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Led Zeppelin - Uncensored On the Record
Led Zeppelin - Uncensored On The Record is the definitive critical review of the music of Led Zeppelin on stage, on record and on filmContributors include Zeppelin insiders in the shape of publicist BP Fallon and bodyguard Michael Francis, along with newly released archive interviews with the band recorded during the 1977 tour.This eBook includes a complete history of Led Zeppelin in the words of the band and its critics, and features track-by-track analysis of every Zeppelin recording, broadcast and film performance ever released.This is the essential companion for every Led Zeppelin fan on the planet.This hard-hitting eBook edition is not allied or subject to any form of editorial control by the group and pulls no punches in the search for the unvarnished facts behind the Zeppelin myth.
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201 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2011
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April 24, 2014
Fanboy stuff....again
A fast enough read, filled with trivialities, and not very detached to be a worthwhile critical study. Led Zeppelin had major flaws from the start:
Plant's inability to write credible lyrics (Trampled Underfoot equates a woman and a car but then why is it called Trampled Underfoot? After even the most casual listening you come away never wanting to hear the words Babe, Baby, Rider, Lemon, Squeeze, Ramble, Chicago, etc. etc.; you'll even be sick of the otherwise innocuous Love)
affectation
Plant's decidedly odd vocals, tone, pitch, dynamics, delivery; although as time went on you begin to appreciate the -- from Dylan to Jagger, many 'great' vocalists are what they are because of their affected vocals
Theft from lyrics to whole songs -- Anne Briggs/Bert Jansch (Blackwaterside) to Jack Holmes (Dazed and Confused), Robert Johnson to Willie Dixon
Obnoxious, atrocious, even criminal behavior 'the supposed 'kidnapping' of 14-year-old Lori Maddox -- to say nothing of the pedophilia in 20-something Page's sexual experiences with Maddox)
This is just the tip of the proverbial iceberg. LZ is the dinosaur that ate the 70s and are a fun band to listen to, as much for their wretched excesses as their indisputable individual and group talents. But only people who gave themselves up to all the hype and the fan club psychology refuse to give witness to the very real and tragic horrible influence that is Zep's legacy down to this day.
The Afterword by a journalist who swallowed Zeppelin flavored kool-aid is a case study in fanboy surrender to that tribe's own myths.
A fast enough read, filled with trivialities, and not very detached to be a worthwhile critical study. Led Zeppelin had major flaws from the start:
Plant's inability to write credible lyrics (Trampled Underfoot equates a woman and a car but then why is it called Trampled Underfoot? After even the most casual listening you come away never wanting to hear the words Babe, Baby, Rider, Lemon, Squeeze, Ramble, Chicago, etc. etc.; you'll even be sick of the otherwise innocuous Love)
affectation
Plant's decidedly odd vocals, tone, pitch, dynamics, delivery; although as time went on you begin to appreciate the -- from Dylan to Jagger, many 'great' vocalists are what they are because of their affected vocals
Theft from lyrics to whole songs -- Anne Briggs/Bert Jansch (Blackwaterside) to Jack Holmes (Dazed and Confused), Robert Johnson to Willie Dixon
Obnoxious, atrocious, even criminal behavior 'the supposed 'kidnapping' of 14-year-old Lori Maddox -- to say nothing of the pedophilia in 20-something Page's sexual experiences with Maddox)
This is just the tip of the proverbial iceberg. LZ is the dinosaur that ate the 70s and are a fun band to listen to, as much for their wretched excesses as their indisputable individual and group talents. But only people who gave themselves up to all the hype and the fan club psychology refuse to give witness to the very real and tragic horrible influence that is Zep's legacy down to this day.
The Afterword by a journalist who swallowed Zeppelin flavored kool-aid is a case study in fanboy surrender to that tribe's own myths.
January 23, 2015
History of Led Zeppelin
The book was ok. Very thorough if you are a big zeppelin fan. Not very interesting if you are not.
The book was ok. Very thorough if you are a big zeppelin fan. Not very interesting if you are not.
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