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Led Zeppelin is right up your alley, Caroline. You would do yourself a favor if you listened to all of them in order like the Beatles. They are THAT rewarding to listen to.
@@alifhashim3752 Nah, the range of the Led Zeppelin goes all the way from Black Dog to Rock and Roll - fun, inconsequential, and often "borrowed" (Dazed and Confused, anyone?), not quite the same thing as Love Me Do to Abby Road, know what I mean......
I played Rock and Roll on guitar with my band in high school during a talent day type thing (and a number of times since then with an assortment of bands/friends). Didn't have the luck you had, but it's always been my favorite. It's _so much fun_ to play.
In addition to acoustic guitar, that’s mandolin you’re hearing on “Going To California”, played by bassist/keyboardist/arranger John Paul Jones, who is really the secret weapon of this band.
@@pmbbmpI think each first 3 have super great tracks, but since their origins is in blues, there is a mix of more generic blues tracks mixed in, especially the first two. But it’s worth listening to anyway for the highlights. “Dazed and Confused.” “Good Times Bad Times.” “What is and What Should Never Be.” “Since I’ve Been Loving You.” “Out on the Tiles.” Etc. enough songs to make it worth listening to
Led Zeppelin gave Sandy Denny her own rune on the liner notes to the album for her part on "The Battle of Evermore". The lyrics allude to The Lord of the Rings -- "The ring wraiths ride in black, ride on" -- then Sandy Denny sings -- "Sing as you raise your bow \ Shoot straighter than before \ Oh dance in the dark of night \ Sing to the morning light" ... She was the only other singer to ever appear on a Led Zeppelin album. She can really sing. Her work with Fairport Convention is quite masterful. For a taste, check out "Who Knows Where the Time Goes?", "Farewell, Farewell", "The Ballad Of Easy Rider", "Tam Lin", "Matty Groves", and "She Moves Through The Fair" among others.
Caroline, Mike is so right about Sandy Denny. And Fairport Convention, which for several albums had Sandy singing alongside brilliant guitarist Richard Thompson and fiddler Dave Swarbrick, gave the notion of folk-rock a whole new dimension by, among other things, playing English folk songs hundreds of years old in a rock style, e.g. Tam Lin.
It was many years later before I realized there was another vocalist on "The Battle of Evermore." It sounds so similar to something Robert could sing, it never occurred to me that it could be someone else.
I like how you said “I didn’t expect to be relaxed listening to Led Zeppelin,” I don’t blame you as many people associate them with high pitched screaming and distorted guitars with thunderous drums, but the truth is that a majority of their songs tackle diverse styles P.S. If you were to listen to all of their records I would recommend starting from 1 and going chronologically :)
There is a channel on RU-vid that has a couple of Pakistan tribal people reacting to various things. They played Stairway for them. And their reaction was the same as we all had back in the day.
I saw Zeppelin live at Live Aid, 1985, RFK Stadium, Philadelphia, PA. They played 3 songs, as all bands did too. Zeppelin played "Black Dog," "Whole Lotta Love," then "Stairway to Heaven." When Stairway came on, I was at the highest seat there and looked at the entire crowd, they were all standing and lighters were going on, shouting. Nobody could believe Zeppelin was there, minus John Bohnam. Phil Collins did a fantastic job! Zeppelin is the best!
Great reaction! "Going to California" is a bit of a tribute to Joni Mitchell, both in lyrics and the styles of the vocal lines and mandolins. Beautiful.
The reason for Sandy Denny's contribution to Battle For Evermore was in September 1970, Sandy had won the Top British Female Singer in the Melody Maker Pop Poll, Robert won the Top British Male Singer. It was also the first time The Beatles hadn't been picked as Best British Band, they were beaten by Led Zeppelin. So Robert and Sandy met each other at the awards ceremony at the Savoy (along with Jimmy and John) and someone (probably Jimmy) said "wouldn't it be good to get the Top British Male and Female Singers on the same song" and they managed to arrange it.
So glad you got a chance to get the Led out! Listening to their albums in any order is good, but it's interesting hearing them grow, from album one and on out. Any livestreams would be welcome! Be taking care. =)
Terrific reaction, as always! On "Misty Mountain Hop" there's another disorienting effect going on besides that diminished chord. You've got three "unsettled" chords (D/A, Adim, A7) rotating over a steady 4/4 beat. Three chords over four beats, and so you never hear a resolution, harmonically OR rhythmically. Sometimes that D/A chord is on the second beat, sometimes the first, sometimes the fourth; the downbeat never arrives. Also, that vocal effect you hear is a phase effect, easily done nowadays with a computer plug-in. Back then it was (likely) a standalone box costing thousands of dollars and it did only one thing - the phase effect. You would originally hear phase effects on guitars to achieve a psychedelic sound, but bands quickly realized it has interesting results when used on other instruments (including vocals). You hear it a lot in 1970s songs. Another great example is Mick Jagger in the middle (slower) section of The Rolling Stones song "Rocks Off."
@@CallMeCaroline Since there is no mention on the album I assumed he had changed his tone to a very clean falsetto. I found out years later. Sandy Denny had a beautiful voice, similar to Maddy Prior. I would check out "Who knows where the time goes." She died young.
So first of all, I got CHILLS watching this, and listening along with you. It’s why I love videos like this, experiencing these songs through fresh and excited eyes like yours just breathes new life into these old and familiar songs for me! Second, at first I questioned the wisdom of starting with their absolute best album, but I like that it’s acting as your gateway to their work - and it’s not like the rest of the albums won’t deliver! (Houses Of The Holy and Physical Graffiti are 2nd and 3rd best for me!)
Great reaction, Caroline. Loved every one of your Beatles videos... so I had to check out you listening to Led Zep. You did not let me down. You are always so fun to watch.
Hi Caroline, as an “old” fan of yours, I’m always happy when you’re back. I like your qualified reviews of music. I've also been told now and then that this or that music should be "too hard" for me and that I would not like it. But that always came from people for whom the “hardness” of music is the highest quality. That's not the case for me. I love slow, quiet pieces as well as some hard, chaotic songs. The musical and production quality is crucial, not the degree of hardness. This album f.e. has a great great quality and I love it.
John Paul Jones is playing a 3 part harmony on recorders in the studio version, but to replicate it live he used a Mellotron in the earlier performances, and later as synthesiser technology developed he used one of those instead.
Always enjoyable Caroline, especially for someone like me who's been listening to this stuff since its release. Gives us a fresh view. The second singer on Battle of Evermore is the brilliant Sandy Denny, from the Celtic rock group Fairport Convention. In my book (and according to Richard Thompson), one of the most beautiful voices ever in Celtic folk. Sadly, she passed away not many years later, waaaaaay too young.
I wish I could hear all these albums for the first time again. Classic rock radio played too many of these great songs to death! However, watching this makes me feel like I’m hearing it all for the first time again. Thanks for the vicarious experience. ❤️
That was lots of fun. I haven’t listened to the album start to finish in years, so I was also anticipating each new reveal. Zeppelin was an astounding band. Think back on how each song had a unique sound palette, lyrical theme, and mood. Now multiply that originality times all of their albums. It’s a glorious gift.
This is SUCH a vibe! Thank you algorithm for putting this on my recommended. New sub for sure! This has always been my fave Zep album. I bought it in the 80s and thought *I* was late to the party, ha ha.
@@RichardinNC1 ok so far I have listened to Led Zep 1 to 4 and I have to say I didn't enjoy the first 2 too much but 3 and 4 were close to album perfection 🤯🤗
LOVED this!! Please listen to their album Physical Graffiti.. it’s a mixture of freshly written songs & older material they had at the time, such a diverse album and would love to hear your take on it
I love it when I take a wander around in the RU-vidz and stumble across a channel like this :) Seeing folk encountering truly great music for the first time is such a pure joy.
Battle of Evermore is just my ultimate favourite! Along with Ramble On from Led Zeppelin II, which never fails to send me to all those crazy places. Simply astounding music!! 😀
Caroline I remember watching your reactions to The Beatles when I was their die hard fan, recently I've started to love Led Zeppelin and now I see your videos with them :D
I remember where I was, in the third grade, the day I first time I heard Black Dog, Fifty years later it's still one of my favorite songs. This whole album is a true masterpiece, and inspired a generation of rock. I bought records in those days, and despite them being my favortie band, I would buy other music, because I heard Led Zepplin every day, at anybodys house, or at any party or on any of the rock radio. You heard Led Zepplin virtually every day, so I spent my record money on stuff I liked but didn;t hear on the radio or at parties. (Zappa)
I agree with chronological order as others have suggested. Of course, as much as I love IV, there's nothing quite like Zepp I for me, that's the one I listen to most often by far. I'll be REALLY interested in your progression from I to II to III as well, as III was quite controversial in terms of breaking expectations (feuds aplenty as to the question of "is it good" etc), so consider that another argument in favor of chronological order to understand the context of III... They are honestly my favorite band of all times followed closely by Pink Floyd so it's fun to hear your reactions to albums that have have been constant companions in my life!
As someone who listened to LZ since I was 12, it was great fun to watch your reaction. Especially, the "and that drummer" remark. Thanks for making me smile.
First time listener, great reaction! You got a sub out of me. As to your question, I don't think that you could go wrong reviewing more Led Zeppelin. Each album is special in it's own way. I would probably work through in sequence, so you can hear how their sound changed over time.
I love Led Zep, as an acoustic guitarist I love Led Zep 3 which is more acoustic based with Jimmy Page using a lot of alternative tunings and great songs. More mellow and melodic and very interesting hopefully you will get to listen to that too.
Hi Caroline, I really enjoyed this video - thank you! It seems to me that Led Zeppelin brilliantly combined English Folk influences with rock and blues, while great American bands like Lynyrd Skynyrd combined Country music influences with rock and blues.
It's really fun to see somebody listen to Stairway to Heaven for the first time, as a Zeppelin fans we've all heard it so many times we've become jaded and find our own personal favorites. To see somebody hear it for the first time reminds me just how damn good that song is. Seeing the very positive reation to Going to California, my suggestion would be Led Zeppelin III, it doesn't have as many "greatest hits" as I and II, BUT it has a lot of the softer Led Zeppelin and the really bluesy stuff. Plus it does drop the hammer with the Immigrant Song.
Yay live stream! Loved the reaction. Jettison the shame. You're love the way you are, imperfections and all. Led Zeppelin always seemed brilliant, but strangely obsessed with Lord of the rings there’s also a lord of the rings reference in their song Ramble On we just wanna play favorites I don’t know which album it’s from I don’t know what the microphone on my phone is doing I think it might be possessed
A nice baptism. There are about 10 albums from the late 60's - early 70's that are just timeless. Zeppelin has two of them (Zeppelin II). Their breadth and depth is just incredible. A really visionary album. Welcome to the club.
When I was a teenager, some friends and I were hanging out watching/listening to a local band practicing their version of Stairway to Heaven (what band DIDN'T do Stairway to Heaven in those days?!). Their lead singer was late for practice so they were just going through it instrumentally. I was at the age where my voice was changing but I had some control over it, so I guess you could say I had the most range my voice would ever be able to cover. I don't recall how it happened...maybe a friend jokingly volunteered me...but I ended up sitting in for the lead singer to sing Stairway to Heaven. I did the song a few times as they practiced, they thanked me for sitting in, and me and my friends left. After my voice finished changing there was no way I could hit Robert Plant highs.
And once again Page and Plant dragged kicking and screaming to court for the rightful claim by the estate of Memphis Minnie for the use of HER song. Jake Holmes spent decades seeking a settlement for the rip off of HIS song Dazed and Confused. The list of claims against them ripping off songs is staggering. Babe I'm gonna leave you, written by Anne Bredon in the 1950's. I really don't have much respect for these guys.
"His lower register's really quite beautiful, too" -- it's a big key to why his voice aged well. He did a great job adjusting as he got older and the high notes got tougher. That and he kept doing interesting work as time went on.
Thanks for this Caroline! There is a real good live version of Going to California from 1975 that I have seen some reactors rave about. LZ was a great band and that performance with an acoustic guitar, a mandolin, and Robert, is another wonderfully calming experience.
What an excellent analysis. As an old man who grew up on this stuff (63), I'm so pleased that you liked it. I wish more of today's young people knew about the excellent music that came about in the 70s in particular. Great video.
Subscribed! First video of yours I've seen, but you're fun, you're funny, you're a musician, and now you like Led Zeppelin. What's (Battle Of Ever)more to like?
After watching your Beatles content, I was no doubt that you would adore Led Zeppelin. Just great musicians with enormous creativity. I discovered them at age 9 in 1978 blaring at full volume from my older sister's bedroom. Changed my entire perception of music. Brilliant album and brilliant band.
Fantastic job there (as expected) and I want to point out that I never doubted you'd like Led Zeppelin. You're someone with a brilliant expertise and an ear for music so why shouldn't you like one of the best there ever were ? It's just great for us watching you experience this stuff for the first time. I second the opinion that you should give them the Beatles treatment meaning reviewing them in chronological order. I'm looking forward to your next reactions. Keep on the great work. Love and greetings from Germany.
Please listen to Heart's live version of Stairway to Heaven that they performed in front of Led Zeppelin and the President of the United States at the Kennedy Center. Ann and Nancy Wilson from Heart brought tears to Robert Plant's eyes.
I enjoyed that so much. One of my first albums as a kid. Still have it in vinyl and displayed proudly after about 50 years of ownership. So refreshing to see someone experiencing this for the first time. You are hooked now by the way 🙂
I adore The Battle of Evermore, and the way Sandy Denny’s vocals intertwine with Plant’s. Sandy Denny was an outstanding singer and songwriter, leading the folk rock band Fairport Convention before striking out on a solo career. Sadly died way too young. For something different you might want to checkout the Fairport Convention album Liege and Leif, which effectively invented British folk rock. As for Lord of the Rings, several Led Zeppelin songs have nods to the books, such as Ramble On, which explicitly references both Gollum and Mordor.
So happy you finally got to Led Zeppelin! Let me start off by saying, I love your reactions and I am one of your earliest subscribers. I have been recommending Led Zeppelin to you since you started your Beatles journey 2 years ago, but my recommendation in your comment section always went unanswered. I suspected I knew why, and that was confirmed with the beginning of this reaction when you said "I have no idea what to expect, except for, it's gonna be heavy guitars, right? That's all I know". Apparently, that was all you did know. Led Zeppelin is so much more than that. They are the most deserving act alongside the Beatles to have their entire catalogue listened to. They are the 5th biggest selling music act of all time, behind only Michael Jackson at #4, Garth Brooks at #3, Elvis Presley at #2, and of course, The Beatles at #1. You should start next with Led Zeppelin I and go right through to their final officially released studio album, "CODA". Again, I'm really happy you finally got to them! Peace
And newbies wishing to explore wider should include album titled "Coverdale*Page" fr 1993, as it was a fruitful collab between Jimmy Page (LZ) & David Coverdale, formerly of Deep Purple & leader of Whitesnake, an album made well beyond LZ's 1980 breakup. Page & Coverdale created a first class album of strong rock, R&B, and rock ballads. They only made one album. Robert was mean & jealous of the pairing and did his utmost to denigrate the effort of his former writing partner. In interview after interview Plant injected poison into the minds of critics and the public, thus sabotaging their tour, causing it to be cut short due to lagging ticket sales. His vitriol inspired a backlash against fellow singer-songwriter & formidable front man, David Coverdale. It was disappointing to witness firsthand. Ever since Plant's petty scurrilous campaign, the inevitable slurs come forth branding Coverdale as a Plant wannabe using Plant's original insult "David Cover-version". Additionally, Page's manager did nothing to promote the work and stymied progress re: tour-date scheduling and promotion. With LZ being in my Top 5 bands, any respect I had for Robert Plant diminished to 1/10th of the 9/10th originally held. Trust me, as iconic as LZ was and as big as Robert Plant was, Robert had lost much of his range & power, evidenced as early as 1972; while Coverdale was riding a hugely successful mid-late 80's popularity, managing to keep his voice for a good twenty years after the '93 Coverdale-Page collab. Despite the aborted tour off of Plant's jealousy, the album holds up. Yes, it was strongly flavored of Led Zeppelin. Jimmy used riffs, fragments & song created during his LZ days. Plus, he has a distinctive style. Period. Coverdale also happened to have physical similarities of long, wavy blonde hair and similar build & he was a dynamic front man w/ a similar penchant for high screams. By 1972 Plant was losing his vocal prowess while Coverdale was just beginning his stint with Deep Purple in 1973. Bottom line, for true lovers of that which is Jimmy Page and Blues/Rock belter David Coverdale, and having once loved LZ, Coverdale-Page is a must listen.
@@synchronicity1470 Meh. A mediocre album, with a second-tier frontman. By '93 Coverdale's posing and preening were ridiculous. Page was clearly floundering at the time. The album with Paul Rogers was better, but not much. The only stellar work by Page, after the demise of Zep was "Walking into Clarksdale".
Just discovered your channel, so far listened to Nirvana Bleach and this. Not a big album guy but my son is so I'm listening to albums now haha. Just recently listened to this album myself and loved it as well. Enjoying your reactions/analyses, would love to see you do the rest of the Big 4 of grunge too! 🙌🤘
Its good to see you having such a positive reaction to Led Zeppelin. One thing is that The Battle Of Evermore is not a Lord Of The Rings song, per se. It has a reference to the Ringwraiths although that is it. The rest is just Robert Plant's amalgam of all the Old English history he was so fond of reading.
I would always recommend starting with Zeppelin - One. Zeppelin recorded just 108 songs, The Beatles 213 songs, and Zeppelin held the second most Rock albums sold by a band until recently; second to The Beatles of course. But now, probably because of the movie, Queen has moved into second. I had them all and loved to listen to nearly every song on them.
No offense, but this was much more enjoyable than I expected. I didn't know what to expect, but I watched it all with a smile and liked and subscribed. I'd like to see other Zeppelin albums reviewed and I didn't initially know I did. YT is weird like that.
One of the best drum albumns. Bonham was a legend. All these songs are bangers. Fav band. Their songs never followed typical pop structures, which makes them so interesting. You get lost in them.
I saw Led Zeppelin live in 1977 all 6 nights they played in Los Angeles. This album is only the greatest album in Rock history. And Led Zeppelin the greatest band EVER!
I imagine someone already made this recommendation, but I really love Led Zeppelin III, and I feel like you'd really enjoy it. I know very little about music, but there are some really cool things going on in this album. Really love "Friends" and "Celebration Day."
Welcome to the Led Zeppelin rabbit hole. I would explore them in album order now. You have to do 1, 2 & 3…. Good old rock music, masterful blues, touching ballads, and exploring other sounds, they could do it all.
Folk music had made several surges from the 1930s, through the early 70s singer songwriter class of musicians. (Jim Kroce, James Taylor, Paul Simon, Carol King, Bob Dylan) Jimmy Page had a plan in the inception of the band in 1968, to have a light and dark contrast on every album. Rock and folk. He and Robert spent a lot of time in 71 -73 at Jimmy's rustic estate in Wales. They thought up several of their classics there, with only oil lamps, a fireplace and gorgeous scenery. Gallows pole, Battle of Evermore, Tangerine, Friends, and a lot of their Viking/ Hobbit material happened there.
If you liked Led Zeppelin, You will love Heart cause they're certainly more up your alley. Plus they're the greatest female fronted rock band ever and we gotta get some of that on here too
Would love to hear your full album review of the first CSN album and Jackson Browne’s Late For The Sky. The later is being inducted into the National Recording Registry in the Library of Congress…It’s that good!
