I don't care how long your pieces are, so long as they are entertaining and informative reads, I will keep reading.
Loved this entry into your series. I love Led Zeppelin and of course have all of their studio releases. The funny thing is, I don't tend to listen to them nearly as much as my love for the band might suggest.
"Runes", "Untitled" or "Led Zeppelin IV" or whatever way you choose to identify it is my favorite from their discography and the one I listen to in full most often. And yes, "Stairway to Heaven" is the perfect song. And the cover that Ann and Nancy Wilson from Heart did at the Kennedy Center Honors is probably the most stunning cover of the song as well. Everything works with both the song and with the album as a whole.
And I love "Going to California" as well. While I can't carry a tune in a bucket, the opening part of the lyrics/vocals of that song always find me singing along (so long as nobody is around to her the off-key bleating).
I need to go back and listen to the songs you found the lyrics so disgusting to deal with. Maybe from all the times I have listened to the songs I just don't hear it anymore. Be fun to see if I say, "WHAT THE HELL?" or just shrug and move past it. Given time, I may even go ahead and do a re-listen to the whole studio catalog with a critical ear towards what I'm hearing.
I never saw Led Zeppelin in concert. I was just 9 when they broke up after John Bonham's death. But I did see Robert Plant in a solo show. But I tell you, I would have loved to see them live at the peak of their powers.
I don't care how long your pieces are, so long as they are entertaining and informative reads, I will keep reading.
Loved this entry into your series. I love Led Zeppelin and of course have all of their studio releases. The funny thing is, I don't tend to listen to them nearly as much as my love for the band might suggest.
"Runes", "Untitled" or "Led Zeppelin IV" or whatever way you choose to identify it is my favorite from their discography and the one I listen to in full most often. And yes, "Stairway to Heaven" is the perfect song. And the cover that Ann and Nancy Wilson from Heart did at the Kennedy Center Honors is probably the most stunning cover of the song as well. Everything works with both the song and with the album as a whole.
And I love "Going to California" as well. While I can't carry a tune in a bucket, the opening part of the lyrics/vocals of that song always find me singing along (so long as nobody is around to her the off-key bleating).
I need to go back and listen to the songs you found the lyrics so disgusting to deal with. Maybe from all the times I have listened to the songs I just don't hear it anymore. Be fun to see if I say, "WHAT THE HELL?" or just shrug and move past it. Given time, I may even go ahead and do a re-listen to the whole studio catalog with a critical ear towards what I'm hearing.
I never saw Led Zeppelin in concert. I was just 9 when they broke up after John Bonham's death. But I did see Robert Plant in a solo show. But I tell you, I would have loved to see them live at the peak of their powers.