Led Zeppelin - The Crunge (REACTION)
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
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The way JPJ and Bonzo clutch together in this one is almost illegal. I wore out my record listening to this 3 minute-funk bomb
Zeppelin doing a funk and blues song. And they nailed it. RIP James Brown
No bridge, no chorus, only verses, odd time signature, brilliant singing and musicianship, and funky as all get-out. Love it!
This song was done for the fun of it. It's got nods to James Brown, Otis Redding, and Wilson Picket. When Robert starts asking about the bridge, he's talking about the bridge of the song, which is him being silly because this song doesn't have a bridge lol. At one point during the album packaging production, Jimmy thought it would be fun to include a diagram of made-up dance steps to go with The Crunge as a "new dance", like the Twist, but it was going to be too expensive to do at the last minute and would have delayed the album, so he nixed the idea.
They performed this in the middle of whole lotta love in 72. There is video of Jimmy dancing to this while playing.
I think Page added the "it doesn't have a bridge" as an, additional, "joke element" in the song's composition (arguably: later -i.e.: He may have extracted an existing one.🤷🤷-I don't, actually, "know"🤷♂)
...but, in actuality: the idea of "the bridge" (and "searching for it," because, as you, yourself, mentioned: it does not exist!-) comes, in fact, from a commonly-known and much used exhortation (A stage-command!) by the aforementioned:
James Brown;
where he would command his band to: "Take it to the bridge!"
(So: that joke, in itself, is, also: part of the tribute -not, simply, ..."some musical foible" the band decided to "toss in" "off the cuff," somehow.👍)
My favorite part of this song….just imagining Plant wandering around looking for the non-existent bridge….😎
I once had a copy of the album with the dance steps, But I took it to a party and someone stole it🤬🤬
@@suesmith7968 haha!! 😁
Hey Fellas. This one has an odd time signature and yet it's still funky as hell. You never know what you'll get when you listen to a Zeppelin tune, but it's always great. Those horn-like parts are done by JPJ on a synth, by the way. Peace
It is multiple time signatures and they are more complex than they sound. Limey brilliance is what it is. Dropping out counts into groove on this and other songs was yet another early innovation of the Zeppelins...
The synth is one of the earliest MOOG's
The critics didn’t bother to learn this was Zeppelin was paying homage to James Brown! So damn good!
Hell, the critics ripped them apart for putting out Zeppelin III 😂
@@bowlingstoned2113actually for about every album, good thing fans disagreed.
Greatest Rock band of all time!!!!
LZ does funk. As a teen in the 70s, a lot of my friends who were diehard Zep fans HATED this song. I loved it from the start.
An homage to the hardest workin' man in show business
Get in the hot tub!
Something else that is really important to say about this whole composition is that the beat itself immediately hints at the age of vinyl. We all know what it's like when the record hits the end of the side and it's bumping up against that area right before the label and just kicking back and if somebody falls asleep or one time I heard it on a radio station or somebody had to leave for another shift on Christmas Eve and nobody else came in. And it just went that way for 24 hours. It just kept bumping up against it and repeating this really cool groove, but off-kilter way. It totally captures it. It's so creative. And yet it's a tour-de-force for musicship and humor all the same time.
Exellent song 👏 👏 👏
This entire album is fire! By far my favorite Zeppelin album.
Same!
Yes, Wes. You hit it: Zeppelin's tribute/shout-out to Mr. James Brown (one of their favs.).
[J.B.'s shout: "Take it to the bridge!"]
--Those "horn sounds" you are referring to is, yes:
All John Paul Jones on some funky-ass keyboards.
...🤘🤘🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
-They came WIDDDIT!
They brought it!
They still bringing it!
and don'tchuuu tryta go nowhere: Nobody's close to bein' done, yet! 😜😜😛🤘🤘
"Whatchu want?? -Well, I dunno, but: TAKE THAT! -HAH!...."
Led Zeppelin one of my favorite classic bands.
The #1 rock band .. inovative creative and lyrical in a era of great music 1970s .
Ned from Spain sayin that I knew you guys would be lovin this jagged jumpy Fonky tribute to King James Brown. That horny sound is coming from a EMS VCS3 synth which John Paul Jones said was a very finicky thing to work with. The synth could all kinds of freaky sequences and sounds but was too fragile for JPJ to take on the road. Bonzos groove is one of my favorites and as a drummer myself I know you will feel like a genius once you figure it out
Hey is that the synth he used on In The Light too? I remember reading JPJ didn’t want to do that song on the road, Synth was too finicky, too hard to make work live. Thanks
@@grandwazoodebris1015 Yes, definitely, he said that the EMS was too fragile to travel and couldn't trust it in live situations. That's a shame too because it's such a cool sounding instrument. There are reissues out there now, hopefully they're more reliable.
2/5?, 3/5?, 5/4?, 7/4?…..alternating between two of them?
I don’t know, I can’t figure it out, I can only throw out wild guesses! 🤷🏼♂️
@@kdm71291 My 2nd attempt at this but..The song is in 9/8. Think of it as a simple funk beat like AWB's " Pick Up The Pieces " and add an extra bass drum hit at the end of the bar. It's confusing because Bonzo starts the song on the 6th beat of the bar. It changes after ..." I wanna tell you bout my good thing " to 2 bars of 4/4 and then 2 bars of 4/4 + 1 of 2/4, twice, third time around cut off the 2/4 and slam into the 9/8. The pattern seems to be: 9/8 is repeated 8x the whole 4/4 plus section is repeated 3x. After all that is repeated 3x round stay on the 9/8 until you reach " That Confounded Bridge " Try not to get too hung up on the numbers and just feel the groove. Good luck !
@@brewstergallery
Oh, I wasn’t trying to achieve anything, I just wondered what the time signature was or the sequence thereof (and it doesn’t surprise me that it’s a multi-time change sequence)….
I haven’t played (trumpet) in at least forty years but when starting a piece of music that was odd and/or unfamiliar, that’s exactly what I did…I “felt” it.
While I was listening, I could still count it out in 4/4…I just imagined that the notes and rests were in varying unusual places, haha!
Bonzo wanted to come up with a drum beat that was not danceable - on purpose. It's James Brown-esque, Robert mentions "Mr Pitiful" which is an Otis Redding song, he also mentions "respect" a tip to Aretha, that bass line was funky af. They parts of this song live some times in Dazed and Confused.
Still didn't work though, lmao. You can easily dance to this haha.
James Brown could've danced to this
@@patricklenehan1778 James could dance to a thunderstorm.
I love this album, can't wait until you get to No Quarter.
Almost there. Can’t wait to hear that one!!
This tune is often adversely/unfairly criticized.
HORN SOUND was produced by I think a Hammond Organ run through a WURLITZER and or LESLIE AMP. (If i remember correctly)....The Wurlitzer and Lesley was used extensively on this album....by both Page and JPJ...The Leslie Amp has a spinning speaker system in it.....really incredible peice of equipment
Yeah, you got it.
Hammond organ was such a big part of music back in the day. Personally, my favorite instrument. Amazing what LZ and musicians did BEFORE TECHNOLOGY was introduced. Thanks for the 411 ✌🏼
@@olly8 I been googling Wurlitzer and Hammond all morning LOL ....ruclips.net/video/uuXgnn8TZ14/видео.html
@@robertprice6830 My buddy has a couple Wurliters....they are such an innovation considering it was invented in 1949
@@paulfedor9828 yup
By the time you finish this album, you two need to watch the movie "The Song Remains the Same". Then you WILL have your minds BLOWN! All the Best, RXM1.
Can never go wrong getting the Led out!
You’ve got 4 musical geniuses doing there thing. Telling the world we can do it ALL!
This song is nasty, in a good way. I would like to remove about 75% of the vocals though. Randy-Henrietta-Willy- up in here?! Woo-Eee! Lol
@@twobeer3316 What up Two Beer!!! I see you, big dog!!
@@randyallaben9900 Randy Man! Woof-Woof. I hope all us Soul Train Bro peeps follow this channel, especially thru Physical Graffiti !
@@twobeer3316 I agree! I do like a few songs on Presence, but after that album, the magic faded a bit for me. Yes, there are a couple good songs on in through the out door and I love Bonzo‘s Montreux on coda. These guys are the real deal. They are straight shooter’s.
This was developed as a a sort of James Brown funk jam that no one can dance too. Where’s that confounded bridge?! 😂
What makes this song even cooler is the fact that they decided to start the song on the 5, rather than the 1. The song is in 9/8 primarily, with added bars of 4/4 to allow the song to move forward. So instead of counting the beginning as: 1,2,3,4,5 etc… It is actually counted as: 5,6,7,8,9,1,2,3,4 and repeats! That is why it is so hard to find the downbeat! The added bars of 4/4 don’t help with figuring out the time signature lol. The musical geniuses known as Led Zepplin! Rip John :(
Just a guess, but the "horns" on this track might have been a mellotron played by Jones
Love this song, live Led Zeppelin , arguably the greatest rock band of all time 👍
Back in the day growing up with these bands was a treat and still is!
The Bridge was referring to no Bridge in the song
Yeah there really wasn't one
When you think you have your finger on the pulse of LZ here comes the change up. 🎸🎸🎵🎼🎶
Plans vocal freaking amazing
OMG!!! Made my day to finally see you guys react to this. The whole funkin’ thing. THANKS!
JPJ bring’n it again 🤘
People never heard Anything like this EVER before!!! Brilliance!!!!! It's Led Zeppelin!
Thanks!
You have no idea how long l've been waiting for you to get to this song, it's my ring tone on my phone along with Robert's pictures as my screensaver, it took you for ever but we finally here👍🥰
We made it!!
@@AirplayBeats l hope you guys like that song as much as l do👍🥰🎵
Wow! I learned ALOT reading all the comments✌🏼 And Ive been listening to this song for decades! Thanks People 🤔👍🏼
JPJ playing a melotron, "where's that confounded bridge?"
Hell Yeah!!!
You guys are dope!🎉
Lotta funky songs in a row ha love it!
Great reactions guys! Epic album! Anticipating the reaction to No Quarter one of my personal favourites. JPJ
As said, the horn sounds are actually a synthesizer; EMS VCS3.
Great reaction to a great song. Awesome work as usual, gentlemen.
So glad you enjoyed!
This is one of those Zep songs some are a bit cool on, not me. I've always liked it. One of their "fuck it" fun songs. Not everything has to be serious and epic. Great stuff.
Update: The title comes from the name of the dance Zep members used to do, kicking around for fun to let off some steam. The Crunge
One of JPJ's top 5 Zep songs, per interviews.
Exactly! Like Hot Dog or Boogie With Stu or Candy Store Rock…… just Zeppelin being cheeky. ✌️
Only a part way through it and as a musician of course I love breaking down the beat and this is a complicated one. But I really do believe the best way to dance to it and feel it is to just take it as mostly straight with a couple stray beats in there. And it's very much in the style of James Brown but you also have to pay attention to the fact that the lyrics are absolutely hilarious.
They're using this funk but unpredictable Progressive platform to advance a feel and a funk groove. That get you into it. Even if it's a little herky-jerky, but his delivery is totally that way. He is haltingly like throwing out things about this girl that he's in love with but then pulling it back and say That's it man
And then he immediately tells you the next thing, it's all about TMI. But it's really about he just loves his girl so much and it turns out it's that classic case of from grade school, or yeah I totally have a girlfriend but she just doesn't know it yet, laugh. It is hilarious beyond belief and yet they combine it with one of the most ambitious musical things ever. And it all fits together so well, which I love.
The main riff is in 5/4. The horns are JPJ on synth.
That is one song extremely very hard to cover😮 the dedication to each member is golden
Another great reaction guys. So much fun watching you ride the Zep roller coaster, and listening to these classics again. I see those subs are climbing up ...word is getting out ...keep up the great work gentlemen.
Love this one!!
Funk yes they can do it all.
Mellotron the earlier sampler. Speaking of which, check out, Rick Wakeman's Journey to Center of the Earth,
The Mellotron is an electro-mechanical musical instrument developed in Birmingham, England, in 1963. It is played by pressing its keys, each of which pushes a length of magnetic tape against a capstan, which pulls it across a playback head. As the key is released, the tape is retracted by a spring to its initial position. Different portions of the tape can be played to access different sounds.
- Wikipedia
JPJ on synth. Tribute to James Brown. And I think Bonzo is coming on 6/8 time. Something offbeat.
*i just looked it up. 9/8 time on parts of this. I don't even know what the hell that is.
😂. I have to try to play this on my drums
@@AirplayBeats Shoot a video if you do.
Always a fav for me. Had the t shirt.. "Where's that confounded bridge?"
JPJ, Thee Professor.
They were touched by the great spirit on high…. each one…Led Zep
It is no horn. It is one of the earliest MOOG's.
This is a tribute to James Brown!! JPJ on the synth for the horn sounds!
LZ's tribute to the Godfather of Soul, Mr James Brown. 😎 Take me to the bridge!
Bonzo had a big influence on this song because he mainly listened to motown and soul music...and funk of course
This the one I've been waiting on for you to get to 😂
Where's that confounded bridge LOL
I thought you would never ask
Have you noticed that your favorite Led Zeppelin song is the one you just listened to. This album is very diverse, and well produced, wait till you get to Physical Graffiti.
This album is a roller coaster of styles...
Wrote this in a car in Colorado I think in a snow storm. They thought they weren't going to make it but if they spot the bridge then they are all set. Like it took forever and they were all freaked out. Thanks guys. Might want to read the Hammer of the God's. Its from start to finish a history of them and WOW they had fun. JPJ usually went the other way and and even didn't travel much together. To crazy for him. .. Thanks
Zed Zeppelin at its finest. No horns boys.
Led Zeppelin is just the damn truth, bruh! Bottom Line… Often imitated. NEVER duplicated!! This album and the NEXT are just legendary! I can’t wait until y’all hear “No Quarter”. They were in their bag during this period….🤦🏻🤦🏻🤦🏻
Love how John hits the back beat on this.
Fantastic shout out to James brown led zeppelin done him proud feel good song happy days
Its so great watching you guys digging the mighty Zep!! They truely were innovators! ✌️
Any time you hear strings and/or horns...it's JPJ on the keys.
Now, if they're live and you can see strings and horns, then it's strings and horns.
Aged like fine wine
They were just having fun. : )
When I was a young teen I thought they were talking about a bridge, you know that you drive over. But of course they're talking the bridge in a song, or a third group of melodic material in the middle of the song. Hella clever.
One more closer to How Many More Times live. 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Always loved this funky groove by Zep. Like Pink Floyd and Rush, Zep had some range to them. This is so stripped back and clean, just a little echo fuzz on Plant. I love it!
“JPJ was up to something” The Notorious JPJ lol. Great song, great reaction.
This was straight up respect to James Brown from my home town of Augusta,Ga.
I have their whole collection
Ty guys
Awesome track
This song shows how incredible Bonzo grew as a drummer Over the course of the albums . He focuses on simplicity on this album more tban most of them
It's all always funny how folks always Bob the head to the groove to Zeppelin.
The “horns” are likely the melotron-and yes, it’s Jonesy. Definitely a James Brown parody.
High level experimental stuff right there
It goes back and forth between 9/8 and 4/4. Prince Paul brilliantly chopped up and re-arranged Bonzo's 9/8 section into 4/4 for DeLa Soul's "The Magic Number" . I had fun re-learning that on the drums.
The boys were listenening to some James Brown records for sure.
This whole side hits different... They are a level above aren't they...
Is this the beginning of side 2?
The end of side one. The next song, Dancing Days, is the beginning of side two.
@@AirplayBeatsOops yeah have gotten too used to CD/Streaming... But point still remains, this album left turns from LZ IV and still hits
The horns you're referring to are actually a synthesizer. Don't blame you though. It does sound a lot like horns. I never made that association before and you're right. It does sound like horns, but it's the ol' trusty synth.
Viva la James Brown! Zeppelin is super talented trail blazers...
John Bonham was a massive James Brown fan and they wanted to do something “ on the one”. The Bridge part comes from James Brown’s “ take it to the Bridge”. Also a shoutout to Wilson Pickett with the “ Mr Pitiful” reference. They used to play parts of the Crunge in their Whole Lotta Love Medley in the 1973 tour
Mr Pitiful is a nod to Otis Redding.
Very funky
Funk fusion Rock blues it doesn't matter zeppelin could play anything. R.I.P. James brown
I hope they found the confounded bridge by now! Smh
5/4 to 4/4 to 2/4 to 4/4 to 3/4 to 4/4 to 5/4.
I think. Funky stuff 👍
Zep's hats off to James Brown. Listen to the man himself "Make it Funky" parts 1-4 here on RUclips. You'll find the bridge. Classic groove, stuck in your head for days.
Ditto LED Zeppelin didn’t make. Suggestion from CODA this song finally made it to a album. Called Hey Hey What Can I Do. You guys make a great team and see what yuns been missing out on. I’m a LED Head from way back. Keep up the Awesome Review’s good or bad. Love it❤
The timing signature is 5/4 or 9/8 depending which way you do it... Either way, the whole thing was improvised on the spot and cleaned up afterwards!
Unique song from the mighty Zep. A tribute in part to James Brown and some of their other funk and RnB heroes. Not sure which specific song or performance but James Brown was know to yell at his band "take me to the bridge." Part of the joke here is The Crunge has no bridge so the boys are having a good laugh.
Not sure why, but Plant's vocals at the end put me in mind of Robert Palmer.
The boys givin it up for James Brown
The time signatures in this song are tough. It's actually jazz.