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Post by dsonyay on Mar 30, 2018 21:13:31 GMT -5
I really dont know what it is or why, but over the last couple of years Im finally able to enjoy Led Zeppelin.
I was about 7 when the first album came out.. my older brother had it and played it all the time. I remember not liking it at all.
All the way through high school, as their popularity reached the stratosphere, I could never really get into them. Here and there maybe one or two songs off an album I'd like, but that was about it.
In Through the Out Door was the closest I came back then.. a junior in high school.. I thought the album was pretty good. But didn't buy it... and back then my hard earned money was not going to go into an album because of two or three tracks I liked.
Maybe a couple years ago, I played Physical Graffiti, and really liked it. Which lead to other albums.. I really started getting into their music.. kinda "getting it"
Tonight via Tidal: Presence, Houses of the Holy, & LZ IV.. great stuff!
Anyone else ever have this happen? A group you get into many years later, you never liked as a teen or young adult? Maybe there's a bit of nostalgia related to it as well.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2018 22:10:53 GMT -5
This happened to me with Pink Floyd. As a kid in the 70s Pink Floyd just didn't excite me. My friends were in love with The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You were Here, and Animals. It just didn't resonate with me at all. The Wall and The Final Cut I liked certain songs from the albums. It was not until I was in my 30s when I revisited the Pink Floyd catalog that something just clicked for me. I finally was able to get it, and enjoy the music. I picked up the whole discography, and now they are in my regular rotation for a catalog run.
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Post by Loop 7 on Mar 30, 2018 22:18:04 GMT -5
I first heard them in college (early 1990's) and was very taken but have not listened to them much since.
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Post by dsonyay on Mar 30, 2018 22:27:25 GMT -5
And part of it.. listening to some of these songs.. kinda sets me back in time.. luckily I had a great childhood and teen years, so hearing anything from the 70s brings back good memories.
In Through the Out Door was the first album I liked back then, and was probably least liked by critics.. I think they felt it was un Zepp-like.. probably all the heavy synthesizer.
The drum track of Fool In the Rain has always been a favorite of mine. I've heard it recently isolated on YouTube. Lotta talent.
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Post by dsonyay on Mar 30, 2018 22:35:08 GMT -5
This happened to me with Pink Floyd. As a kid in the 70s Pink Floyd just didn't excite me. My friends were in love with The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You were Here, and Animals. It just didn't resonate with me at all. The Wall and The Final Cut I liked certain songs from the albums. It was not until I was in my 30s when I revisited the Pink Floyd catalog that something just clicked for me. I finally was able to get it, and enjoy the music. I picked up the whole discography, and now they are in my regular rotation for a catalog run. It's funny, but I had nearly everthing they put out back then... I loved PF. I had a very basic little hifi back then, nothing special .. but when my Koss Pro AAA headphones were plugged in, it sounded amazing.. Pink Floyd sounded awesome through those phones, and I didn't even need to get high. Two big groups I could never wrap my head around was Black Sabbath and Rush. Everyone loved them, and I was just not getting it. And I still dont. Here and there, a BS song might be Ok, but just "ok". Rush's music is actually great.. but as soon as the singing starts.. I'm out. LoL. |
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Post by knucklehead on Mar 30, 2018 22:36:16 GMT -5
I've had a similar relationship with the Beetles. I was never really enthralled with their early music, and I'm still not. Love love me do? I wanna hold your hand? A Hard Day's Night? Girls went frigging nuts over those songs - and the guys all went "what's the big deal?" So did I. And most, if not all of their early stuff was in mono - what's with that. I was into The Byrds, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, The Who, The Doors, you get the idea. I'm also a big fan of Simon & Garfunkel, and have everything worth having that they've done. Simon's Graceland is awesome IMO.
The Beetles didn't really come close to music like that until they got to their later albums, Let It Be, Revolver, and my favorite Beetle album, Abbey Road. I own those plus Rubber Soul. As for Magical Mystery Tour, the White Album and Yellow Submarine? Eh, I can take em or leave em.
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Post by dsonyay on Mar 30, 2018 22:37:02 GMT -5
I first heard them in college (early 1990's) and was very taken but have not listened to them much since. I think Led Zeppelin's 4th album, and Houses of the Holy are my favorites. Great stuff.  Might be worth a re-listen if you ever get a chance to. |
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Post by dsonyay on Mar 30, 2018 22:41:25 GMT -5
I've had a similar relationship with the Beetles. I was never really enthralled with their early music, and I'm still not. Love love me do? I wanna hold your hand? A Hard Day's Night? Girls went frigging nuts over those songs - and the guys all went "what's the big deal?" So did I. And most, if not all of their early stuff was in mono - what's with that. I was into The Byrds, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, The Who, The Doors, you get the idea. I'm also a big fan of Simon & Garfunkel, and have everything worth having that they've done. Simon's Graceland is awesome IMO. The Beetles didn't really come close to music like that until they got to their later albums, Let It Be, Revolver, and my favorite Beetle album, Abbey Road. I own those plus Rubber Soul. As for Magical Mystery Tour, the White Album and Yellow Submarine? Eh, I can take em or leave em. Beatles were mostly before my time.. well, mostly the early stuff. I did like SPLHCB album.. I didn't like their early stuff either.. but as they matured, some of their stuff, I did like. But nothing that ever really hit me. Maybe later it will LoL |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2018 23:39:53 GMT -5
It's funny, but I had nearly everthing they put out back then... I loved PF. I had a very basic little hifi back then, nothing special .. but when my Koss Pro AAA headphones were plugged in, it sounded amazing.. Pink Floyd sounded awesome through those phones, and I didn't even need to get high. Two big groups I could never wrap my head around was Black Sabbath and Rush. Everyone loved them, and I was just not getting it. And I still dont. Here and there, a BS song might be Ok, but just "ok". Rush's music is actually great.. but as soon as the singing starts.. I'm out. LoL. Black Sabbath and Rush were instant favorites of mine when I first heard them. For Black Sabbath it was Paranoid. For Rush it was 2112. My next door neighbor was in a hard rock band and he would let me listen to his lps. Those listening sessions to his collection really shaped my musical path. Geddy's vocals do not bother me. I have many friends who can't stand his voice and avoid Rush because of it. So you're not alone in that aspect. |
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Post by teaman on Mar 31, 2018 0:53:54 GMT -5
I was introduced to Zeppelin early because my friends dad played Zeppelin I, II, III and IV constantly. I consider myself lucky, back in the day I traded a buddy Kiss Dynasty (Kissco) for Pink Floyd the wall. His dad was kind of the cool dad, always playing new rock such as Kansas, The Cars, Journey, Styx, Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, etc as soon as they came out. I owe my entire introduction to rock music and quality audio to him. His dad would go out and I would sit in a big old wooden rocker jamming to his albums while he was out. The Animals, Yardbirds, Frigid Pink and a slew of other bands were the norm for us playing them on his dad's Technics system. I also saw my first concert with him back when I was fifteen, weeing Deep Purple on their Perfect Strangers tour. My very first album I bought was Meat Loaf Bat out of hell when I was only ten, I bought it because the cover looked cool. It came down to Meat Loaf or Nazareth. I can see why most kids were oblivious to harder rock music, as most parents were spinning Elvis and Conway Twitty at that time. I have enjoyed the decades of music and now look back at bands like the Beatles, Elvis, Black Sabbath as bands that would influence bands and musicians for years to come. Music makes my world go around. Even today approaching fifty I can't go through a day without spinning a few cd's. Music influenced my life at a young age and probably kept me out of trouble. Every day I continue to seek out new bands and talent to see what undiscovered music is yet around the corner. I love seeing when fellow audio fans get that awakening for music that has been around for years. Sort of like. "Wow, how have I not paid attention to this before". The bands mentioned above are pretty darn influential and I'm sure many people have come upon those same exact feelings.
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Post by dsonyay on Mar 31, 2018 7:44:37 GMT -5
teaman.. well said! I was in a very similar boat as you.. my older brother was 16 years older than me, so as early as 7 8 9 yrs old I was listening to his stuff quite a bit .. my buddy down the street had an older brother with an awesome Pioneer "hifi".. man, we'd sit in that room for hours sometimes listening to music. I really miss that. Back in the late 60s and 70s we were lucky to have a local FM station (KSMB) that was "album rock". They'd play cuts off of albums.. no pop or top40, nothing but rock.. and at night, a couple of times a week they'd play whole albums. It was a great station. I listen to music a lot, and every now and then will hear a new group that sounds good. Over the past year I've enjoyed watching The Audiophiliac on YouTube. He's also played a role in getting me back into home stereo and introducing me to interesting music to listen to (binaural recordings, percussion recordings, jazz, etc), and I enjoy his focus on audiophile gear for the average guy.
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Post by dsonyay on Mar 31, 2018 7:52:02 GMT -5
It's funny, but I had nearly everthing they put out back then... I loved PF. I had a very basic little hifi back then, nothing special .. but when my Koss Pro AAA headphones were plugged in, it sounded amazing.. Pink Floyd sounded awesome through those phones, and I didn't even need to get high. Two big groups I could never wrap my head around was Black Sabbath and Rush. Everyone loved them, and I was just not getting it. And I still dont. Here and there, a BS song might be Ok, but just "ok". Rush's music is actually great.. but as soon as the singing starts.. I'm out. LoL. Black Sabbath and Rush were instant favorites of mine when I first heard them. For Black Sabbath it was Paranoid. For Rush it was 2112. My next door neighbor was in a hard rock band and he would let me listen to his lps. Those listening sessions to his collection really shaped my musical path. Geddy's vocals do not bother me. I have many friends who can't stand his voice and avoid Rush because of it. So you're not alone in that aspect. My first ever album purchase was Black Sabbath, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (at 14 yrs old) I listened to it a couple of times, but that was about it. I think it was the album art that sold me.. lol. My dad took a look at it and I was sure he'd throw it away, but he didn't.. I was very relieved and surprised. Hahahaha. It was hard earned mowing money, so I guess he had pity on me.. He was a hard core country western guy. |
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Post by novisnick on Mar 31, 2018 7:54:12 GMT -5
teaman .. well said! I was in a very similar boat as you.. my older brother was 16 years older than me, so as early as 7 8 9 yrs old I was listening to his stuff quite a bit .. my buddy down the street had an older brother with an awesome Pioneer "hifi".. man, we'd sit in that room for hours sometimes listening to music. I really miss that. Back in the late 60s and 70s we were lucky to have a local FM station (KSMB) that was "album rock". They'd play cuts off of albums.. no pop or top40, nothing but rock.. and at night, a couple of times a week they'd play whole albums. It was a great station. I listen to music a lot, and every now and then will hear a new group that sounds good. Over the past year I've enjoyed watching The Audiophiliac on YouTube. He's also played a role in getting me back into home stereo and introducing me to interesting music to listen to (binaural recordings, percussion recordings, jazz, etc), and I enjoy his focus on audiophile gear for the average guy. Thanks, I had forgotten about our local stations that would play entire LPs late at night. What a nice flashback. Never could afford those LPs back then! I used a cassette recorder and made personal copies of some of them, Id keep the ones I liked and record over the ones I didnt. I never knew if id like the LP till I recorded it. Paint it black had a scip on it when it was played and to this day I hear it weather its there or not! LOL Played the heck out of those taps. Thanks for the memories! 😁🎶🎶🎶🎶 |
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Post by dsonyay on Mar 31, 2018 8:05:32 GMT -5
I forgot to add about recording those albums.. everyone did the same thing.. I remember buying 90 minute Maxell cassettes for those s. Heck, the DJ would even cue you to start recording. Hahahaha.
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Post by drtrey3 on Mar 31, 2018 8:21:59 GMT -5
REM was so popular in Chapel Hill when I was there for college that I found them suspect and avoided them. Now, I love those early records. It was just a weird form of snobbery that kept me from enjoying their wonderful power pop. Lesson to me, eschew snobbery Trey! Good music is good music.
Trey
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Post by mountain on Mar 31, 2018 8:29:57 GMT -5
My first live concert was Led Zeppelin. It was the Whole Lotta Love tour (Led Zeppelin II). I was all in after hearing their first album. I was in high school, 10th or 11th grade. I Still play their albums. I liked the first 6 albums the best, from Led Zeppelin (I) to Physical Graffiti (the double album).
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Post by dsonyay on Mar 31, 2018 9:03:46 GMT -5
My first live concert was Led Zeppelin. It was the Whole Lotta Love tour (Led Zeppelin II). I was all in after hearing their first album. I was in high school, 10th or 11th grade. I Still play their albums. I liked the first 6 albums the best, from Led Zeppelin (I) to Physical Graffiti (the double album). How'd you feel about In Through the Out Door? It's definitely a change .. lot of synthesizer.. but I like it. I read an interview where they were looking at the album to be start of a new direction.. but with Bonham's death, it just ended up being the last. |
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Post by dsonyay on Mar 31, 2018 9:07:56 GMT -5
I'd also have to say I'm a little the same with Steely Dan. I liked them in high school, but didn't buy their stuff.. maybe they were a bit too mellow at the time.. so I didn't get a chance to listen to their LPs..
But now, I have most of their stuff and listen to it a lot. They recordings are really amazing stuff. My stereo sounds double the price I paid when their stuff plays.. lol
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Post by dsonyay on Mar 31, 2018 9:11:06 GMT -5
My first live concert was Led Zeppelin. It was the Whole Lotta Love tour (Led Zeppelin II). I was all in after hearing their first album. I was in high school, 10th or 11th grade. I Still play their albums. I liked the first 6 albums the best, from Led Zeppelin (I) to Physical Graffiti (the double album). I was all set to go to one of their concerts, a buddy had convinced me to go with him, but it was cancelled.. I cant recall if it was Plant's car accident or his child dieing. But, I was kinda relieved to not go at the time. LoL.. man, I had a chance to witness history, and didn't realize it. |
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Post by mountain on Mar 31, 2018 9:25:03 GMT -5
My first live concert was Led Zeppelin. It was the Whole Lotta Love tour (Led Zeppelin II). I was all in after hearing their first album. I was in high school, 10th or 11th grade. I Still play their albums. I liked the first 6 albums the best, from Led Zeppelin (I) to Physical Graffiti (the double album). How'd you feel about In Through the Out Door? It's definitely a change .. lot of synthesizer.. but I like it. I read an interview where they were looking at the album to be start of a new direction.. but with Bonham's death, it just ended up being the last. Never bought it, I guess I thought I had enough Led Zep albums at the time. When I have listened to it, I preferred the earlier works and consider it a weaker effort. I do enjoy No Quarter, put out later by Page/Plant. |
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