I love how Jimmy comes into this solo so gently, and 5 minutes later he has hit every note half a dozen times so meaningfully. His genius is beyond my comprehension.
He's always on the verge of going wrong. Almost stumbling into the notes. Like a free climber ascending El Capitan in the dark. But he always somehow finds the next one. Not necessarily the right one, but the perfect one. So he never falls. It's magic.
I heard someone say this once and thought it perfectly encapsulates live Page. “Jimmy always puts himself out there even when the artistic intent outpaces the technical grasp. He just goes for it. The emotion is still present, it’s still magic.” I couldn’t articulate the point better.
Best, most valid comment here I have a hard time choosing over SRV and Page as my favorite/ most respected guitar players of all time. Jimmy is explosive, intense and yet melodic. SRV had so much emotion and energy in his playing too, touch to choose
@@michaelrandy8764 what solidified it for me is that jp is not just a player but a composer, I love SRV with my whole soul and Lenny is beautiful but it doesn’t compare to the elegance or genius of rain song
The melodic, fluid part it what he lost when he aged a little. He became choppy, the gorgeousness was gone. He would occassionally have a great night, but rare. I really think he developed tendinitus or caprel tunnel. He is not the type to ever say it. He retired very early. He couldn't play the same anymore.
Funny how all we hear about is Page and Plant. Bonham definitely has a place as a drum king but John Paul Jones seems to not get the recognition he deserves
Je redécouvre le live 33 tours comme on disait de 1974 the song remains the same j'avais alors 16 ans je me doutais pas qu'il m'electriserait encore 50ans plus tard jusqu'à mon trépas saans doute
@@rossconroy1674 Jones is hardly underrated. Go to any top 10 bassists list and he will be there. Go to damn near any led zeppelin video and there will be appreciation comments about JPJ.
@@rossconroy1674 Everyone has to stop with this. Even back in the 70's when rock magazines were popular, when TMLZ was winning all the awards, it was always "best bass player-John Paul Jones" And today he IS KNOWN as not only a phenomenal bassist, but producer, keyboards and song arrangement, basically can play all rock instruments and then some and play them well.
My apologies to those who disagree, but it is my firm opinion that this performance represented the zenith of the rock idiom. At this precise moment in time, captured in this recording, Led Zeppelin was transcending popular music and transforming rock music into the highest form of art. I have long held this particular solo as my personal favorite amongst hundreds of Page’s brilliant solos, but it’s adornment by Jones’ and Bonham’s supremely tasteful accompaniment resulted in a nonpareil composition of sublime perfection.
I totally agree. The Song Remains the Same movie came out when I was in highschool...dozens of us talked about this solo over and over again in the lunchroom. It still sends chills up my spine! I've heard experts say that artists reach their creative peak between the ages of 27-29. Page was 29 and at his peak at this very moment. I've seen him play live, including this track; best concert I've ever been to...and I've seen a lot of bands.
Bonzo is the best drummer a guitarist can ever ask for. So dynamic. Mimics the guitar part with fills. No drum machine will ever be able to replicate his style.
Jeez, I've been listening to this since the mid 70s and it still gives me chills. There are a lot of great guitarists today, guitarists with great technical expertise with vast libraries of great guitar works to draw influence from. Still, there's something about energy from the pioneers that forged these paths, the emotional vulnerability of putting one's self out on the edge in this way. Led Zeppelin was a moment in time never to be recreated. Jimmy Page took us to places in sound we never knew existed.
Jimmy's solos have depth, SOUL, feeling, intricacy, warmth, verve. EVH's solos have sheer speed, that's about it, with not much feel. I'll take Jimmy's solos over Eddie's any day of the week - and twice on Sundays!!!
@@mr.crowley8540 Page is the favourite guitar played of your favourite guitar played. Evh is a Jimmy Page Copy and paste with a more pop and 80s sound, but he is heavily influenced by Page, in fact he learned his tapping technique after seeing Jimmy and Zepp Live in the USA, so dont disrespect Page, without him Eddie would never hace been a guitarist
@@mr.crowley8540and Evh is pretty overrated in terms of musicality tbh. Jimmy is much better than him, more musical and influential, not to mention he has a much better career
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Most people don’t understand what makes Page truly great is his relentless push of the boundaries of music. His music is all about discovery, adventure, taking risk and the moment of enlightenment that comes from that journey. To appreciate Page is certainly an acquired taste, especially for today’s audience. Once you acquire that appreciation, you’d realize that no one is greater than him.
Thats the most pompous retarded shit I've heard. Page is a good musician, great for his time, but there are plenty better than him. That doesn't discredit him at all.
Nonsense. Not an acquired taste at all … a sensationally good guitar player and composer. That’s why Led Zeppelin is one of the most successful bands of all time.
I think Jimmy Page has a unique bend in his mind and his guitar playing... and he always knew what he was doing at any point in his career... and he just kept going down that line... although it did involve creating a certain ambience, it was an ambience he wanted to be in and manifest that, rather than cater to the whims of the audience or chart rankings (which he totally captured)!!
It's better this way. In the movie his fingers and movements don't always match the audio. That's because he was known to doctor the recordings before releasing them. Watch the solo on Since I've been Loving You or Heartbreaker. You'll see.
@@brianboyle3998 not only that, most of the film footage was unusable, so they had to record extra scenes and bits and rearrange them in the wrong order to fit the whole concert. they also rerecorded a lot in 1976 in a sound stage.
@@brianboyle3998 its not that he was known to doctor it, a lot of the Original footage was somehow lost or stolen. So in some cases they had to do some editing from the different 3 shows to complete a song. I also recently read that they actually regrouped back in London with a "mock " msg stage , lights and all to re- film some of the concert... Couldn't believe it but what I read....
I can still vividly remember watching the entire Movie at our local “ Midnight Movies” here in San Diego in late ‘70s -early 80’s and watching the Jimmy Page “ dream sequence “ of him climbing the mountain in the fog only to finally reach the summit & see his transformation from infant in the womb to becoming an old man on top of a mountain. The thing that REALLY hits home now almost 45-50 years later is HOW CLOSE Jimmy looked then in makeup as an old man to who he actually became now . Uncanny foresight into his own future. Led Zeppelin simply were at the Top of their game in those heady days of my youth , and there will NEVER be another band like them ever again . Great times to be alive & be in the moment back then . Thanks for posting this one here for all to enjoy . Watch “ The Song Remains The Same “ movie if you haven’t seen it in it’s entirety people . 👍
Quite possibly the best 5 minutes and 13 seconds of music or of anything ever created by man or beyond. Doubters/Haters this ain’t for you and that’s ok. Y’all can go on about your day. 👋🏼
Non sono una hater, adoro gli Zeppelin come te e penso che questo assolo del genio Jimmy sia eccezionale, trascendentale. Però gli preferisco Kashmir, secondo me capolavoro assoluto e la migliore traccia degli Zep 🙋
I love at the end of that phrase with all the masterful bends with vibrato He adds that chord into the mix like a period. It's like he said, yea a chord needs to go here before I move on to the next sentence.
Hey fellow New Yorker! Do you remember what year you first heard Song Remains the Same? I think I was 11, so 1978. And later that year I first heard Ed Van Halen, and I refused to believe he was playing a guitar. That changed very fast. Jimmy, Ed and Joe Walsh are my biggest influences. What about your fav. guys?
all the experts & critics & jimmy bashers saying Mr Page was sloppy live etc need to understand Jimmy had a drug problem and probably alcohol too, but when he was focused and not overdoing the drugs/alcohol and knowing this was being filmed/recorded for the movie jimmy was as focused and and great on guitar as this. how he's laid back entering the solo, slowly getting involved with JBJ & Bonzo and then bursting in and creating a solo with both some speed & aggression & passion, ONE OF THE GREATEST. And no one comes close to him in the studio.
The musical emotional build up to this solo never ever gets old. Must have listened to this 200 times with Bose headphones on, truly one of the best live solos ever recorded.
Slowly builds up ebbs and flows a musical journey speaks with soul feelings emotions so tastefully played the top of rock guitar music on every level for sure
It's not a matter of how a guitarist is fast in execution but it's about his ability to "enslave" his extended technical knowledge to his immense deep sensitive feelings and catch you deeply in a long trip far far away in another dimension...this performance is a distilled demonstration of what human beings could do at top...and do not forget JPJ, he's there there with this "muddy-watering" sound...
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Most of Page solos were played with his Les Paul set using both pickups at the same time with the volume knobs turned down giving a familiar quacking sound I call it. In this solo, he starts with both pickups selection but then switch to the bridge pick up only. He then turns up the volume up and this gives the tone such aggression. Combined with a cranked Marshall amp, you have a glorious tone backed up by a masterful execution by the master himself Jimmy Page.
I like how Bonzo mixes his drums dynamically. He once said something to a recording engineer that was basically, "Just set up a couple mics to capture the whole kit inside a space, and leave the rest up to me - I'll mix my kit myself. If I want something louder or softer, that's how I'll play that part of the kit."
So great to hear this solo in it's entirety. I was always disappointed when the remastered version cut out a lot of the first few minutes. One of, if not the, best Page lead. And has always been my favorite. Such great tone, unbelievable feel, and killer Page lead lines. This is why he inspired a generation of musicians.
Seen them live in 77, this song made the biggest impression on me, I can still remember Plant walking towards the mic when it began, the stage was covered in dry ice smoke so it looked like he was floating in the mist, and no I was not high. The power in this band live was just hard to believe!
@@bruceadams2755 Awesome! I envy you guys. I was never able to see them live, I was still pretty young when Bonzo died. I remember it very well, all of us Zep heads were freakin out and we left school and smoked herb all day and listened to Zeppelin. 1980 so I was 13 at the time.
Listening to this , drum seems an oil and other magnificent instruments seem the powdery paint that I am mixing to create what I need for my canvas. This really happened and now each time I go for surreal I listen to this and I love it .
When music reaches such a height that one cannot distinguish between art and the Tao in motion, it transcends all genres, time periods, and cultures. This music doesn't sound like it comes from 1973 at all, but like it could be any of the following decades up until now. Very specials stuff.
Maybe Jimmy wasn't the most technically correct guitarist there is, but that is what made him so special. Here is Jimmy Page, doesn't give a fuck about hitting the wrong note or sounding bad, just plays it as he like. Just a man with impeccable guitar skills. A man who can take you to a journey with his instrument and i believe that's all that matters.
Well he doesn't really hit wrong notes though, if he did, this would sound off key and pretty horrible. The thing that makes jimmy so special is he KNEW how to play the correct notes while sounding chaotic, restless and emotional at the same time. This is pure genius This man takes me to different places when he's playing
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This whole band is a masterpiece my Dad blessed us with in the late 70's, 45 years later No Quarter is still at the top of the Guitar solo listBOO!! LOL
What has always has stood out for me, is how he builds up to his crescendos at the end of his incredible solos. I mean who thinks like that, other than maybe Jeff Beck.
Zeppelin at their live zenith. Coming off this tour they recorded their greatest album, "Physical Graffiti" over the next months and by 1975 the heroin and excesses had started to kick in and they would never be as good as this. I think the fact this was recorded at the very end of their 1973 tour caught them at their effortless/telepathic best, so incredibly tight and playing as one. Magnificent, let's see Imagine Dragons or some current act pull this shit off.
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Undesputably the GREATEST Guitar Solo in the History of Rock & Roll! Thickest & Creamiest Guitar Tone... Bonham’s Drums SIZZLE like nothing else & Jonsey’s Keys are actually indescribable!! Completely Out of this World!!!
Beautiful slow blues and it builds so powerfully to that crescendo just before the break. Love that interplay between Jones and Page with the jazzy keyboard too. Tremendous. Total crime it was cut on the remaster. Unfathomable.
Jimmy never played the same solo twice...this was a one night one time solo that was never replayed again by Jimmy. It is perhaps the finest 4 1/2 minutes ever recorded on a Les Paul.
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Oh my good griefy godliness in a guitar sound. This band, this man, these tunes just transcend. Was lucky enough to see them in May '75 at Earls Court. What a memory, what a weekend. Scotland v England at Wembley on the Saturday, Zeppelin on Saturday night and the rock opera film Tommy on the Sunday night at Leicester Square. The seventies were a blast for a teenager like me
