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The Dark Lord

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  1. You're always helpful bud, including yesterday at the other place . Did you buy on Amazon?
  2. Cool! Glad you loved the show. OzzyisDio and I are big Sabbath fans. I'm flying half way across Canada in 18 days to see two consecutive shows, and I saw them in August 2013 as well. Buy those albums! OID, tell us about that box that you just bought (above). I haven't seen that one before.
  3. I want to go on record saying that there are no truly bad Zeppelin songs. I have favorite songs and least favorite songs, but I just listened to my two least favorite songs, and thoroughly enjoyed the hell out of them. And, I will also say that every note of In Through the Out Door is epic. This album is misunderstood by many, but it is a masterpiece when you really consider what was going on when this album was recorded. I can only imagine what would have followed. ITTOD was the bridge to a new era of Zeppelin. An era that we did not get to witness.
  4. My two least favorite Zep songs are Livin Lovin Made, and Ozone Baby. The childish premise and lyrics of Ozone Baby, and the atrocious vocal harmonizer that is used on it, destroy the song for me. Carouselambra is in my top 10 favorite Zeppelin songs. A true epic masterpiece.
  5. Another anniversary is fast approaching for Coverdale Page, so it's time to reminisce a bit. I hate to say it, but I hated this album for 20 years, apart from Take a Look at Yourself, and Take Me For A Little While, which I loved. A year ago I gave it another chance, and I found that it wasn't bad. I have since listened to it about 25 times, and I have to say that I love it now. It was a very slow grower for me. It's certainly not perfect, and it suffers from a few ills, such as dated production values; atrociously immature lyrics; and too much shrieking, but I can deal with that. I think all the songs are excellent, except for Feeling Hot, which I find to be a banal turd that should have been replaced with Saccharine. So, although it took me forever to develop a taste for this album, today I would rate it a solid 7 out of 10, and I really get excited about listening to it. Page's work is stunning throughout, and yet again illustrates his ability to develop his style and approach to the guitar. I am an exception, in that I far prefer Walking into Clarksdale over CP, but I have to say that each album is brilliant in its own way, although very different from the other. Coverdale Page is a nice piece, and I'm glad that it has finally wormed its way into my heart, as in many ways it is a Page treasure, and it shows what a riff master he really is. Page's harp work on the album is astounding, as are his solos on Take Me For a Little While and Absolution Blues. Melody and Heavy Blues performed to supernatural standards.
  6. Correct. And they were usually poor recordings. I have the original Destroyer in the plastic clamshell box, on the DRGM label. It appears to be a soundboard recording, but the editing was poor.
  7. I thought that The Song Remains the Same version was pretty good, but I will forever love the LP version the best. I also agree that Robert has a terrible tendency to clutter the song up with his commentary and shrieks during the live versions. As was said earlier, that is why the 02 show was so spectacular. Robert's restraint was admirable, and like Ian Gilan on the latest Deep Purple album, "Now What?!", Robert had found a comfortable place where he could just sing, and let the beauty of the song speak for itself.
  8. That is really tough to answer, because it all depends on when the non "Do What thou Wilt" masters were made, and then distributed. And then it would depend on when each individual plant would put them into service. Some would be sooner than others. If you have the "Do what though wilt" etching, then yours is probably an early version of the new catalogue number. You would need to find out when Atlantic switched from SD 7201 to SD 19128 in the US. You may also have a record pressed by the original stampers, but with the new labels, with the new catlogue number, instead of the SD 7201 labels. Your cover and labels both say SD 19128, right? In Canada, when they made the transition, they put a sticker on the cover, overtop of the SD 7201 number, and it read SD19128; so, there was a transitional time when they were using a mish-mash of old and new, as they moved to the new catalogue number exclusively. I have a funny feeling that your record might fit right into that transitional time in the US. Bottom line: SD 19128 was the succession number to SD 7201.
  9. This is a much later official repressing, as denoted by the updated catalogue number of SD 19128, verses the original catalogue number of SD 7201.
  10. Nicely done. Those are identical to my US promo copy.
  11. Those are my pictures, and I can't do better than that to show the image. The wording looks like it was written with printed font, by someone writing the words with a ballpoint pen, and it is somewhat flowy. The writing is likely to be different for various countries, based on who created the master stampers. The UK version and the US version have different catalogue numbers, so the stampers will be different, along with the info in the run off. Perhaps you should take pictures like I did, post them here, and we can try to give you some feedback.
  12. I've been listening to this album a lot lately, along with Coverdale Page. Walking into Clarksdale has always been a cherished disc and I love everything about it. Having just listened to Most High, I am struck by what a powerful and intense song it is, and the fact that Page and Plant (and Jones a bit too) really defined that eastern influenced sub-genre of heavy rock. They are unrivaled in this area, and they may in fact be the only contemporary western heavy rock artists to make a claim on this type of music. I love the fact that this style and influence has run through so much of their music over the years. Songs such as Friends, Fours Sticks, Kashmir, In the Evening (intro), and Most High are truly enhanced by this aspect. Albums such as Unledded are founded on it. There isn't a bad example or flawed application of this style in their catalogue, and I only wish they did more of it in the Zeppelin years.
  13. +3. Bill removed himself from proceedings long after the reunion announcement had been made and many of the demos worked out. Sabbath carried on and honored their commitments, which was the right thing to do. Bill is a great guy, but he has also been the single weakest link in Sabbath. He has left them high and dry many times before. They did the right thing by accepting Bill's decision to leave, and then moving forward with their commitments.
  14. Old thread, but due for another visit. I bought WIC on the day it came out, and have it on CD and vinyl. I love it, and would give it an 8 out of 10. Although not a Zep album, it takes the ITTOD approach and develops it further. I love the fact that Page is taking a softer stance in the music, and it really allows the listener to concentrate on his rhythm and orchestration abilities, apart from being center stage and loud, as we have become accustomed to. Page has so much talent, and I love hearing him in this capacity. There are a lot of different aspects to this album, including the eastern influenced Most High, blues, rock, orchestrations, and even some nods to the past including ITTOD and Little Games. Walking is a brilliant album on so many levels, and my favorite post Zeppelin release. It was great to see Page change his focus a bit, as it showed a lot of maturity and growth, and I did not miss his out front flash at all. The production was a bit muddy, but I think that this type of album would have been very fitting for Zeppelin if they had continued to grow and develop upon the changes that we saw with ITTOD. In a word: brilliant. So was ITTOD, as both albums exposed another side to the artists who created them.
  15. That is one very special table. Always wanted one. Get her back in action.
  16. Too many to list. Most are shelved, but my daily driver is a Technics SL 3300. I've also got a Marantz 6100 and a Micro Seiki BL 31, amongst others. Funny thing. I bought my Technics SL 3300 new in box when it was 17 years old. I found it at a garage sale, unused. $10 for the works. It is 35 years old now, and still mint. A really fine table, but not amongst the exotic brands.
  17. Cool. He used his bow on Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor AND I'm Confused back then. Must have been a sight to see!
  18. No, I didn't ask him about his beliefs, and I think it is rude to push one's "religious" beliefs on others, so I respectfully kept mine to myself. No offence intended, but your beliefs are your beliefs, and you should consider doing the same.
  19. In the old days we just had fan clubs, and sent a self addressed envelope to an address so that we could get an official letter. I understand the concept here, but calling it religion is going to put most people off. I am Christian and content in my beliefs, and I believe that Led Zeppelin are a great band....nothing less, nothing more. Their poetry is not worthy of worship, like a false idol, but it is worthy of respect. I can enjoy my God, my religion, and Led Zeppelin without deceiving myself to believe that their music is so inspired as to sanctioned by a higher power.
  20. Indeed, I will. Thank-you. Is the little fishing village on the Fraser River Steveston ally?
  21. Most kind. All the best to you at Christmas too.
  22. What a beautiful creature. They are so intelligent and feeling.
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