Re: Ramble On

[Paul Hammond <pauleh@xxxxxxx>]

Hey Nech,

   Good question - my answer to you would be - freedom of choice. Any time I 
heard "Tall Cool One" come on the radio I would switch the channel!

  But seriously, my preferences for listening to LZ would pretty much be - 1. 
The original recorded versions 2. Live versions 3. Versions reworked by Page 
and Plant themselves 4. Live versions of the original recordings performed by 
great musicians 5. Versions reworked by highly proficient musicians like 
Rodrigo Y Gabriela etc. 6. Kids in school of rock programs attempting to 
perform the works of the mighty Zep 

I'm not overly enthused on jammed out interpretations of LZ, at least none I've 
heard yet - besides LZ themselves were the masters of that, and they had the 
style and feel to do it properly. 

I also like JP's use of poetic license with his own music better than RP's use 
of the LZ catalog. 

    Just Sayin' ;-) Cheers! PH

On Dec 18, 2009, at 12:20 PM, Nech wrote:

> pauleh@xxxxxxx wrote:
> 
>> Call me a purist, but I don't like Zep songs being "Bastardized". 
> Not to start a ruckus...but man, how did you get thru the years of RP doing 
> just that ? over and over and over.... Hey Hey Mama...insert ( digereedoo ( 
> OK we can blame Page for that one too!) 
> banjo;fiddle;dobro;djembe;tabla;kazoo.....)
> 
> just sayin;.... : )
> 
> Nech
>