SteveAJones Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 I watched It Might Get Loud yesterday and Jimmy commented the structure if Stairway was similar to an orgasm, the build and release. Now, I. May be doing him a disservice, but that sounds more like the regurgitation of a comment from an interviewer who has analysed the track far more than the creators likely ever did. The song itself is constructed as a stairway...it does gradually build to a release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austrianzeppelin Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 enjoyable night last night. as many others said nothing earthshaking, but nothing really expected. the confirmation from Michael Hann that Jimmy is strict when it comes to his interviews is no great surprise. Contrary to others i found the fan questions good, only shame was Jimmy not really answering them and talking more around them. I didn't buy the book as i got the expensive one, but it looks good even as a paperback:) Jimmy was relaxed and the few anecdotal comments around the well known facts for us hardcore fans, made it money and an evening well spent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buford T Justice Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Buford T Justice, on 16 Oct 2014 - 09:03 AM, said: I watched It Might Get Loud yesterday and Jimmy commented the structure if Stairway was similar to an orgasm, the build and release. Now, I. May be doing him a disservice, but that sounds more like the regurgitation of a comment from an interviewer who has analysed the track far more than the creators likely ever did. The song itself is constructed as a stairway...it does gradually build to a release. Yes, I realise the structure is built that way and so it's a relevant description. My point is whether that was genuinely in the minds of the artists or a description made by journalists and reviewers appropriated by the artists to intellectualise their material. I think the latter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANONYMOUS Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Buford T Justice, on 16 Oct 2014 - 09:03 AM, said: I watched It Might Get Loud yesterday and Jimmy commented the structure if Stairway was similar to an orgasm, the build and release. Now, I. May be doing him a disservice, but that sounds more like the regurgitation of a comment from an interviewer who has analysed the track far more than the creators likely ever did. The song itself is constructed as a stairway...it does gradually build to a release. Yes, I realise the structure is built that way and so it's a relevant description. My point is whether that was genuinely in the minds of the artists or a description made by journalists and reviewers appropriated by the artists to intellectualise their material. I think the latter. Interesting that you wish to credit journalists/reviewers (who mostly dismissed Zeppelin) with "intellectualising" an artist's creation. Rudimentary research of Jimmy Page would more probably lead you to the former. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buford T Justice Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 I'm not crediting the journalists of the time, more the comments, theories, assessments, detailed reviews (with the benefit of hindsight and readjustment to consider legacy) expounded by numerous parties during the intervening years. These views and questions have been heard by the musicians endlessly - isn't there a point where they could indeed start to muddle the reality with the painted theory? I'd suggest it's entirely feasible that artists could take credit for things that have been said in the time since under the guise of "that's exactly what we meant to do." Anything that adds additional gravitas is unlikely to be discounted, it all adds to the legacy after all. Whether it was intentional or simply a view/theory that has been absorbed and claimed as fact in the time since is another matter. With that in mind I stand by my viewpoint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANONYMOUS Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 I'm not crediting the journalists of the time, more the comments, theories, assessments, detailed reviews (with the benefit of hindsight and readjustment to consider legacy) expounded by numerous parties during the intervening years. These views and questions have been heard by the musicians endlessly - isn't there a point where they could indeed start to muddle the reality with the painted theory? I'd suggest it's entirely feasible that artists could take credit for things that have been said in the time since under the guise of "that's exactly what we meant to do." Anything that adds additional gravitas is unlikely to be discounted, it all adds to the legacy after all. Whether it was intentional or simply a view/theory that has been absorbed and claimed as fact in the time since is another matter. With that in mind I stand by my viewpoint. Potentially true in some aspects but I'm not sure comparing a song to an orgasm adds "gravitas." Most of their music is climatic so it wouldn't take an "intellectual" to uncover that. Many teenagers picked up on that without having the capacity to explain it intellectually. What we do know from both old and recent interviews is that Page repeatedly describes his music and playing music in sexual terms and emotional highs and lows i.e. light and shade. There might be other examples but this one, Stairway, most definitely belongs to Page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStairwayRemainsTheSame Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 I knew it'd be tales we'd heard a million times. Don't think there was that many die hard Led Zeppelin fans there. Just feel honored to see Jimmy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledded1 Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 A few of my photos from the Cadogan Hall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledded1 Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 I knew it'd be tales we'd heard a million times. Don't think there was that many die hard Led Zeppelin fans there. Just feel honored to see Jimmy. I saw loads of die hard fans there, many I have known for years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Potentially true in some aspects but I'm not sure comparing a song to an orgasm adds "gravitas." Most of their music is climatic so it wouldn't take an "intellectual" to uncover that. Many teenagers picked up on that without having the capacity to explain it intellectually. What we do know from both old and recent interviews is that Page repeatedly describes his music and playing music in sexual terms and emotional highs and lows i.e. light and shade. There might be other examples but this one, Stairway, most definitely belongs to Page. Exactly. I would add that the construct of intro > build > release is a Jimmy Page hallmark found in several of his compositions, among them: Stairway To Heaven Since I've Been Loving You Over The Hills And Far Away Ten Years Gone Achilles Last Stand In The Evening Emerald Eyes Don't Leave Me This Way Blue Train Most High Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WLL4LZ Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 A few of my photos from the Cadogan Hall. Great photos. Thanks for posting! Like the way they had photos from the book overhead. Wish I was there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deborah J Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 My video clip from last night. http://youtu.be/AidH56mwS4o?list=UUF8CEzTHF8wRKzcN7uL8_EA ^^Hi ledded! Thanks for the link and the great photos!! I am looking forward to seeing him 11/3 in NY:-) This is now up on you tube... Jimmy Page on guitars, Live Aid and Robert Plant | Guardian Live Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indigomoonbeam Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 I was in the front row (stage left) at the A Life in Music: Jimmy Page event at Cadogan Hall, London on 15 October 2014, which was sponsored by The Guardian. Typically I left my camera with the 20x zoom at home, thinking I'd never get a seat near to the stage, so only had my Canon G10 with zoom x 3.5. The stage lighting was not particularly favourable, but have selected the pics here from the batch I took. https://flic.kr/p/ryqiaB https://flic.kr/p/rf6Mot https://flic.kr/p/ryjCgm https://flic.kr/p/qBqBZj https://flic.kr/p/rw8EBm Cheers, Indi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henrybonzo Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 https://www.flickr.com/photos/ptcphotographylondon/sets/72157646572662314/ cant remember if i posted mine, if anyone's interested cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indigomoonbeam Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 https://www.flickr.com/photos/ptcphotographylondon/sets/72157646572662314/ cant remember if i posted mine, if anyone's interested cheers HB you managed to capture some great, animated pics of Jimmy, especially of him laughing. I guess you must have had a good lens on the camera coz you were not in the front row. Looking at your other pics and the use of B/W are you a pro or semi-pro photographer? Cheers, Indi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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