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plant can still hit the high notes
Hammer of the Cods replied to metalhead16's topic in O2 Arena Concert, London - 12.10.07
I want you so bad right now. -
O2 Big Mick info
Hammer of the Cods replied to LivewireYouthMusic's topic in O2 Arena Concert, London - 12.10.07
Those are some serious one-hitters. -
I Met Jason Bonham this weekend!
Hammer of the Cods replied to Pat's Delight's topic in O2 Arena Concert, London - 12.10.07
What did he smell like? -
I was a high school senior and was coming back from lunch when I heard it on the radio. I even remember what intersection I was at. I got to break the news to a good friend who is a drummer and a monster Zep fan.
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mikezwerin@gmail.com
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Your O2 Story
Hammer of the Cods replied to Dharmabum's topic in O2 Arena Concert, London - 12.10.07
I sat at my desk, picked my nose and followed the events on this forum. The end. -
Why No Acoustic Set?
Hammer of the Cods replied to MHD's topic in O2 Arena Concert, London - 12.10.07
I'm actually glad they didn't do it. It seems like their concerts had gotten rather formulaic: the bow thing, the acoustic thing, the boogie woogie stuff in Whole Lotta Love, etc. They came out with something unexpected, something they hadn't played in a long time, followed it with something they rarely played in concert, followed by a beefier live version of Black Dog. They played a song for the first time live, kept Dazed and Confused relatively short, played some stuff slower than before, giving it a dark, grittier edge, et. All that translated into a fresh, more powerful show. An -
Return to Knebworth
Hammer of the Cods replied to harlequin's topic in O2 Arena Concert, London - 12.10.07
I think they should play at my house. I'll put on some tea. -
When it comes to Zeppelin, the son remains the same
Hammer of the Cods replied to robertkincaid96's topic in News
I'll bet those sticks are pretty much all gone now! -
He had a cold leading up to the show, so maybe he was just backing off because of that.
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Having been a longtime musician and currently in a band that eschews cover songs and goes off into the improvisational without getting into Phish or Blues Traveler territory, I know that sometimes just jamming around leads to a new song. I'd be curious to know how much Zep, during rehearsals, just kind of jammed out on things. Considering how Jimmy writes more riffs before breakfast than just about every other band on the planet does in a career, I'd imagine just playing with the band again flushed out all kinds of new ideas. He's had decades to stew over not playing with the band, so I
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Let's say you're a journalist who actually knows something about the band, not some uppity rock-critic type that doesn't know his Custard Pie from his Carouselambra. If you had a chance to interview the band after the concert - and I've yet to see any post-concert interviews (What have they been doing since then?) - what would you ask. Here are some of my questions: 1.) Which songs were considered and barely missed the cut? Did you ever consider anything off "In Through The Out Door" or maybe even "Wearing and Tearing"? 2.) Did at any point did you find yourselves on the brink of wri
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Jimmy Page Cam --- 02 Show
Hammer of the Cods replied to Zepp-4-Life's topic in O2 Arena Concert, London - 12.10.07
Same here. On the BBC stuff, TSRTS, HTWWW, etc., I just fast-forward over the long violin stuff, partly because it's long and cliche and mostly because I like the part that follows, with Jimmy's playing right on the verge of just flying out of control. But this was something dark, raw and different. Now I'd like to hear what follows. -
Jimmy Page Cam --- 02 Show
Hammer of the Cods replied to Zepp-4-Life's topic in O2 Arena Concert, London - 12.10.07
Terrifying. Despite the crummy sound, they really brought the evil again in this one. That was the darkest, most disturbing violen solo I've heard, and I've heard A LOT of versions of that. The slowness and distortion really make it. Holy shit. -
I don't think it would be a Zep concert without a fuckup. I've got a boot called "For Badgeholders Only," and they really fuck up Kashmir good. Half the band goes one way and half the band goes the other. I've never really listened to it closely enough to figure out who did what, but there is about 20 seconds of uncomfortable fumbling around. Also, I was listening to the BBC recordings yesterday, and Plant jumps in with the chorus all over Jimmy's solo in "What Is And What ..."