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This was Zeppelin at the heights of their power. Before Robert’s son died, before Page got deep into heroin and before Bonzo got fully absorbed into alcoholism.
Undisputed kings of the Rock world in 1975. 6 albums in the top 100 album charts, five nights of sold-out milestone concerts in Earl's Court. Then Robert's near-fatal car accident in late 1975, and things suddenly changed.
Truly the best Zep reactions on RU-vid, really brought a smile to my face, when you were debating with yourself whether Zep 4 was going to lose its place as your favourite Zep album. I also think because you are a musician you can appreciate them on another level, like myself. Can't wait for part 2a, 2b ✌️👍
I've walked past that building in the cover of the album at least 50-60 times since I live in Manhattan and its located in the East Village on St Marks Place and the last time Jimmy was in NYC with his girlfriend Scarlett she invited me for tea at their hotel walking distance from there and after tea I walked towards there and stopped at a dive bar and had a few shots of Jack Daniels to celebrate the occasion
Heh, cool, man! Zeppelin Album Cover Serendipity would have been increased even more if the "dive bar" you had the shots at had been the one they used for the cover(s) of "In Through the Out Door"! ;)
Btw Bron Yr Aur on this album is in my top 5 favorite songs by LZ and its a Pagey instrumental that always has defined to me what Jimmy is as a guitarist...a stunningly beautiful side of his playing that just shows his diversity and a mystical side of him
Of the first five songs of this album, Trampled Under Foot is my favorite. So funky. The "talkin 'bout love" part likely came from the song "Love" by Knight and Hendrix.
Houses Of The Holy was meant to describe any place people came together to share an experience like a movie or concert where there is a definite energy exchange between the performance and the audience. That shared emotion was a "consecration" of sorts, a "communion", if you like. However, make no mistake, this song is also heavy on sexual imagery (In my hand a sword of gold, let me wander in your garden and the seeds of love I'll sow, etc.) There also seems to be a hint of cynicism or jadedness near the end of the lyrics as he tells an unknown person "Well, there ain't no use in crying 'cause it will only only drive you mad. Does it hurt to hear them lying? Was this the only world you had?" We don't know if he's describing someone else's situation or his own. Trampled Under Foot got a bit of inspiration from both Stevie Wonder's "Superstition" and Robert Johnson's Terraplane Blues (a Terraplane was a type of car that was around the States in the 1930s) whose lyrics compare a woman's body to a vehicle and if you listen to Robert's vocals - or just read the lyrics, you'll see what I mean. Just pick a Zep song for time and/or place, and you'll never go wrong. Especially now that you've been going in order, you know what you have to work with (so far), so who knows but a mood might call for Tangerine but you'd never have known a song like Tangerine existed without going on this journey because it's not one of their more popular/easily recognized songs. You're way ahead of the game.
I'm flashing on a bit of a theme here with your comment about Robert singing about how "Well, there ain't no use in cryin'..." In WIAWSNB, he has the message: "...And happiness is what you need so bad/Well, girl, the answer lies with you, yeah!" And in concert at the Albert Hall (what GREAT footage!!) I remember him calling out to the crowd to "think about the good things in life!" (I forget what song it is). So...very positive, and urging others to be so. Or perhaps he just hates buzzkills, lol!
I knew you'd love this album! The Rover and Trampled Under Foot are my favourite❤️Led Zeppelin's best moments. For me there's no better album than this one in those times! There's a film on YT about Jimmy Page talking about him remastering this album! I've noticed you watch such additional films about Led Zeppelin so I highly recommend that one as well!
they did 4 songs they said were coming out later that year on their next album i swear god to we recognized ALL FOUR songs when physical g came out a few months later -they did kashmir, trampled under foot, sick again, and in my time of dying !! it was a concert that was electric -a special feeling hard to replicate they went way way out there especially on no quarter for example i didnt know it was like that live the fuckin medley in whole lotta love was 900 miles an hour!!
When I realized that, indeed, PG was my fav Zep album, I always sort of joked to fellow fans that I knew it was kind of cheating, as it's a double album. But think of Sides 1 & 2 as a stand-alone, single album. How would such a release have gone down? --"The best hard rock album--fucking full stop EVER??" Hard to argue that, mate. I mean, just look at/listen to the very electric six songs there--as you just did. Bone-crunching beauties all. And yet...sides 3 & 4 are probably AS impressive. In some ways more, as Zep's RANGE is shown.
just a few months before this ridiculous album came out they announced that led zeppelin was coming to indianapolis and it was MAIL ORDER ONLY WITH STRICT GUIDELINES no waiting in lines -unheard of at the time (late in 1974) the first 5 albums were out and they were gods !!! i had been open mouthed since the first album of course .everybody got their mail order return envelope back with their money order back and no tickets nobody at my high school got tickets it was sold out the first day --but my envelope had not come back yet --- a couple days later it did and i shit myself cause it had 2 tickets to FUCKIN GODDAMN LED FUCKING ZEPPILIN !!!! my first led z concert was in january of 75 and i was never the same really man ...
YOU got seat in The Houses of the Holy!! Good on you, man! I was in like 7th grade in 1977, the last time they came to Wash DC--just discovering rock music, knew them, liked them, but wasn't goin to concerts yet. By 79 I was a full-blown Zephead, and was dying to see 'em in concert. In Through the Out Door had just come out, my friends and I were already plotting how to get tickets for the inevitable North American tour, etc. The day after Bonham died I saw my friend Chris in the high school hallway. We looked at each other and one of us just said, simply: "Shit." No explanation was necessary.
Zep was hangin with stevie wonder around this time and he was the inspiration for trample under foot. just like Dyer maker was inspired by bob marley and the whalers 2 years prior who they hung out with or met
You're splitting hairs trying to pick a best tune. I guess what mood you're in will dictate the song for the day. Trying to pick a favorite is like trying to form the perfect sculpture and all you have to work with is liquid mercury.
