Led Zeppelin — That's The Way
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I don't know how I'm gonna tell you
I can't play with you no more
I don't know how I'm gonna do what Mama told me
My friend, the boy next door
I can't believe what people sayin'
You gonna let your hair hang down
I'm satisfied to sit here working all day long
You're in the darker side of town
And when I'm out, I see you walkin'
Why don't your eyes see me?
And could it be you've found another game to play?
What did Mama say to me?
"That's the way, oh, that's the way it oughta be"
Yeah, yeah
Mama said, "That's the way it oughta stay"
Yeah, yeah
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
And yesterday I saw you standing by the river
And weren't those tears that filled your eyes?
And all the fish that lay in dirty water dyin'
Had they got ya hypnotized?
And yesterday I saw you kissing tiny flowers
But all that lives is born to die
And so I say to you that nothing really matters
And all you do is stand and cry
I don't know what to say about it
When all your ears have turned away
But now's the time to look and look again at what you see
Is that the way it oughta stay?
"That's the way, that's the way it oughta be"
Whoa, don'tcha know now
Mama said, Mama said, "That's the way it's gonna stay"
Yeah
Ah, ah, ah, ah-ah-ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Aaah
I can't play with you no more
I don't know how I'm gonna do what Mama told me
My friend, the boy next door
I can't believe what people sayin'
You gonna let your hair hang down
I'm satisfied to sit here working all day long
You're in the darker side of town
And when I'm out, I see you walkin'
Why don't your eyes see me?
And could it be you've found another game to play?
What did Mama say to me?
"That's the way, oh, that's the way it oughta be"
Yeah, yeah
Mama said, "That's the way it oughta stay"
Yeah, yeah
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
And yesterday I saw you standing by the river
And weren't those tears that filled your eyes?
And all the fish that lay in dirty water dyin'
Had they got ya hypnotized?
And yesterday I saw you kissing tiny flowers
But all that lives is born to die
And so I say to you that nothing really matters
And all you do is stand and cry
I don't know what to say about it
When all your ears have turned away
But now's the time to look and look again at what you see
Is that the way it oughta stay?
"That's the way, that's the way it oughta be"
Whoa, don'tcha know now
Mama said, Mama said, "That's the way it's gonna stay"
Yeah
Ah, ah, ah, ah-ah-ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Aaah
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Man this is just fantastic.
If this ain't a 10 I don't know what is.
TurtleMan wrote:
I cringe every time one of their songs comes on.
You must be a youngin' that has not taste in music and listens to hip hop and rap and that crap that is coming out these days. Read the comments on this song and band. You seem to be a lone wolf with that lame comment.
I cringe every time one of their songs comes on.
You must be a youngin' that has not taste in music and listens to hip hop and rap and that crap that is coming out these days. Read the comments on this song and band. You seem to be a lone wolf with that lame comment.
jacopo777 wrote:
I cringe every time one of their songs comes on.
To me, I found this to be a beautifully written song. I even learned how to play it. But over the years, and learning that what you entertain you create, found the lyrics to be seemingly dark. I now skip it for this reason.
Even Robert Plant has been quoted saying that he cringes hearing some of the music LZ wrote back then.
I cringe every time one of their songs comes on.
Lyrics as timely now if not moreso than they were back then.
foxinthesnow wrote:
I would need to be drunk to be able to listen to them for more than a couple of minutes.
My favourite Led Zep song, managed to see Robert play this live at Perth this year. I was in heaven, unfortunately I was in hell the next morning with a killer hangover. The dangers of finding a pub with over 200 malt whiskeys
I would need to be drunk to be able to listen to them for more than a couple of minutes.
Always stop to listen to this. Greatness.
GREAT TUNE!! GREAT ALBUM!! I bought this album, right after it was released. I was 16yrs old. WNEW FM 102.7 NYC, used to play it a lot. I loved it then & I still love it now! It has aged better than me LOL!
dublanica wrote:
I would say that this is my favorite Led Zeppelin album if it weren't for the existance of Physical Grafitti... and Houses of the Holy... and IV...
However, this album does contain my very, very, very favorite Led Zeppeling song: Since I've been Loving You, which has some of the best electric guitar work in recored history.
My favorite album by them. This song is one of the gems!
I would say that this is my favorite Led Zeppelin album if it weren't for the existance of Physical Grafitti... and Houses of the Holy... and IV...
However, this album does contain my very, very, very favorite Led Zeppeling song: Since I've been Loving You, which has some of the best electric guitar work in recored history.
Tomasni wrote:
"Your rating is good . . . FOR ME TO POOP ON!"
MY rating goes down to 3
"Your rating is good . . . FOR ME TO POOP ON!"
changodelaplaya wrote:
That is one proper baptism into the world of live rock!
On March 14th, 1975, my 18 year-old uncle took me to see Led Zeppelin at the San Diego Sports Arena. It was my first concert of any kind, and I was utterly blown away.They were bright, loud, sexy, and amazing showmen, even Bonzo and John Paul Jones, in the back. They played for three hours until my ears were numb. I was 14 years-old.
Unfortunately for me, I was spoiled by experiencing real rock stars, before I even learned to drive. Like chasing that first high, nothing will ever come close. But at least I saw, first hand, how high the bar was set, which is sad for all the rest.
That is one proper baptism into the world of live rock!
Couple of funny stories around a Led Zeppelin concert in 1973. I had tickets to Led Zeppelin at the old Boston Garden, I called the girl that I rather liked and asked her if she would like to go. The tickets were for a show two months away, she replied after a pause, “I think I’m washing my hair that night…“
I was devastated.When they show rolled around Led Zeppelin appeared an hour and 15 minutes late played for about 45 minutes and left with no encore. The crowd tore up Boston Garden and the old North Station it was a near riot. Kind of glad the girls didn’t come with me. I was 16.
dejapete wrote:
Yep. Did anyone else unfold the next album cover to hang the inside on the wall of their room? Hell, now that I looked up this link to share with you I remember I ALSO put the inner sleve with the caligraphic lyrics to Stairway on my wall as well: https://wknc.org/2021/04/11/be...
Did any of you have the Led Zeppelin III album featuring a rotating cardboard disc that revealed different images through holes in the sleeve as it was turned?
Yep. Did anyone else unfold the next album cover to hang the inside on the wall of their room? Hell, now that I looked up this link to share with you I remember I ALSO put the inner sleve with the caligraphic lyrics to Stairway on my wall as well: https://wknc.org/2021/04/11/be...
changodelaplaya wrote:
Same. Except it was 1977, Capital Centre in Landover, MD, and my uncle was 18, but I had just turned 15 a few days earlier. We still both love Led Zep, and our subsequent musical journeys have diverged and crossed over each other many, many times. We're both still way into the Clash, Loggins and Messina, and, most recently, Jason Isbell.
I remember my ears ringing well into the next day. And the need to hide the T-shirt I bought because even my relatively clueless Mom might recognize the exotic smells from an era where bongs would be passed down the row rarely to return to their owners. Nothing wrong with today's discrete vape pens, but the communal sharing of breath and slobber, that's what gave us the immune systems today's kids can only dream about. Also the orthopaedic realignments from 3 hours of a crazy man with 4 sticks amplified to nearly thermonuclear levels. But I wish I could have seen Jimi live. We all have our regrets.
BTW, my handle "jamesat43" was an homage to the show "James at 16" which came on the tube a year later, when this James also happened to be 16. I used that moniker when I first came to RP 16 years ago, so it is no longer accurate. More accurate to say James at 16 + 43 now.
On March 14th, 1975, my 18 year-old uncle took me to see Led Zeppelin at the San Diego Sports Arena. It was my first concert of any kind, and I was utterly blown away.They were bright, loud, sexy, and amazing showmen, even Bonzo and John Paul Jones, in the back. They played for three hours until my ears were numb. I was 14 years-old.
Unfortunately for me, I was spoiled by experiencing real rock stars, before I even learned to drive. Like chasing that first high, nothing will ever come close. But at least I saw, first hand, how high the bar was set, which is sad for all the rest.
Same. Except it was 1977, Capital Centre in Landover, MD, and my uncle was 18, but I had just turned 15 a few days earlier. We still both love Led Zep, and our subsequent musical journeys have diverged and crossed over each other many, many times. We're both still way into the Clash, Loggins and Messina, and, most recently, Jason Isbell.
I remember my ears ringing well into the next day. And the need to hide the T-shirt I bought because even my relatively clueless Mom might recognize the exotic smells from an era where bongs would be passed down the row rarely to return to their owners. Nothing wrong with today's discrete vape pens, but the communal sharing of breath and slobber, that's what gave us the immune systems today's kids can only dream about. Also the orthopaedic realignments from 3 hours of a crazy man with 4 sticks amplified to nearly thermonuclear levels. But I wish I could have seen Jimi live. We all have our regrets.
BTW, my handle "jamesat43" was an homage to the show "James at 16" which came on the tube a year later, when this James also happened to be 16. I used that moniker when I first came to RP 16 years ago, so it is no longer accurate. More accurate to say James at 16 + 43 now.
Dude wrote:
Actually, JPJ plays the mandolin on this as well.
The incomparable Jimmy Page on guitars, John Paul Jones on bass, with one of the greatest rock vocalists of all time - Robert Plant. Pretty tough to top... a solid 10.
Actually, JPJ plays the mandolin on this as well.
Such an evocative and beautifully understated song. One of my fave Zeps!
To me, I found this to be a beautifully written song. I even learned how to play it. But over the years, and learning that what you entertain you create, found the lyrics to be seemingly dark. I now skip it for this reason.
Even Robert Plant has been quoted saying that he cringes hearing some of the music LZ wrote back then.
Even Robert Plant has been quoted saying that he cringes hearing some of the music LZ wrote back then.
zesty changodelaplaya wrote:
Color me jealous.
On March 14th, 1975, my 18 year-old uncle took me to see Led Zeppelin at the San Diego Sports Arena. It was my first concert of any kind, and I was utterly blown away.They were bright, loud, sexy, and amazing showmen, even Bonzo and John Paul Jones, in the back. They played for three hours until my ears were numb. I was 14 years-old.
Unfortunately for me, I was spoiled by experiencing real rock stars, before I even learned to drive. Like chasing that first high, nothing will ever come close. But at least I saw, first hand, how high the bar was set, which is sad for all the rest.
Color me jealous.
Goes great with an early morning cup of coffee and a bowl.
I think this song is dealing with homosexuality....
You can almost take a bite out of it, at this point... GO RP!
janac13 wrote:
janac13 wrote:
debobasu wrote:
Absolutely.. Yet the power in the melancholy is palpable
Great melancholy set today:
Doug Martsch — Instrumental
The Boxer Rebellion — Diamonds
Chris Isaak — Wicked Game
Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi — Black (w/ Norah Jones),
then this...
And now Ray Lamontagne - Be here Now...
Praise be to you RP!
Doug Martsch — Instrumental
The Boxer Rebellion — Diamonds
Chris Isaak — Wicked Game
Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi — Black (w/ Norah Jones),
then this...
And now Ray Lamontagne - Be here Now...
Praise be to you RP!
Absolutely.. Yet the power in the melancholy is palpable
I came to say that this is one of my favorites, if not my favorite Zeppelin song. Glad I'm not the only one.
Tomasni wrote:
I agree, your rating sucks.
MY rating goes down to 3
I agree, your rating sucks.
My favorite album by them. This song is one of the gems!
VERY nice transition from Tom Rush! I'm impressed!
And to a cut that may very well be on the best album by Led Zeppelin!
And to a cut that may very well be on the best album by Led Zeppelin!
cara.lindsell wrote: I was 18 when this came out and one of the very few girls who appreciated Led Zeppelin -- it was a guys' band. This music just entranced me.
dwlangham wrote:
I tell Zeppelin haters, most of whom know 'Stairway' and little else, that they produced some varied and interesting music. Case in point is playing right now.
MY rating goes down to 3
My favourite Led Zep song, managed to see Robert play this live at Perth this year. I was in heaven, unfortunately I was in hell the next morning with a killer hangover. The dangers of finding a pub with over 200 malt whiskeys
always a nice listening!
When I lived in Boston I was planning on getting tickets to it turns out one of their last shows, but a bunch of people in the ticket line broke into Boston Garden. They caused a lot of damage and started drinking beer from the concession stands. Show was canceled.
Well that was just excellent...
Tomasni wrote:
You are clearly wrong.
To me this is 7
You are clearly wrong.
Tomasni wrote:
To 83% of the listeners, it rates higher than your number.
To me this is 7
To 83% of the listeners, it rates higher than your number.
To me this is 7
torino390 wrote:
It's up there, for sure!
one of, if not the finest Zep track there is.
It's up there, for sure!
dejapete wrote:
Still have it.
Did any of you have the Led Zeppelin III album featuring a rotating cardboard disc that revealed different images through holes in the sleeve as it was turned?
Still have it.
changodelaplaya wrote:
I wish I could have seen LZ once. My first real concert was Primus in Anchorage May 13, 1996, when I was 17. It was a lot of fun, too. They were great, the crowd was great, and the mosh pit was fantastic. But like you, as a result I was disappointed with all subsequent concerts I went to.
On March 14th, 1975, my 18 year-old uncle took me to see Led Zeppelin at the San Diego Sports Arena. It was my first concert of any kind, and I was utterly blown away.They were bright, loud, sexy, and amazing showmen, even Bonzo and John Paul Jones, in the back. They played for three hours until my ears were numb. I was 14 years-old.
Unfortunately for me, I was spoiled by experiencing real rock stars, before I even learned to drive. Like chasing that first high, nothing will ever come close. But at least I saw, first hand, how high the bar was set, which is sad for all the rest.
Unfortunately for me, I was spoiled by experiencing real rock stars, before I even learned to drive. Like chasing that first high, nothing will ever come close. But at least I saw, first hand, how high the bar was set, which is sad for all the rest.
I wish I could have seen LZ once. My first real concert was Primus in Anchorage May 13, 1996, when I was 17. It was a lot of fun, too. They were great, the crowd was great, and the mosh pit was fantastic. But like you, as a result I was disappointed with all subsequent concerts I went to.
Did any of you have the Led Zeppelin III album featuring a rotating cardboard disc that revealed different images through holes in the sleeve as it was turned?
On March 14th, 1975, my 18 year-old uncle took me to see Led Zeppelin at the San Diego Sports Arena. It was my first concert of any kind, and I was utterly blown away.They were bright, loud, sexy, and amazing showmen, even Bonzo and John Paul Jones, in the back. They played for three hours until my ears were numb. I was 14 years-old.
Unfortunately for me, I was spoiled by experiencing real rock stars, before I even learned to drive. Like chasing that first high, nothing will ever come close. But at least I saw, first hand, how high the bar was set, which is sad for all the rest.
Unfortunately for me, I was spoiled by experiencing real rock stars, before I even learned to drive. Like chasing that first high, nothing will ever come close. But at least I saw, first hand, how high the bar was set, which is sad for all the rest.
iloveradio wrote:
icuski2 wrote:
What the hell is so good about this song? 8.6 rating, really?
icuski2 wrote:
Stephen_Phillips wrote:
Just a guess but, perhaps, it is the stripped down acoustic nature of the album coming off of 2 hard hitting electrified blues/rock albums.
English fans have historically been more fickle when their idols change styles (e.g. Bob Dylan's 66 tour of England).
I found this interesting information on Wikipedia regarding the Led Zeppelin III album...
UK Sales 300,000 units
US Sales 6,000,000 units
The US population is approximately 6 times the size of the UK and so you might expect the ratio of the sales to be approximately similar but in actual fact they are 20 times more.
Food for thought... I am really surprised because at the time Led Zeppelin were really big in their home country never mind overseas, taking into account the appeal to the same demographic,
Would any RP listeners like to comment on why they think this might be?
UK Sales 300,000 units
US Sales 6,000,000 units
The US population is approximately 6 times the size of the UK and so you might expect the ratio of the sales to be approximately similar but in actual fact they are 20 times more.
Food for thought... I am really surprised because at the time Led Zeppelin were really big in their home country never mind overseas, taking into account the appeal to the same demographic,
Would any RP listeners like to comment on why they think this might be?
Just a guess but, perhaps, it is the stripped down acoustic nature of the album coming off of 2 hard hitting electrified blues/rock albums.
English fans have historically been more fickle when their idols change styles (e.g. Bob Dylan's 66 tour of England).
mdnlsn wrote:
Really glad they didn't stick with that balloon-letter logo through the years...
Were glad you are glad! lol Really glad they didn't stick with that balloon-letter logo through the years...
I found this interesting information on Wikipedia regarding the Led Zeppelin III album...
UK Sales 300,000 units
US Sales 6,000,000 units
The US population is approximately 6 times the size of the UK and so you might expect the ratio of the sales to be approximately similar but in actual fact they are 20 times more.
Food for thought... I am really surprised because at the time Led Zeppelin were really big in their home country never mind overseas, taking into account the appeal to the same demographic,
Would any RP listeners like to comment on why they think this might be?
UK Sales 300,000 units
US Sales 6,000,000 units
The US population is approximately 6 times the size of the UK and so you might expect the ratio of the sales to be approximately similar but in actual fact they are 20 times more.
Food for thought... I am really surprised because at the time Led Zeppelin were really big in their home country never mind overseas, taking into account the appeal to the same demographic,
Would any RP listeners like to comment on why they think this might be?
iloveradio wrote:
What the hell is so good about this song? 8.6 rating, really?
Sasha2001 wrote:
DAMN STRAIGHT!
This is the only song Lester Bangs liked off this album, which is either an argument for or against Zep's greatness.
DAMN STRAIGHT!
DanFHiggins wrote:
how do you steal the future?
I told you that next month.
how do you steal the future?
I told you that next month.
thewiseking wrote:
how do you steal the future?
one of my faves from these guys.
i hope Page didn't steal it
i hope Page didn't steal it
how do you steal the future?
KaraokeVox wrote:
.
I shouldn't laugh, I have confessed publicly that I did like Zep 3
(but that long "blues" number was boring)
i hear billy corgan covering this perfectly.
.
I shouldn't laugh, I have confessed publicly that I did like Zep 3
(but that long "blues" number was boring)
I could listen to this all day...
What the hell is so good about this song? 8.6 rating, really?
One of the all-time great albums. Best with headphones. And weed.
Ohhhh, sO GOOD!!!
Ohhhh, sO GOOD!!!
one of my faves from these guys.
i hope Page didn't steal it
i hope Page didn't steal it
ahh my freshman year at college when this came out— best 3 years of my life lol 
Most nice at lunch
one of, if not the finest Zep track there is.
JasondotG wrote:
You shut your whore mouth!
You shut your whore mouth!
KaraokeVox wrote:
You shut your whore mouth!
i hear billy corgan covering this perfectly.
You shut your whore mouth!
woodchuk wrote:
Bumping out right now...
This beauty of this song always gives me goosebumps, so many years after I first heard it.
One of the finest rock albums ever made..
One of the finest rock albums ever made..
Bumping out right now...
woodchuk wrote:
Could not agree more.
This beauty of this song always gives me goosebumps, so many years after I first heard it.
One of the finest rock albums ever made..
One of the finest rock albums ever made..
Could not agree more.
This beauty of this song always gives me goosebumps, so many years after I first heard it.
One of the finest rock albums ever made..
One of the finest rock albums ever made..
Mugro wrote:
After nearly 40 years of listening to Led Zeppelin, this song has risen to be my favorite of all of their music.
Same here.
This gets better every time I hear it. Thanks Bill for another lovely start to the day.
After nearly 40 years of listening to Led Zeppelin, this song has risen to be my favorite of all of their music.
Yeah I've heard it a lot; perhaps too much. But overexposure doesn't change reality: it's an amazing song!
Ikharry, agree that that there's better that Bill plays.. Never much of a Led Zeppelin fan in my youth but once in awhile.... 
This is really played toooooo often in the last few weeks.
There's so much more music....
There's so much more music....
helgigermany wrote:
Me too ;))
Love this music!
Me too ;))
Love this music!
Zeito wrote:
My son was surprised when I told him the same thing. I didn't really have an explanation except that this album just gets better every time I hear it, whereas my appreciation for all the others leveled off quite some time ago. This song is maybe the reason why.
After all these decades this has firmly landed in my mind as the best of the Led Zeppelin albums.
My son was surprised when I told him the same thing. I didn't really have an explanation except that this album just gets better every time I hear it, whereas my appreciation for all the others leveled off quite some time ago. This song is maybe the reason why.
Stave wrote:
There's something about them that really seems to connect with the 18-20 year old mindset. I was like you, having grown up hearing them and liking them ok but basically as filler on the radio between various bands from Seattle. Then some time around my senior year of high school/first year of college something just CLICKED.
Everyone I've ever known who really likes Zeppelin got into them around that age. My wife missed that critical window and to this day she just doesn't get the appeal (although she's finally warmed up to "Baby Come On Home").
WonderLizard wrote:
I first heard them when I was 19 or 20 at university ("Whole Lotta Love") and have never since lost my love of their sound. They were all geniuses of musical invention and reinvention, and we thank Moon and Entwhistle, perhaps apocryphally, for the band's monicker. I'm in my 60s and haven't yet tired of them.
I'm with you both on this one.
Pure magic for me whenever/wherever they play.
There's something about them that really seems to connect with the 18-20 year old mindset. I was like you, having grown up hearing them and liking them ok but basically as filler on the radio between various bands from Seattle. Then some time around my senior year of high school/first year of college something just CLICKED.
Everyone I've ever known who really likes Zeppelin got into them around that age. My wife missed that critical window and to this day she just doesn't get the appeal (although she's finally warmed up to "Baby Come On Home").
WonderLizard wrote:
I first heard them when I was 19 or 20 at university ("Whole Lotta Love") and have never since lost my love of their sound. They were all geniuses of musical invention and reinvention, and we thank Moon and Entwhistle, perhaps apocryphally, for the band's monicker. I'm in my 60s and haven't yet tired of them.
I'm with you both on this one.
Pure magic for me whenever/wherever they play.
WonderLizard wrote:
I first heard them when I was 19 or 20 at university ("Whole Lotta Love") and have never since lost my love of their sound. They were all geniuses of musical invention and reinvention, and we thank Moon and Entwhistle, perhaps apocryphally, for the band's monicker. I'm in my 60s and haven't yet tired of them.
There's something about them that really seems to connect with the 18-20 year old mindset. I was like you, having grown up hearing them and liking them ok but basically as filler on the radio between various bands from Seattle. Then some time around my senior year of high school/first year of college something just CLICKED.
Everyone I've ever known who really likes Zeppelin got into them around that age. My wife missed that critical window and to this day she just doesn't get the appeal (although she's finally warmed up to "Baby Come On Home").
I first heard them when I was 19 or 20 at university ("Whole Lotta Love") and have never since lost my love of their sound. They were all geniuses of musical invention and reinvention, and we thank Moon and Entwhistle, perhaps apocryphally, for the band's monicker. I'm in my 60s and haven't yet tired of them.
There's something about them that really seems to connect with the 18-20 year old mindset. I was like you, having grown up hearing them and liking them ok but basically as filler on the radio between various bands from Seattle. Then some time around my senior year of high school/first year of college something just CLICKED.
Everyone I've ever known who really likes Zeppelin got into them around that age. My wife missed that critical window and to this day she just doesn't get the appeal (although she's finally warmed up to "Baby Come On Home").
This is the only song Lester Bangs liked off this album, which is either an argument for or against Zep's greatness.
Geecheeboy wrote:
Au contraire, mon frère.
I just noticed the opening riff is very similar to the opening of Daughter by Pearl Jam.
Au contraire, mon frère.
Propayne wrote:
It's interesting - I LOVED Zep as a teenager growing up in the '70s. Definitely my main "puberty" band.
But, now that I'm in my 50s and don't have quite as many of those hormones raging thru my body I do see how Plant's vocal stylings could grate a bit on the adults at the time :-)
Still love them and Zep really did help me thru some tough years including the loss of my father.
I first heard them when I was 19 or 20 at university ("Whole Lotta Love") and have never since lost my love of their sound. They were all geniuses of musical invention and reinvention, and we thank Moon and Entwhistle, perhaps apocryphally, for the band's monicker. I'm in my 60s and haven't yet tired of them.
It's interesting - I LOVED Zep as a teenager growing up in the '70s. Definitely my main "puberty" band.
But, now that I'm in my 50s and don't have quite as many of those hormones raging thru my body I do see how Plant's vocal stylings could grate a bit on the adults at the time :-)
Still love them and Zep really did help me thru some tough years including the loss of my father.
I first heard them when I was 19 or 20 at university ("Whole Lotta Love") and have never since lost my love of their sound. They were all geniuses of musical invention and reinvention, and we thank Moon and Entwhistle, perhaps apocryphally, for the band's monicker. I'm in my 60s and haven't yet tired of them.
Geecheeboy wrote:
I just noticed the opening riff is very similar to the opening of Daughter by Pearl Jam.
Actually, the opening of Daughter by Pearl Jam is similar to the opening riff of That's The Way. 
Led Zep trumps Pearl Jam
I just noticed the opening riff is very similar to the opening of Daughter by Pearl Jam.
Almost 45 years later, and this song still weaves its magic. That's 'Godlike' in my book.
Page is just a melodic genius. Will be touring with his own band soon, now that he is given up on Plant to tour with him.
i hear billy corgan covering this perfectly.
still soo good, better even..
After all these decades this has firmly landed in my mind as the best of the Led Zeppelin albums.
treatment_bound wrote:
I be right here! Everybody in my homeless camp loves this song...
hope life is grand for you right this minute, treatment_bound...
Paging Lazarus!
I be right here! Everybody in my homeless camp loves this song...
hope life is grand for you right this minute, treatment_bound...
marty88210 wrote:
It's interesting - I LOVED Zep as a teenager growing up in the '70s. Definitely my main "puberty" band.
But, now that I'm in my 50s and don't have quite as many of those hormones raging thru my body I do see how Plant's vocal stylings could grate a bit on the adults at the time :-)
Still love them and Zep really did help me thru some tough years including the loss of my father.
Wished he sang some more great pieces where he didn't have to "scream" so to speak...but I still like his/their other material.
It's interesting - I LOVED Zep as a teenager growing up in the '70s. Definitely my main "puberty" band.
But, now that I'm in my 50s and don't have quite as many of those hormones raging thru my body I do see how Plant's vocal stylings could grate a bit on the adults at the time :-)
Still love them and Zep really did help me thru some tough years including the loss of my father.
Wished he sang some more great pieces where he didn't have to "scream" so to speak...but I still like his/their other material.
My FAVORITE of all their awesome tunes....
Brilliant
Brilliant
debobasu wrote:
Absolutely.. Yet the power in the melancholy is palpable
Great melancholy set today:
Doug Martsch — Instrumental
The Boxer Rebellion — Diamonds
Chris Isaak — Wicked Game
Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi — Black (w/ Norah Jones),
then this...
And now Ray Lamontagne - Be here Now...
Praise be to you RP!
Doug Martsch — Instrumental
The Boxer Rebellion — Diamonds
Chris Isaak — Wicked Game
Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi — Black (w/ Norah Jones),
then this...
And now Ray Lamontagne - Be here Now...
Praise be to you RP!
Absolutely.. Yet the power in the melancholy is palpable
Krakus wrote:
Brother, you said a mouthful. This song really takes me back. One of the underrated Zep albums. Solid 10.
Ahh, fresh breath of air on Monday morning. Leaving the millenials' music behind.
Brother, you said a mouthful. This song really takes me back. One of the underrated Zep albums. Solid 10.
Ahh, fresh breath of air on Monday morning. Leaving the millenials' music behind.
Great melancholy set today:
Doug Martsch — Instrumental
The Boxer Rebellion — Diamonds
Chris Isaak — Wicked Game
Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi — Black (w/ Norah Jones),
then this...
And now Ray Lamontagne - Be here Now...
Praise be to you RP!
Doug Martsch — Instrumental
The Boxer Rebellion — Diamonds
Chris Isaak — Wicked Game
Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi — Black (w/ Norah Jones),
then this...
And now Ray Lamontagne - Be here Now...
Praise be to you RP!
On_The_Beach wrote:
What On_The_Beach said.
One of the all-time greats.
B. U. T. Full
B. U. T. Full
What On_The_Beach said.
One of the all-time greats.
B. U. T. Full
B. U. T. Full
MassivRuss wrote:
and spinning those little dials.
Spent a large chunk of the 70's staring at the vinyl cover...
and spinning those little dials.
EarthMama wrote:
You and me both!
ME TOO!!
You and me both!
ME TOO!!
A BIG 10 for my favorite LZ album.
MassivRuss wrote:
You and me both!
Spent a large chunk of the 70's staring at the vinyl cover...
You and me both!
Big Fat 10!!
Paging Lazarus!
9 - What was I thinking
easy 10
easy 10
Spent a large chunk of the 70's staring at the vinyl cover...
marvelous... love it...
Zep wrote:
This place looks like the ultimate getaway spot. I'd love to spend a night in the humble abode where P & P composed "Over the Hills and Far Away"...
This place looks like the ultimate getaway spot. I'd love to spend a night in the humble abode where P & P composed "Over the Hills and Far Away"...
unclehud wrote:
Bron-Yr-Aur is a home in the highlands of Wales where the band composed most of the material for LZ III. It had no electricity, so without amps and speaker stacks, they were moved to writing a more acoustic set.
Dudes can play. Sizzling rock & roll; shift gears, and play this beautiful ballad. Mr. Plant's voice was in fine form -- that's the way it oughta be.
WHERE IS THAT?!
WHERE IS THAT?! Bron-Yr-Aur is a home in the highlands of Wales where the band composed most of the material for LZ III. It had no electricity, so without amps and speaker stacks, they were moved to writing a more acoustic set.
Dudes can play. Sizzling rock & roll; shift gears, and play this beautiful ballad. Mr. Plant's voice was in fine form -- that's the way it oughta be.
WHERE IS THAT?!
WHERE IS THAT?! LZ III was so fresh, so lyrical, so magic in its time.
Leave it for a few years and come back to it, and the lyricism is still there.
Leave it for a few years and come back to it, and the lyricism is still there.
Magic.
Volume is wayyyy up... we be broadcasting to all my franchises... everybody in my churches loves this song...
When I hear the first note of this song. I just stop doing anything. Doesn't matter; whatever, where ever and with whomever. I need to just listen tho this song.
This song moves me.
This song moves me.
Nice!
Yeoleman wrote:
..well, at least the year 1970..but that could mean some (most?) of this was written in '69..the jury's still out Yeol-!..hahaha..
Proof the seventies didn't totally suck!!! 
..well, at least the year 1970..but that could mean some (most?) of this was written in '69..the jury's still out Yeol-!..hahaha..
heliosweb wrote:
I was thinking it was a mandolin, but according to Wikipedia, there are both. Dang.
Such a great song.
Is that a dulcimer I hear on this track? Sure sounds like one.
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I was thinking it was a mandolin, but according to Wikipedia, there are both. Dang.
Such a great song.
Wistful and compelling ...
Perfect
love this classic...
shellbella wrote:
It's a very fine tune...no argument.
This might be my favorite Zeppelin song... Everybody knows Michelle LOVES James Patrick Page.... 
It's a very fine tune...no argument.
We love it! Impossible to get such stuff here in Germany!
mehr davon :-))
Is that a dulcimer I hear on this track? Sure sounds like one.
(I used to play one way back in my early teens. Built it myself from a kit. Only played for a few years, then abandoned it. But I still have it up in my closet.)
Just curious...
Steve
(I used to play one way back in my early teens. Built it myself from a kit. Only played for a few years, then abandoned it. But I still have it up in my closet.)
Just curious...
Steve