Your channel is such a breath of fresh air. Especially compared to all other so-called "reaction" videos that are pure pantomime - unnatural, theatrical, with little to say and disinterested in the actual music. You are doing a great job noticing all the nuances of production, the different instruments, the vocals. And what is totally refreshing is your sincerity and well-poised delivery. Keep up the good work. I hope your channel in time gets as many likes and subscribers as it deserves.
Probably the best and most iconic rock songs of all time. Followed closely by Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen and Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd (live at Pulse concert) 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
The “flutes” sound like traditional baroque English music played my minstrels in Medieval times…but the flutes are an instrument called a “recorder”. (You know what recorders are…elementary school music class?)
Stairway to Heaven is like a Led Zeppelin "sampler" of everything they do: Light, Shade, acoustic, electric, mythical lyrics, great vocals, Rock, great instrumentation, drama, everything. GOATs.
@@AirplayBeats This band has a catalog that is vast, and incredibly diverse. The live performances are a whole other world. You are just scratching the surface. When you think you know them, they hit you in a completely new way that is stunning. Heavy metal, hard rock, heavy blues, acoustic, ballads, electric funk, reggae, salsa, country, prog rock, rockabilly, soul.....their catalog is very wide and vast, but worth the journey. Each one of the band members are considered either the best or among the very best at their respective positions: Robert Plant (vocals), Jimmy Page (guitars + mandolin), John Bonham (drums), and John Paul Jones (bass, keyboards, mandolin). Best recommendation is to start at the first album and work your way thru all 9. If you don't want to do that, here's a few suggestions to give you some "range": Black Dog In My Time Of Dying Heartbreaker Immigrant Song Fool In The Rain Dazed and Confused Achillies Last Stand Trampled Underfoot Ten Years Gone Babe I'm Gonna Leave You Literally, I could have put 50 suggestions down here and any of them are amazing. Just like you said: "three for three" - if you do all 100 or so songs you'll end up saying: "Led Zep doesn't make a bad song." Good luck on the journey.
@@tektoniks_architects well you just took all the words right out of my mouth, thank you for that, saved me a lot of time but I am going to add one of my favorite song "Rumble On" 🤟🤪
@@AirplayBeats .. U two dudes got the jist of the instrumental build up , but U r off on the message of "Stairway to Heaven" = it is a song of hope ...... 🎶 and if U listen very hard ; the tune will come to U at last 🎼 💡
When Ann Wilson and Heart played at the Kennedy Center honors for Led Zeppelin You know Robert Plant had to like Ann Wilson who doesn’t? he doesn’t allow no one to copy his music, remake nothing. Never has and never will. It took a lot for him to release that go watch that version. Kennedy honors award Ann and Nancy Wilson from Heart, surprise guest on drums the late brilliant John Bonham son Jason.. plant and page were surprised. Take note that Jason is playing Johns drums wearing his fathers famous Bonham hat so is the choir in back .. so touching and amazing
Three Irish farm boys sharing the same bedroom and our Mum would allow us one song at reasonable volume before all went quiet to be ready for work with our Dad the next day. This was played many nights. Next to that was 'Little Wing'. Stairway was played at every one of our weddings. Rest in Peace Mom and Dad, you beautiful souls.
Bro as a fellow irish, how was your mam letting you listen to just a song before bed😂 unless you meant going to work with your da as a kid, my bad if that’s the case
Four musicians brought together by God. No other way to explain it. By far the greatest rock band who ever lived. Gifted individually and together changed rock forever.
Simply the greatest song ever written by the ONLY band who could have composed it. The mastery of language and musicianship exemplified by masters of their craft. They heightened the art of composition. My favorite band ever and it’s not even close ❤️
According to vocalist Robert Plant "The lyrics were a cynical thing about a woman getting everything she wanted all the time without giving anything back." Since then, however it has come to have as many different meanings as there are listeners, which, to me is perfect because then everyone can make it their own. Guitarist Jimmy Page produced all their albums but they were 4 master musicians that could and did, take music wherever they wanted.
I'm a 64 year old white guy...heard this song for the first time when I was 11 yrs old (youngest child, listening to my older siblings tunes). You two had the same reaction I did 53 years ago! Cheers brothers...welcome to the Zeppelin tribe!
i've heard this song easily a thousand times and the lyric "and as we wind on down the road; our shadows taller than our soul" gives me goosebumps every single time. i don't know if i can say that about any other song.
It's spiritual, not religious, there's a difference! It means a lot of deep different things to alot of people! Robert Plant is the singer. It's a beautiful song and always one of my favorites! To me it's about paying attention to your inner spirit and living life right, staying true to yourself! Been singing it since I was a young teenager ...yes, I know every word!! Great music, great reaction! ❤👊🎶🎤💃
These men are unequalled in their synergy. The four of them make the 5th element which is the essential Led Zeppelin - each a master of their instrument. Rock gods of lore.
1979 Knebworth UK. Many people had started to stand up and jam, but those sitting on the grass behind them could now not see, bottles started to be thrown, angry words started to be said. Zeppelin stopped the show. The 4 or 5 (long time ago can't remember all the details) massive spotlights they had at the front of the stage were aimed at the audience, Robert Plant came to the mic and said "we will not continue until everyone is sitting down" with the spotlights sweeping across the stadium everyone slowly settled and sat. As soon as the last person's ass hit the ground the lights went out the stage lit up and the intro to Stairway started. INSTANTLY everyone was one their feet. It was awesome, I was blessed.
“Stairway…” is considered one of the greatest masterpieces in Rock history. I am a die hard Zep fan since I was 13 (I am 62). I have seen them twice. The best test of great music (any genre) is how well they perform live. Look for Zeppelin live! “Since I’ve Been Loving You”
Jimmy composed pieces of this song for months...when they came to record there were still no lyrics...as they practiced it Robert sat with a small pad of paper for 45 min and wrote them...they then recorded this magnificent piece in 2 hours and 3 takes...best rock song ever.
The band has described this as a song of hope. Listen to the Heart tribute at the Kennedy Center honors of this song. Performed in front of the band's surviving members. You won't be sorry.
Recommend seeing the Heart in concert rendition at the 2012 Kennedy Center Honors for Led Zeppelin, vocalist Robert Plant was visibly moved to tears; it's a brilliant song and the engineer/producer is guitarist Jimmy Page, he had worked as a studio hand for years around London since he was very young, he learned all kinds of cool studio skills and tricks
This would lead you into the discovery of the Greatest Female Rock Band. Heart. Sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson. Their Tribute to Led Zeppelin at the Kennedy Center Honors - Heart - Stairway
The singer (Robert Plant) introduced it as a song about hope. I call it a song about a gold-digger who thinks gold (money) can buy anything, even her way into heaven.
"Imagine seeing them live!" Saw them at Madison Square Garden - they played 4 hours - crowd went crazy and started climbing up the stage - front of stage collapsed - I've seen hundreds of concerts but that was the greatest live show I ever saw.
Page was the engineer and the driver, Bonham was the fireman, Jones the conductor, and Plant the signalman, 'all aboard for the most glorious R&B, non- stop express'!
Yes they worked with different engineers, but it’s all about how Page wants it to be. Thankfully they had complete control over their music, otherwise it might not have been this great. Page with his brilliance not only playing, but in the booth too, an absolute music genius.
High school graduation a lifetime ago and MacArthur Park and Stairway to Heaven were on the ballot for our graduation song. It wasn't even fair. Arguably one of the greatest rock songs ever put to page. If not the greatest. Great reaction to a truly legendary classic!
Really rate you guys. If you haven’t done Kashmir then do it. It’s what all members of the band call their greatest…along with this. The last two minutes in particular is other worldly. Close your eyes and let it take you there! You’ll know what I mean when you hear it. (No pausing on the last two minutes 😅)
Your comment is 100% correct! I would also recommend pulling up the lyrics. Read them along with the song but don't let them distract from the instruments.
Greetings from Canada. Not flutes... that is the bassist/ keyboards man, John Paul Jones on three different recorders (live, he emulates the recorders on Mellotron). So we're glad to see you enjoy... but you GOTTA see this Stairway to Heaven LIVE MSG, NYC, 1973 to approach their true impact. Have soothing refreshments handy! Peace, love and bellbottoms.
Thank you! You guys have quickly become one of my top reactor channels. Your honest reaction, musical knowledge, and willingness to experiment with different music from the 70s and 80s. I'll be listening keep up the good work.
Nice! Yes indeed they are the G.O.A.T.S 🙌🏼 Y’all gotta check out there phenomenal live performances you’ll definitely be amazed by how talented each member of the band is 💯💯
She’s trying to buy her way into heaven. But her stairway lies on the whispering wind (it’s fragile). The Piper (God) is calling her to join him and there’s still time to change the road you’re on.
I think she's a junkie and the Piper is a dealer leading her down a path to a heroin overdose - that's the stairway to heaven. "The stores are all closed but she can still get what she came for." I think the song speeds up because she got her fix and it ends the way it does because she's dead.
Elvis had a stepbrother that was playing a Led Zeppelin record at Graceland, and Elvis heard it, and asked who it was, then Elvis went to see them live, and met them and found out they were fans of his, especially the lead singer Robert Plant, and Elvis invited them to one of his concerts. Although their music was different, they had a mutual respect for what each other did musically. For Elvis it was the change ups in their songs, and the fact that they were doing their own thing, and didn't sound or try to sound like anyone else, and he could relate to that, and respected that.
@@cattbutt7758there’s interviews about it, the met with Elvis a few times. Plant or Page tells about visiting Elvis in his hotel suite. All of their interviews are great, you can learn so much. Some are funny too, especially with Plant & his sense of humor.
Thanks for this, guys! NOW, please react to Heart covering Stairway to Heaven live at the Kennedy Center Honors in the presence of Led Zeppelin! You won't regret it!
I agree, very cool seeing the 3 members, watching their song being played to them. Should be noted that Led Zepplins' drummer ( John Bonham) passed away years ago and that his son is the drummer on this version.
You REALLY should listen once to Heart-Stairway to Heaven. Kennedy Center Honors. An Event honoring the band. The band members were in the audience watching. One of the original band member's sons is on Drums. Obama and hs wife were there. Lead singer from Heart did lead vocals. Robert Plant, the lead singer was crying. The song done amazingly well.
Led Zeppelin had a cultivated image as the best of the heavier rock bands of the late 60s-early 70s. It helped that a lot of what they played sounded really good. Stairway to Heaven was typically in the #1 spot for things like a top 500 Greatest Songs of All Time Weekend on radio stations. I remember so well the song being played by bands at school dances that when I hear it now I’m taken back there. It was just about 50 years ago.
The producer (engineer) was the guitarist, Jimmy Page. Audiences didn't hold lighters up in those times. Robert Plant who wrote the lyrics said people could interpret them as they wished. The band wasn't particularly religious. I think it's about finding out there's more to life than material wealth and there are some things you just can't buy.
The song basically concerns materialism that cannot get you to heaven. There is a tribute to Led Zeppelin at the Keenedy Center which is a must see, complete with strings, horns, choirs, and Heart (Ann and Nancy Wilson) providing the lead vocal. It is the best tribute I have ever seen in my 65 years of life. Enjoyed your reaction, TY.
Yay everyone was up with their lighters… mesmerizing!! Total FIRE!! All four guys were goats in their own right. The song can mean different things to different people spiritually… I like the line.. you can always the change the road you are on… that is like hope…. So it is a spiritual song for me! It also totally rocks… as it did 50 plus years ago when I first heard it!❤
Theyre my favorite band!!! Enjoy your downloads! Theyre all alive in their 70's not touring but, Bonham's son has a Zeppelin tribute band who tours. He plays drums, I saw them in Boston in June this year
When I first heard this as a kid, my favorite part of the whole song was when it just finally breaks out really really hard and Robert Plant is screaming and Jimmy Page is going nuts and bottom is doing those crazy pills and John Paul Jones is just driving it's super hard on the base guitar and man that was my favorite thing. But now that I'm a much older and more mature musician, of course I still love that, but I'm actually fascinated more now with how they create that long elevating build. That is so damn impressive. And I love how all these lyrics Just Hook in later. We come back to that lady several times and the stairway. But we come back to lots of things. It's like he sets them up but then when he's screaming there in that part, one of the lines is, there comes a lady we all know., or something like that, and suddenly your mind connects it to the whole lady building The Stairway to Heaven out of glittering gold and that we originally talked about. And then of course he references her at the very very end and that acapella vocal bit.
A lot of people don’t know that the guitar solo in this song is actually the THIRD one he came up with in the studio. I’ve always been curious what the other two could have been.
Just for an interesting contrast check out Heart doing this in front of Led Zep at the Kennedy Center Honors. It’s an iconic performance that had Zep mightily impressed.
I secondthirdANDFOURTH that suggestion! Ten minutes of slow burn blues then controlled chaos and thunderous fury and gospel pleadings! Magnificent, one of the best things Humanity's ever done.
