LED ZEPPELIN
I started to know Led Zeppelin`s music during my stay in Brussels in the late sixties, early seventies. I was a 19-years student by then and in my spare time a collaborator at the RTB-Belgian State Radio, preparing the programming for Francine Arnaud`s 2 hours GENERATION emission on Wednesday afternoon.
Great times listening to all kind of newly brewed rock and pop songs, interviews, live performances, etc. Eric Clapton- Derek and the Dominos (Layla), Jimmy Hendrix (All along the Watchtower), The Doors (Spanish Caravan) and many more historic treasures from the past.
However there was one rock band that made me feel very special “vibes”: the band formed in 1968 consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham.
“Whole Lotta Love” (Led Zeppelin II) was the final breakthrough of the Best Rock Band Ever after releasing wonderful songs such as: “Babe I`m gonna leave you” or “Dazed and Confused”, from their first album.
I`m not going to relate their lives, their albums, their awards and their performances; I only saw them once playing in Belgium, and would have given my right arm for having been in London 1994, during their (Jimmy Page and Robert Plant) live performance of “NO QUARTER”.
The performance was finally released on DVD 10 years after, in 2004, and in my consideration, the best musical rock achievement of all times.
Refined quality, integration, best selected songs, traditional and Arabian orchestra accompaniment, a delicious experiment for both your eyes and ears:
DVD Track listing
"No Quarter" (Jones/Page/Plant)
"Thank You"
"What Is And What Should Never Be"
"The Battle of Evermore"
"Gallows Pole" (Traditional arr. Page/Plant)
"Nobody's Fault but Mine"
"City Don't Cry"
"The Truth Explodes" (formerly known as "Yallah") (Page/Plant)
"Wah Wah"
"When the Levee Breaks"
"Wonderful One"
"Since I've Been Loving You" (Jones/Page/Plant)
"The Rain Song"
"That's the Way"
"Four Sticks"
"Friends"
"Kashmir" (Page/Plant/Bonham)
With a very special mention for: “Thank You”, “The Rain Song”, “Kashmir”(wonderful) and “Since I`ve been Loving You”(my favorite.
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