Led Zeppelin - Rehearsal & Backstage, Atlantic 40th Reunion 1988 (Home Movie)

This is a priceless video that captures Led Zeppelin rehearsing for the Atlantic 40th reunion performance. Also features backstage footage taken moments before Led Zeppelin was to take the stage. Filmed on May 13th & 14th, 1988.
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[@harlequinodyssey6304]

... _"HOW WAS MIAMI?"_ ... _"IT WAS STILL THERE WHEN I GOT THERE."_

[@zeppelinfan82]

I love JPJ. He seems like a fun person

[@anotherDnightmare]

See people, this is where it all begins. It’s not the polished art you hear at the end. It’s a few musicians in a room hashing it out. Over and over and over again. This is real music. Made by extraordinary musicians. Honing their craft with an endless pursuit of their passion.

[@crungefactory]

There wasn't even a polished turd at that performance, sadly.

[@glynisjones8128]

Would make a great "jeans" commercial.

[@lhobs9782]

LOL!

[@jodihertle5319]

Lol funny

[@EuphoriaPiana]

Yeah... of MOM Jeans, hahaha!

[@demeoanthony1810]

Hahahahahaha

[@suec6311]

Most definitely… tight assed

[@srvenenoforte]

Led Zeppelin forever.

[@leftymadrid]

I have A special love for Led Zeppelin... a once in a lifetime band. Nowadays most guitarist use pedal boards use tons of affects but the guitar is pretty raw in most of their songs... sure he also used effects now and then, bur NOTHING like today. In fact if you took the special effects away from most of today's guitarist they would not be able to hold their own on stage... This group transported me to a special place in my mind every time I listened to it.

[@dreadpirateroberts4052]

Hmmmm..........you are worshiping the wrong guitarist!………………Steve Howe is the man you need to listen to .

[@galus14436]

@@dreadpirateroberts4052SH insanely amazing

[@lhobs9782]

All true.....well said. ✌️

[@HalfDeadGeezers]

@@dreadpirateroberts4052 it's OK to like one or the other or both.

[@martijn_yt]

Special effects are for movies, guitarists just use effects ;) And it's actually quiet common for guitarists to mostly play with just amp or pedal distortion, and only sometimes use a few effects for specific sounds. Brian May, Angus Young, Lindsey Buckingham, Eddie van Halen, SRV, (and pretty much every other blues guitarcplayer) to name a few ;)

[@JubeProductions]

I could watch hours of this type of stuff. I love seeing them just do normal stuff and be normal. When they are performing they seem so much larger than life, like they are not real or something,.

[@oreldm]

They weren't larger than life at the Atlantic Records Reunion. It was a mess botched performance !!! This Rehearsal was 10 X better !!!

[@ayhamshaheed7740]

JubeProductions the actual performance was quite disappointing

[@racerx8822]

It’s unusual people almost always mention how bad they were at Live Aid. The Atlantic 40th anniversary performance is shockingly bad and much worse.

[@mosaicubaby2278]

@@racerx8822 does the video of this exist somewhere? I always heard how Atlantic gig was bad but never saw t

[@goo83]

@@mosaicubaby2278 you can find cell phone footage all over KZbin but they put it out officially as "Celebration Day" back in 2012 even though the show was in 2007. why does everyone think it was so terrible??

[@julianjv7325]

Jhon Paul Jones is the soul of Zepp, the best bass player in rock history.

[@baboxe]

the keeper of the keys

[@julianjv7325]

@@baboxe that is right.

[@beagleman123456789]

Alembic Bass Guitar ‘

[@Jimmysage3273]

He and cliff are the gods

[@chazchuckyboyz4733]

Another hidden gem. Just a layback moment in time.

[@kennethwhitfield5371]

Love the bass at 1:45. Can you imagine sitting on that drum stool with Plant, Page and JPJ looking straight at you? Jesus!!

[@richdiscoveries]

I was thinking about that too. He is it right there, Led Zeppelin is playing off of him, that must have been amazing. Then add the fact that you were sitting in the seat of your father, their best friend and arguably the most famous drummer in the world at that point. This whole thing was just amazing

[@cherylthompson2731]

😲😲😲

[@ecaswill]

JPJ playing Stevie Wonder I Was Made To Love Her

[@charlenepickett3472]

Very intense!

[@exercisemyrights]

glad this stuff exists

[@lhobs9782]

Me too!!!

[@robjontay5052]

Great Job by Jason. The guys standing there working all through the changes with him.

[@drewdamion466]

❤

[@thelizardking9382]

Some silly comments about them sounding awful etc. It's just a rehearsal . They in fact sound good to me.

[@thomasedmundrichards]

The people say that have never been in a band and don’t understand music. Live and mixed through a full P.A is very different to jamming in a rehearsal room. Bloody fucktards.

[@MattFoleysGhost]

I wouldn't say awful. But not their best. That's what rehearsals are for so it's no big deal and it's a treat to see them hanging out. Jason sounds great. Pagey sound lurchy, but he always does and sounded better on the night of. JPJ is fine. But Robert had lost his high notes by this point. I don't judge him, he had a vocal style that was unsustainable long term. But gave us the greatest recordings in Rock for posterity. After the early 70's his voice became more nasaly and he couldn't rely on the high notes anymore. It wasn't until recently with Alison Krauss he found another way to sing, by his own admission. And I think it's some of his best work. Anyways. I'm just not a fan of Percy's 80's-90's vocals. Neither is he.

[@pmoney3688]

Right? They sound really good to me too! It’s not about nailing perfection, it’s about the overall fill, which they definitely had, cool thing about listening to it for me was that Jimmy page was playing things on the guitar that I’ve never noticed in the mix on the recording, very cool stuff, and as for Robert, why would he try to throw his voice out during a rehearsal? Sorry for the long winded reply, I just agree with you that I like the way it sounded

[@pmoney3688]

@@MattFoleysGhost i’ll tell you what, I saw Robert Plant in 1992, one of the best shows I’ve ever seen. He pretty much did Led Zeppelin two.... as I remember that was probably about 90% of the show, plus he had Jason Bonham behind them on the drums... and Robert killed it Man! Didn’t seem to me like there was hardly any drop off in his vocals for that 1992 show. Live aid we won’t even talk about🤠An actual 1988 performance definitely had it’s spots or you could tell he was avoiding the note, but a great performance nonetheless!

[@dieteruff4569]

@@pmoney3688 saw him too at around that time. Yes, he did a lot of LZ II!

[@cathiehicks5352]

Have always loved Led Zeppelin and their music ♥️

[@fredgehrer9441]

No pressure at all on Jason there, right? LOL.

[@MCBhangramuffin]

JPJ slap bass and pulling a daft face at 1.22 cracks me up

[@Braglemaster123]

MCBhangramuffin $30K Alembic Bass

[@koba5152]

1:22

[@lhobs9782]

Absolutely love this!!! Thanks to Jason for filming it for posterity.

[@BubbaZen10]

Priceless.

[@vildefrance9667]

Thank you! It's very interesting to watch the rehearsal.

[@LyndaWhite-ju1gj]

Just some guys in a room, I love it.

[@luvwings]

I can’t take my eyes off Plants rear and I don’t usually do that. My eyes aren’t worthy

[@amarshmuseconcepta6197]

Yep me too but it does look like a girl's bum ?

[@stevedrums1675]

I was at the Atlantic Records show. And even though Plant & Page were not...........great, Bonham (& Jones) were both solid as a rock. I remember thinking the pressure Jason had to be carrying on his shoulders and thinking "This kid is the shit". He was and remains. You can get doors opened for you because of your name. That's privilege and luck of the draw. But they won't stay open if you aren't good at your craft. That takes effort and practice and dedication. And Jason is good at his craft.

[@edwardbliss8931]

Rock really needs to be central to our culture again

[@BubbaZen10]

"Uh, hey ... Robert? Jimmy? Do you think you guys could not hover over me while I play and look the other way. Fuck sake man."

[@pmoney3688]

Greg Focker..... I mean Jason Bonham, needs to be watched closely, until he’s allowed into the circle of trust🤣🤣🤣

[@joestewart3117]

PERFECT CHORDS EQUALS PERFECT SOUND PLUS PERFECT VOCALS EQUALS UNEQUAL IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY!

[@rosekittygraykittyjackkitt9676]

My first love was The Beatles, when it was Led Zeppelin all along.

[@MsAppassionata]

Rose Kitty, Gray Kitty, and Jack Kitty Huh?

[@rosekittygraykittyjackkitt9676]

@@MsAppassionata You must be in a higher realm of the mind to understand. You must be Christian. Christians never understand what I say as their thinking is severely limited to the physical realm with the hope of the spiritual exists, but yet never knowing for. sure

[@krauxnotfaux]

same though

[@rosekittygraykittyjackkitt9676]

@@krauxnotfaux Please refer to Jimmy Page's ,Leave my Kitten Alone.

[@mattthomas1430]

I miss the 80s

[@suec6311]

Just jamming out.. relaxed Tight assed..beautiful

[@user-uo7ys9dg9n]

Super Fantastic the BEST ! ! !

[@julrob97]

This is much better than their actual performance that night.

[@dogpd3]

Because they were nervous

[@keithmccall5170]

It was all pretty bad. All their reunions with the exception of 02 arena were horrible

[@knightfall9394]

@@keithmccall5170 ive never watched the bootleg of the O2 shows but i know for a fact they took their time releasing that show officially for a reason. I kind of recall reading that there were some touchups with that

[@SimonHallMelbs]

Fascinating

[@paulorebolledo]

wooooowwww this is enomous wonderful ...jason with both uncles robert, jimmy and jpj ...how coool is that....amazing ...... more videos please!!

[@dalewetzel773]

BOTH Uncles and you name 3 people 🤣

[@LIRocker87]

That was an incredible piece of video you shared thank you very much!! Would love to known who was holding the camera, my guess is it was one of Jason's friends video taping it for him......

[@tedcabana]

There is only one guy on Earth who gets to show these videos at family reunions. JB-JR, Wish it was me! Now that's Love on high!

[@ministerofdarkness]

Nice jeans 👖

[@bigtexmacgonigle444]

They were in their mid-40's here....they're now in their mid 70's....Christ.

[@RFazor]

Almighty.....

[@ayhamshaheed7740]

bigtex macgonigle *Plant was 39

[@stevefairweather7792]

Saw Plant last year (2019) in Lubbock TX. He brought the house down singing The Lemon Song

[@holdingtonfarley4444]

You don't understand how time works?

[@ayhamshaheed7740]

ericj305 this was in May. His birthday is in August. So he was 39

[@kennethgambone6127]

It was a sad sad day when John had passed,they could have gone on to create other music and changed the name,great job on his son Jason,how proud John Bonham must have been , watching his son take over,RIP John Bonham

[@delphinbringsby6768]

I don't know. I think they were pretty much wrapped up and Page was out of ideas by In Through the Out Door. It's John Paul Jones' album, basically. After Presence, Page was down for the count. Never done anything good since.

[@Geo-wc7jc]

delphin bringsby keep in mind presence was written and recorded within a month which most likely didn’t allow them enough time to achieve something better, and based off of live stuff from the later years jimmy was doing pretty interesting stuff with effects and whatnot. Probably would have been more keyboards and gated reverb-ed drums. But who knows.

[@kenwaldron5742]

Kenneth Gambone I really think Plant and Bonham would have left to do something different and then came back to the fold in a few years when Page got his shite together. Maybe it would have been something like Genesis/Phil Collins. But we will never know. So very sad, mostly for Robert. He lost Karac and then his very best friend in the world a few short years after that. Love Zeppelin.

[@silentforest7147]

It's like a bar/cover band performing Zeppelin songs. Listen again and imagine that.

[@LSD123.]

That fucking jam, was so fucking awesome.

[@jeremiasnovaisteodoro9809]

Perfect musician's

[@robinvann6663]

Cool footage...

[@Braglemaster123]

They love Jason and they made use he got it right.

[@kenoz71]

Thanks again Mark!!

[@Slipmahoney21]

Even Hohn Bonhams son can’t just step into the role of Zep’s drummer unless he is the best! Jason is awesome.

[@wendysw714]

More videos like this, please. 🤔😏

[@mrnutz7762]

Marginally better than the actual performance.

[@amorodioamor4388]

Mr Nutz It does sound better than the actual concert

[@kevinsoete7817]

ALL THIS TIME I THOUGHT THEY JUST WALKED ON STAGE AND MADE IT UP AS THEY WENT ALONG

[@Highways6]

Zepp since 71 4 me

[@user-io3th6lo9t]

Go Jason!!!!

[@cosmosaic8117]

Anytime people say Zep or Page or Plant or whoever (other than JPJ) sounds like shit...that’s kinda why I love Zeppelin. On their A game, they are Gods incarnate, literally manifesting a Godly sound. And when they’re off, they’re bad enough that you realize they’re just normal people. Their D game gives me confidence as a Musician. They’re imperfect everyday people, who could tap into a Godly awesome power and sound with the right ingredients. They’re true Alchemists. Sometimes the experiment yielded awesome results, and other times it yielded shit results.

[@christopherhuot2826]

Is that Jason Bonham on drums? Too cool. Imagine having LED ZEP as your uncles

[@412pmichael]

always remember its the journey not the destination

[@stuartcarswell2815]

Jason did a fuckin great job... His dad would've been ultra proud

[@dreadpirateroberts4052]

He is actually not a bad drummer in his own right is he?

[@stuartcarswell2815]

@@dreadpirateroberts4052 top man and he only got better

[@MissPepsi-pc5ox]

Yup! He would've been so proud of him! He would've hug him again and again! Daddy would've been so happy 😊 about his son!😁

[@jerryyeaaah15]

why the page bashing？He did sound good in this . WHY？

[@nicalter]

had the tone, had the sustain and gain here. not the thin and fucked up sound on the atlantic anniversary

[@jerryyeaaah15]

@@nicalter oh yeah 😂that one is horrid

[@DianeLake-sw3ym]

Led Zep has been a band I loved in high school and still do. I still love their songs and their talents. Nothing comes close. They are just so above any other band that has come along When John Bonham died it was such a blow but, since Jason grew up whenever they played with him on drums it sounds like the band always has. I've heard the surviving members did come around to see Jason as he as growing up but, Not really sure. I'd like to think they were like uncles to the boy as he grew up and helped him become the guy he is along with his mother. But, I think the guys feel it is as close to Bonzo as they could be with Jason playing with them.

[@GloryOnHigh]

Jonesy is a funny guy!

[@R.E._Peony]

Damn JPJ. Funky stuff.

[@jerrydonquixote5927]

This is the second tape in two days that I've seen of Zeppelin practicing the other one is Audio Only!

[@aidanlynn]

12:05 Page’s giant spliff lol

[@okboomer1340]

Even dads wore mom jeans back in the day

[@pmoney3688]

Too funny!🤣You’re not wrong Boomer!

[@johnnyringo9759]

Has that 80s techno sound!!!

[@jones1749]

I love JPJ

[@dannycruz5446]

This was on my bootleg VHS of a show in '75 in Chicago. Good to see the footage again. Anyone know what the song is from that JPJ is playing the bassline to at 1:46 ? I think it's a Stevie Wonder song but not sure..

[@ezekielzimmerman6422]

You’re thinking “I Was Made To Love Her”. Parts of it definitely sounds like it. JPJ was a big Motown fan.

[@aakar88]

I would much rather listen to Jimmy and Jonesy and Jason jam with no vocals than have a full out concert of songs. Check the No Quarter instrumental on Houses remaster.

[@mbgrafix]

At approx 1:45 minutes, I couldn't tell for certain, but it sounded very much to me like JPJ was noodling the bass portion of Singring And The Glass Guitar by Utopia.

[@ulisesibarguren125]

It's Jason on the drums, right?

[@Artist1974CH]

Yep! 😊

[@whisperingthunder2107]

I love when John refers to his bass as a fine piece of shit.....only musicians can understand exactly what he meant by that....classic.

[@jkay8005]

"Fine piece of Kit"

[@frontleftfender]

Im actually shocked they rehearsed, it sounded like they never played together on that gig, awful stuff

[@bradkalbfleisch5379]

We sometimes practice 5hrs a week for a five minute song in my choir.

[@bradkalbfleisch5379]

Even longer at Christmas and Easter. We take our music home too. My parents made me play keyboards 1hr ever day.

[@glennquagmire7696]

Roadie: Are those Bugle Boy jeans you're wearing, Robert? Peter Grant: (in UK, shouting across the ocean) FUKOFF! Roadie: Thank you.

[@JamminClemmons]

1988????? Jesus, we're getting old(er), people! Ronny RayGun was still president of the USA (for another year), Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister of the UK for another 2 years, while in rock history, Guns 'n' Roses were just taking off, and the winter Olympics were kicking ass in Calgary, Canada. Pass me a beer (brup..hiccup) - *CHEERS, to another 34 years to come.*

[@shoelessjoe1905]

This video brought to you by "Bigfoot Productions" the people who provide you with all the out of focus shots of the elusive Sasquatch!

[@amarshmuseconcepta6197]

🎯😆

[@imagine9265]

This was the very first time they played together after John's death .Atlantic anniversary 40th .it wasn't there best and I think Jimmy was struggling with addiction what I read but they were still back .and as a zep head. I didn't give a shit it was a happy time in my life just to see them and hear even if they weren't tight .

[@JohnAllanification]

the Stevie fan is on time go Jonesy

[@paulpickens4941]

JohnAllanification

[@susannelson7216]

Yes he does sound like a fun person !!! Robert doing butt exercise

[@jimkrizman5261]

😂

[@ckjamn]

Damn

[@rleary1]

10:41 Behind Jason Bonham while tap dancing is an exec that leans forward in the background and it looks like he's doing a 'line/bump' without a straw or dollar bill and you can hear a loud sniff? Everyone after that is in the backstage Atlantic room wiping their nose sniffing Lol! Shortly another guy asks after wiping his nose, 'Is there film in that camera'? No, dude it's tape in a VHS recorder and it's 1988... Long live Zep, this is great and thanks for posting! :D p.s. did anybody else notice this and laugh about the good old days?

[@user-gu7kk5zk2b]

This is 8 years after Bonham died. They're trying to bring in a different drummer

[@stansirlmkhope2312]

Like how jpj does the gene tongue 😂

[@taylorbrad111]

Recorded on the 1st shoe phone! Lmao

[@joekay402]

I see George Costanza was wearing his wig in 1988:)

[@peteraustinnoto142]

They rehearsed for this

[@sarahmatz4858]

It's half of Zeppelin anyway

[@easternyellowjacket276]

For those complaining about how they sounded, take a look at the video. See how crappy it is? The sound recording no doubt is the same: crappy. So it doesn't sound too good.

[@412pmichael]

well it seems im telling all my most personal experiences from parting with lynyrd rskynyrd ive always kept them to myself during times of grate stress i always have these dreams about jimmy page not on stage or a concert but jimmy is just talking to me about well all just keep that between god an me an jimmy my favorite is in my minds eye im walking into a guiter store an i open the door an jimmys there with a guiter an sheet music he looks up an says your late an then i wake up next on my incredable journy this thing called life the billy squires conert i frankurt germany same batt time same batt station

[@michaelwarren1628]

I like it but they were definitely better together in 2007

[@mhilton19]

How's the pressure at 2:20, J BONHAM???

[@GeorgePiazza]

Page and Plant has spoken very highly about Jason; Page said when they would throw out a song title, Jason would say, which way do you want to play it? The way you did at x in 1969, or the gig at y in 1971 or the way you did at z in 1977 or..

[@mhilton19]

George Piazza I get it, still, those two guys on your drum riser for the first 39 seconds of the song is heart attack city unless you’re John Bonham. I saw J Page with Jason on the Outrider tour, it was awesome. A rock god up close

[@davidpearlactorteacherbizman]

From 1988 onward they could have just reunited with Jason...sigh what shame

[@pmoney3688]

How great would that of been? But it kind of keeps the Zepplin mystique going, the fact that we don’t get to see them play together very often. In a recent interview I saw with Robert Plant, he said he fears becoming a caricature of himself, and as much as I’d love to see those guys doing their thing, I actually respect that.

[@patrickguitar8676]

Whoopi cat...

[@luccarabello3351]

wich pixel is robert plant?

[@jeffsanders663]

The blur at middle left.

[@kimberlywalker3970]

Left, right! Look for the blond in the light-colored jeans!

[@AlobytesOgniddove]

jason w/hair???

[@cherylthompson2731]

Just like Robert Plant if you notice

[@ImYourOverlord]

@@cherylthompson2731 Well, it was the '80s...

[@leonardokinanahan5869]

Is that Jason handling those signature drum fills ?

[@thepeterchannel3230]

The "title" Makes no sense. "Atlantic 40th reunion 1988"..? That means Atlantic Records broke up and got back together 40 different times .!!! what you meant to say was "Atlantic 40th Anniversary 1988" . I assume you mean "Atlantic Records 1988 40th Anniversary.Event " rehearsal featuring the 1st ever "re-union " of Led Zeppelin since Bonham's death..They sounded "rusty"

[@rosekittygraykittyjackkitt9676]

During Misty Mountain Top, all of a sudden, The Beatles came to mind due to the sound of the guitar.

[@adamcshelby]

Curly-haired drummer looks like he belongs in Spinal Tap - right before he internally combusts.

[@beagleman123456789]

Jones Alembic Bass ‘

[@Thompsongs]

Mmmm, vintage DW drums, with Keller shells...

[@TMNigel]

Hail out to Jason! NT

[@williamknell864]

Sounds like they could've used a couple more guitar players. Or a looper with harmony gtr parts stored.

[@maguspage9204]

amazing! who are these hangers on backstage when the band should have been relaxing or chilling or doing coke before going on. All those pricks in there before the gig did not do Jason any favours with regards to stress. Save for the after party. still, jimmy cool as ever . Peter grant?

[@ukguitarnoodle]

Artie Fufkin, polymer records.......

[@FredBloggs919]

ukguitarnoodle I’m not asking, I’m telling with this... kick my ass!