i was never a led zeppelin fan although i did eventually pick up led zeppelin's first, second and third albums. so it was with some curiousity that i tuned in a jimmy page and robert plant concert a number of years back and was pleasantly surprised by the musicianship that they had held onto as well as their willingness to revisit and rebuild some of their classics.
one piece i am especially fond of is "kashmir". kashmir first appeared on zeppelin's sixth album entitled "physical graffiti". it has its origins in southern morocco where the words were written by plant in 1973 in an area he called "the waste lands" while driving from goulimine to tantan. kashmir of course is in northern india.
this version features some really exciting work from the back-up musicians travelling as "the egyptian pharaohs". this particular rendering took place at irvine meadows, irvine, california, on the 3rd of october 1995. hang onto your hats!!!
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part two:
hey while you're hear you should give "yallah" a listen as well. filmed in a marketplace in marrakech, it's very popular with the guitar playing/screeching boys in this house!
6 comments:
Hi there Steven
My husband is a great Led Z fan,
but I do love Robert Plant with Alison Krauss - especially 'Please read the letter.'
I think I need to go and put them on right now...see you....
Happy Days
hi delwyn, i started to revisit a lot of my older music when my children began listening to it themselves. it's nice to be around people hearing music - again. i have to be in the right frame of mind though as i have so many associations with music that i have to pick and choose which memory i want to recall or not!!!! have a peaceful day! steven
Sorry Steven, not my sort of music but I enjoy reading your blog and also must comment on your header - I love those complementary colours and their vibrancy.
hello weaver! don't run too far away because this isn't music i listen to that often myself. however, it does have lots of memories for me and is mentioned to delwyn, it has become very current listening for my own younger iterations of my wife and myself. have a peaceful day!! steven
Hi Steven
that's interesting. I loved it when the kids came and asked to copy our music...as they mellowed into adulthood after a bit of heavy metal ...
Like you there is music - in my case Cat Stevens that I feel uncomfortable listening to and also some some Pink Floyd because My husband played it repeatedly when we were first together and he was surfing a lot of the time and I felt a little neglected ...consequently the music is now married to those feelings....
Life is interesting...lots of associations and connections...
nothing is simple or linear...
Happy Days
hi delwyn, no, nothing is simple or linear! that's for sure . . . . . steven
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