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Re: 59. Stairway to Heaven vs. Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
Posted: Wed November 15, 2017 2:27 am
by @SkitchP
Kevin Davis wrote:https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babe_I%27m_Gonna_Leave_You
To me it's a folk song with a lot of prominent blues DNA -- the structure and especially the lyrics ("Gonna leave you woman, I've got to ramble," etc. etc.) are straight from that late-50's-early-60's coffeehouse lineage, where the lines between the two genres were very blurry. Zeppelin obviously give it a crushing rock arrangement, but at some point in the competition something's gotta give. I love both songs. But "Babe" is Zeppelin playing with inherited conventions; "Stairway" is Zeppelin establishing conventions for others to inherit.
BUT DID YOU WATCH THE ALTERNATE TAKE
Re: 59. Stairway to Heaven vs. Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
Posted: Wed November 15, 2017 2:31 am
by Kevin Davis
Yes. It slays.
Re: 59. Stairway to Heaven vs. Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
Posted: Wed November 15, 2017 2:38 am
by @SkitchP
Kevin Davis wrote:Yes. It slays.
oh good. we should all just vote for that.
Re: 59. Stairway to Heaven vs. Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
Posted: Wed November 15, 2017 2:58 am
by Kevin Davis
Skitch, how do you rate the Zeppelin live albums? I only have "How the West Was Won."
Re: 59. Stairway to Heaven vs. Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
Posted: Wed November 15, 2017 3:14 am
by @SkitchP
Kevin Davis wrote:Skitch, how do you rate the Zeppelin live albums? I only have "How the West Was Won."
That's better than the Song remains the same obviously. I really do love a lot of the BBC sessions stuff.
Re: 59. Stairway to Heaven vs. Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
Posted: Wed November 15, 2017 3:24 am
by LetMeSleep
I love the Earls Court 75 boots and destroyer in 77 is a good listen too. I can share a low res version I have of these.
http://ultimateclassicrock.com/led-zeppelin-bootlegs/