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Thursday, February 26, 2009
Kashmir
Jimmy, Robert, John, and of course, Bonzo.
A true classic. from Knebworth, 1979.
Kashmir
11 comments:
Anonymous
said...
Thank you.
My brother was there. I saw them a few years earlier in Chicago. My brother and boyfriend spent the night at the Stadium to get decent tickets. My brother was 13 at the time.
Oh, MR - it was amazing. I was so young, but both my brother and boyfriend at the time were musicians, and my dad was a classical music NUT, so I heard great stuff all the time and knew in my heart of hearts that these guys were qualitatively quite different from, say, KISS!
To be quite honest, the best part for me was the "unplugged" portion. They dragged out the stools, got the acoustic guitars, etc. and just did those amazing folk songs.
It really felt like we were in the "Shire", I kid you not. The place was as quite as a church while they were playing the acoustic set, and the arena was misty (oh, ok, smokey!) and so moody. It was one of the reasons I went to Wales on my pre-college trip to the UK.
(And by the way, I was straight - I did not want to miss one nanosecond of reality while I was there!!)
They also did some Yardbirds stuff, which was also amazing, and I think Tom (brother) and Rick loved that.
They were in Chicago for four days, I think, and that portion of the tour got bad reviews, if I remember correctly. I cannot imagine how much better it could have been, but I was young and impressionable.
Tom said Knebworth was fantastic, but a completely different experience than the Chicago Stadium, obviously!
Ro -- c'mon, you had to have had at least a contact high at a Zep show:) There's only one or two later Zep songs I don't care for and of them all, I always liked Jimmy best when he worked an acoustic. Love his electric playing, as well, but I always loved his acoustic sound. Hey Hey What Can I Do is my favorite Zep tune I actually managed to find it on CD. In their big box set but that's okay, too. Now I got 'em all.
CJ -- yeah, I get it, too. :) That's just an awesome song a concrete wall of sound.
MR - I think the THC level in those days was about 10% of what it is now, so less likely to get a contact buzz. (You know, those nasty corporate growers have ruined the crop with all of that GM stuff nowadays.)
But, I guess my bliss may have been somewhat enhanced by the, um, ambiance in the hall.
I remember reading all the negative reviews of Led Zeppelin albums, whilst at the same time reading positive reviews of so many other (not to be named) albums.
But, time is vindication. It is very clear, now, as the years have gone by, that Led Zeppelin was the among the greatest of all time.
Pastorius - funny story and then I'll quit sounding like a cranky old lady - when I was in England, years ago, there was a program on BBC1 (I think) radio. They were reviewing a Zep album (very negatively). When they were done with the review, they said they would play some Zep, to make it up to the idiots (my word), who actually liked the music. They proceeded to play "Whole Lotta Love" on a kazoo! Although I was completely affronted, I still couldn't help laughing.
11 comments:
Thank you.
My brother was there. I saw them a few years earlier in Chicago. My brother and boyfriend spent the night at the Stadium to get decent tickets. My brother was 13 at the time.
Magic.
Ro
Yeah ok you've made me really jealous. I've never seen them.
Was it as awesome as I've fantasized?
Oh, MR - it was amazing. I was so young, but both my brother and boyfriend at the time were musicians, and my dad was a classical music NUT, so I heard great stuff all the time and knew in my heart of hearts that these guys were qualitatively quite different from, say, KISS!
To be quite honest, the best part for me was the "unplugged" portion. They dragged out the stools, got the acoustic guitars, etc. and just did those amazing folk songs.
It really felt like we were in the "Shire", I kid you not. The place was as quite as a church while they were playing the acoustic set, and the arena was misty (oh, ok, smokey!) and so moody. It was one of the reasons I went to Wales on my pre-college trip to the UK.
(And by the way, I was straight - I did not want to miss one nanosecond of reality while I was there!!)
They also did some Yardbirds stuff, which was also amazing, and I think Tom (brother) and Rick loved that.
They were in Chicago for four days, I think, and that portion of the tour got bad reviews, if I remember correctly. I cannot imagine how much better it could have been, but I was young and impressionable.
Tom said Knebworth was fantastic, but a completely different experience than the Chicago Stadium, obviously!
This vid is awesome. Thanks again for posting it.
Ro
I totally understand India and Pakistan willing to risk mutual annihilation over owning a region a Zeppelin song wrote about.
Totally.
www.culturism.us
Ro -- c'mon, you had to have had at least a contact high at a Zep show:) There's only one or two later Zep songs I don't care for and of them all, I always liked Jimmy best when he worked an acoustic. Love his electric playing, as well, but I always loved his acoustic sound. Hey Hey What Can I Do is my favorite Zep tune I actually managed to find it on CD. In their big box set but that's okay, too. Now I got 'em all.
CJ -- yeah, I get it, too. :) That's just an awesome song a concrete wall of sound.
MR - I think the THC level in those days was about 10% of what it is now, so less likely to get a contact buzz. (You know, those nasty corporate growers have ruined the crop with all of that GM stuff nowadays.)
But, I guess my bliss may have been somewhat enhanced by the, um, ambiance in the hall.
Ro
Ro,
That's history.
I'm with you.
I remember reading all the negative reviews of Led Zeppelin albums, whilst at the same time reading positive reviews of so many other (not to be named) albums.
But, time is vindication. It is very clear, now, as the years have gone by, that Led Zeppelin was the among the greatest of all time.
Pastorius - funny story and then I'll quit sounding like a cranky old lady - when I was in England, years ago, there was a program on BBC1 (I think) radio. They were reviewing a Zep album (very negatively). When they were done with the review, they said they would play some Zep, to make it up to the idiots (my word), who actually liked the music. They proceeded to play "Whole Lotta Love" on a kazoo! Although I was completely affronted, I still couldn't help laughing.
God, I miss England.
Ro
Ro
Apparently I am now "Ro Ro." Kinda like the song.. .
Ro Ro Ro. . .
Aaaauuuggghh.
Ro Ro Rorge! (sorry, couldn't help it)
You need schoolin', baby I'm not foolin'.
Way way down inside, honey you need it.
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