Down - When the Levee Breaks

BBC Recording '08

[@GrimRiffer-69]

i know that's gotta be Pepper doing the slide, sick ass version!

[@bigdaddypiggy]

Phil's bark-growl-grunt at 1:41 is sooo fuckin badass....Down is rock&roll to the core,in its purest form....for selfish reasons I'm sorta glad they never got huge cuz I've been able to see them in small venues but on the other hand I think of all the people who like rock&roll yet have never heard Down,if they only knew what they were missing

[@fabiancarini1]

i prefer cyndi lauper

[@charles8060]

I seen Down with Crowbar at the Cannery in Nashville. I've been to 1000's of shows, that one was top 5 for sure.

[@houstonastros1]

Phil is a god. Pantera, Down, COC, Eyehategod, Crowbar are gods! We are certainly blessed to have this music in our lives!!!!!!!! Fuuuuuuukk yeah!!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@amandasmith4597]

Love Led Zeppelin so much! Good cover version, boys! ❤

[@Soulflythemosthigh]

Can't believe I just now found this...Unreal cover!! Allhaildown! Hope this is released on the next album or dvd.

[@loosebacontrails666]

Hail the Mighty Zeppelin!! Hail the Mighty Down!! Hail Music Forever!!

[@ggauravsres1385]

Real music :D

[@federamones]

Hail the leaf

[@elgronch8673]

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[@atravelerofbothtimespace4172]

​@@federamonesall hail the sweet leaf

[@matschmoon399]

Down! Kick off show in Hamburg, Germany! All wallet chains confiscated, no nothing allowed. Dime experience for free..
And Phil was so scared and Kirk was such a great friend. And we all lived this with Phil..

[@yoyohop]

i'm a big zep fan and very critical of covers, but this is bad ass and obviously heart-felt coming from a new orleans band...this NEEDS to be on their next album

[@elgronch8673]

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[@carlastephens1114]

Oh, my God. I love this. This is epic. This is cataclysmic. This is magnificent. This is eerie. THANK GOD FOR LED ZEPPELIN !!!!

[@adamturner1563]

THANK SATAN FOR DOWN miss Stephens.

[@lockedine]

I love the end of the song where they just go mad and do whatever they want. I would love an entire Down album of Led Zeppelin covers.

[@Anathematic667]

He sings it so fantasticaly

[@johnhansen4481]

They make this song their own. Excellent in every way. Can't believe it's been around since 08. Found it on Kyuss World

[@darkcoz8283]

The dirty sound is what makes it so great!

[@lockedine]

I have to listen to this at least once per year, so awesome!

[@dionysusincarnate5713]

Thank you for being so edgy

[@lockedine]

@@dionysusincarnate5713hope you’re well

[@nils_on_wheels]

A true Masterpiece!! Well done!! What a great cover!
Long live Phil and RIP Dime!!

[@TreseGA]

I'm a huge LZ fan...seen them 77 at the Pontiac Stadium...been in love with Robert Plant all my life...so I'm a harsh critic on their music...but I have to say, I really like this version.

[@timmynator8036]

You are so lucky omg!!

[@capricorn1971ad]

try this version then and see if you like it even better: ruclips.net/video/6f6O06U8E_M/видео.html

[@elgronch8673]

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[@paintedpirate]

From Minnie to Zep, from Blackie to Phil and on to whoever covers it next; great song and great job keeping great music alive... and thanx to rawful for posting.

[@pricha24]

this is so sick....Down simply is the best band out there and, in my humble opinion, will remain as such for quite some time to come.

[@Crasous]

it's good to see that a new band respects the legends

[@elgronch8673]

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[@anonbr666]

My favorite Led Zep song played by my favorite band.
Some things just cant go wrong.

[@74starky]

Phil Anselmo is a metal god.Plain and simple.

[@reigninblood89]

For some reason, I can see Phils voice fitting perfectly with many a Zeppelin covers if they attempted more. But thats just my opinion...

[@ColeyDuncan]

Damn right. Just dirtier and heavier.

[@electriccreamman4977]

never heard Phil hit these registers

[@TremontMC]

This song probably takes on a personal meaning to the band as they remain loyal to their New Orleans roots and they perhaps sing this song as it relates to the Katrina hurricane disaster of 05.

[@mikedobson6253]

Can't believe I just found the fucking cover of this song

[@glitch8981]

Man not anything 0r anyone could haved do need this
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[@glitch8981]

There is a heaven in new 0r

[@CallingDoctorUnk]

I love the original by Kansas Joe McCoy & Memphis Minnie, but it's always fun to hear cover versions that really take a song into different territory. Not bad, not bad at all.

[@creepingcrawley6520]

This is a god send

[@Tyrantula4]

My favorite band covering my favorite Zeppelin track? My prayers has been answered!!

[@captainwungf]

Smoking a clove and totally feeling this. What a fucking ace cover.

[@lockedine]

He’ll yea it is

[@spinningindaffodils]

Zepplin's version sounds like the band is noticing a light thunderstorm outside while this version sounds like the Mississippi itself is flooding the studio

[@metalnut92]

Wow... just wow. Soon as I found out about this I had to hear it - I knew this would be an amazing cover, after how affected Down were by Hurricane Katrina. Phil sounds like Matt Pike here! A great tribute TO a great band BY a great band.

[@butchvito]

You know Zeppelin re-worked this song. It was originally an old blues song by a fella by the name of Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie..... I like this Down cover too. It'd be cool to see them do a whole album of cover songs.

[@creepingcrawley6520]

Dickbrain McGee fuck yeah!! Imagine a down covers album, that would actually be sick asf

[@harrybrownridge3099]

@@creepingcrawley6520 Looks like we finally have our wish come true with recent announcements of the covers EP

[@ba47501]

I would like Down to cover the Nazareth, ‘Hair of the Dog’ album minus Love Hurts. Judas Me with Phil's pipes would be killer.

[@stargazer7262]

Yea

[@ColeyDuncan]

Hell yeah. I've been building a list in my head for over 20 years. I think it'd be easier to make a list of songs you wouldn't want to hear them cover.

[@creepingcrawley6520]

Thinking of that makes me shiver, like a DOWN covers album and a rerecord or something of this on it too. Imagine, they did say they were gonna hop back into the studio soon

[@ericpirillo7260]

Perfect cover for a metal band from the gulf coast to do. Wwell done!

[@darcomics101]

this puts chills DOWN my spin

[@qhfv2745]

Jack White is quoted as saying: "Led Zeppelin are an immovable force in music. I don't trust anyone who doesn't like them."
Let. Those. Words. Sink. In.
Btw, this version of "Levee" is heavy AF. Dang!

[@nwjones1]

I played this version every day we had high water from Baton Rouge to New Orleans. Thanks for not breaking the levee's, Phil.

[@cosmicmacaque]

True & powerfull blues rock!

[@62swampboy62]

Mutha o Gawd, I would have loved to have been there when this was recorded. Chills, for real.

[@supabass4003]

this is when phil was going through his hippy stage lol

[@youarenottheparty]

thanks for educating people :)

[@savagetilley2782]

I love this sooo much!!!!

[@1234AndrewRocks]

took me .5 seconds to decide i fucking love this version \m/

[@seanbob24]

yea he does a great job of covering plant...also phil is amazing at covering ozzy

[@elkepluntke3024]

wow ... i'm a great Zepps fan ... damn good cover version

[@fredsmith3650]

great cover.

[@Stanjik]

i came back to listen a second time and yea I hear phil more now. Honestly, the high notes and grittiness just doesn't sound like him. Almost like he's puttin on a voice! Touche, Mr, Touche

[@lockedine]

Underrated as hell

[@petestyles]

great vocals on this

[@abhishekverma1983]

Awesome cover!
I just loved the heavy riffs on this one...and Phil doesn't sound himself!
Great job on an already amazing song!

[@youarenottheparty]

that rocks, dude!!
thanks :)

[@daisyftw]

I think the drumming in the song Pillamyd is even more badass

[@darkcoz8283]

This has to be remastered now!!!!!

[@michaelstanislaus2586]

Awesome cover! Yeah the sound is a little much, but this wasn't designed to be pretty anyway. Love that gnarly sound.....

[@jessiewalker6918]

It's a live demo

[@jorgesoza5192]

Very best

[@BobAround]

Had no idea my favorite Metal band covered my favorite Led Zeppelin song till today. This is fucking awesome.

[@pierreozzy777]

Hell yea! 🤘🤘

[@billyjoe420420]

DOWN could cover any song and it would be badass!

[@Noblesavage77]

Well fuck me. How am I just hearing this cover?!?
Raised on Zeppelin and been with Down since Thier fuckin roots. Great tune, fellas. Hail 🤘🔥🤘

[@jamessummers9416]

Anybody doesn't like this just don't know nothing!🎸 heavy goodness tribute to the almighty!-

[@ArmyVet76]

this is so bad ass. LOVE IT \m/

[@Dick0in0dixie]

@Belgdor Here in the south shoes are optional, as are shirts, its just how we're raised.

[@johnciervo2384]

This tune is so fucking good it.... Pure aggression and attitude. Down kicks ass!

[@delhidelirium9091]

This is some fucking killer cover , Phil is such a legend in the face of adversity .

[@schechter01]

Blues metal...now I've heard it all.
I dig this version, yeah. But it brings some interesting images to mind. (Have you _ever_ thought of Robert Johnson headbanging while playing a flying-V guitar??)

[@mikepatton6696]

Going down

[@lockedine]

That was so awesome I have to play it again.

[@Arcsylon]

Agreed Man, This song rocks

[@capnkdawg]

I love this shit! Down is incredible, they take an old classic rock hit, and made it a great southern heavy song. Led Zeppelin is amazing, so is Down

[@elgronch8673]

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[@crazyeyes1977]

i don't think this is another band out there that could cover Zeppelin and sound this good

[@edwardwooten4296]

Listen to WASP cover this tune. It's unbelievable!

[@Vibrant.underground]

What about Tool??

[@Abc-tx4zr]

@@Vibrant.underground That was apc though

[@matthewmcalley392]

Roadsaw's version is pretty damn good

[@overtheunder1987]

utter perfection...

[@xenalin1]

If it keeps on rainin', levee's gunna break

[@91rocker]

wow usually zep covers suck but this is a great cover!! i love it!!! wish it was on a cd

[@garygould3530]

All Led Zeppelin songs are covers
-the ghoul

[@undernaetheverything]

Thanks for sharing this. I haven't heard this before. Some badassery right here. \,,/ -_- \,,/

[@666slink]

This is great! This isn't a song I'd ever have thought them to cover. They make it their own though. Thanks for posting this!!!!!

[@nirvhannahgarden]

lmao When the Levee Breaks was already a cover, one of an old blues song from 1929, and after hearing that one, barring Phil's vocals, this actually feels pretty faithful to it if you ask me

[@billsmith8822]

Ok........

[@barracudafighter79]

Thumbs 1000000s time👍👍

[@joeprobst8551]

Hard as hell !!

[@tompetty832002]

it's a really old blues song. zep did by far the most famous arrangement of the song, and when people cover it, that is what they base the cover on.

[@fatmangaming2720]

It was originally a Memphis Minnie song, Zepplin covered it.

[@judewesley3365]

Yes

[@VenstaMusic]

last months he's been getting better and better again, on sonisphere nijmegen, where I saw him live with down, he screamed as if it were Pantera in 1992.

[@FokkerTISM]

This is the heaviest song I've heard, and I've heard a lot of heavy stuff from Kyuss to NSBM bands.

[@arthur38379]

Slayer? Slipknot? Messuga? Megadeth? Even every other thing Phil has done lol heavy doesn't always mean good but i do like the cover just not super heavy

[@ramonchristian6739]

Yes kyuss is freakin heavy

[@ghostwhiskey]

man,phil sounds like zakk wylde there,awesome.what an appropriate song for some good old nawlins'boys

[@warhead5043]

Never say Nawlins like ever, no one here calls it Nawlins either, so just fuck off back to Michigan

[@dasadopeboy]

fucking listen to this everyday....best cover of this great zeppelin song.....

[@elgronch8673]

Exelent cover of the original from Kansas Joe McCoy & Memphis Minnie later atributed to LZ

[@docteurxanax2080]

kicks ass!

[@andredearbone2961]

This is what my generation "Generation X" does out of RESPECT to the "Great Iconic Metal Masters" rock on brothers. Anyone else cover this and has this kind of true one hundred percent honor and not stray from the original? I think not!

[@Indyrodney]

anything is welcome to me from DOWN, cover or not. awesome!!!!

[@intothevoid6674]

OMG this is so hot. Led Zeppelin & Down hell yeah!

[@rudejude82]

Sounds like vinyl. Digging it.

[@mattcharwood3606]

Its great

[@goatheadmc]

This is the hetero version of zeppelin. Down is a man's band. If we can't have pantera at least we have down.

[@kevincockrill7077]

Yeah man. Still breaks my heart that there will never be new Pantera material. I love Down and all Phil's projects

[@masonclark6181]

@@kevincockrill7077 right there with u bro. A huge part of me died with dime and vinnie. Thank the maker that i saw pantera twice. I will 4ever love pantera

[@mariejimpowerful]

A man's band but only for men!! I love them too!

[@masonclark6181]

@@mariejimpowerful of course,i mean as opposed to imagine dragons or godsmack.

[@masonclark6181]

@@Hyperlink1337 u wish i was queer,then u wouldnt be alone. ALL HAIL MEGATRON! DESTROY ALL HOPE

[@marcianodanginou1411]

when the levee Breaks down. -aeni` marcianou. this is solo. "the Dawn RATM" 1983. 10 years old Rock Am Rakim I; Be

[@starlitfreak2732]

Whoops - wrong goddamm door!

[@cfhlmd]

fucking unbelievably epic!

[@user-gd7fx4jf5c]

NICE UNION OF ZEPPELIN AND DOWN

[@TremontMC]

this is great hell yeah

[@daisyftw]

Yea it sounds different from what I am used to hear of other bands. I'd say YES and I am gonna see them on my birthday on Graspop =D

[@CosmosJack]

i want to hear them play 'the night they drove old dixie down'

[@lockedine]

These guys are cool

[@kdubya90]

This is a live BBC session. Imagine if they put out this cover on a studio record. It'd sound great. Hell, they might put it on one of the next 3 upcoming EP's. That'd be cool.

[@bassistdave109]

thumbs up.