Led Zeppelin
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I follow a cover band called hats off to Led Zep. They are brilliant. I have been to many live rock concerts but they are the best.
I had been to the premier of the launch of the Celebration Day in a theatre where Page, Plant, and JPJ had all come in person. At the end saw Paul Macca a few rows ahead when he got up to leave, but don't think anyone had noticed him till then. But as a Zep fan, Celebration Day was disappointing. Which is understandable given that they had hardly practiced, and that I, Bonzo, was no more playing.
Nothing like their live stuff in How the West Was Won, the Double DVD, the Page and Plant DVD, and the Listen to this Eddie bootleg. Only How the West...is listenable on hifi.
Plant is gone now though. His vocals are gone. He should help Page compose and let someone else sing it. Am sure the chemistry will still flow between him and Page, but that range on vocals is now 10%
I had been to the premier of the launch of the Celebration Day in a theatre where Page, Plant, and JPJ had all come in person. At the end saw Paul Macca a few rows ahead when he got up to leave, but don't think anyone had noticed him till then. But as a Zep fan, Celebration Day was disappointing. Which is understandable given that they had hardly practiced, and that I, Bonzo, was no more playing.
Nothing like their live stuff in How the West Was Won, the Double DVD, the Page and Plant DVD, and the Listen to this Eddie bootleg. Only How the West...is listenable on hifi.
Plant is gone now though. His vocals are gone. He should help Page compose and let someone else sing it. Am sure the chemistry will still flow between him and Page, but that range on vocals is now 10%
They last toured the US the year I was born
June 21, 1977 was probably their best day for the versions of many songs - my favorite lead in White Summer that day, Jimmy Page was awesome on both that and TSOTR, and Bonham was great on TSOTR and Kashmir - his best
I very much enjoyed tha Page&Plant tours in 1994 and 1995...they were backed up by the Philharmonic Orchestra from each city they played in. They even allowed live taping.
Yeah that's the Page and Plant DVD I was referring to. I like most of it, especially the versions of Kashmir, 4 sticks, Rain Song, and No Quarter. Michael Lee is actually my second favorite drummer. Pity he died as well.
Oh gosh. Very sad. I very much approved of his ability to evoke the ghost of Bonham in his playing w/out slavish copying.
We flew to London for the O2 concert and it was far better than I expected. They had obviously rehearsed, and though Plant couldn't quite hit the high notes with the same degree of power, he was 'on song,' Page was marvelous and Jonesy was his unassuming, solid, great playing self. I didn't mind Bonham the younger at all- he's a big fella and has a similar muscular style. I had heard various mishmashes of Zep, post-Zep, at industry events, and they weren't so good. Sometimes, you can't go back and hearing somebody legendary long after their peak can actually be depressing. (I don't want to name names). But those guys were good and I felt, even as a one-off, they pulled it off well. Whether they could really do a tour is a whole other thing. At least we've got the records, mixed bag that they are, sonically. I'm a very big fan of Jimmy Page's work.
If you want to enjoy some of the power and drama of Zep style ala the III album, buy an old Harvest UK pressing of Roy Harper's Stormcock (which I recommend to virtually everybody). Harper was a pretty big influence on a lot of UK musicians, and Pagey plays on at least one of the four tracks on the album. It's brilliant, light/dark, loud/soft, and will scratch the itch if you like the acoustic side of Zep.
If you want to enjoy some of the power and drama of Zep style ala the III album, buy an old Harvest UK pressing of Roy Harper's Stormcock (which I recommend to virtually everybody). Harper was a pretty big influence on a lot of UK musicians, and Pagey plays on at least one of the four tracks on the album. It's brilliant, light/dark, loud/soft, and will scratch the itch if you like the acoustic side of Zep.
Thanks for the Roy Harper recommendation. I haven't found a digital copy of Stormcock, but he does have 3 albums on Tidal. I'm enjoying his 1966 debut album "Return of the sophisticated beggar" He reminds me a lot of Donovan.
http://tidal.com/album/11678563
EDIT: I found his whole discography to download in redbook FLAC right on his own website! Stormcock bought and downloaded! Thanks again!
http://www.royharper.co.uk/shop/downloads.html
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Nice of you to say so. Let me know what you think of the first two tracks of Stormcock, they are meant to be listened to together. You can also hear some of the elements that influenced Ian Anderson.
About 15 years ago I bought the entire run of remasterd Roy Harper CDs and they are an amazing treasure trove of eccentricity and delight.
I may end up doing the same. I'm enjoying everything so far. Takes you to another era, and is very soothing to listen to. It's also not "mainstream" I like underrated artists who don't sell themselves out for monetary purposes.
Mainstream? ha, I don't think he had a mainstream bone in his body. Def. a trip to navigate his catalog.
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