fishhead Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 White summer, nah im joking, black dog. ...lol...that was funny ....and would have been a first most likely....cheers, thanks for the laugh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyLedZeppelin Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 I was 11years old (1980) and was listening to the radio and heard Kashmir. At the end of the song I was hoping the DJ would say the band and song name but I was distracted and heard him only say Led Zeppelin. I didn't catch the name of the song. I had an Uncle who loved music and had a ton of albums so I turned to him. Told Uncle Gary I heard this amazing song by Led Zeppelin....don't know the name, it didn't have a chorus and it was a pretty long song. He said that's basically more than half of their songs. He handed me his 7 Zep albums (didn't have TSRTS or ITTOD) and told me "when you are done you are going to love them". Well I started skimming each album and along the way I didn't realize how many songs I've heard and liked we're by Zeppelin. Finally I came across the last track on side 2 of Physical Graffitti and BOOM...there it was! I listened to Kashmir either 6 or 7 times in a row. Up till that point I thought Cheap Trick and Kiss we're the greatest bands in the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiegoPonce Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Whole lotta love, what a classic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian111 Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 I'm sure I've heard Led Zeppelin numerous times before on the radio but one day back @ 1986-1987 I heard Black Dog on the radio and something clicked. I found out which album the song was in and bought it on vinyl. I was hooked from then on and had to get every album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetLittleBaby Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Black Dog, like so many others have said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistntwist Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 The release of ITTOD when I was 12 was huge for kids of my generation, at least it was in my small town. While not nearly my favorite album now, It made me and many others delve backward into older albums, and I've been a fan ever since. I think Dazed and Confused and Stairway were my gateway drug to all things Zeppelin though...those were the songs that really got me hooked, though neither are my favorites now, so many years later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shumu Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 For me, that would definately have to be "Stairway to Heaven". I simply love this song, one of the few song ever written that I just can't get enough of. Here I took a shot of making a cover of the solo in a good environment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcarter690 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 I'd heard LZ II on 8 track and loved the whole album. But a few years later,the local radio station played 'Boogie With Stu' and I had to seek out PG. Boy,was I in for a pleasant surprise! Then I'd heard the BBC 71 gig on the radio and had to search the globe for each and every boot to hear what the live experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Dounim Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Dazed and Confused (how original... ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donman7 Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Their entire 1st LP (early '69). There was NO Vocalist like Plant at that time & I still remember the impact that 1st LP had!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLee93 Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 For me it was Black Dog, then Stairway, then Whole Lotta Love. Then it all just exploded after that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScarletMacaw Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 I heard Stairway to Heaven on the radio when I was 11 or so and it sounded so different from the other tunes on the radio; it was two to three times as long and had different parts to it like a symphony. I was amazed but didn't hear the album until I got some babysitting money together awhile later...then I was amazed that every track on the album was good--unlike other albums that me and my brother bought around the same time (1976). I went on to buy II, III and I, in that order, and by the time I got finished with those it was a done deal; they were the greatest rock band without question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Only Way To Fly Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 I think what really peaked my interest was a copy of LZ III. For a 12 yr old kid (in 1980) & first time/few listen(s) there's a lot going on. From the count in on Immigrant Song to the studio chatter before Friends, to the "Stop" on OOTT & Hats Off, etc.... I have heard a ton of zep before on local Chicago radio - but I got a copy of LZ III, didn't have a real big LP collection to choose from so it got played a lot... anyway... LZ III in 1980. Just was a bit deeper than my ELO or Eagles LP I had in the collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trapper Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 For me it was Whole Lotta Love. My father used to play that song from cassette when we were driving in our car. I was very young, but I can remember I was totally blown away by this wild song! Other tapes my father used to put on while driving the car were Emerson, Lake & Palmer, The Stones, Sabbath and David Bowie, among others. To this day I thank my father for letting me hear all that fantastic music when I was young. If I ever have childeren of my own I will make sure to introduce them to the great music made in the sixties and seventies. - peace all - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anxss Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 For me Stairway to Heaven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honeydrip79 Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 I was at home alone one New Year's Eve in high school feeling sorry for myself. I turned on a radio countdown and heard "Stairway to Heaven." I am pretty sure I had heard it before, but for some reason when I heard it that particular time, it really resonated with me. From that day on, I was hooked! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nperez4596 Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Probably Stairway to Heaven. Yeah I'm pretty sure it was this song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clownfire Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Black dog! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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