Classic rock man

by Roger
(Philadelphia)

John Bonham

Drummers aren't meant to steal the show, they’re supposed to hold it down like a rock. John Bonham was a goddamn boulder, a giant walloping mountain tops with redwoods, Paul Bunyan stomping on the Grand Canyon.

Ironically, he ended up hogging the spotlight from Page’s hyperspeed guitar crunch, the multi-instrumentalist virtuosities of J.P. Jones, and the showboating pomposity of Pretty Boy Plant.

When you hear Led Zeppelin records today, what stands out are those massive snare bombs, skin-tight 4/4s, and mind-blowing fills where you can still hear every…single…beat.

Still not convinced? Go out, buy the Led Zeppelin DVD, skip to the chapter with “Moby Dick”, and don’t say another word.

Roger.

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