Chad LaBorde Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Now on iTunes for 99 cents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geezer Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 I'm not paying a penny for that shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad LaBorde Posted January 15, 2013 Author Share Posted January 15, 2013 To each their own. Was an amazing cover...a dollar is a steal as far as Im concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dallas Knebs Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 your post made me go to YouTube.... ahhhhhhh I teared up again, wimp I don't care. Watching Led Zeppelin enjoy it got to me. Dang... going to watch Celebration Day again tonight then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmtomh Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Cool! The iTunes Store lists a track time of 7:58. All the YouTube videos of the performance come in at about 6:45. So it seems like this is the full, unedited performance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJC455 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Heart, ‘Stairway to Heaven’ – Song Review 7 out 10 http://ultimateclassicrock.com/heart-stairway-to-heaven-song-review/ Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart chose the iconic Led Zeppelin song ‘Stairway to Heaven’ to play for the legends at the Kennedy Center Honors late last year. The performance stirred up emotions deep within Robert Plant and brought the entire audience to their feet. A well-rehearsed, talented gospel choir covers any flaws in the Hall of Fame nominees’ performance. Now released to iTunes, the song doesn’t benefit from the images of Jason Bonham and the choir in boller caps to pay tribute to the late John Bonham. One can’t see the dozens of smiling faces dressed in black, or the dark-haired, bespectacled man catching a groove on CBS television. You’d have no idea Plant shed a tear if you just purchased the audio version. Heart’s cover still stands up. Ann Wilson begins the song by humbly staying true to the version Zep originally recorded in 1971. “When she gets there she knows / If the stores are all closed / With a word she can get what she came for,” she sings, accenting words in ways one isn’t used to. Some won’t be willing to grant her any latitude, and by the end when she delivers that most hallowed of rock lyrics line and it comes out “And she’s buyjing a stairway to heaven” those people will launch their flaming arrows. A kinder critic remembers it is a live performance. The famous Jimmy Page guitar solo is perhaps this version’s true low point. The guitarist seems capable, but his cloudy recreation fumbles through a middle section while feeling out of sync with Bonham’s drums throughout the 52-second blast. He’s overshadowed by the choir by the end. And how ’bout that choir? The string section and the Joyce Garrett Youth Choir freshen up an overplayed song like a splash of Noxzema. Almost missed is Wilson reaching for and hitting all the notes Plant brought down from the heavens 40 years ago. Time has been better to her voice than to the master’s it seems. “And as we wind on down the road / Our shadows taller than our soul / There walks a lady we all know / Who shines white light and wants to show / How everything still turns to gold.” Someone had to tackle this song during the broadcast, and the Wilson sisters embrace it with respect without sacrificing creativity. Heart walks that fine line any artist treads on while covering a great song, and they never trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP78 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Heart, ‘Stairway to Heaven’ – Song Review 7 out 10 http://ultimateclass...en-song-review/ A kinder critic remembers it is a live performance. The famous Jimmy Page guitar solo is perhaps this version’s true low point. The guitarist seems capable, but his cloudy recreation fumbles through a middle section while feeling out of sync with Bonham’s drums throughout the 52-second blast. He’s overshadowed by the choir by the end. And how ’bout that choir? The string section and the Joyce Garrett Youth Choir freshen up an overplayed song like a splash of Noxzema. Almost missed is Wilson reaching for and hitting all the notes Plant brought down from the heavens 40 years ago. Time has been better to her voice than to the master’s it seems. “And as we wind on down the road / Our shadows taller than our soul / There walks a lady we all know / Who shines white light and wants to show / How everything still turns to gold.” Someone had to tackle this song during the broadcast, and the Wilson sisters embrace it with respect without sacrificing creativity. Heart walks that fine line any artist treads on while covering a great song, and they never trip. it seemed like the choir was the part which really got Robert to tear up. i thought it was one of the best parts of it. Ann Wilson being able to hit the high notes is one of the things most people commented on . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dallas Knebs Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 JP78 is right on. I bought the track from iTunes and I think the reviewer is fair as well. Without the visuals it sounds like a guide track melted into a sound board. Lacks that that special something. Whomever ran sound at KCH did an outstanding job. They kept the mix listenable. Cannot imagine trying to keep the lead vocal out front on all that input. Worth the 99cents... just to have it until a full YouTube vid shows up in HQ. So very glad Heart did STH and not some scrub hip pop "it" for the moment person. Wished Nancy would've done one high kick during the tag... BTW, her acoustic playing was so even it almost sounded pre-recorded. Dunno if they did that or not it just sounded so clean and even. it seemed like the choir was the part which really got Robert to tear up. i thought it was one of the best parts of it. Ann Wilson being able to hit the high notes is one of the things most people commented on . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crizman Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Gonna buy this asap, but hope they also get the video up as well. Otherwise i'll pull a video copy from youtube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melcórë Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 it seemed like the choir was the part which really got Robert to tear up. i thought it was one of the best parts of it. Ann Wilson being able to hit the high notes is one of the things most people commented on . The choir, replete with the Bonham hats. Also: I disagree with the reviewer about the song being "overplayed" - you cannot overplay a masterpiece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Led Dirigible Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 The choir, replete with the Bonham hats. Also: I disagree with the reviewer about the song being "overplayed" - you cannot overplay a masterpiece. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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