John BONHAM: Everyone Is WRONG About Hit The SNARE Drum..??

[@sicotshit7068]

No matter who samples it, same place same exact setup etc. it will never sound as great as when John Bonham played it.

[@Tyler-xd9rb]

Don Henley to sound engineer - Make my drums sound like Bonham's. Engineer - You want your drums to sound like Bonham's? Henley - Yeah. Engineer - Go practice for 10K hours and get back to me.

[@sicotshit7068]

@ LOL! Still wouldn’t sound like Bonham.

[@piscesman54]

The drum sound wasn't just the result of the ambience. It was also run through a Binson tape echo machine configured to match the tempo of the song in 16th notes. That's why you hear some hi hat hits louder than others. That was Andy John's idea. When Bonzo heard it, he was flabbergasted. Brilliant drumming and brilliant engineering.

[@zerodollarman]

I believe the echo was set to 1/8 notes.

[@piscesman54]

@@zerodollarman Could be, hard to tell. But whatever it was, he timed it perfectly.

[@c.e.anderson558]

The harmonica adds to the frantic nature of the tune.

[@dianerodriguez1650]

Great video. This song is unmatched. That harmonica always gets me.

[@nellymartinez2110]

Admiration the best drummer!! Led Zeppelin great creators of the best music of all time. Thank You.👏👏

[@gregburrows4192]

Listen to the sustain of the cymbals on all Zeppelin recordings... perfect.

[@johndef5075]

Paiste' are sweet.

[@BigArnieNumeroUno]

Great video. RIP Bonzo.

[@streamofconsciousness5826]

I'd say the Harmonica is the Spice that pushed it over the top. What a authentic sound.

[@sicotshit7068]

Plant played the harmonica so beautifully, sadly only played in very few songs.

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

@@sicotshit7068 Page played harmonica as well

[@sicotshit7068]

@ yes I know, I saw a video where he played one.

[@ThomasNappo]

The most Famous drummer of all time..HANDS DOWN

[@musicianscolab1863]

Greatest Rock band ever

[@MrSunDevil23]

This is a song just begs to be played LOUD-and it has to be. JHB kills it on this track. Poor Tom is also great… 3 minutes of perfect repetition with no loops or recording trickery. Bonzo forever!!

[@jazzyboy7784]

Hitting that snare like it owes him money...

[@Patriot-x8y]

Get something original punk

[@gregburrows4192]

As noted, those who engineered the music have as much to do with their success as the groups musical talents. Today's music relies on this to make much less talented folks make "music"... most of which doesn't catch my soul at all. Those of us who grew up with this music in the 70s know how lucky we were.

[@brianbowman8310]

We all sit here wondering what could have been? We all miss him and that unique powerful drumming.

[@davidlewis2447]

I know God is sitting down every night to watch John play the drums

[@tracydrum6733]

You're so gullible.

[@JoeandAngie]

A fool's statement

[@aminahmed2220]

Awesome video have a great day also happy holiday season from Canada ❤😊🇺🇸🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇨🇦🎄🌲

[@tonymann848]

The sound was also slowed down and put through a Binson Echorec.

[@larryharris2475]

Simply said simply the BEST

[@EDBZ28]

you guys do a great job with these videos.

[@johndef5075]

My Roland kit has a Zeppy preset with that big phat snare.❤

[@pangyre]

This is wrong, again. Everyone gets this wrong over and over forever. The stairwell mattered for the sound and natural reverb, absolutely yes, but there is a Binson Echorec on the drums.

[@davehooper6481]

When I was in a wedding band, we set up in a courthouse for the reception so the echo was going to be ridiculous whether we liked it or not. I did a sound check on the drums and they sounded pretty much just like when the levee breaks. Unfortunately, I could not convince the band to add that song to the set… Since it was a wedding band.

[@mattpanaia3992]

John Henry Bonham

[@NealVan]

Where’s the wrong hit snare as advertised in this clips title?

[@97warlock]

No mention of how they reversed the Harmonica track,making it nearly impossible to mimic

[@97warlock]

Zeppelin Zoso

[@carlosalbertogomez1391]

It wasn't the echoplex,it was a binson

[@rhythmista7707]

Here's what most non drummers don't understand, especially those speaking about his sound in this video. Bonham didn't have to hit the drums hard. They sounded like he was hitting hard because of the natural reverb of the room it was recorded in. His drums were large drums to begin with, so not much effort was needed to get that power from his drums and from that room. John also had dynamics, and knew exactly how to hit his drums in order to get a bombastic sound without having to hit like a gorilla. His drumsticks were also huge, most probably long extended 2B sticks, and of course, the big band drum set type tuning way he tuned his drums. By tuning the drums higher than their standard tuning range for the drum shells, was necessary in order to push as much air through the shell to resonate it to its fullest tonal spectrum. If you notice Bonham playing live, aside from his drum solos, his arms are in a comfortable and relaxed position, ergonomically comfortable and efficient for drumming without potential for soreness or long term injury to his upper body, arms, hands and wrists. He knew exactly what he was doing. And of course the room probably had 75% to do with the sound the achieved. Many misconceptions about him as a player. But most don't bother to notice or look carefully at how he actually played. Yes, live he was a monster, especially during his solos, but most of the time he's as cool as a cucumber..

[@juliemanarin4127]

Bonham was THE GREATEST EVER!

[@Jonhobbs64]

Jimmy page gave the beastie boys his blessing when they sampled zeppelin.

[@paulwells4203]

Inter prat? @3:37

[@acb9896]

Re Inter Pratt ? Not even trying anymore, are ya?

[@thomasvarady1210]

Wrong! Wrong! Wrong! A Binson Echorec unit was used in recording the drum track. Please see Rick Beato’s video to prove this fact. Too much false information on the internet folks. Do some fact checking before making videos please…

[@denniswilson631]

Calm down there, sparky. The video mentions the three-story hallway only for its reverberation and ambiance. It gives full credit to the Echorec at 7:44. Granted it would have been nice if there were a few more details, such as the slap-back timing.

[@tonymann848]

Cool video awful illiterate sounding title and ai narration

[@jimnasium452]

I found the narration and the constant flickering and quivering of the images off putting af. It's like the camera's kicking heroin or something.

[@briankehew579]

​@@jimnasium452yeah it's like a kid's first day with a video editor. I've heard the track without the Binson echo machine added - it really doesn't have that magic as much. The echo is the key.

[@mikebaksovich9852]

WHO HANGS OUT WITH THE BAND..... THE DRUMMER....LOL

[@GG-ml3vr]

Thats new.

[@SeligTiles]

Page had nothing to do with arranging the microphones. This myth is debunked by Rick Beato. The engineer used an echorec.

[@davidhardwicke6930]

5:42 the levee doesn't rise...the water does...just sayin ', bodyless narrator....

[@SeligTiles]

This is horrible and perpetuates a myth. Everyone look up Rick beato’s vid. The snare’s echo had nothing to do with the room. It was a binson echorec.

[@johnmiller0000]

Too much fancy and distracting video gimmicks and repetitive. Could have told the story in 2 mins.

[@harrisfrankou2368]

Catalin Bread makes the best Binson Echorec and Echoplex. Try them. Brilliant

[@harrisfrankou2368]

You are all wrong. Page is saying it himself. It is the area the three stories…And the Binson…trying to prove others wrong. Would you argue with page. Bar the voiceover he says Echoplex but the sound is both! Natural Reverb over Three stories and Echorec.