My fav Zeppelin album…very little plagiarism.
Achilles Last Stand is their masterpiece.
My fav Zeppelin album…very little plagiarism.
Achilles Last Stand is their masterpiece.
Nobody’s Fault But Mine, Blind Willie Johnson, 1927: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_o4omd8T5c
I had no idea Plant and Page had been cranking out all these albums in the 80’s. 90’s and aughts.
I must have played Houses of the Holy over 1K times.
The last Zep album I recall getting would probably be
Physical Graffiti, from 1975. My favorite on that one being Kashmir. That one where Jimmy plays the Mellotron, that sounds like a sitar or a cello, as needed.
There was an article written about Robert Plant, saying he stayed up all night and part of the next day thinking of the lyrics in Kashmir, until the words balanced just right.
Don’t tell Robert Plant, but all I know, is I don’t recall a single word of the lyrics on that song at all. I was listening for the total musical sound , the force of a strident, unstoppable dirge. I was not listening for poetry.
Huge fan of the mighty Led Zeppelin and hands down this is the band;s most underrated album. From the incredible Achilles Last Stand until Tea for One, it is absolutely an amazing LP.
The incredible Achilles Last Stand- live!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9K-Zv_pTfk
This must have been after Robert's car accident - 1975, IIRC
A fact: Led Zeppelin was Jimmy Page. Everyone contributed but it was Page that was behind everything.
I listened to Zeppelin - even on 8 tracks. But since I play guitar now, and went back to learn their music, I have a new appreciation I didn’t have as a teen. It’s an incredibly complete “band” with three musicians. Their live performances show how good they were with improvisation. Jimmy played three different guitars on some recordings, but was able to get that feel by himself during “live” shows.
And I thought I new a lot, but then I bought Jimmy’s book last year... “Jimmy Page” and realized I didn’t know that much. I have read it front to back a few times and referred back to it often. I recommend that.
Ann Wilson is another guitarist from that era who knocks it out of the park. I found her again. She’s one of the best rhythm guitarist easily. Go watch her live performances of Crazy On You. That is some serious skill right there. She can destroy guitar strings pretty quickly. .
Achilles Last Stand is easily the best song on that album, and one of their greatest. Only criticism is that it is slightly repetitive given its length. I think they needed another musical idea in there if they wanted to take it up to the ten minute mark.
