From the new release, "Dolly does Zep" out this fall.
I was not a big Zep fan in the beginning, in spite of all my friends going gaga but when Levee came out, i was in.... also including "rock n roll" helped, their best rocker IMO. What a tremendous intro. Lots of really good variations here.I think I first heard that drum beat on the opening to the 1st Beastie Boys record. I hadn't become a Zep fan as of then...I was only 11 though
What the hell, i'll take a chance and go a step further:Dolly Parton doing Zeppelin (somehow, that sounds dirty....but I like it)? Wow, who would have thought! Very cool and thanks for this,.
I believe Bonham's drums were set up in the foyer of Headley Grange, the old manor Zeppelin rented out for the songwriting/recording of their fourth album. The cavernous foyer was huge, two or three stories tall, and Jimmy had a mic dropped in from above. The acoustics (reverb?) made the drums sound huge.If I remember right, the drums for that song were recorded in some kind of court yard area???, I think using a mobile recording van? So Page had JB set up his drums in this courtyard-like room/area, because he thought the acoustics would be killer. Page was right.
YES, I figured someone would chime in and set the record straight.I believe Bonham's drums were set up in the foyer of Headley Grange, the old manor Zeppelin rented out for the songwriting/recording of their fourth album. The cavernous foyer was huge, two or three stories tall, and Jimmy had a mic dropped in from above. The acoustics (reverb?) made the drums sound huge.
Open G. But the recording was slowed a half step (and then possibly more at some parts), and we hear it as F#.What tuning did Page use on the Levee?
It's in the foyer room of the Headley Grange underneath a staircase with a high ceiling but you get the idea.If I remember right, the drums for that song were recorded in some kind of court yard area???, I think using a mobile recording van? So Page had JB set up his drums in this courtyard-like room/area, because he thought the acoustics would be killer. Page was right.
I forgot about this guy. My brother took me to see a BB King blues festival for my b-day. John was the opening act & he held his own.Always liked this version as well;
Nope. FAcfac. Very simple tuning. It all comes together very quickly when playing with the studio version in that tuning. Use a cheap guitar with single coils strung with light strings, and put a glass slide on the pinky, and you got it.Open G. But the recording was slowed a half step (and then possibly more at some parts), and we hear it as F#.
The few times they played it live, open G as well.
Yes, but it also had a Binson Echorec on it.I believe Bonham's drums were set up in the foyer of Headley Grange, the old manor Zeppelin rented out for the songwriting/recording of their fourth album. The cavernous foyer was huge, two or three stories tall, and Jimmy had a mic dropped in from above. The acoustics (reverb?) made the drums sound huge.
What is your source for this info? I was led to believe for decades that its a 12 string tuned to open G.Nope. FAcfac. Very simple tuning. It all comes together very quickly when playing with the studio version in that tuning. Use a cheap guitar with single coils strung with light strings, and put a glass slide on the pinky, and you got it.