TheMadIrishman Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 Live: Moby Dick RAH Dazed and Confused TSRTS Album: Out on the Tiles How Many More Times Rock N' Roll Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffLZ Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 I always thought Misty Mountain Hop stood out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonzo_fan Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 On 6/24/2017 at 0:46 AM, TheMadIrishman said: Live: Moby Dick RAH Dazed and Confused TSRTS Album: Out on the Tiles How Many More Times Rock N' Roll I definitely agree that a live version of Dazed should be on there, but I would definitely go with one from Europe '73, probably March 21 in Hamburg as someone already suggested. TSRTS has a great version of Dazed, but Bonham does much crazier stuff earlier in the year in Europe. "Over The Hills And Far Away" and "The Song Remains The Same" from 3/3/75 Ft. Worth would also be great choices. And "No Quarter" from 6/21/77 L.A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FL6 Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 On 6/17/2017 at 3:22 AM, Strider said: A Zeppelin fan should know the correct name of the songs at least. It's "Kashmir". A place. Not a fabric. Uh...pretty sure the song's about a fabric. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryder1978 Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Wanna whole lotta wool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the chase Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Almost every drum track he played would qualify for one thing or another. The 5 1/2 songs John Bonham played on the 4th album are all unique and incredible. I'll add 3 others. Sick Again - For Your Life - The Wanton Song - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apantherfrommd Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 On 6/16/2017 at 4:12 AM, Mook said: If I had to pick one track, I would probably go for Good Times Bad Times, it changed rock drumming overnight & still sounds absolutely mental nearly 50 years on. After that I would probably go for Kashmir, which is an monument of groove & restraint & Achilles Last Stand, which again is just nuts. I might be on my own here but if I had to pick an album to showcase Bonham, it would maybe be Presence, he really was on fire throughout that recording & some of it is his most inventive playing. Of all the tracks on the first album, I would love to hear an isolated drum track for Good Times Bad Times. Or even another studio take of the song for comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dovahkiin Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 Dazed and confused live and Moby Dick live 1970 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babysquid Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 Nobody's mentioning Stairway? I thought it was fabulous the first time I heard it when the drums came in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandak Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 Levee Achilles Hots on for Nowhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedElvis75 Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 On 9/23/2017 at 2:47 AM, babysquid said: Nobody's mentioning Stairway? I thought it was fabulous the first time I heard it when the drums came in. Yep. And just listen to Bonham on the 5/24/75 STH. He gets overlooked because it's one of Jimmy's best ever solos, but Bonham was spectacular on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EaglesOfOneNest Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 On 6/23/2017 at 8:33 AM, rm2551 said: Wasn't sure where to put this, probably viewed by many on here already, but I hadn't seen it.... Hadn't seen that before, that was great! I love the story about the soundcheck at Knebworth when they didn't realize it was Jason on the drums! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoogieWoogit Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 On 6/17/2017 at 12:45 AM, Strider said: Studio tracks: 1. Good Times Bad Times and Dazed and Confused from the first album. 2. When the Levee Breaks from Led Zep IV. 3. Achilles Last Stand and Royal Orleans from Presence. Live tracks: Great list. I’d add IMTOD, but once I start adding I find myself wanting to keep adding. New to the board and impressed w your contribution. Been going through all 146? pgs one at a time & yer obviously Sir OG status, I dig it, great site & you Sir stand out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1975NQ Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 Lots of great answers here, and I agree it's a rabbit hole. He was so integral to their sound, you could list any song he played on really. I definitely second "Cashmere". Such a cozy and warm song .. feels good on the skin .. makes me wanna sit in an old leather chair and drink hot chocolate. 😛 The thing with Bonham was he played just like Page - in that his playing came from "somewhere else". I wish I had a better way of describing it. For instance, you could get a guy to study his playing and recordings for 10 years, have the exact same gear, play the tracks exactly the same way ... and still not sound even remotely the same. Because he just isn't John Bonham. That's the coolest thing to me, where musicians are concerned - you can mimic but never truly replicate what they create. A lot of first gut answers I'd give for this question have already been listed so instead I think I'll add "Candy Store Rock", a fav of mine off Presence. The drumming on that just brings the whole thing to life. I'm listening to it right now with headphones ... absolutely incredible. (And Plant and Pagey sound amazing also.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTM Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 D'Yer Maker, someone had to say it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrophile Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 (edited) When the Levee Breaks Achilles Last Stand In My Time of Dying Those are the first three that come to mind. Watch him doing Achilles at Knebworth in '79. I don't know how his arms didn't fall off by the time he was done. Edited December 1, 2021 by Electrophile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoogieWoogit Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 On 6/27/2017 at 10:19 AM, Strider said: Wanna whole lotta wool. Stairway to Leather, That’s the Suede Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z1inspector Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 Well what really blew my mind regarding BONZO’s Playing was : watching him during the rehearsal for the Paris footage, it was part of a movie or something!! Up untill that youtube video many yrs ago I Always knew he was great but I just didn’t know really ANYTHING compared to after that moment!!! Then I really started watching him in all the past videos, Danish Good times bad times ,RAH omg! etc. amazing how intense he was AND it was just a rehearsal!! Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DallasTexan Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 I would say the live versions of since I’ve been loving you, rain song, and no quarter. My reasoning is his approach to those songs are so amazing considering the tempo. Also a fan of live versions of Kashmir, and earlier on the live version of I can’t quit you and killing floor. I’m particularly a fan of his drumming at the Albert Hall concert that was released in 03. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rm2551 Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 12 hours ago, DallasTexan said: I’m particularly a fan of his drumming at the Albert Hall concert that was released in 03. It doesn't get better than that. Live, I reckon NQ - especially the '75 ones, for how he comes in when JPJ is laying down his crazy groove. Bonzo took so many different "feels" into that. It is just genius. Also Kashmir and obviously Achilles when they were cooking. Studio: The Rover has to be up there and I'd say the Wanton Song also showcases the mans brilliance perfectly. I also think of Wearing and Tearing as a stand out from Bonzo. That song gets way too little love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walesdad Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 Just play ' When The Levee Breaks'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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