The Led Zeppelin Thread

[matedog]

1, Bring it on Home

As an exercise, here are the rankings of Bring It On Home on three different lists:
Vulture - #31
Ultimate Classic Rock - #72
Spin - #55

[matedog]

John Lydon is a huge Zep fan. I know that Mick is more of a Zep fan than he'd ever admit and I'd bet Joe was too. Certainly the early stuff, at the very least.

During the tour for Album, he opened with Kashmir.

I think I missed this earlier:


The mid 80s instrumentation doesn't exactly help, but the band sounds great. Still, it's a very curious song for them to do.

[Dr. Medulla]

John Lydon is a huge Zep fan. I know that Mick is more of a Zep fan than he'd ever admit and I'd bet Joe was too. Certainly the early stuff, at the very least.

During the tour for Album, he opened with Kashmir.

I think I missed this earlier:


The mid 80s instrumentation doesn't exactly help, but the band sounds great. Still, it's a very curious song for them to do.

Given that Album was very much a hard rock record, full of bombast, "Kashmir" isn't terribly out of place. But given that only a few years earlier Lydon was still yammering on about decadent rock and it all being awful, yeah, whatever Johnny.

[Marky Dread]

That version of Kashmir posted earlier runs too slow.

Here's the studio version from the box set.

[matedog]

That version of Kashmir posted earlier runs too slow.

Here's the studio version from the box set.

Man, that makes even less sense in a studio context.

[Marky Dread]

That version of Kashmir posted earlier runs too slow.

Here's the studio version from the box set.

Man, that makes even less sense in a studio context.

Not really mate. As it was recorded for an intro for the live gigs.

[matedog]

That version of Kashmir posted earlier runs too slow.

Here's the studio version from the box set.

Man, that makes even less sense in a studio context.

Not really mate. As it was recorded for an intro for the live gigs.

Oh got it. I thought that was a live band playing on the bootleg and they also had a studio version. That explains your "running too slow" comment.

[Marky Dread]

That version of Kashmir posted earlier runs too slow.

Here's the studio version from the box set.

Man, that makes even less sense in a studio context.

Not really mate. As it was recorded for an intro for the live gigs.

Oh got it. I thought that was a live band playing on the bootleg and they also had a studio version. That explains your "running too slow" comment.

[matedog]

We really missed out not naming this “Thread Zeppelin.”

I'm going to tag Flex to see if he can revise it.

[WestwayKid]

Yeah, I've always dug Zep.

Achilles Last Stand
In My Time of Dying
Ten Years Gone
No Quarter
All My Love

These are not ranked, just 5 tracks I really like.

[WestwayKid]

I love the production on In Through the Out Door. Bonham's drum sound in particular is amazing. The overall sound is dense and heavy, but not at all sludgy.

[coffeepotman]

I'm a huge Zep fan and especially love Jimmy Page. Funny thing is, the punk in me hated them and never even gave them a chance until my late 20's then became a total convert.

[tepista]

1, Bring it on Home

As an exercise, here are the rankings of Bring It On Home on three different lists:
Vulture - #31
Ultimate Classic Rock - #72
Spin - #55

interesting

[WestwayKid]

This has inspired me to do a deep dive into their catalog. It’s been a long time. Thank you, IMCT.

[tepista]

oh shit, I forgot "Hots on for Nowhere". that's my fave now.