Showing posts with label Immigrant Song. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Immigrant Song. Show all posts

Thursday, October 5, 2023

On this day 05 October

 An eye for art in whatever form

1970 05 October On This Day Jimmy Page visited and photographed Rock (Roch) Castle in Wales
  • 1969 Led Zeppelin -Amsterdam, Netherland at Concertgebouw
  • 1970 Led Zeppelin III Released
  • 1970 Jimmy Page visits and photographs Roch Castle in Wales
  • 1972 Led Zeppelin - Nagoya, Japan at Kokaido
  • 1976 BBC2/Old Grey Whistle Test airs Black Dog clip from The Song Remains The Same movie.

1969 Jimmy Page / Led Zeppelin, Amsterdam



1970:
The level of work over the first two years of Led Zeppelin's existence was incredible, yet when it was time for a vacation another album was born.  Led Zeppelin III, released on this day in 1970, was composed at Bron-Yr-Aur in Wales, a stone cottage with no electricity or running water, and recorded at Headley Grange, a mansion with few amenities. The band could have afforded anyplace, but they wanted something different. And they got it.

Although Led Zeppelin III was hardly a collection of acoustic songs, the album was a departure from Led Zeppelin's signature rock and blues sound. Even so, over a million pre-orders for the album were placed.
"After the intense touring that had been taking place through the first two albums, working almost 24 hours a day, basically, we managed to stop and have a proper break, a couple of months as opposed to a couple of weeks. We decided to go off and rent a cottage to provide a contrast to motel rooms. Obviously, it had quite an effect on the material that was written... It was the tranquility of the place that set the tone of the album."
~ Jimmy Page, interview by Dave Schulps for Trowser Press, 1977
Reviews at the time were not so glowing, but some of Led Zeppelin's most-played and most-loved songs today are from that album.
1970 Rock (Roch) Castle through the lens of Jimmy Page
And as for out of the way places....Rock (Roch) Castle was begun in the 12th century as one of the outer defenses of the boundary between the English and Welsh halves of Pembrokeshire. Over time it has been used as a prison and a governor's house.

The castle's builder, the knight Adam de Rupe, feared the prophecy that he would be killed by a viper's bite, or so it is said, and he sought to live somewhere isolated. The castle, on top of a rock formation, apparently seemed like a safe enough place from the adder (viper), the UK's only venomous snake. Although adders are not considered aggressive, it seems that de Rupe prophecy came true.  A viper got into the castle and bit him. 

Rock Castle was purchased in 2008 by the Griffiths-Roch Foundation who restored it for the Retreats Group, which specializes in high-end luxury corporate escapes for relaxation or business, and for weddings, events and vacations.

In 1970 Jimmy Page visited the castle, which was for sale, and took exterior and interior photos. We don't know why he didn't buy it, for the photos do make the place seem like something that would have well suited his aesthetic senses. Instead he purchased Boleskine house the following year.

1970 Rock (Roch) Castle through the lens of Jimmy Page
1970 Jimmy Page at Bron-Yr-Aur

1972
The encore of Thank You included John Paul Jones on Mellotron playing some traditional Japanese music. JPJ began using the Mellotron on the 1972 Japan tour.


Why Immigrant Song today? Why not?

♪  Immigrant Song (Led Zeppelin 1970) Soundcloud
♪  Immigrant Song (Led Zeppelin BBC Sessions 1971) YouTube
♪  Immigrant Song (Led Zeppelin, L.A. Forum 1971) YouTube
♪  Immigrant Song (Karen O/Trent Reznor cover) YouTube
♪  Immigrant Song (Foo Fighters and friends at Dave Grohl's birthday party 2015) YouTube

Thursday, August 31, 2023

On this day 31 August

 "A substantial bill of performing artists..."

1969 31 August On This Day Led Zeppelin at Texas International Pop Festival
♪ Watch video (YouTube)
♪ Audio: Janis Joplin (Soundcloud)

  • 1966 The Yardbirds - Pismo Beach, CA at Rose Garden Ballroom
  • 1969 Led Zeppelin - Lewisville, TX Texas International Pop Festival at Dallas International Motor Speedway
  • 1970 Led Zeppelin - Milwaukee, WI at Milwaukee Arena
  • 1971 Led Zeppelin - Orlando, FL at Orlando Sports Stadium 
“The tours took a lot ... well, did it take a lot out of me? I don’t know whether it did. It gave as much to me as it took out. It was like being on a permanent adrenalin drip, do you know what I mean? [Playing live was] to be right on the edge of the moment.”
~ The Times 2010 (possibly the London Times, 22 August 2010)

1969 Jimmy Page/Led Zeppelin at Texas International Pop Festival (Carl Dunn photo)

1969 Jimmy Page/Led Zeppelin at Texas International Pop Festival (Carl Dunn photo)

1969 Jimmy Page/Led Zeppelin at Texas International Pop Festival (Jay Dickman photo)

1970
The Milwaukee Journal review was definitely prescient: "Led Zeppelin is so much a part of today that it can easily transform into tomorrow."


1971
Florida in August. It was hot. The audience was obnoxious. Plant: "For God's sake...SHUT UP!". Jimmy Page slipped a few bars of  "You Really Got Me "(The Kinks) just before breaking into "What Is And What Should Never Be".







Monday, August 28, 2023

On this day 28 August

 Where's Jimmy?

1964 28 August On This Day Jimmy Page Session Man (Brenda Lee, PJ Proby, Lulu)
♪  Is It True (Brenda Lee, feat. Jimmy Page guitar 1964) Soundcloud

  • 1966 The Yardbirds - San Diego, CA at San Diego Convention Hall
  • 1970 Led Zeppelin - Detroit, MI at Olympia Stadium
  • 1971 Led Zeppelin - St. Louis, MO at St. Louis Arena (no info available)
  • 1985 Jimmy Page, Jason Bonham, Chris Squire & Mick Thompson jam with Opus at Ibiza Sun Power Festival 
  • 1998 Page & Plant - Reading, Berkshire, England at Reading Festival 

1970
When Jimmy Page & John Paul Jones broke out their acoustical instruments the audience was unhappy. The PA system couldn't pick up the subtle sounds and nobody beyond the first rows could hear a thing. JP eventually "bounced a mike over to show his displeasure", according to one reviewer. 

The recording is poor, with a lot of cutting out. Only the first third of the show got recorded.






1985:
There seems to be some confusion about what Jimmy Page was doing on this day in the 1980s. JP's  website reports his having performed at the 1985 Sun Power Festival in Ibiza with Chris Squire, Jason Bonham and Mick Thompson, however Jason Bonham has said that it was 1986 when he was with Jimmy Page in Ibiza. On the other hand, the band, Virginia Wolf (Jason Bonham, drums) apparently recorded their eponymous first album in Ibiza the summer of 1985.  

Note the sign behind Jimmy Page and Jason Bonham in the photo below. Opus is an Austrian band that was formed in 1973 and is still active today. The are best known for their single, Live is Life, released in 1984. The song was a European hit in the summer of 1985 and the band's fan page mentions performing in Ibiza around then. The Opus news clipping does confirm the Jimmy Page connection, the location (Ibiza) and puts it in late August. Perhaps someone can check through the page the clipping was from [PDF] and let us know if there is anything more specific about this show there.

1985 Jimmy Page, Jason Bonham, Ibiza

1985 Jimmy Page, Ibiza

1985 Opus news clipping

1998, Page & Plant, Reading Festival

Thursday, June 22, 2023

On This Day 22 June

They went to the land of ice and snow
1970 22 June On This Day Led Zeppelin in Reykjavik Iceland
  • 1970 Led Zeppelin - Reykjavik, Iceland at Lauguardalsholl Sports Arena
  • 1972 Led Zeppelin - San Bernardino ,CA at Swing Auditorium
  • 1977 Led Zeppelin - Inglewood, CA at The Forum
  • 2004 Jimmy Page receives MOJO Maestro Award and accepts Vision Award for Led Zeppelin DVD (2003)
1970 Jimmy Page in Iceland

1970 Jimmy Page with Led Zeppelin in Iceland

1970 Bonzo calling home... or somewhere
"We weren't being pompous. We did come from the land of the ice and snow. We were guests of the Icelandic Government on a cultural mission. We were invited to play a concert in Reykjavik and the day before we arrived all the civil servants went on strike and the gig was going to be canceled. The university prepared a concert hall for us and it was phenomenal. The response from the kids was remarkable and we had a great time. 'Immigrant Song' was about that trip and it was the opening track on the album that was intended to be incredibly different."
~ Robert Plant, in Chris Welch's book, Led Zeppelin (1994) 

1977 Jimmy Page with Led Zeppelin at LA Forum

2004 MOJO Awards - James Patrick Page III, Jimmy Page, Scarlet Page
(Photo Ross Halfin)

2004 MOJO Awards - John Frusciante presentation speech for
Jimmy Page's Maestro Award
(Photo Ross Halfin, appeared in August 2004 MOJO)

2014 MOJO Magazine (Photo Ross Halfin)


THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS - Music will be added at another time.  Thank you for your patience. 

Sunday, September 17, 2017

Plagiarism revisited

Plagiarism.  An ugly word, especially when applied to a band we love.  But what about when it is applied to a band that has plagiarized Led Zeppelin?


Lucifer's Friend was formed from the German band Asterix is 1970.  According to Discogs, Ride in the Sky was recorded/released November 1970 at Tonstudio Maschen & Windrose-Dumont Time Studio.

According to Dave Lewis in Led Zeppelin: The Concert File (a must-have book!) Led Zeppelin's Immigrant Song was initially worked on in May and June of 1970 at Headley Grange and was premiered at the Bath Festival 28 June 1970.  Led Zeppelin began opening their shows with Immigrant Song in July 1970, starting with -- pay attention here -- Germany.  Led Zeppelin III was released in October 1970

So... which band could claims of plagiarism be thrown at?  I think it's pretty clear.  Just sayin'.


We are your overlords.




Saturday, February 27, 2016

On This Day 27 February

Just believe and you can't go wrong

1974 27 February On This Day Led Zeppelin recorded at Headley Grange
  • 1967 The Yardbirds - Glasgow, Scotland at Glasgow Locarno Ballroom
  • 1972 Led Zeppelin - Sydney, Australia at Sydney Showground
  • 1975 Led Zeppelin - Houston, TX at Sam Houston Coliseum
  • 1996 Page & Plant Unledded Tour - Boondall, Australia at Brisbane Entertainment Centre
  • 1998 Page & Plant - San Remo, Italy Festival di Sanremo at Theatro Ariston 
1972 Jimmy Page / Led Zeppelin, Sydney Australia

1972 Jimmy Page / Led Zeppelin, Sydney Australia
1974:
I can't get the Soundcloud link to work for Midnight Moonlight, so didn't provide it here. There are many videos out there that purport to be parts of Jimmy Page's Swan Song. Some of them sound like the real thing but none I've come across have any authentication. If you have a link to something we can trust as really real, or a working Soundcloud link, please share!

The final version of In The Light on Physical Graffiti, was a big improvement over the version of Everybody Makes It Through (link below). But that's what practice, multiple takes, editing of lyrics, overlaying tracks, mixing, and engineering are all about.

1975 Jimmy Page / Led Zeppelin, Houston TX

1975 John Bonham & Jimmy Page / Led Zeppelin, Houston TX
1997:
Jimmy Page was on the guest list for the Paul Rodgers show at London's Forum (as was Robert Plant and former Bad Company bassist Boz Burrell), but there doesn't seem to be any evidence that he showed up on stage. If you know otherwise, please share your info!

1998 Robert Plant & Jimmy Page, San Remo Italy

Sunday, December 13, 2015

On This Day 13 December

"If I'm going to sing like someone else, then I don't need to sing at all."
~ Billie Holiday
1969 13 December On This Day Jennings Farm Blues recorded
(posted 2011, 2012)
2013 13 December On This Day mashup Immigrant Song/the Yeah Yeah Yeahs
(posted 2013, 2014, 2015)
  • 1966 The Yardbirds - Aberystwyth, Wales at University of Aberystwyth
  • 1968 Led Zeppelin - Canterbury, England at Bridge Place Country Club
  • 1983 Jimmy Page with Robert Plant for Principle of Moments Tour encore – London at Hammersmith Odeon  
1983
Jimmy Page joined Robert Plant for an encore number, Treat Her Right, at Plant's show at Hammersmith Odeon in London.  The song was written by Roy Head and Gene Kurtz, recorded by Head and The Traits and released in 1965. The encore performance was big news because it was the first time since the debanding of Led Zeppelin that Robert Plant and Jimmy Page had performed together.  If the news stories are correct, Robert knew Jimmy was there at the show, but didn't know Jimmy was backstage and willing to play a few licks in front of the audience.  


1983 Jimmy Page joins Robert Plant for encore at Hammersmith Odeon

1983 Jimmy Page joins Robert Plant for encore at Hammersmith Odeon
2013
I admire Jimmy Page for finding virtue in other peoples' work, but that doesn't always mean I agree. Thus I have included Led Zeppelin doing Black Dog and also Immigrant Song to get the nasty mashup out of your head (see playlist below).

Because fail, Karen O.


♪  Jennings Farm Blues (Led Zeppelin, Rough Mix Of Guitar Overdubs, Deluxe Edition 2014) YouTube
♪  Treat Her Right (Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, Hammersmith Odeon 1983) YouTube
♪ Black Dog mashup (Led Zeppelin / Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Karen O & Trent Reznor 2013) YouTube
♪ Black Dog (Led Zeppelin, MSG 1973) YouTube
♪ Immigrant Song (Led Zeppelin) YouTube

♪ Mage Music 1 playlist at YouTube
♪ Mage Music 2 playlist at YouTube

Saturday, December 12, 2015

On This Day 12 December

Not a whole lotta post.  Sorry.
1964 12 December On This Day Jimmy Page with Jackie DeShannon in LA
AUDIO: Preaching Blues (Robert Johnson) Soundcloud

  • 1972 Led Zeppelin - Cardiff, Wales at Capitol Theatre (day 2) 

1972 Jimmy Page/Led Zeppelin, Cardiff Wales

1972 Jimmy Page/Led Zeppelin, Cardiff Wales

1972  Robert Plant and Jimmy Page with Led Zeppelin, Cardiff Wales



♪  Immigrant Song (Led Zeppelin,  Cardiff Wales 1972) YouTube

♪ Mage Music 1 playlist at YouTube
♪ Mage Music 2 playlist at YouTube

Monday, October 5, 2015

On This Day 5 October

An eye for art of all kinds
1970 05 October On This Day Jimmy Page visited and photographed Rock (Roch) Castle in Wales
  • 1969 Led Zeppelin -Amsterdam, Netherland at Concertgebouw
  • 1970 Led Zeppelin III Released
  • 1970 Jimmy Page visits and photographs Roch Castle in Wales
  • 1972 Led Zeppelin - Nagoya, Japan at Kokaido
  • 1976 BBC2/Old Grey Whistle Test airs Black Dog clip from The Song Remains The Same movie.

1969 Jimmy Page / Led Zeppelin, Amsterdam
1970:
The level of work over the first two years of Led Zeppelin's existence was incredible, yet when it was time for a vacation another album was born.  Led Zeppelin III, released on this day in 1970, was composed at Bron-Yr-Aur in Wales, a stone cottage with no electricity or running water, and recorded at Headley Grange, a mansion with few amenities. The band could have afforded anyplace, but they wanted something different. And they got it.

Although Led Zeppelin III was hardly a collection of acoustic songs, the album was a departure from Led Zeppelin's signature rock and blues sound. Even so, over a million pre-orders for the album were placed.
"After the intense touring that had been taking place through the first two albums, working almost 24 hours a day, basically, we managed to stop and have a proper break, a couple of months as opposed to a couple of weeks. We decided to go off and rent a cottage to provide a contrast to motel rooms. Obviously, it had quite an effect on the material that was written... It was the tranquility of the place that set the tone of the album."
~ Jimmy Page, interview by Dave Schulps for Trowser Press, 1977
Reviews at the time were not so glowing, but some of Led Zeppelin's most-played and most-loved songs today are from that album.
1970 Rock (Roch) Castle through the lens of Jimmy Page
And as for out of the way places....Rock (Roch) Castle was begun in the 12th century as one of the outer defenses of the boundary between the English and Welsh halves of Pembrokeshire. Over time it has been used as a prison and a governor's house.

The castle's builder, the knight Adam de Rupe, feared the prophecy that he would be killed by a viper's bite, or so it is said, and he sought to live somewhere isolated. The castle, on top of a rock formation, apparently seemed like a safe enough place from the adder (viper), the UK's only venomous snake. Although adders are not considered aggressive, it seems that de Rupe prophecy came true.  A viper got into the castle and bit him. 

Rock Castle was purchased in 2008 by the Griffiths-Roch Foundation who restored it for the Retreats Group, which specializes in high-end luxury corporate escapes for relaxation or business, and for weddings, events and vacations.

In 1970 Jimmy Page visited the castle, which was for sale, and took exterior and interior photos. We don't know why he didn't buy it, for the photos do make the place seem like something that would have well suited his aesthetic senses. Instead he purchased Boleskine house the following year.

1970 Rock (Roch) Castle through the lens of Jimmy Page
1970 Jimmy Page at Bron-Yr-Aur

♪  Immigrant Song (Led Zeppelin 1970) Soundcloud
♪  Immigrant Song (Led Zeppelin BBC Sessions 1971) YouTube
♪  Immigrant Song (Led Zeppelin, L.A. Forum 1971) YouTube
♪  Immigrant Song (Karen O/Trent Reznor cover) YouTube
♪  Immigrant Song (Foo Fighters and friends at Dave Grohl's birthday party 2015) YouTube