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J.R.R. Tolkien and Led Zeppelin
Posted: 2003-12-06 10:30pm
by Zoltan
Led Zeppelin has several songs that connect to the Lord of the Rings trilogy and the Hobbit (the trilogy's prelude).
The songs are:
Misty Mountain Hop (Zeppelin IV or Zoso)
Ramble On (Zeppelin II)
Battle of Evermore (Zeppelin IV or Zoso)
Over the Hills and Far Away (Houses of the Holy)
Stairway to Heaven (Zeppelin IV or Zoso)
Which one has the best Middle Earth feeling or message?
Posted: 2003-12-06 10:40pm
by darthdavid
Ramble on
Posted: 2003-12-07 12:28am
by Dalton
Stairway to Heaven.
"This is a song of hope."
And a new day will dawn,
for those who stand long,
and the forests will echo with laughter...
Posted: 2003-12-07 05:17am
by Gandalf
Stairway To Heaven.
"There's a feeling I get
When I look to the west
and my spirit is crying for leaving."
Posted: 2003-12-07 09:46am
by InnerBrat
The pain of war cannot exceed the woe of aftermath,
The drums will shake the castle wall, the ring wraiths ride in black, Ride on.
Battle of Evermore.
Posted: 2003-12-07 10:04am
by Tsyroc
Mine's a tale that can't be told, my freedom I hold dear.
How years ago in days of old, when magic filled the air.
T'was in the darkest depths of Mordor, I met a girl so fair.
But Gollum, and the evil one crept up and slipped away with her, her, her....yeah.
Ramble On
Posted: 2003-12-07 08:20pm
by Gandalf
All fall before the content of Blind Guardian.
Posted: 2003-12-07 08:36pm
by Spanky The Dolphin
"Ramble On" has the best references.
But for me, "Battle of Evermore" evokes the most feeling. It also ties with "Thank You" and the live version of "No Quarter" as my favourite Led Zeppelin songs.
IIRC, Page and Plant have denied that "Stairway to Heaven" has any connections to Tolkien, and having listened to it for a number of years, I agree with them. While musically, it might set your mind in Middle-earth, lyrically it does not.
Posted: 2003-12-08 10:24am
by Zoltan
Spanky The Dolphin wrote:IIRC, Page and Plant have denied that "Stairway to Heaven" has any connections to Tolkien, and having listened to it for a number of years, I agree with them. While musically, it might set your mind in Middle-earth, lyrically it does not.
Yes, actually, I think they did. I put it on the thread beacuse people tended to think so. Anyway, I think Ramble On has the most connection. Musically and Lyrically.
Posted: 2003-12-08 10:30am
by Tsyroc
Spanky The Dolphin wrote:"Ramble On" has the best references.
But for me, "Battle of Evermore" evokes the most feeling.
After listening more closely to "Battle of Evermore" and looking at the lyrics I'd have to agree with you.