I do not recall ever seeing Spirit perform live.
From Jimmy Page
I consider descending chromatic lines and arpeggiated chords basic skills learned by any student of the guitar.
Certainly, as a guitarist, I was aware of descending chromatic lines and arpeggios long before 1968.
I can understand why we got bad reviews. We went right over people's heads. One album would follow another and would have nothing to do with what we'd done before. People didn't know what was going on.
John Peel made his reputation with his radio show and his record label, Dandelion, by championing the underdog.
Because we spent so much time in the States in the beginning, we weren't able to do so much in England. It was slower catching up. And we didn't have radio here like what was called underground radio over there. So we got these little slots on the BBC.
There is no point in putting out 'The Complete BBC Sessions,' and someone's growling that you missed something.
'Communication Breakdown' - it was punchy and direct, with a real attitude that was different to other bands going around.
With Led Zeppelin, it has always been that mystique of how the music is done - how it works, why it works.
The thing about Led Zeppelin was that it was always four musicians at the top of their game, but they could play like a band.
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