Led Zeppelin- Four Sticks (REACTION)

[@realbser1956]

Plant says baby more times than a Pampers commercial.

[@stewpot6998]

🤣

[@sicotshit7068]

LOL!

[@chrisspertos9784]

GOATS

[@PeterTea]

Led Zeppelin is like having four Michael Jordans in the same band.

[@Lizard-of-Oz]

You are talking about how good Robert Plant's vocals are. I have seen Robert Plant playing lead guitar in a show back in 94, not with Led Zep, but in a solo project. He had a gift as a singer.

[@rodneyfrazer2424]

Too funny, and I swear I hadn't seen your comment until just now...after these guys reviewed Night Flight (I think), I compared them to an NBA lineup starting Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan as the guards, Larry Bird and LeBron James as the forwards, and Kareem Abd-Jabbar at center. JPG counts as two players for all the different things he does. Heck, might as well give him the 6th Man Award too! 😁

[@gerardodoherty9178]

What use would 4 basketball players be in a rockband?

[@PeterTea]

They’d be great for jamming.

[@wendyhenry8558]

Four Michael Jordans is a perfect description! Giants.

[@robwhitmer5294]

Listening to 2 young musicians talk about these old school bands warms my old heart.

[@lepetitoiseau]

Two sticks in each hand!!! if you listen you can clearly hear the rattle of the sticks colliding themselves while they're touching the drums. rarely played live( few times) because of this difficulty, this piece is bewitching, thank you!

[@eye5856]

Roberts vocals in that live performance is UNREAL

[@turnsufficient4971]

You can definitely hear those sticks a-clicking. Four Sticks was played a bunch of times - not just once -- recordings have been surfacing of it lately. It was played at least four times -- probably more.

[@lepetitoiseau]

@@turnsufficient4971The sound of the stick on the other stick when they hit the drums ...

[@Scoobydcs]

​@@eye5856 coppenhagen. Roberts voice was Insane That night!!!!!

[@robertprice6830]

Ok, only one of them can read music. Guess which one. None of them were trained. In Jimmy's own words. I just pick the damn thing up and play it. Surprised you didn't pick up on the fact Bonzo is using 4 sticks. Ha, he got ya.

[@samuraijacques952]

This song just feels like driving home at three am on a hot summer night with the windows down

[@shellycasbeer3775]

Oh gentlemen you have so much more in store. Finish this album and the real fantastic journey begins. These four albums set the stage for your next experience into the world of Led Zeppelin............

[@janicez2630]

Indeed!

[@johnathanstruble1064]

Physical Graffiti...nuff said. Lol

[@acemodez3169]

@@johnathanstruble1064 yeah with Houses ahead of it. They just have no idea 🤣

[@johnathanstruble1064]

@@acemodez3169 How true! 😂

[@snakeinthegrass7443]

The original Dream Team!! Greatest band ever! 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@frankfroml.a.4104]

Absolutely!! Nobody quite like em👍

[@debbiemccain5850]

Bonham was drumming with 4-sticks, listen for the clacking sound!!🎶 Robert said in an interview once, that he discovered that "wild banshee" voice when he was sitting in the bathtub after the water had drained-and-was just singing, (we-all know-bathroom acoustics are the best), and he went all out to see how high he could sing, and that voice came out to his surprise...the-rest is history!!🎶🎤 So, yes it was-all natural!!🎵❤❤

[@sicotshit7068]

Thanks for that information, I’ve watched so many interviews, & never heard the bathtub story.

[@susanpalmer8931]

yeah it is kinda like I, II, and III combined. Great reaction. Thanks.

[@danjohnson2986]

I love watching you guys digging LZ. Music brings the world together.

[@franksorrentino9698]

Just another great tune by the Goats!

[@kramerbassplayer]

Best rhythm section out there

[@redevil7081]

I’m 70, these songs make me nineteen again…searching for what’s around the next corner my friends! My kids play this music, my grandkids put up with it. As the world turns!

[@Joshualbm]

Listen to what Bonham is doing just with his feet. That hi-hat pulse and the bass drum are nuts.

[@rogercaruso9337]

Come on, guys, you know they're the best every album's great. Keep it going man

[@stevenorthwick2480]

Definitely to me their most underrated track, even among the fanbase. Fantastically atmospheric.

[@davidscroggins7728]

Your right brother his voice is natural

[@tnightwolf]

Fkn love Led Zeppelin! Show me structured chaos and love for music and i'll give you Led Zeppelin!🤘❤🤟

[@rockinrobinsreactions216]

Zeppelin strived to make each song they did unique from anything they had done before. Only a couple times were there some songs that resembled each other. That’s one of my favorite things about them. You never know what you’re going to get. There wasn’t a genre they didn’t at least touch upon that existed up until their time-as well as inventing some new genres.

[@henriettaskolnick4445]

This is a swirling, hypnotic song that incorporates the odd time mixture of 5/8 and 6/8. It has electric and acoustic guitars, bass and Jonesy throws a bit of prog-rock sounding element with a touch of synth. There's a bit of vocal effects added to Robert's voice and the drums have a massive amount of compression on them, which was difficult for engineer Andy Johns to mix. I love how it lifts up then slams down with a cymbal crash. Jimmy said it was meant to be abstract and I'd say they succeeded.

[@realbser1956]

Great comment Henrietta !

[@throwabrick]

How can you tell if it's 5/8 or 5/4?

[@juliemanarin4127]

Absolutely!

[@allanbluzdude]

And for parts Bonham used four sticks, 2 in each hand, thus the title.

[@henriettaskolnick4445]

@@throwabrick to be honest, I don't know but it's in books I've read about their music.

[@luckyirvin]

music that grabs me by the throat and won't let go oh hell yeah

[@blitzd634]

Within five minutes of the first rehearsal they knew that they had something special

[@Brian-tb1zs]

One of the Greatest bands of all time, excellent going through this collection with you guys 👍

[@rogercaruso9337]

Yeah, I did a Zeppelin marathon from one. All the way through to every album. Took a couple of days but the memories came flooding back when I first purchased them. Well worth it

[@tannonwraith4692]

Led Zeppelin is the penultimate Rock/Fusion band with all parts being equal. The best of all worlds. And everyone that followed, imitated.

[@jracerichards]

Great discussion of Zeppelin

[@stevostevopick4003]

Really really looking forward to Levee!!

[@williamweiss6128]

Bonham grooves are legend.

[@ginnydominguez5493]

I like that both of you have knowledge on led zepp. Great reaction.😊

[@BluesJammer69]

The Beatles showed them the way of the Studio... ...

[@robertschiller3074]

Love your videos....thx for bringing people together....that's what great music does!

[@AirplayBeats]

Thanks for rocking with us!!

[@TWood-bj8zj]

The song is called 4 sticks, because Bonham used 4 sticks while playing… they had a hard time recording… and I believe they only played it 1 time live because it was so difficult….

[@lingolarker9318]

Learned something new today. Thank thee😄. I did wonder why Four Sticks.

[@sicotshit7068]

That’s what I had heard too, some others in comments are saying, they played it a few times live. I wish there was a visual of Bonham playing it, I do know he had a hard time playing it though. That’s how we got the song Rock & Roll, Bonham was frustrated & took a break.

[@ronaldelliott4373]

You both nailed it with those comments guys. They affected us the very same way back in the day, and still do. The last two on this album are going to “leave a mark.” 😉

[@michaelfrazia4569]

I always thought plant was great...as the decades have rolled on I really think he was the best ever in his prime...he just has a perfect tone

[@jaynethomas7380]

I'm seeing Robert & Alison July 8th. Saw Led Zeppelin in 1970. I was 16 and.... ahem, I don't remember any of it. 🤦‍♀️ I'm going with my 40 yr old daughter and this time will remember and cherish every moment. Atleast until the dementia kicks in. ⌚😜✌️

[@rickb.4168]

It’s called four sticks as John B. Plated the drums holding two drum sticks in each hand while he played. Hence ‘4 Sticks’

[@PatrickMcKay-rm2tx]

Great reaction as always! I’ve been really enjoying watching you all go down this Zeppelin road! Definitely my favorite band because of Bonham. I’m 56 years old I’ve been playing drums since I was nine years old and Zeppelin is what I cut my teeth on as a drummer! This song especially is very challenging. Bonzo is playing with two sticks in each hand. If you listen close you can here the sticks clicking together. Eighth notes on the bass drum and hi hat and kind of like a tribal drum pattern on the toms. At the time of this recording Bonzo was messing around with an African style drum rhythm which he thought would be really cool to do in a song. What he came up with is what you hear in Four Sticks, slightly modified from the original rhythm he was experimenting with.

[@Leo-pm2yv]

💯% BAD ASS vibe. One of my favorites when i was younger. Pushing mid sixty's and still feeling BAD ASS whenever I hear it. Great cruising tune. but watch out for the lawman...😎 🔥💨

[@feltongailey8987]

Y'all brave to cover this! One of my faves!!!!

[@jamesscura7122]

You just mentioned the key: It's always something different. It's what Prince said separates them from the rest. Further, Prince said they don't have a single song that sounds like their own, nor anyone else's songs. A feat only they did. In 1975, they had all 6 of their albums on the Billboard chart simultaneously. The only act in history to do so. Surpassed The Stones. Surpassed The Beatles.

[@sendtoanthony]

These two are great reviewers/reactors. They make such intelligent comments.

[@aspjake123]

Thanks

[@AirplayBeats]

We appreciate you!!

[@aspjake123]

@@AirplayBeats I appreciate you guys more!

[@TrianglesAndCircles]

I remember looking at the album cover while hearing this for the first time and thinking that the old one is carrying more than four sticks. Much later I was informed what four sticks really meant. Thanks again guys!

[@turnsufficient4971]

This is one of my favorite songs from this album and catalog. That guitar riff is trance-like hypnotic even. Plant voice is amazing in this. John Bonham recorded this using four sticks - two in each hand - you can hear the sticks clicking together during most of the song. Jonseys driving bass is as good as any part of the song. His synthesizer part is pretty awesome too !

[@juliemanarin4127]

AMEN!!

[@joescott8877]

I don't think Robert says "Baby" in "Stairway to Heaven," but he DOES say "Lady"! And we all say "Yeah!" when we hear any of their stuff, like this one--great reaction again, guys!

[@Frankincensedjb123]

Most successful rock band of all time, for good reason. As you've mentioned, they are all stellar musicians who already had years of playing professionally before Zep, but throw on top of that great live improvisation, as well as spectacularly creative and diverse song writers, how could you miss? And let's not forget that fourth dimension: chemistry. The guys in the band felt it the very first day they jamed together. One of the few bands in which you can go song to song, album to album finding nary a clunker on the way. Excellence supreme.

[@gelsol]

My favorite Zeppelin deep cut.

[@kevinsattler6603]

The James gang. Funk 49🔥🔥

[@martinoulthwaite7327]

A breath of fresh air, thank you. No one does music like Led Zep. Long may your Zep rabbit hole last 😀

[@smgdroid]

Watching your reactions, I'm picking up things that I never caught before... Now I see the connection between II and IV, but also, starting to think ahead to Houses of the Holy, I can see how that is connected to III. I could be wrong about it, but I feel like I'm seeing connections I never saw before...

[@naudianeels1328]

My favorite Zeppelin song ❤️

[@thenewtowncryer]

Unleaded version is fire too.

[@naudianeels1328]

@@thenewtowncryer I'll have to check it out. Thank you 👍💯☺️🎶

[@KennyCamaro2364]

Laa and Chee. You are listening to one of top pieces of collective music ever recorded brother. Pure genius,times four!!

[@paulyoung8108]

The Quintessential rock band,and so much more

[@johnathanstruble1064]

Sometimes, in this mean ass old World, you have to get the LED OUT!!!

[@kevinmarker-cz3bx]

You right on top..gentlemen..Led Zeppelin is the template/ Algorithm

[@cazkain]

Luv it , Cant wait for houses of the holy, and physial griffiti

[@joejoesguitarinventions]

.... heard as it came out... just as great TODAY 🎸🎸🎸💯

[@ws3764]

I know this will be hard to believe, but they get even better as the albums go on....way better!

[@stevostevopick4003]

This is great and will keep greating on 😁

[@davidwilkins5932]

Be prepared for another shift in temperament when you get to Houses of the Holy (5th album). I dearly love it, and think it’s among their best, but it’s quite different. But all things said, the album I most look forward to is Physical Graffiti (6th album), and it’s a double album. Thanks for the great and interesting work that your channel consistently presents.

[@wdrauch]

IMO, Physical Graffiti is their magnum opus

[@MsAppassionata]

I liked them quite a bit before Physical Graffiti, but became an absolute fanatic after hearing that album. I then went out and purchased all their records that I didn’t already have.

[@johnhakes20]

Hey boys-that crescendo portion is indeed JPJ using what was then a brand-new device, the VSC3. This is one of the earliest uses of it. It’s the device used by Roger Waters on the “On The Run” track from “Dark Side Of The Moon.” This track is criminally underrated on this record, and on the whole Zep catalogue.

[@jilldiable8119]

I grew up listening to led zep,from the early 70s I've been captivated by their music.still to this day,love ur reactions,I believe jpj could play bass with his feet whilst playing Keyboards.there will be another group like led zep.roberts voice mesmerising & his harmonica playing is divine

[@williamdavis600]

Robert Plant is and has been doing some great music with Allison Krause. Just saw them in April. Still sounds great.

[@doorsman8451]

Great reaction to a great band.

[@jimschwartz39]

I love your reactions to zeppelin, just how I felt first time hearing it.

[@megA_t.6532]

Thanks for these reactions to IV. I love it!

[@tektoniks_architects]

When you guys said: it's like the first, second, and third album put together "..... bullseye. This album was the culmination of everything they did before it. Guess what? The next album goes in completely new directions.

[@JEvans-fz2qt]

Great reaction...Maybe ya'll might check out ''Grateful Dead's'' ''Shakedown Street''....Pretty Funky Song.

[@JU5TINPDX]

I love that you guys are reacting to Zeppelin in chronological order… the crazy thing is that as good as the first four albums are… probably 75% of my favorite tracks are yet to come. “Physical Graffiti” is the juggernaut of Zeppelin’s latter days, an absolutely monumental double album with every color, every shade, every texture, every mood… mind blowing. I would suggest that between albums you should check out some live performances of tracks from the album you’ve just heard. One of the coolest thing about this band is how their songs that become part of the live sets, grow and evolve into something greater then the albums (IMO)

[@alanbobbymcguire5099]

Thank Valhalla there are folks out there that love this track.

[@GTLyons]

great songs with the best reactor analysis... thumbs up!

[@anthonyblakely399]

"House of the Holy" is also a great album. 👍

[@onemotherpucker]

And a clinic by Plant...untouchable. I've seen him at a cancer benefit with other singers. When Plant gets up, it's like a whole different sound system. His voice was built for a microphone.

[@rogercaruso9337]

Each song is like listening to a different album or a different song. Cause it's like 2 or 3 songs in one, the way they drop. Nobody writes this stuff, it's unbelievable.

[@johnathanstruble1064]

Gentlemen, so much enjoying, your reaction to Zepp IV...thank you!

[@doriwiljt]

The first 4 LZ albums Part of the Soundtrack of my youth

[@KWP1111]

Traveling riverside blues. You will love it. Very bluesy. Great vocals. Your missing out.

[@AleisterCrowley.]

So many mysteries, for all of us born under such a construct.

[@johnladd8421]

I was going to comment on Bonzo using four sticks to play this, but many people have already said it. super creative

[@johnwdaley4727]

We appreciate your musical knowledge...all hail LZ..

[@docsoulman9352]

Funny observation…Plant does lean on the “baby” a bit😂but like you said…his voice and timing are so brilliant..and his lyrics, poetic and evocative.

[@brookehornback1896]

I had this tape cassette back in the day. Lol!

[@alansmith7626]

LOL! I had the 8track, and the vinyl! Time passes too quickly!

[@waynemoon5359]

Another great reaction guys. As Musicologists go, you two have a keen ear and don't miss a trick. By the way if do do any more Van Halen reactions please consider "Ain't Talkin Bout Love". Studio version with Lyrics. It's right in your wheelhouse.

[@jaynethomas7380]

I just watched a video on how hard this song is. Bonzo had real problems with it. They gave it up for awhile and after Black Dog they came back to it. Ofcourse, Bonzo nailed it. 💖 Oh ya, he's playing with two sticks in each hand. Hence, the title. Also, Robert is not a trained singer. It's all natural baby❣️✌️

[@joykeebler1916]

Yes! Favorite Song On ZOSO.

[@wernerstr]

Black Sabbath will surprise you too. 🎉 The transitions, and movement.

[@melvinwomack3717]

It's a whole lotta blues legend Son House in this track

[@stewpot6998]

I have to agree with everything you guys said. Plant was a freak of nature in a good way. And there's a reason the occasional symphony orchestra drummer will perform Bonham's stuff. Rock on.✌️

[@Ledgar64]

As someone once said on youtube..."when God wanted to show off his power, he created Led Zeppelin".

[@Tommy-wm8gi]

Love your channel and comments.of course Jones and Bonham are killing it. Plants voice has "that" sound whatever is needed.hey try Rush and maybe also the Mars Volta. Keep digging

[@jfs70ss]

WAAAAZUUUP Players....!!! Great track by the MIGHTY ZEPP...!! GO WARRIORS...!!! Jesse from the SF Bay..!!

[@AirplayBeats]

What’s up Jesse. Kings vs Warriors!!! Gotta get my tickets!!

[@jfs70ss]

@@AirplayBeats Big Perk is taking Clippers in 6 over the Suns...!! I would LOVE that HOWEVER I SERIOUSLY DOUBT that's gonna happen. No Paul George. GO DUBS REPEAT...!!!

[@kevenbridges9433]

For Plant, there was no training his voice -- just singing. "I used to deliver newspapers, and I got enough money to send off to King Records in Cincinnati from Worcestershire in England, as a 13-year-old," Plant says. "I got the original pressings of James Brown's Live at the Apollo -- a voice that's absolutely unbelievable. And then, whoop, some crackling radio underneath my pillow gives me Smokey Robinson singing 'Way Over There' -- 'What's this? This is what it is. This is people letting every single breath that they've got out.' It's just too much. I had to try and get there. - Robert Plant

[@davidlitchke4964]

You're correct. Many imitators, but only one Robert plant.

[@lindakessler8768]

Time to get the LED OUT!!!! 👍❤🤣

[@billdCT97]

Hehe.....oh how i LOVE this song

[@chaosandcreation4118]

If you love Plant you HAVE to do a deep dive into Steve Marriot Humble Pie and try I Don't Need No Doctor or 30 Days in the Hole to start off. His was the voice that set the movement. They didn't get as big as LZ but they had the talent.

[@888jimm]

Live Black Coffee😂

[@charles56737]

Always did love 30 Days in Hole that's what they give ya

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

I would never even think to rank this "song" on my list of All-Time Zep tracks, because it doesn't even really feel like a song to me, it's so unorthodox in its structure. It sounds more like--especially the way it comes in at the start--like it's mid-jam, like I'm walking into a jam session. A killer jam session, but a jam session, nonetheless. Its a perfect "album cut", and its sound fits so perfectly in the album. Great reaction, fellas. You've got two more tracks remaining on this legendary LP, and each of them rank among my Top 7 Zeppelin tunes of All-Time.

[@frankingenito]

The song is called Four sticks because Bonham played it with two sticks in each hand.

[@davidreilly8888]

Another great reaction guys. Fyi...this song is titled four sticks because Bonham played it with four drum sticks. You hear them clicking together throughout the song.

[@timshelton8535]

This album over my headphones woke my parents up a few times when I was a youngster!