[Heeplist] Led Zeppelin Deluxe Remasters

[Shawn Mctopy]

*Jimmy Page*


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On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 2:20 PM, Pete Wharton <heeplistpete at ntlworld.com>wrote:

> 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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