Lot's of great tidbits for fanboys like me, but the hypothesis is never clearly proven or explained.
Case in point-"How Many More Times" track listing printed on their 1st vinyl album cover is just over 3 min.
We all know that song is much longer. The CD shows it over 8 min.
The author claims it was intentional-shortened so it would get airplay. Really now? Come on people. Give it up.
Wiki is waiting for a citation on this too-going so far as to say it came from the hand of Jimmy Page himself!
All of these nostalgic R&R books coming out show all kinds of scribbled lyrics on crumpled wrappers and track sheets filled out by wasted engineers that make very little sense.
Has anyone seen Jimmy's handwriting other than an autograph? Do record producers really write out or type up all of the crap they want on the album jacket?
In my business, reading a rusty part number from a 50 year old piece of machinery-
3's & 8's get mixed up all the time. And the results are hilarious! Thousands of dollars and hours of productivity are wasted due to illiteracy on a daily basis in manufacturing in this country.
So I think TYPO'S made Zep the biggest band in the world!
(and caused the recession!)
It's clear as day, sheeple! On every record! Some examples;
- Lead Zeppelin
- Did you make her?
- Boogie with "Stew" (for Ian Stewart according to the same book)
- Presents (hahaha)
See? My theory is just as ludicrous as theirs. Not nearly as cool or mysterious though.
I think it best we go with our guts and stick with the original theory..........
....could it be...........
SATAN?
The "biggest band" claim is flawed as well. Those guys were relatively fit considering their indulgences.
I think the biggest band is...well it's a tie between BTO & Canned Heat.
(Have ya seen Peter Gabriel lately?)
