JFJ - The Ocean Song (Original)

[coslip]

riff - grunge

guitar solo - jimmy page

[BassDude50000]

This is freaking AWESOME! Sounds like led zeppelin wrote it!! You are extremely talented

[andrasd2]

@BassDude50000 , and it's still sounds originally.

[kozzel]

Cool song man! I don´t thing so that you "stolen" some stuff or riff from zeppelin. U have only talent to make good music as zep had. My shame is, that i can´t sing :( I can only play zep on guitar as you can check on my youtube profile. I would like to make kind of music like you. GOOD LUCK in music career!

[MSadler1620]

@sumitraghani He's not ripping No Quarter. It's called influence. When you write music it usually sounds a lot like what you listen to all the time.

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@jamesnorthernva

really cool sound!!! I can't see how this would sound like no quarter neither :D :D but maby a little like something by Velvet revolver.... cant say what song but especielly at the place with the decencing guitar... :D well anyway good song! :)

[DirtySteve232]

this song simply rocks - Tone/Taste/Tenacity

[Fretfeeler]

BTW, I think jun626's outro solo is perfect... honestly I like it better than his main solo, nice mix of modes in there!

[bilcksneatff]

This is great...you are a talented songwriter. 5/5

[Zosofan11]

Hey James, is there anyway I can get tab for this? It's an excellent song, and I would love to get a cover up if thats ok with you,

[gregoryagn]

A lot of Led Zeppelin influence, but it's still quite original and very great. To be honest, I like it more than your tributes, even though they are awesome too.

The riff and solo are just awesome. I really presume that this is what LZ would be like in the 21st century.

[Zosofan11]

agreed

[Loodba]

This is amazing, I love it.

[brandontylerkaiser]

the drumm beat knid of reminds me of when the leveee breakss idk why but awesome

[Phrase]

That's where I stole the beat from....

[adrianburnett]

Great work James. It's a disgrace that Youtube hasn't feature any of this, especially your Virtual Zeppelin collaborations.

[ccmorg007]

You guys are incredible!!! You are keeping the true spirit of rock alive.

[LedHead0505]

wow, awesome song, you should really try to get this on itunes, i would definetely buy it, and more of your stuff

[jamesnorthernva]

Thank you LedHead0505. After we post a few more of these we probably will do just that. Right now you can still get it free. Check out the link in the description of this video.

[robdamiano76]

you guys are great... wow...good luck in all you do -- Rob

[EvangelineEvangeline]

Excellent!

[LSGoCards7]

Jun626- What is your gear set up? Great playing too. All you guys rock. We need a modern day Zep.

[sistermoonshine13]

You guys are AWESOME!!!!

[amccann7]

I love it!~ Had to come back to listen again!

[jamesnorthernva]

Thank you Amy. JFJ is beginning work on our next video.

[brucewbowser]

This is a great song! Good work guys I love it.

[Fretfeeler]

This is awesome. I wish I hadn't disappeared for a bit from the 'net, damn it.

Instead of a guitar solo I had some recorder parts to add to this. It's ok jun626 kicked ass!

Oh well maybe another song. ;)

[jamesnorthernva]

I remember. It's good to see you and thank you. I agree about Jun. He comes from the same place musically and I think he played the solo very tastefully too. I will jump over to your page after I type this and see if you have any new stuff happening. Talk soon my friend.

~ James

[muddshovel1]

Good work A+++++

[mr8Lataralus]

beautiful art. thank you. / for this song.

[UncleMertog]

Wow, once again I am absolutely speechless, that was truely amazing.

[Schiallo]

zeppelin style.. GREAT SONG!

[stainwalk]

hey!!! awesome about the free downloads 5 stars here, ipod, itunes!!!

[thouston314159]

Nice work James. Can't wait for a live show in NOVA. I'll be out with my high def cameras and audio equipment to record it. Rock on man!!!

[jamesnorthernva]

Thank you thouston314159. If you give me a heads up before a show. I'll talk to the sound man to see if I can get you the direct signal from the board mix.

[tygur91]

just throwing it out there... how would you feel if me and my brother cover this song and post it on here? lol

[jamesnorthernva]

Hey Tad, I would be honored.

~ James

[tygur91]

sweet we'll probably get started on that and many other videos once we get back to Michigan (currently vacationing in Florida)

its been 5 days since i've played guitar i'm starting to go insane

[jamesnorthernva]

Nice, I think I could use a little Florida right about now. This winter is really draggin' on. Send my regards to Brett. I'll talk to you guys when you get back.

[tygur91]

alright man.

peace \/..

[klonczie]

awesome!

[hiro8002096]

great song you very awesom!!!!

[headlygrange3]

Dude! You're the only hope! ;)

[javierespigares]

thank's for your great song James

[z1chuckster]

Great song James ! Jun sweetened it up quite nicely !

[mutterpukker]

This is like a Led Zeppelin song that was never made.

Take that as a compliment. This is goooooood.

[breech123]

That's what you've been doing. Sounds freakin great Jamie!!!! I didn't realize that you were already working with Phrase when I left him a message on his Bonham lessons video; about you! : )

[jamesnorthernva]

Hey! How's it going my Wisconsin friend, lol Yes, I met Fraser some time ago. He is a great guy and fantastic drummer. Now of course I have to go over and see what my friend has told Fraser. lol... No cow tipping rumors I hope. Are things thawing out back home yet?

~ Jamie

[breech123]

Raining some and snowing some. No cow tipping; not since I was a kid. Dude you are way beyond You Tube, it is a pleasure to know you!

[Dancolehawk]

Kind of like a cross between Grunge, Classic Rock, and something they haven't even came up with a name for! Excellent! I swear like I almost cried this was so awesome!

[retsevlis]

This Song kind of sounds like it should be inbetween Physical Grafitti and Presence from Led Zep.

It also reminds me of Soundgarden chaneling Zep.

[volumepast10]

im lovin the song but i wasn't feelin jun's solo sounded too pagey, you gotta be unique

[bdknocks]

Hey James, thanks for the comment on my video today! I must say this song is awesome! I've only seen your Virtual Zep vid's but I found this today and I love it! I'm guessing your influences include...STP? lol and Zep of course.

[renstevens109]

Great song, it kinda sounds like STP+Led Zeppelin.

[sharrer2]

I agree with renstevens109.

It sounds like.

Led Zeppelin and Stone Temple Pilots made a beautiful baby

[RaeneyDae]

Already addicted.... =D

[tygur91]

i love this

this is really the kind of sound im guessing zeppelin would have if they in fact actually do record with a new singer

[Zosofan11]

wow... now i have to show my band this. this is insane... now if only i could learn it...

[brunorockerr]

very good sound !! you guys rock !!

[Digitalear]

absolutely wonderful

[LordOfThisWorld74]

The lyrics remnd me of sabbath

[Phrase]

Happy New Year!

[birdie852]

man i love this tune.you guys are keeping this sound alive.

[ZeppidyDooDah]

I just saw this on Jun's page. This is great! This is your best work so far. DO MORE!!

[JOhnnyLake5]

Excellent - I am am instant fan

[samh589]

Hey James, really impressed.Sounds great with the drums and like how you got Jun on Lead and i had no idea you played bass too, you never cease to amaze me lol You Rock!

[cesarzepp]

Amazing James! I love your cover and also your own job, it sounds cool! I can see a Page riff in 3:34, No Quarter (live version), right? AWESOME!

[jamesnorthernva]

Hi cesarzepp, Thank you my friend. I had to go listen to that part. I think you're right. Good catch. I think it's fitting that there's a little tip of the hat to Page in this song after all the Zeppelin stuff we have covered with Virtual Zeppelin.

[patman2112]

Excellent

[Marineincident91]

Hey, i have a suggestion for the chorus...

"She's comes to the edge, now

She's gone through the door"

What if you included a little harmonica in the chorus? Because it almost sounds like there is a harmonica at the very beginning of the chorus.

[kenjet86]

Wat up J ? Hey great tune man very well done !!! //I need your professonal opinion. It's snowin like a bitch here in SW Pa I'm thinkin to crack open a bottle and firin up "The Yes Album" Do you see any flaws in my plan ? Take care and have an great holiday :)///Ken

[jamesnorthernva]

Hey Ken, Hahaha That sounds like a good plan. "Fragile" is where to go from there. You too my friend.

~ Jamie

[videosfelipeweber]

Hey James... would you like to collaborate with me on Led Zeppelin's Since I've Been Loving You song? Will be an honor!

[jamesnorthernva]

Hi videosfelipeweber,

Please understand that I have committed to only make Led Zeppelin cover videos with Virtual Zeppelin. Thank you for your kind invitation my friend.

[Marineincident91]

Really cool to see what Jun626 did to your song. I'd like to see you guys go big someday.

[rinopod]

unbefreakinlievable, you really are one of the most talented people i have ever heard, i can really see you playing madison square garden one day

[videosfelipeweber]

OK... now we have a hit!!! For a long time I expected something new and good... I probably found it.

[downriverdon]

Wow what a great song!James you've got an ear for musical talent.JFJ you guy's should be proud!!!More JFJ please!

[StellaMaris1125]

Sweet!!!

[FT53Malcom]

WOW!! what a really great song!!! you sound great. i took a great impression by this song XD

KEEP ROCKIN' !!

[zbraz14]

Wow!!! Great job James or should I say JFJ. You guys rock!

[jamesnorthernva]

Thank you zbraz14. JFJ is right.

[Wheatool]

Man i love that song.

REALLY Amazing!!!!Cool guitar riff ,cool vocals just awesome !!!!

[NDOrehowsky]

James, that is amazing. One of your best yet, and more to come! I do think Jun's guitar solo could have been a bit louder and the rest drop back a bit, but other than that it was great!

[jamesnorthernva]

Hey NDOrehowsky,

Thank you. I love Jun's guitar solo too. He is brilliant.

[thebandeq]

This is a great original! the three of you are a great combo, lol even like the band symbol. You working on anymore original songs James?

[jamesnorthernva]

Thank you thebandeq. Yes, JFJ is already working on the next song.

[20AceofBass11]

What happened to Munkybarz?

[jamesnorthernva]

Munkybarz, Vanderbilly, MG4150 and Bitwonk are in Virtual Zeppelin and are working on Misty Mountain Hop at the Moment. Barz picked up some new recording gear just recently so it's gonna be cool to hear what MMH sounds like.

[jurgostuff]

Misty Mountain Hop - best song ever! Can't wait!

[desertmxr]

This sounds like a Soundgarden song mixed with a little zepplin and a dash of STP...Great job!!!

[andrewjacobmack]

Amazing covers...now amazing originals... Maybe you guys can't tour yet, but one day I'm sure I'm gonna purchase tickets to your guys' show!!

[jamesnorthernva]

Thank you andrewjacobmack. When we get there ya need to give us a heads up when you'll be around so we can all crack a brew after the gig.

[PDXguitarlegend]

Hey James, that was AWESOME. You never cease to amaze!

[yeyeteygcbvcserzZEQ]

hi mate!

another great song.

playing in the zep style is your void that's cool!

[EvangelineEvangeline]

Nice variation to the other stuff you do.

[pnballwzrd405]

Amazing Song! you guys should definetly become a solid band and put out a CD. Show off your low/high vocals and such. Is there a place where I can buy/download this song? You could be the first all digital band. You can go on tour and play onstage as holograms or something like CNN:).

[jamesnorthernva]

Hi pnballwzrd405, good to see you my friend. We don't have a place to download this from yet, but we will work on that. There are delay issues between here, Japan and Scotland that make the virtual tour idea a bit of a challenge. I will think on that idea a bit. It sure would be cool to do something like that. Thank you for your kind words,

Talk soon, James

[vanderbilly]

Wow this is really good. Sort of like Soundgarden meets Zeppelin with a twist of early Stone Temple Pilots. Very nice tune!

[jamesnorthernva]

VB! Thank you my friend. I am very excited to hear your playing on "Misty Mountain Hop"!

Guitarists reading this, visit Vanderbilly(dot com). It is the best resource for guitar players on the Web.

Talk soon,

- Jamie

[shigella63]

Very good Oroginal James. I would love to hear more originals. I am a musician also. (bass, keys, guitar, banjo, mandolin, dulcimer, flute, erhu...don't know what an "erhu" is? google it. It sounds like a human voice, more than any other instrument. And while you are at it, google "du xian quin" really cool..now if only I could find one.

[jamesnorthernva]

Hi shigella63. Thank you.

No, I did'nt know of such an instrument. How cool... It's sound seems to be somewhere between woodwind and strings. That would be an interesting sound to incorporate into original material. It's absolutely beautiful. Anyone following this conversation, do a search here on YouTube for "Erhu". You'll be glad you did. The "du xian qin" is also new to me. I think it may be quite difficult to play that one. It appears to be controlled by variable bowing.

[jdrizd2]

Wow, is that an original?  I am surprised you didn't go into your higher vocal register more but very cool....

[jamesnorthernva]

Hi jdrizd2,

Yes, it is original. Thank you.

[jdrizd2]

I thought so! That's great. The intro lick reminds me of the stuff STP would do. It doesn't sound derivative though at all.

[peterkin60]

Heyyyyy Zepp-James...!!!!This song is wonderful(very very elegant the guitar'solo) but very very good your voice too & drummer-bass' jobs!!!!

[passthesalt2000]

Awesome, man. Kudos to you guys for the seamless virtual jigsaw puzzles that you always make look so effortless. I've been following your channel for a while now and every so often you release something like this that inspires me. Great stuff, don't you dare stop doing what you're doing!

[leofender22]

Yea!! That was way cool!

[mysticmoon621]

I LOVE THIS and I love YoU ;)

[jamesnorthernva]

Hey Hottie,

I love you Baby.

[amccann7]

JAMES!!! I love it!!! I hadn't seen this, and just sent you that message prior to seeing this recorded version!!!! PSYCHIC!!!!! It's awesome, man kudos to the new rockin JFJ!

Peace,

Amy

[jamesnorthernva]

Hi Amy,

I enjoyed getting your note this morning. Thank you for making me smile. You are so talented my friend I am very excited about you doing the Battle of Evermore with friends. I know you will do awesome as always. You are indeed psychic, but I've always known you to be magical. I like that you are in tune like that. talk soon.

~ Jamie

[physicalgrafiti12345]

This is freaking awesome!

[lubedude2]

Very good!!! I love the vocals, not to say that all of the playing isn't just great. Very Alice in Chains meets Led Zep. I would buy this off the racks.

[LouddrummerO]

I always enjoy coming here to watch your work! I see some new faces as well:) Drummers solid! Everyone did a fantastic job James! Keep it up

BTW whats next for Zeppelin? John

[jamesnorthernva]

Hey, good to see you John. Thank you my friend. We are doing Misty Mountain Hop next.

[eeriebadfish]

amazing james you guys pick up where three of the all time greatest bands leave off i can hear the influences of zep,aic,and stp in this modern classic rock masterpiece of epic proportions lol, no really its that good in fact,this song could possibly be one of the greatest compositions in this time period its deffinately better than the new crap the radio stations cram down my throat everyday

[jamesnorthernva]

Hey eeriebadfish,

Thank you for the kind words my friend. I will talk to Jun and Fraser and see if there is some way we can make MP3s available to everyone. It can't be too difficult to do. Talk soon

~ Jamie

[governedbyneptune]

Love the feel of this. Great vocals, too.

Can't forget to give the drummer 5 stars for a solid backbeat.

[maxguzzo]

hi guys! very cool song and video too!

u remind me the best Alice in Chain! (and that s good:))

5 s t a r s :)

[lpc75]

Hey James, great song! I liked your original (solo)version of this and it's great to see it's come to fruition. Peace. - G.D'A

[KISS1975]

Nice!

[kentishbloke]

Amazing as always

[jamesnorthernva]

Hi Tim,

I like your new background image. God bless you and your family this holiday season and during the new year. Talk soon,

~ Jamie

[denisenkev]

agree tim, thanks for the send. never heard of this band before now. so original, love all of these new (for me anyway) talents you send. keep them coming. and thanks to james for this post. nice yes!

[SIXSTRING63]

That was fantastic James ! You and the guys really came through on this original.Sounds like Zeppelin meets Alice in Chains.Loved it !!! Mike

[mg4150]

Wow James, Great collaboration and awesome playing by all of you!

Jun's guitar solo is so cool too! Love it! ☺

★★★★★

[suuzzee5]

Awesome, man...completely awesome! This is my favorite song I've heard you do... WOW!!!

[Stratomaster989]

Hey James, Great song,and a really sweet vibe!--thanks for posting

[Valerifon1]

Wow James, as good as you guys are with the Zeppelin stuff, I like this even better man!

Got my cash in hand - when's the CD release party? Very well done! I wish you guys all the best :D - Luther

[jamesnorthernva]

Hey Luther,

Thank you my friend, that made me smile.

We're a virtual band, so the release party is right here, right now. Glad you could make it, my friend.

[BryanL1992]

Cool, kind of reminds me of Nirvana

5/5 if you had rating unblocked lol

[HoBOpUrE]

amazing sounds awesome

[timtipton5071256]

Why don't you guys have a recording contract yet ? I know living on different parts of the globe might make that difficult, but you guys ROCK !!!! Turtlegoyim's band comparison was right on...what a great blend of talent.

[jamesnorthernva]

Hey timtipton5071256,

Good to see you my friend. Yeah, you could devide the globe into 3 equal sections and one of us would be in each one, lol

[knot4reel91]

damn that is absolutely incredible.this is something that is ready for the whole world to hear. it felt like it was a song i've been listening to for years. amazing.

[ivanarato]

awesome!"fresh" and great music

[tnealeigh]

WOW !!! I would buy that... I am a huge AIC / Jerry Cantrell Fan and thats as good or better...Great Job -gimme more..Tony

[aftguitar94]

I love the song, awesome job!

[tstorm81993]

This turned out incredible! Great song. Loved Jun's solo contribution. That really sets that "rock" feeling to this. I love the collab. Amazing in every aspect.

[Turtlegoyim]

I should say, sounds unique -- like Alice in Chains meets Zep meets Soundgarden plus something more - sounds awesome!

[Turtlegoyim]

So cool to hear an original from James and Jun, and to meet Fraser ... sounds like Alice in Chains!

[PageZeppelinftw]

I absolutely LOVE the riff. This is very good, i love it.

[robass5]

awesome

[jamesnorthernva]

Thank you guitarfredfreak. I want to create more music with Jun and Phrase. The musical chemistry between us is unique. You're right, doing A CD may be the next step for us.

[Powderfinger07]

Impressive! Last riff kinda sounds like 'No Quarter'...

[Flingpingz]

Good job james, i really like it.

[HIMCKY2117]

great stuff

[andrewjeff]

Hi james but is it your band?great video as always!5 stars!!

[jamesnorthernva]

Hi andrewjeff, thank you. I am not sure I understand the question. We are a band, but we have never been in the same space. Phrase is in Scotland, Jun626 is in Japan and I am from the United States.

[words1maker]

Good Play !!

[sensfan72]

Wicked Vibe,love the melodic tone,Jun626 what can one say?......just awesome!!!!!

[Phrase]

James, it was a pleasure laying down the drums for this amazing song and what a great job by Jun626 on the guitar solo and the video - 5 stars!

[jamesnorthernva]

Hey, Phrase

I am looking forward to working with you again soon. The three of us come from very much the same place musically. You are an awesome drummer and it was a lot of fun working on this with you.

Talk soon,

~ Jamie

[tygur91]

wait no this is better than awesome

[tygur91]

awesome man