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Neil Young biographer Jimmy McDonough was very upset in Shakey that Neil jammed with Led Zeppelin at The Rock And Roll Hall of Fame induction in 1995. He couldn't understand why his hero should play with the group; from his writing he obviously thought they weren't worthy to share the stage. Which only shows the limitations of a fan. When your hero's nom-de-guitar is The Volume Dealer it would be more surprising if he didn't want to get on stage with guys he's probably studied for pointers since Page first surfaced in The Yardbirds.
Admittedly, when your hear an audio version of the meeting, it can be hard to discern just what's going on. But this video really lays it out. Neil makes all the noise while Page is happy to just crunch down on the riff and wring every last ounce of weight from it. The best bit for me is when Plant decides to join in and straps on another Les Paul and starts to create havoc with one note.
McDonough was most outraged that Plant started to sing the Buffalo Springfield song "For What It's Worth", which all trufans know was a Stephen Stills song. I'm guessing that in the heat of the moment, '60s West Coast fan Plant wasn't thinking about who wrote what song. Or maybe he was just commenting on what was happening on stage.
Men growing old disgracefully - I love it.
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Comments (13)
freakin awesome!
Hey Jonh, your post got me thinking about 'all-star jams'. So, I could not resist tracking down some ARMS stuff.
Mmmm, I think the narcotics count on this one might be a bit high.
Thanks Jonh!
Just updated an older post:
Neil Young News: Jimmy Page and Neil Young
Mog on!
Ho ho - I see these, ummm, epic jams and I can't help wonder how they divvy up the guitar duties. It's probably a dresing room conversation that says ' you 8 guys play the same rhythm'. Then one guy - probably named Jeff Beck - can play a counterpoint and Eric can be God. In situations like this, bang a tambourine!
Hey Thrasher - Good update. Hats off to you for epic amounts of Neil blogs.
Your welcome Jonh!
But it's Neil Young who is epic!
hey--at least nothing was auto tuned!
I guess I mentioned before that I don't really like guitar-music - at least most of it not. But I learnt through your post what a Les Paul is. That's something. Now I can pretend I knew something ;)
Jonh, I personally love what an old curmudgeon Jack Bruce has become. I heard him railing on Led Zeppelin in an interview, and it was just so funny. Love Zep and Cream, but I love an old Rock n'Roll Curmudgeon even better...
Jack's probably jealous about John Paul's wealth!
Absolutely awesome stuff John, smiled up my saturday, thanks for posting
sweet!!! :)
Thrilling and yes ffffing awesome, the only thing missing are a few head butts.