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I think Coda is still in two forms. The original and the extra tracks (sans Bonzo's Montreux/ Moby Dick...) only available on the box set version of the CD / LP. Wonder why? Thankfully I have the box set for my latest purchase of the catalogue.
All Zeppelin songs are underrated. Some are overheard (nobody's fault but ours), same ones are overplayed (nobody's fault but format (i.e. lack of imagination) radio) - but getting the intricacies of the material is usually beyond the scope of a music genre (rock) that refuses proper analysis.
Just one gripe with a Zeppelin number and to me it's a biggie. The edited (!!#@#$!!) version of Black Dog on the new Song Remains. Apparently the soundtrack was to not interfere with the album (as if this is an explanation). Dunno why, the soundtrack only ever had occasional moments in common with the album anyway. Ever read that Garden Tapes break down?
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True dedication.
The Ocean
The Lemon Song
Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
Celebration Day
Out Of The Tiles
The Rain Song
D'yer Mak'er
and many others..
So who's doing the under rating? (Not me! or anyone else here so far as I can see.) Unless Led Zeppelin are seen as a one or two (may be three with WLL) hit wonder. I told a pal once that neither of Zeppelin's biggest hit songs (All My Love and Stairway) were singles as per the usual popular music spectrum. He was surprised. Apparently this was important...
They were never any good as a singles pop group anyway. No choruses, Whole Lotta Love released 28 years after it was an album track and no one took a blind bit of notice of the others.
Now as an album and concerts band par excellence where composition demanded much of their audience (look at the content of a 77 show for example); paying attention to that lot would have been well taxing. Not to mention the playing - the first hour would blitz the abilities of anyone else just on the varied guitar approaches alone...)
Time to ramp up these ratings. What do people do with their Zeppelin albums anyway? Play with the covers or something..
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1. Down By the Seaside
2. Down By the Seaside
3. Down By the Seaside
4. Down By the Seaside
5. Down By the Seaside
STUDIO:
1. The Rover - Excellent Hard Rocker from PG. It wasn't included in their Greatest Hits "packages", and wasn't on the first crop cirlces set, but it's a stand out. Really too heavy for most CR radio stations.
2. Four Sticks - The first time I listened to IV, with the headphones on, this was the mesmerizing track for me.
3. Candy Store Rock - It's just too much Fun from Presence ! !
4. Friends - What a marvelous campfire song from III ! ! !
5. I'm Gonna Crawl - Just can't get enough of this blues number !!
(HM - Carouselambra - Boy, would I have loved to have seen them do this live ! ! ! !)
LIVE:
1. No Quarter - (TSRTS) Exquisite !
2. Kashmir - (O2) So much more powerful than the classic studio version.
3. OTHAFA - (TSRTS) What and incredible riffing solo from Mr. Page !!! (Probably too hot for CR Radio playlists).
4. SIBLY - (TSRTS) Perfection !
5. TSRTS - (TSRTS) Once again, blows the studio version right out the water ! ! !
(HM - IMTOD - (O2) Amazing !!)
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