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Led Zeppelin - Discography
By: Chiprocks1 Date: January 1, 2012, 10:45 am
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Re: Led Zeppelin - Discography
By: Chiprocks1 Date: January 1, 2012, 10:47 am
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[center]What is the greatest Led Zeppelin Album Of All Time?
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Re: Led Zeppelin - Discography
By: Chiprocks1 Date: February 23, 2012, 2:11 pm
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[center]Led Zeppelin (Self Titled) 1969
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Rolling Stones 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
Led Zeppelin at #29
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A lot has been said about the interplay between Robert Plant and
Jimmy Page and there isn't a better example of this than on You
Shook Me. It has a basic, straight ahead riff that propels the
song, but for me the bright spot is when Plant and Page are
trading the melody off one another, which is the definitive
sound of Led Zeppelin. The song showcases both John Bonham's
timing on the drums and John Paul Jones on Bass and Organ. I'm
not gonna get into the whole Jeff Beck/Jimmy Page fued regarding
the song. It's been told countless times already.
I love both Dazed and Confused and Your Time Is Gonna Come.
Instant classics to my ears. But it's interesting in that Robert
Plant has gone on record saying that the best version of Your
Time Is Gonna Come is by Dread Zeppelin. As much as I love Zep's
version, I absolutely have to agree with Plant's proclamation
here. I actually find it hard to listen to Zep's version when I
have Dread's version so deeply embedded in my DNA.
Black Mountain Side is a cool little acoustic ditty for Page to
shine on. I kind of have never looked at it as a stand alone
song, but a nice bridge leading into Communication Breakdown.
Ah, yeah. Communication Breakdown. Vintage Riff by Page and the
banshee howling of Plant. It's just a great song with a cool
groove to the song. Is it me, but when I listen to this song, I
always hear where Axl Rose got some of his influences.
The rest of the album is just so kick ass with winners like I
Can't Quit You Baby and How Many More Times. The great thing
about Zep is that when you first get into the band, to the
newcomer just discovering them for the first time, the songs can
seem "chaotic" with the different arrangements and time changes.
But the one thing you know is that the entire album works
seemlessly as a whole. It's pure Zep, creating a style that is
still be felt to this day.
It's still unbelievable to this day to think that the album was
criticize by the public at large when came out. I guess if you
were into folk music or whatever floated your boat at the time,
that this wouldn't be your cup of tea. But still, come on, the
arrangements were worlds ahead of anyone out there at the time.
How can you find fault with the musicianship and songwriting
back then?
The debut for Led Zeppelin is considered to be the true birth of
Heavy Metal, no disrepect to Black Sabbath. Listening to the
album now, you can't help but marvel at John Bonham's drumming
and how he shaped the sound of Rock and Roll, just as much as
Jimmy Page did. Pick any song on the album and you will hear
exactly why their style of play was so incredible back then and
why it's still emmulated by a lot of players today. Not a bad
album to start off your legacy with that's still being felt to
this day, huh?
Fave Songs:: Every single one of them. It's really hard to pick
a single song over the rest because to me it's one giant song
that ties nicely into each other. But if I had to pick a song,
I'd go with Communication Breakdown as the Crown Jewel.
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Re: Led Zeppelin - Discography
By: Mac Date: February 23, 2012, 5:28 pm
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This is their first album? Pshawwww. They'll never make it.
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Re: Led Zeppelin - Discography
By: Chiprocks1 Date: February 23, 2012, 5:30 pm
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This is their first album? Pshawwww. They'll never make it.
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Give 'em time. They are taking dancing lessons and will create
all the moves necessary to go far.
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Re: Led Zeppelin - Discography
By: Chiprocks1 Date: February 24, 2012, 8:19 pm
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[center]Led Zeppelin (Led Zeppelin II) 1969
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Rolling Stones 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
Led Zeppelin II at #75
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I don't know what it is, but lately I've had a love/hate
relationship with LZ II and I can't figure out why that is.
Maybe because I have played this one, one too many times? Maybe
because after listening to LZ I it "pales" in comparison? Some
songs that I've always loved, suddenly feel foreign to me.
Whatever the case may be, it's very rare that I would trash a 5
Star album. Crazy, huh?
I guess if I have to call a song out on this, it would have to
be Moby Dick. I love Bonham's drumming, but I've just never been
a fan of a "drum solo" type of songs. For me this can be both a
blessing and a curse. And because this is an album, songs like
this, even though it showcases the mighty drumming of Bonham,
has a tendency to call attention to itself and mess with the
overall vibe of an album. Like I said, there are times when I
love something like this and other times I don't. Tonight.....I
don't.
Led Zep is a strange beast, especially when it comes to
selecting a Greatest Zep Album of All Time. On any given day, I
could pick LZ II as the best and on other days, it wouldn't even
make my Top 3. Go figure.
Stand out songs on LZ II of course would be Whole Lotta Love
with Page's infectious riff, Living Loving Maid has a groove
that is unstoppable and just as good as Whole Lotta Love.
Heartbreaker is another example of what you can do with a
monster riff and take the song to another level. As great as
these songs are, I gotta say that Thank You is probably my fave
Zep song here. The arrangement is great with the mood it sets.
Page's chord progression here is the basis for what a lot of
players use when writing songs like this. You can definitely
hear the influences in bands like Tesla if you needed to pin
point a current contemporary band. Ramble On is probably their
strongest song on LZ II and was very close to taking the Top
spot here.
Fave Songs: Whole Lotta Love, Thank You, Hearbreaker, Living
Loving Maid, Ramble On and Bring It On Home.
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Re: Led Zeppelin - Discography
By: Chiprocks1 Date: February 25, 2012, 2:33 pm
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[center]Led Zeppelin (Led Zeppelin III) 1970
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Inner Sleeve Side A & Side B
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I get tired of hearing people trashing Led Zeppelin III as being
too "soft" for their taste. If you want a repeat performance,
stick with any other artist out there that is hellbent on
regurgitating the same thing over and over. For me, the folksie
acoustic songs that are found throughout III are fantastic. I
want to see a different side to them. We know what the band is
already capable of doing. So let them spread their wings and try
something different. Was this a departure? Of course. If you're
looking for LZ I, you might wanna keep moving along. But if you
did that, you'd be depriving yourself of rockers like Immigrant
Song,and Out On The Tiles and Gallows Pole gives you a good
banjo boogie stomper. As revered as LZ II is, I have to put this
one slightly ahead of that one. It's just personal taste.
Out of all the songs here, I would say that my two favorite
would be Out On The Tiles with Page's massive riff and Plant's
vocal harmonies during the chorus. And Tangerine is just as
awesome with it's arrangement and a showcase for Mr. Page. I
also have a deeper connection to the song more so now because of
it's inclusion in Almost Famous
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eyes and ears. The song itself makes me want to watch the movie
again, right now. Sh*t, now I gotta add That's The Way to the
best of III. There's just so much to pick apart on this album
because of it's diversity. Oh, and there is of course...
...Immigrant Song. Do I really need to say anything about this
song? Instant classic and probably the most played song by
guitar players out there, other than maybe Stairway To Heaven.
Fave Songs: Immigrant Song, Friends, Out On The Tiles, That's
The Way, Gallows Pole and Tangerine.
I LOVE the album cover for III. The design work on the cover and
the inner covers is just so damn cool.
I will probably be listening to this the rest of the day and
will most likely post even more stuff on what I think about III
as it hits me.
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Re: Led Zeppelin - Discography
By: Mac Date: February 25, 2012, 3:02 pm
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[quote]I LOVE the album cover for III. The design work on the
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Are you aware of the original 'rotatable laminated card disc
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Another lost art with today's technology.
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Re: Led Zeppelin - Discography
By: Chiprocks1 Date: February 25, 2012, 3:05 pm
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Yep. There's a Used Vinyl Shop just down the street. They have
III on display with the sticker price of $100.
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Re: Led Zeppelin - Discography
By: Mac Date: February 25, 2012, 4:32 pm
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