A grandiose Zeppelin marathon which employs Page’s Gibson double neck to reach it’s conclusion. Plant sings well but if you are not into country then this one will irritate the life out of you.Ī rockabilly hoedown that is musically very good but not very appealing to most.Ĭarouselambra- The 10min 32 second epic, driven relentlessly by Jones and his keyboard thrusts. ![]() Kicks of with a nice guitar piece, followed by saloon style piano compliments of Mr. A country based theme which owes much to the state of Texas and the bands experiences there while on tour. ![]() Hot Dog -The only real let down on the disc. Great effort, although very un orthodox it works. Around the halfway point a mad samba takes centre stage as Bonzo adds his bit with crashing timpani, followed by a stand out solo by Page(the best on the album.) Nice piano compliments Plants voice to kick the track off. A lovely solo from Page and a do-wop fade out.Ī jump around tune and a pleasure to listen to.įool in the rain- A song based on the 1978 soccer world cup held in Argentina. South Bound Suarez- Starts off with a rollicking piano intro from Jonesy as Roberts vocals sit nicely. Clearly Zeppelin in sound and the best track off the album. A cascading guitar riff follows as fluid bass takes control.Ī convincing performance overall. In the Evening- to illustrate the feeling of rebirth Pagey pulls out the old violin bow to create a dramatic opening segment, while plant struts arrogantly on the vocals. ![]() The zeppelin was ready to drift in to the new decade with as much enthusiasm as they had entered the 70’s. As a result Zeppelins entire catalogue made the billboard top 200 between the weeks of October 27th and November 3rd.This topped the previous record held in 1975 by….Led Zeppelin. It also instantly went number one in New Zealand, Australia, Germany and Japan creating massive store traffic. The album was rapturously received around the world and in it’s first week made number one in the UK and in it’s second topped the charts in the US. It isn’t the thundering riffs from Page or the 20 minute drum solo’s from Bonham anymore but a lighter more sensitive approach. The album has a very different feel to any other record prior with it’s football themed “Fool in the rain” and multiple “synth” stained tracks, a probable the reason for it’s dislike among fans. Unlike previous contributions dominated by the guitarist and front man, the bands lowest profile member John Paul-Jones, influenced proceedings the most and got lead composing credits on all but one of the seven tracks. The album got it’s name when Jimmy put it “The hardest way to get back in, is through the out door” and that’s exactly what they were doing following the tragedy of Roberts son and the lack of activity that followed.Ĭonsidered by most heavy Zeppelin fans to be the bands weakest effort and completely ignored by most, In through the out door is a faithful document of the time. It was held back to be released after the Knebworth dates in early August of the following year but due to a rare lapse in marketing strategy it was released a week late on August 20th. In through the out door was recorded at the tail end of 1978 at the Polar music studios in Stockholm, Sweden, owned by none other than ABBA. John Paul-Jones- Bass, Piano, Organ, Mellotron, Backing vocalsĪfter nearly two years absence from music and touring in general, dictated by the death of Robert Plants young son Karac from a stomach infection in July 1977, The mighty Zeppelin finally became an active unit. ![]() Jimmy Page-Electric and Acoustic guitars, Pedal steel guitar, Backing vocals
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