Tull n Led

[nonrabbit]

Just picked up (crane) the huge coffee table book - Whole Lotta Led Zeppelin from the library - brand new copy as well - it's not often I appreciate the local library it doesn't get many new books - cut backs etc but sometimes it comes up with the goods and then you appreciate the service. The book is gorgeous loads of pictures and snapshots from various contributors Ray Davies, Ian Hunter - Dolly Parton as well as all the rock writers and photographers of the day.


Now I know many of the experts here know far more about the history of Zepp and Tull but I thought I'd give you a quote from the book and details of the joint gigs they shared at the start - any experts (?) can jump in at anytime


Commenting on the lack of press support from the likes of NME and Melody Maker in 1972 despite their triumphs on stage, John Paul Jones, not usually the most vocal member said;


"They say Jethro Tull are brilliant on stage; well, they do the same bloody thing every night, the same gags, everything the same. Each of our gags is treated differently, we don't have any set religiously rehearsed thing."

So did he (they) pick Tull on random or had some history already set in?



List of joint gigs

Blodwyn Pig 69
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Blodwyn Pig 69
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Tull 69
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Tull 69
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Tull 69
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Tull 70 Zeppelin failed to appear
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[maddogfagin]

Don't know details of the so-called rivalry between Tull and Zep apart from the knowledge that their late manager Peter Grant certainly "played up" the war of words between them at that time, probably 'cos JT were the better band.

Never rated Zep as an all time "supergroup" (Hendrix, Cream, Tull, etc. did it much better) but as musicians they are magnificent and they've recorded some good stuff.

Now the Yardbirds, they were something else . . . . .

[maddogfagin]

From a Q & A with Martin Barre from www.classicbands.com/JethroTullInterview.html

Q - Didn't Jethro Tull open for Led Zeppelin at one of the Fillmores?

A - The first American tour we played with Zeppelin, but Zeppelin was second on the bill to Vanilla Fudge. We were bottom of the bill. The second tour we supported Zeppelin the whole tour. We were their warm-up act. That was the tour that did it for us, established us a top act in America. We had a half an hour and about a foot of stage to work with. They took us off early if we went on late. It was a typical warm-up act deal. And in those days, it was the warm-up acts jobs to blow off the top band.

Q - Did you ever pull that off?

A - Rumor has it that we did. But, I don't like things like that. We went down really well and perhaps Led Zeppelin felt a little uncomfortable, but perhaps they didn't, (laughs). They were a great band. They were the kings of rock 'n' roll. They were 'the' rock band. They really were magnificent.

[kleynan]

On the remastered version of the Aqualung album there is an interview with Ian Anderson where he talks about not getting along with Robert Plant (of Led), since he apparently "accidentally" made a bit of a snappy comment regarding Plants lyrical work.

Appart from that Ive never heard of Tull n Led not getting along, but I suppose they were "rivals" if such a thing exists in the professional music scene. I really don't understand why Zeppelin ended up being the more commercially succesful band.. though on second thought, Id rather have teenage "goth / rocker" kids wear their Led Zeppelin badges than disgracing Tull in that way

[steelmonkey]

Word on the tour when Tull opened for Zep was that Zep often requested to trade places on the bill...per Tull fans, cuz Tull was blowing them away...per Zep fans cuz Zep couldn't be bothered to hang around and waste precious sex and drug time on the rock and roll part of the triumvarate. I bet it was a bit of both.

[nonrabbit]

I know you've got to feel sorry for them it couldn't have been easy and what stress ?? juggling the billing/ music/sex/drugs/ and all for what ?? made you feel glad as you shuffled away thinking to your mind numbing lowly paid 9-5 job the next day

[earsoftin]

Of course, matters wee not helped by Anderson's forthright views on matters financial:

I'm not prepared to go over to America for the sake of having an extra 10 or 20 per cent of my money, as opposed to paying it in tax.

Ron Wood suggested he pays 98 per cent tax. But he couldn't pay 98 per cent tax if he tried. Living in Britain, Ron Wood could pay no more than about 63 per cent.

And someone should tell Robert Plant that he's wrong. It's really sad that people go around spouting this out in public, because these ridiculous figures just don't exist. You pay 98 per cent tax on non-earned income, but ours is earned income.

The public believe people like me when we say we're paying 98 per cent tax, but it's simply not true. I would say that, overall, one can pay between 70 and 75 per cent of all your income.

Whether it's earned abroad or in Britain, whether it's from records or from concerts, you shouldn't have to pay more than that, unless you're silly enough to conduct your life that way.

No way under the sun can you be paying 98 per cent. And it's time somebody got up and said: "B----- Ron Wood. Don't give me that. I don't want to know because you're talking up your ***." And he is. So is Robert Plant.
(From Sounds, 1976, on Jethro Tull Press)

Added to that, the two bands saw the world differently musically. In Ritchie Yorke, Led Zeppelin: the definitive biography, Virgin, London, 1999, there is the following from Jimmy Page:

We can always infiltrate new material in with our older songs, without making everything from the past obsolete. I think that some so-called progressive groups have gone too far with their personalised intellectualisation of beat music. I just don’t want our music to be complicated by those kinds of ego trips. Our music is essentially emotional, I think, like the old rock stars of the past

Thee are also, I remember, some comments by Ian about Plant's lyric writing abilities that were perhaps not diplomatic (if pretty accurate.) Then on top of all that there was Ian's disapproval of the rock and roll lifestyle:

We were Led Zeppelin's support act on a rather lengthy arena tour. And although they were party animals and certainly lived life to the excess, we got on fine with them. But Robert Plant didn't like the idea that I wasn't playing the game. I suspect he found that irritating about me, and I think that's part of the reason he and I never hit it off.
(Guitar World, September 1999)

And it's funny - I don't think he's being grumpy at all! Pretty reasonable, it seems to me - but that's perhaps why, despite liking much of the early Zeppelin I can never warm to them - the arrogance might have given them a certain stage presence, but it's not endearing.

[nonrabbit]

Jun 13, 2010 18:20:22 GMT earsoftin said:

Of course, matters wee not helped by Anderson's forthright views on matters financial:

I'm not prepared to go over to America for the sake of having an extra 10 or 20 per cent of my money, as opposed to paying it in tax.

Ron Wood suggested he pays 98 per cent tax. But he couldn't pay 98 per cent tax if he tried. Living in Britain, Ron Wood could pay no more than about 63 per cent.

And someone should tell Robert Plant that he's wrong. It's really sad that people go around spouting this out in public, because these ridiculous figures just don't exist. You pay 98 per cent tax on non-earned income, but ours is earned income.

The public believe people like me when we say we're paying 98 per cent tax, but it's simply not true. I would say that, overall, one can pay between 70 and 75 per cent of all your income.

Whether it's earned abroad or in Britain, whether it's from records or from concerts, you shouldn't have to pay more than that, unless you're silly enough to conduct your life that way.

No way under the sun can you be paying 98 per cent. And it's time somebody got up and said: "B----- Ron Wood. Don't give me that. I don't want to know because you're talking up your ***." And he is. So is Robert Plant.
(From Sounds, 1976, on Jethro Tull Press)

Added to that, the two bands saw the world differently musically. In Ritchie Yorke, Led Zeppelin: the definitive biography, Virgin, London, 1999, there is the following from Jimmy Page:

We can always infiltrate new material in with our older songs, without making everything from the past obsolete. I think that some so-called progressive groups have gone too far with their personalised intellectualisation of beat music. I just don’t want our music to be complicated by those kinds of ego trips. Our music is essentially emotional, I think, like the old rock stars of the past

Thee are also, I remember, some comments by Ian about Plant's lyric writing abilities that were perhaps not diplomatic (if pretty accurate.) Then on top of all that there was Ian's disapproval of the rock and roll lifestyle:

We were Led Zeppelin's support act on a rather lengthy arena tour. And although they were party animals and certainly lived life to the excess, we got on fine with them. But Robert Plant didn't like the idea that I wasn't playing the game. I suspect he found that irritating about me, and I think that's part of the reason he and I never hit it off.
(Guitar World, September 1999)

And it's funny - I don't think he's being grumpy at all! Pretty reasonable, it seems to me - but that's perhaps why, despite liking much of the early Zeppelin I can never warm to them - the arrogance might have given them a certain stage presence, but it's not endearing.

I think we've all been in a situation - 0k maybe not with Led Zep where you had to stand up and say "Aye very good but count me out" and I admire Anderson and any of the rest of them in the music business for shying clear of the extreme excesses of the business. Zep of course have the reputation of being the Gods of excess and I don't know how much is myth or truth ??
I think there was a lot arrogance in bands then and it's the only time I ever agree with the punk philosophy when it highlighted the unbelievable sh** coming from the mouths of some prog rockers ;D

I thought Anderson looked grumpy on the video - I haven't been able to hear the whole interview on Led Zep online I don't know how to access it - he was checking his watch etc but then how many times has been interviewed over the years??

Sad and poignant story about the coat, his father just handing it to him without any words another example of his relationship with him - how he must kick himself for leaving it hanging around backstage - if that is what happened?

[kaibailey]

I'm not too surprised that Zeppelin made the more popular act-- they fit the exact mold of Rock bands at the time perfectly, and played the simple old blues riffs that everyone loved so much.

[nonrabbit]

seems imo Plant and Anderson have a lot in common now they come across as feet firmly on the ground not wanting to stop the music and decent funny blokes.

www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1318654/My-screaming-Led-Zep-days-Ex-hellraiser-Robert-Plant-folks-latest-hero.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

[kaibailey]

It's a bit surprising to me if John Paul Jones said that about Tull. He wasn't downright insulting them or anything, but he must realize that each band has their own way of performing and rehearsing.

I will say that Tull's extensive rehearsals held up a whole lot longer than Page's heroine use maybe Jonesy should have been more concerned about that, eh?

[maddogfagin]

Oct 25, 2010 0:52:59 GMT kaibailey said:

It's a bit surprising to me if John Paul Jones said that about Tull. He wasn't downright insulting them or anything, but he must realize that each band has their own way of performing and rehearsing.

I will say that Tull's extensive rehearsals held up a whole lot longer than Page's heroine use maybe Jonesy should have been more concerned about that, eh?

Imo there will always be some annimosity between the two bands, whoever is in them, probably more to do with one-upmanship. I can never condone Zep for their "stealing" of certain songs and "doctoring" of who composed them although I have to admit they are a great band. Maybe it's down to the fact that in Zep's case they may have been envious of IA's song writing abilities and original ideas whereas Page and Plant had to "borrow" them from others.

[maddogfagin]

[bunkerfan]

Oct 26, 2010 14:34:26 GMT maddogfagin said:

Very interesting to hear Ian talk about not being part of the drug taking scene. Perhaps that's one of the reasons why He's still touring at 63

[nonrabbit]

I don't know how the hell people like Richards and Osborne are still going not excluding the booze hellraisers as well like O'Toole etc. Can't remember who it was that said;

"I have been commissioned to write an autobiography and I would be grateful to any of your readers who could tell me what I was doing between 1960 and 1974."

[maddogfagin]

From www.dogmaticblog.com/2007/06/28/howard-stern-exposes-led-zeppelin-as-a-farce/

10. “Black Mountain Side” – originally it was a traditional English folk song that appears on Bert Jansch’s 1966 album Jack Orion as “Blackwaterside”; yet it was credited on Led Zeppelin’s first album as a Jimmy Page composition. This is a common theme.

9. “Babe I’m Gonna Leave You” – a folk song that was written by Anne Bredon in the late ’50s and then recorded by Joan Baez in 1963. Led Zeppelin included the song on their 1969 debut Led Zeppelin credited as “trad., arr. Page” but then later changed (in the ’90s) to properly given credit to Bredon for writing the song.

8. “Since I’ve Been Lovin’ You” – released on the album Led Zeppelin III, the song features lyrics taken from the Moby Grape song “Never”). Perhaps it was coincidence that Moby Grape was one of Robert Plant’s favorite bands…

7. “Moby Dick” – a fan favorite during Led Zeppelin concerts, the guitar riff is eerily similar to (or, a nearly note-for-note ripoff of) a riff which appears on Bobby Parker’s 1961 single, “Watch Your Step” . Jimmy Page was an admitted fan of Parker’s, at one point even attempting to sign him to Led Zeppelin’s Swan Song Records label.

6. “In My Time Of Dying” – this is a traditional blues song that has been covered by a LOT of musicians since the early ’60s when Bob Dylan covered it on his debut album (LISTEN). Unlike most musicians who record the song, Led Zeppelin could not admit the song wasn’t their own: Dylan credited the song “trad. arr. Dylan”, Zeppelin’s credits read “Page, Plant, John Paul Jones, John Bonham”.

5. “The Lemon Song” – from Led Zeppelin II, this song steals heavily from the Howlin’ Wolf song “Killing Floor” , a song Led Zeppelin often played during their first tour of the United States. I say “steal” because the credits on Led Zeppelin II attribute the song solely to Page, Plant, Jones, and Bonham.

4. “Bring It On Home” – written by Willie Dixon and made famous by Sonny Boy Williamson II, Led Zeppelin’s version from Led Zeppelin II featured an intro and outro that were deliberate homages to the original. However, Willie Dixon was not given a writing credit for the track and Arc Music later filed a lawsuit against Led Zeppelin for copyright infringement. The case was settled out of court.

3. “Whole Lotta Love” – released on Led Zeppelin II, this song was the band’s first hit single. It was not, however, an original composition as the album credits originally claimed. In fact, the lyrics are heavily taken from “You Need Love” by Willie Dixon whose label would later file a lawsuit claiming copyright infringement in 1985 (see above).

2. “Stairway To Heaven” – yes, even this most classic of all Zeppelin songs is based upon another band’s music. Nooo! Not “Stairway”, say it ain’t so! Well, the main guitar riff sounds an awful lot like the song “Taurus” by the band Spirit, doesn’t it? Especially when you consider that Led Zeppelin toured with Spirit in 1969…

1. “Dazed And Confused” – released on Led Zeppelin’s first album, the song was originally credited as “written by Jimmy Page” and was one of the band’s most signature songs. However, it was NOT written by Jimmy Page. In fact, “Dazed and Confused” was originally penned by folk singer Jake Holmes who caught Page’s attention one night at the Village Theater in Greenwich Village while opening for The Yardbirds (Page’s band at the time). Jimmy arranged a version of the song for The Yardbirds but didn’t record a studio version until 1969 with Led Zeppelin. “Dazed And Confused” went on to become the highlight of Zeppelin shows for their entire career, Jake Holmes never sought any manner of legal action.

I never realised that they'd "borrowed" so much.

[nonrabbit]

Doane Perry on tribute album released 1990

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track samples here
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[hipflaskandy]

With regard to possible Zep plagiarism...
''2. “Stairway To Heaven” – yes, even this most classic of all Zeppelin songs is based upon another band’s music. Nooo! Not “Stairway”, say it ain’t so! Well, the main guitar riff sounds an awful lot like the song “Taurus” by the band Spirit, doesn’t it? Especially when you consider that Led Zeppelin toured with Spirit in 1969…''

...if I understand the time-frame and facts correctly, Zep spent a long (drug-filled) amount of time with one Roy Harper, didn't they? Was it in a remote part of Wales?
I was led (no pun intended!) to believe he influenced them greatly, particularly schooling them in 'traditional' and 'celtic' orientated material - which began to surface from 'Zep III' onward - Bron y ar stomp' (if you pardon my spelling, I havn't bothered looking it up) being an example - Gallows Pole/Hangman, being another which is just a direct borrow of the trad folk song 'Prickilie bush', really.

But it's the 'classic' Stairway to Heaven that intrigues me most.
I wonder if Mr Harper introduced them to the compositions of Turlough O'Carolan - a blind Irish harpist from the 17th century?
Some time soon, I will dig out and publish on here (if I can master the technology) - a version of one of his bestest tunes...
And if you can't sing along with the first and last lines...
'There's a lady that's sure...' and then...
'She's buying a stairway to heaven' to O'Carolan's tune- then I'm a dutchman!
It's late now, must go sleep - but I'll look into how the heck I get the sample on here, in the next few days!
Then we'll see if anyone else agrees....

[nonrabbit]

Mar 19, 2011 0:17:28 GMT hipflaskandy said:

With regard to possible Zep plagiarism...
''2. “Stairway To Heaven” – yes, even this most classic of all Zeppelin songs is based upon another band’s music. Nooo! Not “Stairway”, say it ain’t so! Well, the main guitar riff sounds an awful lot like the song “Taurus” by the band Spirit, doesn’t it? Especially when you consider that Led Zeppelin toured with Spirit in 1969…''

...if I understand the time-frame and facts correctly, Zep spent a long (drug-filled) amount of time with one Roy Harper, didn't they? Was it in a remote part of Wales?
I was led (no pun intended!) to believe he influenced them greatly, particularly schooling them in 'traditional' and 'celtic' orientated material - which began to surface from 'Zep III' onward - Bron y ar stomp' (if you pardon my spelling, I havn't bothered looking it up) being an example - Gallows Pole/Hangman, being another which is just a direct borrow of the trad folk song 'Prickilie bush', really.

But it's the 'classic' Stairway to Heaven that intrigues me most.
I wonder if Mr Harper introduced them to the compositions of Turlough O'Carolan - a blind Irish harpist from the 17th century?
Some time soon, I will dig out and publish on here (if I can master the technology) - a version of one of his bestest tunes...
And if you can't sing along with the first and last lines...
'There's a lady that's sure...' and then...
'She's buying a stairway to heaven' to O'Carolan's tune- then I'm a dutchman!
It's late now, must go sleep - but I'll look into how the heck I get the sample on here, in the next few days!
Then we'll see if anyone else agrees....

Yes agree
I knew about the Spirit one but not so clear on the Harper and O'Carolan link but I will take pleasure in investigating thanks for pointing this out


Miss Marple

[hipflaskandy]

Just now, on attempting to illustrate what I 'hear' in O'Carolan's tune, I took the trouble to read the 'attachment agreement' alongside the 'Browse' box where one uploads.
The only version I have is by the fine, Sheffield guitarist, Keith Hinchliffe. It is indeed 'copyright' and I have no 'permission' (as stated in the board 'agreement') to post it on here.
Is my only option to send anyone interested an mp3 'sample' of the track by email, then?

And as a PS.
I must point out that I am quite a fan of Zep's music - I'm not 'agin' them! They were powerful and masterful players. Like it!
I just have to agree with the point made earlier on here that they were 'less original' and perhaps 'more derivative' in their compositional-work. And definitely less 'interesting', lyrically, than my own particular penchant.... for Tull!

[nonrabbit]

One man's account of the concert - Anaheim Convention Center Arena, Anaheim 1969

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LED ZEPPELIN
with Jethro Tull
08-09-69 In Concert!
Only L.A. Appearance!
Anaheim Convention Center Arena, Anaheim (Capacity: 9,100)


FUN, FUN, FUN! This is what a concert is all about! We still talk about this one to this day!
Sometimes everything comes together; every high connects with the next and you’re feeling too good for a human! This was one of those nights – we had unusually great seats, by unusual I mean we were sitting just above and even with the stage level and to the right of the stage. You may say, those don’t sound good – but they were unusually good! From where our seats were the viewpoint was like being on stage, we could see out into the sea of music fiends who filled the arena and since our level was sort of like a balcony-effect we were really close to the band as well! Jimmy was on our side and favored us much of the time while performing.
It was awesome! We had a lot of fun!

Tull focused their set on their newly released LP, “Stand Up”. Ian’s physical prowess and body acrobatics while playing the flute created some very cool visuals and sounds that tripped everyone out.
Our group was really into the Tull sound with their blend of blues and medieval renaissance rock. “This Was” and “Stand Up” were heard regularly at the pad.

The fans were extremely enthusiastic, so when Led Zeppelin took the stage the crowd was in such a good mood that Page, Plant, Bonham and Jones took the cue and jacked-up the performance – overwhelming everyone! The party vibe was over the top, everyone was having a totally bitchen time! This was when it was all new – for all of us – those days were magic!

At one point, during “Dazed and Confused” the house lights went up and the crowd went nuts! Jimmy would do his violin bow thing on his guitar and point off in the distance with the bow, and then an echo would blast through the speakers! We were freakin’ out, too cool, then he’d do it again and point in another direction and that echo blasted through the speakers! Everyone was on their feet with goofy grins of amazement and delight! The crowds respect of silence soon broke, unable to hold back anymore and began stomping, yelling, screaming, clapping, whooping and whistling in appreciation. The combination of the crowd and Led Zeppelin nearly blew the roof! We were experiencing a mass jam party! I had never seen anything like this before in my life – it was exhilarating – the experience was the holy grail of rock concerts! An all-around world-class rock ‘n’ roll concert-going experience!

By the time Led Zep exploded on stage with the encore; Communication Breakdown, the place was absolutely crazed, but in the best way! Plus this was taking place at the most energetic time in each band’s career (each with first and second hot LPs out) and probably the most fun, for just like us, they were experiencing these highs for the first time too!

We lived actual rock history that day – and talk about interaction – music pleases, no, liberates the soul and it was evident as true that night as we all left higher than when we entered, way higher!



JT Lineup: Ian Anderson (vocals, flute), Martin Barre (guitar), Glen Cornick (bass) and Clive Bunker (drums).

JT Setlist: My Sunday Feeling, Bourée, Back To The Family, A New Day Yesterday, Fat Man, Instrumental, Dharma For One, Nothing Is Easy.

LZ Lineup:Jimmy Page (guitar) Robert Plant (vocals), Jon Paul Jones (bass) and Jon Bonham (drums).

LZ Setlist:The Train Kept a Rollin’, I Can’t Quit You Baby, Dazed and Confused, White Summer, Black Mountain Side, How Many More Times (medley).

Encore:Communication Breakdown

[nonrabbit]

Jimmy Page is on the remastering road

www.nme.com/news/led-zeppelin/66898?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=Twitter-ledzep

[nonrabbit]

Jimmy Page describing the intro to Stairway;

"I wanted to try to put something together which started with quite a fragile,exposed acoustic guitar played in sort of style of poor man's Bourree by Bach"

Jimmy Page - How We Wrote Stairway To Heaven

[jackinthegreen]

Oct 11, 2014 14:47:54 GMT nonrabbit said:

Jimmy Page describing the intro to Stairway;

"I wanted to try to put something together which started with quite a fragile,exposed acoustic guitar played in sort of style of poor man's Bourree by Bach"

Jimmy Page - How We Wrote Stairway To Heaven

I like that vid... ..I saw it recently on-line and thought it was lovely. It's like he is getting old and realising what a brilliant thing he was part of, and he is quite emotional too, understandibly......it has to be one of the best rock songs ever recorded, and ever will be......

[nonrabbit]

Oct 11, 2014 20:54:41 GMT jackinthegreen said:

I like that vid... ..I saw it recently on-line and thought it was lovely. It's like he is getting old and realising what a brilliant thing he was part of, and he is quite emotional too, understandibly......it has to be one of the best rock songs ever recorded, and ever will be......

He's still a cool looking dude too.

It is the greatest rock song ever written and I'll go to the end of my days with the memory ( I hope) of seeing and hearing it live in '75.


They bumped into each other this year at Gatwick airport - as you do.

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[nonrabbit]

Separated at birth?

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[nonrabbit]

And while we're on the thread here's a young Plant looking a lot like a young Anderson.

Great vintage interview as well with the UKay of old ( no political reference intended) and a rare interview with the shy John Bonham.

Anderson/Plant lookalikey at 4.00

[JTull 007]

Jun 26, 2016 12:08:29 GMT nonrabbit said:

And while we're on the thread here's a young Plant looking a lot like a young Anderson.
Great vintage interview as well with the UKay of old (no political reference intended;)
and a rare interview with the shy John Bonham. Anderson/Plant lookalikey at 4.00
              

                     Incredible moment in music history...The Led Zeppelin # 1
                        

[nonrabbit]

Jun 26, 2016 12:08:29 GMT nonrabbit said:

Two other rather interesting little snipettes from that video as well.

It was Robert Plant and John Bonhams first TV appearance.

And the man with the big specs at 1.43 a Mr Ray Coleman was the editor of Melody Maker and as written in stone,it was he and a certain Mr Ellis who contrived the story of "Tull Quit" due to adverse publicity about the release of APP.

Of course all made up in order to maximise publicity for both APP and Melody Maker... tut tut you'd never hear that kind of thing happening today.

[nonrabbit]

John Bonham on Barriemore Barlow: "the greatest Rock Drummer England ever produced"


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Not sure if Bonham actually did say that as according to the article is states "citation needed" It would be interesting to find out if he did say it.

www.drumasylum.com/bios/barrie_barriemore_barlow_bio.html


Barrie was one of the choices for Zeppelin when John died possibly due partly to his session work with both Plant and Page.

Barrie also featured (two tracks - Emerald Eyes and Liquid Mercury)on Jimmy Page's 1988 solo album - "Outrider"