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Led Zeppelin’s Stairway To Heaven Turns 40 Years Old
SSG Music ^ | November 11, 2011 | Rob Hedberg

Posted on 11/12/2011 8:23:42 AM PST by FatherofFive

Forty years ago an incredible classic rock band hit their creative peak when they released Led Zeppelin lV. I remember at age fourteen being handed this record for the first time, and being awe struck by stunning song-craftsmanship and lyrical prowess. The album itself which was released November 8th 1971 was a major success and sold 23 million copies alone in the United States, but only peaked at number 2 on the charts.

Many Zeppelin Fans know this album as the one that contains Stairway to Heaven, but among rock critics and fanatics of Zeppelin the whole album is a masterpiece. Led Zeppelin was never known for creating phenomenal singles, but created a name for themselves as a record band. They saw that every song recorded for the album should be done masterfully, and should compliment other tracks on the album. It’s not easy to convince the novice Zeppelin fan that Stairway to Heaven is not the best song on Led Zeppelin lV, but give them a few years and they will be hailing Zeppelin IV for songs such as “Black Dog,” “Rock and Roll,” and “When The Levee breaks.” This album is a must for an classic rock enthusiast, and should be apart of any album collection.


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161 posted on 11/12/2011 2:09:13 PM PST by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: KoRn
I never did care much for that song. Just never understood what people saw in it.

Ha. As a novelty it was okay, but after about 1000 hearings of "a rock classic", I grew to despise it. My husband cries blasphemy, but we can't help such things.

When I was very young, I was staying with my parents in a hotel where Led Zeppelin had taken up residence. I remember my sister and I being in the swimming pool early one evening and them staggering drunk out on their balcony and inviting us up to their room. We dove out of the pool and scrambled away, although later we entertained thoughts of what if...not that we would have ventured up there. I do wish we had asked them to toss us an autographed shirt or something.

162 posted on 11/12/2011 4:36:19 PM PST by Calliecat
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To: Tax-chick
I liked Barry Manilow when I was in 7th grade.

His schmaltz reputation notwithstanding, Manilow is a very talented tunesmith. In the 60s he wrote some very famous commercial tunes, including State Farm Insurance ("Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there..."), and Band-Aid ("I am stuck on Band-Aid, 'cause Band-Aids stick on me!").

163 posted on 11/12/2011 4:46:52 PM PST by COBOL2Java (Obama is the least qualified guy in whatever room he walks into.)
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To: COBOL2Java
Band-Aid ("I am stuck on Band-Aid, 'cause Band-Aids stick on me!").

One of the guys singing that in a commercial was a young John Travolta.

164 posted on 11/12/2011 4:47:44 PM PST by dfwgator (I stand with Herman Cain.)
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To: COBOL2Java

We were just discussing the commercial jingles on the Undead Thread the other day. He could sing, too, which doesn’t seem to be required of today’s pop stars. The influence of video/internet, I guess. Back in 1978, I’m sure I couldn’t have told you what Barry Manilow looked like!

Here in my late middle age, what I like best is silence ;-).


165 posted on 11/12/2011 5:12:48 PM PST by Tax-chick ("Without common referents, we are all merely inarticulate refugees from Babel."~Nicknamedbob)
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To: Tax-chick
Back in 1978, I’m sure I couldn’t have told you what Barry Manilow looked like!

He looked like Joe Montana.

166 posted on 11/12/2011 5:13:53 PM PST by dfwgator (I stand with Herman Cain.)
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To: dfwgator

Football player, right?


167 posted on 11/12/2011 5:20:56 PM PST by Tax-chick ("Without common referents, we are all merely inarticulate refugees from Babel."~Nicknamedbob)
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To: dfwgator; Tax-chick
He looked like Joe Montana.

Hmmm. I dunno. Closer to Joe Namath?


168 posted on 11/12/2011 5:23:27 PM PST by COBOL2Java (Obama is the least qualified guy in whatever room he walks into.)
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To: dfwgator
What do you have against property rights?

The "property rights" created under copyright law is an artificial construct with a purpose and restriction spelt out in the constitution. The purpose was to "promote the progress of science and useful arts" and was to be secured for same "for limited times". Neither of these purposes are served by a copyright that is essentially perpetual in nature. The original copyright term as 14 years with the ability of the author to extend this by one 14 year term. That is a limited, and reasonable time. What we have now, which is essentially eternal, because the Disney corporation (among others), buy off enough congresscritters to extend it every 20 years is neither limited, nor reasonable.

The natural state of all "intellectual property" is in the public domain. If you don't want it to not be there, you are perfectly within your rights to keep it to yourself. The founders understood this, and we, sadly like so many things, have forgotten it because of the endless drumbeat of propaganda by media companies and people like yourself.

HAND

169 posted on 11/12/2011 6:55:33 PM PST by zeugma (Those of us who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living.)
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To: KoRn
After hearing it for the 10^3 time, it kinda' lost its appeal.


170 posted on 11/12/2011 6:56:39 PM PST by ex91B10 (We've tried the Soap Box,the Ballot Box and the Jury Box; one box left.)
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To: Swirl
Hard to do now with CDs. Led Zepplin was reported to also have connections with Satanist Aleister Crowley.

Hard to do? With freeware tools like audacity you can play it forwards, backwards, or sideways if you like. All without ruining your original disk!

171 posted on 11/12/2011 7:11:19 PM PST by zeugma (Those of us who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living.)
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To: Tax-chick
We were just discussing the commercial jingles on the Undead Thread the other day.

What's the current undead thread these days?

172 posted on 11/12/2011 7:13:44 PM PST by zeugma (Those of us who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living.)
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To: MCH

Oh yeah! I’ve been digging BCC a lot lately; one of my favorite “Supergroups”. With alumni from Deep Purple, Dream Theater, Zeppelin (kinda), plus the inimitable Joe Bonamasssa, how can you go wrong? Big, overblown, bombastic 70s arena rock lives on!


173 posted on 11/12/2011 7:58:44 PM PST by Cymbaline ("Allahu Akbar": Arabic for "Nothing To See Here" - Mark Steyn)
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To: FatherofFive; a fool in paradise
Voted so many times one of the absolutely worst!
But don't argue with popularity! Is it worse than Bobby Goldsboror 'Honey'? Your judgment!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBzJQ6ZA6oA

174 posted on 11/12/2011 8:06:22 PM PST by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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To: FatherofFive

One sign of getting old is when high school marching bands are playing music you liked when you were their age.......my daughter’s hs band did a creditable job with “Stairway” a few years ago, even had the guitar solo in the middle.


175 posted on 11/12/2011 8:23:56 PM PST by Some Fat Guy in L.A. (Go Steelers (what's the baseball team called again?))
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To: Cymbaline
With alumni from Deep Purple, Dream Theater, Zeppelin (kinda), plus the inimitable Joe Bonamasssa, how can you go wrong?

You can't :). Plus Glenn Hughes did a single-album stint with Black Sabbath & Jason Bonham was with Foreigner for a couple years.

There are a couple videos of BCC doing Zeppelin's No Quarter on youtube - really good. Plus they apparently do some of Joe's songs live as well - like Ballad of John Henry on their new BCC Live over Europe DVD just released last month. I caught some of it on Palladia a couple weeks ago. Awesome.

176 posted on 11/12/2011 8:26:27 PM PST by MCH
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To: zeugma

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2799447/posts


177 posted on 11/13/2011 5:24:33 AM PST by Tax-chick ("Without common referents, we are all merely inarticulate refugees from Babel."~Nicknamedbob)
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To: COBOL2Java

Fascinating.


178 posted on 11/13/2011 5:25:40 AM PST by Tax-chick ("Without common referents, we are all merely inarticulate refugees from Babel."~Nicknamedbob)
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To: MCH

I saw them doing Ballad of John Henry on Youtube, it was pretty awesome. Bonamassa was in full Zeppelin mode, using the Theremin and everything.


179 posted on 11/13/2011 11:26:44 AM PST by Cymbaline ("Allahu Akbar": Arabic for "Nothing To See Here" - Mark Steyn)
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To: Tax-chick

Thanks! Undead threads are always a hootenanny


180 posted on 11/13/2011 11:58:20 PM PST by zeugma (Those of us who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living.)
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