Digging Deep, The Robert Plant Podcast - Episode 3 - Achilles Last Stand

In the third episode of 'Digging Deep', Robert Plant discusses, Led Zeppelin's 'Achilles Last Stand'.
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[@pepleatherlab3872]

Recovered from getting wounded in Afghanistan listening to Presence. Being crippled in a wheel chair on pain killers is inhuman. Achilles Last Stand got me running again. Robert will never know what motivation he's delivered into my life. His legacy is secured in everyone who appreciates his artistry.

[@billygugen8104]

Youre tragic story gives me hope so Thank You . And Thank You for youre service. I had a bad stroke half a year ago , I can walk but barely. And wobbly. Just have to keep excersizing. And ur right. The song is constant driving. It never gives up. Just rests subtly with tnterwoven cascading melodies. Cheers

[@thelizardkingdc]

God bless brother hope all is well

[@paulbodisco2929]

I don’t believe in god or anything like that - but I do believe in folks like Jimmy Page and Robert Plant and the power of music to change and transform lives and to connect me, from time to time, with real heroes like you. Thank you for sharing that, brother.

[@user-ry5hm7ho8t]

I think tea for one was about when he was injured. I got an idea of how he felt when I had an injury and could not walk properly for two years. It was just continual pain.

[@LyndaWhite-ju1gj]

This man and his three friends have brought more joy and happiness to me over the last 50 years than any car,drum set, IPhone iPad, or anything else money can buy. Enjoy because there will never be another Robert Plant.

[@papichefitup]

Achilles is one of the greatest songs ever a pure epic

[@jada9401]

PASSPORT PAPIII it’s such power in that song

[@billp3326]

my favorite zeppelin album. and I'm a huge zip fan

[@rick6582CNCMedicalParts]

Nobody's fault but mine is my favorite track & for you life also great album..Saw them live 3x times msg.nyc...Great times..

[@dougsawyer3285]

John Bo ham’s best work.. personally!

[@oreally8605]

I'd love ❤ to go to Morocco 🇲🇦 but it's probably fatal for Americans to visit.

[@keaner17]

Despite Page not being fond of playing it live, their performance of ALS at Knebworth remains my favorite. The sense of desperation, power & tempo in that perfomance was awe inspiring. It was almost as though they knew their time was coming to a close. Page spoke of vultures circling above. They wrote a seemingly song of repentance with Nobodys Fault But Mine. Plant worried about karma attacking the band. This performance felt like they were desperately racing against time, knowing that they had to give it all they had before the end came. It truly was the power, mystery and hammer of the gods!

[@devanworkman8745]

Page has stated in interviews that it's one of his favorite songs to play live

[@kevinlcaputo9049]

It was a ending to end all endings Kevin Caputo undercover came out proclaimed to the world that he was indeed looking for his soulmate that was taken hostage kidnapped and held for Ransome .I don't negotiate with anyone any gods any methology in stead I going to face you in battle and when it over you will hand her over and I'm applying max penetly and I mean time getting dollar amount .

[@keaner17]

@Devan workman a Page quote "“I don’t dread it, but the one that was testy, to say the least, to try and replicate - or at least to get a mean average of all the guitar parts on the record - was ‘Achilles Last Stand'". He also stated in 94 that it wasn't on the Page Plant song list due to the complexity making it sound poor live

[@jamesnociforo3386]

Maybe thats due to overdubbing six guitar tracks, and stating it was his most challenging piece EVER

[@sgoldman9732]

Robert the best singer in the rock n roll.

[@outonthetiles]

sg old man Well you haven’t heard me in the shower.

[@grobbler1]

Plant is a stunning singer and performer, but Gillan is the better singer in my opinion.

[@bartrobinson2103]

@@grobbler1 .. I agree 1000%

[@the_releaser]

@grobber1 If you think Ian Gillan is a better singer than Sir Robert Plant then you are delusional. I challenge you to go and listen to dio sing heaven and hell and once you have heard the original then go on KZbin and find Ian Gillan singing it with black Sabbath in the 80s. That is the most god awful butchery I've ever heard. He was just a one trick pony during the early deep purple years and that screaming gets old after one song, boring after two and then it's just a sad cliche being done just for the hell of it and you have to turn that shit off and listen to something else.

[@bartrobinson2103]

Gillan over plant any day for me

[@terryfeally6633]

Even tho' the "Presence" album isn't really given the respect it deserves,it is a really good album.

[@papichefitup]

It's almost a perfect album

[@GustavoSusFring]

For Your Life is my favorite from that album

[@richardhajek3886]

@@papichefitup Oh Yes!

[@SLAYERSWINE1]

My all time favorite Led - Zeppelin album. All electric...

[@bluestate69]

@@SLAYERSWINE1 Its the hardest album they did, and as you said, all electric. its the one album i would lend my metal head friends, who said Zep wasn't as hard as other more metal bands. but in reality, Zeppelin were/are more intense than any balls out metal band.

[@Yahootie]

Can you believe that we are all here on the earth at the same time that Robut Plont is??? Wow, my friends.

[@luvwings]

He's only human..

[@regolithia]

Robut Plont

[@robf6105]

Former lead singer of Lard Zarpling

[@mrodriguez9002]

He’s a Human ROCK GOD!!!! 🙌🏼🤘🏼🎶

[@larslovgren7424]

Wow, indeed, Rupert Plink has a great voice, not only in Lick Vaselin. Great pödd.

[@timelesswanderlust4639]

I wish this was filmed as well. Makes for a much more engaging experience.

[@hemispheres789]

Perhaps the greatest song in Zeppelin's discography. Stairway is phenomenal of course, but the pure, raw power of ALS (the galloping bassline, the rapid drumming, Page's incredible guitarwork and Plant's beautiful voice) makes it something truly special

[@wadeharten6600]

This song is EPIC! And in my opinion John Bonham's finest moment on record.

[@richardhajek3886]

Totally Agree!!!

[@aurelmatthews4164]

Surely greatest studio performance, but nothing beats Bonham drumming along to the live version of Dazed And Confused in 1973.

[@ctrlshiftqq9846]

@@aurelmatthews4164 Doesn’t compare to the Essen 1973 version kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3XUdaFqaLBmbrs

[@aurelmatthews4164]

@@ctrlshiftqq9846 God damn thanks for showing me this

[@ctrlshiftqq9846]

@@aurelmatthews4164 Glad to be of help, what’d you think? Bonzo is absolutely insane on that version, like he snorted 10lb of coke before the song

[@sergeysmirnoff6613]

I.m 62 years, like, Led Zeppelin 52 years, Robert Plant - grand vocal.... SUPER VOICE.... St Petersburg.Russia.

[@johnbenard9550]

Sergey Smirnoff How could you like them for 52 years when we are currently celebrating 50 years of Led Zeppelin’s Music?

[@VanillaUsername7]

@@johnbenard9550 Big Yardbirds fan

[@antonleimbach648]

I’m a paraplegic and have been in a wheelchair for 20 years now. I’m in pain every day and every night. We all deal with it the best we can. Some days are horrible and some are wonderful. As long as I still have wonderful days I’m sticking around. If not than I’ll see you on the other side.

[@richardrimel2306]

Zeppelin makes me happy i love them no other band has made me feel so good inside it really does touch my soul live forever robert your the king of rock in my opion not one person even comes close

[@calicomcgee]

Your ability to hear the whispers of all winds reminds me that there is a place calling ever so gently "come you will find You". Thank you Robert.💜✌

[@lauraburns4365]

Here I am almost 50 years old, and Robert is almost 71 and I still find myself hanging on his every word. I saw him live for the 10th time last June in South Lake Tahoe he has always been and always will be my musical hero. Thank you for everything Robert and please keep these pod casts coming.

[@VangeliRock]

Laura Burns, I am right here with you at 53, 54 in 30 more days. :) Could not imagine a musical life without Zep and what RP has done for his entire life.

[@kensalazar5066]

Hey Laura, I understand why you feel that way. Been a big fan most of my life, but for me plant has been a HUGE disappointment, especially since the 02 show in London 2010. Of which I was able to attend. His refusal to tour with the band for no good reason other than his ego is just wrong in my opinion. Especially after he said in one interview that it was because he didn't want "to be part of some jukebox " then he proceeded to tour with all kinds of musicians playing many different zeppelin songs. Some were just TERRIBLE performances because of the way that they changed them musically. He could've done a final tour after the 02 show, not for the money necessarily, but FOR THE FANS!!! They would have been able to control everything about the tour, venues, dates, etc...making it more comfortable for the band. Some have speculated that since he had SOLD the royalty rights to his portion of the zep catalog to Jimmy Page, that he wasn't going to do anything to promote the band itself anymore. I think that's its ego more than anything? Maybe I'm wrong?

[@taniap5803]

Me too!

[@hogwashmcturnip8930]

@@kensalazar5066 Your'e wrong.

[@kensalazar5066]

@@hogwashmcturnip8930 Hogwash!

[@monman8183]

Rode my bike from Wales to the Sahara last year. Going over the immense Atlas mountains was incredible. Made the French Alps look like a kindergarten. We only saw 2 vehicles in two hours, both of them stopped and the driver asked us if we were okay. The Morrocon people were so kind. One of my favourite songs

[@Marine_Ret]

When I was in 5th grade (1972 or 1973) a fellow student brought in a record for Show N Tell. He put the record on the Record Player, dropped the needle and out from the single speaker I heard “Hey hey mama say the way you move, gonna make you sweat, gonna make you groove”. The teacher immediately and forcefully yelled “TAKE THAT OFF” (stop the record). I’ve been a Zep fan ever since 🤘🏻.

[@hydrolaural]

Robert Plant was one of the reasons I made my life about music. Thank You!

[@toddglacy1161]

Love the reference to "Tales of Topographic Oceans" by Yes....

[@markusantonio4866]

Page did some work with YES. Two legendary bands with two great sounds.

[@apollomemories7399]

@@markusantonio4866 Not Yes, only Squire and White.

[@JJJJJVVVVVLLLLL]

apollomemories73 S&A rhythm section less prone to the flowery metaphysik

[@patrickcrowther9195]

Very interesting hearing about Robert”s lady friend who didn’t want to be left alone with ‘Achilles Last Stand’ on. It was the first Led Zeppelin song I consciously heard when I was eleven years old in 1980. I borrowed ‘Presence’ from our local library because I was intrigued by the cover. I can remember the sensation of unease I felt when the needle touched the vinyl and that extraordinary, twisted riff started. The music was so intense and mysterious, I felt somewhat overwhelmed by it and didn’t really like it at the time. Just two or three years later I had grown up enough to take it all on board and became a teenage Zeppelin fanatic. But I always understood that there was far more to the group than bombast and volume. ‘Achilles Last Stand’ is one of their finest moments and when I listen to the rhythm section on that song I want to laugh as they are just so damn groovesome!

[@ElimGarakSpoonHead]

Presence is a masterpiece of timing and the reality of how well and how much Zep rehearsed. Only playing together and knowing each other can bring about that kind of nuance in synchronicity. Bonham has a real swinging southern jazz feel on some of the tracks but the riffs Page and Jones play, don’t get sloppy as they had a tendency to do sometimes. Tight but loose as they used to say, and Presence is the perfect musical statement to underline that descriptor of the mighty Zep. Really thankful for this podcast. 🙏🙏🙏

[@llewellynGS1]

I agree.... its one of my fav Zeppelin albums - just so raw and close mic-ed. no frills here, just raw power.

[@crungefactory]

My fave zep lp

[@Weird_Old_Uncle_Kenny]

Perhaps Presence isn't the album to sit and listen to with your girlfriend, but it's my second-favorite Zeppelin album (next to the debut album), and one of very few albums I can listen to over and over for literally months at a time in my car and never get tired of it. Achilles Last Stand is my favorite track, WAY UP LOUD. Jonesy and Bonzo just give an assault to the senses with their thunderous roar, and Page's layers of guitars just get me way down there. It's hard to imagine Plant belting out those vocals on crutches! My buddy and I used to acid-test car stereo speaker systems with that song at full blast. Our neighbors absolutely hated us for that! LOL

[@SteelHorseNY]

Funny how In Through the Out Door was my first Led Zeppelin Album around 1980 or so and then I discovered the rest of the Albums. I never quite understood The album Presence until much later on........ and Now I Love it! I Love Performing and singing these songs that meant so much to me while I was growing up in my teen years and afterwards in celebration of this amazing and most innovative music. Thank you ROBERT for this interesting podcast and your ever evolving showcase of music which shows so much more emotion than anything ever else which I can relate to! 😉❤ Kim kuperschmid

[@2jobius]

Thank you for being on the planet. 🙂

[@AlexAlcyone]

the song has something that many songs dont have, resolute determination of the warrior you has decided they are never going to give up, no matter what.

[@RobertWorthLexus300]

I'm a big Zep fan from day one. I got to see them 4 times. 1970..75 and 77. For some reason I could never get into Achilles. I was a limo driver and I had just dropped off my passengers and I was free to go home. I was out in the burbs and on the highway heading to Vancouver. I probably lit one up and turned on the radio. Achilles Last Stand just happened to come on. Well all of a sudden...I got it... I got. The head started to move the foot went down on the gas pedal and I was off. I love Achilles. I was 26 wen I first saw them. I'm soon to be 76 and love this band....even more than when I saw them. You just get to appreciate them more as life goes on.

[@bethroesch2156]

He is still the Golden God in my book. Greatest singer with the greatest band EVER. They stand the test of time

[@jhamptonjr]

Presence is one of my top 3 Zeppelin albums. When it came out I thought Zep had really evolved their sound. Still a favorite album for a road trip or listening to while gaming on the couch. Love this series! Peace!

[@SLAYERSWINE1]

Only all electric L-Z release...

[@michaelstephen819]

Neither - it deserves your full attention.

[@apollomemories7399]

@John Hampton I can't be doing with you lot of half-listening dweeps.

[@careylowe1555]

Achilles Last Stand is Zep @ their most intense state in my opinion. Heavy is an understatement. Thank you again Robert with the insight, and I never viewed you as a "wedding singer"...

[@kensalazar5066]

@John Cornell that's ridiculous! If you understand anything about led zeppelin, you should realize that after every album, the band would purposely move in a different direction musically. The SRTS is an electric guitar 12 string masterpiece. The tempo is constantly relaxing and then taking off again.....Obliviously with a Achillies, it starts off slow but jumps into a hard fast tempo that really never stops until the end. Where it graciously ends the way it began, genius! The band as a whole at their best!

[@christophermirkovich7290]

I know they don't like to be categorized as heavy metal which is their opinion but they are kind of fathers of it this might be the first thrash song

[@bradgilker3429]

Achilles at Knebworth was without a doubt, THE BEST THEY EVER WERE. PERIOD!!!

[@msh6865]

Achilles is Jimmy's magnum opus IMO. So many layers, overdubs and multiple textures. Laboring to the point of near exhaustion, Jimmy forged this epic sonic creation into existence by sheer will.

[@lesgobrandon27]

Achilles Last Stand is a masterpiece that doesn't get all the credit like Kashmir and Stairway and many others. JPJ has one the best bass lines. Bonhams drumming is probably better than any other Zeppelin song. Page's guitar playing is creative and extraordinary. Even Plant in a wheelchair his voice was powerful, truly a extraordinary and powerful 10 minute song

[@claesbergqvist4159]

I knew he like Morocco but... I´ve been there 9 times and I just love it, riding busses over the atlas , Marrakech , Essaouria and Agadir , Bitter bargain in the street with humorous Berber , great food , perfekt climat and a great atmosphear.

[@cpad007]

JPJ's bass is INCREDIBLE on this song.

[@christophermirkovich7290]

Jpj definitely deserves the love his base planes brilliant in he's just he's more than just the glue in this band it's almost like The Hidden Hand

[@scotty6124]

Robert Plant's ability to consistently be humble after all these years just shows why he's such an incredible musician. He was literally in one of the best bands ever but you would never know it. Such an inspiration.

[@francishughes2016]

I ddisagree, not 1 of the best bands ever, but THE BEST BAND EVER, ther is no other band to touch Zeppelin.

[@MyMusicCorner]

I was hoping Robert would talk about some Zeppelin era stuff. Especially deep tracks and Achilles Last Stand is one of my favorite tracks. In the Light would be another one. But like so many here, I could listen to Robert talk about this kind of thing all day long.

[@JohnnyArtPavlou]

KidJohnnyC, In The Light...yes!

[@robbob6629]

The side of physical with In the Light on it is the best side of recorded music.

[@brentgoff1755]

KidJohnnyC bd I was so

[@brentgoff1755]

KidJohnnyC bd

[@DarkerSideOfDawn]

❤️🎶🌹🎶❤️

[@darrinsmith216]

I always loved "Principles of Moments" .....

[@tobylangdale95]

I really get what Robert is talking about now in my late fifties, about the Welsh mountains and it being "time". I get that when I return to the Florida everglades ( what's left of them) and alone with my companion pit Layna scan the horizon of a vast river of grass rippling in the breeze at sunset. And ponder "What a magical, beautiful and wondrous country it is,and those before who did the same in the mists of time. It's time.

[@williamlenihan7536]

Thank you, Robert Plant. Your music has lightened our lives since our youth. When life seems dull and culture seems derivative, we listen to you sing and we are happy again.

[@donavonrobbins1908]

Bought my first cd player at the px before deploying to desert shield, along with Led Zeppelin Remasters. I had Zeppelin tapes, but this was my first cd purchase. When we (1st Armor Division) rolled out for desert storm, I cud the headphone wires and hardwired the cord to our commo system in our personnel carrier. Wore that thing out, but Achilles Last Stand was probably the most played song when we were rolling into Iraq.

[@benshannon1878]

Loving these Robert! Talk about the song remains the same movie

[@Twotontessie]

I remember him saying something about watching the Knebworth version before the DVD came out and being almost physically uncomfortable - the supernatural power behind that version was really from another world.

[@stephenmanley4097]

My favourite Zeppelin song, a real tour de force piece of music.

[@RobertBelcher]

I last saw Robert in Chicago at the "Taste of Chicago". I've never seen the lawn area so full as that concert. Robert mentioned during the show "The importance this town has had to him thru his life". I'd love to hear him elaborate more about what Chicago means to him musically.

[@abelincoln5698]

It means blues, Chess records, Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf etc

[@GreggMrGlen]

Robert Plant and Led Zeppelin are the Penultimates!!!

[@thelionheart7178]

ROBERT PLANT FOREVER! LONG LIVE ROBERT PLANT!

[@giftedplanksify]

My first ever album I ever purchased! Not a good song to come home to drunk and try to sleep with the "bedspins "guaranteed to take place! IT will make you puke!! Thank you Robert Plant!! Tea for One is a great blues song and is a challenge to play!!

[@joshuamorales3831]

Ha ha!! I thought I was the only one who's had the bedspins to this song and puked too!!

[@dougcarson5202]

Achilles is my favorite song of all time. It's got stiff competition, too...given the fact that I have listened to thousands and thousands of songs from many genres over my life of 61 years at this point.

[@johnnyw8444]

Rip bob karcher we loved led 4 he is still on a stairway to his heaven....rest easy blood brother

[@heikkidtw5992]

Great memories of the presence album...

[@drvee1983]

A true insight into the massive changes in awareness and Plant's influences, while carrying on and moving forward with the Zep project, even while disabled. A glimpse of fortitude, carving out the tunes we've all come to know and live. Presence? " Intense " really is the word.

[@MCBhangramuffin]

Always annoys me when people slag Presence. It's probably the Zeppelin record I listen to most, along with 2 and 3

[@robertsmayqueen9455]

"I'll talk to the dog about it..." bet it's not the first or the last time you've sought your dog's point of view. Ha. With each podcast, we slide a tiny bit closer to the joy that is your soul and its musical manifestation. How blessed we are that you share yourself so willingly with us. Blessings upon you, love.

[@peteraustinnoto142]

Great song great album

[@deantonnaful]

In the top 5 Zeppelin tracks …live performance at Knebworth was truly the band at its very best !👍

[@jablescreed]

Robert is so incredibly interesting to listen to. We all have our journeys but his really are some of the best to listen to. Thank you RP for another opportunity to hear about them🎸🙏❤️!

[@OliverPatrickLoughnan]

Achilles last stand , my favorite track on my favorite album, funk rock at its best

[@papichefitup]

Dont put Led zeppelin in a box

[@jrnew1378]

Funk????....Iron Maiden they have used and abused the blueprint of this song to the point of exhaustion to consolidate their Heavy Metal band status; especially in the use of the galloping bass. Add to this harmonized guitars and an epic theme and that's the formula from LZ legacy. This has nothing to do with Funk style.

[@NytronX]

Funk? Umm, no.

[@TheSuperGnus]

Dig this i think it was way cool not only hearing some insights to ALS but plant talking a little about YES and Jon Anderson another insanely gifted group.

[@anitapaulus937]

I like Plant’s comments about how good the musicians were, I think he is a great vocalist. I also really like the Presence album. It’s great.

[@captainbeastazoid7084]

Masterpiece song. And Presence is my favorite Zeppelin album. I think this album is less popular with mainstream audiences because it's kind of a progressive rock album. Most of the songs are pretty long and complex. This is an album for the connoisseurs.

[@jeffrice4713]

I want to hear his comments on "Big Log", "Ten Years Gone", "The Rain Song", "No Quarter", "Tea for One", "In My Time of Dying', "Misty Mountain Hop", "Going to California",

[@shaltree]

That's a pretty good list.

[@chrisporter1001]

Jeff Rice Ten Years Gone and Tea For One are Masterpieces. Two of which my favorite Zeppelin tunes.

[@marendenison3550]

Etc, etc... 😊

[@billp3326]

yes...yes...and more yes! I'd add "Down by the Seaside"

[@inndiah]

For God's sake be grateful for what we can get.We're so lucky to get this much without some list

[@tracygibson1292]

We love you Robert ..... The Voice !!!!!

[@margieharrison6459]

Another interesting story. Thank you. I know about you, Maureen and the children in that horrible car accident. What I find admirable is how you still say Maureen's name with such love and respect. Looking forward to the next story with you & Matt.

[@martinwhite9691]

IM from Australia Robert and things have changed since Perth ,you need to feel the spirit of the out back it is something you cant deny 40000 years of aboriginal culture is reason why. As you know people love you hear but go bush with a small crew and sit around the fire and relax and feel the dreaming ,the real spirit . Every zeppelin album takes me to a time in space, love you man.

[@thee4thdoctor]

Each Zeppelin album is a masterpiece in its own right. 'Presence' was yet another different direction for the band, in a career that had often saw many different directions, and yet the band were very rarely ever given any credit by the critics for those experimental journeys into heavy, and light, Celtic, and Moroccan. Blues, and Rock. Classical, and Country. This was a band that could do it all, and they did. 'Achilles Last Stand' is one such breathtaking journey. Epic indeed.

[@rachelee73]

The reason I like music so much is that it takes a lot of people to put a show on and that unity has such a healing effect but more it helps you connect with a long lost energy. That is why Led Zeppelin and Robert plant send us away to me the imagation and empthany in song is life not sickness 🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈👏👏👏 And one heavenly song in hell 🌈😎

[@rachelee73]

@Jim Yester g'day Jim how was your weekend? Who would of thought we would meet here just kidding You got to Amit Robert Plant helps put a little colour back in the rainbow 🌈👏 plus I like to not box music in to just one musician. ohh how did you like the podcast?😀. Guess down under needs to work harder 🌅🌈

[@rachelee73]

@Jim Yester yep that's life just like the curves on the rainbow up and down the stronger the storm the more bright the rainbow can get a bit sea sickie 🌈🌈🌈 I adore these podcast helps us respect the hard work sight and emotions behind each song 😀

[@rachelee73]

@Jim Yester thankyou Jim a lovely way to start the week by communication that is postive have a beautiful day 👏🌅🌈

[@MusiciansOnTheRecord]

Great song and great album! Musically one of the best by the 'Zep Trio,' and the best 'wedding singer' I've ever heard!

[@michaelstephen819]

Can really relate to Percy's comments here - I was fortunate enough to visit Morocco back in the 70s, too. Different world back then.

[@erinharman2867]

Ive been so in ahhhh of this man since I was a little girl I was born in "81 with parents that constantly said "get the led out"when other little girls loved NKOTB i luved him lol to the point my 2nd grade teacher called my mom into the school because i had doodled his name all over my folder. My mom referred to my 5"9 127lb high school self as "tall cool one" 😆😎 this man is an enigma to me i hang on his words an stories

[@chrisvanallsburg]

It is my favorite Led Zeppelin song & and in my top 5 of all rock songs. It captivated me when I was a young man in 1991. “What’s this title of a song?” I wondered. Some ten minutes later I was stunned at the beauty, magnificence, and mystery of it. I even learned how to play it right through.

[@FossilisedFishooks]

The performance of this at Knebworth is Zeppelin's greatest moment, in my opinion.

[@ghostmusician8457]

You go to all of these amazing places, but when I think of Led Zeppelin, I kind of think of myself being stoned at the local park with friends, a frisbee, guitar, and believe it or not, a cassette tape player. Those were the days.

[@sarahmatz4858]

I JUST LOVE IT!!! Robert, your music has brought light in times of darkness for me. You're the BEST!!! Thank you, love you....

[@CheriS33]

My all-time Most FAVORITE Zep song!

[@lisamacdougall8977]

Robert Plant is our golden god our the sun king

[@afox7376]

One of the heaviest Zeppelin songs, the live version from Knebworth (1979) is incredible.

[@maureensoltar1379]

Superb as ever. Robert Plant is a delight to listen to and "Achilles Last Stand" is truly fabulous.

[@deepratt8175]

I remember reading about the horrible accident in Greece. 1975 was obviously a very difficult year for Robert and his family. I'm glad he got through it, and wondering how Maureen is doing now? Sounds so painful. I hope she is doing well now. No easy way for this type of thing. Robert has had his share of tragedies. I am so glad he stuck with music, since his music in my opinion is very healing for others in difficult times, including myself, and I think for himself and family also. I have the greatest amount of respect for him and what he has endured and of his sharing his music and life moments with his fans worldwide who adore him. Thank you Robert for your amazing music and sharing of your personal information on these podcasts. Very generous of you. No wonder your fans think the world of you, rightfully so. I can't imagine a world without Led Zeppelin music as well as Roberts solo music. The best music on the planet. Again, Thank you so very much. You are much Loved. De from Portland Oregon.

[@teddybears4life240]

wow...SO FUCKING HAPPY THIS IS HERE. RP FOREVER. 💜💜💜💜💜💜

[@brandonhill4197]

4 dislikes, must be from the people who we're not as savvy as Plant and got hustled by the Moroccans.

[@mrodriguez9002]

brandon hill that’s a valid point 👍🏼

[@paultiki9968]

I was always a passing Led Zepplin Fan. I had 4 on vinyl, and wouldn't change the channel if they came on the radio, but didn;;t spend much time seeking out anything else. I had never really heard of this song until a few days ago and I am AMAZED this didn't get the airplay in the 80's like all of the other great Zepplin songs. This is probably one of my favorite Zepplin songs now.

[@Marine_Ret]

Presence is my favorite album along with Physical Graffiti. Presence is pure hard driving rock interspersed with humor and blues.

[@the-LeoKnightus]

Wow. Badass. To hear this all these years later is so inspiring for me as a musician. I think every rock musician I know began their journey as a lousy Led Zep cover act. Once heard, the music demands action from artistic people. If you didn't know how to play, then dammit, you learned.

[@josephallen451]

Since I was a teen in the 70's I loved Led Zeppelin. But Achilles Last Stand held me even till today. Besides its fantastic words and awesome sound,greater than any other band to me. I've had an affinity for the Song. I myself was injured in a crash in 94. In 2011 I became wheelchair bound. Been on disasince 2003. I know the destructive nature that serious injury tolls on a family. Your podcast about Achilles Last Stand made me cry because I do understand. Keep on getting out there Robert. Some of us LIVE vicariously through others and Led Zeppelin has given me years of enjoyment. A Lifetimes worth. I love you man.

[@markhorton3041]

I love this podcast! My favorite song by my favorite band!!

[@thomasfarrell6936]

The greatest Zeppelin song with Stairway to Heaven.

[@Danimal77]

My favorite song by Led Zeppelin BY FAR.

[@drgedanken]

I just bought Fate of Nations and Band of Joy. Can't wait to listen.

[@richardhajek3886]

Fate Of Nations - Excellent choice. Powerful all the way around!!

[@marcelogomes2870]

Robert has been singing to my happiness every time. Wedding singer, I wish he had sang in our wedding.

[@outonthetiles]

These podcasts are incredible. We’re learning so much about this incredible man. ✌️

[@francishughes2016]

Achilles last stand is a Fantastic song, & the 1st song that i heard after stairway, its raw & powerful, it has depth, & meaning, the thing about Zeppelin is that they have so many great songs, its really difficult to pick one over another, its my favourite, its up there with "the song remains the same", & Kashmir, yes its that good, all four of them are in tune with each other, as much as 4 musicians can be.

[@erasmusherzen]

Probably my most meaningful coincidence ever involves this tune. I had been the typical Zeppelin-obsessed kid, they were everything to me, I literally credit discovering their music as a young teenager as "waking me up." Some years later, I was a 22-year-old Canadian travelling in Greece and immediately became close with this amazing Athenian girl. She was/is a philosopher, and being around her completely changed my life again; while there I decided I would study philosophy, so being around the all these monuments of ancient Greece was just so meaningful to me. One day we went to visit her brother, right in the heart of old Athens, the Acropolis looming nearby, and as we walked into his apartment he was absolutely blasting Achilles Last Stand.

[@kindroofing8314]

I just love how your beautiful face shows up in my notifications. ❤

[@nikaberiashvili2866]

Im a huge fan of robert plant he was in my country georgia at black sea arena and i can say well this was best day in my life i saw and listened person who was always in my dreams and wanted to see and listen but i thought it must be imposible. But now i can say last year i was at robert plants live

[@TheWizard-yo8uv]

Best intro/outro of any zep song

[@BiggD1]

Greatest song

[@scottjustscott3730]

One of my favorite zep tunes since I was a teenager. A LONG time ago...

[@patburroughs1411]

Not only my favorite Zep song, but my favorite song period. Stupendously powerful.

[@markfairchild3644]

Robert is the KING OF COOL!

[@beatatomaszewska5009]

Zeppelin is legendarny past .Tkanka so much . Zeppelin is also the band where many artist find their inspiration. The and ....I never stop. GREAT

[@annavonstraussenburg7946]

Listening to Robert makes me want to travel to Morocco!