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    Quote Originally Posted by Jonny Come Lately View Post
    That's a great gift, hope you enjoy it. PG is my second favourite album of theirs behind IV, as well as being probably my favourite double album.

    Given that your favourite Zeppelin album is II, I'm guessing that you tend to like the riff-driven hard rock songs? If so, there should be plenty of music you'll like on Graffiti. Of the songs in this vein, The Wanton Song is a particular favourite of mine, though Custard Pie, The Rover and Sick Again are also very strong. There's a very wide range of different styles on the album though.
    Yeah, I like the hard rock side of Zeppelin more than the softer stuff, although I like the folky stuff like Going to California. IV is my second favorite Zeppelin album, but I don't enjoy Stairway to Heaven like some do. I plan to give the record a spin tomorrow.
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    Stylistically, that album meanders over a varied terrain. You get off-the-cuff jokey stuff like Boogie with Stu and Custard Pie to the whimsical, shimmering beauty of Down by the Seaside, then an unexpected seriously romantic epic Ten Years Gone. Much to admire, much to ponder (the photos of the boys in heavy makeup, for example). You may want to check the albums' run-out grooves: I dimly recall there were messages.

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    I just saw that the copyright infringement case brought on behalf of Spirit guitarist Randy Wolfe is going to trial. I must say I am a bit surprised. From an article on the BBC website:
    A Los Angeles district judge said there were enough similarities between the song and an instrumental by the band Spirit to let a jury decide.

    The trial has been scheduled for 10 May.

    Stairway to Heaven, released in 1971, is widely seen as one of the greatest rock compositions of all time.

    The copyright infringement action has been brought by Michael Skidmore, a trustee for the late Spirit guitarist Randy Wolfe, who played on the same bill as Led Zeppelin in the 1960s, and claims he should be given a writing credit on the track.

    Led Zeppelin guitarist Page and lead singer Plant are reputed to have written Stairway to Heaven in a remote cottage in Wales.
    However, Mr Skidmore has suggested the song came about after the band heard Spirit perform the instrumental Taurus while the bands toured together in 1968 and 1969.

    US district judge Gary Klausner said a jury could find "substantial" similarity between the first two minutes of Stairway and Taurus.

    "While it is true that a descending chromatic four-chord progression is a common convention that abounds in the music industry, the similarities here transcend this core structure," Judge Klausner ruled.

    "What remains is a subjective assessment of the 'concept and feel' of two works... a task no more suitable for a judge than for a jury."

    He also said the trustee can get only 50% of any damages awarded, citing a 1967 contract Wolfe signed.

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    Oh, balderdash. If Randy California thought Zep had ripped him off, he would have pursued it surely. It's just a chord progression.

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    Have you listened to the Spirit track?
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xd8AVbwB_6E

    I'm expecting Led Zeppelin to settle and if anything I'm surprised they've let it go this far. I think a jury would find in favour of Randy Wolfe (aka Randy California).

    However, this ruling seems to go against the idea that only the lyrics and vocal melody had copyright.
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    Of course I've heard the track. Only the intro figure (descending chord progression) bears any resemblance. Taurus is a lovely, vague bit of ambience. It's not a structured song.

    Zeppelin went someplace completely different: Stairway is a fully developed composition.

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    they are still trying to get money out of this? smh

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    This will not change my opinion of what is for me the second greatest rock song ever written. There is a similarity. It doesn't bother me & it shouldn't bother most people.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Freypower View Post
    This will not change my opinion of what is for me the second greatest rock song ever written. There is a similarity. It doesn't bother me & it shouldn't bother most people.
    What is your first? Just curious.
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    Quote Originally Posted by WalshFan88 View Post
    What is your first? Just curious.
    A Day In The Life.

    I don't have to say who it's by do I?!

    ETA: I was reading this thread again & I made a mistake. Stairway is my THIRD favourite song after the above & Romeo & Juliet. I'm slipping...
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