Led Zeppelin-The Rover (RARE)

[cobaltsls]

love the moment with Keith Moon

[tenoderaaridifolia]

First acoustic part is dark and awesome,like Fleetwood Mac's Green Manalishi...

[imbueto]

this is awsome, thanx... ;)

[Pug40]

ha, freaking Jonsey on bass working his magic

[83rdb]

I wish I had the chance to see them live!!!! fml



[iAmirx]

On the first song Plant sounds like one of those crazy talking cats..

[mikeymikeymikeyify]

all this saying about jimmys playing i do agree he is a mess at times but he did not get that far being bad:) gotta love zep!!

[11haile]

es solo Rock pero me gusta..!!!!

[4ustrider]

I first heard this over 20 years ago on a bootleg as they called them then but these are some cool pics

[TheGouch68]

Exactly right! Led Zeppelin are legend...that's all been said before. I have been a fan since I was ten. But Page is one of the sloppiest players I've ever heard. Never has a guitarist been more in need of a great studio mix.

[mlmr11]

@TheGouch68 awww man get off Jimmy's ride. He may have been a bit sloppy at times but man did he have the goods.

[jimmythecreep]

ya gotta love sony vegas :)

[armp1tha1r]

Robert Plant at his early peak was the best, but don't abuse your voice kids...this is what happens when you do...

[EpicFailSoundsGay]

the vinyl album was probably rare

[roaringwaterbay]

what year is this practice session?

[BananaBreakable]

I hate videos that say RARE. Do people not understand that when something is on the internet it's not RARE anymore?

[brandonhornsby]

@BananaBreakable Agree and thumbs up, but be thankful there aint a fuckload of kids posting "OMG I HAVE A NEW BEST FAVORITE SONG NOW!!!"

[magnum9987]

@BananaBreakable Maybe it was rare before it was posted? duh

[BananaBreakable]

@magnum9987 Well maybe it was.. but it's not anymore.

[LayenPipes]

I love moments like this..

[StratoBlaster420]

I love Led Zep but Robert Plants vocals in this one kill it for me.

[eelpieballox]

you cant say nothing about plants vocals ever you stupid cunt,, he is the best,, now and always ,, what are you nowt !!!

[StratoBlaster420]

@eelpieballox He sucks in this song.

[magnum9987]

@StratoBlaster420 maybe because its a practice?

[twst1]

@magnum9987 he's really notorious for being sloppy tho. I've been collecting boots since i was 14 (and these were VINYL boots). Zep shows were legendary, but they're hit or miss. I'm a diehard fan, but it is what it is

[twst1]

@StratoBlaster420 if you're just realizing how sloppy he was you're late to the party

[petecockcroft]

Some of their best stuff here alright!

Nice one.

[sgent5]

This is incredible. I love the raw sound, Page is so funky, and do you hear John Paul Jones freak'in flying over those strings. There's just nothing like Zeppelin, I seriously love this raw jam as much as the Rover that made it to vinyl.

[zephead29]

This is a rehearsal, I don't think they're thinking of good days and bad days. Singers don't waste there voice singing 100% during band practice.

[jhutto375]

I love watching or hearing live un-rehearsed footage. people are human and do make mistakes, if you want it perfect just break out the album and listen to it.

[sourcererbill]

1:17 did page drop his violin bow :p

[zepproxx]

Lots of times singers have good days and bad days. Not plants best day.

[wingseclipsed]

Many thanks for posting these glimpses into the incredible musical world of Led Zeppelin!!

[wingseclipsed]

When was this?

[AIKevorkian]

Oh, God...I feel like I've been around foreva! Hearing this!

[hislightisgreat]

Led Zeppelin is the greatest!!!!!!!

They we're just to fucked up befor there show's all the time.

[thenoblegeek]

@hislightisgreat I think it was really just Jimmy Page who was too eff'd up that caused many of the poor live performances. John Paul Jones and John Bonham were always on the ball as far as I could tell. Plant always seemed good although I'm sure he had his off days because he has the kind of vocals that can cause sore throat problems.

[teeler21]

@thenoblegeek Lol Led Zeppelin had no poor live performances. They are Gods. and just like every other band out there, they drank and did many drugs. But that doesn't mean they performed bad. Nice try though, we all admire your effort. ;)

[thenoblegeek]

@teeler21 Clearly, you never saw the TV broadcast of Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary Show. Led Zeppelin was the closing act (Jason Bonham took the late John Bonham's place at the drums). Everybody played exceptionally well except Jimmy Page who just stunk the place up. Jimmy played so bad that he sounded like some of the StSanders parody videos. Do some searching for that Led Zeppelin performance as it can be found on Youtube. Then look up "StSanders Shreds" and you will see what I mean.

[HemiHead66]

@teeler21 No effort needed, Page sucked when he was wasted.

[eliizme]

This is in response too all the negative comments..."Just join hands & enjoy them for what they were,magnificent rock n rollers!" That's it & that's all!

[TruthAxe]

As soon as Plant opens his mouth, the song goes straight to the shitter.

[AwesomeBeatles]

Robert, if you have time we are starting a band and need a singer. Right now we are playing in Mark's basement. If you think you might be interested, let me know.

[brandonhornsby]

@bendennnnn you fucken need god damned TAB for THAT? Great song but not like fucken rocket science LMFAO

[MsJimizeppelin]

you always have the best sh** thanks

[rossiscute35]

the bulge in 1:46. AWESOME. Robert Plant is the sexiest man alive

[newandused1998]

sounds so rough

[calgaryskibeast]

this tune was meant to be played on his les paul - a great song off a great album - one of my all time favorite page riffs.  jimmy at the top of his game. jimmy page, ace & angus had the greatest influences on why i play guitar today. think i'll put some zep on and go jam w/jimmy right now.

[championofhardrock]

acoustic guitar version fits this song better imo,

[MyAccount4TrollingU]

fuck islam

[mazzil2]

Led Zeppelin is the gold standard that other bands can compare to.

[MrSpliff2K9]

Best rock band ever. No other band compares. End of discussion.

[godrius]

@MrSpliff2K9 short and sweet

[rmac06]

@MrSpliff2K9 Not sure what year this is. At 6:16 Jimmy & John P Jones reference the Jan Akkerman/Focus song Glider.Great song, check it out. It's out there on youtube.

[JVoH4god]

"the rover" is one of my real favourites and i love the electric version. but this one would have worked just as well.

only a shame they seldom played it live...

[MrGcole001]

This track is pure genius. Anyone who doesn't get it is out of touch or just into other things. Bashing is a waste of time because this music is great on so many levels.

[plantationful]

Percy's voice is so strange, wild, and wonderful, particularly in the first 25 seconds its crazy.

[Wisztrock]

I started playing guitar because of them. Yesterday I wrote and recorded one of my first full length songs. If you want to hear what Led Zeppelin-inspired music sounds like 2011 style click on wisztrock. 

[Romellady66]

zeppelin was the BIGGEST BAND in the world in the 70's. the live stuff in so amazing

a lot of people rag on plant (he sounds like shit bla bla bla) and say page is junkie and sloppy player . maybe it is true post 1976 but this band had BALLS and a big set at that. most bands these days could not hold there jox strap much less play with the passsion they had for their music. ROCK ON LED ZEPPELIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!

[eleanor883]

Thanks so much for posting this! This is really interesting! The layering of the electric guitars, and how the drums and bass blend with them, are what make The Rover my favourite song, but it's awesome to see how it started. Great pics, too, I haven't seen some of them before. :-D

[723400]

It's hard song to pull off live

[rocksoul226]

3:47 is it Page ? :)

[porock21gr]

@rocksoul226 No,I believe it's John Paul Jones.. :)

[MsPiotto]

Play guitar is difficult

but to sing is much more .

Robert turns noise to music.That's it.

[MsPiotto]

Robert Plant is perfect

[riethc]

I think Jimmy Page would be better if he played with regular gauge strings. It makes his technique sloppy lazy.

[p0llenp0ny]

@riethc Didn't seem to stop Led Zeppelin becoming the biggest band in the world, did it? Heroin affected his technique later on far more than any string gauge could. Get real, man.

[ejdbk]

holy shit,its keith moon at 0:16

[blass2103]

and don't get me wroing,...there a few MORONS out there.;..

[blass2103]

masterful.



[mrflip321go]

also this is a half step higher

[flazjsg]

Thanks for posting this. Very cool stuff! Page's style is so distinctive you can tell it's him even at 1:05!

[shelly10538]

Jimmy Page is my Jesus.

[LoLStompingLessons]

0:27 holy camel toe

[0adireita]

@LoLStompingLessons gigantic camel toe!

[annikee59]

THANK YOU!

[jthuman65]

Live is never better than studio recordings

[mmmotorcycles]

I saw LZ LIVE FW Texas in 1973. Plant vocals were great beyond belief. Open chest, low jeans. (girls dug it) Pavaroti notes. Page mesmorizing. Houses of Holy era, attendance records in stadium rock. Rock n Roll opened: with strobes coming out of bass drums. Medleys! 4 hr concert. Page bowed the Les Paul. I saw Jimi, Mick & Keith, Trower, Walsh, Leon, Alvin Lee, Terry Kath, Donovan, Steppenwolf, Eagles ALL LIVE: 1969-75. Those concerts rated a 10. Then.

[SqueezeMyLemonBabe]

And don't get me wrong, Zeppelin has a few live recordings (especially some bootlegs) that are incredible to listen to. I think they just got too fucked up before their shows haha.

[p0llenp0ny]

@SqueezeMyLemonBabe Not always. Listen to some of their European show bootlegs.. They're on fire. The two sets on How The West Was Won is pretty amazing too.

[septtau]

@SqueezeMyLemonBabe Led Zeppelin is one of the best (if not the best) live acts i've ever seen.

[Cincinnatus1869]

@SqueezeMyLemonBabe Zeppelin bootlegs are a mystery . To me they are the best live band to hear even though they did tend to get a bit lost onstage , especially Page and Plant . But for every mistake that makes you cringe , they will the next minute play some lick or unleash a guitar tone or drum fill , or a Jones key note that will make your hair stand and your jaw drop . I ahve heard versions of ' ten yrs gone' that were simultaneously the best AND the worst performances I ever heard lol !

[sOaPyiLLuSiON6]

@SqueezeMyLemonBabe dood, yea, Knebworth or Madison Cube Garden whatever, they all had some Horseys runnin in dare bllood

[Cincinnatus1869]

@SqueezeMyLemonBabe Ihave heard them play badly for sure . But I have also heard it said that no recording can properly capture the thick wall of sound that they created live . Thats why Peter Grant refused to have them appear on TV because TV sound systems were inadequate to capture the power of it all . Power is alot different than mere volume . Zeppelin had power . But they lived too hard and eventually it took its toll and they stopped caring about delivering a well played show I think

[ghost20063]

@SqueezeMyLemonBabe I love the fact that they got so fucked up. It's the easiest way to let the music flow through you.

[LimbazhuKefiirs]

stfu bitches, plant is the best at anything. -,-

[SqueezeMyLemonBabe]

@LimbazhuKefiirs Your opinion will probably change in a few years.

[whizzkid58]

Plant solo is great live but with Zeppelin..not so much

[SqueezeMyLemonBabe]

@whizzkid58 Thats true, back in 2008 I saw him live with Alison Krauss and he was very good, and they had a great gig.

[Kevinmullan]

@whizzkid58 What are you smokin dude? Stick with Bieber, Zep is outta your league.

[whizzkid58]

@Kevinmullan

you're funny...most idiots are

[ClassicRockMan95]

@whizzkid58 Wait... Led Zeppelin before or after Bonham?

[retroperitoneal]

plant voice is only good when studio generated...he is horrible live...he always held the band back....just not a good live band...

[SqueezeMyLemonBabe]

@retroperitoneal

I would have to agree with you on that point. I hardly listen to Zeppelin these days but when I do I absolutely sheer away from their live material, its just not enjoyable to listen to and its dragged out/sloppy (besides Bonham's incredible ability to follow Jimmy with the drums). Their studio material is where they were strong.

[TheMcInturff]

@SqueezeMyLemonBabe sorry the early live was alternative back then, just hard to record. go back and listen, live was what got them famous really !

[DarcMac]

@SqueezeMyLemonBabe I always thought the same. I far preferred the albums to their live stuff. Still one of my all-time favorite bands.

[AZEIDJSKSQMM]

@SqueezeMyLemonBabe The scene too,you understand nothing at the band,thats all...

[dudu9713]

Thumbs up if you think this music should be more known by anyone who likes rock.

[notpurple]

sloppy as hell, but that was the mighty zeppelin. created some awesome stuff. thanks to the dude that put this together and posted it. very cool insight into the creative process.

[AZEIDJSKSQMM]

@notpurple Who is sloopy?The band?Page?srys,go listen some bootleg,ah yes,if you want just speed go listen some iron maiden or another metal shit ^^'''

[SqueezeMyLemonBabe]

@AZEIDJSKSQMM Page is quite a sloppy guitarist...put him up against someone like Duane Allman who was quite clear when he played and improvised, and its easy to see why many people also disregard him as a great guitarist. His improvisations (some) were incredible and the notes he combined were great, but I've also heard that he came up with his his improvs off stage and didn't come up with them on the spot, which takes away even more from him as a guitarist in that aspect.

[AZEIDJSKSQMM]

@SqueezeMyLemonBabe To be serious and stop making my Kikoolol I answer beuacoup so mature, like all groups who improvised (and I mean ALL), all prepared in advance in some way, ie we repeated when the weather permitted us to find ideas rather vague to develop something concrete on stage at Zeppelin was the way it happened, the song structures as Achilles, The rover, No Quarter, The Song Remains the Same, for your life, kashmir appeared in some improvisations.

[AZEIDJSKSQMM]

@SqueezeMyLemonBabe No group even jazz groups can totally improvise on stage, always a practical idea at the outset to try to illuminate the comparison is fair with chose.Ta Duallman, but I can also look for creativity in the studio or in Page his improvisations than Duallman, but I assure you listening eg solo Over The Hill Flying Circus valley which is available on YouTube and that page has an outstanding level in all areas, but its success and fluidity have always been a drag in performance.

[AZEIDJSKSQMM]

@SqueezeMyLemonBabe What fascinates me is his home page how to play, he really lives what he plays, especially in his improvisations, his game has a life quite the opposite of a Blackmore, like Hendrix (even if I do 'appreciate it because it is the first shredder of history), hence to say that Page is a guitarist overestimated, it just does not understand the music,not a fan or a fan, people who say that the Zep it'sthe studio before the scene do not understand.

[AZEIDJSKSQMM]

@SqueezeMyLemonBabe About this rumor, which comes to? I know normally, unless it comes from that jerk of Dread Zeppelin guitarist

[sixsixxsixxxx]

@SqueezeMyLemonBabe page could be sloppy (he was brilliant till about 75 or so then drugs and other things sapped his creativiy and abilties, by his own admission)...but pages briliiance is not in technique but in riffs, chord shapes and colors and tones and style, which were all uniquely his...duane allman was a great slide player but nowhere near page in originality, composition or overall musicianship (don't forget page produced zep too) allman could never conceive of stairway forget write it

[sixsixxsixxxx]

@AZEIDJSKSQMM uh, iron maiden is NOT speed metal...u sound ignorant there

[AZEIDJSKSQMM]

@sixsixxsixxxx Dont care,maiden music is a pure shit,the bad side of the rock,oh wait it's metal best music evar §§§§§

[WAYNEMCGRADY]

if we could just join hands

[TheKaiserChamp]

Plant's vocal in first 1 minute is INCOMPARABLE, unfortunately. I really would like to keep hearing this acoustic version, this is really awesome.

[43george01]

is that jpj @ 3:25? it kinda looks like roger taylor

[xMostValuedPlayerx]

HOW DO YOU PLAY THE FIRST ACOUSTIC PART!!!! PLZ

[413Kristianna]

:D :D :D :D

thnx! it's epic!

[wildheart0411]

I f****n love this......ty sooo much!

[LetThereBeRock69]

Happy 65th Birthday to John Paul Jones!

[ChrisSchokofreak]

@LetThereBeRock69 i still cant belive he is 65 :o he still looks like in the 70s....okay... short hair but his face looks like it ever does :o

[chedwerks]

My father was 18 in 1970 and could give a shit about led zep. Damnit that pisses me off cuz I'll never get to see them. Even if they did a reuinion with Jason or anything else it could never be the same. FML

[chedwerks]

My father was 18 in 1970 and could give a shit about led zep. Damnit that pisses me off cuz I'll never get to see them. Even if they did a reuinion Jason or anything else it could never be the same. FML

[TheSanityInspector]

@chedwerks Well don't feel bad, nowadays you've got music TV, dvds, and YouTube! Back in the 70s you had to either go see them, go see The Song Remains The Same at the midnight movies, or just dream...

[lujanco]

All these little douchebags ragging on Plant obviously are clueless when it comes to art. Go find something more perfect that would be more pleasing to your deflated little ego.

These guys were the definition of symmetry. Look it up kids,

[mustwinder]

@lujanco I enjoy today's kids, I can just drive around the city and amuse myself by watching the way they dress.

[sixsixxsixxxx]

@mustwinder aww, you wouldn't be another old fart putting down today's youth like all old farts have done since the beginning of time, would you? and really, the 60's and 70's had nothing in the way of hair and clothes you could laugh at, right? sheeit, I can fall down looking at some of the garbage you graybeards called music and fashion...sucks gettiing old, huh pal?

[mustwinder]

@sixsixxsixxxx I didn't grow up in the 60's and barely remember the 70's. So you've come to the conclusion that I'm fucking 50 or 60? You're a few years off, asshat! Pull your pants up....

[sixsixxsixxxx]

@mustwinder that's even sadder...means you are lost in a past you didn't even experience (probably it's more appealing than if you were there)...the past is more myth than reality and now is no different than then; only the names, places and such change-the same hoary old cliches and logicless emotion continues...smarten up because your type of stupidity only gets worse with time

[mustwinder]

@sixsixxsixxxx This attack is all based on what, the fact that I don't like the way some kids dress today? Was I really serious about my comment or was it initally a joke? So you decide to personally attack me, nice. I do know one thing, you've been on YT for 3 years and you have absolutely no network of friends. That speaks volumes about the way you treat people, doesn't it? 

[p0llenp0ny]

@sixsixxsixxxx Sure a lot of it looked pretty silly. But it was the ARTIST that chose what to wear back then.  Now you have "fashion consultants" telling your so-called "artists" what to wear. How fake.

And by the way... I wasn't around in the 60s or 70s.

[SqueezeMyLemonBabe]

@lujanco Though some people find Plant an incredible singer in his own aspects, on the other hand it is quite easy to disregard him as one. I don't have an opinion either way on him, I think he was a good lyricist overall and he could hit high notes, even if he sounds like a monkey when he does it, but he was the perfect match for that particular group.

[classicrocker08]

does anyone know what the tuning is for the acoustic bit? its definitely not a standard.

[dustrat910]

this is actually from the rehearsal tapes that were pinched from jimmy pages car circa 78/79

[dantecamus]

Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

[ctn1234]

that is so fucking awesome !!!!

the begining is more epic than the final music

[ctn1234]

that is so fucking awesome !!!!

[TheBiblical1234]

This clip grows on me more each time I listen to it. I only wish I could have been a fly on the studio wall!

[TheBiblical1234]

So glad to have found this. This has always been one of my favorites, yet it never seemed to get much airplay or coverage on youtube. Sometimes it is fun just to listen to a band jamming.

[tunalingus]

After 30+ years of listening to Zep, I still consider dealing with Plant as the price of admission to hear Page, Bonham, and Jones. I know, I know, Plant is a great musician in his own right, but still, after all these years, I can't get into his style.

[LuvJoAnnaG]

@tunalingus I feel the same way. When I consider what makes a good Zep show I hardly ever put Plant into that equation, especially after 1972 when his voice went downhill. Not bashing his songwriting or what he's done post-Zep, but I do agree with you.

[bws1971]

@LuvJoAnnaG @tunalingus: I'm with you guys, in a way: He's never been my favorite member of the band. Recently, however, I've come to realize that Zeppelin never could have been Zeppelin without Plant. Without him, the band might still have been the greatest ever, but Plant is the one who made Zeppelin "over the top." Not even Page or Bonzo could lay claim to this. Just listen to Runes. On some of those tunes, he sounds like a possessed witch. It's scary in its profundity.

[mrdiscus66]

@tunalingus Yeh that's very well put. In spite of Plant's undoubted greatness he's just kind of irritating a lot of the time.

[ankenybandgeek2010]

Pretty cool acoustic!

[videoscrbguerra]

Sorry???

I agree with you!!!

[ham60]

thats fascinating I love the song and Zep thank you for the post

[mr8Lataralus]

LOVE this time capsule! the cloths,music and artistic expression. love how they work out song structure on acoustic and form it to the electric element. this is how its done folks.

[brazwen]

is that keith moon at 0:20?

[SqueezeMyLemonBabe]

@brazwen yes

[leoru]

@brazwen yes moon did a few shows with zeppelin freaking epic

[mattcloud9]

@brazwen YeaP!

[bws1971]

@brazwen Yes, he joined them on stage for a performance of Rock 'n Roll during the '77 tour.

[1i1feat]

@brazwen Moon was the one who told Bonham that a heavy blues band would go over like a "Led Balloon!!"

[ViewAskewFan13]

@1i1feat and that is how they got there name!! fuck yes! some one who knows there stuff

[JellyProductionsN]

i wana download this verson of this song lol

[ryboproducer]

my favorite jimmy page solo :)

[Zo5o1969]

I just don´t know, why this time people think, that´s bad music.

................ I hope, once alians will come to the earth and will start to freakin Zep.

That will be the satisfaction for me.

[spartanwarrior340]

is that fucking Keith Moon?!? Sick!!!

[DRATCHFAN]

When the drums come in at 1:13...damn!

[punkmasterV]

is this song legit?

[roehoejoe71]

@punkmasterV hell yeah jimmy rules period

[lowdow13]

@miguelquintella ....on the toilet seat

[dahuterschuter]

This reminds me of  "All Along the Watchtower."

[figaz555]

@dahuterschuter

Sort of similar chord progressions and intervals and in the first version the guitar seems to be in a similar key wise.

[MusicalRelease]

@dahuterschuter Hahaha, it does right?

[MusicalRelease]

@dahuterschuter In the beginning part when the electric kicks in, doesn't it remind you of "Valleys of Neptune"?

[durk20]

Well it was good until it got mixed with a shitty over dubb. Someone mashed 2 tracks together great song but fucked up sound on this one.

[SoVerySappy]

A W E S O M E

[turbogrammy]

NIce pics

[Keizashi]

led zeppelin are exponents of esoterism = satanist

[da324]

@Keizashi DWEEB!