This is a newly released digitalized CD of the 1970 album, which, at the time, I didn't much care for when I first heard it. As a matter of fact, this is one of the few Led Zep albums I never had until I bought it in Sullivan, Missouri, at the Wal-Mart on Route 66.
It wasn't in the $5 bin like the others, but they had it on sale for $9. I figured, why not buy it and give it another chance.
Now, back in college, I scraped up enough money to buy the first two albums by them (although it seriously cut into my drinking funds). I heard a friend playing it at the frat house and liked a couple songs, but am sure what turned me off was the 4th cut, "Since I've Been Loving You" which clocked in at 7:24 and was slow blues. I hated blues music in college and for several years afterwards, but now really like it.
At a much older age now, I can appreciate that song much more, even though it bordered on jamming too much. (I still do not like jamming. The worst concert I ever saw was the Grateful Dead at Alpine Valley. I think they played four songs over three+ hours.)
Blues You Can Use. --RoadDog
RoadDog's RoadLog Blog: Being my travels down those great two lane highways of this nation as well as news I learn about them from media sources. Since I'm also very interested in historic preservation, there will be a lot of that as well.
Not many people say their worst concert was the Grateful Dead:-)
ReplyDeleteNot sure that most folks there even knew they were there. The air was really THICK.
ReplyDeleteI finally gave up expecting any songs to be played beyond the long, long, long jams. Enjoyed watching the people after that. That was about worth the cost of admission.