Covering a classic song is always risky. You can either make a fantastic job, this "better than the original" kind, or you can be the failure of the year. Classic songs by classic bands are widely known, and surely everyone has an opinion about them. Even those who never took any instrument in their hands ever or - gods forbid! - haven't ever heard the song at all.
(we know what people are like, they always have an opinion about everything)
It's even riskier when the band you cover consists of absolutely influential rock icons, who are idols and role models for generations. And we don't need to get into details about the impact of Led Zeppelin, nor about the importance of the band members individually. Everyone knows that.
I often say that if you don't know certain classic bands or songs, you'd better delete the internet from your device. This is applied now as well. If you happen not to know Led Zeppelin and its members, kindly just leave the internet, lay down and pretend that you're an indoor plant.
I remember somewhere I read that Robert Plant's screams in the original song are among the 5 best/most memorable screams of rock history. It's something no one questions. Robert Plant is one of the best rock singers ever and his voice range must definitely be respected. Not to mention his singing style: powerful, sweeping you off your feet. Yes, typically that kind of voice which can't be and won't ever be excelled.
Haha.
You thought that, right?...
Let me quickly note that Robert Plant is by no question one of the best singers ever and will always be one of the best and most influential singers of rock music. But the thing is, here came these Colombian rockers and swept the original off the table. That's the truth. These barely two and a half minutes are so strong, so heavy, so raw and so full of energy that really all you will be able to do is to try and find your breath.
Right in the intro Ruxx does the famous scream. You're already done, and the song hasn't really started yet. The continuation brings Blu playing perfectly what Jimmy Page used to, just with more rawness, while the energy from Deneb's play
(someone please, tell me how can that bass be THIS nuclear?...)
practically knocks you out. Reny gives extra harmonies to the song with his keyboards, while Ruxx walks Bonzo Bonham's path.
The lyrics are divided between Ruxx and Deneb; everyone's favorite bassist sings the lower-pitch parts with his deep, rich, mellow voice, then Ruxx doesn't hold himself back, he sings the higher notes with his sharp tenor.
I can really, really suggest you this cover 3 times a day. I mean, you start to listen to it, put it on loop and let it just flow. 10 times, 20 times or more. And this, 3 times a day.
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