Teen Reacts To Led Zeppelin - Ramble On!!! 

This song is incredibly lush; the guitar overdubs become a rich, story-telling tapestry of acoustic and electric tones. My personal belief is Bonzo used a guitar case to tap out the percussion, but no one knows for sure. How did they do it? Part of it is they had a magickal combination of refined skills and raw talent. Both Jimmy and Jonesy came from the session world where in addition to their phenomenal skill with their instruments, they learned the behind the scenes skills of the studio; how to produce, arrange, overdub, etc. Jimmy produced all their albums so he learned extra tricks and methods to guarantee he got the best out of each member and propel a musical vision. Add to that already prodigious amount of talent the raw power of Robert and Bonzo. Both unknown out of their area of Birmingham in the North of England, they played in similar bands together and apart but couldn't find their big break. Led Zeppelin provided them, as well as Jimmy and Jonesy a creative outlet to expand and explore as they continued pushing the horizons of what musical communication could be.

There is only one Zeppelin. No one can touch them. I can't wait to see him react to Kashmir.

Jimmy calls it the whisper to the thunder, its light and shade and zep were MASTERS of it

One of the best basslines in rock ! The groovy Mr John Paul Jones........ what a badass!

Julie knows Zep! Listen to Julie. This song, in addition to being a JPJ baseline masterpiece, is a perfect example of Led Zep's "light and shade" sound.....light touches, then drop the hammer. The Italian word is "Chiaroscuro." They perfected this concept, ultimately culminating in Stairway to Heaven.

Every song is magnificent!! Thanks for the shout out! You haven't heard anything yet! That instrument is a guitar!

Im so ready for another Zeppelin journey with someone. Its been a blast so far.

Musical geniuses Just sheer musical geniuses!!! Led Zeppelin GOAT!!!!

Hey Silas zeppelin don't stop, you haven't even scratched the surface yet. Keep going I am with you all the way. I am a fan of your reactions, thank you.

Hey brother, I've been into this band since the 60s, got all their albums and at 66 I still rock to Zeppelin’s music,.... An endless rabbit hole.... And you will never regret following them.....

One more thing,this is what was called Page's 'guitar army' multi guitars,.......rock on!

I believe that instrument you asked about is called a recorder, played by John Paul Jones.

Love this song and John Paul Jones bass lines are brilliant and love Pagey's lovely acoustic playing in the background followed by his thunderous guitar playing later in the song....forever the GOATs in my opinion, nice work Silas

"When is it going to stop?" It didn't stop until the day John Bonham died. Not a bad song in their entire discography

LED ZEPPELIN FOREVER!!! GREATEST BAND OF ALL TIME..🥁☮☘

Perfection. The band's arrangements were as brilliant as their skill as musicians. It is the arrangements that elevate them to GOAT status

Funky little rock song from all those years ago.. We loved it! You reacted exactly like we did 50 years ago and that's pretty cool..

How did they even think of doing some like that? Creative genius. Boat loads of it. ;) "Ramble On" was co-written by Page and Plant and recorded in between concerts during their North American tour in 1969. Plant was very fond of The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien, and you can hear references to some of the events and characters of the story in the lyrics. Page wanted the guitar solo to sound more like "strings" (similar to his use of a violin bow during some of their songs) so he used a "sustain-producing" mechanism that was built for his guitar. There's a question as to what Bonham used to supplement his drums for that tapping sound, likely a guitar case, although some think it was a plastic garbage pail. Yep, this is one of my favorites too. Glad you enjoyed it so much. Thanks for a great reaction, Silas, and rock on! Edit: Thanks for the shout-out! I enjoy being a part of the community you've developed here. :)

Way before the Hobbit and LOTR were well known Zeppelin was writing songs related to it. One of my favorites

One of their best songs, but so many more to come at the same level of excellence

You have to watch them preform In my Time of Dying. Not audio, but live! Dude you find out that they never stop being this good thought out all their albums! The GOATS!

Hi Silas and family,.....this is the eternal Page/Plant,.... all about Frodo and the 'Lord of the the Rings' (the books,at the time).never preformed live until the 02 show.Thanks kid for the shout out!Made my day,.....🙂

That bass line that John-Paul is rocking sounds phenomenal!!!

It's really fun seeing your initial reactions to this great music from this incredible band, you're making it all new again..pumping new life into it..enjoy your journey and thank for letting us all tag along

Zeppelin is one of the best bands Other bands from the era you will probably like when you are done are The Doors some of the songs are Roadhouse blues, LA woman,peace frog Or Creedence Clearwater revival songs are Born on a Bayou, Fortunate son,Bad moon rising And their are so many other great bands: The Rolling Stones,Styx,Yes, Crosby stills and Nash to name just a real few. The list goes on.

Jonesy is incredible on this, he always was but hes up front in the mix here so you can hear it easier

What will really blow your mind is that many of their greatest songs came together very quickly, many in just one or two takes, like the Stairway to Heaven or the Battle of Evermore. As a matter of fact, Page had never played the mandolin, picked it up, started strumming a few chords and in a take or two they had the Battle of Evermore. Just pure genius is how they came up with most of their songs.

It's Great watching you especially BEFORE you've heard it ! My first time was 1977. And man it doesn't stop. You still got III, IV, Houses of The Holy, Physical Graffiti, The Movie Song Remains the Same, Presence and In Through The Outdoor. THIS is not ending anytime soon plus IT NEVER GETS OLD ! Roughly 700 Listens....

Cool reaction!, This is one of my sunset ( tunes I enjoy while watching a sunset 🌇 ) playlist tunes. I remember when this song came out (1969) I loved this song as a kid and still love it now!. Great to see young people enjoy the music 🎶 we grew up with. Peace! ☮

Some of the most beautiful bass lines ever. Great song overall.

Such a fun reaction! I love watching your videos first thing in the morning. There is a funky, soulful rock group from the nineties called The Black Crows. I HIGHLY recommend REMEDY official video to you. Again, trust me. 😉

One of my favorites. And I love bonzo's drumming on this so much. But then again I like everything about it. And that melodic bass line is just killer.

Zeppelin is magic. Love your reactions. Enjoy the journey. :)

Jimmy's whole process for the concept of Led Zep was to mix "Light and Shade", Rock and folk on each album and even the DYNAMICS of each song. Emphasizing certain areas with force or volume carries the listener.

I luv your reactions brother. Genuine!!! I’ve watched a ton of Zep reaction videos, yours is just kick ass bro!! Keep them coming 🙌🙌🙌

I THINK I WAS ABOUT 14 OR 15 WHEN I GOT THIS ALBUM ON CASSETTE TAPE!! I WAS INSTANTLY A FAN!! WELL, TRUTH BE TOLD, I WAS ALREADY A FAN BECAUSE I'D ALREADY HEARD WHOLE LOTTA LOVE ON A JUKEBOX AT A NEIGHBORHOOD CANDY STORE!! BUT WHEN I HEARD THE ALBUM ENTIRELY, I SOLIDIFIED MY FANDOM!!! SHORTLY AFTER THAT L.Z.3 WAS RELEASED AND AFTER HEARING THAT ALBUM I WENT BACK AND GOT L.Z.1 BECAUSE I WAS NOW HOOKED!!! 1974, I BELIEVE, ZEP TOURED THE U S. AND THE SHOW AT MSG NYC SOLD OUT BEFORE I COULD GET A TICKET SO, UNFORTUNATELY, I NEVER SAW ZEPPELIN LIVE!!!

"What instrument?" - guitar. With enough volume out of the amp, the sound pressure sympathetically vibrates the guitar such as to keep the strings ringing. A feedback loop. I used to ram the headstock of my guitar against the speaker cabinet to be able to do this at low volumes. There's a horrible-sounding (to me, some use it) screechy variant where the volume vibrates the pickup magnets/coils. You can extract a lot of weird noises out of an electric guitar alone, sans effects.

Just love that smile on your face!! 👍❤🤙

This was a great reaction. Haven't had that much fun listening to Ramble On, in a long time.

Jimmy Page calls this the whisper to the thunder and light to shade! That instrument was Jimmy Page doing harmonics on his guitar Jimmy is the guitar wizard!

I love watching your reactions !!! This time frame in music history ( mid 60's - mid 70's ) Was what most considered the most CREATIVE time. You had to be a GREAT musician at the time to make it. LZ had JImmy page ( guitarist, producer, song writer, genius!!) John Paul Jones ( bass, keys, song writer genius) Robert Plant ( vocals, harmonica, song writer genius) John Bonham ( drummer, vocals, also some song writing) All these guys were the very best at their craft. They are still ranked in the top 10 of what they play. John Bonham is considered the best drummer ever to this day , yes he could play fast,, but it'sthe extra little things he does that makes him so great ( he is the most sampled drummer)!! Jimmy is by may considered the best, but usually tied in 2nd or 3rd with Eric Clapton, JPJ IMO is is the best bass/keys , but usually ranked 4th-8th, Robert is considered the best rock singer ( Freddy mercury) has been put on top, but Robert would talk to the crowd durning a concert just like he was your friend , and could make you feel a certain way by singing an "ohh" or an 'ahh" had a beautiful voice, especially with an acoustic song. I was so blessed to have a friend who's father had a LG. Private jet and was able to get us to the concerts and tickets to loads of zep concerts. And other bands as well. IMO the best zep concert was earls court 1975 25th. Almost 4 hours. I don't believe there has ever been a group of guys as talented before or after LZ. Bands have tried !!! Remember Jimmy page didn't really care if he made a mistake, it was all about the feeling ( he could play fast, but it's not about how fast you play) ( even on an album) he thought it gave the song more character ( he could play precise,, he was after all the most sought after session guitarist in the UK), he played on the kinks, stones, who, Joe cocker, James bond sound track, and loads more ( in his teens) It's wonderful watching you hear this stuff for the first time.. NO auto tune .. pure real music. Try to pretend the camera is not there while listening. Just relax and feel the music, forget about looking at the camera.

You got it!! Back in the day, LZ was IT!!!! Masters of dynamics!!

Hi Silas you're my favourite new ytber and I absolutely love your content especially the Led Zeppelin reactions, keep them coming and I like how you're starting from the first album and listening in order of release

Keep going Led Zep goes on and on.

Enjoyed your reaction! It just keeps getting better. No one was doing what they were, although we were blessed with a lot of really good music. The cream does rise to the top, though.

Hey Silas -Another band that is Incredible at “changes” in tempos and time changes, amazing guitar & Bass, drums And Vocals -lest I forget Keyboards…All Masters of their instruments…is YES! ❤️✌️🤘

JPJ is just a beast on this song. That bass line is so fire!

It's simply amazing and quite wonderful to see someone as young as you ,today, reacting to this group. I first heard this song when I was only 14 years old when it first came out ........back then it was fantastic and like an awakening (Zepp does that to you )...still sounds great today ! :) Peace and love

love ur reaction dude.... " who would even think of something like that".... im convinced they are gods.... banished from their homes but able to live among us humans... able to amaze and decieve us by convincing us that they are mere mortals like us.... THEY ARE NOT.... and they do GREAT things sometimes.... and this song is one of those great things... peace

You crack me up.Good to see that the younger ones are are enjoying this too

Yeah, there a word for it.... FRIGGIN' AWESOME is what it is!

Yeah man greatest band ever. Period. Every other band knows it's true

you and your girlfriend are by far my new Favorite reactionists ! So fun watching you react to the music that I've had memorized for 50 years . Your genuine reaction is priceless . I used to have to hide this from my parents in the early 70's . they would never let me listen to this so I could only listen with headphones . Watching you two broadcast to the entire planet ...just such a different space and time.

My favorite on this album

"In the darkest depths or Mordor, I met a girl so fair. But Gollum and the Evil one crept up and slipped away with her." A big reference to J.R.R. Tolkiens, The Hobbit and The Lord Of The Rings trilogy!

Once you get through all the albums in order there are many other recordings to listen to. Multiple live versions that will blow you away and many alternate versions of songs and other songs that weren't on any albums.

Silas ! Your channel ROCKS big time ! Great reaction ! PEACE !

Great reaction. I’m sure you’re going to love this journey.

Just like Beatles....four incredibly talented guys just happened to get together

One of the earliest references to Tolkien in popular music.

Speaking with clenched teeth and having uncontrolled jerks are signs of rock'n'roll overdose. You'll need to sit down in a quiet corner, far away from any electronic devise and take deep breaths. You're okay, lad, just fifty years late to the party. I have this record in my collection since 1972 and it bears the marks of my vandalistic temper. Your next step on the journey should be to lend yer ears to Deep Purple In Rock. Now THAT was a pivotal album in music history. Drew the absolute line in the sand between flower-power and heavy rock in that time period. Cheers lad. Greetings and well-wishes from Belgium.

Jimmy Page wrote most of their music and he had been a session musician for years before he joined the Yardbirds so despite being relatively young, he had a lot of experience and had spent a lot of time with different musicians and songwriters.

GOATS! 😎

Amazed to the point of getting up and walking away...

This song grew on me over the years. And decades. Upon 1st listen to the album [ actually an 8-Track was my first purchase of this lp ] when it first came out, this was one of my least favorite tracks. But it is now a favorite. Now you see why ? And us originals see why you react the way you do.

Probably my fave Led song. The tapping is John Bonham tapping on a plastic garbage pail in the foyer of Jimmy Page's house, according to, I think, Eric Clapton's bio. Anothe song with Lord of the Ring references..

I've notice you say this a lot " this is one of my favorites". As a wise Zeppelin fan once answer to the question which Zeppelin song is your favorite? His answered simply the last song I just listen to. 😎

Great song/reaction

I have already told my wife that this song MUST be played at the end of my funeral service as they are carrying my casket out.

Make sure you don't miss out on their early live performances like the 1969 Danmark Radio Show. 4 songs from Zeppelin 1 for Danish TV. AWESOME!

That's the spirit, kid! Play Led Zeppelin, more subs,! It's cool, though I love them so much And I want to support your channel.

Fun fun!! 🎉

Cant wait to you get to there Presents aldum, The song Achilles Last Stand will blow your mind, I consider their best song ever, look foward to your your reaction young, it will change your musical world for ever!

JPJ serving bass

masters of musical misdirection

Led zep live. do it .I do like the whole album thing. good job

The taps at the start were John Bonham tapping a guitar case

Zep rules

This is basically the hobbits journey from lord of the rings

😀

Lord of the Rings references in this one. Lol. Mordor and Gollum.

It’s guitar, that all!

Listen for references to "Lord of the Rings". Robert Plant was a big fan LOTR.

Should have asked up 2 songs and played three in a row. No breaks. Sometimes you gotta ride the wave!

hits hard eh / watch out it sticks

"yo"

Some of the lyrics come from the books Lord of the Rings

Jimmy is using a sustainer with out treble for the long notes you're hearing.

When does it stop really? Don’t think you really want it to stop. This is one of my favorite Led Zeppelin songs period. That instrument you asked about might be a bow playing on guitar strings. I’m not sure though.

You asked , how do they even come up with that ? Good question . But I suspect that much of that was the considerable experience that page and Jones Aquired from doing studio session work .

Now can you understand why us oldies think today's music is crap

Led Zeppelin is way before their time.. i’m pretty sure you’ll enjoy physical graffiti album.. you have the blueprint where all the rock bands get their ideas Led Zeppelin kicks ass

Check our "immigrant song" performed live.

I had the 8 track for my car / half way into this song side 1 ended & needed to be fliped / So that sucked

My only problem I have with your channel is that I can only subscribe once! The sound you couldn't place was two guitars playing in harmony. Peace. 😁

Are you thinking of "rave up?"

"What instrument is that?" Answer: Jimmy Page's guitar.

Get your gf's reaction to this song

What's Eating Gilbert Grape?

You definitely not looking as weed smoking guy, but definitely there are moments when you act like that. :)))