This incredible movie is free with ads on Youtube now. Everyone should see it as it is an amazing concert flick, a visual record of the high water mark of the arena rock era, and a profound historical document.
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(1) – The only rock and roll release I have on cassette, vinyl, cd, and digitized is Aerosmith’s Toys in the Attic. I played that album so much in high school and college, and because it is still in rotation when I am at Planet Fitness, I have probably listened to Toys more than any …
75 Albums in 75 Days – Led Zeppelin: LED ZEPPELIN IV [aka ZOSO, FOUR SYMBOLS, UNTITLED], by Tom Kipp
Having completed my “50 Albums in 50 Days” expansion of Mr. Chris Estey’s August 24th directive “to post 25 albums in 25 days that have had a major CREATIVE impact on you”, I’ve decided to add a THIRD [slash] final batch of 25, in order to fill some remaining “gaps”—at least as I perceive such …
Within the last decade or so major league baseball stadiums have piped in player-selected songs when the batter approaches the batters box. The practice then spread to the high school level. When my son played varsity ball as a junior I noticed to my chagrin that all but two of the players chose a song …
This solo/instrumental song, “White Summer,” from 1970, was never on any of their original LPs – but captures perfectly Page’s ability to borrow and steal and make it his own. Yes, I know he got some riffs from Bert Jansch, which Jansch got from Anne Briggs, and let’s not forgot Davy Graham and several American …
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Killer version — check out the 5:20 mark when the drums kick in! – John Petkovic and his band, Cobra Verde, enjoy life to the fullest in Cleveland, Ohio.
“When The Levee Breaks” – Kristin Hersh. Know everything about this LZ song? NOPE! Plug into this + get hella lifted n loved. – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days
Tantalizingly wondrous. This is the Egg McMuffin of mashups:
Today is the 40th Anniversary of the release of Led Zeppelin IV, the high water mark of the rock era. Thanks to Sir Tom Kipp for notifying me of this momentous release date anniversary. By “high water mark,” I mean the point where the wave crested and broke. It’s not that there would be no …
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Thanks to Revel Smith, who adds, “Wait for it . . . at 2:40 HE GOES FULL STRUT MEGA KASHMIR.”
“This has one of the sexiest vibes in a Led Zep song… Raw and grinding… This is definitely the “shine” era for this group, (in my opinion)…” – Jay Lang
After much negotiation, Ron Swanson submitted the following Top 25 list: I am not married to the list per se, but here’s the thought process, such as it is: put this out on the blog (more or less as is) and then add a link asking readers to vote for their fav songs to replace …
By Tom Kipp “If I had to boil down for a Martian what “it” IS that made rock music the joy of my life, there could be no finer aural aid than this [The Sonics version of “Louie Louie” ] guitar/vocal Tandem Scream from the Id. They say Grunge was “raw”, but it may as …