Page’s soaring “Stairway to Heaven” solo showcase, which was ranked by Guitar World as the greatest solo of all time, features 50 seconds of face-melting glory. Walter Iooss Jr./Hulton Archive/Getty Images Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page on stage at New York City's Madison Square Garden on September 3, 1971. “Stairway to Heaven” sounds wicked backwards-Literally. Plant believes the power of the song lies in its “abstraction.” “Depending on what day it is, I still interpret the song a different way-and I wrote the lyrics,” he said. Even Robert Plant isn’t 100 percent sure what “Stairway to Heaven” is about. Singer and lyricist Robert Plant has said he actually drew inspiration from Lewis Spence’s Magic Arts in Celtic Britain, a book about occult beliefs. According to one theory, the lyrics echo the “The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen,” a story of two lovers told in the appendix of The Lord of the Rings. Tolkien’s epic fantasy novel inspired several of their songs, including “Ramble On,” “The Battle of Evermore,” and “Misty Mountain Hop.” Many Tolkien buffs believe “Stairway” also leads straight to Middle-earth. Long before Peter Jackson’s blockbuster movies, Zeppelin's band members were big fans of The Lord of the Rings. Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music/Hulton Archives/Getty Images (L to R) Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones and Robert Plant live at Nihon Budokan, Tokyo, in September 1971.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |