FIRST TIME LISTENING to Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love (REACTION)

My reaction to Led Zeppelin's obscene, brutish and utterly awesome "Whole Lotta Love" performed live at Madison Square Garden in 1973.
Let me know what other Zeppelin related tracks I should react to!
#ledzeppelin #wholelottalove

[@Bluewizard7131]

Led Zeppelin improvises constantly in concert, the whole band. It's magic.

[@mikezak8812]

They always knew where each other were at...

[@rickhill56]

And that is how I can love this band for 50 years now. And never tire of it

[@tomwayne3755]

I am very happy to see a young person getting into a group that had already broken up before you were born. No one and I mean nobody has created what Zeppelin has. I like your intelligent and at times emotional reactions to the group of the century Led Zeppelin. Also Robert Plant put out 7 platinum Albums as a Solo artists. They don't make singers like Plant anymore. Keep up the videos I enjoy them and today I am turning a few of my friends on to you

[@davet8759]

The best part of Led Zeppelin live is that they do improvise a lot. Their musicianship is second to none.

[@bubhub64]

The conversation you were talking about between Robert's voice and Jimmy's guitar is known in the blues world as 'call and response.' Zeppelin were masters of it.

[@bnd4ever48]

The band always improvised when playing live and they never did the song the same way twice

[@jackfiamingo9180]

That's because you never knew how high Jimmy would be when he hit the stage. Lol!

[@X1xone]

They did improvise a lot, but they do have obvious musical cues if you listen to multiple live shows that tells them to move to the next part of songs.

[@heliotropezzz333]

@@jackfiamingo9180 It's because they could do it, and they enjoyed doing it. It displayed their inventiveness and mutual chemistry, and gave the audiences a unique experience. It probably also stopped the band being bored with always playing songs the same way.

[@Bluewizard7131]

Jimmy Page's best performance in this concert is during the 28 minute version of Dazed and Confused, which is about 24 minutes of the greatest guitar solo ever!

[@emmanuelflores9983]

Gotta watch that, will add it to my list of upcoming reactions.

[@ginger4141]

Unfortunately for that video I would suggest to upload to Google drive or vimeo.

[@juliemanarin4127]

@@emmanuelflores9983 God please do!!

[@awmerriam4]

@@emmanuelflores9983 here is the link to dazed and confused live from same show kzbin.info/www/bejne/kILKiqFoaL2pmc0 Enjoy my friend

[@tomwayne3755]

I completely 100% agree

[@bobbyd4033]

The reason Led Zeppelin can do what they do on stage is simply because they are the Rock Gods of rock and roll and everyone else is a rock legend

[@dianedavies8291]

When I saw Zeppelin the concert was over 3 hours. Dazed and Confused was 25 minutes of brilliance.✌️🎶

[@JU5TINPDX]

I really enjoy you reactions, I’m a zeppelin reaction junkie, and I love watching smart, articulate people like yourself start to grasp the mind blowing talent this group possessed. I’ve already subbed and I’m excited to see more Zeppelin reactions :)

[@emmanuelflores9983]

JU5TINPDX thank you so much my friend!

[@bigdog8579]

I'm 70/yr. old and this was the first of their tracts I heard played on the radio in 1970 and I loved it then and every since, all their tracts!

[@bnd4ever48]

Jimmy is playing a theramin that makes sounds thru waves coming from the movement of his hand

[@PeterTea]

I wonder if the theramin is one of the first electronic instruments. I believe it originated in the 1920's.

[@marisolmanzano2041]

@@PeterTea this instrument was used in the classic sci- fy movie from the 50's soundtrack THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL ..its an amazing soundtrack ..

[@joedo50]

@@marisolmanzano2041 Bernard Herrmann used 3 on that movie . Wild composing

[@robertcartier5088]

There's an app for that... Really, it's quite fun.

[@jazzyboy7784]

Sheldon Cooper uses one...

[@ginger4141]

Actually Led Zeppelin concerts were averaging 3 hours of greatness. To understand how most of this was improved listen to the studio version. Another great Led Zeppelin show was 1970 Albert Hall, 1979 Knebworth, and even earlier very young Led Zeppelin 1968 Denmark radio video. Loving the Led Zeppelin reaction.

[@emmanuelflores9983]

Wow, naive of me to think their shows were 2 hours long. It definitely makes sense why they were longer. Thanks for the heads up!

[@helenespaulding9372]

ghadley can you imagine the demands on Roberts voice from those concerts and the amount of touring they did?

[@glennford3480]

The whole band takes a song and virtually jams and jells into rock and roll freestyle!

[@truthteller7228]

Greatest Rock Band of All Time Ever

[@bobbyd4033]

Over 20 million people requested tickets to see led zeppelin in 2007 with Jason Bonham on drums in place of his late grate father John Bonham That set a Guinness book of world records for most requested tickets by any band in history Let that sink in

[@john-ic7vg]

Saw them live sir. Never has a band hit me so hard.

[@LAMusing]

Saw Zeppelin twice in concert in the 70;s - amazing! Also met Robert and Jimmy at the Rainbow Bar and Grill back in 74 or 75. Robert Plant was the most gorgeous human I have ever seen. He glowed.

[@juliemanarin4127]

Gotta love Jimmy Page!! Best guitarist there ever was!! Everything they do they improvise...always! Never the same!

[@BenDover-tb8cr]

Julie Manarin I’ve noticed that you, just like myself, keep watching these Led Zeppelin reaction videos. I can tell you’re loving them as much as I am!

[@peterbartolomeo5542]

So AWESOME They will most definitely never ever be equalled

[@JU5TINPDX]

Be careful, I haven’t seen any MSG dazed reactions on YT, I think the algorithms know that one pretty well.

[@juliemanarin4127]

@@BenDover-tb8cr yep! I'm in love with Jimmy 😁

[@BenDover-tb8cr]

Julie Manarin yeah, Jimmy is quite an interesting person. I’m a Bonzo and Jonesy fan myself 😊

[@willyroussel3563]

You want to know how they get back in sync He is called John Bonham

[@emmanuelflores9983]

Amen!

[@christinapezzoli4136]

You forget jpj

[@willyroussel3563]

@@christinapezzoli4136 JPJ kept them in sync Bonzo got them back when Jimmy was on the improv.

[@michaelbriefs9764]

Everyone in Led Zeppelin does a fair amount of improvisation, especially Jimmy Page. Cool!

[@russeli1941]

Hammer Of The Gods!!!

[@Josueseco]

Keep on the zep. The song remains the same into the rain song. From one to coda they have so many stellar songs.

[@coreycharles2245]

Please please please react to How Many More Times. It’s easily one of their greatest songs and it set apart the fans who only hear the mainstream songs to the ones that actually know what Zeppelin is all about.

[@boki1693]

Love this song and it is definitely a hidden gem. The live version is fun too.

[@chrisnewton5126]

The live version of this from the Dansk Radio sessions in '69 (it's a Video) is pretty outstanding. Young Robert hadn't blew his voice out yet and Jimmy's guitar is just brilliant. Bonham is Bonham. (posted on youtube title: Led Zeppelin - How Many More Times (Danmarks Radio 1969))

[@emmanuelflores9983]

Adding it to the list! I want to make sure I cover the popular songs but also the hidden/underrated gems.

[@LarryJnyc]

Tons of freestyle... they all do. They are the consummate jam band. When you have heard these songs a few times you begin to realize just how insane JPJ and Bonham are...

[@shawnc666]

I haven't watched this in so long, I just realized once again (in my 49 years of age) of how Bonham and JPJ are just fucking destroying in the background while Jimmy is playing the theramin.....I mean, Bonham's gallops are insane!!!!

[@ronniel879]

The movie The Song Remains The Same was actually released into theaters in 1976 . Then it was shown as a late night movie for years after in theaters . If you couldnt get tickets when they came to town , it was the only way to see them in a live setting. On the big screen it was as if you were in the front row!! Of course now with dvd and home theater systems we take it all for granted now with all the different media formats!!!

[@Klapeful]

Awesome :) Yes Jimmy is playing with a Theramin. From the same concert you can check "The song remain the same/The Rain song" they should be played together. To be fair the whole concert is just amazing. Dazed and Confused is 28min long if I'm not mistaken, but it's the greatest performance you'll ever see. It's kinda like Whole lotta love, a lot of improviation, but it's 10x better ! The video will be blocked en KZbin, but you can upload it on Google Drive or somewhere else for example. Improvisation is the best word to describe Led Zeppelin. My guess is that during each concert/warm-up/.. , they might add something else to each songs and they keep it in. For example the longest version of Dazed and confused is 45min long !

[@juliemanarin4127]

God yes

[@helenespaulding9372]

In My Time Of Dyin’ from Earls Court 1975. AMAZING performance. Gritty and real. This is towards the end of over three hour concert after a long tour. You can see the exhaustion, but that just adds to the song.

[@richardfalcon6033]

Watching someone enjoy them as much as I have the last 50 years is a lot of fun, thanks for your love of this music.

[@lacantara23]

I've been watching this my entire life and this never gets old..Led Zeppelin were at the height of their career, this is one of the greatest live performances of all time!!!

[@eyecyou4677]

Led Zeppelin = The Greatest Rock Band in History...

[@markmartinez5122]

Loved your reaction and comments during the performance, your observations were spot on ! Excellent, excellent reaction one if the best reaction videos I've watched, Good Job Kid 👍🏽✌🏽🎤🎸🎶 !

[@anitapaulus937]

They all jam in concert. He played the solo from the recording toward the end, and that’s when Robert came back in. If you like the call response that they do, you should listen to “You Shook Me”. They do it through the whole song. I’ve heard them talking about the first time they played together. They decided on a Yardbirds song they all knew. When they finished, they were like “Wow”. They just gelled immediately.

[@emmanuelflores9983]

Yoooo that's so cool. Adding it to the list!

[@michaelpetrosino9446]

I was at that show 9 row center orchestra . It was the last show of there tour . I was 16 now 64 . LED ZEPPLIN change my forever . They played more than 2 hr. The Greatest Rock -N-Roll Band Ever

[@marymargaretmoore9034]

That’s a theramin Jimmy’s playing with his hand. And there’s Robert Plant, the Golden God, the human air raid siren. All four incredibly talented.

[@jimmyboredom3519]

Keep on the zeppelin. I am absolutley loving these reactions.

[@alexfletcher5192]

That world-class rhythm section almost goes ignored under the showboating here, but just listen to it...

[@robertacolarette1594]

Jimmy was always into mysticism and seriously that was not unusual in the early 70’s. His pants have the planets and stars on them. I remember myself embroidering Saturn on my boyfriend’s jeans.

[@gersonjlima1551]

Who’s here from The Give N’Go Podcast? 😂

[@PeterTea]

Lol. Do they improvise a lot? Well, let’s just say that the studio version of the song is “only” 6 minutes long.

[@cspringer333]

The Bass and Drums are killing it

[@tomwayne3755]

Daze and confused live is the best 27 minutes improvised jam ever done live.... simply amazing. Everyone in that group was and are the best at what they do.

[@TonyC.]

Watch the concert from Earl's Court May of 75. Greatest Zeppelin concert ever. Just shy of 4 hours long.

[@emmanuelflores9983]

I've been getting requests for this specific, gonna have to check it out then!

[@helenespaulding9372]

It was because of all of the improvisation they had done over more than a decade, and the fact that Bonham could follow Page anywhere, that they felt they could not, and didn’t want, to continue after his death. Add to that that he was a friend.....,and Roberts closest friend. They were crushed by the loss. Jimmy has said he couldn’t touch a guitar for two years. Robert has said that Zeppelin was “No longer an affair of the heart” and he couldn’t go on. Such a tragedy all around....

[@emmanuelflores9983]

Helene Spaulding What a tragic end to the band, but completely understandable. When you see the chemistry they have on stage it’s obvious one can’t work without the other. With John being the heartbeat of the band, it’s easy to see why they couldn’t continue after he passed.

[@helenespaulding9372]

And that is what makes the 2007 reunion Celebration Day so poignant, in addition to being so great: seeing Bonzos son up there and the way they interact with Jason...the smiles, the gestures. Robert is kind of a second dad to Jason, since Bonzo was his closest friend. Jason has spoken of his strong emotions about playing that night with his “dad’s mates”....almost an out of body experience. He definitely channeled his dad’s spirit that night.

[@jeffherbst7699]

Oh yeah awesome reaction your observations are spot on.

[@williamcabell142]

They never do a tune the same when playing live! Little side note, that shirt Plant is wearing is the shirt of the young Lady he got to know in a special way! If you get my drift.

[@Tonysmithmusic]

the solo jimmy plays in boogie mama is one of my all time favourites.

[@scottcolman9757]

Ramble On, Going to California, Black Dog . Every song they made was great I had tickets to see them in 80 in Los Angels. Within days of the tickets selling John Bonham died. One of the greatest band I ever missed seeing live. They ruled the 70s

[@emole9511]

Love you comments on John Paul Jones. You are absolutely right. Jones is a master, on bass guitar and piano who doesn't get enough mentions and credit. Cheers mate! 🎸🍷🍷🇳🇱🕊️

[@MikeBanks2003]

All of the live shows differ slightly. That is what makes them special--and the Madison Square concert was the Best The best the best the best--OOOOOOOH YEAHHHHHH!!!!!

[@ginagreenbeck2446]

Greatest band ever

[@patrickhatrick6215]

I love how they all free style seamlessly and dont even look at eachother. So perfectly in sinc with one another. GOAT! PEACE!!!!!

[@john-ic7vg]

Very well put. An athlete at his prime. Im so lucky to have seen that.

[@robertacolarette1594]

You MUST do “Achilles Last Stand” & “Kashmir” from Knebworth 1979. Achilles is a MONSTER track. It’s epic. This band is awesome live. For Achilles Jimmy was told it would be impossible to do all the guitar parts himself live. Ronnie Wood asked him “who are you gonna take with you on tour with the other guitar?” Jimmy said “No one. I’ll do it myself”. and damned if he didn’t pull it off. The guy is a genius talent.

[@BBaldwin]

They were more than a duo. They were, are and WILL ALWAYS BE the ultimate rock band. You’re hearing the greatest rhythm section in rock history.

[@haagatha]

Subscribed, so cool to watch someone fall in love with what was the soundtrack of my teen years all those years ago.✌️

[@emmanuelflores9983]

haagatha Aw, what a thoughtful comment. This is why I do it!

[@user-fw8yc7oe5s]

They are all free style geniuses.

[@kaldrazadrim]

Dude, the first four albums are my favorite, and the fourth is the best imo. Keep going through their catalog

[@tomhartke4049]

This song charted number one on the AM top 30 songs. It was their breakout single. Heartbreaker was the B side on the 45 rpm records. They never looked back! Primarily, they were FM after that!

[@lespaul5015]

You should do “ Heartbreaker “ live from Madison square garden- Pages plays his best solo🤘

[@neptune5pe]

Since I've been loving u live in the same concert it's a masterpiece!

[@boki1693]

Oh, this version is a lot different after the guitar solo from the studio version. From the point where he say "One night, I believe I told you this before." Until they go back into the song is all extra stuff. They have other versions of this song that are over 20-25 minutes long. Yes Robert does improvise a lot too. I was told one reason they did it is so it wasn't boring to them playing the exact same thing every night. Actually the real duo is the drummer and the bassist grooving together. Page said that Bonham was the one who laid down the beat everyone else fed off of. Thats why when he died they could no longer continue. Oh do their song "Stairway to Heaven" first but the group Heart does an excellent cover of them when they were inducted into something at the Lincoln Center in Washington about 15 years ago. Stairway is Zepps most famous/popular song and still is often voted the greatest rock song ever even though I personally like at least 15 songs by Zeppelin better than Stairway but thats just me.

[@helenespaulding9372]

What you’re referring to was the Kennedy Honors in 2012 where Heart did a symphonic version of Stairway that blew everyone es mind

[@antarcticorb9197]

Best reaction video I've seen..keep it up!

[@pien770]

Heerlijk om weer te zien en te horen 15 februari 2021

[@Braglemaster123]

Manny this song was filmed on 2 different days, look closely at the 2 different color guitars 🎸 page is playing. Also, JPJ got his hair cut 💇‍♂️ between, so he’s actually waring a wig, through 1/2 the song. Also notice in the brake, look and you’ll see Page switching guitars 🎸. I was there “

[@fadjdarwish6581]

Master's instrumentalist led zeppelin know one can match led zeppelin they are truly untouchable master's of their instruments led zeppelin was it and still is

[@BenDover-tb8cr]

They all improvised in their live shows.

[@lindasulla5302]

Masters of the Blues

[@tonymurphy2132]

Zep are Gods!!! Would love to see Page on stage with SRV!!!

[@davevanvuuren578]

Brilliant frontman. One of the best guitarists and the best drummer ever. Theres a lot you still have to watch. Enjoy lad.

[@emmanuelflores9983]

Very excited to dive deep into the genius of Zeppelin. Thanks for watching!

[@VIDSTORAGE]

66 to 69 were the main years of psychedelic music and this was about as close as they ever got with that when they made Led Zep 2 ..

[@jamesbeaumont1212]

The instrument jimmy page is playing with hand gestures is called a 'theremin' xxx

[@richardfalcon6033]

I saw them in "75" I was front row and center. I saw them again in "77" I was center stage again, only in the upper deck, last row. Literally, the only thing behind me was a wall. Great experience.

[@emmanuelflores9983]

Richard Falcon Very jealous. What a joy it must’ve been to experience those shows!

[@richardfalcon6033]

@@emmanuelflores9983 looking forward to watching you discover more of this music. Please listen to Achilles Last Stand" in my opinion the studio version, I think the track has 6 guitar overdubs. Some Zeppelin tracks I like better live, this one is think the studio is better.

[@alexfletcher5192]

The theramin is used in the studio version, but it's a good excuse for the otherwise senior partner (Page) to continually test out Plant's vocal ability. There is a mad legend that tells of a time when the PA system failed and 'Percy' (as the singer became known) was still audible above the band; which I think safely rests in the apocryphal category of rock folklore....

[@LarryJnyc]

When you are ready stream the movie... Song Remains The Same... prime has it for $2.99...

[@andred1951]

He's using something called a theremin. It's an oscillator that you can control with your hand movement. They've been around since the 50's. You've probably heard them in old syfy movies.

[@SynthApprentice]

OoooOOOooo

[@jasonwright4460]

John isn't next to the fire, he is the fire

[@kurtdzinich6700]

Hey Man, if you can watch 14 minutes of insane music brilliance, and first thing you say you need more....You are ready for the whole show! It became di rigeur for "critics" to say this show was self indulgent, and the band was showing off....they don't know anything! The film is mostly live footage from MSG 1973 show, and they have "fantasy" footage and "home movies" spliced in throughout the show. When I was younger, I didn't want to see the live footage interrupted, but I actually really like the non-concert footage now, so you can see the band when they were not onstage. So, settle in for an evening, and try to watch the whole show for the full experience, it is an important document of what LED ZEPPELIN could do circa 1973! Cheers!

[@albanosilva2811]

Best band ever man,they are the best live adn in improvisation too...

[@emersongoss16]

Great reaction video.

[@thedudeabides2531]

Led Zeppelin was inspired by Blues music. So, it doesn't surprise me that they would improvise since there's a lot of blues influence in their music.

[@user-gk1nt6sm2z]

First class reaction, very entertaining

[@jackfiamingo9180]

lots of improvisation from everyone. A REAL band, ya know.

[@cynergy4]

Told ya that Page is a magician! Back in the day we liked to listen to this song while on mind altering substances, hehe! The studio version is quite a trip. There was often a lot of interaction between Plants voice and Page's guitar. If you haven't yet, "Dazed And Confused" from this concert is a must see! Page's fantasy sequence is beyond cool! In their later years when Page was "under the weather" John Paul Jones became the glue that held the band together.

[@bigdog8579]

The whole band improvises! Robert would sing to guitar notes!

[@tanyaweathersby9393]

I love Led Zeppelin…..but I’m in love with Robert❤

[@lindasulla5302]

When you see one nod to another that is the signal to give up their time and come back together.

[@suzanneprock7286]

When you react to one of their songs for the first time, go back and listen to the studio versions. The "Immigrant Song" is another good one. Led Zeppelin is always pleasantly unpredictable!

[@mikeyrebs8259]

Lot of their stuff was improvised because they were all masters of their craft Bonham made it all work at they drums The Rock Gods !

[@joaoluca9141]

I Liked your channel so much. Subscribed haha

[@ginagreenbeck2446]

They are the gods of rock

[@jamesshanks7651]

Tell me ate the the greatest i already know there my favorite band of all time well put your seat belt on bud listening to ths lol

[@antonballard9431]

Oh and Zepplin never had an opening act...who would dare open for them?.. haha - a great homage to their greatness

[@carmelaruck7116]

The way that LZ was able to go off on those massive freestyle fills is because of the 2 guys in the back. Bonham and Jones kept such great time and rhythm that it was very easy for Plant and Page to just slide right back in to the groove.

[@mrichards6795]

Improvisation was a major feature in their concerts. The instrument Page was playing is called a theramin, I think. You gave the best description of Robert Plant I've heard to date. Good reaction! I would recommend listening to the studio version at one point. Even in your own time if you prefer. I think it's worth it.

[@markacuna2828]

U didn't notice that in the beginning newspaper comes flying in front head lines saying Zeppelin has been robbed over 2 million Dollars

[@glastonbury4304]

Oh come on mate, haven't heard of Bowie, now Led Zeppelin , but at least you have come into the light and experiencing music for the first time ever which is cute 👍🤣👍

[@peterbartolomeo5542]

One of the greatest recorded performances. Page has no limit to his guitar mastery

[@bobbyd4033]

The little box that you see with a antenna that Jimmy page is using hand motions creating high pitch wave sounds it's called a Theremin