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May 29, 2020 · This isolated drum version of ‘When The Levee Breaks’ is the perfect encapsulation of Bonham’s masterful drumming expertise and why he’s still revered as one of the greatest people to ever step behind a drum kit of all time. Listen to it, below.
- ‘Heartbreaker’
- ‘When The Levee Breaks’
- ‘Whole Lotta Love’
- ‘Fool in The Rain’
- ‘Ramble On’
1969 effort ‘Heartbreaker’, which was taken from Led Zeppelin II, quickly became a favourite amongst fans which, it must be said, is down in no small part to do with Bonham’s performance on the track. While Jimmy Page takes the plaudits on this song with his insane guitar solo – which is widely viewed as one of the finest guitar performances of all...
‘When The Levee Breaks’ is an old bluesy number which when delivered by Led Zeppelin breathed new life into a genre that had been overdone in the swinging London scene. In 1971, Zeppelin would show the world how it should be done. The song is one of Zeppelin’s finest moments on record thanks to some studio wizardry and, despite difficulties with re...
On the band’s standout song, ‘Whole Lotta Love’, we find the intelligence that propels Bonham’s engine. One of the band’s best tracks simply because of the synergy they possess. The song is equal parts brilliant as Robert Plant’s vocal soars, Page’s guitar rears its head like a snorting stallion and John Paul Jones provides a chugging rhythm. All w...
The track is a slightly sore point for some fans of the legendary rock band is it came about just before the band’s split, an aching reminder of how bloody brilliant they were and what could have been. ‘Fool in the Rain’ is the third song on Led Zeppelin’s 1979 album In Through the Out Door. It was the last single released in the US before they for...
The vision for ‘Ramble On’ was one of fantasy from Robert Plant, who had become inspired by the work of J.R.R. Tolkeinand makes reference with the lyrics “the darkest depths of Mordor” and “Gollum and the evil one”. It’s a section of lyrics that Plant later confessed to being embarrassed about. One of Zeppelin’s more obviously joyous songs, the upb...
“When the Levee Breaks” is seven minutes and eight seconds of bluesy bombast. Still, it’s the first two bars of solo drumming which remain one of the most sampled beats of the modern era. Bonham’s groove has a life of its own. Its rhythmic magic transcends genre; Beastie Boys, Eminem, Björk, and Massive Attack have all utilized the beat.
Jun 7, 2022 · His drumming in the famous track “When The Levee Breaks” is one where his skills are visible and his bandmate, the guitarist Jimmy Page, recalled in an interview with Rolling Stone in 2020 how Bonham’s drums were recorded.
