Led Zeppelin - Black Dog (REACTION)

‪@AirplayBeats‬ reacts to Led Zeppelin’s Black Dog
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[@pluckinmageetar]

Led Zep IV...one of the greatest ALBUMS of ALL time. In any genre. Ever.

[@juliemanarin4127]

Absolutely!

[@michaeltveten8458]

Agree!

[@TrianglesAndCircles]

Hands down.

[@davescurry69]

Amen.

[@paullacroix527]

I still after 50yrs can't decide if Zep 2 is my fav Zep album or Zep 4 is. I don't think I will ever come to a conclusion lol...

[@Brian-tb1zs]

Going through Led Zeppelins catalog of music in order is genius, no one else on KZbin has figured this out ! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 stars guys

[@scenicrouteart]

Best channel!

[@80sbaby64]

Jack Black called this the „Zeppathon“: listening to all the albums from beginning to end - best way to go 🤙🏼

[@lorikisiel9367]

Black dog is British slang for depression, and many people thought the title meant that, but Led Zeppelin said thy didn't know what to call the song, so they named it after a literal black dog that was hanging around. I think that makes more sense than depression in lieu of the lyrics.

[@debrabrabenec]

Nick Drake's "Black Dog," from Pink Moon is more like the depression theme you describe.

[@monkface]

And really this song is a blues! Like the singer is pretty down about the woman he's singing about!

[@johndrx165]

This song is killer, with Bonham's syncopated groove driving.

[@jodyguilbeaux8225]

right, i was blown away how he approached this song back when i first heard it in the 1970s. . genius.

[@bontrent4521]

"when he stops to let the band breathe , that is gangster";......one of the best Quotes of ALL time.

[@jamesknox7171]

Most of this album was recorded at a country house called Headly Grange. There was a stray black dog that hung around the house, so that's where they got the name for this song. This is a great album.

[@Chatta-Ortega]

True...if memory serves, the black dog died on the property during the recording session.

[@t.j.payeur5331]

This was their opening song when I saw them in Tampa, 1973..one of the more remarkable experiences of my life...

[@suefantastic4584]

Im in Tampa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jamesleblanc7437]

“Walk out with your stuff out” 😂. Considering how tight Robert’s jeans were, that’s more accurate than you know.

[@juliemanarin4127]

Oh YES!!

[@bartstarr100]

It was actually called "Cock Rock" , if you were around then to remember.

[@BadgerBJJ]

When I was 15 my best friends mother had a few glasses of wine told me she had front row seats to see Zepplin in her early 20s and was mesmerized by his package. She said you could see shaft the jeans were so tight.

[@amrak5028]

We all wore Tight jeans, but Robert used a sock.

[@helaina400]

@@amrak5028- don’t think so - -

[@paulbowles7426]

Led zeppelin is perfection

[@yvanpajevic9680]

I have a feeling these guys are going to LOOOOOOVE the Levee ....ultimate drum beat. (and most sampled)

[@kikivon3501]

They haven’t reacted to that yet!!!??? Ohh wow, can’t wait.

[@SK-lk3iu]

@@kikivon3501Thought for sure they had, but can't find it.

[@edwardmunoz7853]

Once they hear that drum beat they're going to be like 🤯🤯🤯

[@joejohnston3591]

The best!

[@johnwriter8234]

I would call my (late) Momma (she from Memphis) ... "How Ya Doin, Mama?" ..she say, "Am Fine, Honey ... Long As The River Don't Rise And The Levee Don't Break!"

[@georgetaxi8179]

Bonzo playing a slowed down grove over a faster riff is genius stuff.

[@metaphoria3]

Love when that happens

[@brewstergallery]

Did you ever the rehearsals where Bonzo is trying to figure out how to nail the groove ?? It's amazing to hear his process to get there.

[@aspenward390]

When The Beatles broke up I went into a depression. I was 13 and they had been with me since I was 5. And then, by luck, my older sister married a professional drummer in a rock band, and for some unknown reason he left his entire album collection at my house (I believe he was on tour). One of my friends saw the 4 Led Zeppelin albums in the stacks and flipped out. I kept lifting the needle and returning it to the beginning with this song blasting the stereo console. I was no longer depressed. I was manic. 🙂

[@debrabrabenec]

Love that memory!🎵❤️🎵

[@howdyault7710]

Amen my brother!

[@NoahBodze]

I’m glad I was born after all those albums came out and didn’t have to wait for the next one.

[@amrak5028]

Who is that Drummer? Did you keep his collection?

[@unclespeedy]

This song has the exact meter of a basic training marine marching song. "I don't know but I've been told a big legged woman aint' got no soul", sound off 1, 2, sound off 3, 4 etc.... efing awesome.

[@eximusic]

Crazy good song with odd meters and tricky timing. Main riff was written by the bass player, John Paul Jones, and not Jimmy Page. They play it in unison. Zeppelin properly understood that most American blues from the Mississippi Delta to Chicago were not songs about depression and bad times, but mostly about sex.

[@kbrewski1]

I remember buying this legendary album shortly after it came out and putting the needle down on the vinyl and this song just blasted out at you like a friggin SLEDGEHAMMER!! That guitar riff sustain after each verse, but even more Bonham's heavy drums, like he's hitting the skins with large heavy mallets. One of the best hard rock opening songs to an album ever. You combine this with Rock and Roll, and what a 1-2 punch! So you guys doing these songs in order? This album is iconic with an interesting mix of songs. I'm sure you know the epic Stairway to Heaven is on it. But enjoy each tune individually, because overall I think most people will agree Untitled (aka as Zoso) is their best album. (There were absolutely no words, no name, no titles on the album cover). I think I blew out the tweeters on my cheap speakers playing Black Dog. You guys didn't like the 3rd album? It was more acoustic and less heavy. Cool that you're doing everything in order. Ps, THIS kind of stuff is the reason us 70s teens invested in good stereo systems with big speakers. The under 30s who just listen on phones or pods (not you guys) don't understand what they are missing minituarizing everything!!

[@davidmack9842]

"Black Dog" was the first Zeppelin song I heard. I was 15 and had never heard of the band. My friend brought over his little cassette player and said "You have to listen to this." Within 30 seconds, that song had grabbed me by the ears and Zeppelin has never let go. My first thought was "Who ARE these guys?" That was in 1974 and at 64 I've listened to this song (and all of theirs) about a thousand times and it still gives the same intense driving groove as it did so long ago. Their music has been and is a central, important part of my life.

[@henriettaskolnick4445]

The third album was recorded in the studio *however* it was mostly written by Jimmy and Robert when they went away to a *cottage* (not castle) in Wales during their break from touring. Jonesy came up with this riff and the start/stop format was inspired by Fleetwood Mac's song "Oh Well". For this 4th album the whole band, equipment, tech people, etc. went to a former workhouse in the country called Headley Grange to rehearse and record. Jimmy got the idea, most notably from the group The Band who recorded their album called "Music From Big Pink" while staying all together in a house they called "big pink". Jimmy liked the idea of total immersion, to live and breathe the music and be able to record night or day, when inspiration struck. They rented The Rolling Stones' mobile studio that was built into a truck and parked outside. Also, believe me when I tell you, Zep didn't give the critic's comments any weight other than to be angry at their obtuseness for not being able to understand the types of music they created. The 4th album wasn't a case of "Oh no, the critics hated the 3rd album, we have to do better." or "We'll show them." They were never critical/media darlings during their time; they did what they wanted musically and that was that, critics be damned.

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

Zep didn't return to harder rock in IV because the critics gave III bad reviews, they did it because their fans were underwhelmed by the predominantly-acoustic direction taken in III.

[@vicprovost2561]

For me, Led Zeppelin III has a damn fine side one, with 2 of their very best songs, Immigrant Song and Since I've Been Loving You and a perplexing side 2 which starts off great with Gallows Pole and Tangerine then they took a left turn, they should have had Hey, Hey What Can You Do on that side instead of the last song, it would have been a better release. They sure made up for it for all of us back then!

[@alansmith7626]

one mans cottage is another mans castle....LOL I also agree Led Zep did what they pretty much wanted to, I don't think they gave a rats hind-end about "critics"

[@henriettaskolnick4445]

@@alansmith7626 in general, I agree with cottage/castle but considering the cottage didn't have electricity or running water...its a stretch. 😊

[@olly8]

I wasn't aware that T Mac's song 'Oh Well' was their inspiration. Love Fleetwood Macs song. Now I can hear that influence. Great info✌🏻

[@magicbrownie1357]

Jimmy Page's guitar solo at the end is absolute lightning!

[@markburnham7512]

When LZIII was released, THIS is the record we wanted.

[@nozzlevelocity]

The reason this was named after the dog hanging around was because he slept all day and was out all night. Zep laughed about the adventures he must've had with the female dogs of the night. The rumours about Headley Grange are one of the most enduring rock myths. I've still got a magazine from '75 with Bad Company bassist Boz Burrell talking about sleeping upstairs in the big bedroom where Page slept and everyone said was super duper haunted. Boz heard banging noises up and down the stairs all night and thought it was cats fighting. Then the owners of the property told him they didn't have cats, so he was a little freaked out. The year before, Genesis created "The Evil Jam" in that same upstairs room during a storm and explained how a dark spirit seemed to enter the place and then left when the storm passed. The rumour was that it used to be a church that once burned down with the congregation inside. Then it was owned by Aleistair Crowley. It was recently mentioned during an interview with Genesis keyboardist Tony Banks who replied that it was indeed the rumour. The fact is, after Zep recorded there, everyone confused the place with Crowley's Boleskin House on Loch Ness mentioned earlier in the comments. Page, who had an interest in Crowley and the dark arts, purchased Boleskin House, and somehow that got confused with a country workhouse 600 miles away. Phil Collins talked about huge rats on the stairs, so that's obviously what people were hearing at night. That late 60s/early 70s era was shot through with mysticism anyway. Add a little booze, a little weed, you might believe anything. Good times.

[@vicprovost2561]

Who-hoo,off to Led Zeppelin 4, which for me is tied with Led Zep II for their best. Every single song on this album is a masterpiece! Enjoy. 🎵🎸🎤🎹🎶

[@clarenancy77]

THIS was my introduction. And every time.... OMFG. The opening is explosive. I was 10. This formed all my musical taste henceforth.

[@mattharvey968]

Led Zeppelin will always keep surprising you and keep you coming back for more! So much diversity on their albums!

[@himlekmcnutt2764]

Complete RUMBLE FEST from start to finish! Damn.

[@clifton8929]

Plant's singing comes in with his extremely catchy vocal delivery leading into one of Page’s more rockin' riffs. A grand opening track for a truly outstanding album. The guys flexed their muscles on the album just to remind everyone who the GOAT of kickass rock still was.

[@billschafer9668]

Great song, great album. Bonzo kills it on the drums, Jimmy on guitar, JPJ on bass and keyboards and the incomparable Robert “Percy” Plant on vocals.

[@franksorrentino9698]

One of their best albums! Thanks for playing!

[@johnlillis1161]

don't forget Johnny Winter and Edgar Winter Tobacco Road Live video great song will blow you away thanks

[@brewstergallery]

Hey guys, Ned from Spain checkin in. I'm glad you finally made it to the crushing Led Zep 4. This is a straight up monster that only a few LP's can match or come close to. Even when they do a couple of acoustic numbers they're bangers like The Battle of Evermore which features the amazing Sandy Denny w /Plant, she was the only guest vocalist ever. I think we all can't wait until you get to the " Levee ".

[@gregjones861]

This song is so incredible that, no matter how much I hear it since it came out, it always sounds fresh and new. A masterpiece and, dare I say, prog rock with more testosterone...

[@zolch5771]

I never saw zep, but I saw John Paul Jones play with Lenny kravitz and Robert plant with his band... They were both fire!!

[@williamweiss6128]

Listen for Bonham clicking his sticks every time they're supposed to come back in.

[@TexasMagnolia]

Thank You. Just for entertainment purposes, y’all have to watch the 2007 Live from Celebration Day!

[@janiterinadrum1627]

I think it’s awesome, that no one stops the tape or gets offended when he says a big legged woman doesn’t have any soul! That’s some good stuff

[@vancehutchison2830]

It just doesn't get better than this. All 4 pieces are absolutely slaying.

[@davidlitchke4964]

About every party I was at, when I was a young guy, this album would be playing. Good memories.

[@timmurphy5580]

I remember when led Zeppelin came to Cleveland in '77 it was a bummer because they were in the wrong venue The stadium held 83,000 but they played in Richfield coliseum which held $21,000 we were all mad because there wasn't enough tickets to go around. Great reaction guys rock on.

[@amrak5028]

I was at the Coliseum Section 110, Row H Seat 8. Destroyer, night one.

[@mrmiscast]

Ahhhh, my all time favorite Zeppelin song... It's just tough... Thanks guys... batting 1000 today with both videos....

[@robwhitmer5294]

"Ya walk out with your stuff out." Indeed.

[@Brian-tb1zs]

YES ! You’re finally on this album, plenty more great albums after this 👍

[@rogercaruso9337]

Yeah I've been with them since they started I still scratch my head after I hear

[@denisemangan1413]

I’ve been waiting for this…I love this album 🇦🇺

[@rosuobs3972]

Aye chaps, another great track, all tracks on this album are excellent. Can't wait until you get to album called 'PRESENCE', it's also a fantastic piece all through , three cheers to you two and thanks

[@abnrgrtr]

That unmistakable heavy-handed Bonham groove. Such good stuff. Cheers fellas, keep 'em coming.

[@davet8759]

To show how tight Zeppelin is, Bonham by design and throughout the entire song, is playing a half beat behind everyone else. Genius! You have to watch the live version from MSG 1973.

[@philipmccarthy6175]

As opening tracks go , it's not too shabby.

[@jimmoore8951]

Announcing their presence with authority

[@goodbyedemocracy5678]

Fellas, I think I may have listened to this album, 671,098 times.

[@joelharris3389]

This epic band lived passion and artistry and when Robert Plant suffered two tragedies the passing of his 5-year-old son and then his boyhood friend Jhon Bohnam passed away from a drunken stupor the band ended. The sorrow was too much, Robert, Jimmy, and Jon Paul Jones closed the epic ride forever.

[@johnwriter8234]

Am 63, from Detroit, white ( just for context) retired US military living in Phillipines...I ENJOY you guys!!!

[@Grizazzle]

Pure rock heaven!!

[@ML-un1oi]

Great reaction to a great album. Keep up the great work as always fellas. Appreciate you 🙏

[@franckmedina3346]

The duo plant and page, the killers

[@debbiemccain5850]

Please, please watch this live from Madison Square Garden 1973...NOTHING like watching them live!!🎵🎸-I hope y'all get to watch the entire concert filmed for a movie about them called "The-Song Remains The Same". So many-great performances to see because-they never did a song the same way twice live!!🎸 "Since Ive Been Lovin'-You" live at this concert is the best there is!!💜🎸🎵

[@stevemd6488]

I remember when this album came out, kinda underwhelmed until FM radio caught hold of Stairway then this album got launched into the stratosphere. The lick was John Paul Jones, he eventually had them credit him on the song writing credits.

[@ronnygibbon]

"watch your honey drip can't keep away" 😆 fuckin' right.

[@tannonwraith4692]

Get the Led out and walk that Black Dog!

[@puromichoacan8339]

Suggestion: Led Zeppelin - In my time of dying LIVE at Earl's Court 1975 👇👇👇👇👇 kzbin.info/www/bejne/earchWuanMaJj5o

[@aspjake123]

I love the spin up intro of this song! It is like a record on a turntable just starting up. Then the drum stick click at 5:01 is letting the band know to take it to the next level!

[@chaosandcreation4118]

Don't forget that Jimmy Page was big on orchestrating multiple layers of guitars as time went on. LZ three was just their Acoustic album, Page has said.

[@callfourzero1931]

John Bonham was a locomotive on drums, check is outtake series online, just John including grunts.

[@lesblatnyak5947]

Spot on gentlemen, John Henry front and centre. 🍁🙏

[@tjmasson1013]

When the drums sound like gunshots in back you doin something right

[@g4m3rm0j0]

At least 1 song from Zep 4 was played on every rock station every 2 hours of every day for at least 2 decades lol

[@2869may]

Great Iconic album....!

[@markb1505]

The only problem with saying this is my favorite Led Zeppelin is song it's only true until you hear the next Led Zeppelin song😎

[@gil82b]

Oh well was on the juke box at my high school. That is an awesome song. And yes, IV is the best

[@hklinker]

This album hit hard and really stuck. I was 10 when it came out and it was a staple for a lot of people around me throughout my high school years.

[@amrak5028]

You took me back to the hallways and the sound of lockers slamming and "ZEP RULES" shouts.

[@scottbaker5998]

Great example of Robert Plant's songwriting style. He always said that he felt that writing a strong chorus was not his forte. "Hey baby, oh baby, pretty baby" is plenty when the song grooves like this! That's why the "Black Dog" moniker was chosen. Many of his songs with no real choruses often used titles with little to no lyrical ties.

[@MrThumbs63]

Not too shabby for 52. I'm looking forward to your reaction of the last song on the album.

[@juliemanarin4127]

They are fabulous!! Watch their live performances!!

[@JU5TINPDX]

To clear it up, Led Zeppelin III was recorded in a studio, however prior to that Jimmy and Robert went to stay at a cottage in Whales called Bron-yr-aur” (welsh name). The cottage did not have electricity and was very primitive. The peacefulness of the setting of influenced their writing and is why the album has a folk feel to it, and why it contains more acoustic guitars, mandolin, banjo… the actual recording with the full band took place at “Headly Grange” a rural mansion rented by bands to rehearse and write. They used a mobile recording van owned by The Rolling Stones, and also recorded at a proper studio in London. This album (Zep IV) was recorded with the mobile van, at the same mansion in the country, and while they were recording there was a local black dog who would hang around the property… they didn’t have a name for this track yet, so they named it after the “black dog”. Also, the riff is JPJ’s creation rather then Jimmy’s and is probably his most well known contribution, in terms of writing, to the Zeppelin catalog.

[@elegantirony78]

I wore this album out

[@VG-iq8xq]

This band, this album, the pinnacle of rock roll

[@tjmasson1013]

Bonzos drums. Now that’s heavy

[@tommythompson9565]

Zepp IV rocks -- plain and simple. Led Zeppelin is one of those bands whose songs grow better and better over the years. Zepp II? Astounding. Houses Of The Holy ? Stupendous. Physical Graffiti ? Incredibly Incredible. And don't overlook Presence and In Through The Out Door. Very good albums. Envious of y'all being able to experience Led Zeppelin albums fresh, from the beginning. Us 70's dudes and dudettes did the same -- but it took a few years. 😊 Great reaction guys. Per the usual. Stay cool.

[@amrak5028]

We had incense, bean bags, and zig zags.

[@OneThousandHomoDJs]

I love how watching two professionals experience the song makes ME more aware of the layers and textures and some of the other stuff I wouldn't normally think about.........

[@JefferyWWright]

Zeppelin throws down a lot of groovy funk, Bonham brings it.

[@suzannehiggins1053]

Led Zeppelin was primo back in the day and I still love them.

[@snakeinthegrass7443]

Another great reaction! ✌🏼❤

[@36karpatoruski]

The note Plant hits at 5:14-5-16 is the highest one he ever hit on record.

[@mrnobody9104]

Yes keep'em coming!

[@dannysoule7977]

Watch A to Zeppelin. It's a great. Tells their story

[@stephenkennedy6358]

This is dirty Rock 'N' Roll.

[@zolch5771]

Check out the time signature on black dog, bonzo and page meet up every 8 or 12 beets, not sure but it is genius. Love the channel

[@Dan-zq5wt]

Good reaction fellas! Black Dog is a warning shot that says we’re Zeppelin, we’re the best rock band on the planet, and from now on, this is what big time arena rock is going to sound like. The basic riff is not that hard to play, but no one plays it exactly right or can make it sound like this. So much detail: the riff is in a different time signature than the drums so the whole song swings, the guitars are like multi-tracked and set up in a way that only Jimmy Page could’ve dreamed it up, you mentioned the band breathing, the use of space, the feedback before each verse, the echo treatment on Plant’s vocals, Bonham’s heavy drum sound and cymbal crashes, he last verse where Page plays the major third version of the riff, and the thin and stinging solo tone that tunnels through the heaviest rhythm backing etc etc. Finally compare the huge sound and production compared to anything else there at the time. Who’s Next and Paranoid are awesome classics but don’t sound as huge and modern as this. Pure Zeppelin.

[@metaphoria3]

This song went on to influenced countless others in the 80’s including the masterpiece Still of the Night and I think Radar Love or I’m Alive by KISS

[@geoffsullivan7902]

Oh my yes! Jimmy cmon now……🤘😎❤️

[@WonderMommaOG]

Hi... you guys are doing everything right! Still come back every few days to binge watch your videos. lol I know you're on a rock journey right now and Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin are my two favorite bands of all time... but would love to see you react to a trip hop band called Massive Attack. Specifically the song "Angel". I promise you won't regret it. I hope if you have a list for future videos, you will add this to it. Take care!

[@jjsdad4952]

Guys, please listen. Don’t fall into the trap others have. I e seen many reactors sort of get their fill of Zep before they even get to their best album. “Physical Graffiti” If you polled long time Zep fans, I’d bet, the majority would say it’s their best. One of the best albums in rock history.

[@emilymartinez6961]

I'm with you on that, can't wait for them to do Physical Graffiti, and yes! It's my favorite album from Zeppelin 👍🤩

[@ursgeiser6570]

Even as a child, I experienced that the highly acclaimed hardcore fan and critic albums were often not "the gold of the egg", often too long and "too special": Exile, White Album, Tales, London, ...except it's a concept album so it makes sense. A legitimate question for you: why did LZ only play a few songs from PG live??? Nevertheless, I love these albums from time to time and enrich the band's work.✌

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

IV is their best album. Then II. Then I. Then HOTH. Then PG.

[@workingman6681]

I agree 100%👍 Physical Graffiti #1

[@jjsdad4952]

@@Cosmo-Kramer wow

[@KelE-mq8bv]

Black Dog and Rock And Roll back to back is one of the greatest double punches in high energy hard classic rock ever. The other is Heartbreaker and Living Loving Maid.

[@billybrien7397]

No one better, best rock group of all time no question. All albums are superb but I got zep 4 as 3rd best behind zep 2 and best album of all time physical graffiti!!

[@DC-ih8bv]

Bad ass song. You guys are in for it.

[@philipmccarthy6175]

Out & out rock'n'roll.

[@thewraiths8963]

You guys are great.

[@bffplays2467]

hey guys the house that this album was recorded in was rumoured to have paranormal activities and strange going ons which was one the reasons they decided to record there the song when the levee breaks was recorded in the hallway by a large staircase with high ceilings to gets that echo sound effect on bonzos drum intro your pal the freak fromT.O peace out

[@raulitopecina]

Wait until you get to Physical Graffiti. Good heavens. There's not a bad song on that jun. Heavy.

[@kbrewski1]

Let them enjoy ZOSO first dude! Patience....

[@zenpuppy6025]

My first concert was Led Zeppelin at the Boston Garden. I was in High School then. It was amazing 😎👍

[@DaveSmith-ju7xl]

SRV BROTHERS HE'S IN MY OPINION #1

[@willyroussel3563]

thank you for calling it Led Zeppelin's fourth album and not Led Zeppelin 4. It was "the untitled album" "ZOSO" "The fourth album" growing up never Led Zeppelin 4