Well, it's more like a pond now!! But damn listen to it on headphones and I mean a good quality pair of headphones, not those little nobby things that come with your Ipod. Go out and buy a good pair of Sennheiser's and really LISTEN to music my brothers and sisters.
Back to The Ocean (Led Zep) seriously doubt it can be pulled off anymore which is why there is no more Led Zeppelin, that's right I said it folks...there will never be another Led Zeppelin.
I'm sure JP will release another album and he might even do a few shows but it won't be anything like what you might expect, that's just the way it is. RP will probably slam into another drug counselor, which I laughed my ass off to by the way!!
JPJ will pittle about doing whatever strikes his fancy.... and there might be an attempt to replace JHB but they will always miss the mark in doing so, because they jump on the bandwagon cuz that's what musicians do these days. Integrity is lost in today's music world a decision might be made to use shit I don't know Dave Grohl, that guy's got about as much ability to play those classics grooves as Jerry Lewis has the ability to play Jackie Gleason's character in The Honeymooners!! Slim to none!!
Everyone thinks they know what it takes to pull of that gig, I got news for ALL of them. The only one who even came close and only in energy really was Michael Lee, but only in energy.
No one has or will come close!! And that is fact!! Indisputable and forthright!!
Peace ta all ya knuckleheads!!
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Trampled Under Foot
This is the best version I have EVER heard bar none! John Henry is just driving this tune the whole way!! For the most impact listen to it with a pair of decent headphones, that bass drum is just killin'.
Enjoy ya'll!
Enjoy ya'll!
Monday, May 23, 2011
Another Ting...
It kills me when drummers try and make videos about any of Bonham's grooves for instance,this attempt Aaarrgghhh! is well intentioned but, it's not the groove that was played by Bonham.
I'm not really sure if drummers even realize that those 16th notes are dubbed they weren't actually played during the actual performance of the song in the studio.
If you listen to the fills John Henry plays you'll hear that there's no way he's playing 16th notes, it was dubbed to give the song more of a active feel to that's all.
The groove is a lot simpler than that! There's probably a few 8th and 16th combinations on the hi hat but a majority of the groove lies in the feel between the hi hat and snare drum. I've talked about this in one of my earlier posts how drummers even well known drummers usually miss the mark with replicating these very simple grooves. It's not what John Henry played it's how he played these grooves that makes them rhythmic gems.
Just had to get that off me chest is all!
Peace
I'm not really sure if drummers even realize that those 16th notes are dubbed they weren't actually played during the actual performance of the song in the studio.
If you listen to the fills John Henry plays you'll hear that there's no way he's playing 16th notes, it was dubbed to give the song more of a active feel to that's all.
The groove is a lot simpler than that! There's probably a few 8th and 16th combinations on the hi hat but a majority of the groove lies in the feel between the hi hat and snare drum. I've talked about this in one of my earlier posts how drummers even well known drummers usually miss the mark with replicating these very simple grooves. It's not what John Henry played it's how he played these grooves that makes them rhythmic gems.
Just had to get that off me chest is all!
Peace
How Many More Times
You know something, I've not had anything which I felt like I've needed to write about lately but there is one thing I have been paying more and more attention to.
I'm not sure how many of you have heard LZ's song "How Many More Times" but there's two things that have always intrigued me about this tune one is the intro where Page, Jones and Bonham are grooving during the intro and it sounds like Jones and Bonham weren't on the same page as far as where the time is then when JP comes in with that trademark riff, you can clearly hear that Bonham is on top of the situation.
Coming from the jazz world, if that kind of drop in time were to happen the track would have been scrapped and another take would've ensued, but that's what makes Zep, Zep afterall, innit?
The production quality is not very heavy in the low end, that's probably on purpose, but there are some other really cool devices used most notably during the "bridge" way back in the mix you can hear Page has layered in what sounds like a slide guitar on volume swells or something to that effect, afterall I'm not a guitarist.
Also throughout the bridge you can hear Bonham's fills but the time is not being marked by a hi-hat which has always peaked my curiosity as well, was it taken out in the mix or was it just not there?
The energy on this tune is fantastic, it's mean and driving which is rock n' roll epitomized of course but it also reflects the attitude of the group as a whole when approaching song craft. The consistency of the band's approach to all of their recordings is without doubt one of the best in the history of rock n' roll, in my humble opinion.
If you listen to this Recording you'll hear exactly what I'm saying about the intro, but if you listen to the live recording in Denmark HMMT Live you'll see there's no problem at all so I guess my question would be, what's up with that?
Whatever the reason it's a great tune and that's all that really matters!
I'm not sure how many of you have heard LZ's song "How Many More Times" but there's two things that have always intrigued me about this tune one is the intro where Page, Jones and Bonham are grooving during the intro and it sounds like Jones and Bonham weren't on the same page as far as where the time is then when JP comes in with that trademark riff, you can clearly hear that Bonham is on top of the situation.
Coming from the jazz world, if that kind of drop in time were to happen the track would have been scrapped and another take would've ensued, but that's what makes Zep, Zep afterall, innit?
The production quality is not very heavy in the low end, that's probably on purpose, but there are some other really cool devices used most notably during the "bridge" way back in the mix you can hear Page has layered in what sounds like a slide guitar on volume swells or something to that effect, afterall I'm not a guitarist.
Also throughout the bridge you can hear Bonham's fills but the time is not being marked by a hi-hat which has always peaked my curiosity as well, was it taken out in the mix or was it just not there?
The energy on this tune is fantastic, it's mean and driving which is rock n' roll epitomized of course but it also reflects the attitude of the group as a whole when approaching song craft. The consistency of the band's approach to all of their recordings is without doubt one of the best in the history of rock n' roll, in my humble opinion.
If you listen to this Recording you'll hear exactly what I'm saying about the intro, but if you listen to the live recording in Denmark HMMT Live you'll see there's no problem at all so I guess my question would be, what's up with that?
Whatever the reason it's a great tune and that's all that really matters!
Friday, April 29, 2011
Collective Bargaining Rights in the Commonwealth
We've got a fight developing here in Massachusetts, Collective bargaining is under assault here in the Commonwealth. I don't think it will go that far as this entire state is very Pro union but it's time to organize. The President of the IFFA has already said his members are already pulling their support of elected democratic officials and will be focusing their attention elsewhere. This madness has to stop!! Support your family members, neighbors, children and friends who are in some way, shape or form associated with a labor union! Stand up and be counted!!
Stay Union, Stay Strong!!
Stay Union, Stay Strong!!
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