jb126 Posted August 5, 2012 Posted August 5, 2012 Can't figure this one out. This forum, google and brain searches have failed me. Can anyone tell me what song is played just before the 20 minute mark, and lasts about 10-15 seconds, during "Dazed and Confused" on How the West Was Won? Thanks. Quote
jb126 Posted August 5, 2012 Author Posted August 5, 2012 This piece's tempo seems slower than "Walter's Walk", but perhaps that's how it was played before it was recorded? Thanks for the quick reply. Quote
jb126 Posted August 5, 2012 Author Posted August 5, 2012 Should have done this first....same piece at 23:01. Quote
tmtomh Posted August 5, 2012 Posted August 5, 2012 It's not a part of a song; it's just a transition from one part of Dazed to another, that they did live but not on the studio version. If memory serves, this instrumental transition appeared in some form on some of Zep's earliest live performances of Dazed - and it might even have appeared (in truncated form) on Page's performances of the track back in '68 with the Yardbirds. Quote
Rock Historian Posted August 5, 2012 Posted August 5, 2012 (edited) Should have done this first....same piece at 23:01. ....never heard that being part of any original song, it's all part of the incorporated "jam" section. Zeppelin were a very spontaneous band (live). I'm certain that this piece of the arrangement was "worked" on many times before "getting it done" on stage-but sometimes things happened without intention. At some point early on, maybe that's how this came about. Edited August 5, 2012 by Rock Historian Quote
jb126 Posted August 5, 2012 Author Posted August 5, 2012 Thanks everyone. I'm glad I finally asked the question, I could have gone on for a while trying to find a song that does not exist. Ha. Quote
SteveAJones Posted August 5, 2012 Posted August 5, 2012 Can anyone tell me what song is played just before the 20 minute mark, and lasts about 10-15 seconds, during "Dazed and Confused" on How the West Was Won? Thanks. It's just Jimmy riffing as they approach another bridge within the song. Quote
reswati Posted August 6, 2012 Posted August 6, 2012 It's an improvisation based on "Mars, the bringer of war" by Gustav Holst. Quote
Strider Posted August 6, 2012 Posted August 6, 2012 It's an improvisation based on "Mars, the bringer of war" by Gustav Holst. We have a winner...congratulations reswati!!! The trainspotters must have been away for the day, as this part has been referred to as the Mars section for at least since the first Luis Rey book was published. It's also listed on ledzeppelinreference.com. Quote
jb126 Posted August 6, 2012 Author Posted August 6, 2012 I did look/listen there ( ledzeppelinreference.com) at one point, but it did not sound the same to me. I knew someone would have the answer. To be honest, I thought it might a piece of a Black Sabbath song. Quote
Strider Posted December 10, 2018 Posted December 10, 2018 Amazing. A six year old thread is dug up just to give the wrong answer. Quote
porgie66 Posted December 11, 2018 Posted December 11, 2018 5 hours ago, Strider said: Amazing. A six year old thread is dug up just to give the wrong answer. 😳 Quote
porgie66 Posted December 11, 2018 Posted December 11, 2018 (edited) Since this got comically revived, may as well say that obviously Friends was also inspired thematically by Holst's Mars from the Planets suite. Edited December 11, 2018 by porgie66 Quote
Walter Posted December 11, 2018 Posted December 11, 2018 On 12/10/2018 at 8:02 PM, Strider said: Amazing. A six year old thread is dug up just to give the wrong answer. Quote
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