This CRYPTIC 70s Classic is THE STANDARD THAT EVERY Song is MEASURED Against | Professor Of Rock

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@ProfessorofRock
@ProfessorofRock 2 жыл бұрын
Poll: What is your pick for the most mystical song of the rock era?
@redarmysoja
@redarmysoja 2 жыл бұрын
Spill the wine by War with Eric Burdon.
@mournblade1066
@mournblade1066 2 жыл бұрын
"The End" by The Doors, perhaps?
@eightiesmusic1984
@eightiesmusic1984 2 жыл бұрын
The Macarena Los Del Rios. After four pints of lager. Sara Fleetwood Mac November Rain Guns and Roses Hotel California The Eagles
@killrmillr
@killrmillr 2 жыл бұрын
Kansas - Dust In The Wind All Along The Watchtower
@prob6820
@prob6820 2 жыл бұрын
Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procul Harum Nights in White Satin - Moody Blues
@xlDysenterylx
@xlDysenterylx Жыл бұрын
That Heart performance was one of the greatest moments in the history of rock music. Legends honoring legends. That's powerful stuff.
@cannonball666
@cannonball666 Жыл бұрын
I found out just today that Ann Wilson lives less than an hour drive from my house. I felt like I just got blessed.
@Danieltwisner
@Danieltwisner Жыл бұрын
It was great with the full orchestra and choir. Loved it. Very special.
@lowellfultz1990
@lowellfultz1990 Жыл бұрын
Ann Wilson could be the only other artist who could have done the song justice! But RP, JP & JPJ's reaction to the Heart performance was the highlight of the show. The range of emotions they displayed was a great tribute to Heart.
@jamesweldon9726
@jamesweldon9726 11 ай бұрын
Heart plays many LZ songs. At any given Heart concert, you can bet on them playing “Rock ‘n’ Roll” as an encore. I’ve also seen or heard them play "Immigrant Song”, “Battle of Evermore”, "Stairway…”, and many others. Even before their debut album, they were known to be good at playing Led Zeppelin. The Kennedy Center performance, though-I can see why they were freaked out. Not only did they have the honor of playing it for the people who wrote it, but also the President and First Lady.
@ebayauxions
@ebayauxions 11 ай бұрын
Check out Great White's cover of Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
@paulm749
@paulm749 Жыл бұрын
Adam, you are the Casey Kasem of your generation. Your enthusiasm for music combined with your story-telling talent is second to none.
@pamelatyler-kroon1161
@pamelatyler-kroon1161 Жыл бұрын
I am 62 years old, and this song has been with me since I was a girl. I have never grown weary of this tune, and still today, the moment I hear, “There’s a lady who’s sure,” I’m taken back to the days of MY youth, and my heart remembers the hope, wonder and magic that I so completely believed in back then, to the depths of my soul. I still believe in that hope, magic and wonder, and I truly believe that this song is a big part of what has kept that part of me alive. To quote a piece of Cameron Crow’s Sapphire, “To truly love some silly little piece of music, or some band, so much that it hurts.” That love and pain fills my soul as much at 62 as it did at 15. Thanks, guys. I will always love you.
@esmed779
@esmed779 3 ай бұрын
I’m 61
@MSJ_raptor
@MSJ_raptor Жыл бұрын
Ann Wilson cemented her legacy with that tribute. And Zeppelin too. What a moment.
@kevincorbin6273
@kevincorbin6273 9 ай бұрын
So lucky to have grown up with the music of Led Zeppelin and Rush , the GOATS in rock music in my humble opinion
@RussellRobinson971
@RussellRobinson971 2 жыл бұрын
I get chills every time I see Heart honoring Led Zeppelin with their performance and the emotional reaction of Plant, Jones and Page. Their performance was sensational to say the least.
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 2 жыл бұрын
The Heart performance made me…I can’t even type it here. 😢
@kimnach
@kimnach 2 жыл бұрын
Heart was one of my favorite bands in the 70s--so much so that I have about a half dozen live bootleg albums. they were incredible live, as was zep. check out LZ's "Destroyer" recorded off of the mixing board during the concert (I was there) in '77.
@MsRmaclaren
@MsRmaclaren 2 жыл бұрын
Heart killed it at the Kennedy Center!
@heidichristensen7919
@heidichristensen7919 2 жыл бұрын
Me too! It makes me cry, tbh
@cnph7067
@cnph7067 2 жыл бұрын
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 I had to watch it again. Pure artistry! Seeing the bands faces and even the clip of Jason Bonham with his eyes closed how can you not feel the emotion! Epic!!!
@jessearment4598
@jessearment4598 2 жыл бұрын
My father was a musician so I grew up listening to all the greats, and I too was caught listening to stairway on my father's stereo in the front room with the head phones on. My father snuck up on me ( I was NEVER to touch his stereo or equipment without asking) but instead of interrupting me he sat and watched how I was transfixed by the song, staring at the wall quietly tapping out the drums on my leg. Fast forward 30 years and I'm playing all the greats for my children to teach them what real music is. We get in the car one day for a road trip and my daughter starts to complain about the Stevie nicks cd I had on. I asked " you don't like Stevie?" She says " no ,I do, not but I want to hear the song with the pretty screaming." ( She is only 7 her sister 5) I told her to give me more than that to go on and she replied " you know the pretty screaming about the golden staircase." I knew what she meant right away and for 55 miles we listened to stairway to heaven with both my extremely talkative children as transfixed as I was when my father caught me. Probably the quietest raod trip we have ever taken. The only words they spoke were to ask me to play it again when it was over. They are now 3rd generation Zeppelin fans. And will no doubt pass it along to their kids.
@suzannerobbins6293
@suzannerobbins6293 2 жыл бұрын
Love this story! I also had the stereo on all day with tons of 45’s, and albums playing for my daughter. She knew at about age 10 she would be a Music Therapist, and she never faltered! She is now 56, and now working with foster care children for the state! My favorite memory is of her little student who couldn’t communicate with spoken words, so she used music, and sign language to help the handicapped child learn to converse. Your story touched me, and I saw many similarities to things I experienced! Thanks for sharing! 😊
@robertacolarette1594
@robertacolarette1594 2 жыл бұрын
@Jesse Arment That’s such a great story. I can just picture those kids listening to that beautiful music. That must have been a very gratifying experience.
@garfylunds7301
@garfylunds7301 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome story ... Thank You for sharing! Music is transcendent ... touching people of all ages in their souls!
@robertwiles8106
@robertwiles8106 2 жыл бұрын
There is a deleted scene from Almost Famous where they do essentially the same thing, they just sit there and listen to Stairway To Heaven as it unfolds on the stereo.
@ginger7044
@ginger7044 2 жыл бұрын
@josephdavis949
@josephdavis949 2 жыл бұрын
To see Robert Plant cry with Ann's singing of Stairway, gives me chills. Completely awesome respect.
@Taranberk2
@Taranberk2 Жыл бұрын
I really bawled the first time I saw it on KZbin. It’s still causes me to tear up. I think it’s possibly the greatest of all live performances of any song. And to know how much Ann and Nancy admired Led Zep made it even better. Ann got to induct their other favorite band, The Moody Blues, into the rock ‘n’ roll Hall of Fame. It’s so cool when a great band admires other great bands.
@michaelwagner8859
@michaelwagner8859 Жыл бұрын
One of the greatest moments in music... it's hard not to have tears of joy...
@DianeLake-sw3ym
@DianeLake-sw3ym 11 ай бұрын
He actually was tearing over Jason Bonham.. The son of his best friend who passed too soon. Robert always felt a deep pain over Bonzo's death. Seeing Jason wear the bolo hat and the performance overcame him.
@alexmcgowan63
@alexmcgowan63 Жыл бұрын
My facorite story about the Heart version of Stairway at the Kennedy Center, was that the guys invited Jason Bonham to sit with them, and he declined, only telling them that he had a gig. Of course they all understood that "a gig is a gig", so that comes first. It wasn't until they saw him on stage that they found out what the gig was.
@Liz-g3d
@Liz-g3d 8 ай бұрын
Yes my fav cover as well!!! Iconic!!!
@bluelady549
@bluelady549 7 ай бұрын
After listening to "Stairway" for years, I went to my local record shop and bought the 12-string I'd been eyeing since they first got it. I worked there, so I made a deal with my boss to work for "free" until it was paid off. It didn't matter because I had so much fun working there. More money than I made went to support my record collection. I still have those LPs, including that life-changing Zeppelin album. As an aside, my guitar playing never amounted to much; but oh, what a beautiful sound from my $125 12-string.
@paulrogers6037
@paulrogers6037 2 жыл бұрын
The crazy part about the first 4 albums is how frigging young they were. Stairway was recorded in December 1970. Bonham and Plant were only 22 at the time of the recording of the 4th album. Page and Jones were 25. Simply astonishing.
@MyName-pl7zn
@MyName-pl7zn 2 жыл бұрын
Great Point!!!
@robster7316
@robster7316 2 жыл бұрын
Agree. They were immersed in music and a music scene at the time that simply bred creativity. Those were magical days!
@IronSikh44
@IronSikh44 2 жыл бұрын
That’s an amazing observation. You’re 💯 correct.
@michaelfrazia4569
@michaelfrazia4569 2 жыл бұрын
beatles broke up before all were 30.. every beatles song was done while they were in their 20s...these bands all got started so early...love it because they all had that youthful energy
@kcmichelson4528
@kcmichelson4528 2 жыл бұрын
I make the same point about Lynyrd Skynyrd. They wrote Free Bird ages ranging from 18-23 in the band. And released all their albums/hits (before plane crash) before most of them were mid 20s
@iamrodneyy
@iamrodneyy Жыл бұрын
Oh gawd! I was in tears watching Nancy and Ann do Stairway. It was the most incredible rendition! I was amazed and so is everyone I know who saw it. So moving! I think Ann's most powerful moment.
@timdawkins1006
@timdawkins1006 Жыл бұрын
The symphony certainly helped the rendition 😊
@rickdagrexican7351
@rickdagrexican7351 Жыл бұрын
The entire production of that performance was spectacular too. It also brought me to tears. Beautiful from start to finish
@michaelwagner8859
@michaelwagner8859 Жыл бұрын
I couldn't agree more. It brings me to tears every time. Especially seeing the expressions on the faces of the original band members... a timeless moment.
@fnl62fnl62
@fnl62fnl62 Жыл бұрын
Not impressed. Female doing male's key. Had they have it in Dm then it's a different story.
@seamlab8870
@seamlab8870 Жыл бұрын
I believe when Heart started they were a Zep cover band. Sincerest form of flattery. Robert had tears in his eyes as well, it was a very powerful tribute,
@robertsanchez732
@robertsanchez732 11 ай бұрын
I’m 41, and I am a competitive practitioner of Korean sword. In one of our events we are to create a routine with the option of setting it to music. I set my routine to this song. I won a world championship with it. The nuance of the song, helped bring out the nuance of the blade. And the two danced together while I watched from the end of my grip. It was surreal.
@tektoniks_architects
@tektoniks_architects 2 жыл бұрын
Stairway to Heaven is like a "Led Zeppelin Sampler" of everything they had done prior to that track. Acoustic, gentle, mystical lyrics, electric, hard, powerful drums, masterful solo, intense vocal climax.... Stairway has it all.
@bryangirod9173
@bryangirod9173 Жыл бұрын
That performance by heart with Jason Bonham on drums gets me choked up and teary eyed every single time I watch it. The first time I saw it every hair on my body was standing on end and tingles went up and down my spine. And while Jimmi Page was smiling and laughing with JPJ like he was saying "look at these people paying us the homage we deserve", Robert Plant was clearly in awe and the gift being presented to them by the incredible musical talents on stage (Heart, Jason and and orchestra and choir included). The reverence and care, not to mention the spirit and passion all the performers put into his song were not lost on him. As a general rule, I don't like many covers or live recordings. This one has to, at least for me, the greatest performance of a cover song EVER.
@monaross8519
@monaross8519 Жыл бұрын
As a teen in rural Louisiana, I had a transmitting tower a block away from my house broadcasting country music all day. II waited impatiently for the national anthem sign off for the local radio station. Then I was able to get reception for a rock station from Chicago, and was introduced to Stairway to Heaven. Mind blown, changed forever.
@hariatmakhalsa1648
@hariatmakhalsa1648 Жыл бұрын
Probably WLS although possibly WCFL. That was the big midwest station. I once heard it in Montana,
@Heartwing37
@Heartwing37 Жыл бұрын
Grew up in southern Louisiana and had the same experience!
@rmstacy5295
@rmstacy5295 11 ай бұрын
I grew up in Kentucky, and I too waited for the National Anthem to play, for the same reason, I also got WLS in Cleveland Tenn, when i lived there
@DianeLake-sw3ym
@DianeLake-sw3ym 11 ай бұрын
It had to be WLS. I;m in Rockford, IL - about an hour nw of Chicago. They were the biggest rock station of the era
@Fldavestone
@Fldavestone 11 ай бұрын
Lived in Southern Illinois and got wls also
@jackcurtis4906
@jackcurtis4906 2 жыл бұрын
The Kennedy Center performance by Heart deserves it's own feature! With Jon Bonhams son on the drums, the orchestra, the chorus (all in bowlers)- it was magical...
@johntiggleman4686
@johntiggleman4686 2 жыл бұрын
Hear, hear!
@donhaywood6542
@donhaywood6542 2 жыл бұрын
Wish I had been there!
@bobwallis1757
@bobwallis1757 2 жыл бұрын
AGREE
@MsThebeMoon
@MsThebeMoon 2 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah, I've re-watched that several times. Love when the cameras pan in on Plant and Page's faces - their expression and tears in their eyes.
@exectar
@exectar 2 жыл бұрын
YEAH!!!
@douglasscolbert7045
@douglasscolbert7045 2 жыл бұрын
I first heard this on the radio and I was completely enthralled. It made my spirit vibrate. None of my friends had heard it and would not for months. I told them over and over how good it was, but they were skeptical... until, one by one, they heard it for the first time and understood. The song is timeless and magical!
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 2 жыл бұрын
It is one of the greatest stone cold classics.
@debrabollas9982
@debrabollas9982 2 жыл бұрын
“It made my spirit vibrate”, what a beautiful, mystical and powerful way to describe it! That’s exactly how it makes me feel.
@jimpooley2672
@jimpooley2672 2 жыл бұрын
The lyrics are mysterious mystical sounding nonsense -don't get me wrong I LOVE IT - Bowie did the same thing - make it sound deep and meaningful (less) and let the audience decide - probably learned from Andy Warhol (talent free but famous)
@cuellito69
@cuellito69 Жыл бұрын
Goosebumps every time, it never gets old. A timeless masterpiece. I've made sure to pass it to the next generation so they can understand what it is to listen to the hammer of the Gods!
@Chiungalla79
@Chiungalla79 2 жыл бұрын
The most fascinating thing about Stairway to Heaven for me, is that it gets better every time I hear it, and continues to do long after I heard it a couple of hundred times. Starting out as a great song it became a spiritual experience to me at some point.
@billhart9832
@billhart9832 2 жыл бұрын
Adam, today you truly earned your "Professor of Rock" moniker, leading us listeners on the Stairway's journey for the um-teenth time, but with a few new sign posts provided by your patient, insightful commentary, and seasoned with details not well known, now cherished. Well done! Thank you!
@ProfessorofRock
@ProfessorofRock 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Bill! Means a lot.
@danatowne5498
@danatowne5498 2 жыл бұрын
Amen to that!
@kevenrector5321
@kevenrector5321 2 жыл бұрын
I’ll 2nd that. Adam, this is one of your very best. Including your Heart tribute and the interaction story when your Dad discovered you listening to Stairway were the icing on the Cake! Beautifully written and recorded!
@yLeprechaun
@yLeprechaun 2 жыл бұрын
Understated perfectly! He was, as it turns out, worthy to talk on the subject of Stairway.
@TheresaLynKlyne
@TheresaLynKlyne Жыл бұрын
I’m 55 and after my accident in 83 I listened to Comfortably Numb and Stairway to Heaven and they both brought me back to reality. I was so close to ending my life. They still settle me when I’m feeling depressed. Thanks for being you.
@peggybaxter8480
@peggybaxter8480 Жыл бұрын
My sons were born in 76 & 79. They loved the music of the 60s & 70s. Were very seldom tuned in to music of their day. Thank You Jesus!
@HelenBurns-y8c
@HelenBurns-y8c 8 ай бұрын
I'm 80 and it rocked my world. I get chills every time and I've heard it hundreds of times. Zep is in a class by itself.
@Bastion97
@Bastion97 Жыл бұрын
Man, you are an amazing storyteller. The retelling of your father knocking on the door and the one word - just magic. This whole video was fantastic. Thank you.
@johnmclaurin2261
@johnmclaurin2261 2 жыл бұрын
I spent years of my life trying to derive some deep meaning from this epic song. I have finally come to realize that the deep meaning for me has been the hours upon hours of pure musical joy this song has gifted me. Led Zeppelin was very important to me and building my musical tastes. Robert Plant is a true treasure to us all. Even if you hate the band and the sound of his voice they have influenced every aspect of modern music. Led Zeppelin has as big an impact on music as say Mozart or Beethoven, I know that is saying a lot but I personally think it is a fair statement. I can't express how watching someone who derives as much joy from this song as I do warms my heart. Thank you for this one Prof.
@whitebeardskydaddy6756
@whitebeardskydaddy6756 Жыл бұрын
In truth they've been MORE influential and impactful than any classical composer
@kevinboyko600
@kevinboyko600 Жыл бұрын
Reaching into your soul for meaning makes the song a success
@HelenBurns-y8c
@HelenBurns-y8c 8 ай бұрын
It is timeless. It transcends time. It is like a classical piece of music. Bach or Handle.
@nanakoosa1
@nanakoosa1 2 жыл бұрын
I was a teenager in the 70's and heard this song daily, sometimes several times daily, and to this day I love it every time I hear it.
@candicewitzkoske3155
@candicewitzkoske3155 Жыл бұрын
The most talented band in the stratosphere! Never to be equaled.
@petercheuk9019
@petercheuk9019 2 жыл бұрын
I still get goosebumps when I hear Stairway to Heaven after having heard it for almost all of my life. There's no other song that does that to me.
@davidlaw689
@davidlaw689 2 жыл бұрын
I'm no Heart fan but kudos where kudos are due ! They did pull off a great version of it.
@bkilg2509
@bkilg2509 2 жыл бұрын
Fair. I however, can't stand it 😬😬 as a zeppelin fan everyone plays it /just for me/ I have never been able to take it seriously, it's a Zeppelin cliché. It's the same with Charls Dickens's " a tale of two cities" I started to read it late in life and it started with " It was the best of times it was the worst of time"..... I felt like throwing the book out the window. The overuse in pop culture of these two masterpieces ruined them for me. I Feel bad about this.
@Charles-tv6oi
@Charles-tv6oi 2 жыл бұрын
Good but they riped all stuff off. Hear Spirit song. Not 1rst part but second. They riped it. Whole lota lovin' is Small Faces ,You Need Lovin' song. It's like when Beatles riped of Boch (a Lutheran) & his Arioso song. The Beatles just added an extra note at the beginning.
@kaznjude
@kaznjude 2 жыл бұрын
We played it at my o6 year old mother’s funeral’s. She adored Jimmy Page
@kaznjude
@kaznjude 2 жыл бұрын
96 year old
@chriscron5253
@chriscron5253 2 жыл бұрын
Best tribute to Stairway was by Heart at the Kennedy Center Honors when Zepplin was inducted. It was well conceived, well produced, well performed by everyone involved. I love Zepplin's original recording, but invariably after listening to it I dig up this performance and listen again.
@chunkyd5880
@chunkyd5880 Жыл бұрын
They were stepping up to fill some huge shoes in front of some gods of rock and roll. The three surviving members looking down upon them. Backed up by Jason Bonham who was the last connection to their lost brother.
@A.Briggs628
@A.Briggs628 Жыл бұрын
Yes! Robert Plant was in tears! What a performance!!
@StLProgressive
@StLProgressive Жыл бұрын
They also did a great live cover of The Battle of Evermore, on Alive in Seattle and the Singles soundtrack.
@tktimber418
@tktimber418 Жыл бұрын
@@StLProgressive That is probably the only performance of a zeppelin song that is actually better than Led Zeppelin’s. Kind of like Elton John doing Lucy in the sky with diamonds or the Pinball Wizard.
@richardkurtz9661
@richardkurtz9661 Жыл бұрын
I must listened to this album a thousand times in the 70s. It never gets old and I'm still amazed by it.
@padoco73
@padoco73 2 жыл бұрын
Professor, I know it's a long shot you'll read this given that it's 3 weeks after the video dropped, but this video included a particularly great moment for me, and I felt a connection to you in a very specific way. I'm sure many of your subscribers can probably relate. I lost my Dad earlier this year, and the sting of his loss is still very present. He was very conservative during my childhood, although he lightened up quite a bit in his later years. While none of our stories would likely match in context, the emotion of those special moments like your dad's single word of understanding & confident approval do. So I thank you for every time you share stories about your father. On a deeply emotional level, they stir up happy memories of my own. I appreciate you for it, and I hope others do as well.
@lalajohnson7194
@lalajohnson7194 Жыл бұрын
It's awesome seeing how the remaining members of Led Zeppelin accepting the compliment of Heart performing Stairway of Heaven. song. That was great.
@charlieromeo7663
@charlieromeo7663 Жыл бұрын
Great job, Professor. Yes, we’ve all heard it many times on the radio, the reason is simple. Imagery, composition, production, musicianship, the vocal, it really has it all. This song, and the musicians who created it are the standard without question. It’s as close to perfection as humanly possible. I agree the vagueness of the lyrics allow the listener to create their own story every time it’s heard, or just let Plant’s magical voice tell the story. I’d wager this song influenced more musicians and inspired more people to pick up a guitar than any other. There is this band, then all others, period.
@johntiggleman4686
@johntiggleman4686 2 жыл бұрын
The Heart cover at the Kennedy Center is just fantastic. I still tear up when I watch it. And yes, Stairway IS the Holy Grail of Rock. One of your best presentations, Professor.
@martinbrown2268
@martinbrown2268 2 жыл бұрын
The intro’s “definite medieval feel” made me feel like the song has existed for a thousand years and Zeppelin just brought it up to date with electrified instruments. Great Video! Seeing the guys with tears in their eyes while their song is played to them made me tear up too.
@angeladelaat355
@angeladelaat355 8 ай бұрын
My favourite band and yes! Stairway to heaven is the ultimate essence of Zeppelin! ❤
@robintheoutside
@robintheoutside 2 жыл бұрын
Hey Professor, first .. Thank You for all you do, my wife and I love your channel. My first experience with "Zeppelin 4" was on my 12th birthday, Oct 9, 1983. My step father was a very old-fashioned man, in every aspect life, including music. My Mother had the family and some of my friends over for my birthday. It was a Sunday I will never forget. My step father insisted that I open his present first. He was so proud of himself because he had shopped for this present on his own and he hated shopping for anything. I unwrapped the square package and I flipped out. It was Zeppelin 4! All kinds of emotions went through my body and mind. this man whom I thought despised me actually really knew and understood me. With a prideful grin he says out loud "Put it on, let's hear it" which blew me away because since I could ever remember he always called the music I listened to "Garbage" or "The Devils work" I slid the album out of the cover, placed it on my Mom's record player with the diamond tip needle with great anticipation. Within a second Robert Plant belts out "Hey Hey Momma said the way you move, gonna make you sweat, gonna make you grove" and before he could finish my step father jumped up out of his chair, yelled "WHAT IS THIS S**T" ran across the room, smacked the needle off the record, picked it up and snapped it in half. I ran out the door down the street to my uncles, angry and distraught. I told him what happened. He took me by the hand, walked me out to his '69 Cuda and put his Zeppelin 4 8-track in the player and left me alone to listen to it. When it got to Stairway I was overcome with emotions and broke down crying. As Levee started to play my Mother opened the drivers door, sat down and held my hand. When the album was over she said "I'll get you the cassette for your walkman. Your father has no taste in music now come home and have some cake. That album and my step father started a very long childish/teen rebellion that lasted for years and memories I will have for a lifetime! Thank you again for all you do and don't stop being you. Rob
@cosmicHalArizona
@cosmicHalArizona 2 жыл бұрын
Having had a stepson, I appologize for the emotional emptiness we exude.
@robintheoutside
@robintheoutside 2 жыл бұрын
@@cosmicHalArizona no need to apologize. Over the years I've learned that he did the best he could with the tools he was given as child. I now have two sons and a step daughter and the tools he gave me have helped me create a phenomenal bond with all three kids.
@TNT-km2eg
@TNT-km2eg 2 жыл бұрын
Ontario Camp Couple What a remarkable personality ! Wearing a " Proud Dad" shirt ? Can you talk under water ?
@robintheoutside
@robintheoutside 2 жыл бұрын
@@TNT-km2eg Well thank you. And yes, I do have a "Proud Dad" shirt. Both of my sons are remarkable, with one in University and the other well on his way in his career, both creating their own healthy and successful life. As for talking underwater, it is a skill I have yet to master, but do practice in the summer seson while out on expeditions.
@TmanUtube
@TmanUtube 2 жыл бұрын
I remember waiting in the car for my Mum to come back from the grocery shop. I must have been 7 years old. She'd left the radio on & this song came on. I had never been so emotionally affected by one song on my 1st recalled listening. Mum got back to the car just as the song finished & I had tears in my eyes. It still hits me, & I'm happy I still don't know what it all means. ❤️
@laurencetilley9194
@laurencetilley9194 8 ай бұрын
I am 67 years old and these two songs were master pieces from the late sixties and early seventies. Moody Blues Nights in White Satin, and Led Zeppelin, Stairway to Heaven.
@janruss4646
@janruss4646 2 жыл бұрын
I just turned 70 and saw The Beatles in concert. Led Zeppelin, is my all-time favorite. I had that album, don't know where it ended up, but I downloaded Stairway onto my phone and listen to it over and over with my headphones. I have watched The Kennedy Center Honors many times and still get goosebumps. I will stop meandering and put on my headphones. Peace !!!
@mikecarbone828
@mikecarbone828 2 жыл бұрын
I think that “The Rain Song” is one of the most underrated songs that Led Zeppelin ever recorded, and it is also one of their more mystical songs too. I don’t recall you featuring “The Rain Song” before, unless I missed it. Thank you for posting these videos! Please have an excellent and awesome day! ☀️✨
@lyndoncmp5751
@lyndoncmp5751 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent shout there. The Rain Song is definitely in their top ten.
@patriciasamora5600
@patriciasamora5600 2 жыл бұрын
Rain Song and Tens Years Gone are my favorites
@brianwhite7686
@brianwhite7686 Жыл бұрын
@@patriciasamora5600 Oh, Girl . . . I could not agree with you more! I will clarify further by saying this: "The Rain Song" is, BY FAR, my most favorite guitar piece ever composed. "Ten Years Gone" is THE BEST song ever written.
@DanalynTuthill-yl4hd
@DanalynTuthill-yl4hd Жыл бұрын
He did do one on The Rain Song saying George Harrison challenged Jimmy Page to write a ballad. Maybe he did it after this episode. Check it out.
@dhh488
@dhh488 Жыл бұрын
Can't argue with this. It's a song that really stirs one's soul. LZ had many one those, but this is probably the best.
@MrFunnysecurity
@MrFunnysecurity 2 жыл бұрын
I remember hearing this for the first time with my dad when I was 7 or 8. It came on the radio on the classic rock station and we sat in the car in the parking lot of a grocery store and listened to the whole song. Even as a young kid I listened and never felt bored. Timeless classic
@LibyanSoup
@LibyanSoup 2 жыл бұрын
That Kennedy Centre performance is utterly sublime and never fails to give me goosebumps.
@EamonnSeoigh
@EamonnSeoigh Жыл бұрын
I was never into drugs….but this song put me into a place of pensive bliss, distracted from everything else around me. It was that good. That’s all I ever needed….
@GgGg-wn9xv
@GgGg-wn9xv Жыл бұрын
The song is a song for the ages. It survies the test of time. This song says so much for and intertwines in the lives of people at so many times snd levels. It has the ablity to so relevant at so many points in peoples lives its impact on the person and the persons life is immedsurable. People can pinpoint specific moments in life snd history itsrlf when they would listen and think back. It servers for many as a shiny light that you begin to see as you approach a lomg journeys end. It memorizes and hypnotized. Its one of thise songs thst just as soon as you think youve heard all you want and your getting ready to switch the dial your suddenly struck with the inablity to do so. You find your sellf listening till the last nite that Jimmy and Robert lend to this epic fabel. Its a song that not only registars mentally as you listen , but also physically. That by the end you get that sense of exhustion you might feel at rhe end of an epic adventure it leaces you spent has as you think back on what just had occured. Mentally its an onslought of possiblities and outcomes. In the simplest terms Stairwsy to Heaven is a fabel or legend only prestebed to us in and with todays words snd terms. Its a telling story for all of us and is valid in its message at so many pounts in our lives. It tells of the stiry of life and the journey we all must undertake like ut ie not. It talks about the things we seek and how in the end they may not turn out be ad we saw them or that we nay not reach or find out we dont want to reach them. It talks of the adversities distractions and lies you may incounter along the way. It warns of prople and how there are those who's only goal is to stop disrupt or destroy as you try to procede. More importantly if i were to be asked, its a story that has a real message a person should consider. In the simplest terns its asks us to ask outselves as to wether or not what we seek is really what we want or what we should want It points out that in many points of our lifes journey some of the things we sought to aquire were in the end not the best things for us. Its a wsrming to all thst one should be careful in what we want and ask for. It forshadows that the paths we pick for ourselves can and do have a profound impact in what we are and become. In the end it says without saying it that maybe we facing a path on which to procede that we should value the things you have and those you know. That when s person becomes blind ny what ever the disteaction may be the out come may not be as you thought. That what you currentl have and wrr your at it may not be as bad ad you thought. Its a fabel like the fabels from the past. It teaches and warns. Its a story that all people from all walks of life and upbringing may get a thing or to listeing to it.
@libby2012
@libby2012 9 ай бұрын
True poetry
@bicyclevideos
@bicyclevideos 2 жыл бұрын
This is one of the best channels on KZbin. Thank you so much for every episode!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@theycallmethedude.
@theycallmethedude. Жыл бұрын
Well freakin’ done, man! Well freakin’ done. You did this majestic gift from the Gods of Rock the justice it deserves. Chills, man. You had me in tears upon sharing your deeply personal story about your dad. Somewhere in Heaven, he is watching you with that half-smile in approval. Rock on, brother! 🤘🎸🎤🥁🎹🤘
@terencerucker3244
@terencerucker3244 2 жыл бұрын
Sublime. That is the word. I can remember the first time I noodled the chords out on guitar. It just sounded, right. Then while listening with my Pioneer headphones, I was blown away by the drumming. Simply sublime. Every time I hear those opening notes, I realize I am smiling. Thanks guys.
@CashJohnston
@CashJohnston Жыл бұрын
The song itself is like a stairway, getting higher and higher and leading to the climax.
@toothless19375
@toothless19375 Жыл бұрын
Hearts performance blew me away. Chills every time. Best cover
@phillipcates9762
@phillipcates9762 8 ай бұрын
I truly enjoyed Anne and Nancy's rendition of "Stairway" awesome job though I think for all the people on stage it wasn't as powerful as when zep played it live.
@TheCamarosBand
@TheCamarosBand 2 жыл бұрын
I still believe it’s the greatest written, arranged, produced and recorded song ever. It has a magical draw that only those 4 guys could have achieved.
@dianelake7802
@dianelake7802 2 жыл бұрын
You may have explained to me why I still won't listen to Heart's version of Stairway. I love Heart. I love the Wilson sisters. They are a force. But somehow anyone doing certain Zeppelin songs, like Stairway, I can't deal with. and it is probably due to the magic these 4 guys conjured up with this song. With alot of their music. It would not sound right and left me unsettled
@ed056
@ed056 2 жыл бұрын
Greatest Rock Song no doubt. I've head that some old guy named "Mozart" wrote and arranged some good stuff but the original recordings are missing. 😉
@charlotteatwood1164
@charlotteatwood1164 2 жыл бұрын
'Magic'
@exectar
@exectar 2 жыл бұрын
@@dianelake7802 The Zepp guys even said that they WOULD have liked to perform Stairway the way Heart did, but they couldn't transport all the singers around with them on tour. It wasn't feasible (or affordable). They wanted a big crescendo in the middle-end, and the singers gave that added push! You have your own likes, but I love the Heart version.
@dianelake7802
@dianelake7802 2 жыл бұрын
@@exectar I absolutely love Heart. They have been a favorite for years. No one compares to the Wilson sisters. Pure talent. I love Heart. For me it is a matter of not wanting anything to redefine the song of my high school years. So, please don't think I have anything against Heart. Or the music they do. and I am aware that many musicians are very generous with others doing their works - especially when they do a great cover. I just prefer to leave this song in the hands of Led Zeppelin. Only this one song.
@rpg7287
@rpg7287 2 жыл бұрын
As a die hard Zep fan, I’m wondering if my experience with Stairway to Heaven is common. Stairway was the song that got me into Led Zeppelin. I heard others talking about it, and when I finally heard it, I said “Yeah. This is a good song.” And I listened to it over and over. This got me into the fourth album, then the band. But I was new into Zeppelin, and, if asked, would definitely say Stairway was their best song. Then I got deeper into Zeppelin’s discography, and I became more of a Zep aficionado. As a result, my Zep taste became more “sophisticated.” When asked if Stairway was their best song, my response was “definitely not.” It’s a great song and all; but now that I’m more of a Zeppelin expert, I’ve come to enjoy the more obscure songs better. I liked Battle of Evermore better than Stairway on the fourth album. Kashmir and Achilles Last Stand were better. That’s the Way, The Rain Song, and Ten Years Gone we’re all better. I was a sophisticated Zeppelin fan who was in the know. Then, as my Zeppelin fanship matured to its proper level. I looked back at Stairway and realized how silly I’d been. I realized how great the song truly was. I realized why this song was the incredible anthem it was. And I humbly came to the logical conclusion that-yes-Stairway to Heaven really is Led Zeppelin’s best song, even though they have a myriad of others that are almost as good, even though it is “popular.” Yes, I’ve come full circle, back to Stairway because, as far as rock songs go, it is heaven.
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 2 жыл бұрын
Ramble On might be my favorite.
@briansherwood3595
@briansherwood3595 2 жыл бұрын
Sounds almost like my experience getting into Led Zep. A girl I really liked mentioned she liked "Stairway..." & my interest began.
@jerryward3311
@jerryward3311 2 жыл бұрын
Well said.
@Tony-B23
@Tony-B23 2 жыл бұрын
So glad you included my favorite Zeppelin song..."Rain Song". One thing is undeniable...they have created a RIDICULOUS amount of incredible music. Which is best is a matter of preference, obviously, but you have listed some great ones
@stanphillips7277
@stanphillips7277 2 жыл бұрын
My brother was 10 yrs my senior and a bit of a guitar player so I'd heard the main riff from Heartbreaker but, it was Stairway that really started things for me. I related to your story almost right down to the song choices. I'm a lifelong and die hard fan and I'll never get back that first experience with Stairway but, I started to avoid it after the 1st thousand times. Now once every 6 or 8 months I listen to it again. Something just came up but, I could have written most of your comment myself with of course my own personal experiences with Zeppelin. I never thought say "Ten Years Gone" was _better_ but, I did get sick of hearing it 5 times a day and _enjoyed_ some of the lesser known but, truly great songs . Stairway though is ...ya know how movie critics say "A near perfect film" or "A perfect movie" Once you've seen a movie enough times you want a new story right? Even if it's perfect The arts can't be judged like a sporting event right? Stairway resonates with _everyone_ .... it's magic. It's been played to death but it won't die . Right now (I imagine) there's some kid out there hearing it for the first or 4th time that has never heard _anything_ like it and they will never be the same. I still remember. Now I gotta take a leak man 😂 ✌️❤️🎸🎶🙏
@richardatyeo9903
@richardatyeo9903 8 ай бұрын
The night I met my wife in 1974 I danced with her for the first time to Stairway ,and is 50 years later it is still one of my most cherished moments in my life.
@jamesaladits4537
@jamesaladits4537 2 жыл бұрын
I recall getting Zeppelin IV when it was released in 1971. I was 13. I played Stairway over and over while reading the lyrics which were printed on the inside cover. I studied the artwork from the old man hauling sticks to the wizard holding a lantern atop the mountain. I'm recalling these things as I write and haven't seen a Zep IV album cover in years. Yes, Stairway holds a special place in my heart since the first time I heard it.
@stephenhanft1226
@stephenhanft1226 2 жыл бұрын
Led Zeppelin is classic rock's most legendary band of the 70's and "Stairway To Heaven" is their signature song and masterpiece. Back in the 1980's, there was a local classic rock radio station that I listened to. Every Fourth Of July, they would put together a very special countdown called The Firecracker Top 500. It was a listener-voted survey. The listeners would vote and send in a list of their 3 favorite classic rock songs. The radio station would then compile the results which put together their Top 500. They did this annually. Many of the songs would change and their rankings on the countdown would also change. However, there was one constant that remained the same every year. "Stairway To Heaven" by Led Zeppelin finished #1 every year that they did the listener-voted Firecracker 500. That's why I've always said that "Stairway To Heaven" is classic rock's most classic song. Every year, that's how classic rock fans voted.
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 2 жыл бұрын
I’ve heard so many great things about the Firecracker Top 500. I agree with them. Stairway may be in the contender for Best Song of All Time.
@dukecraig2402
@dukecraig2402 2 жыл бұрын
WDVE in Pittsburgh for years has had a similar thing called the "Memorial Day 500", I haven't listened to it in years or checked the results but Stairway and Freebird were always #1 and #2 on their list.
@michaelrochester48
@michaelrochester48 2 жыл бұрын
Sorry I love Led Zeppelin but I am so sorry but I hate hearing that song it is so overplayed. Give me all of my love, immigrant song, for your life any day
@dpjacobs28
@dpjacobs28 2 жыл бұрын
Was that in the San Diego area? I seem to remember that countdown as a kid when I grew up in SD area.
@stephenhanft1226
@stephenhanft1226 2 жыл бұрын
@@dpjacobs28 No, I live in the New Jersey/New York Metropolitan area. However, I understand every city around the country had a classic rock radio station. So, I'm sure you had one in the San Diego area, too, doing a similar annual countdown.
@cojaxart8986
@cojaxart8986 Жыл бұрын
I managed to record ,all be the first 2 mins of the song on my cassette player. But what I did record, I listened to that version of it over and over again with my friend Shawn. We listened to it all the way up the mountain on a ski trip when we were 16. It was the anthem of our ski tripping adventures for years after that. In fact I’m talking to my friend tomorrow and will bring this up to him. He’s recently suffered from several strokes,but aLed Zeppelin always seems to bring us from the grave of old age again and again. Thanks Adam.! You are the bomb!!!
@JoeJohnston-taskboy
@JoeJohnston-taskboy 2 жыл бұрын
Normally, gushing over songs is overwrought and never matches the realty. In this case, this video is 100% on-point. It's been 40+ years since I first heard Stairway and it STILL gives me shivers.
@GarethBeacroft
@GarethBeacroft Жыл бұрын
I have recently become addicted to your channel, really love your insights, opinions and explainations of so much music I grew up on myself and that I have shared with friends, and later on my own children. Stairway was always the last song played at school dances, 40 years later I remember those times each time I hear Stairway, for me that makes it legendary. I have also seeked out many of the covers, noting their own subtleties and twists to the original, my favourite - without trying to come across as blasphemous - is Dread Zeppelin's light-hearted take on this classic, a reggae type rendition with a "tongue-in-cheek" Elvis impersonator supplying the lyrics. It is not for everyone, but still paying homage to this classic. Keep up the great work Adam.
@ElizIndRhythm
@ElizIndRhythm 2 жыл бұрын
I moved from rural Tennessee to Staten Island New York when I was 6, and the radio station played Stairway and Knights in White Satin every night as I was falling asleep. Considering the stress I was under at the time, I found these songs terrifying and hated them. As I grew older, I ignored them for the joys of 80's music. But coming back to Stairway as an adult, I can't help but be swept up and emotionally transformed every time I listen. It's a special experience, and one I seek out rarely to avoid cheapening it.
@skibum914
@skibum914 2 жыл бұрын
Well said... Stairway is truly the HOLY GRAIL of rock and roll. At 59 yrs, I don't know how many times I've listened to it, but I still get emotional with physical goose bumps. No other band's music moves me like the greatest in all history...the one and only Led Zeppelin!
@sethchapman8001
@sethchapman8001 10 ай бұрын
My first memory of Stairway was when I was 15, and I had never actually listened to the song. A girl I had a crush on in school really loved the song, and I was telling her I had never listened to it. so she wrote the entire lyrics down for me, and I read it over and over. The first time I sat down and listened to it, I already knew all the words by heart.
@IronSikh44
@IronSikh44 2 жыл бұрын
There are no words to describe what Zepp were. The chemistry between the players is beyond this realm. They’ve said as much about why replacing Bonzo was not possible. No 2 shows were the same - they never knew what tangent one of them would go out on. The others adapted and brought it back. Zoso is an album where you can here something different or new every time you hear it. I know there’s other albums like that but not too many. Adam - I have to say. The magic of your episodes is that it makes me look and listen from a new perspective. And I’ve heard this song a million times and looked at the album cover about the same. Today it had a different light. THANK YOU!!!! Your dedication and content is one of the best parts of each day. ❤
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 2 жыл бұрын
They’re the greatest band of the 70s, no doubt. They put so many layers to their music.
@revere6968
@revere6968 2 жыл бұрын
We could pick apart all the technicalities and possible meanings of this song all day but, it simply boils down to this; it makes ones spirit soar. From the first I heard it 50 years ago to this day.
@lynnpuhr2099
@lynnpuhr2099 Жыл бұрын
I just finished watching this video and you have SO caught the essence and magic of this song. I could listen to Stairway a million times and not tire of it. Back in the early '80's as a twenty something, I remember a Toronto rock station - Q107 - that had a situation where someone left with the key to the vinyl vault (back when radio played vinyl) and the only song the DJ had was Stairway. They played the song over and over and person after person would call in with requests to play Stairway - it was hilarious. Of course, they played it and played it - for hours until finally someone came back with the key. It was classic - but was more classic was that every time you heard it - you loved it more. You really captured this emotion. It brought tears to my eyes. I'm a music lover - always was; always will be. I truly love watching your channel. Keep up the awesome work!
@robcoventry574
@robcoventry574 2 жыл бұрын
Great cover as always, Adam. You bring back memories for me the first time I hear this song. It was at a high school dance. We had a live band. They were a classic rock band who’s lead singer looked like Robert Plant. Turns out, he was my guitar teacher. Their cover of Stairway connects with me. Of course, not quite the original, but amazing just the same. Made me want to hear it again and again. Since that night, I’ve probably listened to that song a million times. No. I never tire of it. Who would? As for the meaning: my interpretation is there is no intended meaning. As Plant implied, meaning changes with your mood, point of view, context, and age. What doesn’t change is how I feel when I hear it - moved…. Truly moved. When Heart covered it at the Kennedy center, I was moved to tears.
@beatingobesity2410
@beatingobesity2410 2 жыл бұрын
As celebrated as Stairway and Led Zep has been over the years, I still say they are underrated.
@ProfessorofRock
@ProfessorofRock 2 жыл бұрын
Good point.
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 2 жыл бұрын
They’re easily the greatest band of the 70s.
@shawnglass108
@shawnglass108 2 жыл бұрын
I agree..Their catalog is absolutely incredible! No other band has a catalog as loaded with absolutely instrumentally epic and creative songs as Zep. The Beatles catalog may match them in lyrical creativity but the Beatles aren’t in the same league with instrumental talent or creativity.
@tixximmi1
@tixximmi1 2 жыл бұрын
Gentle Giant is underrated. Buckethead is underrated. Zep was never underrated.
@whatsayyew
@whatsayyew 9 ай бұрын
Such a profound and moving song impossible not to get swept up in it. For those who grew up with it it’ll always have that special place inside what it means to them. Anne Wilson’s rendition is spot on the most beautiful ever ❤
@lhobs9782
@lhobs9782 2 жыл бұрын
As a Zep fan since 1975, of course I know that Stairway to Heaven deserves every bit of love and admiration. All these years later, it’s not often my choice of song when I listen to Zep, but every time it plays I find myself completely mesmerized and lost in the music as it pulls you into its magic. Chills every time! Sacred to the soul. ❤️ LZ Kudos Prof. of Rock!
@YashaHarari
@YashaHarari 2 жыл бұрын
Stairway is the stuff of legends ... and we get to hear it for ever more. All these years later, every time I hear it, play it, sing it or just having it running in my head, I hear new things in it and experience new sensations thanks to its remarkable composition and its brilliant use of lyrics, rhythms, melodies, instrumentals, solos, and vocals. If magic exists, Stairway to Heaven is what one of the greatest spells sounds like.
@stookeyslaughter
@stookeyslaughter 8 ай бұрын
Stairway To Heaven and Hotel California are the best mystical songs in my lifetime! Absolute classics. I love watching and listening to the stories on your videos!
@timothyfarner3259
@timothyfarner3259 2 жыл бұрын
I saw Heart in the early '80s... 'Stairway' was their encore! The crowd went crazy! It was the next best thing to seeing Zeppelin doing it! They rocked it.
@Dirt-Diggler
@Dirt-Diggler 2 жыл бұрын
Watching the Kennedy center tribute literally brought tears to my eyes, not so much the actual song but the guys reaction to it, i think they finally got to feel how the rest of us feel when we hear it, beautiful, just beautiful, not a word i often use being a metal head 👍
@Dirt-Diggler
@Dirt-Diggler 2 жыл бұрын
Yep, i just watched it again and seeing Jason playing his dads parts made me cry once again, dam it i should be head banging not wiping tears away 👍
@IronSikh44
@IronSikh44 2 жыл бұрын
Me too. Every time.
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 2 жыл бұрын
Robert Plant’s reaction just had me bawling, it was unstoppable!
@michaelhaller784
@michaelhaller784 2 жыл бұрын
Jack Black brought me to tears of laughter with his perfect homage to the band.
@johntiggleman4686
@johntiggleman4686 2 жыл бұрын
@@IronSikh44 Same.
@PeterStawicki
@PeterStawicki Жыл бұрын
Dude seriously The story about your dad made me cry. Thanks for sharing That really appreciate it.
@Horn517
@Horn517 2 жыл бұрын
The first album I ever bought. It was 1974 and I was 14 years old. My love for rock and roll began that day. Then I saw them at Madison Square Garden June 10, 1977. I thought I died and went to heaven.
@christenawalker2944
@christenawalker2944 Жыл бұрын
We also bought it that year I was 12 and my brother 14 we played that album so often it wore out.
@JohnEBoldt
@JohnEBoldt 11 ай бұрын
My fondest memories of this sacred tune take me back to the wonderful experience of AM radio in the late 60s and early 70s. It seems like every time me and my friends were out in the car late at night, driving back to my hometown after an evening at a nearby larger town, this song would come on the radio. To me, the most mesmerizing part was at the end when Plant somberly and slowly sings "She's buying a stairway to heaven." During the quiet parts, I could always hear the undertones of other distant radio stations that were coming through the late night air. Those signals sounded so mysterious, yet comforting, and added to the song's mysticism. You can't explain what this song is about. It's all right brain stuff that you can easily relate to but words can't describe.
@bonnielacombe9835
@bonnielacombe9835 Жыл бұрын
Just watched this. I graduated from high school in 1974 and Stairway To Heaven was our class song. Trying t find a band that could play it at our Senior Prom was a huge challenge. 😸 This song still pulls at my heart strings and I found myself tearing up one more time watching the part when Heart performed the song for Led Zeppelin at the Kennedy center. Thanks!
@glynnporrino5634
@glynnporrino5634 2 жыл бұрын
I grew up in a family that loved rock and folk music so I must have heard it a 100 times. It wasn't 'til I got bought the CD for my birthday that I actually sat alone and really listened to it, I was captivated by it's beauty then and still haven't heard anything better. Excelent review of a song that changed the world of music forever.
@talesofcinderella
@talesofcinderella Жыл бұрын
It was January 1972, I was 18 and on my way to school when I first heard the song on the car radio. I was stunned at its magnificence as I still am today.
@cutty-sark
@cutty-sark Жыл бұрын
Comparing Led Zeppelin music to music in the last 40+ years! Nothing compares. So fortunate to have grown up in the 60s & 70s and listened as music evolved!
@krisgreenwood5173
@krisgreenwood5173 2 жыл бұрын
In 1970 this was just new rock and roll by a band with a catchy name. Now, it's a classic that is 50 plus years old. Hearing it again sends me back 50 years. I close my eyes and I'm 17 years old again for just a few minutes. (Other than various bones and muscles in my body telling me, wrong !!)
@whitebeardskydaddy6756
@whitebeardskydaddy6756 Жыл бұрын
lol I hear you!
@lalaj5831
@lalaj5831 Жыл бұрын
I am right there with you!
@xannith9533
@xannith9533 Жыл бұрын
In 1979 my parents had split up and my dad remarried to a ready made replacement family. I struggled with the decision to move in with my alcoholic mother and my grandma and the night I finally made that decision my stomach was in such knots that I actually threw up. As I was sitting alone in my uncles bedroom, I picked up his Zeppelin 4 album. I didn’t know it then but music would get me through that tough, tough time. Zeppelin was a huge part of that.
@chairk4119
@chairk4119 2 жыл бұрын
This album was my cure all when I was pregnant. I was sick all 9 months. Every time it was was so bad. I would put this cassette in and my baby would mellow as would my sickness. Have to say this album made that pregnancy bearable.
@ReverendDr.Thomas
@ReverendDr.Thomas 2 жыл бұрын
Boy or girl? 🍼
@froggycroaked1603
@froggycroaked1603 2 жыл бұрын
Your child is now blessed with quality music and hopefully carries it on to future genes.
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 2 жыл бұрын
Sorry you went through that. Pregnancy can be tough.
@timbrady6473
@timbrady6473 2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful story. Not the sickness of course.
@shelleyking8450
@shelleyking8450 Жыл бұрын
The way they smoothly, gradually, unstoppably increase the tempo and earnestness of the song is unequaled by ANYTHING else in music. Pure inventiveness that draws you in and MAKES you part of it. It ALSO makes people interpret it how they wish.
@wglide444
@wglide444 Жыл бұрын
I'm 65 and it is still my all-time favorite song from my all-time favorite band. I got the album when I first started reading Tolkien and much of it seemed to fit. thanks for posting
@lking3024
@lking3024 Жыл бұрын
I clearly remember when this came out and saw Zep live. Large impact, we were all on a journey across the country, whether spiritual or otherwise. Our heads were in a different space in time. 60’s and 70’s can never be duplicated. Great memories. Legendary!
@ScottParry-j6r
@ScottParry-j6r Жыл бұрын
No question the greatest song of all time. It’s my alarm wake up sound and I often listen to it daily on my commute. Fond memories of it being the last song to be played at school dances…or in a basement in the background playing spin the bottle. It is the perfect song that has everything regardless of whatever meaning you interpret. So lucky to have been around these past 50+ years to enjoy it.
@56Truex
@56Truex 8 ай бұрын
What a fantastic video ! I can relate to passing down music as my son who is in his early 30's appreciates the classic rock as I did. It never gets old discussing groups and songs with him. You bring more inspiration with these backstories. Keep it up !
@CGerke786
@CGerke786 Жыл бұрын
I absolutely love the progression of the song. Starting so peacefully, pulling you in. Then each verse building and building. Just shutting your eyes and letting the song take you on a musical journey. Then Plant accopella finish at the end of the song it is like the clouds opened opened up and all is right in the world. A true masterpiece.
@skye7690
@skye7690 2 жыл бұрын
I just cannot get away from the magic of Led Zeppelin. Its so life changing and so many in depth songs to listen to and play on the guitar. It somehow gives you entry into a portal into a new parallel universe apart from this one. Page and Plant's influence on us all cannot be understated. Stairway feels new and life-altering even today as I listen to it here.
@karenhancock542
@karenhancock542 Жыл бұрын
Stairway To Heaven....it still blows my mind...whenever I hear it. I'm 74 years old!!! I love your show, Professor! Thank you for telling the stories of the greatest music and musicians ever!
@jamesbraun7066
@jamesbraun7066 2 жыл бұрын
What is fascinating to me personally is how clearly I remember hearing it for the first. In 1971 your friends just showed up without you expecting them. I heard an almost frantic knocking at the front door and two of my close friends we standing there with the album. “Jimmy, you’ve got to hear this!” My dad had a state of the art system in the living room. They insisted that I play it there rather than going to my room. It was almost life-altering.
@juliehughes1258
@juliehughes1258 Жыл бұрын
James, this is an incredibly endearing recollection. And yes. We RODE OUR BIKES to our friends' houses. There were no scheduled play dates and no parental chauffeurs back then, partly because we had only one car and dad drove that to work. Also only one TV. I know lots of bad stuff happened back then, but it all seemed so much simpler. By the way, I'm aware of the irony of appearing on the Internet in order to decry it, so don't bother pointing that out. 🤨
@jamesbraun7066
@jamesbraun7066 Жыл бұрын
@@juliehughes1258 I wouldn’t have pointed that out. We live the lives that work with the zeitgeist we find ourselves in. I am grateful that we were able to come of age when we did. I’m a historian so I might view it all a bit differently. I’m not certain that it was that things were simpler. I think we saw a lot of change. A lot of it was inspiring. I find myself somewhat jaded now. In my case, I have two older sisters and when they went to college, my parents seemed to think that their young son didn’t need the supervision the girls did. So, I miss the freedom I had.
@ozvaleron
@ozvaleron Жыл бұрын
FOr me, it's very different. Stairway came out at a particularly dark time of my life. I was in serious mental distress, the world was going to pot, and I was convinced life wasn't worth living. Stairway seeped into my consciousness, and kept me living, there was no "first time", it's always been with me, even before I heard it
@whitebeardskydaddy6756
@whitebeardskydaddy6756 Жыл бұрын
Almost?
@jamesbraun7066
@jamesbraun7066 Жыл бұрын
@@whitebeardskydaddy6756 Point taken
@YossGold
@YossGold 2 жыл бұрын
Every time I watch one of your song breakdowns I always immediately go and listen to the song again (even though I've heard most of them 1000 times) so that I can listen to it with the added context you bring and it hits every time. You consistently make me love songs I already love even more.
@Sagewyn
@Sagewyn Жыл бұрын
chills from the first few seconds of you playing the song with Roberts voice.
@BillGraper
@BillGraper 2 жыл бұрын
My parents couldn't stand hard rock or heavy metal. I was raised on top 40 radio, and I grew up loving all of the stuff they loved... and I eventually grew into loving everything, no matter the style. I had to discover bands like Led Zeppelin on my own. I took the music thing to a whole new level. My parents got me addicted to music. I blew it up from there. Stairway To Heaven is in my all-time top 25 songs, and rightfully so.
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 2 жыл бұрын
I branched out from EWF too when I was old enough to listen to my own Alexa in my bedroom.
@GambitArkana
@GambitArkana 2 жыл бұрын
When you watch Heart's cover and with Jason Bonham on his father's kit, it felt like a religious experience. One version of that video, Jason is introduced and Plant is pointing at him like I see now. I heard that earlier Plant called him up and asked him to join them for his father and Jason told him that he couldn't because he had a prior engagement which was playing with Heart there but he didnt tell them that.
@garyleibitzke4166
@garyleibitzke4166 Жыл бұрын
I bought that LP the day it came out. I was absolutely BLOWN AWAY.
@paulnorberg3869
@paulnorberg3869 2 жыл бұрын
I showed up for the deep dives into the music. While I continue to engage here for that, I've observed another component that I'm connecting with. The stories of your Dad, and his influence on how your conversation with music started, are, encouraging, heartwarming, and inspirational. I hope young Dads out there pick up on this. Love your kids with art, creativity and exploration. Its a lifeline for many.
@michaelragland4764
@michaelragland4764 2 жыл бұрын
Adam I just watched this video. I love hearing you talk about the song and the band. You bring tears to my eyes quite often hearing you talk about your dad. I am 68 years old and shared my love for music with my sons. They are 46 and 44 now my oldest son named his boy Dylan after Bob of course. I remember taking them to hear Lonnie Mack in Louisville my hometown and putting them on my shoulders to watch him. Such great memories. Keep up the great work.
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