JPJ was Zeppelin's secret weapon or in tamer terms secret sauce imo. JPJ is incredibly talented and is one of the reasons why In Through The Out Door has grown on me more than any Led Zeppelin album.
Got the album on release and my favourite album of any, ever. Have never tired of the emotive musical brilliance. Led Zep so infectious, as Doug is discovering. Some music grows and grows on you & I wonder if Doug listened to it plenty of times maybe it would feature as a top album for him. Of course Rain/Achilles/Stairway etc so special but as an album as a whole LZ 2 tops it for me.
Yes, and The Lemon Song, Heartbreaker, Livin' Lovin' Maid, Moby Dick and Bring It On Home. The album is perfection. It's dirty blues gone psychedelic rock and roll. The 60s ended with Woodstock on August the 18th 1969, and the 70s started on October 22nd 1969, when this was released. This was the magic transition, the new sacrament had been performed by four British blokes and Eddie Kramer. There will never be another album that can come close to Led Zeppelin II. That saying something, considering all four is ranked to be among the greatest albums ever. Some people say LZIV is better, but they had joined legion with something ancient and powerful that we can barely begin to understand. Remains from the very ritual needed to establish contact with the ancient entity are to be found on Led Zeppelin III. If you don't know, you got a great rabbit-hole ahead of you. Enjoy. :)
1969's Led Zeppelin I, and a couple of months later Led Zeppelin II, were released. their best music and most raw and gritty Blues. I was a 13-year-old kid back then, and now I just turned 68. It reminds you of how quickly time passes. This is one of my favorites from them, because of the acoustic guitar parts intertwined with the harder electric guitar. They were blended together very nicely. Thanks
Similar for me - and just turned 68 too! Favourite album ever, still listening. Such a varied, infectious musical masterpiece. Ooh Robert's voice at the end of Heartbreaker. The contrast of Thank You with Bring it in Home say. I remember a comment from a school chum that Led Zep all sounded the same. What. Only recently I discovered that one of the Red Baron's Flying Circus, as pictured on the cover, shot down my grand father in the first world war, so in a way making it an even more historic album for me. They didn't give them parachutes in those days in case they 'deserted' (nice!) but he survived the crash in the light planes they had, though he ended up rambling on to a ripe old age with an artificial leg. I digress.
Zeppelin and Pink Floyd are the two greatest bands of all time imo, there’s so many hidden songs that are incredible. White Summer/Black Mountain Side has been on repeat recently, it’s purely instrumental and sort of free playing. So good!
Most people would agree this is one of Zep’s best. Love the pitter patter. Doug does a great Gollum! Led Zeppelin 1 is one of the if not THE greatest debut album(s) ever.
@musicdunc Not in my top 5 either. Maybe in my top ten or fifteen? Perhaps I was being a bit hyperbolic? I still think it’s one of their more popular songs among fans. Heck, I don’t put Stairway in their top five either. Regardless, I still rate Ramble On higher than Stairway. For me, I think their best song is In My Time of Dying, but that’s just me. You’re correct in saying that it’s rather subjective. Zeppelin is hard as so many of their songs have a different feel or style from one another, yet they all sound like Zeppelin. I have long said that IMO, they’re the greatest rock band ever, though not my personal favorite, but way up there. I say The Beatles are the most IMPORTANT band, but the one thing Zep and The Beatles have in common is that neither one ever put out a bad song. Not all of them were great, and there are a few from each that might not even be good per se, but none of them bad. All of this is just my opinion.
Thanks Doug for keeping your interest in Zeppelin. I saw Page and Plant on their Walking into Clarksdale tour in Boston. When they played this live it Blew the Roof Off!!
The best part was actually being there in 69. At 13 we had psychedelic lights in our bedrooms and dressed like the bands we loved. It was a groovy time and hearing Zeppelin and Pink Floyd, The Doors for the first time was a magical thing.
John Paul Jones says LZ and he never became friends. I think the band not have been a successful without his bass, keyboards and all his other instrumental inputs. What do you think?
My favorite song, period, and I love everything music has to offer. There's a really beautiful guitar riff that Page plays quietly in the background of the 3rd verse that most people never hear, even when I try to point it out. See if you can catch it. The contrast between the verse and the chorus throughout the song, and of course JPJ's bass, are its defining features. The best bass part is in the outro. So excellent.
Doug, I love that you are continuing to take a closer look at Led Zeppelin's music! Two things you might note: 1. Please don't try to look at LZ in light of "pop" music, "hit parade," "singles" rankings! LZ produced albums, NOT singles. These collections of songs are meant to be enjoyed as a whole, not one at a time, like pop songs on the radio. Back when these albums were released, we would run to the record store, buy the newest album, and hurry home to put the record on the turntable, and listen to the entire album, again and again. Only later would we play our favorite songs over and over! 2. After listening to Ramble On regularly for 55 years, I believe this song describes an epic journey that, like the Lord of the Rings saga, takes the narrator to strange new places, encountering danger and pleasure, good and bad people, finding love and heartbreak, but feeling the need to continue the journey above all else. 2a. The LOTR quest was to destroy the ring, not to find it. The Ramble On quest was to play music and find "love" (or maybe, just sex)!
"How is there not a big, BIG, guitar solo in that?" That's Zeppelin for you - you think they are going to zig, but they zag. I think their philosophy on this song is: leave them wanting more. This is what I love about LZ - they have so many different sounds, and they all seem to work. Whether it is classical, blues, rock, metal... the list goes on... they have been able to integrate at list snippets of all of those into their music. Also, is there a group out there that has used more instruments through their history?? Maybe BOC, using cowbell, but that's about it. 50+ years later, and Zeppelin is still relevant.
Jonesy!!! He was the real compositional genius that took this awesomely talented power trio to the next level. I’m not surprised “Houses of the Holy” polled high, with all the incredible discography it’s still my favorite. I love these learning opportunities, thanks Doug!
Zep 2...Such a great album ! Good to hear you wanna check out the early stuff Doug :) In those times, they blew people away with with those first couple albums and left quite an impact still felt :)
Robert is a huge fan of LOTR. The 4 of these geniuses were like 4 parts of one amazing musician, live they can follow when one improvises. Such a huge catalog of different types of genres, & masterful at each. Jimmy’s amazing producing mixing etc. shows his true love for what they do. They used different engineers, so nobody could say it was all the engineer, in fact they did what Jimmy wanted. To have total control over all their music was pure genius, that’s why very few singles were released too. Only being together about 2 months, when they recorded their first album, start to finish 4 days & total of about 35 hours. Page & manager Peter Grant funded the recording studio etc. their story is absolutely amazing.
Not a bad Gollum there Doug :D. If you listen again, notice all the guitar overlays that do different things during the "Ramble On" part and the last verse. Page was so good at that in so many of their recordings.
Can't wait until you get to No Quarter....it's so unique amongst their music, and probably my favorite. Especially with the context of what it's inspired from. :)
The tapping is Bonham tapping on Jimmy’s guitar case. Yes I highly recommend You Shook Me, one of my favorites, with three amazing solos of keyboards harmonica & guitar with amazing drums & vocals.
Led Zeppelin was one the first bands I heard as a child. I was very young and would go next door to my best friends house and we would go into his brother's bedroom. He was back from Vietnam and going through some stuff and Zeppelin was his outlet. We would just sit in there for ever and listen. I've been a fan for life. From the first album check out Dazed and Confused or Communication Breakdown.
Great and fun appreciation! Yes, JPJ's bass is audio honey here. As for the lyrics, it also is helpful to recall that Robert was like 19 or 20 when he wrote of losing his Lady in Mordor, lol. Literally just out of high school, which blows me away to think about. (As I was writing this I heard your Gollum voice from above. It slightly alarmed me, ngl, LOL!)
You definitely need to explore LZ I-IV album by album. The first album is amazing for a debut and at the time nothing had ever been heard like it. LZ II was their real introduction to a wide audience. LZ III was a more acoustic-oriented album, but has their masterpiece of blues, Since I've Been Loving You. And LZ IV was considered their greatest, every song being a serious hit, and including Stairway to Heaven, When the Levee Breaks, Black Dog, Rock'n'Roll, etc.
When this album was recorded the band were on the road, and the songs were recorded in different studios on the USA and the UK, the band worked with out a break for the first three years. ❤
It's an interesting journey to take from the first album to Presence. I was never convinced by anything after Physical Graffiti really. First album I had from them was Led Zeppelin II...when it was released...Someone lent me a copy of the first album, as a youngster just into my teens...it scared the crap out of me. The shift from album to album was, at the time, slightly disorientating,, there was no typical Led Zeppelin album, each one brought new sounds and textures. Totally agree about JPJ's playing on this track. And...excellent Gollum !! Keep up the good work...looking forward to hearing youreaction to the rest of their catalogue !!
John Paul Jones .... my favorite Zep. Multi-instrumentalist and arranger who never gets enough credit for Zeppelin's sound. He, like Page, was a seasoned session musician. I love to him people giving him recognition. Ramble On is one of my top five Zep songs.
This takes me back to my freshman year in high school, well before the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy became mainstream (my brother gave me the trilogy as a graduation present in 1974, having read "The Hobbit" as a junior in my high school year). To me and my friends, this was just great Led Zepplin rock! We would learn about the LOR's later.
Totally agree with you that the bass makes the song. Check out the live version of this from "Celebration Day". No pitter-patter on the drums, and John Paul is in phenomenal form. (Great Andy Serkis Gollum impression!)
I play bass and this song just flows. You can kind of get away with a simile at gigs, but learning it note-for-note has been a challenge even though it is relatively simple to transcribe the bass line. It is evidence that the bass line was improvised. If it was composed with intention, John Paul Jones is an alien. JPJ said he improvised it live all the time; at least, I remember seeing an interview where he said as much.
And John Paul’s bass is like Berry Oakley’s bass playing in the Allmans. Two of my all time faves. At least I got to see the Allmans a couple of times.
Well, alright Dr. Doug! Way to go! You may not remember, but even as far back as 2 years ago I was desperately trying to get you to appreciate the mighty Zep. If you'll recall, back then, after hearing a couple of their songs, you were impressed by their rhythm and musical chops... but didn't care at all for Robert Plant's vocals... You seem to be coming around recently... HOW MANY MORE TIMES from their first album is the next song you should check out... AND... there's a very good video of them performing this song in Denmark at the very beginning of the band's career... and they look so YOUNG!!!
Zepp released very few singles in the UK they mainly were for the American market. John Paul Jones is sublime in this track as he is in all of his endeavours.
Ain't it just great. I still can't work out why I wasn't all that into Led Zep back in the day, being very much a Pink Floyd fan, but I sure love their songs now.
The 'reason' "this" was "never released as a single," was that: Zeppelin, (basically) never released singles. They did release a scant few, but avoided it, as a rule. One of the few you will find is "The Immigrant Song", which became MORE famous, essentially, for its (otherwise unreleased, non-album) b-side; the song: "Hey, Hey, What Can I Do?" This worked, greatly, in Led Zeppelin's favor, in the '70s. They, actively, promoted the album as "a long-form work of art" (along with numerous important late 1960s and 1970s rock bands!) which was intended to be listened to, experienced and "traversed" (analyzed, experienced, thought-about, etc.) as "once piece." A "single entity." A unified entity! AS a WHOLE. It, also, increased their album sales, greatly (as people could not just go acquire a song they were/felt attracted to and "leave it at that," somehow)! It, also, increased them/their popular as a concert draw (because they rarely/almost never did interviews or magazine/newspaper stories, AT ALL! --- This made attending concerts one of the FEW ways to see and/or "get in any kind of touch" with this band or its members. To find a more personal aspect to whatever relationship the listener developed!) and added 'a sense of mystery' (which didn't seem to apply to the majority of "singles bands"...and, certainly, not to artists who were more commonly featured in the press or on TV). ..so: It was an attitude and it added to their power and mystery and attraction and the loyalty and fervor of their fans. Don't look for "Zeppelin singles"...or, rather: DO. ...They will be easy to find, as there are so few!
No, you have to listen to 1 and 2 fully. I recently saw Led Zeppelin 2 tribute band and I thought they were great, very nice guys who came out after the concert and talked to every. Listening to the show made me very emotional. If you get a chance, check them out.
My fist album from this band. I had to own 'em all. I have their music on all types of media. I love mt Song Remaind The Same movie. Great music thats been with me most of my life.
More Tolkien in the equally outstanding "The Battle of Evermore". Robert's various Tolkien allusions are never literal. Zep 1, and especially Zep 2, are just outstanding. Zep 4, of course, I love the first three songs on Zep 2 side two, that effectively segue into each other, this being the third. Zep 4 MAYBE the best, although I can't separate 2 and 4. I found I needed several listens, back in the 1970s, to really fully appreciate each of their albums - Zep 2 was my first. Achilles Last Stand perhaps my favourite Zep song of all. But SO many more I love - Kashmir, No Quarter, When the Levee Breaks, Immigrant Song, Dazed and Confused... you have some freaking great listening ahead Doug!
Hi Doug, i suggest you listen to the live version of No Quarter on Zeppelin's double live album The Song Remains the Same. You'll love the guitar solo by Jimmy Page.
Led Zeppelin lyrics: 49% sex 49% Lord of the rings 2% citrus fruits
KASHMIR ? ? ?
😂
Oh Kashmir, right.. 1% citrus fruits, 1% about a desert landscape
I feel like there's a ven diagram here.
Hot dogs, custard pies, tangerines, lemons....these guys had strong stomachs....
John Paul Jones adds so much, what a musician he is.
Yeah! I love it when people recognize his contributions.
An unforgettable bass line for sure.
Doug, you ought to check out JPJ’s solo album “Zooma.” Stellar from beginning to end.
@@markdrechsler5660 I agree. JPJ opened for Crimson when he was promoting Zooma. I really like that album too.
JPJ was Zeppelin's secret weapon or in tamer terms secret sauce imo. JPJ is incredibly talented and is one of the reasons why In Through The Out Door has grown on me more than any Led Zeppelin album.
John Paul Jones........ Quiet, unasuming and pure genuis...... the bass line is perfect. top 5 song
Yeah! I love it when people recognize his contributions.
The bass makes this song for me. It's so silky smooth!
The Zeppelin 2 period was excellent! What Is And What Should Never Be is another experience not to be missed
I agree. And i love Thank you
Got the album on release and my favourite album of any, ever. Have never tired of the emotive musical brilliance. Led Zep so infectious, as Doug is discovering. Some music grows and grows on you & I wonder if Doug listened to it plenty of times maybe it would feature as a top album for him. Of course Rain/Achilles/Stairway etc so special but as an album as a whole LZ 2 tops it for me.
Yes, and The Lemon Song, Heartbreaker, Livin' Lovin' Maid, Moby Dick and Bring It On Home. The album is perfection. It's dirty blues gone psychedelic rock and roll. The 60s ended with Woodstock on August the 18th 1969, and the 70s started on October 22nd 1969, when this was released. This was the magic transition, the new sacrament had been performed by four British blokes and Eddie Kramer. There will never be another album that can come close to Led Zeppelin II. That saying something, considering all four is ranked to be among the greatest albums ever. Some people say LZIV is better, but they had joined legion with something ancient and powerful that we can barely begin to understand. Remains from the very ritual needed to establish contact with the ancient entity are to be found on Led Zeppelin III.
If you don't know, you got a great rabbit-hole ahead of you. Enjoy. :)
John Paul Jones - The bass, the rhythm, and arrangements- all from John Paul Jones.
Yeah! I love it when people recognize his contributions.
Ramble On has always been one of my favourite Led Zep songs. The way it blends acoustic and electric, folk and rock, light and shade to perfection
I believe the pitter-patter is Bonham [edit: duh!] tapping on Page's guitar case. And yes, JPJ's bass makes this song!
*Bonham, but yeah 😁
The pitter-patter is a fast-travelling hobbit.
I thought it was Bonham him hitting his hands on his thighs
@@markpietras6440 short strides but big feet
1969's Led Zeppelin I, and a couple of months later Led Zeppelin II, were released. their best music and most raw and gritty Blues. I was a 13-year-old kid back then, and now I just turned 68. It reminds you of how quickly time passes. This is one of my favorites from them, because of the acoustic guitar parts intertwined with the harder electric guitar. They were blended together very nicely.
Thanks
Similar for me - and just turned 68 too! Favourite album ever, still listening. Such a varied, infectious musical masterpiece. Ooh Robert's voice at the end of Heartbreaker. The contrast of Thank You with Bring it in Home say. I remember a comment from a school chum that Led Zep all sounded the same. What. Only recently I discovered that one of the Red Baron's Flying Circus, as pictured on the cover, shot down my grand father in the first world war, so in a way making it an even more historic album for me. They didn't give them parachutes in those days in case they 'deserted' (nice!) but he survived the crash in the light planes they had, though he ended up rambling on to a ripe old age with an artificial leg. I digress.
Achilles Last Stand of the album Presence, you will be taken to another level! See where Rush got some influence
Great suggestion!
I always believe that this song is in one of most higher level from them!
Zeppelin loves to surprise you. Leave you wanting more. That is why it is SO loved 55 years later!!
Zeppelin and Pink Floyd are the two greatest bands of all time imo, there’s so many hidden songs that are incredible. White Summer/Black Mountain Side has been on repeat recently, it’s purely instrumental and sort of free playing. So good!
I throw the Beatles in There too
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My favorite Led Zeppelin song to play on bass 😁
Most people would agree this is one of Zep’s best. Love the pitter patter. Doug does a great Gollum! Led Zeppelin 1 is one of the if not THE greatest debut album(s) ever.
Boston, The Cars, and Van Halen's debut albums would round out that top 4 list
@musicdunc Not in my top 5 either. Maybe in my top ten or fifteen? Perhaps I was being a bit hyperbolic? I still think it’s one of their more popular songs among fans. Heck, I don’t put Stairway in their top five either. Regardless, I still rate Ramble On higher than Stairway. For me, I think their best song is In My Time of Dying, but that’s just me. You’re correct in saying that it’s rather subjective. Zeppelin is hard as so many of their songs have a different feel or style from one another, yet they all sound like Zeppelin. I have long said that IMO, they’re the greatest rock band ever, though not my personal favorite, but way up there. I say The Beatles are the most IMPORTANT band, but the one thing Zep and The Beatles have in common is that neither one ever put out a bad song. Not all of them were great, and there are a few from each that might not even be good per se, but none of them bad. All of this is just my opinion.
@@BooEsq04 Actually, for me the other debut album that might be the greatest is Queen 1.
@@BooEsq04 Black Sabbath
Led Zeppelin is the Bach and Beethoven of the 20th century. I hope their music lives on for many centuries.
As there aren't likely many centuries left, it's a safe bet 😁
You shook me should be next, absolutely incredible
One of their weakest. Just a straight Willie Dixon cover and the song itself is average. They did so much better than that.
Thanks Doug for keeping your interest in Zeppelin. I saw Page and Plant on their Walking into Clarksdale tour in Boston. When they played this live it Blew the Roof Off!!
Over the hills and far away is another great one to listen to
There's a nice scene in "It Might Get Loud" where Jimmy plays the rhythm riffs for Ramble On … very cool.
"Fool in the Rain" is a must if you haven't hit it yet.
one of the GOATS
Bonham's Purdy Shuffle on that one is infectious.
I was already waiting for the next Led Zeppelin. Greatest band ever, there are four geniuses.
The best part was actually being there in 69. At 13 we had psychedelic lights in our bedrooms and dressed like the bands we loved. It was a groovy time and hearing Zeppelin and Pink Floyd, The Doors for the first time was a magical thing.
Yes, that bass is incredible. Nice Gollum impression!
On RUclips you can bring up the isolated bass and drum tracks.✌🏻
John Paul Jones says LZ and he never became friends.
I think the band not have been a successful without his bass, keyboards and all his other instrumental inputs. What do you think?
I agree, Doug's Gollum is more Gollum than ... well, Gollum.
I think "The Rover" is one of their underrated greats.
Great song. When I was in high school twenty years ago, I made a mix CD of Zeppelin songs, and I picked the Rover as the opener.
This is my most favorite LZ song! Whenever I'm feeling low, weak, or defeated I listen to it and it gives me such strength and power!❤
My favorite song, period, and I love everything music has to offer. There's a really beautiful guitar riff that Page plays quietly in the background of the 3rd verse that most people never hear, even when I try to point it out. See if you can catch it. The contrast between the verse and the chorus throughout the song, and of course JPJ's bass, are its defining features. The best bass part is in the outro. So excellent.
Doug, I love that you are continuing to take a closer look at Led Zeppelin's music! Two things you might note:
1. Please don't try to look at LZ in light of "pop" music, "hit parade," "singles" rankings! LZ produced albums, NOT singles. These collections of songs are meant to be enjoyed as a whole, not one at a time, like pop songs on the radio. Back when these albums were released, we would run to the record store, buy the newest album, and hurry home to put the record on the turntable, and listen to the entire album, again and again. Only later would we play our favorite songs over and over!
2. After listening to Ramble On regularly for 55 years, I believe this song describes an epic journey that, like the Lord of the Rings saga, takes the narrator to strange new places, encountering danger and pleasure, good and bad people, finding love and heartbreak, but feeling the need to continue the journey above all else.
2a. The LOTR quest was to destroy the ring, not to find it. The Ramble On quest was to play music and find "love" (or maybe, just sex)!
hey doug, big appreciate and greetings from turkey! i love what you're doing.
3:19 the tap tap through this song is a really beloved element. Then the sick bass. Perfect song!❤
"How is there not a big, BIG, guitar solo in that?" That's Zeppelin for you - you think they are going to zig, but they zag. I think their philosophy on this song is: leave them wanting more. This is what I love about LZ - they have so many different sounds, and they all seem to work. Whether it is classical, blues, rock, metal... the list goes on... they have been able to integrate at list snippets of all of those into their music. Also, is there a group out there that has used more instruments through their history?? Maybe BOC, using cowbell, but that's about it. 50+ years later, and Zeppelin is still relevant.
The Rover is a great song. In my time of dying. Nobody's fault but mine.
There are so many of them, please keep going
My favorite LZ song by far. The bass playing is amazing
Jonesy!!! He was the real compositional genius that took this awesomely talented power trio to the next level. I’m not surprised “Houses of the Holy” polled high, with all the incredible discography it’s still my favorite. I love these learning opportunities, thanks Doug!
The drumming is fantastic. Those off- beat bass drum beats are amazing.
Zep 2...Such a great album ! Good to hear you wanna check out the early stuff Doug :) In those times, they blew people away with with those first couple albums and left quite an impact still felt :)
I wish I'd had 'a Doug' when i was learning guitar as he would have helped me sort the relevant keys to all these tracks. Great work, DH!
John Paul Jones contributions are horribly underrated. He makes a LOT of the Zeppelin songs sound great.
I have LOTS of favorite Zep songs and this is one of them
"How is there not a BIG guitar solo in that?"
It doesn't need one
Thanks to you Dr. Doug…I’m much obliged ❤❤❤
#rambleon
Robert is a huge fan of LOTR. The 4 of these geniuses were like 4 parts of one amazing musician, live they can follow when one improvises. Such a huge catalog of different types of genres, & masterful at each. Jimmy’s amazing producing mixing etc. shows his true love for what they do. They used different engineers, so nobody could say it was all the engineer, in fact they did what Jimmy wanted. To have total control over all their music was pure genius, that’s why very few singles were released too. Only being together about 2 months, when they recorded their first album, start to finish 4 days & total of about 35 hours. Page & manager Peter Grant funded the recording studio etc. their story is absolutely amazing.
Not a bad Gollum there Doug :D. If you listen again, notice all the guitar overlays that do different things during the "Ramble On" part and the last verse. Page was so good at that in so many of their recordings.
that percussion always reminds me of the pitter patter of hobbit feet walking down the road, rambling on.
Damn, I had never thought of that...but now I don't think I can ever unhear it.🙂
Ramble On is a real treat. I knew you'd like it Doug. Who couldn't?
Can't wait until you get to No Quarter....it's so unique amongst their music, and probably my favorite. Especially with the context of what it's inspired from. :)
Ramble On is my ring tone 📞 the bass drives this song
All My Love is one of my favorite Zep songs. Ramble On is another.
The tapping is Bonham tapping on Jimmy’s guitar case. Yes I highly recommend You Shook Me, one of my favorites, with three amazing solos of keyboards harmonica & guitar with amazing drums & vocals.
The dorm I lived in at college was tearing the building down after the first semester, so I wrote the words to this song on my wall in paint.
I can't believe no one is commenting on how freakin' good your Gollum impression is! 10/10!
Led Zeppelin was one the first bands I heard as a child. I was very young and would go next door to my best friends house and we would go into his brother's bedroom. He was back from Vietnam and going through some stuff and Zeppelin was his outlet. We would just sit in there for ever and listen. I've been a fan for life. From the first album check out Dazed and Confused or Communication Breakdown.
Thanks. Your Gollum impression is worth the 2 bucks alone.
Lol, thank you so much! I truly appreciate your support. And thank you for liking my Gollum impression. 😄
@@Doug.Helvering Your videos are precious
Yes Doug!!!! One of my fav Zep songs
Great and fun appreciation! Yes, JPJ's bass is audio honey here. As for the lyrics, it also is helpful to recall that Robert was like 19 or 20 when he wrote of losing his Lady in Mordor, lol. Literally just out of high school, which blows me away to think about. (As I was writing this I heard your Gollum voice from above. It slightly alarmed me, ngl, LOL!)
You definitely need to explore LZ I-IV album by album. The first album is amazing for a debut and at the time nothing had ever been heard like it. LZ II was their real introduction to a wide audience. LZ III was a more acoustic-oriented album, but has their masterpiece of blues, Since I've Been Loving You. And LZ IV was considered their greatest, every song being a serious hit, and including Stairway to Heaven, When the Levee Breaks, Black Dog, Rock'n'Roll, etc.
Amen to that!
When this album was recorded the band were on the road, and the songs were recorded in different studios on the USA and the UK, the band worked with out a break for the first three years. ❤
the guitar solo you're looking for is the bass, atleast thats the way ive always taken it, great video as always!
My all time favourite Led Zeppelin track.
Amazing song. The bass line is just insane. I saw them perform this song in concert in 1970.
It's an interesting journey to take from the first album to Presence. I was never convinced by anything after Physical Graffiti really. First album I had from them was Led Zeppelin II...when it was released...Someone lent me a copy of the first album, as a youngster just into my teens...it scared the crap out of me. The shift from album to album was, at the time, slightly disorientating,, there was no typical Led Zeppelin album, each one brought new sounds and textures. Totally agree about JPJ's playing on this track. And...excellent Gollum !! Keep up the good work...looking forward to hearing youreaction to the rest of their catalogue !!
I loved every album!
This is the first song that gave me appreciation for the bass when I was a kid.
John Paul Jones .... my favorite Zep.
Multi-instrumentalist and arranger who never gets enough credit for Zeppelin's sound.
He, like Page, was a seasoned session musician.
I love to him people giving him recognition.
Ramble On is one of my top five Zep songs.
One of my favorites
One of my favorite Zeppelin songs, great bass in this one 🔥
Zep II, I was 15 when it came out. Soundtrack to life.
your Golum's impression is fantastic!
Flawless Gollum impression!
This takes me back to my freshman year in high school, well before the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy became mainstream (my brother gave me the trilogy as a graduation present in 1974, having read "The Hobbit" as a junior in my high school year). To me and my friends, this was just great Led Zepplin rock! We would learn about the LOR's later.
Totally agree with you that the bass makes the song. Check out the live version of this from "Celebration Day". No pitter-patter on the drums, and John Paul is in phenomenal form. (Great Andy Serkis Gollum impression!)
Greatest band in history! Do some live performances!
Great song. Love the bass!
I play bass and this song just flows. You can kind of get away with a simile at gigs, but learning it note-for-note has been a challenge even though it is relatively simple to transcribe the bass line. It is evidence that the bass line was improvised. If it was composed with intention, John Paul Jones is an alien. JPJ said he improvised it live all the time; at least, I remember seeing an interview where he said as much.
Yay!!!!!!!!! "Leaves have fallen all around, time I was on my way..."
One of their best songs, period.
And John Paul’s bass is like Berry Oakley’s bass playing in the Allmans. Two of my all time faves. At least I got to see the Allmans a couple of times.
Thank you Edwin Kramer.
Well, alright Dr. Doug! Way to go! You may not remember, but even as far back as 2 years ago I was desperately trying to get you to appreciate the mighty Zep. If you'll recall, back then, after hearing a couple of their songs, you were impressed by their rhythm and musical chops... but didn't care at all for Robert Plant's vocals... You seem to be coming around recently... HOW MANY MORE TIMES from their first album is the next song you should check out... AND... there's a very good video of them performing this song in Denmark at the very beginning of the band's career... and they look so YOUNG!!!
Doug once told Robert to shut up while reacting. I stopped watching Doug for close to a year... 😅
Zepp released very few singles in the UK they mainly were for the American market. John Paul Jones is sublime in this track as he is in all of his endeavours.
❤❤❤Robert ❤❤❤
Achilles Last Stand the album "Presence" is a monster of a tune, too. Fantastic, creative, heavy band 🤘
Of course from number one, first song "Good Times, Bad Times" - talk about going out with a bang!
Such beautiful song.
Ain't it just great. I still can't work out why I wasn't all that into Led Zep back in the day, being very much a Pink Floyd fan, but I sure love their songs now.
Along with Kashmir, this is my favorite Led Zeppelin track. IMO, JPJ’s bass is what make this song special.
The 'reason' "this" was "never released as a single," was that: Zeppelin, (basically) never released singles.
They did release a scant few, but avoided it, as a rule.
One of the few you will find is "The Immigrant Song", which became MORE famous, essentially, for its (otherwise unreleased, non-album) b-side;
the song: "Hey, Hey, What Can I Do?"
This worked, greatly, in Led Zeppelin's favor, in the '70s. They, actively, promoted the album as "a long-form work of art" (along with numerous important late 1960s and 1970s rock bands!) which was intended to be listened to, experienced and "traversed" (analyzed, experienced, thought-about, etc.) as "once piece." A "single entity." A unified entity! AS a WHOLE.
It, also, increased their album sales, greatly (as people could not just go acquire a song they were/felt attracted to and "leave it at that," somehow)!
It, also, increased them/their popular as a concert draw (because they rarely/almost never did interviews or magazine/newspaper stories, AT ALL! --- This made attending concerts one of the FEW ways to see and/or "get in any kind of touch" with this band or its members. To find a more personal aspect to whatever relationship the listener developed!) and added 'a sense of mystery' (which didn't seem to apply to the majority of "singles bands"...and, certainly, not to artists who were more commonly featured in the press or on TV).
..so: It was an attitude and it added to their power and mystery and attraction and the loyalty and fervor of their fans.
Don't look for "Zeppelin singles"...or, rather: DO. ...They will be easy to find, as there are so few!
I have to listen to Led Zep songs four times in a row to properly understand what each band member is doing!
LZII is my favourite album of theirs.
Bonham is patting on Jimmy's guitar case!
This will be the song played at my funeral. Putting the FUN in funeral.
No, you have to listen to 1 and 2 fully. I recently saw Led Zeppelin 2 tribute band and I thought they were great, very nice guys who came out after the concert and talked to every. Listening to the show made me very emotional. If you get a chance, check them out.
My fist album from this band. I had to own 'em all. I have their music on all types of media. I love mt Song Remaind The Same movie. Great music thats been with me most of my life.
This bass line is one of my favorites.
One of the best bass tracks of all time!
The percussion is JB drumming on Jimmy's guitar case.
I remember hearing Fool in the Rain in the 70s as a kid. Still top 10 fav
I Agree with you Doug… let’s go back to Led Zeppelin 1…
The stunning Beginnings!
I used to shard my memory while listening to Led Zeppelin, too.
The "Girl" is the Ring!
More Tolkien in the equally outstanding "The Battle of Evermore". Robert's various Tolkien allusions are never literal.
Zep 1, and especially Zep 2, are just outstanding. Zep 4, of course, I love the first three songs on Zep 2 side two, that effectively segue into each other, this being the third. Zep 4 MAYBE the best, although I can't separate 2 and 4. I found I needed several listens, back in the 1970s, to really fully appreciate each of their albums - Zep 2 was my first. Achilles Last Stand perhaps my favourite Zep song of all. But SO many more I love - Kashmir, No Quarter, When the Levee Breaks, Immigrant Song, Dazed and Confused... you have some freaking great listening ahead Doug!
THE GREATEST BAND EVER HANDS DOWN!!!❤😊
Only played live once, at the 2007 reunion show in London. Check it out Doug, on the “ Celebration Day”!video.
Never played live by Led Zeppelin. 2007 reunion is not Led Zeppelin. There is no Led Zeppelin without John Bonham.
Hi Doug, i suggest you listen to the live version of No Quarter on Zeppelin's double live album The Song Remains the Same. You'll love the guitar solo by Jimmy Page.