My favorite band before I was a believer. I think a lot of rock musicians have a tendency to try minimize the craziness of some of their song lyrics from that period. I don’t know if Plant knew what he was singing about or if it was random but it has sure sparked a lot of speculation through the years. Christians have also erred in the past by demonizing rock and trying to impute more evil to the lyrics than is really there. When someone tells you that something you already think is evil is even more evil it’s a pretty easy sell. I think I’ll go play “The Old Wooden Cross” backwards and see what I can find.
That dates me a bit…and, yes, it was public school…
I’m still trying to figure out where people bought all of those backwards-playing turntables…sure, you could put in cue mode (if available) and rotate it by hand, but there was no way to keep a constant speed. Of course, back then, you could opt for reel-to-reel.
I never thought of Led Zeppelin as particularly “evil” — other than “Stairway” (which, apparently. they ripped off the opening guitar solo) I just thought of them as musically bad. Noise to kill plants with.
"Sometimes the road less traveled is less traveled for a reason."
That dates me a bit…and, yes, it was public school…
I’m still trying to figure out where people bought all of those backwards-playing turntables…sure, you could put in cue mode (if available) and rotate it by hand, but there was no way to keep a constant speed. Of course, back then, you could opt for reel-to-reel.
I never thought of Led Zeppelin as particularly “evil” — other than “Stairway” (which, apparently. they ripped off the opening guitar solo) I just thought of them as musically bad. Noise to kill plants with.
Zepplin bad musically? I’m glad the Lord has a place for people with terrible musical taste in His family but…wow :).
Life is strange. Here I am on Sharper Iron and I’m being quoted for saying that, in my opinion, Led Zeppelin, with the exception of “Stairway,” is just noise to kill plants. (Little Garlock humor there.) Personally, I have never found an occasion where this band and their music sounded pleasant to my ears.
That’s just me.
And don’t get me started on Bruce Springsteen…
"Sometimes the road less traveled is less traveled for a reason."
Josh, given that GEaston has subtly referenced the work of Frank Garlock, and it’s clear from GEaston’s other writing that he strongly rejects Garlock’s ideas, I think that’s a subtle joke that works whether or not he likes Led Zeppelin.
(I enjoy Led Zeppelin for the most part and loved the joke, too…. but no skin off my nose if GEaston doesn’t like Robert Plant’s singing and such)
Regarding the article, it strikes me that it’s somewhat odd to have a Catholic priest trying to denounce a song whose author admits it was deliberately vague. It’s even more odd when he really one can infer that one “moderately firm” conclusion of the song IS indeed that one cannot buy it.
I suspect Led Zeppelin’s members were on drugs when they wrote many of their songs. Take this excerpt from “Kashmir.” Yet, I hesitate to be dogmatic on this, because the lyrics are surely poetic! Very strange …
Oh let the sun beat down upon my face With stars to fill my dream I am a traveler of both time and space To be where I have been Sit with elders of the gentle race This world has seldom seen Talk of days for which they sit and wait And all will be revealed Talk and song from tongues of lilting grace Sounds caress my ear But not a word I heard could I relate The story was quite clear Oh, baby, I been flying No, yeah, mama, there ain’t no denyin’ Ooh, yeah I’ve been flying Mama, mama, ain’t no denyin’, no denyin’ All I see turns to brown As the sun burns the ground And my eyes fill with sand As I scan this wasted land Trying to find, trying to find where I’ve been. Pilot of the storm who leaves no trace Like thoughts inside a dream Heed the path that led me to that place Yellow desert stream My Shangri-La beneath the summer moon I will return again Sure as the dust that floats high in June When movin’ through Kashmir.
Tyler is a pastor in Olympia, WA and works in State government.
As a whole, the lyrics give the impression of a drugged hallucination. As a piece of writing, however, the lyrics are sophisticated. Who on earth would write a line that read:
Talk and song from tongues of lilting grace Sounds caress my ear But not a word I heard could I relate The story was quite clear
Lilting grace!? There is talent here, no matter what you think about the piece as a finished whole. Now, if you’ll excuse me, it’s time to ramble on … got no time for spreadin’ roots, the time has come to be gone. And though our health we drank a thousand times, it’s time to ramble on …
Tyler is a pastor in Olympia, WA and works in State government.
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That dates me a bit…and, yes, it was public school…
I’m still trying to figure out where people bought all of those backwards-playing turntables…sure, you could put in cue mode (if available) and rotate it by hand, but there was no way to keep a constant speed. Of course, back then, you could opt for reel-to-reel.
I never thought of Led Zeppelin as particularly “evil” — other than “Stairway” (which, apparently. they ripped off the opening guitar solo) I just thought of them as musically bad. Noise to kill plants with.
"Sometimes the road less traveled is less traveled for a reason."
NewGEaston wrote:
Zepplin bad musically? I’m glad the Lord has a place for people with terrible musical taste in His family but…wow :).
NewThe Merits of Zeppelin
Life is strange. Here I am on Sharper Iron and I’m being quoted for saying that, in my opinion, Led Zeppelin, with the exception of “Stairway,” is just noise to kill plants. (Little Garlock humor there.) Personally, I have never found an occasion where this band and their music sounded pleasant to my ears.
That’s just me.
And don’t get me started on Bruce Springsteen…
"Sometimes the road less traveled is less traveled for a reason."
NewHumor, I think
Josh, given that GEaston has subtly referenced the work of Frank Garlock, and it’s clear from GEaston’s other writing that he strongly rejects Garlock’s ideas, I think that’s a subtle joke that works whether or not he likes Led Zeppelin.
(I enjoy Led Zeppelin for the most part and loved the joke, too…. but no skin off my nose if GEaston doesn’t like Robert Plant’s singing and such)
Regarding the article, it strikes me that it’s somewhat odd to have a Catholic priest trying to denounce a song whose author admits it was deliberately vague. It’s even more odd when he really one can infer that one “moderately firm” conclusion of the song IS indeed that one cannot buy it.
And somehow this seems appropriate.…
Aspiring to be a stick in the mud.
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I suspect Led Zeppelin’s members were on drugs when they wrote many of their songs. Take this excerpt from “Kashmir.” Yet, I hesitate to be dogmatic on this, because the lyrics are surely poetic! Very strange …
Tyler is a pastor in Olympia, WA and works in State government.
NewI was just kidding. I don’t
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As a whole, the lyrics give the impression of a drugged hallucination. As a piece of writing, however, the lyrics are sophisticated. Who on earth would write a line that read:
Lilting grace!? There is talent here, no matter what you think about the piece as a finished whole. Now, if you’ll excuse me, it’s time to ramble on … got no time for spreadin’ roots, the time has come to be gone. And though our health we drank a thousand times, it’s time to ramble on …
Tyler is a pastor in Olympia, WA and works in State government.