The song "Skyscraper" and Led Zeppelin

[cadaverdog]

You think Barracuda was Heart's first national hit? Better mix a little bit of gingko biloba in with your next bowl of weed, your memory is going.......

a few others in between there too......

You're from Washington. I'm from L A. I'm sure they were popular there before they were in L A. I'm sure "grunge" was a big deal there before it was in L A too. Listening to rock and roll and getting high was how I spent most of my time back then. I guess I can only speak for what was popular in So Cal at the time. Don't remember hearing anything from Heart before "Barracuda" then I heard their older stuff. It happens that way sometime. Great White was getting mucho airplay in L A before they made it big nationally. Same thing with Motley Crue. Van Halen was a different story. They got national attention right off jump street.

[chefcraig]

Christ, I hate these Vevo vids that are scratchy and take a week to load.

In any event, this is what Led Zeppelin in the 1980s (or 90s, for that matter) in a qualified and not wasted form should have sounded like: honest, with some concern.. with content. John Paul Jones arranging, and earnest singing.

And the less Jimmy Page the better. JPJ should have handled the production values.

Alas, it was not to be.

Over the past two decades, out of all solo albums of all the ex-Zep's solo albums, only Jones has proven himself as a true musical adventurist. (Oh golly gee, Robert Plant sings old country tunes with chicks...how highly inventive when yer voice gives out...)

Yet, I digress...check out the sound of Jeff Buckley...

[cadaverdog]

In any event, this is what Led Zeppelin in the 1980s (or 90s, for that matter) in a qualified and not wasted form should have sounded like: honest, with some concern.. with content. John Paul Jones arranging, and earnest singing.

I don't hate it but I gotta disagree. Zep should have stayed on the same page as Presence and kicked ass into the 80s and then mellowed out. In Through The Out Door was a big disappointment IMO. It might have been over for Zep even if Bonham hadn't drank himself to death. It took a long time between Presence and the last album.

[philouze]

Now this is quite far-fetched, really...

If there is one plain to hear zeppelinesque tune on that album, that's "Damn Good".

Exactement.
The only Zep-like thing I hear on Skyscraper is that acoustic riff in Damn Good.

[FORD]

Yeah, it is a little bit like "The Rain Song", now that I think about it.......

[philouze]

And by the way, am I the only one here who thinks that Two Fools A Minute could have been grate if played by FZ?? With Ike Willis on vocals, that goes without saying..

[clarathecarrot]

Christ, I hate these Vevo vids that are scratchy and take a week to load.

In any event, this is what Led Zeppelin in the 1980s (or 90s, for that matter) in a qualified and not wasted form should have sounded like: honest, with some concern.. with content. John Paul Jones arranging, and earnest singing.

And the less Jimmy Page the better. JPJ should have handled the production values.

Alas, it was not to be.

Over the past two decades, out of all solo albums of all the ex-Zep's solo albums, only Jones has proven himself as a true musical adventurist. (Oh golly gee, Robert Plant sings old country tunes with chicks...how highly inventive when yer voice gives out...)

Yet, I digress...check out the sound of Jeff Buckley...

I listened to Grace for the first time today I never wanted to listen to Jeff even when he was climbing his ladder to acclaim because I always thought I knew him he has that kind of magic, like.... I remember him sitting on his relatives front porch playng his guitar when he was a kid I was only a few years older than him .

I was walking by to go get stoned or walking back home stoned. Jeff lived at the end of my block used to see him all the time he was great even back then just some kid you knew was destined to bring greatness to the musical game.

Jeff never lived down the street from me. I never walked by him while stoned; to be truthful, perhaps it is just the awesome ability of someone to create a personal connection. Perhaps it is the fears of loss that spectre that you just don't want to see. A image that there is more to this man this music this moment that just a passing click in the trees.

I will continue once again to never listening to his music, I knew it would be as good as it is. Grace.

Peace.

[ashstralia]

I saw the Jeff Buckley and Grace Band from the front row. Yeah, it was amazing. In my top 5.

[cadaverdog]

I saw the Jeff Buckley and Grace Band from the front row. Yeah, it was amazing. In my top 5.

I'd like to see Grace Potter from the front row. She always seems to be wearing a short skirt and skimpy panties.

[vandeleur]

Yo ash good to see ya buddy