A Physical Graffiti Selection Box
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Topic: A Physical Graffiti Selection Box
Posted By: Snow Dog
Subject: A Physical Graffiti Selection Box
Date Posted: November 12 2011 at 16:43
Posted here because not possible to create poll in prog Related. Please move to there and perhaps make polls possible there? ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: November 12 2011 at 16:45
I love them all equally! 
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: November 12 2011 at 16:46
Thanks on count one!
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: November 12 2011 at 16:47
Oooh...difficult then....
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harmonium.ro wrote:Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: November 12 2011 at 17:00
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Gotta go with the classic Kashmir on this one. ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: November 12 2011 at 17:07
It is absolutely a classic. I've always had this love ot "Time Of Dying" though. I just can't help but vote for it if just for those sledgehammer drums.
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: November 12 2011 at 18:17
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In the Light |
Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: November 12 2011 at 18:23
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Ten Years is one of my all time faves. In the Light a close second. I think Kashmir is one of Zeppelin's weaker songs, so tedious. I can't change the station fast enough when it hits the car stereo. ------------- |
Posted By: jammun
Date Posted: November 12 2011 at 21:36
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Must go listen, then I'll vote. Initial response would have been Kashmir. I actually like this sort of poll, where I realize I've not listened to some of the selections in a while, and then damn I have to go listen to the album  ------------- Can you tell me where we're headin'? Lincoln County Road or Armageddon. |
Posted By: dreadpirateroberts
Date Posted: November 12 2011 at 22:02
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Ten Years Gone - but In My Time of Dying is pretty close. Sledgehammer indeed!
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Posted By: KingCrInuYasha
Date Posted: November 12 2011 at 22:06
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Have to go with "In The Light" for this one. Something about that intro that always gets to me.
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Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: November 12 2011 at 22:10
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"Ten Years Gone" from this list. Although my favorite off that album is "Bron-Yr-Aur". ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: Fox On The Rocks
Date Posted: November 12 2011 at 22:42
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Ten Years Gone is in my top 10 for Zeppelin. Possibly their most underrated gem.
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Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: November 12 2011 at 23:42
My Time of Dy ring! Always had a soft spot for those long bluesy ones.  The others are great as well except Kashmir which I really don't like that much although it's probably one of their most influential songs ever. It's an iconic riff but there's not much more to it. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: Intruder
Date Posted: November 13 2011 at 09:20
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Graffiti used to be waaaaay up there for me.....still has a place but played it far too much in high school. Still, I love to crank up Night Flight here and again. ------------- I like to feel the suspense when you're certain you know I am there..... |
Posted By: Nightfly
Date Posted: November 14 2011 at 14:11
| Love em all! My favourite album from my favourite band! The one that most blew me away when first hearing though was In My Time Of Dying for Bonham's Drums and Page's soloing so that gets my vote. |
Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: November 14 2011 at 16:32
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In My Time Of Dying is one of the finest pieces of music ever recorded. ------------- Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: November 14 2011 at 22:14
You probably won't want to try it but you need to hear a Steve Morse cover of Kashmir. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: November 14 2011 at 22:21
 yeah it can be cloying, I think it mesmerizes people (even non-fans  ).. I've always liked it but it isn't in my top Zep 10 |
Posted By: HarbouringTheSoul
Date Posted: November 18 2011 at 04:39
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From best to worst: 1. Ten Years Gone - Probably the most gorgeous song they ever recorded, with the possible exception of "The Rain Song". 2. In the Light - The synth effects might be a bit cheesy, but they're perfect for the eerie vibe of the song. Also, gotta love the riff that starts of the "rock" portion of the song. Great transition to a more upbeat section. The lyrics blow, though. 3. Kashmir - The thumping drumming is an absolute Bonzo cliche, but nothing else would have worked, I guess. Although the song is excruciatingly repetitive, the main theme is just so mesmerizing that it's a great song nonetheless. 4. In My Time of Dying - I love the actual "song" portion of the track. The jam, while totally overlong, has a lot of cool parts. Might be my least favorite of the four here, but still pretty great (and certainly head and shoulders over dreck like "Night Flight" or "Boogie with Stu"). |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: November 18 2011 at 04:55
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^Night Flight is awesome ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: dreadpirateroberts
Date Posted: November 18 2011 at 05:25
My second fav cut on the album. Love the James Brown vocals toward the end. ------------- We are men of action. Lies do not become us. http://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/" rel="nofollow - JazzMusicArchives. |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: November 18 2011 at 05:35
It astounds me to see it described as "dreck"  ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: GoldenGod2112
Date Posted: November 18 2011 at 08:14
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All excelent tracks, but I had to go with Robert Plant's favorite, Kashmir. ------------- The future's uncertain and the end is always near. - Jim Morrison |
Posted By: dreadpirateroberts
Date Posted: November 18 2011 at 21:54
Yeah, I agree, I dig it - it's got a loose feel but still ends up a nice little rocker that could've been a single - maybe not a amazingly successful one (nor was that LZ's style of course) but it's a quality track for me nonetheless! ------------- We are men of action. Lies do not become us. http://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/" rel="nofollow - JazzMusicArchives. |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: November 18 2011 at 21:57
So is Boogie With Stu |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: November 19 2011 at 04:07
True. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: HarbouringTheSoul
Date Posted: November 19 2011 at 14:27
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Sorry but I can't stand "Night Flight" at all. It's an uneasy cross between sissy-ish pop and uninspired boogie rock. You hear that guitar track in the chorus? That's the most generic rock & roll guitar lick in existence. Now that wouldn't be so bad if they at least stuck to a regular blues pattern (which is was the lick was originally meant for), but instead they decide to superimpose it on a totally unrelated chord progression. The results are catastrophic to my ears. It's fine by me if you like it, but I consider it a failed songwriting experiment and probably the worst song on the album. As for "Boogie With Stu", the name says it all. It's just a generic boogie jam with awfully stereotypical lyrics. "I don't want no tutti-frutti, no lollipop" makes me cringe. Musically, there's absolutely nothing interesting going on in this song. Anybody could have improvised it. |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: November 19 2011 at 15:42
| Both tracks are 95% about aesthetics, and if you don't understand the concept of aesthetics in music then I pity you. |
Posted By: HarbouringTheSoul
Date Posted: November 19 2011 at 17:13
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"Aesthetics" is a cool word to throw around, but what does it really mean? At the end of the day, it's more or less synonymous to "beauty" (at least in this context), and I see the beauty of music in the enjoyment I get out of a good melody. If not a melody, then anything else that grabs my interest. "Boogie with Stu" is really just a generic boogie that anybody else could have performed, and the players being talented and Robert Plant having a good voice isn't enough to grab my interesting, because that's true for every Led Zeppelin song in existence. I can see why one would find enjoyment in "Night Flight", but for the reasons I outlined above, I think that the different elements clash. Of course I understand the concept of aesthetics in music. Music is 100% about aesthetics. In the end it all boils down to whether you enjoy a given track or not. |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: November 19 2011 at 19:25
No, that isn't at all what I meant by it, actually. See, I was right. |
Posted By: Anthony H.
Date Posted: November 19 2011 at 19:51
Don't be intentionally obtuse and then criticize the guy for not understanding you. -------------  |
Posted By: HarbouringTheSoul
Date Posted: November 20 2011 at 04:25
I don't go by what you mean by it, but what I mean by it. And my definition seems to line up pretty well with what the rest of the world thinks. But if it's so important, then why don't you explain? |
Posted By: Intruder
Date Posted: November 20 2011 at 11:38
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"I don't want no tutti-frutti, no lollipop/c'mon, baby, just rock, rock, rock," yeah, Boogie with Stu may be a generic jam, but Plant wails....and a great cameo from Stu! Speaking of aesthetics with Zep is overintellectualizing the most anti-intellectual band I've ever heard. Zep is all about the corporal.....put on some Florian Fricke if you want to navel gaze, put on Zep if you want to boogie your arse off. ------------- I like to feel the suspense when you're certain you know I am there..... |
Posted By: Alberto Muñoz
Date Posted: November 29 2011 at 17:50
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No vote since i like all! -------------  |
Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: April 20 2013 at 04:08
 Though, now that I'm thinking about it, I may choose "Ten Years Gone". Maybe because it's got that sweet romantic tone to it juxtaposed with "mean" moodiness, whereas "In My Time of Dying" has worn on me and is a bit too repetitive.
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Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: April 20 2013 at 06:19
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Voted for Ten Years Gone. One of my favorites. And Physical Graffiti is my favorite Zeppelin album. I've never really tired of Kashmir either. When I was a kid, I remember how badly I wanted a copy of Physical Graffiti - but being a double album it was a large investment at the time. A couple of times, I called up the radio station asking them to play Kashmir, and they never would, because the song was too long and they couldn't fit it in. In light of this, it's a little ironic that it's now considered an "overplayed" song by some. ------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
Posted By: Sagichim
Date Posted: April 20 2013 at 12:23
| I'm glad to see such appreciation for Ten Years Gone, it's my pick too. It's something about that mellow beginning that always gets me. Beautiful stuff! And excellent selection of songs Snowy!! |
Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: April 20 2013 at 12:29
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It's between In The Light and Ten Years Gone...Humm. Ten Years Gone. ------------- |
Posted By: smartpatrol
Date Posted: April 20 2013 at 13:32
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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: April 21 2013 at 20:52
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Kashmir for me...............it's hypnotic. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: Mr. Mustard
Date Posted: April 21 2013 at 22:54
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Kashmir is too repetitive and In My Time of Dying is too bluesy for me. I'll go with Ten Years Gone. ------------- 
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Posted By: HemispheresOfXanadu
Date Posted: April 22 2013 at 12:53
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Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: April 22 2013 at 13:16
| ^ It's nothing like that. |
Posted By: HemispheresOfXanadu
Date Posted: April 22 2013 at 15:08
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^I can admit that I'm biased against songs that I find are overplayed on the radio. How would you describe it, then?
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: April 23 2013 at 07:09
| Tough choice but Ten Years Gone just edges it. |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: April 23 2013 at 07:13
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In my time of dying, but I love all of these tracks. Really dig the live feel of it, and it seems to have been just that: a jam session in the studio. Particularly enjoy Bonzo's cement mixing on it. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: April 23 2013 at 12:49
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Posted By: HemispheresOfXanadu
Date Posted: April 23 2013 at 12:58
| ^Good points. I do rather like the drumming in Kashmir. |