Sooo...(as the teenagers say)...today marks the 50th anniversary of the release of one of the greatest rock 'n' roll epics of all time, "Stairway to Heaven".
Never released as a single, it was on the English supergroup Led Zeppelin's fourth studio album, simply titled Led Zeppelin IV.
If radio stations still exist in 50 years' time (doubtful), one would hope they are still playing this iconic eight-minute musical masterpiece.
....."to be a rock and not to roll"......
Keep well.
V. J.
I'm sure it will still be played along with many other great songs of yesteryears. I mean we can still listen to the 50's & 60's on anything that plays music. So hopefully all is not lost. XX
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As one song says "I like that old time rock and roll that kind of music just soothes my soul"
I bought that Led Zeppelin album with babysitting money, and "Stairway to Heaven" remains an all-time favorite!!
I never got to see Led Zeppelin. I only had one chance to see them back in the day but being in school and already committed to an Alice Cooper concert, it was a little bit much for a $7.50 ticket. I have every one of their albums and if you followed them, they have been through large struggles and tragedy. I do love Led Zep 4 and "Stairway to Heaven" is a real classic but I think my favorite is their second album. Their music and many other bands of that era will always survive. My grandchildren and their friends all listen to Led Zeppelin and even the Beatles. Mike
I need to confess I was totally lost back then. I considered myself a musician, a decent pianist and, at 15, played in a 17-piece orchestra doing Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw and the like. That's before the R&R folks like the Coasters, The Platters, Drifters, Dion, Five Satins, etc. I guess I just wasn't willing to let go of the stuff I loved so much and didn't give the new folks the credit they deserved. I even discouraged my kids from getting too involved in the new stuff. I referred to Led Zeppelin as "Tin Blimp". I apologize. As I "grew up" and really listened I recognized some great talents and remain thankful for all the good music wherever or whomever it comes from.
Mike