--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" <fintlewoodlewix@...> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <authfriend@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" <fintlewoodlewix@> > > wrote: (snip) > > > Yes I know, but the point I'm making is that the drumming on > > > say, When the levee breaks by Zeppelin is as much part of > > > the song as the tune and lyrics but he wouldn't have got any > > > extra for writing what is not just a kick ass beat but also > > > the most sampled beat in the whole of music. > > > > Oh, wow: > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOEQTJV_3-w > > Thanks for posting that link. Do you know I just assumed > everyone would be familiar that track so didn't bother myself!
Most here probably are familiar with it. > It moves me so much. The whole album is fantastic, it was the > first serious album I brought. I was 13 and went from Boney M > to gobsmacked in an instant. I was 13 in 1955. The first serious album I bought was Sinatra's "Songs for Swingin' Lovers." ;-) By the time "When the Levee Breaks" came out in 1971, I was 29 and not listening to popular music much except the Beatles, so I'm a bit deprived. This was just stunning.
