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Zep Eternal: Why Is Led Zeppelin Still Popular?
Rolling Stone ^
| July 28
| Brian Hiatt
Posted on 08/17/2006 8:20:27 PM PDT by Mr. Blonde
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I vividly remember riding my bike down to Wal-Mart to buy Led Zeppelin IV (or whatever you want to call it) and then not listening to anything else for about 6 months. I was ahead of the curve all of my friends came around but not for several more years.
To: Mr. Blonde
I vividly remember riding my bike down to Wal-Mart to buy Led Zeppelin IV (or whatever you want to call it) and then not listening to anything else for about 6 months.I remember finding it in my sister's record collection and playing it non-stop after that.
My 2-cents: I think kids, especially boys and young men, might be re-discovering rock after being subjected to so much musical crap for the last 7 or 8 years. The primal sound of Zep is definitely a guy thing.
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posted on
08/17/2006 8:27:35 PM PDT
by
randog
(What the...?!)
To: Mr. Blonde
I used to clean buildings for landlords when their tenants split when I was like 11 or 12. I found the "Brown Bomber" album while cleaning and took it home and was amazed.
I took my pay from that job and bought a bunch more of their albums. Know I listen to Zep tunes with my kids.
To: Straight Vermonter
To: randog
I think some of it is the bands like Wolfmother who wear the Zep influence much more clearly than 90's bands did. Bands like Soundgarden and Alice in Chains were certainly influenced by Zeppelin but it wasn't as clear. Mostly because their lyrics were a lot darker and introspective than "squeeze my lemon until the juice runs down my leg". Not that that particular line isn't profound. :)
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posted on
08/17/2006 8:34:03 PM PDT
by
Mr. Blonde
(You know, Happy Time Harry, just being around you kinda makes me want to die.)
To: Straight Vermonter
My dad was the reason for me making the trip to get the album. He guaranteed I would love it. After that I pretty much trusted his word about music.
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posted on
08/17/2006 8:38:04 PM PDT
by
Mr. Blonde
(You know, Happy Time Harry, just being around you kinda makes me want to die.)
To: Mr. Blonde
Stockdale, who sings about unicorns and carnivals on his band's debut, was especially intrigued by Plant's lyrical approach. "People go onstage and pour their hearts out and no one wants to hear itwhy not sing about 'Gollum and his evil ways' instead?"Ummm..... it's "Gollum, and the evil one..."
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posted on
08/17/2006 8:38:40 PM PDT
by
ikka
To: Mr. Blonde
"squeeze my lemon until the juice runs down my leg"Always good for a chuckle when we were teenagers.
A woman told me once that her young daughter liked the Led Zep "Ice Cream Cone" song. I searched my memory banks for a Zep ice cream cone reference, and when I came up empty handed, she said, "You know the song--'I come from the land of the ice cream cone...'"!!
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posted on
08/17/2006 8:39:53 PM PDT
by
randog
(What the...?!)
To: Mr. Blonde
"squeeze my lemon until the juice runs down my leg". That's not Zeppelin, that's Robert Johnson.
To: ikka
Thought the same thing when I read it, but I'm not going to knock the guy too much. He does a pretty impressive Robert Plant impression.
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posted on
08/17/2006 8:43:11 PM PDT
by
Mr. Blonde
(You know, Happy Time Harry, just being around you kinda makes me want to die.)
To: randog
LOL!
That's right up there with "excuse me while I kiss this guy".
To: Straight Vermonter
I thought that, but reading all these articles in RS got me in the mood to get the Led out, and that song was playing while I was typing and illustrated my point. I would say most people are far more familiar with the Zep version anyway.
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posted on
08/17/2006 8:44:51 PM PDT
by
Mr. Blonde
(You know, Happy Time Harry, just being around you kinda makes me want to die.)
To: randog
I love the scene in School of Rock where they play Immigrant Song with Jack Black doing his schtick. But even better than that is in the bonus features on the DVD where Black and all the extras for the battle of the bands beg Zeppelin to let them use it.
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posted on
08/17/2006 8:46:38 PM PDT
by
Mr. Blonde
(You know, Happy Time Harry, just being around you kinda makes me want to die.)
To: Mr. Blonde
When John Bonham died and Led Zeppelin quit as a group, hard rock (what was left of it) turned into heavy metal and the crappy big hair bands of the 1980's.
From Ted Nugent and Aerosmith to four-seven bad guitarist playing rhythm licks very loud.
I still like to pull out some Zeppelin when I'm in the mood for good old rock and roll. Jimmy Page is awesome. My favorites range from the old time blues numbers off their first album along with those on III to "Nobody's Fault But Mine" and "Achilles Last Stand" off of Presence. Phyiscal Graffiti is just sublime.
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posted on
08/17/2006 8:50:05 PM PDT
by
Fledermaus
(Iran must be dealt with now! Faster please.)
To: Mr. Blonde
I'm sure that is true. It is significant, however, to make the connection that the bands mentioned in the article are influenced by a band that was itself influenced and imitating other even earlier musicians.
When I discovered Willie Dixon I couldn't believe how much of his music was borrowed (stolen) by Zep and other bands.
To: Straight Vermonter
That's not Zeppelin, that's Robert Johnson. Indeed, but in addition to borrowing the verse for their own song, Zep did do a most excellent cover of "Travelling Riverside Blues" :)
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posted on
08/17/2006 8:52:15 PM PDT
by
Senator Bedfellow
(If you're not sure, it was probably sarcasm.)
To: Straight Vermonter
Yeah, most of their first album, like many other artist in the late 60's (including the Beatles in the early 60's) stole lots of music for the old black blues and R&B artist.
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posted on
08/17/2006 8:53:39 PM PDT
by
Fledermaus
(Iran must be dealt with now! Faster please.)
To: Fledermaus
When John Bonham died and Led Zeppelin quit as a group, hard rock (what was left of it) turned into heavy metal and the crappy big hair bands of the 1980's. Let's not forget the many awful bands who believe faster=better.
My favorites range from the old time blues numbers off their first album
I really love the blue inspired stuff with the heavy baseline. The more mellow "California sound" songs fall far short of the bluesy songs.
To: Fledermaus
Zeppelin III was always my favorite-"Thats the way" and "Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp". Physical Grafitti is a close second..
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posted on
08/17/2006 8:55:23 PM PDT
by
cardinal4
(America, despite the usual suspects, stands firmly with Israel..)
To: Senator Bedfellow
I love that "loose tuning" guitar sound on that one.
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