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All of My Love;A Disservice?


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All Of My Love is a let down on the companion.A lo-fi mono? mix that Page just seems to have tossed out.I think he has done the song a disservice.He has stated that he has never really liked the song and yes it is a bit light and poppy ballad.Whole Lotta Love it ain't.It features some lovely guitar and that gorgeous keyboard solo.And it would have been no trouble at all to tack on that extended solo.And of course it's Roberts lament to his son.AND it was written by Jones and Plant.AND the album is generally veiwed as Jones and Plants.AND could this be why the companion in general is lacklustre.Maybe i am wrong but i think Coda may have received more attention.After coming after the Epic Carouselambra which features the 'more upfront guitar'we are suddenly brought down to a muddy AOML.

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I think Jimmy blew his ITTOD wad on Coda, so it's not surprising that the ITTOD companion disc is not as good as some may have hoped. Nonetheless, it seems that this deluxe edition did get short shrift from Jimmy, which is not really surprising, given his level of involvement in the song writing. BTW, I'd take All My Love over the highly overrated Whole Lotta Love, all day long.

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I personally believe that the ITTOD Reissue was more or less a double Fuck You by Jimmy.

 

1.  It's his least favorite album, consequently he put little effort into it.

 

2.  The bootleggers already released a treasure trove of glorious Outtakes from those sessions, isolated drum tracks, extended All My Love, etc.  I think Jimmy was pissed off about it.

 

 

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The long version of All My Love deserves the wider recognition that would've come if it'd been included on the companion disc. I know Jimmy didn't want to issue stuff that was widely available on bootleg, but in addition to the wonderful one-take vocal from Robert and some great melodic guitar from Jimmy, the long version also lacks JPJ's solo - so this version could've qualified for inclusion under Jimmy's 'work in progress' policy. Ah well. For me, this (along with maybe an excerpt from Swan Song) is the biggest omission from the reissue programme - the vocals and guitar that carry on after the point at which the 'real' version has faded out really do deserve to be heard more widely. A great shame.  

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I personally believe that the ITTOD Reissue was more or less a double Fuck You by Jimmy.

1.  It's his least favorite album, consequently he put little effort into it.

 

I wouldn't go as far as accusing Jimmy of not putting any effort into the remastered ITTOD, the companion disc I can't comment on, but the actual remastering of the core album itself was sublime, the best sounding of all the remastered albums next to III...

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I think Jimmy blew his ITTOD wad on Coda, so it's not surprising that the ITTOD companion disc is not as good as some may have hoped. Nonetheless, it seems that this deluxe edition did get short shrift from Jimmy, which is not really surprising, given his level of involvement in the song writing. BTW, I'd take All My Love over the highly overrated Whole Lotta Love, 

Whole Lotta Love blew me out on the radio when i was a kid in the early 70s.As i have matured All Of My Love gets more air time.The last time WLL was played was when LZ11 reissue came out then quietly filed away. 

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Yes considering Jimmy's diminished role in I T T O D  I can see this album not being -
his pride and joy compared to the others, therefore not getting the attention the others got.

I suppose Jimmy could debate that and say he produced it and had a say, but anyone
who listens to Led Zeppelin can see the marked difference between I T T O D  VS.
all other Led Zeppelin albums
 

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I agree.....something is missing from this companion cd. Although in regards to it being a commercial release..,they should have printed the lyrics to carouselambra, like stairway. Carouselambra is my go to song here, it is an epic song...even though i dont know what the hell its about.

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you all sound like ungrateful, 'entitled' jackasses... 

Yes, well said.

The idea of Jimmy Page using the reissue of a Led Zeppelin album to spite former bandmates and shortchange paying fans is just beyond reason. I trust his decisions regarding material for the companion discs were thoughtful ones and i don't know what he has to gain by compromising the integrity of the the music and legacy of the band at this point, probably his last chance to oversee re-releases.

Nothing has ever been released under the name Led Zeppelin which didn't have JP's stamp of approval. If he ever had any problem with any aspect of ITTOD, he never would have signed off on it in 1979 and gone on to perform the songs on stage. Listen again. It's clear he was significantly involved and took pride in this album.

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As far as I am concerned, the inclusion of Epic was worth the price alone. Then you have the amazing job the remastering process brought forth, especially in regard to bass & drums. Plus, I love the original, Egyptian sounding into to ITE on the outtake.

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I T T O D has always received the most slack hasn't it. I do agree Jimmy Page would never place the LZ sign of approval
on anything he felt was sub-par. He is a stickler for LZ's great sound in the studio and has no reason to short change anyone

 But...

It always seem that many fans leans towards I T T O D as being their least favourite of all Zep albums for whatever
personal reason:unsure:,  so I do wonder if  people find it a scapegoat to find fault with?  i.e. sound/content/quality. 
I don't know for sure. I'm just shooting off ideas on why some pooh-pooh it.

If you're somebody who loves it then awesome!! Sit back pour a drink and enjoy!! If you're not, well that's okay too because the
good news is there's a wealth of great Led Zeppelin music to listen to. :D

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My guesstimation about why Presence and ITTOD get so much flack is that these albums are where a lot of fans couldn't or weren't ready to grow with the music and got left behind. So the albums became scapegoats for confused feelings. "It wasn't what I expected so it's inferior". Same with the companion discs. "They're not what I expected so there is something wrong". If one can resolve their confused feelings, then maybe one won't have to pooh-pooh things they can't, won't, or refuse to understand.

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My guesstimation about why Presence and ITTOD get so much flack is that these albums are where a lot of fans couldn't or weren't ready to grow with the music and got left behind. So the albums became scapegoats for confused feelings. "It wasn't what I expected so it's inferior". Same with the companion discs. "They're not what I expected so there is something wrong". If one can resolve their confused feelings, then maybe one won't have to pooh-pooh things they can't, won't, or refuse to understand.

 

 exactly.  B)

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My guesstimation about why Presence and ITTOD get so much flack is that these albums are where a lot of fans couldn't or weren't ready to grow with the music and got left behind. So the albums became scapegoats for confused feelings. "It wasn't what I expected so it's inferior". Same with the companion discs. "They're not what I expected so there is something wrong". If one can resolve their confused feelings, then maybe one won't have to pooh-pooh things they can't, won't, or refuse to understand.

I enjoyed Presence immensely, ITTOD not at all. Just don't like it, probably never will, so I don't care if there is a 20 minute version of AOML, but that's ok.

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On 9/12/2015 at 7:49 PM, middlezep said:

I agree.....something is missing from this companion cd. Although in regards to it being a commercial release..,they should have printed the lyrics to carouselambra, like stairway. Carouselambra is my go to song here, it is an epic song...even though i dont know what the hell its about.

Naturally these things are open to interpretation, but I think Carouselambra describes Plant's feelings towards the band at the time. I think the first portion of the lyrics describes the band in their heyday, when things were good and exciting and fun. The second section shows a shadow growing, that everyone seems to be trying to ignore. And then I think the final section touches upon Karac's death and Plant leaving the tour and Page not showing up to the funeral, and other general feelings about those matters.

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I think that the "20 minute" All My Love is an urban legend that might have grown of some weird combination of the 20 minute Helter Skelter (that actually exists) and the slightly extended version (which also actually exists.)  It is a shame the extended version wasn't released, but I think what would have been way better is an official release of Zurich concert from the 1980 tour.  It has three ITTOD songs and the FM source is even better than the Paris 69 he did release.  One of the best Achille's Last Stands as well!

Anyway, I feel All My Love is generally underrated.  It's some of their best lyrics, and beautiful performed.

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7 hours ago, Balthazor said:

Naturally these things are open to interpretation, but I think Carouselambra describes Plant's feelings towards the band at the time. I think the first portion of the lyrics describes the band in their heyday, when things were good and exciting and fun. The second section shows a shadow growing, that everyone seems to be trying to ignore. And then I think the final section touches upon Karac's death and Plant leaving the tour and Page not showing up to the funeral, and other general feelings about those matters.

Your correct.  Robert  must have been so crushed when Jimmy and John Paul did not show up to his Son's funeral. Its quite obvious to me its one of the reasons Robert  never wanted to regroup.  It bothers him deeply today and rightfully so.  I, like Robert  hate that excuse that they could not make it. What crap! Im sure they both apologized profusely to him and time heals all wounds, but in Roberts mind its like yesterday. If you have kids you might know what I mean.

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55 minutes ago, Justfred said:

Your correct.  Robert  must have been so crushed when Jimmy and John Paul did not show up to his Son's funeral. Its quite obvious to me its one of the reasons Robert  never wanted to regroup.  It bothers him deeply today and rightfully so.  I, like Robert  hate that excuse that they could not make it. What crap! Im sure they both apologized profusely to him and time heals all wounds, but in Roberts mind its like yesterday. If you have kids you might know what I mean.

Certainly the lack of Page had to be devastating, and I think that's what the "where was your word, where did you go? Where was your helping, where was your bow?" lines refer to. Jones I'm not sure about, I'd read that Plant and Jones didn't really have much of a friendship until they worked on ITTOD together. But either way, it had to be devastating.

I never really understood Carouselambra at all until I did a whole lot of reading about the band and about Plant's feelings about the band, then suddenly the lyrics just seemed to make so much sense. Now I think they're some of Plant's best lyrics.

It's funny how time changes things. When I was 16 I thought Carouselambra was by far Zeppelin's lamest song. 30 years later it's one of my favorites.

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1 hour ago, Balthazor said:

Certainly the lack of Page had to be devastating, and I think that's what the "where was your word, where did you go? Where was your helping, where was your bow?" lines refer to. Jones I'm not sure about, I'd read that Plant and Jones didn't really have much of a friendship until they worked on ITTOD together. But either way, it had to be devastating.

I never really understood Carouselambra at all until I did a whole lot of reading about the band and about Plant's feelings about the band, then suddenly the lyrics just seemed to make so much sense. Now I think they're some of Plant's best lyrics.

It's funny how time changes things. When I was 16 I thought Carouselambra was by far Zeppelin's lamest song. 30 years later it's one of my favorites.

I agree with you again . It's almost like the lyrics are cryptic . I wonder if Jimmy noticed them at the time . I always had a dislike for the way the vocals were lost in the mix, but I like the song very much . 

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2 minutes ago, Justfred said:

I agree with you again . It's almost like the lyrics are cryptic . I wonder if Jimmy noticed them at the time . I always had a dislike for the way the vocals were lost in the mix, but I like the song very much . 

That's one of the things I like about Plant's better lyrics, they have a meaning but you have to dig a little to find it. On the other hand, I don't think any amount of digging can turn up a meaning to the "tadpole in a jar" line from Dancing Days. Talk about cryptic, that's like a Dio level of cryptic.

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27 minutes ago, Balthazor said:

I don't think any amount of digging can turn up a meaning to the "tadpole in a jar" line from Dancing Days. Talk about cryptic, that's like a Dio level of cryptic.

Just use the search function here. It's been discussed many times.

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On 9/14/2015 at 5:32 AM, Badgeholder Still said:

My guesstimation about why Presence and ITTOD get so much flack is that these albums are where a lot of fans couldn't or weren't ready to grow with the music and got left behind. So the albums became scapegoats for confused feelings. "It wasn't what I expected so it's inferior". Same with the companion discs. "They're not what I expected so there is something wrong". If one can resolve their confused feelings, then maybe one won't have to pooh-pooh things they can't, won't, or refuse to understand.

I couldn't have put it better myself. 

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On 2/3/2016 at 9:19 PM, SteveAJones said:

Just use the search function here. It's been discussed many times.

Haven't read the discussions about it but my guess was That the Lion refers to a father and the tadpole in a jar was a reference to an abortion his daughter had due to her summer antics

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