@@-jacinta- I lived through the 50s, 60s, 70s, etc., I love all different kinds of music, except opera and Led Zeppelin. Just have never been a fan of their particular kind of music. There's emotive singing and then there's screaching. Bon Jovi's singing on Living On A Prayer is better than Led Zeppelin any day. That tortured high pitched screaching just grates on the ear. Plus, what was described as some kind of inventive and creative guitar playing was only done by strumming of different chord changes, that's all...no magic fingers at all. I think Zep's fan base are making much more 'ado about nothing' than is necessary. Just my opinion.
I admit that you can eventually fall into a mindset of "Oh, no, not Stairway again". But watching someone hear it for the first time, and anticipating how they're going to react at certain moments, really brings back how great it is.
@@vinyl-maniac6400 I never listened to vinyl (really) it was always CDs. Idk what it is but yesterday's music sounds so much better as in listening to their music u know there is passion, soul, hard work, and or something interesting to say unlike today's music. My brother was like "oh and Slayer is more like that than Taylor Swift?" Yeah all they had was a Camero and eventually made the only album that could rival Master of Puppets & its the same album that is a "blueprint" if not a key ingredient of Death Metal a new genre at that time.
that was me 2 weeks ago, and I'm a rock fan too, it's just that my music tastes change a lot, and recently I started enjoying the hell out of classic rock, and I finally decided to check it out, worse about it is I loved immigrant song and knew about Stairway to heaven, I just didn't particularly want to listen to it, but now, nah that's over, discovered so many new classics recently that I didn't know about just because I actually started to listen to those songs that I kept myself from hearing
Nailed it. Every now and then an artist hits a decent song but back it the day the artists were prolific. STH is a beautiful journey. Watch/React to the Kennedy Center Honors with Anne & Nancy Wilson of Heart singing this song TO Led Zeppelin. A once in a lifetime moment. Side note: The drummer performing is the drummer of Led Zeppelin son. Really AMAZING!!
It’s not even that all the new music is “bad”, it’s that the old stuff is just so incredibly good that it doesn’t compare. It sounds cliche, but people literally don’t make music like this anymore.
I'm here in NYC and every memorial day, 4th of July and Labor Day the Rock stations do top 100 songs and every time for years "stairway to heaven " is number 1..Im talking years and years
I’d say it’s the greatest rock song of all time. LedZepplin is my favorite band of all time so I’m probably biased. However I enjoy how many more times, and a couple of other Zep songs more than Stairway but I will concide it’s the best
I listened to all this music as a kid, I'm 54. The sad thing was at that time growing up on the south side of Chicago you couldn't admit to listening and liking this music. Music was so segregated back then. There was rock music stations for white kids and R&B stations for blacks, and we weren't suppose to cross over. I remember hiding in my room with my transistor radio listening to these songs. It wasn't until high school that i realized whit kids did the exact same thing to hear our music.
I made sure when i had my kids i always played the songs i loved for them to hear and insisted they shared their favorite music with me even if I didn't understand it all the time
@Scott ?????? yes I've heard that version a really like it. The thing to remember is Chicago is very segregated even now. Its just the way of things there. I went to catholic schools my entire youth. I went to an all boys high school and I had a white girl friend that went to an all girls high school. We went to a Jacksons concert and I bought her a poster. She called me a week later in tears because her father not only tore down the Michael Jackson poster but all her posters and took all her records and tapes while she was at school. Then told her we were bad influences and couldn't see us/me anymore. That only lasted about a month but it just shows you what some not all went through during that time.
It's like watching myself(old white guy) hearing these songs for the first time when I was a teen and they were on 45 rpm records & 4 track cartridges... I'm old enough to know about the insert thingy needed to play a 45 rpm record......
Jamel, I'm 74 and was a young adult when this kind of music was made. I got to see concerts by Led Zep, Eric Clapton, Jethro Tull, and other classic rock groups, and it really can't be adequately described. I'm glad that recordings and concert videos are still available for subsequent generations to discover and enjoy.
Yes think any of the music of today will stand the test like these classics? I think not! Such great memories of this era. Glad I grew up then for sure
@@Phantom_madman GOOD music is forever. How does one define good music? It is music that continues to be played for generations after it is first composed and presented.
Comment Freely Music is for the body. You can feel the music move throughout your body and express it in the most natural way possible. Also, there are studies that suggest that dancing is like a visual mating call, as are a peacocks feathers or many birds' singing.
one day a few years ago when my kids were pre and early teens i was upstairs relaxing in bed and I could hear them downstairs playing The Beatles and Led Zeppelin with no coaxing , and I thought to myself , " my work here is done "
I have my turntable set up in my bedroom and was playing some Miles Davis, when my youngest daughter joined me to listen to the "old music". Years later, she has her own turntable and is listening to all sorts of jazz!!! My work is also done!
Oliver Vaa it's not ignorant. every generation has done it to every generations music that's come after theirs, since the beginning of time. it's called lack of understanding, not ignorance.
Jamal my brother, I hope your channel blows up with millions of subs. You deserve it. I chill and watch your reactions during my lunch hour at work, and so many people crowd around me watching you and discovering new music. I love seeing you discover music that I've loved my entire life. You get it my brother. #respect
You know Jamel, all of these reaction videos from all of these people don’t seem genuine at all, except for you. You truly get it. I subjected my daughter to my music when she was growing up, and at the time, she hated it. Now, she’s proud to know and appreciates the music that I grew up on. It brings me such joy to be able to see you discover and appreciate what all of us have known all of these years how great this music and these artists were and still are. Thank you.
I always wanted a magic pill to make me forget my favorite song, just so i could listen to it for the first time again. Watching this channel is kind of like that pill.
Holly, YES!!!! I have wished SO many times that my memory of some songs were erased temporarily so I could hear them for the first time again. This is definitely the closest thing, I love it!
Of all the people doing these "reaction to" recordings I like Jamal the best. Some of them are very forced and trying too hard, ending up looking false. Jamal seems more natural.
Jamal - Great music, cool reactions, and I love how you seem genuinely into the music. That’s what music back then did to the soul. But even more than all that, I absolutely LOVE that you’ve created a channel that is positive, people aren’t tearing each other apart with nasty comments, and you’re helping people re-live the best times of their lives. Hats off to you as so few are able to do that these days. Nice job!!
As a guitar player there are only a few solos that move me. This is one of them. I wonder if Jimmy Page just noodled it in the studio or sat down and composed it. The man has inspired many people with some of the greatest guitar playing of all time, IMO of course.
Jason V it was like 4 or 5 different song ideas that page had been tossing back and forth for years and he just combined them into his magnum opus. Heard that in a documentary years ago, sorry I can’t remember which, but it’s a famous sound bite so you can prob easily find it.
@@jaysjams1517 There was an Interview of him saying, he had 3 solos for this song in his head and he recorded all of them. He listened and then decided on the one in the final recording because it just felt right. All were as long and probably as epic and all were played on his 12string
You know ? When I was a teenager, the first times I listened to Stairway To Heaven it didn't leave any impression on me. It wasn't until I grew up and experimented first hand how hard life can be, to see my own disappointments, failures, sorrow and regrets that I actually got it. Really wish I could go back, but that's impossible, so I'll just try to listen very hard from now on...
Plant is telling us, as the listener, that you can do what thou will. He then tells us, there's time to turn back to GOD and you will be saved. Wrong, who knows the time of one's last breath, but GOD? So, he is , in fact, telling us...see you in hell. Page, couldn't wait to buy Allister Crowley's house...which was the remnants of a church, that caught fire, with the congregation still inside! He was a practicing satanist and some consider the most evil man who ever lived!
Best 11 minutes I’ve spent onYou Tube for a long time. Watching your reaction was priceless, and from your words at the end it’s evident you “get it”. You are now an honorary 60+ year old. Welcome to our world and our experiences
70's and 80's rock music was the greatest period for music. There will never be music as good as or as close as. As Freddy Mercury once quoted: "We are in a golden age of music. There will be a time when technology becomes so advanced that we'll rely on it to make music rather than talent. Music will lose its soul."
Mm, we probably did not know it at that time...Led Zeppelin III got quite a slamming which gave the idea of not using any titles on the album cover for IV / Zoso / Runes Album. To me though III is their best effort truly showcasing both the acoustic and electric sides.."Tangerine" is a nice combination as has lot of elements for "Stairway".
This song changed alot of peoples lives when it first came out, imagine millions of young rock & roll kids hearing this for the first time Back in 1971, I am PROUD to say I was one of them, my generation was Dope AF!
First live performance was in my home city, Belfast, Ireland, when few bands would come here because we'd a fek'n war going on. I'll never forget that they did that for us.
When a song still moves you after almost 50 years, that says something. As many brilliant songs that Led Zeppelin put out, this was one of their very best.
Stairway is considered the absolute BEST "Rock and Roll" song of all time. It was recorded in 1971 (48 years ago as of this post) and it is still JAM as heck!!!
This is considered by many as the greatest rock song ever. While there are other Zeppelin songs I love more, this one song has so much mass appeal is why it has this ranking. The beauty, musicianship, lyric writing, hard rock at the end....it’s magic. I’ve seen all of your Zeppelin videos thus far. I’ve been deployed to Kuwait and seeing your reaction to the band I live the most ha helped me get through this. So please do more
@Larry Bones thats such a blanket statement there is music today that is fantastic especially todays rap like kendrick lamar and tyler the creator and childish gambino
100% He’s really appreciating the older music fully. So love that While I grew up a fan of this music I learned we still do have a lot of good artists around & expanded my own horizons a lot. You can still find good lyricists, though I think the Biz does so much homogenizing & using formulas for success there are fewer. But they’re out there & there success should teach the industry something. Those voice equalizers though, no tolerance for. If you haven’t got the voice, play an instrument, dance, produce. Everyone can spot the fake.
just never forget that black people created literally every genre. rock. country. rockabilly. blues. soul. funk, disco, r and b. rap. funk, raeggae, etc...
I remember when I was a child back in the 80's in Japan, I used to listen to this. This song represented America to me. Although, I didn't understand much English then and also the lyric itself escaped me because I was a child, I still understood its melody. Very seldom in humankind's history when music isn't a music anymore. It becomes a journey.
@@snowwpea It sounds English lol... American bands tried to sound like them but never quite could. Its not glam rock like Bon Jovi, it's real rock and roll.
Our music of the 70's and 80's took you on a journey. Led Zepplin, Rush, Yes, Rolling Stones, The Who and so many others that the music brought you JOY to hear. My daughter who is now in her 30's said it recently - I listen to your music now because it makes me feel good and lifts me up.
Nice comment man. (me 65yo) and they are calling us boomers(derogatory) But f..k man, our generation gave the world this music. I remember an ounce was $35 back then haha.
ken matheson "Boomers" literally derives from the term "baby boomers" which alludes to the massive "boom" or increased birthrate of babies being born after WWII.
Yep, i AGREE AND GRUMPY SHORT (i'm only 5'1", LOL) hispanic VETERAN Females WHO GREW UP WITH AWESOME BANDS such as Led Zeppelin, Queen, Heart, Pat Benatar, Van Halen, Rush, Scorpions, etc., etc. COMPLAIN TOO Because IT'S TRUE... TODAY's "Music" REALLY DOES SUCK, Lmbo! :-) THANK GOD i had 2 COOL & SMART brothers who taught ME WHAT REAL GOOD ROCK BANDS ARE ALL ABOUT, woo hoo, how i WISH To GOD that i could GO BACK TO MY FUN Youth in the 70's and 80's So i could check out REAL TALENTED MUSICIANS IN PERSON! Did i mention HOW MUCH TODAY'S "Music" REALLY SUCKS???! Lmbo! :-P
ken matheson it’s not derogatory when it’s true let me guess you didn’t know that right are you stuck your little bubble that involves looking into your Facebook feed and letting it hand feed you info that’s fake the term boomer literally derived from the the generation that has 65 year olds in it you know...”BABY BOOMER”
I remember in debate class in high school, not too long ago, I was chatting with the teacher about music, and we started talking Zeppelin, specifically Stairway, and a freshman was like "What's that?", and my teacher looked at me and said, "Play it." So I played it out loud in the middle of class, and the group of meatheads that constituted the "popular" ones in the class (same people that enjoy Lil' Pump, how these idiots did well in debate is beyond me), they started making fun of us for listening to the song, cause the intro is a bit slow and folksy, but by the time the guitar solo dropped, these troglodytes were quiet, struck dumb by the awesome power of the gods of rock.
I grew up on genres different from Rock, such as Reggae, Calypso, Motown, Pop, and then there were later additions like Jazz. Gradually Rock has been seeping through since a number of the musicians I listened to from other genres would add elements of rock to their music. I love that this song starts off 'slow and folksy', and slowly transitions to that finale that has your foot tapping and head bopping furiously. To me, this is true storytelling.
That's the difference between new music nowadays and music that transcends time, Stairway to Heaven evokes passion and emotion where music like Happy are just fads
Ditto! Hit 'delete' and then appreciate it all over again. Like I'd love to watch Back to the Future for the first time, or Raiders of the Lost Ark. Ah...memories...
I remember the first time I heard it. I was at my friends house and don't remember the details but this guy and girl were going to go smoke a joint and asked me if I wanted to come they were going to go out to the car and smoke I said sure. Anyways they put this on and its first time I actually remember hearing it and really you know felt it. That was 99 I think, I was 14
Seriously man...sitting here with tears in my eyes after that "heeyyyy' when they come back in with singing from the solo. I LOVE watching someone experience this for the first time. I'll never forget my first experience with Zep when I was about eight years old and my dad let me get into his record collection. The Houses of the Holy album transported me into an entirely new being that day. And I haven't stopped on that journey since. Welcome brother!
@@seand.g423 I've listened to Gordon Lightfoot all my life, not sure if dad and mom had albums. There's no better crowd pleaser than a greatest hits album from him. I'm talking about tooling around at home, get together w/ friends, not a party party.
"I see why ya'll are upset with the music today." A truer statement has never been spoken! This is back when music was music! Not some generated bullshit! Welcome to the music matrix my friend!
“And if you listen very hard, the tune will come to you at last, when all are one and one is all” one of the deepest quotes from any song I’ve ever heard.
That ought to be the Mission Statement of this channel. That's essentially what happens here. He listens very intently (hard), and then, at last, the tune comes to him, as he realizes he's already heard it at work.
Cyberium Very true. I met someone last week who had never heard of Piano Man and Rocket Man by Billy Joel + Elton John. I was shocked and disappointed lol.
Sure, but on the other hand, I’m going to guess there’s a lot of grown people that have never heard Eric B. & Rakim’s Paid In Full which changed the sound of hiphop and redefined what an MC was. It’s preference, environment, exposure... My Dad listened to Floyd and Zep. My Mom and my Step listened mainly to Jazz due to them being in a quartet. I heard “rap music” for the first time in the late 70s early 80s and I was done. Nothing else mattered. Breaking, strutting, and trying to write rhymes became my life.
I watch a lot of reaction videos on youtube and you're definitely one of my favorites because yours are genuine. You feel the music and recognize that you've been deprived of some amazing artists and songs throughout your life. I was fortunate to grow up listening to both Hip Hop and Rock equally while growing up as a teenager. One day I would be listening to Biggie, Mobb Deep, Gang Starr, Nas, Wu-Tang, etc. and then the next I would be listening to Pink Floyd, Tool, Metallica, Pantera, Guns N Roses, Led Zeppelin, Pearl Jam. Good luck on your journey and keep being yourself! The subscribers will keep adding up and good fortune will come your way.
Definitely agree .. love his sincere reactions.. and the love he shows of music he has not heard before.. Also like Doc Rich.. for similar reasons . Though he interrupt the music a bit too often..
"I see why ya'll are upset with the music today" Yea, that pretty much sums it up. Glad there are still people in the world who appreciate greatness. Good video 👍
I love his reactions, especially to songs like this that I have always loved but probably taken for granted because I’ve heard it so many times, but It’s a whole new experience listening to music I grew up to with someone who has never heard it.👍
It's quite amazing to me that such a small island off the Atlantic coast of Europe could produce so much incredible , inventive life changing music, Zeppelin, Beatles, Stones , The Who, Deep Purple, Kinks, Yardbirds, Moody Blues, Yes, Genesis, Black Sabbath, Jeff Beck, Elton John, Radiohead, Pink Floyd, The Clash, The list is endless , there must be something in the rainwater , Bless you Brittania
My grandpa died in 2016 ( my dads dad ). They gave us a CD of the memories my dad had with him. We watched it and the song that played with it was Stairway to Heaven. I don’t think I’ve been that sad seeing my dad cry that night. This song touches my soul.
Brother I've been rocking to Led Zepplin for 40 years and I'm as black ad black can get! Along with Rush, Vanhalen and all the greats and I'm probably one of only a few black drummers that can match Jon Bonham ( RIP ) Neal Peart ( RIP ) and Alex Vanhalen stick for stick on the kit.
It’s like these guys were able to put music and words to a beautiful vision and paint that vision with the appropriate words and sounds that can accurately be conveyed to all that hear/see it. It’s almost supernatural. It is supernatural. This is more than music man.
This was the infamous "last song" at the high school dance, you wanted to be played or heard, at 8 minutes 2 seconds (radio play), for that slow dance with your date
Great comment. The funny part was, it starts as a slow dance...so my hands were around the girl which was awesome, but then when it speeds up, you kind of need to dance fast...and I wasn’t good at that. :)
That is the reaction I would expect. My brother is deaf and if he could listen to one song in his life I could pick for him it would be Stairway to Heaven.
I'm of 2 minds about this comment... 1) If he could only hear one song this would most definitely be one of the top ones for him to for obvious reasons. 2) The other way to go would be to listen to the worst song in history...imagine only hearing stairway once and never to hear anything again...that would hurt me in my soul I think...whereas if you listen to some 3rd rate mumble rapper he would think hes not missing much and can go on living his life
Stairway ... Still a masterpiece . And now u know. I remember the first time hearing this I closed my eyes like u to take it all in. You know what, I still do 40 years later. I first heard this as a teen. And as we wind on down the road the piper is calling us to join him.
You've opened the treasure trove my friend. SO many great epic songs by legendary bands. Any major band from the 60's and 70's and you can dive right in and find absolute diamonds. I envy you in a way.
@@User2718218 Rushing to the record shop,getting it home,lovingly lifting it from the inner sleeve,the smell of the new shiny cardboard,the small crackle as the needle hits the run-in,the anticipation,the glory.While its playing,the sleeve notes inside the LP. are studied,by the end of the night,you know who produced it,ALL of the band,the session musicians,hell,even where it was printed ! The internet leaves that ritual out of the whole equation. I still have my 4,000+ vinyl collection. It will be in my will to my favourite daughter. (dont care what anyone says,we ALL have a favourite) and she will be the curator. Happy.
Wow I got robbed, I saw Led Zeppelin in 1977 and my ticket was $9. The funny thing was, as we drove into the concert people were selling tickets for face value. In the same year a friend and I drove to Greensboro from Fort Bragg to see the Moody Blues on the night of the show. We got 2 floor seats. Ah, the good ole days!!!
Man you have to watch the cover this really talented band did of Stairway. Just type in "led zeppelin kennedy center honors 2012" and watch the one with 28 million views. It's beautiful watching the band react to the cover. It was profound. Edit: nevermind the next video up is you reacting to it! haha you're the man. This music is apart of all of us in such a profound, deep, meaningful way. I'm glad you're on board now too my friend.
Fool in the rain by these guys. My personal favorite Led Zeppelin song and something you don't see a lot of people reacting to. Love all of your reactions, btw 👍
I haven't seen one reaction to it and I search for it now and then because it's a great song. If you haven't seen it already, there's a track on RUclips (sometimes) that somehow got out of Led Zeppelin's studio - it's an isolated drum track - Bonzo recording his unbelievable drum part for the song. You can barely hear the piano that comes in during a pause in the drums that's ended by the whistle - I think that might be sound leaking from headphones Bonzo was wearing when he was playing the drum part.
Fool in the Rain is a complex peice of music that sounds like pop almost until you realize its so intricate and complicated . One of Bonhams masterpieces.
I grew up with this music, and I can't tell you how happy it makes me to see someone from the current generation appreciating it. Keep doing what you're doing Jamel, because you are as cool as hell. THANK YOU!!!
In the early 80's, this was always the last song at the after-game high school dances. The length of the song gave you extra up-close time with that one girl... but the up-tempo ending was a problem for us 6'5"ers that were reluctant to "fastdance". Such huge problems we had back then :/
My school tried to get Stairway to Heaven to be our prom song, but administration was not giving in, so we got a different (but also awesome) song instead. They did, however, let the following year have it. It was almost 18 years ago and it still doesn't make sense to me.
I remember the first time I heard this album. I was 14 in 1977, and my bf brought it over to my house to listen on our brand new record player with two stereo speakers. We lay on the floor under the dining room table. Heaven indeed.
Who else was grinning wider and wider, just waiting for THAT moment to kick in? And knowing Jamel would love it?
yep especially right at 7:51
I don't know...I got the opposite reaction. He seemed to want to groove to it, but it's not a groove type of tune.
@@Surfishy888 The 70s might disagree ;-)
@@-jacinta- I lived through the 50s, 60s, 70s, etc., I love all different kinds of music, except opera and Led Zeppelin. Just have never been a fan of their particular kind of music. There's emotive singing and then there's screaching. Bon Jovi's singing on Living On A Prayer is better than Led Zeppelin any day. That tortured high pitched screaching just grates on the ear. Plus, what was described as some kind of inventive and creative guitar playing was only done by strumming of different chord changes, that's all...no magic fingers at all. I think Zep's fan base are making much more 'ado about nothing' than is necessary. Just my opinion.
Surfishy888 Bon jovi lmao
My favourite rock quote. "The fact that there's a Stairway to Heaven and a Highway to Hell tells you who's expecting more traffic"
I never heard that before and it sure hits the nail.
Stairways can get crowded too.
Deep
@@TheAvish6293 compared to a highway though 😂
Im borrowing that..lol
“I see why y’all upset with the music today.”
The more you know. 🙂
I was reading comments. And then I read this. And while reading this, Jamal said it right when i read it 🤯
Actually I have 4 children over 35 and they think music has gone to hell. I still can't get them to listen to 60's or 70's...
That's EXACTLY right...music these days ain't even MUSIC!!!!!
@@vickitrotter7947 I look for music outside of the main pop these days, and mostly not from the USA there are still a few good Artists out there
You dont mean sick in a good way as it is used nowadays?
I admit that you can eventually fall into a mindset of "Oh, no, not Stairway again". But watching someone hear it for the first time, and anticipating how they're going to react at certain moments, really brings back how great it is.
Have we done The lemon song or traveling riverside yet???!?
I agree.
Agreed
well said, totally agree
I make sure to ration great songs like this so they still make my spine tingle when I listen to them.
"I see why y'all are so upset about the 'music' today!" NAILED IT!!!
Amen!
Just quote me... "Today's music is Noise Pollution"
im 19 and i hate todays music
just thankfull i grew up listening to vinyl
Your not looking hard enough for good music
@@vinyl-maniac6400 I never listened to vinyl (really) it was always CDs. Idk what it is but yesterday's music sounds so much better as in listening to their music u know there is passion, soul, hard work, and or something interesting to say unlike today's music.
My brother was like "oh and Slayer is more like that than Taylor Swift?" Yeah all they had was a Camero and eventually made the only album that could rival Master of Puppets & its the same album that is a "blueprint" if not a key ingredient of Death Metal a new genre at that time.
Imagine you listening Stairway to Heaven for the very first time again...
Can’t even tell
I do!
Magic
I was just as mesmerized by it the first time I heard it.
that was me 2 weeks ago, and I'm a rock fan too, it's just that my music tastes change a lot, and recently I started enjoying the hell out of classic rock, and I finally decided to check it out, worse about it is I loved immigrant song and knew about Stairway to heaven, I just didn't particularly want to listen to it, but now, nah that's over, discovered so many new classics recently that I didn't know about just because I actually started to listen to those songs that I kept myself from hearing
"I see why y'all are upset with the music today." - This is why I love your channel man. I love seeing how it affects you. Beautiful.
^^^^^
Seeing you enjoy this music makes me both nostalgic and grateful to have lived through it.
Nailed it. Every now and then an artist hits a decent song but back it the day the artists were prolific. STH is a beautiful journey. Watch/React to the Kennedy Center Honors with Anne & Nancy Wilson of Heart singing this song TO Led Zeppelin. A once in a lifetime moment. Side note: The drummer performing is the drummer of Led Zeppelin son. Really AMAZING!!
RIGHT ON!!!!
It’s not even that all the new music is “bad”, it’s that the old stuff is just so incredibly good that it doesn’t compare. It sounds cliche, but people literally don’t make music like this anymore.
This song is generally considered a top 5 song in music history. Every single guitarist will tell you its blasphemy to mess up the solo
*ROCK SIN # 1:*
THOU SHALT *NOT* PAUSE THE GUITAR SOLO!
Not Rock history, this masterpiece is in the top of the greatest songs EVER CREATED.
I'm here in NYC and every memorial day, 4th of July and Labor Day the Rock stations do top 100 songs and every time for years "stairway to heaven " is number 1..Im talking years and years
@@kristinholsapple2587 Same in Seattle 🙏🏻
I’d say it’s the greatest rock song of all time. LedZepplin is my favorite band of all time so I’m probably biased. However I enjoy how many more times, and a couple of other Zep songs more than Stairway but I will concide it’s the best
A am a black male 55 years old. I grew up in Brooklyn NY. I am sad to say I missed out on really enjoying some incredible music when it was new.
I listen to everything. Old and new. I don't want to miss any jewels. Music has saved my sanity and I Thank God for it.
I listened to all this music as a kid, I'm 54. The sad thing was at that time growing up on the south side of Chicago you couldn't admit to listening and liking this music. Music was so segregated back then. There was rock music stations for white kids and R&B stations for blacks, and we weren't suppose to cross over. I remember hiding in my room with my transistor radio listening to these songs. It wasn't until high school that i realized whit kids did the exact same thing to hear our music.
I made sure when i had my kids i always played the songs i loved for them to hear and insisted they shared their favorite music with me even if I didn't understand it all the time
@Scott ?????? yes I've heard that version a really like it. The thing to remember is Chicago is very segregated even now. Its just the way of things there. I went to catholic schools my entire youth. I went to an all boys high school and I had a white girl friend that went to an all girls high school. We went to a Jacksons concert and I bought her a poster. She called me a week later in tears because her father not only tore down the Michael Jackson poster but all her posters and took all her records and tapes while she was at school. Then told her we were bad influences and couldn't see us/me anymore. That only lasted about a month but it just shows you what some not all went through during that time.
Anthony Munn Have you heard of this young metal band from Brooklyn? ruclips.net/video/nHsTxoaOaO8/видео.html
I keep thinking it's Thursday.
It's like watching myself(old white guy) hearing these songs for the first time when I was a teen and they were on 45 rpm records & 4 track cartridges... I'm old enough to know about the insert thingy needed to play a 45 rpm record......
LOL. Me too. Its because most are just discovering LZ now. Lucky them :).
Same reason I watch white guys reacting to hip hop
Richard Eberhart old white guys? Young ones all listen to it already.
#me too
Jamel, I'm 74 and was a young adult when this kind of music was made. I got to see concerts by Led Zep, Eric Clapton, Jethro Tull, and other classic rock groups, and it really can't be adequately described. I'm glad that recordings and concert videos are still available for subsequent generations to discover and enjoy.
Music is forever ❤️✌🏽
Yeah we are lucky I guess. The classical listeners don’t even have a compressed audio clip of their favorites.
Yes think any of the music of today will stand the test like these classics? I think not! Such great memories of this era. Glad I grew up then for sure
@@Phantom_madman GOOD music is forever. How does one define good music? It is music that continues to be played for generations after it is first composed and presented.
You lucky old bastards.
You know a song is a masterpiece when people are speechless afterwards
there was a time that you did not need dancers on stage to make a show, the band was enough
Or the band all in sync dancing together. Like Clones. I like it when I am watching old R and B and Soul but not rock
i think dancing sucks; music is for the ears.
Comment Freely Music is for the body. You can feel the music move throughout your body and express it in the most natural way possible. Also, there are studies that suggest that dancing is like a visual mating call, as are a peacocks feathers or many birds' singing.
tell that to nirvana in 1992.
Avi Gayegos
Ahhhh, the Good Ol Days!!!
one day a few years ago when my kids were pre and early teens i was upstairs relaxing in bed and I could hear them downstairs playing The Beatles and Led Zeppelin with no coaxing , and I thought to myself , " my work here is done "
I have my turntable set up in my bedroom and was playing some Miles Davis, when my youngest daughter joined me to listen to the "old music". Years later, she has her own turntable and is listening to all sorts of jazz!!! My work is also done!
@@wolffhenry5751 beautiful memories both you guys 😊☮
You raised your kids right. Well done sir. Very well done.
Father of the Year.
@@tracieh215 thank you . so kind
To finally hear someone say “ I understand why you don’t like today’s music” Was just what the dr ordered.
to say you dont like todays music is just ignorant
Oliver Vaa it's not ignorant. every generation has done it to every generations music that's come after theirs, since the beginning of time. it's called lack of understanding, not ignorance.
@@samanthanickson6478 then i guess you can call it stupididty
@@oliver-04 compare this to WAP...
@@dknollRX7 i think wap is better, its more catchy and has its own dance. Also its one of the most popular songs right now
Jamal my brother, I hope your channel blows up with millions of subs. You deserve it. I chill and watch your reactions during my lunch hour at work, and so many people crowd around me watching you and discovering new music. I love seeing you discover music that I've loved my entire life. You get it my brother.
#respect
Thanks🙏🏾
@@jamelakajamal like to see you do Peter Frampton do you feel like I do
You know Jamel, all of these reaction videos from all of these people don’t seem genuine at all, except for you. You truly get it. I subjected my daughter to my music when she was growing up, and at the time, she hated it. Now, she’s proud to know and appreciates the music that I
grew up on. It brings me such joy to be able to see you discover and appreciate what all of us have known all of these years how great this music and these artists were and still are. Thank you.
Thanks Brotha🙏🏾
The expressions on your face are what make this so much fun. It's like discovering this music all over again for us old farts.😆♥️
It doesn't get more stank face than Stairway :)
I always wanted a magic pill to make me forget my favorite song, just so i could listen to it for the first time again. Watching this channel is kind of like that pill.
Holly, YES!!!! I have wished SO many times that my memory of some songs were erased temporarily so I could hear them for the first time again. This is definitely the closest thing, I love it!
Of all the people doing these "reaction to" recordings I like Jamal the best. Some of them are very forced and trying too hard, ending up looking false. Jamal seems more natural.
Jamal - Great music, cool reactions, and I love how you seem genuinely into the music. That’s what music back then did to the soul. But even more than all that, I absolutely LOVE that you’ve created a channel that is positive, people aren’t tearing each other apart with nasty comments, and you’re helping people re-live the best times of their lives. Hats off to you as so few are able to do that these days. Nice job!!
Nearly 50 years and this song is still considered one of the greatest rock song written and the guitar solo too.
Plus the drums!...have to mention Bonham as well!
As a guitar player there are only a few solos that move me. This is one of them. I wonder if Jimmy Page just noodled it in the studio or sat down and composed it. The man has inspired many people with some of the greatest guitar playing of all time, IMO of course.
@@blackie8083 yep.....the fills and accents that Bonham uses during Page's guitar solo are pure genius.
Jason V it was like 4 or 5 different song ideas that page had been tossing back and forth for years and he just combined them into his magnum opus. Heard that in a documentary years ago, sorry I can’t remember which, but it’s a famous sound bite so you can prob easily find it.
@@jaysjams1517 There was an Interview of him saying, he had 3 solos for this song in his head and he recorded all of them. He listened and then decided on the one in the final recording because it just felt right. All were as long and probably as epic and all were played on his 12string
It is an anthem to a whole generation. There is just nothing like it.
Gen X as well! And the rest for at least 1000 years...
Freebird too!!
Carol....you are spot on! 👍🏻
"Yes there are two paths you can go by but in the long run, there's still time to change the road you're on."
Truth
Good advice
Wow amazing lyrics on this song , so true .
You know ? When I was a teenager, the first times I listened to Stairway To Heaven it didn't leave any impression on me.
It wasn't until I grew up and experimented first hand how hard life can be, to see my own disappointments, failures, sorrow and regrets that I actually got it.
Really wish I could go back, but that's impossible, so I'll just try to listen very hard from now on...
Plant is telling us, as the listener, that you can do what thou will. He then tells us, there's time to turn back to GOD and you will be saved. Wrong, who knows the time of one's last breath, but GOD? So, he is , in fact, telling us...see you in hell. Page, couldn't wait to buy Allister Crowley's house...which was the remnants of a church, that caught fire, with the congregation still inside! He was a practicing satanist and some consider the most evil man who ever lived!
Best 11 minutes I’ve spent onYou Tube for a long time. Watching your reaction was priceless, and from your words at the end it’s evident you “get it”. You are now an honorary 60+ year old. Welcome to our world and our experiences
Did you just... give him the b**ma card?
The first time you really hear this song you are speechless.
Yes it was amazing growing up in that generation. Thank you, and welcome to stay, there is much more.
@@odiltm259 what's b**ma card?
70's and 80's rock music was the greatest period for music.
There will never be music as good as or as close as.
As Freddy Mercury once quoted:
"We are in a golden age of music. There will be a time when technology becomes so advanced that we'll rely on it to make music rather than talent. Music will lose its soul."
Don't forget the mid to late 60's, the music was going up in a wave, in the 80's it was starting to peter out, remember "Disco"?
No need drugs, just listen
Wow! Never heard that one. Very powerful, prophetic quote.
Flóki Vilgerðarson the 90s were as good, but 60s 70s and 90s were the best decades for music
I met my granddaughter’s boyfriend for the first time and I liked him the moment I saw him. Why? He had on a Led Zeppelin T-shirt. Nineteen years old.
Ruth Johnson ...but can he name 5 Led Zeppelin songs? Haha. Best wishes.
He's a keeper
That he bought at Target
He has cool parents dude. :)
Classic Rock shirts are trendy, but most kids have never heard the music of the band that's on their tshirt.
“Anyone here remember laughter?”
i Got ya back, bruh!!
“I hope so”
I like these vocals better but the live guitar better... jimmy page is the best ever
Scott Ryan no question the live guitat is better. Especially the solos
Yes, but has anybody seen the bridge??
From Led Zeppelin IV. A masterpiece. Yes, we were very spoiled back in the day.
We had no idea how good we had it. Even the least impressive tracks of the day were miles ahead of the cookie cutter stuff put out today.
Mm, we probably did not know it at that time...Led Zeppelin III got quite a slamming which gave the idea of not using any titles on the album cover for IV / Zoso / Runes Album. To me though III is their best effort truly showcasing both the acoustic and electric sides.."Tangerine" is a nice combination as has lot of elements for "Stairway".
We sure were Mary.A great time to be growing up.
Yeah. Today's music reeks of autotune. A fuckin' pandemia.
Most people don’t know this is a cover
This song changed alot of peoples lives when it first came out, imagine millions of young rock & roll kids hearing this for the first time Back in 1971, I am PROUD to say I was one of them, my generation was Dope AF!
I tell people we are called Boomers because John Bonham made the drums go BOOM.
First live performance was in my home city, Belfast, Ireland, when few bands would come here because we'd a fek'n war going on.
I'll never forget that they did that for us.
True legends.
Táim an-shásta é a choisteáil!!
When a song still moves you after almost 50 years, that says something. As many brilliant songs that Led Zeppelin put out, this was one of their very best.
Right, and how many *_proms_* was this song the theme of?
Stairway is considered the absolute BEST "Rock and Roll" song of all time. It was recorded in 1971 (48 years ago as of this post) and it is still JAM as heck!!!
Farnk Ewe Absolutely Frank!!!👋♥️🇦🇺🇺🇸
I think you don't no what rock and roll is 😂
It's easily in the top 5 or even top 3 songs of all time ever regardless of genre
@John Cena ever heard of Bohemian Rhapsody?
@John Cena yeah thats kind of what i was expecting as a reaction from someone who thinks that led zeppelin is the only rock band ever
Saw them in 1977.
I stayed sober for that concert, that tells you how much I wanted to remember every last note of it.
You are better than me!
_amusingmyself I wish I could have been there, but unfortunately I was born in 1995
Well, back then you could go to a concert sober and be stoned halfway through just from breathing the AIR! If you know what I mean!
@@TheTruthContestt 2000 for me, but I can enjoy all of these beautiful songs as well as when they performed live, all through a click or press.
Epic!
This is considered by many as the greatest rock song ever. While there are other Zeppelin songs I love more, this one song has so much mass appeal is why it has this ranking. The beauty, musicianship, lyric writing, hard rock at the end....it’s magic. I’ve seen all of your Zeppelin videos thus far. I’ve been deployed to Kuwait and seeing your reaction to the band I live the most ha helped me get through this. So please do more
That ending was Epic!!
ah yes the days of lsd
PLEASE BE CAREFUL AND COME HOME SAFE!♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
Thank you for your service!Stay safe!
This and Deep Purples Child in Time are easily my alltime favorite songs.
One of the most iconic guitar solo's in history, by one of the greatest guitar players in history.
Don’t forget John! Literally, the greatest drummer ever!
One of? You mean *the* most iconic guitar solos of all time.
“To be a rock and not to roll”
That line gets me every time
@Larry Bones thats such a blanket statement there is music today that is fantastic especially todays rap like kendrick lamar and tyler the creator and childish gambino
This music was made nearly 50 years ago. And nothing from today comes close to being as good.
N-O-T-H-I-N-G !
Yep they're not going to be listening to most of the crap years from now.
"I see why yawl upset with the music today. Man." - Jamel's best line eva
Dude Totally!! It felt so good to hear that!
100% He’s really appreciating the older music fully. So love that
While I grew up a fan of this music I learned we still do have a lot of good artists around & expanded my own horizons a lot. You can still find good lyricists, though I think the Biz does so much homogenizing & using formulas for success there are fewer. But they’re out there & there success should teach the industry something. Those voice equalizers though, no tolerance for. If you haven’t got the voice, play an instrument, dance, produce. Everyone can spot the fake.
This line and when he reacted to "Bulls On Parade" he said "There's a lot of funk in that foot!"
just never forget that black people created literally every genre. rock. country. rockabilly. blues. soul. funk, disco, r and b. rap. funk, raeggae, etc...
J-I-M-M-Y FREAKING P-A-G-E!
I remember when I was a child back in the 80's in Japan, I used to listen to this. This song represented America to me. Although, I didn't understand much English then and also the lyric itself escaped me because I was a child, I still understood its melody. Very seldom in humankind's history when music isn't a music anymore. It becomes a journey.
That's a different perspective!! They were from England and were 70'sreally !!
@@snowwpea It sounds English lol... American bands tried to sound like them but never quite could. Its not glam rock like Bon Jovi, it's real rock and roll.
@@juanmanu9652 maybe you’re right, what matters is that it’s good music
WOW! to you man.
@@snowwpea sounds american?......
4:54 "Does anybody remember laughter?" You Zeppelin fans know you hear it, even though it isn't there.
LiberalsArePoop I hate when he says that in a recorded live version. I usually like the studio versions better !!!
LiberalsArePoop the song remains the same is the greatest live album of all time. Every song played there is better than their studio version
Yeaaah
Yep, I heard it. In 1977!
“I hope so”
So fun to see someone grooving to a Jimmy Page solo for the first time.
Our music of the 70's and 80's took you on a journey. Led Zepplin, Rush, Yes, Rolling Stones, The Who and so many others that the music brought you JOY to hear. My daughter who is now in her 30's said it recently - I listen to your music now because it makes me feel good and lifts me up.
Music for the sake of the song and the story and getting people to feel.
When grumpy old white guys hear modern music and go, "That ain't music!", now you kinda know what we mean.
Nice comment man. (me 65yo) and they are calling us boomers(derogatory) But f..k man, our generation gave the world this music. I remember an ounce was $35 back then haha.
ken matheson "Boomers" literally derives from the term "baby boomers" which alludes to the massive "boom" or increased birthrate of babies being born after WWII.
Yep, i AGREE AND GRUMPY SHORT (i'm only 5'1", LOL) hispanic VETERAN Females WHO GREW UP WITH AWESOME BANDS such as Led Zeppelin, Queen, Heart, Pat Benatar, Van Halen, Rush, Scorpions, etc., etc. COMPLAIN TOO Because IT'S TRUE... TODAY's "Music" REALLY DOES SUCK, Lmbo! :-)
THANK GOD i had 2 COOL & SMART brothers who taught ME WHAT REAL GOOD ROCK BANDS ARE ALL ABOUT, woo hoo, how i WISH To GOD that i could GO BACK TO MY FUN Youth in the 70's and 80's So i could check out REAL TALENTED MUSICIANS IN PERSON!
Did i mention HOW MUCH TODAY'S "Music" REALLY SUCKS???! Lmbo! :-P
True Dat
ken matheson it’s not derogatory when it’s true let me guess you didn’t know that right are you stuck your little bubble that involves looking into your Facebook feed and letting it hand feed you info that’s fake the term boomer literally derived from the the generation that has 65 year olds in it you know...”BABY BOOMER”
Led Zeppelin "Stairway to Heaven" is a straight up religious experience.
I remember in debate class in high school, not too long ago, I was chatting with the teacher about music, and we started talking Zeppelin, specifically Stairway, and a freshman was like "What's that?", and my teacher looked at me and said, "Play it."
So I played it out loud in the middle of class, and the group of meatheads that constituted the "popular" ones in the class (same people that enjoy Lil' Pump, how these idiots did well in debate is beyond me), they started making fun of us for listening to the song, cause the intro is a bit slow and folksy, but by the time the guitar solo dropped, these troglodytes were quiet, struck dumb by the awesome power of the gods of rock.
I grew up on genres different from Rock, such as Reggae, Calypso, Motown, Pop, and then there were later additions like Jazz. Gradually Rock has been seeping through since a number of the musicians I listened to from other genres would add elements of rock to their music. I love that this song starts off 'slow and folksy', and slowly transitions to that finale that has your foot tapping and head bopping furiously. To me, this is true storytelling.
Metalheads who don't know zeppelin are not metalheads.
@@patrickburman9839 My friend, we agree. But I think the original poster meant MEATheads, those with more brawn than brain. Or taste.
Today on things that never happened but were still written to be cool on the internetz...
@@patrickburman9839 he said meatheads not metalheads
That's the difference between new music nowadays
and music that transcends time,
Stairway to Heaven evokes passion and emotion
where music like Happy are just fads
Paul Williams You are so so right Paul!!!!♥️♥️♥️♥️👋♥️🇦🇺🇺🇸
I wish I could hear this song again for the first time.
Ditto! Hit 'delete' and then appreciate it all over again. Like I'd love to watch Back to the Future for the first time, or Raiders of the Lost Ark. Ah...memories...
I remember the first time I heard it. I was at my friends house and don't remember the details but this guy and girl were going to go smoke a joint and asked me if I wanted to come they were going to go out to the car and smoke I said sure. Anyways they put this on and its first time I actually remember hearing it and really you know felt it. That was 99 I think, I was 14
Me to
This song came out in my 8th grade year. Blew me away. Saw Zep three times live. I am blessed musically!
"I see why y'all upset with the music today!"
NAILED IT.
Doesnt change how God damn bitchy some boomers are when others arent lol...
Seriously man...sitting here with tears in my eyes after that "heeyyyy' when they come back in with singing from the solo. I LOVE watching someone experience this for the first time. I'll never forget my first experience with Zep when I was about eight years old and my dad let me get into his record collection. The Houses of the Holy album transported me into an entirely new being that day. And I haven't stopped on that journey since. Welcome brother!
Houses of the Holy was The Bomb! I was in high school when it came out.
That record album picture is embedded in my brain. Dad's record collection: Moody Blues, Cat Stevens, Led Zep, Pink Floyd, CCR. All the great shit.
@@saintejeannedarc9460 Lightfoot?
@@seand.g423 I've listened to Gordon Lightfoot all my life, not sure if dad and mom had albums. There's no better crowd pleaser than a greatest hits album from him. I'm talking about tooling around at home, get together w/ friends, not a party party.
@@saintejeannedarc9460 just making sure... you know as well as I how it's been the past couple decades...
"I see why ya'll are upset with the music today." A truer statement has never been spoken! This is back when music was music! Not some generated bullshit! Welcome to the music matrix my friend!
“And if you listen very hard, the tune will come to you at last, when all are one and one is all” one of the deepest quotes from any song I’ve ever heard.
That ought to be the Mission Statement of this channel. That's essentially what happens here.
He listens very intently (hard), and then, at last, the tune comes to him, as he realizes he's already heard it at work.
It always amazes me seeing grown people having never heard classic songs like stairway to heaven lol
If media broadcasts old songs too frequently, most of the "Modern Pops" will be ashamed to show up.
Cyberium Very true. I met someone last week who had never heard of Piano Man and Rocket Man by Billy Joel + Elton John. I was shocked and disappointed lol.
kevin jones jojo is making younger generations get into these immortal songs and bands.
Sure, but on the other hand, I’m going to guess there’s a lot of grown people that have never heard Eric B. & Rakim’s Paid In Full which changed the sound of hiphop and redefined what an MC was.
It’s preference, environment, exposure...
My Dad listened to Floyd and Zep.
My Mom and my Step listened mainly to Jazz due to them being in a quartet.
I heard “rap music” for the first time in the late 70s early 80s and I was done. Nothing else mattered. Breaking, strutting, and trying to write rhymes became my life.
I watch a lot of reaction videos on youtube and you're definitely one of my favorites because yours are genuine. You feel the music and recognize that you've been deprived of some amazing artists and songs throughout your life. I was fortunate to grow up listening to both Hip Hop and Rock equally while growing up as a teenager. One day I would be listening to Biggie, Mobb Deep, Gang Starr, Nas, Wu-Tang, etc. and then the next I would be listening to Pink Floyd, Tool, Metallica, Pantera, Guns N Roses, Led Zeppelin, Pearl Jam.
Good luck on your journey and keep being yourself! The subscribers will keep adding up and good fortune will come your way.
Thank You🙏🏾 Much Appreciated
And he doesn’t keep interrupting the songs as he listens to them.
Definitely agree .. love his sincere reactions.. and the love he shows of music he has not heard before..
Also like Doc Rich.. for similar reasons . Though he interrupt the music a bit too often..
"I see why ya'll are upset with the music today"
Yea, that pretty much sums it up.
Glad there are still people in the world who appreciate greatness.
Good video 👍
Gives you hope, doesn't it?
@@SueDNim very much so indeed 👍
I love his reactions, especially to songs like this that I have always loved but probably taken for granted because I’ve heard it so many times, but It’s a whole new experience listening to music I grew up to with someone who has never heard it.👍
For a certain generation, songs like this are wired into your DNA. I can almost play it back in my head like a tape recorder.
What's a tape recorder? Just kidding...I'm old!
I know EXACTLY what you mean!
It's quite amazing to me that such a small island off the Atlantic coast of Europe could produce so much incredible , inventive life changing music, Zeppelin, Beatles, Stones , The Who, Deep Purple, Kinks, Yardbirds, Moody Blues, Yes, Genesis, Black Sabbath, Jeff Beck, Elton John, Radiohead, Pink Floyd, The Clash, The list is endless , there must be something in the rainwater , Bless you Brittania
They did more than music lol. Literally ruled the planet.
Gaz Denny you’re missing David Bowie.
Amen!
its a chilly damp islands a lot of time indoors , time to write and contemplate .. so many awesome bands and singers, ..... yes david bowie !
Just take Radiohead off that list and add David Bowie and you are golden for a top list of very influential artists
I appreciate his reaction, and he appreciates the music.... and don’t we All wish we could go back in time 😎
My grandpa died in 2016 ( my dads dad ). They gave us a CD of the memories my dad had with him. We watched it and the song that played with it was Stairway to Heaven. I don’t think I’ve been that sad seeing my dad cry that night. This song touches my soul.
Now this is why this song is considered one of the all time greatest.
I believe it's still number one all time.
Yep
Only to Zeppelin fans. This song is a big Burn out
the greatest IMO
@@nchls69 this is song is one of the best ever BUT is infected with the overplay bug. If you're listening to it the first time...it's just majestic.
A young black man rockin out to Led Zepplin. What a time to be alive.
Music Keeps Me Together - Taj Mahal
The technology allows this to happen eh dude. And i am an old prick but this i LOVE about the IT. :)
It's awesome.
Brother I've been rocking to Led Zepplin for 40 years and I'm as black ad black can get! Along with Rush, Vanhalen and all the greats and I'm probably one of only a few black drummers that can match Jon Bonham ( RIP ) Neal Peart ( RIP ) and Alex Vanhalen stick for stick on the kit.
@@joemontana5018 rock and roll= skill and talent that has been trained over the years. HIP-HOP= raping over pre-rogramed beats from a computer.
After I listen to Stairway to Heaven I feel like I've just completed a journey of some kind.
James Knight acid trip in music form
It’s like these guys were able to put music and words to a beautiful vision and paint that vision with the appropriate words and sounds that can accurately be conveyed to all that hear/see it. It’s almost supernatural. It is supernatural. This is more than music man.
James Knight The Hero’s Journey. It’s a writing thing and the lyrics follow it.
the journey to rip a bowl.
There's a feeling I get when I look to the west and my spirit is crying for leaving....
tears came to my eyes.I love young men and women listening and appreciating...music.
I made my sons listen to this on a car radio driving home from a game and they were like, “this is boring...until...bam!” Ha ha
This was the infamous "last song" at the high school dance, you wanted to be played or heard, at
8 minutes 2 seconds (radio play), for that slow dance with your date
Great comment. The funny part was, it starts as a slow dance...so my hands were around the girl which was awesome, but then when it speeds up, you kind of need to dance fast...and I wasn’t good at that. :)
Omg yes! I thought that was just my school! Wow
There aren't enough like buttons for this reaction.
I grew up on this music, and it's honestly a joy to see someone experiencing it for the first time!
Tim Dunn I did too. I raised my kids on it.
That my friend is why that is one of the greatest songs ever made.
Robert Plant and Jimmy Page wrote that song in ONE evening. In a castle formerly owned by Alister Crowley. True story.
No
It sounds as if Bonham is pissed because he doesn't get to play until the song's half over, so he's takimg it out on his drum kit.
That is the reaction I would expect. My brother is deaf and if he could listen to one song in his life I could pick for him it would be Stairway to Heaven.
I'm of 2 minds about this comment...
1) If he could only hear one song this would most definitely be one of the top ones for him to for obvious reasons.
2) The other way to go would be to listen to the worst song in history...imagine only hearing stairway once and never to hear anything again...that would hurt me in my soul I think...whereas if you listen to some 3rd rate mumble rapper he would think hes not missing much and can go on living his life
does he feel the vibrations on the speakers. Many deaf folks I know still get some enjoyment from them in this way
I am provoked to jealousy by your open-mindedness. Thank you for that.
Zeppelin: Powerful stuff. Excellent lyrics. Melodic, but when they turn it on you better be ready. They're better than anybody. IMO
Down By The Seaside is another perfect example of this.
Stairway ... Still a masterpiece . And now u know. I remember the first time hearing this
I closed my eyes like u to take it all in. You know what, I still do 40 years later. I first heard this as a teen. And as we wind on down the road the piper is calling us to join him.
All of my love , Robert Plant wrote and dedicated song to his son he died of some rare disease.. Beautiful SONG
His son died of respiratory infection at just 5yrs old in 1977, so sad!
My fav zepplin song btw
Robert Ghanem 😢💜
@@sharlenelopez2033 same here
I love how this songs builds... the tension kills me in such a pleasurable way.
You've opened the treasure trove my friend.
SO many great epic songs by legendary bands.
Any major band from the 60's and 70's and you can dive right in and find absolute diamonds.
I envy you in a way.
What's so cool is the Internet allows younger generations to discover this stuff. You don't have to find some old records at a rummage sale.
@@User2718218 Rushing to the record shop,getting it home,lovingly lifting it from the inner sleeve,the smell of the new shiny cardboard,the small crackle as the needle hits the run-in,the anticipation,the glory.While its playing,the sleeve notes inside the LP. are studied,by the end of the night,you know who produced it,ALL of the band,the session musicians,hell,even where it was printed !
The internet leaves that ritual out of the whole equation.
I still have my 4,000+ vinyl collection.
It will be in my will to my favourite daughter. (dont care what anyone says,we ALL have a favourite) and she will be the curator.
Happy.
The '70s & '80s were the best time to growing up for sure!!!!
One of the most iconic well composed song in all of rock history
Your face is exactly what mine looked like in the 70's when I first heard it.
If everyone was listening to words like this, maybe we could realize we are all the same. We all want love and peace.
Luckily my parents already educated me well in this way. But i completly agree
Shut up
Jimmy Page played that song with a double neck guitar.the greatest song ever played in history of the world.
Kashmir next if you haven't done it. Studio and live at Earls Court and Knebworth.
No not Earls Court. Sound sucked, no bottom. If there were a concert Kashmir refer to 1977 tour especially NYC.
the o2 was the best live kashmir
Ten Years Gone or Achilles Last Stand
Amor odio Amor love Kashmir, every version is amazing.
@@BrainStem-jn5xp x1000!
Yes, all the concerts. June, 1972: Rolling Stones, Jethro Tull, and Led Zeppelin, three weekends in a row at the Seattle Coliseum. Tickets were $5.
you will never see that again
wow
Wow I got robbed, I saw Led Zeppelin in 1977 and my ticket was $9. The funny thing was, as we drove into the concert people were selling tickets for face value. In the same year a friend and I drove to Greensboro from Fort Bragg to see the Moody Blues on the night of the show. We got 2 floor seats. Ah, the good ole days!!!
@@roycrosby4941 Yes! Best memories anyone ever had, ever!
Cal Jams I & II, across the vineyard from my house, heard everything in my yard. Free.
I cant believe you have gone your whole life without ever hearing this song!! You are a forever Changed Man!! Welcome to the Family!!
I really dont think this was the first time he heard this, but maybe the first time listening.
Man you have to watch the cover this really talented band did of Stairway. Just type in "led zeppelin kennedy center honors 2012" and watch the one with 28 million views. It's beautiful watching the band react to the cover. It was profound.
Edit: nevermind the next video up is you reacting to it! haha you're the man. This music is apart of all of us in such a profound, deep, meaningful way. I'm glad you're on board now too my friend.
Hehe the reason that this music and the era is sooo good was because the words had meaning :)
Fool in the rain by these guys. My personal favorite Led Zeppelin song and something you don't see a lot of people reacting to. Love all of your reactions, btw 👍
I haven't seen one reaction to it and I search for it now and then because it's a great song. If you haven't seen it already, there's a track on RUclips (sometimes) that somehow got out of Led Zeppelin's studio - it's an isolated drum track - Bonzo recording his unbelievable drum part for the song. You can barely hear the piano that comes in during a pause in the drums that's ended by the whistle - I think that might be sound leaking from headphones Bonzo was wearing when he was playing the drum part.
They probably don't react to it because they too have waited on the wrong block, in the rain.
ResidentSleeper22 Perhaps the worst Led Zeppelin song.
Fool in the Rain is a complex peice of music that sounds like pop almost until you realize its so intricate and complicated . One of Bonhams masterpieces.
@@WilliamViets you really think so ?
I grew up with this music, and I can't tell you how happy it makes me to see someone from the current generation appreciating it. Keep doing what you're doing Jamel, because you are as cool as hell. THANK YOU!!!
THANK YOU.....
yes it was AWESOME.... the golden age of rock!
I really look forward towards your Led Zeppelin reactions and love your looking at your face when the music hits your soul! Peace brother
I feel so privileged to witness your experience to the first time hearing this song as well as others, SRV, Disturbed, etc...truly a joy to watch.
Back in high school this was the last song at every dance. Good times.
Same!
YES last song played at all my high school dances!
Loved how it would allow us to linger in the moment with our friends and maybe someone special.
I graduated high school in 1975. Yes always the last song at our dances
.... and nobody knew what to do when the tempo picked up.
that's awesome lol
In the early 80's, this was always the last song at the after-game high school dances. The length of the song gave you extra up-close time with that one girl... but the up-tempo ending was a problem for us 6'5"ers that were reluctant to "fastdance". Such huge problems we had back then :/
At my school it was "Nights in White Satin" by The Moody Blues or "Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procul Harum. Or maybe "Without You" by Harry Nilsson.
My school tried to get Stairway to Heaven to be our prom song, but administration was not giving in, so we got a different (but also awesome) song instead. They did, however, let the following year have it. It was almost 18 years ago and it still doesn't make sense to me.
"I see why ya'll upset with music today..." bingo man...bingo.
I remember the first time I heard this album. I was 14 in 1977, and my bf brought it over to my house to listen on our brand new record player with two stereo speakers. We lay on the floor under the dining room table. Heaven indeed.
that guy was the coolest guy on the planet that day
What did you give him in return
A hug
@@ruthm4749 nice
@@ruthm4749 anybody who brings over Led Zep 4 deserves a big hug
I was listening to Motown in the 60's and early 70's. Led Zeppelin transisted me to Rock and Roll and I never looked back.
I was there myself Joe...having grown up in Flint, Mi.
OH I LOOK BACK AND GATHER IT ALL!!!! MOTOWN, BLUES, ROCK NROLL....40S50S60S70S80S❣
@@geminiguy2013 Same Jackson, Michigan and Michael Jackson was 1 year and 1 day older than me.
Let me just say, listening to this song again with him, gave me chills