Less than a year after the release of the crushingly heavy & near flawless masterpiece known as their self-titled debut album, LED ZEPPELIN released their sophomore follow up, LED ZEPPELIN II, on the 22th and the 31th of October 1969 (in the US & UK, respectively). While something of a departure from the blues-centric focus of their debut, LED ZEPPELIN II included a significant refinement and enhancement of their overall sound, including new instrumental arrangements, song structures, lyrical imagery, and most notably: a guitar solo AND a drum solo!

Prepare to learn the identity of “The John Bonham of Thrash”, discover why “Juicy Banana” would have been a more anatomically accurate song title (unless it was more about girth than length) and why “magma hoof” sounds incredibly hot, exotic, and dangerous. It’s time to turn that “hammer knockin’” stereo all the way to loud, crank up the black lights and lava lamps in the mancave, break out your bowl of relaxers, “bring back the ‘original’ original formula” and JOIN US as we dive into the sophomore slam that is LED ZEPPELIN II.

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Show Notes:

(00:01): “Fuck the foreplay, get to the penetration…” / #shownotes #thedocket / #OakRidgeBoysASMR #Elvira / “What? Really?” / #bewbs or #boobs / “You’ve got the second best boobs…” / ***WARNING:  #listenerdiscretionisadvised *** / #thisepisodesclinkyoftheepisode #thekraken #blackroast / ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST!!!*** / #interdimensionalpodcast / #thisepisodesbeeroftheepisode (“Snotta beer…”) / #SunnyDVodkaSeltzer #hammerknockin #theverdict (“You could #daydrink that all day long…”) / “It’s not your #whiteclawweekend…” / #AmericanBeverageCorporation www.sunnydcocktails.com #fourpointfivepercentABV / #NO / BUT…If we DID…***YOU COULD LEAVE US A VOICEMAIL AT 980-666-8182!!!*** or you could email us at [email protected] / ***IF YOU’D LIKE TO PURCHANDISE SOME MERCHANDISE YOU CAN GO TO metalnerdery.com/merch *** 

(07:41): #RussellsReflectionsASMR #whitewaterrafting #teambuildingevents / “I didn’t want Mexican or barbecue until you said that…” / Remember school pizza? #pizzarectangles / “As we’re going down… “ #markthetime (“During the boring parts…”) / The home of #CocaCola #Pemberton / “Guide-Duh…” / #likeafuckinboss (“The morphine isn’t working…”) / “Dear Coca-Cola people…” #scarfacecoke #bringbacktherealthing / “Totally Coked out…in Columbus…” / #andnowyouknow / “You’ve gotta eat first…” / #RussellsWorkaroundsASMR / “Like John Bender’s abusive dad…” / “I gave him a pillow…” / “It’s the same argument…” / “We DID have some #shittah…” #NativeAmericanMetal #BlackBraid (Very cool artwork and cool sounding band name and description) / “Some of the best mixed #blackmetal…” THE SPIRIT RETURNS (“Thanks Bobby!”) #blastbeatASMR / #bandcamp / #jingle WE’LL PLAY YOUR SHIT-TAH!!!

(20:45): #TheDocket METAL NERDERY PODCAST PRESENTS:  LED ZEPPELIN II / Early experiences with #LedZeppelinII / Someone should bring back #MidnightMovies with #TheSongRemainsTheSame / #FUS vs #FUK / Led Zeppelin II: The first Zeppelin album with the most radio hits? / #misheardlyrics (“Those English people have different words…”) / “If you hear one without the other…it’s weird.” / Never played live? / #coffeetablebook #LedZeppelinExpandedEdition #MartinPopoff / “Dave had this room…” / #posterized #blacklightposters (“The ultimate #mancave…”) / #spoileralert / “Every time…I find something new.” / #yeah / October 22th and October 31th, 1969 / “That’s my new favorite way…” #clarification #theywerenot / “I’m gonna go shower now…” / “I win…” / How about a… WHOLE LOTTA LOVE #thebreakdown (“Don’t come yet!”) / “The heaviest part during a guitar solo…” #djuntdjunt / #turnitoff / WHAT IS AND WHAT SHOULD NEVER BE #snaps (“You could not take out any of those four…”) / “Here we go…this part!” #usethoseheadphonesASMR / “Hey ho!” / “He was good about scattin’…” / #unpopularopinion / “If you remove one…it’s not the same.” / The magic of the combination of musical elements and the impact of Bonham’s drums and Jones’ bass & keyboards on Jimmy Page’s guitar sound / #challengeaccepted / “Who do you think the modern-day equivalent of #JohnBonham is? Or is there one?” 

(44:04): “Maybe he’s like #TheJohnBonhamOfThrash?” / THE LEMON SONG (“I should have quit you…a long time ago…”) #leadbass (“He’s like Geezer…he’s all over the place!”) / “She likes a LOT of lemons…” / “That’s pee…” / “So lemons are kinda small, right?” / #thebananasong #juicybanana / “People get #educated in a number of ways…” / #weddingsong #firstdance THANK YOU (“That’s two or three guitars, layered…”) / “Isn’t that the worst thing you could say to a woman?” #nobananahandlintonite / HEARTBREAKER (“The bass is HUGE…it makes the sound on this album.”) 

(55:50): Thoughts on the guitar solo… (on “Heartbreaker”) / Perspectives regarding Jimmy Pages’ solos vs his riffs / “Those missed notes add personality…” / #unintendedbrilliance #accidentalgenius (“It’s RILL.”) #guitarsolo / “With a purple operator and a 50-cent hand…” “I don’t think about #MaryPoppins…” /#bartstinkslikeamotherfucker / “She’s got a Cadillac?” / LIVING LOVING MAID (SHE’S JUST A WOMAN) #talltales #complexbasslines / “You’re not JPJ…” / “This one has apparently never been played live” #autumnvibes (“It reminds me of fall…”) RAMBLE ON / “A lot of moving parts…” / #JohnHenryBonham MOBY DICK #airdrumkaraoke (“You can hear how loud he plays…”) / “There’s an idea…” / #usethoseheadphonesASMR #drumsolo / BRING IT ON HOME #magmahoof (“Still gives BIGNESS to the sound…”) / “You just leave it alone…” / #NO / “If you’re looking at the #LedZeppelinCatalog , where does Zeppelin II fit for you?” / Further analysis required… #futureepisodeidea / A fitting (albeit horrific) analogy… / “Like Sabbath and Paranoid…” / “Especially NOW… “/ #snakeprincess #easyfella #LMAOASMR (“Desperately Seeking Slytherin…”) #snaketeats / a free plug to #JayWardComedy and #thursdaynightsatnine #DarkTimesComedy #SweetwaterBarAndGrill #nightpoops #misheardlyrics / “And a baked apple pie…yeah!” / ***THANK YOU FOR JOINING US!!! *** You can email us, voice mail us, and dot com us after you .com us.*** / #untilthenext #byeguys / ***GO CHECK OUT OUR MERCHANDISE at metalnerdery.com/merch AND MAKE A PURCHANDISE FROM THE BUNKERPOON GIFT SHOPPE!!!*** / #outroreel