Blaize86 Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 I must say sometimes these You Tube reaction videos even make me rethink a song. It is a stellar send off for the band. Maybe take down the JPJ orchestration approach and turn up Jimmy’s guitar and you have a gem of a song with an outstanding solo. However, it’s Robert who takes command here and gives one of his best , most passionate vocal takes. Sounds better with age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Lees Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 It's rather poignant that Zeppelin's last studio album song is a blues. I think it's the best song on ITTOD and has Jimmy's best solo since the early albums, up to HOTH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul carruthers Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 Too bad they couldn't have squeezed IGC into the liveset during the 79-80 gigs. Maybe do before or after ITE.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigante Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 10 hours ago, Blaize86 said: take down the JPJ orchestration approach and turn up Jimmy’s guitar This. Give it a bit more bite and edge. Suppose the strings could be glossing over a few gaps or shaky bits, but who looks to Zeppelin for polished perfection, anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluecongo Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 Without question one of Jimmys best solos. Top 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zep Hed Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 (edited) Could they possibly have been planning to substitute this for SIBLY for "The 80s" North American tour. Would like to think they would have been down with showcasing more from Presence and ITTOD by then. Edited June 19, 2021 by Zep Hed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobDobbs Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 13 minutes ago, Zep Hed said: Could they possibly have been planning to substitute this for SIBLY for "The 80s" North American tour. Would like to think they would have been down with showcasing more from Presence and ITTOD by then. Imagine a 1-2 combo of Thank You segueing into I'M Gonna Crawl and replace the strings intro with a short, keyboard intro coming out of the outro to Thank You. Getting rid of Rain Song and moving All My Love to the position of first encore, last encore being The Ocean or Communication Breakdown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 7 hours ago, paul carruthers said: Too bad they couldn't have squeezed IGC into the liveset during the 79-80 gigs. Maybe do before or after ITE.... Directly after ITE would’ve been perfect. Followed by Hot Dog. A 1,2,3 ITTOD punch. Then back to the classics... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pageluvva Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 19 hours ago, BobDobbs said: Imagine a 1-2 combo of Thank You segueing into I'M Gonna Crawl and replace the strings intro with a short, keyboard intro coming out of the outro to Thank You. Getting rid of Rain Song and moving All My Love to the position of first encore, last encore being The Ocean or Communication Breakdown. Oh I like this 👆guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChartGuy Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 My favorite song from ITTOD. I like the combo of the lush orchestration and blues sound. But it's Robert Plant's banshee shriek at the 4:43 mark that sends it over the top. Robert doing a classic "improvised finale" during the final 40 seconds is also a good way for the band's studio career to conclude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadianzepper Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 (edited) Jimmys solo in this song felt like a desperate man firing off his last salvo, and somehow, somewhere he knew it (though he didn't). Only a supreme talent could take the backseat on an entire album but still provide the most resonating moment to their most astute fans. In the form of a solo on the last cut of the careers no less. Edited June 22, 2021 by Canadianzepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Only Way To Fly Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 All this talk about I'm Gonna Crawl being the last song on the album, makes me wonder when it was actually recorded? For all I know, I'm Gonna Crawl could have been the first track completed at Polar Studios??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobDobbs Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 37 minutes ago, The Only Way To Fly said: All this talk about I'm Gonna Crawl being the last song on the album, makes me wonder when it was actually recorded? For all I know, I'm Gonna Crawl could have been the first track completed at Polar Studios??? Damn that studio is so late-70's. Looks almost exactly like the library at my jr. high school I went to in 79'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Horner Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 On 6/19/2021 at 11:36 AM, bluecongo said: Without question one of Jimmys best solos. Top 3 I remember playing this solo OVER and OVER and Over again in my bedroom '79-'80. All of 14 years old. Just dying slowly inside, and yet growing at the same time. Wishing...hoping to meet a girl that could make me 'feel' that way. And thinking, man, it'll never happen. This is too powerful. Too true. Of course, like SO many Page solos, just full of raw emotion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollywoodBowl1998 Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 On 6/19/2021 at 10:56 AM, Zep Hed said: Could they possibly have been planning to substitute this for SIBLY for "The 80s" North American tour. Would like to think they would have been down with showcasing more from Presence and ITTOD by then. I always feel this way. When Zep had long tour years, they would morph the set and phase out some by adding others. I feel '77 and '80 tours would have went this way, if not for Karac & Bonham's passing. I bet this is a strong reason why the last 3 studio albums had such little concert play. I bet there was plans to play more new stuff. I wish fans got to interview the band today, and ask questions that actually matter to us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McSeven Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 I can't understand why I'm Gonna Crawl was not given any live rendition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADK-Zeppy Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Zeppelin may have decided that a live performance (no matter how good) would not sound quite like the recorded version. Plant's voice and the processing of it on ITTOD sounds much like what Plant would go on to use in his later solo albums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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