How Jimmy Page composes a song: 1) Paint a picture of a forest in the mind of the listener 2) Fill that forest with woodland creatures 3) Burn it to the fucking ground
So fluid, so relaxed, that’s what 50+ years with an instrument should look like. An extension of the mind, body and soul. He can do whatever he wants with those strings.
You know how sometimes you see older players onstage and they just look like they're phoning it in? You really get the sense that Page still feels it when he plays it.
The thing that that amazes me about great guitarists is how they use silence . They leave small gaps where the harmonics of notes can ripple through the air. It creates the effect that the guitar is a living breathing thing. George Harrison described it as knowing when to play and when not to play to have maximum effect. Jimmy's quick "Ramble On" chorus chords hit much harder because of the very subtle dream-like playing just prior to it. In this clip its as if Jimmy can hear the rest of the band playing along in sync with his changes.
His fingerings always surprise me. His fingers always looks so comfortable, with little to no pressure, even considering he holds his guitar down to his waist. He never forces anything. Always in control, absolutely confident.
its those 8 gauge strings he plays, makes it extremely slinky and requires little tension. its how he gets such a clean tone out of all that distortion
Hands down, one of the best blues rock songs of all time!!! Music these days is (at best) just bleak copies of things made to perfection "back in the day",...
When he kicks in the high gain riff... Hairs on the back of my neck kick in no matter how many times I've seen this. It was awesome to watch in the theaters!!
same here ...severe shiver. there is like 10 separate guitar tracks on the studio cut ...but here alone , its so evident that hes a genius and he makes it look so easy. i in fact , this is maybe the earliest of the loud quiet loud quiet song style that metallicca, the pumkins , rush and endless other bands to this day 52 years later , still use to great dynamic effect
I used to think I was the only thinking this. It' incredible😮 there is few moments like this in the history this is one of them. Distortion, heavynes, sounds like a lot of gain, but so clean at the same time you can clearly hear every single note he plays.
But believe that, as he waves his hand in front of a guitar he know what is he doing, which string is he hitting. And that sort of magic can do only the one who played a lot, really lot.
I still feel that Jimmy Page is the #1 guitar player of all time-I don't care only about lightning speed or what rolling stone lists say-my list- very well thought out and having a grading scale puts Page at #1 factoring in all that counts-body of work/style/creativity,technique.
you are not so wrong. there is something he has the shredders don't have. it's just amazing watching that video. he is so awesome. sloppy? yes. satriani could play circles around page. but page stilll sounds better. he truely is a #1 musician.
***** Page,Nugent,Van Halen,Hendrix,Gibbons,Angus,Clapton,Beck,SRV,Walsh. My top ten list and this is a debate that goes on and on. I base my list on the guitar players body of work,technique,originality,COOL factor,proficiency with leads and rhythm etc. Naturally others will po0int out people who should be on the list and so on but it's my personal list in order.
***** Actually I would put him in the top 20 (easily) simply because even nowadays as a session guitarist he could cut it by far then most guitarists - reading music is only 1 aspect speed means nothing I've seen a young japanese man LIVE outperform (in terms of speed/amount of bars played) then eddie van halen...I dont know who you would include in that top 20 but if it includes names like Eddie Van Halen or Steve Vai I would laugh, speed, bars repetition and crunch"ness" is only 1 aspect - and sorry proficiency is one MINOR aspect thats more "robotic" and "mathmatical" one might say - talent/good riifs - indeliability is another - I wouldnt say hes #1 ..then again who is - funny thing is this entire conversation is kinda baseless - because how do you put a rank on art - unless your one of those "I rank guitarists based on reading proficiency" lol...thats not art - I CAN do that, anyone could, go to musicland enough times - learn bars, scaling - how to tune a guitar, keeping a rhythm - and boom ....you can play and you can read/write music (with enough time invested) - but no offense theres that OTHER thing...that other thing that Steve Vai (as amazing as one might say he is) that he DOESNT have but hendrix did - that Page does - that Beck has as well (to name a few) the exterrterstial (butchered spelling sorry) - the guitar being an extension of oneself...a riff (good one by any standards) makes people move inside or outside, a good song is a good song - a good album is a good album (even when the critics of the time discourage the artists making them) timeless music is what the man above has created...sorry alot of the other "guitar giants" speed metal freaks who really only care about how many notes the guy can play in a minute = just "technical" skill - technical skill doesnt create long-lasting enjoyable music...it just creates a guy who can fret faster then others...I'd get bored with a top 20 list of technically proficient guitarists, and close [X] in the upper right hand corner within minutes - on the other hand I listen to Hendrix at his best (imo) live - or mid 60s yardbirds live performances with Neilsen on drums, or ginger baker banging away and clapton probably (with intoxicants in his system) indulging on stage live w Cream - or hell even Derek Trucks doing a bluesy number - or Zeppelin during their early to mid 70s live cathedral like performances...maybe even the grateful dead w/ ron pigpen mckernan during their late 60s, early 70s performances - Floyd during the late 60s live performances in places like London playhouse theatre so many greats live-wise, that really remain as relevant today as they were 35-40+ years ago. Don't get me wrong there are plenty of other great guitarists from pretty much every genre, every generation - and I couldnt really put ANY of them in a categorized list, awards ceremonies..top/best-of lists I've never understood even being a fan of music my entire life, and working on a record store (to categorize something in a store simply under musical style is one thing - even IF the artists think its stifeling) but to award art (ive never understood) SPORTS is an entire diff thing that IS technical/mathmatical - from an awards/ranking system it really is about "statistics" and "specs" "percentages" - but actors/actress's/musicians/painters/hell writers/comedians - is just a matter of opinion, talent is like the whole "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" I think it falls in the same category I mean Ron Perkins, Muddy Waters, Leadbelly, Albert King, David Johnson, Howlin' Wolf, Frank Zappa, Lou Reed, Tony Iommi, Eric Clapton, John Dexter, Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Keith Richards, Eddie Van Halen, Steve Vai, Alex Lifeson, Derek Trucks, Jack White, hell even Kurt Cobain (a name usually associated with good songwriting, heroin, 90s alt-rock, grunge, and general disproportionate self-destructive behavior but he achieved DYNAMICS unlike anyone else from the time period it has nothing to do w/ technical skill) Edge, Dan Auerbach (from the Black Keys), Matthew Bellamy (Muse), Radioheads Jonny Greenwood (oh how I love thee, theres originality) TOOL's (Adam Jones) , Jerry Garcia, Joe Perry, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Fred Smith (MC5), Angus Young, Bobby Kreiger, Glen Buxton, Dave Davies, Randy Rhoads, Eddie Cochrahn, David Gilmour (floyd), Neil Young, Cliff Gallup, Robert Robertson, Trey Anastasio (Phish), Johnny Winter, Lightnin Hopkins, Steve Howe (YES), Jerry Miller (Moby Grape), Vernon Reid, Hubert Sumlin (Back Door Man, Spoonful such hits in the 50s), Mick Ronson (Bowie), Dickey Betts (Allman Brothers) another Radiohead (dual guitarist Ed O' Brien), Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple), Jorma Kaukoen (one time backing for Ray Charles, later for 60s psych-Jefferson Airplane/Starship), Pete Townsend, Mike McCreedy (P. Jam), Kim Thayil (Soundgarden), Alice's Jerry Cantrell, John Mclaughlin (Miles Davis session guitarist), a personal favorite T-Bone Walker, OBVIOUSLY Les Paul, Eddie Hazel (Parliament Funkadelic), Robert Fripp (King Crimson), John Fogerty, Brian May (Queen), Bo Diddley, Booker T' Steve Cooper, UCLA (Charlie Patton's/John Fahey a favorite of my sisters), Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth great alt-noise/rock guitarist met him in 2002) Surfer-guitar-king Dick Dale, the obvious Buddy Guy, Ron Asheton (Iggy pops friend/guitarist the stooges), Stephen Stills (need I say more), Dire Straits Mark Knopfler, Rage against the Machines Tom Morello, Kyuss/Eagles of DMet, Queens of the Stone Age guitarist Josh Homme (another personal favorite, sludge/stoner metal) David Simon (creator of the hit drama The Wire his nephew) Rob Simon guitarist of Dead Meadow and...you will know us by the trail of dead, Freddy King, George Harrison, Warren Hayes (another Allman Bros alumni), James Burton and his 53' fender telecaster, John Frusciante (Red Hot Chilli P), Blistering Johnny Ramone (obviously) for lo-fi stripped down technique, Carlos Santana, Kirk Hammett, Robert Johnson (the man who sold his soul to the devil..or slept w/ married woman lol) Chuck Berry, Duane Allman (another allman), Country Legend session guitarist (and one time skynyrd guitarist) Allen Collins, and a country legend (going f urther back) and my dads personal favorite (a man who constantly ranks in the top 20) another session guitarist Chet Adkins (though I was never into country he alone made me change my interest)...as you can see there are so many and I just had these off the back of my head..the one I KNOW - about 1,000 others I probably dont know..or favorite bands that have talented musicians of which I dont know the guitarist[s] names off hand. Talent is talent..longevity is longevity most of what is listed above i'd say only half were even proficient guitarists (or are) from a technical standpoint yet they have left a mark/scar on guitar players around the world, and recorded music history..enjoy
+ACDCFan15Swe He covered a couple on the first album. We gave credit on those. When Robert became in charge of writing lyrics on LZ II, he got lazy on the lemon song and stole some lyrics. Page always made the guitar parts original. Maybe you should go back to listening to your simple riffs and lazy solos instead of commenting on a band that you probably have never gotten into as much as the OP.
Page is the embodiment of true music soul,you can tell it flows thru him in his everyday life. When this one goes you'll never see another like him. I'm just glad I can say I was around for it.
I think it's sort of like primitive genre portrait painting. You may not have the nose or the hands or the eyes perfectly life-like, but the overall picture is compelling.
My first guitar idol. Picked up guitar and grew my hair out cause of that dude. Love how he still makes that puckered face when he kicks on the distortion and gets heavy -- a rude mood for sure. Such a bad ass.
Jesus, I always thought the loud/soft was the switch between acoustic/electric. But he can nearly reproduce it on electric live in a single take! Fuck me, alchemy!
Thats a big advantage with a Les Paul, you can set volumes for each pickup, so switching can really change the mood. His front pickup had the volume set low, and so when he switched to the lead pickup, it was cranked up.
The studio recording was an acoustic guitar. Back in the 60s/70s before overdrive pedals were really a thing the way you got your clean sound was on the neck pickup with the volume rolled back. A lot of the old school guitarists really learned how to utilize the guitar for all their sounds with out anything but the amp and the guitar.
depends on the amp too. Volume only properly effects distortion on tube amps. Dont expect to have this Les Paul Advantage while using a solid-state or whatever amp :)
There is some higher level of love and passion that Jimmy has when he picks up and starts strumming his guitar over other guitarists. He makes love to the guitar.
I've watched this countless times. Just hearing that calm melody followed by the thunderous roar brings a smile to my face. Jimmy is without a doubt a pillar in the rock n roll pantheon.
+Keith Lapsker I'm so thankful he made it out of the 70's and 80's. I've seen pics from the later 70's, and he looked God awful, but he would still go out on stage every night, skeletal, and kick absolute ass. A truly wondrous talent. My son has taught himself to play the guitar WELL by simply watching Zep vids. So the music continues... ;)
+Sara Page jimmy was more aware of the education about the guitar, he knew the cautions of being a great player and in a rock and roll band in the 60s and 70s. He isn't the best cause he plays so well he is the best because he knows what he is talking about. He is the king
"Dynamics, light and shade, whisper to the thunder, sort of invite you in, sort of intoxicating..." God damn right. That is Led Zeppelin in a nutshell.
The one that always got me was Since I've Been Loving You. He makes the guitar sound so small, like a crying soul, and then it rages out against hurt and screams, then slowly subsides to acceptance and begins it's tale of woe. They just don't make players like that every day.
Jimmy Page breaking off knowledge. I first saw this scene on a flight from Chicago to Los Angeles in the Winter 2009 which inspired me to get back into playing the guitar. Later that summer I met Jon Harte which is one of the most gifted guitarists that I have ever heard and the rest is history.
Man I love how he was just lightly playing and bam you can see him 30 to 40 years ago it was like seeing him go back in time .God bless you .because he still kicks ass.
jimmy page was a master of "light and shade" as he puts it in this video. in this example, ramble on, that'll be gentle whisper, like melodies from far away occasionally catching your concious attention, and then, all of a sudden, bursting yells, powerful chords and forced attention. "what is and what should never be" is another example of that lead guitar riff dynamic, or "over the hills and far away" and "in the light". carl from the youtube channel "carl baldassarre" does a magnificent work on explaining zeppelin songs, especially from a guitarists' view point. check him out on occasion!
This man will forever be my inspiration to play guitar, everything I'm stressed or sad or just plain bored, I pick up my guitar and just play the led zep songs I know, like rock and roll, the lemon song, black dog, ramble on, and communication breakdown, jimmy page will forever live on as the most powerful and god like guitarist in my eyes, such an amazing guitar player😌🙌🙌👏👏👏
How many times have I gone back and re-watched "It Might Get Loud"? And, "Sound City" for that matter. Hours and hours of time spent. Perhaps I'm romanticizing, but it seems like both of those movies started out as one thing and ended as something else. Much like a song, I guess... as I've never written anything (and care barely play guitar after all these years). But it seems like they both started with a simple idea and grew into something bigger than anyone imagined. I find them both inspiring in their own way.
***** Jimi put more heart in the performances?! What?? Dude...you must be joking. Hendrix noodled around, was always way too fucked up and didn't know how to create dynamics. When you listen to Dazed and Confused, and listen to that violin bow solo, that is the darkness in Jimmy's soul coming through.
James Patrick Jimi was more technically skilled though. Jimmy was incredibly emotional and was incredibly technically skilled, but he could be sloppy and made a lot of mistakes.
Page was "sloppy" because he played by feeling. Every solo is different. Page didn't practice and master one solo per song. He just played. Thats one of the things I love about his solo's. You can listen to 5 different versions of any song and they will all have a different solo. Which is also totally different from the album version. I wouldn't call him sloppy. He improvised in live performances more than any other guitarist
I come here almost every week. I'm working on playing this like he does. I've come to realize that you can replicate his playing if you want, every little nuance and movoment of it, but you can't mimic the thought processes that created those moves, the knowledge, the feelings, the experience, the result of a play of a unique circuit of neurons only one human posessses. He's not playing guitar, he's playing guitar and playing with the feedback. Sculpting sound. It's a humbling experience. You can have all the pedals, fancy guitars, cables and amps you want, you can shred notes and all, but if you don't have something to say, and even if you have, but don't know how to say it, when to hold those pauses, when to whisper - it means nothing. Don't hassle with your gear, focus on music. Not even playing, the technical aspect, but the music you want to make.
Jimmy Page always reminds me that he's noticably better than the 2nd-best through 5th-best rock guitarists, and the 6th on down can only dream of creating a song like this. Most people with his skill and dedication are classical guitarists. Lucky for us he loved the blues.
I think that Jimmy Page is the greatest guitarist of all time. This is an amazing guitar song My list of 3 best guitarists is: 1. Jimmy Page 2. Alex Lifeson 3.Eric Clapton
totally subjective, but for rock, I'd say: 1) Duane Allman 2) Jerry Garcia 3) Jimmy Page Though limiting to 3 is difficult, as I'd have to put Clapton and Gilmour at 3.5
Andrew Becker Sorry, guys. Three is too limiting, so I'm dropping my five.1) Either Mark Knopfler or Jimmy Page 2) Either Mark Knopfler or Jimmy Page 3) Jimi Hendrix 4) Robby Krieger 5) George Harrison
This is the main reason Jimmy has been my inspiration to play guitar, I don't look for the fame but the passion, I'm in no band, I write for me, and when people hear me, if they can appreciate it for what it is, then we will move along, if they are quick to point out mistakes, or that I don't "shred" or perform too many solos, that is because to me, it is a personality, my voice without words, I love my music and riffs, as much as I love the passion that shines through other's voices, it is our own way, but conformity will be the death of it, no matter how addictive the path of ratings is, I wish to someday meet you Jimmy! live loud, and admire the quiet melodies!
I remember going along some coast in Thailand on an open taxi with ramble on blasting through my headphones on repeat..... taking in the sights of lovely beaches..... My mind was out at sea bumping along the coast. Such a great song. Great memories!
seems like rock and roll has lost its touch in the modern world, we need it back, they rocked harder then we do now, but I'm sure many young teens like me are gonna bring it back
Page can say more in a few bent notes than any shredder can say in any flurry of arpeggios and screeches. I think Page has a classical musician's mentality when it comes to building tension and drama . He gets it like few other rock musicians .His solos always compliment the song and each note is as important as the next . . Even when he did the cello bow trick , the resulting sound was always amazing and in complete empathy with the "Dazed and Confused' vibe
Just absolutely brilliant, I had just been trying to learn the opening riff and recalled that he played it it this movie and how he moves his strumming hand gently up the neck to add that subtle put profound effect to it. Thanks for posting this, Jimmy is just pure genius. Not the best technical player but my favorite because of the raw emotion and energy he puts into everything he plays. Take it easy on the Edge guys no reason to be hostile, the man is also a genius in his own right. Jimmy doesn't play with chumps.
I was 4 when I heard my big brother (he was in high school) playing Black Dog on the family hi-fi ... the album was new, and I was in love with LZ ever since ... now my 11 y.o. is a JP fan too ... The music will live forever!
How Jimmy Page composes a song:
1) Paint a picture of a forest in the mind of the listener
2) Fill that forest with woodland creatures
3) Burn it to the fucking ground
Pretty much sums it up. yeah
I wish TH-cam allowed you to favorite comments.
Nihilus Rose I think you missed the point of his comment.
Nihilus Rose
You are more than welcome to post an analogy of your own. Thanks for the feedback. Peace
lol. Best possible description.
We are so lucky, that in the span of time over thousands and thousands of years, that we got to live at same time as Jimmy Page.
Well said...thank you, universe.
You're not wrong
Wow, what an observation! Take that Mozart!
@@sz5876 Bloody hell you must be old.
@Nate Stephens Dat true?
So fluid, so relaxed, that’s what 50+ years with an instrument should look like. An extension of the mind, body and soul. He can do whatever he wants with those strings.
"Light & shade...Whisper to the thunder...Sort of invite you in...Intoxicate you" His words are just as magnetic as his guitar playing. 10/10
Amen
And he speaks the Gospel! I never truly realized what he meant until I got a nice tube amp and discovered DYNAMICS
Brilliant in so many ways!
His playing is so sloppy
@@astroboirap So is your intelligence.
You know how sometimes you see older players onstage and they just look like they're phoning it in? You really get the sense that Page still feels it when he plays it.
He's never fallen out of love with his creation.
Yup
Saw blink 182 last summer and they couldn’t wait to get off the stage. Not they hold any water compared to the mighty led zeppelin
@@Subatomic_Glue I would love him to record again ... to really go for it and express his ideas with his legendary panache !
Great comment
@Clint Eastwood is there anything wrong with that?
The thing that that amazes me about great guitarists is how they use silence . They leave small gaps where the harmonics of notes can ripple through the air. It creates the effect that the guitar is a living breathing thing. George Harrison described it as knowing when to play and when not to play to have maximum effect. Jimmy's quick "Ramble On" chorus chords hit much harder because of the very subtle dream-like playing just prior to it. In this clip its as if Jimmy can hear the rest of the band playing along in sync with his changes.
You're god damn right !
+Terry Orr Exactly right Terry. Jimmy is the master of this. Light and shadow...
well said, the contrast speaks in volumes.
Didn't miles Davis say it's not the notes you play it's the notes you don't play
Is SO awesome to read your comment while listening to this! Fucking THANK YOU!
His fingerings always surprise me. His fingers always looks so comfortable, with little to no pressure, even considering he holds his guitar down to his waist. He never forces anything. Always in control, absolutely confident.
its those 8 gauge strings he plays, makes it extremely slinky and requires little tension. its how he gets such a clean tone out of all that distortion
think he uses .09s
You can just hear it can’t you
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What he's playing isn't inherently difficult. Ramble On is a very relaxed riff.
I could watch Jimmy jam for the rest of my life and never get bored
lol jimmyjam
I have been doing the same.
Amen
...Dynamics, light and shade.... whisper to the thunder, sort of invite you in, till you're intoxicated.
Hands down, one of the best blues rock songs of all time!!! Music these days is (at best) just bleak copies of things made to perfection "back in the day",...
Love when he says this. Totally true.
Till' you're intoxicated*
This was intoxicating for me
Sort of... I get high as can possible from his playing
When he kicks in the high gain riff... Hairs on the back of my neck kick in no matter how many times I've seen this. It was awesome to watch in the theaters!!
same here ...severe shiver. there is like 10 separate guitar tracks on the studio cut ...but here alone , its so evident that hes a genius and he makes it look so easy. i in fact , this is maybe the earliest of the loud quiet loud quiet song style that metallicca, the pumkins , rush and endless other bands to this day 52 years later , still use to great dynamic effect
Possibly the strongest most incredible sound in all of rock history…
I used to think I was the only thinking this. It' incredible😮 there is few moments like this in the history this is one of them. Distortion, heavynes, sounds like a lot of gain, but so clean at the same time you can clearly hear every single note he plays.
this man doesn't play guitar. He waves his hands in front of a guitar and magic happens. I think this is one of my favorite times i'v heard ramble on.
But believe that, as he waves his hand in front of a guitar he know what is he doing, which string is he hitting. And that sort of magic can do only the one who played a lot, really lot.
I have always enjoyed this song. How he speaks while he plays here is my favorite.
Couldn’t have put it better
Idk, seems like he hits it pretty hard to pull those wonderful sounds out from that LP.
ayy back here 3 yeras later to hear this beauty again!
Whenever he plays he makes it look effortless.
Practice and love for sounds homie :)
Jesus Christ. He does in 40 seconds what most artists can't achieve in a lifetime.
almost famous i guess
I still feel that Jimmy Page is the #1 guitar player of all time-I don't care only about lightning speed or what rolling stone lists say-my list- very well thought out and having a grading scale puts Page at #1 factoring in all that counts-body of work/style/creativity,technique.
you are not so wrong. there is something he has the shredders don't have.
it's just amazing watching that video. he is so awesome.
sloppy? yes. satriani could play circles around page. but page stilll sounds better.
he truely is a #1 musician.
***** Page,Nugent,Van Halen,Hendrix,Gibbons,Angus,Clapton,Beck,SRV,Walsh.
My top ten list and this is a debate that goes on and on.
I base my list on the guitar players body of work,technique,originality,COOL factor,proficiency with leads and rhythm etc.
Naturally others will po0int out people who should be on the list and so on but it's my personal list in order.
***** Actually I would put him in the top 20 (easily) simply because even nowadays as a session guitarist he could cut it by far then most guitarists - reading music is only 1 aspect speed means nothing I've seen a young japanese man LIVE outperform (in terms of speed/amount of bars played) then eddie van halen...I dont know who you would include in that top 20 but if it includes names like Eddie Van Halen or Steve Vai I would laugh, speed, bars repetition and crunch"ness" is only 1 aspect - and sorry proficiency is one MINOR aspect thats more "robotic" and "mathmatical" one might say - talent/good riifs - indeliability is another - I wouldnt say hes #1 ..then again who is - funny thing is this entire conversation is kinda baseless - because how do you put a rank on art - unless your one of those "I rank guitarists based on reading proficiency" lol...thats not art - I CAN do that, anyone could, go to musicland enough times - learn bars, scaling - how to tune a guitar, keeping a rhythm - and boom ....you can play and you can read/write music (with enough time invested) - but no offense theres that OTHER thing...that other thing that Steve Vai (as amazing as one might say he is) that he DOESNT have but hendrix did - that Page does - that Beck has as well (to name a few) the exterrterstial (butchered spelling sorry) - the guitar being an extension of oneself...a riff (good one by any standards) makes people move inside or outside, a good song is a good song - a good album is a good album (even when the critics of the time discourage the artists making them) timeless music is what the man above has created...sorry alot of the other "guitar giants" speed metal freaks who really only care about how many notes the guy can play in a minute = just "technical" skill - technical skill doesnt create long-lasting enjoyable music...it just creates a guy who can fret faster then others...I'd get bored with a top 20 list of technically proficient guitarists, and close [X] in the upper right hand corner within minutes - on the other hand I listen to Hendrix at his best (imo) live - or mid 60s yardbirds live performances with Neilsen on drums, or ginger baker banging away and clapton probably (with intoxicants in his system) indulging on stage live w Cream - or hell even Derek Trucks doing a bluesy number - or Zeppelin during their early to mid 70s live cathedral like performances...maybe even the grateful dead w/ ron pigpen mckernan during their late 60s, early 70s performances - Floyd during the late 60s live performances in places like London playhouse theatre so many greats live-wise, that really remain as relevant today as they were 35-40+ years ago. Don't get me wrong there are plenty of other great guitarists from pretty much every genre, every generation - and I couldnt really put ANY of them in a categorized list, awards ceremonies..top/best-of lists I've never understood even being a fan of music my entire life, and working on a record store (to categorize something in a store simply under musical style is one thing - even IF the artists think its stifeling) but to award art (ive never understood) SPORTS is an entire diff thing that IS technical/mathmatical - from an awards/ranking system it really is about "statistics" and "specs" "percentages" - but actors/actress's/musicians/painters/hell writers/comedians - is just a matter of opinion, talent is like the whole "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" I think it falls in the same category I mean Ron Perkins, Muddy Waters, Leadbelly, Albert King, David Johnson, Howlin' Wolf, Frank Zappa, Lou Reed, Tony Iommi, Eric Clapton, John Dexter, Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Keith Richards, Eddie Van Halen, Steve Vai, Alex Lifeson, Derek Trucks, Jack White, hell even Kurt Cobain (a name usually associated with good songwriting, heroin, 90s alt-rock, grunge, and general disproportionate self-destructive behavior but he achieved DYNAMICS unlike anyone else from the time period it has nothing to do w/ technical skill) Edge, Dan Auerbach (from the Black Keys), Matthew Bellamy (Muse), Radioheads Jonny Greenwood (oh how I love thee, theres originality) TOOL's (Adam Jones) , Jerry Garcia, Joe Perry, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Fred Smith (MC5), Angus Young, Bobby Kreiger, Glen Buxton, Dave Davies, Randy Rhoads, Eddie Cochrahn, David Gilmour (floyd), Neil Young, Cliff Gallup, Robert Robertson, Trey Anastasio (Phish), Johnny Winter, Lightnin Hopkins, Steve Howe (YES), Jerry Miller (Moby Grape), Vernon Reid, Hubert Sumlin (Back Door Man, Spoonful such hits in the 50s), Mick Ronson (Bowie), Dickey Betts (Allman Brothers) another Radiohead (dual guitarist Ed O' Brien), Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple), Jorma Kaukoen (one time backing for Ray Charles, later for 60s psych-Jefferson Airplane/Starship), Pete Townsend, Mike McCreedy (P. Jam), Kim Thayil (Soundgarden), Alice's Jerry Cantrell, John Mclaughlin (Miles Davis session guitarist), a personal favorite T-Bone Walker, OBVIOUSLY Les Paul, Eddie Hazel (Parliament Funkadelic), Robert Fripp (King Crimson), John Fogerty, Brian May (Queen), Bo Diddley, Booker T' Steve Cooper, UCLA (Charlie Patton's/John Fahey a favorite of my sisters), Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth great alt-noise/rock guitarist met him in 2002) Surfer-guitar-king Dick Dale, the obvious Buddy Guy, Ron Asheton (Iggy pops friend/guitarist the stooges), Stephen Stills (need I say more), Dire Straits Mark Knopfler, Rage against the Machines Tom Morello, Kyuss/Eagles of DMet, Queens of the Stone Age guitarist Josh Homme (another personal favorite, sludge/stoner metal) David Simon (creator of the hit drama The Wire his nephew) Rob Simon guitarist of Dead Meadow and...you will know us by the trail of dead, Freddy King, George Harrison, Warren Hayes (another Allman Bros alumni), James Burton and his 53' fender telecaster, John Frusciante (Red Hot Chilli P), Blistering Johnny Ramone (obviously) for lo-fi stripped down technique, Carlos Santana, Kirk Hammett, Robert Johnson (the man who sold his soul to the devil..or slept w/ married woman lol) Chuck Berry, Duane Allman (another allman), Country Legend session guitarist (and one time skynyrd guitarist) Allen Collins, and a country legend (going f urther back) and my dads personal favorite (a man who constantly ranks in the top 20) another session guitarist Chet Adkins (though I was never into country he alone made me change my interest)...as you can see there are so many and I just had these off the back of my head..the one I KNOW - about 1,000 others I probably dont know..or favorite bands that have talented musicians of which I dont know the guitarist[s] names off hand. Talent is talent..longevity is longevity most of what is listed above i'd say only half were even proficient guitarists (or are) from a technical standpoint yet they have left a mark/scar on guitar players around the world, and recorded music history..enjoy
Carl Pallini Rolling Stone is run by a bunch of pretentious goons.
+ACDCFan15Swe He covered a couple on the first album. We gave credit on those. When Robert became in charge of writing lyrics on LZ II, he got lazy on the lemon song and stole some lyrics. Page always made the guitar parts original. Maybe you should go back to listening to your simple riffs and lazy solos instead of commenting on a band that you probably have never gotten into as much as the OP.
70 years old but sound more powerful than an atomb bomb.
What atom bombs have you been looking at like???
Yeah😎
Something tells me Black Phillip hasn’t seen a bomb go off before
It's alright* u mean...
@@andyg7769 no it isn't you fucking twat
Page is the embodiment of true music soul,you can tell it flows thru him in his everyday life. When this one goes you'll never see another like him. I'm just glad I can say I was around for it.
I don't get why they didn't just get Jimmy Page to play Bilbo Baggins in the LotR trilogy.
And Robert Plant to play Theoden The King?
abbottjam he looks like the guy who did lol
Cause Lord of the Cock Rings is total shit
Would've been fitting, cool & epic
He should have just played the Gendalf
Lovelly Lovely....I am still missing that sublime bass line from JP Jones....one of the greatest bass lines in all Rock and Roll.....
I was just singing the bassline on my head while Jimmy played.
Oh to be a fly on the wall at the sessions that led up to this recording! watching Jonesy noodling around, finding the perfect fill. Simply magical!
If u shut your eyes and listen you can hear JPJ
Arguably, the bass makes this song superb.
matthew coombs
Yes!
Never played a song the same way live, greatest improviser/songwriter/musician EVER
Jimmy's “Number 1” 1959 Gibson Les Paul may very well be the most valuable guitar in the world.
The neck has been shaved to more of a 60s profile. You're still correct though.
@@stephenharrison7514 if I had shaved the neck of a ‘59 Les Paul I’d be lynched. When Jimmy does it it’s genius.
Agreed!
@@viper2148 That's how he bought it from Joe Walsh (The Eagles) with an already thinner neck.
@@RK_peace making it even more valuable.
Love how Page welcomes you into the peace of the song leaving you wanting more...and getting more then you expected. True musician mastery.
That's class sloppy, others just sound like shit doing sloppy playing, Page sounds like gold
Funny seeing you here mr redback. Been watching your channel for years now!
Hes great but at time she is too sloppy. for me.
I think it's sort of like primitive genre portrait painting. You may not have the nose or the hands or the eyes perfectly life-like, but the overall picture is compelling.
He’s not John Petrucci, and for that I’m eternally grateful. 👍🏽👍🏽
@George Glass they are both loose, but they are quite different. Page is THE riff-master. It flows out of that guy like water.
@ 1:15 "Whisper to the thunder..." Beautiful.
I liked how it cut away the second The Edge opened his mouth.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I was going to say that but you beat me to it you horse mouth jackass.
ya, by seven months lol
I have a soft spot for U2 but that made me spit out my drink 😂
ROFL
God, he's so cool
no its God is so cool :)
cooljunkproductions How the fuck did I find you on a random Jimmy Page video?
Gods do not exist. Jimmy exists.
he (Page) is God, therefore he is cool.
All rock guitarists, knowingly or not, strive to be Jimmy Page.
Jimmy Page, originator of the Duck Face.
Thrash n sesh Allways better then a fuckface...
Love that face. So humorous. Very humbling to see a guy with such great skill be so funny
Jay Mick Jagger did it first
pff ducks have been doing it for ages
Jay lmao
the best scene of the film
"... dynamics ... light and shade ... whisper to the thunder ..."
love those words ... so moving ... so inspiring
We are so lucky to have grown up in the era of the finest music ever made!
What I like the best in this video is Jimmy's face. The dude FEELS IT. Just brilliant.
My first guitar idol. Picked up guitar and grew my hair out cause of that dude.
Love how he still makes that puckered face when he kicks on the distortion and gets heavy -- a rude mood for sure. Such a bad ass.
I think "dynamic" is the best word for Jimmy's sound.
Jesus, I always thought the loud/soft was the switch between acoustic/electric. But he can nearly reproduce it on electric live in a single take! Fuck me, alchemy!
he's switching between the pickups; neck for the soft and bridge for the loud, and he set the volume on his bridge higher than the neck
Sam Klotz I've been wanting to comment that every time I watch this video but I haven't lol
Thats a big advantage with a Les Paul, you can set volumes for each pickup, so switching can really change the mood. His front pickup had the volume set low, and so when he switched to the lead pickup, it was cranked up.
The studio recording was an acoustic guitar. Back in the 60s/70s before overdrive pedals were really a thing the way you got your clean sound was on the neck pickup with the volume rolled back. A lot of the old school guitarists really learned how to utilize the guitar for all their sounds with out anything but the amp and the guitar.
depends on the amp too. Volume only properly effects distortion on tube amps. Dont expect to have this Les Paul Advantage while using a solid-state or whatever amp :)
There is some higher level of love and passion that Jimmy has when he picks up and starts strumming his guitar over other guitarists. He makes love to the guitar.
There was never a better guitar player than
Jimmie Page.
he makes playing the guitar look so smooth and easy......ugh the joys of having decades of playing
"Dynamics... Light and shade... Whisper to the thunder. It invites you in... It’s intoxicating." - Jimmy Page
I've watched this countless times. Just hearing that calm melody followed by the thunderous roar brings a smile to my face. Jimmy is without a doubt a pillar in the rock n roll pantheon.
I come back to this video at least 2 times a month
I would do unspeakable things to be able to play like Page
You don't have to do unspeakable things just practice lol
Perfect cut there at the end. "During my..." YEAH YEAH YADDA YADDA YADDA
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I'm obsessed with Jimmy, ugh 💔
he is unbelievable
+Keith Lapsker I'm so thankful he made it out of the 70's and 80's. I've seen pics from the later 70's, and he looked God awful, but he would still go out on stage every night, skeletal, and kick absolute ass. A truly wondrous talent. My son has taught himself to play the guitar WELL by simply watching Zep vids. So the music continues... ;)
+Sara Page jimmy was more aware of the education about the guitar, he knew the cautions of being a great player and in a rock and roll band in the 60s and 70s. He isn't the best cause he plays so well he is the best because he knows what he is talking about. He is the king
😊
maria I he was proven not once but twice that whole thing was bullshit.
i seriously could listen to his voice all day.. so calming
Jimmy has that awesome swagger when he plays. Every time I watch this I get goose bumps he's just so damn awesome
His timing and phrasing are second to none...
the absolute best rock guitarist who ever picked the damned plank up.
I can't get enough of this. I've lost count on how many times I've clicked the replay button. Jimmy Page for the win!
Man he looks sooo cool playing that fire riff 🔥🔥
This is just incredible
I can only imagine what is going through his head when he plays these masterpieces from what seems like a lifetime ago....the master.
"Whisper to the thunder". Gotta have those dynamics !!
"Dynamics, light and shade, whisper to the thunder, sort of invite you in, sort of intoxicating..."
God damn right.
That is Led Zeppelin in a nutshell.
This is my favorite clip on TH-cam.
1:59 I don’t know how to describe that switch... so smooth and classy. Ppl who plays a Les Paul will understand what I am talking about
Some guys have a man cave, Pagey has a jam cave.
Now that's funny and true
The one that always got me was Since I've Been Loving You. He makes the guitar sound so small, like a crying soul, and then it rages out against hurt and screams, then slowly subsides to acceptance and begins it's tale of woe. They just don't make players like that every day.
This could possibly be the most beautiful moment a human ever played guitar. Right here. Think about it.
overthehills_faraway iconic
rain song
joecatetal yeah the live version of the Rain Song from The Song Remains the Same is also a contender
Twas the first rockstar I ever had a crush on, I was 9, saw song remains the same at midnight with my babysitter, I was hooked for life....THANK GOD!
Jimmy Page breaking off knowledge. I first saw this scene on a flight from Chicago to Los Angeles in the Winter 2009 which inspired me to get back into playing the guitar. Later that summer I met Jon Harte which is one of the most gifted guitarists that I have ever heard and the rest is history.
Man I love how he was just lightly playing and bam you can see him 30 to 40 years ago it was like seeing him go back in time .God bless you .because he still kicks ass.
Arguably the GREATEST guitarist of all time.
The Master of the Les Paul no doubt in anyone's mind....the Strat on the other hand has some stiff competition. :)
Very arguably!!
Jimmy Page is like the Bruce Lee of guitar--at least philosophically.
Thats why he turned chinese with the years
@@rafaelzengo5534 he always had those pully eyes, lol.
he makes me cry!!! then lifts me up to to be a man
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jimmy page was a master of "light and shade" as he puts it in this video.
in this example, ramble on, that'll be gentle whisper, like melodies from far away occasionally catching your concious attention, and then, all of a sudden, bursting yells, powerful chords and forced attention.
"what is and what should never be" is another example of that lead guitar riff dynamic, or "over the hills and far away" and "in the light". carl from the youtube channel "carl baldassarre" does a magnificent work on explaining zeppelin songs, especially from a guitarists' view point. check him out on occasion!
Reminds me a lot of The Gun Club and PIXIES. Soft loud soft loud... Ramble On was a huge influence for their sound
I love to feel the respect Jimmy P. has for his guitar.
The most creative guitar player EVER. Nobody will ever top what he wrote or performed. I was fortunate to see LZ's first 4 concerts in L.A. Pure magic
His music frees me from the mechanical world.
just amazing , the best
The icing on the cake of this clip is the clip ending just as Edge starts to talk.
Yeah, don't think anybody needs to hear from The Edge at this point.
I have been playing this song for over 35 years. I could play it another 35 and never come close to sounding this good.
jimmy, that was great. i always come back to listen.
That man makes love to guitars
Its so cool how Jimmy looks like one of the classical composer from long time ago xD
That's because, in this day and age...HE IS.
I know eh. Like a modern day beethoven
I bought this movie just for this scene alone so simple yet so powerful
"Light and Shade" changed the way I play guitar forever. That phrase turned a switch on in my head.
This man will forever be my inspiration to play guitar, everything I'm stressed or sad or just plain bored, I pick up my guitar and just play the led zep songs I know, like rock and roll, the lemon song, black dog, ramble on, and communication breakdown, jimmy page will forever live on as the most powerful and god like guitarist in my eyes, such an amazing guitar player😌🙌🙌👏👏👏
How many times have I gone back and re-watched "It Might Get Loud"? And, "Sound City" for that matter. Hours and hours of time spent. Perhaps I'm romanticizing, but it seems like both of those movies started out as one thing and ended as something else. Much like a song, I guess... as I've never written anything (and care barely play guitar after all these years). But it seems like they both started with a simple idea and grew into something bigger than anyone imagined. I find them both inspiring in their own way.
i cant get over this sound. i wish the original ramble on sounded like this
OK, Page is the greatest human to ever pick one of those things up.
But Jimi wasn't human.
startervisions I'm sorry but Page blows Hendrix away
Lord Joshua playing ability, i feel you. but stage presence and performance ability, im leaning on Hendrix
***** Jimi put more heart in the performances?! What?? Dude...you must be joking. Hendrix noodled around, was always way too fucked up and didn't know how to create dynamics. When you listen to Dazed and Confused, and listen to that violin bow solo, that is the darkness in Jimmy's soul coming through.
James Patrick Jimi was more technically skilled though. Jimmy was incredibly emotional and was incredibly technically skilled, but he could be sloppy and made a lot of mistakes.
Page was "sloppy" because he played by feeling. Every solo is different. Page didn't practice and master one solo per song. He just played. Thats one of the things I love about his solo's. You can listen to 5 different versions of any song and they will all have a different solo. Which is also totally different from the album version. I wouldn't call him sloppy. He improvised in live performances more than any other guitarist
I come here almost every week. I'm working on playing this like he does. I've come to realize that you can replicate his playing if you want, every little nuance and movoment of it, but you can't mimic the thought processes that created those moves, the knowledge, the feelings, the experience, the result of a play of a unique circuit of neurons only one human posessses. He's not playing guitar, he's playing guitar and playing with the feedback. Sculpting sound.
It's a humbling experience. You can have all the pedals, fancy guitars, cables and amps you want, you can shred notes and all, but if you don't have something to say, and even if you have, but don't know how to say it, when to hold those pauses, when to whisper - it means nothing. Don't hassle with your gear, focus on music. Not even playing, the technical aspect, but the music you want to make.
Love this, Page playing raw and even with the small imperfections makes if even more fascinating!
God at work. Love it! never be another era like it.
Early 60s to late 70s, greatest era for music ever, so much change, so much new, just such a gay joyous time.
Jimmy Page always reminds me that he's noticably better than the 2nd-best through 5th-best rock guitarists, and the 6th on down can only dream of creating a song like this. Most people with his skill and dedication are classical guitarists. Lucky for us he loved the blues.
I think he started off playing classical at first
Idk if I would put him above SRV or Hendrix
Probably on the same place as them
I think that Jimmy Page is the greatest guitarist of all time. This is an amazing guitar song
My list of 3 best guitarists is:
1. Jimmy Page
2. Alex Lifeson
3.Eric Clapton
My top 3 are:
1) Jimmy Page
2) Tony Iommi
3) Steve Clark
totally subjective, but for rock, I'd say:
1) Duane Allman
2) Jerry Garcia
3) Jimmy Page
Though limiting to 3 is difficult, as I'd have to put Clapton and Gilmour at 3.5
Andrew Becker Sorry, guys. Three is too limiting, so I'm dropping my five.1) Either
Mark Knopfler or Jimmy Page 2) Either Mark Knopfler or Jimmy Page 3) Jimi
Hendrix 4) Robby Krieger 5) George Harrison
Im revising my list:
1. Jimmy Page
2. Jimi Hendrix
3. Duane Allman
4. Eric Clapton
5. Alex Lifeson
Andrew Becker Im dropping my three, 1. Hendrix
2. Page
3. SRV
This is the main reason Jimmy has been my inspiration to play guitar, I don't look for the fame but the passion, I'm in no band, I write for me, and when people hear me, if they can appreciate it for what it is, then we will move along, if they are quick to point out mistakes, or that I don't "shred" or perform too many solos, that is because to me, it is a personality, my voice without words, I love my music and riffs, as much as I love the passion that shines through other's voices, it is our own way, but conformity will be the death of it, no matter how addictive the path of ratings is, I wish to someday meet you Jimmy! live loud, and admire the quiet melodies!
I remember going along some coast in Thailand on an open taxi with ramble on blasting through my headphones on repeat..... taking in the sights of lovely beaches..... My mind was out at sea bumping along the coast. Such a great song. Great memories!
Greatest guitarist who ever lived.
jack mayhoffer he's still alive man :')
"Ever lived" doesn't negate that.
That's true :)
jack mayhoffer
Page is actually a pretty shitty guitar player. He’s incredibly sloppy. I’d say he’s a much better songwriter than a guitar player
mikecantreed sure he’s a little sloppy, but i think it adds a lot of character to what he’s playing. i think it adds a lot of bounce, even.
seems like rock and roll has lost its touch in the modern world, we need it back, they rocked harder then we do now, but I'm sure many young teens like me are gonna bring it back
i'll bring it back!
working on it
You can read your comment here 10 years from now, and say that you did it 100 percent.
What would the price of jimmy page's les paul
im working on it as well... just gotta go write some more songs
Page can say more in a few bent notes than any shredder can say in any flurry of arpeggios and screeches. I think Page has a classical musician's mentality when it comes to building tension and drama . He gets it like few other rock musicians .His solos always compliment the song and each note is as important as the next . . Even when he did the cello bow trick , the resulting sound was always amazing and in complete empathy with the "Dazed and Confused' vibe
Just absolutely brilliant, I had just been trying to learn the opening riff and recalled that he played it it this movie and how he moves his strumming hand gently up the neck to add that subtle put profound effect to it. Thanks for posting this, Jimmy is just pure genius. Not the best technical player but my favorite because of the raw emotion and energy he puts into everything he plays. Take it easy on the Edge guys no reason to be hostile, the man is also a genius in his own right. Jimmy doesn't play with chumps.
so much passion, a truly beautiful thing to watch Jimmy with a his true love.
It's about the music man, forget about "Who's better" and enjoy.
I could listen to Jimmy talk about and play guitar on his own all day.
Like a fine wine ... just gets better with age .
Today's dose in the veins...thanks for everything Jimmy!
I was 4 when I heard my big brother (he was in high school) playing Black Dog on the family hi-fi ... the album was new, and I was in love with LZ ever since ... now my 11 y.o. is a JP fan too ... The music will live forever!
This Hiwatt behind, hmmm!!!! The Royal Albert Hall tone is right behind him
That is the Royal albert hall tone! Jimmy is playing the Hiwatt, the light is on and it's plugged in
rock legend.
I will always love Led Zeppelin. End of story.
Peter Manzelli me too
This sounds simply amazing. So much feel, and so much taste. He's a musical genius.
When I heard the intro it brought tears to my eyes because how beautiful it was.