When Robert Plant's son Karac died in 1977, it was John Bonham who helped pull Robert out of his depression. Bonham was the soul of the band in more ways than just being their rhythm.
@@geetee2694 '80 was rough. I love Led Zeppelin - they'll always be my favorites - but 1980 was nowhere near as good as what they were doing from '68-'73. And they themselves would probably be the first ones to tell you that.
@@johnr.8275 the original post referred to albums, I extended out until bonham's death. With that said, the 73-76 phase produced my top 5 favorites. (Achilles Last Stand, No Quarter, In The Light, Ten Years Gone, The Rain Song)
@@geetee2694 Ok, I got ya now. I agree, in the studio they were fantastic pretty much the whole way through. '74-'75 brought us a good chunk of Physical Graffiti and Presence, and you can't argue with either one of those albums. Both are killer! I was referring to live. From '75 onwards things got pretty rough live, with a few bright spots here and there (the '77 LA run, Earl's Court, etc.).
Cannot agree more, I listened to this solo so many times. I think this song and guitar solo made me to move towards jazz music. The guitar during the theme return is phenomenal too. The way how Robert's slow theme singing is countered by the overexcited guitar is just something extraordinary.
J.P.J. was criminally underrated. He really was a master..., he literally played everything and is still producing today. That's off to you, John Paul Jones... you are one of one..
Bonzo in the zone laying down a telepathic swinging groove...Jimmy improvising incredibly in the zone, JPJ with beautiful keys and bass pedals and Plant opening the portals to the great mythical adventure-What more do you need!
Bonham & Page are the two sides of the same piece !!genius and feeling !!! this solo was the best in all music history ... as Clapton said Page was not on the earth when he played no quarter in MSG !!! nobody can never play a solo with such feeling like this guy called jimmy page .
It was out of this world cause he was high on that cocaine lol I remember i laid out of school caise this vame on at 8am and wasn't going to miss it. You could actually get away with things in 2000...
I live in the U.S., but was in England a few weeks ago visiting family. I don't play much anymore, but my son does. We visited John Bonham's grave while I was there and it was overwhelming, surreal. In the middle of nowhere in an ancient churchyard near his beloved farm. We also visited the mill where there shot the cover for Black Sabbath's first album. Also surreal.
Bootleg versions of 22 mins Black dragon with Axe'72 and a COLOSSAL 31 min Badgeholder's Only version are THE GOLDdust versions from These Magicians. Sadly no video exists.. Hear 'em & get 'lost' in another timezone and another mate..where they give NO QUARTER . ✌🏼🎼🔊🥁❤️🎸🙏🏼
My favorite live Zeppelin song of all time. The entire middle section with the piano solo, the entire band jazzy vamp and the insane guitar solo are just perfection.
Yeah it's from The song remains the same movie. Best band that ever walked the face of the Earth so far in my opinion. Rain song is another great tune I dont know if you did a video on it.
This is from the movie "Song Remains the Same" One of the best pieces of music I have ever heard. The band dynamic is completely unique; it is no wonder they remained apart after Bonzo's death.
Hey I'm an Aussie..Yes Jon Paul Jones is playing a type of mellotron/keyboad, with brass, wind and strings instruments, and yes Jon Paul jones playing the bass at the same time....This version is the best I've ever heard.and seen. They communicate during the songs, Jon Paul Jones looked at John Bonham to give him his cue to start playing...The film you see is from the 1975 film, The song remains the same.It's worth the watch..Each of their characters are reflective of themselves...A bit of drugs was involved obviously..It's a mad film..Enjoy it....
So to clarify: -The live footage is from the Earl's Court performance, May, 1975. -The audio is from The Song Remains The Same movie (released in 1976, but presents live footage from the 1973 Madison Square Garden show) -The fantasy scenes depicting the band members are also from the movie but in a completely different order so this is obviously a fan cut. I recommend watching the original movie scene where they play No Quarter, the quality is better and the audio is in sync with the video
Epic huge piece of music. Who else could pull this off, especially live? What's really impressive is that at no time did they even appear to rush the tempo. Just a slow menacing groove from start to finish.
JPJ played the bass pedals while he played the keyboard. Yes, this has a jazzy feel to it at times, and it's one Page's best guitar solos - imo. The clips were from the concert movie The Song Remains the Same, where they had some fantasy sequences. However these particular scenes were fan cut, and didn't match the original.
RE: Page's weird appearance in the movie. Jimmy was massively into the occult, Aleister Crowley, the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn and the idea of real 'magik.' He even bought and lived in Crowley's former manor 'Boleskine House.' Of the four symbols they used for the fourth album, Page's Zoso most closely followed the 'magik' sigils of the angels. That's the kind of thing that sells albums, still. He was also a big fan of heroin and cocaine.
@@AndrewRooneyDrums I just came across a epic 35 minute version from the Forum in Inglewood, CA on 1977/06/27 on RUclips that you may want to check out. It's audio only but is absolutely awesome!
Yes John Paul is great with the bass pedals even on some of the acoustic songs he plays the guitar, mandolin and bass this is three men and a singer it blew my mind as a jazz guitarist how could they stay in time ! I love this band !
Ahhh you did listen to No Quarter - my favourite song by my favourite band. The bass is played on Moog Taurus foot pedals - it’s a huge, deep bass sound, like a bull. Epic
Man hearing that song gave me a flashback to the 7th grade I was it kid again hanging out with my buddies all sitting around tripping black light posters on the walls everybody's burning one we had no worries everything was great it was Good Time to be Alive Wow the '70s Those Were the Days
I believe the Absolute Brilliance of John Bonam’s live Moby Dick! If you haven’t already watched or listened to, you’re missing out on something very special!!!
John Paul Jones was playing bass with his feet. He does the same on live versions of Since I’ve Been Loving You. I would recommend the Live or Studio version of In My Time Of Dying for a good Bonham performance. Also anything from their bootleg show at the LA Forum in ‘77 (also known as “Listen to This Eddie”). This show is known as Bonham’s best night. He’s unbelievable in the opener with The Song Remains The Same.
Had to comment again after watching this great reaction video one more time. I used to be in a band that did lots of open improvisation, and more often than not at our live gigs I used to find a place, somewhere deep in some jam or another, to play the beat in this that you say sounds like Herbie Hancock. Complete with the same fills that Bonham is doing here to break up the solos. The rest of the guys were clueless about Led Zeppelin, but the bassist and guitarist always immediately caught on, and they'd always turn to me, grinning and more than happy to play the game. Good times!
The SRTS album, No Quarter solo is by far my most favourite solo. No other solo comes close. Every note, every phrase, everything about it is as good as it gets. And, a big and, without John Bonham there is no solo. You can't have a solo like that without the kind of drumming that Bonzo provides. And off course, JPJ on keyboards second to none and Plant's vocals makes this the very best song. My favourite ever. Not the one in this video but the one on the SRTS album. Still hear often and never tire of it!
You can feel the influence in the 90's grunge sound. Talk about a song that takes you on a trip! I think that speed is just one skill of any band but Zeppelin can slow things down and grind them out as good as anyone too.
Tom Morello was a Zep Fan.His mother was my history teacher an we talked zep all the time.Check out Govt Mule especially live and Matt Abbts drumming.Very versatile drumming.
Yes! One of my favorite Zep songs...totally uncategorizable, a true original. Not my pick for "the best of Bonham," though. You really must check out the studio version of "In My Time of Dying."
@@jeffmalloy8200 I've heard that song. I've also read parts of Amleth and the haint tales strung together in ghostly outline of the predecessor play Ur-Hamlet. Doesn't make Shakespeare's Hamlet any less a true original.
John Bonham mostly played against the natural beat we are used to..This band is the only band that I can say is even better live...They would change the time signature, like in a classical piece. going from 3/4 to 12/4...you get what I mean..And mostly they had the idea of where the song would go, but the were masters of improvisation....All that music and 4 men...It's astounding...
John Paul Jones truly shines on this piece!! Honestly, there are few rhythm sections that can match the prowess & perfection of Jones & Bonham! Lee/Peart (Rush), Entwhistle/Moon (Who), Chancellor/Carey (Tool) - just to name a few in the upper 'stratosphere' of the keepers of time & bombast! I've loved this version from day one of hearing it - never get tired of it!! Nope, not bass with the keyboards, with his feet...all the while killing it on the mellotron.
I watched the film the song remains the same on 2 hits of acid and was transported through time and felt like I was actually at the gig. One of the most amazing and mesmerising experiences I've ever had
A great reaction, of course! This seems to be a clip from their movie from the 1970's. Saw this when it came out in a theater with a bunch of my friends on a Friday night when it first opened after standing in a long line of kids. Very cool.
I agree 100% with you regarding Soundgarden being heavily influenced by Zeppelin. I am big fan of all Seattle bands, but SG was something else. Just listen to a bunch of their songs with similarity in 70s classic rock. JPJ, Page and Plant are big SG fans by the way!!
This has long been a favourite piece of drumming - the lead in to the guitar solo with the hi-hat I've enjoyed trying to replicate for all the years I've owned my Ludwig drum kit.
I'm a long time Soundgarden fan, currently on my Zeppathon pilgrimage. I see that Chris must have found inspiration in Zeppelin. "Since I've been loving you live" also has violent vocal sections for which Cornell is known as his trademark. However, Soundgarden could never produce such excellence live. I love Chris but this is the truth.
Here’s the jist of the lyrics Before you could call for help by phone radio or text, you sent your biggest, meanest most trusted soldiers to get a desperate message out. They ask No Quarter-get out of their way! They take heads, beat down push through-they take the path where no one goes! They take No Quarter- it has to be done do or die!
I think I could do some very direct Led Zep/Rage Against The Machine riff comparisons. Brad Wilks drum sound is also very open and reminiscent of Bonham
JPJ’s solo albums confused the hell out of my rage against the machine fan friends at school as they thought there were albums they had never heard. I then led them down the rabbit hole of led zeppelin.
Hey fellow kiwi and drummer, I’ve been eating and drinking Led for over 35 years been devoted since I saw this video playing at a party up the east coast when I was 15 . Jimmies solo and Erick Bell from Thin Lizzy ,the songs called the rocker that solo is mean as well.🤙
Loved your reaction to the song Rooney. I grew up a huge fan of Zep and my first album I bought ironically was the live album Song Remains The Same where this track came from. By the time I acquired the Houses Of The Holy album where the studio track of No Quarter originated, both songs were night and day different but each version was a masterpiece in their own way. To this day I'd love to know the notes or chords to the chorus so I could record this as an influence cover song for one of my own recordings. I seem to have the keyboard part down pretty well, it's just the choruses that's preventing me. Anyway, I hope one day soon I could have you critique some of my own original work. :)
One of my favorite Zep tracks this one shows just how diverse they were, check out the version they did with Jason on Celebration Day Concert (very good). On another note you spoke about The Headhunters I still have my Dad's original vinyl of Survival of the fittest from 1975 god dam good stuff that is. Mike Clark - drums, Zak Diouf, Baba Duru Oshun and Harvey Mason, - percussion. love your reactions by the way.
Hey guys! As a way to prioritize the amount of reaction requests I'm getting via email/instagram and in the RUclips comments... I am going to try and do the Patron picks first. There is no limit on the Patreon (could be $1/month). www.patreon.com/AndrewRooneyDrums I still love you if you are NOT a patreon contributor. And I will still try and get to your pick. It's a just a reward for those that help out with costs/time involved with doing the vids. Also going to have polls on there so you can vote for what you want to hear/see. Disclaimer: No guarantees. I can only do what I can do. If a vid is blocked... it's blocked. I'll do my best!
I know I'm 2 years too late here, but this footage is taken from the concert film "The Song Remains the Same", which is full of these segues in and out of concert footage.
No Quarter= John Paul Jones, it’s absolutely ridiculous how Led Zeppelin formed. Literally the best musicians in their field in the entire world convened at the same time and vibed to make the most influential music in the world. It’s almost not believable.
LED ZEPPELIN É ISSO AÍ: FEZ DE TUDO. MÚSICA PRA DANÇAR, SAMBA, PROGRESSIVÃO COMO ESTE, HEAVY, FOLK, MÚSICA CLÁSSICA ETC. O CURRÍCULO DOS CARAS É O MAIOR E MELHOR DO MUNDO. UMA ENCICLOPÉDIA MUSICAL.
Thanks for doing this one. To answer a couple of questions: The film footage is some bizarre edit of different portions of their concert film, The Song Remains the Same. It has little to do with what's actually going on with this particular song. Some of the footage is also from Earl's Court in '75. Also, Jones is playing an electric piano. Later, yes, it's Jones playing bass, but with foot pedals. He's a master musician.
You should check out Nick Pierce from Unearth. His drum cam for The Great Dividers is unreal. Very fast paced with lots of rhythm changes. Everything about it is unorthodox yet incredibly perfect
the visuals looked to be clipped from the LZ concert film "the song remains the same". each musician has an individual vignette short film that overlaid the song most associated with them. No quarter has always been the JPJ song, but the images are from Robert's vignette of "the rain song"
There is an outtake vid on youtube that contains a much faster tempo early version of NQ. It apparently wasnt working so they slowed it down. Brilliant!
This is one of the few songs of theirs that is famously about Lord of the Rings (seriously). Also yes for sure some of the grunge groups famously loved Zep. There are several videos of Soundgarden playing Zep live. In fact the very last song Chris Cornell ever sang live was with them doing "In my time of dying", the night he died.
No Quarter was apparently written about one of the American wars. Not sure if it was the War of Independence or Civil War but it was about the soldiers in one of those wars.
The grove of JB and Bonaham @ 7:29-11:12 mighty fine. Hope you relisted to lead in to the 10:00 M mark. Much more important than the cookware. Too bad concert footage dropped at the best part. So glad you did this one! Lovin my koss sportapros. Hidden Gem - $25
I like it best when you talk over the track sometimes so we can still listen vs stopping freq. Finding a balance is hard I assume, but so worth it for the audience to keep coming back for your analysis! I really like your channel. I'm not a drummer, but appreciate all instruments. Melody and Guitar are my wheel house. Like you, I listen to lyrics later if at all. Sad. I'm working to go back to great classics where the bands were also trying to tell their fans whats going on in the lyrics given the constraints of the system. That would be an awesome channel idea. Uhm?
Oh yeah, one more thing: check out the early run-through of this song from the Led Zeppelin fourth album sessions in late '70/early '71. It's on youtube listed as the "bossa nova version", which isn't far off the mark, actually. It has some absolutely monstrous drumming by Bonzo, with Plant pretty much scatting because there were no lyrics yet. And the early takes on Black Dog from the same sessions. Bonham did some lead-ins to the verses that were positively thunderous; they were dropped for the final album version. Too bad, because it sounded incredible.
I was at the show in msg. The Song Remains the Same is a movie made of the 1973 performance in Madison Square Garden there are a lot of dream sequences put in the movie
The one reason they called it quits on December 4, 1980, “We cannot continue as we were” is BECAUSE it had been a years upon years of extensive playing experience between all the members but in particular, Page who likes to slam the breaks or accelerator on a whim with a nod or a pose or a wink. To continue would be to begin over. Regarding the visuals; they’re part of the subtitle, “...and beyond”. Full title being, “Led Zeppelin, In Concert and Beyond”. Every member had his own visuals and in this RUclips clip, they’re out of sync. In No Quarter, JPJ is a Night Rider. Find the original or just watch the entire movie is my best suggestion.
As mine blown as you are, can you imagine those of us as teens hearing them for the first time??!! It was the most exhilarating, heart pounding experience of my life musically 😃. They are the standard that everything had to be held up to ever after lol. Many come close but none equal or supersede imo. I’m so grateful to have grown up then 🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️❤️😎
An interesting bit of trivia here. In the studio version of this, the entire recording was slowed down to drop it by a semi-tone to impart a "darker" feel. Also, Jimmy Page has commented several times that, when working up a song idea, he and Bonham would go alone into the studio and figure out the drum parts. That is why, in many of their songs, the drums are in lock-step with guitar instead of the usual bass.
This tune. Epic. Made a teenager in the suburbs feel just like some kind of wizard Viking warrior slogging his way through the foggy moor on his way to the field of battle, when the kid was just late to 1st period Home Economics.
As you probably know by now this video is part of the movie the song remains the same they received each one a letter to tell them about the tour you see in the video
Thanks for doing these. Good vids. I know we're on a Bonham kick, and he is awesome, but I just wanted to mention that you might appreciate a healthy dose of early Rush. Everything up to & including Moving Pictures/Signals. Peart, like Bonham, is in his own league. I would go in order. Personally I prefer the raw stuff (Caress of Steel, 2112, Farewell to Kings) but as an actual drummer I'm sure you will dig it all. Exit Stage Left is live and covers a lot of ground. I'd still say to run through it all in order. Just one song, eg Cygnus X1 Part II (hemispheres) has so much in it. That dude was something. Carmine Appice is another great. I just never find myself listening to the music he was a part of. But that's on me. Ha. Take it easy.
@@AndrewRooneyDrums Very different from Bonham. Peart doesn't have that "soul" but what he had is impressive. "had," I still can't believe he's gone. Extremely bright, decent man who was dealt much tragedy later in life. "The Professor" was an apt nickname. I'm no drumming aficionado but it feels like he never rested and kept evolving and pushing forward. And to be honest, I like Moon and Bonham more but you have to give it up for obvious genius. If that makes sense. Peart at the Buddy Rich tribute is also a winner vid. Enjoy. These reaction vids are cool. They force me to revisit bands and music. You get complacent after decades of listening; and the present dearth of innovative bands doesn't help.
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When Robert Plant's son Karac died in 1977, it was John Bonham who helped pull Robert out of his depression. Bonham was the soul of the band in more ways than just being their rhythm.
JPJPlays bass with the foot pedals. The video is from the movie “The Song Remains The Same”. This MSG 1973 concert was a part of the movie.
^^^ This!
Thanks Anita!
It's been edited n cut up doesn't really go like this it's annoying
Yes!!!
Literally what I came to say lol
What Led Zeppelin did between 69 and 79 can never be duplicated again.
To 1980. ;) They actually did ~14 shows in '80.
I believe their best stuff and peak was early '70's.
@@geetee2694 '80 was rough. I love Led Zeppelin - they'll always be my favorites - but 1980 was nowhere near as good as what they were doing from '68-'73. And they themselves would probably be the first ones to tell you that.
@@johnr.8275 the original post referred to albums, I extended out until bonham's death.
With that said, the 73-76 phase produced my top 5 favorites. (Achilles Last Stand, No Quarter, In The Light, Ten Years Gone, The Rain Song)
@@geetee2694 Ok, I got ya now. I agree, in the studio they were fantastic pretty much the whole way through. '74-'75 brought us a good chunk of Physical Graffiti and Presence, and you can't argue with either one of those albums. Both are killer! I was referring to live. From '75 onwards things got pretty rough live, with a few bright spots here and there (the '77 LA run, Earl's Court, etc.).
One of Jimmy Page's very best guitar solos. Poetry in every note.
Agree. Super solo
Agree completely, magical....
And the images are from there movie Song Remains the same
Cannot agree more, I listened to this solo so many times. I think this song and guitar solo made me to move towards jazz music. The guitar during the theme return is phenomenal too. The way how Robert's slow theme singing is countered by the overexcited guitar is just something extraordinary.
try any of the '77 (yes, 77) NQ's, especially june 11 77 MSG. Peace.
Yes JPJ played bass pedals while playing his keyboard,very underrated musician.
Amazing
The man is a multi-instrumentalist and has composed a version of this song. I think it was Earls Court ‘75.
The man’s a genius.🇦🇺
J.P.J. was criminally underrated. He really was a master..., he literally played everything and is still producing today. That's off to you, John Paul Jones... you are one of one..
Page knocks the solo out of the park. One of the best live guitar solos by anyone of any era.
It's outrageous Cam
Bonzo in the zone laying down a telepathic swinging groove...Jimmy improvising incredibly in the zone, JPJ with beautiful keys and bass pedals and Plant opening the portals to the great mythical adventure-What more do you need!
This is an example of why they were the greatest band of all times!
I absolutely disagree with your use of 'were', ARE is more apt.
Bonham & Page are the two sides of the same piece !!genius and feeling !!! this solo was the best in all music history ... as Clapton said Page was not on the earth when he played no quarter in MSG !!! nobody can never play a solo with such feeling like this guy called jimmy page .
Brilliant solo for sure
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@@vangledosh comfortable numb!
It was out of this world cause he was high on that cocaine lol I remember i laid out of school caise this vame on at 8am and wasn't going to miss it. You could actually get away with things in 2000...
I live in the U.S., but was in England a few weeks ago visiting family. I don't play much anymore, but my son does. We visited John Bonham's grave while I was there and it was overwhelming, surreal. In the middle of nowhere in an ancient churchyard near his beloved farm. We also visited the mill where there shot the cover for Black Sabbath's first album. Also surreal.
The guitar solo is perfect. Every note, every run is perfection. It's so good I swear I can taste it!
Zeppelin’s dynamics are unbelievable!! ✌️
Yes Mark!
This is by far the best version of no quarter!
POWERFUL
Bootleg versions of 22 mins Black dragon with Axe'72 and a COLOSSAL 31 min Badgeholder's Only version are THE GOLDdust versions from These Magicians. Sadly no video exists..
Hear 'em & get 'lost' in another timezone and another mate..where they give
NO QUARTER . ✌🏼🎼🔊🥁❤️🎸🙏🏼
Jimmy's best live solo? Totally underrated. Jimmy could write, and every solo was loaded with melody and meaning that fit the rest of the piece.
My favorite live Zeppelin song of all time. The entire middle section with the piano solo, the entire band jazzy vamp and the insane guitar solo are just perfection.
Yeah it's from The song remains the same movie. Best band that ever walked the face of the Earth so far in my opinion. Rain song is another great tune I dont know if you did a video on it.
This is from the movie "Song Remains the Same" One of the best pieces of music I have ever heard. The band dynamic is completely unique; it is no wonder they remained apart after Bonzo's death.
Hey I'm an Aussie..Yes Jon Paul Jones is playing a type of mellotron/keyboad, with brass, wind and strings instruments, and yes Jon Paul jones playing the bass at the same time....This version is the best I've ever heard.and seen. They communicate during the songs, Jon Paul Jones looked at John Bonham to give him his cue to start playing...The film you see is from the 1975 film, The song remains the same.It's worth the watch..Each of their characters are reflective of themselves...A bit of drugs was involved obviously..It's a mad film..Enjoy it....
So to clarify:
-The live footage is from the Earl's Court performance, May, 1975.
-The audio is from The Song Remains The Same movie (released in 1976, but presents live footage from the 1973 Madison Square Garden show)
-The fantasy scenes depicting the band members are also from the movie but in a completely different order so this is obviously a fan cut.
I recommend watching the original movie scene where they play No Quarter, the quality is better and the audio is in sync with the video
Great info David!
Yeah, the Empress Valley logo on the lower right had me wondering, but I figured it out pretty quickly! At first I'm like, "Waaaaait a minute..."
This is the audio from the Garden in 73 as far as the video it’s fan made and uses clips from the movie
Epic huge piece of music. Who else could pull this off, especially live? What's really impressive is that at no time did they even appear to rush the tempo. Just a slow menacing groove from start to finish.
JPJ played the bass pedals while he played the keyboard. Yes, this has a jazzy feel to it at times, and it's one Page's best guitar solos - imo. The clips were from the concert movie The Song Remains the Same, where they had some fantasy sequences. However these particular scenes were fan cut, and didn't match the original.
RE: Page's weird appearance in the movie. Jimmy was massively into the occult, Aleister Crowley, the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn and the idea of real 'magik.' He even bought and lived in Crowley's former manor 'Boleskine House.' Of the four symbols they used for the fourth album, Page's Zoso most closely followed the 'magik' sigils of the angels. That's the kind of thing that sells albums, still. He was also a big fan of heroin and cocaine.
This is one of my favorite Zeppelin songs and this version is the best!
Right on!
@@AndrewRooneyDrums I just came across a epic 35 minute version from the Forum in Inglewood, CA on 1977/06/27 on RUclips that you may want to check out. It's audio only but is absolutely awesome!
All three instruments play together so well.
100%
I felt that the solo is very progressive, funky and jazzy all at the same time. It’s so cool.
Indeed Roberta!
Yes John Paul is great with the bass pedals even on some of the acoustic songs he plays the guitar, mandolin and bass this is three men and a singer it blew my mind as a jazz guitarist how could they stay in time ! I love this band !
Ahhh you did listen to No Quarter - my favourite song by my favourite band. The bass is played on Moog Taurus foot pedals - it’s a huge, deep bass sound, like a bull. Epic
you can find some bootlegs where the Jones/Bonham middle section is longer and quite mindblowing
Probably the greatest version of the greatest song by the greatest band of all time.
There are some great boots out there of this song that will blow your mind!
Blowing UP my head... This Song is one of my favourites..
Unreal isn't it!
Man hearing that song gave me a flashback to the 7th grade I was it kid again hanging out with my buddies all sitting around tripping black light posters on the walls everybody's burning one we had no worries everything was great it was Good Time to be Alive Wow the '70s Those Were the Days
When Giant's Walked the Earth 🌎 Led Zeppelin
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I believe the Absolute Brilliance of John Bonam’s live Moby Dick!
If you haven’t already watched or listened to, you’re missing out on something very special!!!
John Paul Jones was playing bass with his feet. He does the same on live versions of Since I’ve Been Loving You.
I would recommend the Live or Studio version of In My Time Of Dying for a good Bonham performance.
Also anything from their bootleg show at the LA Forum in ‘77 (also known as “Listen to This Eddie”). This show is known as Bonham’s best night. He’s unbelievable in the opener with The Song Remains The Same.
Had to comment again after watching this great reaction video one more time. I used to be in a band that did lots of open improvisation, and more often than not at our live gigs I used to find a place, somewhere deep in some jam or another, to play the beat in this that you say sounds like Herbie Hancock. Complete with the same fills that Bonham is doing here to break up the solos. The rest of the guys were clueless about Led Zeppelin, but the bassist and guitarist always immediately caught on, and they'd always turn to me, grinning and more than happy to play the game. Good times!
Love it! 🙌
This is a fan edit of the various “fantasy” sequences that each member had in different songs in the movie
right on!
The SRTS album, No Quarter solo is by far my most favourite solo. No other solo comes close. Every note, every phrase, everything about it is as good as it gets.
And, a big and, without John Bonham there is no solo. You can't have a solo like that without the kind of drumming that Bonzo provides. And off course, JPJ on keyboards second to none and Plant's vocals makes this the very best song. My favourite ever.
Not the one in this video but the one on the SRTS album. Still hear often and never tire of it!
Awesome
You can feel the influence in the 90's grunge sound. Talk about a song that takes you on a trip! I think that speed is just one skill of any band but Zeppelin can slow things down and grind them out as good as anyone too.
Agree!
You asked if Jones was playing bass on the keys as well. He's playing bass with pedals while playing the keys.
EXCELLENT
This from the movie "The Song Remains The Same" it shows the different band members in there everyday life. Great DVD
You must take time and watch The Song Remains The Same with surround sound of course !!!
Tom Morello was a Zep Fan.His mother was my history teacher an we talked zep all the time.Check out Govt Mule especially live and Matt Abbts drumming.Very versatile drumming.
Thanks Gavin!
Govt. Mule's live rendition of "No Quarter is excellent.
@@bubhub64 Agreed I think Govt Mule rendition of anything is great. Been seeing them since 95.
The greatest band ever ! I love Bonzo and his stagger !
Yup!
My favourite song of all time
Yes! One of my favorite Zep songs...totally uncategorizable, a true original. Not my pick for "the best of Bonham," though. You really must check out the studio version of "In My Time of Dying."
Thanks Mike!
In My Time of Dying is their longest studio track but it doesn't feel like it. One of my favorites too.
In My Time of Dying was based on the gospel song done by Blind Willie Johnson in the 1920's called Jesus Make Up My Dyin' Bed.
@@jeffmalloy8200 I've heard that song. I've also read parts of Amleth and the haint tales strung together in ghostly outline of the predecessor play Ur-Hamlet. Doesn't make Shakespeare's Hamlet any less a true original.
Mike Haliday......yep. I wasn't slighting Zep's version at all. Just paying homage to their influences.
John Bonham mostly played against the natural beat we are used to..This band is the only band that I can say is even better live...They would change the time signature, like in a classical piece. going from 3/4 to 12/4...you get what I mean..And mostly they had the idea of where the song would go, but the were masters of improvisation....All that music and 4 men...It's astounding...
John Paul Jones truly shines on this piece!! Honestly, there are few rhythm sections that can match the prowess & perfection of Jones & Bonham! Lee/Peart (Rush), Entwhistle/Moon (Who), Chancellor/Carey (Tool) - just to name a few in the upper 'stratosphere' of the keepers of time & bombast!
I've loved this version from day one of hearing it - never get tired of it!!
Nope, not bass with the keyboards, with his feet...all the while killing it on the mellotron.
Personally i think this is the most psychedelic song ever, those notes in the beginning are like an acid trip
Yup. Very transportative
I watched the film the song remains the same on 2 hits of acid and was transported through time and felt like I was actually at the gig. One of the most amazing and mesmerising experiences I've ever had
@@MC-xz4wv midnight movies, 2.5 hits of Goofy blotter, 1981.
Whole damn show...
In rx school we did ton of clean lsd. Inhaled NO and TSRTS...boom.
A 4 man machine - intensely satisfying in every way! 4 men but one giant genius brain!!❤😂
Never heard a dirge like this before or after. They were simply amazing.
Jimmy is killing it!
A great reaction, of course! This seems to be a clip from their movie from the 1970's. Saw this when it came out in a theater with a bunch of my friends on a Friday night when it first opened after standing in a long line of kids. Very cool.
I agree 100% with you regarding Soundgarden being heavily influenced by Zeppelin. I am big fan of all Seattle bands, but SG was something else. Just listen to a bunch of their songs with similarity in 70s classic rock. JPJ, Page and Plant are big SG fans by the way!!
This has long been a favourite piece of drumming - the lead in to the guitar solo with the hi-hat I've enjoyed trying to replicate for all the years I've owned my Ludwig drum kit.
Nice one Stephen!
I'm a long time Soundgarden fan, currently on my Zeppathon pilgrimage. I see that Chris must have found inspiration in Zeppelin. "Since I've been loving you live" also has violent vocal sections for which Cornell is known as his trademark. However, Soundgarden could never produce such excellence live. I love Chris but this is the truth.
You have one of the greatest Jazz drummers ever playing in a progressive rock band😁
Here’s the jist of the lyrics
Before you could call for help by phone radio or text, you sent your biggest, meanest most trusted soldiers to get a desperate message out. They ask No Quarter-get out of their way! They take heads, beat down push through-they take the path where no one goes! They take No Quarter- it has to be done do or die!
Led Zeppelin live 1973 Hamburg playing I can't quit you. You can thank me later.
I think I could do some very direct Led Zep/Rage Against The Machine riff comparisons. Brad Wilks drum sound is also very open and reminiscent of Bonham
Please do The Song Remains The Same/The Rain Song! It is live at MSG
Brad is one of the few who have that Bonham swing.
@@mikebehrend3152 Yeah He's got that swagger!
Wilks definitely beats those skins hard like Bonham, I know he was influenced by him!🤘🏻
JPJ’s solo albums confused the hell out of my rage against the machine fan friends at school as they thought there were albums they had never heard. I then led them down the rabbit hole of led zeppelin.
Bonham was the thunder
100%!
Hey fellow kiwi and drummer, I’ve been eating and drinking Led for over 35 years been devoted since I saw this video playing at a party up the east coast when I was 15 . Jimmies solo and Erick Bell from Thin Lizzy ,the songs called the rocker that solo is mean as well.🤙
Yo! Great to see fellow Kiwi's on here :)
Yes, JPJ is playing bass with his feet on pedals, And playing keyboards at the same time.
Pure brilliance
Loved your reaction to the song Rooney. I grew up a huge fan of Zep and my first album I bought ironically was the live album Song Remains The Same where this track came from. By the time I acquired the Houses Of The Holy album where the studio track of No Quarter originated, both songs were night and day different but each version was a masterpiece in their own way. To this day I'd love to know the notes or chords to the chorus so I could record this as an influence cover song for one of my own recordings. I seem to have the keyboard part down pretty well, it's just the choruses that's preventing me. Anyway, I hope one day soon I could have you critique some of my own original work. :)
One of my favorite Zep tracks this one shows just how diverse they were, check out the version they did with Jason on Celebration Day Concert (very good). On another note you spoke about The Headhunters I still have my Dad's original vinyl of Survival of the fittest from 1975 god dam good stuff that is. Mike Clark - drums, Zak Diouf, Baba Duru Oshun and Harvey Mason, - percussion.
love your reactions by the way.
Jimmy at his peak backed by Bonham's most sophisticated drumming, & yes JPJ plays bass on the keyboard
Hey guys! As a way to prioritize the amount of reaction requests I'm getting via email/instagram and in the RUclips comments...
I am going to try and do the Patron picks first. There is no limit on the Patreon (could be $1/month).
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I still love you if you are NOT a patreon contributor. And I will still try and get to your pick. It's a just a reward for those that help out with costs/time involved with doing the vids.
Also going to have polls on there so you can vote for what you want to hear/see.
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Yes John Paul Jones is playing keyboards and bass pedals with his feet
You should react to How many more times,from the Denmark tv show 1971
1969
@@robertjohnson3128 yeah my mistake
“Tour dates? Theses are for tomorrow!”
Nothing better than Zeppelin live!! I would consider this a jazz piece.
Pretty much!
Master piece
I know I'm 2 years too late here, but this footage is taken from the concert film "The Song Remains the Same", which is full of these segues in and out of concert footage.
Thanks Kevin!
Led Zeppelin pushed the uniqueness of the individual solos and the expertise of merging the sound in every song
No Quarter= John Paul Jones, it’s absolutely ridiculous how Led Zeppelin formed. Literally the best musicians in their field in the entire world convened at the same time and vibed to make the most influential music in the world. It’s almost not believable.
LED ZEPPELIN É ISSO AÍ: FEZ DE TUDO. MÚSICA PRA DANÇAR, SAMBA, PROGRESSIVÃO COMO ESTE, HEAVY, FOLK, MÚSICA CLÁSSICA ETC. O CURRÍCULO DOS CARAS É O MAIOR E MELHOR DO MUNDO. UMA ENCICLOPÉDIA MUSICAL.
Thanks for doing this one. To answer a couple of questions: The film footage is some bizarre edit of different portions of their concert film, The Song Remains the Same. It has little to do with what's actually going on with this particular song. Some of the footage is also from Earl's Court in '75. Also, Jones is playing an electric piano. Later, yes, it's Jones playing bass, but with foot pedals. He's a master musician.
Read “the chronicles of Thomas Covenant” series to this recording on repeat. Such a great song and sound and atmosphere.
I love this song ❤
Thanks for reacting to the greatest band ever ❤
it's in a drop d chord which is why there's a similar sound to soungarten they also tuned down frequently
Nice info. Thank you
You should check out Nick Pierce from Unearth. His drum cam for The Great Dividers is unreal. Very fast paced with lots of rhythm changes. Everything about it is unorthodox yet incredibly perfect
Sounds good!
Wait to you hear the solo on the live version of Stairway from this same movie. Bonham and Page’s interplay is key both on this song and that.
the visuals looked to be clipped from the LZ concert film "the song remains the same". each musician has an individual vignette short film that overlaid the song most associated with them. No quarter has always been the JPJ song, but the images are from Robert's vignette of "the rain song"
There is an outtake vid on youtube that contains a much faster tempo early version of NQ. It apparently wasnt working so they slowed it down. Brilliant!
Oh wow! Yes the tempo is so crucial
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This is one of the few songs of theirs that is famously about Lord of the Rings (seriously).
Also yes for sure some of the grunge groups famously loved Zep. There are several videos of Soundgarden playing Zep live. In fact the very last song Chris Cornell ever sang live was with them doing "In my time of dying", the night he died.
Oh wow. I didn't know that
@@AndrewRooneyDrums it's about when they go through the halls of the dead to find the dead king.
@@Spectre-wd9dl also ramble on
While they do have songs that feature lyrics about LOTR, this is not one of them.
No Quarter was apparently written about one of the American wars. Not sure if it was the War of Independence or Civil War but it was about the soldiers in one of those wars.
The grove of JB and Bonaham @ 7:29-11:12 mighty fine. Hope you relisted to lead in to the 10:00 M mark. Much more important than the cookware. Too bad concert footage dropped at the best part. So glad you did this one! Lovin my koss sportapros. Hidden Gem - $25
I like it best when you talk over the track sometimes so we can still listen vs stopping freq. Finding a balance is hard I assume, but so worth it for the audience to keep coming back for your analysis! I really like your channel.
I'm not a drummer, but appreciate all instruments. Melody and Guitar are my wheel house. Like you, I listen to lyrics later if at all. Sad. I'm working to go back to great classics where the bands were also trying to tell their fans whats going on in the lyrics given the constraints of the system.
That would be an awesome channel idea. Uhm?
Oh yeah, one more thing: check out the early run-through of this song from the Led Zeppelin fourth album sessions in late '70/early '71. It's on youtube listed as the "bossa nova version", which isn't far off the mark, actually. It has some absolutely monstrous drumming by Bonzo, with Plant pretty much scatting because there were no lyrics yet. And the early takes on Black Dog from the same sessions. Bonham did some lead-ins to the verses that were positively thunderous; they were dropped for the final album version. Too bad, because it sounded incredible.
Thanks for the tip!
@@AndrewRooneyDrums No problem. Do check it out - Bonham's drum fills are just thunderous. The speed and the power....my God!
Hammer of the Gods.. Required watching for any band!
Thanks Scott!
Boham was a wee bit late with the guitar rhythm ,maybe a half second and it gave a colossal punch to his kick to snare rhythms
I was at the show in msg. The Song Remains the Same is a movie made of the 1973 performance in Madison Square Garden there are a lot of dream sequences put in the movie
My fav Zep track and album (soundtrack to my youth) - thanks for posting mate!!
The one reason they called it quits on December 4, 1980, “We cannot continue as we were” is BECAUSE it had been a years upon years of extensive playing experience between all the members but in particular, Page who likes to slam the breaks or accelerator on a whim with a nod or a pose or a wink. To continue would be to begin over. Regarding the visuals; they’re part of the subtitle, “...and beyond”. Full title being, “Led Zeppelin, In Concert and Beyond”. Every member had his own visuals and in this RUclips clip, they’re out of sync. In No Quarter, JPJ is a Night Rider. Find the original or just watch the entire movie is my best suggestion.
As mine blown as you are, can you imagine those of us as teens hearing them for the first time??!! It was the most exhilarating, heart pounding experience of my life musically 😃. They are the standard that everything had to be held up to ever after lol. Many come close but none equal or supersede imo. I’m so grateful to have grown up then 🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️❤️😎
Lots of good trippy music from that era!
You should definitely watch the whole movie The song remains the same. It's a great concert. They all play amazingly.
Black Dog is worth exploring. The time in it is really interesting. Thanks for the very entertaining videos!
JPJ played something call 'bass pedals', Ray Manzerak of the doors, also used them
An interesting bit of trivia here. In the studio version of this, the entire recording was slowed down to drop it by a semi-tone to impart a "darker" feel.
Also, Jimmy Page has commented several times that, when working up a song idea, he and Bonham would go alone into the studio and figure out the drum parts. That is why, in many of their songs, the drums are in lock-step with guitar instead of the usual bass.
Woah! That's nuts
I never knew that that's very cool thanks for the info RIP John bonham
This tune. Epic. Made a teenager in the suburbs feel just like some kind of wizard Viking warrior slogging his way through the foggy moor on his way to the field of battle, when the kid was just late to 1st period Home Economics.
As you probably know by now this video is part of the movie the song remains the same they received each one a letter to tell them about the tour you see in the video
The footage is from the concert / concept movie The Song Remains the Same.
Thanks for doing these. Good vids. I know we're on a Bonham kick, and he is awesome, but I just wanted to mention that you might appreciate a healthy dose of early Rush. Everything up to & including Moving Pictures/Signals. Peart, like Bonham, is in his own league. I would go in order. Personally I prefer the raw stuff (Caress of Steel, 2112, Farewell to Kings) but as an actual drummer I'm sure you will dig it all. Exit Stage Left is live and covers a lot of ground. I'd still say to run through it all in order. Just one song, eg Cygnus X1 Part II (hemispheres) has so much in it. That dude was something.
Carmine Appice is another great. I just never find myself listening to the music he was a part of. But that's on me. Ha.
Take it easy.
Yeah I'm not hip to Rush either :) Should go there soon
@@AndrewRooneyDrums Very different from Bonham. Peart doesn't have that "soul" but what he had is impressive. "had," I still can't believe he's gone. Extremely bright, decent man who was dealt much tragedy later in life. "The Professor" was an apt nickname. I'm no drumming aficionado but it feels like he never rested and kept evolving and pushing forward. And to be honest, I like Moon and Bonham more but you have to give it up for obvious genius. If that makes sense. Peart at the Buddy Rich tribute is also a winner vid. Enjoy.
These reaction vids are cool. They force me to revisit bands and music. You get complacent after decades of listening; and the present dearth of innovative bands doesn't help.