My Friend's FIRST TIME Hearing BLACK DOG?! | College Students' REACTION!

[@johnhughes3214]

Black Dog is THE song I would play for an alien who wanted to understand what rock music is and had never heard rock before. The epitome of rock.

[@oldeskoolnana7543]

I'm flabbergasted older generation had the best ever. You make me so happy. Saw them 5 times. My boyfriend was a Zeppelin fanatic. Try the Strawbs " HERO & HEROINE" Listrn all the way through. You won't be disappointed. ✌️💐🌹

[@jongroubert4203]

Um, I think they did a song called ROCK AND ROLL that would better serve this purpose. In fact, it's the VERY NEXT SONG, dude!

[@fuckamericanidiot]

@@jongroubert4203 Not everyone likes Chuck Berry style rock n roll. Everybody loves Black Dog.

[@deadchannel3274]

@@fuckamericanidiot Some people like traditional style rock and roll more than black dog.

[@jamesclapp6832]

It's blues tho.

[@MasterTapes1960]

What Led Zeppelin did between 69 and 79 can never be achieved again. Their music will forever be timeless.

[@kbrewski1]

Having lived all my adolescent and teen years in the 70s I know exactly what you mean, and their run was incredible. But, I'd still put 1962-1970 by the Beatles impossible to top, considering the timing, history, the influences and way they propelled rock music and songwriting forward in such a short 8-9 years, from innocent pop love songs to psychedelic sound experimentation that paved the way for just about everything.

[@TheDivayenta]

That’s right when I saw them too- at the Winterland in SF in ‘69!

[@danielmarcantuno]

100%

[@zeroceiling]

Keith Richards would disagree

[@markp1549]

Agree - though the first album was recorded around October 68.

[@dnasoff]

When this album was released, I was 14 years old. I went to my friend’s house down the street, and we listened to it in his garage. It was the first time I knew rock n roll had to be really loud to fully appreciate it. It changed my life.

[@mikep6222]

It seems either Led Zeppelin or The Who were life changers for those us from that time.

[@carloscastells755]

I was 12, and only listened to AM radio, which had only played a truncated Whole Lotta Love and Immigrant Song. The summer babysitter brought in the untitled 4th album and assured us this would blow our minds. Black Dog is the first track on side 1. We just sat in awe for the entire side, then it was time for Campbell's tomato soup lunch, then waiting 30 mintes before swimming in the backyard pool.

[@cirenosnor5768]

Mike P - You’re talking about a era where there were a LOT of “life changer” bands. Floyd, Beatles, King Crimson basically giving birth to Prog, Cream introducing us to the power trio…

[@clarencewalker3925]

I was 15 when this song was first released. I heard it on a school bus on my way to class. All we could say was "Far out!"

[@kevinlogozzo3952]

It’s best loud to both hear AND feel the power!!

[@beaux2585]

Four musicians, each of whom could easily (and usually are) placed in the all time top five of their individual instruments and Plant's vocals. I bought their first album within a month of its release and remain awed by their collective sound to this day. I may have grown old but they never will. 100 years from now people will still be stunned by their music.

[@jfk64kennedy95]

John Paul Jones, bassist, is so overlooked, forgotten member, his bass lines are incredible

[@dirtylemon3379]

Their musicianship was off the charts. Like Cream each one was a virtuoso.

[@frankbarnwell____]

Alex lifeson?

[@cirenosnor5768]

Frank Barnwell - What does Alex Lifeson have to do with this conversation

[@dirtylemon3379]

@@frankbarnwell____ What about him?

[@KlingonPrincess]

I can't remember hearing Zeppelin for the first time, the songs are imprinted in my DNA. My soul music

[@darksarcasm4835]

Zeppelin never gets old-every time I listen I hear something new.

[@hippiejane2683]

FYI from Songfacts: A nameless black Labrador retriever would wander the grounds, and the band would feed it. When they needed a name for this track, which didn't have an obvious title, they thought of the canine and went with "Black Dog."

[@Joshuadgog]

True I always remembered that fact

[@edwardmclaughlin719]

@@Joshuadgog fiction myth

[@MadSlantedPowers]

@@lukepepper3949While I did find a reference that lemon is Australian slang for lesbian, I don't think that is what it means in The Lemon Song. The lyrics mention squeezing his lemon until the juice runs down his leg.

[@paulmahon1613]

@@lukepepper3949 what?

[@buzzbomb67]

Derogatory? No, just songs about loving sex with a woman, who he is obsessed with, or perhaps, rather, being obsessed with sex. MIGHT have an argument for calling it misogynistic, but regardless, its about sex.

[@chrismatthews8717]

This song grabs me and slams me against the wall every time I listen to it. It is soooo funky. The main riff was written by John Paul Jones, the bass player. It begins on an off-beat and is rhythmically complex. The drumming pattern is a straight 4/4. So... they are out of sync and out of step but meet up at the end (a polymeter and polyrhythm). Not only that but the song and each verse section begins a capella. Not only are the composition and musicianship astoundingly good but the song is incredibly strong. I first heard this when I was 13, I have aged (I'm 61), it hasn't.

[@claymor8241]

It’s not out of sync, it’s a shift of the phrase by a 16th note on each repeat. The phrase is played the same but the pick up notes are shifted each time.

[@chrismatthews8717]

@@claymor8241 thanks Clay

[@johnv6477]

Listen for the tick..

[@chrismatthews8717]

@@johnv6477 Of course! I was paying too much attention to the tock, silly me.

[@johnv6477]

@@chrismatthews8717 ...I never heard it, years ago, a drummer I knew, he turned me on to the tick..

[@eileendobbs8009]

Bonzo is soooo in the pocket. I think he's my favorite all time drummer. God I love Zeppelin.

[@evillemike2009]

Danger music. Parents, teachers, clergy, cops - everybody freaked out when they realized this was what we wanted to hear. Good one to call back.

[@vincentschmitt7597]

I can hear my mother yelling at me, my brother and our sister to turn it off lol.

[@sirajaxl]

I know I’m dating myself, but when my dad heard Jim Morrison sing “cancel my subscription to the resurrection“ he just about blew a gasket… literally!

[@michaelgreenberg106]

@@sirajaxl Send my credentials to the house of detention!

[@sirajaxl]

@@michaelgreenberg106 Yeah, I don’t think he wanted me to be giving up on salvation quite so soon in life. But unfortunately I had a feast of friends, alive she cried, all waiting for me OUTSIDE!!!

[@lastchild6153]

@@michaelgreenberg106 I got some Friends Inside

[@paulself8698]

Zep at their peak - thank God that I was a teenager able to enjoy this music!

[@tylerhackner9731]

Quintessential Zeppelin! That whole album is 🔥 it’s a desert island disc! Love When The Levee Breaks

[@urbanangst7630]

Great reaction, guys! Never thought that by the time I was middle aged, our generation would still be the coolest. But the music proves it!

[@HamboneWilliams]

That's certainly the product that they are selling...

[@johnthegreek5836]

One of the best rock bands ever, doesn’t get much better than this group

[@sibkiss2009]

We had such great rock music come out, Deep Purple, Cream, Led Zep, Allman Bros, Who, So many more to discover.

[@matthewdrake4385]

I'm pretty sure they covered a good portion of those bands.if not on KZbin, check their Patreon page.

[@paulwood5803]

Why, oh why? Whenever people list great rock bands of the period do they ALWAYS fail to list the second best band after Zeppelin? UFO.

[@matthewdrake4385]

Paul, I can probably answer that question and it’s pretty simple. UFO were more than likely better known in the UK and Europe than in the states.

[@paulwood5803]

@@matthewdrake4385 Probably right, although the Strangers in the Night Live album (one of the best live albums ever imho) was recorded on tour in the states. The also had the misfortune to be around at a time when there were great rock bands around every corner, but their virtuosity across all of the lineup changes, of which there were many, remained, great songs brilliantly written and performed.

[@matthewdrake4385]

That and the possibility they didn’t get as much airplay on radio. Which is while other groups, like Scorpions got the spotlight.

[@stephenhanson3647]

A Boomer talking here. How could someone be into Floyd and NEVER heard Led Zep? And vice versa? To quote the Princess Bride: Inconceivable!

[@stocksgoupward5922]

Who is the Drummer? really?

[@lisalovemc717]

Well stated...absolutely correct. It's like they go hand in hand

[@Allen-in6de]

Yeah I have to agree. I was thinking the same thing.

[@clintonsmith5163]

Well, first of all, he was young at the time. Hell, he's still young. And he didn't say he had never heard Zeppelin. He said he had already heard several of their songs. But not Black Dog.

[@emdusha5590]

Exactly my thoughts.

[@ebooksmaster]

The offbeat section, is intentional and unique, to me it's the best part of the song. At first I thought it was a mistake but then I realized it's creative genius. Who said everyone has to use the same time signature, as long as it works. If I play 5 bars of 4, while you play 4 bars of 5, we're each still playing 20 beats.

[@clbdyc]

Similar to Kashmir. JB plays 3/4 in the rest play 4/4.

[@juliebryne2903]

Keith moon was also a master at this! Moon and bonham used to go drinking together! How scary would that have been?😆

[@Bass_Playa_Two_Point.O]

Black dog is an English term for depression. It was used by Winston Churchill to describe his state of mind at times. I believe that I recall that there was also an old black dog who hung out at the estate at which this album was either recorded or written.

[@twpsy634]

There was at Headley Grange.

[@Bass_Playa_Two_Point.O]

@@twpsy634 I thought so, but without looking it up I wasn't sure.

[@twpsy634]

@@Bass_Playa_Two_Point.O You are also right about Churchill using it to describe his depression, but Zep themselves always talk about how a dog used to hang around during the making of the album.They had their own dogs there, but this one would just turn up. I am an old lady ,lucky to see early Zep live and have never really recovered from it.🤩😍🤩

[@kimmycook2698]

i remember my dad putting his headphones on my tiny head and told me to 'hold on'...best memory ever!

[@straycatttt2766]

I was born in 1963. In the late 1970’s, my friend Ross introduced me to hard rock after school at his house by playing me this album. This first track off the “Zoso” album blew me away.

[@leemcclements8889]

63 for me too!

[@AwesomeBabyBoomer]

'63 here as well. Boston and Styx were my intro to rock, but Zepplin soon followed.

[@escapematrixenterprisejacq7810]

I just missed it born in '69 too little but heard everyone playing Zeppelin in my teens

[@mikeflynn1629]

I listen to this album the day it came out with my buddies in my living room. It was listened to at top volume. My mom only flew in from the kitchen twice to yell at me about the volume those are great days ❤

[@genarogilormino2139]

Four world class musicians coming together to become legends. That's Zeppelin. 😎😎😎😎♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ The same can be said for Queen!!!

[@tokyosteve5187]

Also trained-in-classical-music Condoleezza Rice's "favorite band of all time." I believe she also once said that Black Dog was her favorite Zep tune.

[@pelegrim3264]

The days when the grass was greener

[@kimsullivan5576]

Oh yeah! 🤘

[@Slipperydither]

I was a senior in high school back when this came out. Our school had a common area with a jukebox that played records. We would try to get to it first at lunch and feed it full of quarters and play Zeppelin and Grand Funk and Cream. One kid figured out how to turn it up all the way. I hated high school, but that was a great time.

[@robertacolarette1594]

Those would have been my choices.

[@maryannturton9830]

That was a cool cafeteria! Gotta load up that jukebox before somebody tried to play some disco,lol!😅

[@milt6208]

Class of 73. Black Sabbath Deep Purple Nazareth and the list goes on.

[@michaelivan9066]

When I played this song the first time on my families stereo when I was a teenager my Mother came in the living room and said that it was the sexiest thing she ever heard. She was a big time music fan who loved Motown and Elvis especially. I always laugh when I think about that moment.

[@reliablebow]

Dig….made me smile

[@emilyflotilla931]

My mom just shook her head and walked away!

[@robertacolarette1594]

@Michael Ivan That’s pretty funny. Cool though.

[@cirenosnor5768]

Michael Ivan - Love this. It really is one one of the sexiest pieces of music committed to tape

[@AugieDoggyDoo]

Your Mother was spot on. This is straight-up ridiculous. I have rocked so hard to Zeppelin in my years it is crazy. Still to this day. Thanks for sharing that, it made me smile. I am 56 now and this song as well as most of their music has never been old, not even once.

[@pax61]

Fun to see Andy's eyes start to roll back in his head at the awesomeness of this track. I think this may have been inspired in part by Fleetwood Mac's "Oh Well", which used the same kind of a capella verse lines interspersed with searing guitar lines.

[@brianappleby5112]

Yes actually I hadn’t thought of that before, both great songs but PG did it first I guess

[@cirenosnor5768]

Fleetwood Mac did it first. Oh Well was released in 1969. Apparently, John Paul Jones wrote the riff. Not Page 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@ChicagoBeaver]

I remember getting this album at K-Mart, well I begged my dad to get it for me. He looked it and thank God the album has no long haired band member photos, or he wouldn't have bought me the album. That Black Dog song has always been a little scary for me, as a kid. Thank you for reviewing this, I can't believe you haven't heard this before. Better late than never!

[@old300texan5]

I was only 8 when this came out. Was visiting my cousins for the summer, and this song blew my mind. It was on an 8-track, and after the song played I would click the button 3 more times just to get back to the track that had Black Dog. Been a fan ever since.

[@vernhoke7730]

You guys need to look up the backstory on the title of this song. Oh, yes I'm a fan. Have been for 52 years. You want drums? Check out "Moby Dick", preferably a love version.

[@viclagina347]

They watched the Song Remains Thr Same so Andy now as heard alot of the greatest hit stuff

[@nepatswin]

Bought the first Zeppelin album for my 13th birthday in 1969. so almost 53 years of being a fan.

[@fedupnow61859]

@@nepatswin I was 10. Got it for Christmas. My brother and sister were 6 and 8 years older than me.

[@terrylandess6072]

I'm amazed how both Zepp's and Sabbath's 'drum solo' songs are similar in structure - Moby Dick/Rat Salad. There has always been great talent.

[@davidmiller3168]

I can remember at keg parties, this song playing. When the music stops and the vocals kicked in , everyone would sing out, amazing!

[@peterstephen6596]

I'm in my 50's and when I put the vinal on, my brothers og copy from the 70s' there is a hiss and crackle from the sound of the needle touching down that your hear just before the guitar hits and without that hiss and crackle there's something missing. Classic Love and Respect

[@John_Locke_108]

Two kinds of people in this world. Those who love this song and those who have never heard it before.

[@randymeinholdt4401]

Welcome to the world of music with a real soul.

[@rollomaughfling380]

They've barely scratched the surface of "music with real soul." Led Zeppelin were the progenitors of the '70s corporate-blues radio-rock regime. Real "soul music" came out of GA, Detroit, Philly, Memphis, Muscle Shoals, etc. many years before, not to mention the original blues artists Zeppelin blatantly stole from, especially with this song. Don't get it twisted.

[@lespaulguy63]

first heard this when i was 10 years old! changed my life

[@flash218ily]

The most insane part about this song is that it's not even the best song on the album.....at least not this week!.....the "best song" changes from week to week!

[@willkomnath2560]

It's not even their best album!

[@Joshuadgog]

What’s your favorite? :)

[@willkomnath2560]

@@Joshuadgog This week it's Physical Grafitti.

[@JoeMama-ke1fi]

@@willkomnath2560 Physical Graffiti is pretty steadily my favorite. I agree this isn't even the best song on the album. I would probably put Battle of Evermore, Stairway to Heaven, Going to California and When the Levee Breaks ahead of it. This is a great song but it doesn't even crack my top 20 favorite Zeppelin songs. I wish there were more reactions to their bluesy stuff like I'm Gonna Crawl and I Can't Quit You Babe which are absolute masterpieces from start to finish.

[@flash218ily]

@@Joshuadgog Most of the time, it's "When The Levee Breaks".....last month it was "Stairway" because I didn't hear it in a while!

[@willkomnath2560]

So much to this song. You can hear the faint click on the sticks before they start up the riff the 3 times in the first verse. The snare and the bass drum are basically on the opposite beat of where you expect them to be throughout that turnaround. The guitar and bass riff are on a different groove while the drums are playing straight, then everything magically comes together. The song was named after a black dog wandering around the studio, and we can thank John Paul Jones for this riff!

[@clbdyc]

Yeah. JPJ purposely gave it an off beat so you couldn't dance to it.

[@michaelgarcia2050]

That click was supposed to be muted by the mix engineer, but he missed a few.

[@cirenosnor5768]

Michael Garcia - Was suppose to be muted? Or purposely left in?

[@patclark3024]

Oh, to be able to hear this song again for the first time! Zeppelin was the first band I ever saw in concert, and they are still one of my all time favorites. So glad you guys are enjoying them.

[@eileencastillo6323]

Me as well. I couldn't believe my parents let me go. Haha 😊 I still have the ticket stub. $7.50 😊✌💙

[@shankly4]

And me! 29th November 1971. I was 15 - still the best concert I've ever seen

[@eileencastillo6323]

@@shankly4 💙

[@lakephillip]

I was a Sophomore, in HS, in 1971, and my dad would yell "turn down that screeching".....while I'm rocking out on my Zenith Circle of Sound Stereo.

[@skydog6376]

I’m having a 3rd foot attached so I can play like John Bonham

[@kolbee911]

Is that all you need then??? 😉

[@kashmir6672]

Too fuckin' funny.

[@ziggymarlowe5654]

Back in the day, my crowd called this the human mating song, 😂 Led Zeppelin was not popular with our parents, lol. The timing signature is very intricate, and beyond my music class days of explaining. But suffice it to say that what shouldn't work, works perfectly with Bonham & Page.

[@jefflarkin9619]

On the time signature, exactly. It shouldn't work but it becomes one of twelve dozen hooks in this song. Nothing like it.

[@mikelundquist4596]

There are 2 time signatures... one is 4/4, the drums are 5/4.

[@Fuphyter]

I remember blasting the Rolling Stones "Sympathy For The Devil" in my upstairs bedroom. My dad yelled "turn that down, it sounds like a damn freight train". The "dodoos" got to him.

[@ziggymarlowe5654]

@@Fuphyter 😂Parents' just didn't 'get it' did they? I didn't understand until my kids were blasting rap.

[@Fuphyter]

@@ziggymarlowe5654 yikes...rap lol I do listen to "new" music to try and find something that hits me. I've always had eclectic taste in music. There were so many incredible choices in the 70s. I like Tame Impala and some songs by various artists. Any suggestions?

[@ashliestevenson6823]

I was born in 1956. Best of music in my teens. Nothing has come close, before or after.

[@jerroldjennymichaudzhenmic3966]

The thing I really dig about these reactions is it has me reliving my youth. I can distinctly remember the first time I heard Led Zeppelin lV. My older brother bought the album and invited down to his room in the basement where he plied me with bong hits and then popped it on the turntable. I was a junior in high school. I had already heard Stairway To Heaven on the radio and loved it so I looked forward to hearing the album. I remember being almost a little panicked because it seemed like like rock bands kept upping the ante and this was a major escalation. My dreams of becoming a rock star were being crushed as I couldn't imagine being able to produce music like that.

[@roadrunner3100]

This song was inspired by the Fleetwood Mac song "Oh Well," back when Fleetwood Mac was a blues band. It has the same solo vocal/blistering instrumentation/solo vocal/blistering instrumentation cycle. Page loved it and decided to do a song in a similar vein. "Oh Well' is worth a listen.

[@TheDivayenta]

I adore Peter Green and you’re right! It’s a very similar tune.

[@burtreynolds2969]

Led Zeppelin. 1st album released in 1969, second in 1969! ,3rd,1970, 4th in" 71. Unreal!

[@yambo59]

I grew up in the 70's and man did we have a big music catalog in THAT decade, all kinds of bands from all over the place and we were ROCKIN' !!!

[@astroteech]

Can't believe this was from only 2 years ago. You have both so come to the light since this.

[@douginny]

Love this. Never seen it and I've been with y'all for a while.

[@scottboswell6406]

I believe it's been on their patreon. This is the YT premiere!

[@jcroston3266]

Almost 50 years of listening to this song, I still hear the downbeat where the upbeat is, and I can’t I hear it. I finally actually “heard” it on the Tony Levin Band’s live album, in an instrumental version. There you clearly hear the two different rhythms of the drums and the guitar. It is definitely unnerving but that is what makes it great!

[@roberttaylor7064]

Bonham plays different time signatures on many of their cuts..

[@jcroston3266]

@@roberttaylor7064 of course, but compared with Kashmir which is another one of the turnaround riffs, that’s easy to follow. A lot of people don’t hear the downbeat on this cut where it actually is, but it still works. As a musician, this one drove me nuts knowing I had it backward and couldn’t get it right in my head. I catch up in the chorus part. But the verse has a really tricky rhythm to get right.

[@craenor]

I love that so many Zeppelin songs have the drums and guitar doing this rhythmic dance each around the other only to occasionally collide in the most amazing ways.

[@fourdead552]

Soon as you hear the intro......you never ever forget.....they went over like a Led Zeppelin....still flying....

[@1neruby]

Plant's voice, Bonham's time changes, Jones' guitar, music's trifecta.

[@tonynascar3]

Just another example of how Bonham played... He didn't play the drums; he drove them into the stage!!

[@banjosunshine8190]

Music was their priority. They took care of that first, and in turn it took care of them.

[@marymargaretmoore9034]

You guys HAVE to do Led Zeppelin's "In My Time of Dying", either the studio version or live at Earls Court, 1975. You'll be blown away.

[@tylerhackner9731]

YES! What a jam! Even the 11 minute studio version kicks ass

[@bostonvair]

One of my favorite Led Zeppelin songs. Especially John Bonham's performance. I used to play the "air drums" while blasting this song back in the day. I think the first time they react to this song, ,they should do the studio version.

[@JoeMama-ke1fi]

Any Zeppelin song that starts with the letter i is a masterpiece, In My Time of Dying, In the Evening, In the Light, Immigrant Song, I Can't Quit You Babe...all incredible songs.

[@skripps3439]

They’ve already reacted to this tune over on the Patreon

[@marymargaretmoore9034]

@@skripps3439 Oh, was not aware. I'm not on their Patreon.

[@stannelson8306]

Was fortunate enough to see them in 1977, 17 years old, a blast to say the least!

[@hollygolightly1302]

It's so cool to see young ones loving the music that was my teenage years! ❤

[@Darryl_Frost]

There was a black dog where they were staying when they were writing for this album where they were staying, So this song.

[@kmajor44]

Guitar/Bass = 9/8 Drums = 4/4 9/8 lick 3 times starting on the 1 Then sync with drums with a pattern of 5/8’s. This all equals 4 bars of 4/4 landing on the 1 (A chord sustained). Vocal break.

[@bigbow62]

Back in the day this album was one of many* that was attached to my turntable for many months ! ( * Rush, Bowie, Frampton, Ted Nugent, Be Bop Deluxe, KISS, Tubes, Ian Hunter )

[@robincopeland7535]

Kind of a strange combination, but Led Zeppelin & Parliament/Funkadelic are my favorite bands all time! Such innovators of music & use of instruments

[@bigmoe-specialtylandservic6106]

YES. Stone cold groove!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@nevetstrevel4711]

Yes!!!!!!

[@micheleparker3780]

Makes perfect sense to me...😁

[@primeminister66]

I totally get it! Parliament/Funkadelic is one of my favs and Zeppelin’s way up there as well!!!!

[@primeminister66]

@@micheleparker3780 Me too!!!! The Mothership Connection

[@DontJudasMe]

65 years young here. We had the best soundtrack to our lives. I like these young dudes. I wish I was their age and had this treasure trove of music to discover.

[@matthewdrake4385]

Zeppelin 4 is one of those desert island albums. It's only 8 songs, but all 8 are bangers. There was no filler on the album. I'd say Zeppelin has got to be one of my top 3 or 5 bands of all time. 4 of the best musicians and they complimented each other with the songs.

[@williamnegle6545]

3 musicians, actually.

[@matthewdrake4385]

No, Plant could play a mean harmonica. So 4.

[@williamnegle6545]

@@matthewdrake4385 Yeah, but rarely did, so the vast bulk of their music was performed by just 3 musicians.

[@submandave1125]

Zeppelin 4? All my friends and I simply called it "Old man with sticks on his back."

[@Joshuadgog]

Love this song and has one of the most iconic intros. Hey mama say the way you groove!!!

[@teresakoslosky3053]

Zeppelin rocker! Robert has golden pipes!! Love it!🔥🔥

[@davidgratton8869]

Jimmy Page, John Bonham, John Paul Jones, all fantastic masters of their instruments. But Robert Plant just has that perfect voice with perfect dynamics for all their songs. Great band.

[@REDJR22]

Great reaction guys, thanks for having this one on.

[@EclecticInstinct]

Plant's voice was always an additional musical instrument when needed. The ahs and oohs made your hair stand on end.

[@frankbarnwell____]

Saw the alarm. Okay. Yeah. Get blown away. Bless you

[@patrickmurchison9145]

"The Crunge" is another Led Zeppelin song that illustrates how they masterfully make odd-time signatures Rock-n-Groove!!!

[@deedeeblanscet4433]

Oh, I’d love to see them cover The Crunge!

[@k29-]

This is the song my mom would tell me to turn down because it was making her "teeth hurt".

[@twpsy634]

Love it🤣😂 I was at college in the UK and we would play it from several balconies facing each other at the same time. The warden would go ballistic!

[@strayling1]

It's a great example of just how tight the whole band is. Sometimes the drums hold the beat, sometimes the guitars and they switch it around like no band I've ever heard. "The Wanton Song" is another good one for that stop/start precision timing.

[@dennisheape971]

Saw these guys live Feb 25th 1972. Outdoor concert with 20,000 at Western Springs Auckland N.Z. Just Blew everyone away. My mate and I were about 30 meters from the stage. Something I'll never forget.

[@RockyMtnRebecca]

This was my first Zeppelin song I ever heard. My big brother put me on the floor with the stereo speakers on either side of my head. I think I was about 8 yrs old. After this I had to hear everything they has done up to that point. So my big bro (who was in college then) bought all 4 albums and I kept buying them all till there was no more ..... The best R & R band ever.

[@cirenosnor5768]

RockyMtnRebecca “Kept buying till there was no more” ❤️ I was 12 and got to wait for “In Through The Out Door” to be released…and then there was no more. Bonham was gone and they released the statement months later “We cannot continue as we were”

[@steveandme63]

As a big legged woman, countless times I've had guys quote the "ain't got no soul".. my response has always been "and thats why we devour yours"

[@jtf2dan]

SOOOOOOO many great songs to choose from....Zeppelin are like The Beatles, just great song writing and such a diverse range.....both bands ended too soon......

[@Joshuadgog]

True also rush and The Who are great bands with great lyrics and both bands know how to play their instruments.

[@jamessweet5341]

Disagree with me if you will, the Beatles were epically great, but not on the same level of musicianship with Zeppelin.

[@cirenosnor5768]

James Sweet McCartney is one of the greatest bass players on this or any planet. Zeppelin had great musicianship but their lyrics were a embarrassment compared to the Beatles. No contest

[@bobg8378]

@@cirenosnor5768 I want you, I want you so bad that I have toe jam football in my yellow submarine and I want to hold your hand, you silly meter maid. Great lyrics that I'm sure any 12yo girl can relate to

[@CHAUNCEY.GARDNER.]

Relevent as air

[@tommaxfield6039]

This is THE song that introduced me to the mighty Zep. I was entering high school in 1974 and my journey into rock music had begun! Rock on fellas!

[@swoesteban5570]

If The Beatles were the good sons, Zeppelin was the black sheep of the family. A+

[@Oldschoolnana]

And the Rolling Stones were the Anti-Christs.😂😂

[@johneldridge8678]

This is my favorite Zep song. Love the stop and starts!!! Very unique song. Thanks for reacting to it.

[@alonzocoyethea6148]

Man, u guys shouldv'e seen the parents FREAK when they heard this song...If you wanted to get grounded for a month, just let 'em catch ya going to a Led Zepplin concertt! Good choice, guys--song hasn't lost none of it's thunder in 50 years.

[@kathynicholson103]

My parents were a lot more shocked by Whole Lotta Love and the musical orgasm!

[@CamiMack5616]

You'll notice that drummer John Bonham plays along with guitarist Jimmy Page, instead of with bass player John Paul Jones... that's part of what made Bonzo so amazing.

[@tracycampbell3060]

This looks like before you built your studio. Love your review, your love for Zeppelin!

[@kirkknudsen4278]

The first time I heard this song was on Don Kirshner Rock Concert when I was about 12. Blew me away!!

[@aaronsibley]

this is the first song i can remember hearing when my dad was playing it on his stereo late at night and i was terrified of it

[@AuburnAlum1977]

Always cranked the volume WAY up for this one! 😁

[@vovindequasahi]

This song is SOOO HEAVY! Love it! The faultless time-signature changes are insane..

[@shemanic1]

I am old enough & lucky enough to have seen Led Zeppelin & Pink Floyd (among many others) LIVE many times in their early careers & several later gigs. For you guys to exchange favourite bands is awesome, & shows that music never ages.

[@elgonwilliams7624]

The timing changes in this are unreal!

[@keithmccabe4040]

You guys crack me up! I heard something in an interview, but I think they wanted to write a song that no one could dance to!!

[@XCaliKev]

👍😎 Thanks for releasing that. 👍👍

[@Drummingvulture]

This is my all time favorite song to drum to!

[@bobthebuilder9553]

First Zep song I really fell in love with. Kicks major ass!

[@andre_boulet_guitar]

Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd are 2 of the many artists i think about when it comes to the best late 60's early 70's rock music.

[@RogerWyatt365]

If someone came up to me and said, "I don't understand why all the hype about Zeppelin", I would play them this song. Then, if they still don't understand, I'd be forced to remove them from my life. This (and maybe "When The Levee Breaks", or "Kashmir") is definitive Led Zeppelin. For me, the breaks in the song are a chance to catch my breath before the wave of Bonzo's drums kick back in. And the fact that the different part phase in and out is technically amazing to me. This is one for the ages.

[@BigBass-xf5yi]

You guys truly need to check out Zeppelin’s “How many more times” , “the wonton song” and the “rover”…. Bangers guaranteed…

[@catbutte4770]

An oldie but goodie reaction video! 😽 Brings back good memories. 😺 And I love both Pink Floyd and Zeppelin! ❤️❤️

[@donnaj9769]

Love that you brought this old reaction back! Can never react to Blackdog enough!

[@TexasMagnolia]

Heart loves to perform Black Dog live….It’s Amazing.

[@Octavian7771]

In an interview with Page, he was asked what his legacy would be, and Page answered (paraphrased) that he had brought the unexpected. Page would begin his riff a beat, half beat or quarter beat before the starting downbeat. With Black Dog, the riff starts with the prior half beat. You can hear this off-kilter approach throughout the entire Zep catalogue. The Immigration Song is also a good example, the guitar riff starts a quarter beat prior to the starting downbeat. In another interview, he stated that the songs begin with his guitar riff, then Bonham would mimic Page's riff, with Jones Base, then the vocals. With Zep, everything is based on these quirky off-kilter genius guitar riffs!

[@burtreynolds2969]

John Paul Jones composed the Black Dog riff.

[@lindazee]

Sitting behind the beat is common in jazz, and some of the best were really good at stretching the phrases by several beats sometimes.

[@kilgoringtroutless6295]

Thanks for the drops gentlemen.

[@bigb6046]

In the 70's I used to go to We Buy Guitars or Manny's on 48th Street in Manhattan and there was always a kid trying out an electric guitar playing Black Dog. So many good memories.