As much as I like the overall performance- I gotta disagree about the bass player - not really breathing new life into it. I like the acoustic instrumentation though.
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Led Zeppelin Nashville Style
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As much as I like the overall performance- I gotta disagree about the bass player - not really breathing new life into it. I like the acoustic instrumentation though.
@gmarcus I urge you to check out Darrell...I first heard him on Translantic Sessions (a british traditional music show, well worth checking out too) doing this song...
I like what he did during the chorus...very different from JPJ's line, but it works in a different way.....kind of flipped what I was expecting. The whole band is just killer....I want to play with that drummer, what a groove!
Definitely has a different feel and I could listen to it over and over.
I admit to being heavily biased as I think JPJ's bass is near perfect in the song - both tonally and melodically and breathing new life implies to me that it was stagnant or needed a refresh - which again my bias doesn't see.
He did simplify it quite a bit / I'll give ya that
. And it does work in their rendition. You can't really ask for more or better.overall I do really like it.
I liked Byron House's take on the bass part. He paid suitable homage to JPJ's iconic part but toned down some of the more aggressive pyrotechnic parts of JPJ's recording, which I felt was a great way to make it his own and fit better with the acoustic instrumentation.
I have no doubt that House could have played JPJ's part note-for-note, but then he and the drummer would just have flattened everyone else out in the choruses. All in my opinion of course.
I have no doubt that House could have played JPJ's part note-for-note, but then he and the drummer would just have flattened everyone else out in the choruses. All in my opinion of course.
Ha, I actually think the bass tone is a little too bright during the verses and I hadn't looked at his rig--so it makes sense to me that it's an Eden.And by the way, how great is it that Byron House is playing an Eden 4x10 rig on this? No telling what other toys were in his signal chain hitting the mix in the video... but I totally dig that for mellow, melodic, 70s tunes, this guy is playing through a rig that many associate a more modern sound and would instantly think is the wrong rig for the gig.
Yes, those "modern" rigs have these things called KNOBS on them!
That was great! I may push our Americana band to do a version of this. I would not be so laid back, though.
I had the great fortune to meet Mr Plant at Musikmesse a few years back - what a charming, unpretentious man!
I had the great fortune to meet Mr Plant at Musikmesse a few years back - what a charming, unpretentious man!
That was so good! For a split second I thought that was T-Bone Wolk on bass. He passed a year before this show.
It seems this was about 10 years ago, but he still sounded very impressive for 62.
And by the way, how great is it that Byron House is playing an Eden 4x10 rig on this? No telling what other toys were in his signal chain hitting the mix in the video... but I totally dig that for mellow, melodic, 70s tunes, this guy is playing through a rig that many associate a more modern sound and would instantly think is the wrong rig for the gig.
Yes, those "modern" rigs have these things called KNOBS on them!
Definitely compressed in the mix, with a short attack time -- the higher-note melodic line wouldn't sound authentic without that -- and there's something in the chain giving it some tube sound.
And even though what we're hearing might have very little relation to what the bass sound on the stage was like, the older Eden gear just works so very well and it's great to see it on a major stage!
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I love that Patty is singing into a nice Neumann KMS, but they give Robert a 58 because it won't matter much either way when it's balled up in his hand. 
Very good !
I was expecting a Bro-country cover but this is way better.
I was expecting a Bro-country cover but this is way better.
True. Lately, things badged "Nashville" usually make me put my face in my palm. I realize there are some talented folks in the 615... but these days, I'm simply not hearing much out of that town that trips my trigger.
But ya gotta love Buddy Miller. Whether it's a heavy dose or a light sprinkling, Mr. Miller always delivers.
But ya gotta love Buddy Miller. Whether it's a heavy dose or a light sprinkling, Mr. Miller always delivers.
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Seeing these performances makes me wish the 3 Zep guys would get together for a project. No need to call it Led Zep; just get those three talents in the same room for a few months please.
