Giordano Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 so what records of contemporary artists did they listen to during their 68-76 high flying days? obviously we have those old blues records, The Elvis stuff from their adolescent days and all the tunes they famously "borrowed" from. I'm more interested in the albums of their colleques that they appreciated. let's make a list. ---- I'll kick it off: Plant has been heard to say he was into late 60's west coast bands like Moby Grape, Love & Buffalo Springfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Polka. And Slade. Seriously, there's probably a tgread for this already...but I'll let Jahfin find it. He's better at it than I am. In addition to the 60s West Coast bands you mention(Moby Grape et al.), you can also add: Incredible String Band Fleetwood Mac(Peter Green era) Fairport Convention Bert Jansch Joni Mitchell Neil Young Little Feat Yes Rory Gallagher Free Bad Company Isaac Hayes The Isley Brothers Motown Stax soul and funk ZZ Top Just a few off the top of my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Still a favorite album of Robert's: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aen27 Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 I read somewhere Jimmy liked Spirit. I bought their soundtrack of Model Shop early on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgeholder Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 They were crankin' Bob Marley's 'Catch a Fire' at the Riot House. There's a picture of Jimmy holding up the lp somewhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giordano Posted August 1, 2012 Author Share Posted August 1, 2012 They were crankin' Bob Marley's 'Catch a Fire' at the Riot House. There's a picture of Jimmy holding up the lp somewhere Right, Burnin' Nice one, badgeholder !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Page and Plant have both gone on record as being huge fans of Little Feat. And, as I'm sure everyone is aware, Plant later brought in Richie Hayward to play on Shaken' n' Stirred. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chillumpuffer Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Burnin' is a great album and besides the influence of Reggae on D'yer Maker they also closed the Earls Court series of gigs by dropping the beats in Communication Breakdown for the encore on 25th May. Great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giordano Posted August 1, 2012 Author Share Posted August 1, 2012 Page and Plant have both gone on record as being huge fans of Little Feat. and rightly so ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aen27 Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 You must remember Les Paul, especially for Jimmy (He loves "Bye Bye Blues" and mentioned it in OTD.) Of course for especially Jimmy and Robert, Elvis Presley. I think it was Earls Court where Robert says they would now go listen to Bob Marley and the Wailers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 You must remember Les Paul, especially for Jimmy (He loves "Bye Bye Blues" and mentioned it in OTD.) Yes, but as the OP wrote, he's asking for contemporary acts that the band listened to during their 1969-80 reign. Bands that were part of the scene, putting out records and touring along with Zeppelin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aen27 Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Yes, but as the OP wrote, he's asking for contemporary acts that the band listened to during their 1969-80 reign. Bands that were part of the scene, putting out records and touring along with Zeppelin. Yes, I only mentioned them because they we big enough to them to mention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagittarius Rising Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 The Police, Rush, and Captain & Tenille (Muskrat Love in particular). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anjin-san Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 The Police, Rush, and Captain & Tenille (Muskrat Love in particular). Pardon @hole? The members of Led Zeppelin when farther back,...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giordano Posted August 2, 2012 Author Share Posted August 2, 2012 The Police, Rush, and Captain & Tenille (Muskrat Love in particular). The Police, Rush, and Captain & Tenille (Muskrat Love in particular). The Police and Rush I could run with.... but captain&tenille ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkyPhantom Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Polka. And Slade. Seriously, there's probably a tgread for this already...but I'll let Jahfin find it. He's better at it than I am. In addition to the 60s West Coast bands you mention(Moby Grape et al.), you can also add: Incredible String Band Fleetwood Mac(Peter Green era) Fairport Convention Bert Jansch Joni Mitchell Neil Young Little Feat Yes Rory Gallagher Free Bad Company Isaac Hayes The Isley Brothers Motown Stax soul and funk ZZ Top Just a few off the top of my head. ZZ Top really? I find that so intriguing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giordano Posted August 2, 2012 Author Share Posted August 2, 2012 ZZtop. could be.... Mr. Billy Gibbons has a great Les Paul tone. Something that would no doubt have interested mr. Page. Plus their early records are quite gritty...a bit camp...but gritty. Nothing like that "gimme all your lovin'- 80's stuff" the went on to do later on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledded1 Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Jimmy was influenced by Clapton's Let it grow, without which Stairway would have been denied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giordano Posted August 2, 2012 Author Share Posted August 2, 2012 you mean http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXXThSZjNvQ I can hear the musical resemblance. what do you mean by "would have been denied" I hardly think Page got the sequence from this tune as Let It grow was on 461 Ocean Boulevard, wich was released in 1974. LZ IV was from 71 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truth and beauty Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 you mean http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXXThSZjNvQ I hardly think Page got the sequence from this tune as Let It grow was on 461 Ocean Boulevard, wich was released in 1974. LZ IV was from 71 First point: THANKYOU for the opportunity to listen again to a song I really remember from that era.... and I almost certainly wouldn't remember it if it had pre-dated Stairway... I was catching up when I first listened to Stairway . So unlike Led Zeppelin, I probably HAD listened to this Clapton song first. But Stairway was like something I'd never, ever heard. No comparison anyway : I kind of have a soft spot for the Clapton song ( mushy feelings about any song I know from those days ) but it really doesn't approach Stairway . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyRaynes Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 First point: THANKYOU for the opportunity to listen again to a song I really remember from that era.... and I almost certainly wouldn't remember it if it had pre-dated Stairway... I was catching up when I first listened to Stairway . So unlike Led Zeppelin, I probably HAD listened to this Clapton song first. But Stairway was like something I'd never, ever heard. No comparison anyway : I kind of have a soft spot for the Clapton song ( mushy feelings about any song I know from those days ) but it really doesn't approach Stairway . Agree/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaiser Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Jimmy was influenced by Clapton's Let it grow, without which Stairway would have been denied. From Eric Clapton's book "Clapton: The Autobiography" page 148: "One of the songs I had started was coming along quite well, and I was very proud of my inventiveness in the verse. This was "Let It Grow", and it was several years before I realized that I had totally ripped off "Stairway To Heaven", the famous Zeppelin anthem, a cruel justice seeing as how I'd always been a severe critic of theirs." Now this can be put to rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 From Eric Clapton's book "Clapton: The Autobiography" page 148: "One of the songs I had started was coming along quite well, and I was very proud of my inventiveness in the verse. This was "Let It Grow", and it was several years before I realized that I had totally ripped off "Stairway To Heaven", the famous Zeppelin anthem, a cruel justice seeing as how I'd always been a severe critic of theirs." Now this can be put to rest. Well done Kaiser. It's baffling that it ever became an issue. It's like saying "Going to California" wouldn't have existed without "Given to Fly". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docron Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Right, Burnin' Nice one, badgeholder !! [you took the easy one]. [the real question is can anyone determine any of the albums on the couch]? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggie29 Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Crosby, Stlls, Nash & Young. Steely Dan. Jimmy has often said this is his favourite guitar solo of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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