Page chose his solo on this song among his top three, the others being Stairway and Achilles. Tea For One is powerful in places, and light as a feather in others. Delicate, monstrous, regal. Like Led Zeppelin themselves.
He did the overdubs for that entire PRESENCE album in one night. Dude was legit laser focused on his work, despite smack starting to take over his life.
Lest we forget that arguably the main reason Zeppelin could do big epic songs like this is because Jimmy laid down the law from the very beginning with the record company that they would not do singles. Gotta be the smartest move in all of Rock music for my money. Damn right STB, he is a Wizard.
Their whole record deal was the best in history, Page and Grant had full control. Atlantic Records had absolutely no say..one reason they released the 4th album " UNTITLED " with nothing on the cover ..at all to indicate what it was.. Record company called it musical suicide..
Jimmy's production is 2nd to none. As is his, guitar playing, of course. Ledhead since 10yrs old in 72. Jimmy could place sounds in your head any place he wanted. Great rxn, man.
Agree with your take on Bonham, he LEAD THE WAY for so many songs, leading/shifting each instrument - miss his drumming greatly, since he died & the band broke up - the orchestra Page & Plant worked with after was incredible - the drummer & Bassist on this LIVE concert were amazing, in lieu of Bonham & John Paul Jones… Zeppelin were the best mix of rock & blues & Cajun - toss in an orchestra for good measure etc - downloads of magical music - not from this planet…like so many others from the era…a wonderful time to be alive - TY for these Reactions…nice to see our old classics are being appreciated all these decades later…
Tea for One and (Since I've been loving you) are the 2 songs that taught me how to play the Blues. The feel and spacing are incredible. I pretty much learned my groove and phrasing from Bonham. Achilles' last stand is about young friends who begin their journey into adulthood and life's adventure during the Trojan War and the return home of the Odyssey.
I agree that this song is one of their best yet it’s more of a hidden gem. Can’t even say how many times I’ve just zoned out on this one. Glad this finally loaded to the channel
I adore the fact that you referenced Pagey as a "wizard." :-) Your insight into the foundation on the welcoming shoulders of Bonham is shared. Additionally, the dual to how his drums speak as does Mr. Page's guitar. Love your videos good sir.
Tea For One is one of my favorites with its phenomenal 'goose flesh' solo with sublime choice of notes and arpeggios finding new inner melodies and opening new spatial and temporal possibilities-Magisterial Page playing and production!
I agree that this is a sister song to Since I’ve been loving you, the main difference is that they’re actually wounded in life when they recorded this. They were at the height of their powers and ascending during the recording sessions for LZIII
What a song! And that intro always kills me. I wonder if that was going to be another song and they just tacked it onto the front end of this song. With all the superlatives that you can throw Zeppelin’s way, I guess you can tack on clever as well.
My dear friend, you are easy to read when it comes music reactions. Yes, that guitar talks to me too, Bonham’s drums talk to me, JPJ’s bass/keyboards talk to me and Robert Plant doesn’t just talk to me, he comes through the music and makes love to my senses. It’s complicated. Lol. Love your reactions still. Have a very Merry Christmas, love. ❤️❤️❤️
As a 62 yr old drummer love all Zepp as any drummer should but Presence is my favorite for Bonham teaching me his vibe. Legend. Lost art, Bonham grooving to the music.
Robert wrote this album in a hospital bed in Greece, Where he & his wife were in a car accident breaking his leg. Yeah, English people pay 55% income tax Somehow i feel Robert's solo "Big Log " Makes Since i been Loving You / Tea for One. Makes it a trio
Bro I love that you are uploading some of your older videos..and this album was recorded and mixed and finished in 19 days with a brilliant production by Pagey like always ...and Tea For One is my favorite song in the album! Merry Christmas brother to you and your family!
I saw Page/plant in 95. Had a bootleg,but, let a "so called friend" borrow it and never got it back! Chuck Henry,I'd like it back! If you are still living,dude! You have it. I know. I remember!
This is SUCH a great blues by Zeppelin. Great live version from the Page/Plant tour MERRY CHRISTMAS Wayne!!! Oh…..just heard you say it was a back to back with live version. Cool !
Hey STB, having taken in your reaction and having read some of the fellow hard core ZepHeads insights below, I'd like to lay another, possibly different, angle of appreciation on ya my dude. Way back IN 76' when this came out, I would do something that for a number of reasons hasn't been in my life experience since the 80's. And that is listening WITH someone: In either silence, or with one of those polite, half whispered comments you occassionally slip in during your listening section. I was 12 when Presence came out and my elder brother would put it on and we'd listen together but I hadn't lived near enough to have the maturity and life experience required to appreciate it anywhere near the level of feeling it invokes in me now. My brother was 6 years older and, at that age, 6 years is a huge age gap. But he is the one who turned me on to Zeppelin and always insisted that I not babble, but listen with him. Often he'd be pretty high and would sit on the bed and slowly sway, slowly rock, back and forth, almost like as when on heroin, which is a dark alley he would later join Jimmy in going down. Jimmy was in the THROES of a smack addiction during these sessions, and while I do NOT romanticize that at ALL, he joined the ranks of Billie Holiday and Charlie Parker and was playing at a level of depth, maturity, and emotion that can only be described as ineffable, truly sublime. Sublime has become an overused word, like 'awesome' to the point where it's meaning has become diluted. But the sublime is what I experience when I am immersed in listening to Tea for one. I'm a guitarist since the late 70's and while I've never tried smack, there's something I can't explain about having a bottle of red wine and a few joints of green bud and jamming along with this. But I'm getting away from my point. Watching your reactions is the closest thing I've had to listening to Zeppelin WITH someone, in DEEP listening, for over 35 years. You don't just pay attention, you EXPERIENCE with DEPTH. And you LOVE the blues, especially in the minor key, which is sadder than standard blase blues in 12 bar major. And I thank you for being our listening companion. You are a solid brother my dude and by the way, thank you for your service in the Navy. I'm also going to say what no white boy is saying: We who love and respect where Blues comes from, are obviously into having Zeppelin affirmed by a black brother. I think we feel it lends traditional street cred to Zeppelin blues, and affirms its legitimacy and gets approval. Black folks making reaction videos is all over youtube these days. I also LOVE when the young kids give Hip Hop a rest and listen to Zeppelin, the appeal is timeless, universal and transcendent of 'race'. There isn't black or white, there's just dark skinned or light skinned. Me? I'm a light skinned brother ya heard? 😇🤣😎💜 So thanks again for your energy and your affirmation. Peace and all best to you always and in all things. Since I've been drinking Tea for One. 🙏
Great album and a great song. Both often overlooked. Not sure how anyone can listen to this album and not conclude that John Bonham is arguably the greatest rock drummer of all time.
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I would have loved seeing a live performance of Tea For One, back in the time, with the original band. The four of them were just magic together, & no other band even compare. The studio was Plants raw true feelings, after their car accident, wanting to be home with his family. Not knowing if he’d ever walk again, & his wife Maureen almost losing her life. He felt Page & Grant didn’t understand what he was feeling, they just wanted to get an album out because of not touring.
I love all music Zeppelin, butTea For One is my favorite Zeppelin song, for me, it is their best original blues song a supreme British blues ballad. check out the Tea For One studio cover by guitar virtuoso Joe Bonamassa it's an epic homage to Led Zeppelin and the guitar skills of Jimmy Page.
Thanks for the review; I've always loved the Presence album and this song was always an extreme favorite of mine. Jimmy's blues and Bonhams's snare roll fills....Fantastic!
It's hard to pick a favorite, their best song. Each successive tune [that is new to you] becomes your next #1! And it's a subjective, based on your likes and styles that you love. That's the reason they are ranked the best hard rock band in history.
Hands down the best song to slow dance to. Stairway To Heaven speeds up at the end, and makes it awkward to slow dance to. I danced to this song with a friend, cheek to cheek our bodies gyrating on each other. It was a magical moment.
Glad you found this Gem. I prefer the song that was written first. You never forget your first, right.? Tell me, what did Jimmy share, with you.? No, no don't tell me, that is between you and Jimmy!
It's been said that this is the ONE time Zep 'repeated' themselves. Even if true, I'm cool with that. Just like I'm cool when my girl wants to 'repeat' getting it on. When it's the best, 'repeating' ain't no crime.
its the whining "twang" thats gets the listener every time...the virtuoso....not just the musicianship....but the emotional journey jimmy take us...that jimmy...enough said.;
10:57... the best part of the song: Bonham's finale. The rest of the song is pretty good as well though I'm not a huge fan of blues tracks -- even Zeppelin's -- although they did it the best..
@@oombaclyde5736 Much as I admire JB for keeping the flame of guitar driven blues rock alive, his cover just doesn't have the masterful restraint of the original to my mind. When Page was in the zone his emotional connection was unbeatable IMHO of course and others will undoubtedly feel differently and will probably say so here! Have a great Christmas and New Year everyone but especially Soul Train Bro - what a great guy.
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First off I grew up on Zeppelin 40+ years ago and basically worshipped the band. No question Plant certainly had a stage presence but I must say at times he got a bit overly dramatic. Just sing the damn song without getting too carried away..
Page chose his solo on this song among his top three, the others being Stairway and Achilles. Tea For One is powerful in places, and light as a feather in others. Delicate, monstrous, regal. Like Led Zeppelin themselves.
He did the overdubs for that entire PRESENCE album in one night. Dude was legit laser focused on his work, despite smack starting to take over his life.
a journey by which jimmy takes us...thats jimmy..enough said
Lest we forget that arguably the main reason Zeppelin could do big epic songs like this is because Jimmy laid down the law from the very beginning with the record company that they would not do singles. Gotta be the smartest move in all of Rock music for my money. Damn right STB, he is a Wizard.
He dressed like Merlin while parading around Boleskine House. A wizard indeed.
Their whole record deal was the best in history, Page and Grant had full control. Atlantic Records had absolutely no say..one reason they released the 4th album " UNTITLED " with nothing on the cover ..at all to indicate what it was..
Record company called it musical suicide..
Since I've Been Loving You and Tea for One Reaction have a lot in common.
Jimmy's production is 2nd to none.
As is his, guitar playing, of course.
Ledhead since 10yrs old in 72.
Jimmy could place sounds in your head any place he wanted.
Great rxn, man.
Agree with your take on Bonham, he LEAD THE WAY for so many songs, leading/shifting each instrument - miss his drumming greatly, since he died & the band broke up - the orchestra Page & Plant worked with after was incredible - the drummer & Bassist on this LIVE concert were amazing, in lieu of Bonham & John Paul Jones…
Zeppelin were the best mix of rock & blues & Cajun - toss in an orchestra for good measure etc - downloads of magical music - not from this planet…like so many others from the era…a wonderful time to be alive - TY for these Reactions…nice to see our old classics are being appreciated all these decades later…
Since I've Been Loving You, Tea For One, and You Shook Me all remind me of walking into a smokey blues club and being blown away by the sound.
Tea for One and (Since I've been loving you) are the 2 songs that taught me how to play the Blues. The feel and spacing are incredible. I pretty much learned my groove and phrasing from Bonham. Achilles' last stand is about young friends who begin their journey into adulthood and life's adventure during the Trojan War and the return home of the Odyssey.
I agree that this song is one of their best yet it’s more of a hidden gem. Can’t even say how many times I’ve just zoned out on this one. Glad this finally loaded to the channel
Sadly many of their best songs, weren’t really played on the radio, so many don’t realize just how amazing they really were/are.
I adore the fact that you referenced Pagey as a "wizard." :-) Your insight into the foundation on the welcoming shoulders of Bonham is shared. Additionally, the dual to how his drums speak as does Mr. Page's guitar. Love your videos good sir.
Jimmy's solo is a masterpiece !
Tea For One is one of my favorites with its phenomenal 'goose flesh' solo with sublime choice of notes and arpeggios finding new inner melodies and opening new spatial and temporal possibilities-Magisterial Page playing and production!
Dear man, Listeners of your sensibility do not come around the pike everyday my friend. Thank you for the joy.
My pleasure!
I swear I can feel that guitar plucking at my heart. Robert's voice at my soul.
I agree that this is a sister song to Since I’ve been loving you, the main difference is that they’re actually wounded in life when they recorded this. They were at the height of their powers and ascending during the recording sessions for LZIII
You appreciate Zeppelin,like I do,man!
Since I been loving you & Tea for One should be played back to back!
You totally understand Led Zeppelin! Welcome to the family ! In a fun way.
What a song! And that intro always kills me. I wonder if that was going to be another song and they just tacked it onto the front end of this song. With all the superlatives that you can throw Zeppelin’s way, I guess you can tack on clever as well.
I thought the very same about two different songs.
@@SoulTrainBro The beginning of the song was the "good times" and the rest of the song, well...
It is amazing how Jimmy blended 3 guitar dubs on this song, particularly in the beginning.
Tell me a band that was more dialed in. I wish this was here today. Genius.
Dude you are the mellowist guy I've ever,seen!!! Love it😊
This is why Jimmy never needed a sax in his band. Goosebumps all over the place.
My dear friend, you are easy to read when it comes music reactions. Yes, that guitar talks to me too, Bonham’s drums talk to me, JPJ’s bass/keyboards talk to me and Robert Plant doesn’t just talk to me, he comes through the music and makes love to my senses. It’s complicated. Lol. Love your reactions still. Have a very Merry Christmas, love. ❤️❤️❤️
Wow, thank you. You too.
Great reaction man, glad to see you giving this masterpiece the praise it deserves :)
This song is so overlooked,it has always been my favorite Zep song.
As a 62 yr old drummer love all Zepp as any drummer should but Presence is my favorite for Bonham teaching me his vibe. Legend. Lost art, Bonham grooving to the music.
Robert wrote this album in a hospital bed in Greece, Where he & his wife were in a car accident breaking his leg. Yeah, English people pay 55% income tax
Somehow i feel Robert's solo "Big Log "
Makes Since i been Loving You / Tea for One. Makes it a trio
Had tickets to see Zepplin in KC show cancelled because of Plants accident. Heartbroken! Saw Page w/ the Firm, Plant on Solo tour.
Bro I love that you are uploading some of your older videos..and this album was recorded and mixed and finished in 19 days with a brilliant production by Pagey like always ...and Tea For One is my favorite song in the album! Merry Christmas brother to you and your family!
I'm with you on that, Tea For One $ Since I've Been Loving You are about my two, very bluesy favorites. Thanks Shipmate!
Thanks for listening
I saw Page/plant in 95. Had a bootleg,but, let a "so called friend" borrow it and never got it back! Chuck Henry,I'd like it back! If you are still living,dude! You have it. I know. I remember!
Good luck getting it back
This is SUCH a great blues by Zeppelin. Great live version from the Page/Plant tour
MERRY CHRISTMAS Wayne!!!
Oh…..just heard you say it was a back to back with live version. Cool !
Happy holidays!
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@@michaelrobinson2935 Helene here. 8? Meaning? Rather cryptic….
Page is easily up there with the best. Power, Precision and Passion.
Awesome song bro! It's my favorite LZ tune!
Hey STB, having taken in your reaction and having read some of the fellow hard core ZepHeads insights below, I'd like to lay another, possibly different, angle of appreciation on ya my dude. Way back IN 76' when this came out, I would do something that for a number of reasons hasn't been in my life experience since the 80's. And that is listening WITH someone: In either silence, or with one of those polite, half whispered comments you occassionally slip in during your listening section.
I was 12 when Presence came out and my elder brother would put it on and we'd listen together but I hadn't lived near enough to have the maturity and life experience required to appreciate it anywhere near the level of feeling it invokes in me now. My brother was 6 years older and, at that age, 6 years is a huge age gap. But he is the one who turned me on to Zeppelin and always insisted that I not babble, but listen with him. Often he'd be pretty high and would sit on the bed and slowly sway, slowly rock, back and forth, almost like as when on heroin, which is a dark alley he would later join Jimmy in going down.
Jimmy was in the THROES of a smack addiction during these sessions, and while I do NOT romanticize that at ALL, he joined the ranks of Billie Holiday and Charlie Parker and was playing at a level of depth, maturity, and emotion that can only be described as ineffable, truly sublime. Sublime has become an overused word, like 'awesome' to the point where it's meaning has become diluted. But the sublime is what I experience when I am immersed in listening to Tea for one. I'm a guitarist since the late 70's and while I've never tried smack, there's something I can't explain about having a bottle of red wine and a few joints of green bud and jamming along with this. But I'm getting away from my point. Watching your reactions is the closest thing I've had to listening to Zeppelin WITH someone, in DEEP listening, for over 35 years.
You don't just pay attention, you EXPERIENCE with DEPTH. And you LOVE the blues, especially in the minor key, which is sadder than standard blase blues in 12 bar major. And I thank you for being our listening companion. You are a solid brother my dude and by the way, thank you for your service in the Navy.
I'm also going to say what no white boy is saying: We who love and respect where Blues comes from, are obviously into having Zeppelin affirmed by a black brother. I think we feel it lends traditional street cred to Zeppelin blues, and affirms its legitimacy and gets approval. Black folks making reaction videos is all over youtube these days. I also LOVE when the young kids give Hip Hop a rest and listen to Zeppelin, the appeal is timeless, universal and transcendent of 'race'. There isn't black or white, there's just dark skinned or light skinned. Me? I'm a light skinned brother ya heard? 😇🤣😎💜
So thanks again for your energy and your affirmation. Peace and all best to you always and in all things. Since I've been drinking Tea for One. 🙏
Great album and a great song. Both often overlooked. Not sure how anyone can listen to this album and not conclude that John Bonham is arguably the greatest rock drummer of all time.
I've been waiting for this review. Good job!
If there’s any Zep you’re waiting for, check his Patreon channel. It’s all there And I do mean ALL of it …bootlegs, concerts, interviews If you’re a Zep fan, it’s well worth it
Happy Christmas STB, been a great Led Zepp journey since your first dive! Watched every single video on both channels!!
Love ya man
Thanks man. But have you seen every one? There's some only found on my Vimeo or Patreon. My Patreon is free to view BTW.
Dude I am loving these unblocked reactions!!!!!
Joe Bonamassa's does a good cover of this. Page and plant we're very special together!
Merry Christmas sir. Glad you are enjoying the Zeppelin.
Thanks, you too!
This is one of my favorites as well I just don't know why it's so under rated
Too long and too cerebral for some. Those are words from my buddy Paul.
I would have loved seeing a live performance of Tea For One, back in the time, with the original band. The four of them were just magic together, & no other band even compare. The studio was Plants raw true feelings, after their car accident, wanting to be home with his family. Not knowing if he’d ever walk again, & his wife Maureen almost losing her life. He felt Page & Grant didn’t understand what he was feeling, they just wanted to get an album out because of not touring.
"Swearing originated from the navy." I learned something today.
I love all music Zeppelin, butTea For One is my favorite Zeppelin song, for me, it is their best original blues song a supreme British blues ballad. check out the Tea For One studio cover by guitar virtuoso Joe Bonamassa it's an epic homage to Led Zeppelin and the guitar skills of Jimmy Page.
Lovely!
Thanks for the review; I've always loved the Presence album and this song was always an extreme favorite of mine. Jimmy's blues and Bonhams's snare roll fills....Fantastic!
Great reaction my man
It's hard to pick a favorite, their best song. Each successive tune [that is new to you] becomes your next #1! And it's a subjective, based on your likes and styles that you love. That's the reason they are ranked the best hard rock band in history.
I had the same sensation about the guitar solo some 40 years ago - it tells definitely a story!
I think this is the best blues song by a rock band ever! Bonham is easily the best less is more drummer ever!
hendrix and Page. How to rank?
I was lucky t see them both live; Jimi 2x-once in a small venue. Bottom line: Jimi is a God; Page is an Archangel.
As much as I love this, the live version from Japan with orchestra is even better. Just watching Jimmy in that is mesmerizing!!
It grows on you for sure.
Led zep autoplaggio since ive been loving you. Brilliant
Hands down the best song to slow dance to. Stairway To Heaven speeds up at the end, and makes it awkward to slow dance to.
I danced to this song with a friend, cheek to cheek our bodies gyrating on each other. It was a magical moment.
A tall glass of lemonade on a hot summer day 😮
It's just, sooo just!! 😎☕Tea for 2✌️
Agree great songs. Have you heard no quarter? Another fantastic one.
Yes I have
Glad you found this Gem. I prefer the song that was written first. You never forget your first, right.? Tell me, what did Jimmy share, with you.? No, no don't tell me, that is between you and Jimmy!
Sorry it's taken so long for me to watch this reaction. The zeppelin song is probably my favorite and has always taken me to another place
It's been said that this is the ONE time Zep 'repeated' themselves. Even if true, I'm cool with that. Just like I'm cool when my girl wants to 'repeat' getting it on. When it's the best, 'repeating' ain't no crime.
Love the orchestra in the live one. ...kinda funny they had to have a whole damn orchestra on top of their bassist, to play basically JPJ's part lol.
I just cant get over how young they were to be so Musically accomplished, John Bonham !!! ??? Jimmy, John Paul not just Bassist.
Tea for One is like Since I’ve been Loving You pt 2. Sort of like a 2nd movement.
its the whining "twang" thats gets the listener every time...the virtuoso....not just the musicianship....but the emotional journey jimmy take us...that jimmy...enough said.;
Don't stop reacting. Reacting to Ghostbusters or anything,. I like your work.
I have said it before, presence is the most underrated album Led Zeppelin put out. Casual fans like Led Zeppelin IV serious fans love Presence More.
Welcome down the Zeppelin rabbit hole!!!!!!’
I agree with both of these 2 songs 😅
FIRE
The most impressive depressive song ever
That's my favorite led Zeppelin 2 song 2 until I have the next one
Cult of Zep. Feel it!
Jimmy doing call and response with himself. What is his brain like to live in???
I got 24 hours!
10:57... the best part of the song: Bonham's finale. The rest of the song is pretty good as well though I'm not a huge fan of blues tracks -- even Zeppelin's -- although they did it the best..
Since I've been Lovin you has more of an old School Blues flavor.
Same key as Since I been Lovin You, Cmin.
Led Zeppelin is the original Led Zeppelin band.
Check out Joe Bonamassa's cover of this classic.
BTW, that guitar talks to a lot of us, man.
@@oombaclyde5736 I will for sure.
@@oombaclyde5736 Much as I admire JB for keeping the flame of guitar driven blues rock alive, his cover just doesn't have the masterful restraint of the original to my mind. When Page was in the zone his emotional connection was unbeatable IMHO of course and others will undoubtedly feel differently and will probably say so here! Have a great Christmas and New Year everyone but especially Soul Train Bro - what a great guy.
Yeah….and he played the studio version. Are you saying he should NOT have played one of the only live versions because it was “only” Page and Plant?
I don’t know if you’ve reacted to “I’m Gonna Crawl” or not. But you must if not.
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@@helenespaulding7562 eh, I don’t want to pay to watch reactions. I have bills.
@@BenDover-tb8cr too true. Just figured if you were. Zep fan you could join for a month, watch what you want and then cancel. But I hear ya.
First off I grew up on Zeppelin 40+ years ago and basically worshipped the band. No question Plant certainly had a stage presence but I must say at times he got a bit overly dramatic. Just sing the damn song without getting too carried away..
Rain Song
A great song should have been written from the opening guitar riff.
Curious. How did your dad like this one.
He loved it : )
@@SoulTrainBro I thought he would.
Be very careful about being so sure of saying "the best" Zeppelin ever did until you've heard everything they've done. Just say'n....
I defy anyone not to be moved by that guitar solo