FIRST TIME HEARING Led Zeppelin - The Lemon Song | Reaction

[@derekwebb7577]

The Call and Response was a live music improv thing.

[@Spring_Forward_Fall_Back]

That "back and forth" you're talking out is referred to is "call and response" and is very common in songs. Robert "calls" vocally and Jimmy "responds" musically. :) Great song.

[@robertasirgutz8800]

It's a JAM SESSION!

[@ngairehurunui9055]

JPJ and Bonzo holding it down back there is magical 🎸🥁🎶

[@dale436]

Jones's bass line on this song is flipping genius.

[@tektoniks_architects]

That back and forth between band members was spontaneous, intuitive, and part of what makes their live chemistry unmatched.

[@ThatGuy-cb3yv]

Its call and responce

[@tektoniks_architects]

@@ThatGuy-cb3yv Not just the notes they played, which is call and response, but the visual and musical cues they gave to one another as they played. Call and response is when one plays and the other responds....I agree with that. But I'm talking more about how they took cues from each other as they played.

[@PadawanIan]

@@tektoniks_architects i agree the little notations they would pick up on and it sounded so natural

[@chriscody2778]

Plant & Page did that from day one😁👍❤️

[@DC-ih8bv]

His voice is not hoarse. It’s the blues style. Street style. I personally feel this is one of Robert’s best showings. That scream before the middle break is haunting.

[@ledzeppacker]

He had throat surgery in 1974!!! THIS IS 1970!! His voice was pristine!!!!

[@jbojoify]

It’s all recorded at the same time

[@brianrussell6570]

the back and forth..they did it all th time even live

[@LarryJnyc]

IMHO - This song is as close to Led Zep perfection as it gets.

[@isaiahzacarias5220]

Robert is just good with changing his voice up especially this bluesy track

[@paulmahon1613]

Perhaps the best bass line in any song.

[@yeomans06]

The best bass line in any song. Fixed it. You're welcome. :)

[@w.geoffreyspaulding6588]

This is called “call and response” which is a tradition in the blues…..Plant and Page did that all the time….especially live. When you get to their live performances you will see much more of it as they extend their songs…..

[@gothmog9407]

The voice and guitar is call and response. They do it live, too.

[@jbojoify]

One of my favourite zeppelin tracks

[@henriettaskolnick4445]

I love John Paul Jones' bass on this track. This song is a reworking of Howlin' Wolf's song, Killing Floor with a tiny bit of a Robert Johnson song thrown in for good measure. The fast parts of the song are what would be considered a "rave-up" during which the band would speed up to get the crowd energized and dancing. John Paul Jones said he always appreciated how Zep could swing and groove, and regularly get people up and dancing. Blues music is full of "call and response" where the vocalist and usually the guitar player would trade sounds back and forth. Zep always improvised and were talented and savvy enough to pick up where a song was going and respond accordingly. Unfortunately, I don't think there's a video of this song but you can find live audio performances on bootlegs that can be found on KZbin.

[@rebeccalipps8007]

I like that "call & response" notable in Blues. This has always been in my Zepplin Top 5.

[@lindasulla5302]

Robert had vocal cord polyps from years of straining his voice in the huge venues he sang in. He had no voice training. Just raw talent.

[@ledzeppacker]

Btw, this was a live cut in the studio. One of the earliest jams they did together

[@i4nng]

Gladly to see people getting into the best band of all time. Edit: this song is pure blues and blues is all about singing what you feel at the time.

[@WMalven]

"Call and response," is what you're asking about...where Plant and Page are going back and forth with vocals and guitar riffs...it's a very common feature in blues, and jazz. It derives from the old gospel songs of the black churches. It is probably not closely scripted, but is just a general musical device.Zeppelin uses.

[@LarryJnyc]

A lot of their music is heavy improv - they are also a Jam Band.

[@juliemanarin4127]

Magnificent! Thought you'd like this! Actually this was pre-surgery on his throat. The back and forth is called call and response.

[@michaelmaya3593]

That back and forth is something they did a lot live... they improvised that.

[@LarryJnyc]

OMG - you are right where I was in the 80's at 13 years old. Zep II Was my 1st Zep album and TBH, this song encompasses everything. Bass is ridiculous, drums are insane. Guitar is sick and then vocals are perfect.

[@Scoobydcs]

7:50 thats call and response, they did it ALOT especially live

[@tektoniks_architects]

PS: When you get to Heartbreaker/Living Loving Maid, you HAVE to play them in a row without stopping....that is unspoken LAW in Zep history.

[@boki1693]

Did you know Page has said "Living Loving Maid" is his least favorite song? I happen to like. Way better than "Thank You."

[@Scoobydcs]

@@boki1693 have you heard teh live version of thank you from bbc sessions? try it if you havnt, its GREAT! and 1 of jimmies best ever solos imo too

[@tektoniks_architects]

@@boki1693 I knew this....I don't agree w/Jimmy. I always loved LLM.

[@boki1693]

@@tektoniks_architects Same.

[@boki1693]

@@Scoobydcs I have the cd but I must have skipped by it. LOL. I will give it a try.

[@antarcticorb9197]

This second album was recorded all over the world between tour dates and whenever they could get into the studio.

[@w.geoffreyspaulding6588]

No…..he had surgery several years later. This was 1969. The deal is…they were massively touring in the US and Canada that year..and going into recording studios along the way to set down tracks. So the energy of this album is high because they would go from a concert right to recording. Plants voice always took a beating on these mammoth tours, so he might have some hoarseness….

[@stephendennis8739]

My favourite track from the led zeppelin 2 album

[@tanyaweathersby9393]

❤❤❤Robert ❤❤❤

[@christinerobinson3819]

John Paul Jones on bass.....their secret weapon. BTW Heartbreaker and Livin' Lovin' Maid have to be done together

[@bowtiefidenine]

Thanks for more Led Zeppelin ❤

[@tjrivers]

This was all revolutionary sound. We thought we could all change the establishment, therefore this band seemed to change-up to new rhythms, almost raspy falsettos. Unleashed creativity and ELECTRIC, in more ways than one.

[@heyskipj]

Classic call and response, my man. Totally blues.Filthy. Zep mastered it. Put a shine on it. Threw it back down in the muck. Their work on Zep 1 is an experience.

[@tanyaweathersby9393]

❤Robert sounds amazing ❤

[@gerhardbraatz6305]

You will find the back and forth between Plant and Page quite a bit in early Zeppelin songs.

[@ledzeppacker]

Howling Wolf song. Killing floor. Zep took the blues and totally mutated it into super loud fast blues.

[@Brandi6666]

Most awesome bass 🤘❤️

[@w.geoffreyspaulding6588]

Helene here. Wow…congrats Sal! You passed 1000 subs just a minute ago and now you just sailed right by 2000. Cheers!

[@SalvoG]

Thank you !

[@curtpoppenhouse2621]

I remember Led Zepplin when I was in High School (Ooops I just dated myself) Ok I'll come clean I'm 65 and remember all the old time rock and experimental music Pink Floyd is another to play through the catalog (there's a LOTS of em).

[@kerryknight228]

Worth the wait, right? Love this song ✌️

[@grandpacardenaz8222]

JPJ bass line is crazy good!

[@heliotropezzz333]

The stand out performance on this is from JPJ on bass.

[@zosometalgod]

plant didn't have throat surgery on this album! His voice was in top form on this album it was only Led Zeppelin's second album! Plant strained his vocal cords later in 73 74 year when he had to have throat treatment and rest

[@kentmains7763]

Plant always went a bit more raspy on their more bluesy songs.

[@shannonpace9433]

Heartbraker and living loving maid are played as 1.

[@johnpetrie1918]

Plant's throat surgery was sometime around 1973. You can hear tracks on the 1973 Houses of the Holy album where his voice has been pitched up to sound better. On tracks recorded for 1975's Physical Graffiti album you can catch his post-surgery raspiness.

[@brucefollett8117]

Regarding Robert's voice: this album was recorded during Led Zeppelin's U.S tour supporting the first album. Besides the strain on his voice from performing several times a week, Zep had a reputation for being one of the more- unruly bands of the time and the nights were long. The band also worked out some of their songs live on stage before recording them. I don't know if that is true of this song, but Jimmy Page constructed his songs carefully and I think little was left to chance on record.

[@juliemanarin4127]

You would have to dig deep to find this one live...very rare!

[@josephlinnell9855]

Hi Julie. I've been digging deep for this live. Did they ever do it ? I found Out on the Tiles live

[@brianrussell6570]

Thank You ...next

[@stuarthastie6374]

Jaming

[@mackmitchell94]

Plant had throat surgery in 1974 because of nodes on his vocal cords, this was way before that . Great reaction !!

[@helenespaulding7562]

You mentioned a Patreon channel. If you are planning on going through live entire concert performances of Zeppelin, Floyd, Eagles etc or do full album reactions of various artists I’ll sign on immediately.

[@oliver6749]

Music first then the vocals are improvised

[@boki1693]

I am pretty sure Plant's surgery was after this album. Zeppelin was Always doing that "back and forth thing." Sometimes with the guitar and Plant singing. Sometimes the drums. Sometimes the base. You can really hear it with Plant and Page in the live versions. When you do the live versions you can see how greatly expanded and or changed many of the songs where from the studio version. page got a reputation of being a sloppy live player but these people don't take into account, much of the stuff he did live was improvised on the spot. Page has even said that he was more about the "feel" of the song than the accuracy of playing it perfectly every time. That and heroine after 1977 contributed to his sloppiness. LOL..

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

The throat surgery happened years later, but you can hear how singing like that every night would do some damage eventually.

[@anitapaulus937]

I think his throat problems started in ‘73, this was recorded in ‘69.

[@WMalven]

Time to branch out to another hard rock band that is equal in stature to Zeppelin, The Who. I highly recommend the songs, "Who Are You?." "Bargain," "Baba O'Reilly," "Won't Get Fooled Again," "Behind Blue Eyes," "Going Mobile." The lead singer, Roger Daltry is as good as Robert Plant, drummer Keith Moon is widely recognized as one of the very best in rock, bassist John Entwhistle was considered the best in rock, and guitarist/songwriter Pete Townsend as good as there is. The Who was every bit as big as Zeppelin.

[@annettetesta8816]

Not quite but good try.

[@andrewkinslow8725]

“Call and Respond” may be the term you’re thinking of? Robert Plant and Jimmy Page were known for doing this

[@curtpoppenhouse2621]

Don't read too much into it, It means exactly what's said they were literal I have seen this tour and this is what it sounded.

[@heliotropezzz333]

Why did you cut the end off at 10:44?

[@raffisekzenian2746]

Squeeze that lemon😆

[@robynmatheson7687]

You ended the video BEFORE the song was finished. Led Zeppelin tends to have long intros and outros, and the finale of this song is worth hearing. Not cool to cut ANY songs off like that.

[@ClaireBarn]

👋👋😍😍

[@AleisterCrowley.]

Doesn't matter as long as there's an extra nickel to be drained by exploiting Led Zeppelin.

[@anthonykargoglou7205]

Robert plant had surgery in 74. His voice was kinda horse cause they were in the middle of a tour. Also robert plants voice started declining in late 72

[@marymargaretmoore9034]

LZ II is so great. This video montage always makes me dizzy.