Having come of age in the 1980's, Led Zeppelin was always in front of my eyes and in my ears in one form or another thanks to MTV and older cousins and family members. I also found myself enjoying Robert Plant's solo work after Zep crash landed. I remember a funny interview on MTV where Plant recounts a youngster he met while on vacation when "Big Log" was dominating MTV playlists. The youngster asked Plant if he had any other albums or work before "Big Log". His reply with the sly "Percy" smile was along the lines of "oh, I have a few things your parents might recognize". "Big Log" has such a classic summertime feel and the lyrics are classic Plant.
The video was a big hit, for obvious cinematic reasons. I promise it had nothing to do with his jeans which were nothing like the ones he wore on The Song Remains The Same. See for yourself.
This is also a fine example of why I love Amazon's DRM-free mp3 downloads as well. I had this in my iTunes library but when my hard drive died and I didn't backup the library, it died with the drive. Now, I can put this mp3 anywhere and play on anything without having to follow software rules for back-up and playback. Most of the major studios have finally figured this is the way to get people to buy more music and all the major studios are now online with Amazon. Even iTunes is selling DRM-free tracks but not everything I have will play AAC tracks, but mp3 is ubiquitous.
So, my first free tune: Robert Plant's 1983 classic "Big Log" (the extended album version at 5:06. It's even on my cellphone now...Is it summer yet?
See ya!
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The first time I saw that video was at my friend Jeff's house at about 1:00 in the morning while we were watching "Night Tracks" on TBS. I miss the days of the weird concept video that has almost nothing to do with the song. Come to think of it, I miss the days of any video since we never see them anymore.
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