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Originally Posted by Unitron
The opening of "Tea for One" is one of my favorite riffs ever:
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Love the way the riff is leading in one direction tempo-wise and then Bonham comes in and completely changes the vibe.
Presence has such a back-story. It was not planned. Instead the band should have been on a late 75 through early 76 world tour, including a massive
US stint.
Then Plant gets ****ed up in the car accident that nearly killed his wife. The tour in cancelled and the band is left wondering if Plant will ever be able
to properly perform again.
They decide to record an album. The band is on tax exile in California and have zero material prepared. Page takes charge and just keeps coming up with
one cool riff/idea after the other. Ever notice that Presence is the only Zep album to not include keyboards and acoustic guitars? Also note that Plant recorded
all of his vocals while sitting in a wheelchair.