The TRUTH Behind Led Zeppelin: When The Levee Breaks

You're all wrong. Bonzo recorded the drums in Valhalla using Thor's hammer, beating on the hulls of Viking long boats.

You know, a Rock n' Roll Mythbusters would make for a pretty interesting series.

Can't help but point out how interesting it is that here we are 50 years later discussing how a drummer achieved a certain sound on a single song.

It was actually recorded in the Grand Canyon. The drums were constructed of titanium from a Russian satellite that’d failed to burn up on reentry. The microphones were suspended from hot air balloons. The old pieces of the drum kit are still down there somewhere.

So everyone went to the pub and Bonzo stayed behind. Sounds less likely than the unicorn tears

Rick you just invited a new series! I'd watch hours of you demystifying music industry myths of all sorts!

Can you imagine how Jimmy felt walking in there 50 years later. The ghosts of 4 men in there 20s still echoing throughout. What a feeling.

Wait, you're saying that you, an actual producer, understand production better than us laypeople?? That's crazy talk!

A lot of people here are talking about hearing this track as a teenager in the 70’s. I heard it as a teenager in 2018 for the first time and was in immediate awe of the drums and the harmonica. The slide played guitar is also fantastic and jpj’s bass work is bar none. All these decades later teenagers are still shook by this track

Nice to find a channel where the commentator knows what he's talking about.

Another way to debunk the story: Time the "echo", take the speed of sound at that altitude, and calculate the distance required. Headley Grange isn't big enough. Not even close. It's a house, not the Superdome.

Andy Johns is still one of the most respected audio engineers in rock history. He started by working with Eddie Kramer recording Jimi Hendrix. Then he became engineer and mixer for the Blind Faith debut. Then Ten Years After, Humble Pie, Free, Jethro Tull, Mott the Hoople, Jack Bruce, Renaissance, Traffic, Stephen Stills, Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart, Joni Mitchell, and the Rolling Stones (Sticky Fingers, Exile on Main Street, Goats Head Soup, & It's Only Rock and Roll) and Led Zeppelin ( II, III, IV/Zoso, Houses of the Holy, Physical Graffiti, & Coda) RIP

When the Levee Breaks is the first time bonzo didn't complain about the drum sound😂😂😂😂

And on this episode of MythBusters...

The first song I ever heard of Led Zeppelin was ....Levee It was cold out sitting in the car parked on the edge of a canal Windows fogged raining hard heater barely working I was transfixed and mesmerized by the magic of the song Decades later each time I hear it's like the first time.... I was fortunate enough to see Led Zeppelin 3 times "Oh what a lucky man I was" Thank you Robert Jimmy John & Bonzo....we meet again YES?

Thank you for your patience and research, Beato. I used to work at a living history museum, and one of the biggest problems with "well known history" is that it is often folklore that has been accepted as history. I think it happens because, if someone doesn't know enough to question what they hear, they never do question it.

Also, just the fact that the echo is about 225 ms would mean if it was a natural time delay in a room the mics would have to be about 250 feet from the source.

Wait... no unicorn tears? I signed up for unicorn tears, damnit :(

Bonzo said, “ ok drums, this is what I need to hear from you” and the drums, drummed. And Bonzo was pleased.

Bonzo is up there with a pint of beer in hand. Just smiling at how he is still being mentioned 40 years later and probably will be 40 years to come.