LED ZEPPELIN - WHEN THE LEVEE BREAKS | (REACTION!!)

[@timwardle2244]

Welcome to the realm that is Led Zeppelin!! It is vast and wide and must be explored! Enjoy the ride....

[@shmick6079]

One of the greatest tracks by the greatest rock band in history.

[@joshuadeshaies7266]

Hell yeah and HELL YEAH!!¡

[@kevinbrady6075]

@Morbid Angel is better than Death Kashmir?Shithead?

[@Masky5150]

Facts

[@kevinbrady6075]

@@Masky5150 What facts?

[@kevinbrady6075]

@Morbid Angel is better than Death Sue them like Willy Dixon did. asshole what happened?

[@apollo4657]

Led Zeppelin is a GOD tier rock band. Period.

[@Howyodoinn]

*the

[@jishnug1798]

Cries plagiarism... still listens to this... purists should ignore LZ music.

[@SpaghettiWithMeatSauce]

@@ChosenInterval I agree. I don't really see how Morbid Angel can be viewed as better than Death. I don't think MA is bad, just not as interesting. It seems like they never evolved from their sound really either-from the late 1980s to the late 2010s. Death seemed to evolve with every album-better song writing, production, etc. MA might be the better traditional death metal band, but Death is the better metal band overall.

[@cletusbeauregard1972]

More like God is trying to be a Zeppelin-level deity.

[@victoriaswan9041]

Totally

[@edking3772]

Led is the best..and the best funk blues song ever..'Travelling riverside blues'--funky as hell

[@chaost4544]

"Dazed and Confused" is a must listen to song from them.

[@aeddinlewis5713]

Hell yea must do the live version from the dazed and confused set!

[@aeddinlewis5713]

the whole 30 minutes video

[@BobakMASD1]

No Quarter is a must...

[@infam0usalal184]

Since I've been loving you is also a must, especially now he's learning guitar, Page outdid himself on that song, I've been playing for years, started learning it a few weeks ago and it's been a joy to learn, definitely not easy though :')

[@discoskull]

@@aeddinlewis5713 For a first listen, I think the studio version is always the best introduction to that masterpiece.

[@loganbremerman1248]

Led Zep is indeed the greatest rock n roll bands of all time

[@kevinarmitage6114]

Finally you get to the greatest band of all time, and the inventors of metal!!! Its about time.

[@Happyheretic2308]

The majesty, the grandeur and the sheer space in this.

[@ga_ts]

Yeah, Led Zeppelin is the GOAT. We're so very pleased for the fact that they ever existed.

[@Da86pt]

Ladies and gentlemen, the best group in history of rock 💪🏻🤟🏻😍

[@candacemay7187]

Great song! Robert Plant is playing the harmonica - YES!!!

[@MrSadsack56]

for me the harmonica is the song.. the small solo`s thru the song are incredible

[@sicotshit7068]

@@MrSadsack56he’s an amazing harmonica player, wish he played it in a few more songs.

[@brownparsley8140]

The harmonica, vocals and guitars, great stuff. That bass and drum line, WTF

[@theonlyjonah79]

The drums were recorded in a stairwell giving it that unique sound. Also one of the most sampled beats ever.

[@dawnmclaughlin5262]

Foo Fighters song Shame Shame was also recorded in a stairway in an old creepy mansion.

[@jasongraham5648]

Enjoy the ride. I wish I could hear Led Zeppelin for the first again.

[@neutralevil1917]

These drums sound like from the depths of Mordor

[@low-keyautummn5940]

Good ramble on reference

[@pasza_dem]

This song have some best sounding drums ever, this snare is soooooo fucking tasty!!!

[@cheripetty1805]

Recorded at Headley Grange, a workhouse built in 1795 in Headley, Hampshire England. I believe Bonzo placed the drumkit at the foot of the staircase because of the spacious acoustics bouncing off stone walls. Clever placement of the microphones for his drums enhanced the effect. Bonzo was brilliant!

[@Crunchyfrog28]

Bonzo's so amazing

[@baldvale5418]

@@cheripetty1805 Bonzo lead other mere mortals just followed.

[@thisjustanother]

im usually not a fan of snare drums. but zeppelin makes it work SO damn good. if only Metallica took some lessons from here lol.

[@danielrobeson3608]

@@cheripetty1805 I was coming to say the same thing. Lol. I'm just amazed that he was able to identify such a specific sound and drum tone that he was looking for and where to find it. So subtle, but it's that ”trapped echo" sound that really gives this song a special place in rock and roll history.

[@baconwafers4928]

Facts. If you ever turn off Led Zeppelin while it's playing the universe implodes.

[@Chris_Hruska]

I wish it was all original. I used to think it was until I found out how much was just from other musicians. They just made it sound better. They are really good musicians. I just really like originality! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I don’t know, maybe I’ll change my mind tomorrow. I do love music!

[@zebjohnson5118]

So that's what caused "The Mandela Effect" 🤔🤭

[@buddyholly2969]

Mr Wafers? I don't feel so good.....

[@katherinemorelle7115]

@@Chris_Hruska I’d argue that they were original. Because even if they did start with an existing song, they changed it to sound completely different. And their sound was sure as hell original. As original as any music gets, given that it’s always built on what came before. There’s also the thing that back then, IP wasn’t regarded in quite the same way that it is now. It was common for many different people to record the same song- just check out how many people recorded a jazz standard within five years or so. So it’s not surprising that they took an existing song and then made it completely their own. And there’s also the fact that of all the songs that they didn’t write, their version is always the definitive version. Every time. I’d say that makes them original enough.

[@Chris_Hruska]

@@katherinemorelle7115 yea, I just love complete originality, but the more I learn about art the more I see that its all based on something that came before it. Abstract things may be the most original. with music I usually gravitate to artists that sound different and have singers with unique voices .

[@Masky5150]

One of the absolute best Zeppelin jams! Such an intense groove, dirty, raw, absolutely love it. Led Zeppelin, like The Beatles, are in a league of their own.

[@tonyleach3181]

Could not put it better myself

[@larryd4352]

Dude...I have been listening Led Zeppelin since I was a kid! They are rock and roll legends!!!

[@geraldsandlin5180]

The space between your ears is always the best .When it comes to Led Zeppelin.

[@BobS-0727]

The harmonica is criminally good.

[@christerfurberg7720]

The entire album is a masterpiece. Go listen to it, straight through!

[@upstatenydude8322]

It is the one and only LP that I have ever listened to and said "yep, masterpiece, yep masterpiece" over and over again until it was over.

[@davidcerza6587]

Yes it is!

[@kimberlywalker3970]

LZ IV is my favorite Zeppelin album and When The Levee Breaks is my favorite Zeppelin song, period!

[@Spamual2]

The one album critics gave 1 star

[@thejimmy8203]

Led Zeppelin - Kashmir!!!!!!!

[@textank6733]

YESSSSS

[@LydiaTarine12]

@@textank6733 I second this reaction!

[@iliveinthecountry2159]

Yes. Kashmir. Please.

[@HBLADY]

My absolute favorite LZ song!

[@kathy4349]

Someone said...I dont listen to Led Zeppelin very often, but when I do, so do my neighbors!👍🎶🎸🎧♥️😎

[@stefantsarev4442]

Bonzo is considered one of the greatest drummers in history for a reason.

[@a.m.creativ]

@@iav9488 Apparently that's funny? He's not wrong.

[@kdizzle901]

He’s the best in my opinion

[@martinrice5299]

Those single kick drum triplets are legendary.

[@reineh3477]

Yes Boham was a great drummer but this song isn't that hard to play, a lot of it has to do with how they recorded it. Check Rick Beatos video if you want.

[@motis2024]

He’s the GOAT!!!

[@cheripetty1805]

You got that right! Next Level Zeppelin is WAAAAAAAAAY OVER THE TOP of EVERYONE ELSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ~The genesis of genius~ "In the beginning, there was Led Zeppelin. End of Story".

[@ubcphilco]

I just looked and I can't believe you haven't reacted to "Black Dog" by Zeppelin yet! My #2 favorite Zepp song after Levee.

[@brianwest6341]

Led Zeppelin is the summit of blues evolution!

[@juliemanarin4127]

The mighty Zeppelin! Yes the most badass band! Yes more Zeppelin!!

[@christophermorrow9991]

Heart honoring Led Zeppelin at Kenny Center Honors in 2012 is legendary!

[@SuperStarr817]

That performance makes me cry, it's so good.

[@syrriusdenile5225]

This is total “road trip” music. Nothing quite like driving and playing this song. Just watch your speed lol. 👊🏻💥💪🏻❤️

[@zachariahodell580]

Led Zeppelin: "The Song Remains The Same" is a must!

[@43bumpy]

Backwards echo into the harmonica , Jimmy Page is the producer....Genius

[@peoplesmedicinedrum9916]

Extremely Deep Rabbit Hole. It is a very long journey to take, but a great one. They cover many genres from one album to the next. 9 albums. each with their own style. Blues, psychadelic, funk, rock, a little pop toward the end. Many heavy ballads like the Rain Song. A little reggae flare on D'yer Maker. Funk with songs like Trampled Under Foot. Folky tunes like Going to California. Heavy Blues in the first 3 albums. Since I've Been Loving You, You Shook Me, Lemon Song, and many more. Psychadelic with No Quarters. Straight up Thunder Rock with tunes like Rock N Roll, Black Dog, Song Remains the Same, Black Dog, Ramble On, Whole Lotta Love. Killer drum songs with Moby Dick, and Bonzo's Montreaux. You can not find one bad tune over all 9 albums. Take the deep dive. Gods and Legends. Each one are legendary on each instrument they play. Page with the guitar, Plant vocals, harmonica, and tambourine, Bonham on the drums, and John Paul Jones tickles the ivory, plays the bass, and even a mandolin in some.

[@ivanhecimovic8397]

Well said👍 They were not content to just be pigeon-holed as a hard rock band. They stretched the boundaries of music and were not afraid to take on different genres not just from album to album but from song to song. They were like at the cutting edge of music for a decade, true pioneers and everyone else followed. That is why in 2021 the younger generation discovering them for the first time are getting blown away.

[@Arandomperson_online]

Whew 😥

[@sicotshit7068]

Absolutely perfect description of The Mighty GODS Of MUSIC! I love each of them individually, but together, every greatest words there are come to mind.

[@andrewstolpman6743]

The Greatest Rock n’ Roll Band......EVER!!

[@Bluegrass_Sparky]

-In my time of Dying -Bron-Yaur-Stomp -Ramble On (Great Bass line) -Your time is gonna come -10 years Gone

[@miniondave6314]

Ramble On with the LOTR reference. :)

[@griffinchapman7835]

Bron-aur-Aur from Physical Graffiti is great version as well!

[@jeffboldizsar9906]

Ramble On is a perfect song

[@theOriginal-SukieJones]

This is back when music really made you feel.. when music wasn't synthesized or computerized.. aaahhhhhhh.. puff puff =)

[@Choctaw468]

Trampled Under Foot...always been my favorite Zeppelin song.

[@roberttaylor2058]

I can't stop moving my whole body 😁 after 30 years of hearing this song, it still rocks me out - so cool

[@Eowyn187]

Most badass song ever. Every freaking aspect of it.

[@AmethystPrime1991]

You've got to react to Janis Joplin. Her voice was so good. As for Led: Custard Pie, Immigrant Song, Babe I'm Gonna Leave You, Stairway to Heaven, Whole Lotta Love, Kashmir, Black Dog, Since I've Been Loving You, Ramble On, Dazed and Confused, Going to California, Good Times Bad Times, Fool in the Rain, What Is and What Should Never Be, D'yer Mak'er, Communication Breakdown, Nobody's Fault But Mine.

[@Adama85]

Nice list. Agreement here.

[@aykanseymen8637]

in my time of dying :)

[@zephyr835]

I'd add The Wanton Song.

[@eyezwithoutaface5255]

not bad list....where is No Quarter? page is a god

[@robertomanfredi342]

If he reacts to STH the video will be instantly blocked lol

[@kazzaMcFazza]

You want blues? Check out "Since I've Been Loving You". Also Check out the band Larkin Poe.

[@philshorten3221]

If you do Since I've Been Loving You - the live at Madison Square Gardens 1973 is pretty cool 😎

[@anthonykargoglou7205]

@@philshorten3221 not live the vocals are better with the studio version

[@kazzaMcFazza]

@@philshorten3221 i think the studio version would be better for the first time hearing it. Then maybe the live version.

[@jonathanbouthillette753]

I always loved Bonhams squeaky pedale

[@apairofpetducks6203]

SIBLY is maybe my all-time fave Zepp track. So, so good. I love the softly squeaking organ pedal of the original album version, but the BBC sessions version has a killer vocal performance as well.

[@rubbersole79]

Robert Plant on harmonica. And yeah......."dirty".

[@des5592]

Prepare to go down the rabbit hole with Zep! Gotta check out Dazed and Confused or Whole Lotta Love next. 😁

[@danjepsen1581]

Dazed and Confused love that song

[@djentyman4002]

Babe I’m gonna leave you is another incredible song

[@coltonaallen]

"Fool in the Rain" is one of the greatest tracks of all time!

[@iliveinthecountry2159]

Yes. And then there's the even deeper rabbit hole of watching Led Zeppelin reaction vidoes.

[@hamishanderson6738]

'What is & What Should Never Be'.

[@sherrelwilson7354]

“Cryin won’t help ya..prayin won’t do ya no good”#LedZeppelin🖤

[@JoshuaLenerville]

Yes! Finally some Led Zeppelin! Next reaction has to be Achilles Last Stand!

[@zeddgaming1337]

i mean he can react to any led zepp song and it will still be the best song he hears

[@terrytaylor2483]

He's not ready for Achilles!

[@davidcerza6587]

Achilles is great but I still like Ramble On, and Battle of Evermore better.

[@davidcerza6587]

@@terrytaylor2483 😂

[@treetopp5386]

Old man here......I worked on the Mississippi river for 23 years and know this history very well.....and this song has a special place in my life....thank your playing it!!

[@43bumpy]

When Katrina was coming this song was played for 24 hours in New Orleans .

[@bobthebear1246]

This is one of my Top 10 Led Zeppelin songs of all-time.

[@mrod7692]

A good blues harmonica ALWAYS sounds badass.

[@timetoseethetruth3174]

20+ years of my life I have listened to Zeppelin on damn near every format

[@alastairkerr6081]

50 years and still listening !!

[@waynecox3958]

Heartbreaker/Living Loving Maid (She’s Just A Woman). And small fries.

[@jaam9819]

This!

[@thebjd]

One does not listen to Heartbreaker without Living Loving Maid.

[@shelleysparks210]

That is indeed a hamonica. I’ve loved Led Zeppelin for over 50 years. Loved your coverage. Your mom did a good job ❣️

[@brianwest6341]

In My Time of Dying is a masterpiece but then their whole catalog is a masterpiece! Best Band to EVER exist!

[@smith9808]

You’re about to have your mind blown like I did 10 years ago. I was only about 19 when I first discovered them and I was like how the FUCK have I not heard about them. I’ve tried so hard to find anything better, but NOTHING comes close (for my ears anyway) Wish I could do it all over again 😭

[@danielgreen2538]

Just discovered them about a year a ago and I was 19 too don't know how it took me so long either.

[@heatherboardman7004]

Because if your American you just listen to rubbish.

[@eliaskatogyritis2011]

Happened to me 40 yrs ago. still nothing remotely comes close.

[@hpb5495]

"Whole Lotta Love" is Top 5 hard rock songs, ever. Probably Top 3..

[@reineh3477]

It is?? Many other Zeppelin songs are harder to play

[@applesaus395]

@@reineh3477 lol the genre

[@baconwafers4928]

And yes that is pure Rhymin & Stealin. The Beasties loved it that much.

[@patrickschrag3200]

One of their more underrated songs but their best "When The Levee Breaks" "Battle Of Evermore" "No Quarter" And "In The Evening" Are all musical masterpieces

[@MrTexxan8]

Heartbreaker

[@dylanroberts4721]

You shook me​@@MrTexxan8

[@douglasdorman9322]

slide guitar, harmonica, yes, then backward masked, i.e, played harmonica lines, then reversed tape and recorded it, gives it a great tweek and great sound! PAGE A GENIUS

[@stevenhanna2370]

this is blues, and if i recall correctly they recorded these drums from the bottom of a stairwell with the mic at the the top. someone correct me if im wrong.

[@daokayestguitaristunder2061]

Dead on

[@alanp3334]

The intro is also one of the most sampled drum loops in history.

[@steve1991]

You're kind of right, but not a stairwell. This was recorded in a huge house called Headley Grange. When you walk into the house, it has a VERY large wood open area in the foyer and you can see the second floor ceiling from it, and the stairs (against the wall) go up to the high second floor. The mics were tied around the upper level at the bottom of the staircase railing. Bonzo actually played in the foyer, and the echo was picked up by the mics on the second level. Cheers!

[@sueaddison9958]

Best band ever!!!! My kids heard Led Zeppelin every day when in my car😃💗 they grew up with this music. I've listened to them since I was 14! Now I'm 65! 😃🌏🪐💫⭐🙏🌙💚

[@myfavoritedream2149]

First heard Zeppelin when I was 13. I thought all music after would be this epic. Imagine my disappointment.

[@jmacaroni74]

The KINGS of rock and roll. No one can come close.

[@MotoXjunk]

Since I've been loving you is a must listen by zeppelin

[@tomaleshire4145]

I saw Led Zeppelin my senior year in high school(1970)!🔥🤤 My first concert and first acid trip!🤯💯 What a great time it was to be be young and crazy!😁😂🤣❤️✌️

[@toiddiot1629]

Grooooovyyyy!! One of my favorite Zeppelin songs. Very underrated.

[@tricia8617]

Imagine the summer before 9th grade and Led Zeppelin hits the radio waves. Damn it was good to be in h.s. in the 70’s. Sooooo much good music.

[@Mcjosh799]

Led Zeppelin - The Lemon Song

[@1504Shawn]

My favorite song ever

[@bourbonandbeard9721]

The Led Zeppelin version is actually a rework of “When The Levee Breaks” by Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie. They wrote it in 1929. It's about the worst flood disaster in US history. The great Mississippi River flood in 1927.

[@terryhuwe2184]

Oh, you just opened up a giant rabbit hole! Led Zeppelin put out the best music ever. I have every single one of their albums and I love them since the early 70s. They're all geniuses in they're own right.

[@terryhuwe2184]

Robert Plant on the harmonica!

[@ronaldmorgan7632]

Dude, I finally saw them live in '77 and they were just bad ass. That's all you can say.

[@BUM-bz8vc]

Best Drummer Ever PERIOD

[@thomazpacifico5850]

Must listen to Zeppelin's "In My Time of Dying" and "Good Times, Bad Times"!!

[@BonoPlant]

Led Zeppelin, best band ever...

[@unidentified7441]

I love Led Zeppelin. You should really react to more songs by them. Loved this.

[@donnamangrum2149]

More Led Zeppelin please. Since I've Been Loving You. Live at Madison Square Garden.

[@FBodStudios]

Alex: How have I never heard this?! All of us: WE DON’T KNOW

[@laurashepherd2479]

One of my favorites - love Led Zeppelin songs that have the slow build like this one!

[@SpaghettiWithMeatSauce]

ABCs of metal

[@joygernautm6641]

Probably one of the most recognizable drum grooves of all time

[@shmick6079]

Y’all need to read up on how they got the drum sound for this song.

[@stefanmagnus7286]

I saw the KZbin video

[@harrytreakle7986]

I laughed out loud when you smacked your face with the sound effect because your right - there is so much to react to when it comes to Led Zeppelin. They were diverse musicly, hard rock/folk/ blues.

[@anthonysilva6935]

One of my absolute favorite songs of theirs. Way overdue for you to react to them. They have so many great songs!

[@chrissy3938]

ZEPPELIN set the bar so high with this song. It is a Rock & Roll Masterpiece period!!!

[@Biempje]

Ah! Finally Led Zeppelin! I'm a massive Led Zep fan. Please try Dazed and confused, (live MSG) Since I've Been Lovin'' you

[@michelerainey4167]

My momma raised me on them and Black Sabbath, CCR, the Stones and so many more! She is the probably the reason I listen to metal and those bands also open you up to so many different genres. I'm glad you finally got to hear some Zeppelin!

[@Zeplyn2]

The drum beat in this song has been sampled well over 200 times by other artists.

[@cableup1]

When I listened to Zep, Humble Pie (30 Days in the Hole for starters), Yardbirds, early Stones, Traffic, Ten Years After in the 60's and '70's, when I heard the albums for the first time I thought pretty much what you say now. I felt blessed to be experiencing rockers bringing the blues forward to us American kids who until then just didn't get it. Good on ya for "getting it".

[@lilmoneyj1220]

aye bro youve become one of my favorite reactors youre genuine and your reactions are tha best real talk

[@thatbobguy9778]

My favorite Zeppelin song. Great everything in this song... Vocals, guitar, drums, bass, and yes even the harmonica.

[@tomtomthebear]

When they recorded the drums they put the drums in the middle of the cavernous hallway of headley grange then they placed microphones up the staircase to catch the sound....!!!!

[@crimsonclover8314]

Your right! No one can touch them.. All their songs are so different yet you know immediately it's them just by hearing the first few seconds of a song. At least I do! 😁✌🍀

[@GeoZeppelin1979]

Finally some Led Zeppelin.........keep em coming

[@jamescasson9483]

I recall seeing this song described as "nightmarish blues." Plant's gutteral screaming groans after the first 'Chicago' lyric stuck out for me---also that last 2 seconds that sound unique.

[@REBMeTaL]

You should check of Zeppelin’s live version of “In My Time of Dying”

[@DC-ih8bv]

That Bonham bass drum fill..yes bass drum fill...at 8:22 is sick to this day. To maintain that control and tension in the middle of a beat is astonishing at 21 years old and also using antiquated drum pedal springs and what not. A master feat for the whole band also.

[@jonmarrie5026]

In my time of dying by Zeppelin, you'll love it

[@ianfravel5756]

Another song to react to which is another one of my favorite songs from Led Zeppelin is No Quarter.

[@willasacco9898]

I believe that Bonzo’s drums have been sampling extensively, mainly by hip-hop and rap artists. Was that a Scottish accent- it sounded good.