Robert Plant

Now that I have some excellent gear in dialed in rooms, I am listening to a lot of known music and realizing I have never really heard these songs before.

I was also quick to realize about 35 years ago that Classic Rock radio is the death of rock music so I never overdosed on Classic Rock since I listened to other options. These days I go on some mega Zep benders while I work many long hours. Zep sounds so fresh and new to me still. I think it was 3 days ago when I listened to every album except PRESENCE (ran out of time).

A few years ago I bought the RAAL VM-1a tube headphone amp and paired it with  the extremely dynamic RAAL CA-1a headphones. I listened to a few hours of music and came to Zep's When the Levee Breaks. I was so blown away I had to call the manufacturer and tell him that they had something special in this new gear.

That was the first time I really heard that song. Kind of a scary song.  I played it 10 times in a row and only stopped to get some sleep. A shame I sold the VM-1a amp to buy speakers but the it was the right call.

Since I do not listen to Classic Rock radio and like to give new music a chance. Check out this song on your best hi-fi system. It is not When the Levee Breaks brilliant but a brand new song I heard on the radio that I am playing everyday.

Island in the Storm - Mia Doi Todd

I've seen Led Zep about 3 times between 1969 and 1977, and while they were always good shows, the playing could get a big 'sloppy'. I also saw a couple of Page and Plant tours, and those were awesome; I liked those better than the LZ ones; the playing sounded tighter... There are some great recordings from these shows... 

Ah, @tomic601 .....SOTA ought to extend to the tubes as well as the SSDs’, but...*sigh*...’twill by and by come to your shores in the newness of the dawning of the year anew and anon...

*slaps self* Ev is watching the ’96 version of Romeo & Juliet, which I can’t bring self to sit thru.....read and have heard the original and Wayyy too many parodies, and view it as the latter....

Time has been too much with me of late.... ;)

Yes, hoard thy tubes, for The Tubes....*L* And a Ripper ought to be named Jacque, Thee....and Server: That Doth Duex....

I depart anew, wishing a Merri Yule upon us both... *G*

No Stairway! Denied:-( Remember that movie?

I'm a big fan too since my teenage years. I agree that the deep cuts are the best and love the way the guys have evolved and still sound fantastic in their continuing endeavors. I also enjoy the well done covers other bands do of the older music.

@asvjerry indeed you are the Bard of Agon on Avon…. :-)

Smoke em if ya got em in the giant tube stash in the sky…. or that very unorganized drawer……

Best to you now and in the year alight …