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Post by kool on Apr 18, 2006 17:02:31 GMT -5
What's the name of the Zep DVD that you're all raving about? I think I might have to check it out...
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Post by Galactus on Apr 18, 2006 19:10:29 GMT -5
How The West Was Won
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Post by Ayinger on Apr 18, 2006 21:09:45 GMT -5
ummmm,,,,,"How The West Was Won" is a live compact disc of early Zeppelin material. I imagine the DVD most in people's mind these days is the one simply titled "Led Zeppelin" that came out a few years ago --- has concert footage from 1970 and all the way up to their final shows in 1979 spread out on 2 discs.  |
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Post by Galactus on Apr 18, 2006 21:21:07 GMT -5
I thought they were both called How The West Was Won...oh well...sorry.
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Post by Ayinger on Apr 18, 2006 21:27:08 GMT -5
I think they did come out at about the same time though didn't they? Have the DVD but passed on the CDs...
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Post by frag on Apr 19, 2006 22:05:28 GMT -5
It was the summer of 1963. I'd taken a job herding sheep in the mountains. Work was slim, and I needed something to pass the time. With me was a roguish young man named John Bonham. He was quiet and reserved, which frightened me at first. When he did speak it came out in a very throaty growl. He always carried a bottle of whiskey, corked with a weathered drum stick. I thought it was just adorable. After a month or so, I began to open up to him more and more, hoping he would take cue and likewise open up to me. He eventually took notice to my affectionate ways and what insinuated was a love affair I've never forgotten. We left the mountain when the summer was coming to a close, and he seemed as though he didn't even care that he'd probably never see me again. It wasn't until more than five years later that I finally learned of his whereabouts. He'd joined a young blues-based rock group, and they were about to tour the states. I sent him a postcard that said little but let him know, at the very least, that I was still around if he ever wanted to embark on a fling again. And boy did he. The man was an animal in the sack, as much as he was behind the kit. He still had trouble being truly intimate with me, however I looked forward to our irregularly scheduled get-togethers. When they did happen, I was the happiest man in the world. I begged him to let me join him on tour. I'd stick around for a bit, but he wanted to keep up appearances, so he'd shoo me away without a second look. Our relationship started to sour when I told him, "Oh Bonzo, I wish I could just quit you." And he asked why I didn't. I was hurt, to say the least. I mean, this was the love of my life...a love that was frowned upon, seemingly, by all but yours truly. It was a few years later when I heard that he'd choked on his own vomit after a drinking-binge. I called up the Page-man to see what had actually happened, though I knew the truth all along. Jimmy and Mr. Jones (He insisted that I refer to him by his surname.) had discovered the truth about Bonzo and I. They were disgusted, but more to the point, they felt threatened. They knew deep in their hearts that if Bonzo and I were to continue our rendezvouses, he would indeed be a detriment to the band. Since that fateful September day, I've been left with little but a broken drum stick to remember the man by. And the mountain. But it has left me with the inability to accept anyone else's opinions on him unless they are that of God-worship. I miss him dearly. But I will forever remember Brokeback Bonham. I'm sorry about all of that man. I really had no idea. I tell you what. I retract all of those mean things I said about John Bonham. I'm sure he really loved you, though. I mean, I can tell he did. But imagine the frustration. He had to pool all of his passion and lust together and reserve it for the drums. That's what he was such a great drummer. It was because of you man. I may not know much about sound engineering or apparently about what sounds muddy to my ears, but I do know that a love like that comes along once in a long while. It's a pity that it had to end that way, but think of all the joy it brought to you and Led Zeppelin fans around the world.  |
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Post by frag on Apr 19, 2006 22:11:30 GMT -5
Sorry. That was really out of line. I apologize. But I did think it was funny.
Anyway, I'd hope that I'm entitled to my own opinions (which I did say in my post, correct? that they were my opinions?) and that they could be accepted as such. One man's garbage is another man's treasure, etc. etc.
My ears apparently must be way off because what I hear just didn't impress me. Is that okay? I didn't mean to pass myself off as a badass (and I really don't know how you got that) I was just responding to the silly idea that someone has to be at or above another's ability to be critical of them. So much praise is bestowed on Bonham. That's all fine and good. I just don't see it. I can only speak from my listening experience, time in a studio and from my own opinions. I wasn't trying to say anyone was wrong or right. Sorry if it came off that way.
Fair enough?
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Post by rockysigman on Apr 19, 2006 22:15:10 GMT -5
Zing!
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Post by Kensterberg on Apr 20, 2006 7:41:20 GMT -5
I love the fact that Frag has the same critical blind spot for Zep (and Bonham) that I do.
And post #170 was the funniest thing on this thread, and one of the funniest things on these boards I've ever read. Nice.
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Post by Thorngrub on Apr 20, 2006 10:15:00 GMT -5
*understatement* OH man, skvor, hope you take that in stride & get a smile out of it yourself, cuz that reply from frag (@your expense notwithstanding) has got to be one of the most hilarious I've ever seen. . . |
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Post by Thorngrub on Apr 20, 2006 10:16:32 GMT -5
Sorry. That was really out of line. I apologize. But I did think it was funny. Anyway, I'd hope that I'm entitled to my own opinions (which I did say in my post, correct? that they were my opinions?) and that they could be accepted as such. One man's garbage is another man's treasure, etc. etc. My ears apparently must be way off because what I hear just didn't impress me. Is that okay? I didn't mean to pass myself off as a badass (and I really don't know how you got that) I was just responding to the silly idea that someone has to be at or above another's ability to be critical of them. So much praise is bestowed on Bonham. That's all fine and good. I just don't see it. I can only speak from my listening experience, time in a studio and from my own opinions. I wasn't trying to say anyone was wrong or right. Sorry if it came off that way. Fair enough? And if this don't totally & utterly redeem it . . . *frag, you da man* |
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Post by RocDoc on Apr 20, 2006 14:09:29 GMT -5
Shit! I was gonna page back to look where skvor had written that...
'Brokeback Bonham'!
LMAO!
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Post by skvorisdeadsorta on Apr 20, 2006 15:53:50 GMT -5
No, I give the guy props for being Original, even if his opinions on Bonham are way stupid, that was pretty good.
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