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peoplewitheyes
My brother replenished our tired CD selection when he visited us here in Crete this summer.
Among the disks was IV.
In the car, one of my sons, 11 years old, asks often for the album. Although I've heard it a million times before, the majestic swoop of the coastal highway, and a child's enthusiasm make Stairway to Heaven an ethereal experience.
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RisingStone
Somewhat bewildered that people praise Four Sticks here. Among the eight tracks on the album, this is closest to what I would classify as ‘filler’. Admittedly not subpar, no, but overall impression is rather flat and it’s going nowhere. The title comes from Bonzo playing the drums with four sticks? What does that have got to do with the lyrics? There’s no accounting for taste indeed.
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Somewhat bewildered that people praise Four Sticks here. Among the eight tracks on the album, this is closest to what I would classify as ‘filler’. Admittedly not subpar, no, but overall impression is rather flat and it’s going nowhere. The title comes from Bonzo playing the drums with four sticks? What does that have got to do with the lyrics? There’s no accounting for taste indeed.
Did someone relieve themselves in your cheerios this morning?!
Sorry I relieved myself in your Cheerios this morning — did you notice that?
No. I guess it was too small to see.
I’m sorry. I’ll relieve myself more next time.
And I'll bring a magnifying glass!
I don’t think you’ll need it — just help yourself and you’ll taste it.
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So sorry for you. Is that why you're single?
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So sorry for you. Is that why you're single?
I don’t think so ‘cause I am married (believe it or not).
Brother, what for are you fighting?
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Somewhat bewildered that people praise Four Sticks here. Among the eight tracks on the album, this is closest to what I would classify as ‘filler’. Admittedly not subpar, no, but overall impression is rather flat and it’s going nowhere. The title comes from Bonzo playing the drums with four sticks? What does that have got to do with the lyrics? There’s no accounting for taste indeed.
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peoplewitheyes
My brother replenished our tired CD selection when he visited us here in Crete this summer.
Among the disks was IV.
In the car, one of my sons, 11 years old, asks often for the album. Although I've heard it a million times before, the majestic swoop of the coastal highway, and a child's enthusiasm make Stairway to Heaven an ethereal experience.
Nice post
I cannot agree more, regarding Stairway To Heaven. As overplayed and over-analysed the recording may be, it’s an utter masterpiece of composition and performance. It’s utter perfection.
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Somewhat bewildered that people praise Four Sticks here. Among the eight tracks on the album, this is closest to what I would classify as ‘filler’. Admittedly not subpar, no, but overall impression is rather flat and it’s going nowhere. The title comes from Bonzo playing the drums with four sticks? What does that have got to do with the lyrics? There’s no accounting for taste indeed.
Mick never says 'devil' in Sympathy For The Devil. Or 'Casino boogie' in Casino Boogie.
Kurt Cobain never says lithium in Lithium, breed in Breed, in bloom in In Bloom.
ETCETERAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaa.
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JimmyTheSaint
Side B of LZ IV is one of my all-time favourite album sides.
Right up there with side A of Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust, side B of Countdown to Ecstasy and side B of Tattoo You.
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This album makes me think of the pain of received wisdom, and the guilty unpleasure it leads to.
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RisingStone
Want some Cheerios?
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Want some Cheerios?
Don't let the fact that you can't get anyone to agree with you get you down. Keep fighting the good fight - or whatever the hell you think it is you're doing.
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Want some Cheerios?
Don't let the fact that you can't get anyone to agree with you get you down. Keep fighting the good fight - or whatever the hell you think it is you're doing.
It’s a joke — in my non-native English speaking head, at least. I’m sorry if I have gone amiss.
That aside, seriously, remember, it is you who insulted me, first of all, with that Cheerios “joke”.
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Oh that? I was just taking the piss with ya.
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daspyknows
Looking forward to seeing them live next year. Better than arguing about song order on IV.
Robert Plant 'happy' to become Alison Krauss' harmony student
[www.insidenova.com]
The two artists release their second duets album, ‘Raise The Roof’ next week, 14 years after their first joint album 'Raising Sand’ was released to critical acclaim.
And the Led Zeppelin rocker has revealed he was too busy being a "rock 'n' roll cliche", to know about "strict melodies" and proper harmonising, and so he jumped at the chance to become a student when fiddle and harmony expert, Alison, coached him on how best to compliment her vocal.
Speaking to the new issue of Uncut magazine, Robert said: "As an English singer, I usually reach for the normal pop/rock stuff that I might have done with Zep on 'Thank You' or 'Little Drops Of Rain'.
"But Alison comes from a different world.
"She is always at pains to tell me that while was flying my kite in the back of a van she was seven years into fiddle competitions.
"She never went to prom because she was in the corner harmonising when I was already becoming a rock 'n' roll cliche at a very early age.
"She coaches me and gives me alternatives to bolster her vocal.
"She hears the way you can embellish a melody.
"I was learning all that Chitlin' Circuit phrasing in the mid-60s, so I never knew about strict melodies.
"I was very happy to put myself into the position of being a student to see if I could do it."
The 'Stairway to Heaven' hitmaker recently referred to their unique material as “dark and spacey”.
He said: “The wonderful thing about it is that it’s nameless, and it has its own personality. You could say it’s kind of a little bit retro-sounding. It’s almost an archival study of pretty far-out spacey music. I think you could call it dark and spacey.”
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Looking forward to seeing them live next year. Better than arguing about song order on IV.
Robert Plant 'happy' to become Alison Krauss' harmony student
[www.insidenova.com]
The two artists release their second duets album, ‘Raise The Roof’ next week, 14 years after their first joint album 'Raising Sand’ was released to critical acclaim.
And the Led Zeppelin rocker has revealed he was too busy being a "rock 'n' roll cliche", to know about "strict melodies" and proper harmonising, and so he jumped at the chance to become a student when fiddle and harmony expert, Alison, coached him on how best to compliment her vocal.
Speaking to the new issue of Uncut magazine, Robert said: "As an English singer, I usually reach for the normal pop/rock stuff that I might have done with Zep on 'Thank You' or 'Little Drops Of Rain'.
"But Alison comes from a different world.
"She is always at pains to tell me that while was flying my kite in the back of a van she was seven years into fiddle competitions.
"She never went to prom because she was in the corner harmonising when I was already becoming a rock 'n' roll cliche at a very early age.
"She coaches me and gives me alternatives to bolster her vocal.
"She hears the way you can embellish a melody.
"I was learning all that Chitlin' Circuit phrasing in the mid-60s, so I never knew about strict melodies.
"I was very happy to put myself into the position of being a student to see if I could do it."
The 'Stairway to Heaven' hitmaker recently referred to their unique material as “dark and spacey”.
He said: “The wonderful thing about it is that it’s nameless, and it has its own personality. You could say it’s kind of a little bit retro-sounding. It’s almost an archival study of pretty far-out spacey music. I think you could call it dark and spacey.”
I saw Alison Krauss and Union Station open for Willie Nelson a few years ago without not knowing a ton about her. Man, did they blow me away! She is an underrated gem.
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Looking forward to seeing them live next year. Better than arguing about song order on IV.
Robert Plant 'happy' to become Alison Krauss' harmony student
[www.insidenova.com]
The two artists release their second duets album, ‘Raise The Roof’ next week, 14 years after their first joint album 'Raising Sand’ was released to critical acclaim.
And the Led Zeppelin rocker has revealed he was too busy being a "rock 'n' roll cliche", to know about "strict melodies" and proper harmonising, and so he jumped at the chance to become a student when fiddle and harmony expert, Alison, coached him on how best to compliment her vocal.
Speaking to the new issue of Uncut magazine, Robert said: "As an English singer, I usually reach for the normal pop/rock stuff that I might have done with Zep on 'Thank You' or 'Little Drops Of Rain'.
"But Alison comes from a different world.
"She is always at pains to tell me that while was flying my kite in the back of a van she was seven years into fiddle competitions.
"She never went to prom because she was in the corner harmonising when I was already becoming a rock 'n' roll cliche at a very early age.
"She coaches me and gives me alternatives to bolster her vocal.
"She hears the way you can embellish a melody.
"I was learning all that Chitlin' Circuit phrasing in the mid-60s, so I never knew about strict melodies.
"I was very happy to put myself into the position of being a student to see if I could do it."
The 'Stairway to Heaven' hitmaker recently referred to their unique material as “dark and spacey”.
He said: “The wonderful thing about it is that it’s nameless, and it has its own personality. You could say it’s kind of a little bit retro-sounding. It’s almost an archival study of pretty far-out spacey music. I think you could call it dark and spacey.”
I saw Alison Krauss and Union Station open for Willie Nelson a few years ago without not knowing a ton about her. Man, did they blow me away! She is an underrated gem.
She’s not underrated. She’s received much respect with peers and critics. Countless Grammy awards Music magazine articles. She had gotten the praise and credit she deserves. Differently one of the best in the business That’s not being underrated
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Looking forward to seeing them live next year. Better than arguing about song order on IV.
Robert Plant 'happy' to become Alison Krauss' harmony student
[www.insidenova.com]
The two artists release their second duets album, ‘Raise The Roof’ next week, 14 years after their first joint album 'Raising Sand’ was released to critical acclaim.
And the Led Zeppelin rocker has revealed he was too busy being a "rock 'n' roll cliche", to know about "strict melodies" and proper harmonising, and so he jumped at the chance to become a student when fiddle and harmony expert, Alison, coached him on how best to compliment her vocal.
Speaking to the new issue of Uncut magazine, Robert said: "As an English singer, I usually reach for the normal pop/rock stuff that I might have done with Zep on 'Thank You' or 'Little Drops Of Rain'.
"But Alison comes from a different world.
"She is always at pains to tell me that while was flying my kite in the back of a van she was seven years into fiddle competitions.
"She never went to prom because she was in the corner harmonising when I was already becoming a rock 'n' roll cliche at a very early age.
"She coaches me and gives me alternatives to bolster her vocal.
"She hears the way you can embellish a melody.
"I was learning all that Chitlin' Circuit phrasing in the mid-60s, so I never knew about strict melodies.
"I was very happy to put myself into the position of being a student to see if I could do it."
The 'Stairway to Heaven' hitmaker recently referred to their unique material as “dark and spacey”.
He said: “The wonderful thing about it is that it’s nameless, and it has its own personality. You could say it’s kind of a little bit retro-sounding. It’s almost an archival study of pretty far-out spacey music. I think you could call it dark and spacey.”
I saw Alison Krauss and Union Station open for Willie Nelson a few years ago without not knowing a ton about her. Man, did they blow me away! She is an underrated gem.
She’s not underrated. She’s received much respect with peers and critics. Countless Grammy awards Music magazine articles. She had gotten the praise and credit she deserves. Differently one of the best in the business That’s not being underrated
I’m fully aware of her accolades, praise, etc. Plant wouldn’t choose to work with a scrub. That said, I believe she is still underrated, because she is worthy of even more fame and admiration amongst the general public. I stick with my opinion and respect yours.
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I saw Alison Krauss and Union Station open for Willie Nelson a few years ago without not knowing a ton about her. Man, did they blow me away! She is an underrated gem.
She’s not underrated. She’s received much respect with peers and critics. Countless Grammy awards Music magazine articles. She had gotten the praise and credit she deserves. Differently one of the best in the business That’s not being underrated
I’m fully aware of her accolades, praise, etc. Plant wouldn’t choose to work with a scrub. That said, I believe she is still underrated, because she is worthy of even more fame and admiration amongst the general public. I stick with my opinion and respect yours.
I don’t think she’s underrated either. She’s been a star for years. Always in a top country list of female vocalists and musicians. People know how great she is.