Led Zepplin

**Loy Toy** · 25-12-2013, 08:54 AM

Originally Posted by Bobcock

Page is a regular in Pattaya. TQ bar is apparently a regular haunt.

Yep, and I have a stash of signed memorabilia and limited edition CD's stashed in the safe.

Comes here every year to support the Jester's Care for Kids function.

Very, very nice man.

**jamiejambos** · 25-12-2013, 09:36 AM

Still prefer the Robert Plant & Sandy Denny version.

**TizMe** · 25-12-2013, 10:07 AM

Originally Posted by Mid

Originally Posted by Bobcock

My absolute favourite Plant page moment is the Unleaded show when the Indian girl does Battle Of Evermore with them.

draws a blank on utube

The Battle Of Evermore ( No Quarter 1994) -

Najma Akhtar - She's British, not Indian....

**Mid** · 25-12-2013, 11:50 AM

^

cheers TizMe

worth a look too

double necker , mandolin and guitar , there's something you don't see every day .

**terry57** · 25-12-2013, 12:13 PM

The Indian girl he is taking about is playing the Violin.

I have it on DVD, incredible stuff.

**taxexile** · 25-12-2013, 12:42 PM

a usa hall of fame type tribute to led zep, with led zep and potus in the audience.

some great covers and an excellent finale.
get past the schmaltzy intro and its really very good

**billy the kid** · 25-12-2013, 06:08 PM

prolly the best band ever.
also saw them at Knebworth and Munich.
2 and a half hour sets.

**dobella** · 30-12-2013, 01:22 AM

Their albulm ' Houses Of The Holy' was rumoured to be about cathouses in Thailand.
True or not i still dont know after all these years.

**S Landreth** · 20-05-2014, 06:03 PM

Led Zeppelin Is Getting Sued Over ‘Stairway to Heaven’ - TIME

Fans have noted the similarity to Spirit's "Taurus" for decades

You may have never heard of the band Spirit, but Led Zeppelin has.

Not only did they play shows with Zeppelin in 1969, but Spirit has also now sued them for allegedly lifting what may be one of the most famous riffs in rock history — the opening notes of “Stairway to Heaven.”

“It’s been a long time coming,” attorney Francis Alexander Malofiy said in Bloomberg Businessweek. Malofiy is representing a trust for writer Randy California, the deceased Spirit guitarist who wrote “Taurus,” the instrumental track that appeared on the band’s eponymous 1968 debut album and from which the chord progression is allegedly lifted.

Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page allegedly wrote “Stairway to Heaven” in 1970, two years after “Taurus” was released and a year after the band shared stages at gigs across the U.S. in 1969. According to the band’s bass player, Spirit always included “Taurus” in their sets. “It was such a pretty moment,” said Mark Andes to Businessweek. “It would typically come after a big forceful number and always got a good response.”

In 1997, California went public with his claims about the origins of “Stairway to Heaven.” “I’d say it was a ripoff,” California said in Listener magazine. “And the guys made millions of bucks on it and never said ‘Thank you,’ never said, ‘Can we pay you some money for it?’ It’s kind of a sore point with me.” However, California and Spirit never sued, even though fans had noted the similarity between the songs for years. “Nobody had any money, and they thought the statute of limitations was done,” Mick Skidmore, who manages California’s trust, explained to Businessweek.

Now, as Led Zeppelin prepares to release remastered deluxe versions of their original albums, including “Stairway to Heaven,” California’s trust is finally springing to action with a copyright-infringement suit and an injunction that would block Led Zeppelin IV’s reissue.

“The idea behind this is to make sure that Randy California is given a writing credit on ‘Stairway to Heaven,’” Malofiy said. They are most likely seeking monetary reparations as well. Businessweek quotes an estimate that by 2008, “Stairway to Heaven” had earned at least $562 million.

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Last night I was listening to Bring it on Home and the blues station always fades the song out after 1:40 into the song. Wish they would stop it.

**Thaimato** · 20-05-2014, 07:12 PM

Thankzzzzz Taxexile for that astounding piece a vid! Ferkin' amazing.

Seen those guys uncountable times - and only on the rare occasion was the show not so good. Otherwise worth every penny, dime, shekel or whatever to see their magic.

Appreciated....Oh and fvck Taurus

**cyrille** · 20-05-2014, 07:18 PM

I was reading about the chance (or lack of) of them reuniting in the guardian this morning.

Led Zeppelin are never ever getting back together

**billy the kid** · 21-05-2014, 03:41 PM

Originally Posted by Thaimato

you may have never heard of the band Spirit,

have mentioned Spirit on here a couple of times,,, even the words of 'Nature's Way'
one of the best rock bands to come out of America.
yes ,Twelve Dreams of Dr' one of their best.

**galaxytrash** · 25-07-2014, 10:11 AM

love this cover.....

**wasabi** · 01-08-2014, 02:36 AM

Brilliant, absolutely brilliant, listening to this , it was like I just heard it 40 years ago, an explosion of sound in My ears. Even now.
It is not the words, they are meaningless.
Its those magical sounds , bouncing all over your brain.
Went swimming with My Son to day, underwater.
Relaxing aint the word

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