STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN / WHOLE LOTTA LOVE

'Stairway to Heaven'. The Zeppelin track that most could go the rest of their life without hearing again. This is probably the closest Led Zeppelin ever got to a sidelong epic. Delicate guitar playing, poetic lyrics, and some outstanding Bonham drumming was just some nice 'meaningful' crap that I could use to try to explain this song. But the truth is that this song cannot be explained. It can only be experienced, felt, lived. Eight minutes feels like two to the trained ear. The B-side's nice too, I guess.

I'm joking.

'Whole Lotta Love' is proof in itself that Led Zeppelin was vital to the birth of metal. And prog! Long sections with ear- piercing sound effects practically screams "Moonchild: The Illusion!" (Apologies for the esoteric reference). This track is fun as hell and I appreciate the fact that it is the B-side to 'Stairway to Heaven' years after its original release in 'Led Zeppelin II'.

Both of these tracks hold up horrifyingly well after all these years. Wonderful, beautiful, schmeautiful. See, there I am again, trying to explain things that can't be. Either way, these are some of the best songs in history by one of the best bands in history. Prog on.

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