Led Zeppelin

mickeyrat
mickeyrat Posts: 44,606
edited December 2020 in Other Music
40 yrs ago today the band called it quits after Bonzo's passing.

. A 4 December 1980 press statement stated that, "We wish it to be known that the loss of our dear friend, and the deep sense of undivided harmony felt by ourselves and our manager, have led us to decide that we could not continue as we were." The statement was signed simply "Led Zeppelin".

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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,836
    Damn, 40 years
    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,606
    edited December 2020
    I continue to wonder what people thought when Zep I hit. Then II. That opening riff, fuck me
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    Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
    you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
    memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
    another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
  • GlowGirl
    GlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 12,126
    mickeyrat said:
    I continue to wonder what people thought when Zep I hit. Then II. That opening riff, fuck me
    Led Zep II is one of my favorite albums of all time. Definitely in my top 10, maybe top 5.

  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,664
    mickeyrat said:
    I continue to wonder what people thought when Zep I hit. Then II. That opening riff, fuck me

    When LZ I hit, I thought it was great, and even more so because a friend of mine brought his Les Paul and Marshall amp over to my house one day and started playing me some really cool Jimmy Page riffs.  Fantastic!  I wonder what eve happened to that guy?

    The first time I heard LZ II I was in shall we say, an altered state of mind, and by the end of "Whole Lotta Love" I was damn near freaking out.  :lol: 

    Yep, great stuff those first two albums.

    Many years later- the summer of 1996 to be exact- I was reminiscing about those days with my father.  He said to me, "Remember when The Led Zeppelin played at your sister's graduation dance?" 
    I said, "Well, actually, Pop, the band that played after her graduation was Quicksilver Messenger Service, and the band you mentioned is  actually just 'Led Zeppelin', not 'The Led Zeppelin'".
    "OH NO! he argued, "I was on the committee that helped pick the band.  I'm SURE it was "The Led Zeppelin!"
    "OK, Pop.  Whatever you say!"  :lol: 
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • hrd2imgn
    hrd2imgn Southwest Burbs of Chicago Posts: 4,924
    Listening to No Quarter right now.  Jimmy"s riff is amazing, Robert is as always a show stopper, Bonzo's simplicity works so well on this tune, JPJ's bass is bone rattling...man would have loved to see them in the 70s
  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,606
    hrd2imgn said:
    Listening to No Quarter right now.  Jimmy"s riff is amazing, Robert is as always a show stopper, Bonzo's simplicity works so well on this tune, JPJ's bass is bone rattling...man would have loved to see them in the 70s

    the remastered song remains the same version is phenomenal
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    Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
    you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
    memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
    another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,462
    The reissues are amazing. Have the entire catalog on CD. Including the super deluxe In Through The Out Door. 
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  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    brianlux said:
    mickeyrat said:
    I continue to wonder what people thought when Zep I hit. Then II. That opening riff, fuck me

    When LZ I hit, I thought it was great, and even more so because a friend of mine brought his Les Paul and Marshall amp over to my house one day and started playing me some really cool Jimmy Page riffs.  Fantastic!  I wonder what eve happened to that guy?

    The first time I heard LZ II I was in shall we say, an altered state of mind, and by the end of "Whole Lotta Love" I was damn near freaking out.  :lol: 

    Yep, great stuff those first two albums.

    Many years later- the summer of 1996 to be exact- I was reminiscing about those days with my father.  He said to me, "Remember when The Led Zeppelin played at your sister's graduation dance?" 
    I said, "Well, actually, Pop, the band that played after her graduation was Quicksilver Messenger Service, and the band you mentioned is  actually just 'Led Zeppelin', not 'The Led Zeppelin'".
    "OH NO! he argued, "I was on the committee that helped pick the band.  I'm SURE it was "The Led Zeppelin!"
    "OK, Pop.  Whatever you say!"  :lol: 
    When a similarly aged friend of mine first heard Led Zeppelin back in the day, he thought it was new Janis/Big Brother music.

    That always gives me chuckle.
    I SAW PEARL JAM
  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,606
    dankind said:
    brianlux said:
    mickeyrat said:
    I continue to wonder what people thought when Zep I hit. Then II. That opening riff, fuck me

    When LZ I hit, I thought it was great, and even more so because a friend of mine brought his Les Paul and Marshall amp over to my house one day and started playing me some really cool Jimmy Page riffs.  Fantastic!  I wonder what eve happened to that guy?

    The first time I heard LZ II I was in shall we say, an altered state of mind, and by the end of "Whole Lotta Love" I was damn near freaking out.  :lol: 

    Yep, great stuff those first two albums.

    Many years later- the summer of 1996 to be exact- I was reminiscing about those days with my father.  He said to me, "Remember when The Led Zeppelin played at your sister's graduation dance?" 
    I said, "Well, actually, Pop, the band that played after her graduation was Quicksilver Messenger Service, and the band you mentioned is  actually just 'Led Zeppelin', not 'The Led Zeppelin'".
    "OH NO! he argued, "I was on the committee that helped pick the band.  I'm SURE it was "The Led Zeppelin!"
    "OK, Pop.  Whatever you say!"  :lol: 
    When a similarly aged friend of mine first heard Led Zeppelin back in the day, he thought it was new Janis/Big Brother music.

    That always gives me chuckle.

    he did a lot of drugs didn't he.....
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    Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
    you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
    memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
    another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,298
    I remember being in the back of the car going home from church when I was probably about 12 and hearing Black Dog on the radio.  I'll never forget hearing that song for what I remember being the first time.

    All of their albums are great but Physical Graffiti is probably my favorite.  
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  • Merkin Baller
    Merkin Baller Posts: 12,818
    Dazed & Confused is the first song I learned to play on bass... God damn I Love this band and while I'm happy to have been born when I was ('77) to appreciate the '90s at IMO a perfect age, Zep is one of the bands I regret not being around for while they were active. 
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,836
    Rock and Roll was my first love...funny that it is probably number 25-30 at this point.  SO many great, great songs. 
    One of my favorite mixes to put on out by the pool.  I love almost every song like an old friend.
    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,298
    Friends off LZIII is amazing...

    My buddy and I used to sit around and figure out songs on our guitars.  Probably 1984 or so.  I remember he figured out Ten Years Gone and we used to play that together.  Back before youtube videos and readily available tablature


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    The Golden Age is 2 months away. And guess what….. you’re gonna love it! (teskeinc 11.19.24)

    1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
    2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
    2013: London ON, Wrigley; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
    2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
    2020: Oakland, Oakland:  2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
    2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
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  • GlowGirl
    GlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 12,126
    edited December 2020
    Gern Blansten said:
    I remember being in the back of the car going home from church when I was probably about 12 and hearing Black Dog on the radio.  I'll never forget hearing that song for what I remember being the first time.

    All of their albums are great but Physical Graffiti is probably my favorite.  


    Here is a recent photo I took of the Physical Graffiti building. It is a few blocks from where I live. I always take out of town friends to see it. For the album cover they had to remove a floor to make it fit on the square cover. You can’t see it in this photo but one of the shops in the building is a tea shop called Physical Graffitea. 
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  • MedozK
    MedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,212
    GlowGirl said:
    Gern Blansten said:
    I remember being in the back of the car going home from church when I was probably about 12 and hearing Black Dog on the radio.  I'll never forget hearing that song for what I remember being the first time.

    All of their albums are great but Physical Graffiti is probably my favorite.  


    Here is a recent photo I took of the Physical Graffiti building. It is a few blocks from where I live. I always take out of town friends to see it. For the album cover they had to remove a floor to make it fit on the square cover. You can’t see it in this photo but one of the shops in the building is a tea shop called Physical Graffitea. 
    Very Cool!
  • Hobbes
    Hobbes Pacific Northwest Posts: 6,438
    Zep mix-tape blastin' the first time did the nawty. Pretty sure I popped during "All of My Love." :lol:
  • GlowGirl
    GlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 12,126
    Hobbes said:
    Zep mix-tape blastin' the first time did the nawty. Pretty sure I popped during "All of My Love." :lol:
    It’s funny how you remember those things. Mine was AC/DC Back in Black. 
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,836
    Was listening to The Doors before we got out of the car to throw down.
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  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,298
    GlowGirl said:
    Gern Blansten said:
    I remember being in the back of the car going home from church when I was probably about 12 and hearing Black Dog on the radio.  I'll never forget hearing that song for what I remember being the first time.

    All of their albums are great but Physical Graffiti is probably my favorite.  


    Here is a recent photo I took of the Physical Graffiti building. It is a few blocks from where I live. I always take out of town friends to see it. For the album cover they had to remove a floor to make it fit on the square cover. You can’t see it in this photo but one of the shops in the building is a tea shop called Physical Graffitea. 
    that's cool....
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    The Golden Age is 2 months away. And guess what….. you’re gonna love it! (teskeinc 11.19.24)

    1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
    2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
    2013: London ON, Wrigley; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
    2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
    2020: Oakland, Oakland:  2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
    2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
    2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana; 2025: Pitt1, Pitt2
  • eddiec
    eddiec Posts: 3,960
    GlowGirl said:
    Gern Blansten said:
    I remember being in the back of the car going home from church when I was probably about 12 and hearing Black Dog on the radio.  I'll never forget hearing that song for what I remember being the first time.

    All of their albums are great but Physical Graffiti is probably my favorite.  


    Here is a recent photo I took of the Physical Graffiti building. It is a few blocks from where I live. I always take out of town friends to see it. For the album cover they had to remove a floor to make it fit on the square cover. You can’t see it in this photo but one of the shops in the building is a tea shop called Physical Graffitea. 

    I'm always amazed how that place never became a shrine of some sorts.
    They seem to have cleaned it up since I last passed by. But that was probably over ten years gone now.

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