Ramble On • Eric Bettencourt & Band • Led Zeppelin Cover

Filmed and recorded live at Lincoln’s / Portland, Maine • Nov/9/2015
The Band is Eric Bettencourt - Vocals/Acoustic Guitar ||| Richard Corson - Electric Guitar ||| Pete Genova - Bass ||| Charles C. Gagne - Drums
A/V - Cameras ||| John J. Randell & Zachary Nolin ||| Video Editing - John J. Randell & Eric Bettencourt ||| Audio Recording - Evan Casas ||| Mixing - Eric Bettencourt
Ramble On - written by Jimmy Page/Robert Plant
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[@ericbmusic]

Playlist of all the other songs from this night /// kzbin.info/aero/PLsZfB6Vh877QcZ8fPECSSmkV06A1goNyy

[@mikaldene7146]

I've watched that solo a dozen times and that's way beyond normal. How many guys do you think could pull that off flawlessly? A handful. Freaking genius...

[@mikaldene7146]

This is the best version I've heard live outside LZ themselves in years. All of you rocked the crap out of it...

[@jamesrogers6260]

Bass player nails the grove. Lead guitarist goes out into psychedelia outer space and brings back a solo better than the album. Singer really shines on acoustic and vocals. Drummer keeps it all snappy. Great job guys

[@Kamanya]

Christ! How hard is that bass holding it all together? Just so slickly smooth and locked in driving the song. Bravo!

[@andreouellet7677]

This deserves way more then 52k+ views - incredibly smooth performance of an incredibly smooth song. Just can't enough of watching and listening to this.

[@souldrifter9484]

Richard Corson's solo is amazing!

[@frankmoore1299]

Absolutely fabulous rendition of a legendary classic by the boys from England. The lead guitarist’s interpretation is mind blowing. JP would be mighty Impressed

[@receptorpol]

Yet again YT produces unbelievable gem here. Magnificent rendition of Zep classic. Love it. Thanks for uploading this.

[@Mrbumbons1]

Bass player is killin it

[@saju8263]

This is so good that it makes me want to move to the U.S., hang out at this venue and listen to these guys live. Such a great atmosphere. Just beautiful.

[@kecom6184]

Truly an amazing cover of Zeppelin. Rarely do you see someone cover any Zeppelin song so good. The solo is so well balanced, emotional, and inspiring that it takes you on a journey. He has all the right fills perfectly put in it at all the right times. Very impressive.

[@jodiejacobs1723]

This is SO GREAT! I've watched more times than I want to admit. Corson's solo is mesmerizing.

[@photoscottsb]

Zeppelin meets the Allman Brothers!!! I approve!

[@davei361]

Sitting here on a Saturday morning listened to this one song for the past hour, pure brilliance. Everything is in such sync, singing drums and guitars and the look between the lead and bass at 7:28 tells you just how in sync they are. Drummer makes it look so simple, but it's not, and Eric makes it sound so smooth....fantastic. Thank you gentlemen.......

[@tazmankb26]

That bass line though.....yes!

[@frankespinoza5758]

Great cover! Almost sounds like the Allman Brothers could've covered this.

[@richardbrucemusic]

I was just thinking the same thing! Could morph right into "Blue Sky". And I love how the bass player goes from a very Ramble On bassline to getting super busy right there with the lead guitar player.

[@rd400d]

yup Blue Sky, my favorite band of all time.

[@tedbogan6099]

You’re correct, Greg Allman and Duane Allman would’ve laid it out southern rock jazzy like they did!

[@CamperVanClark]

Beautiful!

[@pietop55]

Flippin' Outstanding!!! Thank you for the pleasure-)

[@tugwell4252]

So the 10 people that hit the dislike button are idiots, This is an outstanding cover and i really love how you made it your own , Bravo !

[@ericbmusic]

Much appreciated!

[@sto620]

Funkadelic Zep. Dig it!

[@benjablonsky1676]

omfg...that instrumental middle was just ridiculously good! Made me smile!

[@jyotishkoray]

The basswork on this is brilliant. There is a shade of the motown sound perfectly mixed in. And a classic Betts-ian solo. Beautiful cover

[@Jhossack11]

Wow - just friggin awesome!

[@louiem337]

Most excellent mates!

[@lc1717]

The passion, the intensity, one of the best covers I've seen. Great Job!

[@chuckgarrett9262]

Holy cow! Take my upvote!

[@Jackie-rc6cj]

Faultless cover, loved it , especially the vocals . Nailed it.

[@lenickramone]

What an amazing guitar solO!

[@raybbj]

so nice I have to comment twice !!

[@songsfromspringcreekave821]

Most excellent cover!!! Dude, that solo was magic! The build up was perfect. Nice job guys!

[@jadeedmundson5715]

Love this!

[@kirstin6296]

Love you guys !

[@tazmankb26]

That was killer! Please come to North Texas (DFW) for some shows.

[@jennypacheco5498]

Love that extra chord!

[@TheMarkbolan]

It is a great! Epi' SG's man amazing! I love it!

[@tedbogan6099]

Bass man did his thing!

[@gold7373]

Amazing performance everyone in the band!

[@RightWordMedia]

I stumbled across this and now I'm sharing it with all musician friends. The solo is sublime, so fluid, and not a bum note or bend. Flawless. Really impressive. Definitely want to see this band live when they're back on the road.

[@ericbmusic]

thanks - the guitarist is richard corson. He's a wizard. You can find him p[laying around in southern maine. He doesn't tour. I will be playing a bunch of shows in July 2022 with him. Please visit www.eric-bettencourt.com for times/places.

[@miningwayne935]

@@ericbmusic How are you guys not famous....awesome cover....you sound a lot like Plant, and Richards guitar playing is insane!!!

[@michaeldudash2413]

Jimmy would love this, Dwayne is smiling down on Lincoln’s that night

[@chrisbrown2299]

The comments say it all,,Absolutely brilliant

[@chrisbrown2299]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@julienrocher1]

Very different but very enjoyable! Very difficult piece of music to cover. Most try to emulate Led Zep which is close on impossible. This band make it their own in another way.

[@donaldanderson7410]

Outstanding effort, guys. That was top notch entertainment.

[@martin_ketchupvert]

Eric, my best Ramble on cover by far and I would say maybe better than the real one !!!!!

[@tedbogan6099]

Nice southern rock version with a bob dylan like flavor to it! Nice work guys!

[@jennypacheco5498]

Great cover.

[@wolf57ful]

the guitarsolo is amazing. Great!

[@bondyuk]

This is bloody outstanding

[@happilyeggs4627]

You gave a shout out to Richard Corson on guitar. You were all very special. Next time give everybody a shout out.

[@ericbmusic]

this is one song from a 3 hr show. I promise there was no poverty of shout-outs. Thanks for listening,

[@tomneal1789]

Love the vocalist, he does the high notes plenty of justice!

[@anthony22bob]

Beautiful. Every guy on that stage kicking ass. Kudos!

[@MiguelRodrigueztx]

Great rendition, love the bass and guitar lines, the drums are simple and original, the singing superb!. What are the specs on that drum kit, please? Wonderful sound from the drums. I'm looking at a Gretsch kit and interested in your setup to include snare and cymbals, please.

[@MrSnootsnout]

Damn you guys are friggin good. Love all the little nuances you added. So well done guys..

[@jpatrickgreen]

What a great interpretation, awesome!

[@lbriscoe3947]

Excellent

[@natoflores8723]

This is a great interpretation of the song.

[@ACoustaDC]

That Drummer is so underrated. This is a lesson in restraint. He is a drum god. Guitar solo was great too, like that he plays with his fingers and the "sultans of swing" nod in there was cool. But that drummer... wish all drummer understood what this guy knows.

[@SanjooKusuriyacho]

In spite of longer one than its original, never been got tired, I feel. Excellent works !!!

[@ObscuredByCloud]

May fav Led Zepp song, correction - my fav song!!!

[@Crinkle65]

Best zeppelin cover I’ve ever heard. Really great. Thanks.

[@sdean4816]

Great job guys ! I enjoyed it thoroughly.....

[@appazphotography]

Waaw, this is a super cover of that old great tune, I love it!

[@rosalindduckworth7702]

That guitar made this song even more amazing nail it

[@lousamudio1802]

Nice job to all, but hats off to the great lead work on this one. Awesome!! Thanks for sharing! Lou 🙏🏼😊

[@mrtunabeat7282]

Amazing job!

[@bluesmon1329]

great soul on one of my favorite Zep masterpieces

[@innocentbystander2673]

Tight as...really tasteful.

[@aashisarts]

Great cover.. loved the vocals .

[@poissonpuerile8897]

This is really quite an astounding arrangement and performance! The extended instrumental part in the middle is phenomenal. And the occasional Allman Brothers feel is just perfect. My only suggestion would be to crank up the electric guitar and add a good deal of fuzz on the chorus.

[@Kirkola]

Love great interpretations of great songs...just great!

[@jayg3559]

Love the finger picking solo.

[@dft4759]

caught Eric and these guys this week in portland.. fantastic..

[@saddhu007]

Great ! I've just watched all (?) the tracks of this concert and I REALLY ENJOYED EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM ! Eric, you perform very good music with your band; each of you makes his work exceptionally perfect! And the videos are also in a very good quality - recorded and edited ! (I never heard your music before today, found you by looking for videos of the amazing Amanda Gervasi and thank Amanda for this connection!) Keep on Rockin' & Bluesin' ! All the Best from Germany! (I copy this and paste into comments of the other great videos)

[@leonardmichaelwrinch446]

Sweet candy 👍🤟

[@funguy4utube]

Excellent ! You made it your own nicely ! Bass and lead are so tight on the jam ... drummer w the modified Jason fab ... lead singer guitar player superb ( Plant just had to sing ) loved the intro especially and the back to vocals end. Really top drawer fellas !

[@ThirdEyeBlindApologist]

Wow, I had no idea Ramble On worked so remarkably well as a jam band song.

[@adrianprophett470]

Amazing total Focus on all points.......individual Talent....Nice One...best cover lve heard

[@carlesmolins3269]

Killer cover! Great musicians!

[@rd400d]

I am a guitarist and I absolutely love this. I hear so many referrences wether intended or not. brilliant. that being said the backbone.... damn that bass is on point. thats how I usually can tell a bassist is hittin it right. they meld in perfectly and its almost like they arent there because its so natural. gj brother. The drummer is so reserved and on it. Is there any more with him in it? I didnt hear any straying in the time and if there was it worked. GJ man. I've watched a few of yalls live sets. Very peculiar riffs and takes on covers, originals. To me its almost like you take all these great parts of brilliant pieces mash them up shove in a spirograph and apply that musically (somehow?) to a totally different cover all together. Yall aint in right field yall in the parking lot hitting homers back into the field. idk man but I fkn love it. Everything I said was intended as 100% compliment. I was trying to be as out there as where you are coming from. that being said it has enough familiarity so its welcoming at the same time. idk if any of this makes sense to you. Like the first time I heard this I thought instantly blue sky. I hear lots of allman brothers in it but I hear some Cinnigar From Umphrey's around 5:00 mark then again 5:50. That just may be me being such a big Brothers fan. I guess what I am hearing is Richard Corson and I fkn dig it. Eric, you are the reason I found this. Your Ophelia cover is the best I've ever heard. You pull off a constant strum pattern hammer on esque notes at the end. idk technical terms I taught myself. That is something i heard in my head when I was a teenager first learning to play. I could never pull it off right. I am sure it has been done before but to me it was new. pretty cool to see a concept you have and someone else have it and do it. The amount of talent on this stage is worthy and amongst the levels of what people consider legends.

[@ericbmusic]

Hey thanks so much! this was literally the longest, most thoughtful comment I've ever received on here! Glad you dig the video and band. Each one of these players is a wizard. I'm incredibly fortunate to have had the opportunity to grow musically with these dudes for quite some time. And yeah the Allman grooves are not an accident. I think we purposely used the basic jam from blue sky so we could stretch out a little. Just took a little time and made a playlist of every one of the songs from that night. I wish a few of the others would get the attention ramble on does. There were some great moments I think. It was a fun night for us. Enjoy! kzbin.info/aero/PLsZfB6Vh877QcZ8fPECSSmkV06A1goNyy

[@rd400d]

@@ericbmusic I am happy you liked my comment. Sometimes the way my mind works gets a little too far out there and I lose people. I dont think like most people and have my own weird way of connecting the dots. I think its beautiful but others just go "huh"? I checked it out and loved every bit of it. technically speaking I can play all of this what I can't do is get that great tone. Maybe you could point me in the right direction. If not is there a point of contact where I could ask him to point me. I dont want an exact copy but the foundation. I can only speak for myself but there has to be others... Maybe some videos explaining what and how you are doing what you are doing would be good. Building off this video. I knows it been years but its still bringing in new people. I came from the Ophelia cover. Best one I've ever heard. I like Larkin Poe's version too. Those 2 sisters are bad ass. I am particularly intrigued by your rhythm, intros etc. like "Shall be Released" I think its in the mood of "I'd Rather Go Blind" but your playing is so different. I know I've heard that style but idk what it is. Maybe its (usually) a different instrument's part? I can't decipher what you are doing. That's very rare for me. I mean I can't play Yngwie but I know what he is doing most of the time or I have a good idea and its usually pretty close. You, nope, no idea. So kudos for that. Been a while since I've been moved like this.

[@motopiwalenongtshethong1894]

Ramble on, the original song was introduced by Led zappline , remembering Maquengwe and private Metha used to play it during the BDF concerts in the 80's. a very good track indeed.

[@miguelnovoa6706]

Congrats!! amaizin guitar solo!

[@LoowheezeBreeze]

Nicely done, fellas...

[@charliepowell9307]

I love this cover for it’s feel. Sooo goood!!! I’ve watched it to many times to count. Great job! And that guitarist tho.

[@josemariamemet1737]

Notable, bella versión.

[@carlspencer7279]

Wow…

[@apeman4191]

awesome !!!

[@henrykc3]

Super!

[@gunnydavis1251]

That was fuckin awesome wow!! The vocals were great but the dude on the electric guitar was in the zone he is a master of his craft,incredible rendition guys really nice Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat Semper Fidelis The Gunny

[@jeffroberts_tunes]

At first I was put off by the jam band beat approach but wow great vocals and tremendous playing by all four!

[@jharloe]

Killer Band !

[@adrianprophett470]

Keep. keep ....Keep. Giving The Band Of Joy ....They your poeple Fans Enjoy Dood...

[@Sammybizness]

Rocked it out!

[@matthewnickerson8629]

Awesome Cover! I try to share this and your other songs to draw some attention to people making great music without compromising their integrity by selling out.

[@LightSpinAngler]

7:21 this man's fretting the air, mind blown

[@djkenez]

Sounds really awesome...

[@jeffhamula]

Just checked you guys out in Portland.... Great groove!

[@adrianprophett470]

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[@martinadejaquiz2482]

excellent cover - LZ-II .... masterpiece album. liked!

[@veritasgravitas8608]

Great job...great solo...Ramble on...

[@cardwellron]

Damn good stuff