Hooray! I've been doing the show on and off for over three years now at various locations (props to anyone who remembers the WIQH Concord days), so you would think I'd already be with the online game. Well the time has come. Now I can let you know about the latest Led Zeppelin news, give you my playlists, and (technical setup permitting) a complete show podcast. I can comment on crazy Zeppelin rumors any time I want. What fun!
For anyone who doesn't know the show, it has more than meets the eye. Most of the songs are from Zeppelin, but most of the songs that I play from them is not usually heard anywhere else. Sure WZLX in Boston has "Stairway to 7," but do they have the balls to play from a Zeppelin bootleg or a raw cut from the BBC Sessions. I didn't think so.
Then I also play a fair number of tracks from the band members life before and after Zeppelin. It took a lot of work to get those albums too. I bought some in France because I wasn't sure I'd find them elsewhere.
Another aspect of the show are the bands and artists that influenced Zeppelin. For example, a track from a bluesman like Robert Johnson is not so surprising to hear. I know about the various connections in the music world Zeppelin had as well. Roy Harper was one of their favorite artists who not only has a song dedicated to him on Led Zeppelin III, he recorded a whole album with Jimmy Page.
No matter your past listening experience, the show is going to be awesome this week just like any other week. So remember: Sunday, 10-midnight, it's time to let the Led out on WECB!
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