Led Zeppelin — What Is And What Should Never Be
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And if I say to you tomorrow
"Take my hand, child, come with me"
It's to a castle I will take you
Where what's to be, they say will be
A-catch the wind, see us spin
Sail away, leave today
Way up high in the sky, and whoah!
But the wind won't blow, we really shouldn't go
It only goes to show that you will be mine by takin' our time
Oooh, ho-whoa
And if you say to me tomorrow
"Oh, what fun it all would be"
Then what's to stop us, pretty baby-ay
But what is and what should never be
A-catch the wind, see us spin
Sail away, leave today
Way up high in the sky, and whoah!
But the wind won't blow, we really shouldn't go
Only goes to show that you will be mine a-by takin' our time
Oooh, ohh, oh
So if you wake up with the sunrise
And all your dreams are still as new
And happiness is what you need so bad
Well, girl, the answer lies (with) you, yeah
A-catch the wind, see us spin
Sail away, leave today
Way up high in the sky, and whoah!
But the wind won't blow, we really shouldn't go
It only goes to show-ow that you will be mine by takin' our time
Oooh
Hey, ho, ma
A-well, the wind won't blow, and we really shouldn't go
And it only goes to show-whoa-whoa-whoa
Catch the wind, we're gonna see us spin
We're gonna sail, leave today-a
A-do-do-do, ba-ba-n-do, oh
Ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, yeah
Everybody I know seems to know me well
But they're never gonna know I'm gonna move like hell
A-baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, ho, I love ya
Baby, baby, babe, huh, oh, I love ya
Do, no, no, no, no, no, no, come on, now
"Take my hand, child, come with me"
It's to a castle I will take you
Where what's to be, they say will be
A-catch the wind, see us spin
Sail away, leave today
Way up high in the sky, and whoah!
But the wind won't blow, we really shouldn't go
It only goes to show that you will be mine by takin' our time
Oooh, ho-whoa
And if you say to me tomorrow
"Oh, what fun it all would be"
Then what's to stop us, pretty baby-ay
But what is and what should never be
A-catch the wind, see us spin
Sail away, leave today
Way up high in the sky, and whoah!
But the wind won't blow, we really shouldn't go
Only goes to show that you will be mine a-by takin' our time
Oooh, ohh, oh
So if you wake up with the sunrise
And all your dreams are still as new
And happiness is what you need so bad
Well, girl, the answer lies (with) you, yeah
A-catch the wind, see us spin
Sail away, leave today
Way up high in the sky, and whoah!
But the wind won't blow, we really shouldn't go
It only goes to show-ow that you will be mine by takin' our time
Oooh
Hey, ho, ma
A-well, the wind won't blow, and we really shouldn't go
And it only goes to show-whoa-whoa-whoa
Catch the wind, we're gonna see us spin
We're gonna sail, leave today-a
A-do-do-do, ba-ba-n-do, oh
Ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, yeah
Everybody I know seems to know me well
But they're never gonna know I'm gonna move like hell
A-baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, ho, I love ya
Baby, baby, babe, huh, oh, I love ya
Do, no, no, no, no, no, no, come on, now
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Curious - what would make it a "9" but not a "10" for some?! 
Does anybody know if there exists an original from that song, they covered many black blues ones?
Emwolb wrote:
Yeah, they were so great at both ends of the spectrum, and in-between!
this song kinda defines Led Zeppelin...very light at the start, and then they kick it up at the end to show the heavy side
Yeah, they were so great at both ends of the spectrum, and in-between!
chinacat wrote:
Hopefully none of the Nuns accidently ventured below or back stage during Bonzo's drum solo...
Early summer in 1969 at Age 14, my friend comes back from catechism class and says "the Nuns are taking us to see Led Zeppelin". It was hard to believe to say the least but on July 12, I found myself on a church bus heading to see the concert at the Spectrum in Philadelphia. The tour was set up to promote their upcoming Led Zeppelin II album that was released two months later. So yeah, I've always liked the band but I must admit that I'm a bit partial to "their early stuff". Never did find what the Nuns were doing during the concert.
Hopefully none of the Nuns accidently ventured below or back stage during Bonzo's drum solo...
I wish there was a way for me to mess with the mix. I tried listening to the bass and drums in isolation but the (masterful) guitar keeps getting in the way. Amazingly, I don't think I own a piece of equipment with a graphic equalizer to run this through.
opaceo wrote:
4/3/23, still misspelled ....
11/02/23 Still misspelled BillG - the album should read Led Zeppelin II (two P's one L)
4/3/23, still misspelled ....
11/02/23 Still misspelled BillG - the album should read Led Zeppelin II (two P's one L)
unklefurry wrote:
still does - in the car - wow
Played this many times on the old console stereo. The guitar bit going from back and forth from left to right channel blew me away at the time.
still does - in the car - wow
I don't get it. These guys are just shamelessly ripping off Great Van Fleet.
The correct answer to Beatles or Stones is Zeppelin! Simply the best rock band that ever lived
chinacat wrote:
"the Nuns are taking us to see Led Zeppelin".
My head exploded a little when I read that. Bless the sisters. (Your capitalization of "Nuns" tells me they still have a hold over you...)
Early summer in 1969 at Age 14, my friend comes back from catechism class and says "the Nuns are taking us to see Led Zeppelin". It was hard to believe to say the least but on July 12, I found myself on a church bus heading to see the concert at the Spectrum in Philadelphia. The tour was set up to promote their upcoming Led Zeppelin II album that was released two months later. So yeah, I've always liked the band but I must admit that I'm a bit partial to "their early stuff". Never did find what the Nuns were doing during the concert.
"the Nuns are taking us to see Led Zeppelin".
My head exploded a little when I read that. Bless the sisters. (Your capitalization of "Nuns" tells me they still have a hold over you...)
Spiderwoman wrote:
Was he raised in a barn? Banned from listening to the radio?
How good of you to help him out!
My partner just asked me "who was that". Told him Led Zeppelin. He says "must not be a popular song by them".
He's a child of the 1960s but grew up isolated. I'm helping! Turned it up REAL LOUD!
Was he raised in a barn? Banned from listening to the radio?
How good of you to help him out!
1972-8th grade. On my first Stereo, one of my first albums and my first blown speaker.
Will work the rest of the summer to replace.
Worth it!!
Will work the rest of the summer to replace.
Worth it!!
My partner just asked me "who was that". Told him Led Zeppelin. He says "must not be a popular song by them".
He's a child of the 1960s but grew up isolated. I'm helping! Turned it up REAL LOUD!
He's a child of the 1960s but grew up isolated. I'm helping! Turned it up REAL LOUD!
scrubbrush wrote:
4/3/23, still misspelled ....
4/3/23, still misspelled ....
such lovely guitar playing
and drums
and vocals
oh my
and drums
and vocals
oh my
such a lovely bass line
crank it...
its friday in aug 2022
its friday in aug 2022
wildmanfromSB wrote:
Sounds like a great guy! I'm 62 now and still react like that!
when I was 19 in 1969 I slapped a set of headphones on my 60 yr old father`s head and had him listen to Whole Lotta Love. His jaw dropped, literally, and he kept turning to his right and his left as the music swirled from one ear to the next. He was rapt. When it was over he pulled the headphones off and sat there for a minute without saying a word. Then `` LUCILLE! LUCILLE! YOU HAVE TO COME IN HERE. ITS A REAL LIVE TRAIN WRECK YOU GOTTA LISTEN TO!`` Bless him. He died not long after that.
Sounds like a great guy! I'm 62 now and still react like that!
I love how whenever I heard this I felt like I was tripping...and whenever I heard this when I was tripping, well...I WAS TRIPPING!
Early summer in 1969 at Age 14, my friend comes back from catechism class and says "the Nuns are taking us to see Led Zeppelin". It was hard to believe to say the least but on July 12, I found myself on a church bus heading to see the concert at the Spectrum in Philadelphia. The tour was set up to promote their upcoming Led Zeppelin II album that was released two months later. So yeah, I've always liked the band but I must admit that I'm a bit partial to "their early stuff". Never did find what the Nuns were doing during the concert.
10's as far as the eye can see!
The beauty of this song is all in that tension/release in the final minute or so.
song from the gods.
flyboy wrote:
Same. Oh well, there's always tomorrow - work can wait, Led Zep not so much
I'm trying to work here. This isn't helping my productivity.
Same. Oh well, there's always tomorrow - work can wait, Led Zep not so much
unclehud wrote:
Silly? SILLY?!! SILLY??!!!
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Infidel. Go listen to your disco.
disco emo, country rap, folk ambient, and so on
Silly? SILLY?!! SILLY??!!!
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.
.
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Infidel. Go listen to your disco.
disco emo, country rap, folk ambient, and so on
when I was 19 in 1969 I slapped a set of headphones on my 60 yr old father`s head and had him listen to Whole Lotta Love. His jaw dropped, literally, and he kept turning to his right and his left as the music swirled from one ear to the next. He was rapt. When it was over he pulled the headphones off and sat there for a minute without saying a word. Then `` LUCILLE! LUCILLE! YOU HAVE TO COME IN HERE. ITS A REAL LIVE TRAIN WRECK YOU GOTTA LISTEN TO!`` Bless him. He died not long after that.
bcolmer wrote:
Saw them live in MPLS. on the first stop of the Physical Graffiti tour. Wold have been astounding even without a head full of acid.
Back when this first released Surround sound had just been introduced. The guitar rift spun around the room then, but if you only had left and right channels it just bounced between the speakers.
Saw them live in MPLS. on the first stop of the Physical Graffiti tour. Wold have been astounding even without a head full of acid.
Back when this first released Surround sound had just been introduced. The guitar rift spun around the room then, but if you only had left and right channels it just bounced between the speakers.
Poor previous analysis. 8 > 9.
They stole that riff from blah blah blah, they did blah blah blah to a groupie, 50 years on they still set an impossible standard.
I'm trying to work here. This isn't helping my productivity.
DrDemento wrote:
In the glory days, the Chaudiere saw Louis Armstrong play the Rose Room. Later, bands like Sha-Na-Na, the Staccatos, Octavian and the Five Man Electrical Band played there. The Green Door was the kind of place where when you opened the door, you immediately ducked down, as there was either a bottle or a chair headed your way.
The Chaud was also home of Gerry Barber, the toughest bouncer on the planet. One story about Barber will suffice: A patron was being unruly and Barber asked him to sit down and shutthefuckup, tabernac!. The patron objected and showed his displeasure by breaking a nearly full quart beer bottle over Gerry Barber’s head. Normally, this would knock most humans to their knees.
Barber laughed out loud, in the face of the patron: The 2,000 drunks in the room instantly became very quiet, as we knew what was going to happen next. Barber grabbed the patron by the face and genitals, throwing him in the direction of the door, over a couple of tables. When Barber strode over to where the crumpled patron lay, he was still chuckling to himself. He picked up the patron by the belt, then used the patron’s head to open the door and toss him into the parking lot. The band resumed playing and the rest of us resumed drinking.
Ahh, the good ol Chaudiere and Glenlea- remember it well in the 70's watching in awe as that crazy musician used to fly over the audience on a trapeze in the Rose room.
The Chaud, Hull. There were two Hotel Chaudieres. The Rose Room and the Green Door. The Rose Room was upstairs, where you took a date. The Green Door is where you went to get drunk and fight. Both held more than 2,000 patrons at a go. You were brought a quart as a matter of course; only girls were brought pint bottles. The servers all had bus-driver change machines hooked to their belts and could carry at least 20 quarts and four jugs on a tray, with one hand. In the glory days, the Chaudiere saw Louis Armstrong play the Rose Room. Later, bands like Sha-Na-Na, the Staccatos, Octavian and the Five Man Electrical Band played there. The Green Door was the kind of place where when you opened the door, you immediately ducked down, as there was either a bottle or a chair headed your way.
The Chaud was also home of Gerry Barber, the toughest bouncer on the planet. One story about Barber will suffice: A patron was being unruly and Barber asked him to sit down and shutthefuckup, tabernac!. The patron objected and showed his displeasure by breaking a nearly full quart beer bottle over Gerry Barber’s head. Normally, this would knock most humans to their knees.
Barber laughed out loud, in the face of the patron: The 2,000 drunks in the room instantly became very quiet, as we knew what was going to happen next. Barber grabbed the patron by the face and genitals, throwing him in the direction of the door, over a couple of tables. When Barber strode over to where the crumpled patron lay, he was still chuckling to himself. He picked up the patron by the belt, then used the patron’s head to open the door and toss him into the parking lot. The band resumed playing and the rest of us resumed drinking.
Far wrote:
Every kid in Ottawa who could got a 'car' at 16 headed over to The Chaud. The Rose room or the other one - in any case all LZ all the time.
Nearly every Zep tune is at least "most excellent"
including this classic...
including this classic...
tune
hehe... turned it up to eleven! ROCK ON RP
Every kid in Ottawa who could got a 'car' at 16 headed over to The Chaud. The Rose room or the other one - in any case all LZ all the time.
Yuck!
scrubbrush wrote:
I disagree... it's just always evolving. Think of how different this "Rock and roll" song is from "Rockin' Robin" or "Rock around the clock"... almost unrecognizable as the same genre, yet both considered "rock n' roll"... the same is happening today.
Interesting. Who would you say is leading the charge these days?
I disagree... it's just always evolving. Think of how different this "Rock and roll" song is from "Rockin' Robin" or "Rock around the clock"... almost unrecognizable as the same genre, yet both considered "rock n' roll"... the same is happening today.
Interesting. Who would you say is leading the charge these days?
scrubbrush wrote:
Silly? SILLY?!! SILLY??!!!
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Infidel. Go listen to your hipster disco.
I was just listening to this on headphones and thinking how novel it must have been in 1969 but how silly it seems today
Silly? SILLY?!! SILLY??!!!
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Infidel. Go listen to your hipster disco.
Rock and Roll Perfection.
scrubbrush wrote:
I disagree... it's just always evolving. Think of how different this "Rock and roll" song is from "Rockin' Robin" or "Rock around the clock"... almost unrecognizable as the same genre, yet both considered "rock n' roll"... the same is happening today.
You also have to look harder for it...like on RP...
I disagree... it's just always evolving. Think of how different this "Rock and roll" song is from "Rockin' Robin" or "Rock around the clock"... almost unrecognizable as the same genre, yet both considered "rock n' roll"... the same is happening today.
You also have to look harder for it...like on RP...
idiot_wind wrote:
Sorry Old Shep, I think it is.
When bands like Foo Fighters and Arcade Fire get noted as "great RnR bands", then you know that the well is neither deep or wide.
I'm afraid RnR is following Jazz down the evolutionary path. .
I disagree... it's just always evolving. Think of how different this "Rock and roll" song is from "Rockin' Robin" or "Rock around the clock"... almost unrecognizable as the same genre, yet both considered "rock n' roll"... the same is happening today.
Sorry Old Shep, I think it is.
When bands like Foo Fighters and Arcade Fire get noted as "great RnR bands", then you know that the well is neither deep or wide.
I'm afraid RnR is following Jazz down the evolutionary path. .
I disagree... it's just always evolving. Think of how different this "Rock and roll" song is from "Rockin' Robin" or "Rock around the clock"... almost unrecognizable as the same genre, yet both considered "rock n' roll"... the same is happening today.
unklefurry wrote:
I was just listening to this on headphones and thinking how novel it must have been in 1969 but how silly it seems today
Played this many times on the old console stereo. The guitar bit going from back and forth from left to right channel blew me away at the time.
I was just listening to this on headphones and thinking how novel it must have been in 1969 but how silly it seems today
DanFHiggins wrote:
Could have been worse, could have been Achille's Last Stand or Kashmir :-)
Damn Bill I have a deadline in 10 minutes
How could you
How could you
Could have been worse, could have been Achille's Last Stand or Kashmir :-)
Pedro1874 wrote:
They sure were! I think I like them better than the Stones and the Beatles.
God, they were soooooo good! 
They sure were! I think I like them better than the Stones and the Beatles.
God, they were soooooo good!
Damn Bill I have a deadline in 10 minutes
How could you
How could you
unklefurry wrote:
Difficult to live through in an altered state...
Played this many times on the old console stereo. The guitar bit going from back and forth from left to right channel blew me away at the time.
Difficult to live through in an altered state...
Played this many times on the old console stereo. The guitar bit going from back and forth from left to right channel blew me away at the time.
There's me at, what, 9 yo laying real close to the hi-fi listening to the guitar ricochet between the speakers. Formative.
Long Live RP
My rating 8- Most Excellent
My rating 8- Most Excellent
Now....this is what we need for a Friday afternoon.
Does anybody remember laughter?
Does anybody remember laughter?
old_shep wrote:
Sorry Old Shep, I think it is.
When bands like Foo Fighters and Arcade Fire get noted as "great RnR bands", then you know that the well is neither deep or wide.
I'm afraid RnR is following Jazz down the evolutionary path. .
Rock and Roll will never die.
Sorry Old Shep, I think it is.
When bands like Foo Fighters and Arcade Fire get noted as "great RnR bands", then you know that the well is neither deep or wide.
I'm afraid RnR is following Jazz down the evolutionary path. .
so good!
below72 wrote:
He would be equally at home doing session work for Motown i.e. (besides doing flat out rock JPJ supports the song at all times.) Both he and JP were session players initially.
As a lifelong bass player (45 years now) - this is one of the best rock n soul bass lines to play of all electric bass time. John Paul Jones' bass licks during the ending outro are really tasty! JPJ was the least recognized and the most under-rated musician in Zep and one of the most under-rated keyboardists/bassists of the day. The guy was a GIANT and we dismissed him. We all had musician snob, Berklee type, fools for friends and counselors. Thankfully, ZEP and JPJ will live on through the ages and be remembered right along with Beatles, Sinatra, Porter, Gershwin, Rachmaninoff, Chopin, Verdi, Debussy, Handel, Bach, Vivaldi ...although on first blush ZEP was written off as drug addict metal head-baggers with no talent. Critics - they don't 'play' - they just sell newspapers or internet blog time.
He would be equally at home doing session work for Motown i.e. (besides doing flat out rock JPJ supports the song at all times.) Both he and JP were session players initially.
Genius! 
Even better on headphones! :-D
Even better on headphones! :-D PaoloManana wrote:
Actually that would be since October of 1969. Not exactly one of the tunes from that gets a lot of airplay though so if you never owned the album that could explain it.
Wow, didn't hear this since 197?. Wonder how that could happen? Great song!
Actually that would be since October of 1969. Not exactly one of the tunes from that gets a lot of airplay though so if you never owned the album that could explain it.
this song kinda defines Led Zeppelin...very light at the start, and then they kick it up at the end to show the heavy side
Ah, this takes me back. Good stuff.
Red Barron Manfred von Richthofen
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I got my early Led Zep vinyl albums from a guy in my high school who was selling his collection for $1 a piece to donate the money to Sun Yung Moon's cult. Funds well spent! Scratch Crackle Pop went my Garard turntable, or was it a Victrola?
old_shep wrote:
Got that right.
Rock and Roll will never die.
Got that right.
Rock and Roll will never die.
Philchill wrote:
kind of amazing isn't it?
and there are a lot of them.............
I really should hit PSD when this comes on, for fear of sending this gem into the 'overplayed' cesspool.
But my cruel mind says 'go on, just one more time' and the volume goes up.
The flesh is weak..
But my cruel mind says 'go on, just one more time' and the volume goes up.
The flesh is weak..
kind of amazing isn't it?
and there are a lot of them.............
1wolfy wrote:
I have a feeling this was a curse of the whole Atlantic label. I vaguely remember that every time I pulled a new record out and saw the green and orange semi circles my first thought was "shit, tape it quick before it deteriorates". Same with Vertigo.
As a young lad, I bought the 45 of Whole Lotta Love. The first copies skipped. Eventually I got a good one. Unfortunately I ruined records with coins atop the needle too Skydog wrote:
i bought 3 copies in 1969 and returned 2 of them
i gave up on the 3rd
absolutly the worst pressing of vinyl in history
it was like the grooves were up against each other
just a mash of F'ed up sound
i had to put a nickel on the arm to cut though the mess
i bought 3 copies in 1969 and returned 2 of them
i gave up on the 3rd
absolutly the worst pressing of vinyl in history
it was like the grooves were up against each other
just a mash of F'ed up sound
i had to put a nickel on the arm to cut though the mess
I have a feeling this was a curse of the whole Atlantic label. I vaguely remember that every time I pulled a new record out and saw the green and orange semi circles my first thought was "shit, tape it quick before it deteriorates". Same with Vertigo.
I really should hit PSD when this comes on, for fear of sending this gem into the 'overplayed' cesspool.
But my cruel mind says 'go on, just one more time' and the volume goes up.
The flesh is weak..
But my cruel mind says 'go on, just one more time' and the volume goes up.
The flesh is weak..
Bert7 wrote:
Wow how can you remember that! Must have been a defining moment in your life...
not a defining moment but I was 15 in 1969 and records were my life
Wow how can you remember that! Must have been a defining moment in your life...
not a defining moment but I was 15 in 1969 and records were my life
willmcnaught wrote:
this persons post name says it all lmao -makes me think of the recent election lol
Your comment makes me think you should take on the previous poster's moniker.
this persons post name says it all lmao -makes me think of the recent election lol
Your comment makes me think you should take on the previous poster's moniker.
idiot_wind wrote:
this persons post name says it all lmao -makes me think of the recent election lol
This band needs a decent guitar player and a drummer and a vocalist that can sing RnR.
They need to be more like the Foo Fighters.
They need to be more like the Foo Fighters.
this persons post name says it all lmao -makes me think of the recent election lol
Awesome
1wolfy wrote:
Wow how can you remember that! Must have been a defining moment in your life...
As a young lad, I bought the 45 of Whole Lotta Love. The first copies skipped. Eventually I got a good one. Unfortunately I ruined records with coins atop the needle too Skydog wrote:
i bought 3 copies in 1969 and returned 2 of them
i gave up on the 3rd
absolutly the worst pressing of vinyl in history
it was like the grooves were up against each other
just a mash of F'ed up sound
i had to put a nickel on the arm to cut though the mess
i bought 3 copies in 1969 and returned 2 of them
i gave up on the 3rd
absolutly the worst pressing of vinyl in history
it was like the grooves were up against each other
just a mash of F'ed up sound
i had to put a nickel on the arm to cut though the mess
Wow how can you remember that! Must have been a defining moment in your life...
As a young lad, I bought the 45 of Whole Lotta Love. The first copies skipped. Eventually I got a good one. Unfortunately I ruined records with coins atop the needle too Skydog wrote:
i bought 3 copies in 1969 and returned 2 of them
i gave up on the 3rd
absolutly the worst pressing of vinyl in history
it was like the grooves were up against each other
just a mash of F'ed up sound
i had to put a nickel on the arm to cut though the mess
i bought 3 copies in 1969 and returned 2 of them
i gave up on the 3rd
absolutly the worst pressing of vinyl in history
it was like the grooves were up against each other
just a mash of F'ed up sound
i had to put a nickel on the arm to cut though the mess
Skydog wrote:
i bought 3 copies in 1969 and returned 2 of them
i gave up on the 3rd
absolutly the worst pressing of vinyl in history
it was like the grooves were up against each other
just a mash of F'ed up sound
i had to put a nickel on the arm to cut though the mess
Thank you for sharing this memory!
i bought 3 copies in 1969 and returned 2 of them
i gave up on the 3rd
absolutly the worst pressing of vinyl in history
it was like the grooves were up against each other
just a mash of F'ed up sound
i had to put a nickel on the arm to cut though the mess
Thank you for sharing this memory!
idiot_wind wrote:
The universe would implode on itself.
The drumming. Oh my god.
Imagine a super band: LZ and Who! The guitars! The drumming! The vocals! The bass!
Imagine a super band: LZ and Who! The guitars! The drumming! The vocals! The bass!
The universe would implode on itself.
The drumming. Oh my god.
Imagine a super band: LZ and Who! The guitars! The drumming! The vocals! The bass!
Imagine a super band: LZ and Who! The guitars! The drumming! The vocals! The bass!
Zep - always explored and covered so much ground; true rock pioneers.
My previous post will always stand...
From the big hair, scrawny chest, magnificent guitar, heavy drums and WTF? It's just got it.
Their very best offering!
thank you Bill
thank you Bill
jsd52756 wrote:
i bought 3 copies in 1969 and returned 2 of them
i gave up on the 3rd
absolutly the worst pressing of vinyl in history
it was like the grooves were up against each other
just a mash of F'ed up sound
i had to put a nickel on the arm to cut though the mess
If you have a chance to listen to this on the original issue vinyl you will be amazed. Great mastering, sound stage & clarity. Cool song that will warm your soul.
-John
-John
i bought 3 copies in 1969 and returned 2 of them
i gave up on the 3rd
absolutly the worst pressing of vinyl in history
it was like the grooves were up against each other
just a mash of F'ed up sound
i had to put a nickel on the arm to cut though the mess
Some sounds may lead to serendipity, but I forgot the rest.
Back to like a human child does.
Back to like a human child does.
I've never been a fan of LZ. I don't like the music or the singing, however I can appreciate them on a certain musical analytical level. Maybe that doesn't make sense. I feel the same about the art of Picasso. I don't really like a lot of it, but I can appreciate the why and how of it. It's why I can't ever say "I hate X music or Y art." I don't hate any of it, but maybe I just don't like it. It's not what moves me.
below72 wrote:
Spot on! JPJ was and continues to be the most under-rated member of LZ!
As a lifelong bass player (45 years now) - this is one of the best rock n soul bass lines to play of all electric bass time. John Paul Jones' bass licks during the ending outro are really tasty! JPJ was the least recognized and the most under-rated musician in Zep and one of the most under-rated keyboardists/bassists of the day. The guy was a GIANT and we dismissed him. We all had musician snob, Berklee type, fools for friends and counselors. Thankfully, ZEP and JPJ will live on through the ages and be remembered right along with Beatles, Sinatra, Porter, Gershwin, Rachmaninoff, Chopin, Verdi, Debussy, Handel, Bach, Vivaldi ...although on first blush ZEP was written off as drug addict metal head-baggers with no talent. Critics - they don't 'play' - they just sell newspapers or internet blog time.
Spot on! JPJ was and continues to be the most under-rated member of LZ!
mgtom wrote:
Yeah this Paiste Symphonic of Bonzo's is great. Check out Danny Carey's big Paiste Earth gong on Tool's Lateralus too.
Favorite use of a gong in rock & roll.
Yeah this Paiste Symphonic of Bonzo's is great. Check out Danny Carey's big Paiste Earth gong on Tool's Lateralus too.
It's hard to convey how amazing it was when Led Zeppelin appeared. They just blew all the doors off.
Wow never ceases to amaze me
Stingray wrote:
Are you serious or the IDIOT you confirm to be in your name?
Possibly just a dumb kid!
Irony is lost on certain people.
Are you serious or the IDIOT you confirm to be in your name?
Possibly just a dumb kid!
Irony is lost on certain people.
garrettb wrote:
That is like saying you are tired of the sun.
So tired of Zeppelin - hear them all the time on the radio her in Vancouver - yawn yawn yawn
That is like saying you are tired of the sun.
If you have a chance to listen to this on the original issue vinyl you will be amazed. Great mastering, sound stage & clarity. Cool song that will warm your soul.
-John
-John
So tired of Zeppelin - hear them all the time on the radio her in Vancouver - yawn yawn yawn
idiot_wind wrote:
Are you serious or the IDIOT you confirm to be in your name?
Possibly just a dumb kid!
This band needs a decent guitar player and a drummer and a vocalist that can sing RnR.
They need to be more like the Foo Fighters.
They need to be more like the Foo Fighters.
Are you serious or the IDIOT you confirm to be in your name?
Possibly just a dumb kid!
This is there best album, hands down!
solid 9's every song!
thanks RP!
solid 9's every song!
thanks RP!
As a lifelong bass player (45 years now) - this is one of the best rock n soul bass lines to play of all electric bass time. John Paul Jones' bass licks during the ending outro are really tasty! JPJ was the least recognized and the most under-rated musician in Zep and one of the most under-rated keyboardists/bassists of the day. The guy was a GIANT and we dismissed him. We all had musician snob, Berklee type, fools for friends and counselors. Thankfully, ZEP and JPJ will live on through the ages and be remembered right along with Beatles, Sinatra, Porter, Gershwin, Rachmaninoff, Chopin, Verdi, Debussy, Handel, Bach, Vivaldi ...although on first blush ZEP was written off as drug addict metal head-baggers with no talent. Critics - they don't 'play' - they just sell newspapers or internet blog time.
LOVE the baseline!
And the Volume IMMEDIATELY cranks........
idiot_wind wrote:
This band needs a decent guitar player and a drummer and a vocalist that can sing RnR.
They need to be more like the Foo Fighters.
They need to be more like the Foo Fighters.
This band needs a decent guitar player and a drummer and a vocalist that can sing RnR.
They need to be more like the Foo Fighters.
They need to be more like the Foo Fighters.
Wow, didn't hear this since 197?. Wonder how that could happen? Great song!
Sasha2001 wrote:
Hollywood movies should never be allowed to use the great music of our time. Just cheapens the musical artist.
At some point, about 1/3 of the way into the movie, "Silver Linings Playbook" this song appears. At first I thought, this is really nice, I always find classics like this to be more of a detriment than a benefit to the films I like. Then I thought, there aren't that many Zep songs in big Hollywood movies, are there?
Hollywood movies should never be allowed to use the great music of our time. Just cheapens the musical artist.
I saw Robert plant in Live yesterday night in France ....SO GOOD
I was blown away by this album in my teens. Listened to it constantly. Made me want to play drums like John Bonham
Still a classic original masterpiece
Still a classic original masterpiece
Classic light/heavy/light song structure from Zep.
One of my faves.
One of my faves.
JPJ, another of my bass heroes--this cut displays his talent, skills, and imagination like almost no other.
This STILL rocks hard even after all these years. Awesome song, even better band
ThePoose wrote:
Don't know from cool but this was one of my first forays into music at about the same age. It was driven by the usual teenage curiosity. The Lemon Song, on this same album, also gave me one of my first tastes (errrr...so to speak) in the merits of sexual innuendo. Kind'a sort'a "Hey you can use the English language like THAT?!" Titillation aplenty, eh? Heh! Anyway I spent many an hour on "air guitar" with this one.
I bought this LP in my last year of high school just to be cool.
I had no idea about the quality of the music therein.
It occurs to me now that this song would have made great
makeout music.
babybabybabybabybabybaby oh yeah
I had no idea about the quality of the music therein.
It occurs to me now that this song would have made great
makeout music.
babybabybabybabybabybaby oh yeah
Don't know from cool but this was one of my first forays into music at about the same age. It was driven by the usual teenage curiosity. The Lemon Song, on this same album, also gave me one of my first tastes (errrr...so to speak) in the merits of sexual innuendo. Kind'a sort'a "Hey you can use the English language like THAT?!" Titillation aplenty, eh? Heh! Anyway I spent many an hour on "air guitar" with this one.
Still sounds great, uh?
Superb
ccjemmett wrote:
Superb
ccjemmett wrote:
Hey a Led Zep song I have only heard one million times!
Wow,
This band is ripping off Kid Rock and the Foo Fighters.
Who are these guys, any way? They will be as popular as a lead balloon.
steveinfrance wrote:
I still am, remains brilliant after all this time. Long live vinyl,
It's good with the dah-dum...dah-dum guitar lick, but the drums are all over the place. The symbols are all played by some dude on my right and the snare on the left...makes me queezy...
I still am, remains brilliant after all this time. Long live vinyl,
It's good with the dah-dum...dah-dum guitar lick, but the drums are all over the place. The symbols are all played by some dude on my right and the snare on the left...makes me queezy...
I bought this LP in my last year of high school just to be cool.
I had no idea about the quality of the music therein.
It occurs to me now that this song would have made great
makeout music.
babybabybabybabybabybaby oh yeah
I had no idea about the quality of the music therein.
It occurs to me now that this song would have made great
makeout music.
babybabybabybabybabybaby oh yeah
Hey a Led Zep song I have only heard one million times!
Question:
How can one band have so many ten's?
I know I know It must be in the water...
How can one band have so many ten's?
I know I know It must be in the water...
kcar wrote:
clipped .... I really liked the way "Forrest Gump" used the frenzied climax of Skynyrd's "Freebird" just as Robin Wright was on the edge of throwing herself off a skyscraper--it gave the piece a scary edge that it hadn't had before.
It did, didn't it? It was a song of the times -- excess, intoxication, flaming cigarette lighters, and craziness in general. I suppose it still is, although we're ... ahem ... a little older and our party habits are a little less excessive. Of course, I only speak for myself.
Sasha2001 wrote:
You know...excellent point. Never gave it much thought but you're right. It would be ironic if LZ were too controlling of its copyrights, given all the times if borrowed and outright ripped off blues singers without attribution or royalty payments.
Sometimes the odd use of a known piece really works, other times not so much. A friend who played chamber music said that the use of Barber's "Adagio for Strings" in "Platoon ruined the piece for her. However, I really liked the way "Forrest Gump" used the frenzied climax of Skynyrd's "Freebird" just as Robin Wright was on the edge of throwing herself off a skyscraper--it gave the piece a scary edge that it hadn't had before.
At some point, about 1/3 of the way into the movie, "Silver Linings Playbook" this song appears. At first I thought, this is really nice, I always find classics like this to be more of a detriment than a benefit to the films I like. Then I thought, there aren't that many Zep songs in big Hollywood movies, are there?
You know...excellent point. Never gave it much thought but you're right. It would be ironic if LZ were too controlling of its copyrights, given all the times if borrowed and outright ripped off blues singers without attribution or royalty payments.
Sometimes the odd use of a known piece really works, other times not so much. A friend who played chamber music said that the use of Barber's "Adagio for Strings" in "Platoon ruined the piece for her. However, I really liked the way "Forrest Gump" used the frenzied climax of Skynyrd's "Freebird" just as Robin Wright was on the edge of throwing herself off a skyscraper--it gave the piece a scary edge that it hadn't had before.
Favorite use of a gong in rock & roll.
What happened to the first half of the guitar solo? Sorta disappeared into the background?