So I finally sat down tonight and watched the Kennedy Center Honors.
The part of it on Buddy Guy was excellent, but it was the Zeppelin section that really hit home with me. Not sure if I've ever outlined this story in this space before, but here goes:
For a long time with me, the mighty Led balloon was one of those bands that I cranked up loudly when they came on the radio (much like U2 was for me for a long time, too), because that's what you did. I knew the songs, I enjoyed the music, I owned Zeppelin IV (again, that's just what you did), but I never really "got it" when it came to Led Zeppelin.
And then I got their complete discography for Christmas one year. I didn't sit down and devour everything in one sitting (although I'd love to have a chance to try), but I got through it all in a methodical fashion, and read along with a biography or two for context. It was only later that I discovered the massive biography I read and chronicled in this space some time ago. Ever since then, I've wanted to go back in a more focused way and listen with the knowledge gained from that reading experience.
With Celebration Day coming out earlier this year, it only drove these points home further. Something else I wrote about in this space not too long ago.
While I understand Robert Plant's desire not to have his life be completely Led Zeppelin, does he really think it can ever be anything but that? And why, oh why wouldn't he write and/or tour one more time?
The part of it on Buddy Guy was excellent, but it was the Zeppelin section that really hit home with me. Not sure if I've ever outlined this story in this space before, but here goes:
For a long time with me, the mighty Led balloon was one of those bands that I cranked up loudly when they came on the radio (much like U2 was for me for a long time, too), because that's what you did. I knew the songs, I enjoyed the music, I owned Zeppelin IV (again, that's just what you did), but I never really "got it" when it came to Led Zeppelin.
And then I got their complete discography for Christmas one year. I didn't sit down and devour everything in one sitting (although I'd love to have a chance to try), but I got through it all in a methodical fashion, and read along with a biography or two for context. It was only later that I discovered the massive biography I read and chronicled in this space some time ago. Ever since then, I've wanted to go back in a more focused way and listen with the knowledge gained from that reading experience.
With Celebration Day coming out earlier this year, it only drove these points home further. Something else I wrote about in this space not too long ago.
While I understand Robert Plant's desire not to have his life be completely Led Zeppelin, does he really think it can ever be anything but that? And why, oh why wouldn't he write and/or tour one more time?
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