Led Zeppelin - Four Sticks

[phaeton01]

i think i was 14 and getting high when i first heard this stuff.

[QuiltedWizard]

That riff is talking shit.

[insideout1958]

LED ZEPPLIN TILL I DIE ZOSO FOREVER FOREVER ZOSO

[ThisIsS000Sad]

i bet someone here already knows this song is called 4 sticks because thats how many john bonham used

[Cincinnatus1869]

@123ringwormz123 No question about that buddy. It's become a real problem here where I live . I know probably 10 people under the age of 40 who have died in the past 5 yrs from opiate overdose. And at least 20 more whose life is all messed up from addiction to them . They can be a blessing or a curse depending on an individuals situation

[Omegasar]

Anyone else think this song reminds them of a soundtrack from the original Spyro the Dragon? :D Even Spyro's creators were inspired by Led Zeppelin XD

[Guitarristandgoats]

@Omegasar Hell yeah

[BlondiEmilio]

@Omegasar Hey, you're right! I recall the music you talk about. Spyro rocks out loud!

[Cincinnatus1869]

@123ringwormz123 not when youve broken your back and neck like I did . In which case they improve quality of life quite alot. I wish I didnt have to take them , but I am glad they are there when I need them

[vfvfvfvfvfvf100]

THIS SUCKS AND A LOTTT

[Cincinnatus1869]

@vfvfvfvfvfvf100 the same has been said about your Mom

[markdarnell37]

@vfvfvfvfvfvf100 youre an idiot. whats your style of music? lady gaga?

[Nintendo129]

@vfvfvfvfvfvf100 STFU you dumb japanese cocksucker

[MrZackiller]

1 more view and it'll have 159,100

[booooooolpusterd]

No band changes time signatures quite like Zeppelin.

[13RGaun]

i cant belive this doesnt have more views??!

[valdostastate77]

Bonham, my God did someone really play like that?

[PeachTreeAlways]

6 people don't have sticks!

[firetape]

Take that Ginger Baker!!!! Banging with fury!!!!

[evoclin]

5 people need beaten with four sticks

[Rorschachxx1985]

not saying i wanted bonham to die because i didnt but if they carried on in the 80s i think they would have gone down hill, john paul and bonham were fine even though bonham was drinking a lot but plant was losing his voice and page just couldnt play because of his heroin addiction. so i respect them for what they gave us but one has to realize that not every band can go on forever

[justjulesnow]

@Rorschachxx1985 What you say IS true, but I bet you get lots of hate mail! lol

[Rorschachxx1985]

@justjulesnow well got what i was aying so hopefully everyone else will

[jamescurtis3636]

@Rorschachxx1985 LED ZEPPELIN will go on forever. page could still play and plant could still sing. so dont even say that is was sort of a good thing bonham died. LED ZEPPELIN will only get better over time

[Rorschachxx1985]

@jamescurtis3636 i never said it was, i love led zeppelin but i would hate it if they went down hill. a lot of bands have love at metallica! get ur facts rights jimmy page was taking heroin which prevented him from playing properly, if u asked plant to sing dazed and confused now theres no way he could do it thats why hes in band of joy, of course led zeppelin will go on forever im agreeing with u, but im just saying some good things must come to an end

[03canadianf5]

Of all Zep songs, this and the Ocean are the two that get stuck in my head the easiest... and by stuck I'll be whistling the main guitar riffs for weeks on end.

[TheArca9]

R.I.P. John bonham. Wait.... Legends never die (:

[jamo387]

This album reminds me of AUTUMN walking through the woods in the town where I came from. Getting a little dark out, cloudy, heading home after hanging with the boys round the fire pit. Car battery was hooked up to kick ass box cranking out LZ, tunes all on tape. Definite old world feel, haunting...

[modulation32]

@jamo387 this recording also reminds me of the fall seasons. a very brown orange yellow and red color sounding record....make sense? i could just go for a long drive through the woods and get lost to this one.

[jamo387]

@modulation32 I would add a hint of Gray ;-)

[GiantTurtlesEye]

@jamo387

That is one of the coolest, most atmospheric comments I have ever read on youtube.

[takidigits13]

Still my fav Zepp song after all these years.



[leddhed]

I'm going to see Jason Bonham in Clearwater, FL tomorrow.

[ThrashRoC]

The Best Record Of The Best Band EVER walked on this planet , and they make not ONE fail album !!

i have all records on vinyl , and on cd and mp3 , i want every single note of this BRILLIANT BAND

[bullyingisnotcool]

@ThrashRoC Try Presence

[ThrashRoC]

@bullyingisnotcool

i own EVERY Led Zep CD , LP (vinyl) , and on MP3 (Remastered Japan , Complete Recordings ), and Believe me ; I Love Em All ....would i call myself a Zep Head ? Yes i would ;-D,

[UtzChips2009]

I spent a lot of money in high school replacing worn out LZ vinyl

[metalmilitia137]

John bonham is a beast on that drum kit

[annshshs]

This entire album should of been on Mothership.

[frindle1212]

There's really no such thing as a bad Zeppelin song

[frankisfunny2007]

@frindle1212 except their new album from 2011 (I know they don't have 1 even in the process, but that's my point, I do think they need to get a new album as a tribute to Bonzo, and have Bonzo's son, Jason, to play at a bit of a tribute for John, honestly he sounds 90% like John (Bonham's) playing)

[ThrashRoC]

@frindle1212 its the only band with NO fail record , and i wish they made a record with all their Brilliant Coversongs .

L Z Forever !

[frindle1212]

@ThrashRoC YEAH DUDE! rock on

[Pepperbone1]

One of my fav Zeppelin tunes, especially love Plant's vocals! Haven't heard this song in a while and those vocals hit home.

[1962drob]

Yet another AMAZING song off of Led Zeppelin IV.

[MrMegaFredzeppelin]

@1962drob LED-ZEPPELIN RULES!!!! ROCK ON!!!!!!

[1962drob]

@MrMegaFredzeppelin YEAH, THEY DO!!!  ROCK ON!!!!

[Stefandurrr]

This song switches between 5/4 and 3/4. Badass.

[MGMLioness]

@Stefandurrr - yESYeSYEsYesYesYesYESYESYESYEs­SSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!

[broudwauy]

@Stefandurrr because Bonzo kicks so much ass he changes the time signature.

[koyunbaba73]

@Stefandurrr Good listening, man. I didn't get that right away. Now figure out The Ocean.

[SchecterGuitar689]

@Stefandurrr What?! No!! it switches between 5/8 and 3/8.

[1tubinmofo]

@Stefandurrr when u add 5 and 3 you get 8.... which is basically 4 right? idk maybe im wrong

[mittens579]

@Stefandurrr That's not that impressive.... but it is a good song

[titoine1212]

@Stefandurrr Actually its 5/8 and 6/8

[eddshi1]

@Stefandurrr totally :)

[VivaZeBone]

@Stefandurrr I'd never noticed this time signature change. Jeez that's clever. Another band that were geniuses of this sort of trick were The Stranglers...

[maestrostring00]

@Stefandurrr 5/8 dude, but yea word

[MrDrock1983]

beer*

[MrDrock1983]

bber stains hahahaha lmmfao yup

[TugwellUKUS]

I think Jimmy Page once described this song as "abstract".

[GlenDeanII]

Running frantically through the woods......

[rebootedone]

the eternal problem of being the best man to procreate a child?

[Aaroot]

Wish I was around in the 70's not born 1993 :/

[GlenDeanII]

@Aaroot Don't be... you still got the killer jams and you're not old....... yet

[peterrubalcava]

@Aaroot

you and I both

[Icedrunk1]

@Cheessa, Do CDs count?

[Cheessa]

Great song from a great album. Who else overplayed this album to death so that it had loads of scratches everywhere, and beer stains?

[Stucnda60s]

@Cheessa ME!! & I still have it

[ThrashRoC]

@Cheessa

i had my first Real Marijuhana high , listen to this record in the dark room and goddamm i swear i thought they are performing live in my room , its such a perfect Rock album ! i dont wonder why its one of the most sold records of all times , this is pure Music , every song is so great on this record , Led Zeppelin are THE gods of Rock !!! my religion

[greenskeeper3000]

I'm 12 and what is this?

[Rushguitarist1]

@greenskeeper3000 haha kid this is what real music is, get it? got it? good

[greenskeeper3000]

@Rushguitarist1 HAHA! Im 36 and have been listening and playing zep since i was 13. Get it? Got it? good. Thanks for playing!

[Rushguitarist1]

@greenskeeper3000 hahaha i was going to talk some sense into you but good one!

[greenskeeper3000]

@Rushguitarist1 HAHA! That's cool. Keep fighting the good fight. I'm just proud that there are younger people like you that know good music! It's up to folks like you to wisen up the younger generations! They don't listen to old guys like me lol.

[Rushguitarist1]

@greenskeeper3000 i tell everyone that i know that this stuff is real non-computer generated music and it's actually them singing. REAL TALENT!

[TheRP1993]

@Rushguitarist1 its not about computer generated or real, its about good or bad :)

[Rushguitarist1]

@TheRP1993 but everything today is computer generated and actually fake. no real singing and not even real instruments!

[parrottfamily3]

@greenskeeper3000 believe it or not they wont even listen to me and im 28 but look like im 18. damn kids lol!!! my son was listening to zep in the womb and we still listen to it at least once a day. he loves zep and dances around. he sleeps to pink floyd and smiles at the beatles. At least i got my kid on the right track!!!

[TheMayhemseth]

me encanta esta rola de zeppelin sin duda mi favorita

[kaidoctor]

"I'm only 12 years old and i listen to Zeppelin instead of Lady Gaga aren't I the coolest person ever?!?!?!"... Just kidding

[Mr44Bill]

@kaidoctor you're the grestest kid :)

[kp6173]

@kaidoctor  Kep rocking bro!

[TheRP1993]

i was soooo born in the wrong era. im just a twinkle in my parents' eyes and i love zeppelin

[makokan2000]

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

[elvispresley718]

what a great drummer, where are the people like him today? and i love the keyboard part towards the end,,, soundz eerie

[Sokker001]

hey guys guess what? I'm a sperm cell and I'm listening to this song!!

[rockerduff1231]

@Sokker001 sperm are not cells they are chromosomes

[nonfictionstory]

@rockerduff1231 "The term sperm is derived from the Greek word (σπέρμα) sperma (meaning "seed") and refers to the male reproductive cells." chromosomes are found within cells.

[TheFoolWillRelate]

@rockerduff1231 Actually they are gametes, and so are the eggs. A gamete within a gamete, CONCEPTION!

[Dropkickewok]

I'M 16 YEARS OLD AND BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH JUSTIN BIEBER SUCKS BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH I LIKE ZEPPELIN. shut the fuck up nobody cares, who doesn't like zeppelin?

[kawaguchimaster]

@Dropkickewok well, if you must know, 95% of the people at my high school either dont like led zep or have never heard of them :(

[garyw930]

May I recommend the book 'An Essential Guide To Music In The 1970s' by Johnny Zero. The author is a big fan of this track.

[LutherRayable]

To this day i can readily grab any Zepp album and enjoy it straight thru-side to side.How many of todays contemporary groups qualify at that level??It's clear that while they were making money at it-It was not the sole endeavor.I definitaly think they knew that there was a special chemistry amongst the group.That's why they didn't opt to replace Bonzo when he passed.I love that they thought to include any and all instruments and didnt keyhole the band to any one "patent sound". my fav 4 ever!!!!

[SupernalOne]

5/4 time on the main riff and 3/4 time on the chorus - ?

These guys did some amazing syntheses of musical types: folk guitar sheen, sitar-like tonalities, African polyrythms, poetic blues lyrics - unique!

I especially love Plant's couplet: ooh baby, the river's red/ ah baby, in my head

the first line is an apocalyptic Biblical plague, the second line is a man in emotional torment, about to snap - really gives a sense of immediate emotional crisis, i.e., the Blues - just, wow

[1aggiesrule]

Do you think they knew exactly how GREAT their music was at the time? I don't think they did.

[LutherRayable]

@1aggiesrule I think they suspected it was "good" but did they know just how great??no way man who could have?I think they went for what sounded above a certain "bar" to satisfy themselves first.I've always thought that they were extremely high minded when it came to being tru to there musical aspirations.i.e they didn't write "singles".To me each record they recorded was a masterpeice of great single songs that made up more than the sum of there parts.

[fasterhorses]

This song is so typical of what makes Led Zeppelin so superior: All the musicians are gifted and each contributes fully. Thus we don't have a vocalist's input overwhelming mediocre music that's only there to support the vocalist. There is no showcasing going on here: You can listen to this song as a whole or you can enjoy each instrument in itself and be equally blown away.

[Keneniah75]

@fasterhorses you are so right there isn't just one person in this band that made the band all of the musicians made the band and they put everything they had into thier songs and why they were so great on nearly every single song they've made, plus Zepplin gives a little of somethign to everyone style of listener which is another factor why they were so great

[UBERJAVS]

Back in the 70s I had this on 8-track and the tape shell was pink. It made the Zep 8-tracks easy to spot in your collection.

[Mr11MUSICMAN]

Best fucking song on Led Zeppelin IV here, love the unusual time signature stuff and Bonhams drumming on this one.

[smuttierthanu]

great fuckin tune!!!!!!!!!!

[WonderflyBlue1901]

damn this shit is AWSOME!!!



[NightmareFighter88]

I have this album on cassette and it kinda slurrs the sound in my truck when I take a sharp corner! It is...trippy to say the least. Led Zeppelin Rules!

[ezramead]

This is the NFL.

[14dbn]

@ezramead lol

[jimboyjizzem666]

he has a fag on his bak!

[psychedelicsundae]

Will somebody speak about the lovely guitar chords and the incredible Plant's voice in this song?

[blingadude]

@psychedelicsundae To be fair, Plant's voice is incredible in ALL his songs... So is Page... hell so are the entire band...

[TheFuzzgog]

this is zep



[beantownbig3]

Goddamn! Bonzo's a fuckin' beast.

[SktRat4life]

this song makes me feel like i'm waiting for something... :D

[salsagids]

This song once cost me a speeding ticket. The relentles rhythm inspired me...

[TheMexicanWatcher]

@salsagids i feel ya bro we almost crashed into a semi from being inspired by led zeppelin brings out they wild in ya

[lovefilipina]

I LOVE THIS SONG!.......want to know something about the foo fighters that they dare not print anywhere.....go to "i aint the one worldvisions2008" and press "see all" to find my 3 comments. regards.

[666fuckoffandie]

does anyone realise his name is BONHAM? or am i the one mistaken? if i am, then please reply

[SiLVerSkYe111]

Drumming with four sticks......AWESOME!!

[cheapcape]

this suxx

[aahlstrom93]

@cheapcape Nope.

[txkid123]

@cheapcape Any other song and your entitled to your opinion. On this one I have to call you a troll.

[garyw930]

May I recommend the book 'An Essential Guide To Music In The 1970s' by Johnny Zero. The author is a big fan of this track and this album.

[tashpish]

80,000 views exactly :D

first time i've seen an exact number...

[Hits4daze]

Pearts great saw rush not to long ago..but Mr. Bonhaim had four testicles.

[scottmyopinion2]

thanks dad for making me listen to real music growing up. This is one of the best.. Cheers

[greendaylove1111]

roberts voice in this song is soo sexy ;D <3

[marshallmeow]

rockin

[EdMcStinko]

Gotta love the time signatures in this song, Zep had so many good ideas

[koyunbaba73]

Best song on the album!

[maskof]

Bonzo used four drumsticks in this song, two in each hand, hence the title. He just saw Ginger Baker's Air Force play the night before and he wanted to show him up one!

[MikeyO777]

the shit...



[lyonslaforet]

Led Zeppelin 4 is one of the most perfect albums in the history of rock. Period!

[TheMurillo666]

Well, Bonzo. 31 years have past... RIP YOU MUSICGOD!!!

[alfradio1]

Awesome poly-rhythms!!!! Go Bonzo, GO!!!

[huckfinn135]

that section "when the owls cry in the night" is one of the most beautifully haunting sections of music I've ever heard...and it takes me back to being about 10 years old when the older neighbor kids were playing this record..still gives me goosebumps 1:05

[Stringprodigy]

@ShawnLovesKaylyn not too bad, child molester. Yourself?

[trk2345]

Its called "Four Sticks" Because Bonzo struggled so much on the beat that in frustration he picked up two sets of drum sticks and banged out the recording. For lack of a better name it was dubbed "Four sticks"

[BoomBoy13]

When I wasn't even born yet, my mom would constantly put on Zeppelin. No wonder I have such good taste in music. This song even amazed me at age five, just didn't pay much attention.

[acdchighvoltage1976]

the reason they called this four sticks is because bonzo is using four drum sticks

[racefan32]

@acdchighvoltage1976 yep, John 'Bonzo' Bonham was a drum God!

[Ingramdumpkiss]

Who are they trying to kid - That old man's got about 40 sticks.

[twiztedrasberry]

@Ingramdumpkiss lmao

[mussman717word]

@Ingramdumpkiss

Man, I LOVE your fucking comment, lol.

[Seanus32]

@Ingramdumpkiss 4 you can't see ;0

[zyclonb6]

@Ingramdumpkiss lmao great comment

[GrantGuides]

@Ingramdumpkiss LMFAO thats the best thing ive seen all day

[supermemojo]

@Ingramdumpkiss  Hah, thats the truth and Zepplin are about that.We seem to carry 50 Sticks now,and they call it 4.Hope it changes for the children,but our officials have the children in debt (slavery?)

[diperrimax]

i love bonzos drumming in this one.....amazing!

[petec9686]

@diperrimax i love bonzos drumming on...well....everything. the man was just incapable of playing badly.

[maocapoeira]

@diperrimax I always say the best guitarist could be dabted in my opinion, but the best drummer ever hands down is John Bonham. Nobody even comes close.

[jenica2072]

@maocapoeira I agree, best drummer we've ever seen. It was tragic to see him go.

[maocapoeira]

@jenica2072 Why does that happen to all the best?? is there some unseen law that does that to all the greatest musicians? wtf

[bad03xtreme]

@maocapoeira ummm Neil Peart....

[tashpish]

@bad03xtreme close yeah, but doesn't surpass.

[GrantGuides]

@diperrimax Exactly why they named it four sticks. Bonzo held two sticks in each hand and beat the fuck out of the drums

[rpsmith014]

@diperrimax You know he's playing with 4 sticks right?

[dafunkyfresh23]

@diperrimax It's Bonham, but yeah, his drumming is really super.

[diperrimax]

@dafunkyfresh23 his nickname was bonzo....

[dafunkyfresh23]

@diperrimax Yeah, you're right my bad. I didn't know that.

[diperrimax]

@dafunkyfresh23 its cool broooooooooooooooooooo