wrote the words to this acoustic song after reading a book on Scottish history. The lyrics are about the everlasting battle between night and day, which can also be interpreted as the battle between good and evil. >> This is the only song Zeppelin ever recorded with a guest vocalist. Robert Plant felt he needed another voice to tell the story that plays out in the song, so Sandy Denny from Fairport Convention was brought in. Her vocals represent the people as the town crier, while Plant's voice is the narrator. Fairport Convention was a British folk group Zeppelin shared a bill with in 1970. This collaboration with Sandy Denny marked the first time Robert Plant did a duet with a woman. In later years, he had tremendous success singing with Alison Krauss; their 2007 album Raising Sand won a Grammy award for Album of the Year. Sandy Denny was given a symbol on the album sleeve - three pyramids - to thank her. The four members of Led Zeppelin each designed their own symbols for the album. Denny died in 1978 from a brain hemorrhage resulting from a fall down the stairs. Jimmy Page wrote the music on a mandolin he borrowed from John Paul Jones. He explained to Guitar Player magazine in 1977: "On 'The Battle of Evermore,' a mandolin was lying around. It wasn't mine, it was Jonesey's. I just picked it up, got the chords, and it sort of started happening. I did it more or less straight off. But, you see, that's fingerpicking again, going back to the studio days and developing a certain amount of technique - at least enough to be adapted and used. My fingerpicking is a sort of cross between Pete Seeger, Earl Scruggs, and total incompetence."
Fun and inventive, a great listen! To those who are deriding the singer for “not knowing the lyrics”, I’m pretty sure that’s the way Plant and Page wanted it. Not every version of a song has to be exactly like the original. To appreciate music, one must be open to any variation. Music is organic.
You need to hear the studio version first. Plant was at the top of his vocal abilities and Sandy's performance was sublime. You will appreciate its true power in that version.
I agree with you. I saw other people upload it but for some reason its blocked on our account. I still have the video on youtube just in case they unblock it but im like WTF! Ive dont the crunge and in my time of dying and both those reactions were blocked but others have done it with no problems.
I’ve watched allot of reactions to live Zeppelin...many from reactors in Britain and The Netherlands. And I’m thinking maybe different copyright laws overseas? Because yeah, so many American reactors get blocked on Zeppelin.
And then in then end he's screaming bring me back...they did it a bit different here...but that's what it was...he's screaming bring me back....bring me back....how did this lady slay me....
This is pre-cursor for Plant's whole 2000's career. Blend of all kinds of world music, old acoustic instruments, he just layered modern sounds on top of this stuff. This is a beautiful version, it's just that the original studio recording is perfect, so people can't get it out of their heads. Sandy Denny was so so great on the original version. Thanks.
A rock tune with a hurdy-gurdy, a frame drum, and a 3-necked guitar. I love it when musicians experiment with "non-standard instruments" for their genre.
This version is from the Page and Plant Unledded album,They played with various musicians in various countries including Morocco some really great covers of Led Zeppelin songs on the album I also have the DVD of the "tour" it is one of the best in my collection
The "92" version on Page&Plant's No Quarter CD is marvelous , it was recorded with an Egyptian orchestra . Saw this concert live when they hit the road with the same orchestra , I was in the nose bleed section. I almost think we might have had the best sound. Best concert I've ever gone to. Please give it a listen when you have time , you mentioned the middle eastern influence, well guys this CD has it and turned some of their best songs into something kinda magical. May not be everyone's choice but IMO I loved it !
did you two say yikes lol yeah he made a funny face. I love the folk element of Zeppelin. This is basically the style Robert does these days. Americana, with mandolin and pedal steel
You guys need to check out 'Willie and the poor boys' mid 80s supergroup featuring Jimmy Page and other Stars doing Otis Reddings 'these arms of mine'...just might love!
