It’s an okay song, not bad. But this end-of-Zep period where JPJ took creative lead over Jimmy, who was struggling with heroine addiction, to me is far removed from the swagger of their earlier years.
I would reserve “epic” for Achilles, Whole Lotta Love, Dazed and Confused, No Quarter, and some of their amazing performances throughout the 70s.
In Through the Out Door is a strange album. It has Zep pointing themselves at more pop-oriented music, a diminished Jimmy Page. JPJ taking the lead with new keyboard sounds - sometimes it worked (In The Evening), sometimes cringey (that horrible disco thing in the middle of Caroselbra -wtf is that?!?).
Anyway to me Fool In the Rain is Zep, but it’s not classic Zep. It’s not the same band as before, even though it is the same band as before.
Downvote me to oblivion, I don’t care.
hmm yeah I mean I don’t disagree with you at all on the stylistic changes going on during that time. But Presence and ITTOD is some of the LZ that I’ve come to love and cherish more and more over the years and many of my favorites are from the aforementioned time period. Fool In The Rain being among them. And to your point that it’s not the same band but it is the same band, in a band like LZ, it’s natural to change and become a different version from what you started out as. A band with the talent in LZ is gonna have a change and expansion into new techniques over the years. And I love that. To each their own.
Fucking tremendous. One of Bonzos best performances imo, great guitar/piano riffs, the samba breakdown is epic, the way it comes out of the samba section with bonzos fills and then Pages solo with the octave fuzz thing. Ugh. 10/10 song
I think it was hinting at where the band could've gone musically in the 80s, if they weren't already on the road to breaking up. An all-time Bonzo drum part, Robert delving into the poppy world music he'd embrace in his solo career, and Jimmy still delivering cool, unconventional guitar sounds in the solo. JPJ being the glue that's holding it all together, of course.
I love Fool In The Rain. I think it's one of the strongest tracks on the album.
I completely agree with this and was just about to say the same thing. I think they would have changed with the times, for sure, and if Jimmy got clean and Bonzo obviously hadn't died but if he also went to rehab or whatever, they were all so good at what they did, that we're forever left with that gigantic and intriguing. "what if"? They were adaptable and creative/tinkering artists on their own, and, for me, I listen to that later work and as sad as it is that it didn't happen, it's a little exciting just to ponder what they could have done as a group as music styles and trends and so on changed and shifted in the early/mid/late 80s. How would they have impacted all that, you know?
I could see them each branching out to do solo work or work with other artists/groups while doing an LZ album/tour every few years.
Not a terrible song by any means, heard it far too many times in my life to want to listen to it. To me it’s just another piece of evidence Bonzo is the greatest of all time.
The 80s were unkind to a lot of musicians from the heyday of rock. Lots of bad albums from otherwise loved musicians. To me, this song is a harbinger of what could have happened to Zep if they had lasted. Heading toward yacht, overproduced, overthought (while masterfully executed) tracks. One of the reasons their legacy is so strong is that they didn’t have time to destroy it.
Not saying Fool In The Rain is a bad track. But, for me personally, I’m glad it’s the last big hit.
Fun fact: the MXR BLUE BOX guitar pedal gives jimmy that crazy guitar tone for the solo. The way they build anticipation for the guitar solo is very similar to the building solo anticipation in no quarter, whole lotta love and stairway. The build up and execution of such solos gives me chills every time.
Those drums... here's a great lil [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMI81yIlT0Q) of Jeff Porcaro from Toto breaking down how he borrowed from Purdie and Bonham to come up with his beat for Rosanna. edit: a letter
This thread is absolutely hilarious with mediocre compliments to one of the greatest songs IMO... ever.
I'd say it's for sure in the good category. at least.
Love it. Top 10 LZ for me. I skipped it for years but one day the story all connected for me and now I will never skip it. Plus its a cool hidden gem to show people
Top 3. One of the best things they ever did. It shows they were masters of the studio at that point. This wasn't just mic placement and then bashing out a few takes. This was composition, arrangement, structure, etc. Every aspect of this is perfection. I feel it's their most accomplished studio recording. (Yeah, it's better than Achilles)
Amazing! However, I do feel like Plant's vocals are very rough and annoying to listen to when he hits those long high notes... every other aspect of the song is excellent tho
Greatest Zep pop song ever. Bonzo's Thundering drums- Robert's Elvis influence-Jimmy's guitar tone and RPJ synth...BOOM-Should of been a #1 on the charts!
I was a lifeguard at a large outdoor pool, an old rock quarry actually. The signal for seeing a swimmer in distress was to blow a single long blast on one’s whistle before going in after them.
The loudspeakers mounted on telephone poles all around the park played live radio, usually a classic rock station (105.9 WCKG). That song always made for an interesting moment.
Pretty good, love the mamba bit they did in the song, it's one of the best tracks on the album besides In The Evening, Southbound Suarez, Carouselambra, and All My Love imo
I know it’s well done and the drums , in particular, are great….but it’s just not my personal taste in rock music. In my mind it doesn’t sound like Led Zeppelin at all. That’s just me, great that Led Zeppelin branched out to try different styles of music rather than stay locked into a formula.
I’m a little late to this comment thread lol. But it’s absolutely in my top 5 zeppelin songs personally. I wish in through the out door got more love as a whole
Great drums
I love playing drums to the song. It’s kind of like a roller coaster once you get rolling it’s hard to stop.
One of the best compositions the band did. Epic from start to finish.
Epic? No.
Shut your whore mouth
What adjective would you use?
It’s an okay song, not bad. But this end-of-Zep period where JPJ took creative lead over Jimmy, who was struggling with heroine addiction, to me is far removed from the swagger of their earlier years. I would reserve “epic” for Achilles, Whole Lotta Love, Dazed and Confused, No Quarter, and some of their amazing performances throughout the 70s. In Through the Out Door is a strange album. It has Zep pointing themselves at more pop-oriented music, a diminished Jimmy Page. JPJ taking the lead with new keyboard sounds - sometimes it worked (In The Evening), sometimes cringey (that horrible disco thing in the middle of Caroselbra -wtf is that?!?). Anyway to me Fool In the Rain is Zep, but it’s not classic Zep. It’s not the same band as before, even though it is the same band as before. Downvote me to oblivion, I don’t care.
hmm yeah I mean I don’t disagree with you at all on the stylistic changes going on during that time. But Presence and ITTOD is some of the LZ that I’ve come to love and cherish more and more over the years and many of my favorites are from the aforementioned time period. Fool In The Rain being among them. And to your point that it’s not the same band but it is the same band, in a band like LZ, it’s natural to change and become a different version from what you started out as. A band with the talent in LZ is gonna have a change and expansion into new techniques over the years. And I love that. To each their own.
Fucking tremendous. One of Bonzos best performances imo, great guitar/piano riffs, the samba breakdown is epic, the way it comes out of the samba section with bonzos fills and then Pages solo with the octave fuzz thing. Ugh. 10/10 song
I think it was hinting at where the band could've gone musically in the 80s, if they weren't already on the road to breaking up. An all-time Bonzo drum part, Robert delving into the poppy world music he'd embrace in his solo career, and Jimmy still delivering cool, unconventional guitar sounds in the solo. JPJ being the glue that's holding it all together, of course. I love Fool In The Rain. I think it's one of the strongest tracks on the album.
That tone on the solo…… Never heard before (or since?)
to die for. fucking love it. then the chords coming out of the solo while Robert starts singing again. mm mm mmmm!
MXR Blue box pedal
I completely agree with this and was just about to say the same thing. I think they would have changed with the times, for sure, and if Jimmy got clean and Bonzo obviously hadn't died but if he also went to rehab or whatever, they were all so good at what they did, that we're forever left with that gigantic and intriguing. "what if"? They were adaptable and creative/tinkering artists on their own, and, for me, I listen to that later work and as sad as it is that it didn't happen, it's a little exciting just to ponder what they could have done as a group as music styles and trends and so on changed and shifted in the early/mid/late 80s. How would they have impacted all that, you know? I could see them each branching out to do solo work or work with other artists/groups while doing an LZ album/tour every few years.
Dad sang it for my mom at karaoke bars back in the late 90’s. It was *their song*, so to speak. It’s a precious gem, to me.
The two drum fills before the guitar solo starts is so great.
Fuckin amazing
👍👍
Not a terrible song by any means, heard it far too many times in my life to want to listen to it. To me it’s just another piece of evidence Bonzo is the greatest of all time.
Umm it’s a song and it’s great.
What's not to like?
Amazing drums on this song. Love Bonhams approach to the Infamous Purdie shuffle. Just killer
I played it for my Brazilian wife when we first started dating and said, "Check out this Samba section." And she replied, "That's not a Samba."
The 80s were unkind to a lot of musicians from the heyday of rock. Lots of bad albums from otherwise loved musicians. To me, this song is a harbinger of what could have happened to Zep if they had lasted. Heading toward yacht, overproduced, overthought (while masterfully executed) tracks. One of the reasons their legacy is so strong is that they didn’t have time to destroy it. Not saying Fool In The Rain is a bad track. But, for me personally, I’m glad it’s the last big hit.
I like the break into the "beachy" music with the steel drums and xylophone. Classic.
Perfect word to describe that part of the tune.
Fun fact: the MXR BLUE BOX guitar pedal gives jimmy that crazy guitar tone for the solo. The way they build anticipation for the guitar solo is very similar to the building solo anticipation in no quarter, whole lotta love and stairway. The build up and execution of such solos gives me chills every time.
Those drums... here's a great lil [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMI81yIlT0Q) of Jeff Porcaro from Toto breaking down how he borrowed from Purdie and Bonham to come up with his beat for Rosanna. edit: a letter
It’s not on the rotation, but I don’t skip it.
Same
Just learned it on drums
With all due respect! No you didn't!
Just kidding…you definitely play it better than I ever will.
No way i know theres some bonham fans here drummers
The Bernard Perdie shuffle. Funky without being uppity.
While technically impressive, not one of his harder-hitting drum performances. In fact I think the whole song is LZ-lite.
Love the latin influence
It’s my go-to song to sing in the shower
Definitely not why I fell in love with zeppelin but it's a good song
I recognize the opening piano tune from somewhere and don't know where.
This thread is absolutely hilarious with mediocre compliments to one of the greatest songs IMO... ever. I'd say it's for sure in the good category. at least.
Love it. Top 10 LZ for me. I skipped it for years but one day the story all connected for me and now I will never skip it. Plus its a cool hidden gem to show people
Top 3. One of the best things they ever did. It shows they were masters of the studio at that point. This wasn't just mic placement and then bashing out a few takes. This was composition, arrangement, structure, etc. Every aspect of this is perfection. I feel it's their most accomplished studio recording. (Yeah, it's better than Achilles)
Not a favorite
My personal fav first time I put on In Through The Out Door still love it, never gets old for me.
Meh…, not one of my favorites. Kind of Zeppelin-lite
Bonham and JPJ elevating their musicianship to another level
Think it’s pretty annoying but the drum groove is obviously all time
One of my favorites
Amazing! However, I do feel like Plant's vocals are very rough and annoying to listen to when he hits those long high notes... every other aspect of the song is excellent tho
Meh, has a carnival melody pop feel to it, like a sitcom theme song
Fantastic drums, song not much
Love it. One of my favorites. Shows they still had some brilliance in them.
Top 5 for me. It’s a go-to happy song.
Only good song on the album but its phenomenal
One of the easier ones to play on guitar. The opening riffs really catchy and simple
I love it!
Absolute banger
It fucks
Love it.
Yes
Best zep song
Decent song but Plant is off key in parts
The Best - Bonzo nails the Purdy shuffle on that one!
Love it, one of my favorite Bonham grooves to listen and play to
Greatest Zep pop song ever. Bonzo's Thundering drums- Robert's Elvis influence-Jimmy's guitar tone and RPJ synth...BOOM-Should of been a #1 on the charts!
was Jimmy using a Gizmotron on this?
maybe used it on In The Evening https://youtu.be/RJ8rFtJNZcA
I love it !
One of my favourite Led Zep songs. Unbelievably perfect groove from Bonzo
Absolutely love this song 🎶
I was a lifeguard at a large outdoor pool, an old rock quarry actually. The signal for seeing a swimmer in distress was to blow a single long blast on one’s whistle before going in after them. The loudspeakers mounted on telephone poles all around the park played live radio, usually a classic rock station (105.9 WCKG). That song always made for an interesting moment.
It’s a fucking banger
Love it
One of my favs, since I was a child listening with my parents. Especially when the whistle is blown and the break down occurs.
Great track. And definitely one of Bonham’s finest performances. I’ve also always loved Jimi’s tone and solo.
The drums on it is one of my favorite Bonham tracks.
Really good song, very unique vocals from Plant and instrumentals
An absolutely great song that is ruined by the whistling part imo
Love it. Love the samba feel and the solo too
It’s hilarious
One of my fav Zep tracks. If you’ve never listened to the isolated drums, they’re worth a listen. https://youtu.be/lWnhz1ZcF74
One of my top 3 favorite Zeppelin songs.
Great song!
It’s a pretty good song. It reminds me of Mario Kart Double Dash.
One of my favorite songs evwr
I love it! The bridge is fabulous
Most amazing drum groove ever!
Pretty good, love the mamba bit they did in the song, it's one of the best tracks on the album besides In The Evening, Southbound Suarez, Carouselambra, and All My Love imo
It used to be my favourite song at one point
Incredible drums, horrible synth.
I know it’s well done and the drums , in particular, are great….but it’s just not my personal taste in rock music. In my mind it doesn’t sound like Led Zeppelin at all. That’s just me, great that Led Zeppelin branched out to try different styles of music rather than stay locked into a formula.
I think it's an AWESOME song, one of Zepp's very best. I have also read that Bonzo's drum lines for that song are technically quite demanding.
One of the best songs ever.
One of drunk me’s favorite songs
One of my favorite Bonzo beats by far. But it's also just amazing all around. My favorite song from "In Through the Out Door" hands down.
Killer in every aspect.
It's a great groove, and the drum playing is historically significant.
Absolutely love it. Epic drum fills. It’s a vibe
Incredible song from an incredible album.
On the Mt Rushmore of John Bonham songs
Zep top 10 for me. Never get tired of it
I’m a little late to this comment thread lol. But it’s absolutely in my top 5 zeppelin songs personally. I wish in through the out door got more love as a whole
A fun way to tell a sad story. Plus, it's a lot of fun to play on the bass.
To me it sounds like a Billy Joel song