The Official Led Zeppelin Thread

[Frownland]

Originally Posted by Chula Vista

Ya, just a bunch of Celtic-Folk-Classical posturing......

*neoclassical

[OccultHawk]

Originally Posted by Chula Vista

Ya, just a bunch of Celtic-Folk-Classical posturing......

You love it. You gotta admit the medley section on How The West Was Won is a sad bit of music history.

[Chula Vista]

Originally Posted by OccultHawk

You love it. You gotta admit the medley section on How The West Was Won is a sad bit of music history.

Ever heard the story of when Page and Plant got to hang with Elvis for a couple of hours in [edit] LA?

[OccultHawk]

I read Hammer of the Gods.

But not that I remember.

[Frownland]

Originally Posted by OccultHawk

I read Hammer of the Gods.

But not that I remember.

They met Elvis in Vegas.
Got drunk, had a cool time.
Wake up in the morning, it's 1995.
Turns out they were fooled by an impersonator, and not a very good one either.

[OccultHawk]

Originally Posted by Frownland

They met Elvis in Vegas.
Got drunk, had a cool time.
Wake up in the morning, it's 1995.
Turns out they were fooled by an impersonator, and not a very good one either.

Shut the **** up

The grown ups are having a goddamn conversation

[Chula Vista]

A lot of Hammer of the Gods is crap.

The L.A. Forum played host to some of the greatest shows Led Zeppelin ever put on, and it was also the place where, on May 11, 1974, the band came face to face with its greatest hero.

Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Bonham were in Los Angeles for the launch of their record label Swan Song. The night after the launch party at the Bel Air Hotel, the band, minus bassist John Paul Jones, attended Elvis Presley’s concert at the Forum. At some point, Presley must have been alerted to the presence of the rock group in the audience because during the show – which was taped and later released on record as ‘Live in L.A.’ – he can be heard saying to his band, “Wait a minute. ... If we can start together, fellas, because we've got Led Zeppelin out there. ... Let's try to look like we know what we're doing, whether we do or not.”

Led Zeppelin and the King shared the same promoter, Jerry Weintraub, who set up a meeting after the show between the two parties. Plant later wrote about his impressions of Presley: “I sized him up. He wasn't quite as tall as me. But he had a singer's build. He had a good chest — that resonator. And he was driven.”
Plant also revealed a funny turn near the end of the evening. “At that meeting, Jimmy Page joked with Elvis that we never sound-checked — but if we did, all I wanted to do was sing Elvis songs,” Plant said. “Elvis thought that was funny and asked me, ‘Which songs do you sing?’ I told him I liked the ones with all the moods, like that great country song ‘Love Me’ -- ‘Treat me like a fool / Treat me mean and cruel / But love me.’

So when we were leaving, after a most illuminating and funny 90 minutes with the guy, I was walking down the corridor. He swung 'round the door frame, looking quite pleased with himself, and started singing that song: ‘Treat me like a fool ... ' I turned around and did Elvis right back at him. We stood there, singing to each other.”

[Frownland]

Originally Posted by OccultHawk

Shut the **** up

The grown ups are having a goddamn conversation

So am I. You seriously never read 95 at the Luxor?

[OccultHawk]

Originally Posted by Frownland

So am I. You seriously never read 95 at the Luxor?

Go eat your mommy’s breakfast burrito you suburban bitch

#downwithfrown

[Frownland]

Originally Posted by OccultHawk

Go eat your mommy’s breakfast burrito you suburban bitch

#downwithfrown

At least keep your ad hominems accurate.

I can send you a pdf if you want.