do yourself a favor and DO listen to Zep old LPs ...they are still one of the best bands of all time if not the best...highly recommend Houses of The Holy (Rain Song) masterpiece LP ....along with ll & iV
Robert Plant
I’ve been a Zeppelin fan since I was a little kid. Was obsessed with them in high school. I always thought Plant was one of the best singers in rock and roll. A lot of people still do. I never saw Zep but did see Plant in concert several times in the 80s/90s.
Over the decades I find that I don’t listen to Zep all that much for whatever reason.
This Christmas Eve morning I stayed home from church because of a nasty cold and dug out some of my old LPs. One of them was a bootleg (at the time) of Zeppelin's live BBC performances. I bought it used in 1984 for $20 which was a ton of money for me back then. (You can get this on Qobuz etc now.)
About 4 minutes into Whole Lotta Love the band lapses into a blues/Elvis medley of songs that is simply epic. The entire band is right on point and amazing as always but in this medley Plant really shows you his stuff. The range, the control, the timing, the soul. All there. Is he the best rock and roll singer ever? I can think of a lot of challengers to that idea but he’s certainly up around the top.
Give this song a listen. The initial part of Whole Lotta Love is not my favorite. But this medley and the ending are Zeppelin at its best.
Merry Christmas all.
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I have always had a great time experiencing Led Zeppelin recordings, their is something about much of their music that attracts me and compels me to stick around. I have not seen these Live, a shame really, as I did get to see some other mega star performers from their successful era. I have always had a deep rooted passion for Chicago Blues, the genre really is attractive to me. It sort of helps with adding value to the mutual influence this music has had on others. When Page first met Plant with the intention to make a decision about working together, they stayed in London on a Floating Home belonging to Jimmy. The story is, the both of them played their collections of Chicago Blues throughout the few days together, from this music was started to be created and eventually become performed by Led Zeppelin. The Boys done well. It's a shame Jimmy notoriety today as a pensioner, mainly is from his fighting with his neighbour Robbie Williams. Could have been another World Shattering Collaboration, but hey ho, Beef is Beef. Can one say the word Beef, if those who are having Beef with each other are both Vegans 🤼. |
Had not listened to that Kashmir Celebration Day 2007 performance in a while, and came across it again last night on Youtube. Had forgotten how good it was. What struck me is how all of them are really into it, giving it 200%. "Matured" is a good word to describe it. The BlueRay DVD is really something. Appreciated revisiting it all over again. Quite a treat to watch and listen on a nice home theater setup.
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