Hammer of the Gods
Very soon in London, Led Zeppelin will take the stage for a massively anticipated reunion show. Which makes today a religious holiday for a girl like me. It would be my DREAM to be there. I was fortunate enough to see Zeppelin in what would be their final U.S. tour in the summer of 1977, more than 30 years ago. I was 14 years old and saw them with my best friend at the time at The Forum in Los Angeles. They played for 3.5 hours and I was completely mesmerized. The concert had a major impact on me becoming the serious music fan I am today. I can say with confidence my all-time top three bands are, chronologically speaking, the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and Fleetwood Mac. Robert Plant was my second serious rock'n' roll crush (the first was Denny Laine - DO NOT LAUGH!). (See, I was already a groupie long before Lindsey Buckingham became famous.) Tonight's show includes Jason Bonham rightly sitting in for Bonzo. This post would not be complete if I didn't mention the incomparable Jimmy Page as well as John Paul Jones.
In real life, I started work at 5:00 a.m. (ugh!) today so I could be done in time to make a doctor's appointment at 2:30 and physical therapy at 5:00. Yeah, that's my real life. But after those commitments are fulfilled, I intended to sit on the sofa, flipping channels until I find news pieces on the Zep show, and dream of a different time. ZoSo forever!
p.s. The Rover makes me wish I played the drums.
posted by LA @ 10:44 AM
7 Comments:
My sister was very into Led Zeppelin and while I liked some of their stuff, I could never really get into them. I could, however, play Stairway on the guitar. ;)
Edit, your sister has very fine taste in music.
http://www.robertplantalisonkrauss.com/site.php
This is perfection realized. Check it out you won't be disappointed. This CD rocks.
Two very different voices, one remarkable sound.
Ryan - I heard about that album, and even better, it's produced by T Bone Burnett. Thanks for the link.
It'll be interesting to read the reviews - I like Zep, but I'm not a big fan of bands that go on long boring tangents when they play live, and the few times I've seen him play in the last 20 some years (think Live-Aid) Jimmy had definitely lost a step . . .
I like a Zep song now and then. It's tough for me to get through an entire album.
how flippin sweet was that set list, too?
awesome. weighted heavily towards Physical Graffiti as it should have been.. :)
I'm trying to learn how to play The Rover on my Les Paul right now.
The chords are easy, the licks are not.
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