Ep383: Celebrating Led Zeppelin with Jason Bonham
The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music Nerds
Nate Goyer
4.7 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 20 March 2023
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
Jason Bonham, son of Led Zeppelin drum legend John Bonham, shares memories of his father's record collection, the challenges of playing the music of Led Zeppelin, behind the scenes of Led Zeppelin reunions and more.
Topics include:
- Jason's upcoming tour of Australia & New Zealand
- Records that Jason and his father shared
- Turning his father onto The Police
- Jason's early records
- John's love of Freddie King "Going Down"
- Revisiting Fleetwood Mac "Rumours"
- Jason's investments in audiophile gear
- What happened to John Bonham records & stereo?
- Continually discovering new drum techniques of his father
- Reversing the speakers to replicate his dad's perspective
- Did John do any home recording, any additional tapes?
- Jason found a batch of unmarked reel to reel tapes
- Restoration of the Knebworth tapes
- What's the hardest Led Zeppelin song to play?
- Learning from his dad's performances from live tapes
- His favourite performance of his father
- Jason collects bootleg recordings of Led Zeppelin
- Frustrations with audience taping live shows
- The impromptu Led Zeppelin reunion at Jason's wedding
- The story of the 2007 Led Zeppelin reunion
- Hearing stories of his dad from his bandmates
- What was planned for the 2007 show that didn't happen?
- Interview wrap up
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| 0:00.0 | This episode is brought to you by Groove Washer, the best record cleaners and protective sleeves for your vinyl collection. |
| 0:05.6 | Ask for the Groove washer from your local shop or go to groove washer.com. |
| 0:09.7 | Discount code, vinyl guide 10. |
| 0:12.4 | And now on with the show. |
| 0:16.3 | Hello, everyone. It's Nate. |
| 0:18.5 | Welcome to episode 383 of the Vinyl Guide, the podcast for record |
| 0:23.0 | collectors and music nerds, and this week an amazing conversation with Mr. Jason Bonham, |
| 0:29.9 | son of Led Zeppelin's John Bonham, who will share with the stories of his time with his father, |
| 0:35.4 | the records they shared, what happened to John's vinyl collection, |
| 0:39.2 | what it's been like for Jason playing his father's music, picking up all the little |
| 0:43.2 | hidden drum techniques from bootleg tapes, he shares some behind-the-scenes stories of the |
| 0:48.4 | various Led Zeppelin reunions, what was planned for 2007 that didn't happen, and much, much more. |
| 0:55.0 | Some absolutely fascinating stories from an extraordinarily unique perspective. |
| 1:01.0 | Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin evening is coming through Australia and New Zealand the month of April, 23. |
| 1:08.2 | Get some tickets before they sell out. |
| 1:10.7 | This will be an experience you cannot miss. |
| 1:13.5 | Go to metropolis touring.com for more info. And if you're new to the Vinyl Guide podcast, welcome |
| 1:20.2 | to the show. Glad to have you here. We have nearly 400 episodes, interviews with music and |
| 1:27.0 | vinyl legends you may enjoy as well, such as episode |
| 1:30.3 | 392 with Chris Schifflett of Foo Fighters. That's episode 392. Episode 294 with Ross Halfin talking |
| 1:39.4 | photography and Led Zeppelin Bootlegs, episode 294 of The Vinyl Guide, Billy Gibbons of Zizi Top, talking |
| 1:46.8 | about a great many things, including his early tours with Jimmy Hendricks. |
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