[Heeplist] Led Zeppelin Deluxe Remasters

[Pete Wharton]

An interesting thought, Jay. However, I would consider the Kinks to have had
a more defining input into the formation of Hard Rock than Led Zeppelin.  I
can take or leave Led Zeppelin personally and leave everyone to enthuse
about their few albums that contained some fairly decent stuff. From that
era, I would far rather listen to Chicago, The Nice, ELP, CCR. But then, I
am just a strange English weirdo who never seems to get what everyone else
does :-)

Cheers,

Pete

PS I won't reply as I shall just delete anything with the above subject line
:-)



-----Original Message-----
From: Heeplist [mailto:heeplist-bounces at travellersintime.com] On Behalf Of
Wayne Catalde
Sent: 01 April 2014 17:43
To: Jay Pearson
Cc: Heepsters Mailing List (Travellers in Time)
Subject: Re: [Heeplist] Led Zeppelin Deluxe Remasters

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 


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