Led Zeppelin is a "vinyl" band

17.10.2007 at 05:42
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I guess Led Zep is one of those bands that is strongly associated with an old good vinyl rock n' roll format. It's the whole tradition about it: when you open the disc envelope, see the cool band pics and lyrics, take the disc out, put it on, listen. I can't imagine myself downloading it or even buying a CD. It's like a CD of Elvis. It's as unnatural as a non-alcoholic beer or decaffeinated coffee. Led Zep was first released in vinyl, first fans got it in vinyl, they made rock n' roll history in vinyl. So it has to stay vinyl IMHO.

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amen. zep and just about every other 70's rock band. nothing sounds better.

Hi Gravitor. I have to disagree somewhat. I hope you don't discourage people with different views posting replies on your blog.

You said, "So it has to stay vinyl IMHO." You aren't saying that Zeppelin's music shouldn't exist on any other recorded format besides vinyl, are you? What do you mean it has to "stay vinyl"?

If you just mean that it's "strongly associated with an old good vinyl rock n' roll format," then that's your perception. If you grew up in that era (I don't know how old you are) then I completely understand it. My first album purchases were on vinyl a few years before CDs existed.

But that perception will die with my generation. People who have didn't grow up with vinyl aren't going to appreciate it because, let's be honest, it's an inferior method of reproducing music recordings. Maybe the first playing on a brand new disc on an excellent system could compare with today's technology, but then the disc warps, hisses and pops, and then only those who grew up with no other choice BUT vinyl would prefer it for nostalgia's sake.

I think the world is and will be incredibly fortunate to have Zeppelin's music on CD, MP3, and whatever comes next. It's the music that's timeless, not the medium IMHO.

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I just love the music. I don't consider myself a music purist or anything like that. I grew up on KISS on vinyl, Van Halen on vinyl as well as Ted Nugent, AC/DC, etc. But I never had a problem jumping to cassettes and CDs. I still have my vinyl collection, but love the portability of CDs and now MP3s.

I completely understand why you would feel that Led Zep will always be a vinyl band. For those of us who are old enough to remember saving their allowance to buy a record the nostalgia alone is worth arguing this point. But, I think that if Led Zep had continued as a band they would be right there with Aerosmith, KISS, Rolling Stones and all the other classic rock bands that have survived. And part of that survival is adaptation.

But... that's just my opinon. =)

Hey, that's interesting -- but I'm not a luddite or whatever -- whatever works is fine with me....

Like your vibes -- just checked out your site, listened to some sounds -- has a certain Eno-like quality (but perhaps more tech/indie/upbeat). I like "chill" more than "speed"...

:) nmw

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