Posted on 01/09/2024 1:58:11 PM PST by DallasBiff
“Jimmy” Page was born on this date in 1944, making him 80 today. Page is consistently rated as one of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll guitarists. After session work in London and a couple years with the Yardbirds in the mid-1960s, Page founded https://external-content.duckduckgo.coLed Zeppelin with singer Robert Plant, bassist and keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham. Heavily inspired by Black blues musicians, the band developed a huge hard-rock sound that brought them to stadiums — with Page’s riffing and soloing often taking center stage. Led Zeppelin IV, featuring “Black Dog” and “Stairway to Heaven,” is one of the best-selling albums of all time. The band broke up in 1980 following Bonham’s death, but Page and Plant have reunited for an Unplugged performance in 1994, and released the album Walking into Clarksdale in 1998. Page was featured in the 2008 documentary It Might Get Loud with the Edge and Jack White. Gibson has released signature Les Pauls guitars and Fender has released signature Telecaster models to Page’s specifications. He has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice, both for his work in the Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin.
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He turned into a Japanese man.
You’d be surprised to learn the songs Jimmy played on before The Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin....
He looks better now then back then. In "The Song Remains The Same" movie he was gaunt and looked like he was 140 pounds.
He was on smack big-time then.
Although I’m a lifelong Beatles fan, the Yardbirds were my favaorite British Invasion group.
A superstar list of lead guitarists - Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and, arguably the best, Jeff Beck.
Incredible songs unlike anything else coming out of the UK with incredible guitarists.
How the hell is that even possible?
He is at the the top of the stairway to heaven...
I was under the impression that Robert Plant was the lyricist. Plant was certainly into mysticism, fantasy (LOTR in "Ramble On", etc.) and so forth, but it never appeared to me to be "serious" (i.e. worship).
Page had interest in the occult, for sure, but I don't know of any indication that he took it all that seriously either. Mostly playing around with it because back then it was considered "hip". The Stones were writing such stuff arguably at least as much as Zep, and of course Sabbath/Ozzy had them all beat.
In any case, they all mellowed out considerably in the later decades. I'm pretty sure that these days Page would just laugh it off - not something you do if you take the devil seriously.
“Great guitarist”
Studio more so than live. Even Eddie Van Halen found that Page was “sloppy” live. I tend to agree.
I will give Zeppelin credit for not just trying to add on musicians for their live shows, just to make it sound more like the studio versions. The live versions were much more raw sounding, I always say, if you want to hear the studio versions, just stay home and play the records.
Obviously. Live performances are usually inferior to studio work.
Page’s biggest contribution was as a Producer.
No Quarter is my favorite Zep song.
He was very creative with sound.
Keith Richards has conclusively proved the health benefits of decades of illegal drug use.
Ginger Baker has taught the same lesson, but without the credibility added by having Anita Pallenberg as a girlfriend.
Keith Richards has been dead for 30 years, no one's told him yet though.
“Obviously. Live performances are usually inferior to studio work”
Actually I saw more than my share of Concerts in the 80 / 90’s. Jethro Tull, Santana, Clapton were amazing amongst others in Concert over and above their Studio material.
And a pedo who liked 14 year olds i.e. Lori Maddox.
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