Stairway is NOT stolen Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 It's alright. I prefer Coverdale Page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithril46 Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 I agree with Steve but(not Albini) and particularly Flares. Jones and Lee were fine live however starkly not up to Page and Plant in the studio. The production and mix , although it's good to experiment, IMO just don't fit P/P. Imagine Richards and Jagger with some mainstays of Zep studio production--- long tailed reverb, sometimes cavernous, heavy delay, much ambient miking on the drums--- forget it. Not a bad album, some very good tracks, some interesting departures as mentioned. The departures to me though don't sound all that successful. "Heart" yes, but some sound like sketches, not complete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flares Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 2 hours ago, Mithril46 said: I agree with Steve but(not Albini) and particularly Flares. Jones and Lee were fine live however starkly not up to Page and Plant in the studio. The production and mix , although it's good to experiment, IMO just don't fit P/P. Imagine Richards and Jagger with some mainstays of Zep studio production--- long tailed reverb, sometimes cavernous, heavy delay, much ambient miking on the drums--- forget it. Not a bad album, some very good tracks, some interesting departures as mentioned. The departures to me though don't sound all that successful. "Heart" yes, but some sound like sketches, not complete. Yip, just so frustrating that the one time P&P go to record new material and the approach is flawed. Massive missed opportunity. Has any rehearsal material surfaced from the WIC recording sessions? I've never heard any bootlegs from that, or indeed, from No Quarter 94. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles J. White Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Think it's a solid album, I enjoy it a lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvlz2 Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Glad to finally get Walking Into Clarksdale on vinyl today, much nicer than the CD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IpMan Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 My biggest complaint with this album is that is is missing it's two best tracks, The Window & Whiskey from the Glass. Why on earth were these two tracks left off yet Burning Up and Sons of Freedom were included? Such a bizarre choice IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Lord Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 (edited) 11 hours ago, luvlz2 said: Glad to finally get Walking Into Clarksdale on vinyl today, much nicer than the CD. I've got 4 copies on vinyl (2 U.S. Pressings on Atlantic, and 2 UK pressings on Mercury). I love this album to bits, but I agree that the vinyl sounds much better than the CD; especially the UK pressing.....wow. Sad that so few like this album, because I adore it for the fact that it is essentially an album of deep cuts, and it is so nice to see Page step into a different, more restrained approach, to his playing. Glad you like your vinyl copy; a great investment on vinyl as the prices have really climbed over the years. Edited February 25, 2016 by The Dark Lord Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvlz2 Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 9 hours ago, The Dark Lord said: I've got 4 copies on vinyl (2 U.S. Pressings on Atlantic, and 2 UK pressings on Mercury). I love this album to bits, but I agree that the vinyl sounds much better than the CD; especially the UK pressing.....wow. Sad that so few like this album, because I adore it for the fact that it is essentially an album of deep cuts, and it is so nice to see Page step into a different, more restrained approach, to his playing. Glad you like your vinyl copy; a great investment on vinyl as the prices have really climbed over the years. A really inspired album for sure that I appreciate. I got the Atlantic pressing, but now would like to get the Mercury pressing in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Lord Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 1 hour ago, luvlz2 said: A really inspired album for sure that I appreciate. I got the Atlantic pressing, but now would like to get the Mercury pressing in the future. They are both good, but the Mercury pressing is definitely better. I kept a copy of each sealed, and have a play copy of each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvlz2 Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 (edited) Happy belated 18th birthday of Walking Into Clarksdale! (4/21/98). I'll celebrate to that with some Page/Plant, Walking Into Clarksdale era stuff! Edited April 23, 2016 by luvlz2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmywalnutz Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 I 've recently tried this album again. I get it but still seems more like a Plant solo album and that's not a knock. I can deal with the lackluster rhythm section but the production is horrid. Jimmy Page in Abbey Road studio seems like a match made in heaven. I have no idea why he didn't produce the darn thing. I've never heard of any significant creative differences between Jimmy and Robert . Like ITTOD it's full of nice little subtleties but I agree with the sentiment that the album needs to be completely remixed. I think I would appreciate it more. One thing you come to expect from Jimmy Page is a well produced end product even if the music leaves something to be to desired . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigante Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 (edited) Unfortunately, Jimmy didn't produce it. Even more unfortunately, Steve Albini did. No, I can't prove that was Robert's idea but, well, it seems unlikely to have been Jimmy's. Despite everything that's usually said about Albini understanding microphone placement and his ability to capture the sound of a band in a room, I feel that those are the very things he's just not much good at. Albini only ever gets a dull, flat, one-dimensional sound. Ironically, the man who really does understand microphone placement and capturing the sound of a band in a room is Jimmy Page... Edited May 18, 2016 by Brigante Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmywalnutz Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Should I be ashamed or feel lame that I've never heard of Albini ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woz70 Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 1 hour ago, Jimmywalnutz said: Should I be ashamed or feel lame that I've never heard of Albini ? Totally. Depends on the sort of music you're into generally. If you're into Nirvana, The Pixies, The Breeders, Low, PJ Harvey etc. - the more 'grungey' end of the scale then you'll be hard pressed not to have heard of him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmywalnutz Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Nope. Zep Sabbath Maiden in that order. He may good or even great in that sub genre but on Clarksdale not so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borrowed time Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 I just got this CD, fortunately, used/cheap. Its not "Zeppelin" for sure, so its more my bias probably, was expecting the same style/sound as their Zeppelin days. I'll have to listen to it after I try to overcome my putting it in a Zepp box, need to put it in its own box and re-evaluate. will check in later. HOWEVER, i did like "Please Read the Letter". Also really liked the version with Alison Krauss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stairway is NOT stolen Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 i bought it a while ago, and gave it another go. it's quite a good album, but Jimmy seems a bit restrained throughout. Alot of the guitar parts seemed very un page like. Coverdale Page seemed more like something that Page would have wrote and performed. Also, page should have produced it. It seemes a bit Murky in some places. Coverdale Page is much better, as is Outrider IMO. I'll always be a Page fan before a Zeppelin fan, and as a Artistic Statement for Page, Walking into Clarksdale seems very restrained. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk8rat Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 sadly robert plants voice was nothing like what attracted me to led zeppelin by that point. a friend bought the album and we listed to it and there were bits and pieces that were ok but to be honest, had jimmy produced it and got someone else on vocals it would have been better. it seemed like they were trying to go for a more spiritual thing (again probably more roberts idea) which I dont really care for all that much. the stuff they did in zep like kashmir and no quarter were awesome but the later stuff just seems like they ran out of creative juice and were trying to squeeze out the last drops of what the had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paimonus Rex Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 On 2/19/2016 at 10:00 PM, Flares said: I find Albini extremely annoying in the clip above. He exudes a kind of pompous nerd-chic. Plant hired him, so they got what they deserved. I actually went on youtube and listened to a few tracks from WIC for the first time in ages. With the passing of time, and reduced expectation, it's actually not bad. Just not that memorable or rousing. A lot of it sounds like demos that could have been worked on more to produce a better result. But I know that Plant was going on for a live in the studio type thing. For me, the album validates Zep's decision to split after Bonham died and illustrates how integral all four band members were to the sound. You're only getting 50 % of the magic that was Zeppelin on WIC, and it shows. Unfortunately I don't have a verifiable source for the following but it's 'alleged' that, by contract, whatever studio Mr. Albini is working in for the duration of his services, agrees to be temporarily renamed, "Maison du géant de la Douche'." Not sure how hackneyed French making things 'better' but there you go... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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