Drum Teacher Reacts: John Bonham | "When The Levee Breaks" by Led Zeppelin *PATREON PICK*

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When I started to listen to Zeppelin over 40 years ago I thought they were all about Page and Plant. The older I get and the more I listen I now realise they are all about Bonham and J P Jones.

“LOUDER” truer words never spoken

I'll never get sick of this song. Ever. No, seriously. Ever.

Can we appreciate the fact that Robert Plant was killing it with the harmonica as well leave alone that sexy voice!!

Robert Plant on harmonica is FIRE!

As a John Bonham disciple, I've always said that if there was a nation of drummers, the intro would be our national anthem.

I know this is a drum-focused reaction channel, but I have to add my 2 cents. Led Zeppelin is comprised of individuals who could on their own be enshrined in Cleveland. The fact that they were together making musical masterpieces is truly a gift to mankind. Nice reaction btw.

My 4 years old son calls it « THE Song of the Drums ». Approved ✅ It is an absolute unique masterpiece … also for the vocals, guitars, harmonica, innovative general sound… Led Zep were in their twenties it’s crazy… Every time I listen to it twice at least. That’s what you do when things are so tasty and good 😂

Bonham is an absolute powerhouse that drives that song and creates the atmospherics

“The first time I saw Led Zeppelin, Bonzo (John Bonham) just walked on the stage and just warmed up for about 10 seconds. Freddie (Freddie Mercury) and I nearly fell over we just couldn’t believe the power and the sound. People are still today trying to imitate Led Zeppelin, America is full of drummers trying to play like John Bonham.”-Roger Taylor

One of the most undeniable pieces of rock n roll in history.

When I first listened to Led Zeppelin I fell in love with John Bonham's drums. That fatty, groovy sound, the way he builds tension and his musicality, his solidness. He plays difficult stuff because the music demands it, not because he's showing off. It's almost like you can hear his soul. I'm a girl who loves music but I know very little about drumming, I just know of no other band where the drummer grabs my attention so much and makes me feel so much emotion. And that's in a legendary band with stellar musicians. Yeah Bonham is it. He is everything.

How can you be a drum teacher and never have listened to this song? Best drum beat ever! Full stop!

The unique sound from the drums is explained here by Andy Johns, the engineer of Led Zeppelin IV who set up Bonzo's drums where they recorded 'Levee at Headley Grange, Hampshire, England. Johns: "I used two Byerdynamic M160 microphones and I put a couple of limiters over the two mics and used a Binson Echorec echo device that Jimmy Page had bought. They were Italian-made, and instead of tape, they used a very thin steel drum. And so playing at that particular tempo on 'Levee, the limiters had time to breathe, and that's how Bonzo got that 'Ga Gack sound, because of the Binson. He wasn't playing that. It was the Binson that made him sound like that." -Andy Johns (Rhythm Magazine 2006) Rick Beato also has a YT video on this called "The Truth Behind Led Zeppelin When The Levee Breaks" and plays his own drum recordings of 'Levee with and without an echo device. Hope you're having a great day/night/morning!

Ladies and gentlemen, the best group in history of rock 💪🏻💪🏻🤟🏻😍

Just a group of geniuses that can’t be matched!

Fucking Finally someone who’s chest swells on Bonzos cut fills on the 2nd and 3rd bar of the last chorus/refrain. The kick in those fills are against what he was laying down throughout the track, so much tension in the space of a bar. I was twelve when he died. He was the first person I cried for outside the family. 40 years later and I still miss him. I love Buddy Rich, Art Blakey, and Ginger Baker among many others. But no one sends me over the moon like BONZO.

2 seconds in and Andrew be like - "Louder" Yeah- me, too.

Simply the four greatest musicians ever put together in one band. What the foundation set by the greatest rock drummer of all time.Lord have mercy