kirchzep27 Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 the solitary "pop" of the snare drum in -the wanton song. time sort of freezes there alittle bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoss Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 The fade-out of The Rover - Jimmy comes up with a series of throw-away riffs, each one different to the others, each one could be the basis of a whole song for any other band. Every time I hear that outro, I grin and groove to the magic of led zep. The outro of Celebration Day. Jimmy plays a little repeated figure as the mix fades out, panned to the right speaker. But just one time the little riff is panned hard left. I only noticed it late one night listening via headhones. The banjo coming in during Gallows Pole. And that subtle Les Paul screaming away in the background as the song cranks up to its finale. I thought it was a fiddle until I heard the remastered LZIII. IMTOD. Especially the inspired drumming in the last third of the song. Bonzo is so inventive, playing around with the rythmn. Inspired, and Inspiring! I wanted to be a drummer after hearing this track at age 12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtazy Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 In my time of dying, Robert's wailing sets me on fire. And I love the part in We're gonna groove when the lyrics kick in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the queen without a king Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 The fade-out of The Rover - Jimmy comes up with a series of throw-away riffs, each one different to the others, each one could be the basis of a whole song for any other band. Every time I hear that outro, I grin and groove to the magic of led zep. Yes! That outro is fantastic. Also, in "For Your Life" after Robert sings the line, 'Oh, I'd like to have you baby...' and Bonzo plays a killer riff ... 'but I don't know what to do..' Love that. And I was watching a clip on Youtube of the O2 show and Jason nailed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zosodude13 Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 amazing what you discover when you listen to tracks for the first time in a while... like How Many More Times (which i dont think has been mentioned yet)... the quiet part with the slow drums and jimmy with the guitar bow... i prefer that violin bow part in HMMT compared to the studio D&Z speaking of the guitar bow, jimmy on TSRTS is my favorite bow on the offical reocrdings... it jsut seems to be that that solo is more pornounced than the other live recordings the harmonica in When the Levee Breaks is so contrasting to the steady beat of those thunderous drums... i absolutly love it!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cban51 Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Currently on my "really great" list is I'm Gonna Crawl - the whole song. I completely agree. I listened to the very song today. I love the part towards the end where he just starts screaming. Another great part of a song is right before the chorus on the live version of "What Is and What Should Never Be". Bonzo comes in so strong and adds great energy. Also the guitar solo of the same song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the queen without a king Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 I was listening to Presence today and I have a couple more to add. "Nobody's fault but mine" has so many great moments...drums, harmonica etc...but I love the pause before Robert sings 'that monkey on my back...the m-m-m-m-m-monkey on my back back back... And on "Hots On For Nowhere" after Jimmy's nifty little solo when you think the song has ended and there is another pause before the song starts up again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. Wisty Posted March 18, 2008 Author Share Posted March 18, 2008 I thought it was a fiddle until I heard the remastered LZIII. Me too! I love the way Robert says, "Gonna go shoot her now..." at the end of "Hats Off" I love the string arrangement on "Friends" I love this from Wikipedia (I haven't heard any Zep bootleg recordings ): "The only known live performance of the song was on 29 September 1971 in Osaka, during the band's Japanese concert tour, as is exhibited on a number of Led Zeppelin bootleg recordings of the show. If listened to closely, Page can be heard asking Plant if he wanted to perform the song when John Bonham had returned from unknown activities backstage." I could go on for ever about the tiny little bits throughout LZIII... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70sPercy'sPet Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Actually, as far as cringing goes, I'd say in any of the early Zeppelin performances, where Robert decides to have an orgasm in the middle of the song. I mean, that's really hard to explain to non-Zeppelin fans just what the hell he was trying to do there. Yeah that's pretty embarassing for me even when I am alone... I mean I get all hot and bothered and all, but... talk about bold! When my bf played Whole Lotta Love for me the first time I was like mm hmmmm..... He laughed. Sometimes it's almost comical to see some of Robert's vocalizations on stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70sPercy'sPet Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Tell me about it. Does anyone else cry during "Thank You" at the very end when it's all quiet, and Robby sings, "If the sun refused to shine, I would still be loving you. When mountains crumble to the sea, there will still be you and me." Maybe it has to do with what the lyrics mean to you but...I cry so hard when I hear that. I smile... because I am in love. But I can see why it would move you to tears. Closest I came to crying to a Zep song was "I'm Gonna Crawl". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ring of calm Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 The towering drums of Carouselambra. The breaks, the fills, everything. Also, amazing baseline buried under the ABBA keyboard assault. Laughing out loud at the OTHAFA version on HTTWW, with the unbelievable vocals, the funk, and the seeds of the solos to come. Bonzo screwing with Robert's introduction of Ten Years Gone, with a great Bonham fill (listen!) The descending solo after Walter's Walk part of D&C in 1972. The Ocean Custard Pie, after the first "drop down" after the solo, when the groove causes my cheeks to squeeze together so tight I (well, I will leave the rest of that part out). Sex Machine in Earls Court GTBT randomly thrown into the middle of CB out on Blueberry Hill, with the "swore" note causing the paint to peel off in my studio. Royal Orleans, drumming, and Lyrics (I have a daughter named Susanah who is now just old enough to discover that the context of her name is not as complimentary as she assumed). Remember the sound of WGG, the first time an of us got Coda? Fell straight backwards. The skiffle guitar coming into WLL on the traditional version of TSRTS, with the three part groove ending at the "bridge." The years of trying to play on a guitar (I am a much better medical cost accountant than guitarist), with the constant amazement not only that it could be played so fluidly and emotionally, but could have been written. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirchzep27 Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 bonham's drums on -achilles last stand, after -atlast the birds have flown lyric. jones' bass line on -ramble on. page's guitar riff on -four sticks. acoustic guitar part under bonham's drums on -poor tom. plant's addition on the end of -in my time of dying, st. louis 75, -its a sunday, happy sunday....and the song kicks back in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70sPercy'sPet Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Come to think of it there is one thing that seems to get me... whenever I hear Robert being sexy singigm on stage, whatever... the gravelly groan in WLL before "keep it coolin' baby" just gets me going... I think about that and inside I'm all like ooooohhh yeah baby. I think y'all can relate. Hard to describe with words but I think you know what I am getting at... sounds better in my head and my ummm... body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirchzep27 Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 walters walk guitar riff punk rock ending on -wearing and tearing yeah i'm listening to -coda lately...maybe not making hair stand on end, but appreciating it. I think the ecstatic moments of led zep were most happening with live led zep...thats why it was so great to see them gel as a band again for the 07show, for ahmet ertegun. Another one, quite a few great moments in -tsrts with -page/bonham riffs/reactions, in -dazed and confused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the queen without a king Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Dazed and Confused (TSRTS) when the music slows down before Robert starts singing the "San Fransisco' part. I really dig that...sometimes they would go into 'Woodstock' instead with that same melody. It's just a really pretty moment in the song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirchzep27 Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 A great live music moment was when i saw page in 88 and he played -white summer in the middle of -midnight moonlight,that was a stunning moment. Ofcourse the instrumental of stairway was the closer and pretty good versions of custard pie and train kept a rollin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustle In My Hedgerow Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 Great thread. I spent nearly an hour reading each post and listening to each song for myself... you guys feel the music.... distinguish between the subtle nuances in each composition... it's great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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