Krish Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 1. What is Custard Pie about? 2. What is The Crunge about? 3. I heard that Jimmy recorded 14 guitars at once in Achilles Last Stand - what part of the song has 14 guitars playing simultaneously? 4. Why is ALS called Achilles Last Stand? There's a reference to Atlas in the song - did Robert mean for the song to be titled Atlas' Last Stand and there was a screw-up when the sleeve of Presence went to press? 5. Were there separate tours for No Quarter: Unledded and Walkling Into Clarksdale? 6. Why did Robert shelve the touring plans in 1999? Thanks everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popeyedrums Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 1. What is Custard Pie about? I do not how to put this politey. This song is about muff diving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonham Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 1. What is Custard Pie about? 2. What is The Crunge about? 3. I heard that Jimmy recorded 14 guitars at once in Achilles Last Stand - what part of the song has 14 guitars playing simultaneously? 4. Why is ALS called Achilles Last Stand? There's a reference to Atlas in the song - did Robert mean for the song to be titled Atlas' Last Stand and there was a screw-up when the sleeve of Presence went to press? 5. Were there separate tours for No Quarter: Unledded and Walkling Into Clarksdale? 6. Why did Robert shelve the touring plans in 1999? Thanks everyone. 1. It's about sex I think, like a few of their songs. It's basically what you make it though. 2. The Crunge is sort of a tribute to James Brown, hence the no bridge. James would always say "Go to the bridge!" or "Let's do the bridge!", whereas in the Crunge, Robert says, "Where's that confounded bridge?" 3. Yea, he called it his "army of guitars". 4. Robert named it "Achilles'" because of the time when he was in his wheelchair recording the song, he stood up in joy forgetting his injury and fell over. That's why it was named Achilles' as in, Achilles' Heel. Also, it's his favourite Led Zeppelin song. 5. Possibly, I wouldn't know. 6. Maybe because he felt as though he would rather move on instead of go back to the past. Who knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsessedwithzeppelin Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 I think the Unledded tour was in '95, & the WIC was in '98. Could be wrong though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyPage1977 Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 I think the Unledded tour was in '95, & the WIC was in '98. Could be wrong though. No Quarter: Unledded was in 1995 and promoted the DVD and CD with the same names. It was derived from a MTV Unplugged show that Robert was obligated to perform. It grew from there. Walking Into Clarkesdale was in 1998 and promoted the CD of the same name. It featured a much smaller group of musicians and Jimmy carried the weight of the guitar work on his own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul - on the old site Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 No Quarter: Unledded was in 1995 and promoted the DVD and CD with the same names. It was derived from a MTV Unplugged show that Robert was obligated to perform. It grew from there. Walking Into Clarkesdale was in 1998 and promoted the CD of the same name. It featured a much smaller group of musicians and Jimmy carried the weight of the guitar work on his own. No Quarter did come off the back of the MTV special, but back then it was only on VHS (and really badly mixed too). I even think the CD came later than that - I remember having the tape.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyPage1977 Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 No Quarter did come off the back of the MTV special, but back then it was only on VHS (and really badly mixed too). I even think the CD came later than that - I remember having the tape.... Yeah, I think that you are right about the VHS! I even have the live show from that tour still on VHS! I need to remedy that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mos6507 Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 No Quarter/Unledded also actually came out on laserdisc. This was in the days right before DVDs came out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris. Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 1. What is Custard Pie about? Sex. It's partially a cover of Bukka White's "Shake 'Em on Down" (the things being shaken down, of course, are the girl's night shirt and morning gown). 2. What is The Crunge about? About three minutes of improvised James Brown jokes. 3. I heard that Jimmy recorded 14 guitars at once in Achilles Last Stand - what part of the song has 14 guitars playing simultaneously? This is an exaggeration. Four guitars harmonize with each other throughout the song (not including the bass). 4. Why is ALS called Achilles Last Stand? There's a reference to Atlas in the song - did Robert mean for the song to be titled Atlas' Last Stand and there was a screw-up when the sleeve of Presence went to press? It's a joke on the fact that Robert had just broken his ankle ("Achilles' heel" -- get it?) 5. Were there separate tours for No Quarter: Unledded and Walkling Into Clarksdale? I don't think No Quarter involved a tour. The latter album did, although it wound up becoming a Zeppelin set-list -- exactly what Robert hadn't wanted (rightly), which was why he canceled the last leg, confusing Jimmy. 6. Why did Robert shelve the touring plans in 1999? (See above) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyPage1977 Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 1. What is Custard Pie about? Sex. It's partially a cover of Bukka White's "Shake 'Em on Down" (the things being shaken down, of course, are the girl's night shirt and morning gown). 2. What is The Crunge about? About three minutes of improvised James Brown jokes. 3. I heard that Jimmy recorded 14 guitars at once in Achilles Last Stand - what part of the song has 14 guitars playing simultaneously? This is an exaggeration. Four guitars harmonize with each other throughout the song (not including the bass). 4. Why is ALS called Achilles Last Stand? There's a reference to Atlas in the song - did Robert mean for the song to be titled Atlas' Last Stand and there was a screw-up when the sleeve of Presence went to press? It's a joke on the fact that Robert had just broken his ankle ("Achilles' heel" -- get it?) 5. Were there separate tours for No Quarter: Unledded and Walkling Into Clarksdale? I don't think No Quarter involved a tour. The latter album did, although it wound up becoming a Zeppelin set-list -- exactly what Robert hadn't wanted (rightly), which was why he canceled the last leg, confusing Jimmy. 6. Why did Robert shelve the touring plans in 1999? (See above) Good answers, except the obvious wrong one about the No Quarter Tour in 1995. They even had an Egyptian Orchestra playing with them. I've got the T-shirt, the program and a VHS of the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris. Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 That was what I meant; it wasn't a whole tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyPage1977 Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 That was what I meant; it wasn't a whole tour. It was a whole tour. I have a VHS of the Show in George, Washington. They played Tacoma the night before. They just called it "World Tour '95", but in the program were pictures from the MTV "Unledded" show and the backdrop for the concerts used the same design as the show. It featured Porl Thompson on guitar. The '98 tour was called "Walking Into Everywhere" and supported the "Walking Into Clarksdale" CD. I have that T-shirt and program as well. Hope this helps jog your memory! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris. Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 If that's the case, I didn't know that to begin with (so memory's not the issue). A tour usually indicates a series of dates across a country; I never knew there were more No Quarter shows than those necessary for filming. (Good thing I just put "I don't think...") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlantOneOnMe Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 I do not how to put this politey. This song is about muff diving. I love that answer. Never quite heard it put that way before, and I've been around the block a few times......priceless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHD Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 I do not how to put this politey. This song is about muff diving. I'm surprised they didn't call it Hairy Pie then (Apologies for dragging things down to a very juvenile level) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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