Classic Rock Song of the Day (Deep Cuts now being featured!!)

[KevShmev]

Led Zeppelin - Fool in the Rain

I was still very early in my Zeppelin fandom when I first heard this song on the radio, and I have to admit that my reaction was along the lines of "holy shit, this is awesome!!"  Unfortunately, every time I heard the song for weeks, they never said the name of it, so my attempt to find out the name of it so I could buy the CD was futile.  Asking several friends who knew Zeppelin didn't work either, probably since my attempt to describe the song was probably not good, especially since there is no main vocal line to grab on to and identify to them as such.  Eventually, I found out the name, although I don't remember how, but In Through the Out Door quickly became a part of my CD collection right away, and over 20 years later, this is still one of my favorite LZ tunes.

[Podaar]

I love the signature Bonham drum style, the keyboard work board work by JPJ and the unique guitar effects by JP. I really don't like Plant's vocals on this song and it really ruins it for me. His voice just sounds so weak and out of tune to me. This song is near the very bottom of Zep tunes, if not the absolute basement: which isn't nearly as bad as it sounds. 

[jingle.boy]

I enjoy the song, but it's mediocre (at best) by Zeppelin standards (imo).  All you had to do was say "Latin Zeppelin", and everyone would've known instantly which song you meant.   

[hefdaddy42]

I enjoy the song, but it's mediocre (at best) by Zeppelin standards (imo). 

I'm with you.  I'm a huge Zeppelin fan, but this one is a channel-changer for me.

[Orbert]

I kinda like this one.  The main riff isn't mind-blowing, but I like the double-tempo break, followed by the cool doubling effect on the guitar solo.

[KevShmev]

I'm not surprised that the reception to this one isn't overly positive, but it really was the song that made me a bigger LZ fan, so there's that nostalgia thing again.

[jingle.boy]

I'm not surprised that the reception to this one isn't overly positive, but it really was the song that made me a bigger LZ fan, so there's that nostalgia thing again.

And that's always a great thing.  It's certainly not the worst song on ITTOD, and being the commercial release from their final album, it still gets a generous amount of radio airtime today.  I don't skip the channel when it comes up, but it's not something I ever specifically reach for.  When I go to ITTOD, it's Carouselambra all the way.

[TempusVox]

Love Zep and I actually enjoy this song. The Bonham Half Shuffle is legendary and still emulated. For me the whole style of the song showed terrific range.

[King Postwhore]

Middle tier song from Zep but like Temp said, that drum shuffle is amazing.

[JayOctavarium]

My all time favourite Led Zep song.


(Ok... maybe tied with In The Light... )

[Kwyjibo]

Mediocre song on a mediocre album. Led Zep were clearly on the decline.

When I go to ITTOD, it's Carouselambra all the way.

That is the one gem to be found.

[masterthes]

Favorite song from ITOD

As far as Have A Cigar, awesome song. Has Waters or Gilmour ever sang that song live?

[KevShmev]

Boston - Something About You

While still a classic radio mainstay, like every song from their self-titled debut, this is easily one of the two songs that seems to get talked about the least.  It's a song everybody knows, but rarely talks about it, probably because it is seen as not as totally awesome as most of the others, but it is still a fantastic song.  I love the soft intro that leads into that soaring guitar lead that kicks the song into rocking gear.  Brad Delp's vocals are spot on as always, and the guitar solo, which is short and sweet, is one of those that is so memorable and melodic that you can almost hum it without the song even playing.

[Podaar]

This is actually my favorite from their debut...now. It wasn't originally but over the years I came to love it: Probably because it doesn't have the clichéd  Boston formula of song writing.

[JayOctavarium]

Favorite song from ITOD

As far as Have A Cigar, awesome song. Has Waters or Gilmour ever sang that song live?

I think Roger has been known to pull it out during his solo shows.

I wouldn't call it live though.

[hefdaddy42]

Boston - Something About You

While still a classic radio mainstay, like every song from their self-titled debut, this is easily one of the two songs that seems to get talked about the least.  It's a song everybody knows, but rarely talks about it, probably because it is seen as not as totally awesome as most of the others, but it is still a fantastic song.  I love the soft intro that leads into that soaring guitar lead that kicks the song into rocking gear.  Brad Delp's vocals are spot on as always, and the guitar solo, which is short and sweet, is one of those that is so memorable and melodic that you can almost hum it without the song even playing.

Great song.  It says a lot about the strength of Boston's early output that this song is not regarded as highly as some others.

[Orbert]

This is actually my favorite from their debut...now. It wasn't originally but over the years I came to love it: Probably because it doesn't have the clichéd  Boston formula of song writing.

Good point.  It has a different sound to it that's still Boston but not formula Boston.

[Podaar]

This is actually my favorite from their debut...now. It wasn't originally but over the years I came to love it: Probably because it doesn't have the clichéd  Boston formula of song writing.

Good point.  It has a different sound to it that's still Boston but not formula Boston.

Not that there's any thing wrong with those other songs. It's just that over the years, and many many listens, the acoustic riff/acoustic riff/electric riff got to be too predictable. Terrific riffs though!!

[KevShmev]

Okay, but that is the result of oversaturation and whatnot.  At the time, there was nothing cliched or predictable about any of that stuff on their debut album.

[masterthes]

Great tune!

[King Postwhore]

Some albums like this one, The Cars self titled, Back In Black, Escape, Moving Pictures seem to never get old to me.

[Jaq]

My favorite song off of Boston beyond the big three songs from it. Hugely underrated tune and simply doesn't get enough airplay around these parts, which tends to favor either Smokin' or Hitch A Ride when it goes deeper into the debut. Love those harmony guitars.

[KevShmev]

What do you consider the three big songs from it?  I assume More Than a Feeling and Foreplay/Long Time are two of them, but is (the as yet-to-be featured in this thread) Peace of Mind or Rock and Roll Band the third? 

[hefdaddy42]

I would imagine Peace of Mind.  At least, it's that way down here.

[Jaq]

The original side one, yeah. More Than A Feeling, Peace of Mind, and Foreplay/Long Time. 

[KevShmev]

Funny that you mention Side 1, and I don't know if I've mentioned this before, but when I first was blown to shreds by Foreplay/Long Time, I bought the cassette of Boston and it looked like this:

Side 1:

More Than a Feeling
Peace of Mind
Something About You
Let Me Take You Home Tonight

Side 2:

Rock and Roll Band
Smokin'
Hitch a Ride
Foreplay/Long Time

Suffice it to say, when I got it on CD about a year or so later, I was thrown by this new weird running order.

[hefdaddy42]

That's the way I first experienced it as well. 

[Jaq]

You whippersnappers get off my lawn 

[Orbert]

While I disagree in general with changing around the track order, I understand that they did it sometimes so things fit better on a cassette.  Also, in this case it's kinda cool, as the album ends with the longest track, the 2-song suite, so it's kinda like the mini-epic to end with.

But yeah, it's gotta be weird when you get used to a certain track order, then discover that the "real" order is different.

[Jaq]

It was either that or "in order to maintain the continuity of songs, there are several minutes of blank tape at the end of side one." or however they said it. 

[Orbert]

(that's why buying albums on cassette kinda sucked)

[KevShmev]

Okay, I am gonna do another fun little thing to keep this thread kind of interesting, and that is start featuring deeper cuts by classic rock artists.  In other words, I will feature songs that maybe are still played on the radio on occasion, or were played on the radio at the time the album was out, or maybe even ones that were never played on the radio but are loved by fans of the band.  It's basically an excuse to talk about great songs from back then that aren't classic rock staples.  I won't put a timetable on this.  Away we go...

Deep Purple - Lazy

Pretty cool song.  I don't go nuts over it like a few (older) friends of mine do, but I do like it quite a bit.  It definitely has that kind of loose jam feel that was so prevalent in the late 60s/early 70s.

[Podaar]

Love it! I'm just like one of your friends who go crazy over it (except that I'm not old  ).

I was singing along with this song a few years ago and Mrs. P asked my what they meant by, "...she don't want no bread." When I told her it was a pretty common 'trendy' euphemism for money she claimed she'd never heard of that before. She's only four years younger than me! I guess some folks weren't paying attention in the 70's

[Orbert]

I like the song, love the Hammond jamming of course, but I always found it jarring that there's the whole jam at the beginning, then it suddenly changes key when the vocals come in.  Very weird.

[Evermind]

Love it! I'm just like one of your friends who go crazy over it (except that I'm not old  ).

Pretty much. Love this song.

Also, Kev, it's very fitting you've posted it today, 16th of July, the very day Jon Lord passed away two years ago.