Re: More Mixer Ramblings

[Chris Myers <boleskin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

ALS....
Ah yes, the song that made my Grandmother threaten to move out  ;)

My 1st stereo, Dad went the extra mile and got the really cheap
headphones that broke within 2 weeks.
I got "state of the art" 'phones less than a week after buying 
Presence.

Maybe that's why I'm so hard of hearing these days...

Chris Myers
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Adam Schaeffer wrote:
> 
> With all this talk of "heavyness" and what have you, I think we are 
> all
> forgetting something.  On March 31, 1976, an album called Presence 
> was
> released by a band named Led Zeppelin.  The opening number is over 
> ten
> minutes in length, and it is called Achilles Last Stand.  The song 
> is so
> complex with so many layers, it delivers a wall of sound that 
> flattens
> anyone in earshot.  By far Zep's heaviest and most musically 
> intense piece,
> I don't think there is any question about that.  I think the best 
> part is
> that despite the fact that Pagey, Jonesy and Bonzo are all playing 
> their
> brains out, Plant keeps his cool and sings the lyrics at half the 
> time of
> the music.  He keeps the song under control by not spitting out the 
> lyrics
> and trying to keep up with the rest of the band.  One of my top 
> five Zep
> songs, a true masterpiece.  Being a drummer myself, its always 
> great to hear
> songs where Bonzo gets to let loose and unleash his greatness.  ALS 
> is one
> of the reasons I love the 77 tour so much.  The boys start you out 
> pretty
> fast, then take it down a bit with SIBLY and NQ.  The acoustic set 
> brings
> the mood back up, but then things get serious with Kashmir.  The 
> home
> stretch of the set is so well designed.  Start off with Bonzo's 
> solo, then
> we get the guitar improv from Jimmy.  Tension is high at that 
> point; the
> audience knows something is about to happen, but they aren't quite 
> sure
> what.  Then things quiet down and the first soft notes of Achilles 
> can be
> heard floating from the PA system.  Then BOOM!!! it just explodes 
> in your
> face and all you can do is let the music take control of you body.  
> After
> that the crowd is buzzin', so the boys take 'em even higher with 
> Stairway to
> deliver the final blow.
> 
> Speaking of 77, I have Deep Striker in right now.  What a show, man 
> this is
> good stuff.
> 
> Flames are welcome, I would be willing to argue in support of 
> Achilles :).
> 
> Regards,
> Adam