Led Zeppelin HOW MANY MORE TIMES (“Led Zeppelin I” 1969) (Drum Improv 1) (1969 TOUR PICTURES ADDED)

LP:Led Zeppelin
Released:1/12/69(US),3/31/69(UK)
Recorded:Sep–Oct’68
Studio:Olympic, London
Genre:Hard rock blues
Label:Atlantic
Producer:Jimmy Page
"The New Yardbirds" recruited into "Olympic Studios" on Sept 25, '68@11pm(+Oct '68)to record their debut LP "Led Zeppelin"(released Jan 12, '69(US), March 31, '69(UK),done in about 30hrs remained on charts for 73 weeks)."Led Zeppelin" signed with "Atlantic Records" in '68 with band manager Peter Grant.Jimmy Page provided a powerful LP with placing of mics to create a huge ambient reverb sound which would make all the instruments and Robert Plant's powerful vocals STRONG/BIG and not so boxy or muted such as the sounds bands were doing in the '60's.Jimmy experimented with reverse echo and massive reverb on the LP."How Many More Times" IMO is the grand finally which ends side 2(also the longest track on the LP, a little under 9 min)and really sums up what Led Zeppelin was about.Page said that he came up with the idea of some parts as early as the "Yardbirds" days.By the time it was developed with Zep, it was a blend of American blues, British folk, and modern pop(of the era)thrown in a blender.Spiritual, prison songs, and urban R & B ELECTRIFIED!Robert Plant summarizes the song as "Psychedelic Jazz" as he introduces the song during "Bizarre Festival", Cologne, Germany, concert he did with Jimmy Page on Aug 23, '98 during the "Walking into Clarksdale" LP tour.This song is broken up into different sections and is the start of showcasing Led Zeppelin's LONG MEDLEYS during their concerts.The "Fillmore West" San Francisco, CA, US, April 27, '69 version was about 23 min long!Some other examples of their long concert medleys in '69 were incorporated into "Dazed and Confused", "Whole Lotta Love", and "As Long As I Have You".I read or heard a Jimmy Page interview and he once said along the lines that, when people would come to see and hear Led Zeppelin play, we wanted to deliver something a little different than the studio version, something the people were not expecting.Songs like these were extended into these long tangents."Jonesy" plays a bluesy bass line while "Bonzo" swings his sack of shit LOL(Ginger Baker from "Cream" says he can't swing a sack of shit)with an jazz conga drum beat idea you would hear on an old jazzy organ record(Jimmy Smith or Jack McDuff.Per George Fludas on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmcEucKxNVo&t=2007s).I agree!Another great example bringing Bonham's swing feel into light.Since the song has a swing feel it has a natural triplet feel to it which we all know "Bonzo" orchestrated all over the kit leading with his left hand.Also 16th note linear fills too!I even added the "Good Times Bad Times" broken up triplet at times when I was on the cymbal(which he would play live, but not on the studio version of "How Many more Times").Another crucial Zeppelin twist is the call and response(term used to talk back or "parrot" back musically to each other)section between all 4 members.I loved when Zep did this!Then we have the section where Zeppelin "borrowed"(Zeppelin famous for covering songs in a cluster in their medleys)Jeff Beck's rhythm section to "Beck's Bolero" from his debut LP "Truth"(released July 29 '68(US),Oct 4, '68(UK), which Jimmy Page also played on).Then we have "The Hunter" section where Bonham has the swingy, funky, New Orleans beat which really demonstrates his independence.JB most likely playing a BLUE SPARKLE(according to John's son Jason Bonham)Slingerland kit in '68 with LZ(22, 13, 16, Zildjian+Zyn cymbals)with a Ludwig Superphonic snare.MANY YEARS it was BELIEVED to be a GREEN SPARKLE, after seeing colorized pictures by a photographer/journalist.Even talk it was a GREEN SPARKLE LUDWIG KIT(NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE ONE PURCHASED IN MID '70).It was not the Ludwig Thermogloss kit on debut!The Slingerland kit was used from summer of '68-Dec '68.Late '68-early Jan '69(1st US tour)Bonham seen with a Ludwig Super Classic Black Diamond Pearl Kit(22,13,16,16)with a chrome Gene Krupa Sound King Slingerland snare.John Bonham born May 31, ‘48 in Redditch Worcestershire, England and began playing drums at age 5!Making his kit out of plastic containers and coffee tins and was influenced by the big band jazz drummers like Buddy Rich, Max Roach, and Gene Krupa.No lessons!According to John’s brother Mick his mother said “It was just a phase John was going through and he’d grow out of it.”LOL!
Led Zeppelin
*Backing Vocals
Robert Plant–lead vocal harmonica
*Jimmy Page–electric acoustic and pedal steel guitars production
*John Paul Jones–bass organ
*John Bonham–drums timpani
Others
Viram Jasani–tabla on "Black Mountain Side"
Production
Chris Dreja–back cover photo
Peter Grant–executive production
George Hardie–cover design
Glyn Johns–engineering mixing
George Marino–CD remastering
John Davis–'14 reissue remastering
Gear
RolandmicroCubeGXAmp(Reverb/JCClean)
RolandTDK-4PV-Drums
LudwigSpeedKing
ProMarkSticks
BossGE-7Equalizer
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