Out On The Tiles - Hip Hop Fan Reacts To Led Zeppelin

[@some_phantom2599]

The strange thing about Led Zeppelin III is that the tracks that initially under impressed are the very ones you eventually return to ...

[@PeterTea]

Lol. Yah. That happened to me too.

[@juliafox7904]

Led Zeppelin III has always been my favourite album - in equal parts it’s magical, mysterious and heavy- and reminds me of the hot summer of 1976 in the English countryside with friends partying.

[@ursgeiser6570]

I feel the same way, the older I get, the more I love the variety of songs on III, which often comes off badly in rankings. They are rather "short" tracks and LZ played few of them live (usually only about 2, rarely more). Depending on the mood, you can choose the appropriate album at LZ. Have fun with all kind of good music!

[@antarcticorb9197]

True.

[@donnadavid1972]

Exactly! Well Said!

[@brezz6759]

That ending groove is so amazing

[@joescott8877]

I just realized it reminds me of one of the riffs--a nasty, filthy one!--in "In the Light."

[@user-pr5tx9ep4m]

​@@joescott8877 Yes! Great call.

[@sthubbins4038]

I think he’s either using a slide at the very end to get that Indian slurring, or maybe detuning the guitar to make the strings boingier (not a word), and then speeding it up to bring it in tune. I don’t know what magic Page is working there, but it’s heavy and groovy as hell.

[@justinsellers9402]

Can't wait 'til you get to Physical Graffiti. That will be a blast. Great video.

[@telebender]

Probably my fave Zep groove. Such a great, underrated track from their catalog.

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

I agree. I like the loose and rough way this is played, its almost sloppy but that just makes it sound like more attitude.

[@user-pr5tx9ep4m]

Always one of those Zep tracks for me - that when I'm into it -- I need to listen to like 11 times in a row.

[@anthonyv6962]

Agree 100% Shame they didn't really play it live. Unless I count scabbing the intro onto Moby Dick or Black Dog. I guess Page plays it with Black Crows on Live at the Greek.

[@davescurry69]

They could groove on that riff for another quarter hour and I wouldn't get sick of it. Bonham's drumming is - a always - incredible.

[@eazy-e8085]

Nailed it. This is for sure the Deep Cut that any dignified Zep fan points to.

[@Dan-zq5wt]

Killer killer riff, and a really funky syncopated drum pattern. But to your point about Zeppelin being Zeppelin, I think what they’re attempting to capture on III comes to fruition on IV and Houses of the Holy. And be ready: the next tracks are all acoustic but they work well. But I kind of agree: Zep’s at their best when they’re tearing shit up and burning it down😅.

[@stevedahlberg8680]

I had forgotten how much I truly love this song. Everything about it is so cool. And that moving line in the verses and then also just the melody and the chord structure of the chorus? If you did that with eighties or even 90s guitars and amps and production values with all the extra compressed distortion and all that kind of thing, that could work almost perfectly as a metal song. To hear them do some diverse things that come off really well, you should listen to some of the stuff off their final album before Bonzo died, in through the out door. They have evolved with the times and they have only gotten better and better at their craft and some of that material on there is just unbelievably great. Fool in the Rain, All of your Love, Southbound Suarez, Hot Dog, Carouselambra, etc.

[@zonacrs]

The ending fade out variance of the riff hooked me the first time I heard this and actually paid attention. Just Jimmy being Jimmy then going on to mix it. Love it.

[@anthonyv6962]

Blind Melon recorded an interesting version of this song. Its not bad.

[@zonacrs]

@@anthonyv6962 From the Encomium tribute album. Have it somewhere...

[@safespacebear]

One of my favorites. Blind Melon did a great cover in the 90s. I usually don't like Zeppelin covers but they did it some justice

[@LeeKennison]

I loved your take Syed, glad you liked it. In my case, this is closer to the bottom of the stack of Zeppelin songs I like. I don't dislike it, which for me speaks of how amazing Zeppelin is to me, so that even near the bottom of my personal stack I can still find things to like about it. But I guess the most amazing thing to me is the huge number of their songs I absolutely love within their very deep catalog. Who knows, someday I may connect with it in a new way and it will rise up in my list.

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

Although it may not be their best song, it has most of the things I like about Zep as a band and it jams out. The only thing about those first six albums that I can see as maybe flawed is that the band were overworked and starting with this album there are signs of that but it’s subtle.

[@LeeKennison]

@@Hartlor_Tayley I agree. It has all the right elements of a Zeppelin song, so I'm not really sure why I don't connect with it like I do so many of their other ones. I listened to it again, to see if I could figure out why. I think it might be just that the chorus (sound wise, not lyric wise) that is a miss for me. I like the verse vibe and groove, and I think if it had a chorus more to my liking I would probably really like the verse sections. But this is a perfect example of why I will never be allowed to sit at the cool kids table. 😉

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

@@LeeKennison yeah it does sound unfinished and a bit rough but it has that fizz, or maybe it’s the band being overworked with deadlines that kept that song more primal. I don’t know.

[@LeeKennison]

@@Hartlor_Tayley I don't think it is a primal thing for me, because I love me some raw and primal rock, which is why I loved Nirvana when they hit the scene. Why I like the garage band sound. Even though we both eat and breath music, you still can't always account for why you don't connect as well with something as you think you should. I can try to come up with musical reasons, but when I look at it tomorrow I will likely think, "well that's a bunch of bs."

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

@@LeeKennison I agree. It can’t be reasonably explained. “Communication Breakdown” was a garage band standard. Everybody played it but nobody could sing it. I think lots of bands rewrote it for themselves and it could possibly be considered a proto punk song.

[@jonathanmurphy3141]

Your comment about a "deep cut track" - yes, this is one that my Brother put on a cassette for me, during college, to get me into the less famous tracks. That was in 1989, before the masters, box-sets. My Brother had some bootleg' including "traveling riverside blues", which got its official release a few years after. When I studied in Europe, a friend was attended that I had "Travlin' riverside blues" on cassette. We went to the USSR in May 1990, to see "that side" and we had to stay in our hotel rooms, outside the official tour. We could get better beer and vodka, in the big tourist hotel, then citizens could get on the street. We discovered our rooms were actually 'bugged'. My friend Lee, did an awesome imitation of Robert Plant, and had blonde curly hair. We had a small speaker set to plug into a cassette Walkman. and, my Brother's Led Zeppelin mix tape was our favorite way to grove, drink, and maybe not be heard,...maybe the Soviet's listening became Zep' fans.

[@sabralocke4904]

One of the best zeppelin songs- raw- drums banging bass and guitar riding it out and plants voice all make it rockin

[@Dan-zq5wt]

This is a deep cut and then there are some incredible deep cuts on Physical Graffiti. That album is so deep and powerful; it’s a whole world created by the magic of Zeppelin.

[@jamestreanor4361]

Two of my favorite Songs are "The Girl I Love Got Long Black Wavy Hair" and "Nobody's Fault But Mine" These are imo the best of Zep

[@z-man2343]

JPJ is leading the way on this one, with Bonzo driving the beat. Jimmy is just following his boys down this ultra-groovy highway.

[@cazgerald9471]

The experimentation and self-isolation in recording this album laid the groundwork for things to come.

[@juliemanarin4127]

And their confidence!!

[@henriettaskolnick4445]

This song is definitely a "deep cut"; it's not one that many would know or recognize as Zeppelin but it does sound remarkably modern to my ear. Its title got its inspiration from John Bonham. Being "out on the tiles" meant you were going drinking. Bonzo had a little tune he'd sing that went "I've had a pint of bitter and now I'm feeling better and I'm out on the tiles. We're going down the rubbers and we're going to pull some scrubbers because we're out on the tiles." Syed, I've no idea if British slang is still the same but Bonzo uses a bit of Cockney rhyming slang so in this case, "rubbers" comes from rub-a-dub = the word "pub". To "pull" means "hook up with" and "scrubbers" are "loose women" (politely). If this slang is still the same and you knew all this, my apologies, but I didn't want to assume. Anyway, that's why Bonzo got a writing credit. If you listen closely, when Robert says, "I'm so glad I'm leaving" there's a voice immediately after that says "stop" and is believed to be Jimmy cueing the next little break and that they either inserted it there to go with Robert's lyric or it happened spontaneously and they just left it in. In later concerts, the opening to this was occasionally used to start Moby Dick or to start Black Dog. This song is a catchy, bouncy tune with a hint of growl and is a lot of fun.

[@joescott8877]

I KNEW I'd heard something about that "stop" moment! Thanks for the reminder of what it was. I am flashing now on the sound of a phone faintly ringing in, I think, "The Ocean"? Anyhow, I used to have a book about Cockney Rhyming Slang, but I DIDN'T know of this Bonzo ditty, ha!

[@henriettaskolnick4445]

@@joescott8877 Yes and like Bonzo's squeaky kick pedal, little bits of studio stuff that got left in was always a delight to find.

[@anthonyv6962]

@@joescott8877 The ringing phone is in "The Ocean" you are correct.

[@dudermcdudeface3674]

I could be talking out of my ass, but I always noticed a surprising resonance between some of these bass chords and a sound that didn't show up again until '90s alt rock. Zeppelin are musical time travelers.

[@juliemanarin4127]

They definitely lead the pack when it comes to...well everything 😂

[@johnscott8904]

I have been into LZ for decades and a day rarely passes that I dont listen to some of their extensive catalogue. I do admit some songs were pushed to the back in favour of others and OOTT was one of them. Then one day in the car it came on and everything clicked, it was like an awakening with all the receptors flashing and I have loved ever since. Thats the beauty of Zep, they never ever fail to amaze and surprise. PS. The extended coda with JB unleashed blew me away.

[@juliemanarin4127]

Me too...I couldn't love them more!!

[@joescott8877]

First, your last name and initials are just fantastic. Second, I couldn't agree more with the phenom of "(re-)discovering" or "freshly appreciating" Zep songs. Took me a while, but I now revere "I'm Gonna Crawl," for ex. Same with another "3" song, "That's the Way." Another "late bloomer" was "Black Country Woman."

[@kathiekinsler]

Thanks for doing a LZ song! I hope you continue ❤

[@ibnmegas]

That's the Way is a great acoustic track. One of my favorites

[@PeterTea]

They can’t all be top tier songs. Even Zeppelin’s “lesser” songs always show an ability to change things up. And a lot of those musical experiments would show up on subsequent songs. Like the next song, Gallows Pole. It starts off slow but subtly picks up pace like another song off of IV, Stairway to Heaven. Even the drums come in later in both songs.

[@juliemanarin4127]

Gallows Pole is fantastic!!

[@randylee9705]

After Zep, Jimmy Page was in several bands and wrote scores for movies. Give "The Firm" song Radioactive a listen. A bit of a Supergroup, including Paul Roger's of Bad Company and Free. Not Zep but fun and Mr. Page finds something different as always.

[@juliemanarin4127]

Jimmy wrote the entire musical score for the movie Death Wish II

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

People tend to overlook this track. Like you said it’s right in that Led Zeppelin zone of power. It jams

[@Fuphyter]

I was 13 in 1970. I've been a music fanatic since I was 7. Love Zeppelin. I love this song!! I know Zep III is a love it/hate it album. I loved it. There were so many diverse and great bands and singer/songwriters that decade. I listened to everything.

[@user-pr5tx9ep4m]

Monstrous Bonham combined with legendary chorus. Mission accomplished.

[@jeffmcelroy5437]

There is a version of this song with the vocals removed that is fantastic too. You can really hear Bonhams feet with the vocals removed. Look for Bathroom Sound.

[@vovindequasahi]

This is a great rocker! Funny thing about III is that it is considered their folk / acoustic album, yet they have some of their heaviest songs on it, like this and Immigrant Song.

[@dntnawall]

can't wait for you to hear "the rain song" your reactions are addicting lol

[@dmCurator]

So catchy 🔥 I obsessed over this one when I tuned in to it

[@Rockhound1943]

"Out on the tiles" the back beat against the riff is amazing. Bonzo is AMAZING on this track so so so under appreciated. Focus on his fills they are so clean and unique. The groove just bounces along.

[@zonacrs]

I knew that ending riff mix up would get Syed. My favorite song on the album. At first kind of a generic Zepp formula song, until you realize there is not a guitar solo to be had. EDIT - and as Syed mentioned it's best appreciated with headphones for the mix. Or old school cranked on a really loud quality home stereo, like back in the day for my preference.

[@camcardow1566]

So, the story goes, John Bonham came up with this groove and in ten minutes of hearing it, Page had the riff. The rest, as they say, is history. Truly underappreciated. The groove is second to none.

[@wpollock1]

You are really right about the deep cuts......this is one of them.

[@joescott8877]

That "special riff" you correctly appreciate is sort of (I think anyway) echoed in a later song, a few albums ("Physical Graffiti") from now, called "In The Light." It is a NASTY mo'fo', too, bro, lol!

[@Dan-zq5wt]

I think Gallows Pole is a great song, Tangerine, That’s the Way. Those are Zep classics, but I think it’s all an appetizer for the next 3 albums. Immigrant Song and SIBLY stand up as all time rock classics. Live versions of these songs on bootlegs are f’n amazing. The How the West Was Won Immigrant Song is crazy, as is the BBC recording. PLEASE listen to a boot of Osaka, 1971. It’s the most blistering rock performance ever recorded IMHO, and it starts with an insane 1-2 punch of IS and Heartbeaker followed by SIBLY. It’s historic and should’ve been professionally released by Page. Also, live Celebration Day versions 1971-1973 blow away the album version. Just look for the outtake from TSRTS on KZbin. So much great stuff left out of the movie.

[@SteveMenardDesignDXM]

The end is reminiscent of The Beatles' Helter Skelter.

[@camcardow1566]

Re: Plant's voice comment. This is about the time in history where Plant's voice changes to a higher octave due to not taking care of his vocal chords. He never gets the growl that he had in LZ 1 and LZ 2.

[@stratfanstl]

I have always liked this song but unlike any other LZ song, I have no idea why. This borrows nothing from any other genre, it just occupies its own space. The space captured in the recording makes it click.

[@joescott8877]

I like that description! Makes sense to me, but, sort of like you, I can't quite explain why.

[@julienmarquet8612]

For sure, LED ZEP 3, was the album that divided the fans, which confused everybody, because of all the acoustic songs, all the experiences! Don't worry, a lot of peoples at the time, and, still, today, are thinking like you! But, as soon as Led zep is playing Led zep, it's magic again! Peoples understand you, probably!😅Led Zep 4, will please you for sure! Pure Led Zep, hard rock again, on Led Zep 4, no acoustic experimentations anymore....😅Peace from France bro 😅✌️👍

[@sensationaldenny]

This is an underrated gem for Zep! You should check out the cover by Blind Melon, it really good, rocks hard!

[@michaelazar4532]

Check out the cover of Out on the Tiles by Blind Melon .... not many bands could do Zeppelin songs justice, but they did ... !

[@Patirot101]

There's only one way to listen to this song it rolls in from the song that's in front of it which is the airplane buzzing from the song Friends

[@vcstaff]

May be a deep cut, but it was well known enough to make it onto Encomium (covered by Blind Mellon).

[@bobguitarlearner8007]

Zep was great. You've really showcased them. Dylan too. Stones as well. Oh yeah, Pink Floyd too. Something feels missing here. I guess it's just another Day In The Life on the channel. That's OK, I'm hanging in While My Guitar Gently Weeps. :)

[@juliemanarin4127]

No no no...I would rather it be Rush!

[@antarcticorb9197]

Waiting for Presence.

[@canucklehead11]

My only complaint with that outro riff is that it's too short. It should have went on for another 5 minutes or more.

[@sytwin2476]

The first two times I heard this album I didn't like it. But after the third time it clicked. Now it's probably my favorite album of them. Espacially the acoustic songs. I often miss them in other albums.

[@verginithe]

one of my fav Zep songs "got me a fat woman that thinks that I'm her man"

[@paulkazakoff9231]

Zep Magic !!

[@goodbyedemocracy5678]

Jimmy Page teamed up with the Black Crows and cut an album of Zep songs. They did a kick ass version of this song. The Crows are most definitely worth a look.

[@zeppelinmexicano]

Not my favorite back in the day, but it grew on me with its relentless rhythm and power.

[@danjohnson2986]

Nice

[@puromichoacan8339]

Suggestion: Led Zeppelin - In my time of dying LIVE at Earl's Court 1975 👇👇👇👇👇 kzbin.info/www/bejne/earchWuanMaJj5o

[@poison3602]

Megadeth has a fairly unique spin on this song you should check it out

[@KenBlair-jp5nz]

They put out 3 albums in less then 2 years Led Zeppelin 1 - 1969 Led Zeppelin 2 - 1969 Led Zeppelin 3 1970 . You need to think of the records as a triple album and put the songs in a different order .

[@scotttrainer9704]

A lot of bands are good at staying in their lane, Zeppelin didn't even use their blinker for changing lanes.

[@olibertosoto5470]

👍🏼

[@Patirot101]

Oops sorry about that made a mistake thinking of the wrong song

[@trendydelquendy]

The drum patterns are properly hip-hop

[@juliemanarin4127]

Aren't they just fantastic?

[@douggiet6179]

The thing your a beat box guy and you don’t understand the incredible diversity of their acoustic work. Again unlike other bands your accustomed to,that fit into a box, Zeppelin is not confined to a certain sound. That’s why their Zeppelin and can be too much for some like you

[@KenBlair-jp5nz]

Wrong Wrong Wrong they did not stray .You are falling into the trap of what so many fans of a band do . Disliking an album because you don't like the direction of the band .Bands that formed in the 60s and 70s were song writers first and used any style of music to create the kind of sound they wanted for the song . Dylan who you love kept on transforming how he wanted his songs to sound . The best description I heard of this album was from a reactor who thought it was Led Zeppelin's take on country music .

[@douggiet6179]

You don’t appreciate great guitar work. Zeppelin cannot be confined to a little music box

[@vicprovost2561]

Agree with you Syed, their 3rd album is a bit inconsistent and after the 2nd album was considered a disappointment with all the guys I hung with in high school. We all loved about half the album but what were they thinking on side 2? Gallows Pole and Tangerine were fine tunes, the rest, not so much. This album is probably my least favorite Zeppelin album other than Coda. Immigrant Song, Since I've Been Loving You and Out On the Tiles save it and make sure it is still a Led Zeppelin album. Tangerine should be a nice change of pave for you, love that song. Enjoy! 🎵🎸🎤🎹🎶

[@kensilverstone1656]

Great heavy metal, singer is a little grating. Lyrics are pathetic.

[@Lexwell_Lavers]

Sometimes Plant's vocals are like nails on a chalkboard to me, like this song. Musically tight always. Plant's screaming voice never resonated with me. I like his voice in a lower, slower bluesy style.

[@LeeKennison]

I was trying to figure out the reasons why this song is much further down in my list of Zeppelin song. I think I was ignoring the obvious, I was not really connecting with Plant's vocals on this one. They are not in nails on a chalkboard territory for me, but more a delivery and tone issue. I typically like his vocal on most Zeppelin songs, but like you I am partial to the bluesy ones. Even though I love a wide variety of their songs, their bluesy ones are my favorites. They are my most listened to band over the years, if you don't count Neil Young as a band.

[@Lexwell_Lavers]

@@LeeKennison I think we've crossed paths on KZbin before 🙂. Neil Young is my favorite artist as well solo or no matter who he's officially banded together with. I own all of LZs albums and have since the 70s. For some reason I haven't listened to LZ much in the last 15 years. Great band. In the 70s and early 80s LZ were on the top of my playlist.

[@LeeKennison]

@@Lexwell_Lavers Yeah, we chatted a week or two ago here on Syed's channel on his Boston video. Not sure how we got to Neil from Boston, but we chatted quite a bit about Neil. You gave a detailed breakdown of your take on his "Southern Man" lyrics. We also talked about our high school years, so maybe that is how we got to Neil. We also talked about the difficulty in ranking bands, since we both put Dylan very high, but Neil tended to stick with us more over the years. I could go on, but hopefully that is enough to trigger the memory, lol.😄

[@Lexwell_Lavers]

@@LeeKennison memory reboot 🙂. I wish more reactors would explore more of Young's work. 🍻

[@LeeKennison]

@@Lexwell_Lavers Yeah, me too. Other musicians know what a major influence Neil has been. And he is always ranked very high on the greatest artists and singer/songwriter lists. He still hears his muse to this day, and regularly puts out new albums. He doesn't care whether people want to hear an old man singing and putting out albums today, he is still going to keep writing and playing songs. But I typically don't push Neil on reaction channels, unless an obvious opening shows itself. I have learned over many years, that Neil can be a tough sell for a lot of people. With his voice (which I love) typically being the reason.