RE: Best Led Zep covers by other bands? etc.

["Williams, Chris (RSCH)" <Chris_Williams@xxxxxx>]

> Julie Campbell stated:
> 
> My music-loving friend Errol (who's not on the list) wants to
> know what we think are the best covers of LZ songs. His favorite is
> King Curtis's version of "Whole Lotta Love." Yours?
> 
My favorite Zep cover is a version of Kashmir by a band whose name I
can't remember. It's a loud, in-your-face hip-hop interpretation, from
the movie The Bad Lieutenant with Harvey Keitel. If anyone knows the
band or has a copy of the soundtrack, pls. let me know.

Larry Bergman Jr. wrote:

	   Meanwhile, Jimmy had to be pissed.  He had met the criteria.
He had
	recovered.  He was ready.  And he was left in the cold.  Then
suddenly, news
	comes that he's teaming with David Coverdale.  The message was
clear.  Jimmy
	was ready to play.  If Robert was too good to play with him,
then maybe the
	world's most famous Robert wanna-be might be up to the task.  

I've always held this interpretation. At a simple level: when a man or
woman keeps choosing mates that look or act like their first, it's
rarely as simple as liking blondes or moustaches. In most cases there's
some deeper motivation. Similarly, Page's recruiting of Coverdale to
front his band was not an accident--he had to know that Plant would be
outraged. 


Cliff wrote:

	I read awhile ago in a book on Zeppelin that Plant considered
Kashmir the
	definitive Zeppelin song. This surprised me as i consider
Kashmir somewhat of
	a departure from their more normal music style. Dont get me
wrong, i think
	its a great song (albeit a little repetitive IMO)

As with the Jimmy/Coverdale story, context is everything. Plant has made
these statements to counter the popular perception of Stairway as the
definitive LZ song. Unlike the anthemic Stairway, Plant has maintained
that a song like Kashmir is more representative of Zeppelin's work
because it falls outside heavy metal conventions. 

For Plant, the issue was not which song is representative of the band's
sound, but of its intent.

	I'd like to hear from others what, in their view is the
definitive Zeppelin
	song. For me, it would have to be SIBLY, although i could
probably think of
	others deserving that title too.

Sound: Heartbreaker
Intent: Achilles Last Stand

Chris Williams
chris_williams@xxxxxx