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 Robert Plant & Jimmy Page Hey lady- you got the love I need oh Maybe - more than enough oh Darlin' Darlin' Darlin', walk a while with me - oh you've got so much- Many times I loved Many times been bitten Many times I've gazed Along the open road. Many times I've lied Many times I've listened Many times I've wondered How much there is to know. Many dreams come true And some have silver linings I live for my dream And a pocketful of gold. Mellow is the man Who knows what he's been missing Many many men Can't see the open road. Many is a word That only leaves you guessing Guessing 'bout a thing You really ought to know You really ought to know If you haven't bought the new live 3 CD Led Zeppelin album, How The West Was Won, what are you waiting for? I usually don't buy live albums because the sound quality isn't as polished as the studio versions but this is the most awesome live album I have ever owned. When I was a 16-year-old kid, I used to go down to a movie theatre on Bloor Street every Saturday night with my friends to sit and smoke pot and watch The Song Remains The Same (sorta like the freaks who went to see Rocky Horror every weekend, except we were cool). Being a stonerish Zeppelin-head type teenager, I had been dying to see this movie. Unfortunately, the first time attending the film, I was with Maggie, my slutty best friend in high school (the one who is now my aunt and a preachy born-again christian) and her boyfriend at the time. She wasn't all that pleasant to hang out with at the best of times and on this occasion being with her was particularly unpleasant. We sat down with huge vats of popcorn, smoked a big, fat doob, the lights dimmed, images flickered onscreen and the music started. The opening moments of The Song Remains The Same show the band in Britain, flying to the States, and getting into cars that take them to a jam-packed Madison Square Garden in New York City. The pace accelerates as they show the band hurtling down the highways; and then Zeppelin is on stage, tearing into the music, from Rock And Roll to Whole Lotta Love. I remember I had chills and tears in my eyes - I was so thrilled to be there. That's when I glanced over at Maggie and noticed that she had bent forward and her head was down. I heard a gagging sound just before she spewed all over the floor in front of her seat. Well, that was that. I cleaned her face off with a kleenex, Maggie's boyfriend hauled her over his shoulder and out of the theatre we went. I'd gotten a five-minute glance of my heroes, which turned into a vomit fest. Of course, the next week I went with other friends to see it and I couldn't tell you how many times I did end up seeing it. Whe and I rented it ten or 15 years ago and I just could not get into it. Maybe it was too soon to see it again. I'm thinking now that not enough years had passed for me to really appreciate how great a concert film it really is. I saw The Song Remains The Same on MuchMore Music two weekends ago and the old feeling was back - I loved it and it convinced me the new 3 CD set would be worth the money. I've listened to it every single day since I bought it, so I'd say it was. Zeppelin Rocks!
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