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mtracy64 wrote:Yeah, Power age is my favorite AC / DC studio album . . . Up To My Neck In You is right up there with Kicked In The Teeth Again.
Marc
mtracy64 wrote:Yes, the Bonfire set is essential. The disc with the early versions of Touch Too Much, Beating Around The Bush, etc. is worth the cost alone.
It was great also that the set included Live At The Atlantic Studios. That was only available as a bootleg album for many years. I remember it selling for $200+ in the 1980's.
Marc
It is" Shoot to Thrill" a much better song in my opinion!!
mtracy64 wrote:I guess the whole thing would make more sense to me if I only liked the Bon Scott AC / DC. The fact that I like BIB a lot clearly shows that Brian Johnson's vocals aren't the cause of my dislike of most of the stuff he's on. Thunderstruck and Who Made Who are a couple examples of great tunes from later on.
I guess I just decided on my own, 30+ years ago, that Bon had a hand in BIB. I read a lot, and I just happened (many years later) to find the books I mentioned earlier, and thought they'd be interesting. That's where I learned that there is some controversy. The Youngs acknowledge that lyrics were written and that they did not use them. Perhaps Bon's presence had an impact on the music the band wrote, and maybe that's what comes through when I listen. The lyrics alone aren't the sole source of my discontent with most of the later output; the overall quality of the songs just isn't the same for me. Either way, I'm not much for beating dead horses, so enough on that topic.
Yeah, Powerage has stood out for decades as the strongest studio album for me, with Highway To Hell not too far behind. My tastes are somewhat eclectic - Presence is my favorite Led Zeppelin album, and it's their weakest seller, so I may not be completely right in the head in the eyes of many.
I generally prefer live music to studio albums, and the Bon Scott AC/DC really shone onstage. The Atlantic Studios album, the If You Want Blood album and the Let There Be Rock film are all exceptional in my book. I must have seen that film 40 or 50 times at the "midnight movies" back in the 1980's.
There is an alternate version of BIB available on bootlegs, and Bon is credited as being on vocals. It is very obviously Brian Johnson singing, and I consider it superior to the released version.
Marc
As far as I am concerned!!.....I was listening too Zeppelin before I knew who the band was....(on the radio)......That was the only way too listen too Music when I was 11....12 years old.I won't rank there Albums because they are all Great.I will Just put out my 5 Favorite Tunes.
mtracy64 wrote:Ah, it's really tough to list just five Zeppelin tunes. I put Achilles Last Stand and Nobody's Fault But Mine as #1 and #1A, and on any given day a dozen tracks will fight it out for #2.
Those who think of Dazed And Confused as a Zeppelin tune should check out I'm Confused from the Live Yardbirds Featuring Jimmy Page album . . . followed by Dazed And Confused from the The Underground Sound Of Jake Holmes album.
Marc
mtracy64 wrote:Jimmy Page had the Live Yardbirds album withdrawn upon its release, but it's been reissued (unofficially) a number of times. You won't find it on iTunes, but it can be had for $20 or so on eBay and elsewhere.
Epic Records released the album in 1971 as a blatant attempt to capitalize on Zeppelin's success. However, Epic never had Page under contract as they did the rest of the group, so Page won in court and the album was withdrawn. It was re-released (and re-withdrawn) in 1976.
The studio version of White Summer is on the Yardbirds' Little Games album. He played it as a solo piece with Zeppelin, mixing Black Mountain Side in, through 1972, then resurrected it as a lengthy intro to Kashmir in 1977 and used it that way until the end. He played it for several minutes in the middle of Midnight Moonlight with The Firm and on his 1988 solo tour as well. That tune shows his ability probably better than any other tune.
Marc
mtracy64 wrote:Yeah, I saw Page with the Crowes also. I was planning on seeing them a second time, but the second half of the tour was canceled because Page hurt his back. It was really something to hear all those Zeppelin tunes live with enough guitars to cover the overdubs from the album versions.
Being in the building when Page uses the bow (and the theremin) is a completely different experience than listening at home, that's for sure! I saw him 13 times between 1988 and 2000, and it never got old.
Marc
mtracy64 wrote:It should be 15. I had a flight to Chicago in 1988 canceled after I was already on the plane, due to inclement weather. I drove to Kentucky a few days later, and woke up the next morning to find that the show was canceled.
Oh, a Jeff Beck fan too, are you? I've lost track of how many times I've seen him. He's coming here at the end of July with Buddy Guy, and that will be either 10 or 11 for me. The Guitar Shop tour in 1989 was my first. He deserves far more recognition than he's gotten, but I must say that it's amazing to be able to see someone that good in little 2500 seat theatres time and time again!
I collect Yardbirds records, so you might not want to get me started on them . . . here's a rare Canadian LP with a unique cover showing the short-lived lineup with Page and Beck together.
That is Awesome too say the least!........It's kinda Cool how a lot of younger people in there early 20's get into Zeppelin!!!.......I don't think they know much about the Birds or Jeff Beck for that matter.......I know a few that will love Guitar Shop!! 
mtracy64 wrote:I collect Yardbirds records, so you might not want to get me started on them . . . here's a rare Canadian LP with a unique cover showing the short-lived lineup with Page and Beck together.
It was released in Canada in late 1966, more than a year behind the U.S. release, which is how Page came to be on the Canadian cover. He joined the group in mid-1966 after originally declining the job (and suggesting his buddy Beck for the spot) when Eric Clapton left in 1964.Canadacan wrote:mtracy64 wrote:I collect Yardbirds records, so you might not want to get me started on them . . . here's a rare Canadian LP with a unique cover showing the short-lived lineup with Page and Beck together.
Cool!..what year is that album from?
mtracy64 wrote:Jeff's 71 years old and he's touring this summer, so time is getting short if you want to see him. Buddy Guy is worth paying to see also.
If you like Guitar Shop, I'd recommend Who Else! and You Had It Coming very highly. I don't play guitar, but I've suspected for many years that Jeff simply has no equal. Stand On It is an excellent example of why I suspect that, and there are many others. Who needs vocals when he can play like that?!
The Yardbirds were one of the two or three most important and influential bands of the 1960's. They're not well known to young music fans today, but they are well known amongst young musicians today. Ditto for Jeff . . . he's revered by guitarists. Zeppelin's enduring popularity is quite amazing, as is the fact that most of the music doesn't sound dated so many years down the road.
Marc
mtracy64 wrote:Getting back on topic, Bon Scott wasn't AC/DC's first singer. Here's a video of Can I Sit Next To You Girl from before Bon joined the band.
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mtracy64 wrote:Does anybody know the story behind this? There must be a story . . . that's Bon on the left in a pigtailed wig and a dress . . .
They're performing Baby Please Don't Go on TV in 1975, which is the opening track on the Family Jewels DVD set.
