LED ZEPPELIN - Carouselambra | FIRST TIME SOLO REACTION | Is it really EPIC???

[@robstearns7080]

This IS such a vastly underrated song I LOVE this song

[@Rcprobot]

The whole point of Carouselambra is the break down. That makes the whole thing worth it.

[@Kavala76]

Try "I'm Gonna Crawl" from this album. An exceptionally fine bluesy rock track from this album, and one of my favourite LZ tracks ever.

[@garylewis9113]

This was always among my favorite Led Zeppelin tracks, and I never understood why it upset so many Zep fans...

[@AllMediaReviewsPodcast]

i always enjoyed it too, Some people just don't love the way the keys are such a big part of its sound.

[@rodneylonczynski9089]

Totally agree with you on that.

[@robertserafin-uc3qn]

No true hard rock songs they were known for.

[@marksawicki3595]

I love this song! What a fun showcase of John Paul Jones' abilities

[@EgotisticalObserver]

I like parts of the song but it’s pretty low on my list, I just can’t hear the vocals enough, it’s not mixed well, and it’s too repetitive for me, but I like the general idea and specific parts of it

[@murdockreviews]

Underrated track.

[@juliemanarin4127]

I love every one of their songs!

[@aleclewis9123]

When I first heard Carouselambra, I was immediately blown away by its complexities. It's interesting to see that when being a teenager, one can be up to extremely picky on musical tastes (I was like that as well), but as one grows older, the tastes in different styles change and develop a less prejudiced pattern, i.e. you look at things that previously went in one ear and out the other and you find a new appreciation for them.

[@alldayadventures5418]

To anyone that has an Original release Album. There is a SECRET...! The inside LP Sleeve is a bar scene covered in DOTS. Those dots are Water Colors. Take a wet brush and the colors will come out. OR, spill a beer on it and the colors will come out, that's how I discovered it. Enjoy...!

[@joescott8877]

Also I think six different album covers, i.e. angles of the same basic bar scene?

[@volpeverde6441]

DON'T DO IT.....I fucked my copy up in 79, wetting it....wish I hadn't have done it.... it looks crap....

[@mutt3135]

"In Through the Out Door" was certainly different. From what I've read, I believe Jimmy Page and John Bonham didn't exert as big an influence on this album because of their issues with their respective addictions. That forced John Paul Jones (ergo the heavy keyboard influence) and Robert Plant to do most of the heavy lifting on the album. "Carouselambra" is also my favorite off this album. There are even some great guitar parts on this tune.

[@michaelblackwell4784]

Also, Jimmy Page had recently acquired a guitar synth and was trying to figure out how it fit in the context of his playing.

[@jeffreypaul2324]

The song is genius…✌️

[@normandaubry]

My favorite on this album is Fools in the Rain.

[@BrettHenecke]

This is a masterclass in drumming and grove. Love this song.

[@Michael-Philip]

I love this song, I love Presence and ITTOD

[@glennthompson1173]

I love both albums. Coda not so much.

[@seansmith4015]

This has always been one of my Led Zeppelin favourites.

[@brucer2152]

I can't believe you don't like "A fool in the Rain"?! Those drums on that track!?!

[@NicknLex]

I cant say I don't like it, I heard it when I was 14. Maybe now It would be one of my all-time faves. We just have to wait and see.

[@brucer2152]

@@NicknLex yeah, there are plenty of bands I don't get into. It's cool. And if we all liked the same things the world would be boring, eh?

[@rustyfan89]

Yea, love that song, those drums after the whistle and it starts to slow back down are so cool

[@jenniferfoster1692]

I love this whole album. Ok, not Hot Dog so much 🤣, but I've listened to the whole album front to back many, many times. LZ 'fans' that don't like it were really just not willing to see the band evolve. It was 1979 ffs, things were changing and they were, too. Yes, it's mostly JPJ & Plant who wrote it, and I love them for it. This song itself is great, have always loved it.

[@kentnottingham9635]

“Hot Dog” from this album has great lyrics and where they actually sound COUNTRY of all things! Lol

[@willpike3416]

Coda was an album of recordings that never made it onto the main albums , from 69 to 79 .

[@raymondregis6219]

The big sustaining chords in the 2nd section were a gizmotron played by Page. It was invented by Godley and Creme from 10cc.

[@jimhardiman3836]

I didn't know that. Their album Consequences was initially a demonstration for the instrument.

[@MJEvermore853]

Best part of that song for me. And that gizmotron is why.

[@dewaynejiles3885]

Presence is and always was a superb album, especially if you were into heavy and hard music. I bought Zeppelin IV in 75, & Zep II about six months later, and I eventually saved up, bought them all, deeply knew every song as they became part of my DNA. In Through The Outdoor was the album I anticipated for years, I wasn't crazy about In The Evening upon my first 9-10 listens, but I later thought it was good, but still not nearly as great as the chosen masterpiece you're critiquing. I painstakingly listened to the lyrics and wrote them all out, once I got hold of the actual lyrics and compared them, I probably got about 95% of the lyrics correct, but my version wasn't bad, haha. John Paul Jones is perhaps the most solid (stable and consistent) of the 25% of the superior Swanton four. As a bass player, he's among my favorite rock stars and musicians of all time. That said, John Bonham was the rarest of drummers where it literally was useless and a futile idea to keep Zeppelin going as an active band after he passed. BTW - nothing wrong with how you judged their music as a young teenager, but obtaining all of the recordings simultaneously can't compare to my slow and lustful purchase of each and every album all out of sequence. Just saying.

[@a.k.1740]

Robert Plant wrote the lyrics about the state of the band at the time when they were not all getting along. The lyrics ended up getting drowned out in the mix, maybe on purpose! Looking back on this song in an interview, Robert Plant said: "I thought parts of "Carouselambra" were good, especially the darker dirges that Pagey developed. And I rue it so much now, because the lyrics on "Carouselambra" were actually about that environment and that situation. The whole story of Led Zeppelin in its latter years is in that song... and I can't hear the words!"

[@ryanr5319]

Love this song as well! Proggy Zep. JPJ's heavy contributions shine. Ty sir!

[@FritzMonday]

That bass !

[@philsmith2444]

Definitely a JPJ showcase. Bonzo’s hi-hat work is spectacular, and that 12-string riff by Page…damn! If he has a riff I like better it hasn’t come to mind yet.

[@Kappowski]

Im gonna crawl, the last song on the album is one of Zeps best songs.

[@stewpot6998]

And the last one Bonham recorded and it fades so lightly out barely playing the drums. 😢

[@rodneylonczynski9089]

I read that carouselambra was going to be an extended piece of music in their live shows, much like Dazed and Confused in the early 70s. Great piece of music, and shows that the band was ready for the 1980s.

[@gary6754]

top 5 zepplin song for me

[@glennthompson1173]

The bass is killer.

[@stewpot6998]

Definitely.

[@joaolucasgomes3033]

This album is not to be ignored. In The Evening, Fool in The Rain, All My Love and I'm Gonna Crawl are certainly great tracks. Carouselambra has great instrumentals that make up for the vocals buried in the mix. Hot Dog and South Bound Saurez are fun but fall short of Led Zeppelin's potential. I would say that overall it is a great album even if it is below the others. This just shows how great Led Zeppelin was.

[@ChrisLegner-qp1yh]

This one has really grown on me over time. A departure stylistically for sure, but perhaps how they might of evolved had they continued.

[@sicotshit7068]

This wasn’t a direction Page or Bonham wanted to go, they weren’t as thrilled about this album. My opinion only a few songs are great on this album, this isn’t one of my favorites on it.

[@twwtjohns]

Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones played both bass and keyboard on Carouselambra. Which may be why they never performed it live in any concert.

[@MJEvermore853]

They were planning to add it to the set list for the 1980 N American tour

[@davehess1019]

Great song GREAT SCOTT, Thank you for the request, Nick, great reaction, Thank you.

[@richarddobson815]

Much like you Nick, I didn't follow up with Zeppelin after Presence. It was not because I didn't like that album though, mainly because I never had the chance to hear In Through The Out Door. And then John died and that was that... So this was my first ever listen to 'Carouselambra' and I really enjoyed it. Reading the comments below has helped me understand why JPJ is so much to the fore, but what a musician to have in the band when others have issues. That being said, I thought the guitar parts were great as well, and John's drumming was typically epic. I do wish that the vocals were more upfront in the mix though. Thanks so much Great Scott, I am definitely going to listen to this album now, and I'm pretty sure I'll be buying it soon! Thanks Nick, it wasn't so bad after all!

[@ursgeiser6570]

I always found this song interesting, something musically new that anticipated the 80s. During my second LZ concert in Zurich in 1980, I read in the music press that LZ would play this masterpiece live in the USA in the fall... then things turned out completely differently. The album was recorded at ABBA's Polar Studios Stockholm. Legend has it that it was mainly JPJ and RP who pushed it forward; JP and JB “snuck into the studio at night to add their musical contributions.” I think that's what I hear in this complex song. “I'm Gonna Crawl” is a great closing blues song. All My Love/played live is a catchy ballad, of course with a deep meaning. "Fool In The Rain" seems to have become a "surf song" and US West Coast, catchy, but I'm missing something special, maybe the guitar is too much in the background and with a terrible fade-out (the same situation as the song “House”) of the saint). In his own words, JP had no feel for pop songs, so not enough time was invested in mixing and crafting.

[@Michael-Philip]

Listen to "Midnight Moonlight" by The Firm w Page and Paul Rogers

[@MikeOstrowski-iq8wf]

I wonder what their 1981 album would of sounded like 🤔

[@DFitz-bk7dj]

One of my Favorite LZ Albums!!!

[@rustyfan89]

One of my favorite zep albums presence i believe is their most underrated album i love it

[@stewpot6998]

As a drummer it's one of my favorites. And the funky rhythms on the synth parts are kind of hard to play at that tempo. And lastly the musical beauty of the bass line. Amazing. I listen to this a lot. I also listen to the isolated drums. 😅 I'm in Denver. I'm sitting at Alameda and Broadway right now!!

[@stevenm.6886]

I was 17 when it was released, we were so pumped! We all bought it, came to school the next day and 👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼we all were so bummed 😂

[@Michael-Philip]

On the later albums Bonham used a wonderful shuffle style.. more often .. I love it.

[@elchuky1942]

Acá estamos NICKKKKK AGUANTE PAPAAAA🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷💪🤘👍

[@peteharper2687]

Carouselambra is very near the top of the Led Zep list. Also tinged with sadness as John died shortly after it's release, that destroyed me. It was the first time I cried over the death of someone I didn't actually know in person. Also as a long time Led Zep fan at the time, I loved all the songs including Hotdog. In the Evening is fantastic as is South Bound Suarez. Funnily, I'm Gonna Crawl is my least favourite track, although it harks back somewhat to their earlier material, all of which I love.

[@louise_rose]

You have to hear this isolated drums/bass track - much of this is buried in the overloaded final mix and it almost seems to belong to a different song. Jonesey's funky bass is epic and there's so much variation and invention between these two guys: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5jSpKVuhb19rJI

[@jackgilchrist]

Technically _Coda_ is their final album, a compilation of unreleased and live tracks released a couple years after Bonzo died. While for me their best stuff is I, II and IV, I don't think there really is a bad Zep song. There are unbelievably fantastic songs, great songs, good songs, interesting but not playlist material songs... but no actual bad songs.

[@anyoldorion]

Hi. Just found your channel..I see you played a Ten Yests After track awhile back. Have you ever played Alvin Lee’s ‘Bluest Blues? Fab outro solo. Apologies if you have btw 😊

[@misterbracks]

great song. nuff said

[@triscat]

Yes, it was a bit of a shock hearing it brand new when it came out. I initially dismissed it. Now, I LOVE it. A bit of hint where the mighty Zep might have gone if Bonham hadn't died. Also, "Hot Dog" is a hoot! (I still can't stand Presence much)

[@lawrencefine5020]

I did not like In Through The Out Door first time I heard it in 1979, but as with all Led Zeppelin songs you gain a greater appreciation for the album 40 years later. Granted it's not as hard rocking as the previous 8, but it has some quality songs on it. Thought the packaging was strange for the vinyl too, It was wrapped in a brown paper bag, which at first glance turned you off to the album, you couldn't see anything but a brown paper bag. Then Bonzo dies from drinking too much. Was a real bad year for Zeppelin in 79. But as said, I do appreciate the album much more today then I ever did in the late 70-s and early 80's. Carouselambra it the last great song LZ ever made. Fun listen

[@Mark-oc4un]

Hot dog is the only song Zeppelin should have never made.This track is pure Prog masterpiece,!

[@triscat]

Dude. Hot Dog is a blast. Takes the piss out of the overblown mythic narrative surrounding the band. Just fun.

[@Mark-oc4un]

@@triscat I just think it’s a very weak track/the mighty Zeppelin should not do something like it.

[@kirkj8782]

The Epic - Carouselambra the rough mix bonus track on In through the out door “deluxe” edition is even better than the original. A bit heavier.

[@volpeverde6441]

CAROUSELAMBRA is where zep would have gone in the 80's....natural stepping stone from KASHMIR....pity they didn't do it live at KNEBWORTH....

[@robertserafin-uc3qn]

If you're a musician or a TRUE Zeppelin fan , you'd really like Presence. I say give their last 2 albums another chance P.s. The musical directions were left to Robert Plant & John Paul Jones. Hence this song . Page was strung out on heroin

[@joebarrera9741]

EVERYTIME I HEAR THIS ALBUM .... IT REMINDS OF VAN HALEN ESPECIALLY DIVER DOWN 1984 ERA

[@joescott8877]

Both "For Your Life" and this one have some fat that could be trimmed, imo. FYL maybe 25 seconds, this one maybe a minute or a little more. Just kinda redundant. Otherwise, love it. Try "Tea for one" off Presence again. I ignored it for a long time bc it was too "slow" and not "dramatic" or whatever. Now i see, lol! It's gorgeous and very atmospheric.

[@johnnyfry2]

These are some of Plants best lyrics and about as aggressive as he has written, though perhaps painful is more appropriate as he seemed to be rightfully hurt. Furthermore he is covering the most personal experience and a wide array of them as it were. I don't listen to this song enough but the lyrics are excellent. Plants voice was purposely hidden in the mix by Page due to these lyrics as they were critical of Page in particular (JPJ as well when he discusses them not showing up for his sons funeral where only he and Bonham attended, "Where was your word, where did you go? Where was your helping, where was your bow?")

[@alanwaine4186]

I never knew that, thanks for the info

[@peaceluv2009]

CANDY STORE ROCK on Presence. Give it another try. It'll blow your head off! I feel that Plant was actually channeling ELVIS! And once again, Bonzo proves that he's one of the greatest drummers of all time.

[@OutOnTheTiles]

Ya great tune. Not sure why people don’t like it. It rocks!

[@scottmacdonald1826]

A lot of Zep fans used to disregard this album, but I think most of them have come around to what a great set of songs it really is. My second favourite album of theirs (after Physical Graffiti).

[@kennethcamilleri4678]

Maybe I’m in the minority with the others….but this track sounds hollow…..like it was recorded in some school auditorium….I know early Zeppelin like to record in odd places like old castles and hotel stair cases to get their unique sound…..Presence was a album I never played that much…..that’s probably why I never heard of this title….

[@jimmyraidjames]

Love the futuristic sound of this and John paul jones was a baddass bass player/keyboardist...and hope you guys are doing well 👍👍 and reggae song is ' Dyer Maker '

[@alexshkoditch4593]

Plant said that Page and Bonham checked out during the making of this album, leaving Jones and Plant to do a lot of the writing and arranging, Every song on this album has a dominant keyboard. The lyrics are Robert Plant telling Jimmy Page to get his act together and kick his addictions. Plant said he wrote them with a mystical backdrop so that Page wouldn't know they were about him. When you read the lyrics and think of it that way, it becomes clear.

[@davidreilly8888]

I think that's why Jimmy put his voice so far back...he knew. "Where was your helping, where was your bow." Come on, man.

[@w.geoffreyspaulding6588]

The power and intensity was not there because both Jimmy and Bonzo were becoming consumed by their addictions and could not contribute at the level they used to. Especially Jimmy. It’s very sad to me that he lost almost a decade of potential to drugs. And Bonzo lost his life. I’m just glad that Jimmy regained his health and his skill…….and disappointed that he hasn’t played live for 15 years. ……except acoustic.

[@Ziko1962]

A different Led Zep album, no killer Page guitar riffs,or memorable guitar solos but this is Led Zeps direction even if Bonham's is still alive, Robert Plant's first album sounds like in through the out door

[@deantait8326]

Being a’Metal Freak’ might limit your ability to fully appreciate the softer and more beautiful songs of the Zeppelin. As a Blues/Rock lover it’s impossible for me to hear Metal as anything but screaming vocals and overbearing guitar NOise

[@normsmywimgman]

I now understand in my older age what a huge part John Paul Jones played making this band what it was. He is an amazing and accomplished musician. He was the backbone that sat in the shadows.

[@tomlaw17]

His bass playing on Zeppelin II stands out for me.

[@javlohudzlin4829]

All four made the band what it was.

[@verginithe]

It's really 3 songs in 1. The last section is out of place. Sounds like wearing & tearing meets Darlene from Coda.

[@w.geoffreyspaulding6588]

The lyrics are back in the mix because they are VERY harsh and pointed against Jimmy. There was allot of anger there. I think by general agreement, it was decided to not put them forward in the mix. Especially in the remastered version. By then it was water long gone under the bridge.

[@truthenema245]

Keep in mind this is Zeppelin's worst album. If you want to see excitement check out the live material from the Madison Square Garden concert.

[@triscat]

I prefer this album to Presence. Just my stupid opinion.

[@truthenema245]

@@triscat Yes. I agree.

[@verginithe]

It had potential, if JPJ didn't ruin it with the annoying sounds. The keyboards should've been re-worked and buried in the back. Page should of played the keyboard parts on a 2nd guitar doub.

[@MJEvermore853]

Agreed.

[@garysteinert8040]

JPJ rocks

[@mojobag01]

The Contractual Obligation album.

[@ONIBLA-id8cw]

En español papá!!!!!!

[@NicknLex]

Hermano este es el canal en ingles pero ya le puse subtitulos✌

[@LedSteelers]

you keep saying a huge fan of Led Zeppelin, but you keep saying there were certain albums you did not get into a few years back, but you can't speak of that now, as though it may have changed you're mind or perception of those albums today .. A huge Led Zeppelin fan would have listened to any of the stuff that you didn't care for back then today to get a better perspective of the music that you didn't quite understand back then perhaps..... I'm guessing yes ??

[@davemyers3960]

JPJ on fire

[@lex316]

Dyer Maker 😁

[@andrewmason7207]

page was in a bad way with drugs at this time, jonsey took control

[@benoitdesmarais2948]

I always hated the mix on this album. Wish they'd give it to Steven Wilson to be redone.

[@andrewmason7207]

jonesys montreaux

[@steadfastneasy26]

@NicknLex Quick observation ....... your Rush bobbles are out of place. Geddy belongs on the right. .... just sayin' .....

[@NicknLex]

That must have been Lexy. I set them up with Alex on the left and Geddy on the right!!

[@blackdog661]

You ain't a Zeppelin fan if you don't know all of Physical Graffiti man sorry, it's their masterwork

[@NicknLex]

I lived in a Pto. Vallarta were it was impossible to buy the album. I have been a fan of LZ since I was 7 years old and there isn't anything you say to make it different. Plus we did listen to PG in full some time ago. You calling yourself blackdog makes you more of a fanboy. My parents actually used to hang out with LZ on a personal level. That doesn't make me a fanboy either!

[@neiloliver4745]

That song always seemed to go on forever and ever and ever. It was my first Zeppelin album, right when it came out, and my first reaction was "This is the band everyone raves about? A lot of other stuff to like, but not legendary to my ears at the time.

[@robstearns7080]

Yeah Presence is not great Achilles Tea For One and Hots On For Nowhere

[@MJEvermore853]

Speak for yourself. For many of us fans, Presence is top shelf!

[@robstearns7080]

@@MJEvermore853 i did

[@malcshone4409]

It’s a step too far forward for many Zepheads. This album has almost no Jimmy Page magic and it’s as though he let JPJ and Robert get on with it by themselves. Easily their worst album by a mile. Very noticeable that the band did did not play any songs from it at the O2 show in 2097. Says it all.

[@flyingburritobro68]

No it hasn’t aged well. Weak track in 79 endnotes it came out and nothing has changed in 45 years as it’s still bad. Bought it when it came out late summer 79 and was bummed other than a few tracks

[@thomaswest7746]

Tall cool one.

[@JamesDimond-l7u]

Terrible

[@MJEvermore853]

⁠Ditto. Terrible.

[@stuarthastie6374]

Rumour has it that led Zeppelin was broken at that time. Due to mental problems Jimmy page only went to the studio late at night when the others were absent to do over dubs. John Paul Jone took control in Jimmy's absence. Fool in the rain is my favourite track..

[@tonygrinney7115]

First time I heard this. First thing I would say it sounds very badly mixed and very chaotic, Robert Plant struggling to get his voice heard over the chaos. Doesn't do much for me.

[@fenderchamp8241]

Overall, not a great album. Substance abuse was taking a toll on the band. They were mailing it in. Thanks to JPJ, it is almost listenable.

[@MJEvermore853]

JPJ is partly why the album is NOT as listenable…

[@stephencaruso760]

Jimmy was so coked up and this album was mostly done by Plant and Jonesy- the bass and drums are great... not my favorite tune by far...

[@MarkAllen-e6m]

Be honest this was terrible, production horrible. Led Zep overrated Deep Purple far better.