Led Zeppelin - Achilles' Last Stand is Fish Grease | Reaction 

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This is what happens when you put four musical geniuses together. It will never happen again.

The greatest band of all

JPJ's incredible bass playing further enhances Bonham's otherworldly drumming.

Best drummer ever!! RIP John Bonham!! Best band ever!!❤️❤️❤️❤️

Led Zeppelin is their own genre.

Never has there ever been, nor will there ever be another Led Zeppelin🎶🎸🎶🎵

I'm almost 67, and I still get goosebumps. Freaking amazing.

There would be no Tool without Led Zeppelin. Tool is very good. Led Zeppelin was otherworldly with a musical range and diversity that is basically unequaled.

Fun fact: Like on "Black Dog" and "Nobody's Fault But Mine," this song features John Paul Jones on an eight-string bass, meaning he's playing two strings for every one note, generating two notes. Which is why, the bottom end of this track, as well as the others I mentioned, is so huge. Jonesy HAS to use an eight-string bass on some of the tracks to provide more support and frequency spread when Jimmy solos. Fun fact on all the guitar work - Jimmy cut ALL the overdubs - and the guitar solo - in ONE NIGHT. What you're hearing as far as guitar work would easily take the average guitarist of the time, with the technology they had, several days of work in the studio. They were so pushed back for time on this album that Jimmy did all the overdubs and the solo in one night - and all the other solos and overdubs for the other tracks on one other night. Thats HOURS AND HOURS worth of work in about 20% of the time, when they only had analog and couldn't move this stuff around on computers like they can now. And every guitar overdub you hear that has a harmony? Jimmy overdubbed the harmony line, too. Between the rhythm bed tracks, all the overdubs, the solos and Jonesy's eight-string bass, this track probably contains more guitar work on it than any other Led Zeppelin track ever recorded. And most of it done in one night. Pagey called it his "guitar army" concept, and he's done it on several cuts - but this one had the highest count! Badassery abounds here! Thank you for sharing this!

It's kind of a cliche but the entire catalog of Led Zeppelin is amazing

Tea for one is an excellent song from the Presence album.

Been listening to Zeppelin for over 40 years. Makes the hairs on my neck stand up.

You have to understand, Bonham's not just cosidered one of the greatest rock drummers, but one of the greatest drummers of all time. His natural swing, feel, in the cracks playing, chops, facility, etc, is on the very highest level, and revered by drummers of all backgrounds.

Still learning the names my bad you guys. I make mistakes every day.

John Paul Jones was the secret weapon the Led Zeppelin had. The bass, organ, mandolin he was outstanding. I seen them at Madison Sq Garden and he played the mandolin on Going to California " . I was blown away by his skill and just the way he sat there and kept up with the other like nothing. No stress, never missed a beat

Bonzo's drumming is lights out on this track, but that's pretty much all of his tracks ! The tuning of his drums are immaculate. His speed, power, finesse, touch, feel and precision are otherworldly. Led Zeppelin's intruments fluidly switch between 4/4 timing to 5/4 timing and back and forth throughout. It's a 10:26 long barrage of a relentless instrument pummeling and vocal eargasms. John Paul Jones brought an eight stringed Hagstrom H8 bass to their rehearsal sessions and Jimmy Page first declared: "I'm not going to play to that !" Jones rehearsed with eight string Hagstrom anyways and Jimmy Page realized how great it sounded. So Jones recorded this song and Nobody's Fault, but Mine on his eight stringed Hagstrom. Jonesy switched to a four stringed Alembic Series II bass and an eight string Bruce Becvar made Triple Omega 8 from their 1977 tour onward all the way through to their final tour in 1980. Robert was injured in car accident on the Greek island of Rhodes and shattered his ankle and leg in multiple places on Aug 4th, 1975. He recorded all of his parts from a wheelchair. They had to cancel their summer American stadium tour of 1975. Then set out to record this album in late 1975 and released it on March 31st, 1976. Page's guitar work is absolutely amazing as per usual.

It's amazing when you think that this music came out of the 1970s, almost 50 years ago. They really trail-blazed and did their own thing, like they said in the lyrics to No Quarter, they chose the path where no one goes.

Yeah, Zeppelin is the greatest musical act of the 20th century, period. And I listen to everything too. Jazz, rap, classical, r&b, soul, reggae, grunge, rock, soft rock, hard rock, country, you name it. But I keep coming back to Zepp, the same way I keep coming back to Beethoven, Rachmaninoff, Bach, Mozart, Sinatra, Art Blakely, Stones, Marley, and others. But always, always, always, at the top of that list are my first 10-15 favourite Zepp songs. Achilles' Last Stand is an incredible song and yet, miraculously, it doesn't even make my top 15 from Zepp. That's how truly GREAT they are.

❤️‍🔥 Bonzo sounds like bullets and butterflies. His and JPJ’s rhythm are “The mighty arms of Atlas hold(ing) the heavens from the earth.” Jimmy’s guitar overlays in the intro and outro are like opening and closing the book of Achilles’ Last Stand. Robert’s guttural cries are the spirit of Achilles himself. ❤️‍🔥 I’m sweating too just thinking of what to write! Just thanks so much. I knew you’d appreciate this.

I am 62. I feel every bit as impacted by music as you do. I feel chills. I listen to 50 reactors. I especially enjoy the reactors that have never heard Led Zeppelin. It is like reliving the first time I heard them. Such special music. Such a special time the 60's/70's was. Love your reactions Polo. 🙂🙂

Robert Plant (the vocalist) has a podcast and talked about this track. He described it as: “a song you don’t want to be alone in a room with…” The intensity is relentless… to me it feels like an epic battle, JPJ’s galloping bass is like a charging cavalry, Bonzo’s snare drum is like a heavy machine gun, and his crash cymbals are the flashes of artillery explosions. And of course squadron of overdubbed guitar tracks, that Page even referred to as his “army of guitars” soars over the top like attack helicopters or fighter jets… The song is amazing, but it is also unsettling and exhausting in a way. It makes no effort to hold the listener’s hand. I love it.

Presence, the beginning of the end, was recorded in just 18 days and Page made all the arrangements in a single night. The group was going through delicate moments, tax exile, Robert's accident, which he recorded in a wheelchair, everything was difficult, but they were eager. Achilles Last Stand is possibly the last great classic. I LOVE

When the lyrics start with "It was an April morning when they told us we should go," you don't know where that is, but you are definitely on board for the next ten minutes.

This song truly is a monumental achievement. They all were struggling with demons , and slowly losing. The fact that they could pull this off in a fragile state is a phenomenal achievement. 🔥

It's fun to watch your appreciation for Led Zeppelin grow the more of their music you expose yourself too.

Greatest drummer and guitarest in the same band. Wow

Considering the fact that, at this point in time, Robert Plant was wheelchair bound from a car crash, Jimmy Page was deep into heroin use and John Bonham was struggling with alcoholism - this track is a minor miracle....correction...major miracle.

Led Zeppelin is the best of all!!

RELENTLESS! 🤪👍🇬🇧

This is BETTER than any live version I've heard. There's all the raw live energy you could want, immaculate clean production and performances, the guitar and vocal overdubs, thundering drums, Robert's howls (yes, it's Robert singing), and Jimmy could never quite capture that monster riff in the solo live - I wait for it every time. Perfection. There's just no way to quite recapture this live. One of the greatest tracks ever recorded, period.

Always remember Bonham only used a single base. They didn’t have double pumpers back in then. He was the drummer that all new drummers were inspired by.

I like how you have learned their names! Led Zeppelin is your favorite band, even if you dont know it yet.

Another "this is his track" for Bonham is the studio version of In My Time of Dying. When he gets going, I swear he is playing LEAD DRUMS!

Robert Plant is/was the singer ,Jimmy was the lead guitar, John Paul Jones was bass guitar/key boards and of course John Bonham (pronounced BON-EM) WAS Drummer (one of the best ever imo)

Glad you listened to the studio version. It's so much better than the live version in this case. Not even comparable in my opinion. Live, they played twice as fast as they should have. And the solo in the studio version is masterful!

“Traveling Riverside Blues” , “Nobody’s Fault but Mine” = please listen big guy! I grew up with these guys ✊✊✊🇺🇸

Absolutely one of my favorite Led Zeppelin songs - and not a common one either. Which always kind of blows my mind, it’s so good.

Zeppelin is my favorite band. I would call this a deep cut. So nice to see you react to an unsung banger like this

Epitome of epic. Studio version is the go to with this one for sure.

This album didn't sell as well as it should have. It's always been in my top five Zep albums. Not only does it rock harder than many of their albums, the tracks are so diverse and blend so well one into the other. Great use of genres and space in all of the songs. There's not a bad moment on the album. Go for it.

First time I heard this was when a BBC radio DJ named Alan Freeman premiered the album on BBC Radio 1, before the album came out. We were all anticipating the new album from Zeppelin but had no idea what to expect. My friends and I huddled around a crappy mono radio and waited to hear it. Can you imagine what we thought? It came crackling out of that little radio in mono and we were still completely stunned. It seemed inconceivable that the band could not only surprise us again, but that it was almost inhumanly good. Three years later I was sitting in a field at Knebworth with my friends and they completely steamrolled us. If Achilles himself had played this outside the walls of Troy the Trojans would have surrendered immediately.

theres 8 guitar tracks on this, jimmy did them all in 1 night!! and then did live with 1 guitar!!!!

I enjoy your podcast very much. I am an old hippie at heart. Grew up on led zep. Still my favorite keep playing these old tunes . They are truly classics in their category. the 1970s produced in my opinion, some of the best and most creative music ever made . Thanks Polo.

This song is why Zeppelin is unparalleled….

There's an isolated drum track for Fool in the Rain on RU-vid. It's worth listening just to hear Bonham swinging dynamically on those big drums. One of the great classic rock shuffles. God Bless Bonzo.

My first love was the blues. Zep took the blues and rocked them like no other, Tool is neo-rock. It isn't blues based. I'll always like Zep more than Tool just because I like the blues. That doesn't mean Zep is better. What is better? It's not athletic levels of complicated musicianship -- unless those make you feel something special to you. The simplest music can have incredible feelings. To take the listener on a ride full of dynamics with simple and complicated parts organically and masterfully sequenced and woven together is the mark of the true greats.

heart pretty much lifted the entire rythm section from this and made baracuda, and its an awesome track

Zeppelin is incredible! Masters of their craft! Listened to them all the time when I was a kid.

When I am riding my motorcycle thought the mountains and this songs comes on. It becomes a very Dangerous ride. The beat gets you going so fast as the music come thought the head phones in my helmet. But I love every minuet of it.

JPJ with the muted clicks, adds to the drums beautifully. he’s so underrated.

i think this is 1 of jimmies best ever solos, its haunting!!

They kindof left the blues and even "rock" behind with this one. It's extra-terrestrial!

Somebody mentioned the song Barracuda by Heart in the live chat and they are spot on with the similarity in parts of the drum beat. Never noticed it before! Not my favorite Zeppelin song because there are too many to choose from but enjoyed the reaction. More Zeppelin please! And thank you Polo!

Even on LED Zeppelin scale this is big time banger…whole album loopdie loop alllll day w/no problemo!

I feel so blessed to grow up with the best musicians in the world. I was listening to all the best on the local radio station. I was born in 1960, and was the youngest, so I was lucky to experience so many Greats.

That Gallup on the drums by Bonzo, everyone picked up on that in Metal. Beast mode. The GOATS.

You asked "do other people feel music that way" . I often wondered that. I've always noticed that some people just don't feel music the way I do. When I listen to a great piece of music, it speaks to me. Music can get you excited, or make you feel sad, or sometimes remember someone who has passed on and it depresses you. It's like dogs in a way. Some people would do anything, spend anything to save their sick dog. Other people just don't get it and think it's a waste of money. But that's ok. If everyone was the same the world would be a very boring place and probably no one would create great music like this. To each his own

Back in the day my friends and I called the presence album “ brain eat’in music “

I feel exhausted by the end of this track. Bonzo just never let's up and Jimmy just keeps pouring on the guitar until you feel like you're drowning. Presence will alway be my favorite Zeppelin record. The band at their most raw and pure. No BS.

Those last few moments sound like church bells from days gone by. Yes, music like this is perfect for training/cardio/hard physical labor for extended periods of time. The more Zep you dive into, you will understand where the younger hard rock bands got some of their sound-feel.

Bonzo the God of thunder leads Zeppelin into battle Gatling gun drumming as John Paul Jones keeps the steeds galloping into battle as Jimmy attacks with his army of guitars! This song inspired Steve Harris from iron maiden That's how iron maiden got their galloping rhythm signature! And this song is early power metal That's how you describe this song! And if there was no Zeppelin there would be no tool! They even admitted it!

Incredible song, by a Incredible band.💥

Top 5 Zep song for me. It's just such an epic masterpiece, way ahead of its time, the incredible overdubbed guitar parts are like an orchestra unto themselves. The bass and drums are just doing jaw-dropping stuff left and right and just delivering so much interesting detail at any given moment. Plant's vocals are also in top form. This is truly peak of what was possible at this point in time. Glad you loved it!

Being 57 Led Zeppelin are my GOATS and I loved me plenty of Tool when it came out and often still.

Yes mind blowing

They hace their own sound, no doubt. I'm all about the first 4 albums. This song is great!!

The greatest guitar and drummer in the same band imagine that

No one compares to Led Zeppelin. They have been an influenceon all rock groups that came after. I listened to some Tool. They rock but definitely have that 90's vibe. I didn't hear of them until I started to listen to you Polo. No one can compare to Led Zeppelin. I know Tool is your band, and thats kewl, but the talent, originally, guts to create something new will always be my pick

If I was on a deserted island one of the 10 albums I would pick would be one from Led Zeppelin and one from Tool for sure.❤

One of the best songs to let you mind race and go!

Love that song! Hey I listened to that back in the day on vinyl with a couple EV 15TRX-B. Yep, I am 70 years old brother. Saw Zep in 1977.

3:51 THAT roll !

Regarding your comment about being so musically acomplished so young, I believe sometimes musical genius is like mathmatical genius in that it is fully formed when the person is very young.

Trivia: the legendary Robert Plant sang this track while on wheelchair, for he was recovering from a car accident that he had before recording this underrated album.

Zep, Rush, Sabbath, Floyd, and Purple are my top 5 bands.

Definitely the all time greatest rock gods! They paved the road and unfold everything after them

JPJ and JB’s are killing it with the drive, JP’s guitar tones in this song are this are magical. No other single Guitar player in 1976 had this. Not one! The production of this recording was 10/10. No computers were used. Start slow, get ripping, end slow.

AGREED. Masterful and Magical

You've got to see their live version of this from Knebworth in 1979, it will blow your music loving socks off!

Led zeppelin best band they sold over 400 million records what does that tell you that they probably sold more but for tax reasons they kept on a hush the best in every department there is no one like them and there popularity keeps growing Led zeppelin you guys are the goats of rock and roll

F’k yes, I feel music just like that.

POLO...I'd love to see you review Nobody's Fault But Mine. Off the same album , Presence.

Just the most talented band

The Lemon Song is a must! More Zeppelin blues please!

One can almost envision the bronze and ebony chariots blasting down dusty roads with horse nostrils flaring steam. Yea, a classic song. Peace on earth.

I know this song is a masterpiece. To me its their greatest song.

Remember the hunny dripers?2:00am and grandma is still going ❤ peace ✌️ Polo ❤

Give Led Zeppelin's last song ever recorded with drummer John Bonham "Wearing and Tearing" off the Coda album. The title speaks for itself. 🔥

The greatest song by the greatest band of all time.

I love the tempo of this song is book ended by that chill groove

No one should ever wonder why they could not continue without Bonzo. There is no Zeppelin without him.

It is not just John's style n feel but his iconic drum sound.

Lots of truly GREAT bands in the oast within rock and pop rock and hard rick and heavy metal and rock n' roll....but IMO, Queen and Led Zeppelin are the top of the top.

Master piece thank you

They are a ICONIC Band

The fact that you cannot describe the song conveys the myriad of emotions you are feeling. I like you cannot always put words to the emotions I feel when I here certain songs. I am 56 now and some times I here a song and it triggers an emotion from my youth and I will get choked up and tears will come down my face. These are melodic songs either, ACDC, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath. Music is great and I agree with you, if this song isn't great in your mind, then I don't know what you are hearing.

Hey Polo , songs like this will start the greatest rabbit hole into the amazing versatility of Led Zepplin .🐰

Can't beat zeppelin so many great songs 9 albums.. and a great live album...4 hall of famers in one band

Very few songs give me actual chills. But these guys do, often