Famous Drummers On John Bonham

[@marcrussell8593]

My brother introduced me to Led Zeppelin, and John Bonham the day Physical Graffiti came out on February 24th, 1975. My brother came in and hooked up a dual headphone jack, and said "You're going to remember this day for the rest of your life." I was 8 years old. We listened to all 4 sides, and I was as into the albums packaging as I was the music. H.R.was right. My life was changed that day. FOREVER. He bought us tickets to the 1980 "Zeppelin into the 80s Part 1" tour stop at Buffalo's Memorial Auditorium. On September 26th,1980, I showed my Mom the huge, full-page ad in the Courier Express. Then I went to the obituaries, and to my utter horror, saw the headline "John Bonham, Led Zeppelin drummer found dead at 32." I remember that like it was yesterday, and every time I think about it, I take a long deep sigh. RIP, Bonzo. Best. Drummer. EVER!!!

[@davidlishin5583]

Like your self I was going to c them in N.Y. and I was a senior in gym of my high school, when someone said hey u hear John Bonham died, part of me died that day too. Dave - Revere Mass 💔

[@davidlishin5583]

Like your self I was going to c them in N.Y. and I was a senior in gym of my high school, when someone said hey u hear John Bonham died, part of me died that day too. Dave - Revere Mass 💔

[@davidlishin5583]

Like your self I was going to c them in N.Y. and I was a senior in gym of my high school, when someone said hey u hear John Bonham died, part of me died that day too. Dave - Revere Mass 💔

[@johnburton1686]

I'm always in awe of Achilles Last Stand, In my time of dying, Fool in the Rain. Not to disregard When the Levee Breaks, Kashmir, etc. John Bonham is without equal.

[@bbb8997]

nope, his early death elevated him to that standing, saw him live & he was a good groove drummer, but couldn't hold a candle to Buddy Rich

[@jasont9907]

Out on the tiles great beat

[@treff9226]

It's a well known fact that Buddy Rich would ONLY get his candles from John Bonham!

[@davidhudson7813]

... don't forget "WE'RE GONNA GROOVE" shuffle from the album CODA

[@5150ToddB]

In my Time of dying, is Bingham at his best.

[@Slonge92]

Saw Zep live 8 times starting in 1972. The 8th time was Dec 10, 2007 at the reunion concert in London. I was one of 9,000 people selected to buy “up to” 2 tix for the concert. It was like winning the lottery. Jason sat in for his dad for the almost 3 hour show. It was incredible.

[@drummersinger5324]

Jason is a tainted seed that barely resembles the tree. Zep without John is a tainted dud

[@Rampart.X]

@@drummersinger5324 what a dumb churlish comment

[@HardRockMaster7577]

I saw Zeppelin 8 times from 1970-1977. The 2007 recorded version of "Kashmir" is the best sounding live version in existence. It reflects the power and the Glory that I experienced in Ft. Worth, on the night of May 22, 1977. If Zeppelin had continued after 1980, they would have been performing as a LZ tribute band. The creative force that was LZ went to the grave with John Bonham. It took me many years to come to that realization. But now, I know fully well, that John Bonham was Led Zeppelin's Biggest Fan. The very Heart & Soul of Led Zeppelin.

[@coinraker6497]

How much were the tickets for the reunion concert?

[@Bumbaclartios]

I’m 25, I’ve loved Led Zeppelin since I was about 12, and my god the way I’ve always envied you lucky people who got to grow up in that era of music and just- culture in general. The late 60’s-70’s, best time to be a teenager/young adult

[@juliemanarin4127]

Greatest drummer for the greatest band in history!

[@Aerospacer77]

Every Led Zeppelin song kicks ass because of John Bonham.

[@coinraker6497]

Because of every member of the band. They were definitely 4 equal parts imo.

[@pascaljeanne8002]

and the songs of page too ! lol great songs !

[@captainjefferies9047]

You know there are like half a dozen of them that he isn't on right?

[@volpeverde6441]

except bron-y-aur....

[@jeremywanner4526]

Actually it was the chemistry of all 4 members that make every zeppelin song amazing.

[@BlocksVideos]

There is no “perhaps”, he was THE greatest drummer of all time. His beats are the soundtrack to my life.

[@morganwittlin9399]

John Bonham was a virtuoso when it came to drumming I just wish I can bring him back to life

[@johnsanfilippo448]

John Bonham still number 1 !! The GREATEST OF ALL TIME !!!! 2024 and NO drummer can compare to him !! May he rest in peace 🙏. His son is good too !

[@ngairehurunui9055]

I love Zeppelin even more for disbanding when JB passed away. They paid him the ultimate respect and he will remain forever as he was, his art untainted and in the annals of greatness forever. Legendary 🥁🎶

[@echopeakbicycling85]

In retrospect, it's a sign of their respect and class on the part of the other members.

[@Highcastle_of_Tone]

Bonzo composed on the drums, bringing power, articulation, groove, finesse, and just a mystique to the music. A titan of the instrument.

[@adrianlyord5300]

Honestly..... My favorite performances from John Bonham are " All My Love", The Ocean, Stairway, Fool In The Rain, and "When The Levee Breaks"! RIP John Bonham.

[@zodiac6968]

Hey Adrian, explain why you picked All my love, Stairway and The Ocean, the other two for sure but i'm curious about the other three.

[@adrianlyord5300]

" The Ocean" cause of it's unique groove, and " All My Love" and " Stairway To Heaven" for power and majesty in his playing!

[@gummiesrule88]

I'd throw in How Many More Times, for that shuffle at the bridge alone, and In My Time of Dying....

[@jayquanvo5134]

Bill Ward showing so much respect to his fallen friend and contemporary, John Bonham. I love Bonzo’s work on Achilles Last Stand. Another Led Zeppelin epic. He goes from gallop to hop to machine gun thumping. Simply amazing.

[@SwampEye1]

Bill Ward is a wonderful guy .... I m glad he got to say the final words ...

[@jamesbond4633]

If you've never heard it listen to Down By The Seaside off of Physical Graffiti it shows his immense feel and love of playing to the music and song. I think he followed in the path of many great swing drummers and early recorded drummers like Hal Blaine etc. Rain Song off of Houses of the Holy with Bonham playing the brushes on the snare at the beginning shows his versatility. He knew how not to over play but then he knew when to kick it in. The only big ego schmuck in this was Ginger Baker. Bonham had swing in spades!!!!

[@anthonybrewer3413]

Anyone could play that!

[@robertragolia744]

Ginger baker is a clown and was jealous of bonzo and moon

[@ronlips6452]

Ginger baker couldn't carry bonzos stick bag

[@jamesbond4633]

@@anthonybrewer3413 Very few with the same feel and how many drummers would over play it? Bonzo's feel and sense of time is what is hard to duplicate.

[@craigmorgan6010]

Baker a good drummer. However to say that Bonham was ‘strictly average’ (which he did in another interview not showed here) and that he couldn’t swing, is just plain ridiculous. Bonham had swing in spaces. In fact it’s his feel and groove (as well as power) that he just had within him, that gives him that distinct sound.

[@markredden311]

My all time favorite Bonzo groove is Fool in the rain. Absolute master class. Of course the opening of good times, bad times where he starts inserting triplets on the bass drum from almost the beginning... like this is the world's introduction to John Bohnam. Then there's the legendary earth shattering stomping groove that is When the levee breaks. And don't get me started on his odd time signature mastery. The man was a true genius and is and will always be a legend on the kit. R.I.P. Bonzo. May your memory live on forever.

[@danjohnson2986]

The double drop in dazed and confused after the solo. I’ve listened to that for decades. And to this day it gives me instant goosebumps. Something primal about it

[@JohnWhite-xc3md]

Good Times Bad Times, When the Levee Breaks, and Fool in the Rain are three totally different feels and three of my favorite Bonham moments.

[@marciashiraishi5891]

I made a playlist of Led Zeppelin songs to listen to when I take my daily two hour walk. Half of this playlist is just Bonham's drum track. He transmits a force, a power so strong, it's fascinating!

[@jc3drums916]

Ginger Baker: keeping it classy since 2019.

[@ChrisLawton66]

😂😂😂

[@treff9226]

LoL! Hee haw! Ginger has always had a bad case of red-ass! Baker actually states that Bonham had "no swing" ....WTF??? His swing is probably what separated him most! Jealous much, Ginger?

[@manlypedro75]

now, there's a drummer sounding drummer!

[@paulskelley9019]

Ginger Baker was a jealous bitter man. Good, but second rate to Bonzo.

[@treff9226]

@@paulskelley9019 yeah, crazy someone as talented as Baker would be so insecure about himself! Just picked up CREAM - LIVE CD...can't wait to blast it!!!

[@rtalbot87]

How many hours of spine tingling moments ? A BIG part of my life. Thank you John

[@hypno59]

Bill Ward is so articulate. Thankyou, Bill.

[@tomfisher2103]

Bill is the man. My favorite drummer.

[@tysonthomson6847]

@@tomfisher2103 same

[@chrispilcher6149]

Here's the thing about John Bonham, he and Neil Pert are probably very close. But, Zeppelin grabbed Bonham because he was the absolute best. Led Zeppelin is with no doubt the greatest rock n roll band ever

[@benavich8]

For me, it's Dazed and Confused...just all over the map, powerful...that blippity fill at the end of Pages solo, right before going back to the original, opening riff...still gives me the chills.

[@marktaylor6491]

As good as the album version is. The early live versions are even better. Ever listened to this one he did at the BBC in '69?

[@benavich8]

@@marktaylor6491 Yes Mark, I have...and even that gives me chills...the power of that band in their early stage was breathtaking...they were one of those bands, for me, that blew away the "flower power" genre like a chainsaw in a daisy garden.

[@tysonthomson6847]

Bill Ward & John Bonham are my tow Favourite Drummers

[@DavidJStaff]

Same here....I'm also throwing Danny Carey into the mix

[@fmbbeachbum8163]

Why the hell is Ginger Baker in this video? He did'nt think Bonham was special at all. His jealousy of Bonham & Moon is legendary.

[@MrKeefrichards]

hardly, stop living in cloud coco land

[@captainjefferies9047]

No one is jealous of Moon.

[@dougderubis648]

He sounds jealous

[@DMUSA536]

Baker sounded so arrogant. Eff him. If you can’t something nice don’t say anything.

[@biacampbell676]

WTF is ginger baker 🥴

[@johnsample5628]

Ginger Baker's moment shows what a dink he (Baker) is.

[@bunk-bn9eo]

Baker thinks being a jazz guy first, that he was the originator - he didn't like the lack of perceived recognition. Even though he was already hugely respected in the music community.

[@leelitif7187]

john henry bonham till this day is the number 1 alchemistical clairvoyant monolithical drummer of all time nobody touches his volcanic style

[@markibinsen]

Zep was a quartet. Each player equally gifted and crucial participants. When Bonzo passed, there was no question Zep had to cease.

[@HadEnough745]

THe triplet thing Carmine was referring to is on Vanilla Fudge's "Ticket to Ride". Carmine did the broken triplet on the snare. John switched it to the foot and the rest is history.

[@terrymoran8383]

GREATEST DRUMMER OF ALL TIME

[@sledge1swede654]

Was introduced to Zepp by a new class mate in 1974 being 11 years old at the time playing guitar in my fathers accordion folk music band I was totally floored with the energy of Bonham and the band. Led Zeppelin is why I have continued to be in to music and played in band and studios all over and still are whithout Zepp I would have had a very differient life experience with a boring 9 to 5 job so all in all thank you for everything.

[@asmundukkelberg8741]

LOL. Appice turned it into something about himself, and 'Beware of Mr.' Baker was busy being himself.

[@TheJollyMisanthrope]

Exactly. I'm still convinced he curses the fact that John Bonham existed to this very day.

[@jeffcrawford3032]

Appice is a great drummer..I'll give him that..but trying to act as if he was John's mentor,is a joke !...Appice was not anyway close to him as a drummer..Ginger Baker is a total asshole...great drummer. His contribution to Afro Jazz is amazing...but he's no Bonham!

[@alexandergreene6986]

Zep was so far up in the rock god heavens, that no one drummer could have replaced him. Unlike other bands that have a multitude of replacement revolving-door musicians, Zep was not that kind of band. Imagine replacing Mick in the Stones, or Keith? Even Ronnie Woods took decades to become a full-share member of the band. That is how good Zep was and will always be, even young kids still love their music

[@MrChuckwagon55]

Still, to this day, the most musically talented drummer of all time. I personally consider him a musician first and a drummer second.

[@jessemcdonald5124]

Well sead

[@johnorson6907]

Clearly the words of someone who knows nothing about the instrument(s)

[@acesjeff]

Achilles Last Stand is one of my favs.

[@timsmola9945]

John Bonzo Bonham and Keith Moon the Loon, two of the Best.

[@yarberyarber7690]

First time I heard Since I've Been Loving You floored me.

[@jeremywanner4526]

Love how Carmine makes it about himself and his career instead of John.

[@craigmorgan6010]

Baker was a good drummer. However to say that Bonham couldn’t swing is just plan ridiculous. Bonham gave Zeppelin a great groove and lilt like feel, whilst also giving them the momentous rock feel of a fright train. Plus Moon could swing. My Generation (recorded version) has a swing ride pattern, if you listen to Live At Leeds and Live At Hull everything he plays is so musically appropriate and Moon just instinctively knew what to play to compliment - enhance and add to the music he was playing and reacting to. So if there was a musical moment where he needed to make it swing he could make it swing. Moon was heavily influenced by Gene Krupa and you can see/ hear that within his playing and showmanship and many jazz drummers were impressed with Moons improvisational abilities and innovation.

[@HankFinkle11]

“My Generation” doesn’t swing at all. It’s a straight 4/4. Moon couldn’t swing to save his life. Bonham could and did.

[@heftosprod]

Moon was brilliant. Impossible to replicate.

[@joshb23]

@@HankFinkle11 Completely disagree. Listen to the fills, not straight 4/4 at all.

[@wesmckenna8287]

Thank you for making this, I absolutely love John !!!! Died the month I was conceived so I never got to witness him in action 😢I love listening to people gush about how good he was ❤

[@josephpoore6258]

My favorite is "The Wanton Song" from "Physical Graffiti" - how the snare lands between the break in Page's riff. Also when they come out of the bridge section and he holds back on the bass drum 16ths pattern when you think it's coming. Can't explain it - you have to listen to it.

[@buschovski1]

Its so awesome that song. The Wanton Song has Become one of my favs. It wasnt when i first heard the record. I didnt understand it at all.

[@spilleradam]

Almost at the end of track the wanton song, John Bonham dose this thing on his snare drum I don’t know the technical term, but it’s quite simple but brilliant, and only John Bonham could do it like that, you just know it’s Bonham when you hear it .

[@mikegallagher7586]

Yeah, you're not wrong there.

[@richconboy6896]

People talk about Good Times Bad Times and When The Levee Breaks all the time.... But, listen to his incredibly understated, yet absolutely perfect drumming on Kashmir, where the band revolves around the drums in different time signatures. Bonham was a titan. One of a kind.

[@jonblackers4339]

Have you ever heard COZY POWELL on Stargazer and A light in the black?

[@phillthorpe2643]

I love every track Bonzo ever played on , Darlene is way underrated .

[@jimmyhowe7883]

Gallow’s Pole. Cymbals perfectly placed. Everything he played on is beyond reproach.

[@OutOnTheTiles]

Ya Coda is a great album.

[@tomasvanecek8626]

You seem to forget Good Times was 1969... there was no better drumming that late summer/autumn, man...

[@buschovski1]

I think I'd have to go with fool in the rain if I were to pick Bonzo's best drumming. When i heard Bonzo Isolated on that song I was blown away.

[@davidwalker5054]

im no expert on what makes a great drummer they have never caught my attention when i listen to a band But John Bonham is different you know as soon as you hear him he,s out of the ordinary. He,s the Django Reinhardt of the drums

[@timothyerin]

Every beat , fill, roll note the man ever played or recorded is Astronomical!

[@Rick-ne9os]

Bonzo then Bill Ward for me...Ward was a beast and underrated

[@BritishBeachcomber]

Bonzo could play a barn door with his hands and make it rock. 100 years from now they will still worship him.

[@michaelherle7223]

John Bonham is so incredibly amazing it’s hard to put into words. He had a groove as wide as the Grand Canyon, his triplet fills with the bass drum were astounding. Led Zeppelin certainly did the right thing by disbanding after his untimely death. He was the heart and soul of that band.

[@jeffrobertson527]

Individually, all four were the heart and soul of the band and equally indispensable. JPJ, the least likely to earn the distinction based on his personality, clearly was, though many 'fans' never realized what he did - usually out of the spotlight and rarely discussed.

[@Journey-of-1000-Miles]

Everyone talks about his Bass drum, while I really like his ride hand. Whether it’s on the high-hats, the ride cymbal, or even when he rides on the crash! That is where he feels the groove! Then with the bass drum and snare drum, he plays around that groove!

[@GreatCornH0Li0]

as a drummer myself, i think that constant emphasis on his kick is because what he did with it, is just literally physically impossible to ever be emulated at his level. His right foot alone was a virtuoso! When you hear the live stuff it's got so many instances where he makes it sound as if he's got a double kick. To be able to play triplet and quadruplet and quintuplet rudiments at 32nd note speed using a quick one-footed double, sometimes triplet, in combination with the snare and toms in any pattern imaginable is already on a stratospheric level..but then you gotta factorr in the difficulty of the perfectly placed accents required to get those sounds with just one kick pedal and to top it off, the sheer powerful sound he does it with and the stamina to do it f*ckin drunk over the course of a 3 hour show, including your own solo thats at least 15+ minutes = "how the fuuuuuuck is that physically possible?" and the chances of anyone ever coming along with the ability to play those licks matching every single one of those Bonham-cemented specifications...maybe somewhere in the neighborhood of another quarterback matching Brady's 7 Superbowls? ...nah it's gotta be even less than that lol

[@SirMan48]

​​@@GreatCornH0Li0 Bonham's kick drum is overrated. It's innovative and probably the most featured kick drum of all-time, but the technique and technical skill is vastly overrated. There's plenty of drummers who can play single foot triplets like him. That's not what made his right foot special. What made his right foot special was the dynamics, as well as the musicality. Within is overall greasy field, as well as his ability to accent, ghost and standardly play the kick drum is what made his kick sound so great.. Was he fast? Yes. Fastest ever? No. But his kick drum work was so featured, that it grabbed your attention, and the musicality of his bass drum work is what made him special, not his speed. Listen to the live performance of Celebration Day in 73. He plays those fast bass drum triplets. But REALLY listen to the drums, hi hat and tempo. Bonham's kick drum in the song is precise. Different notes are louder than others. Bonham had such dynamic control of each limb that he could musically emphasis different portion of his drum bit. Whether it was a break beat snare rhythm, an obnoxiously quiet ghost note on the snare...the breathing organic pulse of his hi hat work, or the accented kick on the 1 to roll into a more gentle triplet on the kick, he emphasized everything he did. But the fast double kicks? Not the fastest ever and not impressive technically by today's standards. It's the way he featured them, placed them, and incooperated them that made him special. Bonham was a wizard. A legit technical pro. There were more skilled drummers then, technically, and there are a lot more skilled drummers now. But anyone who focuses on Bonham's technical skill misses his drumming. It's the decision making, the dynamics, the feel, the time feel and how he got each cymbal, snare drum and kick drum to flow like a piano. He played the drums like a musical instrument. His combination of pulse, dynamics, control, decision making, and general musicality is what made him truly great and what separates him from today. There's no reason to be impressed. The man just SOUNDED so much better than any drummer ever

[@alejandraperez3034]

Bonzo was, is and will be the best drummer over Universe !!!! 🥁👑♥️. SECULA SECULORUM 🙏

[@JAMESGANG-f5u]

Of course Ginger Baker never had anything decent to say about anyone. Ever. Except himself of course.

[@broeheemed32]

Favorite Bonzo moment: Watching "The Ocean" live (1973)..... Bonzo singing harmony in falsetto. At that moment, I really had seen it all.

[@mattsmith8901]

High Castle, beautifully said. And perhaps the most tragic premature death in rock history. Four people who love each other. Only 32 years old. Devastating.

[@tjcaruthers5593]

I'm not a Led Zepplin fan, however I am a fan of their rhythm section. Bonham and John Paul Jones were the true stars of that show.

[@zachschoenberg4474]

My fav musician ever

[@TheLordGoat]

Very few recorded drummers had the magic air around them. Certain nuances, Bonhams foot pedals, creaky and clear were signature like his tunings, and delicacies they put on his snare drum like, teabags.

[@josephandrachick1774]

led zeppelin 4 greatest drum and cymbals of any album ever! r.i.p. john henry bonzo bonham. you are very missed but never forgotten.

[@stevenbrowne116]

For me, John Henry Bonham will always be the greatest....Thank you Mr. Bonham

[@drummer5799]

The greatest drummer for Led Zeppelin. Could never see Bonham playing for Rush or Yes. There is no greatest drummer

[@Sunbeard.9]

John Bonham was a monster on the drums! 👍👍

[@MRCATL3]

Led zeppelin were the first band to have the drums and bass lineup with vocals and guitar

[@coldacre]

it’s great hearing Kevin Parker talk about Bonham. Kevin is a synth pop guy these days; but 15 years ago he was primarily a drummer with Mink Mussell Creek & Pond. Kevin knows drums

[@kevinbrady6075]

Thanks for the music John!

[@keitha.563]

Carmine can't get his own name out of his mouth never has . Zep blew you off the stage tell that story .

[@nandopelusi7699]

Wanton Song, almost 50 years ago, was phenomenal groove and power, but never overshadowed the others.

[@DarkSektori]

19:18 200 kph is equivalent of about 125 mph 😳 wow! I've herd stories about John Bonham being a "speed demon" behind the wheel of an automobile, but apparently "Bonzo" had no fear whatsoever about driving at speeds back then that would rival the NASCAR drivers of today. The #3 pick Ginger Baker was puzzling because he was criticizing Bonham's drumming not praising it.

[@caramanico1]

Yeah, Good Times Bad Times has the foot ruffs... Moby Dick has the hands solo... Since I've Been Loving You has the squeaky pedal... When The Levee Breaks has that ungodly and titanic sound AND an incredible groove... The Crunge almost has no time signature... Kashmir is the second ungodly and titanic one of course. But have you listened closely to Bonham on Achilles Last Stand? TIght beyond tight and propulsive to the max with a snare roll at 1:19 that sounds like he's ripping sandpaper.

[@tommysmith6101]

That is very well spoken and I agree with it all. In fact....it could have been me saying it! I was 16 when I placed the tone arm needle of my crappy little stereo down on the vinyl album in March of 1969, having my socks completely blown off, by not only the sonic ambience of the recording, but Bonham's foot, his clever beat in GTBT, Page's cool riffery, Plant's stratospheric vocals, and Jonesy's soulful bass work. I'm so glad you mentioned Achilles....it was Page's favorite song and Bonzo is absolutely on fire during all ten plus minutes of this masterpiece.....galloping along like a full posse of rhythmic warriors!

[@johncopeland3826]

LEVON HELM ! The only drummer who could make you cry ! A Rock critic once said that drummers should not sing lead vocal on a song ! Except for Levon Helm! The true voice of American music .

[@coinraker6497]

What are you blathering about? The true voice of American music? This video is about the brilliance of John Bonham and has nothing to do with drummers who sing. And who gives a crap what some dumb ass critic has to say? You really cherry picked that one for your own purposes, didn't you? 🤣

[@bbb8997]

agreed, Levon much more tasteful than bonham, also give Charlie Watts, Bobby Caldwell (Armageddon, Johnny Winter, & Captain Beyond),Ginger Baker, Ric Lee(listen to hobbit by ten years after), Louis Bellson, Buddy Rich, Billy Cobham, Joe Morello, Elvin Jones, Jaimoe, & many more, bonham was good at the groove, but boring for my tastes, saw him live & who needs 15 minutes of Moby Dick

[@treff9226]

Yeah, I agree, 15 minutes of drum solo in Moby Dick is nowhere near long enough - you are correct, sir!

[@captainjefferies9047]

Sure, that's why nobody knows who he is.

[@treff9226]

Levon - soulful voice - feels every word he sings to his core! I had to musically mature to understand artists like The Band, Bob Seger, Springsteen, Little Feat etc. These are bands / artists with deep soul and subtle arrangements, true chemistry and interplay among musicians. The words matter, the music is saturated in rock and roll history and roots! The Band takes me out of this too frenetic modern day and brings me to a more spiritual, more dignified place - Levon Helm was a beloved artist, he was a musicians musician! Not easy to drum, let alone sing, and ALL at the same time....brilliant🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶!

[@hypno59]

As for Ginger, envy runs deep. Scabrous away.

[@donjohn2695]

I think ginger gets misunderstood for what he's saying ginger said he can't swing remember ginger was a jazz drummer jazz drummers had a swing John was heavy

[@TheHumbuckerboy]

@@donjohn2695 Ginger slagged everyone else off including Mitch Mitchell and Jimi Hendrix claiming that Jimi was nowhere near as good as Clapton !

[@impsire]

@@donjohn2695 Spot on. That‘s exactly what he meant.

[@mikeaustin4138]

Ginger gushed about his heroes - Elvin, Art Blakey, Max Roach, etc. - but I don't think I ever heard him say anything nice about his contemporaries. Ginger had some serious demons, as did JB and Keith Moon.

[@impsire]

@@mikeaustin4138 Yeah you’re probably right. I was just trying to spare him the KZbin embarrassment of talking shit about Bonzo.

[@rcjr.7725]

Kudos to Tommy Lee every single word he said was about John Bonham and his son at the end not one word about Tommy Lee totally giving it up what a cool cat the real deal

[@shanehughes740]

Unlike Carmine Appice, who used the interview to self-promote.

[@nicolajones3643]

@@shanehughes740I thought that 🙄it was all about him ffs🥱

[@steadfastneasy26]

Besides every other quality that you can point to, the reason Bonham was the best was that he had the *perfect* snare sound.

[@dtsdigitalden5023]

My favourite is the often maligned The Crunge. A bizarre funky groove in 5/4? That speaks volumes on his versatility. BTW, hearing you pronounce Carmine Appice's name hurt my soul a little.

[@buschovski1]

I thought it was in 5/4 when i first heard it. I think its in 9/8. Then switches to 4/4 9/8. Then just 9/8 again. Like i said i THINk.

[@dtsdigitalden5023]

@@buschovski1 You're right! It's 9/8.

[@PeterTea]

I remember in high school banging out Moby Dick after a football practice in the boys locker room on the bench and another kid recognizing it as Zeppelin. For not being a drummer that made me feel really cool 😎

[@tattedmofo5680]

My favorite Bonzo moment or song is ALL of them!!

[@bonhzeppelin55]

Alls I can say is Nobody, I MEAN NOBODY moved around the kit like him. I mean it was like watching a perfectly choreographed dance. He was so fluid, & fast, yet he had a very fine touch, devastating natural power, blinding speed, & looked bloody fantastic moving around his kit! Buddy Rich was the greatest drummer in terms of God given talent, but Bonham was born to drum. Rich was also fluid around the kit, had the fastest single stroke rolls, & power, but had a hunched over posture which, to me, didn't look as good & proper as Bonzo's great form. Cheers!

[@brucecolumbus1889]

good times bad times. first track of first album. drum style was killer and he just had it all. drive, groove, soft or loud and melodic all in his bag.

[@tomasvanecek8626]

They got it right the first time, all of them. No better opener from any other band... it was like a revelation - how could you not become a Zep freak for life, hearing this... I was 11 when I first heard it, in 1971 .. 🥳

[@ChrisLawton66]

I always found it odd that Baker would carry out about being a jazz drummer and how Cream was a jazz band. Baker/Cream are high on numerous lists of the best rock drummers/rock bands, but he and they will NEVER be mentioned as even a competent jazz drummer/jazz band. The only thing about Baker that was greater than his talent was his ego and it was undeserved.

[@MrKeefrichards]

im sorry but gingers on a completely different level of drumming, but saying that , bonham was the best rock drummer.

[@mikegallagher7586]

@@MrKeefrichards I different lower level, yes.

[@captainjefferies9047]

@@MrKeefrichards Yeah, a lower level of drumming. Also, Rock drumming is much harder than Jazz drumming.

[@meloralovesdarkness2495]

My Fovorite band of all time! Bonham is part of it..

[@brent3760]

All complimentary except Ginger Baker. Insane.

[@Steely_Fran]

If you owned Led Zeppelin I on cassette, the first song was "Your Time Is Gonna Come".

[@ricorlessons]

Saying John Bonham is amazing is like saying flowers are beautiful.

[@jamesnicholson9392]

JAMES SCOTT NICHOLSON,ONTARIO, CANADA 🇨🇦 I AM 50 A 40 YEAR GUITARIST AND LOVED EVERY LAST NUANCE OF THAT BAND. PERFECTING ALL JIMMY S ACOUSTIC STUFF FIRST AND RIPPING HIS LEADS ON A 12 STRING I TOOK 6 OFF. ( POOR BOY) BUT THEY WERE THE ONLY BAND WHERE I WAS INTRIGUED BY JIMMY WANTING TO PLAY IT ALL??? BUT WHEN LISTENING TO THEM I COULD ALWAYS CATCH WHAT JIMMY WAS DOING, BUT MEMORIZED ALL JOHNS BEATS IN MY HEAD. BUT MY FAVORITE BEAT ISTHE 1 AND ONLY THE POLYRHYTHMIC BEAT ON FOOL IN THE RAIN. GONNA HAVE A LISTEN RIGHT NOW, I CANNOT SAY IT WITHOUT LISTENING...TOP LEFT,TO A TOP QUALITY DOCUMENTARY...♥️♥️✌️🇨🇦

[@Allen.Mir3681]

Early 70s was into soul & funk Music.. listen to JB, physical graffiti album Kashmir, that’s why I am Led Zeppelin fan because of John Bonham, nobody else

[@rogermoscrop4523]

Really respect Carmine Appice🙏 Some great drummers with different journey’s and personalities, the good ones weave some of themselves to serve and be present in their music. Be interested to hear or read Mitch Mitchell’s comment on JB.

[@tomservo5347]

It's sad that the day before he died he was insecure about his drumming confessing to Robert Plant that he "wasn't the best" anymore. This self-imposed burden and the stress of being separated from his family for yet another tour (he was burned out with tours and being a superstar) caused him to try drinking it away and the world lost him.

[@susanduva1088]

John was the thunder of led zeppelin and Achilles last stand love the drums on the song yes he was a real powerhouse on those drums he taught himself how to play them there will never be anyone else like him ever!!! he was the jimmi Hendrix of the drummers too bad he had such a short life that is why zeppelin called it quits after John passed away it would not be the same If they got some else to replace John if John did not die zeppelin would be around a little.bit longer rip John Bonham we miss you mate I hope you are drumming away in the great gig in the sky up the irons!!;maiden manic😺🤬🤬🤘🤘🌟⭐⭐🇬🇧🇬🇧🎵🎵💎💎💎

[@terrydonegan1622]

Ginger is bitter because he's well, Ginger....

[@carlosdelaarena2575]

When people started making drum loops beats in the 80's and 90's for pop music, guess what? Bonham had invented the loop groove years earlier. When the levee breaks is an example among others. The guy was an innovator and in my opinion was solely responsible for the modern rock drumming style we have today.

[@raydelrosario2366]

The SNARE SOUND NO ONE KNOWS HOW TO REPLICATE

[@chomocharlie3997]

0:47, Well, when Page and Plant toured in the nineties, John Bonham's son played the drums!

[@Cincinnatus1869]

No Mike Lee did

[@charlessagide9287]

Always said the drummer is the key to any band he keeps the beat rhyme

[@dominicmaribrasero2911]

Keeping time yes , but Bonzo was musical and lift Led Zeppelin to another level

[@cpad007]

JPJ

[@jimmyhowe7883]

Agreed. It doesn’t matter how good the singer or guitar player is; if the drummer sucks, the band will suck.

[@scherado01]

It's bending the time that creates the tension, which is what a great drummer does. Think of Bruford on Yes' 4th & 5th albums.

[@jimmyarmijo792]

D'yer Mak'er made a Zeppelin fan. Even though Bonzo didn't like it, lol. I loved looking at Zeppelin posters, for the most part, it has the Vista Lite kit. He had the most awsome kit. Drums, gong, tympani.

[@imagine9265]

I started playing drums 🥁 when I was 5 , My Dad and my two uncles all played guitar 🎸 I started taking lessons about 8 but it was when I first heard houses of the holy. I was hooked I went threw my uncles records and found zeppelin one and two. I found the drummer I wanted to play like ! amazing triplets heavy on the foot just making his presence known on each song. Definitely not Charlie watts or ringo. There style works for what they were doing with there band kieth moon was all over the place. John was ready steady go. I owe my experience and the pleasure I got playing because I discovered the greatest drummer and style of play that touched my soul. Peace ✌

[@rodhanson7112]

JOHN (Bonzo) BONHAM Was The GREATEST DRUMMER in the World AND HE taut his SON JASON HOW TO PLAY DRUM'S WHEN HE WAS ABOUT 4 YEARS OLD AND NOW HE is a very good DRUMMER AND BONHAM Was A SELF taut DRUMMER And His DRUM SOLO Live on the LED ZEPPELIN TUNE CALLED MOBY Dick is AMAZING AND HE Die d in 1980 FROM ALCOHOL ABUSE REST in peace JOHN Bonzo BONHAM YOU ARE GONE BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN 😔

[@leelitif7187]

john henry bonham played fast slow mid tempo he played with his hands he would go into rock blues jazz claasical arabic celtic flamenco soul funk etc extremely powerful diverse and solid from 1968 to 1980 rest in piece bonzo

[@ivalorraine841]

BONHAM will always be #1 in my heart & soul forever. He is the #1 God of Thunder on the drums! ❤ 😍 ❤

[@marktaylor6491]

You have 15 minutes of a every drummer ever saying how Bonham was their influence/hero and how they owed it all to him. Then you had the odd drummer telling some great little anecdote about the time they hang out with the man. Then you have Ginger Baker saying that 'he couldn't swing a fucking sack of shit'.

[@jonhoward180]

Ginger Baker: #1 most miserable drummer #1 drummer with the biggest ego.

[@MrKeefrichards]

also #1 best drummer better than bonham thats for sure.

[@kevinkosmeder1119]

I cant say anything that has not been said,he influenced MILLIONS of drummers,and im one of em.

[@rogermansour6085]

Carmine Appice who played with Vanilla Fudge, Ozzie Osbourne, Rod Stewart, Jeff Beck, Cactus. Was a big influence on John Bonham. Evangelist Roger Mansour former Leslie West Vagrants Drummer

[@stevedriscoll2539]

I was heading down to Van Nuys, Ca around 1981 (I think) and listening to Led Zeppelin (physical graffiti, I think) on my brothers Kraco stereo in his Jeep CJ-5. Man, life was good. I kept listening to that cassete over and over. One of the tunes that I remember vividly was Carouselambra. Later, I took up the drums myself, and never got good but enjoy playing still. But, the first time I heard Good times, Bad times I was just amazed. I didn't know those kinds of feels and sounds could be made on the drums. John Bonham ✌

[@coinraker6497]

Guess you don't remember it too vividly since Carouselambra in on "In Through the Out Door". 😉 But yeah there are many Zep songs and/or albums that remind me of specific times and places. Like driving up the snow covered mountain pass to Lake Tahoe listening to Achilles Last Stand.

[@stevedriscoll2539]

@@coinraker6497 Yep 🙂 my memory sucks...used to have a memory like an elephant. You talking about Tahoe reminded me of a ski trip I took to Mamoth with a high school buddy. We listened to the Beach Boys the whole way there and back....😟...still don't like those guys.