LED ZEPPELIN - Four Sticks

[speedoflite1]

I sing this song in the wrong key and sound just like him

[redsoxfan1324]

Led Zeppelin wasn't ahead of their time. Zeppelin was ahead of our time. I think they might be ahead of time in general.

[benchaffleck]

Music like this is full of soul. Music today is soul-less. A few adolescents might dislike a song like this, but pity them, for they've been brainwashed by the corporate establishment.

[streetparade]

0:28 and 1:18 = the very definition of elegantly wasted.

[kschenk61]

I might be out on a limb with this one but is that Robert De Nirro with Jimmy Page in the first image.

[JayzHill]

Only 3 Words..... ROCK AND ROLL!!!!!!!

[93JOrma]

Came to listen to this after watching American Pie

[hitchinaride94]

i looove it :)

[bloodyredvinal]

Long Live The Mighty Led Zeppelin!

[bloodyredvinal]

Oh Baby ! Its Crying Time!

[AnnaK40]

great video...sad that there's no live footage of John Bonham playing this track live, so sad....if there's ....pls tell meeee!

[CaptCrunge]

@AnnaK40

Unfortunately,this song was only played live one time. That show ( Copenhagen May 3rd,71) was not filmed.

Even hard core collectors such as myself have not ( yet ) heard of such a film existing.

Then again,Jimmy has quite a few surprises in his vault so you never know....

[AnnaK40]

@CaptCrunge Thankyou :))) 

[CaptCrunge]

@AnnaK40

I do have an alternate take where you can hear Bonham talking prior to the song starting. Its somewhat of a cleaner mix than what is heard on the fourth album.

[pagefan1]

Thanks for putting this on I really enjoyed the pics, some I have never seen.

[mmj121]

Watch this video it'll blow your mind. Just type this in after .com

/watch?v=UvOBIy1P8Do&feature=r­elated

[RejectsCloseUP]

Geez!!!!!!! Zeppelin IV, In my opinion its the greatest album of all time, every single one of the songs are mind bottling. Oooooh, And Zeppelin as a band, its like they were hand chosen together to come to earth and bring us all down a little bit of heaven with their music.

[sbf54]

Masterpiece



[Juviex]

¡¡¡ LED ZEPPELIN ARE GODS !!!

[LayenPipes]

@Juviex I thought they were a musical group, so i've been to 7 God concerts?Holy shit...

[wuuspigs]

Fuckin beautyful

[annyid8]

got to love Jimmy's pink velvet pants

[religioniam]

rhythmically confusing cadence witha powerful voice

[english2me]

@religioniam the main riff is in 5/8 time, then it switches to 6/8.

[mrwhatsnexttothemoon]

shit , its tuesday. i hear this and i want to go out drink whiskey :(

[773SleepyHollow]

When I was about 8 years old this girl in my class asked me, "Did you know that Steve Martin's real name is Led Zeppelin?"

I can't remember for sure, but I think I claimed that I did "know" this, and she just smirked at me.

It was only years later that I realized just how cool that girl was...

[Jetisan]

fucking love this song

[TheCozybear65]

I remember it was a sad day at school when Bonham died.

[beefbaron]

1:40 Bonham looks exactly like Mitch Hedberg

[MegaBootch]

But I am king of the jungle, so that means you would have to challenge me.

[hoodzy91]

This just feels raw and Primal. Feel like i should be swinging from vines, declaring myself king of the jungle.

[Juviex]

Sin duda LED-ZEPPELIN es la mejor banda de música moderna de todos los tiempos

[KLthebig]

Why the fag and sparkle pink INTRO IN THE BEGINNING?

[aaronscrewme]

2:53 nobody does it Plant.

[rowyntree]

Nice job with the photo show! :)

[509Fuzzypants]

Great photos. Thanks!

[MrWilliamSandoval]

JPJ with a Rickenbacker at 3:27?

[delicious619]

@cmills1988 That's the first time anyone has related butter to Led Zeppelin

[chriscritsini]

this is voodoo!!!

[ScorpionWing16]

Zeppelin is one of those bands that kicks ass because EVERYONE IN THE LINEUP KICKS ASS AT WHAT THEY DO. Even the Beatles were short on that!

[MyCasper4]

@ScorpionWing16 yeah remember Lennons reply to the question - is Ringo Starr the best drummer in the world - eh Ringo's not even the best drummer in the Beatles!! class!

[19Atticus]

AFTER OVER 40 YEARS STILL THE BEST BAND OF THE WORLD!

[derryquinn]

The Riverboat Song by Ocean Colour Scene uses a version of this riff

[aecio700]

los mejores de todos los tiempos

[noblesiner]

I love this riff. It just sounds so animalistic. So sexually instinctive. It sounds like it was unconsciously just pouring out of jimmy pages psyche.

[JakePDiGregorio]

OK, 90's kid here: this track has always reminded me of the original Spyro the Dragon video game. I know this came first, but Spyro came first for me, and this song always brings me back there. Interesting, because the composer for Spyro the Dragon was actually Stewart Copeland.

[koshy55]

@JakePDiGregorio Yeah, I always did too. It makes me think of that level where you're in the trees.

[mjw9363]

you all do realize Bonham actually uses 4 sticks in this number????...all the time going in and out from 5/8 to 6/8 time......The Master

[jimizeppelin420]

@mjw9363 yeah that's why the song is actually called four sticks. lol

[SupernalOne]

0:38 -- zooming in on crotches much :)

[hotfingersandwich]

Plant's voice at its peak, no doubt. So sad to hear this and then hear him really struggling at their last concert with Bonham later on.

[DCussen]

@hotfingersandwich I think his really high stuff ended on Houses of the Holy. But live, he couldn't hit many high notes much past '71

[Fender574]

everyone who has watched this video is REAL led zeppelin fan

[MrOwenistheman]

why wasn't this on mothership?! arg! jimmy page, you are the best guitarest ever but not the best at picking ur best songs! haha

[peacelily64]

I don'tknow if the band knew that there music is felt in the the people that listen to it at the time they were making it...... it is something to feel music ....

[saanzacs]

6 other idiots just don't get Led Zep PERIOD!!!!!

[Methossoldier]

i love this amazing song!!

[MegaZephead]

you wont find a bigger zep fan than me!!! but this is one song that never got to me?! just my OP

[daconor91]

@MegaZephead I completely agree with you. This song is an anomaly on a near-perfect album lol

[natash141]

does anyone know how/what i can do to on my amp to get this guitar sound? is it a pedal?

[vonzeke]

@natash141 Not being snotty but you can't. There's at least two guitars playing that part, and more in the "B" parts. There doesn't seem to be much going on as far as effects, a little reverb maybe.

The rest all comes from his fingers.

[natash141]

@vonzeke no, no, I mean like, that staticy fuzzy sound!!!

[Sleepyrainlover]

Much as I love Page's guitar playing, sometimes I think he should be more famous for his production. It's very raw and he spoke of the feel being more important than getting everything note perfect. If you compare Page to, say Jeff Beck (who I also like), it seems that Page is more about the emotion and less about virtuosity on the guitar. I think that's why songs like on 'Four Symbols', or 'Ten Years Gone' or 'That's the Way' will stand the test of time.

[elvispresley718]

@Sleepyrainlover thats a great comment very true

[inroywetrust34]

@Tyccc66 umm, he has the hi-hat pedal going in almost every song, and there are far more than just this song that he carried it through...you must not listen to much zep :(

[janemacdonnell1]

Bonzo got into the studio--Pagey was oly one there-doin shit like patchin guitar parts-EQ'in-etc. Bonzo Blasts in-- and rips off his jacked and says "Jimmy ,Roll on my mike--Fuck Ginger Baker! (he was comin back from a Cream or Blind Faith show,and was all jacked) He grabbed 4 sticks 2 per hand and starts SLAMMIN Down this groove/onslaught of a beat-Pagey is in the booth with the mic' on and Bang, 4 Sticks !!! .Jimmy picks up an axe- lookin for a riff. dunno if he got one than morn. But TRUE!

[kidkrim]

@drnapls2 Dude. You like Creed. Creed is possibly the worst band right next to.... actually they just suck. Please save your immature rants for something more useful. You looked this video up just you could spam it. Are you like 10? I usually don't comment on stuff on youtube, but you can't just leave a comment to be an asshole, you asshole.

[drnapls2]

@kidkrim You like 'bjork' whoever the heck he is. and why do you have a video of a little boy posted on your homepage?

[kidkrim]

@drnapls2 bjork is a girl? lol. you are making yourself seem stupid. that little boy is my son just so you know

[SeattleLA]

Manager Peter Grant and band, no actual contract the whole 12 years, only a gentleman's agreement.

[jon112384]

Greatest rock and roll band ever. Not before and not since have 4 guys meshed so well together. Its a beautiful thing when you stop and think about it. And when you hear songs like this one, songs you cant get out of your head, you know you've fallin in love with them all over again.

[craiggo31]

This is one of their best songs, (there are many) have this on DVD as Page & Plant and give the neighbors heaps with the volume up on 11, love the Zeps

[webgeek6]

Great song. Great pix. Thanks.

[gg136800yyk]

2:01.... where can i get that shirt!!!!

[trevwagner094]

@gg136800yyk break into robert plants house and take it

[gg136800yyk]

@trevwagner094 mabye i will!....... jk

[DRGK9]

@DanOblacksmith what kind of guitar?

[Canaboy12]

did jimmy page practice occult/witchcraft stuff or something?

[todd291022]

Zep Baby!!!

[baumbaum90]

these drums do not sound impressive, though he uses them in a really genius way..thats what drumming is about.

thanks john

[DRGK9]

@baumbaum90 this one is a bunch of different drum like instruments not a standard set thats why it sounds wierd watch a live video ul see it

[bonghitlover]

3:54 Legalise Pot !!!

[MrFoursticks]

Needless to say i love this song ha, probably my favourite by the band. I didn't notice how powerful the drumming was in this for a while, can really get the blood pumping. Think on misty mountain hop you can really feel the drumming in that aswell, another of my favourites.

[prezobummer]

Great vid goods job

[darkstreetdave]

This majestic mini-epic is an underrated favorite. At first listen it seems like a filler song but it's totally vital to the flow and diversity of the fourth album by being the only song on the set to represent Zep's Arabic leanings. And, of course, another indestructible Page riff and their one-of-a- kind bombastic raunch are pluses too.

[jannyrcobs]

It has been written that John Bonham could cause seismic waves with his drumming. One question: Does anyone know how he played the four sticks on this number? Did he use one above the other like spoons...? It sounds like it--that 'clicky-click' sound one hears....

[CrazyForCooCooPuffs]

i though i coudnt hear it at first so i turned my speacker up like 50% and they it satrted i was like FUCK

[andersoncouncilpf]

Greatest musial act by far is The Beatles, to me.

[stradlin62]

@andersoncouncilpf nothing special compared to Led Zeppelin when a band has one of the greatest guitarists, one of the greatest singers and one of the greatest drummers ever..

[AnaHinchcliffe]

@stradlin62

and one of the greatest BASS PLAYER!!!!!!!!!!!

The four of them complete each other.

Genius! No other word for that.

[BCSide]

@andersoncouncilpf I'm intrigued, why do you think that?

[andersoncouncilpf]

Just for information out of respect for the band I consider the second greatest modern musical act by far (over my third, fourth, fifth... choices) is that this album is the 'Untitled', not 'Led Zeppelin IV'. There is no Led Zeppelin IV because Zep wanted an untitled album on purpose to see if the supposedly 'hyped' Led Zeppelin could sell an untitled album. Great song. It always reminds me of 'Out on the Tiles' from Led Zeppelin III.

[gijoe1014]

Bonzo was having a hard time getting the song right and in frustration grabed 4 sticks and played the track as hard as he could and nailed it.

[nosdog136]

lol Nurses DO 'do it' better lol

[krevice]

what do you have against bonzo???

[bringbackthe1960sppl]

man,, last month was jimi's 40th anniversary of his death. now john bonham 30 years.... wish they were still here...

[gijoe1014]

how cool is it to know how this song got it's title

[ellonysman]

@gijoe1014 Hi, so how did "Four sticks" get its name?  I havent heard after even all these years.

[forest322]

They should make a new law across the world, Led Zepplin is to be played at max volume...

[drex4eva]

@forest322 best law ever made

[TheDataMaestro]

@forest322 I thought it was already a law - only way I know how to listen 2 them.

[tutupatia]

@forest322 thats why led zep didnt want to be on tv.....the volume was too customizable

[lilboyful]

@forest322 well i think youtube should just ban the "dislike" button for led zeppelin videos

[stutty1400]

@forest322 err ... it's spelt Zeppelin lol

[tutupatia]

@forest322 What?!? It's NOT the law?!?

[ScorpionWing16]

@forest322 Not to mention that nobody has any reason to hate their music! I'd vote to pass that law.

[championofhardrock]

@forest322 they didn't do any different from that back in the 60' and 70' :P

[Suzep1]

RIP Bonzo ♥ I can still hear your sticks ♥

[lonewarrior2008]

@Suzep1 Hear Hear..Rock In Peace 4ever Bonzo

[darklordbaal666]

R.I.P John Bonham!

30 years today.

Sleep well and thank you!

[Rosco22win]

What do nurses do better? Was it a statement or just a random t-shirt RP had on?

[AnnHattieAnn]

Gives a whole new meaning to the phrase: "this is a stick-up..."

[Exilemainstreet]

Part of their never-ending quest for a Monster Drum Sound!

[Familyguyaddict01]

This song is absolutely amazing.

[hiodori657]

3:17 to 3:39 = sweet

[mysticrockgirl]

Love four sticks :)

[CountryRockAndRoller]

I hate it when people call em Led Zep. call em Led Zeppelin or just Zeppelin, dont be a douchebag.

[lordOFbrooklyn]

@CountryRockAndRoller why dont you not be a douche bag and remove the country part from your name, especially when you're commenting on a LED ZEP video you yokel fuck

[Rickat1964]

Oh man, John Bonham died.

[CountryRockAndRoller]

@Rickat1964 yeah, like 30 years ago.

[3lullabies]

i agree with lord of brookly,british rock is the best.america has some good bands,but our english brothers know how to make some proper rock n roll.

cheers to you mates!!! and a special big ups 2 bristol massive for bieng such a vibrant scene!!!

[maigles]

@3lullabies Yeah, no one rips off the blues like the Brits.

[lordOFbrooklyn]

thank you britain for giving us led zep, iron maiden, queen, the who, def leppard, beatles, etc., etc......greetings from america!

[chainmailboy1441]

@lordOFbrooklyn You left out Pink Floyd! haha

[lordOFbrooklyn]

@chainmailboy1441 i guess the etc. meant bands like pink floyd. theyre great, they deserve more than just an "etc". they slipped my mind. there's just too many british greats

[nomikjustkaty]

@lordOFbrooklyn Indeed, This was an era of nothing but *Greats*. They were ALL Great back then!! They were the Masters..

[valdostastate77]

John Bonham Oh My God!!!!

[Stairwaytoheaven06]

OH MY GOD !!

LED ZEP FOR EVER

[syksix6]

john bonham is the best !!!!!!

[WaveneyWolf]

Planty in the Wolves shirt! what a man, absolute tune from the greatest albums i've ever listened to, class.

[Riocoolnes]

Greatest band to ever live!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[seemefalter]

Ahhh...they jjust don't make it like this anymore...gorgeous rock and roll for its own sake.

[AudioFixation]

i remember teh planetarium @ teh museum in denco..

still have a bumpersticker...

LEDHEAD 4vr tyvm4p!!!1!

[Mightyhumungus]

i got ur john bonham doing 4 sticks with 2

[AFtheRocker]

@Mightyhumungus They named this song four sticks because John Bonham played it with four sticks in the studio

[Juustokauppias]

@AFtheRocker I think it's great how Led Zeppelin named their song. 'Black dog' was named literally after a black labrador retriever, that wandered to the studio while they were making 'Black dog'..

[kokanee2010a]

jpj was the perfect compliment to john bonham , part of the rhythm section, plant was page's foil and without plants voice they wouldn't be as successful , lets not forget who has had the better solo career since zep broke up . check out the music book 'complete zeppelin' to really find out who contributed what to each song.

[SATUTV55]

LED Z, Yes, I like. Satu.

[rahuldesai8191]

Check Four Sticks by MIDIVAL PUNDITZ.

[LizLOVESTheBritish]

i LOVE led.

so sexy.

long live Zoso.

[JoshMufc101]

i kinda prefer the riverboat song to this

[silveyras]

greeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeat

[vedderfan94]

@HalsHarbo He's joking dumb shit.

[sushimaui007]

Recommending a good movie for guitar players...."It Might Get Loud" with Jimmy

Page, Jack White and The Edge of U2. If you're patient and listen to thier stories

and guitar solos and jam at the end, it's well worth the time spent.

[sofalicker]

@sushimaui007 yeah its really great to hear their stories except for the fact that "the edge" doesn't deserve to shine the shoes of either of the others haha

[scthundershock]

what a good song

[mariopdel]

amen!

[sco40]

This song is truly magical , 3:12 just proves that

[malibu5967]

Happy Birthday Bonzo...It's crying time since you've been gone!

[crunkalac]

ROBERT PLANT

[donbutler2]

best blues band ever

[youvebeenthunderstru]

What's with all this "enter your text here" on videos? Don't the video posters realize it's annoying?

[sbf54]

Awesome! Love the photos with the song. Thanks for posting!

[SolidMullet93]

is it me or does this song sound like it belongs in a Spyro the Dragon game?

[swordbellums]

@HalsHarbo Nizlopi-boy got me right, bro ;) don't be so quick to insult, man! enjoy the humour of the situation.

[andreasset]

chi dice che questo non è un classico dei Led Zeppelin?

[DruNation]

I can hear the sticks clicking while Bonzo is hittin them skins with 4 sticks

[swordbellums]

led zeppelin is such a cool guy

[Nizlopi2]

@swordbellums lol. I hope this is sarcasm.

[dtbjjrb]

@swordbellums Ya, better than that Aerosmith guy.

[enacra101]

@dtbjjrb or the pink floyd guy, yeah led zep is a way cooler "guy" lol

I really hope that guy was joking haha

[dtbjjrb]

@enacra101 Oh well; he made me laugh.

[caibeauty]

ronaldo

[Clintdog009]

Bonzo lives on in spirit!

[Stax980]

cool

[BBoydyboard]

AWESOME, IT'S -..... ROCK 'N' ROLL!

[Gehenna92]

Soulfly should have picked another song to cover than this!

[whitestripebuzz]

This might just be my favourite riff of all time. Its so fucking groovy baby yeah.

[Minipat19]

SEXY BEAUTIFUL SWEET Led Zeppelin is the best band EVER.

[caseyspaos]

...and Plant's vocals are supreme here. iv is an untouchable album!