gagelle Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 "Presence" is an often overlooked and underrated album, IMHO. John Bonham's playing goes beyond words. It is probably their most personal album, written after a series of tragedies. The vinyl is a superb analogue recording. Get a good used copy, unless money is no object. The SHM CD is also excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Ah the memories, making out with my girl with Presence spinning on the table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gagelle Posted August 5, 2011 Author Share Posted August 5, 2011 Yea, there was a time when girls were really into good rock music. I guess some still are. There's a Roy Harper interview in which he describes how all the girls in the audience were crying at a Led Zeppelin concert. I think it's on Youtube. http://tinyurl.com/3greqzd [Open in new window] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunburnwilly Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Nobody's Fault but Mine ! My favorite Led Zeppelin tune , it's got a little bit of everything going for it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gagelle Posted August 6, 2011 Author Share Posted August 6, 2011 That's my favorite also. It's beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhvenier Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 I remember seeing Led Zep when they first opened the Pontiac Silverdome....What a concert!!! I had Led Zep tickets in my hand 3 years later, Bohnam died about 2 months before coming back to Detroit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhvenier Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Achillies Last Stand...All time Classic!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom b. 57 Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 The first five albums did it for me. Starting with Physical Graffiti, I felt they changed direction somewhat and their music just wasn't the same. I like some of the later stuff they did, but, not with the intensity I remember exhibiting with their earlier works. I seen them in Seattle in 75' at the Kingdome. Terrible acoustics, but, man what an experience. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom b. 57 Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 I forgot to add, my favorite album is Led Zeppelin III. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rplace Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 jhvenier, My sister who is 7 years older than me was going to take me to see that show in Detroit as my first concert. I was so bummed JB died and devistated I never got to see them live. I am guessing you were not coming up from Florida for the show as nobody comes to Detroit for pleasure...not even a Led Zep concert. Where did you live? I grew up in Plymouth, MI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhvenier Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 I grew up in Wyandotte. We moved to Monroe when I was getting ready to go to high school. I played hockey in Plymouth alot, well every where really. I still make up to the area sometimes to see kids, they still live with their mom in Monroe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcmusic Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 As you can see by my avatar I am a Zep fan have been for a very long time, look closely at my avatar tell me what you see??? Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregg357 Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 <<<======= The others are fading (The Who, Stones, Sabbath, Cream, etc.) as Zeppelin's music is holding the test of time. Their last album came out over 30 years ago and if any of them came out today they would still sound raw and eminently copyable by the rest. Hard and fast, soft and slow, it just didn't matter. Truly the cream of the crop. Achilles Last Stand, Down by the Seaside, Ten years Gone, The Lemon Song, The Rain Song, The Song Remains the Same, In the Evening, Candy Store Rock, Whole Lotta Love, Dazed and Confused, No Quarter, Since I've Been Lovin' You, Rock and Roll, Stairway to Heaven, How Many More Times, on and on we go. I rate a band by the % of their song catalog that is actually a good song (subjective, I know). Led Zeppelin easily wins over the rest (in my opinion). And believe me, I like many bands that have a poor "good song ratio", they for some reason just resonate with me. But, this is the test that the Stones AND The Who don't pass, for example. Just too many bad (or uninspired) songs mixed in with the great ones. In my mind the only band close is the Beatles, and they are just a different kind of music, a different kind of song. Both LZ and Beatles, in my mind, have in excess of a 97% "good song ratio". You could list the bad songs on one hand while wearing a pair of mittens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nu2toobs Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 I love Zeppelin, but they have been accused of ripping off others in their songwriting. This is an interesting link: http://www.associatedcontent.com/video/26428/led_zeppelin_rip_off_artists_.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhvenier Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 Theres no doubt, either way you look at it. The older rock n roll had soul and drive. The kind of soul that just made you sit and stare off when it came on, and then break out in a spastic air guitar. The old motown had the soul but not the overall drive. Most of todays rock has no soul, there are few exceptions like the "Black Crows", Rusted Root, etc. Funny thing about Rusted Root, when Page & Plant got back together, back in the early 90's, I saw them in Knoxville, TN. I wondered who this "Rusted Root" was? They actually amazed me, now I have all their stuff too. Another band that had over 97% of their songs (in my mind anyway) that were great was "The Doors" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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