Led Zeppelin Flying High with New Concert Discs

Reuters (via Yahoo) ^ | 05/28/03 | Dean Goodman

[showme_the_Glory]

"Same thing happened to me. My kid's 27 and has all my old vinyl."


Some jerkwad broke into my car in 73 and jacked all my 8 tracks. Man what I'd give to have them back. But, I'd have to find a player too. They also got my Pioneer 4+4 player as well.

[dfwgator]

50 years from now, noone will remember Nirvana, Pearl Jam or for that matter any bands from the 80's on. But the Beatles, Stones, Zeppelin, Pink Floyd will still be played on radio.

[Drew68]

now that live DVD of Deep Puple with the London Philarmonic from 1969 that just came out...I'm there, dude!

Clapton is great. Hendrix is great, SRV is great.

But Blackmore is truly the King of the Stratocaster.

[Rebelbase]

"Nowadays everything is just a rehash of stuff that has all been done before. Imagine back when an album like "Dark Side of the Moon" came out, how sonically advanced it was compared to anything else out there"

I miss those days of anticipating a new album coming out and heading over to the house of whoever bought it first to listen to both sides back to back.

[dfwgator]

Long live Jurassic Rock.

Ah yes, give me those glorious days of double-LP concept albums.

[sirchtruth]

The thing is, that back then bands like Led Zeppelin were innovators, charting new ground.

Boy that statement is totally spot on!

My favorite band is RUSH and they still surprise me even today, but something is missing and I think you nailed a word here that says it all.

Innovative...I would just add tastefully infront of that.

[Drew68]

Some jerkwad broke into my car in 73 and jacked all my 8 tracks. Man what I'd give to have them back. But, I'd have to find a player too. They also got my Pioneer 4+4 player as well.

Sorry dude! I hate to laugh at your personal misfortune from many moons ago but THAT is the funniest post I've read all day!

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

If you like watching The Song Remains the Same, yer probably going to love this!

LED ZEPPELIN ROCKS!

[Senator Pardek]

I wish I had back all the hours I wasted trying to figure out "The Rain Song" in standard tuning as a kid, until someone told me it was D-G-D-G-C-D.

Very cool sounding...

[dfwgator]

My favorite pastime now is going to the local "Half Price Books" and looking at all the old LPs, man does that bring back memories.

[Drew68]

I wish I had back all the hours I wasted trying to figure out "The Rain Song" in standard tuning as a kid, until someone told me it was D-G-D-G-C-D.

"When the Levee Breaks" is either FCFFCF or CFCCFC with a bottle-neck slide (pardons as my Telecaster is not currently next to me).

Once one has figured out that Page was to "God Of Alternate Tunings" Zep's songs aren't too hard to figure out.

[Dan from Michigan]

I actually like a lot of those 80's bands(mostly because almost everything in the 90's sucked outside of Black Crowes, Kid Rock, or newer stuff from old groups) but it doesn't hold a candle to the 70's, outside of Van Halen, Scorpions, and AC/DC(although their best stuff was in the 70s).

[sirchtruth]

I wish I had back all the hours I wasted trying to figure out "The Rain Song" in standard tuning as a kid, until someone told me it was D-G-D-G-C-D.

Ok excuse my ignorance here, (I'm a drummer so that makes my question legit) but is that a drop D tunning?

[Grando Calrissian]

50 years from now, noone will remember Nirvana, Pearl Jam or for that matter any bands from the 80's on. But the Beatles, Stones, Zeppelin, Pink Floyd will still be played on radio.

Not to burst your bubble, but there has been plenty of great music and great bands since the 1980's that people will remember. The Clash, the Ramones, Talking Heads, Van Halen, U2, Metallica, and the Beastie Boys to name a few.

[discostu]

The Ramones are a 70s band. Talking Heads don't seem to be keping very much fame after breakup. The Beastie Boys couldn't even restart, they were a true one hit wonder.

Other than that you're spot on.

[Drew68]

but is that a drop D tuning?

No. A dropped D tuning is what the former guitar player for Soundgarden used. Page's tunings are what are known as Open Tunings --when an entire chord is played when strumming the guitar with no fingers on the frets.

[Senator Pardek]

"That's The Way" is so beautiful sounding and easy to play. A standard tuning guitar just does not have that effect. I think half of LZ III is alternate tuning.

[TheSpottedOwl]

I remember 8-tracks : (

My kids listen to Pink Floyd, Jimmy Hendrix, Black Sabbath, but don't seen too interested in Zep.

[Drew68]

Not to burst your bubble, but there has been plenty of great music and great bands since the 1980's that people will remember.

You are also correct. U2's music will stand the test of time.

[Senator Pardek]

However, Page used "dropped D" on "Kashmir" and "Moby Dick".