on the entire platform right now i think that both of these conversations helped me understand how to approach this topic better while zeppelin did steal a lot of black music they also seemed to approach it with a sort of honesty and authenticity they borrowed from black culture but they also mixed it with their own heritage taking influence from english folk song and classical music that's the sort of dialogue that helps music evolve and it helps zeppelin create great art but you can't ignore the fact that zeppelin were operating as part of a broader system one that takes the culture that comes from black struggle and black pain and exploits it for white monetary gain the very same systems that vaulted zeppelin to historic levels of fame and success that gave them the freedom to experiment and change music like they did kept black communities from doing the same intentional or not led zeppelin played a big part in us missing out on two generations of potentially incredible black rock music and when we celebrate zeppelin's historical footprint today we often do so without accounting for the black trailblazers that inspired them this is a reality that we need to be willing to accept if we want to engage with zeppelin's music and for me applying this critical lens to zeppelin is a show of appreciation it's showing a willingness to hold the artists we love accountable for the systems that they help perpetuate in doing so i think that we can deepen our relationship with these artists and become more responsible fans but while this history of culture theft is something we might be able to have a dialogue about it's not the only stain on zeppelin's reputation in next week's video we're gonna dive into some of the ugliest realities of led zeppelin's career and have our most difficult conversations yet i had a really fun time making this video and especially having conversations with fdsignifier and the most unruly what you saw in this video was only a fraction of those conversations and honestly i really think there's a lot more great stuff that we talked about in both if you want to hear the conversations in full i'm going to be posting them on nebula nebula is a streamy award nominated platform created by and for creators like myself and it gives us a place to experiment free from the constraints of youtube if you're thirsty for more zeppelin content i've got a whole other zeppelin series on nebula led zeppelin's epics where i go deep on stairway to heaven cashmere and achilles last stand and if you've watched my videos i'm sure you know what i'm gonna say next the best way to get nebula is by signing up to curiositystream curiositystream is the streaming platform dedicated entirely to documentary content if you sign up with the link in the description you'll get NUMBER_TOKEN off an annual subscription to curiosity stream as well as full access to nebula that means you can watch the documentary the other f word which asks the question what happens when anti-authoritarian punk rockers become dads or you can watch bolero a global hit which explores the story of one of the most recognizable songs ever written and of course there's thousands more
START_SPONSOR_TOKEN had a really fun time making this video and especially having conversations with fdsignifier and the most unruly what you saw in this video was only a fraction of those conversations and honestly i really think there's a lot more great stuff that we talked about in both if you want to hear the conversations in full i'm going to be posting them on nebula nebula is a streamy award nominated platform created by and for creators like myself and it gives us a place to experiment free from the constraints of youtube if you're thirsty for more zeppelin content i've got a whole other zeppelin series on nebula led zeppelin's epics where i go deep on stairway to heaven cashmere and achilles last stand and if you've watched my videos i'm sure you know what i'm gonna say next the best way to get nebula is by signing up to curiositystream curiositystream is the streaming platform dedicated entirely to documentary content if you sign up with the link in the description you'll get NUMBER_TOKEN off an annual subscription to curiosity stream as well as full access to nebula that means you can watch the documentary the other f word which asks the question what happens when anti-authoritarian punk rockers become dads or you can watch bolero a global hit which explores the story of one of the most recognizable songs ever written and of course there's thousands more END_SPONSOR_TOKEN