Brigante Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Who does it need defending from? If someone thinks Four Sticks is shit, that tells you far more about their judgement than it does about Four Sticks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Albert 72 Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 For me it’s zeppelin at their best, maximum energy. Four Sticks and When The Levee Breaks are the two best songs on the album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 On 1/14/2020 at 12:19 AM, Fat Albert 72 said: For me it’s zeppelin at their best, maximum energy. Four Sticks and When The Levee Breaks are the two best songs on the album. At last! .... I just read this thread completely bemused, glad I saw this last comment. For me 4 sticks is not just one of the best pieces that Zep wrote but one of the best pieces anybody on this planet wrote. Its not as epic as Kashmir, Stairway, Achilles etc. but it has an incredible evocative intensity. Especially the 'chorus' or whetever you want to call it, 'when the owls fly in the night'. The whole band is so integrated its like the four members have ceased to exist and only one entity exists, thats the only way I can explain it and I've never heard anyone achieve that anywhere....thats what it does for me personally. I loved the Page Plant reworks but the version of 4 sticks even with all the extra musicians just didnt achieve the intensity of the original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Albert 72 Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 On 2/2/2020 at 9:59 PM, Victor said: At last! .... I just read this thread completely bemused, glad I saw this last comment. For me 4 sticks is not just one of the best pieces that Zep wrote but one of the best pieces anybody on this planet wrote. Its not as epic as Kashmir, Stairway, Achilles etc. but it has an incredible evocative intensity. Especially the 'chorus' or whetever you want to call it, 'when the owls fly in the night'. The whole band is so integrated its like the four members have ceased to exist and only one entity exists, thats the only way I can explain it and I've never heard anyone achieve that anywhere....thats what it does for me personally. I loved the Page Plant reworks but the version of 4 sticks even with all the extra musicians just didnt achieve the intensity of the original. Fantastic comment, you nailed it👍. I also love Plants vocal on the outro, it’s so evocative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Mountain Hop Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 Are there really Zeppelin fans who diss 'Four Sticks'? It's a killer! I mean, imagine if 'Down By the Seaside' was in its place. I really like that song but comparatively that would be the nadir of the fourth album. And cheers to Bonzo for suggesting to play it with four sticks thereby saving the track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hummingbird69 Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 On 2/6/2020 at 10:07 AM, Mr. Mountain Hop said: Are there really Zeppelin fans who diss 'Four Sticks'? It's a killer! I mean, imagine if 'Down By the Seaside' was in its place. I really like that song but comparatively that would be the nadir of the fourth album. And cheers to Bonzo for suggesting to play it with four sticks thereby saving the track. The track never needed saving. It is quintessential Zeppelin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Mountain Hop Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 What I meant by 'saving' is that apparently when the band were recording the song, it wasn't quite working out right until Bonham suggested playing it with four drumsticks. The track came together after that. It is indeed, like everything else on the fourth album, quintessential Zeppelin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
June72 Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 I love Four Sticks, I personally think it's a way cooler song than both Rock and Roll and Misty Mountain Hop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockNRollOccultist2267 Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 Four sticks has always been one of my favorite songs on the album... It's one that takes you somewhere without just being a "song" because it shows up in your playlists all the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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