Led Zeppelin's Kashmir

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Hmmm. Learning more things today. I always thought Robert Plant was the guy who sang “Addicted To Love”. I see now that that was Robert Palmer.

I should probably just stop posting in this thread before I really piss someone off. :o:o :smack:

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I have that problem with Zep a lot. They either don’t sing the name or I’m not paying attention when they do.

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Yeah, that I knew. I remember “One Headlight” and “6th Avenue Heartbreak” well from the mid-90s.

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Mo Money Mo Problems sampling Diana Ross as another example. (That website “whosampled.com” in my link is pretty great, for those who haven’t seen it)

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I thought Puff Daddy was some kind of ready-made pastry …

#dadjoke

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If you listen to a classic rock station with any regularity, you’ve probably heard most Zep songs. Also plenty of Rush, Tull, and even Steely Dan if it’s that kind of station.

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I probably haven’t hear “Come With Me” since the late 90s. Is it still played regularly on the radio?

I remember being pissed off at the song when I first heard it and even more so when I found out that Page had participated with Puff Daddy.

The Stone Temple Pilots’ cover of Dancing Days is one of the only decent covers (IMHO) of a Zepplin song.

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Kasmir would be a good place to finish.

I’ve always enjoyed progressive rock, for its interesting composition and orchestration that one into a musical exploration. Although Led Zepplin was far more than a prog rock band, it’s Kashmir remains as an icon of prog rock. Ironically, my preferred rendition of it isn’t from back in '75 when multi-instrumentalist John Paul Jones (who later was key to the prog group King Crimson) was part of Led Zeppelin before drummer Bonzo binge-drank himself to death, dissolving Led Zeppelin (and leaving me wondering what Bonham would have done with the '94 rhythms). The rendition of Kashmir that is both the most progressive and the most mature is Page and Plant’s '94 No Quarter: Unledded version as released on DVD in '04, which included in the band much of the London Metropolitan Orchestra and a dozen Egyptian/Moroccan musicians, resulting in rich sounds, varied rhythms, and interplay among not just the musicians but also the musical forms, that one seldom comes across in straight rock. I expect that if you searched for KASHMIR EGYPTIAN 2004 PAGE PLANT you would find the vid (but make sure it is Page and Plant and not a tribute band). Put the head cans on, route the vid to your big screen, turn off the lights, and let it carry you in a musico-cultural melange.

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For awhile I thought that Robert Palmer was in Emerson Lake & Palmer.

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Well that’s a start. :slight_smile:

What do you have against Presence? it’s much less tedious than Physical Graffiti. (damning with faint praise, i know…)

And of course, In Through the Out Door. My favorite album, though they are all good.

You can skip Coda. I wish the band had.

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Hey, at least you’re genuinely curious and open to learning. I’ll take it.

Kashmir is pretty much Zep’s best song, IMHO. The cool guitar tuning, the slow drums that do not plod, which is a truly wonderful thing. If that opens you up to more Zep, cool.

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As for a place to start, how about early 1969: I’ve posted this astonishing vid once before - this is a young group seven months after it formed:

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Well done.

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Thank you, I’ve led a sheltered life.
Kashmir - Jimmy Page & Robert Plant feat. Egyptian Orchestra

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In my area they play Led Zeppelin every evening (at least every Tuesday evening) from about 6:40-6:45 on. They call it “Stairway to Seven”.

Lots of Zep throughout the day, anyway. My 14 year old son is a fan. He also likes Rush. I haven’t yet turned him on to Tull. They don’t play much Tull on the radio around here, except rare playings of ‘Locomotive Breath’.

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Huh. I have never thought of Zep as prog. Is this a common classification of them?

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I don’t know. I think it’s more likely that one will hear the same four Zeppelin, Rush, Tull, or Steely Dan songs over and over.

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Kashmir bores me to death. To me it was a shark jump. I had expected more.

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He was, along with Ralph Waldo Emerson and Veronica Lake.

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Indeed, and their manager was Ulysses Grant.