Mr. Daystar
In a bell tower, watching you through cross hairs.
John Paul Jones, played the mandolin. He had that triple neck acoustic...
Mandolin
12 string
6 string
Jimmy was playing an acoustic guitar.
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John Paul Jones, played the mandolin. He had that triple neck acoustic...
Mandolin
12 string
6 string
Jimmy was playing an acoustic guitar.
I believe Revidffum is right. Plus I love Sandy Denny's vocals on the track.
Facetious
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^ Credit Revidffum 
I think that I had a poster with that tri neck on it now that I think of it.
Presence took some time for me to appreciate, but on one dark rainy day . . . .:1orglaugh
Achilles Last Stand
Na na Nobodies Fault but Mine
"Tea For One" Is a good bluesy number too. :thumbsup:
I got one for you all -
"WHAT'S A CONFOUNDED BRIDGE" ? and a "bustle in a hedgerow" :rofl:
I think that I had a poster with that tri neck on it now that I think of it.
Presence took some time for me to appreciate, but on one dark rainy day . . . .:1orglaugh
Achilles Last Stand
Na na Nobodies Fault but Mine
"Tea For One" Is a good bluesy number too. :thumbsup:
I got one for you all -
"WHAT'S A CONFOUNDED BRIDGE" ? and a "bustle in a hedgerow" :rofl:
^ Credit Revidffum
I think that I had a poster with that tri neck on it now that I think of it.
Presence took some time for me to appreciate, but on one dark rainy day . . . .:1orglaugh
Achilles Last Stand
Na na Nobodies Fault but Mine
"Tea For One" Is a good bluesy number too. :thumbsup:
I got one for you all -
"WHAT'S A CONFOUNDED BRIDGE" ? and a "bustle in a hedgerow" :rofl:
Where's that confounded bridge??
Presence (the wheelchair album) is actually very amazing in it's own right.
Tea for one (SIBLY pt. 2) is AWESOME! And, it's safe to say that my favorite Led Zeppelin song in fact IS Achilles Last Stand, always has been, always will, it's just EPIC.
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"The Crunge" was inspired by Jame's Brown's "Sex Machine", yes?
At least that's always what I always presumed :dunno:
James takes it to the bridge at 2:03 ------> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TZyqMD5ncw&feature=related
Mr. Daystar
In a bell tower, watching you through cross hairs.
More like stole it from. True these guys were great, but lets face it, they ripped off A LOT of their material. They rearranged, and improved, and manipulated it some...but you know.
Most of the stuff they copied was only seen in their earlier albums. From Physical Graffiti on, you really didn't see any ripped material at all. Yes, they did copy many different things from different artists who were influences to them, but they did always rearrange it and improvise it. Also, most of it was under the natural consent of the original artists, some of those songs, were already songs before they were sung by the artists that we think Zep ripped them off of. Such as 'In My Time of Dying' - has been ripped off and covered numerous times.
I guess, the way to put it is, Led Zeppelin kinda 'covered' the songs, just not exactly word for word and made their own adjustments.
Also a majority of the songs that they 'ripped off', they did give credit to the original artist somewhere on the album, and a majority of the time, the original artists didn't mind very much. Not enough to go to such lengths as suing, except Willie Dixon.
Some of the songs that were 'ripped off' also were only personally improvised by Page just because he liked the songs himself. He would cover them with The New Yardbirds and the Yardbirds, then they got recorded, and eventually fans wanted to hear more of Jimmy's version, hence they came into studio and made it onto albums.
Mr. Daystar
In a bell tower, watching you through cross hairs.
Dude. They ripped off Stairway to Heaven, almost note for note. They gave credit, AFTER they were called on it. But listen, it doesn't mean they weren't great, alone and together. Look at Pete Townshend. Probably the greatest rhythm guitarist ever...he can play good solos, but he's not the best...but you would be hard pressed to find a better song writer. Doesn't mean he's not deserving of his due...just like Zeppelin.
True, but read this.
http://www.listology.com/story/murky-origins-stairway-heaven
Led Zeppelin is known for their reworkings of old songs, and most of the original artists don't mind.
Anyhow, I agree, Townshend is amazing.
Thank you for the vote. You're amazingly lucky to have seen them. I, unfortunately, being only 25 years old, never got to see them
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Jack Davenport
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Physical Graffiti
And my choice for greatest band of all time.
And my choice for greatest band of all time.
Philbert
Banned
Hmmm...
can you tell me who they ripped it from? This info seems to refute they ripped it at all...
Jimmy Page has a strong affinity for this song, and felt Robert Plant's lyrics were his best yet. He had him write all of Zeppelin's lyrics from then on. In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine (March 13, 1975) the interviewer, Cameron Crowe, asked Jimmy Page how important "Stairway To Heaven" was to him: Page replied: "To me, I thought 'Stairway' crystallized the essence of the band. It had everything there and showed the band at its best... as a band, as a unit. Not talking about solos or anything, it had everything there. We were careful never to release it as a single. It was a milestone for us. Every musician wants to do something of lasting quality, something which will hold up for a long time and I guess we did it with 'Stairway.' Townshend probably thought that he got it with Tommy. I don't know whether I have the ability to come up with more. I have to do a lot of hard work before I can get anywhere near those stages of consistent, total brilliance."
This was the only song whose lyrics were printed on the album's inner sleeve.
Robert and Jimmy wrote this in an old mansion called Headley Grange in Liphook Road, Headley, Hampshire, where Led Zeppelin recorded most of their 4th album. It was a huge, old, dusty mansion with no electricity but great acoustics. Bands would go there to get some privacy and focus on songwriting. One night, in front of a roaring fire, Page strummed the chords to this for Robert. Plant wrote 90% of the lyrics right there in front of the fire. He has said in many interviews that he didn't seem to be writing, that something else was moving his pencil for him. Plant is a great admirer of all things mystic, the old English legends and lore and the writings of the Celts. He was immersed in The Lord Of The Rings around this time and many of his lyrics reflect that.
The acoustic intro was borrowed from the song "Taurus" from the band Spirit, who toured with Led Zeppelin when they first played the US. The band Spirit has acknowledged this, and is okay with it. (thanks, Conrad - Los Angeles, CA)
IV is a classic. Definitely one of the greatest bands in rock history. Some of the hype was a little overblown IMO though. Of course a lot of people don't get my reverence for The Allmans and Skynyrd. It's all good though. I have always thought that '66-'75 was the greatest decade for music ever. So many great bands in their prime. Zep, The Allmans, Skynyrd, The Stones, The Who, Black Sabbath, not to mention Jimi, The Doors and Janice being cut short. I wish I could remember hearing it when it was new instead of discovering most of it a decade later.
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