Analogman Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 And if you believe the stories - he did a lot of those guitar overdubs in a short amount of time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
opsopcopolis Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Yeah, doesn't the story go that the entire album was done in like 10 days and that he did Achilles over the course of one night or something like that? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 And Robert singing while sitting in a wheelchair. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 I've heard a few live versions of Achilles, and I have to say it's one of the rare tunes that is just better in the studio. Because of the overdubs I guess. It's just perfection. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
worldrecordplayer Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Obama's introduction from the Kennedy Center Awards Quote Link to post Share on other sites
opsopcopolis Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 I've heard a few live versions of Achilles, and I have to say it's one of the rare tunes that is just better in the studio. Because of the overdubs I guess. It's just perfection. I tend to agree with that although when they killed it live the KILLED IT (see the Copenhagen 2 and Knebworth 1 from '79 as well as Frankfurt from '80) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 I've heard a few live versions of Achilles, and I have to say it's one of the rare tunes that is just better in the studio. Because of the overdubs I guess. It's just perfection. It's those DRUMS! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 It's pretty weird to watch Letterman and the band sitting around talking about blues musicians. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TLF18 Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 hey guys, here's something I wrote about the new Zeppelin CD/DVD set.... please click and share if you dig it! Why the New Zeppelin Set is Better Than a Reunion Tour:http://bumslogic.wordpress.com/2012/12/07/celebrating-zeppelin/ oh, and also... i really LOVE the Presence album. of course i celebrate the whole catalog in general. might choose Physical Graffiti if i HAD to pick just one album... but yea, i came to presence many many years later. underrated gem. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted December 12, 2012 Author Share Posted December 12, 2012 hey guys, here's something I wrote about the new Zeppelin CD/DVD set.... please click and share if you dig it! Why the New Zeppelin Set is Better Than a Reunion Tour:http://bumslogic.wordpress.com/2012/12/07/celebrating-zeppelin/ oh, and also... i really LOVE the Presence album. of course i celebrate the whole catalog in general. might choose Physical Graffiti if i HAD to pick just one album... but yea, i came to presence many many years later. underrated gem. Presence is way underrated... the "wheelchair album".... love it to bits Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimtweedy1977 Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 hey guys, here's something I wrote about the new Zeppelin CD/DVD set.... please click and share if you dig it! Why the New Zeppelin Set is Better Than a Reunion Tour:http://bumslogic.wordpress.com/2012/12/07/celebrating-zeppelin/ oh, and also... i really LOVE the Presence album. of course i celebrate the whole catalog in general. might choose Physical Graffiti if i HAD to pick just one album... but yea, i came to presence many many years later. underrated gem.It's a nice review. While there are some very nice bits in this show, especially that reworked version of 'Ramble On', it felt like something was missing. After going back and watching the Led Zeppelin DVD from 2003, the reunion show felt, well, too rehearsed. The band played with passion, but not with the intensity of their earlier years. I don't know if this is because they had such a short amount of time to prepare, Robert's hesitance to have anything to do with a Led Zeppelin reunion, it just was missing some spontaneous moments. For being a celebration of their boss, they seemed like they were hanging around waiting for the catered party to start. So in that sense, I'm not too disappointed there's no reunion tour. If the other members want to do something beyond Zep fine, but don't call it Led Zeppelin. I know that at one point, Jones, Page, and Bonham were auditioning replacement singers. I think they should have started and ended that audition call with Chris Robinson of the Black Crowes. 1)I remember hearing that Black Crowes live CD that was released with Jimmy Page and I initially thought it was an archival release of a Led Zeppelin show. The dude has a range similar to Plant but is assured enough of his own success to not become a carbon copy of Robert Plant. That leads to no. 2 2)Robinson has experience working with Page on that collaboration all those years ago and has written original material in his own right that is far above the stinkers that groups like Aerosmith have produced in the last 20 years. So if this new group wanted to do an album of original material, they could. 3)With the Black Crowes not together at the moment, Robinson is free at the moment, somewhat. Yeah, I know he has his new group, the Chris Robinson Brotherhood. However, if Jimmy Page came calling, I would think he might put that group on hiatus as well. 4)Robinson has experience with stretching out material during shows, just as Led Zeppelin had done in the old days, so he could work comfortably well in that environment. Now maybe he did audition and maybe it didn't work out. Maybe Page did ask and he turned it down. But it is certainly food for thought. If that didn't work out, Dave Grohl could be another appropriate choice, but not necessarily an obvious choice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 That was a pretty convincing case for Chris you put up there. Even if it has no chance. I'd rather see Cornell be given a shot instead of Grohl though. That "Whole Lotta Love" he did with Carlos sounded pretty fine to me. My son informs me that Cornell can't 'hit it' like he used to, but WTF we're 'speculating' here anyway. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shug Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 That was a pretty convincing case for Chris Robinson you put up there. Even if it has no chance. Yeah, CR is too busy not singing with The Faces! He would be a great choice in either band, I'd say! Rather solidly sourced rumors are flying that the Crowes are doing shows in 2013. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 I've always thought Paul Rodgers would be a good fit.Bad Company was on the Swan Song label, so there is probably some good will there. He was in THE FIRM with Page.And the MoFo Can still sing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stooka Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wbDJW2oK7zw Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IRememberDBoon Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 there is NOTHING in Led Zeppelin history better than Achilles on the "Led Zeppelin" DVD. I think its from like 79? When Page looked like a skeleton.hold on i'll see if i can find it on the tube. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted December 25, 2012 Author Share Posted December 25, 2012 i cant decide between achilles, kashmir & caroureslambra out of the big ones which is my fave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
suites Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Anyone know the house band for the Kennedy Honors. I know Kenny Arronoff was the drummer? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Jason Bonham is a really stiff drummer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Radiant Witch Face Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 I would have liked to see Queens of the Stone Age cover a song. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Celebration Day - GET IT. It had no reason to be that good, but it was. I'll respectfully disagree with jff - I thought Jason drove the entire thing, very impressed with the way he handled the tempo changes. JPJ is as professional as ever - he seems to have not lost a step. Jimmy HAS lost a step, but he still played remarkably well. Robert...well..for much of the show he seemed like he was saving himself for something later - solo gigs later on down the road? I don't know. Every once in awhile you'd get a glimpse of the Golden God, sigh. I was so stoked to hear "For Your Life" live. Never heard that one live before. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 I don't think they ever played it live before that night. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Celebration Day - GET IT. It had no reason to be that good, but it was. I'll respectfully disagree with jff - I thought Jason drove the entire thing, very impressed with the way he handled the tempo changes.Not saying he's a bad drummer, but he is physically very robotic. I'm basing that only on the Stairway performance with Heart. I haven't seen Celebration Day yet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Yeah, I didn't think so. I thought it came off well. Jimmy was REALLY working on that tune (and others). You could see him just digging in, trying to do those riffs - many of which were about a half dozen overdubs on the record. The setlist represented a nice overview of their career imo. I found it odd that ITTOD was not represented, which sort of reinforces my feelings that, if there is a "weak" Zep record, that one is it. And before I get nuked on here let me state that it's NOT a bad LP, it just isn't quite up to the impossibly high standards of the others. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 I was so stoked to hear "For Your Life" live. Never heard that one live before. That was a definite surprise. My and the guy I was with just kind of looked at each other like "is that what I think it is?" I liked that they were willing to take some chances and new just do a safe "Hits" show. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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