SO FUN!! First Time Reaction to Led Zeppelin - "Black Dog"

[@scottcrosby-art5490]

RIP John Bonham, incredible drummer

[@nicknitro4420]

"I Never had drum lessons, I just played the way I wanted, and got black-listed in Birmingham ....." John Bonham 6/21/1975

[@juliemanarin4127]

The greatest ever!!

[@stevedahlberg8680]

Bonzo is one of my favorite drummers ever.

[@Stephen-nd1sx]

I wasn't even better than John Bonham in my dreams!

[@jasonme3557]

@@juliemanarin4127The second greatest :)

[@davidreed6817]

Can you imagine what a cool place 1970's London and the music scene must have been! Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd etc, what a time to be alive.

[@riverdart2068]

and let's not forget The Faces, Humble Pie, Yes, Genesis etc..

[@scottbarr2889]

Black sabbath

[@stewartcross3213]

THE WHO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@brandonshaw2120]

Hendrix before he sadly died in 1970 as well

[@artmanjohn2]

I'm 74 years old and I got to see Led Zeppelin in concert 5 times altogether, first time was at "The Texas International Pop Festival" Labor Day weekend 1969. It was just two weeks after Woodstock but basically the same line up of bands and then some! I had a T-Shirt made a few years ago that says, "I may be old but I got to see all the really cool bands". I grew up in the best of times and that my friends is a fact, I wouldn't trade it for anything! Love your channel, you're my new go-to! ((:

[@MrDMF567]

I’m jealous 😧😂

[@stevedahlberg8680]

I think I've been following you since your first Led Zeppelin reaction, and what's fascinating about you going on a journey like this is that at this point you can really do it justice when you talk about it; it's great. Black Dog is actually a fairly complicated work. I'm glad you shouted out JPJ on the bass because he is always a linchpin in their overall sound. And I like that you noticed how it was harmonizing with the guitar, or rather vice versa, actually, but you noticed it. And then you simultaneously tied it in with John Bonham over there on the drums. All four members of this band functioned like clockwork, like the perfect jigsaw puzzle, and yet it was loose and organic and overflowing with energy and creativity, and it came out easily, despite how ambitiously it's crafted.

[@rwlewko]

Two hundred years from now, people will be discovering Led Zeppelin and will be just as amazed at their incredible music!!!!

[@Seven50ml]

This song was my introduction to Led Zeppelin. I was in Jr high and a high school girl invited me to her room and played this for me. I've loved them ever since.

[@stevelennox8575]

Zep or girls ?

[@j.kevvideoproductions.6463]

@@stevelennox8575 Both, I'm guessing. That's the way it was for me. I was introduced to L.Z. by a 15 year old girl (daughter of friends of my parents) when I was about 11 & a half. Blew my mind.

[@kaishowing]

The partnership between Bonham and Jones forming the spine was the perfect foundation for everything plant and Page did. Once the melody was hung onto the foundation it was allowed to be set free. Along with a handful of other groups, they changed our definition of music forever. Thank you for the reaction. 😃

[@Dave.S.Cramer]

Fun fact: This song is called Black Dog because they were having trouble coming up with a name for the song when they recorded it. And at that time a stray black dog was wandering around the studio. They said that if they didn't come up with a name soon they'd just call the song Black Dog.

[@FlyYogi]

Good knowledge! I believe it is their first original. I could be mistaken, though.🤞🏽

[@DominicNapoli-f1s]

Zeppelin one of the greatest bands of all time

[@davidarwood6264]

One of the greatest songs .....the GREATEST OF ALL great bands past or present.

[@jasonme3557]

Correction. The Greatest.

[@XEZ22]

@@jasonme3557 nope greatest is pink floyd

[@truthenema245]

THE greatest !

[@BanalayerPete1972]

Oh heck, you'll be told off for writing "One of...". Many will insist on either complete allegiance or nothing! I'm with you. Zeppelin are one of my Top 5 bands.😀

[@crichhanson]

I was that teenager back in the seventies. Mom drove me to my first Led Zeppelin concert. Thank you, Stacey!❤

[@BenLapke]

I’m a boomer and I had the pleasure of first listening to Led Zeppelin’s music as it was being released. I also saw them live in 1977. I was listening to them earlier today, and I told my wife we’ll never hear a band this good again.

[@gerrydantone6834]

The rhythmic underpinnings of this song are actually incredibly complex. Counting the beats is not so easy and if you ask me what the time signatures are, I have no idea. Somehow they all arrive at the same place at the same time. Genius! The studio recording is actually much better and plants reaches some notes he does not attempt in the live version. The studio version also benefits from multiple guitar tracks by Page. As always, great reaction.

[@neillenet291]

I'm very fortunate that I got to see them on their last tour in 1977.

[@mongosaqqara]

Me too...San Diego in June

[@neillenet291]

@@mongosaqqara I saw them in may 77. I think they ended the tour in july of that year when robert plants sun passed away

[@mgomez00]

I saw them in the 75 tour.

[@lyndoncmp5751]

Last tour of the US. They played a small tour in Europe in 1980. Last dates in their English homeland was 1979 at Knebworth.

[@neillenet291]

@@lyndoncmp5751 Led Zeppelin's 1977 North American Tour was the eleventh and final concert tour of North America by the English rock band. The tour was divided into three legs, with performances commencing on 1 April and concluding on 24 July 1977.

[@damienmaynard8892]

This and their "Rock and Roll" are still faves to play! .... and "Stairway...", of course. Audiences seem to like our covers/versions too - so much opportunity to improvise and extend! Robert's stage presence, his ad libs and interaction with the audience is a very hard act to follow.

[@davidcooper3871]

Saw them in 1977 at the age of 17. 77,000 people in the Silverdome. We made the Guinness Book of World Records.

[@andrewp7509]

Kirk Gibson was there doing security while attending Michigan State and playing football

[@alonenjersey]

@@andrewp7509 This long time baseball historian NEVER knew that!😮Thanks for sharing1

[@andrewp7509]

@alonenjersey check out the Drew Lane podcast ,he's a baseball fan and knows Gibby ,he jokes around calling him his best friend lol

[@Hella916]

That must have been EPIC!

[@gregquante8864]

I remember exactly where I was the first time I heard this song. Blew me away!!! So much fun seeing other people discovering these songs. Thanks for posting your reaction!!

[@darphaedrus1558]

Led Zeppelin always had such great riffs👌

[@kathyjones3940]

Seen Led Zeppelin 2 times, once in 1977 on April 1, 1977 Toronto, at the Maple Leaf Gardens, then on October 17 , 1980 in Montreal, at the Montreal Forum, and my best friend bought tickets for Robert Plant's solo tour on June 10, 1985 at The Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC, Canada!! Led Zeppelin are truly amazing live and so sexy!! Robert Plant during his solo tour was amazing as well and just as sexy , like fine wine he ages so well! Had front row tickets to all 3 shows!! Going to see Robert on Wednesday Aug 14 at 7:00 PM at The Queen Elizabeth Theatre Vancouver, BC Can't wait!!! ❤️🥰🤘

[@Prsboy78]

Great song and great reaction, Led Zeppelin are one the best combinations of talents that ever graced the rock world. Individually they were so influential as game changers.

[@thedarkotter2295]

My vote for your next Zeppelin reaction/journey is the tune: "What is and What Should Never Be"

[@Eric_L_Laney]

My cousin gave me an 8-track tape of Led Zeppelin in the mid 1970s. I was 16. Another song where you can reality hear Robert’s vocal acrobatics is the 1979 performance of Kashmir. The late John Bonham’s drumming in that performance is exceptionally phenomenal. John’s son Jason was playing the drums in the Kennedy Center Honors dedication performance by Heart.

[@juliemanarin4127]

Yes!!

[@npageejay]

Love the song, loved your reaction, (and loved your cat)! I count myself so very lucky to have seen them back in ‘75. Those were indeed the days!

[@vicprovost2561]

One of their best known hits and another banger from them. From the same album & concert. Do Rock and Roll for another classic. Enjoy pretty lady! YOU Rock. 🎵🎸🎤🎹🎶

[@kirstenstewart5758]

Such a great song, everything Zeppelin does so masterfully. Robert is a charismatic and to use your words, sassy af frontman, which makes watching their live performances that much more captivating. I’m still crushing hard 40 years after listening to my first LZ album, on which Black Dog is the first track.

[@jamescrane2156]

Led Zeppelin - Going To California (Live at Earls Court 1975) [Official Video]. This is an acoustic performance.

[@johnhewett9483]

I love this track. I used to play it in a band and it was very challenging. Several times during the song the drums play in a different time signature and it seems out of time but it all comes back in. Very difficult to concentrate on these sections. masterpiece

[@inkspotinc]

so happy to hear that you are digging them! I saw them 3 times starting in March of 1970. There was nothing like them before or since. so glad you can appreciate and keep the magic going.

[@phila3884]

When you said Plant was "making love to the crowd" you got the whole vibe of what Zeppelin was. They went where the music took them, and it was frequently dripping with s * x!

[@recabitejehonadab2654]

When a young Paul Stanley ( before he started Kiss ) saw Led Zeppelin play live for the first time. He said “I’ll never be that good “.

[@FatTulip.]

Well he was very very correct.

[@dougm659]

Not even remotely close to Mr Page!

[@FredQuimby70]

As good as he was, he was never even close.

[@ThiagodMoraes]

I love Paul and Kiss,

[@alonenjersey]

NOBODY will ever be that good.

[@wallacehurt806]

Love this song its my alarm to wake up in the Morning :)

[@stevepas1]

I was at this concert. Best ever.

[@shaunmoller2997]

The one and only the best band this is Led Zeppelin love your reaction Stacey

[@calanor4130]

Probably my favourite Zeppelin song, got to love that riff and the overall attitude of the song! 🤘 Thanks for another great reaction!

[@jojokrako7818]

Nothing beats a Gibson Les Paul guitar, especially in a pair of exceptionally gifted hands!

[@rogercaruso9337]

Yup I was at all the shows at Madison square garden 1973.🏭🔥🔥🔥🔥🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@leoalonge1982]

What you said in your into was exactly the way you approach music, just let take you where ever it takes you to, and then you can get a greater appreciation of what you just experienced, enjoyed your reaction to LED ZEPPELIN, in my humble opinion these 4 Gods of rock are still shining Bright, and always will, P.S. Loved your cat.,Peace and Love ,on your musical journey.

[@StephenTreloar-ee3dj]

I’m so glad to see you enjoying the incredible Led Zeppelin Stacie, as I have starting with when this song first burst onto my ear drums when a 10 year old in 1971. Perhaps you might enjoy this poem I wrote recently:- Robert Plant, Golden God Jimmy and Jonesey prodigies You were their bard Bonzo brought the thunder But you all worked too hard The world adored you The critics less kind For a kid like me Blew my young mind Your own jet liner Crazy parties, drugs and girls To those outside, a fantasy To you a crazy whirl Your vocal gymnastics Your mighty range Inspired tales of Vikings And many a loving exchange But tragedy was always close Kerac,your beautiful boy gone Accident and throat surgery Then Bonzo, you were done You mourned impossible loss We all mourned Zeppelin But you were far from finished Your music kept givin’ Pictures At Eleven, Principal Of Moments Kept you in our hearts A few projects with Jimmy You never lost your spark Your warm kind smile Your passion for the roots Continue as you tour on With charming Alison Kraus The world will never forget you You’ve been a guiding light While some are stuck at Stairway Your evolution always bright We don’t ever want to lose you But your greatest symphony When you rejoin Kerac and Bonzo For eternity Stephen Treloar May 30,2023.

[@williamcabell142]

This is why the are the GOATS! Great music out there, no doubt. The Boys will never be again! 😉🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😎

[@danielflynm7546]

Hi Stacey, love your reactions to Zeppelin. It reminds me of when I bought my first Zeppelin album. You would love "Going to California. And "over the hills and far away

[@Mark-lq3sb]

Black Dog. Named after a dog that was hanging around the recording studio during their 4th album recording secessions. An early review of a live Led Zeppelin show stated that when Jimmy Page played a solo it was like a chainsaw. Once Jimmy started all hell broke loose!

[@russellclark1803]

I grew up in the 60's and 70's listening to Zeppelin and Floyd. Amazing times. But I could watch you listening to them all day long! In fact I just have. You're so beautiful and engaging ❤

[@Elephant2024-wi2li]

Thanks for resuming the Led Zeppelin journey. Studio version is great also. Always wondered what the meaning and title of the song was. The title is a reference to a nameless black Labrador Retriever the band used to see wandering the Headley Grange studio grounds. Interestingly, the title is never mentioned in any of the lyrics of the song.

[@bernardtamby4133]

Love your reactions. Just as good as Led Zeppelin.❤❤

[@Jayc_e93]

Bonham what a drummer man! he killled it as usual. Hard to see but pretty sure this is the show in New York my dad was lucky enough to see live!

[@targetshootr]

They gave us some great memories back then especially when they came to town.

[@michaelanthony3304]

The two times I saw Zeppelin live they opened with "Communication Breakdown" from the debut album, produced by Jimmy Page and his vision for the band was clearly established.....(Page produced all the Led Zeppelin albums.....)

[@vlj1133]

Achilles' Last Stand, the studio version from the Presence album; The Lemon Song, the studio version from Led Zeppelin II; Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You, the studio version from Led Zeppelin I; Dazed and Confused, the live version from this same 1973 Madison Square Garden show.

[@KardashevIII]

Led Zeppelin Rules…in the past, now and forever!

[@nicknitro4420]

Rock Gods in their prime ..... another live Powerful performance ....from the 70's

[@ronaldsanders9464]

I love that you love them!!! You have just seen real history in the making!!!

[@AngelOfDeath420]

My brother got tickets for the 80 show at the LA Forum but it was in like November. RIP Bonzo

[@willbernstein6596]

Love the Heartbreaker solo tease..my favorite is the tease in Since I've Been Loving you (Paris), and I think that's before they even wrote Heartbreaker. Feel like he had that solo mapped out for years and had to waited for a song like Heartbreaker.

[@markallen682]

Happy to see you enjoy these performances from 1973. You may want to check out some of the performances from their 2007 reunion concert at O2 Arena in London. It's interesting to see how their approach to the music has changed. In 1973, these men were all in their late 20s. At the O2 concert, they were all in their mid-60s. At O2, the drummer was Jason Bonham, the late John Bonham's son. This may be of interest to you. And yes,. they perform "Black Dog".

[@juliemanarin4127]

Please do more live Zeppelin performances!!!

[@PeterDay81]

The title is a reference to a nameless black Labrador Retriever the band used to see wandering the Headley Grange studio grounds. The dog would disappear in the evening and return exhausted in the early morning, before resting all day and repeating his evening sojourns.

[@jazzyboy7784]

I also love Robert Plant and Led Zeppelin...so glad you do as well.

[@keithweist3879]

That's funny you mentioned that. My mom wouldn't let me go see them in MPLS, but my friend from church got to go. Later, my cousin stood in line for 6 hours to get main floor tickets in 1980. I finally got to see Jimmy Page perform in the band The Firm. He did his violin bow solo from Dazed and Confused! So great!

[@Hare_deLune]

When I think of all the music out there that this girl hasn't heard yet... The Pixies, Frank Zappa, Neil Young, Yes, ELO, ELP, REO Speedwagon, Steely Dan, The Grateful Dead, David Bowie, The Pretenders, Joe Walsh, The Eagles, Linda Ronstadt, Parliament Funkadelic, Paul McCartney and Wings, Lynard Skynard, Meatloaf, Hot Tuna, Klaatu, Fairport Convention, Mahavishnu, ZZ Top, Santana, Edgar Winter, The Cars, Steve Miller Band, Manfred Mann, The Kinks, Jimmy Buffett. The list just goes on and on. It's like she's in a little boat, floating on the ocean and sipping it through a straw.

[@rutssy]

Thanks for reacting to this great song Stacey!

[@caseynicholson9190]

Rock Gods! Welcome to the party Stacey! You Rock!

[@stephenmaclean3422]

I was like #1000 after 9 hours. Great job StaceyRPG. Keep bangin with Zepp!

[@BanalayerPete1972]

Surprisingly, this song was left off the live album accompanying the film, but Rock'n'Roll and especially Celebration Day, the first two tracks, make up for the omission.

[@delboy1727]

I love Led Zep (my very first album purchase was one of theirs) and agree that they have an amazing stage presence. However, in the case of Black Dog, I have to say that I prefer the studio version.

[@rutssy]

Happy you enjoyed the song so much Stacey

[@mgomez00]

I read a few years ago that tht "Led" part of the na me was due to Bonham's drumming style. According to the article he was famous for hitting the drums "as heavy as led"

[@timbrown2637]

The Ocean from this show! My Tabby Jerry [ formerly with his brother were Tom and Jerry] was here watching you too!

[@CathyMacLellan-r1o]

After you finish listening to Pink Floyd's The Wall, I hope you'll listen to Led Zeppelin's The Song Remains The Same. It was filmed in 1973 and released in 1976. This, Queen's Live At Wembley, and Talking Heads Stop Making Sense are probably the three greatest concert videos ever recorded.

[@chha6439]

Ha ha I grew up with this. It’s nice to see kids. Listen to it for the first time. It was good times.

[@billreilly7693]

John Paul Jones is one of the top Bass players ever.Check out songs like Thank you, and Rain song just to name a few. Led Zeppelin FOREVER.🥁☮☘

[@jaxwins]

Rock and roll from the same concert is really high energy also.

[@jdbroders64]

I'm a Rock guy and was a teenager in the 70's, and yes, my parents couldn't stand Zep and never mind Black Sabbath! Seriously, Led Zeppelin is the greatest Rock band ever IMHO.

[@kipknee]

Interesting comments about the bass being in the mix. I agree wholeheartedly! Sadly, in Zep's 2007 Celebration Day recording, the bass is almost inaudible, reduced to just a low rumble without any definition. Sad.

[@AlexanderCalderon-kd6mh]

There's something that you forgot to mention that you are...GORGEOUS!😍🥰😍 This is my fave song of theirs!

[@andrepinheiro6424]

Zeppelin rules!🤘

[@xada2397]

Check out Led Zeppelin - Dazed and Confused Live at MSG, same concert.

[@EdA1]

This 1973 performance is iconic, and I was fortunate to be at this show. But you REALLY need to hear the original studio version, MANY may not agree with me, but it blows away the live performance. Roberts voice was so much better two years earlier And the power and excitement of the original studio recording is incredible!

[@Childofbhaal]

The studio is better all but the solo. He was blistering on this live solo!

[@EdA1]

@@Childofbhaal I agree the live solo is great, but I still really love the studio solo. It’s very unique and different than any other solo he ever recorded!

[@shegocrazy]

Robert sounds like he is resting his voice in this performance.

[@chrisowoc3463]

Just for the record this song was written by the basss player, in his head. He didnt write it down. While riding a train thru London. On his way to rehearsal. One of the only song not written by plant and page

[@marcelopessoa4911]

Led Zeppelin, one of the greatest rock bands, E-VER! There's something I use to say: there have been some great, amazing guitarists in Rock History, but 2 among them were outstanding, out of this planet - ET's, maybe? 😅 - "the 2 Jimmi's": Jimmi Hendrix and Jimmy Page! Once I was told that Jimmy Page, having a public discussion with another guitarist, said he had more talent in one of his fingers than that other guitarist in his entire body! Arrogant? Perhaps! But he was absolutely right! And I agree with you: one more great performance by John Bonham (R.I.P.)! By the way, I'm curious: I haven't heard anything about his son's career as a drummer (Jason Bonham)! Jason played drums in a tribute to Led Zeppelin. I'd love to see you reacting to some Led Zeppelin's songs people don't use to react to: "Rock'n roll"; "All of my love"; "The song remains the same".

[@TheRscorp]

I think you would enjoy The Ocean - (Live at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, 7/1973) A really fun one by them.

[@davidcarter4247]

Fun. That was Led Zeppelin live. A lot of that fun came from not being restrained by carefully rehearsed songs. One contemporary band even had the same onstage banter night after night. Every member of LZ could improvise within the framework of the song. Plant was quite chatty between songs and would swap or improvise lyrics based on his mood and audience. Page's solos stretched out and shortened and evolved. The rhythm section, Bonham and Jones, would improvise, keeping it fresh for them and the audience. Whole songs would come and go from one night to the next. No two Zeppelin concerts were the same. Plant was in his day the ultimate rock god. He was sexy, he was charming, he was warm. Jim Morrison from the Doors was very sexual but there was very little charm or warmth.The other front man, Page, put his heart and soul into every performance, strutting about making magic. Who do you watch - Plant or Page? You come back again, which is what people did in increasing numbers until offstage events, such as the death of Plant's son, and the way in which touring drives band members into bad decisions started taking its toll. The fun had faded somewhat when Bonham died and opened the door for the band to exit with its legacy intact. A correct decision too many other bands have failed to take.

[@chrisowoc3463]

I absolutely love when young woman see and hear zepplin and robert plant. Every generation of women fall in love. Hahaha. Rock star

[@draguladirt]

So this is rock and roll - which is actually another song worth checking out (Rock and Roll)

[@oldmanjimh3165]

Remember playing this one loud with windows down and cruisen.

[@greggebhart3305]

That's just good Ole rock n roll

[@garybrenner2801]

Another great reaction Stacey! I've got another Zeppelin request that I think you'll love! It's "How Many More Times" (Danmark's Radio 1969) & it's from the Led Zeppelin KZbin channel.

[@lyndoncmp5751]

The version from the Royal Albert Hall 1970 is even better and longer.

[@Ciaoboy9999]

Stacey, between your love of Pink Floyd and learning about Led Zeppelin, you have got to check the studio version of The Rain Song!!! If Wish You Were Here got your heart, The Rain Song will keep it!!! Love ya, gurl!!!!

[@G8TIC]

Fantastic review ... of a band tnat I have I have had the fortune to meet 🤩

[@Mister_Samsonite]

If you want to see another classic live band, try some early 70's Allman Brothers (Live At Fillmore East). I don't think anyone else matched them at the time. Led Zeppelin didn't have a reputation as the "tightest" live band, but they had those magical moments that came from improvisation. The Allman Brothers were no exception.

[@skatter44]

If you are up for it, they did a 30 minute version of Dazed and Confused from this same concert. The original song was only 6 minutes long on their debut album. It's a total jamfest with about 5 minutes of Jimmy Page doing a solo playing his guitar with a cello bow!

[@DanalynTuthill-yl4hd]

It looks like they took that version off KZbin. I never got to see that version.

[@wulfenii64]

Back in the 80s the only way we could see this show was at the midnight movies. Every other weekend hundreds of us showed up.

[@juanluna6785]

Now you need to listen to the whole live version of dazed and Confused from the same concert/movie is about 26 minutes. Or also whole Lotta love.. The song remains the same/the rain song No quarter and John Bonham drum solo Moby Dick also live in my time of dying and Achilles last stand

[@ChrisLegner-qp1yh]

I credit this song as my introduction to adolescence and teenage hormones. It was an epiphany the first time I heard it. A whole new world was opened up.

[@christopherbiggers7811]

I haven't heard much music that moved like this on first hearing. It's been almost twenty years since I've found any. Led Zeppelin was a vehicle for Jimmy Page to show off his unique style of guitar. Wait till you heear Zep's 'Achilles.." on the 'Presence' album. And 'Friends' on their third album.

[@stefanmodigh6312]

Hi Beauty ! Cool reaction ! 👍👍👍💕🇸🇪😎

[@williamturner3856]

If you love Black Dog - you should listen to "Kashmir - Live at Celebration Day" - you get to hear Zeppelin stick kick ass later in life and John Bonham's son, Jason plays the drums.

[@stotto68]

If you haven't already definitely give the studio album version a listen.

[@philliphowson1937]

One 1⃣ of the great ❤

[@ajhoyt2552]

Robert Plant sounds like an ambulance siren accelerating towards you! It was SO brave at the time - they just make it work!

[@petercocolla2759]

You should hear Hearts Ann Wilson Do this song she does a great job with her sister and the band.

[@TexasMagnolia]

Stacey, new here and just finishing your reactions. May I introduce you to the Greatest Guitarist Ever! The Pride of Texas - Stevie Ray Vaughn. Taken too soon, 33 years ago while going from one show to another, his helicopter crashed. Stevie never forgot the poverty he came from and was one of the most beautiful human beings I’ve ever known. I would love to see your first reaction to be: Life Without You - live from Capital Theater A song written to his late guitar tech. You’ll see how this perfect artist works through tech difficulties and,the beauty of Stevie. Lastly, SRV is always watch live.