Led Zeppelin, Babe I’m Gonna Leave You - A Classical Musician’s First Listen and Reaction

[@LeeKennison]

A superb reaction. I think this is now my favorite reaction that you have done so far. A great song from my all time favorite band. You did such a fantastic job analyzing it. Even though I was glad you abandoned your song scoring system early in the channel, I was thrilled that you gave this a 10 out of 10. As a huge Zeppelin fan I was already very happy when you previously mentioned that "Kashmir" was one of your favorite songs, so this now makes me even happier. I love how this sounded on your harp, and wouldn't it be great if Jimmy Page saw this, so that he can hear how his various arpeggios and chord sequences were interpreted on your harp.

[@w.geoffreyspaulding6588]

Agree with all your points, Lee!

[@LeeKennison]

@@w.geoffreyspaulding6588 Thanks Helene. Since you are also a huge Zep fan I thought you might. 😀

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

100% on point. Great stuff.

[@MVPikerMike24]

"Exquisite" I think better describes all 3 aspects of this subject. The song, the reaction and your reply. Cheers Lee.

[@LeeKennison]

@@Hartlor_Tayley Thanks Hartlor.

[@rdhudon7469]

This entire album was recorded in 35 hours . The singer and drummer were 19 years old . Just astounding.

[@helenespaulding7562]

Not a big deal at all, but they were both 20 at time of recording first album.

[@Numb217]

My favorite Led Zeppelin song. ☮️💕

[@drbolamooney1367]

I was thinking the same thing. Nothing else like it.

[@alonenjersey]

The second one took even longer.

[@lupinbrabablebix9840]

It shows it’s a right ropey recording with some terrible overlays and muffed up guitar parts , I loved it , still do but technically it is deeply flawed

[@PeterTea]

The best three words in the English language are Led Zeppelin Weekend.

[@chrisbanks6659]

Or 'It's your round...' 😂

[@djknox2]

@@chrisbanks6659 Or "it's your round on the Led Zeppelin Weekend" 😋

[@PeterTea]

🍻

[@OutOnTheTiles]

Let’s gooooo!!!

[@alonenjersey]

Especially if the weather outside is crappy.

[@dourmoose]

After all these years, and I’m old, this song still gives me goosebumps.

[@joeb4142]

👊🏻👍🏻

[@SEKreiver]

Every. Time.

[@johnwdaley4727]

Absolutely!

[@frankk8018]

Reminds me I'm still alive .

[@nodirips_8537]

Deep, emotional, introspective like an early spring cloudy evening

[@shaunhides7077]

The distant sound you hear is Plant's voice singing the next phrase - they were allegedly recording over a previous take and the sound engineer /producer didn't realise there was a trace of the earlier vocal still on the tape - when they heard the playback they couldn't get rid of it - but also the band (Page and Plant) liked it - on some later recordings they kept bits of 'stray' recording and remnants where they worked with the feel - a tiny detail of what makes it such a great song

[@jeffhenigarprisonchap2287]

Yes. If I remember correctly, the earlier vocal was recorded on an adjacent track, and it "printed" onto the current track. The levels were high enough that it influenced the track, and they couldn't remove it. Good post, Shaun.

[@spencergreen6980]

Serendipity.

[@HootOwls_PA-p3u]

Same thing happened in Whole Lotta Love. They also left Page staying "stop" at the end of a riff in Out on the Tiles. Then of course, they left the sound of the airplane flying overhead as they recorded "Black Country Woman" outdoors at Headley Grange. Finally, they left the cough in at the end of In My Time of Dying.

[@davidschecter5247]

Led Zeppelin was all about contrasts: fast/slow, rock/folk, loud/quiet, tension/release, etc. This song is one of the best at demonstrating that. These were four amazing musicians all working together flawlessly, nobody stepping on anyone else. Structure of the song is wonderful, too.

[@spencergreen6980]

This band, as individuals and as a whole, were magical in my opinion. Wizardry happened when they made music together.

[@McBuggs.]

Indeed, this band used every heart string to get you to feel their music. This was my favourite choice of all bands I'd ever listened to from age 8 or 9. When I was 14, this is when I really heard Led Zeppelin on vinyl and they literally shook me to the core, as their recorded songs still do.

[@leomomento1901]

There wouldn't be "Stairway to Heaven" without "Baby, I'm gonna leave you". Great effort of these boys on their first record

[@djknox2]

Wow that sounds fantastic on a harp. Jimmy Page would love it.

[@colmhughes2004]

Please record this on harp! We would all love to hear this 😌

[@TheKennyboy92]

yeah the arpeggios are perfect for it.

[@SteveoGregg]

​@@colmhughes2004FACT

[@qthelost]

When Led Zeppelin did somebody else's song, it could never really be called a straight cover. They would put a song through the Led Zeppelin machine and turn it into something extraordinary.

[@Fred_Lougee]

Ooh My Head into Boogie With Stu is a prime example. In about 1988 I went diving into Valens vinyl looking for the original and learned that, yes, it is a great tune, probably better than La Bomba, sadly the only Valens song most people ever heard. That said, what LZ did with the song made it entirely their own.

[@sicotshit7068]

@@Fred_Lougeethey did with every song they covered. I don’t think a similar phrase, but different is really stealing, nor do the different music compositions. I think it was more how famous Led Zeppelin became, the families decided to whine about it, & wanted money. Any originals I heard, sound so different, & nothing like Led Zeppelin’s version.

[@sicotshit7068]

So many if not almost all Led Zeppelin songs, are done to perfection. The instrumentals are always perfection, & Plant uses his vocals, like a newly discovered instrument. Plant’s vocals always suit each song to perfection, they all put so much passion into everything, musical geniuses all four of them.

[@Fred_Lougee]

@@sicotshit7068 I think that broad interpretations were a big thing in the Brit bands of the sixties. Look at Crossroads by Cream. So iconic that Clapton is still using the title for his occasional music festivals. Story goes that when they learned that the widow of the original artist, name escapes me and I don't feel like googling it, was still alive they had accounting draw up a royalties check and flew all the way to Mississippi to give it to her. Reportedly, she asked to hear their cover and when they played a recording of it she laughed and said "That's not my husband's song."

[@DanielSnyder-bz8kp]

This song to me has always had that "lost" feeling. Kinda makes me feel nostalgic for a time and place that i've never been. If that makes sense.

[@joeb4142]

Makes perfect sense. 👍🏻

[@DickusCopernicus]

I've never been there either, but know how it feels to be there.

[@LoudModeOn]

I feel like this was their super power.

[@jarbeck1]

This reaction and analysis is like a master class on why I prefer classic rock to today’s music - rock or otherwise. There is humanity in the delivery that gets erased by modern production techniques.

[@lynby6231]

It’s my favourite Robert Plant vocal performance

[@adambehar9750]

Maybe I'm just getting old but the emotional power of this song struck me hard. Crying like a baby. 😢 His voice, that delivery....

[@Capricornsrule]

What one needs to remember is this was the introduction of Led Zeppelin to the world. This first album was an erotic hard driving masterpiece that we had never heard before. The energy that pulses through was an amazing jolt to what we knew previously

[@markfergerson2145]

That’s why the music critics of the day dismissed them. When you prize mediocrity it’s hard to acknowledge greatness.

[@briansnider1235]

The incredible thing is.... they took the baton and RAN! There have been some incredible first time albums from other artists..... but rarely did they re-create the magic.

[@benjamindover4337]

As a child I found this record in my grandmothers basement. It was stored there with a hundred others. When I first listened to it, it was like discovering some ancient secret.

[@scottlindsay841]

Songs like this , separate them from the rest... There are more as you fall into Zeppelin Rabbit Hole ... Enjoy the journey... Best Band ever.

[@ynotbmale5218]

The critics originally trashed the entire album as derivative and a waste of time. Time though has proven them so completely wrong. LZ I is really a masterpiece, a work that both showed the love the artists had for the Blues and a creative, interpretive leap. 54 years later I still hear the album as I did when I first heard it back then, in awe. Amy, listen to the entire album if you have the chance. 😄

[@trappenweisseguy27]

Rolling Stone magazine famously trashed LZ from the very beginning 🙄.

[@huizilopoxtli9701]

The critics couldn't recognize LZ's originality. And it still sounds fresh today.

[@porflepopnecker4376]

I was about 12 when my older brother brought the first LZ album home, and it grabbed me from the very first notes. What an amazing musical era to grow up in.

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

You have to understand how most rock critics think. They want something to write about. They all want to be the first to champion a new artist with a new sound. They didn’t like Zeppelin because it was Blues Rock and not new. Critics were looking at T Rex and Bowie etc. because there was more to write about with a little controversy to toss around.

[@djknox2]

@@trappenweisseguy27 Rolling Stone are a collection of hacks. You know the expression "there are those that do, and the others teach." Well the same applies to music and movie critics.

[@helenespaulding7562]

For Zep fans; I just got home from seeing Jason Bonham and his Zeppelin tribute band with “Mr Jimmy “ from Tokyo as lead guitarist and a fantastic vocalist. It was FANTASTIC! The crowd was over the moon. If any of you get a chance to see them on their next tour, I would recommend you do.

[@Pedro_MVS_Lima]

I wish I could.

[@CaseAgainstFaith1]

I've seen him three times so far, yeah he's great.

[@tokyosteve5187]

Saw Mr. Jimmy twice in Tokyo several years ago with all Japanese band mates, in a bar that sat about 60 people. Going to see him December 16 in a Tokyo auditorium that appears to seat somewhere between 500 and 1,000 . . . this time all his band mates are non-Japanese. Jason is not listed as the scheduled drummer, but I'd love to see him make a surprise appearance.

[@w.geoffreyspaulding6588]

@@tokyosteve5187 it was the last night of their tour here in Vegas when I saw them. Great show, but Mr Jimmy was more subdued than I’ve seen him in clips. He played well, but did not do allot of Pages’s onstage persona, which he usually does, and his face lacked expression. Probably just exhausted. He’s no spring chicken anymore. Hopefully he will be well and truly rested by December and will put in a great show for you and the other fans!

[@radone5896]

Thank you for validating my decision to put my classical guitar studies on hold and start a rock band over 30 years ago. This song was the impetus with its fingerpicking style, acoustic lead and almost flamenco sound. Now I'm playing Zeppelin with the grandkids teaching them guitar etc. and they are all proud when they see they can play along.

[@joeb4142]

That’s so cool ❤

[@nodirips_8537]

Right! The two guitars are amazing and there is a flamenco kind of riff just before Plant's voice explodes

[@grumpyoldman8524]

Amy is an alien - her musical brain is off this planet. I don't know how she can make me feel more passionate about a LZ song, than I have for the past 50 years. Absolute pleasure to watch these vids.

[@joenesselrode]

I was in a garage band in high school. The drummer could listen to an album twice through and know the drums for every song. I thought that was the most musically impressed I could be until she played and explained this song on a full sized harp after hearing it 1 1/2 times. I can sing a little bit, and play basic guitar chords, but I am SO VERY impressed with true pure musical talent.

[@joseaimperial512]

One of my favorite Led Zeppelin’s songs, can’t wait for this one.

[@zaphods2ndhead193]

I 100% agree that it is the delivery that counts. It can it take you somewhere and make you feel something. It touches your heart or soul. Bob Dylan wasn't a great guitar player or singer but he could make you FEEL something with his delivery. Using one of Bob Dylan's songs, Jimi Hendrix could take you somewhere else because of HIS delivery.

[@ricklee3654]

This song demonstrates the "light and shade" approach to Jimmy page's song writing, later developed in the 'Rain song. another led zeppelin masterpiece you should really give a listen to is "Achilles last stand" that will be something you can really get your teeth into 😊

[@letsgomets002]

But he didn't write this !!

[@jamiemcconnell2120]

While maybe not a “virtuoso” Jimi Page pretty much wrote the book on modern rock guitar, definitely one of the most influential rock musicians ever. He always went for feeling above technical precision.

[@cubstransplant1361]

Its become trendy to trash him but he inspired a generation to play guitar. He was so clever. Always experimenting with voicing and tuning.

[@dlewtweentorla1210]

@@cubstransplant1361 Very true! Will say it again and again, those that bash Page main thing being called 'sloppy', is nothing more than trendy by mediocre players who think they know what they're talking about. Other than Pete Townsend (who hated Zep and Page because the record company pulled Pete and put Jimmy in while recording few songs on the Who's first album, then having the nerve to become a bigger band than the WHo). As Bonnamossa says, Some may say Page is sloppy, but when you make those same irregularities over and over again it is intended and it works! The comments started during his heroin phase, and yes when very high he was sloppy on stage sometimes as anyone would be, but that somehow morphed later on into calling all his playing sloppy. Yet still influenced some of the great players of today who rate him at the top or in the top three, as do many lists. Add in his studio work with the variety of playing there on hundreds of albums and how it left an impact. Joe Cocker commented it was Page who added the lick and guitar work to Joe's version of "with a little help from my friends", saying without that lick at the start he'd probably still be only known in Ireland. IMO a man that can write the way he did, play the way he did (wrote and played some of the very best solos, riffs and songs), experiment the way he did, produce how he did and have it sound great today and not dated..... The Man is a Virtuoso!!

[@letsgomets002]

Disagree

[@DudleyDawson1]

Amy playing the harp is one of the most beautiful sounds that has ever entered my ears.

[@johnwdaley4727]

I'm an old man; saw them in '73, l still tear-up when listening to this ...the reactions from this masterpiece vary from being stunned to a metamorphisis...superb reaction.

[@edgarsnake2857]

This still sounds great after 50 years. Robert Plant is astounding in front of his amazing band. Love your reaction.

[@yinoveryang4246]

Yes this is certainly one of his best performances, and its on their first album. Amazing to think that no one in the wider-world had ever heard of Plant before this record was released, There are moments that are just masterful and have never be "trained" or matched

[@yinoveryang4246]

A few added thoughts for Amy … 1 I always hear the sound of leaves falling in their interpretation of this song, its atmospheric and definitely musically "walking in the park". I think their very atmospheric musical delivery was likely developed and refined over a long period. 2. This one is very early in their career, the first album . And its interpreted in this way - they basically all disappeared around the world, leaving any loved ones. That's probably why their delivery of this folk song has such power. From that point their lives changed. 3. There's also a complete lack of constant timing, as you say it's akin to the flexibility of an elastic band. Bands cant easily do that these days, and don't want to sadly. Unfortunately, this approach is reinforced by music colleges, which tend to train drummers and muscians extensively using metronomes.

[@Pedro_MVS_Lima]

Learning with a metronome is actually great for gaining control, but only to the point where you then need to intentionally break apart from the rigidity and still keep control. And when you can use that control as a means of expression, you might be doing art.

[@Vader1138]

One of the great all time rock bands. Led Zeppelin has been criticized by many for knicking bits or whole songs from others. Especially old blues artists without proper credit given. I won't defend the practice beyond it was not cosidered as big a deal at the time, and they were young, but one thing they always did was elevate the song through their arrangements and artistic mastery to a level so much beyond the original compositions. So full of emotion. In a short time music changed so much in the sixties that by 68 and through the 70's the complexity and depth of the songs of bands like Zeppelin were so rich in sound. Despite your classical background or perhaps because of it, you pick up on the nuances of the artistry the musicians put into these songs.

[@jdbroders64]

As someone who grew up in the 70's as a teenager in LA (RIP KROQ and the mighty MET KMET) and heard Led Zeppelin on the radio and bought their LP's and was mesmerized by them so much so that I picked up and learned to play guitar (and have been doing ever since), this was the best interpretation of this song I've ever seen. Coming from a classically trained musician, you made me see this song as something so much more with all of it's nuances. You dear lady are amazing. Bravo.

[@derfscreechenhowser7548]

Little bit of heaven 94.7, KMET..tweedle dee.

[@craig2347]

Hey, where in LA, I wonder:) Jim Ladd...

[@henrysiegertsz8204]

After the hundreds of times I've listened to this song over almost fifty years, it still gives me a tingle in my spine.

[@zaphods2ndhead193]

It is the life of a musician on the road performing that is calling him. She is important to him but an artist is what he IS. Maybe that interpretation is wrong but that is how I have always heard it.

[@ed.z.]

Somewhat more sophisticated than “Heavy Metal”, Led Zeppelin has more in common with many Jazz Artistry. Specifically, in artistic interpretations of a old folk song like this one. And, continuous improvisation on a chord progression using diatonic and sonic substitutions. Besides the skill and musicianship which is always evident and omnipresent. Not to mention the emotional impact and it’s importance.

[@heartoftherose]

"The conflict (of) the wanderlust heart" Oh, Amy - how beautifully said. I love this song!

[@umpdaddy1]

LZ1 changed the genre. The artistic virtuosity was breathtaking. It was rooted in the music that came before but somehow enanced and changed. Four of the most talented musians ever and all vituosos of their craft.

[@kyorendofounder]

You've touch on them again. It may seem strange but, every song on every album is my favorite. Thank you so very much Amy.

[@ptournas]

Joan's last name is pronounced "by-ez". You should listen to her version, it's not rock, it's folk. Just her and her guitar. Led Zeppelin's great rock cover of the song stays very close to the original in terms of chord structure and sequence, but gives a whole new experience in the rock arrangement, added instruments, Jimmy Page's great guitar solos and Robert Plant's great vocal styling. I still love both versions. When I was actively gigging as a solo act, I had it on my setlist for quite a few years, but after the Zeppelin version came out I didn't play it publicly very much, since I thought people would be expecting their version. Don't think I could pull that off with my acoustic guitar and harmonica :) I definitely think you should give the Joan Baez version a listen!

[@comettail1]

Totally agree. Joanie’s version is beautiful, haunting. She was the darling of the early folkies, sang at Carnegie Hall, back in the early ‘60s when the audience still dressed up like for the symphony.

[@estebandelrio6717]

Baez is a spanish surname. Is pronounced Ba-ez

[@adymode]

To my ear Joans version is almost unrecognisable to Zeps. I could only see they are "close" in certain technical ways.

[@ptournas]

@@estebandelrio6717 Pronunciation does vary by country, the common Mexican-Spanish sounds different than the Spanish pronunciation in Spain. Joan once said she pronounces it more like "bize" than "bi-ez".

[@KarenFleck-oj8dm]

This Lady is absolutely amazing with her analysis of this Incredible piece of music /art, she feels every note and has the musical knowledge and she's so expressive in the dissection of the music!!! I've Always loved this track, but now she has made me appreciate it even more!!!...

[@tonyqunta32]

Wow! I wish you could have been my music teacher! When I was a youngster studying classical violin and piano my teachers totally dismissed my interest in pop and rock music. Your respect and appreciation of all music is very inspiring! Thank you for your openness and fabulous critique! ❤

[@MrBedZeppelin]

Jimmy really struck gold when being introduced to Robert's voice and John's powerful drums. Jimmy and John Paul Jones were seasoned session players, and this foursome was very successful. Critics labeled them as Heavy Metal or Hard Rock and gave them poor reviews when their third album came around. They were MUCH more; in actuality they were four great musicians. Jimmy steered the ship, and their legacy grew. Another fine analysis! Thanks! 26:05 Robert's extra voice "I can hear it calling me" was in the mix while recording and Jimmy decided to leave it in the final mix. Sounds haunting.

[@lshin80]

Waiting for you to discover "Ten Years Gone"... The hidden gem in their production, one helluva song to analyze and listen to!

[@Vrealita]

Absolutely agree

[@audiotomb]

And The Rain Song

[@featherinthewind333]

The sense of phrasing, the accelerand, ritardandi, the dynamic control is beyond most "rock" artists. Immense song.

[@terrykennedy-lares8840]

Yes!! The last point you made in this was so important. Those people who are pushing you to listen to bands that play "technical" or music with "virtuosity" don't understand the real point of music. Music is a form of communication. It's a way of conveying not only ideas, but emotions as well. And, that is not saying that I don't appreciate virtuosity and technique as well, but without the emotion and ideas/story behind that virtuosity the playing just becomes an extension of the musicians ego. Zeppelin for that period of time in rock, was one of the bands that did incorporate virtuosity/technique in their music. Now if you want a rock guitar player who is a virtuoso, look to Ingvey Malmstien a classically trained guitarist, but as much as he could apply musical theory and technique to his playing, I never really felt "moved" by the songs he played in.

[@yinoveryang4246]

Yes your point highlights a significant dead-end that some got dragged down. The style of those players like Malmsteen should not be considered as virtuosity. Why? Its only about speed, notes -per-second, its reductionist. There's a noticeable absence of dynamics, tonal diversity, and musical variety, with a focus on metronome-like timing. It falls short in terms of expression when compared to the likes of Jimmy Page. It's musical machine-gun fire, albeit executed by a human being.

[@charlesmarkley220]

Jimmy Page said he took the break in this song from Chicago's song 25 or 6 to 4. It is the intro in the Chicago song.

[@Yasmin-pi5pr]

Wow, they even play the same chords. But what they don't do is the punch on the 4th beat.

[@w.geoffreyspaulding6588]

You know, Amy: I’ve thought for so long that it was a mistake that, a couple of months into your journey, you got into allot of heavy metal ….skipping entire decades in the process. With this reaction, I think I’ve changed my mind. You got thrown into the deep end of the pool for sure, but you also got inoculated in a way to the extremes of rock. Now, you can hear Robert Plant soar and scream with his vocals and not be put off or shocked, as you no doubt would have been hearing this with “virgin ears” so to speak. 😉 This WAS a shock to us back in 1969 when we first heard this album……at least it was to me and my friends, and signaled a shift in how hard rock could be.

[@LeeKennison]

I find it interesting that many of the songs and bands that Amy has seemed to really like the most can be classified as hard rock. One of her early favorites was "Child in Time" by Deep Purple and later she has mentioned that "Kashmir" was one of her favorites. She has also really liked the Scorpions (granted not their hardest rocking song) and Boston (although I never thought of them as hard rock, but that is how they are classified and I understand why). And while not necessarily hard rock, I also find it interesting that she said the Doors might be one of her favorite rock bands, and Jim Morrison's screams would fit well into any hard rock or metal band.

[@pascal6871]

@@LeeKennison She also seemed to mostly like the Rammstein Song Ohne dich, even if that is a particularily bad song to hear without the proper context and it was one of the very first songs she heard.

[@valterfilia]

the most evident thing about this song is that it has the flow and intensity of an act of love, it is love

[@dancegregorydance6933]

I wish I had a time machine to see Zeppelin live. They were phenomenal from what I’ve heard.

[@jay-remedy-plz]

Countless numbers of equally talented bands never brought me the enjoyment that Zeppelin has.

[@stevepas1]

Ty for listening to zep. Other great ones exist including the lemon song and how many more times. Don't think your ready for dazed and confused live. Ty again

[@cliverocks25]

Looking forward to this. Would love to hear your analysis of The Rain Song and No Quarter in the future, to name but two!

[@LuisRivera-tt2ub]

No Quarter is genius

[@victormarian7889]

I didn 't know I have some missed twin outhere in the World !

[@ErikMCMLXV]

I can’t wait for this. I love this song! One of my favorite Zeppelin songs

[@helenespaulding7562]

For me , this has been one of the most enjoyable of all your reactions, Amy! No doubt colored by the fact that Zeppelin is a top favorite of mine , melded with the fact that you enjoyed it so much. I’ll watch this more than once. Delightful and informative. LOVED your playing of the main chordal theme on your harp…. It sounded beautiful.

[@CharlyDS]

I really love this one. The song has a whole story of its own as a composition, which I first knew as traditional, and today it's credited to Anne Bredon, a folk song that Joan Baez recorded in 1962, a version that Jimmy Page used as a starter for Zeppelin's 68 version, but added a production and a group delivery beyond imaginable. A real achievement.

[@lyndoncmp5751]

Its hardly anything like previous versions though. 90% of it is Zeppelins.

[@CharlyDS]

@@lyndoncmp5751 Totally a creation!

[@SuzieKew]

In the 10th printing of the Joan Baez Songbook in 1967 (which seems to be still the first edition, copyright 1964) it IS credited to Anne Bredon, though perhaps not on the actual Baez 1962 recording.

[@ptournas]

@@SuzieKew It wasn't credited on the first release. Joan learned it from a college friend who said she had learned from another friend (Anne Bredon). Joan thought it was an old folk song so it was first credited as "Traditional". Then her friend told her it was actually written by Anne. Joan notified Vanguard, the record company, and all subsequent pressings had the corrected credit. I believe it was corrected before the songbook was created. I still have my copy from back then too,!

[@raysville7256]

Thank you for appreciating one of the finest studio albums ever produced.

[@skiziskin]

The dynamic control in both Jimmy and Robert's instruments is a big part of what gives LZ's music so much emotional power. It's not all of it of course. Tone and timbre and growl and playing with time as you say, and every other aspect of their voices are also very important. Truly masterful musicians and communicators. No rock band will ever come close.

[@deannacrownover3]

I would love to hear you play that again! This song has been so much to so many over the decades! Hearing it played on a harp is absolutely beautiful!

[@foxdenham]

Great review Amy. It's greatness is in its untethered, emotional and raw innocence. All the musicians have abandoned themselves to the music and let it loose, not unlike a wild stallion. A rare example of 'freed' music.

[@Databyter]

There is a quality of SINCERITY in Plants vocal performances. you believe what he is singing, and the emotion comes thru. Because whether it is a studio track for a record, or a cheap dive, he gives the song his all, and puts all of his energy, and sincerity, into the performance. I think this song is very touching. I think that any woman would want to hear this song, and believe the words, and I think any guy would want to relate to the emotions of a man expressing his devotion and regret, and in the end of the song, Hope. It's not just music. It's a Romantic Poem. And I don't read much poetry and probably no romances, but I GET this music. It is primal, and Plant taps into the essence of Love here. How can you not like it. Databyuter

[@linnightl9277]

as many a young musician faces when the intensity and passion for music requires the road versus love of partner - time old story

[@MoonbloomMusic]

This song inspires so much emotional longing and sadness expressed exquisitely. I'm brought to feel my own experience of past women I've loved. A fave.

[@dewayne5628]

It thrills me so to witness an accomplished musician appreciate the performance of this legendary rock band. The awareness and comprehension you've expressed during the song play and your analytical evaluation afterwards- fantastic. Many of the LZ recordings will grow with you as years pass. I feel blessed to have been exposed to your kind-spirited nature. Rock On!

[@1221Lilypad]

I love how you explain things so well and help me to hear things in the song that I never heard before! Zeppelin has always been one of my favorite bands. So much talent in the four of them. 💙

[@CCCowboy]

...Timeless... ...A fog rolls in...a band appears and plays the greatest most beautiful musical sounds.....the band and fog slowly fade away... Was it just a dream...did you really just experience it...

[@WesleyWattley-xy4fg]

The harpist Analysis ! Excellent interpretations❤

[@markymark560]

Ive listened to the other 2 babe Im gonna leave you versions and Jimmy's musically is totally different to the others.. Ive learnt the led zep version on the guitar and the chord progressions are just genius.

[@ptournas]

The chord progression is the same as the Joan Baez version. But yes, the musical arrangement with the added instruments, the guitar leads and Plant's vocals are very different, even though vocal melody is basically the same, Plant does vary from it in a number of passages.

[@MaRINoL]

Found a new Zep fan. A couple times Amy was actually kind of dancing in a subdued way.

[@stevenperry4466]

The way I understand it, this song is more about a young man who is being dragged off to war and is deeply saddened to leave his love. Led Zep's take on it seems to be about his longing to wander. I can't imagine he'd be so sad with his decision to end his relationship and enjoy the single life, if that's what he wanted to do. Very perceptive reactions! Keep up the great work.

[@nellgwenn]

Like Galveston and Love My Two Times.

[@joeb4142]

Duality.

[@kmajor44]

100% correct This song is a lament. It could be interpreted/viewed as a war protest for that reason.

[@mikeconway9849]

Great reaction Amy! I've been watching your reviews off and on since your channel started. There is no denying that there are many great pieces of classical music. At first, I got the impression from you (for whatever reason) that you didn't expect modern rock and roll to compare favorably in any way to what you were familiar with. I am happy that you now are finding that there are also great pieces of music in the rock genre. Thank you and Vlad very much for this extremety interesting journey.

[@Zepfancouver]

​Page is a genius at making the music organic, alive

[@1imorton]

Excited for this one. So many great Zep songs to explore. Try Goin to California, some great layered plucked-string instrumentation.

[@vytallicaq.6881]

I always loved the fading resonance of that final note. Like I'm being drawn back through a portal from this mysterious melancholy universe I just experienced.

[@kk-jk3oo]

I'm so happy you're getting Led Zeppelin!! 🥹

[@steveullrich7737]

Always interesting and insighful. Love seeing your passion for music regardless of genre. Also it was great hearing to you play that section on the harp. One of my favorite Led Zeppelin song. Robert's voice is perfect here.

[@stevesharpe361]

As reactions go 10/10. And of course in hindsight people now are reviewing the music of an acknowledged supergroup, what must also be taken into account is how young they were at the time of recording, Plant & Bonham were still only 20 years old and unknown musically.

[@davidberesford7009]

it is a rather beautiful piece, and speaks to the soul, and I can understand the desire to just walk. But here I am at home with my lady, with my headphones on. Great reaction!

[@ilanavraham1518]

Thank you, Amy. I love your interpretation! And if I can add to it my own, the softer parts of the song represent accepting reality and the logical side of the brain that understands one must move on. However, on the other side is the heart, which is uncertain and chaotic and yearns to stay. The heart is like a volcano that unexpectedly erupts with noise during the song. This inner conflict tore you apart, been there, and this is why I always get teary-eyed when I listen to this song. It is a masterpiece!

[@Sammylu-greenbeatsred]

This was very enjoyable. I was a young adolescent when this music was released and it was very profound creating all sorts of emotion in a person not yet mature enough to fully understand the weightier things of life. Vietnam was still raging and the military draft was active and at 14 or 15 boys were well aware of the possibilities of the near future. As always your analysis is spot on and educational for me which is what I enjoy so much. Looking forward to more Led Zeppelin.

[@mikek0135]

Because of life events, I've had to quit watching your channel, but now I can start again. And, what am I brought back with? "Virgin Rock reacts to Led Zeppelin" WOW! What a return for me! I LOVE Led Zeppelin, and your analysis is so good(!), just like I remember. What an awesome way to come back to Virgin Rock! Thanks, Amy!

[@cliffordbass1212]

led zeppelin deserves its own 100 song series as another special project because they are the publics most popular broup

[@drfunkology8164]

this is capable of evoking as much emotion as any other piece in any other genre .. and isn't that what it's all about ?

[@peterallan5687]

Thank you for playing Zep's music on the harp; remharpabile ;) Congratulations to you for being incredibly musically talented and I'm looking forward to delving into what you play as it's a wonderful thing that you bring into the musical world :)

[@thomaspotschka5387]

You always fight to fight for the right words, the descriptions of feelings, music, style and you are always so right, always with love to the music! I really love your way! Thank you!❤

[@michiganmikeupnorth]

That's beautiful on the harp.....what a classic.

[@nnyradio]

Joan Bye-ez. glad you love it! Led Zep one of the Top 5 rock bands all time.

[@thememdude]

Another great breakdown as always. Plant was a master at emotive vocals which is why he's still touring, packing venues and being nominated for Grammy's at age 75. Always love your musical analysis of the pieces you choose to experience and how you also comment on the performance and affective delivery of the various musicians and singers. You have heard and of course noted several of the great rock and roll singers like Joplin, Morrison, Plant and rightly so in each case. You will love Neil Young's delivery when you get to him and many more. Personal taste is always subjective when it comes to "the best" whether it's Ode to Joy, or Beethoven's 5th, Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite or Bach's Brandenburg Concerto. All have their arguments along with many others. Someday you will get to Claire Tory's 'Great Gig in the Sky' with Pink Floyd and then you will see what many consider the ultimate vocal track for pure performative emotion in Rock and Roll. It's by far the one I've been waiting for the most since your journey began. And what an enjoyable journey it is. Keep up the great work! Yours is my "Ode to Joy" of musical Reaction channels.

[@Frank-pb2rh]

Funny this was always my Favorite Led Zeppelin song !!!I have all their albums and I love them all !!!but this one is special it always made me weep no matter how many times I hear it!!I used to listen to it after my first heart break romance,the melody is haunting !and beautiful!your analysis is the best your so thorough technique wise and your music al theories are great but unlike most of the classic rock reaction people,you delve into the feeling of the music ,how it makes you feel and how they do it !!music and songs to me are higher than religions !because they are real and here and now ,vibrational!your an Angelic person and a true artist and music appreciator,,and of course a musician and teacher ,well done!!!Aloha from Maui

[@CoolCoyote]

and thats why I love blues and have distain for jazz

[@Constantine909]

I'm a Led Zeppelin super-fan and personally I think their first album was the best. Every song on it is so filled with emotion and instrumental genius.

[@bostonberkeley]

I love that Amy’s getting the Led out ❤

[@67Zink]

Jimmy Page stated that he doesn't sit down and play endleless scales, instead he was always searching for chord "colors and shapes"...

[@icmman7]

you remind me of a 7th grade music teacher i had waaaaaay back when, a sweetand kind soul who is somewhat guilty of making me the music fanatic i am at present. i like it well done!!

[@michaelclements5793]

One with wanderlust for travel makes sense, but I always took it to be more about the musician's or star's life. Home is touring and practicing your craft of music. You have to leave your loved one behind to pursue your musical path, your calling. You come back after the tour, but before you know it, you're making more music, a new album, and traveling on tour again.

[@LordEagle]

It appears you like it,,,,💥💥👍 I really enjoyed your breakdown.

[@mtzoar]

I do enjoy your reactions. I find it interesting that people with no musical education or training are intuitively drawn to songs that, upon analysis by professionally trained musicians and educators, are considered to be very good and worthwhile compositions and performances.

[@geopapa80]

That's gonna be a good one ..

[@lilsuzq32]

15:00 - Watch Amy's face and her silence...it says it all!!!

[@dmgallibond469]

For your discussion around the "ghost voice" (about 26:45 of your reaction), that is a bleed onto another track from a previous take of Robert Plant singing the line, "I can hear it calling me." The story goes that in those days physical recording tape was a more expensive resource, so it was common practice to use it and reuse it during recording sessions until you got the take you wanted, and then run with that version, while the other takes would get recycled and recorded over on different tracks or by different artists altogether. Apparently, tape from the drums (I believe) was rolling, and one of the microphones meant to pick up the kick drum actually picked up Robert's voice. Due to the different takes and re-takes, that bit of recording managed to sneak into the original mix. IIRC the engineer heard it as they were mixing and was going to take it out, but the band members said they liked that effect and convinced him to leave it in. It's one of those happy accidents that happens when real musicians record their real instruments live in a studio instead of producing everything on a computer and digitizing it to remove all the soul from it.

[@noother964]

It was satisfying to hear your thoughts about virtuosity. Chasing virtuosity wouldn't help you on this journey -and I was sure you already knew that! It's all about the experience, the expressive strength, the musicality, whether it comes through virtuosity or through the most simple and minimalistic things. There are some rock fans (almost always men) that seem to face rock music like it's a sport: what's the fastest, the loudest, the most complex, the most technically challenging, the most massive, the most outwardly impressive. In a way... it's a bit like thinking that Paganini is the utmost pinnacle of classical composers.

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

Amy I am so glad you got to hear this one. Wonderful video and commentary. You really bring out details I overlooked in this and every song. Thank you and have a nice visit.

[@stratocruising]

1. If someone put a gun to my head and asked what is the best rock song ever, I'd answer this one without a fear in the world. This is on one of the five most nearly perfect albums ever made. 2. Joan Baez' (last name is two syllables) version is well worth the listen. She had the cleanest, purest voice ever in the business. Or try, "Diamonds and Rust" 2A. Just for a lark, Try Joan's sister, Mimi Farina and husband Richard singing "Bold marauder" 3. I dare you on a live reaction to do this. Listen to Leadbelly's, "Gallis Pole" and then isten to Led Zeppelin III, "Gallows Pole". Give Mr. Ledbetter the props and respect he is due. I double dog dare you. 4. On LZ4, there is a song named "Bron Yr Aur stomp." on a later album, there is a song "Bron Yr Aur." It is a quiet guitar sole, as beautiful a piece of music as has ever been done, as peaceful as Zion Canyon.

[@djknox2]

So one could say that I have a wanderlust. I have spent most of my adult life living in other countries and traveling to all the corners of this planet. There's several components to wanderlust that I won't get into here, but definitely 1 of them is the thrill of meeting "exotic" women. Thus wanderlust has a strong sexual tranche to it. This song to me musically plays strongly on the sexual motif of wanderlust. And lyrically, he is saying to his gal that although I love you and will never "leave" you as a sole mate, I am drawn to my wanderlust. He is essentially telling someone he loves that he is drawn to be unfaithful sexually, not spiritually. It's a very powerful recording that only Led Zeppelin can deliver so poignantly.