Re: Dolly for Download

[Sam Zoghaib <sam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Jul 10, 2002 at 08:02:10AM -0400, Frank wrote:
> Damn, That isn't bad at all. I think Dolly did a great job with the song.
> She did the boys proud encompassing blues, bluegrass and even a bit of
> gospel into the mix.

Well, I must say I don't really agree here. The first part is ok, up to
the point where the drums enter ("If there's a bustle..."). But I really
didn't like it thereafter. I found the parts with two voices very
annoying ("there's still time to change the road you're on").
I also found the drumming there to fit less nicely than on the original
version.
Then I just found the added lyrics horrible! I don't think singing
"Stairway to Heaven...Stairway to Heaven" several times like in a pop
song was a good thing to do.

I also didn't like the canonical form of the last verse ("and as we wind
on down the road..."). Also the whole thing with the 'choir' behind
wasn't really appropriate, IMHO.

But I agree with you on one thing. The one thing I like in the second
part of the song was the little bluegrass thrown in.


> Just another example of the wide reaching range of the music of Led Zeppelin
> and the influence they have on so many musical genres.

That's right. The results are purely subjective, but that's really the
point with this song, I thing.

Just my 2 cents, of course. That's only my opinion, after all.

Sam