Awesome Reaction To Led Zeppelin - Achilles Last Stand

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In this video I react to Led Zeppelin - Achilles Last Stand

[@TheAdventuresofTNT]

1k likes on this video for the NEXT Zeppelin Reaction. Leave your request down below

[@anitnec]

If you would like i suggest Kashmir by Led Zeppelin

[@eve0627]

Sails of charon - Scorpions

[@inspectorvol951]

Gallows Pole, Battle of Evermore or the Kennedy Center Honors performance of Stairway to Heaven by Heart with the 3 surviving members of Zeppelin in the audience and John Bonham's son playing drums. Best cover ever. Jimmy Page nearly jumped out of seat he was so excited and Robert Plant was moved to tears by the moment.

[@thelibraryofjacob7288]

@@anitnec celebration day version

[@juliemanarin4127]

No Quarter live from MSG!!

[@D1Gr8hansGraf]

I’m in the minority here, but this is my favorite Led Zeppelin’s song.

[@samgamblewhite8600]

Don't think you're in the minority. Many zep fans rate this as their best.

[@gerardeerbeek1041]

@@samgamblewhite8600 To many good stuff to have a favorite but yeah I agree!

[@rousse61]

Houses of the Holy off of Physical Graffiti. I had that album also

[@gerrie2477]

This is without a doubt the most musically challenging song in their repertoire, though almost every other recording is just as 'good' if not as complex.

[@EazyMoney099]

In the top 5 for sure!

[@drcorsetti]

The most underrated Zeppelin song in the entire catalog.

[@ThailandTed]

No Quarter is another hidden gem. JPJ is magical.

[@jp1170]

Oh man if theres any song you guys should do it is absolutely the 1973 live version of “No Quarter”. Absolute masterpiece

[@jameshollandjr9326]

JP 11 Got to second that. No Quarter live from The Song Remains the Same is totally EPIC.

[@Antoine562]

excellent request my friend

[@larrynapier5003]

I love the medieval feel of this song and Jones use of the bass pedals on the organ it just rocks !

[@Gabe_05]

@@jp1170 No the live version

[@ivanhecimovic8397]

This is the greatest drumming performance in Rock music. No one can get close to Bonham here.

[@timothylafferty892]

Check out Tool Pneumia

[@Nervybear]

I agree brother, there is none like this. Its explosive omg.

[@antonio_sanna]

every time I hear this song I ask myself: what if there were already double bass kick pedals? Jesus ... I would already be deaf!

[@rithulshelan]

It's like a drummer sprint.

[@thecroft6070]

This song is like Iron Maiden's whole career in 10.5 minutes.

[@paivamarcelo]

@H Kay Iron is like Led ... hehe

[@bassage13]

Iron Zeppelin?

[@aquapupper4938]

Only the bass is constant throughout.

[@jamessomers8808]

Nobody talks about John Paul Jones enough, in my opinion.

[@TheAdventuresofTNT]

Nope , they don’t and him and bonham give Zep their rhythm

[@jamessomers8808]

The Adventures of TNT He's so phenomenal, really. They all are, that's why there was such a perfect band.

[@TheMichaelseymour]

what? He is only the pope too !

[@metalmike570]

As a bassist I'd say it's always that way with bassists, but JPJ is one of the most dynamic bassists, a great writer plays the tunes the way they should be never over-doing it note wise. On this song he's very precise and I notice he plays with a pick a lot but not always - sometimes he uses fingerstyle.

[@micahjared8082]

as a B player - JPJ is my HERO. no contest. next is cliff burton. Flea and Verdine White (earth wind fire)

[@KeithRowley418]

I love the attention LZ is getting again. They've been a source of joy to me for 50 years now. SImply the best.

[@w.geoffreyspaulding6588]

This is Zep doing prog rock. Plant has said that in his opinion the musicianship of Page, JPJ and Bonham in this piece is the best in rock. It was a challenge for him to find the lyrics to fit such a complex and huge composition I think he succeeded though, yes? He wrote them while recovering from a terrible car accident and was in a wheelchair when it was recorded

[@larrynapier5003]

Difficulty in covering this track you best have the guitar skills to play with Emotions ! I met Jimmy it blew my mind

[@w.geoffreyspaulding6588]

Larry Napier you are a lucky dude! This is actually Helene, not my husband at left. I say that that because otherwise my next remark wouldn’t make any sense. My maiden name was Napier. Not that common in the States. Family from Scotland. Perhaps we’re veeeery distantly related...going back a couple hundred years.😉

[@alittlelooney5361]

Oh, he succeeded alright.

[@rdm4509]

This is not prog rock. It's so much more than that.

[@alexfletcher5192]

If you listen carefully you can hear multiple heavy metal careers being birthed right here.

[@ARTll-zy1cp]

Pretty much all of them.

[@Mxulin]

Barracuda by heart. Tell me those two don't sound alike by at least a little bit.

[@Gerard_2024]

@@Mxulin... Spot on. I hadn´t made the connection before, but now that you mention it, it´s as clear as a bell.

[@davidbooth7778]

Right on Bonham. When band started he was 19-20, and his drumming grew exponentially as he matured. Simply the best drummer ever.

[@greggpangle3821]

When they recorded this, they recorded the basic track with Page only playing the rhythm track, and the rest of the band thought Page was a little nuts and didn't have much faith in the song. Page stayed in the studio overnight and recorded all the overdubbed guitar tracks and solos. When Plant, Jones, and Bonham heard the final product, they were astonished. Page really is an absolute Master and Genius. I put him up there with Beethoven, Mozart, and all the other great composers.

[@DC-ih8bv]

Gregg Pangle without a doubt.

[@AleisterCrowley.]

I agree, I think he's in that bracket. If you can find albert hall 1970 when he goes away from robert in Dazed and does that insanity with the bow,( for some reason harder and harder to find these days on youtube) that is pure musical Genius, not to mention his ability to use Music as the conduit of the message. When you feel that power, perceptible under certain circumstances, expressed with deliberation through music, you know you are dealing with something not of the mundane. The How and the Why is not a concept our tiny minds are able to contend with, some may say deliberately so, all we can do is say the man is the man is a Genius, and I agree.

[@Gerard_2024]

Very interesting. Where did you read / hear that stuff about the rhythm track ? I´m not doubting you, just never heard it before.

[@jpkillibrew1638]

Love the information on the recording 👍👍

[@cardscubesandcars6587]

John Bonham worked his ass off for 10 minutes with that triple bass! Just amazing!!!

[@ricocarrillo1945]

My opinion: the best song in rock history. The intensity, the rhythm, the lyrics, bass, drums, lead guitar. It is all at a fever pitch throughout the song. What a masterpiece. A symphony of greatness.

[@jeremybrooks7415]

JPJ to me is the heart of the band, and this song really showcases it. He always steps back for the light to shine on Robert, Bonzo or Jimmy, but he's the one in back holding everything down.

[@paulschoenfeld61]

These four in other bands. Can't imagine

[@deedeekreep9139]

To think he was just a session musician at first.

[@chrisg6863]

That drum fill at 3:38 is one of the all time great ones imo, so simple but so incredible

[@thomasbianchino3116]

Bonzo is next level on this track... in fact, they all are. Robert was injured in a serious car crash and actually recorded this album in a wheelchair. You need to get to the last studio album In Through the Out Door, and check out the epic Carouselambra as well as Bonzo's masterful drum skills on Fool In the Rain. Some of his tastiest drum work, IMO.

[@susanmaggiora4800]

Thomas Bianchino that’s a great album. A lot of reactors never do any songs from it.

[@neillenet291]

John Bonham is giving a master class on drums in this song. Dude is putting in work from start to finish. It should also be noted that Robert Plant recorded his vocals for this album from a wheel chair due to a car accident he suffered in Greece prior to recording the album.

[@kevinstarr516]

This album has an AWESOME KICK ASS blues number called "Nobody's Fault But Mine". If you haven't reacted to this one yet, you really need to.

[@sammack1564]

This is the zep album neither me or my friends wanted to hear back in the day. Then I heard Nobody's Fault But Mine while on some sweet bud.

[@dexterjankaren]

Beautiful song!

[@Zoso_1990]

This is Page's guitar opus, plain and simple. Top 10 Zeppelin track, no doubt about it. Amazing.

[@patmcdonald548]

It's so awesome to see reactions to Zepp for those who don't know

[@brianmahan3289]

Glad to meet another Zeppelin fan. Rock on.

[@Tonyblack261]

Never heard this song before - thought I had heard all Led Zepp tracks. Needless to say, I have just ordered the album "Presence". It's crazy that they block these reactions when so many of them have resulted in me buying the album.

[@gizzy2403]

Did u know that Bonham's drum kit pressed charges against him 4 battery aftr playing this song?😅🍻🍸

[@TheAdventuresofTNT]

Lol

[@michaelbaldwin8484]

Fun fact: This album was completed in 11 days. All of the guitar overdubs on this song were done in one night.

[@standandeliver8376]

Where did you hear this? Someone else in the comments said it was 18 days. Are you talking about recording only or writing too?

[@PeterTea]

Every time I listen to the song I envision myself riding a dragon into some epic battle from times past.

[@bassage13]

I do that every time I eat breakfast...when my breakfast is shrooms.

[@speakeasydoorman4966]

What a beautiful thought

[@paulschoenfeld61]

Songs like Ramble On and Battle Forevermore take you to JRR Token. The Hobbit and Trilogy of the Ring. A masterpiece of a book.

[@bnd4ever48]

This entire album took 18 days to complete with Jimmy doing a masterful production with the layers of guitars!

[@TheAdventuresofTNT]

Incredible

[@cletusbeauregard1972]

@@TheAdventuresofTNT especially when one considers that they had no completed songs, just whatever riffs Page had on tape when he got the studio.

[@bnd4ever48]

@Nick Thornberry Valdivia yes but I've had a few of them since iam friends with his girlfriend so thru her ive met my guitar God

[@ericdomeyer5507]

I bought the first 6 albums. Then I got this album and I was in shock. This tune is so rich with sounds coming from all four corners of the band. Led Zeppelin heavy metal. John Paul Jones crunching the E String on his bass. Jimmy Page's most phenomenal guitar solo. This song is underrated big time

[@brianberthiaume7930]

This record was a huge change in style and production, and this song is a drumming Tour De Force.

[@kevinharalson4538]

Man, there’s nothing better than having a good buddy to ride around with playing this loud as it will go and you look at each other and just smile!

[@chrisbarlow2131]

The song's worth it just for that atmospheric guitar fade in and fade out alone. Even that one riff is more memorable than most bands write in their entire careers yet Page used it simply as an intro/outro.

[@joshuadeshaies7266]

I love watching other people’s reaction to hearing Led Zeppelin!!! My fav band!!!

[@joshuadeshaies7266]

How about playing How Many More Times??? You’ll love it!!!

[@janster3000]

Every time a new Zeppelin album was released, it was a celebration. All day and all night!

[@BlackRoseImmortal]

Bonham's "Thunder of the Gods" right here.

[@PeterTea]

You’ll never find another group that has a more diverse musical range than Led fucking Zeppelin! More Zeppelin is always more better!

[@danielmass2florida848]

As far as I am concerned you can do all Led Zeppelin all the time,👍👍👍👍👍

[@leddygee1896]

The masters, The legends, The Owners... Led Zeppelin.

[@humboldtharry4248]

I’m soooo grateful to Bonham for not overusing the cymbals like 90% of rock drummers. You can hear so much more without the constant dishes breaking sound.

[@kenanthony1202]

If you’re doing 10 minutes of cardio workout, this song kicks buttt!

[@ericdomeyer5507]

So true

[@ericdomeyer5507]

This I know is a fact would make sure this tack played in my last 10 minutes of a treadmill work out

[@kevinharalson4538]

My buddy and I drove 6 hours to Dallas, walked around the airport awhile looking at all the different people, then 6 hours back home, mainly just to party on Led Zeppelin! Crazy Days!

[@AmazingDisgrace911]

Excellent choice

[@FossilisedFishooks]

Iron Maiden built their entire career from John Paul Jones's bass line to this song. And think how many bands built their careers off Iron Maiden's. Influential stuff!

[@darrylbennett4297]

Iron Maidens career was built off this song’s structure

[@TheAdventuresofTNT]

People keep saying that. I think I might have to do an analysis and break it down

[@humboldtharry4248]

That’s about right

[@larrynapier5003]

THE GREATEST ROCK BAND EVER ASSEMBLED ! the Iranian man that made Ray Charles a star put Zeppelin together on Atlantic Records

[@margaretgerhold5922]

I swear I leave my body sometimes listening to Led Zeppelin. Nothing else like them

[@davidmcdonagh7756]

One of my favourite Led Zeppelin songs brilliant.

[@timothylafferty892]

This was after Plant's horrible car crash. He was in a wheelchair singing it. Drums were recorded in a cabin. Page's personal favorite song. The melody, tempo, synergy... flawless.

[@One_Proud_Papa]

Hope it stays up. Great song.

[@-Quisp-]

I don’t know how this song has not made it into a film war/battle scene. Every reaction video I’ve looked at on KZbin for people listening to it for the first time mentioned that it invokes visions of a battle particularly the marriage between the guitars and drums. I’ve decided this is my favorite Zeppelin song

[@sabertoothdragon4108]

...came out 1976, we all felt as always...more good music. Back then it was everywhere...

[@puzoldookie]

An albums worth of music in one song

[@TheAdventuresofTNT]

Yes.

[@owenrbradley8713]

My number one zeppelin song

[@lancecornell9978]

Ah, my high school years. I guess we grew up as Zepplin grew musically. 76 was a good year

[@martinvalenti7129]

Saw them at Knebworth on Aug 4th 1979 best day of my life and I am now 62

[@BDFBlaize]

This song was so ahead of its time

[@-Quisp-]

I like how you compare Achilles to in my time of dying specific to bonham. I couldn’t agree more. Those two songs were amazing with the marriage between the guitars and drums. Two of my favorite Zepplin songs maybe my two favorite

[@videogeekin]

“ JP Jones played two completely different bass parts. There is an 8-string bass in there if you listen carefully. Another contributing factor to this great song was the Swedish pop group Abba allowed Zeppelin to use their state-of-the-art recording studio in Sweden...so Jimmy page really was able to get very creative in multitracking guitars skillfully.”

[@jankeejim]

This is the culmination of years of learning to be not just rock stars but musicians at another level, this by far my favorite lz album.

[@jjsdad4952]

“The Rover” and “Wonton Song” are similar vibes. And two of my favs. And almost no one has reacted to these two. Not sure if anyone has done The Rover. Can’t understand it. Love the channel, hope you get to these two. Peace

[@jjsdad4952]

@@thesparkledivers oh yeah?..then how do you explain the song being written during their ‘72 tour of CHINA?! Ok, I’m an idiot...

[@brianwhitney5441]

I saw Zeppelin live in 75 or 76 and this blew me away.

[@eximusic]

Great Zeppelin album. For Your Life is another great track and another interpretation of the blues at this late state of their creative development.

[@crazeyjoe]

This is a great and overlooked tune on the overlooked Presence record!!! LZ really grooved on this one!

[@MWingate970]

Finally, someone reacted to this song thank you. In my opinion, as a musical experience for the listener and the actual musicianship happening, this is some of Zep at its finest. These guys nailed it. The rest of the album is worth a listen too, if you like, can get really funky at times.

[@MWingate970]

Also, I once read this is Dave Mustaines favorite album, btw.

[@brucefranklin7307]

Modern day mozarts beethovan and bach rolled into this gem good gracious bonham was bangin drums on time forever here

[@Gwenhwyfar7]

This is actually my favorite Led Zeppelin song ever. Battle of Evermore is another favorite, especially the live version with Najma Akhtar. It is absolutely amazing.

[@fishouttawtr]

HOW MANY MORE TIMES!!! NO ONE EVER DOES IT, ONE OF THEIR ABSOLUTE BEST!!!

[@sigmastar1968]

Dude, watching you jam to ALS put a smile on my face :))

[@joelharris3389]

Back in the day when I was 16 "Presences" was my first Zepplin Album. My older brother owned all the others.

[@tomfabozzi5353]

This and the Song Remains the Same Really show off the musicianship of the band. Great track. Glad you liked it.

[@tomfabozzi5353]

Bonham’s drumming on this track is insane. I can’t work out the main time signature (8/4, maybe?), but there are several. And he just slips back and forth between them as if it’s easy. It’s not.

[@highrx]

By the way, no auto-tune was used. This was recorded on tape. It was digitally mastered decades later. It is an epic composition.

[@juliemanarin4127]

They did this live...excellent! Also No Quarter from MSG! Remastered just means they cleaned up the noise from old recordings back in the day! By the way Jimmy both originally produced all the albums and did all the remasters!!

[@TheAdventuresofTNT]

That’s incredible

[@kellyh734]

My all time favorite song EVER!!

[@zosomoso]

As a lot of people have said No Quarter Live from MSG ‘73. The solo is Jazz Fusion and Imo it’s Page’s best work ever and it’s completely improvised. Another request that doesn’t get enough love is I Can’t Quit You Baby Live from Royal Albert Hall 1970.

[@zerooverload2743]

Best song in the all history of Led Zeppelin

[@capoditutticapos19]

Please listen to Tea For One off of this album. Terrific blues jam.

[@sammack1564]

Hots for Nowhere another great guitar riff.

[@ruthjohnson4380]

I’m obsessed with Tea For One. Page and Plant did a live in Tokyo with an orchestra. It’s amazing.

[@kingzriot976]

Ruth Johnson i saw that it gave me chills with the violin players and Jimmy doin his thing

[@atomicdawg7410]

I concur.

[@peterz22thomas5]

The intro is chilling.

[@joemuir2575]

Bonzo is on another solar system here, the drumming is truly amazing

[@Ed9870]

Originally called The Wheelchair Song during the sessions because Robert Plant had to record it in a wheelchair after re-injuring his achilles following a near fatal car crash in Greece with his wife in the summer of 75. The words chronicled his upcoming summer vacation to the Greek islands with wife and family. "Sandy lands on holiday" Instead it almost killed them both. When they went to Munich to record after the accident, the studio was down a flight of steps. Plant was on crutches, and fell over studio cable. So he was chair-bound thereafter and Achilles Last Stand was born.

[@trexpixx4590]

In light of your comments on Bonzo, you will love "Fool in The Rain"!

[@maxout7306]

A galloping example of a Led Zeppelin! I think you make a good point in your closing comments about this song - By this time it's interesting how in this example, Jimmy Page's guitar riffs tie-in with the gears and switch-ups from drummer John Bonham, it's almost machine-like and a very effective manufacture. It is also evident to me that around 1974/75 Page had perhaps found the 'producing' sound he was looking for and I think we can tell that these recording sessions were handled and mixed to the highest order. Tremendous! Thanks for uploading - Liked.

[@j.c.a2872]

love this song !!!!

[@giuseppemaggio5894]

My favourite Led Zeppelin song and my 3rd favourite song overall

[@kiraa175]

One of my favorite Zepplin songs

[@paulj.stavrou4332]

Another masterpiece and the greatest epic song ever

[@garycampbell5087]

Hey man fantastic response to Achilles last stand! Yeah bonhams drumming always had me captivated on this track. It's always good to see young people getting in to led zeppelin, but when it's someone who listens deeper, who understands music then that takes it to another level. Bonham was a natural rhythm beast and if you listen to every drummer that came after him they always refer to him as the man. I've only just found you, but keep up the good work mate! From Gary in Liverpool England thanks.

[@elbeedee1910]

Such an awesome hidden jewel of a Led Zepp song....Bonham kills it!

[@WaxmanHenry]

good to hear the younger generation liking what us kids liked growing up.

[@bobshaw12]

The performance of this song at Knebworth will leave you speechless ..check it out ..

[@chaospoet]

Getting my comment in before KZbin notices this video. This is my favorite Zeppelin song. I used to play drums back in the day and my drum teacher played this for me and said he wanted me to learn to play it. I looked at his kit that only had ONE bass drum and pedal. I was convinced this was done with a double bass. My teacher informed me it was done with one foot on one bass drum with one pedal. This ended up becoming my all time favorite groove to play and truly made me appreciate fancy foot work in non-double bass drum songs because it's harder than it looks and you basically have to train your brain and foot to be on autopilot or else it ain't happening.

[@bobshaw8319]

Achilles Last Stand at Knebworth 79 .. it will totally warp your mind

[@Severinate]

If you haven't, check out Led Zeppelin - Achilles Last Stand (Live Knebworth 1979)... Seeing them playing this live is another level.

[@distressor6770]

This is 100% Page.. no one else in the band believed this song would work.. masterpiece 😌13 guitar overdubs 😌

[@dgator3599]

The Ocean is a great song. So glad you appreciate the music a lot of us have been enjoying since it was first released. All these years later, I still enjoy it as much as I did as a kid.

[@richcook9669]

Been on the zep train for 50 plus years ! Glad you recently got on board ! The ride will go forever, destination unknown but you’ll enjoy every minute of it ! Try trampled under foot ! The live version from 74 or 75 I believe.

[@debratroeak77]

I remember buying this album and listening to this song over and over and to this day, I cannot just listen to it just one time lol. Great reaction T!🤘🏼

[@joshuakanapkey6570]

MOAR ZEPPELIN! Especially the lesser known stuff!

[@phenex551]

Your comments are spot on. Especially about John Henry Bonham. Thank.

[@micahjared8082]

Ok. It was one of my top 100 Zepp Songs. But I think I should put it in the top 10. GOATS. I totally agree with your assessment of the newer Zepp. Its very refined in the best of ways.

[@MrRyguy2112]

Just a great example of Bonham kicking a drumset's ass for 10 minutes. One of Zeppelin's best IMHO.

[@benaiah2119]

Best song of all time imo.

[@allen7086]

Greatest song by the greatest band

[@spacefertilizer]

I feel you so much on your points about John Bonham. I try to imagine what they (and especially he) could have done in the near future he hadn’t died. Considering how funky he could play and the fact that he has been sampled by hip hop artists it would have been interestingly hear him in the late 80s and early 90s. And even now, considering how much he seemed to love taking on new styles it would have been interesting hearing him take on trap beats and all haha.

[@TheAdventuresofTNT]

He was truly a pioneer.