Led Zeppelin - When The Levee Breaks (REACTION!!) JUST AMAZING!*🔥‼️

[@ChrisandRheasiaTv]

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[@shannonpace9433]

It's pronounced zep- lynn

[@Midessa37]

GOTTA do Babe I'm Gonna Leave You. Amazing song that would make for a great reaction.

[@dons106]

Get some headphones if you wanna do this proper....peace.

[@TheBonkster]

Checkout led zep Kashmir song :)

[@motorcitymaniac167]

At least get some ear buds for now. Soooo much better....!

[@davet8759]

On this recording John Bonham played the drums under a stairwell creating a loud echo effect. Genius!

[@TheGreatsagegoku]

Yeah but the actual echo effect is done with an effect machine. It is still a masterful beat that sounds amazing.

[@Cooz.]

TheGreatsagegoku no bonham played his drums in the middle of the living room of a house that had high ceilings, they recorded this album in that house. When he played the first notes it set the tone for the drums, it was a natural echo

[@TheGreatsagegoku]

@@Cooz. that is only partially true. There is still an echo effect put on. There are videos on KZbin explaining this, Rick Beato's is probably the best. There is some natural echo because of the space but it's not nearly so pronounced as you can hear on the record. It doesn't have to be all natural for It to still be cool, it can just be a great engineering decision, that's cool too. I don't know why people feel the need to defend apocryphal stories so much.

[@Theomite]

Under a stairwell in a haunted house no less. Key fact in all this.

[@dogsareprecious4842]

Thanks for that very interesting info! I LOVE learning things like this---and, may I say: RIP, John Bonham. I watched the Kennedy Center Honors where his son Jason played, and it just melted my Led Zep loving heart !!!!!!

[@omxsks]

"Crying won't help you praying won't do you no good."

[@cnussbau]

Can't say it any better than that...

[@smturner68]

Said no republican ever.

[@Jackle61]

Words to live by, just suck it up and deal with it.

[@davidkeller6156]

This song is a remake of an old country blues song by Memphis Minnie and Kansas Joe McCoy released in 1929. It’s about the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 that displaced a lot of people, many of who moved to Chicago. Led Zeppelin just turned it into a blues/rock song.

[@cricket778]

They didn’t just turn it into a blues/rock song, they used their talent to elevate the song. Just like Hendrix did with Dylan’s “All Along the Watchtower”. Respect to the original artists, but sometimes the cover elevates the original

[@delv2473]

@@cricket778 took the words from me.

[@billcarralero6588]

From Wikipedia: “When the Levee Breaks" is a country blues song written and first recorded by Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie in 1929. The lyrics reflect experiences during the upheaval caused by the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927.”

[@drutang]

aint no drum sample. thats the original drum that IS sampled.

[@7thkansascav468]

John Bonham.......... aka BONZO, the Hammer of the Gods!!!!

[@dementare]

Amen brother. As a drummer myself, from a father who was a drummer... *ALL* I ever wanted was, that when I hit my kick drum, alone, by itself that it would at least resemble the power, body, and echo that Bonham's had.

[@stevesonaplanecookbook4810]

i heard it was recorded in a stairwell to get the acoustics

[@PeterTea]

It's the OG sample!

[@ZChoate]

He said "simple" I think. BUT, point taken. and "Impeach the President"..that's the sample.

[@nickolaibuck9301]

Rock comes directly from the blues, so that’s why it sounds so much like blues. Early rock is the blues basically

[@valerie4294]

Yessssss which is why I love real rock n roll, from the originals. Blues rock is the best

[@curtiswilson3569]

Favorite song ever, best band ever! Great reaction, thanks for checking them out.

[@karlsmith2570]

"This isn't rock,is it, because it sounds more like it's blues" It's actually a blues rock combination

[@markschattefor6997]

@barcey savik The combination of blues and country & western resulted in rock & roll. The oldest excisting bluesband that I know of must be the Rolling Stones. They had all their black heroes which were their inspiration on stage with them when possible.

[@TwistedSither]

When The Levee Breaks was originally a blues song. Led Zeppelin got a hold of it and rocked the hell out of it.

[@nbx2au]

We didn't care about genre... blues rytham rock ... so long it sounded cool

[@jameskauth2874]

Do stairway to heaven and blacl dog by led zeppelin ... Kashmir too... all incredible iniwie blues rock sounds

[@joebloggs4754]

haaaaaaaa...omg

[@bustayoface]

Led Zeppelin is a genre of music all on it's own. I'm enjoying watching you guys enjoying it.

[@philthemovieguy81]

Might I recommend "In My Time Of Dying" and "You Shook Me" by Led Zeppelin.

[@daiseysays]

I would agree with the cover of "In my time of dying" which maybe the 1st or 2nd longest song they recorded. Obviously Stairway to Heaven famous as songs of all time. The Song Remains the Same is solid rock. Kashmir is groovy. Fun stuff

[@MitchJohnson0110]

The worst part about Zepplin is figuring out which song to recommend next 🤣

[@rdhudon7469]

I think newbies should watch them play in my time of dying live . A three piece band with a singer ! If you are a player you almost want to put your instrument down and tip toe away . Lol

[@lean04]

@Salem Those are hard for beginners

[@ericmatterson9905]

All Of My Love

[@lauriekemp3998]

Zep will always be my favorite and I will love Percy Plant till the day I die. Little sister in these videos is a doll.

[@briantaulbee5744]

This song has the Harmonica from Hell. Straight from the depths. Much respect.

[@skt2468]

That's some good ol' nasty, dirty down South blues. Epic

[@susang2371]

I am not kidding...you all brought tears to my eyes watching you react to this. You took me back to being young, idealistic and full of dreams...

[@lawrenceeason8007]

You can: 1. Choose a lyric video when you do a song if one is available 2. Follow the lyrics on your cellphone. Bring up the lyrics of a song on smartphone if you are watching video on laptop

[@SwampusMcGarniglus]

im sitting here thinking why not have the lyrics up.

[@ronbeck201]

3. Just look at the lyrics on the inner sleeve of the LP after you put the record on the turntable.

[@TheBlackQueen]

Ron Beck Yeah, like they have an turntable or the LP.

[@M63Tod]

The lyric videos take away from the experience in my opinion. Better to have the lyrics on their phone.

[@radionoobx8784]

Reacting to a song without the lyrics is just listening to it

[@cindygreenough6721]

Omg... your music choices just get better... my fave Led Zep song...on my festival playlist.... chilled as hell..this and Ramble on...

[@rutssy]

Loved the song and your drumming rocked!! The lyrics would be great! Glad you both like Led Zeppelin so much!

[@tbmike23]

This is one of their best covers. They loved old gritty American Blues songs from the dirty south, and this song is no exception. It's a cover of a ballad about the great Mississippi flood of 1927.

[@darrenmaguire6298]

I am a new subscriber, and all I have to say is check out led Zeppelin at the Kennedy Center honors. That will explain the impact they've had on rock music history. When you see this program you will understand what 4 gentlemen have done for music in the masses. It's really great to see the amazement of your reactions to classic music legends. Thank you.

[@carlz7986]

Its the Delta Blues, Baby. Worth goin' down that rabbit hole and researchin' where this came from and how it came about. Clapton and Zeppelin. The ROOT of music.

[@sansabasongbird5130]

This song recorded by Memphis Minnie about the 1927 Mississippi flood. This a real cool cover of it.

[@PeterTea]

More of a reinterpretation of the original than a cover. Zeppelin never xeroxed anybody.

[@The1WhoKnowsTheTruth]

Peter Tea-Nicely done. Keep educating the haters that LZ never really stole anything. Thomas Bradley- A cover? Holy shit. Yeah Bonham copied that monster drum sound from Miss Minnie when she laid down the original in 1929.

[@KabobHope]

It's not a cover because MM got no writing credit or money from it. It's an original or what passes for an original. MM's estate should sue.

[@FrankMilito]

It's very much a cover. Reinterpretations are exactly what covers are lol. Professional musician here, with education in music history. Led Zeppelin was notorious for ripping off blues artists, especially muddy waters. What's important is that this was not exclusive to led Zeppelin. The Beatles were even more notorious for it. And countless other blues, rock, country, etc... artists. Music back then wasn't protected in the same way it is now. Musicians of color were even worse off. Either way it is a fantastic version of the song. I still can't believe the "it's not a cover" comment 😂🤦🏽‍♂️. By that explanation then Blue Monday by Orgy isn't a cover, and neither is Alien Ant Farm's "Smooth criminal".... I could make a massive list. Shit torn by Natalie Imbruglia wouldn't be a cover then. Nor would New Found Glory's "king of wishful thinking".

[@christianpaasche3636]

@@FrankMilito We won't even get into Sonny Boy Williamson II ...

[@misterx1969]

this is an adaptation of a near 100 year old blues song. its literally about a huge flood. think hurricane katrina new orleans. yes 1960s british people were obsessed with blues. you can really hear the train talk in plants harmonica. and pages slide guitar. And the way they microphone the drums they got just a legendary drum sound they put the drums at the bottom of a staircase and put microphones in the middle and at the top which gave it this really open sounding amazing unique drum sound

[@marymargaretmoore9034]

“Mama you got to move!” You guys need to see a live video. Killer guitar, bass, drums, vocals.

[@tofersiefken]

I know this song was written about a different levee-bursting flood from 1929, but I always think about Hurricane Katrina when I hear this song.

[@thegalavantingbachelor7786]

WHEN THE LEVEE BREAKS was written by Memphis Minnie (June 3, 1897 -- August 6, 1973) was an American blues guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. She was the only female blues artist considered a match to male contemporaries as both a singer and an instrumentalist.

[@mikemckay7686]

I love your reactions to this song! Basically the same reaction I had the first time I heard this song back in the '70's when I was in high school. I lifted the needle off the album and was thinking..."woah!!!" then had to start it over to groove that drum riff.

[@bryanlafleur4529]

All modern music, from heavy metal to hip hop to country, are all rooted heavily in the blues, Led Zeppelin mastered how to showcase their blues influences, while making their own original sound

[@ld71sc2]

The original song was a blues song written by a black lady named “Memphis Minnie”. There was a huge flood along the Mississippi River in 1927 which is why she wrote the song. Led Zeppelin paid tribute to her by re recording the song.

[@cabansinleaf8867]

You'll soon find that most of the best bands from this era were in fact blues based.

[@devingarrett5800]

Jimi Hendrix The Doors Pink Floyd Credence Clearwater Jethro Tull Jim Croce Deep Purple Blue oyster cult Lynard Skynard Ten years after Allman bros. That's all I can off the top of my head.

[@chrisd7047]

@@devingarrett5800 Good list, but you forgot a rather big name: The Rolling Stones. Also, The Yardbirds, Cream... basically, any band from Great Britain in the mid to late '60s. Even Jethro Tull started out as a blues band.

[@Mark13091961]

Chris D you forgot Fleetwood Mac

[@MrTexxan8]

@@chrisd7047 cream yes !

[@Llydrwydd]

@@Mark13091961 Chicken Shack, Savoy Brown, Duster Bennett

[@perrypound7919]

Led Zeppelin was a blues based band. I consider them to be the best rock and roll band of all time. Once in a lifetime there is a group of musicians that come together and just KILL IT. Led Zeppelin is it, evert member of the band could play at least 3 instruments on a pro level, the bass player could play no less than 7 instruments.

[@evan94507]

"Ramble on" for some real acoustic Zeppelin rockin off Led Zep II

[@jimmayors2315]

Hard Rocked up Blues. These British bands all got started covering covering American Blues music, and this was an American blues song originally done more as a folk blues song. Led Zepplin rocked it up big time.

[@shawn.m.schmidt]

In the 60s the blues made its way to Europe and a lot of young musicians really picked up on the vibe and used as the core of the hard rock music.

[@siladobrasiladobra4332]

Rage Against The Machine- Down Rodeo

[@mizzwinter28]

Led Zeppelin may be the BEST Blues-infused rock and roll you will EVER hear. 😉

[@notreal6565]

One of the best songs ever written. And it is the blues

[@brucesmith8178]

Some background here, the original version was by Kansas City Joe and Memphis Minnie (original version: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qajLdpRuq9qDbLc). Jimmy page wrote a new score, using Memphis Minnie's lyrics to deliver this soulful blues-rock tracks. One of my favorites! Keep up the great work, love you two!

[@KevinTSanchez]

Good looooooks

[@ruthiemspangenberg3363]

My number one band of all time! 🎶💫🖤💫🎶

[@Mac-ix4qp]

60 yr old Caucasian here. You're reaction is the same I had when I first heard this in the 70s. It was like a spell that made me move my body.

[@thisisscorpio6024]

Led Zeppelin gave Memphis Minnie a songwriting credit on their album. So, Minnie got some checks before she passed away a few years later age 76. That says a lot about the band.

[@franklella9832]

This is an awesome channel. This is pretty much how i reacted when i first heard it around 15. I'm now 48, & you helped me rediscover this. You guys give me hope. Kind of needed now. Crazy timeS

[@stevewyman6848]

I love watching you "kids" love on what I've been listening to since I was 12!

[@streganona8185]

Here's a bit of information on this song - "written and first recorded by Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie in 1929." Old Blues brought back to life.

[@thombat999]

It is rock and it IS Blues! Led Zeppelin was famous for their love it. It's a cover of a 1929 blues song by Memphis Minnie and Kansas Joe McCoy about the Mississippi Flood of 1927. If you like that, check out these other songs of theirs, many also blues covers: Hey, Hey What Can I Do; Traveling Riverside Blues; You Shook Me; Nobody's Fault But Mine (especially on the Page/Plant album No Quarter); Black Dog; Whole Lotta Love; Trampled Under Foot and In My Time Of Dying.

[@kellypedersen9896]

This is a cover of a blues song from the 1920s from an artist called Memphis Minnie: most British rock bands at this time collected old blues singles and tried to update their sounds. And anybody who ever bought a drum kit over the last 50 years will testify, this is one of the first drum patterns you try to hammer down (TRY to . . .).

[@peoplesmedicinedrum9916]

Long List of Zeppelin. Not a bad song in their entire catalog. There are enough songs to go a month of recordings. i listed some below to help you get started. Or you could go through album by album. Start with Zeppelin 1 and go all the way through. Trampled Under Foot Since I Been Loving You Babe I'm Gonna Leave You Bron Yr Aur Stomp Kashmir 10 Years Gone Stairway to Heaven Rain Song Song Remains the Same No Quarter

[@BethBujak]

Thats the best way to listen. 1st Album, Side 1, Track 1, Track 2, etc until you have heard it all. Then do it all over again.

[@danh.5998]

Bron Yr Aur Stomp is such a gem.

[@ld-wl3jz]

Another level is a good description. They encompass all genres.

[@jaime4863]

Such a western outlaw mood from this song I love it so much

[@aspringwind]

My first time seeing your reactions. I had to see you get your mind blown with this tune,

[@Benaboo73]

The harmonica! Just amazing!

[@sarahwaters10sw]

Nothing like that dirty grindy Harmonica playing.... everything these guys put out is gold....

[@anan0moose]

You need headphones, you're missing most of the music. Then listen to I Can't Quit You Baby and The Lemon Song.

[@Miss-ow4ig]

Love you guys, do more Zeppelin reactions kisses from Brazil

[@kf8346]

This song made me realize how much the south has always had to live with hurricanes and floods. Katrina was not the first time that levees broke.

[@jmvillegasjr59]

I saw Led Zeppelin in 1977 at the Fabulous Forum in Inglewood California. I never looked back from that point, on. Absolutely fantastic group. When this song was played, everyone lost their minds. They were just on another level.

[@PonyShow100]

Chris, you got it...it's sexual, "Goin down, going down now...goin down, goin down now!" Rheasia, you right, too...heavy rock-blues, and I could see that GIANT drum beat movin you. Hell yahhhhh! Love you guys.

[@lucasdeaver9192]

At their core Led Zeppelin is a blues band. "When the Levee Breaks" is a country blues song written and first recorded by Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie in 1929.

[@jeroldderushia6300]

React to "Bring it on home" by Led Zepplin

[@deannacrownover3]

This song is a remake from a delta blues song about the Mississippi flood. It's a true story. Led Zeppelin has a heavy Blues influence but transformed it into something timeless!

[@dan112965]

Old song the song dates back to the forties a Mississippi Delta blues classic

[@meldonnelly5274]

You two were born to late to appreciate great music The greatest band ever

[@duicheckpoint_audit]

The face Chris makes sums it all up right there. That's exactly the reaction they were going for. I think they're starting to understand the greatness of Led Zep was all in John Bonham. Bobby and Jimmy where the sizzle and spice but Johnny put it down.

[@fajka1k]

Led zepealean😄 you two crack me up. Keep em coming. Love it.

[@ALI-fx5im]

So fun to see you guys enjoy a classic rock tune! BTW It's pronounced Zeplin. You guys are a trip! Lmao watching you! Keep up the good work!

[@Robisquick]

I love looking at people who I think fit in a certain category break away from preconceived notions and broaden their musical horizons. TOOL, Zeppelin, Beatles, System, Rage are the best of the best of all time.

[@nevermind-he8ni]

This is Stank- faced, crawl on your belly Blues, redefined by masters.

[@eghlin]

"When the Levee Breaks" is a country blues song written and first recorded by Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie in 1929. The lyrics reflect experiences during the upheaval caused by the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927. was re-worked by Led Zeppelin

[@mike129995]

To get that iconic drum sound they put Bonham's kit in a stairwell and hung two microphones one flight of stairs up.

[@elruken1]

It’s really Dope that y’all love Led Zep!!!

[@58andyr]

Subscribed due to your enthusiasm for this great blues classic!

[@Serai3]

Headphones are definitely a good idea with music from the 70's. There was a lot of creativity with how the tracks were recorded, effects that were created specifically for the listeners that were using headphones. On this song, near the end there's a rush of sound that actually moves _around_ your head, but you have to be wearing headphones to hear it. It is unreal! So yes, headphones very much recommended. :)

[@manuelmarcotte7155]

Pls react to Rage aganst the machine "down rodeo"

[@bigcraiggles9838]

With Lyrics pkease

[@michaellorden8150]

Manuel Marcotte I agree

[@Acadian.FrenchFry]

They should do Killing In The Name if they haven't already.

[@jonathancaldwell4195]

Led Zeppelin-Curtis Lowe!!! Great song

[@LarryJnyc]

Totally into how interested you all are in hearing more of the layers. You are right, headphones are key...

[@sereneandkeen]

No Quarter by Zeppelin is another great. Studio or live.

[@spark1545]

I used to love this song. Wait! I still do!

[@carter96281]

These dudes were from England. Back in the 60s and 70s there was a American blues revival and it influenced a ton of Rock bands. This song was later sampled by the beastie Boys for the drums. Zeppelin has been sampled a ton by old school hip hop.

[@ChrisRubeo]

Led Zeppelin can save America.

[@MomofukoU]

Totally fangirling in Dallas. Y’all too cute. My pops bought this album for me. Bad ass

[@lynnduncan-cone9151]

Zeppelin is one of the greatest bands of all time!!!

[@lucasmarchand1987]

This couple is cool as hell.

[@ericdigiovani9546]

This song was written in 1939 and was about the actual levee breaking in Louisiana that's why he says h Got what it takes to make a mountain man leave his home Then he's like going to Chicago bc there were opportunities

[@tootired76]

Chris, You have the best woman in the world for you!! Hang on to her for dear life!! No matter what your argument is she is a gorgeous lady worth keeping around forever!!

[@slap_A_flamingo]

Zeppelin man, got to love them. Listen to No Quarter or Gallows Pole? Highly recommend

[@JayChristy-p7x]

Dave Letterman straight up asked Percy, Pagey & Jonesy if they're the greatest rock band of all time, and all of them instantly agreed. Absolutely

[@camillaGorilla]

One of my crazy head fav of LZ!!!! 👍👌🌸

[@jamieclampitt2186]

I loved your reactions! Every single one of them because that's what this music makes you feel!! I was raised on this shit and all of your reactions were absolutely correct in so many ways.. even the smoke and toke and the sexual one, lol! It makes you feel a million things in such a short amount of time!

[@shineon7641]

Well, that's about as "Rock-N-Roll" as you can get!

[@dalewaterhouse6329]

Classic rock and its best

[@mikewallace3957]

Early development of Rock. More Blues based in those days. Love your channel

[@sandyatherton570]

Levee = Dam Dam is anything. Relationship, Job, Anything

[@___David___Savian]

This is not rock. This is Blues from the deepest part of the soul done very well for four white guys.

[@dwightwest2885]

Listen to The Mars Volta...It's if Led Zeppelin had an angry baby with Santana. They have a similar energy and enthusiasm for rythom and power.

[@lc5929]

You guys are the BEST!!!! Subscribed and told everyone else!!!

[@Astarlett2000]

I love these two!!

[@lawrenceeason8007]

Headphones! 🎧

[@jasonhahn5475]

This song is actually a lyrical cover of a Mississippi Delta Blues song.

[@kati1017]

Your reactions are awesome! You GET IT! This music is beyond amazing! ❤️

[@jenniferberg4491]

You guys are fantastic! I enjoyed watching this so much! Led Zepplin has been and always will be my favorite! Im glad more people are being exposed to their musical geniousness! Listen to your time is gonna come next, please! The intro alone is mind blowing. DO IT!!!