Much worst than the original

pixidrizzl wrote: Yes they actually have to create a different name to overcome the record industry, that way they have a lot more freedom than working as Heart

Did they add anything to this song at all? The instrumentation sounds exactly the same as the original, and the vocals are just as screechy as Plant's voice.

Sounds like page with his nuts in a vise.

mlsully7 wrote: You know, excuse them their 80s era and Heart was possibly the best female driven rock band ever. They can still rock out today. I'm not a huge fan of covers either, unless something new can be brought to them; but they were going for a true to the original homage here. I can think of few bands that could have done as good a job.

This version of this song appeared on the Singles soundtrack and the band accredited to it was the Lovemongers. I'm guessing this was the name of the Wilsons side band?

Well, really do not know what to say about this, other than I give them kudos for even attempting a cover of this.

Uncannily faithful rendition of an uncommonly difficult song. Had me fooled for a while.

Painful, Painful, "tune." Dental level pain.

MsJudi wrote: Nice.

i say cut out the crappy covers altogether. first buckwheat zydeco with a terrible rendition of a stones song, now this crap. heart is one of the worst bands ever. ever.

Schmackdown wrote: did you ever hear the original?...they are doing this impeccably. they may be putting a little more heart (excuse the pun) into the vocals than the Zep studio version....but I wager that Plant would have done the same in a live setting.

Schmackdown wrote: One man's "yelling" is another man's old world harmonizing.

bHoby wrote: Agreed on the fat-slam admonishment, but I have to disagree with the 'pure talent' assessment. This sounds like a lot of yelling over some heavy-handed guitar picking to me. Towards the end it was hurting my ears.

no reason to crush em....this is a great cover of a great song. probably better than anyone except zep could do... and not only that it's live...wouldv'e been a nice suprise to see this.

Excellent, uncommon cover. Pure talent. "Oh my gosh she's fat." Take that crap to the junior high cafeteria American Idol fans.

MsJudi wrote: That's an understatement. I used to like them. Now they've gone the way of Meatwood Flack for me...down the tubes. ick. They just got boring. Maybe they can cover "Eat It" next.

natsthename wrote: The 80's were forced upon all of us I'm afraid...

Nancy Wilson=guitar goddess. Ann Wilson=totally underrated rock goddess singer. These women would be more respected if they had not taken that "slutty" turn in the 80's (which was forced upon them, according to both.) Take a listen to Nancy's "Live At McCabe's" for some lovely live acoustic music. One more thing..I remember reading interviews with the sisters in the seventies...they unabashedly admitted that they wanted to be the "female Led Zeppelin." When you listen to their "Little Queen" album, you find that they succeeded.

Illustr8r wrote: Everyone can look at her and see that she's overweight. No one knew you were a fool until you posted here.

Delicious.

Makes you wonder at just how woman-like Robert Plant's voice can be (yes, I know it's not him, but it fooled me for a second). But, he's cool anyway because any who mentions gollum and the ringwraiths in his songs is alright with me. Fat jokes = not cool (ok, sometimes they are, but not in this case)

RAWK! I love it. And I can't believe people are resorting to fat jokes. Ann Wilson has quite the set of vocal cords! BTW, the Wilson sisters do have an "unplugged" album of sorts, it's called The Road Home.

I dig this version. She can sing great when she's not cramming food in her mouth, eh gang?

Really faithful cover. Normally, I'm not crazy about Heart, but this is quite good!

a good cover but nothing beat led zeppelin's version

Album should be called: Women: One\'s The Size of a Mountain

Looks like the CD title is incorrect. A little research tells me that the song actually came off a CD titled: Women: Live from Mountain Stage.

Good job girls! Hard song to cover, and their playing and singing is quite good, and is a great tribute to LZ.

Wilsons don\'t have an album/cd called Unplugged? :roll:

I like their arrangement on the new live album a little better. They seem to have gotten more comfortable with their performance of the song.

Reaction to your comment before she started singing and after she started singing

STOP THE ZEPPELIN PLEASE!

Like the singers, liked the original song, but this one just goes on too long.

Ehhhh...I dunno....I\'ve always liked this song, but does this one really add anything to the original other than a vocal that sounds only slightly more like a man than Robert Plant?

Very well done!

I love the mandolins in this. Um...they are mandolins, right?

I\'ve always liked Heart.

To paraphrase John Cleese from \"George of the Jungle\": \"I knew Sandy Denny, and Nancy Wilson is no Sandy Denny\"

Tool - No Quarter.

Tiz ok, but some things should just be left alone.

me too :)

hmm, been a while since I last heard a good cover of a great song...

I believe this track is from The Bridge School Concerts Vol. 1 in which the Wilson sisters were credited as the "Lovemongers." Looks like it might have been performed on November 6, 1993 at the Bridge Benefit concert: Hyperrust.org Bridge Benefit Page Now if only there were a "Bridge School Concerts Vol. 2." If you ever get a chance to attend one of these concerts, go for it, it is pure all-acoustic radio paradise.

Maybe not, but it's entertaining and enjoyable

The song was taken from an Unplugged Collection with various artists. It's an EMI compilation from 1993, simply called "Unplugged" and has Acoustic tracks featuring, among others, Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel, REM, Duran Duran, Tasmin Archer. Hope you find it. /Uploader

Heart is (was) kind of known for their live covers of Led Zep tunes. I think the novelty was the fact that the vocals and lead instruments were sung and played by women. No, they don't add much to the original, but they do a really could cover. I always enjoyed hearing their Led Zep renditions at their shows, as did most of the crowd.

This is such a great song. And they mimic Led Z very well. But as others suggest, what is the point? Copying a masterpiece is not art.

quite the excellent cover of the excellent song!! The Heart sisters\' voices are perfect here...

Does anybody remember just how staggeringly HOT the Wilson sisters were in the 70s? Yowza. Babes who could wail on a guitar. For a 15 year old in the frozen midwest, Nancy Wilson was just about perfect... :D

OK, that was mean. I mean, I love this song. So, I go to the Amazon.com link to buy the CD, no good. Ann & Nancy Wilson (formerly Heart) dont HAVE an album called \"Unplugged\". What\'s going on? Some secret album that only Bill has?

Ok...I\'ll be the first to rate this. A faithful rendition of a classic. I\'m in that same generation as the Wilson Sisters, and like them found my own musical tastes influenced by Led Zeppelin. The song is timeless, and they do it justice. ~rickd

just hearing it in the background...i couldn\'t tell it wasn\'t Zep. I\'m not sure if this is a compliment or not :roll:

Wow. I could tell it wasn't exactly the original, but I still thought it was Led Zep.

If anyone can pull this off, they can! Great...

It\'s nice. Very close to the original. Which brings up the question, why didn\'t they do something different with it?