Forum Home Forum Home > Progressive Music Lounges > Prog Music Lounge
  New Posts New Posts RSS Feed - Zeppelins Prog Songs
  FAQ FAQ  Forum Search   Events   Register Register  Login Login

Topic ClosedZeppelins Prog Songs

 Post Reply Post Reply Page  12>
Author
Message
the musical box View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member


Joined: November 01 2004
Location: Canada
Status: Offline
Points: 436
Direct Link To This Post Topic: Zeppelins Prog Songs
    Posted: November 18 2004 at 08:37

Instead of arguing about the Zep and weather or not they are prog, lets just have this thread to talk about our love for the songs that are prog. Its one's opinion if they consider Zeppelin prog and lets just leave it at that...

My fave Prog Zep would be:

Achilles Last Stand

Battle Of Evermore

Kashmir

No Quarter (Song Remains THe Same version)

Dazed And Confused (Song Remains The Same Version) I think that this version is accualy there most prog they ever showed. Especially their amazing rendition of Scott Mckenzie's "San Fransisco" (for all you guitar players out there, the prelude to that section is acuaally the riff from the "I know the way, know the way, know the way, know the way..." section from "Achilles Last Stand" slowed down, which sounds amazing. The Bow solo also is also in my opinion one of the greatest moments in music history!

 

 

something pretentious
Back to Top
HaroldTheBarrel View Drop Down
Forum Groupie
Forum Groupie
Avatar

Joined: November 04 2004
Location: Canada
Status: Offline
Points: 81
Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 18 2004 at 08:57
I'd have to agree with you on your choices. Out of the album versions of songs, I'd say that Achille's Last Stand is the most prog> (MY KEYBOARD JUST BECAME MESSED UP< SO EXCUSE THE REST OF THIS MESSAGE)> ALL OF MY LOVE IS VERY PROG> ALL OF "SONG REMAINS THE SAME" IS FABULOUS>>> YEAH!
Listen:
Your friends have been broken. They've told us of your poison.
Now     we    k now.
KILL THEM!
Back to Top
the musical box View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member


Joined: November 01 2004
Location: Canada
Status: Offline
Points: 436
Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 18 2004 at 09:05

ALL OF MY LOVE IS VERY PROG

oops, forgot about that one...

i think it may even be my fave Zep track, its so powerfull and moving. THat whole album has an amazing sound unlike any other Zeppelin, it was more of a "Jonesy" album. but seriously, john Paul Jones' keyboard and classical guitar solos in that song blow me away. Its also evidence that Robert Plant was one of the most powerfull singers around, even when he was starting to lose his voice at this time. You can really tell the group was very emotionally involved on this track.

PICK UP In Through The out Door!

something pretentious
Back to Top
Dick Heath View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Jazz-Rock Specialist

Joined: April 19 2004
Location: England
Status: Offline
Points: 12812
Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 18 2004 at 10:55
Originally posted by the musical box the musical box wrote:

My fave Prog Zep would be:

Kashmir

One of my favourite LZ tunes - proggie in the sense of  being approx 2 parts heavy blues rock and  half a part Indian. Interestingly a tune that stands considerable rearrangement , as on the 1 part rock/1 part Egyptian Arabic with Plant and Page's No Quarter version, or 100% jazz funk by the (former RTF drummer) Lenny White's, late 90's jazz funk deconstruct on his Edge album (to me, this just wins over the No Quarter version). There is a rather strange (but interesting), new avante jazz version on a Joshua Roseman album.

Back to Top
yarstruly View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: September 29 2004
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 1322
Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 18 2004 at 11:49

The Song Remains the Same

10 Years Gone

Acilles Last Stand

Carouselramba

Fool in the Rain

South Bound Suarez

Kashmir (Especially the Page & Plant version)

Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You

What Is & What Should Never Be

Friends

Quite a few...If you are open minded enough to listen for it :D

Facebook hashtags:

#100greatestprogrockchallenge
#scottssongbysong
#scottsspotlight
Back to Top
frenchie View Drop Down
Prog Reviewer
Prog Reviewer


Joined: July 30 2004
Location: United Kingdom
Status: Offline
Points: 2234
Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 18 2004 at 13:28
tool have done an incredible cover version of no quarter, extending it to 11 minutes with added proggier sections. that has to be the best cover song i have ever heard. well worth checking out.
The Worthless Recluse
Back to Top
Prog_Bassist View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: August 29 2004
Location: Canada
Status: Offline
Points: 830
Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 18 2004 at 16:15
I like led zepplin alot, and I own the song remains the same, but I hate the bow solo with a passion!

"AWESOME! HEY LOOK! HE'S PLAYING HIS INSTRUMENT THE WRONG WAY! AND IT SOUNDS LIKE CRAP! WIKID!"

...ugh...
Back to Top
Blacksword View Drop Down
Prog Reviewer
Prog Reviewer
Avatar

Joined: June 22 2004
Location: England
Status: Offline
Points: 16130
Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 18 2004 at 16:16

No Quarter (Song remains the same version )

Rain Song (Love that mellotron)

Achilles Lasts stand

Cant really add to what been said. Zep were one of the greatest 'rock' bands of the 70's, with a few well placed prog tendancies.

Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!
Back to Top
AngelRat View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member


Joined: July 14 2004
Location: Netherlands
Status: Offline
Points: 1014
Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 18 2004 at 17:23

Zep rules...but prog? They used a mellotron once. Does that make 'em prog? I don't think so. 'Kashmir' has Arabian elements, but the song is actually quite repetitive. 'Achilles' is just long.

I think they're no more prog than Black Sabbath. Or Deep Purple for f**k's sake.

Back to Top
Joren View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: February 07 2004
Location: Netherlands
Status: Offline
Points: 6667
Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 18 2004 at 17:31
Originally posted by AngelRat AngelRat wrote:

Zep rules...but prog? They used a mellotron once. Does that make 'em prog? I don't think so. 'Kashmir' has Arabian elements, but the song is actually quite repetitive. 'Achilles' is just long.

I think they're no more prog than Black Sabbath. Or Deep Purple for f**k's sake.

I agree

(weer keihard aan het relaxen? )

Back to Top
Cesar Inca View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator

Honorary Collaborator

Joined: May 19 2004
Location: Peru
Status: Offline
Points: 4888
Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 18 2004 at 21:48

 

'No Quarter' is my favourite kind-of-proggy song by LZ: somber, texturial, evocative, ethereal, well-conmstructed.

Back to Top
Vibrationbaby View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member


Joined: February 13 2004
Status: Offline
Points: 6898
Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 20 2004 at 06:47
In The Light from Physical Grafitti is one of the longest Zeppelin songs and one of my faves.
Back to Top
Joren View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: February 07 2004
Location: Netherlands
Status: Offline
Points: 6667
Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 20 2004 at 13:51

Led Zeppelin is prog. And The Ramones are prog too!

Blitzkrieg prog
Sheena is a prog rocker



Edited by Joren
Back to Top
Vibrationbaby View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member


Joined: February 13 2004
Status: Offline
Points: 6898
Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 21 2004 at 10:26
Originally posted by Joren Joren wrote:

Led Zeppelin is prog. And The Ramones are prog too!

Blitzkrieg prog
Sheena is a prog rocker

Back in the seventies when I began collecting music the progressive rock sections in the retail music stores contained everythin from Fleetwood Mac to Yes. So I guess the term , who's definition nobody on this site can agree with, has acquired different meanings for different people. Most of my friends refer to my music as weird stuff. Before joining this site I would myself reply to people who would ask me what I listened to " Oh, just a lot weird s*** you've probably never even heard of".
Back to Top
Dick Heath View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Jazz-Rock Specialist

Joined: April 19 2004
Location: England
Status: Offline
Points: 12812
Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 21 2004 at 11:05
In 1972 a friend who was devoted fan of Led Zep (but also Tom Paxton.............), called my collection of Soft Machine, Yes, Crimson etc. "w**kers Music" . LZ output up to the time would not be called prog.
Back to Top
Reed Lover View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member


Joined: July 16 2004
Location: Sao Tome and Pr
Status: Offline
Points: 5187
Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 21 2004 at 11:53

Why oh why oh why oh why oh why oh why oh why oh why?

Das kann ich nicht glauben, mutti!

Led Zep's prog songs... erm..

The sound of barrel-scraping echoes stridently throughout the prog archives forum.

Dead




Back to Top
Easy Livin View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin

Joined: February 21 2004
Location: Scotland
Status: Offline
Points: 15585
Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 21 2004 at 14:19

I don't think there has been any suggestion in this thread that LZ are prog, TMB was just asking what individual tracks they had done which might be considered prog(like).

We've acknowledged in the past that many bands who are not prog have done the occasion prog stuff, LZ are no different. I think the tracks which have been suggested already are good examples. I agree entirely they are not a prog band, but that does not mean they have never done anything progressive.

It's interesting by the way that self confessed LZ clones Rush appear to be considered prog without question.Confused

Back to Top
Reed Lover View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member


Joined: July 16 2004
Location: Sao Tome and Pr
Status: Offline
Points: 5187
Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 21 2004 at 14:23

^

Yeah and butter comes from milk.

Diamonds from carbon.*

All babies look the same...till they grow up.

Wink

PS * dont bore me as to how carbon and diamond are atomically the same etc I know, I knowErmm




Back to Top
gdub411 View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: August 24 2004
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 3484
Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 21 2004 at 14:27
Originally posted by Easy Livin Easy Livin wrote:

It's interesting by the way that self confessed LZ clones Rush appear to be considered prog without question.Confused

....so true,so true!

Back to Top
Quacky View Drop Down
Forum Groupie
Forum Groupie
Avatar

Joined: October 30 2004
Location: Canada
Status: Offline
Points: 63
Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 21 2004 at 14:28

OK. In my humble opinion, Zep, being an incredible blues-metal-rock band, have produced their share of prog type tunes. I will add a few to Musical Box's list:

Misty Mountain Hop, Hangman, even Celebration Day. I am sure there are others but they escape me right now. happy trails.

Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply Page  12>

Forum Jump Forum Permissions View Drop Down



This page was generated in 0.207 seconds.
Donate monthly and keep PA fast-loading and ad-free forever.