Dave Rawlings Machine - Going to California (Live at Georgia Theatre)

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  • Опубликовано: 21 авг 2024
  • Dave Rawlings Machine performs "Going To California" (By Led Zeppelin) live at the Georgia Theatre in Athens, Ga. Dave Rawlings Machine is comprised of Dave Rawlings, Gillian Welch, John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin), Willie Watson (Old Crowe Medicine Show), and Paul Kowert (Punch Brothers).
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  • @ambu6478
    @ambu6478 Год назад +47

    John Paul Jones and Dave Rawlings doing one of Led Zeppelin's greatest songs!! It doesn't get much better than that!!

    • @JohnDoe-vy5hh
      @JohnDoe-vy5hh 5 месяцев назад

      Ikr?

    • @knitkat70
      @knitkat70 2 месяца назад

      The only thing better is seeing them in person.Which I did in Asheville. Was lucky to be there. Magical🤩

    • @adamhill2467
      @adamhill2467 Месяц назад

      What? Did you not notice Willie Watson and Gillian Welch? Lol🤩

  • @TheHarleyrulz
    @TheHarleyrulz Год назад +52

    I just stumbled upon this and I don’t know that I’ve ever heard a more beautiful version of this song. I’m totally blown away. John Paul Jones is amazing.

  • @kripakov
    @kripakov Год назад +16

    Ah man…you lucky lucky lucky bastards…what an incredible opportunity to play with such a giant and living legend. I’m totally and completely impressed with JPJ, his musicianship, legacy and authentic humility…he’s so great they named two popes after him

    • @ahenders81
      @ahenders81 4 месяца назад +1

      Massive respect and admiration to ALL of these musicians.

    • @johnmcdermott326
      @johnmcdermott326 12 дней назад

      And an American Naval hero !

  • @ThinWhiteAxe
    @ThinWhiteAxe 4 года назад +143

    I'm blown away by what they did with the bridge section here. On the original, Led Zeppelin used Robert's best ethereal howl and a healthy dose of reverb to give it that faraway dark sound, but here they use bluegrass harmonies, and even though they don't sound the same, they still convey almost exactly the same emotion as the original. Magical.

    • @Roganlifenberg
      @Roganlifenberg 3 года назад +6

      YES! I was looking for this comment! However they added that edge to it - it feels more minor, maybe there's a dominant 7th or something in there, my ear isn't good enough to know - but they were all SO tight on those harmonies. I literally gasped

    • @sionyevans
      @sionyevans 3 года назад +4

      Thin White Axe !! Superb name my friend...splendid breakdown man..you got led zep in your heart ...I know that..this was sublime !! Just magical..!!! Much respect brother/sister

    • @tamegomait
      @tamegomait 3 года назад +2

      🙏

    • @alexanderh.5814
      @alexanderh.5814 2 года назад +8

      I drove from Greenville SC to see this show in Athens. Best money on gas I ever spent.

    • @fitz6061
      @fitz6061 2 года назад +1

      i heard it too

  • @spgtenor
    @spgtenor 2 года назад +55

    This has to be one of the best live renditions of this song. Fantastic vocals, harmonies and playing!

    • @mjq21xb
      @mjq21xb Год назад

      Folk royalty cast right here

    • @kevinkelley3657
      @kevinkelley3657 10 месяцев назад +2

      For 5 people, no effects, it is the best I have ever heard. They were magnificent. The bass was on a seperate channel, I will give that. The 4 performers on the front were on 1 microphone, and I do not know how that could be auto tuned. 4 singers, 4 string instruments, 1 microphone.

  • @NeverBeenOnMaury
    @NeverBeenOnMaury 2 года назад +16

    Hats off to the bass player.
    I couldn't imagine having to play something JPJ wrote less than 4 feet from him. Lol

  • @williamknell864
    @williamknell864 6 месяцев назад +6

    Gorgeous.
    Five people around a mic playing a song.
    Just flippin' gorgeous.

  • @Rengray2
    @Rengray2 3 года назад +52

    JPJ never fails to amaze. The man is an absolute natural prodigy. I've watched a half-dozen different versions of this song, and he floats along/over/with each one like it's the hundredth time he's done it. What a talent!!

    • @UrielLuviano
      @UrielLuviano 2 года назад +2

      I think you got the name of Willem Dafoe wrong there.

    • @man.bike.camp.4409
      @man.bike.camp.4409 Год назад +1

      @@pmbbmp I think they mean the hundredth time he's played each version.

  • @drmlabs
    @drmlabs 10 лет назад +66

    love how you can always actually _see_ Gillian listening real real hard. I love that

    • @jimjoiner
      @jimjoiner 2 года назад +4

      That's the best part

  • @andrewptob
    @andrewptob 4 года назад +10

    God, what would life be without such great music?

  • @phydauex
    @phydauex 10 лет назад +86

    Beautiful rendition. Love that JPJ continues to play with young musicians in just about any setting. Great take on this song.

    • @andrewfuller62
      @andrewfuller62 4 года назад +6

      Plays with old ones like Seasick Steve also. Very, very accomplished muso is our JPJ.

  • @alanbobbymcguire5099
    @alanbobbymcguire5099 2 года назад +3

    JPJ. The most underrated but best musician in Led Zeppelin.

  • @billder999
    @billder999 9 лет назад +76

    I love the way John Paul weaves the mandolin in and around the voices of 3 separate guitars... so warming to see him playing with Dave and Gillian... he is an evolving man (though this was an old song for him).

    • @FarWestHammer
      @FarWestHammer 9 лет назад +2

      I thought there were a few funny moments between him and Dave, with both of them filling in the same spaces. What superb musicians, though.

    • @fitz6061
      @fitz6061 2 года назад

      you can hear him giving little checks. love his contributions, this is among my favs.

  • @jacicrimmccrary
    @jacicrimmccrary 5 месяцев назад +2

    I saw them performing this song with John Paul Jones in Telluride and it was spectacular!

  • @DaveB-hg7el
    @DaveB-hg7el Месяц назад +3

    Well damn, this is simply sweet. As someone who grew up during the classic rock era, it became tiresome to keep hearing the same version of the same songs over and over again. I appreciate the artistry and skills of the players here. Thank you for posting this, peace 💚

  • @jmorra
    @jmorra 7 лет назад +48

    Richard Thompson recently said of David Rawlings -- "he plays leads, rhythm and sings-- he's brilliant." High praise and so true. So good to see JPJ in there -- royalty!

    • @jude999
      @jude999 2 года назад +1

      I am VERY picky about music, and I like Dave's stuff equal to Gillian.

  • @Mcountryboy
    @Mcountryboy 10 дней назад +1

    I was very impressed by your singing and performance.
    Bless you.
    From Japan.

  • @michaelreis8266
    @michaelreis8266 3 года назад +6

    I don't know why this waited 8 years to find me but I'm glad it did, just awesome 👍

  • @colinmclellan77
    @colinmclellan77 2 года назад +10

    ... and seven years later, it is still perfection.

  • @luckyrocks1
    @luckyrocks1 Месяц назад +2

    Still current, still alive, timeless...

  • @RO8YO
    @RO8YO 2 года назад +8

    I love how intently they are all listening to each other.

  • @dannyswader1697
    @dannyswader1697 2 года назад +10

    I can't say I have ever seen or heard anything as good as this except for the real led Zeppelin version live . NICE 👍!

  • @phillipmcgarry1315
    @phillipmcgarry1315 4 года назад +45

    How are those two young guys not constantly thinking, "Holy shit, I'm playing Led Zeppelin with John Paul Jones and Gillian Welch?!"

    • @mateuszmattias
      @mateuszmattias 4 года назад +4

      Well, maybe they are thinking that...

    • @Dystopian63
      @Dystopian63 3 года назад +1

      i think their mugs were doing just that

    • @VictorRochaGaming
      @VictorRochaGaming 3 года назад +3

      It's the other way around. He's pinching himself because he's playing with Gillian & Dave.

    • @Dystopian63
      @Dystopian63 3 года назад +1

      @@VictorRochaGaming lol, nope. ;-}

    • @tedhart7708
      @tedhart7708 3 года назад +1

      Aren't those 2 young guys part of the band with Dave and Gillian?

  • @jude999
    @jude999 2 года назад +6

    I love the intimacy of this space, and the careful landing at the end, like the soft touchdown of a jet plane.

  • @joshb23
    @joshb23 9 лет назад +63

    SICK - THAT is how it is done, one mic, pure talent, nowhere to hide! Welch and Rawlings can do no wrong, JPJ is a true legend, and the song is, well... what can one say about the Mighty Zeppelin?

  • @dodgedandle8311
    @dodgedandle8311 4 месяца назад +1

    Fantastic Cover of an Absolute Classic J.P.J. is and always will be Absolute Top Draw, An Incredible Musician ⭐️🌞🙌❤️

  • @prometheusfallen
    @prometheusfallen Год назад +2

    I'm so happy that this exists.

  • @josephhummel3460
    @josephhummel3460 Год назад +2

    I see you Gillian. Kicking ass as usual

  • @beejoyful7679
    @beejoyful7679 9 месяцев назад +2

    Wow... I'm melted into a puddle of ♥♪ What a treat and pure pleasure ♫

  • @MatthewLipschultz
    @MatthewLipschultz 10 лет назад +30

    How many people watching this, miss the fact that it's JPJ on mandolin? Great share. Thanks!

  • @Simbosan
    @Simbosan 4 месяца назад +2

    Anyone else spot how amazing the bass player is? That's some tasteful work

  • @CoorsBudMiller74
    @CoorsBudMiller74 10 лет назад +19

    I love how Willie Watson can just play like he's been there for ever!,!!!

  • @diggintheblueswithaparrot1329
    @diggintheblueswithaparrot1329 6 месяцев назад +1

    You guys have done the unthinkable..
    You resisted including the name of the obvious in the title of the video when it was so easy to do so…and for that reason alone you are absolute legends.

  • @zjowdown
    @zjowdown 6 месяцев назад +6

    Imagine running into them in a pub. You’ll never go home anymore

  • @briansquire5397
    @briansquire5397 8 месяцев назад +1

    I just listened to this for the first time ever. Wow! I never knew there was another version of this song so perfectly performed, and it's live!!! These guys should be eternally proud of this performance!

  • @davidepperson2376
    @davidepperson2376 6 месяцев назад +2

    That was exquisite. Stunning. Unbelievable.

  • @psandvik
    @psandvik Год назад +4

    A great version of a classic.

  • @herrrmike
    @herrrmike 2 года назад +2

    Everything from Gillian and Dave feels so intimate.

  • @joymcguire
    @joymcguire 10 дней назад

    Did you notice Gillian Welch supporting him? I love dave Rawlings and Gillian Welch!

  • @kevindunne6520
    @kevindunne6520 4 года назад +8

    Dave you nailed the vocals. You all are a living Talent.

  • @stevehutchinson2336
    @stevehutchinson2336 4 года назад +5

    we all just need a moment of silence after that amazing series of moments!

  • @pconlisk
    @pconlisk 4 года назад +8

    That was an impressive rendition of a long loved song. Wow is John Paul Jones talented.

  • @jonmars9559
    @jonmars9559 Год назад +3

    That's an insane amount of talent, all in sync. Crazy!

  • @98pharaoh
    @98pharaoh Год назад +4

    Blown away. Beautiful. Love how the other vocalists lend a hand and lift him up during the challenging parts. Real humans.

  • @glomerol8300
    @glomerol8300 Год назад +4

    Effortlessly brilliant.

  • @dhughesphd
    @dhughesphd 5 лет назад +10

    Had the pleasure of seeing these folks perform this particular piece. It was 2 days before Thanksgiving in Athens, GA (a college town). Folks still packed the place out. The crowd demanded so many encores (3 or 4 if I recall) that the group had to huddle on stage to figure out what to play next since they had exhausted all their material. Wound up doing some impromptu O' Brother Where Art Thou? One of the best concerts I've ever attended.

    • @alexanderh.5814
      @alexanderh.5814 2 года назад +2

      I was there too. At the Georgia Theater. Best show I’ve ever seen in Athens…or anywhere. I believe this video may be from them warming up in a back room at the Georgia Theater before that show.

  • @TerryHarveyuponophir
    @TerryHarveyuponophir 10 лет назад +3

    Nice to find on a chilly but sunny California Sunday morning. Well played sir.

  • @matthewmaguire3554
    @matthewmaguire3554 Год назад +1

    With performances like this Zep will live forever.🔥

  • @leslielees5438
    @leslielees5438 4 месяца назад +1

    I saw David and John Paul at the Bowery Balloon in a Gillian concert. They were astonishing. I don't think I have ever heard anything better

    • @mikeys7536
      @mikeys7536 4 месяца назад

      The English folk nuances in Zeppelin music blends so well with American folk music.

  • @aiden4884
    @aiden4884 Год назад +2

    I just met a man in a guitar shop named Terry who told me about this group, very happy he did! Wonderful sound!

  • @paullandry5907
    @paullandry5907 3 года назад +4

    I absolutely LOVE this version with John Paul ! :)

  • @STETTRACE
    @STETTRACE 2 года назад +1

    I’ll tell you what’s real about this………..
    Is that I’ve only recently gotten into Dave and Gillian. Their music has hit me on a DEEP level…….. NOW I find THIS???? With JPG????
    Music IS THE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE!!!!!$

  • @davidsmithee9087
    @davidsmithee9087 Год назад

    ...John Paul...Willie...Gillian - and, David...this is so damned hauntingly beautiful...

  • @vtxrider838
    @vtxrider838 2 года назад +3

    The pure joy they show in making this music whole thing is amazing

  • @jamesbond4633
    @jamesbond4633 4 года назад +5

    Wow ....the musicianship on this is incredible. The interplay between the mandolin and the guitar is brilliant. Obviously in the original Robert Plant's voice back then was the cherry on top. This is still brilliant in a different way and adding in the harmonies takes it to a different place which is still amazing. They nailed the feeling and atmosphere of the song.....the longing and melancholy and joy all wrapped up together. I am a instant fan!!!!!

  • @adjectivesarecool
    @adjectivesarecool 10 лет назад +2

    I saw Dave Rawlings Machine in they June. They were absolutely incredible. The fact that I had the privilege of hearing JPJ play Going to California in a small venue is great, but it doesn't make up for the fact that I was too young to see Led Zeppelin live.

  • @jojoheartspaypay
    @jojoheartspaypay 10 лет назад +11

    This is ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE!!! Every gear and on every level.Im devastated!! And with Jonesy too!!

  • @greviousangell
    @greviousangell 2 года назад

    Beautiful and that Bass with a bow.....wow!

  • @rbra9611
    @rbra9611 7 лет назад +2

    I saw the show at the Georgia Theater in Athens, and it was one of the top 2 or 3 concerts I have ever attended. Awesome musicians having a good time. I didn't know John Paul Jones was playing with them. I must admit I was a little awestruck being 4 rows away from a member of Zeppelin. Great musician.

  • @sukiejones3962
    @sukiejones3962 10 лет назад +6

    Saw these guys last night in L.A.! They played this song as their encore. Was really a great show that I believe everyone enjoyed! All of these 5 in the picture here were at the show and just extremely full of talent, as you should be able to see and hear.

  • @davidstewart9982
    @davidstewart9982 9 месяцев назад

    Sublime, as expected! Can’t fault Rawlins, ever

  • @PriestsandParamedics
    @PriestsandParamedics 10 лет назад +5

    Willie Watson on guitar!! I miss him in OCMS.

  • @lllarry
    @lllarry 3 года назад +4

    an absolute masterclass in harmony

  • @michaelmcdonald3057
    @michaelmcdonald3057 4 года назад +3

    The arco bass is a nice touch! Love this cover.

  • @amarissey
    @amarissey 10 лет назад +3

    Wow. My day can't be terrible after I've watched this.

  • @colinmclellan77
    @colinmclellan77 10 лет назад +2

    Now that was real music.

  • @stevekelly2018
    @stevekelly2018 26 дней назад

    What a gem!

  • @lookingood364
    @lookingood364 3 года назад +1

    Lovely!!!!!!! Makes my body want to just explode with I don't know what. Thank you.

  • @markhill9275
    @markhill9275 2 месяца назад

    JPJ with his mandolin, and 3 guitarists to do what 1 Jimmy can do, and he still does it better!

  • @mglaser6811
    @mglaser6811 3 года назад +1

    Thank god...there's such great music...handmade and full of heart and soul...really glad to See JPJ playing this wonderfull mandolin...✌👍👍

  • @JimXultra
    @JimXultra 2 года назад +2

    Love it . Sounds great !!!

  • @DaveJacoby
    @DaveJacoby 10 лет назад +5

    Absolutely beautiful work.

    • @randytuggle
      @randytuggle 10 лет назад +1

      Nice share, Dave! Thanks for the vid!

  • @iiir9454
    @iiir9454 2 года назад

    This playlist is truly unbelievable as it is like I did it. Keep thinking well the next one will seperate things and nope. We must be brothers from another man truly

  • @roop366
    @roop366 7 лет назад +2

    Magic, pure & simple!

  • @ashleywhatley8238
    @ashleywhatley8238 8 месяцев назад

    Whenever I feel that inevitable need to release that built up tension, soften up and let go of that pent up steam. All I need do is listen, watch and inevitably sigh. Thanks guys, for all your efforts, I will always stop by and give this recording "a much needed listening to". All the best and take care... :)

  • @CosmicSpots
    @CosmicSpots 4 года назад +1

    Fantastic

  • @robertclary5595
    @robertclary5595 6 лет назад +1

    I've watched & listended to this a few times now. It is just the best thing I've ever seen & heard. I'm not a huge Zep fan, but I love this song and so do Dave, Gillian & Willie. They are just in awe of JPJ and he plays it beautifully. The singing is perfect, the harmonies sublime, David's guitar part is subtle and everybody in the group is in love with this performance. I can't imagine anything better.

  • @tomthomas8472
    @tomthomas8472 10 лет назад +1

    This is just so damn good. Having John Paul Jones makes it extra special.

  • @robertbragg1573
    @robertbragg1573 Год назад

    This is my first experience of Dave and the machine. WOW! this is an experience period. O' Dave has the suave needed for it

  • @briteppr62
    @briteppr62 2 года назад +1

    Wow, this rendition really captures soulful, earthy, folk blues. Wonderful!

  • @pageluvva
    @pageluvva 2 года назад +1

    This right here is why I get out of bed every day

  • @elwray3506
    @elwray3506 5 лет назад

    Beautiful tune, mesmerizing performance. And 55 people never got to California.

  • @DanielMeier-ox5kc
    @DanielMeier-ox5kc 2 месяца назад

    Thank you JPJ!

  • @NukeDoggyDog
    @NukeDoggyDog 3 года назад +1

    That was righteous, brothers.

  • @aaroncopeland4382
    @aaroncopeland4382 9 лет назад +2

    One of my favourites. There's just an intangible buzz here...it's as if all the instruments decided to hum to match the intertwined beauty of John Paul Jones, Gillian Welch, and Dave Rawlings!

  • @petehunt4534
    @petehunt4534 9 лет назад +1

    a musical marriage ... made in heaven ...

  • @TimothySmith-bq1oz
    @TimothySmith-bq1oz 2 месяца назад

    I saw this show in St Louis....I can almost remember every note!

  • @michaelosier5156
    @michaelosier5156 10 лет назад +16

    Saw them last night at the beautifully restored Cascade Theater here in Redding California. Great show and John Paul Jones did just fine on the Mandolin.

    • @jimirsik
      @jimirsik 2 года назад +2

      John Paul is a beast on mandolin.

  • @gscott6907
    @gscott6907 Год назад

    How did I just I find these guys? Glad I did wow

  • @stephenlennartz3466
    @stephenlennartz3466 Год назад

    Awesome! Saw Led Zeppelin in '77 in St. Louis. Great job!!

  • @Jrad1890
    @Jrad1890 4 года назад +8

    this is one of my favorite videos on the internet . i am so glad this is back on youtube

  • @joecoool100
    @joecoool100 3 года назад

    This proves this always was a blue grass song.....the old tones....perfection!!

  • @travisrambo9332
    @travisrambo9332 10 лет назад +11

    Gillian. So cute. So humble. I found an entire genre of music I never even knew existed because of her. David is the man and all, but Gillian ... Oh that Gillian.

    • @waynethera2712
      @waynethera2712 5 лет назад +1

      Travis Rambo it’s been a year and a half ago or so for me and I completely agree. I’m not a country guy but when the quality of song and musicianship is so good you kick yourself for not exploring more music styles

    • @robertrockwell7581
      @robertrockwell7581 4 года назад

      @@waynethera2712 what do you mean country. gillian welch and dave rawlings are nowhere near country. they may sing some sometimes but they are not and never will be country.

    • @waynethera2712
      @waynethera2712 4 года назад

      Robert Rockwell, maybe it’s what they should aspire to be cause most new country is garbage.

    • @Markle2k
      @Markle2k 4 года назад +2

      @@robertrockwell7581 Oh please.

  • @RichBshine1972
    @RichBshine1972 Год назад

    That was pretty fu***** incredible

  • @glh-zs7mf
    @glh-zs7mf 6 лет назад +1

    Incredible music tremendous blend of serious talent here, beautiful - God help the thumbs down people

  • @donaldpitcher9841
    @donaldpitcher9841 10 лет назад +3

    great tune,beautiful work after all these years, John paul still has it!

  • @FinalCurve
    @FinalCurve 10 лет назад +2

    What a beautiful version!

  • @ludwickshouseofviolin8276
    @ludwickshouseofviolin8276 2 года назад +2

    So amazing!! Thank you all, I needed that at this very moment! So inspired!!

  • @STETTRACE
    @STETTRACE 2 года назад +1

    Yes this BRILLIANT!! Zep did it great WHEN and IF they did it but this is STELLAR

  • @RandomButBeautiful
    @RandomButBeautiful 10 месяцев назад

    fabulous.. its got the old magic like the LZ Earl's Court show...