Looking back on how incredible and prolific these guys were, the fact that this song was the first track first album is just so much more awesome to me.
It's often overlooked, but this LZ song beautifully showcases Bonham's incredible rhythmical finesse. He invented the hard rock drumming style known as "power drumming", a technique incorporating two bass drums which revolutionized the genre and permeates rock drumming to this day. I still get chills every time I hear this song, especially John's drumming!.
ok for all you rockers?? he had 2 bass foots and thatz 1 of the reasons he became such a talented drummers. not many drummers could kick out the rythmn that bonzo did!! RIP john henry bonham PEACE
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@classicrockhead1969 he used only 1 pedal i think because there's this trick called the heel to toe its where you use your heel to kick and then your toes to kick and it makes it easier to kick faster, I'm a drummer myself, my brother, my friend and i jam out and play some led zeppelin and the heel to toe sounds exactly like it sounds in there songs. i also tried to use 2 pedals and it sounds a little different
@classicrockhead1969 one bass drum guys! Bonzo was known for is really fast and powerful right foot. drum also known for his bass triplets — played interchangeably with doubles and singles — which can obviously be heard in this song
@davecolombia bass drum*** also known for his bass triplets — played interchangeably with doubles and singles — which can obviously be heard in this song
@classicrockhead1969 1. They DID have double bass pedals back then. Well, when Bonzo was alive at least.
2. Bonham, in his whole career, never used a double bass pedal. He always used a single Ludwig Speed King Pedal with one bass. His right foot was so fast. That's why he's so impressive! =]
@classicrockhead1969 it was a single pedal: This song is also notable for drummer John Bonham's repeated use of a series of two sixteenth-note triplets on a single bass drum, an effect many subsequent rock drummers have imitated, and as well as keeping the hi-hat playing quarter notes throughout almost the entire song with his left foot. Bonham had reportedly developed this technique after listening to Vanilla Fudge.
@classicrockhead1969 John Bonham had two bass pedals for a short time, but he used thme once in a jam session, but Jimmy Page said that it was too much, and had to hide it from him. John Bonham did it all with one pedal
@classicrockhead1969 Actually, I know it doesn't seem like it, but Bonham actually used one bass pedal on one bass drum. He trained himself to do heel-toes so fast that it occasionally sounded like double bass strokes. The man was an amazing drummer, not only fast but tasteful too. Even if a double bass pedal was available back then, I doubt he'd use it, he'd probably reject it and say he didn't need it.
@JesseyBlack that's pure talent! Just like the rest of them. MY GOD JPJ is amazing on that bass!!!! Love watching him play it on their live performances!
@classicrockhead1969 bonham almost never used double bass drums. He just had an absolutely crazy kick foot. I'm not sure if he was a heel toe guy or what...but I'm willing to bet thats one bass drum.
@classicrockhead1969 no , he only had one pedal for this recording,. altho in the communication breakdown promo video he is seen with 2 double bass drums. he always played single pedal
@jong649 one bass drum guys! Bonzo was known for is really fast and powerful right foot. drum also known for his bass triplets — played interchangeably with doubles and singles — which can obviously be heard in this song
@davecolombia bass drum*** also known for his bass triplets — played interchangeably with doubles and singles — which can obviously be heard in this song
@jong649 John Bonham Never used or had two bass drums or double pedal he would do everything with one foot hes the greatest drummer of all time LOng Livee Zeppelin !!!!!!!
@GearsofWumbology actually, they're triplets between the cowbell. he just neglects to play the last note. bonham used so many triplets in his drumming. i don't know what they key signature or tempo is for this song, but those are either 24th or 48th notes.
Nothing beats the real thing but last night's show by Led Zepagain was seriously kick ass!!!!! If any Led fans in California have the chance to see one of their shows you will have a killer good time, highly recommended.
THE FUCKING BEST BAND EVER!! ROBERT PLANT IS THE BEST SINGER, PAGE IS THE BEST GUITARRIST, JPJ IS THE BEST BASS GUITARRIST AND JOHN BONZO BONHAM IS THE BEST DRUMMER!!! R.I.P JOHN BONHAM 0:12
It was! but not very often. 1970 tour, i have a bootleg of a show in LA Its called live on blueberry hill! P.
MegaZephead 2 days ago
Why wasn't this song performed live???
Jamcad01 1 week ago
there is 1 beliber!!!!
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Looking back on how incredible and prolific these guys were, the fact that this song was the first track first album is just so much more awesome to me.
thestrawhat 1 month ago
0 00 bonzo
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radtke1965 2 months ago
It's often overlooked, but this LZ song beautifully showcases Bonham's incredible rhythmical finesse. He invented the hard rock drumming style known as "power drumming", a technique incorporating two bass drums which revolutionized the genre and permeates rock drumming to this day. I still get chills every time I hear this song, especially John's drumming!.
m0nkeypill 2 months ago
@m0nkeypill With a single bas drum.
123monocletophat 1 month ago
i have seen vidoes of him using 2 bass drums i am surely not blind!! maybe he only used them here and there!!
topcatroar61oliosc 2 months ago
ok for all you rockers?? he had 2 bass foots and thatz 1 of the reasons he became such a talented drummers. not many drummers could kick out the rythmn that bonzo did!! RIP john henry bonham PEACE
topcatroar61oliosc 2 months ago
I think Bonham used single pedal. I've seen live performances where he was capable of doing this single pedal.
doodleguitarist 2 months ago
JOHN BONHAM USED A SINGLE BASS DRUM AND PEDAL AND COULD DO PERFECT TRIPLETS. GET IT RIGHT
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John Bonham used a single pedal- what sounds like a double bass is a fast triplet (hi-hat-bass-bass)
thepriceofpearls 3 months ago
First song, first album...'nuff said.
alpedehuez53 4 months ago
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schoolboy4321 4 months ago
This song has the best drumming in the history of rock.
Phenomenon58 4 months ago
raunchy guitar....love it
BeyondNeptune 4 months ago
This should be the theme song for some show on TV that'll be soooo cool!
m4kes0meno1se 4 months ago
1 people like Backstreet Boys...
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@jcavaletto708 1 person doesn't know how the difference between the plural and singular form of "people."
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@tom12121112 Sorry for my english, one person likes the Backs..... :)-
jcavaletto708 4 months ago
ok that was good .....but i need more cowbell,,,,,
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oliverskates1 5 months ago
Was that a cowbell I heard?
RVBOY2 5 months ago
Y así comenzó todo
Juviex 5 months ago
Hi I love this song ? Thanks my friends a+ andres
jimi794 6 months ago in playlist Led Zeppelin / Led Zeppelin (1969)
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theclintmaster123456 6 months ago 10
@theclintmaster123456 fuck you, goddamn idiot
MegaStefanco 6 months ago
@theguywhosnameis Hell yeah!
TDNSLEDANG 6 months ago
what a shame that they did not ever play this one live!
san5a89 6 months ago
A wild zeppelin has appeared!
TDNSLEDANG 6 months ago
thats one pedal boys and girls heel toe toe heel
angelacevedo2112 6 months ago
First time I remember hearing that fast of a bass drum.....was it a double?
jong649 7 months ago 10
@jong649 that's what I've always wondered, he probably had 2 bass drums, I don't think they had double pedals back then
classicrockhead1969 7 months ago 16
@classicrockhead1969 he used only 1 pedal i think because there's this trick called the heel to toe its where you use your heel to kick and then your toes to kick and it makes it easier to kick faster, I'm a drummer myself, my brother, my friend and i jam out and play some led zeppelin and the heel to toe sounds exactly like it sounds in there songs. i also tried to use 2 pedals and it sounds a little different
Metalhead188123 6 months ago
@classicrockhead1969 one bass drum guys! Bonzo was known for is really fast and powerful right foot. drum also known for his bass triplets — played interchangeably with doubles and singles — which can obviously be heard in this song
davecolombia 6 months ago
@davecolombia bass drum*** also known for his bass triplets — played interchangeably with doubles and singles — which can obviously be heard in this song
davecolombia 6 months ago
@classicrockhead1969 1. They DID have double bass pedals back then. Well, when Bonzo was alive at least.
2. Bonham, in his whole career, never used a double bass pedal. He always used a single Ludwig Speed King Pedal with one bass. His right foot was so fast. That's why he's so impressive! =]
SomethingThatReal 6 months ago
@classicrockhead1969 yes of course they did! how do you think buddy rich played??
ethanbrochill 6 months ago
@classicrockhead1969 it was a single pedal: This song is also notable for drummer John Bonham's repeated use of a series of two sixteenth-note triplets on a single bass drum, an effect many subsequent rock drummers have imitated, and as well as keeping the hi-hat playing quarter notes throughout almost the entire song with his left foot. Bonham had reportedly developed this technique after listening to Vanilla Fudge.
pepinox 5 months ago
@classicrockhead1969 Pretty sure that's one pedal.
Jubeju71 5 months ago
@classicrockhead1969 No actually Bonham never used 2 bass drums, he did everything with only 1.
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IAmtheBallrus 5 months ago
@classicrockhead1969 John Bonham had two bass pedals for a short time, but he used thme once in a jam session, but Jimmy Page said that it was too much, and had to hide it from him. John Bonham did it all with one pedal
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metaldipendent95 4 months ago
@classicrockhead1969 Bonhams not using double pedals Jimmy just didn't want Bonzo using them. He just has a rabbit foot!
m4kes0meno1se 4 months ago
@classicrockhead1969 He was using only one kick. I looked it up.
CrazyTrainisawesome 4 months ago
@classicrockhead1969 Actually, I know it doesn't seem like it, but Bonham actually used one bass pedal on one bass drum. He trained himself to do heel-toes so fast that it occasionally sounded like double bass strokes. The man was an amazing drummer, not only fast but tasteful too. Even if a double bass pedal was available back then, I doubt he'd use it, he'd probably reject it and say he didn't need it.
JesseyBlack 4 months ago
@JesseyBlack that's pure talent! Just like the rest of them. MY GOD JPJ is amazing on that bass!!!! Love watching him play it on their live performances!
parrottfamily3 4 months ago
@JesseyBlack He wanted two bass drums. RARELY u saw that. They would'nt give it to him, cause Page said it sounded like a freight train.
MrEvilmonkey420 3 months ago
@classicrockhead1969 bonham almost never used double bass drums. He just had an absolutely crazy kick foot. I'm not sure if he was a heel toe guy or what...but I'm willing to bet thats one bass drum.
sbboyle 3 months ago
@classicrockhead1969 nope its bonzo fastest right foot in drumming ever
mikey41rules 3 months ago
@classicrockhead1969 i think he was using the heel to toe technique
Rocker9514 2 months ago
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Bonham played this with one foot one bass drum he's that fucking good haha
LHat99zz 2 months ago
@classicrockhead1969 no , he only had one pedal for this recording,. altho in the communication breakdown promo video he is seen with 2 double bass drums. he always played single pedal
n420cowan 2 months ago
@n420cowan jimi hendrix dijo una vez que parecia que tocaba castañuelas con los pies jaja
NERO31ZMN 2 months ago
@NERO31ZMN I am Canadian... i dont know what language you speek sorry :P
n420cowan 2 months ago
@n420cowan its spanish hahaha
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@classicrockhead1969 its called heel-toe boys. bonzos legendary for it. 1 pedal is all he needs.
grimriffer69 2 months ago
@classicrockhead1969 Bonzo had just an ordinary single pedal and one bass drum!It was his foot that was extraordinary!
porock21gr 1 month ago
@jong649 one bass drum guys! Bonzo was known for is really fast and powerful right foot. drum also known for his bass triplets — played interchangeably with doubles and singles — which can obviously be heard in this song
davecolombia 6 months ago
@davecolombia bass drum*** also known for his bass triplets — played interchangeably with doubles and singles — which can obviously be heard in this song
davecolombia 6 months ago
@jong649 its a single he just does liek quads on em hes a beast dude..doubles didnt exist there still new lol.
skudstorm44 6 months ago
@jong649 no, john didnt use double bass, only single.
mrphilly727 6 months ago
@jong649 John Bonham Never used or had two bass drums or double pedal he would do everything with one foot hes the greatest drummer of all time LOng Livee Zeppelin !!!!!!!
plo7314 6 months ago 12
@plo7314 well neil pert is slightly better i mean hes like a machine but bonham is my favorite
neutron564 1 month ago
@jong649 nope, thats a single bass my friend, welcome to the wonders of john bonham!
ethanbrochill 6 months ago
@jong649 He actually only used 1 bass drum for all his 32nd notes, shockingly enough. O_o
GearsofWumbology 5 months ago
@GearsofWumbology i believe they're 24th notes, but close enough, hahaha. bonham with his super fast triplets.
ajiadicicco 5 months ago
@ajiadicicco Oh no they were actually 32nd notes, as they are played between 2 hits of the cowbell.
GearsofWumbology 5 months ago
@GearsofWumbology actually, they're triplets between the cowbell. he just neglects to play the last note. bonham used so many triplets in his drumming. i don't know what they key signature or tempo is for this song, but those are either 24th or 48th notes.
ajiadicicco 5 months ago
@jong649 no single bass
peanutpizza2008 5 months ago
@jong649 He was doing it on a single pedal. Ive seen a page interview where he says that.
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@jong649 No, he had a single bass drum with a single pedal
metaldipendent95 4 months ago
@jong649 Bonham never played 2. i think
cowskater5 2 months ago
1 person's hand better have slipped D:< garrarararar
TheTheTheBobby 7 months ago
just the right amt of cowbell-thanks for post-best debut album in rock.
catchsight 7 months ago
whenever i listen to Zeppelin, i wish i had a nice fat blunt...
Tman082294 7 months ago
1 person is a......... butthole?
BigBearBrady 7 months ago 3
@BigBearBrady hahahah hell ya XD
5150zac 7 months ago
Best Zepplelin tune recorded....listen to Jimmy and John Paul..... and of course the Plant man is perfect
korot19 8 months ago
1 person is in a bad time.
sebitasM 8 months ago
@KOPA623 ino, he does that with one fucking pedal!
ShoveDaddy 9 months ago
my speakers won't go loud enough >:(
gvhbngh 10 months ago 4
it's all good times if ur listening to Led Zep
camaro2010384 10 months ago 2
2:16 the blast beat was born
annoythefish 10 months ago
Is there a greater song ever made ?? The mighty Led Zeppelin rules all !!
TheIrishfitter 10 months ago
damn cant believe 1 person disliked this, must have been an accident
lDolLlL 11 months ago 2
this song proves that John Paul Jones is a fucking Genius.
LDZPLEN 11 months ago
@LDZPLEN my fav jpj performance. i think bonham takes the cake this time though. damn those dudes could rock
erk7xl 11 months ago
Nothing beats the real thing but last night's show by Led Zepagain was seriously kick ass!!!!! If any Led fans in California have the chance to see one of their shows you will have a killer good time, highly recommended.
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lakalanikanamali 1 year ago
wow, some of jimmy's guitar sounds like a saw cutting thru bullshit and inferior fluff...
listen to 2:06 to 2:33 it says "don't be a pussy"
BeyondNeptune 1 year ago 2
if someone wants to know what zep sounds like, just play this 2 minute song...it portrays them pretty well.
BeyondNeptune 1 year ago
0. ZERO. ZIP. NADA DISLIKES!! RIGHT ON..can't question a jam!
addicted2ashlee 1 year ago
60's through th 90's good times 00's through present bad times
resdsox1 1 year ago
@resdsox1 The 50's were better than the 80's and 90's, I agree with your basic point.
62grossman 1 year ago
@62grossman Who where around the 50's?
resdsox1 1 year ago
@resdsox1 Basically just blues and some early Rockabilly/Rock and Roll sutff
nowinterweather 11 months ago
@nowinterweather Ah, sorry I don't know my 50's
resdsox1 11 months ago
best band ever, no doubt
alecrubin69 1 year ago
THE FUCKING BEST BAND EVER!! ROBERT PLANT IS THE BEST SINGER, PAGE IS THE BEST GUITARRIST, JPJ IS THE BEST BASS GUITARRIST AND JOHN BONZO BONHAM IS THE BEST DRUMMER!!! R.I.P JOHN BONHAM 0:12
TheRockNRollMaster 1 year ago 61
@TheRockNRollMaster hardly the best. they were good for their time. dont make anything more than it is.
480borat 5 months ago
@480borat no bud the sound is for it's time but the chemistry and the way they just feed off of each other is timeless..they're the best imo
NYJ4CK 5 months ago
@480borat This is 69! so what was better at that time?!
MegaZephead 5 months ago
dedicated to my brother dave the first time i got stoned
hagsvet 1 year ago 34
LOVE THIS SONG
DeadDriverDyson 1 year ago
Classic :) Ive tried learning the bass to this song and the main riff is a bit tricky. Great song though ;)
kad1295 1 year ago
who in the fuck is the best
hagsvet 1 year ago
@hagsvet led zeppelin...
DestryNV 1 year ago
jesus fucking christ i love led zeppelin
hornaburzum 1 year ago
doesnt make u wana drop a shit load of acid with a hint of ecstasy.....YEAH
FoxyRoxies 2 years ago
YES MAN YOUR SO SMART :D i so agree with you :)
zepphead101 1 year ago
i have done it. its beautiful, however be leary you will throw up.... ALOT
FoxyRoxies 1 year ago
Esta cancion me abrio los ojos
zogitas 2 years ago
:)stellar.
eliiegrindhouse 2 years ago
ROCK N' ROLL!
iwantitall23 2 years ago
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Arguably the fourth best song by Led, right after stairway to heaven, black dog, and rock and roll, in that order.
kjstarkiller1138 2 years ago
Sweet my mom and my dads favorite song! So me too!
supercoolmunkee 2 years ago
Good Times Bad Times
aassyr1111 2 years ago
GREAT song from thee AMAZING Led Zeppelin! :D
mustangbaybay 2 years ago
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