Re: Zep's Tingle Moments

[William Isaacs <akrazor@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 3 Oct 1997 groovin@xxxxxxxx wrote:

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> Date: Fri, 3 Oct 1997 03:24:52 CDT
> Subject: Re: Zep's Tingle Moments
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> I totally agree, and it makes me very happy that it is on the WLL single.
>  What bugs me is that Luis Rey HATES the song.  He says the lyrics are
> silly and that he's glad this isn't a direction that Zeppelin pursued
> further.  
Perhaps this is his opininion and he has a right to feel that way. Not all
of us feel the same on every issue, or what a boring world this would be.

> Perhaps he doesn't like that Jimmy is featured so little. 

I know that in my favorite Led Zeppelin songs Jimmy is one of the front
musicians. I have a somewhat traditional thought of the roles of bassists
and drummers. Their main function is to keep time. Which is why having a
fucked up drummer can be a problem for a show.

> Jimmy was not the only member of Zeppelin, and arguably not even the most
> talented (and I'm not dissing Page).  I actually like it a little more
> _because_ Jonesy and Bonzo have the limelight.
We all know that every single one of those musicians were extremely
talented. It is pointless to say who had the most talent, because together
they were completely genius, and apart they miss some of the magic.
However, Page and Plant do to capture "some" of that magic on their own.

> It's a poppy blues number
> with emotion and every member of the band shines.  

When I think of poppy blues numbers I don't think of Led Zeppelin. When I
think of poppy music, I think of music that is overhyped. Led Zeppelin may
have been one of the most popular groups of all time, but they were also
pioneers. Let's not forget that.

> Bonzo's fills and
> cymbal work are perfect, Jonesy plays a solid LEAD for perhaps the first
> time, Jimmy's playing, while sparse, is spot on and exactly what the song
> calls for, and Robert sings as emotionally as ever.
Well, you see, as I was saying above. I think a bassists main purpose is
to keep the timing. A few bass solos here and there are ok, imo, but the
bass wasn't not meant to be a lead instrument, nor were the drums. These
are timing instruments. Bonzo and Jonesy were very solid at this
throughout their careers.


> I especially like
> the Percy backup chorus.  Granted it's not "Heavy Metal" but if one more
> person states that Led Zeppelin was only a "Heavy Metal" band I'll puke. 

You know, there's not point in getting upset over someone else's
ignorance. When people tell me that, I either prove that Led Zeppelin had
a bit of diversity or I just blow them off. Let them believe what they
want to believe. I don't even find them being classified as a heavy metal
band bad anyways. The line between heavy metal and hard rock is a fine
line. You would be surprised at what some people consider heavy metal. 

> Zeppelin didn't really pursue ANY one type of music much, that is what
> made them so great, they varied in style and never struck  in the same
> place twice. 

I wouldn't say that they never struck in the same place twice, but I can
agree that they were very diverse. This is one of the main reasons I like
them as much as I do. With my three favorite bands, you can take a song
and tell whether it came from the beginning of their career, or somewhere
else down the line. Funny enough, all three of them were/are what I
consider pioneer bands. Two of them still exist in some form or another.
:)

Will Isaacs 

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Fly on through the sky
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