McSeven Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 What do you guys think about this song. I actually think this song is when Zep started to lock into the Zeppelin riff. To me this song is so structured to be a Zeppelin song. Its not a song that The Who/Beatles/Hendrix could of written. This song is the Zeppelin style of Shade and Light. Mc7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danelectro Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 It's a good song but not something that would have been out of the reach for other good bands of that era to accomplish. Much has been written about the "light and shade" of LZ's music and though they are often credited as pioneers of it with regard to early hard rock they certainly weren't the first to use texture and volume dynamics within their songs , though without a doubt they made good use of it. Songs like Janis Joplin\Big Bro's Ball And Chain was an earlier example of it and of course the Yardbirds did their rave up thing. Not sure what you mean by "Led Zeppelin riff", more on that would be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danelectro59 Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 Personally, the song is one of my favorites. JPJ's bass playing is all I need to know about it. But as far as groundbreaking or defining the LZ sound, that may be a bit over the top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheesehead1204 Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 I think it's a very good Zeppelin song. Not one of my all time favorites, but still great. I think the riff in last minute and a half or so is one of Page's best. Yet I don't know that it's a groundbreaking song in Zep's catalogue; it's unique, but I think Whole Lotta Love was more of a signature Zeppelin song. It had a great riff, soaring vocal, a crazy middle section, a great solo, etc. The song sounded like nothing else at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danelectro Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 No doubt that of all the songs on II WLL was the most progressive. That is such an amazing album, sounds impersonal and distant yet excessive at the same time but full of organic vibe, for lack of a better word. As amazing as each song is the order, total content and relation to what their peers were doing is still surprising. Not because it's different but because the company is good, F-Mac. Humble Pie, Faces and Savoy Brown etc. '69 was a monster year for good music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackDog71 Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 I love this song. I love the placement of it on II. I think it fits the album and JPJ's bass lines give the song it's groove. Can't go wrong with the chorus and especially Jimmy's riff that takes the song to it's end either. A fantastic song with a very tight and entertaining sound. It's not an all-time classic for me personally, but I always enjoy the song when I listen to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zdr Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 I could never connect with this song. IDK, to me it seems "made by recipe". No sparkles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McSeven Posted October 7, 2010 Author Share Posted October 7, 2010 If WIAWSNB is okay by a lot of your Standards. What do you think is the song that has that Zeppelin Stamp on it. To me other than WIAWSNB, When the Levee breaks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggie29 Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 Kashmir. Because nobody else could've touched it and besides who would? Jimmy's riff and John Paul's cascading keyboard patterns, Bonzo's groove on the most simple of beats, not to mention the vocal range and imagery from Plant. All at the top of their game in 1975. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom kid Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 Kashmir. Because nobody else could've touched it and besides who would? Jimmy's riff and John Paul's cascading keyboard patterns, Bonzo's groove on the most simple of beats, not to mention the vocal range and imagery from Plant. All at the top of their game in 1975. Add In The Light to that list. In regards to What Is and What Should Never Be, my favourite version is from HTWWW. It's just so god damn heavy when Page starts up the riff towards the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 Add In The Light to that list. In regards to What Is and What Should Never Be, my favourite version is from HTWWW. It's just so god damn heavy when Page starts up the riff towards the end. Great song live ! Thought it should have been included in the 73 set list but ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi_Zep_Fan87 Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 I quite like "What Is And What Should Never Be". I ain't crazy about it though but it's good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beetleron Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 has a nice "summertime" sound to it reminds me of summerB) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrashroc. Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 thats also what i think ,a "summer song" one of the first songs that i play on the guitar , whats cool about this song is that page plays the slide solo live very well what shows me hes genius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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