Showing posts with label Screaming Lord Sutch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Screaming Lord Sutch. Show all posts

Thursday, February 1, 2024

On this day 01 February

 UNDER CONSTRUCTION

I'm sorry, the dog ate my homework.

Posted on JP's website 2024


1970 01 February On This Day Screaming Lord Sutch: 'Cause I Love You / Thumping Beat
AUDIO: Thumping Beat (Soundcloud)
  • 1967 The Yardbirds - Hamilton, New Zealand at Founder's Theatre
  • 1969 Led Zeppelin - New York City at Fillmore East (day 2 of 2, 2 sets)
  • 1975 Led Zeppelin - Pittsburgh, PA at Pittsburgh Civic Center 

1969:
The band started out with White Summer Black Mountain Side rather than Train Kept A Rollin’

“We’re sorry about the delay," Robert Plant tells the audience, "but because we’re all a bit stupid, we forgot the bass player’s guitar! Would you believe that! So we’re gonna open up without the bass player. We’re gonna feature Jimmy Page. This is a thing that was very popular when he was with The Yardbirds.”

1969 Jimmy Page / Led Zeppelin, Fillmore East (day 2)

1969 Jimmy Page / Led Zeppelin, Fillmore East (day 2)
1970:
Link to More about Screaming Lord Sutch




1970 Screaming Lord Sutch and Jimmy Page in recording session

1975 Jimmy Page / Led Zeppelin, Pittsburgh PA



♪  Led Zeppelin (New York City at Fillmore East- both shows, 01 February 1969) 
♪  Thumping Beat (Screaming Lord Sutch feat. Jimmy Page & John Bonham 1970) 

Saturday, September 30, 2023

On this day 30 September

 I've got some questions for you, Mr. Page...


On This Day published 2019

1971 30 September On This Day Jimmy Page vacations in Bangkok

  • 1966 The Yardbirds - Glasgow, Scotland at Odean Theatre
  • 1971 Jimmy Page in Bangkok
  • 1995 Page & Plant Unledded North American Tour - Denver, CO at Fiddlers Green
  • 1998 Page & Plant North American Fall Tour - The Midlands/Houston, TX at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
  • 2012 Jimmy Page attends The Muse’s show at The Roundhouse

Jimmy Page at the keyboard
When/ Where?
It's been very cool that Jimmy Page has set up some listening sessions where he's taken questions from the audience, and there are many excellent interviews out there. But the man is still a mystery and there are so many unanswered questions. I figure I could do as good a job as anyone so far at interviewing Jimmy Page.

For one thing, what about the photo above? Piano or keyboards? Jimmy Page can play many instruments and no doubt he can do a decent job tickling the ivories, but what was the story with that photo? Was it a recording session? Was he composing? Demonstrating an idea? Just fooling around?

As far as I can figure out, the above photo was taken during the the early May 1969 sessions with Screaming Lord Sutch at Hollywood's Mystic Studios. John Bonham was there, as well. JP said in a 1970 interview, "...I just went down to have a laugh, playing some old rock and roll, a bit of a send-up. The whole joke sort of reversed itself and became ugly."  

Jimmy Page wasn't the only musician to regret getting involved with Sutch's project. "Lord Sutch & Heavy Friends" was voted the worst album of all time in more than one poll.

Perhaps it is just coincidence that Jimmy Page (and Jeff Beck) appeared on the September 1999 cover of Guitare et Claviers, a French magazine no longer in publication, a magazine not just about guitars but claviers. A clavier is a keyboard instrument, especially one with strings, such as the harpsichord. I haven't read the interview in that issue, but maybe Jimmy Page's piano playing is brought up.

Probably not.

1999



I came across a YouTube video in which Jimmy Page allegedly is playing the guitar and later the piano (at 0:40). It was funny to me that when I read the comments I found two posts by me questioning whether it really was Jimmy Page. I wrote:
"What I want to know is why anyone thinks this actually is Jimmy Page playing piano.  The guitar in the beginning didn't particularly sound like him.  The guitar after the piano doesn't particularly sound like him.  I'm not saying it isn't Jimmy Page, but really - it could be anyone playing, couldn't it?  Who believes anything anyone posts on the internet anymore without some verification."

Actually, I don't think it was Jimmy Page playing anything on that clip. At any rate, it has been determined that the actual piano player was Dave Lawson. The piano piece was released on the 1999 Remaster of Death Wish II Soundtrack, as 'Alternative Jill's Theme' and Lawson was credited.

And that brings me to my point.  Inquiring minds want to know the answers to these questions and so many more. No matter how much diligence used when researching Jimmy Page, the fact is that nobody knows Jimmy like Jimmy Page knows Jimmy. So I'd like to go right to the source.

I know I could do a great job of interviewing him. I've got tons of questions nobody's ever asked before.  And besides, lots of the interviews out there are just plain crap. So just give me a call or email me, Jimmy. We'll set up an appointment to do an interview at your convenience.

Guitars:
There's lots written about Jimmy Page's go-to guitars, but not so much about guitars he hardly touched, much less actually played. I'd be asking JP about them if he was in the mood to answer.

1995 January Guitar Classics Collector's Yearbook



Some guitars never got played at all
Greco Guitars wanted the endorsement of a widely known guitar player and during a press conference on September 30, 1972 in Tokyo, Japan for Led Zeppelin's forthcoming Japanese tour, Jimmy Page was presented with a Greco EG-360S Guitar. Pictures that have surfaced from this press conference show that Jimmy Page and drummer John Bonham were not happy with this presentation. Bonham, in fact, was so displeased with Greco Guitars that he demanded the company's tagline, “Led Zeppelin is my brother”, be blackened out of their advertisement in the official tour programs.

In the past 20 years or so, JP has been ambushed (that's my word for it) by being handed a guitar that's often not in tune and being expected to play on it. For a few years he'd go along with it but we aren't seeing any more of that nowadays, thank goodness. 

OTHER PHOTOS TAKEN ON THIS DAY YEARS AGO

Jimmy Page in his studio 1973

2012 Jimmy Page with The Muse (Ross Halfin photo)


2016
The photo above is of Jimmy Page holding a copy of Riza Magazine (Germany) which features a photo by Terry O'Neill of David Bowie and a canine partner working on an a version of the album cover for Diamond Dogs in London, 1974.




♫  Jimmy Page home movie (Bangkok 1971) 
♪  Page & Plant Unledded Tour (Denver CO at Fiddler's Green, 30 September 1995) 
♫  Page and Plant Interview (TFI Friday 3 April 1998) 


Wednesday, August 9, 2023

On this day 09 August

 Phony lords, real rebels, and music to unite them all

1994 09 August On This Day Page & Plant Marrakech, Morocco
  • 1966 The Yardbirds - Arnolds Park, IA at Roof Garden Ballroom
  • 1967 The Yardbirds - Leesburg, IN at Tippy Ballroom
  • 1969 Led Zeppelin - Anaheim, CA at Anaheim Convention Center Arena
  • 1969 Jimmy Page & Robert Plant with Screaming Lord Sutch at Experience Club 
  • 1994 Page & Plant - Unledded Tour - Marrakesh, Morocco

RIP Robbie Robertson (1943 - 1923)

1969:
David Edward Sutch (1940-1999) was not of the nobility although he was known as 3rd Earl of Harrow, and although he was the UK's longest serving party leader, he was never elected to office. In fact, Screaming Lord Such was an English musician who gave himself his own title, started his own political party, and used the money earned from concerts to pay for his political campaigning . Lord Sutch was a shock-rocker before the term was invented. His 1970 debut album Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends was produced by Jimmy Page and featured Jimmy Page and John Bonham among others. It was named as the worst album of all time in a 1998 BBC poll, which is kind of too bad since aside from Sutch's vocals the music is just fine.

1969 Jimmy Page/Led Zeppelin Anaheim (photo RM Dechellis)




1969 David "Screaming Lord" Sutch & Jimmy Page
1994:
For all you grammar police types out there, Marrakech and Marrakesh are both acceptable spellings for the former Moroccan imperial city.

Alan Lomax (1915-2002) was an American field collector of folk music traditions from around the world.

Jimmy Page mentions the Berber women's fierceness and no wonder. Berbers are an ancient nomadic people of the deserts of Northern Africa. Before they were called Berbers, their name meant “free man“.  Berber women are no less determined than Berber men to preserve their ethnic identity and the fierce independence of their people. One of the great Berber religious and military leaders was the Berber queen, Kahina, who in the 7th century led resistance to Arab Islamic expansion in Northwest Africa. She was a believer in the scorched earth policy.

The word Gnawa has three meanings: The people, originally brought to Morocco as slaves and free farmers (some as slaves to the Berbers); a religious/spiritual order; and the deeply hypnotic trance music associated with the religious/spiritual order that is used in the magical treatment of physical and psychic ailments.  The music has a parallel with American blues, music that also has roots in slavery.  More on Gnawa music.


1994 Jimmy Page/Page & Plant Marrakech

1994 Page & Plant with Moroccan musicians

♪  Thumping Beat (Jimmy Page and Lord Sutch 1970) YouTube
♪  'Cause I Love You (Jimmy Page, John Bonham and Lord Sutch 1970) YouTube
♪  City Don't Cry (Page & Plant, Live in Marrakech 1994) YouTube
♪  Wah Wah (Page & Plant, Live in Marrakech 1994) YouTube

Monday, February 1, 2016

On This Day 01 February

I'm sorry, the dog ate my homework.
1970 01 February On This Day Screaming Lord Sutch: 'Cause I Love You / Thumping Beat
AUDIO: Thumping Beat (Soundcloud)
  • 1967 The Yardbirds - Hamilton, New Zealand at Founder's Theatre
  • 1969 Led Zeppelin - New York City at Fillmore East (day 2 of 2, 2 sets)
  • 1975 Led Zeppelin - Pittsburgh, PA at Pittsburgh Civic Center 

1969:
The band started out with White Summer Black Mountain Side rather than Train Kept A Rollin’

“We’re sorry about the delay," Robert Plant tells the audience, "but because we’re all a bit stupid, we forgot the bass player’s guitar! Would you believe that! So we’re gonna open up without the bass player. We’re gonna feature Jimmy Page. This is a thing that was very popular when he was with The Yardbirds.”

1969 Jimmy Page / Led Zeppelin, Fillmore East (day 2)

1969 Jimmy Page / Led Zeppelin, Fillmore East (day 2)
1970:
More about Screaming Lord Sutch

1970 Screaming Lord Sutch and Jimmy Page in recording session

1975 Jimmy Page / Led Zeppelin, Pittsburgh PA



♪  1969 Full set (Led Zeppelin, Fillmore East 01 February 1969) YouTube
♪  Thumping Beat (Screaming Lord Sutch feat. Jimmy Page & John Bonham 1970) YouTube

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

Sunday, August 9, 2015

On This Day 09 August

Phony lords, real rebels, and music to unite them all
1994 09 August On This Day Page & Plant Marrakech, Morocco
  • 1966 The Yardbirds - Arnolds Park, IA at Roof Garden Ballroom
  • 1967 The Yardbirds - Leesburg, IN at Tippy Ballroom
  • 1969 Led Zeppelin - Anaheim, CA at Anaheim Convention Center Arena
  • 1969 Jimmy Page & Robert Plant with Screaming Lord Sutch at Experience Club 
  • 1994 Page & Plant - Unledded Tour - Marrakesh, Morocco
1969:
David Edward Sutch (1940-1999) was not of the nobility although he was known as 3rd Earl of Harrow, and although he was the UK's longest serving party leader, he was never elected to office. In fact, Screaming Lord Such was an English musician who gave himself his own title, started his own political party, and used the money earned from concerts to pay for his political campaigning . Lord Sutch was a shock-rocker before the term was invented. His 1970 debut album Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends was produced by Jimmy Page and featured Jimmy Page and John Bonham among others. It was named as the worst album of all time in a 1998 BBC poll, which is kind of too bad since aside from Sutch's vocals the music is just fine.

1969 Jimmy Page/Led Zeppelin Anaheim (photo RM Dechellis)

1969 David "Screaming Lord" Sutch & Jimmy Page
1994:
For all you grammar police types out there, Marrakech and Marrakesh are both acceptable spellings for the former Moroccan imperial city.

Alan Lomax (1915-2002) was an American field collector of folk music traditions from around the world.

Jimmy Page mentions the Berber women's fierceness and no wonder. Berbers are an ancient nomadic people of the deserts of Northern Africa. Before they were called Berbers, their name meant “free man“.  Berber women are no less determined than Berber men to preserve their ethnic identity and the fierce independence of their people. One of the great Berber religious and military leaders was the Berber queen, Kahina, who in the 7th century led resistance to Arab Islamic expansion in Northwest Africa. She was a believer in the scorched earth policy.

The word Gnawa has three meanings: The people, originally brought to Morocco as slaves and free farmers (some as slaves to the Berbers); a religious/spiritual order; and the deeply hypnotic trance music associated with the religious/spiritual order that is used in the magical treatment of physical and psychic ailments.  The music has a parallel with American blues, music that also has roots in slavery.  More on Gnawa music.


1994 Jimmy Page/Page & Plant Marrakech

1994 Page & Plant with Moroccan musicians

♪  Thumping Beat (Jimmy Page and Lord Sutch 1970) YouTube
♪  'Cause I Love You (Jimmy Page, John Bonham and Lord Sutch 1970) YouTube
♪  City Don't Cry (Page & Plant, Live in Marrakech 1994) YouTube
♪  Wah Wah (Page & Plant, Live in Marrakech 1994) YouTube