Led Zeppelin. Too good for their own good

[rizla]

I have learned a few of their songs and enjoyed the process, I enjoyed playing their songs in cover bands.
Just not something I feel like listening to very often. If Im going to binge on old timey music of that style and era it would more likely be Black Sabbath or Deep Purple.

 

[E2942]

Is that what the lyrics were about?

Some claim it's about someone sneaking around in your hedges, but many believe it was about pubic hair being the hedges.

 

[lostpick]

I think there’s been some kind of miscommunication

Given the subject matter at hand, you really could have knocked it out of the park with communication breakdown.

 

[steve T 667]

Misspelling who’s name? If I misspelled someone’s name, it was completely unintentional. Who exactly is it you think I dislike? So far it’s been Yngwei, Zeppelin, and Chris Cornell. All artists I completely adore. I think there’s been some kind of miscommunication

wash rinse repeat....

 

[StephenatGraceland]

Some claim it's about someone sneaking around in your hedges, but many believe it was about pubic hair being the hedges.

If he had just written, “I wanna sex you up,” he could have averted a lot of confusion. I guess it took one more generation of lyricist after Plant...

 

[E2942]

I read a book about Hendrix by a guy who really tore LZ apart about their sexually suggestive lyrics, claiming that their Blues forefathers were more discrete & LZ were ludicrously lewd.

 

[M1A1]

Nice joke.

 

[iSeamas]

Fair enough. And they should’ve paid to begin with. But most of those old Blues songs were variations of riffs kicking around long before even Holwlin’ Wolf or Muddy stepped up to a mic. Those guys didn’t invent those lines.

It's not just old blues songs though.
Page took credit for writing "Black Mountain Side"--when all he did was cop Bert Janch's arrangement (verbatim) of a traditional song (under the title of Black Waterside).
And he did this earlier with the Yardbirds--took Davy Graham's arrangement of 'She Moved through the Fair' and gave himself writing credit.
I mean it isn't just passing similarities, he lifted the entire arrangement, including the tunings.

As for the Blues ripoffs, they were BLATANT ripoffs of songs known to be written by Willie Dixon. original pressings credited Page and Plant. That's just a plain **** thing to do. No excuses.

 

[iSeamas]

I was alarmed, but it was just a sprinkling for the May Queen.

Spring clean. (part of the traditions surrounding May Day)

 

[guitarz1972]

I never totally understood how people can overlook the utter lack of meaningful lyrics in LZ songs. Thunderous rhythm, check. Wailing solos, check. Air of charismatic mystery, check. Inspiring lyrical message, not so much.

False.

 

[E2942]

We just finished our Spring cleaning this afternoon, time to crank some LZ now!

 

[guitarz1972]

Yeah, they are not all that good for the most part. Their saving grace is they aren't as all-out terrible as some other groups.
Hell, Pete Townshend is often cited as a great writer, but I wince at some of his forced rhymes. Then there is the entire Yes catalog.
I love Yes, but have NO clue what the fork Jon Anderson is singing about --unless I eat two big handfuls of 'shrooms.

What’re you taking about? lol

 

[Drowned Rabbit]

Not clever enough. But you are. Cheers

Given the subject matter at hand, you really could have knocked it out of the park with communication breakdown.

 

[Drowned Rabbit]

I always likd those left field Lord of the Rings references. People complain but I was a nerdy hippie and dug it.

I dunno. Any lyrics with Gollum as a character can’t be that bad.

 

[360MG]

Zeppelin was pure passion and raw emotion. Nothing tops that.

Exactly. If you want your male lead singer to sound like a female porn star who's phoning it in, Plant is your guy.

 

[Turi]

I can't listen to them because of the whole.. Jimmy Page 28, Lori Mattix 13 thing.

Completely kills the whole act for me, as unfair as that is on the other members.

 

[teleman1]

I can't listen to them because of the whole.. Jimmy Page 28, Lori Mattix 13 thing.

Completely kills the whole act for me, as unfair as that is on the other members.

Your gonna be one disappointed down under dude. What your fav acts do religiously, politically, morally, social & businesswise will kill a lot of enjoyment for you. The closet of a lot of rocknrollers, media and sports figures would stun us all into submission, especially the squeaky clean appearing ones. Except for Sir Paul McCartney.

 

[Buzzard Luck]

Exactly. If you want your male lead singer to sound like a female porn star who's phoning it in, Plant is your guy.

Middle school nonsense from 40 years back. Isn’t it boring? So many other things to think about. Obsessed, and suppressed you are.

 

[360MG]

Middle school nonsense from 40 years back. Isn’t it boring? So many other things to think about. Obsessed, and suppressed you are.

I’d suggest that it took you longer to conceive of that comeback than the amount of time I have spent thinking about Robert Plant for any reason. Look in the mirror.

 

[sahhas]

isn't "squeezing your lemon" about them wanting to make lemonade and have a lemonade stand? that's what I always thought!!!!!

I read a book about Hendrix by a guy who really tore LZ apart about their sexually suggestive lyrics, claiming that their Blues forefathers were more discrete & LZ were ludicrously lewd.