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  1. Holy Cow, looked it up on discogs, only 156 pressed on etched vinyl. Unusual for Jimmy as he seems to not be into releasing colored vinyl or anything fancy of that sort, deluxe packaging sure, but the platter is always black if I'm not mistaken. I guess it makes sense here since the 8 tracks fit on one side. Can't even buy it, but I bet it would fetch at least a 1000 in mint condition.
  2. Has Jimmy turned to God or similar religious beliefs in his later years? I remember there was an interview and when it was over Jimmy gave some really religious good will to everyone in the room invoking God and I thought that was very strange for a man with his apparent past ideology. I wish I could/remember find the interview.
  3. I think the "Stairway" represents an easy way to seek forgiveness ("all that glitters is gold") for living a less than stellar life. You hear about these maifa guys who call priests to their deathbed to get them into Heaven in the last minutes of live. Sure you did terrible things in your life but at the last minute you just ask for forgiveness and your in. I actually think it says that is possible in the Bible, but it seems so cheap, life has no meaning if you can game the system like that. Like people who are terrible all week but go to church on Sunday, clear their sins, and go back to a less than stellar way of life on Monday. Regarding the Piper, I think there is a depiction of the devil playing bagpipes and tempting you with his music. I think the piper here represents that, being swayed to do bad things, but calling upon God when it looks like it's time to pay for your crimes and when you feel everything is okay once again following the "Piper."
  4. Did Jimmy own his occult book store at this point? I would imagine he found images from simply having access to that. Also back in the day I think I found a reference for every song title on the artwork, although it's strange, the human at the bottom of the mountain seems to have a dog's face. (Black Dog) a stretch, also I don't know if the jacket's I have had have just been scratched up but it seems like there is a storm by the mountains (rain) when the levee breaks (flooding?) Also Four Sticks would be obvious from the album cover, but also in the lantern itself. I was really into this album back then and just projected my own thoughts onto the artwork LOL!!!
  5. Love this song, it has an eerie feel to it, like they are reciting some kind of tribal chant or spell, a very free and wild sounding song. For me I would eject "Misty Mountian Hop" from the album. A good enough b-side perhaps, but just kills the momentum of the album for me. The album has a very mystic feel to it, and Mountian Hop is like a parody of those themes. Doesn't fit in nicely with the rest of the record.
  6. Typically these magazines just compile old articles. I remember an AC/DC issue focusing on Bon Scott. I think the new part was the conspiracy theories surrounding Bon's stolen book of lyrics after his death and whether they were used in writing "Back in Black". As for that Page Uncut issue, Jimmy's lack of commentary 3 times sounds like a drag. I would have just edited those questions out.
  7. In some ways its better for a band to finds its feet and develop. Priest grew into an incredible band of course. You can always improve and get better, but starting out on top out of the gate, its very easy to fall down as well. You set huge expectations. A big trap in some cases.
  8. I guess Robert finds Stairway to be an albatross. Anything he does is in it's shadow. I think it was the same for Pete after Tommy. Michael Stipe after Murmur. You hit your high and of course people will never let you forget and move on. All of these musicians had their albatross when they were relatively young/fairly early in their respective careers. (Stipe,first album out of the gate).
  9. Nothing wrong with Hello Kitty, (amazing how a simple image has turned into a billion dollar industry) I was just poking fun at Gene. Didn't he claim he got Jimmy and Robert in a room and offered them like a million in cash to reunite (or something to that effect) LOL!!!
  10. Gene Simmons to Jimmy Page: Led Zeppelin is not a band ,its a "BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND." Can't wait for Zeppelin Hello Kitty and Zeppelin toilet paper.
  11. toI think its a little strange the Jimmy would let the bootleggers have the advantage of what can and cannot be released simply because they found a way to release it first, Its Jimmy's life's work and material. If this is simply a theme for these series of re-releases and not a philosophy okay then, but get the remaining "released" stuff out there at some point and please do not attach it the studio albums yet again.
  12. I would say Friends/Celebration day are psychedelic. I don't think anything on the first album fits that the description. The themes are pretty straight forward.
  13. Your probably right, I mean that does make the remaining members of The Who callous. I imagine just quitting in the middle of a tour, there has to be repercussions on some level. The truth is probably somewhere in the middle.
  14. I believe Pete simply stated that to pull out of the tour would be a complete disaster for everyone involved so it was a business decision I guess to try to do the right thing for the majority. Read Pete's autobiography and it gets ridiculous how many times the band was supposed to end but Pete finds himself being dragged back in. He really despises The Who at points.
  15. The Beatles were not a boy band. Boy Bands do not write their own music, play instruments. Before they become huge The Beatles would do 8 hour sets. Just cause they wore matching suits and happened to appeal to young females does not make them a boy band. Boy bands hardly last 3 years, and they have no legacy. Every week there is a new book about the Beatles, (what more can be said at this point?). I think Zeppelin gets a few books a year and that is still awesome. As for the early material, I don't understand the slogging. What band's of that era trumped what the Beatles were doing in the pop realm?
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