[Heeplist] Led Zeppelin Deluxe Remasters

[Wayne Catalde]

I'm not a huge Zeppelin fan, and I don't have any problem with anyone who 
doesn't like the band, but IMO anyone who calls Zeppelin overrated is 
suffering from jealousy that they have become the most important hard rock 
band in history.

Jay


This is such a great statement that it begged for a re-post.

I believe you've hit the nail on the head Jay! To lesson the impact that 
Zeppelin had on heavy blues based RnR is nothing short of a cheap shot based 
in jealousy that a band so shunned by the critics in their heyday has now 
become the benchmark that embodies everything that RnR is meant to be.

Led Zeppelin were more than just a band, they were the perfect combination 
of the most intense elements music has to offer, passion, mystery and 
virtuoso musicianship. Led Zeppelin were searching for something, they 
weren't content being in one place, one genre, one style, they were always 
searching for something new. They could do anything, and did! The only thing 
capable of de-railing the mighty Zeppelin was the tragic death of John 
Bonham September 25, 1980.

I consider Jimmy Page an absolute genius possessed. Jimmy Page took the 
guitar to a whole new level, and he did it in such a magnificently human and 
imperfect way. Page plays with the passion of an old bluesman possessed at 
the crossroads. Zeppelin concerts were like exorcisms for both band and 
audience. You don't simply listen to a Zeppelin live show, your absolutely 
drenched in emotion from start to finish. The previously mentioned January 
9, 1970 show at the Royal Albert Hall is the perfect example. Zeppelin had 
the ability to bring you to tears one minuet and fill you with joy the next, 
careening and smashing through the room like a speeding train out of control 
all in a mater of moments, it's a rollercoaster ride of emotion. Led 
Zeppelin were not just another band of musicians playing their instruments, 
they were like an emotional conduit taking their audience on a musical 
journey of soundscapes like no other.

Love them or hate them you can't simply dismiss the legacy they've left in 
their wake.

W