Led Zeppelin, Tangerine - A Classical Musician’s First Listen and Analysis

[@tektoniks_architects]

Zeppelin's "Rain Song" is a must listen for you, IMO.

[@willyroussel3563]

Yes i second The Rain Song, it will become a favorite for you on your Harp.

[@marcelqueiroz8613]

@@willyroussel3563 I agree one hundred percent

[@diverdown631]

Just put that in the chat

[@hullbarrett]

Absolutely!

[@cjonesufc]

So many amazing choices, but this one is a must at some point.

[@gabechavez4387]

From this album.....THATS THE WAY....

[@joaolucasgomes3033]

The Rain Song and That's The Way They are two of the most beautiful songs they have ever made. I highly recommend.

[@paulyoung8108]

I like the chatter in between takes left in, gives it humanity

[@sicotshit7068]

They loved doing that, though the greatest band, they wanted fans to know people make mistakes etc. Just like the MSG live of Stairway, early on Jimmy plays the wrong chord & Plant looks over & smiles.

[@lesgrice4419]

Jimmy Pages guitar work, acoustic, pedal steel and God knows what else....just stunning......followed by 'That's the way', which is absolutely exquisite...

[@billyhong5071]

I’ve watched most of your analysis videos and this is the best one you’ve done in my opinion. Thank you, keep up the great work.

[@gummball]

The way Gallows Pole, Tangerine and That's The Way interact with each other on this album is a Led Zep highlight to me. I used to really look forward to these three songs one after the other, got me in a serene mood. It wasn't prog but it had that type of effect

[@juliafox7904]

Yes!

[@jon6346]

Totally

[@royblackwood4171]

Oh my! Watching you listen to Led Zeppelin reminds me of first listening to Led Zeppelin. Not sure what to think at first but then it's magic. The more you listen the more you love it. 50 years and I never tire of them!

[@alanmurta216]

As a 16 year old Tangerine was the first Led Zeppelin song I learned to play on bass, for a school concert. That was 45 years ago. I can still remember all the notes.

[@Greg-om2hb]

Just listen to all the Led Zeppelin songs. Their music informs the work of generations of musicians who followed.

[@nickcooper3095]

The Rain Song is gonna blow your mind.

[@jimwoodman8158]

You've done a Beatles series and one on Queen as well. Led Zeppelin is definitely another band worthy of an extended study. Not only are so many of their songs worthy of stand alone analysis, but their catalog is highly varied stylistically. I think you would find it interesting. I know I would. Have a great day!

[@nickhopson]

I would go as far as saying she should’ve done Zep instead of Queen. And Dylan is the other GOAT deserving of a deep dive.

No 2 songs by Zep sound the same - true talent.

[@jimwoodman8158]

@@nickhopson I wouldn't complain about that

[@terrykennedy-lares8840]

What a wonderful description of what Led Zeppelin did with this song. I never understood it, or paid much attention to it before. Thank you for bringing all it's flavor to my attention, Amy. You can continue on with Led Zeppelin and you will never disappoint me because I love and have all their albums, vinyl, not CD. They influenced me in my music so much just like the Beatles did.

[@FABIO_MARTINSS]

The Rain song, It"s a good choice, a beautiful song with its jazzy chords and colorful orchestration

[@wildwillie5408]

Pairing it with "the song remains the same" as on the album would be a good thing. They just go together

[@FABIO_MARTINSS]

@@wildwillie5408 perfect

[@jaquestraw1]

Such a lovely piece of music. Always reminds me of that one young beauty that got away

[@sicotshit7068]

They were great having passion in songs, that’s one of the things that made them so great.

[@ashfordwyrd7458]

This is such a pretty song, My favorite to play on the 12-string. The mandolin and pedal steel sweeten the sound nicely.

[@juliafox7904]

Lovely reflection of this mysterious yearning , haunting, poetic song . The whole of Led Zeppelin III has a magical feel- it’s my favourite Album of theirs.

[@warpig4942]

Led Zeppelin "No Quarter" - You have never heard anything like it.

[@Allen.Mir3681]

Great song no quarter. There’s a live version @ Earls Court,? LZ JPJ long jazz improvise w/ piano.

[@shegocrazy]

I like the Heart cover as well.

[@fugitive6549]

The rain song, no quarter, when the levees break, thank you, going to California, over the hills and far away, the lemon song and the ocean should be next few Zeppelin songs.

[@LoveBandit1000]

It's chock full of little ironies and pleasures and unforeseen angles....it is simply masterful.

[@BullwinkleFromHell]

Fairly simple. Nothing really super wow about this but still somehow one of my favorite Zeps.

[@jaquestraw1]

agree

[@Greg-om2hb]

Tangerines evoke a somber and contemplative mood. Offerings of tangerines are often placed at shrines maintained to house the spirits of ancestors and departed relatives.

[@sophitsa79]

Which culture does this?

[@dbasstij512]

@@sophitsa79 Japanese do

[@stuarthein3444]

Led Zeppelin ushered in my last two years of high school. Led Zeppelin III was a total departure from the first two albums that were blues based on the eponymous album and hard rock and roll on II. This album opens with "The Immigrant Song" a 2 minutes and 26 second song of pure Nordic sonic attack. Then comes the rest of the album which is all folk based. This album had a playful psychedelic cover. In the beginning, this album was not well liked by the critics and buyers because of its departure from the previous albums. Over the years it was recognized as an important album in the progression of the band's music. BTW, "Whole Lotta Love" and "The Immigrant Song" are the only two songs for me that automatically get cranked to 11 when they come on the radio.

[@alansmith1989]

It was `Slaughtered` by `Rolling Stone` magazine, in their review! But, every UK Music and Trade paper gave it glowing reviews!

[@andysaiia]

I agree that you should hear “Rain Song”. Robert Plant has an incredible voice, and i think he uses it in such an honest way. I hope you will also check out his more recent projects with Alison Krauss.

[@anthonyv6962]

I always love when bands leave a little studio banter at the start or end of songs. Also when the leave in a verbal cue or an out of place sound in. There is a Zeppelin song where a plane can be heard flying over the engineer say something along the lines "hold on let me get this plane out" and Robert maybe Jimmy says "No, nah leave it in" and the song starts. Its like they pull back curtain for a quick look into the studio.

[@hullbarrett]

Yea, *Black Country Woman* is the song.

[@jem77469]

Black Country Woman. That's a fun song.

[@mikes9305]

In order to understand the boldness and impact and distinctiveness of Led Zeppelin, you must hear some of the heavier, stronger, darker songs. Absolutely essential is "Dazed and Confused." Others include Black Dog, When The Levee Breaks, and Whole Lotta Love.

[@madbiker1000]

💯 👍 I would add that dazed and confused live Madison Square garden 73 would be great but maybe it's a bit too much ?

[@Ronnie1001]

You must also listen to the all-woman tribute band Zepperella - “When The Levee Breaks” would be an excellent choice.

[@mikes9305]

@@madbiker1000 There is some risk in not hearing the original studio version first, unless both get paired in the same reaction video... 🤔

[@madbiker1000]

@@mikes9305 Yeah definitely but it could be worth the risk now... Or maybe not .... I've never watched anybody seeing it for the first time I'm going to take a look.

[@lookmanohands1966]

You're the blue reflection of a dream Amy. You're breakdowns of these tunes are fantastic. Tangerine was an instant love when I was a child of the 70's. Melancholy hits me I think. Zeppelin did great things. Always bothers me they were wiped out by booze and drugs (Bonham/Page). Relationships got beat up. I wonder, if they kept going in the short lived '79 tour, would they have gotten sober enough to repair things? I remember an interview with someone with or close to Zep-that they would have been fine after a couple weeks.

[@joewilson4151]

sorry for all the comments, i am really impressed with the interpretation of this song. this is a song i really like, thank you.

[@joewilson4151]

wow, deep cut. this is my favorite Zeppelin song to play on my acoustic guitar because i am very limited in skill and this is pretty easy to play. i love the mix of styles, of folk and country.

[@b00jen81]

I think you would love their song "Thank You" as well. It's a very sweet and gentle love song with some beautiful sweeping moments as well, and it's one of my faves :)

[@LeeKennison]

I'm so glad you have returned to my all-time favorite rock band, even if this is personally one of my least favorite songs of theirs. Although I'm sure their are plenty who happen to really like this piece. I actually really like most of this song, but for me the chorus on this song makes me cringe a bit in its dissonant musical tonality. You likely provided the more specific reasons for this in how you analyzed the chorus, which helps to make the chorus choice make more sense. Great reaction by you. I'm really looking forward to tomorrow's selection. Since while I may not particularly like this one piece, I really enjoy that vast majority of their songs, so the odds are I will like it a lot when you pick a random LZ song.

[@terrykennedy-lares8840]

LOL. I cannot believe I heard you say that Lee! I love everything Zeppelin ever did. I loved their adventurous exploration of all types of music. I agree, that this was not one I really spent much time listening to, but now Amy has certainly opened my eyes, I'm going to have to drag all my vinyl out of the attic and spend sometime listening again, to see what I missed all those years ago.

[@LeeKennison]

@@terrykennedy-lares8840 Yeah Terry, it is totally me and my personal distaste for the chorus in this. But I do understand how it can work for others, and I think Amy gave us some insights as to why it makes sense. But overall, LZ probably has the highest ratio of songs I really like, to those I don't like, than any other band.

[@timsarles833]

Brilliant breakdown. Thanks for what you do.

[@edwardkennelly677]

QUEEN: MARCH OF THE BLACK QUEEN

[@joecromwell2471]

This is what I really like about Amy and this channel. When I was in high school I heard SO MUCH Led Zep ALL THE TIME. I was constantly hearing my friends talking about how awesome they were and feeling impelled to go along with...and I liked them, don't get me wrong... But then I went to college and realized how wearisomely saturated I was with the band and its music, and for years I tuned it out and rather scorned it I suppose. And along comes Amy, a professional musician who can describe and break down their music in terms other than "awesome" or "amazing" or "best ever", and...I really like that. Amy, you have almost rehabilitated my decades long "Led Zeppelin redux" and that is a minor miracle in my estimation. Thanks!

[@billmaier9314]

Vlad you gotta do “I can’t quit you babe” so Amy can get a feel for Zeppelin at its core playing the blues like no other rock band before or since.

[@Moonie804]

Possibly the version on Coda, which is just amazing!...

[@cjonesufc]

I took my best friend to see Robert Plant (with The Black Crowes opening their first big tour) in Worcester, MA in 1990. I was desperately in love with her, asked her to be my girlfriend on the way in (she said yes!) then spent the next two years ignoring every other band in the world while I tried to learn every bit of guitar across their catalog. I knew them before, of course, but they affected my entire life sophomore and junior year of high school. I feel validated when Amy clearly enjoys their music!

[@robertwoodward9231]

It takes us over the hill and through the woods, far far away.❤

[@keninboulder76]

It's a gem of a song, like a Ruby

[@Hardacre-ok8dy]

The country/western sound lends itself nicely to the lyrics. Great slow dance music!❤

[@redpine8665]

Page's work on the pedal steel guitar, both in the solo and in the voluntaries he adds are so gorgeous.

[@hippydippy]

Tangerine has always been my favorite mellow Zeppelin song & Zep lll is still my favorite album by them. It has every element of their musical journeys.

[@1dognight166]

Wishing you continued joy on your musical journey.

[@sheltoncercal2969]

Please, do some Supertramp

[@royblackwood4171]

Definitely!

[@CoolCoyote]

love vibing out to this one cant you feel the orange in it? I only listen to led zeps vibe songs 'In the Light' is another gem

[@zeppguns]

I would really like your reactions to Analyze Down by the Seaside by Led Zeppelin obviously, saludos desde Argentina

[@deancarter9210]

Robert is duetting with himself vocally.

[@peterbarratt2415]

Wistful, reflective piece with a medieval folk feel. Perfectly pitched piece of poetry to music of its time. Lovely guitar work . All well felt and expressed by the reviewer.

[@GrafStorm]

I like your take, music is such a journey.

[@nellgwenn]

I can't remember if you've ever reacted to an Al Stewart song. If not you should put him on your list. The guitar work on Tangerine brings to my mind the Al Stewart/Jimmy Page connection. Al Stewart is a songwriter known for his historical songs, most notably Roads To Moscow. I think you'll enjoy him.

[@llewellynGS1]

I like the way you recognise the emotional element of the music here. Page always said, emotion is the main driver for his music.

[@TheNoladrummer]

To me, the count-in is usually an unheard recording studio moment. By keeping it in the final mix, Jimmy Page is bringing the listener into the intimate world of the musicians. It’s his way of drawing you into the song.

[@roastedright]

Jethro Tull , Aqua Lung , Thick as a Brick, you will love the flute

[@ralph0149]

Minstrel in the Gallery, Too Old to Rock'nRoll Too Young to Die (which is thematic perfection all the way through. She would have to do the whole album), Songs from the Wood and Heavy Horses. I think she would like all of these.

[@roastedright]

@@ralph0149 Down the Tull Rabbit Hole , I tried to just grab 2 songs. I am surprised VLAD hasn't done any

[@mdhmsmith]

I always took Tangerine to be a nickname.

[@dogbarbill]

I was a junior in high school when that album hit the record stores. Fall of 1970.

[@dennish.7708]

“Tangerine” - a great name for a 60’s hippy girlfriend.

[@Pwecko]

That's what I always considered it to be.

[@shegocrazy]

10:00 Plant said that it was a guide to set the tempo as the band was speeding up in the song. He wanted to slow it down.

[@BigSky1]

Great song

[@joewilson4151]

their Celtic rhythms and harmonies truly resonated with this Appalachian boy, just a few generations removed from the Highlands of Scotland. Robert Plant and Jimmy Page just spoke to me.

[@alldayadventures5418]

you can hear the Southern US influence in the guitar riffs...

[@timothygrayson]

Zeppelin 3 is my favourite album by Zep. Its diversity is tremendous and expresses the qualities of creative pursuits.

[@PartTimeJedi]

One of the first songs I learned on acoustic guitar in the early 1980s. This, Gallows pole, Friends and That's the way off of Zep 3..as that was the only Zep album my older Sis had at the time for me to learn from.

[@mitchellbeston1033]

Happy days. One of my favourite Zeppelin songs...I use to play this to anyone that would listen...short and sweet...but it fits my short song theory...some songs are made greater by leaving you wanting more...the song i use as my main example for this theory is Bruce Springsteen's, I'm on fire. I love Zeppelin acoustically. You should check out Tea for one, or The Rain Song.

[@parmenion6298]

I find I am listening to this song in a whole new way after your analysis. Led Zeppelin have some fantastic songs in their repertoire. Two of my favourites from the album Houses of the Holy are the Rain Song and Over the Hills and Far Away. Would love to hear your analysis of them.n

[@domestos54]

Always interesting !

[@XFLexiconMatt]

Zeppelin III was a pivotal moment for the band, it sent a signal that the band was not one note, they had some range.

[@almishti]

I feel like there's a plaintive, tearful quality in Plant's voice that feels like a 12-year old boy who's lost his best (girl) friend, and even though he's only 12 he's looking ahead to the rest of his life where there's always this little space where she was, no matter how much time passes and how many experiences happen.

[@cristianacroll5988]

After Stairway to heaven, Kashmir and Since I've been loving you, I think the best Zep songs left to listen to are The rain song, The song remains the same, Achilles' last stand and Ten years gone. Also, Over the hills and far away, Heartbreaker, Immigrant song, All my love and No quarter are a must.

[@paulyoung8108]

Jimmy is good at " talking back" to Robert

[@wilelowman]

Hello, Found you through "Frank Zappa, Peaches en Regalia". Had to laugh so hard. My High School band used to play this in the late 70's. Seems more subversive each year. But my school fight song was already "Sousa, The Liberty Bell (Monty Python theme)".

[@altair8598]

Hmm. I used to have a cassette of Led Zeppelin III...now I think I should get a vinyl copy! Thanks Amy. Have you ever seen a two-necked guitar Amy? Jimmy sometimes played one.

[@dukecleve4008]

Top ten All time Favorites

[@playlester]

I remember at the time the critics predicted utter failure for Zeppelin. One said the name was apt, and that they would soon crash and burn. They were so different. By the mid to late seventies they dominated FM Rock with their extended album cuts. I spent many a night during my first year of law school (1976) listening to FM radio, and a Zeppelin song would be in rotation every 30 minutes.

[@johns7097]

Jimmy Page was an art student and saw colors in music. One of his major themes in Zeppelin's music was light and shade. He said some years later he probably should have edited the count out, but at the time he felt it belonged.

[@dogbarbill]

16:40 Yes, that's Robert being double tracked. Same voice slightly out of sync.

[@stratocruising]

Off the first album, "Baby, I'm gonna Leave you." is my pick for the best rock song ever done. Also, worth listening to, Joan Baez' version of the same song. Her voice is the best in the business.

[@chiappettamark]

Citrus tangy vs slips away to gray was a good catch. Definitely a poetic song. Then the counting to me is like wanting a re-start after a good start. As for the 1st epic Counting: Uno dos tres quatros! Matty told Hattie...

[@RITH5150]

Great reaction to a beautiful song .Ten Years Gone is a song by Zeppelin you might like

[@joewilson4151]

this song take me to the riverbank, fishing and drinking beer and wasting my 20s, heartbroke over a girl, and listening to the Zeppelin box set over and over again.

[@OutOnTheTiles]

Plants voice is untouchable. Hands down greatest voice in rock. And one cool Mofo.

[@JG-lx5pm]

ohhhh I forgot.... "THANK YOU!" IS A GREAT SONG AS WELL.

[@yinoveryang4246]

Yes she'd love that one I think. I have a vague feeling "Thank You" may have been a development of this song.

[@noother964]

The vocal harmony is Plant's own voice double tracked. I believe it was not synchronized so as to accentuate the folkish, impromptu feeling the song invokes. For me, one of Zeppelin's best. Great analysis -but we're so expecting this that I often forget to say it!

[@yinoveryang4246]

To me, Tangerine has always felt like underrated among Led Zeppelin fans. Although it's a smaller song, I think it’s one of their best. Like you, I’ve been struck by the the melody and how it connects to the song’s meaning-creating, as you saw, the feeling of echoes from another lifetime. A few of their pieces perhaps also hint at these kind of things. I think it seems to have been "written" and refined over a few years by Jimmy Page, although there's no doubt that Robert understands it the way he sings it.

[@WiserInTime]

For Led Zeppelin you really haven't touched any of their high energy rockers yet. You should hear things like, Black Dog, The Ocean, Bring it on Home. I did just notice Good Times Bad Times is in queue...that counts. Really should hear Black Dog though.

[@VanVbcsllc]

If you haven't already done so (I am fairly new to your channel), I would recommend listening to the following: 1. Alone by Heart 2. Change of Heart by Cyndi Lauper 3. Sabotage by Omar Rudberg (he is actually a young artist out of Sweden known more for his pop style, but this was his 1st attempt at a more rock sounding style) 4. Loneliest by Måneskin (and their songs in Italian are also fantastic like Coraline or Morirò da Re or Torna a Casa) 5. I Remember You by Skid Row I have so many suggestions 😊

[@malcshone4409]

“ Babe I’m Gonna Leave You”! Oh yesss.

[@paulyoung8108]

Jimmy pages solos are like you and your friend sitting at a bar, and his solos are him ,giving you his " two cents",of worldly wisdoms

[@Bonzosbadgeholder]

Jimmy Page Cosmic Space Wizard Overlord

[@OutOnTheTiles]

Correct. 👍

[@stevewarren6730]

John Bonham was amazing.

[@osvaldo8966]

Led, amazing.

[@dkb219]

I highly recommend listening to some of Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds' work. Its a huge body of work, some more accessible than others, but perhaps a good starting point would be something like "My Sorrowful Wife" because you can essentially watch them recording the song "live" on KZbin.

[@osvaldo8966]

Ely, you are a genious.

[@willyroussel3563]

And i do.

[@meofnz2320]

If I was making a movie about a fictional ‘70s band named Stillwater I’d have this song play over the end credits. It’d be perfect.

[@awmerriam4]

Tea for one would 🤯

[@tagadabrothersband]

I think you should listen to some Led Zeppelin's famous hard rock stuff (Whole Lotta Love, Heartbreaker or Black Dog are some good examples among others).

[@ofinterest2007]

Perhaps the tangerine connection is that it is a misnomer. The relationship was a misnomer. 'Tangerines' are mandarin oranges that were imported into Europe from China by way of Tangiers, Morocco at the mouth (shortest distance across) of the Mediterranean Sea, so Europeans thought they came from Tangiers.

[@dogbarbill]

I wonder how Robert Plant would respond to your thoughts on this, and what would he say.

[@campcrafter4613]

Led Zeppelin

[@meincomf516]

How does Amy keep her ears virgin? Does she completely refrain from listening to the radio? Does Vlad not get to just put on a cool song she would like? Are there whole swaths of music we can't ever get a video on? Also, hoping to see a video on Cherub Rock (best side one track one in rock imo) and maybe another Dead video soon....