After leaving The Yardbirds, Jimmy Page busied himself with
\nsession work (rumor has it he played the classic riff on The Kinks’
\n“You Really Got Me”) until he put together a new band of local
\nmusicians thirsty for the big time. Although he originally planned
\non naming the group The New Yardbirds, he thankfully changed his
\nmind, partly due to the by-now famous Keith Moon quip that his new
\nensemble “would go over like a lead zeppelin.”<\/p>\n
And what a band they were! Yeah, they ripped off old blues
\nartists, but they did so brilliantly. Besides, that was just a
\nsmall part of their recorded output, although for some reason most
\ncritics seem to harp on that side of their legacy. Anyway, I’ve yet
\nto hear a bluesman record a song as majestic or powerful as “Babe
\nI’m Gonna Leave You” or “Dazed And Confused,” with Robert Plant’s
\nanguished and orgasmic screams, John Bonham’s monstrous drumming,
\nand Jimmy Page’s laser guitar solos and thundering riffs.<\/p>\n
Page also lends great guitar solos to “Good Times Bad Times” and
\nthe relentless rocker “Communication Breakdown,” whose breathtaking
\nspeed would make future punk bands’ complaints about these
\n“dinosaur rockers” laughable. “Your Time Is Gonna Come” should
\ndestroy any claims against Zeppelin’s greatness, with its gorgeous
\nacoustic and organ fills showcasing their versatility (their power
\nwas never questioned). “Black Mountain Side” is a surprisingly
\nsuccinct acoustic instrumental showcase that once again proves that
\nPage is far more than merely an over-amped blues imitator.<\/p>\n
“How Many More Times” is a tremendous blues workout that closes
\nout the album on a high. On this song Led Zeppelin shows their
\nmastery of pacing with a series of sizzling climaxes, while each
\nmusician shines without getting in each other’s way. A band in the
\ntruest sense, Led Zeppelin boast some of the greatest performers
\never to try their chosen instruments, yet their songs always came
\nbefore all else. “How Many More Times” also shows their willingness
\nto go over the top, with Plant’s outrageous, spastic singing
\nleading the way.<\/p>\n
Ironically, the two Willie Dixon covers, “You Shook Me” and “I
\nCan’t Quit You, Baby,” are the album’s weakest songs, proving that
\nLed Zeppelin were at their best when unleashing a fury (or a
\nbeauty) all their own.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":24372,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"artist":[5700],"rating":[5646],"class_list":["post-35576","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-led-zeppelin","rating-rating-a"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/35576","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35576"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/35576\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35576"},{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=35576"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=35576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}