Why do they always play Whole Lotta Love?
The bit in the middle is just a **** racket.
Ramble On is a lot more radio friendly.

The bit in the middle is just a **** racket.

Stuckist.

Why do they always play Whole Lotta Love?

Think it’s the “current” single.

The bit in the middle is just a **** racket.

It’s just Page and Plant having sex with a theremin.

that bit in the middle is brilliant!

You’re listening to the wrong station

Hardly a Zep-only problem is it? I assume you’re listening to a commercial station and they do this with every band. If you are young and get your musical history from the radio, you would think that Faith no More only did “Epic”, Sabbath’s only single release was “Paranoid” and Jane’s Addiction were a 2003 one-hit-wonder with “Just Because”.

Perhaps in the Zep case, it’s to do with short attention spans and intros – I’d agree that Ramble On in its entirety is more radio friendly, but it properly kicks in at the first chorus, with a so-so intro. Whereas the first three seconds of Whole Lotta Love is one of those “Yeah!” riffs..

Four sticks ftw

But the drum break at the end of it is vintage Bonzo.

I always thought the best track on that album was Lemon Song.

The bit in the middle is just a **** racket

Step aside Daddy’o. This ain’t the 1950’s no more.

with a so-so intro

Oof! I’m going to have to step out of this thread if that kind of talk carries on! 😉

Why do they always play Whole Lotta Love?

They’ve done other songs? Worth investigating?*
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*radio-friendly joke

Why do they always play Whole Lotta Love?

IIRC, 6Records has played various other Zep tracks recently.

Can I mention The Clash in this thread too!?

Songs I never want to hear again include – Rock the Casbah and London Calling.

The breakdown adds tension, anticipation and ultimately resolution.
See also LA Woman, Marquee Moon etc etc.

Doesn’t suit every song, but when it works, you know about it.

🙂

You’re listening to the wrong station. The station I listen to plays lots of Led zep including plenty of their more obscure stuff. Likewise with Jimmy, the stones, queen etc etc.

http://www.realradioxs.co.uk/

does anyone listen to Absolute Classic Rock?
never listened to this stuff as a teen/ young adult.
loving it.

Our shop radio needs to be old dear friendly but something that won’t drive me mad.
Radio 2 til Vine then absolute 60s or NPR northern soul.

nah give me a bit of Golden Earing and Radar Love. Job done.

They always play Radar Love they could play er well you know …mm

The R2 default LZ track is Rock and Roll if I’m not mistaken and it drives me nuts. It’s not a bad track but it’s not their best and why can’t they be a bit more creative? Is it a track length thing?

As we speak ab 60s are playing ramble on.
Chooooooooooooooon.

Just remembered 6Records played ‘Battle of Evermore’ the other day, think it was LaLa. And I think RadMac played ‘Ramble On’.
Played Mastodon again today, too.
Rooooooooooock onnnnnnnnnnnnn!

They always play Radar Love they could play er well you know …mm

Kill Me (ce Soir)?
Candy’s Going Bad?

Surely you remember those..?!