Led Zeppelin - Achilles Last Stand (1976) *DayOne Reacts*
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It is like a crazy dream. One of the greatest rock songs ever.
One of John Bonham's greatest drum tracks, and that's saying a lot. Incredible in live shows. Great that you went here.
I'd just say one of Led Zeppelin's greatest tracks overall...
That drum track reminds me a lot of the drumming on Baracuda
@bc2198 yes, it's the same galloping drum pattern but Barracuda was released in 1977, one year after Achilles Last Stand so it was probably inspired by this song.
That and Moby Dick
best song ever imo. everyone is fantastic but you can argue it's bonzos and Jimmy's best song
That drummer (John Bonham) kills it in every song.
The bass player is John Paul Jones. He’s the drive behind Led Zeppelin.
They both sound so good on this track.
"Achilles Last Stand" is the third longest song by Led Zeppelin. I enjoy every minute of the performance of this legendary group.
The power and finesse of Bonzo 🤘🤘
Impossible Drumming!!! He is like a Machine,
A deep cut... Great track! Bonham is herculean on this one. Page's solo on this is very emotive.
Emotive in the sense of human emotion........or AI ? 😎
Best Band Ever! I’ve seen Robert Plant in concert 5 times. Led Zeppelin are like the Mozart’s and Beethoven’s of our time! Musical Genuises. 🎵💫🌟💫
Led Zeppelin was the best rock band from the 70’s
EVER...DUDE! 😡
Ever!
Greatest Rock Band!!!! 😎
Well… they certainly were one of the best live bands in any decade. The 70’s is tough for any band to claim the title of best. They were one of the best… ever.
I disagree, they were the best band EVER! ! !
Supposedly Page laid down all these orchestral guitar overdubs in one night. They did the whole album in 3 weeks or some crazy thing like that, record, mixed, finished.
Jimmy is a marvelous mixer/producer!
This song has a combination of influences. It basically tells the story of trips Jimmy and Robert took to Morocco. The tongue-in-cheek title is a reference to the broken leg (and other injuries) Robert sustained in a car crash; being compared to Achilles' weak heel, where if Achilles got hit there, he would die. There's a bit of William Blake's poetry when he mentions Albion. "Albion" used to be a poetic way to describe Britain. The "mighty arms of Atlas" refer both to the mythology of Atlas holding the world on his shoulders, as well as the Atlas Mountains in Morocco. This song is intense. I consider it the last of their "Epics" along with Stairway and Kashmir. Jimmy had 6 guitar tracks and managed to assemble and complete the entire song in one night. The album as a whole was completed in three weeks; the fastest they'd worked since their debut album. The staccato drumming sounds like a machine gun and John Paul Jones' galloping bass line imply swift, anxious movement. Ann and Nancy Wilson from Heart readily admit they stole the bass line for their song Barracuda. Robert tells a story about a time he had a friend over to visit and while they chatted, he had music playing. At one point, he stepped out of the room and shortly thereafter, his guest came looking for him and told him they didn't want to be in the room alone anymore because the music playing was too intense. Intrigued, Robert came back to the room and the song playing was Achilles. This entire album is massively underrated; it is full of intensity, anxiety, anger, pain, - a lot of difficult emotions. I know you loved Zep's song Since I've Been Loving You; there's another phenomenal blues song on this same album called Tea For One - I SERIOUSLY recommend it - it will become one of your all time favorites.
Yeah, didn’t the accident slice into his Achilles tendon?
I always assumed the bassline was used in Barracuda". Heart patterned themselves after LZ. Ann Wilson's singing style was also patterned after Plant.
@@mattslupek7988 indeed, she was referred to as the "female Robert Plant".
@@anitapaulus937I thought his leg was crushed really bad, they didn’t know if he’d walk again, he was in a wheelchair for about a year. I think Robert tried using crutches at the studio, but when leaving he tripped over a cable. Robert said Jimmy ran so fast to catch him, he didn’t think Jimmy could move that fast. He did sprain his ankle when he tripped, they had to take him to the hospital.
It was an April morning when they told us we should go
As I turn to you, you smiled at me
How could we say no?
Oh, the fun to have
To live the dreams we always had
Oh, the songs to sing
When we at last return again
Slipping off a glancing kiss
To those who claim they know
Below the streets that steam and hiss
The devil's in his hole
Oh, to sail away
To sandy lands and other days
Oh, to touch the dream
Hides inside and never seen, yeah
Into the sun, the south, the north
At last the birds have flown
The shackles of commitment fell
In pieces on the ground
Oh, to ride the wind
To tread the air above the din
Oh, to laugh aloud
Dancing as we fought the crowds, yeah
To seek the man whose pointing hand
The giant step unfolds
With guidance from the curving path
That churns up into stone
If one bell should ring
In celebration for a king
So fast the heart should beat
As proud the head with heavy feet, yeah
Days went by when you and I
Bathed in eternal summer's glow
As far away and distant
Our mutual child did grow
Oh the sweet refrain
Soothes the soul and calms the pain
Oh Albion remains
Sleeping now to rise again
Wandering and wandering
What place to rest the search?
The mighty arms of Atlas
Hold the heavens from the earth
For the mighty arms of Atlas
Hold the heavens from the earth
From the earth
I know the way, know the way, know the way, know the way
I know the way, know the way, know the way, know the way
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh oh
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh oh
For the mighty arms of Atlas
Hold the heavens from the earth
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah
I have always felt this song, and many other Zeppelin songs, remind me of walking in the woods at night under a full moon.
Jimmy Page is the only guitarist! He's also the producer of their music! This song is what started power metal! And Steve Harris from Irion maiden said this song was a big influence on him! With that galloping beat is were Steve Harris was influenced! And that galloping rhythm became Irion maidens signature sound!
Epic! Jimmy Page lays down one of his greatest guitar solos on this. Symphonic super sonic. Those Spanish bits are just insane.
This live from 1979 in Knebworth is absolutely magnificent!! John Bonham was the greatest drummer of all time. He died in 1980...then came the end of Led Zeppelin!
I highly recommend Zeppelin's double live album titled The Song Remains the Same. ! You Tube has taken most of it down but it's a must if you want to see Zeppelin live. You could do it as an album review .
Some of the fills that Bonham did in this song really blew my mind.
One of my favorite Zeppelin songs! Borders on Prog Rock.
my current favourite zep track! bonham is a MONSTER and this is 1 of jimmys very best solos, sooooo much soul and emotion in it
Achilles was a warrior born and bred. His mother dipped him in the river styxx,and the only part not covered was his heel.... so the legend says....
Yes, Exactly right, she held on to him by his heel, to stop him from drowning !.
The drummer is incredible on this one. Stamina….oh yeah.
The galloping rhythm that inspired Heart’s ‘Barracuda’.
Love it …amazing song!!!
The GOATS...PERIOD!!!!! 😎🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Jimmy Page is GOD! I get tears as well, Jimmy, Jimi Hendrix and David Gilmour of Pink Floyd turn me into a mess, have since the 60s!
One of many things Led Zeppelin was great at was the unbelievable epic, every album had a couple that were unusual in their structures, with multiple segments, evolving and building to emotional climaxes. They have so many great songs that are 7+ minutes in the studio that evolve live to 10 to 30 minute jams that are never the same but work in addition to, in the framework of the song we all know and love. A huge shout out to whoever chose this request, utterly spot on! You make me smile young lady, I get off on this music still and watching others discover it is way cool, always time for more Zeppelin! Do Tea For One from the same album, another epic and a blues classic, the tone on Page's guitar is a standard for heavy blues rock. Enjoy! 🎵🎸🎤🎹🎶
Correction: Jesus is God. Jimmy Page is merely a gift from God.
@MojoPin1983 I agree but Jimmy and LZ are God's greatest gift to mankind...except Jesus/God himself.
@@juliemanarin4127 They just sound better than anyone else. The only bands for me that play in similar audio dreamworlds when at their best are Pink Floyd and The WHO.
Julie, what bands other than Zeppelin also float your boat?
Led Zeppelin’s catalogue of music is great and across genres. The band was 4 musicians all at the top of their game.
Wow. Talk about a surprise. I cant believe you chose this song. Wow. Enjoyed your reaction video to this epic, legendary, magical, fantastic masterpiece. WTG!
Didn't expect this reaction, a Zep deep cut and one of the hardest tracks they ever released. This track feels like it's always climbing upwards, searching for heavier and heavier chords while buttressed by Bonham's frenetic drumming and JPJ's thumping bass, while Plant's soaring vocals elevate even higher. If the sacking of Rome had a soundtrack, this would be it, with the final doom chords on the outro announcing to the enemy, 'Look at what we've wrought!"
Jimmy Page - Guitar, production
Robert Plant - Vocals
John Paul Jones - Bass
John Bonham RIP - Drums
John Bonham ranked greatest drummer all time
By whom? Great drummer, no question, but, I doubt you know enough about music and drumming to make that assertion.
He absolutely was!!
@@ericsierra-franco7802 LOOK IT UP
@@ericsierra-franco7802by the experts and drummers alike!
@@ericsierra-franco7802 He's not asserting anything. He's relaying something he's heard from countless music professionals.
There's a lot tension in this album. Robert Plant had a really bad car in Aug of 1975 - his wife fractured her skull and almost died on the Greek island of Rhodes.
Robert shattered his ankle in car accident so badly - the doctors said he may not walk again. Their two children were in the car and had bumps and bruises as well.
This through a huge stadium tour which was to start in late Aug of 1975. It had to be canceled.
They recorded this album, Presence, in late 1975 and it was released March 31, 1976.
Robert Plant recorded all his vocals and harmonica playing from a wheelchair.
Achilles' Last Stand - he was a Greek god and his only weak point was his ankle. Hence, Robert being a god - his only weak spot was his ankled, which was shattered. A little bit o' acknowledging he's a god - LOL.
The songs lyrics are about Jimmy Page and Robert Plant riding up part of western Africa in a Land Rover and eventually ending up in the country of Morocco and seeing the Atlas Mountains. That's where they had to stop their adventure.
It got dangerous along the ride as they came upon and made it to and through several armed checkpoints.
Here are some lyrics which are relevant to telling their story:
"It was an April morning when they told us we should go
And, as I turned to you, you smiled at me, how could we say no ?"
"Into the sun, the south, the north
At last the birds have flown
The shackles of commitment fell
In pieces on the ground"
"In wonderings and wanderings
What place to rest the search?
Where the mighty arms of Atlas
Hold the heavens from the earth"
"Where the mighty arms of Atlas
Hold the heavens from the earth
From the earth"
Robert was away from his family for few months due to having to be on tax exile - to avoid paying too many taxes due to residency time of staying at home in England.
It's interesting the goodness or greatness of the song or possibly the drumming of John Bonham brought tears to your eyes. It happens to me when listening to Led Zeppelin sometimes too.
Led Zeppelin recorded this album was completed in 18 days and has a lot of tension in it. You can hear it in the misic for sure.
Led Zeppelin would release concert footage, from 3 nights at Madison Square Garden, recorded in late July 1973.
They released the concert movie "The Song Remains the Same" in Oct of 1976.
They embarked on a mammoth record breaking tour in April of 1977 and it ended on July 26th, 1977 - when Robert got a call from his wife, Maureen, at the Maison Duprey Hotel in New Orleans that their son, Karac (age 5) had died.
It cut the tour short and then John Bonham, age 32, died on Sept 25th, 1980. That was the end of Led Zeppelin.
Their drummer, John Bonham, was irreplaceable and they called it quits as a band. It's a triumphant and tragic story for sure.
Jimmy's daughter was in the car wreck too...but she was uninjured too.
@@juliemanarin4127There's been conflicting reports over the years about whether Jimmy's daughter, Scarlet, was in the car or not. So, I don't bring her up.
Epic song. John Bonham/Drummer.
John Paul Jones/Bass.. Keyboardist.. just about any instrument ect / Robert Plant/Vocals
Jimmy Page/ Gutair Wizard.
Robert Plant had an auto accident that year and sang mostly from a wheelchair on this album ...you can't stop rock and roll!
Yes...agree, love the outro, from another world sound. You're right...the riff is a Galluping riff, same kind of gallup riff used in the song Barracuda by Heart a couple years later.
John Bonham the GOAT!!
That's some serious Zeppelin right there
Oh man, one of my favorite Zep songs.Thank you! The guitar solo on this song and the full,non~shortened solo, on No Quarter from the soundtrack of The Song Remains the Same are two of Pages best examples of guitar work.Cool lyrics too.
If you’re doing a treadmill workout, this song is awesome. Well it’s awesome anytime
My all time favorite Zeppelin song. Hands down. Dont even have to think about it.
So much gorgeous hair! Zep are awesome too 😁
Fabulous!! Bonham was a monster drummer!! 😅
Achilles was a hero from the Trojan War
Be was the greatest Greek warrior
This album didn't get a lot of love back then. It's got some pretty good tracks on it, especially this one. Can't remember if I had the album or 8-track back in high school.
I still have my pink 8- track
When Zep was 'on' nobody could come close to touching them. Too good. Some of the best Rock musicians to ever step onto a stage.
My favorite song ever.
My second favorite Led song. Kashmir being one.
Let me tell you this from my experience of making music for a living.If you miss even the first few seconds of the song,
I don't think you've heard the whole song and are criticizing it. So please be careful and make sure to put on your earphones in time for the first few seconds.
This is both a sign of respect for the musicians and a reflection of your own stance on music
Sounds like cavalry racing across the battlefield, to me.
To contemporize this for you, Brad Pitt plays the Greek Warrior Achilles in the 2004 film epic "Troy" Love your reactions btw!
Some will climb the Stairway , I hope my journey takes me to the peak of Atlas's crown . The context around this song makes it all the more enchanting , in my opinion their Magnus Opus ( which is saying a lot ) . Great react .
now how about their song the Lemon Song !
Nothing like a Beautiful woman dancing to a Led Zeppelin song ❤. I hope you listen to "Tea for One". If Since I been loving you had a second part that would be it
Ya know it’s a great song when emotions come out and you get goose bumps even after hearing it hundreds of times! Many LZ songs do that to me!✌️
Achilles is an absolute masterpiece!
My favorite of all Deep Cuts. So much going on. Layers upon layers of sounds
Led Zep!! 👍🏾
Check the live version.
Knebworth aug 4, 1979. It will blow your socks off!!
La canción es un caos con orden.
I believe he's banging that long violin bow he likes to use on his guitar to get that thundering boom on his low E string on the intro and outro. I think he does it live too.
Live he didn't use a bow on this...at least not 1979 at Knebworth
Jeez, you dont really get Zeppelin until you hear the live version of ANY track, Zeppelin wer a LIVE band, & every track by them is way better live, that is one of the reasons why they were the best band ever.
This is the one Led Zeppelin song that sounds just like a Yes song.
An odd thing to say, quite honestly.
a heavy one!
Bonzo beats the #@©! out his drums in this jam. I'd go as far to say in his top 3 best work. When we lost him is the day the music died!!
the critics pronounced Led Zeppelin dead....said Robert's voce was gone and Jimmy Page was slow and dull and John Paul Jones was old and lost and Bonzo had lost his beat....lol LZ chewed them up and spit them out...check this out live at Knebworth 5 minute standing o ... legends being um f'ing legendary of course
Yes!! A must see!!! OMG
Their most psychedelic song, IMO....
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Se explican ahora después de escuchar aquí a Bonham, porqué Zeppelin ya no podían seguir como banda sin él..????
👍👍👍👍👍
pot dream.....angela ??
anyway if anyone would find a forgotten zeppelin song in a dusty seatrunk at an attic and it was shorter then 5 mins nobody would believe it for sure
tkx as always
I get the impression, that if you can't dance to it, you're not into it..??
1st hear! Interesting!
If this is your intro to zeppelin then you have to start with Black Dog. Everyone knows that😉
I'm really glad you reacted to another Led Zeppelin song, just not this one. They have so many great songs that build up, or have unexpected changes. This one sounds the same throughout. I agree that the drums were fabulous. If you do another LZ reaction, I would suggest doing a live performance because they are very entertaining to watch. I would suggest reacting to their song Kashmir live at Knebworth 1979 official video. As usual I enjoyed your reaction very much
ha . what you go thru for your subscribers , I never saw anyone dance to Achilles last stand
This song and the album, Presence, was recorded after the epic, Physical Graffiti. A lot was going on in the band and ultimately this album was not well received.
It has aged well for everyone I know, another great Led Zeppelin album.
I received it very well!!
at rhythm is called a Gallup
Gallup is a public opinion polling company - it gallop is what horses do and would be compared to the rhythm of this song.
No disrespect women..but this is a fighting mans song. And I know Zepp was always trying to reach the women, but Ive always thought it was kind of silly. Women are never going to feel like men do when they go to the battlefield. For most men it's an honor.
A Greek god?. That's pretty close for an American. Well done love.
The live version I think is better ruclips.net/video/wPXM3mY-dGQ/видео.html
Unnecessarily long. Thank u, next!
Next? This live 1979 at knebworth. You obviously don't know music
@@juliemanarin4127I just read your other post. I didn’t know it was a LIVE version and how were we supposed to know that? I was 8 yrs old in 1979. And Angela made no mention of it being a live version so even our host didn’t know. And as far as “knowing music”, listening to/streaming albums is NOT a singular experience. Others your age may not have been listening to Zeppelin in 1979. Does that mean that they “don’t know music”? Everything isn’t for everybody no matter how some ppl think (and try to impose) that there should only be 1 human experience.
You’re a Greek Goddess
I am a huge Zeppellin fan but this song doesn't rate high on my list, sorry. Too long and too convoluted for my tastes, plus Robert Plant sounds strained to carry off lyrics. I'd be hitting skip, or as we used to do, get off my ass and lift up the needle 😅
Luv u for jamming tho!
Musical masterpiece...🙏🇦🇺🇺🇸🙏