Jimmy Sakurai is actually an amazing and accomplished guitarist in his own right. He’s good friends with the real Jimmy Page and Page has publicly endorsed Sakurai as an honorary member of Zeppelin.
Wow the reason i came to the comments... I'm wondering if they found a guy that looks like Jimmy P and taught him to play guitar, or did they find an awesome guitarist and made him to look like JP🤣😂🤣
This guy with Jason and John Paul (still doing his multi instrument jam thing) need to find another Robert Plant!!! 📣Any Robert Plants out there!?!?!? ....practically be the real deal, that guy is perty darn good but needs a wig
We’ve seen Jason’s Tribute band twice, the last time with this excellent singer. Mr. Jimmy was with Led Zepagain, the 2 times I’d seen them. I was really pleased to learn he’d joined them!! There used to be an excellent Zep tribute band called The White, they would cover entire albums, which was an real treat for hardcore fans. 🇨🇦
Every time I hear these versions of these songs, I get the smell of the new TSRTS album cover ink, paper and vinyl in my nostrils from when I got the album new back in '77 at age 11. The pics of Jimmy in the dragon trousers were my biggest inspiration to want to be a famous guitarist in a famous band.
Brings back alot of memories, grew up on this music. I remember in my parents dinning room moving all the tables out and cranking this shit up on 11 that was also my age at that time
Se non fosse x gli occhi tipicamente orientali,direi che è un clone perfetto sia nello stile ,nel fisico e nel grande talento alla chitarra Grandissimo.
Notice the right hand using hybrid picking. That is what makes this song so tricky to play on guitar. And Mr. Jimmy is one of a few people on planet earth who has nailed it. Not EVH, not Hendrix, not Clapton... none of Page's contemporaries had their right hand developed like that. Kudos to Mr. Jimmy!
Steve Howe of Yes used to do that style of picking as well. You can see it pretty well on live videos of him playing his solo piece 'Clap', but he probably did it all over the Yes catalogue. Always found that style of picking quite fascinating, nice to know that Jimmy did it as well.
@@bubnick46 Yes. So did Scotty Moore who was Elvis’s guitarist. (one of Page’s biggest influences). Many guitarists used it, particularly in country. But none of his contemporaries in the way that I’m aware of. Maybe Mark Knopfler but he’s a very different player of course. At root, my point is that he’s constantly ragged on as being “sloppy”. It is absolutely nonsense if you understand what he’s doing with his right hand. He’s constantly slurring, picking, bending and scraping like a paintbrush rather than trying to be perfectly clean. (“Economy picking” that came to be popular in the 80s) There’s an old guitarist from the 1950s here on TH-cam that I saw years ago. He’s probably gone now. But he talked about how Jimmy used what was called then a “smearing” pattern commonly used by the likes of Chuck Berry, etc. Anyway, I could go on. There are quite a few tunes where he uses hybrid picking that just makes it impossible to play without knowing it. The Song Remains the Same it’s just ridiculously hard.
Jimmy Sakurai not only channels JP... he leaves out the heroin and Jack Daniels that made the original such a sloppy live player! Mr. Jimmy plays it all PERFECTLY with no mistakes and his tone is so close to the original that it's insane!
I have a strange connection with Frank Zappa and once in a while he enters the room and takes control. I have many many recordings playing in the Lydian and Dorian modes. But only a few where I am willing to say...yep he visited me. I cannot be distracted....and it made me cry. I have felt his presence. I met Frank 4 times on earth. I feel a bit of a connection with Page as well and sharing the same Birthday I think about him every year in January!
Sloppy is not always real "slop".... Page and Zappa were reinventing the solos on the spot.. There has to be no fear. And pushing the limits just goes with terrortory!!! You are bound to go over the cliffs here and there! I record endless blues jams...and each solo is a framed piece of art. Some are slightly iffy and others are...ya know!!😂.. "right there".... There is a thing called editing!...
One thing about it losing Bonham was one of the greatest tragedies ever in Rock & Roll, but what a blessing to have had Jason to fill his shoes! Peace from DFW Texas...
Saw these guys NYE23 supporting Heart and didn’t know Mr. Jimmy was in the band until he brought the arena to life with his moves during “Ramble On”. I think everyone was thinking the same as I was: “hey, that guitarist really has Pagey down to a science! He sure looks like Jimmy Sakurai.” Didn’t find out until the end-of-set band intros that it really was him.
Awesome footage, we saw them at the Greek Theater in 2023. Phenomenal Show! I wanted my kids (and myself!) to see the closest thing to Led Zeppelin there is. They're all excellent and Mr. Jimmy is just nails it, he's dedicated his life to it, and it shows!
Jesus for a second I thought thst WAS Page, and thought "Page plays on Jason's tours, whaat??" But it's actually this Japanese guy named Jimmy Sakurai. Incredible. Interesting to note that the real Jimmy Page HAS in fact played with Jason Bonham many years ago
This scared me for a minute because the last time I saw Jimmy was on a special with The Edge and Jack White and his hair was white and he looked like Father Time from that part in The Song Remains The Same where he waves the rainbow wand.
I got to see this guys at a small venue (1200 ppl) in Grand Rapids Michigan. Absolutely an amazing show. So good that you could close your eyes and see in your mind the real Zeppelin on stage.
Saw this guitar player in Led Zep again and he and the rest were JAW DROPPING.The drummer even had the green sparkle Ludwigs and was dropping in fills from other live videos.
James Dylan is an AMAZING vocalist. I’ve heard him do other stuff aside from Zeppelin and he can just sing. But he almost does Robert Plant better than Robert Plant does Robert Plant. Lol. It’s crazy. The first time I ever heard him sing was with Virtual Zeppelin back in the early days of TH-cam. He blew me away then and still does.
Man I’d love to see this band! I believe these guys are just about as close to Led Zeppelin as one could get now… especially being a drummer and huge John Bonham fan! I’m also a Jason Bonham fan as well 🙌🏻🙌🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🥁❤
I can understand someone not liking long hair but if the singer would at least wear a wig to complete the experience, it would be appreciated. Rock On.👍👍🇬🇧🇺🇲 You too Jason.😊
These guy's are amazing in concert! I seen em live in Detroit. If you ever get the opportunity to, check out the Zeppelin cover band named ZOSO. They are also amazing in concert. Seen em live many times.
this song on HoH, you would not necessarily think is a stirring live ROCKER, I mean that in the best non Metal way. It has everything, awesome lead improv, drumming that is furious, a baseline that is buoyant, just a great great live song. It is too bad that "TSRTS" didn't include things like Ocean or Since I've Been Loving You and the other things you can find now on TH-cam from that very same live tour, those songs are great too, and were left out for some reason
Jason is channeling his father in a big way here!! I know he’s not his father and he himself would tell you that immediately.. I actually love the vista lite DW drums here! They sound great!
Not only is he a fabulous guitarists, he has completely mastered Jimmy Page's signature moves. This whole tribute band is phenomenal. Right up there with Zepparella.
@deanallen927 I'm not talking about what he's wearing or the double neck. I'm talking about his face and the way he moves. That eighties Jimmy that's when I saw him with the Firm
@@clutchcarabelli8054 Yeah, good point. I saw JP at the ARMS tour and The Firm. He was trying some of those jumps and kicks from Song Remains, but toned down. This guy is great, I'm not surprised Jason poached him. I'd like to see his band too. It doesn't hurt that JP loves him.
Kenny! I saw them open for Peter Frampton at the garden. So great! I was watching this and then realized you posted it. Nice camera work, me ‘ol buddy!
@@alabastersmidge4692 Yeah I get it , looks like Jimmy in the late 70's though. I remember thinking Jimmy looked sort of Asian back in the day on stage. I even saw the Firm with Paul Rodgers. This guy does a respectable imitation though.
I’ve seen Led Zeppelin live back in May of 1977 and my brother was the founder of Led Zepagain so I must say this is as close you’ll ever get to the real thing. Hats off to the boys!
My own style is like a Jimmy Page/Zappa hybrid...Santana and Dimelo on the edges!!!.. I have same birthday as Page! And I lived in the same town as Jason. But am still in the same county! So....look me up Jason! Lets do some studio jamming! Funny as that sounds...I am not joking!😂😂😂
I haven't made it to Jason's show yet and I'd like to soon especially with Mr. Jimmy in the line up. The only thing that I take issue with is this is just the music of the band. An evening with Led Zeppelin was a journey! The improvisation just isn't there and I skip many tribute bands because of that. Jason a master of the Zeppelin bootleg should consider adding those improvisations to his show.
Jimmy Sakurai is actually an amazing and accomplished guitarist in his own right. He’s good friends with the real Jimmy Page and Page has publicly endorsed Sakurai as an honorary member of Zeppelin.
Page saw him and gave him a standing ovation.
Then kissed his hands
Really? That's amazing. Are there other honorary members? What does that entail?
Wow the reason i came to the comments... I'm wondering if they found a guy that looks like Jimmy P and taught him to play guitar, or did they find an awesome guitarist and made him to look like JP🤣😂🤣
This guy with Jason and John Paul (still doing his multi instrument jam thing) need to find another Robert Plant!!! 📣Any Robert Plants out there!?!?!? ....practically be the real deal, that guy is perty darn good but needs a wig
These guys are mind-blowing. Saw them in Portland Maine, out of this world.
Jason leaves no stone unturned. Ive seen this show numerous times. It never gets old!
Best Jimmy Page impression ever.
JP dead ringer on lead guitar!!😊
Better than Jimmy - at least in the sense that he has ALL OF JIMMY's MOVES in this ONE performance! It's NUTS!
That guys been covering Jimmy since he was a very young man can't remember he's name but he's VERY GOOD 🎵🎶🎸👍
@@GrayWolf3334Mr. Jimmy
He's arguably better than Jimmy Page in how consistent his delivery on stage is.
Love Mr. Jimmy great musician 👍👍🎸😎
Absolutely smokin' guitar player. Wow. Great performance all around. Congrats guys.
Excellent guitar, tight band, vocals right on the mark. Nice!
Mr. Jimmy always enjoy playing that. He is so lovable man.
WOW THIS IS AS CLOSE AS You’ll ever get to hearing Zeppelin live in the 21st century
Forgot Greta Van Fleet. Love em or hate em they are great musicians .
We’ve seen Jason’s Tribute band twice, the last time with this excellent singer. Mr. Jimmy was with Led Zepagain, the 2 times I’d seen them. I was really pleased to learn he’d joined them!!
There used to be an excellent Zep tribute band called The White, they would cover entire albums, which was an real treat for hardcore fans.
🇨🇦
Yes I've seen them too
I caught "The White" in S.F. and Palo altogether, Ca. Twice in '84 and Twice in '85. They were awesome !
Every time I hear these versions of these songs, I get the smell of the new TSRTS album cover ink, paper and vinyl in my nostrils from when I got the album new back in '77 at age 11. The pics of Jimmy in the dragon trousers were my biggest inspiration to want to be a famous guitarist in a famous band.
Yeah bought mine when it came out those black slip covers the whole package what a masterpiece.
@@carystorm1863truly.
I can imagine all the smiles in th audience 😊
Saw them open for Peter Frampton a few years ago. Absolutely unbelievable! If you are a Led Zeppelin fan, this is a must see
Sounds so much like Led Zeppelin! Take me back to where I belong.its been a long time
🎶 🎶 🎶 🎶 %
Brings back alot of memories, grew up on this music. I remember in my parents dinning room moving all the tables out and cranking this shit up on 11 that was also my age at that time
Lets hope Gibson USA gift to Mr Jimmy one of those Gibson 1969 EDS-1275 Doubleneck Collector’s Edition with Jimmy Page's DNA on the guitar.
I asked him about that.
We’re all hoping they do!
If Jimmy Page isn’t available then Mr Jimmy is the best option!!
Se non fosse x gli occhi tipicamente orientali,direi che è un clone perfetto sia nello stile ,nel fisico e nel grande talento alla chitarra Grandissimo.
That was simply superb. What a great musicians!
Nice too see real musicians playing real music 👍✌️❤️🙏👊🤘
Awesome!! Close your eyes and it's the spirit returning again full on!!
This guy is great. Impressive 👍can’t wait to see the movie
Notice the right hand using hybrid picking. That is what makes this song so tricky to play on guitar. And Mr. Jimmy is one of a few people on planet earth who has nailed it. Not EVH, not Hendrix, not Clapton... none of Page's contemporaries had their right hand developed like that. Kudos to Mr. Jimmy!
Page today or the last 20 years could not play this as good as Mr Jimmy
Richard Thompson has a similar technique , but yes that's how good a guitarist he is and this guy's impersonation too !
Steve Howe of Yes used to do that style of picking as well. You can see it pretty well on live videos of him playing his solo piece 'Clap', but he probably did it all over the Yes catalogue. Always found that style of picking quite fascinating, nice to know that Jimmy did it as well.
I am not a guitarist but didn't Roy Clark pick like that?
@@bubnick46 Yes. So did Scotty Moore who was Elvis’s guitarist. (one of Page’s biggest influences). Many guitarists used it, particularly in country.
But none of his contemporaries in the way that I’m aware of. Maybe Mark Knopfler but he’s a very different player of course.
At root, my point is that he’s constantly ragged on as being “sloppy”. It is absolutely nonsense if you understand what he’s doing with his right hand. He’s constantly slurring, picking, bending and scraping like a paintbrush rather than trying to be perfectly clean. (“Economy picking” that came to be popular in the 80s)
There’s an old guitarist from the 1950s here on TH-cam that I saw years ago. He’s probably gone now. But he talked about how Jimmy used what was called then a “smearing” pattern commonly used by the likes of Chuck Berry, etc.
Anyway, I could go on. There are quite a few tunes where he uses hybrid picking that just makes it impossible to play without knowing it. The Song Remains the Same it’s just ridiculously hard.
They are complete AWESOME live!
Jimmy's footwork is as amazing as his finger work. Jimmy is not merely impersonating Jimmy Page. He's channeling him.
Do you think he watched some old Led Zeppelin concert footage?
Jimmy Sakurai not only channels JP... he leaves out the heroin and Jack Daniels that made the original such a sloppy live player! Mr. Jimmy plays it all PERFECTLY with no mistakes and his tone is so close to the original that it's insane!
I have a strange connection with Frank Zappa and once in a while he enters the room and takes control. I have many many recordings playing in the Lydian and Dorian modes. But only a few where I am willing to say...yep he visited me. I cannot be distracted....and it made me cry. I have felt his presence. I met Frank 4 times on earth. I feel a bit of a connection with Page as well and sharing the same Birthday I think about him every year in January!
Sloppy is not always real "slop".... Page and Zappa were reinventing the solos on the spot.. There has to be no fear. And pushing the limits just goes with terrortory!!! You are bound to go over the cliffs here and there! I record endless blues jams...and each solo is a framed piece of art. Some are slightly iffy and others are...ya know!!😂.. "right there".... There is a thing called editing!...
One thing about it losing Bonham was one of the greatest tragedies ever in Rock & Roll, but what a blessing to have had Jason to fill his shoes! Peace from DFW Texas...
Saw these guys NYE23 supporting Heart and didn’t know Mr. Jimmy was in the band until he brought the arena to life with his moves during “Ramble On”. I think everyone was thinking the same as I was: “hey, that guitarist really has Pagey down to a science! He sure looks like Jimmy Sakurai.” Didn’t find out until the end-of-set band intros that it really was him.
Ive never heard anyone come this close. Incredible. Getcha Pull.
I’ve seen them 3 times. Worth every penny
Love Mr. Jimmy 👍👍🎸😎
Guitars by Jimmy just like the real thing....BRAVO
yea, I'm going to wait till my buzz is gone and come back to this again, not sure what happen here really ,
@@danielhall-wl4qlThis is so awesome!
It was that good.
Respect to the band - Jimmy has taken this beyond impersonation and made it his own. 🎯
Bravo Mr Jimmy❤️❤️
He has a great right hand technique.
And that’s something I never say about another man.
My mind is blown. All four of them sound amazing. Look great, too.
Awesome footage, we saw them at the Greek Theater in 2023. Phenomenal Show! I wanted my kids (and myself!) to see the closest thing to Led Zeppelin there is.
They're all excellent and Mr. Jimmy is just nails it, he's dedicated his life to it, and it shows!
Very nice. I’d pay money to see that. Well done tribute.
Jimmy, what a natural, not just by playing Zep, but just with his playing. Makes it look so, so effortless.
Mr Jimmy 🤘🤘🤘🤘 Legend
One of my favorite Zep songs, and they cover it beautifully
Great job Jason and men your dad would be so proud
This brings back so many memory’s from my youth . lived breathed Zep back in those days
Jesus for a second I thought thst WAS Page, and thought "Page plays on Jason's tours, whaat??" But it's actually this Japanese guy named Jimmy Sakurai. Incredible. Interesting to note that the real Jimmy Page HAS in fact played with Jason Bonham many years ago
Page watched mister Jimmy perform in Tokyo and was quite moved by his performance and attention to detail. He gave mister Jimmy his blessing 🤘
A bit late to the party... have a drink anyways, stay awhile
Love that vocalist's voice. Wow.
He’s great. Could at least wear a wig. Just kidding. Plant would’ve been great bald too.
Excellent! Thanks
This scared me for a minute because the last time I saw Jimmy was on a special with The Edge and Jack White and his hair was white and he looked like Father Time from that part in The Song Remains The Same where he waves the rainbow wand.
One of, if not the best Zep tributes...
Well consider you have Jason Bonham on drums and Mr Jimmy on guitar. You really could never get a better line up for a Led Zep tribute band
@@glenchapman3899 I can only hope they come up to Canada...would love to see this live!
A great impression , a wonderful version of an incredibly complex song.
They are good and Mr Jimmy steals the show.
Wowwwww felt like i was watching the movie all over again Mind Blowing performance tour de force!
fkin nailed it unbelievable
Awesome! I saw them here in Perth last year, great show!
Fantástic
Perfectivo
Led foreverrrrrrr 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍👏👏👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏
God did this put a smile on my face !
Wow! Incredible...
I got to see this guys at a small venue (1200 ppl) in Grand Rapids Michigan. Absolutely an amazing show. So good that you could close your eyes and see in your mind the real Zeppelin on stage.
This is a fun band to see live, I m from Wisconsin, so is the lead singer!!
This guitarist is "chills"!
Saw this guitar player in Led Zep again and he and the rest were JAW DROPPING.The drummer even had the green sparkle Ludwigs and was dropping in fills from other live videos.
This is why I play today . You can feel the feeling and energy that Jimi felt
The greatest ENERGY track ever recorded, bar.none. Love Mr Jimmy's commitment
WOW 😊 never gets old Zep tunes
Mr Jimmy is the star of the show.
James Dylan is an AMAZING vocalist. I’ve heard him do other stuff aside from Zeppelin and he can just sing. But he almost does Robert Plant better than Robert Plant does Robert Plant. Lol. It’s crazy. The first time I ever heard him sing was with Virtual Zeppelin back in the early days of TH-cam. He blew me away then and still does.
I saw these guys in Bethlehem. That show was truly memorable. JBLZE is no joke. Possibly the best next to LZ.
Mr Jimmy!!!!
Saw them open for Peter Frampton in 2019. Great show.
Holy Damn! That was Killer!
Holy Damn! Love it!
Man I’d love to see this band! I believe these guys are just about as close to Led Zeppelin as one could get now… especially being a drummer and huge John Bonham fan! I’m also a Jason Bonham fan as well 🙌🏻🙌🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🥁❤
I can understand someone not liking long hair but if the singer would at least wear a wig to complete the experience, it would be appreciated. Rock On.👍👍🇬🇧🇺🇲 You too Jason.😊
Indeed. What's the point in mimicking Plant when you look nothing like him.
Dude looks a lot like page!🤣 and Damn he's got the moves exact! It's feaky watching it😱 amazing job!
Go Mr Jimmy! …🔥
These guy's are amazing in concert! I seen em live in Detroit. If you ever get the opportunity to, check out the Zeppelin cover band named ZOSO. They are also amazing in concert. Seen em live many times.
They sound great tight as hell
this song on HoH, you would not necessarily think is a stirring live ROCKER, I mean that in the best non Metal way. It has everything, awesome lead improv, drumming that is furious, a baseline that is buoyant, just a great great live song. It is too bad that "TSRTS" didn't include things like Ocean or Since I've Been Loving You and the other things you can find now on TH-cam from that very same live tour, those songs are great too, and were left out for some reason
Jason is channeling his father in a big way here!! I know he’s not his father and he himself would tell you that immediately.. I actually love the vista lite DW drums here! They sound great!
Damn! Mr. Jimmy's guitar playing is amazing!!!
Wow. Just wow
Sakuri plays so clean and accurately, Jason and Zepparella a LZ tributes my favorites.
Not only is he a fabulous guitarists, he has completely mastered Jimmy Page's signature moves. This whole tribute band is phenomenal. Right up there with Zepparella.
Led Zeppelin Experience. Saw them in Dallas Texas. They Rock.
Band sounds great...Right on!
Nice to see those old vintage Acoustic bass rigs ... had one myself
Such a happy song!
That guy looks and moves so much like 80s era Jimmy it's amazing
That'd be '70s era, but hell yeah!
@deanallen927 I'm not talking about what he's wearing or the double neck. I'm talking about his face and the way he moves. That eighties Jimmy that's when I saw him with the Firm
@@clutchcarabelli8054 Yeah, good point. I saw JP at the ARMS tour and The Firm. He was trying some of those jumps and kicks from Song Remains, but toned down. This guy is great, I'm not surprised Jason poached him. I'd like to see his band too. It doesn't hurt that JP loves him.
Mr. jimmy is pretty much the best there is in recreating Jimmy Page’s music.
There is no one better
He’s know way near to Page live. He didn’t make a bunch of mistakes!
He 10. X better than his dad was. @@kenchiarito2112
@@TimMikol Depends which live version of a song he is doing. I have seen him do Dazed and Confused, mistakes and all
@@glenchapman3899 a true testament then.
Good Gravy Batman ! The Joker has built a Time Machine. We know Jason, but that Guitarist gave me chills. Amazing. I imagine Jimmy would approve.
Kenny! I saw them open for Peter Frampton at the garden. So great! I was watching this and then realized you posted it. Nice camera work, me ‘ol buddy!
Thank you!
Appreciate the positive comment!
I’m so meticulous about my framing of the shot(s).
Hope you and Tim are well!
4:50 on ... playing those riffs on a 12 string should be celebrated.
Love MR JIMMY and his well oiled act
Wow. This is the band. Right members, finally
Top Class !
Wow! Epic.
I thought that was Jimmy Page at first, he even moves like him.
It's not him?😮
@@alabastersmidge4692 Yeah I get it , looks like Jimmy in the late 70's though. I remember thinking Jimmy looked sort of Asian back in the day on stage. I even saw the Firm with Paul Rodgers. This guy does a respectable imitation though.
I’ve seen Led Zeppelin live back in May of 1977 and my brother was the founder of Led Zepagain so I must say this is as close you’ll ever get to the real thing. Hats off to the boys!
These guys are excellent, there’s a band called Zoso I saw in concert, doesn’t come close to having some real LZ blood in there
My own style is like a Jimmy Page/Zappa hybrid...Santana and Dimelo on the edges!!!.. I have same birthday as Page! And I lived in the same town as Jason. But am still in the same county! So....look me up Jason! Lets do some studio jamming! Funny as that sounds...I am not joking!😂😂😂
Samurai Jimmy...😂...great stuff...
ジミーさん、かっこいい！！
Robert Plant was a one off and there will never be anyone like him again, but all those 70s bands were one offs.
Just awesome!
Jason has The LZ spirit! Finally some ear candy🍬 🎶 🎶
I haven't made it to Jason's show yet and I'd like to soon especially with Mr. Jimmy in the line up. The only thing that I take issue with is this is just the music of the band. An evening with Led Zeppelin was a journey! The improvisation just isn't there and I skip many tribute bands because of that. Jason a master of the Zeppelin bootleg should consider adding those improvisations to his show.