if you can find it on here, which you should be able to do, check out the live version of "Since I've Been Loving You" from the Song Remains The Same soundtrack. it will leave you speechless. "No Quarter" from the same show will do the same.
Jamel_AKA_Jamal Hey brother you really need to check out over the hills and far away by Led Zeppelin I promise it will blow your mind it’s my favorite song of theirs and that says a lot… Keep doing what you’re doing peace and love
Jamel_AKA_Jamal Robert Plant on the harmonica/vocals. I gave you the history of this song with your LAST LZ reaction. This is a remake by Memphis Minnie and Kansas Joe based on the 1927 Mississippi flood that devistated 7 states. Check out "Gallows pole" from LZ III. The lyrics of which go back to a poem from the 1500s and has been done by many people before LZ. The lyrics have changed a bit from each artist but the song remains the same. (Pun intended). TYVM for the reaction. Keep doing what you are doing! Peace, love, and Hope.
Jamal, we do want to see your reaction. It reminds us of how we felt the first time we heard zepp all those years ago. It makes us old guys proud that there are young folks like you that love real music. You've got your main fader on your board too far to one side. That's why we're hearing too much on one channel. Rerecord this and check your balance on your board. And we're not potheads. That's a silly Hollywood stereotype. Nobody is smoking dope sitting on as hilltop in a car somewhere unless they're just stupid. Lol, luv ya brother
I caught my daughter listening to Led Zeppelin on her boombox. I told her to turn it off. She said "why daddy".... "because we have bigger speakers downstairs" :P
Boom box? That right there proves this is made up. This never happened. Even if this was just an attempt at humor...it’s awful. Just as bad as if it actually happened, which it most certainly did not. Equally cheesy and unforgivable. You’re daughter doesn’t listen to zeppelin nor do you.
When I was a young man back in the day, living in the hood listening to this, black folks thought I was crazy. It was white boy music as far as they were concerned. I’m glad that time is over and you can appreciate what ever sounds good.
That's awesome. I can't believe I just read that. When I was young, one of my best friends moved to Olean, NY for a couple years to live with his dad. When he came back, he was a Motown nut, and we all thought it was "Black music". But the more we listened with him, the more we came to love it. It became, with the "Other Rock N Roll", the soundtrack of our lives. Recently, PBS aired a series called "Country music". I highly recommend it, for any music fan. You'll learn that before electricity, people made up and played their own music with family and friends. Everybody did it. there was no "Black music" or "White music". It was just "Music". When the recording industry began, they were the ones who started separating and labeling music by race. Most of the "Classic rock" bands of the 60's and 70's grew up fans of, listening to, idolizing The Blues.
That's how I explain LZ to people. Ask any rock fan to list their top 5 bassist, guitarist, vocalist and dummer. It's almost impossible to keep all four members out of the top 5, and if someone argued number 1 for each of them, I wouldn't call them stupid.
The Mars Volta, what was accomplished by Omar Rodriguez-Lopez & Cedric Bixlar was profound..... Their 1st Album Deloused in the Comatorium is a eulogy for a friend of theirs Julio Venegas who jumped off a bridge, 2 years before that he had O.D.ed and was in a coma for 7 days the album & 13 page poem tell the story of what he dreamed then....... The 1st, 2nd album Francis the mute & 5th album Noctourniquet are my favorites......
Only 2 other bands come to mind where every member was a virtuoso musician. Cream and Rush. I reserve judgement on Cream because I'm not as big a Clapton fan as most folks but Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce are. Also Geddy Lee Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart. In my humble opinion.
Pretty sure they did something with the haromica when they were in the studio to get that sound. I want to say they played it in reverse and while they were mixing, so they laid two harmonicas down on top of each other.
Robert Plant still tours, although I don't think there are many tickets left for September (Indiana). He does the odd Led Zep number, including this one.
I think he's referring to a line Page does in the second half of the song, which actually does mimic the harmonica in the opening, not only in melody, but harmonica-like sound. Maybe he read about it, but wasn't clear about where it was going to happen. What all that says to me is - he's actually trying to give fresh reactions. He reads about it, and then he waits to hear it. I like it. I I like this man.
All of their music sounds better on the studio versions. I'm not quite old enough to see them live, but from what I have seen they never got the same sound live. Not that they didn't sound great... they're awesome... just enjoy the music track and effects they were able to come up with.
@@gerardovivanco5631 disagree, a very good song, definitely the sexiest song they ever made but not the best, and technically it's a cover so they didn't "make" it. But I can think of a few songs better. Rain song, misty mountain hop, going to California, your time is going to come.
IMO you could say the very same thing about most songs of their first five or six albums. I would go with The Rain Song but this song is an amazing achievement. They did many “covers” (generally reworked and. Whatnot,) but that doesn’t devalue those songs or Led Zeppelin’s version of them.
I honestly did not know it was a harmonica for the first twenty-five years I’ve loved this song. Firstly, I could not conceive that Robert Plant was that good at the harmonica (and I still can’t). And secondly, the various sounds Page is wringing out here is bizarre and astonishing. He perfectly melds the distorted bottleneck slide into the harmonica at the end, I just assumed he was doing it in the beginning as well. Hell, I still can’t figure out some of the stuff he’s doing at the end. At one point it sounds like he drunkenly stumbles into an oven grate. And maybe he does. So, yeah, maybe it is a harmonica. Or maybe it’s Jimmy Page brushing a robot’s teeth with a cord of rebar.
Page was only 5 years older. It's crazy to think they were so young. Unfortunutely they didn't last long. After Bonhams and Robert Plants sons death, they ended. Also, Page bought Allesiter Crawley's house. Just my tidbits on the group lol. Robert Plant still does solo work though!
I'm a 60 year old white woman who - back in the day put on headphones and laid back listening to Zeppelin cranked and the music just fills your body. So blessed to be a teenager in the 70's
ME TOO !! LOVED THE 1960'S AND 70'S !!! I HAD A HUSBAND THAT WOULD NOT MISS A LIVE CONCERT HE DRAGED ME TO EVERYONE HE WAS INTERESTED IN HE SAID I ONLY LIKE BUBBLEGUM MUSIC LIKE THREE DOG NIGHT AND OTHERS GLAD HE EDUCATED ME BACK THEN
I’ll never forget being 13, sitting in stunned silence by the radio when I first heard Ten Years Gone. Physical Graffiti had just been released. Back then me and my friends would call each other up and say “turn on Wxxx, they’re playing Zeppelin!!” Yes we were blessed to be teens in the 70’s with so much exciting and great music. 😁
What was my dad thinking, when he bought a big ass stereo with big ass speakers in a house with my 16 year old ass. The neighbors hated me, cause they KNEW it wasn't my dad listening to Zep! Though my mom turned my on to Iron Butterfly...
This song came out when I was 18. Now I am a hermit living in a cabin in the woods in the Pacific Northwest. I put this song on a loop and blast it for hours. The Forrest loves it!!!
I must admit that it's satisfying to watch successive generations of savvy people with good taste in music fall in live with Zeppelin's unique brilliance.
I concur.. one of the best, and it's about time, different generations find this music. Much like a book, music has went digital, and people don't get the excitement that was once had by going to a physical location, and buying a physical, tangible item that had just the song you wanted.
No, that is really a harmonica. The singer is Robert Plant he also plays harmonica. The guitar player is Jimmy Page, he’s playing the droning guitar part and the slide guitar.
YES AND THEY ARE GENIUS,and the member of rolling stones said they'd never make it,i believe he said it would go over like a lead zeppelin,shows what he knows
Actually, it was Keith Moon that said the “Lead Balloon” quote. When Page started this band he was going to call it The New Yardbirds. Keith Moon told then “ Don’t do it. It’ll go over like a lead balloon.” Page took the joke a step further and called it Led Zeppelin. Keith was considering leaving The Who to play with Page and Jones but in the end he decided to stay with The Who.
@@fredyardley1522 The Who were the biggest rock band in the world and history, until Led Zeppelin took it away. The two bands sniped at each other quite a bit over the years. Both incredible bands IMHOP, but the rivalry was very real.
Jamel, I’m a 72 yr old man who was born at a time of an amazing music revolution. I saw Led Zeppelin 7 times thru my late teens and early adulthood. Several of they’re concert’s at the LA Forum left me literally speechless and thankful. Words can hardly describe how blessed my ears and eyes and soul were for this incredible experience. It does my heart good to see your honest reactions to a truly remarkable band. Born to do it!
Plant plays a harmonica, not Page on guitar. But you`re right. Sometimes it`s really hard to know how far their genius will take the sound. As with most Zep songs, the track tends to present one emotional surprise after another and pushes the high up and up. It can be quite bewildering and uplifting even if you`ve listened to these songs for 40 years or more. I feel my facial muscles tightening and shiver up my back when I see someone listening for the first time because you kind of relive those newer moments with the track. Got to be the best band of all time. Come on...
Robert Plant was front row center to all of the epic blues and jazz singers at the height of their prime. But he turned into something of his own. He’s the first to say it was not possible without the rest of the band. Humble guy. He doesn’t know it but we’ve been a a thing for over 40 years. 😉
It tickles the shit out of me how many reaction videos don't understand that that's a harmonica. The thing that made them great was that it was a blues band disguised as white guys from England who could actually play and sing. Every one of them was at the top of their craft. Not a rock fan, but this may very well be the greatest band ever. Even their "bad" songs were amazing.
I dig what you have to say. It’s insightful & impressive how you listen with your mind & ears wide open. To catch as many nuances, to be able to listen to the individual instruments & hear the sum of them within a song ON YOUR FIRST LISTEN blows me away. The mark of a true music lover and one of the marks of a high intelligence & deep intellect. Experiencing your reactions often cause me to feel deep emotions on the level of the music itself & always take me back to the feelings I had when I first heard many of the songs you react to. Thank you for all of that and thank you for sharing. *respect*
sarah vanucci Awesome. I love that I’m sitting on my ass on my off day at 20 years old and having conversations with people from the era of real ingenuity in music. How much I’d love if I could get together with my friends and talk about songs like this. I’m just glad some of y’all did get that chance
Jamal, we love your reactions to our OLD school favorites. . We are all hopefully trying to be the best humans we can be.. Thanks my friend and dear brother!
@@tballball8559 bc john bonham was more then just a drummer to plant, if you were educated and knew shit about zeppelin you’d know that bonham and plant lived together for a significant period of time before even thinking about join a band like zeppelin… not bc he was the only good member of zeppelin
@@grantpark1735 to begin with, i never said that he was the only talented member. I made a reference to what a True Led Head Would understand. Why the Hate? If this the frame of mind it puts you in? Change the channel, Their Message Eludes you..
Definitely a multi-talented individual! I play bass and he's one of my personal favorites. Another multi-talented individual that I am a huge fan of since his debut in 1991 with "Let Love Rule" - John Paul Jones joined Lenny Kravitz on stage for a live performance of "Are You Gonna Go My Way" and it's incredible. Check it out...
When Led Zeppelin ended, and Page and Plant regrouped without Jonesy, it took a full orchestra to replace him..... definitely underrated. John Paul Jones is a musical genius.
He's extraordinarily rated high as a multi-instrumentalist and a highly sought-after studio musician. He's a produce and arranger with an extensive musical background. His dad started teaching him piano at 6 years old. Both parents were professional musicians. And, it shows on him.
@@smf5190 Hi, Steven, I have been sitting here reflecting a bit on a story I read. St. Petersburg, Missouri, which lies on the banks of the Mississippi River. Huckleberry Finn, a poor boy with a drunken bum for a father, and his friend Tom Sawyer, a middle-class boy with an imagination too active for his own good, found a robber’s stash of gold. Huck is none too thrilled with his new life of cleanliness, manners, church, and school. However, he sticks it out at the bequest of Tom Sawyer, who tells him that in order to take part in Tom’s new “robbers’ gang,” Huck must stay “respectable.” All is well and good until Huck’s brutish, drunken father, Pap, reappears in town and demands Huck’s money.
My deceased first husband was a drummer in a rock band in the 70s. He caught one of John Bonham’s drumsticks at a concert & gave it to me as a token of his love ❤️. I’m 66 now & love them as much as ever.
I love watching your reaction to the music I grew up on. A young black man listening to white man music based on black man blues. It all comes together full circle and gives us this music from this amazing band. Talented, raunchy, raw, and not in the least bit commercial or auto tuned. They played for to express themselves. Not for the fame or money. They just had to put their feeling to music and that's timeless.
It all started with the blues. Over time, no one "owned" the blues. The blues doesn't care about color, social status, money -- only the blues. We all feel it! (And, if you don't, I feel really sad for you 'cause you are missing out on sharing soul-shaking connection with the rest of us.)
Jamel: thank you so much for taking us on the journey with you. The whole experience confirms Duke Ellington's philosophy: "there's only two kinds of music; good music and bad music." If it's good, don't matter what genre, gender, race, creed or color. My tastes are pretty broad but your reaction videos have turned me on to some great music that I missed out on coming up. Thanks again.
My childhood Too.! As Child I told my mom when I get older I'll understand what Led Zeppelin means? 2020 We Are Living Led Zeppelin songs Now. Bible we Read But Music we're more into. Father God Gets Us From Every Way He Can to Show we are his Children.!
i thought everyone just loves the music that was popular during their upbringing but i love me some 90s alternative but can just feel in my bones this music is gold
I know dude. That's one of my favorite feelings. There's gotta be a German word for it. I think about that with movies as well. When I'm talking one of my favorite movies to someone who has never seen it, it makes me wish I could watch it the first time again. Also though it does get me hype for a rewatch when I wouldn't have been otherwise
Minnie lived to see a renewed appreciation of her recorded work during the revival of interest in blues music in the 1960s. She was an influence on later singers, such as Big Mama Thornton, Jo Ann Kelly[2] and Erin Harpe.[39] She was inducted into the Blues Foundation's Hall of Fame in 1980.[40] "Me and My Chauffeur Blues" was recorded by Jefferson Airplane on their debut album, Jefferson Airplane Takes Off, with Signe Anderson as lead vocalist. "Can I Do It for You" was recorded by Donovan in 1965, under the title "Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)". A 1929 Memphis Minnie and Kansas Joe McCoy song, "When the Levee Breaks",[41] was adapted (with altered lyrics and a different melody) by Led Zeppelin and released in 1971 on their fourth album. "I'm Sailin'" was covered by Mazzy Star on their 1990 debut album, She Hangs Brightly. Her family is currently suing record companies and some artists for royalties and for using her music without permission. In 2007, Minnie was honored with a marker on the Mississippi Blues Trail in Walls, Mississippi.[42]
My guess, it’s John Paul Jones on the harmonica. He was the primary acoustic guitar player and keyboardist for the band. One hell of a mandolin player as well.
Something about watching you listen to my favorite songs makes me feel like I'm hearing them for the first time again. They keep giving me goosebumps lol.
I get what you mean!!! I’m sitting here feeling like m hearing it for the first time again .... This track defies nature .. It’s timeless, never gets old, just wonder what Aliens will think once radio transmissions of this track get captured by any SETI device they may have .... Think it would blow them away too.
After school before my folks got home, I would lay on my floor with a speaker by each ear and blast this album. My girl friends were listening to whatever cute band was on MTV, but Led Zeppelin and The Who were my jams.
Just so you know, Jamel...Robert is playing the harmonica. Jimmy is getting busy with the 12 string on his double neck. John Paul is laying down the groove on the bass and Bonham is kicking it on the drums.
Timothy Key Jimmy didn’t a doubleneck yet. This was played on his Fender XII as was the 12 string on Stairway. He got the doubleneck in early 1971 so he could play Stairway live. He also started playing other songs live in 1971 on it like Four Sticks, Gallows Pole, Celebration Day, and the Eddie Cochran cover Weekend. Celebration Day would be played on the Les Paul when it was back in the set in 1973.
@@velvetbees - They used 2 M-160 microphones and a Benson Echorec delay in conjunction with the acoustic qualities of the Headley Grange lobby which did in fact provide resonance, but the echo is produced by the delay device in studio.
I beg to differ sir. We enjoy your input and very much enjoy the music that you play. Your input is the biggest draw to this channel because we thoroughly enjoy your reactions, as well as your musical selections!
larry borrowman Me too. As I watched him enjoy one of my all time favorite songs, he brought such a big smile to face. I loved seeing him really get into it.
To me Bonham drove every led zepoelin song. The drum playing on many songs was not appreciated as much as it should be. It is the harmonica Plant is playing it.
That’s Robert Plant on the harmonic that’s how talented he is .this is one of the greatest band in history they can play rock ,blues ,soul.John Bonham on drums jimmy on lead guitar and don’t forget John Paul Jones on bass guitar he plays a load of instruments.they are the best.I have been listening to this group from the 70’s and still do.this music never gets old.
When it's so good you could cry, you know they got talent... the lyrics in addition make it all happen. The start-up music with the crying harmonica is so sexy. This song had it all!
They used to take CB style microphones with the push button key and throw them out in the rain and mud to get them all nasty. They would tape the key open and wail.
"When The Levee Breaks" Lizzie Douglas, (1897 -1973) better known as Memphis Minnie, was a blues guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter whose recording career lasted for over three decades. She recorded around 200 songs, some of the best known being "Bumble Bee", "Nothing in Rambling", and "Me and My Chauffeur Blues". Wikipedia
Johnny Cash also did a Mississippi Flood song for the 1937 flood in Arkansas, when Cash was a small boy, the family had to evacuate their farm home. Video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5mf-BIZumaA.html
@@timbutler4756 I was on the Island of Guam for several years when Led Zep IV came out. Her stage name was listed with LZ members on the back of the LP album cover. There was no internet, Fred Flintstone was still a popular cartoon, fitting for the times. So, Minnie's name was chiseled on my brain at that moment, like an Egyptian hieroglyphic. A decade later, I found the answer LOL
Page knew there thing would work as full lps, and live, and conciously decided to NOT release singles. JP Jones great on the keys and arrangments. See his work with Diamanda Galas, REM etc.....
My mom was a musician. We had to play piano and we're allowed to choose instrument at age 13. I chose drums and she got me a full beautiful tama kit. Neighbor found out and gave me this album on a white cassette tape. Its all i played for pretty much an entire year. Ill never forget that. I'm 44 now.
Jimmy Page, as the producer, took the finished recording and slowed it down ever so slightly, giving it that slogging, punch-your-gut, heavy feel. Genius.
I’ve been watching reaction videos for some time. Yours is one of the very best because it was so authentic. Clearly you were moved. Your comments about South Central LA were passionate and bordered on prose. You may have set the bar for the best expression of why and how this music has affected us like it has. Thank you.
They are called "The Hammer of The Gods" for a reason. They are the Godfathers of Heavy Metal, but they never forgot the Blues masters that inspired them.
I first heard this in 1988 senior year and Hendrix now I’ll be 50 and I’m the only black kid amongst other black kids at that time in a predominantly white high school that listened to all music. I don’t believe in listening to music that matches my skin tone. I am diverse.
I’ve been listening since 1970 to Zeppelin and still listen to them now, so glad to see Jamal enjoy this , it brings me back to my bedroom and listening to this for the first time .
I am 53 years old and have been listening to Led since I was 15. When I heard they were having a reunion concert at the O2 in London i was happy to spend £2500 for a ticket. No regrets. You should check that out . Bonham soon is in the drums and Roberts voice at 65 years old did not changed a bit
Check out Les Claypool. While most of his work is with his band Primus, his body of work is rather deep. He tends to find musicians that are tremendously talented. His latest stuff is with Sean Lennon (yeah, That Lennon) and is really good stuff. There’s 30+ years of work out there, check it out.
Metal bands today don't use any damn autotune. Besides, Zeppelin honestly sounded terrible live. One of my top-5 favorite bands, but their live performances are not very impressive to me.
This song (one of many) is a testament to the great things that can come to pass from cross cultural pollination. The British bands of the sixties reinterpreted Black American blues and knocked it out of this world. These guys had an amazingly original take on the genre.
Absolutely, I has always disliked the term “British Invasion”, as if the great music coming from Britain to American was a military’s action. It was an exchange of great music.
This tune comes atcha from every direction, layer upon layer, one tap on a cymbal, the perfect words, that voice, the grim scenery set by the prelude to the lyrics, making you feel as if you're literally inside the music.
Led Zepplin is/was one of the greatest bands ever. In 1977 or 1978, the news reported that the drummer, John Boham died when he choked on his vomit, for real. You can GOOGLE the info. for yourself. His son, then took over the drums and my mom, and my hero took me to Concert where Led Zepplin played. They were fucking AMAZING .
I've heard that Led Zeo "borrowed" a lot from Blues Legends from the past and just added their unique flavor of rock n roll. Problem was they rarely gave credit where credit was due. At least, that's how I heard it.
@@CrayCruz actually, there was no law back then that they were obligated to mention the originals writers. That's why they didn't give credit. However, whenever they played one of these tunes live back in the day, Plant would always introduce the audience to the original writers.
I’m a 51 year old black man that has been listening to Zeppelin for 35 years. The band was incredibly talented. Page and Bonham are the most upfront musicians, but John Paul Jones was the glue to the band. And incredible bassist that complemented JB. Jones is an incredible keyboardist that would rival any other as the best. John Paul Jones is the most important member to this band hands down..
Many would say Bonham was the glue but it's a matter of opinion I guess. One thing is for certain..no band before or since can touch their combined talent. The only band that comes close is Rush.
1927, or 1937?? I live in Louisville"Ky, and the city has posted high water marks when the OhioRiver crested in 37....over half the damn town was underwater...that river is over one mile wide at the waterfront downtown so imagine the volume of water involved and to think the ENTIRE Ohio/MississippiRiverSystem was affected. That's the entire width of the US from Pennsylvania area, to the GulfofMexico....mean I'm levee taught me to weep and moan...WOW
A year later... “The intro was so thick I forgot they were supposed to be singing “ 😂😂😂😂 The twists and turns your journey has taken so far. Let us carry on.
All the instruments are drum kit in a staircase, 12 string Danelectro (with the high G missing and the high D down to a C), harmonica, Fender Precision bass, 6 string Telecaster and some trickery in recording. The song was originally recorded in G then slowed down to F with some flanging and lastly the vocals. Try listening to the song in headphones. The sweeps will move you around some. I also grew up in South Central, a few decades before you. I was lucky enough to own a motorcycle and rode it over Windsor Hills up to The Rose Palace in Pasadena to see these guys their first time in LA. $4 to get in and stand at Jimmy's feet. Priceless. Keep doing what you're doing and hang on to that gratitude.
Yes my brother, you have arrived"😅 This got to be one of my very favorite Zeppelin songs. Guess you know by now that the singer does play the harmonica in this song... 👍👍
This is Led Zeppelin putting a great 1920's blues song through the Led Zeppelin machine and turning it into something extraordinary. The song was originally inspired by the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927.
WHEN THE LEVEE BREAKS was written by Memphis Minnie (June 3, 1897 -- August 6, 1973) was an American blues guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. She was the only female blues artist considered a match to male contemporaries as both a singer and an instrumentalist.
I completely forgot about this song until I saw the video Stevie T released today mentioning it. Now I'm in a streak of videos of people reacting to this song and its amazing how this tune gets everyone off their guards. There is some wholesomeness in watching people listen for the first time to great songs that are no longer mainstream.
Jamel - Your emotional response to this says it perfectly . Take a classic blues song and have it played by one of the great British rock bands and the result speaks for humanity . I was fortunate to have this music in my youth . BTW : Love your shirt - "Maximum Effort " .
I wonder if someone like Jamal, someone badass enough, would play this or another great Zep song on loud for the neighborhood to hear, in the neighborhood he grew up in, what the response would be. I would think the guys would love it. They would turn off the hip hop and groove the zep at their best. Because everyone who hears them is lost in the spell. The young uns' in high school and college today fall for them. And many who hear them who grew up long after the band existed fall. I would lay odds the hip hop crowd in his old neighborhood would as well
The man playing the harmonica is Robert Plant, their lead singer. One of the most underrated Zep songs of all time.Check out Bonham with those triplets...
