Story about the end of Led Zeppelin with John Bonham's death. COMMENT, RATE, SUBSCRIBE Thanks guys for my first video to get 100,000+ views. This happened around June 10, 2010
I have nothing but respect for Zeppelin choosing to break up after their buddy *Bonzo's* death. I think more bands should be like that. I mean, yeah, truly, they could've found a great drummer to replace him, quickly, but the *pure* Led Zeppelin chemistry just would *NOT* have been there. One change in the mix (any) can take away that chemistry completely. Like that! Respect to Zeppelin!
I disagree COMPLETELY. Lead vocalists are often impossible to replace but DEFINITELY not the drummer nor the guitarist. Yes, he was a fantastic drummer BUT for those of us who don't have this absurd and ridiculous adoration for drummers and don't focus on the drumming we would hardly notice the difference if they replaced him and on top of that we wouldn't care. To take it a notch further even the guitarists, piano players, backup vocals can be EASILY replaced and we wouldn't even notice they were gone if we didn't see their faces. FLAT OUT most of us focus TOTALLY on the lead singer. If you put in an excellent guitarist and drummer we wouldn't hardly notice the difference and again, we wouldn't care. I notice a lot of drummers make this absurd comment about John being unreplaceable but that's just stupid talk to a non drummer. We come to listen to the SINGER, the rest of if can be manufactured by anyone competent.
@@peterjones4621 shut the fuck up. you know nothing. Bonzo was the glue. No band without him at the time. You are an idiot. Don'y erver speak for "most of us" you dolt.
JPJ kinda shows him up (I mean listen to the bass on the Lemon Song), and Jimmy Page is too sloppy to be considered one of the greats(As much as I love him). Bonzo more innovated drumming. He mixed in different styles and had some kick ass bass pedal work.
shortly before their deaths i had the distinct pleasure to drink with and chat with Bonzo and Moonie upstairs Over the Rainbow.....for whatever reasons they were both in L.A. and when the Beatles "I saw her standing there" came on the juke we all sang in harmony( except we sang "i'll never dance with your mother)....at that point( i was a drummer at that time) i said"looks like the drummers have taken over up here" and Moonie sez"we've always been in charge, we just don't let on".....LOL....just so sad losing those two
+divanola I had heard that Bonzo and Moonie were very tight, yes? They seemed like they would have gotten along very well, as both loved to drink, both became crazed when they drank, and obviously both had a mutual respect for each other's greatness.
John, you are the reason so many of us took up the drums. Thank you for getting me, and allot of us through the 70's. You contribution to music is incalculable.
Sure it is easy to replace a drummer ... but it is impossible to replace a man who was like a brother, and that is why the band broke up. They were beyond devastated, especially Robert. It isn't that they were "full of themselves" as someone on here so foolishly stated, or that they couldn't succeed musically with a replacement... it's that they couldn't do it emotionally. It wasn't about money or fame, or the future success of Led Zeppelin. Robert had already endured so much tragedy prior to Bonham's death, which had to be like the straw that broke the camel's back ... and I can understand why. Bonzo and Robert were best friends since childhood, and there was a very strong bond of love and loyalty there ... it would have been too painful. With that off my chest, this clip made my eyes well up.
Angel Deville I sense that Robert to this day can't play in Zeppelin even with Jason on drums because of the pain he carries from the death of his son and John. I wish they would have sought counseling maybe they would have carried on.
+Angel Deville its easy to replace an average drummer, bonzo maybe not so much, even though theres a ton of drummers that can play technically as good or better, its that personality and power that made him fit so well i think. of course im open to the probability im idolizing a bit. i try not to tho lol good post!
Beyond the brotherhood shared between the group members, Bonham was a mastery level drummer with a sound that was irreplaceable. Replacing him in my opinion was impossible. He was the Jimi Hendrix amongst drummers, a true original.
Man you just don't find musicians like John anymore! He was the ONLY guy who could stand out like he did with Led Zeppelin. They were a team and it just wouldn't have been "as good" without John. And, he's still my favorite drummer!
That was so beautifully stated. I started playing in 1965. My family was dirt poor. I bought my own kit in 1975. I grew up with their music. I am also an offbeat drummer so picking up on the subtleties of John Bonham was pretty easy. However, it is not a planned stroke, it just happens, so imitation is literally impossible. You are so right about his skills. Some can get close, but those of us that can, hold a very deep respect, and a very special place in our hearts. He played with his soul.
John Bonham was the greatest most inventive spot on drummer the world has ever seen. original in his playing, powerful and totally into his craft - The moment i heard of his passing was the moment I knew Zep were finished, a sad loss for the musical world and the army of Zep fans. God rest him easy x
This is really a heart breaking story. John Bonham was the only drummer who could get that sound and who shined so big and the driving force that made Led Zeppelin so very great. As much as I wanted Led Zeppelin to continue making awesome music, I understood that nobody could've ever fill BONZO's shoes. It's so sad that he lost his life at such a young age as have many in my family. R.I.P. BONZO you were the best!
The fact that the band split when John died shows that they were a truly united band. Each of them was vital, each of them was extremely important, and they united each other. On another note, I'm incredibly grateful for the music that we did get with Led Zeppelin before it ended.
What a sad story. I had always assumed John died a typical "Rock 'n' Roll death" of excess, instead he was just drinking to cope with being seperated from his family all the time. I highly respect the other members of LZ to never even try to replace Bonzo and carry on, as so many other bands have done. It's just never quite the same. They only ever "reunited" for a couple of gigs and most of them were with John's son as the drummer.
They couldn't replace John. He could keep up with Jimmy Page on lead guitar. He was just as important to the band as the lead singer and guitarist. He could run circles around both of them on a drunk night. How do you replace a musician/drummer like that? You can't. That is why they threw in the towel. Listen to any LZ song and the first thing that impresses you is the incredible playing of John on the drums. Everything else comes after that. That is what you hear and identify first. Everyone else in the band was just icing on the cake. Better than the WHO drummer.
I think with a lot of muscians that are on the road a lot, they get off on the audience but once that performance is over and they are on the plane or road, they start missing home and their families. It is very sad. What a blow to Led Zepplin fans, the family, and John.
Misty Mountain Hop, Gallows Pole, Darlene, I could go and name the entire Zep catalog - is there anything he didn’t play great? There will never be another….
What a sad story of a group of guys who loved each other and had such amazing chemistry that the reaction just couldn't occur properly without all 4 of the reagents. I hated the loss of all the great musicians that died so young while I was growing up listening to them. I would never have missed them at the Madison Square Garden in 1980, I think, if I knew it would be the last time they would play together in NYC. Bonham, Moon, Morrison, Joplin, Hendrix Lynyrd Skynyrd...What a bunch of tragic young lost lives.
@Robert Carpi I didn't think they all loved each other after Plant's son died. I think he never forgave Page or Jones for not going to the funeral. So when Bonzo with his wife who had been there for support died, Plant was done. Thus Zep was done.
@@FrankPCarpi The class of zep is Plant and formerly bonzo if he was sober. Rush was the epitome of class and intelligence. The beach boys except ahole mike hate, really loved each other. Especially the brothers. But you are right. Few bands had mutual respect and love.
@@rman52 Plant might’ve forgiven Page since the two were always together like brothers after the band’s breakup, and talking about each other til to this day. For Jones, I’m not so sure.
@@I.Am.BeezusIf he did I'm glad. Page did some jerky stuff when he was younger but he is not a bad guy. They did some incredible music together. One the mastermind. The other the voice.
He had a "classic drinking problem", seriously?? He had a totally out of control drinking problem, a earth shattering, seismic event drinking problem. The man drank himself into unholy oblivion on a daily basis. If there was an Olympic event for drinking John would have earned a Gold Medal. John's drinking ability is legendary, the man is a legendary drinker.
I think it's a real stretch to say that "Carmine Appice could have done the gig". There was, and never will be, a "replacement" for Bonzo. Period. End of ridiculously stupid discussion. The best drummers in the world, who may be vastly more technically versed, can't play like he did. The feel was uniquely Bonham, and that's why he is so highly respected by even the most virtuosic drummers. He inspired me to start playing drums 30 years ago and remains an inspiration to this day. In fact, trying to play like Bonham (and failing) led me to find my own unique style.
I was crushed when he died. I had worshiped Led Zeppelin throughout grade school and high school and had tickets to finally see Led Zeppelin live. Bonham died 30 days before that show. They are so right about what a close knit band this was. One of my favorite scenes in the Song Remains the Same is when they show John Paul Jones and John Bonham working together in the background while Jimmy is playing guitar. Bonham misses one of the beats and John Paul Jones looks at him and smiles. Bonham shrugs and then hits the next beat and they both smile at each other and keep on playing. It's a great example of the teamwork of Jones and Bonham in the background. Watch at 5:40 into dazed and confused. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ZQgYn23Xvck.html
Bonzo is the reason why I've wanted to become a drummer and why I love the drums. Rest In Peace Bonzo. May your beautiful drumming live on in not only in Led Zeppelin, but in all our hearts
When u sleep drunk 30% chance u can have a heartattack/liver failure.my buddy passed away accidently while sleeping drunk. He was 26 yrs old. Heart failure. Rip Victor. And RIP Bonzo
Leprechaun421 Um I've been witness to countless cases of people sleeping very drunk (including myself a number of times) and never in one of these cases did someone die. I'm not saying that alcohol can't ever lead to death but I really doubt the number is high as 30%
"Drunk", that's a broad definition, there's different scales of drunkenness. Somebody who had drunk 4 or 5 pints of beer wouldn't have a high chance of dying. Millions of us do that on most weekends. But somebody like Bonham, who had consumed 40 shots of vodka in a short space of time, really would be in danger.
I’m moved every time I hear him play. Certain figures and fills that have such power and imagination- always retaining a tight pocket and time that is fierce. This band was such a special thing for me as a young player, now that I’m not young I love it even more.
RIP: Bonzo ! John Henry Bonham was clearly the God of Rock and Roll (throw metal, hard rock in there - it's all rock and roll) - bar none. You just have to listen to multiple drum solos of his from 1970, 71, 72, 73, 75, particularly 1977 - and his fills were just getting insanely intricate in 1977, 79 & 80. He was progressively getting better !
+JohnBindon I noticed that too about his playing. He didn't just rest on his laurels. He was trying new stuff on the drums, particularly his machine gun snare fills after '76 or so. Thrilling drummer!
I had tickets to see Led Zeppelin at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit MI October 19th 1980. I was 14 years old. Bonzo died 2 weeks before the concert. I cried and cried and wept. THEN I decided to learn to play the drums. The "Fool in the Rain Shuffle" will never be duplicated, and I am convinced that John Bonham will never be topped. RIP, Bonzo. I wish I could have met you in person.
Listen to you a lot seen you live in greens playhouse in Glasgow in 1970 brilliant been a fan since thank you for all the years of pleasure you have given me your skill on drums is still second to none RIP John
I see so much of Bonzo in Jason that at times watching him play its like seeing a ghost.I don't remember where the video of Jason and John playing side by side,but he is certainly his fathers son when it comes to musical talent,and that video was amazing.The things they can now do with technical 3d imaging sends goosebumps down my whole body
Even if John hadn't died when he did, Zep calling it quits at the end of the seventies is really what I think cemented them as the "greatest band of all time". It surrounds the group with a kind of mystique that intrigues people to this day. I believe this is why their reunion shows were surrounded by so much excitement, because they were a band who had quit in their prime and let the hype that was already around the group grow and grow until it took on a life of it's own. Had all four members decided to carry on making music together through the 80's and 90's people probably would have lost interest and left them behind like they did the other hard rock acts of the seventies. The same original lineup of Foghat, who had sold out football stadiums in the seventies, were reduced to playing state fairs to crowds of 200 people or less by the time the nineties rolled around, even before the deaths of Lonesome Dave and Rod Price. Call me whatever names you want, but had Led Zeppelin survived and carried on, I believe they would have suffered the same fate. Of course this is all hearsay, and for all the people who are most assuredly going to take this the wrong way, NO I am not happy that John died and NO I am not saying that his death is what made them what they are today. Just saying hypothetically that had he not died, the four of them deciding to dissolve the band after In Through The Out Door and move on to other projects would have been a good move. But again, it's all hearsay as we'll never know for sure.
I understand what you are saying, but they were past their prime. "Prime" LZ, for most people ended after Physical Graffiti. Presence was a bit insipid, and ITTOD had only 2 songs on that I listen to.
Heartbreaker from the How the West Was Won live album is the ultimate demonstration of John Bohnam's talent. His fills include a 4x kick on the kick drum with a SINGLE pedal. No drummer before or after has managed to repeat that.
John, you inspired my drumming, I've memorized your songs beat by beat and every time I listen to you play I'm still shocked as if I've never heard it before. R.I.P.
Freddie Mercury, John Bonham, Jimmy Hendrix and James Jamerson, rock and rolling the heavens now. Definitely, God's favourite band now. Rest in peace legends
It is sad that John Bonham died! Especially like he did! I am not sure how much longer Led Zeppelin would have continued as a band but he was the one man who ended the greatest Rock Band ever!
I remember reading "Hammer Of The Gods" once. It's a wonder that the other three are still alive. Back in the day, all of them were hard drinkers, hard partiers and hell raisers.
True. As did Carmine Appice. The irony is Bonzo was influenced by Appice, himself one of the great drummers, but later even Appice said Bonzo was the greatest drummer ever.
The magic was in his hands. He had an internal rhythm and his display set him apart. Even Jason cannot duplicate his fathers sound. Nobody can, or will.
bonham's death is "the end" from era of one really rock'n'roll lifestyle!! I have experience with drums he's studying ,more than 15 years..so I can say,, he is the best drummer that I ever heard!!He'sound is just unrepeatable..r.i.p. John.Your death is a loss for the whole world....
