Led Zeppelin Physical Graffiti - Why They Had the Staying Power That Others Didn't
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ธ.ค. 2024
- 🎸 "Led Zeppelin’s Physical Graffiti: The Legacy, the Stories, and Why It Still Rocks Today" 🎸
Join Robert John Hadfield as he explores the legacy of Led Zeppelin’s iconic Physical Graffiti album, diving into a rare 1975 article from the Suffolk News-Herald and the fascinating cultural moments surrounding its release. From record-breaking sales to the organic imperfection of Kashmir, this video uncovers what makes Led Zeppelin’s music timeless and sparks a broader conversation about rock, nostalgia, and artistry.
📌 Topics Covered in This Video:
Robert’s personal Led Zeppelin journey.
Rare insights from a 1975 article about Physical Graffiti’s instant success.
The evolution of concert ticket sales and the lost communal experience.
Why Led Zeppelin’s music continues to resonate across generations.
Organic recording vs. today’s sterility: What makes Kashmir perfect in its imperfection?
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I was very lucky to grow during these awesome years of so many epic rock releases. Zeppelin always pushed the boundaries in unexpected directions.
Presence and in through the outdoor my favorite zeppelin records. Presence is so pure while in through the out door is more mature
Thanks so much for unearthing such interesting articles on my favourite band. Im devouring every word. Led Zeppelin were totally dedicated to the music. They didn't rest easy by repeating the same sound song after song as many other bands did but rather they experimented and developed music incorporating other genres. They challenged themselves whilst keeping the highest standards of musicianship. Every album is different and keeps the audience interested. That's why people love them so much. Plus the fact that the band has the best musicians that have ever existed. The GOATS.
This is the type of sophisticated, thought-provoking analysis that keeps me coming back day after day.
Thank you so much. That's a wonderful compliment.
The communal and esoteric connections made through music is something I've been trying to explain to my 24 year old. Most kids today aren't as invested in artists as much as their parents or even their grandparents were due to the way that this generation digests music.
Robert Plant himself says that "Kashmir captured the very Essence of Led Zeppelin more than Stairway did!"
Although a true accounting of Plant's comments, to some extent this was Robert giving shade to Stairway, which was primarily Jimmy's anthem.
@@tektoniks_architects The Lyrics to Stairway are Robert's & Jimmy's Anthem is Achilles Last Stand!
Both are true....but Jimmy created the structure of Stairway, virtually in its entirety. Stairway represents the culmination of the first half of the band's progression from it's inception, culminating in Stairway. After Stairway, Jimmy was still the leader of the band, but his choke hold on the band became less and less, especially as his dependencies increased.
@@tektoniks_architects Jimmy didn't become a Heroin Addict until Late 1975, or Early 1976, by 1977 he was really a Mess on that Last U.S. Tour!
Dee Snider said he had odd art hanging on walls while recording at his studio in England, Jim I mean,and some body said he robbed a cradle will rock on a doc ,and Rob seemed to have a bummer life in seventies with loss and injuries ,and old loveable bonzo I believe beat up a guy in Oakland but like gang not by himself and it was over and 02 in 08 was last hurrah. And finally you can rebox, remaster, reboot,in some rebocks but old catalog finally is old.
I'm so lucky I saw Led Zeppelin live twice in 77! I was 14 my big sister and her boyfriend took me! The tickets were only 7 bucks! Presence is my second favorite album behind physical graffiti! Presence is a Jimmy Page and John Bonham album! That album kicks ass! Very heavy hard rock album! It has my favorite Zeppelin song which is Achilles last stand! That song is proto power metal! Steve Harris from Iron maiden was inspired by that song and he loved the galloping rhythm from Bonzo and jonesy Harris liked it so much he made the galloping rhythm a iron maiden signature rhythm
Well because they were that good ...they are the greatest rock band ever. The excitement of waiting in line for tickets and the interaction with other fans in line and of course getting your hard printed ticket, I miss it. Danny was right it was not a critic band they hated Led Zeppelin. It was the music bottom line that mattered. If you want to say 1975 was the peak but really they never lost their peak even after the tragedies in the year to come. That something "new" that Danny is talking about is the "change" you talk about from album to album. You have to remember this was the FM radio rock. The AM stations were still the Top 40, so this gave rock a for lack of better word "underground" music that parents did not like. The jean jacket black t-shirt kids, the stoners. Bottom line ....the songs are just THAT GOOD that's why there are at least 100 Led Zeppelin songs being played this very moment on radio stations right now at any given time.
1975 Was the Peak of Led Zeppelin!!! My Favorite Year & my Favorite Album!! My Favorite CONCERT!!!
I like this but there were/are not 100 Led Zeppelin songs in existence. Sorry to be the pedant in the room 😂
i spent the night for tix plenty of times at the downtown Joskes dept store in San Antonio running to the 2nd floor box office. i got front row several times. i never saw Zep though
i did see the Firm on thier first album tour at least.
I like your videos, hope you gather more viewers!
Thank you! We're doubling down the effort to try to do just that. :)
I agree!
You mentioned that Physical Graffiti was instant gold in that it was a gold record the day of release based on preorders. In UK, Yes had the first instant gold album with Tales From Topographic Oceans. Zep could have had the first one if they made a double album earlier than Yes.
Physical Graffiti went Platinum on pre-sales
ZEPPELIN BECAME GREAT BECAUSE ALL THEIR SONGS AND ALBUMS WERE SO GOOD! NO SONG WAS A THROW AWAY ALBUM FILLER! THEY JUST HAD MORE TALENT THAN EVERYBODY ELSE AND THEIR FANS KNEW IT!
3:00 in the 1990s they wised up and did a lottery around 5 or 10 minutes before tickets went on sale so you only had to show up 15 minutes early... i did stand in line all night for Smashing Pumpkins tickets in 2000, we got bored and gave a free ticket to a buddy to stand in line for us...
Not too many bands can boast this but One interesting fact I discovered is that almost all (I would say about 85% to be fair) of led Zeppelin's catalog gets airplay
That's truly amazing. I have thought about something similar before. I imagine that at any given moment somewhere in the world, a radio station is playing a Led Zeppelin song, and that has been going on constantly for the last fifty years.
@@audiomover you might find this interesting but the Price is Right is the most viewed television show in the world it's on every hour of the day somewhere around the world."😄
And I'm going to see the trailer movie Jimmy P. PAGE Is putting out in Feb.
Much of what you speak of (not wanting to issue singles, keeping the approach to the music fresh, not putting their names on albums, etc) all circles back to Jimmy Page....who had a laser-focused vision about the band and its music, and how they wanted to create and present it. While its true that Peter Grant was a great protector of the band, and he gave them space to do whatever they wanted, it was Page who knew exactly what he wanted, and Page steered that ship for most of Zeppelin's run. When Page stumbled with drug dependency later in the band's run, that's when the group lost focus, because his leadership faltered, particularly on In Through The Out Door. But make no mistake: Jimmy Page was the primary reason for Zeppelin's vision about what he wanted to create with this band....although musically, all four members were equals.
Haven't finished watching your video yet, and enjoying it but must interject a statement before i lose the thought. (I grew up in the 80s as well so ....) But on the note of not having anything new to perform on a tour. 1st i believe a couple zeppelin albums were released after the start of a tour 2nd i believe Physically Graffiti was mostly older songs pre-recorded during other tours. And last but not least to come up with anything better than a gold and platinum album must be very stressful having the powers at be plus your own drive to be better than the last. Zeppelin's 4th album was their showcase album. Then to release "Houses of the Holy" the only Zeppelin album that has all originals on it. That was just as good as the previous. Imagine Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, really honestly there break out album and really a masterpiece. But to come back into the studio after that and trying to compete to write something as good if not better separates the average rock band from the iconic rock bands as Zeppelin, Floyd, Sabbath !
Excellent points.
Zeppelin didnt have the same progression as say The Beatles (I reckon noone did) but Zeppelin I sounds nothing like In Through the Outdoor. Page and Jones session work with the many variety of musicians they played with in the 1960s kept them dialed in on the ever changing musical formats and all four of them were adaptable without missing a beat.
Youre doing a great job.
There are no two Zeppelin songs that sound alike let alone two Zeppelin albums that sound alike. They didn't chase the trends of the day nor did they rely on a formula. In short they marched to the beat of their own drummer and with Bonham behind the kit, how could they not?
Its rare a channel coordinator like your self can reach a broad swath and you got this cool chill vibe.only thing I notice on zep Is knebworthe plant seems almost bored and even jokes back and forth with lag and drag of time with audience . Jim didn't look well but living where he did and the old digs of Al C. But Page stole too claiming he and band wrote the old Delta blues already in existence,100 years before .79 time period
Change is normal however people then go bi polar Yes no, good bad, blah blah. No one has a crystal ball on social and musical change. Critics e.g. 😂 Punk, keep em wanting more and keep it real. The problem is them not you, so what ya gonna do? Im out at lunch! . Critics have never had a idea. Great content again ☕️🙏✌️🤘🎵⚖️🇦🇺
It is indeed a very interesting discussion. However, I totally disagree about pop artists peaking early (artistically) and then invariably producing material inferior to that of their peak period. As a rule, professionals get better at what they do, not worse, and they certainly don’t do their best work in their early 20’s (with the possible exception of certain athletes).
And we can’t simply claim that this is somehow a music-related phenomenon, since we tend to attribute the best works of classical composers (say) to their mature years and not to their youth (where their output is generally seen as derivative and less interesting).
So why then do we think that pop artists do their best work in their first three or four years and then produce nothing but garbage for the next fifty? I submit that the problem does not lie with the artists, but with their fans. The typical music consumer’s favorite music is that which they consumed in their teenage years, no matter the generation. With early adulthood come responsibilities which make discovering new music more difficult, and increasingly a chore. By age 30, most music consumers have subconsciously decided that they do not want ANY new music in their lives, good or bad, from anyone, including their favorite artists. They will download hits from their teenage or young adult years to vacuum or jog to, and have long ceased actively seeking out new music, even undiscovered music from their favorite period. Yes, this is a broad generalization. I make it because it applies to almost everyone I have met.
Objectively, note for note, chord for chord, lyric for lyric, proportion for proportion, must it always be the case that a song written by artist X in their 50’s is worse than anything they produced in their 20’s? Doesn’t that seem absurd? Think about Led Zeppelin II. Are songs like “Thank You”, “Moby Dick” and “Bring It On Home” really objectively better than “The Rain Song” or “Achilles’ Last Stand”? If an artist’s more mature work is not relatable (as you have suggested), it’s because the so-called fans are selfish and are not particularly interested in what the artist wants to do, they just want their quick fix. Not that there’s anything particularly wrong with that. I just think it’s dishonest to always blame the artist.
Thank you for your thoughtful input.
I luv my friends who would line up a purchase my ticket..I would give them additional cash to by food and drinks. I found it alot easier than the corporate cash grabbed tick master crap.
While Physical Graffitti does represent a peak for them, the rot of Page's addictions has already set in. A lot of this record was recorded in 72 and 73. The pedophilial content of 'Sick Again' shows a certain grossness seeping in too. Plant's voice is really starting to suffer from his cigarette habit, and following the next year's 'Presence', the wheels utterly fall off this band.