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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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To: HereInTheHeartland; mylife

Pre-teen girls were probably always Barry Manilow’s biggest audience. The Justin Bieber of his time ...


41 posted on 11/12/2011 8:53:26 AM PST by Tax-chick (Remember our veterans, today and every day!)
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To: Kevmo
Then after that, it will be on Muzak. The REAL big time.

I'll never forget the day I was in a supermarket and heard Blind Faith's "Can't find my way home" in Muzak.

I was going to make a comment to the cashier, but she was 18 and wouldn't understand.

42 posted on 11/12/2011 8:54:25 AM PST by FatherofFive (Islam is evil and must be eradicated)
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To: TShaunK

“No Quarter” is their best.


43 posted on 11/12/2011 8:55:25 AM PST by dfwgator (I stand with Herman Cain.)
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To: Para-Ord.45
"...list of the songs Led Zep, uh, borrowed..."

ALL brit bands from the late 60's borrowed style, riffs and whole tunes. Primarily from American bluesmen. Check out the 1966 film Blow Up, Stroll On. Beck and Page.

44 posted on 11/12/2011 8:56:06 AM PST by moehoward
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To: FatherofFive

That is creepy LoL!

Blind Faith was a great band.


45 posted on 11/12/2011 8:57:00 AM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: capydick
I think you meant to say that about Rush The band that is still around selling out arenas and millions of records almost 38 years later on their own?
46 posted on 11/12/2011 8:57:19 AM PST by My Favorite Headache (In a world where I feel so small, I can't stop thinking big.)
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To: mylife
Immigrant Song with viking kitties.
47 posted on 11/12/2011 8:57:44 AM PST by magslinger (To properly protect your family you need a Bible, a twelve gauge and a pig.)
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To: FatherofFive
A totally different version, worth hearing for a laugh if you're over 40 years old.

Title: Stairway to Gilligan's Island

48 posted on 11/12/2011 8:59:07 AM PST by Pollster1 (Natural born citizen of the USA, with the birth certificate to prove it)
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To: All
Jeff Beck/Rod Stewart Shapes of Things
49 posted on 11/12/2011 8:59:28 AM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: FatherofFive

Happy for you but after hearing it several thousand times I’ve grown to hate it. I’ll switch stations within 8 notes.


50 posted on 11/12/2011 8:59:45 AM PST by steveo
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To: magslinger

Excellent!


51 posted on 11/12/2011 8:59:53 AM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: FatherofFive

Whatever she’s listening to now will end up on a Depends commercial before she has time to blink.


52 posted on 11/12/2011 9:00:33 AM PST by Kevmo (When a thing is owned by everybody nobody gives value to it. Communism taught us this. ~A. Rossi)
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To: FatherofFive

Whole Lotta Love is best appreciated loudly. I blew out the speakers in my Civic playing that one song. It happened twice.


53 posted on 11/12/2011 9:01:05 AM PST by chopperman
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To: mylife
Blind Faith was a great band.

They were. But years later when I bought the CD, I had to turn the cover backwards, for the kids sake! LOL They love all my classic music.

54 posted on 11/12/2011 9:03:19 AM PST by FatherofFive (Islam is evil and must be eradicated)
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To: FatherofFive
That is sacrilege! Blind Faith's album is one of the most underrated in rock IMHO. Steve Winwood is an incredible talent and Clapton was at his peak when they recorded it.
55 posted on 11/12/2011 9:04:00 AM PST by JimC214
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To: All
Jimmy Page/Jeff Beck Heart Full Of Soul
56 posted on 11/12/2011 9:04:21 AM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: FatherofFive

2011 is to 1971 as 1971 is to 1931.

I guess there are a few songs from 1931 that have stood the test of time:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1931_songs


57 posted on 11/12/2011 9:05:42 AM PST by DManA
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To: capydick

They did what The Who should have done after Moon died, they knew it wasn’t the same band without him, so they ended it.


58 posted on 11/12/2011 9:06:34 AM PST by dfwgator (I stand with Herman Cain.)
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To: JimC214
That is sacrilege! Blind Faith's album is one of the most underrated in rock IMHO. Steve Winwood is an incredible talent and Clapton was at his peak when they recorded it.

That was exactly my thought! I felt like screaming - How could they do that! - but no body was old enough to understand.

59 posted on 11/12/2011 9:07:08 AM PST by FatherofFive (Islam is evil and must be eradicated)
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To: JNRoberts

“Any band that has -snip-perhaps the greatest guitarist in the world, “

Hardly!
I never liked the band, but I was a Zappa fan. I hated the vocals! Like chalk screeching on a blackboard! Page wrote great hooks, in the studio, but live? Incredibly sloppy. You wanna hear a great guitarist?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPBqk-0gWfQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUpP7CnW4yA


60 posted on 11/12/2011 9:07:53 AM PST by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra ( Ya can't pick up a turd by the clean end!)
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