These are terrible events. Earth shaking, sanity threatening events. At first glance, that is. But I will submit this thought: If you have ever had the extreme misfortune of hearing Buck Jones (of Hee-Haw fame) sing(???)Bridge Over Troubled Waters, all other musical butcheries will pale by comparison.
I heard this abortion a lot of years ago and I still sometimes wake up sobbing, with the horrific sound of it running through what is left of my mind.
If you have been spared this agony, I beg of you, don’t go looking for it. Please believe me, there are not enough drugs in the world to get you past it. Alcohol will not do it. You will be consumed with disbelief and everything you held to be a solid fact will become cast in shadow and doubt. Your entire belief system will shatter and you will realize that if this was allowed to happen, anything is possible. You will live the rest of your life in terror of ever hearing it again. Oh, the horror.
I’ve hear the 'Crows and Jimmy Page doing ‘What is and what should never be’. This can’t be what you heard. 'Cause this ROCKED!!! Everything sounded great!
Well, you’d better stay far, far away from the tribute albums out there. We have one that is nothing but various versions of Stairway to Heaven (including one Brit reading it as a poem).
DAMN Techchick! In the Wimmin thread you built a pretty amazing picture of yourself. I was actually going to ask what music you listened to figuring there had to be a hole in this picture somewhere (i.e. you’re a big Backstreet Boys fan or something).
Now I find out you’re a big Led Zeppelin fan? Is there NOTHING wrong with you? Led Zeppelin is easily one of the greatest bands ever and I think that can be stated almost empirically rather than as a matter of opinion.
Know what? Stay AWAY from me! FAR away! I love my wife and think she is way cool and I was damn lucky to snag her. On occasion I compare other women to my wife and I ALWAYS find them lacking in one way or another. I don’t need or want this particular bubble popped, thank you very much. No go away…shoo!
Ceejaytee wrote
I know you’re just poking fun but as an FYI the band got the name Led Zeppelin from a record producer who told them when they were starting out that they’d sink like a lead balloon. ‘Lead Balloon’ didn’t have the ring the band was looking for so they came up with ‘Led Zeppelin’.
While most music covers like this truly suck this Page / Crows collaberation is wonderful. It was such a successful production it is going to be released as a regular CD, it was originally available only through the net. It looks like a whole buncha folks liked it.
Madonna doing “American Pie” really puts my teeth on edge.
Zepfest? Nope never been to one. Hell, I didn’t even know such things existed. Are they fun? If so tell me more…I wouldn’t mind checking one out.
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To be honest I’ve never been a good groupie. I like who I like generally on my on and only go to concerts to see those bands I enjoy. I can’t tell you how bummed I am that my favorite bands have long since gone away. Chief among those are The Grateful Dead. Man those concerts were fun! I looked forward to them every summer. My wife and I saw the last two concerts Jerry played here in Chicago (I miss you Jerry!). The best place ever for the Dead (IMO) was at Alpine Valley in Wisconsin. After the show tons of people would setup tents and camp in the woods and continue to party. That was back when you could get away with that stuff. Now the police clear the park after the show.
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Back to the OP does anyone remember a few years ago when Robert Plant briefly popped back on the scene? It was a sad day when he sang Stairway to Heaven and his voice cracked trying to hit a highnote. Maybe he needed a mostly empty bottle of Jack in his hands to make it work…I dunno.
I don’t follow? That’s like saying, “The real problem with the Chicago Symphony covering Concerto for Violin no 1 in A minor by Johann Sebastian Bach is that it perpetuates “Classical Music” as a genre.”
A classic is a classic so some music stands the test of time even if you personally don’t like it.
even beyond the almost amusing pain of listening to any of Bill Shatner’s old songs (he completely murdered Lucy in the Skye… with Diamonds… for example)
one day as I was channel surfing, I came across a talk show type of thing where John Sebastian sang a duet of Nashville Cats with… (get the aspirin now) Florence Henderson. both were smiling, I still don’t know why…
The second set of the 7/11/00 Phish show at Polaris in Columbus will henceforth be known as the “Moby Dick” set, because they segued nearly every song they played into “Moby Dick”. The people around me were impressed that I picked it up as quickly as I did; I guess I spent a lot of time listening to Zeppelin II.
That is the bottom line. If you hear the rich, gorgeous harmonies of The Battle of Evermore wafting through your radio, be on your guard and listen carefully. If it doesn’t sound exactly like the original, sublime Zep version, it is because the Devil’s own Heart is covering it. Run, plug up your ears, and start screaming. If you hear their version you will never be the same.