The Syndicate

G-Man wrote:

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G-Man wrote:Today I am listening to Led Zeppelin's albums in reverse order. I started with In Through the Out Door (I don't really count Coda as a true Zeppelin album since it's just a hodgepodge of previously unreleased tracks). Right now I'm almost done with Houses of the Holy. "The Ocean" just started. Good stuff.

I have a hard time deciding if my favorite Zeppelin song is "Achilles' Last Stand" or "The Rain Song."

It's the former for me.

Both of those would probably be in my top 10 if I were to sit down a hash out such a list. It's a hard choice to make because I love most of Zeppelin's albums in their entirety but off the top of my head, I have to go with "When the Levee Breaks." The song itself is not terribly complex in nature and there's a lot of production trickery behind the final product but it's the song that got me hooked on Zeppelin.

I grew up listening to their songs on classic rock radio but really got into exploring music when I was in college. I worked in the college library and got into early blues music, especially pre-World War 2 Delta blues. My sophomore year roommate was a Music Recording Technology major and had me listen to "When the Levee Breaks" on vinyl through high quality stereo system and a pair of $500 headphones he used for his studio work. My mind was blown and I spent the next two weeks listening to nothing but Led Zeppelin's albums.

It may seem like a passe choice but it was an influential moment for me expanding my musical tastes.

S~V~S wrote:Joy Division, Disorder

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nutella wrote:I'm listening to the new Animal Collective album!!! It's pretty awesome

Epignosis wrote:One of the first blues songs I learned.

thellama73 wrote:It took me years to like this song, but I do now.

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thellama73 wrote:

thellama73 wrote:It took me years to like this song, but I do now.

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I should add that this song was once described by our fearless leader, MovingPictures07, as a "rambling piece of absolute nonsense."

Epignosis wrote:I don't like that album at all and I've tried many many times.

thellama73 wrote:

thellama73 wrote:It took me years to like this song, but I do now.

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I should add that this song was once described by our fearless leader, MovingPictures07, as a "rambling piece of absolute nonsense."

thellama73 wrote:I am listening to Electric Light Orchestra's Eldorado, which I like better every time I hear it. It lacks the immediacy of singles like Evil Woman or Mr. Blue Sky, but it holds together as an album superbly, and I'm increasing convinced that it is their best work, second only to Out of the Blue.

If you haven't heard it in a while (or at all) I would encourage you to give it a spin.