I watched the first three hours of the Earl's Court video recently and I noticed how much Robert talks between songs - mostly to himself but occasionally to the band. It's much better than just leaping on stage, whacking out a full set before bowing out for the night. You'd feel much more of a part of an experience if the band actually appeared human during the gig, I think.
My favourite bit, not actually from that gig, is at the end of No Quarter recorded in Seattle in 1977. On this he says:
"Well I guess it's a funny thing to tell you that when you're deaf in one ear, but do you know what's happened? It's clear again! It's the strangest cure I've ever known."
There was also one point I think on the Earl's Court gig where Robert says something about "There's always the Eighties!" - if only he knew...
Mr Woo
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Darlene (I love you)
bonzo,
coda,
darlene,
in through the out door,
jimmy page,
john bonham,
john paul jones,
jonesy,
miss k,
robert plant,
underrated tracks
One of my favourite Zeppelin tracks is a lesser listened-to ditty called Darlene.
Originally recorded for In Through The Out Door, it was omitted, (along with Ozone Baby and Wearing And Tearing) due to time-restrictions and was only brought to the light of day when Coda was released in '82. It's a highly overlooked song due to it being on "the album that no one really listens to" but I urge you to give it another try for five good reasons.
1. Page. On this song, his riffs and solos are perfection. The riff has that catchy, bouncy quality that makes you want to dance, or at least nod your head in time depending on which is more your style. The two solos are smooth and reasonably lengthy, but not so long that they take away from the jive-quality of the number.
2. Jonesy. This is a wonderful stage for Jonesy's piano playing to take form. He goes from bluesy to almost-honky-tonk in a matter of seconds and can I just say two words? Piano solo. Not many songs can pull of a piano solo, but Darlene does.
3. Robert. For a song that's main lyric is simply "Oooh Darlene", Robert manages to make you feel like you're listening to some of the most important lines in history. He sings every "oooh" slightly differently to the next and manages to sound raspy and bluesy, yet smooth and rock n' roll at the same time. Plus, I love the nod to Don McLean's American Pie with the line "With a pink carnation and a pickup truck.".
4. Bonzo. Now, I didn't actually notice this until recently, but I tend to be drawn to songs that Bonzo had the most credit for. The Ocean being the most notable. He seems to like his riff-driven simple yet powerful songs and I think Darlene is a perfect example of that.
5. 2 in 1. Led Zeppelin seem to be very good at creating one song out of two. A lot of their songs start out in one style and then slowly flow into another and Darlene has an aspect of that.
So go give it another listen, please and see what you think.
~Miss K
Originally recorded for In Through The Out Door, it was omitted, (along with Ozone Baby and Wearing And Tearing) due to time-restrictions and was only brought to the light of day when Coda was released in '82. It's a highly overlooked song due to it being on "the album that no one really listens to" but I urge you to give it another try for five good reasons.
1. Page. On this song, his riffs and solos are perfection. The riff has that catchy, bouncy quality that makes you want to dance, or at least nod your head in time depending on which is more your style. The two solos are smooth and reasonably lengthy, but not so long that they take away from the jive-quality of the number.
2. Jonesy. This is a wonderful stage for Jonesy's piano playing to take form. He goes from bluesy to almost-honky-tonk in a matter of seconds and can I just say two words? Piano solo. Not many songs can pull of a piano solo, but Darlene does.
3. Robert. For a song that's main lyric is simply "Oooh Darlene", Robert manages to make you feel like you're listening to some of the most important lines in history. He sings every "oooh" slightly differently to the next and manages to sound raspy and bluesy, yet smooth and rock n' roll at the same time. Plus, I love the nod to Don McLean's American Pie with the line "With a pink carnation and a pickup truck.".
4. Bonzo. Now, I didn't actually notice this until recently, but I tend to be drawn to songs that Bonzo had the most credit for. The Ocean being the most notable. He seems to like his riff-driven simple yet powerful songs and I think Darlene is a perfect example of that.
5. 2 in 1. Led Zeppelin seem to be very good at creating one song out of two. A lot of their songs start out in one style and then slowly flow into another and Darlene has an aspect of that.
So go give it another listen, please and see what you think.
~Miss K
Misheard Lyrics
I'm not a lyrics person but I know when I've misheard something.
The Rain Song has a line "I've felt the coldness of my winter" and yet the way Robert Plant sings it, it sounds like "A Phil Collins of my winter". Silly Percy.
I'm sure there are many others which will feature on here at some point...sorry!
Mr Woo
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