John Paul Jones Lap Steel - When the Levee Breaks -Live Big Ears 2024 - Led Zeppelin

[@leokimvideo]

Led Zep's secret weapon, the quiet guy who was the glue in the band on Bass and Keyboards or whatever instrument he desired.

[@CindiCampbell]

Absolutely!💯

[@michaeloneil4586]

Non evil.

[@adamwatson6916]

He actually wasn't really all that quiet he was just quiet in comparison to the other 3 who had over the top personalities. Jones was actually quite loud

[@teetaunjj7894]

He's definitely the most underrated musician of all time

[@borisblvd5354]

@@michaeloneil4586 That's what I heard long ago..No deal. Guess he didn't need it..haha

[@tonyduran4293]

At least one of them still enjoys playing Zeppelin tunes. He's the heart and soul of that band and doesn't get nearly enough credit. Thumbs up JPJ

[@PhilStockbridge]

Watched Robert Plant last week playing Gallows Pole, Rain Song, Four Sticks and loving every minute

[@markberryhill2715]

Those two front guys got too big for their britches! Lol,just kidding I love them all.

[@OldRunt]

Why are you dissing them? Are they puppets that owe you?

[@semmcstevenson]

He got TONS of credit. Since the 1960s

[@theycallmejpj]

Thanks man

[@Two4Brew]

I was privileged to meet him after one of the Madison Square Garden concerts in July 1973. I was the bag caddy for our local newspaper's music reporter. Mr. Jones noticed me quietly standing off to the side as Paul was speaking with Robert and Jimmy. He approached, held out his hand, asked my name and why I was there. He was very kind to this then 16 year old. He was pleased to hear me tell him that my uncle Ed had brought me to see them in Boston in January 1969 on their 1st US tour as an early 12th birthday present.

[@Jeff-qs6nd]

Great story - JPJ has always been a true gentleman.

[@Two4Brew]

@@Jeff-qs6nd We are in agreement. Another I've met is Steven Winwood, class act. Also, I have been able to speak with Don "Buck Dharma" Roeser a few times over the decades. He is a sweetheart.

[@michaellittlewood3032]

Thank you for sharing your sublime experience. Fantastic!!!

[@2005Pilot]

Blessed!!

[@Jimmysage3273]

Greatest concert ever preformed where you there the 27th that was the best one I can’t believe not only where you there but you met him did you see the other guys?

[@ronaldelliott4373]

I’ll be a fan of JPJ till the day I die. One of the most important figures in the history of contemporary music. Absolute legend. 👈

[@kennethlippertshauser3376]

Yes Ronald, I agree 👍

[@tomy.1846]

Absolutely, he is a treasure!

[@travis1572]

No doubt one of the best in my book

[@neilh9442]

Same. Succinctly put. 👍👏🤘

[@thomasborger6548]

Me as well

[@rcpsammy7186]

Why did all those Zeppelin records sound so damn good?.... THIS GUY!

[@kensalazar5066]

Let's not get carried away..

[@patrickwalling1636]

​@@kensalazar5066lets not deny the truth.

[@kensalazar5066]

@patrickwalling1636 Jimmy Page was the producer, and the one responsible for the final sound, not JPJ. Don't get me wrong Jonesy was and still is a phenomenal musician .

[@gsxrkz]

All of them is the reason.

[@bakstabbath]

​@@kensalazar5066Page was the man until he strung himself out on heroin after 75. Then it was mostly JPJ steering the ship

[@martymcfly8733]

Both he and John Entwistle were the glue of their respective Bands.

[@SwitchFoot2007]

The anchor of the sound nucleus. Thats the bass player's job. I mean a real bass player which is what they were.

[@jamesha175]

@@SwitchFoot2007 i've always said that any band is only as good as it's bass player

[@ViktorACDC]

Даже если нет группы он остаётся ее важным звеном

[@joeldcanfield_spinhead]

Indeed. And you can add Chris Squire to that list.

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

I got to meet Entwistle in the early 90s... that dude was huge. Robert Plant came into my work once, and he was super tall too... but I didn't go near him. It was too much seeing the singer of my favorite band as a real person... and the guy seems like an alien, he practically glows... it's hard to explain. I also met Bowie, but he was such a funny and personable guy it was like meeting a guy you work with for drinks... no big deal.

[@ellebrook3413]

He did everything right -joined- ⁽ᵉᵈᶦᵗᵉᵈ ˢᵒ ᵗʰᵉ ᵖᵉᵈᵃⁿᵗˢ ʷᶦˡˡ ˢᵗᶠᵘ⁾ was in one of the greatest bands of all time, kept the worst excesses of rock and roll at arm's length while enjoying the wealth but remaining in the shadows compared to his bandmates. Carried on doing what he loved throughout the years and is still doing so at 78. Bravo Jonesy🥰

[@garyrobert9085]

Well said!

[@0501Cocoa-si3rs]

He didn't join the greatest rock band of all time. He and Page were the founders. They recruited the other two..

[@ellebrook3413]

@@0501Cocoa-si3rs Thanks! 😀I'm reminded of a quote by Samuel Taylor Coleridge: " Pedantry consists in the use of words unsuitable to the time, place, and company."

[@marshwetland3808]

@@ellebrook3413 But inaccuracy sucks more.

[@fsh59sae]

@@0501Cocoa-si3rs didn't he in effect 'join' the remnants of the Yardbirds cos his wife suggested it? plus am pretty sure Page did the recruiting, not JPJ.

[@sharonrichardsweiser31]

I'm not kidding, Jonesy's playing on this is so darn hot it actually burns!

[@Bluesman57]

In my opinion Led Zeppelin would have never been that big without John Paul Jones, to me me he truly was the unsung hero of that band!

[@justgavin_]

in my opinion they all wouldn’t have been that big without the other. they all brought such a unique element to the band. it wouldn’t have been the same without plant, page, jones, or bonham. though jones is the most talented musician in the band, i think.

[@Bluesman57]

@justgavin_ I can agree with that as well. He definitely was the most talented.

[@dorothyallen8012]

JPJ is a musical virtuoso. I love and admire him so much. Thanks for the post.

[@zog97xy]

No he isnt.

[@theycallmejpj]

Thanks man

[@georgemichael9106]

Looking at my Led Zeppelin ticket stubs from 1971,1972,and 1975 I don’t know what happen to my 1973 stub from Albuquerque NM but will keep the other three until I die. Simply the best JPJ.

[@KeithStLouis-yv3bd]

Supposedly when Plant refused to do more shows after the 02 show, Page, Jones and Jason discussed the idea of going out without a singer at all and just doing the stuff instrumental and jamming, too bad they didn't!

[@elp5000]

2 1/2- 3 hours of instrumental Zeppelin.. YES PLEASE!!

[@MarkTurner-vs7uc]

It would have been fantastic

[@remnantsofasoundblast]

They did have rehearsals with several different singers, including Miles Kennedy. They even worked on new material. Nobody will ever hear it

[@MikeFranklin69]

Man. Would sell my soul to hear those rehersals.

[@blitzevans4273]

😊

[@rickbullock4331]

This man sat quietly by but was such an important part of Led Zeppelin and a musical virtuoso.

[@ronkansa5626]

An incredibly gifted musician. Love his sense of humor.

[@Payin_Attention]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnKUmKyqf6milac - Plant made sure that Jonesy sat next to Dave, and the result is hilarious. "How many 'Nos' do you want?" 🤣

[@divided_and_conquered1854]

Good old John Baldwin - at the end of the day, he was the most reliable, most professional and most foundational member of the band. He was the rock in a sea of madness. When all these other guys were partying, getting drunk, doing heroin, fist-fighting, tossing televisions out of the upper floor of some hotel, etc. _he_ was in the studio constantly creating; constantly doing myriad projects that most people never knew he was doing. He'll outlive them all in the end, too.

[@gwcstudio]

He's a class act.

[@dr_tomK]

He really is.

[@Free-flyBE]

And the two that still forget his phone # get the all the praise....rock on JP!

[@mantisbog]

Josh and Dave have his number.

[@QuarrellaDeVil]

But remembered "No Quarter" to use as the name for one of their projects.

[@Free-flyBE]

@@QuarrellaDeVil 'ouch'!

[@robertzielesch6052]

¹​@@Free-flyBE

[@Just-Macca]

John Paul Jones and Richard Wright ! Unsung Hero's of Bands greater than Gods RIP Rick

[@RobXHEphotosPs37.29]

When Waters left Floyd, Jones should’ve joined the band!

[@christopherlewis1847]

​@@RobXHEphotosPs37.29that would have been truly interesting.

[@stickman1742]

@@RobXHEphotosPs37.29 Nah, cuz Waters main contribution was songwriting and lyrics. Jones is a great musician that can play many instruments. That Pink Fraud group brought in many outside writers to try to make those songs sound a little like Floyd. The original songs put forth by Gilmour at that time were rejected for not sounding like Floyd.

[@RobXHEphotosPs37.29]

@@stickman1742 True regarding Jones….many different views as far as Waters…..it was nice that “Pink Fraud” was very lyrically diverse, instead of Waters WW2 & Syd obsessions.

[@TheFolkandAcousticChannel]

That is a dignified way to get old….im following your lead man!

[@christopherlewis1847]

And he's still having fun! Rock on!

[@antonleimbach648]

Nobody’s Fault but Mine is all over this jam. So cool to see it played live.

[@JeffreyEllis-h8p]

Jones has been my favorite musician since the first time I ever heard Led Zeppelin. If not for him,In Through the Out Door never would have happened

[@MrMoonunit67]

Do tell

[@nebmilo5024]

Yeah... and pretty much nothing else

[@nebmilo5024]

Ps..saw Led Zeppelin way back in 77

[@justindawson5930]

That was one of their later albums, I recommend LZ 1 through 4

[@barrylyndononlyfans]

@@nebmilo5024apparently from houses of the holy onwards he was the leader in song creation. most before that had been based off jimmy's riffs

[@JayJacobsIIMD]

He sounds like a whole freaking band!!

[@StephenVega-lx9wj]

The Glue Behind Zeppelin. Along With Bonzo, The Backbone and Back Beat Behind Zep. The Secret Weapon Indeed. A Humble Genius. Long Live JPJ and Led Zeppelin. A Grateful Forever Fan!!!

[@martin-1965]

In a classic band line up, the team on bass and drums are as essential as the assholes on guitar and vocals. As, in my past and still currently recording, being one of the assholes on guitar and now sometimes vocals, I would never have made the music I have without the brilliant drummer and bass player in my completely unknown band. Accelerate that upwards to the levels of JPJ and Bonham, Entwhistle/Moon, Ian Paice/Roger Glover, and even later bands like The Jam (Buckler/Foxton) - key thing is, they are so often the beating heart of music and I will love them all as much as the guys in the spotlight 😍

[@Alex-j7z9w]

Most underrated musician in history. Genius

[@JamesFolkers]

There’s that word again…

[@Alex-j7z9w]

@@JamesFolkers yep

[@Alex-j7z9w]

@@JamesFolkers 2.5 K years ago the Romans said: Cum tacent clamant which means JPJ is quiet but screams

[@flyballhdeg9775]

Who would be the "most overated"? That could be fun.😅 Off the cuff, I'll say Taylor Swift.

[@kasperkjrsgaard1447]

@@JamesFolkersmost overrated word in history ...

[@tbates4159]

All last night I sat on the levee and moaned 🎶

[@mjk45]

Meanwhile... All last night I sat on the toilet and moaned😊😊

[@WhenHariMetKari]

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[@flynnlizzy5469]

Thinkin' 'bout my baby and my happy home ....ah oh

[@DaveClark-ib6sp]

I saw him in 2000. He was with the drummer from The Black Crows (who plays Bonham with ease and finess as he also did with Page Live at The Greek)and a stick player. He played 14 songs with 10 diffrent instruments. It was INSANE! Definitely the most diverse member of Zeppelin and far often not respected or appreciated!

[@MackeyWilliams]

Steve Gorman never played with JPJ. You saw Terl Bryant on drums. Try harder, expert.

[@chrissomerville2625]

@@MackeyWilliamsNo need to be rude jerk.

[@Guitarplayer724]

Who exactly didn’t respect or appreciate JPJ?

[@richardllewellyn2633]

The Stick player was Nick Beggs

[@MatthewADever]

Amen

[@dennistaylor5775]

Jimmy picked this supreme talent in 1968! Still talented as all get out! This is what made Zeppelin heard for 5+ decades!

[@soundseeker2138]

Jimmy'd already played with him when they were both session musicians. He knew exactly the talent he is.

[@rockmoussealt7764]

He can play anything, great to seem him. Thanks for sharing

[@shaykosovac8722]

Looks and sounds great at 80!

[@gavmcadam6932]

...he will do in 2yrs time, certainly!

[@mister8116]

78

[@toddsharearm9875]

Jimmy Page is 80....John Paul Jones is 78...Robert Plant is 75

[@johnclamshellsp1969]

Remember "No Quarter" live? Just wicked amazing.

[@jeannyblank7949]

JPJ I love you

[@DanielNorwoodMusic]

For those who don't know, the name of the first piece he plays is "Nosumi Blues" from his 1999 album Zooma. "When the Levee Breaks" starts around 1:53.

[@lancemarteen86]

JPJ the quiet assassin! He is the master!

[@raymondgarcia7351]

The very best underrated musician I've heard and seen. It's too bad his peers don't acknowledge him the way they should. They can learn from him too, the genius that he is. Keep going JPJ.

[@thomaskinne2357]

I'd venture to say that being in Led Zeppelin, was being acknowledged.

[@parker11965]

Are you joking he was a revered bass session musician in the 60's

[@spookerz35]

Read the comments. Underrated and Jonesy don't belong in the same sentence or paragraph. Millions of people think of him as a legendary musician. He's just quiet and humble about it.

[@kernicterus1233]

‘Underrated’??? Wrong word there I’m afraid. One of the greatest musicians ever, respected and revered by some of the greatest musicians ever.

[@thomaskinne2357]

Yeah, definitely wrong word. Him & Page were popular session players before Led Zeppelin, was even was even begun.

[@FrankBelluardo759]

The Man himself…! Virtuoso can play many instruments. Thx for all your music !

[@troddy3925]

When ya got it, ya got it! The man still does. The quiet bad-ass of the band!!!

[@imanalien2222]

Gotta love hearing a lap steel dialed in by a bassist. BIG THUNDER ! ;)

[@JohanSegeborn]

Love JPJ!

[@mikoyanfulcrum1]

The titanium and platinum frame of Led Zeppelin . JPJ is the rock solid base that tied everything together. Love you JPJ!!!

[@sid7088]

The most down to earth and under appreciated member of Zeppelin.

[@volpeverde6441]

led zeppelin's 'portable orchestra'.... J.P.J.... Jonesy/Entwistle/Bruce/Squire are why I play the bass guitar....

[@TheZoso41]

Musical genius

[@sonnycarter8447]

June 26, 1977. The Forum.. Played from 7:35 til Midnight, with no breaks.. I was lucky enough to be there..

[@francoamerican4632]

@sonnycarter8447 Jones got a break during Moby Dick.

[@MarshallAnderson-if8yx]

Never made a big noise, his talents spoke for him. Best thing Page ever did was hiring JPJ!!

[@mi.dogman4438]

The reason I'm a 55 yr old bass player. Man is MY hero!

[@michaelpfaff8280]

He was the glue that held it all together. Without him, there wouldn't have been a Zep as we knew them. 👍

[@news603redux]

So gifted yet so humble. Half a century on, he's still a servant to the music. #class

[@viktorpopov327]

Superb JPJ!

[@alexmayhew8989]

The intro to In the evening, The beautiful intro to in the light, the Riff to Black Dog…… JPJ brought amazing things into Led Zeppelin

[@risatzinberg1170]

Wow! What a treat! Jonsey front n center! I never understood why he was always heard but not seen. His contribution to the music world is enormous . Deserves to be acknowledged and honored.

[@claudiogomez2945]

For me JPaul Jones always will be Led Zeppelin Soul

[@TR-yi8up]

Always a force of nature. So grateful to see him still churning it out at this level. And admiring of how much he enjoys every moment

[@brokenleveeIV]

Quite arguably the best musician of Zep and had to balance 3 egos. Thank you JPJ.

[@ericcournoyer1595]

After some 40 years of listening to Led Zepelin only now do I find out that JP Jones was the one playing this grandiose solo. What else dont I know ?

[@Brian_B505]

Every time i hear JPJ play just about anything i haven't heard before i think: "this is the sound ive been waiting to hear my whole life". That tone is colossal.

[@DannyintheSpirit]

It is like he is FINALLY getting the respect he totally deserves, late in life while he is in his golden years. I love hearing the fans cheer for this underappreciated musical master. Zeppelin would not have been nearly as good without him. And that is no overstatement.

[@stueystuey1962]

Those of us who grew up with zep and others as the soundtrack to our lives could name 100 rockers that perhaps 1 in 10 others have heard of. I have a lady friend in her 50's who couldn't name the guitar player in Led Zeppelin let alone the bass player. Jack Black did the intro for Zep at the Kennedy Center. He mentioned Bonzo and the audience did not get the reference. My point? Jpj gets his due respect but he is after all merely the bass player in the band that performed STH.

[@kensalazar5066]

Years ago, when he did his solo tour. He played Blackdog on the pedal steel, it was pretty bad ass!!!

[@paulg444]

There is no substitute for an elite ear. In music it is the engine that makes it all happen !

[@JustJeph33]

Guy's been doing this for like 60 yrs..as long as I've been on this rock

[@selamethsastro8770]

JPJ is one of the best multi instrumentalists of he's era

[@Gordon-kj2bx]

Sensational!! He underpinned everything LZ did. A great musician!

[@witchfindergeneral13]

John Paul Jones One of my favorite musicians.

[@psychicx30]

Good to hear him on his own, he is wonderful here, its often sometimes hard to distinguish what part he plays other than the keyboard, its hard to pick up in the songs his contribution, when he plays the guitar! so happy to see it was him playing this in When the Levee Breaks, its a beautifully composed piece of music that adds that eastern vibe like what made zeps music to my mind! I dont say any of them is better than the other it was the 4 of them that created that great symphony and synergy of energy that made them who they are, their energies caught fire and burned bright and they are still burning bright today! Their flame will never die! ❤

[@rtalbot87]

What a Master.

[@Michael-zs6gt]

Part of the most talented band ever. Each a rocker in his own right. 4EVER LED

[@kevinspafford1334]

He and Bonom were the band. The the true musicians

[@AcapulKero]

JPJ is already a legend. Thanks for uploading this video.

[@aristilus27]

Admirable at the most GREAT JONESY!!

[@tkorocky]

He looks so happy at the end. Just the joy of playing keeps him going.

[@ANDREWWHODGE]

So good, you can feel the live energy even through a screen. Best thing I've heard in quite a while.

[@teb0072]

Just incredible. One of the most underrated musicians of the Classic Rock era.

[@zepfan9988]

Thank you Mr Baldwin nice to see you again

[@johncarlo2630]

Probably the most underrated musician of all time. There never would’ve been a Led Zeppelin without JPJ

[@themadfabber]

been a Zep fan my whole life...58 now, JPJ and JB were the driving force, RP and JP are legend of course but can we all just imagine what they would have produced if tragedy didn't end the Band?

[@butchbinion1560]

Thanks. ✌🏻👊🏼

[@dgsantafedave1]

I watched him play with "Them Crooked Vultures" and he is an awesome musician!

[@bcb2555]

A MASTER playing a MASTERPIECE

[@shadomane]

Well that was certainly interesting and very cool. Awesome! Thanks for the video and for sharing.

[@angusmoffat]

What an amazing, incredible multi instrument musician. John Paul Jones on any instrument is a joy to hear.

[@RobertSheppard-t5v]

John Paul Jones was the glue that kept led Zeppelin together

[@brettlee-2112]

JPJ you are the air that floats the Zeppelin.

[@williamlangan5902]

Great job, Jonesy! We love you!

[@jennyinhongkong1]

Thank you very much for your amazing music!!! I am amazed……… God bless you, Mr. Jones

[@bluessoul1286]

Long Live the Gods of Rock! Long Live John Paul Jones!

[@deborahwebb3598]

John Paul was the most talented member of Zeppelin!!!

[@tejaml]

im lovin jpj ...... .so soft spoken .. this man has been loved so many years....

[@kakman1958]

Many people know how good JPJ is but I think a lot underestimate his musical prowess. A true genius.

[@gatormcklusky5850]

still remember the first time i came across led zeppelin, it was the summer of 75. i woke & walked into the stereo/record player room i seen a new album there...Led Zeppelin IV, i sat with the headphones on for hours on end listening over & over, music was always a huge thing in my life, Next i found Hendrix & the journey to learn how to play guitar was on!!

[@elderherrera2238]

Wow, that's a master.

[@Dropdead313]

No led zeppelin without this guy

[@mrvertigo73]

I was lucky enough to see him play with Them Crooked Vultures. He segued in to No Quarter at one point and I was briefly in rock n roll heaven. Absolute legend and an incredibly talented keyboard and bass player 🙌

[@e.t.preppin7084]

I just love hearing from the hidden jewel !

[@MrDeengels]

This man was the Zeppelins secret weapon. There’s no Zeppelin without JPJ.

[@michaelyoung1502]

One of the greatest bassist ever lived …we were blessed to hear him play.

[@guitarandotherthings6090]

That’s a great cover, he should get in a band one day and maybe make it historically big.

[@marcduhamel-guitar1985]

Still rockin' at 78. Love JPJ!!!

[@leonardomattarmonteiro2824]

This man is a SACRED MONSTER SENSEI JOHN PAUL JONES is nothing short of SPECTACULAR compared to any Zep member. His solo Albums are MASTERPIECES on its own. & NO QUARTER immortal.

[@joatmor]

I grew up listening to this man play and he is an underrated virtuoso

[@ericfaley9019]

John Paul Jones. The secret weapon of Led Zeppelin. I understand why they didn’t go on after Bonham passed. Each one brought something unique to the group.

[@Carlos12330]

Why are Zeppelin still the benchmark for all rock bands,simple,3 fantastic musicians and one fantastic vocalist.

[@zzyzxRDFwy15]

Robert Plant kind'a sucked singing live in concert.

[@onlyfromadistance7326]

​@@zzyzxRDFwy15that MUST be why they got so big and sell so many records. OR, maybe you listen to too much autotune music?

[@jonathanbennett1373]

@@onlyfromadistance7326anyone who says Plant (or any member of Zeppelin) ‘sucks’, just smirk and move on. That person doesn’t know music and just wants to be a contrarian anyway.

[@Carlos12330]

@@zzyzxRDFwy15 you have got to be kidding!!!

[@francoamerican4632]

@zzyzxRDFwy15 He didn't suck singing live in 1971 or any other year with the exception of '75 when he was recovering from throat surgery. In '71 he was untouchable, as good as it gets.

[@SgtPowell]

Thanks for posting! This was one of my favorite performances at the festival. Was hoping someone got it. 🙏