When The Levee Breaks - John Paul Jones - Seattle 1999

[88Eoghan]

That bassist is carrying a damn tree-trunk round his neck

[DarkeningSkies1]

Saw the John Paul Jones Trio twice in the Philadelphia area in these years when he was touring to support his two solo albums "Zooma" & "The Thunderthief"- they are really great for all who have not heard them. On Robert Fripp's Discipline Label. The shows were killer.

[kyla2112]

I wonder if he has learned to play the Chapman Stick. I bet he would be really good.

[scarredman42]

I'm so loving this...

[ClutchCity1995]

this bass is so f'n hard, I f'n love it!

[mrbooties]

I was lucky enough to meet him a few years back when he played the sheperds bush empire. He was on the Zooma tour, he just strolled up to go inside. I saw him and tried to act all cool. Had a nice chat with him. A real gent. Signed my ticket for me. He was chuffed I said i liked the album. After a while he said bye and went in, it was then people realised who he was but it was too late he had gone. Very under rated bloke.

[peters9nine]

I saw JPJ on this tour in Chicago..... and even have the video shot at Park West!

Awesome!!!!!!



[patriarca4160]

Happy Birthday Mr. Jones!!!

[poppijean]

i was wondering what happened to him. wow, he still jams

[geokaymojo]

seems like john paul jones enjoys his life through music regardless of the rock star lifestyle the fame and money which he lived with the zeps. he looks as happy and fulfilled here as he was back in his 'glory days'. a true musician with a true love for music

[neilzep]

1/4 of Zeppelin....more talent than 4 of any other group. Case closed on discussion.

[antihax91]

@neilzep Except Them Crooked Vultures, who have one quarter of Zeppelin, and 3 other incredibly talented musicians.

[neilzep]

@antihax91 I was just comparing them to a God....Led Zeppelin was God playing Rock...nothing wrong with the rest. When the bar is so High...there is disparity

[redtoper]

you got it buddy, this guy smash rocks everything he touches, outstanding

[jefftaint]

Is there anything this man can't do? By far the greatest influence in my life, just continually floors me.

[TheGavinkjg]

I love JPJ well I like anything the that John Paul Jones, Robert Plant and Jimmy page do however great they are apart I mean the 3 of them together now that would make it kind of complete. Its missing page by the way but this kicks ass of course damn 1980 was the like one of the worst years not at first but

[milesneedham]

if he could play the drums like bonzo.... (and maybe he can!!) god damn, he makes page and plant obsolete...... i'm a zep fanatic and i cant believe i blasphemed like that..... JPJ FOR FUCKING EVER!! This gives me goosebumps.....

[jroxx11211]

@milesneedham c'mon, i give him his due, but page and plant obsolete? i gotta call ya on that one bro! i saw zeppelin at the garden opening night 6/7/77 and JPJ played his ass off, but we all know he was only 1/4 of the greatest band that ever was, i know you didnt really mean he was better than the rest of the band, but just sayin thats gonna make any true zep fan stand up n shout. ROCK ON!!!

[tuftynuts]

Saw this tour in London. One of the best gigs ever, such a tight band.

[GameLevelEditor]

JPJ is great. At 1:09 grrrr wheres that bass line!

[Guitarbque]

The 'TRUE' magic behind Zep !!

[EvilRedGoose]

damn, you never see chapman sticks ever lol

[bullittdude1]

He's a badass bass player

[ozoneocean]

Wow. Jones' music roars like a whole pride of lions. Best performance of this piece ever.

[Photonzos]

WOW

good band

[Babaziba]

Saw the tour's first show in Orlando. Fantastic, JPJ was a groove machine and Nick Beggs slammed on kilt and Chapman Stick.

[tomcaat1]

my own personal favorite rock bassist since the day i first heard him after picking up their first album way back when. many fine bass players are around , but they never quite equaled those smooth , unique bass lines jonesy is capable of.

[sratus]

nice skirt

[QueenLamia]

That was so good I just have to watch it again and again and again. Jonesy RULES.

[lujanco]

Saw him on this tour at the Ogden in Denver. Incredible show, also the loudest show I've ever been to.

[souldoubt00]

Kinda surreal listening to Jonesy play Jimmies rifts. Love this...!!

[MrIvansl]

John Paul Jones and Geezer Butler -Greatest bass players ever

[rafro007]

Wow. I quit.

[nellgwen48]

Happy birthday John. on January 3, 2011. A couple days ago it was 1-1-11. A true masterpiece.

[diagreen]

THANX SO MUCH.WOW

[needianame]

Jones is kicking some major ass here.

[legspin]

Saw JPJ in Dublin when he toured Zooma. Maybe I'm listening back with rose-coloured earphoness but his version of Levee that night was much closer to the original and not quite so grungy. Much and all as a highlight P+P was, therm not doing Levee when I saw them was a dream thwarted for me. JPJ fulfilled that ambition.

[nellgwen48]

I saw John with King Crimson. John played this. They were both very good but if you ask me I would have been happier just to listen to John all night long. It sounded much better than this. After this song was over it was like John grabbed you by the shirt poured a bottle of whiskey down your throat and and threw you in a chair. It was a thing of beauty and power and very sexy.

[ShotGunAnd]

Guys can you tell me what that thing he is playing on is called?

[CusterFlux]

@ShotGunAnd Pedal Steel - typically a country thing, hard as hell to play well actually. The other guy's playing a Chapman stick ...

[legspin]

@CusterFlux The bloke playing the stick is Nick Begg, who was the bass player with Katchagoogoo (no don't google them for your own sanity)

[CusterFlux]

@legspin I'm too "shy-shy, hush hush ..."  to do any such thing (covered that tune once actually) - thanks for the info.

[JOEZEPPI1968]

@ShotGunAnd pedal steel guitar

[TheDrogobych]

Спасиба!!!!! черт вас подири!!! Музыка не вянет!!!

[smithdsmit]

i seen page and plant in 95. good but id rather have seen this

[EddieInvisibleMan]

I just had one of the grooviest eargasms ever.

[ardnity]

John Paul Jones was a great contributor as was each member of the band. That's what made them great.

[dieselroarmt875]

this was the main driving force of zeppelins not page

[donedave]

I grew up in the late 70's when Zeppelin was still THE band- I got sick of the over-worship & over-idolization of Jimmy Page (I mean can you really listen to live versions of "Dazed & Confused"?!? didn't think so!); John Paul Jones is the man who got me to reapproach Led Zeppelin. His genius suffered under Page. Zeppelin wouldn't have been half as good w/out John Paul Jones. Look at the cool stuff Jones does know in comparison to the NOTHING Jimmy Page does.

[donedave]

err... I mean "now" not "know"... sorry! lol

[JoshZoso]

@donedave Hey common don't hate on jimmy, but even jimmy said that JPJ was the most talented musician in the group, saying something like he wasn't even half as talented as JPJ and had enought trouble with 6 strings.

[tMattLZ]

@donedave ....what did you just say.... live versions of dazed and confused are so amazing... i mean the TSRTS version is so sick and creative. the DVD version almost as amazing.. i have no idea where you get off saying his live performances weren't good.. .? cuz till about 79 he was was the best.. period

[turntapzap]

Nick Beggs on stick?

[muthafunker69]

@turntapzap yup

[Loopyta]

@turntapzap Of course! The tour was called Zooma actually. I saw this show in L.A's HOB.

[turntapzap]

@Loopyta I would have given anything to see!

[rekycheky]

wicked. He is so creative.

[mould75]

be cool to get Plant to pop his head in on some of these shows that jonesy has played...

[rosepearljanis]

luv jonesy

[MrDrProfessorJrMD]

I heard Zeppelin do this one live. (Not in person but ran into the video a while back.) I have to say, this is better than when Zeppelin did it live.

[goodndite]

I've got the Chocago '75 live boot of Zep doing it. Doesn't come off as well. Bonhamand JPJ are right on it though.

[iuricastro22]

John Paul Jones is one the most talented musicians to ever walk the earth! World's finest bass player. The guy is a genius.

Every Led Zeppelin fan should check his solo stuff, it's great!

I'm happy he's on Them Crooked Vultures nowadays, it's gonna be 2009's greatest record!

[FinnGuy71]

You are absolutely right! He is a genius!!

[Brando2600]

@iuricastro22

I didnt much like that record :/

[girlycajun]

@iuricastro22 So right! And he is so underrated, too!! All you hear is Robert Plant, Robert Plant (too overrated, in my opinion) Jones always just did his job. Which is to say, he excelled at his job.

[705butler]

great version of a great song. jonesy is one talented sob.

[RockyRaccon12]

BIEN!!

[ogden123]

coolness. jonesy was great on this tour