John Bonham mixed himself and he did it while performing. He also knew how to tune his drums and how to hit them. Then, there is his playing and creativity. This video touches on all of that and we are all fortunate to hear it. It also showcases his love for Bernard Purdie. I like to think he's up there with Jeff Beck making a whole lotta sound. Long live BONZO 🙏🥁🎶
@@jaggass I feel bad now that I told my drummer he couldn't crash at my house. I told him to work the high hat. After all, it worked for Abraham Lincoln.
great drummer but he def didnt play anything soft so its hard to say he mixed himself. What he did was play everything wih the same consistency and power. Alot of drummers dont play that hard
That would be Mr. Jimmy Page. Brilliant as a sound guy, and should be known as much, if not more so, for his groundbreaking studio micing and record my techniques he developed than his riffs and music. JP even went so far as to use a different sound engineer on each of the first several albums, so that it couldn’t be mistaken who was really responsible for the “Zeppelin Sound” - JP of course.
This is how Bad John Bonham was. *** Jeff Porcaro who is one of my all time favorite Drummers took the Beat from “Fool in the Rain” to create his Drum Beat and Fills on “Rosanna” Cool Video ! th-cam.com/video/NMI81yIlT0Q/w-d-xo.html
Not many people get just how technically accomplished this guy was. Metronomic timing, rimshots for fun and a 32 measure single stroke roll like it's nothing 👌
I'm amazed how greasy funky his beats are, and how far off the beat he can roam with the snare, seemingly at leisure, until the moment he needs to land back on the money and he always does. He does this regularly inside of measures. It's fricking nuts.
funny thing is, he doesn't know anyof that stuff, he plays by ear and by feel, the best way to learn is to get that damn sound to come out of your head
Not many people?! What are you talking about? He's widely considered the greatest rock drummer of all-time. With all due respect, but you must have been living in a cave for the past 50 years!
Drummers know how difficult this song is to master. Took me years and many hours trying over and over to come even close. The ghost notes he does. The kick dynamics. The high hat dynamics. It's unreal
Unreal is right. My first time hearing the isolated drum track. The beat was mesmerizing and the long snare run was incredible. I'll never forget what I think I just heard!
Spencer Sandlin I’ve literally listened to the first ten seconds like twelve times in a row just to hear bonzo go fockin ell and Robert say the hell is going on.
@@vinceemery5943 I agree. I'd be willing to bet that there's almost never a drum take that doesn't take a lot of tries. Honestly, you can hear in this one he starts the count in and they clearly recorded over the last count in covering over a prior take where he fucked up. So obviously he didn't get it in one take. Nobody is perfect.
@@wouterhumme3051 Yup, combined it with Bernard Purdie's Purdie Shuffle used on Steely Dan's 'Babylon Sisters', three great songs inextricably linked by virtuosic drumming
I would bet this has been sampled, it's just been slowed down or reworked so much, it isn't quite identifiable. I would bet the fills/transitions have been sampled. Then again, sampled music has its limits, and Bonham is a shining example of the virtue of a human drummer in your band. If you've got a drummer like this, and you can't get it done, something is wrong with you. This guy has got the entire audience grooving before anyone even plays or sings a note.
People don't talk about Bonham's left foot enough - listen to the fill at 1:35 and onwards while he's playing the ride pattern , masterful timekeeping. He made the simplest things sound so musical.
Wow that’s a great observation. I’ve listened to this song and this isolated track a million times actually haven’t noticed that. Pretty incredible he was able to do that
The rides overdubbed on the chorus. Listen to the snare, there’s flams gone by on that would be impossible given the ride hits… I think Bonham did work out the independence to play triplets on the ride and left foot hi hats on 1234 to play it live though.
I somehow think Bonzo would appreciate the fact that the isolated drums to one of his best performances- where people of the future go to to admire his legacy -start with FAH-KIN 'ELL!
@@ChemBustaRhymes you dont like zep and yet here you are. Stfu and piss off mate. Bonzo would indeed have found it funny and probably wouldn't of liked you already.
I was wanting to learn to play Rosanna then watched Porcaro explain where he got the main lick from. Then I had to go learn the half time shuffle from Fool In The Rain and pretty much have it down; Rosanna is another story.
The fact that he’s deep in his alcoholism at this point so there’s a good chance he’s either hungover or a little drunk during this just makes it that more disturbing how freakishly good the man was
I've played a few gigs in my time, less so now, but my personal experience, a glass of beer before and I'm good to go, anything more than a pint and it's all over the place. Dunno about Bonzo, my guess is he was fully functional under all kinds of erm... influences, shall we say!
@Vesperi Randsau Sounds like he was killed and they lied about him drinking 40 shots. Don't believe shit just because they seem credible. Do you know the person who John was with?
I've been a guitarist for over 34 years. My introduction to music came when I was 12, at that time Milli Vanilli and MC Hammer were what was on the radio and I decided I just didn't like music, it wasn't for me. Then I was visiting my dad for Christmas that year and he had just got a portable CD player and wanted me to hear it. I picked out Led Zeppelin Remasters because I thought the album cover looked cool, I had no idea who they were. I put it in and the first thing I heard was Good Time Bad Times . . . BOOM BOOM! That first hit was like an awakening, I'd never 'felt' music before that moment, it was like a drug, and my god those drums. My dad found me hours later still listening, I couldn't turn it off, the needle was in too deep and I knew there was no turning back now. If you've ever seen the movie Almost Famous where the boy finds his sister's record collection, he opens up The Who's Tommy and finds a note saying "listen to Tommy with a candle burning and you will see your entire future". That was what that moment was like for me. I was hooked, obsessed, addicted. Music became my religion from that moment. It wasn't until years later that I learned Bonzo played that song with a single bass pedal. Jesus! After all these years I've realized that even though I'm a guitarist it wasn't Page, Hendrix, Gilmour, or Iommi that sparked the flame for me, it was the mighty John Bonham.
so you started with the worst introduction to music possible! BUUUUT thankfully the music world redeeemed itself to you [ i don't mean that to sound facetious!] with that in mind you mention it's like a drug and that may be the best kind of NATURAL HIGH !! ENJOY the Holidays!!
That is what blows me away! He seems to have had the ability to focus equally on all four aspects separately AND simultaneously WHILST knowing ahead of time how it would sound. I mean what human being is capable of that? !!!
I don't know anything about drumming, but Bonham's drumming sounds like a whole orchestra; by which I mean it produces pitched sounds, like a melody! And I am embarrassed that I only just now realized why Tom Drums are so-named; they sound like saying, "Tom," with every strike. Incredible!
"Tom-tom" is not derived from the sound it makes. It comes from the Ceylon term _thammattama_ which literally translates as "drum and drum" or 'pair of drums.'
There was no way to listen to a led Zep song without finding yourself listening to Bonham's drumming. What a tragic loss.. He was a force unto himself. Miss him much.
+1 on Jason Bonham LZE They are phenomenal - if you've never heard them, go to a show - they're touring with Foreigner again this year as they did last year -- the absolute best Led Zep experience you'll ever hear. Lead singer is amazing young Plant voice clone - incredible. And Jason does his father proud and sticks closely to every nuance of his dad's playing. The only "true" tribute band in my mind.
Played with a gusto and vigor not ever matched again. I don’t think it would have mattered what brand kit he was behind. It would have always sounded like Bonzo
That snare drum is just so awesome! the best sound behind a drum. NOBODY can copy it. that's bonham's secret drum tuning. everybody wants that same sound but can't have it
Well i heard somewhere they recorded the drum part for this song inside an open wide hall with a high ceiling, which echoed really hard. If im not mistaken it was page's idea to do so. So i believe it really affects they way the snare sound is percieved
One of my all time favorite drum beats!!! So truly original and unique in its style and performance. This mans spirit animal was an octopus off the southern coasts. And then comes that crazy ride. Like a ray of sunshine in a rainy day. I can only imagine the look in Ringo’s face when he first heard this. I imagine his cigarette fell to the floor and broke into a million shards of broken glass.
Sitting on a bench in the cafeteria area of my junior high school. That's where I was when a kid rushed in and said John Bonham was dead. Aside from "Are you sure?" and "Oh my God," we just sat there in silence. Hard to overstate what Led Zep meant to us then.
Give me a break kiddies. I grew up on Led Zeppelin and raised children. If you broke down in tears or suffered from shock when this drunk croaked, or any musician for that matter, you need your priorities straightened out. Even as a teenager. Sounds like your parents need to spend more time with you or you need to get out of the house and chase cars or something.
People who say Bohnam was basic don't really understand what he's all about. It was about the groove, the feel, the power, the finesse, the patterns, not just pure soulless technique.
@@outlawsaint3012 A few people have said that. People who don't know shit and think people like Peart with 60 drum sets make you great. I know alot of great guitarists when it comes to speed , and they're out if work because they're a dime a dozen
Agreed. What Bonham didn't have by way of "technical chops" he made up for in groove. Untouchable from that standpoint. But from a technical basis? Bonham did not have the greatest chops. Bonham couldn't touch Purdie or Vinnie Colaiuta for instance, from a technical standpoint. But man did he have groove... and those guys could never SOUND like Bonham.
The late Jeff Porcaro of Toto explains how he came up with the "Rosanna Shuffle" and gives credit to Bonham's shuffle on "Fool In The Rain." The video is on TH-cam.
admiral37 Partially correct. He gives credit to Purdy's shuffle and one of Bonham's tunes. Bonham got his inspiration from Purdy. In the end, it's all Purdy.
I'm writing this on September 25th 2020,exactly 40 years to the day of the Great man's death He's still untouchable, no matter how many session drummers can "knit a scarf" with one hand, they Still can't do That ☝️
I can’t imagine Jason growing up without his dad period. Then comes the second hardest part playing drums and everyone expecting his dad. Jason came into his own technique but how tough was it getting there.
@@unclemonster48 make no mistake Jason Bonham is a hell of a drummer in his own right, and has worked very hard to be the drummer he is! The fact that he could do it with the specter of his legendary father looming over him makes it all the more incredible! Good on him.
@@bobyost42 my point exactly he’s made his own way and developed his own style. But just in the early days living in dads shadow would have been tough on anyone. Legendary name he carries on in the percussion world.
@Air Conditioner overrated or not the fact is that he is revered among drummers the world over, some think he was the greatest of all time and to say otherwise is heresy, while others (like you) think he was average at best. I think the truth lies somewhere in between. That there is a debate more than 40 years after he died shows that he did something right, no matter what our opinions might be.
The great Jeff Porcaro explains in his instructional video that Rosanna Is a merging of two drum lines of Bonham: Rock 'n Roll shuffle and fool in the Rain. Jeff Is another Genius disappeared too early... Mushanga drum line of Toto Is another jewel of music. ❤️
Most drummers got into a grove with the bass, Bonham got in the grove with the guitar. It's really cool how he brought jazz and blues tricks over to rock especially since very few were doing it at the time.
@@yoink1029 while it was wrong, it wasn't pedophilia. Pedophilia is a psychological disorder of being attracted to pre-pubescent children. She was a teenager. It also has nothing to do with John Bonham.
You can always have arguments about the greatest singer / vocalist / bassist / guitarist ... but drummer? Bonzo no contest. He laid the foundation for modern drumming with his groove and fast paced shit. That's what makes drummer great
From his incredible style of playing to the awesome sound of his drums He was a true legend that will always be ranked #1 in my book of favorite drummers
Omg this is amazing , it was just 20 yrs ago we would be on a hunt down for a Priceless gem such as this going to record conventions record stores across the US and here we are in 2020 and it pops up on TH-cam One Sunday morning that I stumbled across I'm still swept off my feet over this whoever posted this I salute them cuz you truly gave notice not only to Bonham the band but just for music collectors lovers worldwide
This drum riff has such a good Rhythm and roll I love how the hi-hat closes on the 3rd note instead of on the 4th note it makes it sound so much better it's got just a rolling feel to it
He had a way of creating very unique patterns , very outside the box . Plus he’s real heavy on the skins , just really mashing hard . That’s a true rock drummer .
The absolute greatest. I was sitting at a stop light in So Cal listening to KLOS when the news broke of his passing. And that was the end of Led Zeppelin because no one could ever replace him and rightly so. Love you Bonzo.
He seems to be conscious and focused on every separate aspect while simultaneously able to somehow hear the blend before he even does it. Ok, that's beyond human. Seriously.
Well, let me tell you the NME and the MM critics absolutely ripped into this song....worst Zep song ever.....A calypso beat in the middle of a Zep song????....horrendous. Well I thought it was a cool song....bugger them
Notice how he bounces the bass drum beater back, then buries it to the head depending on what feel he wanted during the shuffle parts. Everyone always comments on John Bonham’s power in his drumming. And they’re not wrong on that. But his feel was so incredible as well!
@@DG-sf9ei Lesson time. Definition of Notice. Noun: The act of observing or PAYING ATTENTION to something. Verb: To become aware of…..So yes, you can NOTICE something by listening.
@@markconiglio7769 Not even best rock drummer. There were other guys in the 70s who smoke Bonham on drums. The guy is so f'in overrated it's not funny.
Seems like yesterday that, as a 17 yr old Zepp fanatic, I was grieving Bonham's sudden death. This has just reminded me why he was so important. Thanks for posting!🤩🙏
I still lament the loss when hearing this stunning groove. The touch and brilliant work with ghost notes makes it hard to imagine where he would have taken the art.
His ghost notes game has yet to be duplicated....sorry....There are and there have been other great drummers but this man stands out as one of the first among equals...
The drum track is the exact rythm from Bernard Purdie's, the "Purdie Shuffle", democratized and recorded on hundreds of albums about 10 years before Fool in the Rain came out
Simply kills it! What a percussionist, and I normally don't even listen to drums. Unless it John Bonham or Neil Pert...those two I can listen to anytime. Masters!
dude, I'm not even a drum guy and this blows my mind. just the isolated drumming sounds phenomenal. you can really tell that he was doing something different to everyone else.
Lenny Luzitano jeeeezus Christ man! In the pocket? Lol you've gotta be a guitarist or soundman or some shit cuz I swear only cats that don't play drums say that shit! If you are a fellow drummer, than my bad I just cringe when anyone uses that saying. Lol it's almost as stupid as the saying "someone's got a case of the Mondays!"
I love (besides all the rest) the dynamics on the kick: within *each and every* triplet the middle hit is a bit louder and even the kick note is a bit higher; it's like a song within the song. Unlimited taste and absolute control.
They did, and I don't see that Jason plays like his father at all. Wrong drum kit. Wrong feel. I shut the video off in under 60.seconds, and glad i didnt buy it (from the library). It just felt SO WRONG.
They continued without him? that's news to me Michelle M. Aside from a couple of special occasions they reunited for - there was never any new material released under the name Led Zeppelin after Bonzo died.
Todd is correct.. they never released any material post John.. Jimmy Page went back to doin Jimmy things and producing.. Plant went onto his solo career.. JPJ collaborated with other artists on projects. the only thing they would do together after that was the occasional remembrance show with Bonzo's own son
TightSqueeze Jam to my knowledge they interviewed a few drummers and came to a realization that The Song Couldn't Remain the Same without him and it just didn't feel like Led Zeppelin without Bonham
Brian Phillips, you could say the same thing about the man himself and his drumming. That's why we still talk about him so much 40 years after he did his work.
Well in those days size did matter for drummers. The Ludwig kits in those days were considered to be the best sounding and more importantly louder kits, but he also had a huge kit... he almost always used a 26 x 14 bass, and from about 72 on, he used a 15x12 mounted, and 16x16 and 18x16 floor toms. Then of course few people could play as loud as he could while making it look so effortless, like he still had 30% more to give.
Best of his era, and arguably the best Rock drummer ever... He's the reason I bought a drum kit... Can't imagine what Zeppelin would have sounded like without Bonzo.. That's probably why they didn't carry on without him..
As emphatically as I can say, fuck Ginger Baker. Bonzo is a superior player in so many ways. Go back and listen to Cream. Baker's drumming is ham-fisted and unsophisticated. John Bonham brought nuance, ghost notes, rudiments and soul to rock drumming. Ginger Baker isn't fit to shine his shoes.
A "primal style of drumming" lol...yep. That's what I was trying to say. Sunshine of your love sounds like a neanderthal bashing out 8th notes for 5 minutes - So edgy and primal! I don't like Ginger Baker's playing because it's lame and unsophisticated. Listen to any of Baker's drum solo's on youtube and he's exposed as a completely one-dimensional player. What you hear is a person bashing out 8th notes and 16th notes without any use of patterns, dynamics or grooves. Unlike Bonham, Baker doesn't incorporate rudiments into his playing at all. He plays everything simply alternating "Right-Left-Right-Left." It may have been groundbreaking for its day but when compared to a groove master like Bonham, it sounds like Animal from the Muppets. I'm a gigging drummer, btw. I've been playing drumset for 25 years. I teach lessons if you're interested ;). You can learn all of my ignorant, tone deaf ways.
John Bonham mixed himself and he did it while performing. He also knew how to tune his drums and how to hit them. Then, there is his playing and creativity. This video touches on all of that and we are all fortunate to hear it. It also showcases his love for Bernard Purdie.
I like to think he's up there with Jeff Beck making a whole lotta sound.
Long live BONZO 🙏🥁🎶
Some say when you see lightning and hear thunder that's just Keith Moon blowing stuff up.
@@jaggass I feel bad now that I told my drummer he couldn't crash at my house. I told him to work the high hat. After all, it worked for Abraham Lincoln.
great drummer but he def didnt play anything soft so its hard to say he mixed himself. What he did was play everything wih the same consistency and power. Alot of drummers dont play that hard
Along with Screaming Lord Sutch
John was the heart beat and back drop of LZ. One mistake can kill you.Timing makes or brakes everyone.
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And he does this without even looking like he's moving in the video.
That's the most amazing part of it.
@@evening4092 Are you a downie?
ANIM it was a joke
I can see him hittin’- u wouldn’t be hearing anything if he wasn’t whackin’ - what’s wrong with you dude’s?
No, but you are for falling for that bait.
“FUHKIN HELL”
“ʷʰᵃᵗ ᵗʰᵉ ʰᵉˡˡ’ˢ ᵍᵒᶦⁿᵍ ᵒⁿˀˀ”
Lou ONE, TWORRA
“One.........T One TWOOWA One, two, One two tweee fo”
you mean funking hell
thanks for the subtitles bitch
@@augustoarganaras7955 Ouchy Wouchy Someone's Grouchy
That "faahkin 'ell" is one of the most English things I've ever heard.
Agreed
Wat'da hell's goin' awn?
Been saying that for YEARS! just because hahah
Uh - ‘British’, mate.
BRITISH…!
@@jamesrodgers9524 English*
Them ghost notes are still haunting the studio to this day!!
*_"I ain't afraid of no ghost."_*
~~ Remo Ludwig McTubtrasher
Everytime I try to play this, I can get to the "Fahkin' Hell" part. It's all down hill from there
🤣
...brilliant
MrVesimelooni I just cried with laughter out loud with your comment! Too funny. Cheers
😂😂😂😂😂
That sound like Plant in the booth after Bonzo "...the hell'z going on???"
....lol
Truly one-in-a-million talent. The rest of the band made the perfect decision to just stop when they lost him. There’s just no replacing that.
I was literally just thinking this. Listening to this track makes me understand much better why they decided not to continue without him.
They must've been really good friends
American_Warrior Robert Plant and John Bonham were very close friends outside of the band.
same with Beastie Boys when Adam died.
Same when Freddie died. Oh wait....
Amazing he’s able to drum so well without even moving. Now that’s a drummer!
Bonham's execution was more trick than the video tape speed at the time.... so all we're fortunate enough to see is a blurred still shot.
Not like drummers of nowadays
I made an Isolated Drum track of The Rover and of you could check it out, that would be so great
Moving is overrated.
@@yuothineyesasian for sure. Why move when you dont have to?
The sound engineer deserves as much credit as Bonham... nobody was able to capture a monster drum sound like that until Zeppelin.
YES, thank you. Recording technique of heavy rock of this kind was still in its infancy, so the engineers really treading new ground here.
That would primarily be Page. I have read a few interviews where he talks about it. mic placement for depth and fullness etc.
The Beatles should get a mention too I think. I'm sure they were the first to close mic every drum.
That would be Mr. Jimmy Page. Brilliant as a sound guy, and should be known as much, if not more so, for his groundbreaking studio micing and record my techniques he developed than his riffs and music. JP even went so far as to use a different sound engineer on each of the first several albums, so that it couldn’t be mistaken who was really responsible for the “Zeppelin Sound” - JP of course.
Jimmy Page was never a sound engineer! Although he was the producer on this record. Leif Mases was the sound engineer.
It is said that atomic clocks in the International Space Station get their tempo from Bonzo
ha ha doubt it ..he speeds a up a smidge on the bell....but who cares..its still perfection
@notyuu Except nobody knows this loser. He plays shitty music.. I love metal but he and his band are shit , sorry. My opinion, peace! :)
AngryKoala Insane are you joking?
Marshall Ward trolling
This is how Bad John Bonham was.
*** Jeff Porcaro who is one of my all time favorite Drummers took the Beat from “Fool in the Rain” to create his Drum Beat and Fills on “Rosanna”
Cool Video !
th-cam.com/video/NMI81yIlT0Q/w-d-xo.html
Not many people get just how technically accomplished this guy was. Metronomic timing, rimshots for fun and a 32 measure single stroke roll like it's nothing 👌
I'm amazed how greasy funky his beats are, and how far off the beat he can roam with the snare, seemingly at leisure, until the moment he needs to land back on the money and he always does. He does this regularly inside of measures. It's fricking nuts.
funny thing is, he doesn't know anyof that stuff, he plays by ear and by feel, the best way to learn is to get that damn sound to come out of your head
@@beanzburriton4263 Exactly. If you asked him we would say “I’m just playing the drums”
Not many people?! What are you talking about? He's widely considered the greatest rock drummer of all-time. With all due respect, but you must have been living in a cave for the past 50 years!
@@josephramone5805 What I think he means is that even though many people know him as the best, they can't appreciate why he is the best.
Drummers know how difficult this song is to master. Took me years and many hours trying over and over to come even close. The ghost notes he does. The kick dynamics. The high hat dynamics. It's unreal
Being able to play this groove is definitely a right of passage.
@johnanthony4475 Even the Rosanna shuffle too. Bonzo and Porcaro are crazy good!
i’ve been playing for about six years. i can play it, not great, but it will never even come close to how perfect it sounds with bonham playing
Unreal is right. My first time hearing the isolated drum track. The beat was mesmerizing and the long snare run was incredible. I'll never forget what I think I just heard!
And that thunder foot of the bass pedal! He was amazing!
The heartbeat of Led Zeppelin :)
Exactly.....
Well drumbeat anyway!
I think they call that arrhythmia.
The bass drum really does sound like a heartbeat
Lmao, Robert at the beginning "the hell is going on?"
Spencer Sandlin almost sounds like fuckin Monty python I love it lmao
"WHAT THE BLOODY HELL IS GOIN ON!?"
What WAS going on? Take number 73?
Spencer Sandlin I’ve literally listened to the first ten seconds like twelve times in a row just to hear bonzo go fockin ell and Robert say the hell is going on.
RodneyLee Most likely a techinical error, people in studios get pissed when things take too long, especially when everyones ready to go.
John: fahkin' 'ell.
Robert: what da hell iz goin' on???
John: one, tw- (audio cuts) one... two-ah! One, two, one two thee four!
(BEST DRUMMING EVER INTENSIFIES)
Ahh, it's Robert yelling that. I thought it was a woman. 😄
@@JustAsk1312Thata how you know its Plant.
You know he’s iconic when you forget how the song goes and instantly remember it just from the drum track.
4.1 million and rising views of nothing but drums for several minutes......only John Bonham
How can you remember fool in the rain!
You had me at fa-king 'ell
Bonham was very against profanity
Mike McCourt yesssssss!!🤘🤘🤘
J. Shepherd yeah, RIGHT! LOL!
fucking ell's going on ?
haha Plant!
Jer Smith. like a girl yelling
You would never ask John to do another take. He seem to just bang out perfection in a single take
leokimvideo I think John’s only second take was on Stairway, and he was PISSED at Jimmy. Hence the powerful drumming we hear on the released track.
You just never hear the failed takes that’s why
I would wager a guess that the "Fahkin 'ell" is a result of the previous take he clearly wasn't happy with. :)
@@vinceemery5943 I agree. I'd be willing to bet that there's almost never a drum take that doesn't take a lot of tries. Honestly, you can hear in this one he starts the count in and they clearly recorded over the last count in covering over a prior take where he fucked up. So obviously he didn't get it in one take. Nobody is perfect.
Well obviously in the ocean they had done 4 already, but now they’re steady 🙄
That drum line is so sick I’m shocked nobody’s every sampled it
Rosanna by TOTO is heavily influenced by this ;) there's a video of the drummer explaining how he used and combined it, very awesome, look it up ;)
th-cam.com/video/NMI81yIlT0Q/w-d-xo.html
My favorite part of this song
@@wouterhumme3051 Yup, combined it with Bernard Purdie's Purdie Shuffle used on Steely Dan's 'Babylon Sisters', three great songs inextricably linked by virtuosic drumming
I would bet this has been sampled, it's just been slowed down or reworked so much, it isn't quite identifiable. I would bet the fills/transitions have been sampled. Then again, sampled music has its limits, and Bonham is a shining example of the virtue of a human drummer in your band. If you've got a drummer like this, and you can't get it done, something is wrong with you. This guy has got the entire audience grooving before anyone even plays or sings a note.
People don't talk about Bonham's left foot enough - listen to the fill at 1:35 and onwards while he's playing the ride pattern , masterful timekeeping. He made the simplest things sound so musical.
His left foot is what separated him from 90% of drummers. Unbelievable time keeper.
Wow that’s a great observation. I’ve listened to this song and this isolated track a million times actually haven’t noticed that. Pretty incredible he was able to do that
The rides overdubbed on the chorus. Listen to the snare, there’s flams gone by on that would be impossible given the ride hits… I think Bonham did work out the independence to play triplets on the ride and left foot hi hats on 1234 to play it live though.
The eye of the storm hi hat is my fav
🎉
I somehow think Bonzo would appreciate the fact that the isolated drums to one of his best performances- where people of the future go to to admire his legacy -start with FAH-KIN 'ELL!
I am not sure he would appreciate that fact, that I love to listen to his drums, but can't stand Led Zeppelin at all :)
Chem Busta Rhymes aren’t you a hipster
🥁 M A C H I N E. 🥁
@@ChemBustaRhymes you dont like zep and yet here you are. Stfu and piss off mate. Bonzo would indeed have found it funny and probably wouldn't of liked you already.
Bonham and Jones, the secret weapons of Led Zep.
They are all some powerful weapons. You can't beat led zeppelin at anything.
I was wanting to learn to play Rosanna then watched Porcaro explain where he got the main lick from. Then I had to go learn the half time shuffle from Fool In The Rain and pretty much have it down; Rosanna is another story.
Fuckin’ A!
JPJ is the secret weapon.
Bonham is a lead instrument
LedFingers ...that is really true.
How can a beat be so lush, busy, and laid-back at the same time ?
Probably the best drum track of all time.
Bonham's drum rhythm is a song
all its own.
In Science I Trust 🤘🏼
In Science I Trust 😎 definitely maybe .time tells all .
In Science I Trust That it is.Just learnt to play it a true work of art
In Science I Trust n
This is absolutely brilliant ... I love these isolated tracks ......
How do these guys make these up ..?.. Genius !
Who else finds this extremely satisfying
Me
I do, I find music very satisfying
Wait till you play it.
I can play this song on the piano it'll be nice to have Bonzo doing the drumming for me
Bennito246
Me bro.....me
The fact that he’s deep in his alcoholism at this point so there’s a good chance he’s either hungover or a little drunk during this just makes it that more disturbing how freakishly good the man was
No fvcking doubt!
Is it wierd that I prefer listening to this more than the actual song itself?
Not at all...
Same here
It’s the drums that makes the music lively
Slightly.....But fully understandable.
Plant's performance really kills this song for me, id love to hear the original tracks with a new vocal but itll never happen. Bonham kills it tho
The crazy part is that he is probably so shit faced here and still holding that beat
I've played a few gigs in my time, less so now, but my personal experience, a glass of beer before and I'm good to go, anything more than a pint and it's all over the place. Dunno about Bonzo, my guess is he was fully functional under all kinds of erm... influences, shall we say!
Sounds like he was on something more stimulating than alcohol.
@Greg Elchert 40 shots? Would be unconscious way before 40 unless he was slamming them as fast as he could. Sounds like Suicide.
@Vesperi Randsau Were you there or what?
@Vesperi Randsau Sounds like he was killed and they lied about him drinking 40 shots. Don't believe shit just because they seem credible. Do you know the person who John was with?
The part from 0:00 to 4:47 is so good
Dad joke
Also Mum joke
@@Boognish_ ok boomer 😂
How’s it a joke?
HAHAHA DA TRULY REALLY
He has such perfect timing it sounds like a loop for the first minute and a half
One of the greatest drum lines ever recorded.. ever..
Check out "the Purdy shuffle". That's where bongo got this busy from.
I've been a guitarist for over 34 years. My introduction to music came when I was 12, at that time Milli Vanilli and MC Hammer were what was on the radio and I decided I just didn't like music, it wasn't for me. Then I was visiting my dad for Christmas that year and he had just got a portable CD player and wanted me to hear it. I picked out Led Zeppelin Remasters because I thought the album cover looked cool, I had no idea who they were. I put it in and the first thing I heard was Good Time Bad Times . . . BOOM BOOM! That first hit was like an awakening, I'd never 'felt' music before that moment, it was like a drug, and my god those drums. My dad found me hours later still listening, I couldn't turn it off, the needle was in too deep and I knew there was no turning back now. If you've ever seen the movie Almost Famous where the boy finds his sister's record collection, he opens up The Who's Tommy and finds a note saying "listen to Tommy with a candle burning and you will see your entire future". That was what that moment was like for me. I was hooked, obsessed, addicted. Music became my religion from that moment. It wasn't until years later that I learned Bonzo played that song with a single bass pedal. Jesus! After all these years I've realized that even though I'm a guitarist it wasn't Page, Hendrix, Gilmour, or Iommi that sparked the flame for me, it was the mighty John Bonham.
Rotor Hed wow. great post! thanks for sharing! any other stories like that?
cool story indeed!!!
Good Times Bad Times was when I discovered music, ha! I was 12.
so you started with the worst introduction to music possible! BUUUUT thankfully the music world redeeemed itself to you [ i don't mean that to sound facetious!] with that in mind you mention it's like a drug and that may be the best kind of NATURAL HIGH !! ENJOY the Holidays!!
Amen to that, Brother.
Listening to just the drum tracks alone really makes you understand the immense talent he had.
Avalanche Fan Off the subject but, Go Avs!
@Donde Merlin jackass
There . Will . Never . Be . Another . Like . Him . Ever ...
When you start with a Purdie Shuffle, you're already winning... but those fills are insane!
That sounds Purdie Good
I guess rhythm isn't copyrighted or Bernard would be a due a few bob.
I saw what you did there. Hehe.
And Purdie approved
It's close to Purdie's shuffle but with his own twist....Plus Bernard loves his spin on it so all is good.
Jeff Porcaro borrowed a bit too on Rosanna...
every note is perfectly placed within that groove. Thats what made him so great! - RIP John!
Thank you, yes, you can see every ghost note is spot on in this groove.
I meant that every note John Bonham played was perfectly placed and spot on in every groove he ever played.
That is what blows me away! He seems to have had the ability to focus equally on all four aspects separately AND simultaneously WHILST knowing ahead of time how it would sound. I mean what human being is capable of that? !!!
Robdrums Studios couldn't agree more Bonham never hurries to get to 1
BC Drummer - You are correct. He was one of a kind. ;)
That beautiful wide space between the kik and the snare never changes even when he switches to the ride.. absolute perfection.
Sounds like a pendulum scraping back and forth across the floor. It's perfect.
There is a waver in time around the 2.30 mark
@@acidbass the waver was in your brain waves from playing too many videos games. Deaf and stoopid
I don't know anything about drumming, but Bonham's drumming sounds like a whole orchestra; by which I mean it produces pitched sounds, like a melody!
And I am embarrassed that I only just now realized why Tom Drums are so-named; they sound like saying, "Tom," with every strike. Incredible!
EXCELLENT observations!!
A true master of the drum kit can make it sing, Bonham was one of the few who could.
"Tom-tom" is not derived from the sound it makes. It comes from the Ceylon term _thammattama_ which literally translates as "drum and drum" or 'pair of drums.'
There was no way to listen to a led Zep song without finding yourself listening to Bonham's drumming. What a tragic loss.. He was a force unto himself. Miss him much.
Tony S i agree 110%
The Jason Bonham Experience is the closest thing you'll get. Totally worth it too. Every piece of that band is spot-on.
Except in Bron-Yr-Aur. His drumming sucked.
Well said Tony and not easy to do...plenty of great insight in these comments. You NAILED though.
+1 on Jason Bonham LZE They are phenomenal - if you've never heard them, go to a show - they're touring with Foreigner again this year as they did last year -- the absolute best Led Zep experience you'll ever hear. Lead singer is amazing young Plant voice clone - incredible. And Jason does his father proud and sticks closely to every nuance of his dad's playing. The only "true" tribute band in my mind.
RIP to the greatest drummer to grace this world. Listen to that sound. Glorious and better than anything that came before or since
@trufiend138 just my opinion. Peace
@trufiend138 the op must not have heard Dave Grohl amirite
Played with a gusto and vigor not ever matched again. I don’t think it would have mattered what brand kit he was behind. It would have always sounded like Bonzo
The Bonham was a great drummer so was Neil Peart
Gene Krupa, Sing Sing Sing, Carnegie Hall, 1938, GOAT.
That snare drum is just so awesome! the best sound behind a drum. NOBODY can copy it. that's bonham's secret drum tuning. everybody wants that same sound but can't have it
For sure!!
Well i heard somewhere they recorded the drum part for this song inside an open wide hall with a high ceiling, which echoed really hard. If im not mistaken it was page's idea to do so.
So i believe it really affects they way the snare sound is percieved
@@MrKuritza nah that was „when the levee breaks“
@@SpankyHam1993 pretty sure he was down a hallway for that one
@@randosavage1459 he was at the bottom of the stairwell at Headley Grange for WTLB!
3:03 ->>> As a brazilian I approve this samba 100% !!!! :)
Oh snap! I hadn't realised but it's so samba isn't it?
Like Tyler the creator said in his Tiny desk concert, he went Spanish!
Mmmm que bom samba! Beleza!
Lol.✌️
@@jorgek92 zzzzzz. Listen to Dykeritz
I could listen to Bonzo isolated for entire days!
So melodic as a drummer, surreal at time
I've been a drummer for forty years, when the doctor checks my pulse it sounds just like this...
Bonzo remains in our hearts, literally
THat would be a cool video actually.
I've only been a drummer for 39 years so needless to say mine only sounds like Lars, unfortunately lol
@@Kylefassbinderful no problem have a dose of Bonzo's Montreux it should clear it up. 😄
noseamamonprimo 😅🤣😅😆🤣
The consistency of the groove is amazing exactly what you’d expect from the best to ever live.
One of my all time favorite drum beats!!! So truly original and unique in its style and performance. This mans spirit animal was an octopus off the southern coasts.
And then comes that crazy ride. Like a ray of sunshine in a rainy day.
I can only imagine the look in Ringo’s face when he first heard this. I imagine his cigarette fell to the floor and broke into a million shards of broken glass.
Sitting on a bench in the cafeteria area of my junior high school. That's where I was when a kid rushed in and said John Bonham was dead. Aside from "Are you sure?" and "Oh my God," we just sat there in silence. Hard to overstate what Led Zep meant to us then.
Good grief. The man wasn't a god.
Infinite Wisdom his influence is that of one.
Give me a break kiddies. I grew up on Led Zeppelin and raised children. If you broke down in tears or suffered from shock when this drunk croaked, or any musician for that matter, you need your priorities straightened out. Even as a teenager. Sounds like your parents need to spend more time with you or you need to get out of the house and chase cars or something.
Infinite Wisdom The 'ell he wasnt man! May not av been a GOD but he sure was gifted by one! And a WHITE BROTHER to top it off!
@@lunarmodule9915 Oh shut the fuck up. And change your name to something more befitting.
Absolutely absurd. So much going on, yet so utterly effortless. What a drummer. What a legend.
I agree. The way he plays the kit is absurd. He is beyond human.
This man truly held the Hammer Of The Gods in his hands. What a talent! 🥁💪
The amount of power, endurance, precision, and grace! I was feeling fatigued just listening. Amazing!
People who say Bohnam was basic don't really understand what he's all about. It was about the groove, the feel, the power, the finesse, the patterns, not just pure soulless technique.
Outlaw 86 who has ever said this
@@joeydrums2473 a few people
@@outlawsaint3012 A few people have said that. People who don't know shit and think people like Peart with 60 drum sets make you great. I know alot of great guitarists when it comes to speed , and they're out if work because they're a dime a dozen
Bonham has never been mentioned as a basic drummer... If anything, he's mentioned as one of the more technical rock drummers of all time.
Agreed. What Bonham didn't have by way of "technical chops" he made up for in groove. Untouchable from that standpoint. But from a technical basis? Bonham did not have the greatest chops. Bonham couldn't touch Purdie or Vinnie Colaiuta for instance, from a technical standpoint. But man did he have groove... and those guys could never SOUND like Bonham.
The late Jeff Porcaro of Toto explains how he came up with the "Rosanna Shuffle" and gives credit to Bonham's shuffle on "Fool In The Rain." The video is on TH-cam.
admiral37
Partially correct. He gives credit to Purdy's shuffle and one of Bonham's tunes. Bonham got his inspiration from Purdy. In the end, it's all Purdy.
The video where Jeff ate a sandwich before filming and keeps burking all the time? Love that one :D
yeah I've seen that...took balls for Jeff to openly admit it.
@@stevefowler2112 no balls just honesty & giving credit where it's due...
That’s why they paid him the big bucks.
My goodness. Every time I come back to this I am awed by his power and swing. Such a great player.
This is the best thing I’ve heard in ages! Absolute class! That’s a drummer who is naturally a drummer in his soul👌
John Bonham was the 'Led' of Zeppelin.
Yup...
One might say he was the Zeppelin that carried them to stardom.
Blaze mordly Shaddap,you fool inda rain !!
John Bonham was Led Zeppelin....
JD2CYLINDERNUT Along with Plant, Page, and Jones.
sounds like a drum loop , amazing timing
I'm writing this on September 25th 2020,exactly 40 years to the day of the Great man's death
He's still untouchable, no matter how many session drummers can "knit a scarf" with one hand, they Still can't do That ☝️
Too right Back Beat , forever untouchable my man. The greatest ever, will continue to mesmerise future generations long after we're all gone
I can’t imagine Jason growing up without his dad period. Then comes the second hardest part playing drums and everyone expecting his dad. Jason came into his own technique but how tough was it getting there.
@@unclemonster48 make no mistake Jason Bonham is a hell of a drummer in his own right, and has worked very hard to be the drummer he is! The fact that he could do it with the specter of his legendary father looming over him makes it all the more incredible! Good on him.
@@bobyost42 my point exactly he’s made his own way and developed his own style. But just in the early days living in dads shadow would have been tough on anyone. Legendary name he carries on in the percussion world.
@Air Conditioner overrated or not the fact is that he is revered among drummers the world over, some think he was the greatest of all time and to say otherwise is heresy, while others (like you) think he was average at best. I think the truth lies somewhere in between. That there is a debate more than 40 years after he died shows that he did something right, no matter what our opinions might be.
Legendary John Bonham beat! Jeff Porcaro had inherited and sophisticated bonzo’s half time shuffle playing Rosanna. Music never die.
The great Jeff Porcaro explains in his instructional video that Rosanna Is a merging of two drum lines of Bonham: Rock 'n Roll shuffle and fool in the Rain. Jeff Is another Genius disappeared too early... Mushanga drum line of Toto Is another jewel of music. ❤️
Most drummers got into a grove with the bass, Bonham got in the grove with the guitar. It's really cool how he brought jazz and blues tricks over to rock especially since very few were doing it at the time.
Very true. He laid the drum tracks and grooved to pages guitar work.
@@yoink1029...where the hell did that come from
@@yoink1029 - Great! Another dipshit thinkin' he's knowin' 'bout rock and roll history! What time are you due back in "BoysTown"??
@@yoink1029 while it was wrong, it wasn't pedophilia. Pedophilia is a psychological disorder of being attracted to pre-pubescent children. She was a teenager. It also has nothing to do with John Bonham.
You can always have arguments about the greatest singer / vocalist / bassist / guitarist ... but drummer? Bonzo no contest. He laid the foundation for modern drumming with his groove and fast paced shit. That's what makes drummer great
UNREAL. What an incredible groove he laid down. There will never be another like John Bonham.
From his incredible style of playing to the awesome sound of his drums
He was a true legend that will always be ranked #1 in my book of favorite drummers
Omg this is amazing , it was just 20 yrs ago we would be on a hunt down for a Priceless gem such as this going to record conventions record stores across the US and here we are in 2020 and it pops up on TH-cam One Sunday morning that I stumbled across I'm still swept off my feet over this whoever posted this I salute them cuz you truly gave notice not only to Bonham the band but just for music collectors lovers worldwide
This drum riff has such a good Rhythm and roll I love how the hi-hat closes on the 3rd note instead of on the 4th note it makes it sound so much better it's got just a rolling feel to it
wish they could do this with achilles last stand
Just play it bro
@@deanh3918 fa king just
Yes!!
My favorite zep tune
God yes the most underrated LZ song ever
His drum beats always have a life of their own..you can hear the heartbeat..pumping life into the beat
Beautiful, no-one could hit that sweet spot between straight ⅛s and swing like this man,
That picture still was taken when Bonham played with Paul McCartney and Wings on one song.
Alex Scott does drums look like North drumset..
Those drums were a short lived line called Stacatto. Similar design to North, as they were both fiberglass shells.
He had a way of creating very unique patterns , very outside the box . Plus he’s real heavy on the skins , just really mashing hard . That’s a true rock drummer .
You can tell it’s a big man hitting those drums
The absolute greatest. I was sitting at a stop light in So Cal listening to KLOS when the news broke of his passing. And that was the end of Led Zeppelin because no one could ever replace him and rightly so. Love you Bonzo.
When he rides that crown, to quote Little Richard about seeingJimi Hendrix play: "He makes my big toe shoot outta my boot!!" Lol
Speed, timing and hands like cinder blocks. AND that right foot....fuck!
redlinewins I have to play the hats with two hands 😭
He seems to be conscious and focused on every separate aspect while simultaneously able to somehow hear the blend before he even does it. Ok, that's beyond human. Seriously.
redlinewins don't forget that non-stop high hat!
yep.
You just actually described drumming.
At one point it sounds like a drumline performing salsa music. Like, a whole drumline. It's incredible.
It it's incredible. I want to shake my bon bon😂
That's what I thought years ago when I first heard it ... Some thirty plus years ago. When it first came out.
Awesome mofified 'Purdy shuffle' here, I love the 'fucking hell! at the beginning, what feel! What a sad loss!
It's hard to believe that's only 1 person. Hammer of the gods all right!
It IS salsa! They even threw in the whistle!
My favourite Zep tune. Each member at the piece of his powers, Bonham’s drumming especially. Just incredible
Well, let me tell you the NME and the MM critics absolutely ripped into this song....worst Zep song ever.....A calypso beat in the middle of a Zep song????....horrendous.
Well I thought it was a cool song....bugger them
Notice how he bounces the bass drum beater back, then buries it to the head depending on what feel he wanted during the shuffle parts. Everyone always comments on John Bonham’s power in his drumming. And they’re not wrong on that. But his feel was so incredible as well!
It’s very apparent in The Ocean too
No, I can't notice that since he's so trick we're just seeing a still shot here. I do hear it tho.....
@@DG-sf9ei Lesson time. Definition of Notice. Noun: The act of observing or PAYING ATTENTION to something. Verb: To become aware of…..So yes, you can NOTICE something by listening.
This groove..kills me everytime....so swingin....so powerful
Best drummer to ever live . . . Civilization should be grateful .
Sr. El Boogie I definitely am
Best rock and roll drummer. Not best drummer. Watch buddy rich
He pisses on buddy rich
Tony Williams. Bonham was pretty good though.
@@markconiglio7769 Not even best rock drummer. There were other guys in the 70s who smoke Bonham on drums. The guy is so f'in overrated it's not funny.
Seems like yesterday that, as a 17 yr old Zepp fanatic, I was grieving Bonham's sudden death. This has just reminded me why he was so important. Thanks for posting!🤩🙏
Man at 1:09 I swear sounds like an engine with a nice strobing cam cruising slowly by. Best drummer in the universe! By far! 💯❤ rest easy my brother
I still lament the loss when hearing this stunning groove. The touch and brilliant work with ghost notes makes it hard to imagine where he would have taken the art.
I'm too lazy to Google ghost notes
Ghost notes are those quite little pitter patter hits on the snare that aren't as loud as the harder hitting snare.
His ghost notes game has yet to be duplicated....sorry....There are and there have been other great drummers but this man stands out as one of the first among equals...
Pate Yate
The drum track is the exact rythm from Bernard Purdie's, the "Purdie Shuffle", democratized and recorded on hundreds of albums about 10 years before Fool in the Rain came out
Simply kills it! What a percussionist, and I normally don't even listen to drums. Unless it John Bonham or Neil Pert...those two I can listen to anytime. Masters!
Try Terry Bozzio. Saw him with Jeff Beck. Mind blowing doesn’t cover it.
I've loved this groove since high-school 1976...
Thanks for posting
Such an awesome drummer love these guys I'm 64 still playing them every day especially number 4
I wish my dad would beat me the same way Bonham beat that drum, I’d respect him more.
Damn, that's good
Are you a drum?
Beating a kid and making music from the sound of his bones breaking!
@@matriarch5515 Now THAT'S avant-garde.
😂😂😂😂
The earthy consistency in which John could carry such a polyrhythm for this amount of time...is a GIFT for all to hear.
Gives me chills then tears.
Nailed it.
There's polyrhythm? Where?
not sure what the dude meant by "this amount of time", but the ride section was one, no?
His hats are playing triplets and his kick and snare standard 4/4, thus polyrhythm.
It’s heavenly just to hear the drums alone, such an amazing feel and very musical ❤️
dude, I'm not even a drum guy and this blows my mind. just the isolated drumming sounds phenomenal. you can really tell that he was doing something different to everyone else.
In the pocket, perfection, one of my reasons for enjoying life, i will never get over his passing on so soon,
Lenny Luzitano jeeeezus Christ man! In the pocket? Lol you've gotta be a guitarist or soundman or some shit cuz I swear only cats that don't play drums say that shit! If you are a fellow drummer, than my bad I just cringe when anyone uses that saying. Lol it's almost as stupid as the saying "someone's got a case of the Mondays!"
Lenny Luzitano I agree! What more music could have been made?
Lenny Luzitano this makes life worth living
Lenny Luzitano yes me too , after 30years of listening to this I still dont no how he does it. He was a genius.
Get a fucking grip man.
This is so fucking unreal. Bonzo best Rock drummer of all times
I love (besides all the rest) the dynamics on the kick: within *each and every* triplet the middle hit is a bit louder and even the kick note is a bit higher; it's like a song within the song. Unlimited taste and absolute control.
THANK YOU! this is the very best quality isolated drum track ever uploaded on youtube
In the most positive way, John's playing has this grab by the scruff of the neck "okay, f---ker, you're coming with me" feel.
I remember a music critic once stated words to the effect that "Bonham played the drums like someone had beaten up his sister."
Where are you getting that from?
When you take a listen of this it becomes obvious why Jimmy, RObert and John Paul wouldn't continue without him.
They did, and I don't see that Jason plays like his father at all. Wrong drum kit. Wrong feel.
I shut the video off in under 60.seconds, and glad i didnt buy it (from the library). It just felt SO WRONG.
They continued without him? that's news to me Michelle M. Aside from a couple of special occasions they reunited for - there was never any new material released under the name Led Zeppelin after Bonzo died.
Todd is correct.. they never released any material post John.. Jimmy Page went back to doin Jimmy things and producing.. Plant went onto his solo career.. JPJ collaborated with other artists on projects. the only thing they would do together after that was the occasional remembrance show with Bonzo's own son
TightSqueeze Jam to my knowledge they interviewed a few drummers and came to a realization that The Song Couldn't Remain the Same without him and it just didn't feel like Led Zeppelin without Bonham
@@ledzep310 I mean... Coda, but yeah..
The BIG BOOM of Bonham. Distinct, transcendent and unmistakable.
What a fantastic driving beat. Along with his drumming on “How many more Times”, “Fool in the Rain” is my favorite song, in terms of John’s drumming.
Monster bass drum sound. Nothing like it before or after.
Brian Phillips, you could say the same thing about the man himself and his drumming. That's why we still talk about him so much 40 years after he did his work.
Well in those days size did matter for drummers. The Ludwig kits in those days were considered to be the best sounding and more importantly louder kits, but he also had a huge kit... he almost always used a 26 x 14 bass, and from about 72 on, he used a 15x12 mounted, and 16x16 and 18x16 floor toms. Then of course few people could play as loud as he could while making it look so effortless, like he still had 30% more to give.
Agreeeeeeeeeeeeeed!
He also lined the inside of his bass drum with foil. Gave it a more powerful sound
Cid Lopez: It wasn’t foil. It was unobtainium.
Best of his era, and arguably the best Rock drummer ever... He's the reason I bought a drum kit... Can't imagine what Zeppelin would have sounded like without Bonzo.. That's probably why they didn't carry on without him..
or Carmine Appice.
He was outstanding, I put Danny Carey in a class above just like mr. Bonham.
*quite
As emphatically as I can say, fuck Ginger Baker. Bonzo is a superior player in so many ways. Go back and listen to Cream. Baker's drumming is ham-fisted and unsophisticated. John Bonham brought nuance, ghost notes, rudiments and soul to rock drumming. Ginger Baker isn't fit to shine his shoes.
A "primal style of drumming" lol...yep. That's what I was trying to say. Sunshine of your love sounds like a neanderthal bashing out 8th notes for 5 minutes - So edgy and primal! I don't like Ginger Baker's playing because it's lame and unsophisticated. Listen to any of Baker's drum solo's on youtube and he's exposed as a completely one-dimensional player. What you hear is a person bashing out 8th notes and 16th notes without any use of patterns, dynamics or grooves. Unlike Bonham, Baker doesn't incorporate rudiments into his playing at all. He plays everything simply alternating "Right-Left-Right-Left." It may have been groundbreaking for its day but when compared to a groove master like Bonham, it sounds like Animal from the Muppets. I'm a gigging drummer, btw. I've been playing drumset for 25 years. I teach lessons if you're interested ;). You can learn all of my ignorant, tone deaf ways.
I have ben looking for this for nearly 40 years .! Thank You
So cool how he keeps the kick pattern happening during the fill at 0:37 and keeps time with the hat pedal.