Led Zeppelin - The Lost Album 2017

It's a private release by someone with access to Jimmy Page's or Peter Grant's master tapes.   The band recorded constantly, especially on the road ~ rehearsals, sessions, shows ~ they were practically a traveling circus and easily the hardest working rock group at the time.   They recorded far more music than would be possible (or in this case desirable) to release and much of it is just not that good.   That's how they composed, improvised, and developed new material & stage routines.   It was not uncommon for them to cover a huge swath of pop songs, jazz standards, rock 'n roll classics, 1940s & 50s hit parade, modern covers, all sandwiched between their set.

These cuts are a small fraction of what is on tape and represents exactly what is was--  mediocre jams, covers and experiments, most of which never saw the light of day.   As a Zeppelin historian I would've loved to have owned these lost cuts when I was collecting & bootlegging in my twenties, but now it just sounds like exactly what Jimmy and the rest knew it was: Material not up to the standards of arguably the greatest hard rock band in history.   This material should probably not've been put out.   It is insulting to the good taste of the band and their fans.   Useless and largely insignificant.  

Like magicians, musicians don't and shouldn't reveal their secrets.   Especially Led Zeppelin.




Edited by Atavachron - November 19 2017 at 23:39

Atavachron wrote: It's a private release by someone with access to Jimmy Page's or Peter Grant's master tapes.   The band recorded constantly, especially on the road ~ rehearsals, sessions, shows ~ they were practically a traveling circus and easily the hardest working rock group at the time.   They recorded far more music than would be possible (or in this case desirable) to release and much of it is just not that good.   That's how they composed, improvised, and developed new material & stage routines.   It was not uncommon for them to cover a huge swath of pop songs, jazz standards, rock 'n roll classics, 1940s & 50s hit parade, modern covers, all sandwiched between their set. These cuts are a small fraction of what is on tape and represents exactly what is was--  mediocre jams, covers and experiments, most of which never saw the light of day.   As a Zeppelin historian I would've loved to have owned these lost cuts when I was collecting & bootlegging in my twenties, but now it just sounds like exactly what Jimmy and the rest knew it was: Material not up to the standards of arguably the greatest hard rock band in history.   This material should probably not've been put out.   It is insulting to the good taste of the band and their fans.   Useless and largely insignificant.   Like magicians, musicians don't and shouldn't reveal their secrets.   Especially Led Zeppelin.