[Mariner]

Folks, John Bonham never did anything simple.

For the drummers out there...is this really her nailing it, or are we hearing Bonham's original drums and watching her hit?

[Huskrrrr]

What a cutie and a great drummer. There’s hope for her generation.

[BBell]

Well regardless she is definitely having a bang up time.

[FatherofFive]

For the drummers out there...is this really her nailing it, or are we hearing Bonham's original drums and watching her hit?

That was my question. Can you get a sound track sans drums? Not sure how you could do that without the original studio recordings, but technology is making exponential breakthroughs.

[BBell]

Oh, I never noticed the “cow bell” before in the song. Original needed more.

[Mariner]

This is what Robert Plant says about it...

https://alt1037dfw.radio.com/blogs/robert-plant-finally-reacts-eight-year-old-covering-led-zeppelin-drums

[reagandemocrat]

The symbols are her shots for sure. You can tell when she stops her crash.

[right way right]

It’s all her and she will bet even better when those little arms get stronger and she can go back down faster on the high rebounds caused by bashing the hell out of those drums.
She is awesome

[Hyman Roth]

Zeppelin Beatles Van Halen Eagles, etc. Sigh. All music today sucks.

[montag813]

More cowbell!!!

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Very good. Kid's got good rhythm, a good ear and she's having fun. But I think THIS 13 year old girl beats her.

[piytar]

I’ve known some drummers. Used to be in the biz. Can confidently say she simply kicks @zz. A true prodigy.

Awesome vid. Thanks for posting.

[pepsi_junkie]

There are lots of vids on YouTube of kids killing it on drums. One thing about them I like is seeing the look of real pleasure when they nail a tricky part. You can see this girl break into a grin at several points through the song. I like seeing someone still unable to contain their love of the music they can make.

[Randy Larsen]

Totally Awesome!

[subterfuge]

It’s all real. She doesn’t miss a beat. Literally.

[Mrs. Don-o]

I clicked skeptically, thinking it was going to just be more kiddie hype. But man! WOW! She is GOOD! Spot of genius there...

[TigersEye]

Maybe the best part was her laughter at the end. What a cute kid and her talent is phenomenal!

[CaliforniaCraftBeer]

[Drumbo]

She is definitely what you hear and she's excellent in the extreme and nailing it. She's a prodigy for sure, but she's had some formal training as well, evidenced by her heal-toe bass drum technique - it's not something that comes without long hours of practice and careful guidance from a qualified teacher.

I checked in on some drummer's forums and there are two schools of thought here. The first is of course admiration and the fact that she nailed Bonzo's style. The other is a slight criticism that there is no originality at all. She's too young to have developed her own style, so there's nothing to set her apart from an automaton, replicating Bonham almost note-for-note. Style only comes with maturity and years of finding your own unique voice. Those criticism's are minor, she's years ahead of where any student could hope to be.

There are many factors to a performance and if I were her jury I would ask for more dynamics, rather than full on bashing. I would like to see that original element as well, which actually comes at the end after the fade when what she plays (and notice she switches to double bass) is entirely her own. While she nails the hi-hat at the beginning, there were times when her left foot wasn't riding the pedal because she's so focused on the bass drum and perhaps her legs are just too short, but overall, that is an awesome performance. Having covered the song for most of my career (at least since 1969) it's time for me to retire.

Good Times; Bad Times
~ Drumbo Thunder's Thor ~

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[Hot Tabasco]

I always said that if you have a neighbor you hate, buy his little kid a drum set for Christmas.......LOL!