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Showing posts with label Thank You. Show all posts
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Saturday, August 29, 2015
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
On This Day 20 May
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| 1967 On This Day 20 May - Yardbirds - Jouy,France at HEC Business School. |
- 1967 On This Day 20 May - Yardbirds - Jouy,France at HEC Business School. Billed with Joe Dassin, Jimmy James, Jean-Luc Ponty and Dexter Gordon.
- 1984 Jimmy Page with Roy Harper- Norwich, England at Kenley Fayre
- 1985 The Firm - Edinburgh, Scotland at Playhouse Theatre
- 1995 Page & Plant (Unledded North American Tour) San Jose, CA at San Jose Arena
- 1998 Page & Plant (North American Tour) Tampa FL at Tampa Ice Palace
♪ Thank You/Bring It On Home (Page & Plant 1995 20 May) YouTube
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| 1967 Yardbirds Paris |
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| 1995 Page & Plant (Unledded North American Tour) San Jose, CA at San Jose Arena |
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| 2014 Metal XS interview |
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
On This Day 15 April
The Yardbirds (Jimmy Page, Keith Relf, Jim McCarthy and Chris Dreja) played three shows in Denmark on April 15, 1967. The three concerts totaled just over one hour's worth of playing. No doubt the travel took longer than that.
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| On This Day 15 APR 1967 - Yardbirds play 3 shows in Denmark |
- 1967 Yardbirds - Denmark (3 shows)
- 1977 Led Zeppelin - St Louis MO
1967
"...warming up for a distant American Tour. It was a similar strategy to be deployed less than 15 months later for the New Yardbirds/Led Zeppelin.
"The picture shows the Vox Electric 12 string guitar that I was to use on Yardbirds 'Tinker Tailor' and Led Zeppelin 'Thank You' recordings."Additional photos of the Holte Hallen show by Jørgen Angel
Sunday, July 8, 2012
Just what is Mage Music Anyway?
Just a few thoughts written from on the road...
Mage Music 09: Just what is Mage Music anyway?
I got to thinking about it the other day as I was driving - thinking about the fact that I've been writing here about Mage Music assuming that everyone would of course know exactly what Mage Music is - but it seems that ain't necessarily so.
But first...
Let's start from this basic premise: Not all music is created equal. Not only that, but not all Mage Music is going to be music that everyone likes. And not all music that everyone likes is Mage Music.
What it is not
Mage Music is not a value judgment about music. Just because it's Mage Music doesn't mean it's good or bad. The term "Mage Music" is simply a description of a kind of music, music with a certain additional quality not present in other music (more on this in a moment). Thus, the following are not qualities that make a song Mage Music:
- You really, really love a song
- Everyone you know really, really loves a song
- A song has "meaningful" lyrics
- A song is performed by a great musician or band
- A song is a hit, on top of the charts, goes Platinum
- A song gets played on the radio a lot
- A song is covered by other bands a lot
- A song wins awards
Conversely, just because a song isn't Mage Music doesn't mean it is some kind of lesser music. It’s OK for music to just be entertainment – in fact, that’s pretty much what music is for and what most music you listen to is.
What It Is
Mage Music contains a quality beyond the usual musical attributes such as pitch, tone, timbre, melody, brilliance, rhythm and the rest, beyond even "meaning". This additional quality of Mage Music is connection with the infinite, with God or the gods, with the ineffable energy of All That Is. If there is a message conveyed in this connection, it is nothing that humans can use words to describe. This connection is a communion with something fundamental to and greater than humanity that we instinctively seek but rarely ever know. It is the Force, it is the Light in enlightenment.
Mage Music is music that carries Magick with it to to deliver to our souls. Magick is another word for the energy or higher power of the Universe (which is why there is no such thing as black magic, by the way: Magick simply IS;). All things carry some level of this energy, but some things - particularly human art - may carry more of this concentrated, pure, focused and Purposeful energy of the Universe. Enough of the stuff in music and you have Mage Music.
But still, how can you tell Mage Music from any other music, especially when one person so often disagrees with the next on whether a song is even good music, much less whether it carries Magick?
Here's a list of things that can help you determine whether there's Magick in a song. Consider this a "starter" list - some of these may not apply to you, or your experience of Mage Music may be very different.
Why does it matter if music is Mage Music? Maybe not much from the musician's perspective, since carrying Magick doesn't translate directly into sales, though it can help. From the mage’s perspective, given that music is one of the most powerful and most accessible forms of affecting human beings there is, then Mage Music is one of the most powerful tools there is for impacting certain aspects of the human soul. The trick is, however, that not just anyone can get the Magick into the music. You might be the worlds greatest musician, but that doesn't make you a mage.
Hmmm - that does bring up the question of what a mage is, doesn't it?
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I'm recommending listening to Jimmy Page's solos for Thank You that he's played over the years - not because they are particularly relevant to this week's Mage Music blog topic but because I like the song very much. Any additional links to Thank You would be appreciated.
Individual versions:
- You can’t not pay attention when you hear Mage Music - it''s not possible for it to be background music; your attention is pulled to it
- It thrills you each and every time you hear it, no matter how often you've heard it
- You aren't quite always sure if you actually enjoy the song even as you feel compelled to listen to it
- You experience some sort of hugeness or weight to the song beyond the music itself
- Sometimes you can't listen to it because it's too huge or heavy
- It doesn't matter if anyone around you is digging the music - in fact, it might be easier if they don't even notice the song is playing
- The Magickal part may not be – probably is not – carried in the lyrics
- You can’t predict from the musical score, the lyrics or reviews, or anyone else's comments whether it is Mage Music – the Magick must be experienced by you personally
- When you hear the song, you "listen" with more than your ears. It feels like the music resonates in your heart and soul, and that your whole body is on alert and paying attention
- When the song is over, you feel like your soul has been dazed and confused and otherwise well-used - not an entirely comfortable feeling but one you seek over and over again.
People have their own individual reactions to Mage Music. One for me is that I get a sort of shiver up my spine when I'm hearing it. I'd be interested in finding out how other people know it when they hear it.
And so what?Why does it matter if music is Mage Music? Maybe not much from the musician's perspective, since carrying Magick doesn't translate directly into sales, though it can help. From the mage’s perspective, given that music is one of the most powerful and most accessible forms of affecting human beings there is, then Mage Music is one of the most powerful tools there is for impacting certain aspects of the human soul. The trick is, however, that not just anyone can get the Magick into the music. You might be the worlds greatest musician, but that doesn't make you a mage.
Hmmm - that does bring up the question of what a mage is, doesn't it?
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I'm recommending listening to Jimmy Page's solos for Thank You that he's played over the years - not because they are particularly relevant to this week's Mage Music blog topic but because I like the song very much. Any additional links to Thank You would be appreciated.
Individual versions:
Friday, July 6, 2012
MAGE MUSIC 09 playlist: Thank You
Mage Music 09 YouTube playlist for Thank You. Take note of the evolution of Jimmy Page's solos. Additional links for this song would be appreciated.
The Mage Music blog post will be up Sunday morning 07/08/12 as usual.
Thank You YouTube Playlist
The Mage Music blog post will be up Sunday morning 07/08/12 as usual.
Thank You YouTube Playlist
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