John Bonham and John Paul Jones' isolated tracks from the song "The Rover", the second song of Physical Graffiti (1975). Support the channel with a donation: ko-fi.com/ludw... Subscribe for more isolated tracks.
When in doubt as to what notes to play on the bass, always ask yourself this question: "What would John Paul Jones do in here?". He never failed to choose the right ones, ever!
Always loved this song. Fascinating to hear how the bass follows the melody in so many places. Just a great, dry sound from those instruments here. They compliment each other perfectly.
I remember the first time hearing this. Some kid on the bus ride from school had a big boom box playing it. The intro alone evoked an “Oh yeah. Now we’re talking.” (Time to go to the record store.)
"The Rover" was mixed in a way that Page wasn't hogging the spotlight. In the final mix we still hear Bass and Drums very well. Close to a perfect mix. Perhaps it was the newly formed "Swan Song Records" company being formed or the engineering of Keith Harwood, Physical Graffiti started to incorporate ALL of the band, in the mix rather than the Jimmy Page focused style, of the early days. Still great to hear isolated!
Yeah they are both playing straight 8/8th.... no big deal :) but they feel it and sound as one.. They never laid much "funk" down, tho.. it was James Jamerson, Motown for JPJ all the way
One of the first songs i learned on drums many many years ago. I graduated to Achilles Last Stand eventually but this song is still one of my favorites
Amazing how the cogs of the band fit so perfectly together. If you remove just one cog the machine breaks down. And when the machine breaks down, we break down.
I love this song ! the intro, the lead back feeling, one of the jewels of the album, of their carrer ! so strange they never played it live ? thanks again for this !
I’m not positive this is the the take used on PG. I was pretty convinced it was until the second verse here. This version seems to be missing a notable JPJ root-fifth-octave bass fill which is in fact on the actual version on PG. During the second verse and planted firmly in between Robert’s “just join hands…..just join hands” is where this fill can be heard.
JHB. "You've baited me into enuff bloody mischief Jonesy boi! I'll just put me own drum groove on yer head you bleedin Fawker, & you won't be able to do anything about it... MATE!!"
Wow, thanks for all these uploads!! I'm getting so much enjoyment out of listening to Bonzo and JPJ lay down absolutely rock solid groove after rock solid groove. Phenomenal!! ✌️
Sounds like he chugging away on the early fifties stripped Precision Bass of his. It’s my belief this bass was used on Immigrant Song as well. The sound and tone between the two songs are very similar.
@@vini602 I hear different. I know what a Precision Bass sounds like. For instance, to hear the Jazz bass being played w a pick (and likely flats cuz I think that’s all he used during early zeppelin) call up the final concert of the MSG concerts, ‘73. July 29, 1973 to be exact. Listen to the first four tunes. This is what the jazz bass sounds like. This Rover clip sounds way different because I believe it’s the old P-Bass he used and still has to this day.
@@luvbasses5487 I certainly wont dispute the stripped precision bass theory. It could also be the jazz bass with only the front pickup open. I would lean more on the P-Bass idea, but we may never know unless JPJ spills some of his bass recording secrets finally.
The stripped early fifties Precision made appearances during the ‘75 tour so this makes me believe he used it on some of the ‘74 tracks that became Physical. I’m well aware that a J-Bass can sound like a single coil precision if you so choose to but…listen to Immigrant Song and then the Rover and then Wanton live from Bloomington ‘75. All of these sound like that Precision to my ears.
@@luvbasses5487 He played her live in 1972 in Australia, stripped already .. Yes, it is the Immigrant bass (1970..) Anyway.. you got most other things wrong too ;) This really sounds like Jazz Bass .. too wimpy to be Precision
@@bertroost1675 Sounds like you never heard anything but poor CD remixes.. get the original vinyl pressing and a good all analog gear.. JPJ has never been mixed "down too much"... but you got to listen to the genuine mix, how it was intended to be listened to 😉
@@tomasvanecek8626 Again my opinion. I have the originals, including an RL II. I also have several good tables with nice cartridges. I find some songs he could have been mixed in a bit more.
@@bertroost1675 Page (and JPJ) knew all their stuff damn well, even before LZ. They recorded like 70-80 % of British pop music in London, first half of 60s.. they were seasoned pro´s. Now tell me, what is e.g. wrong mix on say LZ One ?? Nothing, down to the last echo of plate reverb.. absolute perfection.
@@tomasvanecek8626 Ridiculous. Are you 15 years old and trying to sound like you know things others don't know? It's amazing how you get all bent out of shape by someone's opinion. In fact I find LZ's 1st self titled album fine. Custard Pie, like I mentioned as a song that could have used a bit more of JPJ, isn't on that album.
