Led Zeppelin - White Summer/Black Mountain Side

Live, June 1969.

[cameronnaim]

There's something about this song that just instantly calms me down, and it has ever since I heard it for the first time. Whenever I'm nervous or anxious, I find this song and suddenly I believe that everything's going to be alright.

[Xirokami]

Used to play this every day after school, spring ‘09…

[centralctbench]

I listened to this ALL the time in the spring/summer of 2007, freshman year into sophomore year of high school. Such good times. Breezy warm days in the backyard with this playing

[alguienenalgunlugarenlasie]

Descubrí a Led Zeppelin cuando tenía 15 años. Ahora tengo 20 años y le he cojido un gran cariño a esta banda. Esta canción en particular me recuerda aquellos tiempos de la prepa y es que ese Page es un grande de la guitarra.

[nastycanadian]

5:54 is my favorite part of this song.. but this jam is sooo awesome.

[korwl]

john bonham's drums are underrated here. it's pretty simple but jimmy page plays real loose with the rhythm and bonham feels almost telepathically connected to it

[hammerhead]

Man i forgot this was on CODA, its such a clean version all the others are bootlegged that i heard you always had to crank it up blasting and destroying my hearing. Oh well, no one said listening to music was going to be a picnic.

[timmievincent]

This that shit Tommy Johnson sold his soul for in Oh Brother Where Art Thou

[sarahcesar]

Oomiigoood..!! *Ya Moustafa in rocky blues* version !! Impressive..!!

[matthewlesny]

Ah, yes I do love this tuning! Kashmir also uses DADGAD. It’s so fun to play for a novice! Easy monstrous sounding open chords

[TheNortonio]

Does anyone know what instruments were being played on this track? Obviously guitar (electric Danelectro) but sounds like there is a bass and drum? Any details about the bass?

[bobbyhill]

I have a Love Hate relationship with this song, I Love It! But I hated the 3 Weeks it took me to learn it! 😁

[deepakdass]

Did he acknowledge Davey Graham for this?

[eastwood]

He stole this from bert jansch. But everyone steals i guess.

[Juancilra]

Rumors are that this nice tune is a rip off of some other artist. Not sure about that. I'm not much a musician or musically literate, but for virtuosity and speed, this sounds weirdly sloppy. There are tons of players who play faster and cleaner. And yet is sounds nice. I guess that was Page's artistry. But when I was young, Jimmy Page was considered a guitar god on the same level as Hendrix. I think his legacy has taken a few demotions in the internet age since we can now really compare more easily. Technically,  for a virtuoso he's very mediocre. Of course, pure speed is nothing compared to sense and taste and artistry - which Page seems to excel at. But now we have to subtract points for his plagiarism. But in spite of all the very valid criticisms, Led Zep is still a legendary band, and Page was a pioneering rock musician.