Hooo-weee, how you guys doing this fine day? Today's entry is that quintessential rock song, Whole Lotta Love, off of Led Zeppelin II. It's probably redundant to mention, but this song is A CLASSIC. It doesn't get much more rock and roll than this. It's raw yet well-produced, raunchy, naughty, and packs enough punch to knock out King Kong. It's also been a go-to it seems for the Youtube folks to react to, so there were a whole lotta entries (see what I did there). This dude here has a kick ass poster in the background, and he's watching a live performance of Whole Lotta Love at the Royal Albert Hall in 1970. And boy, does this version rock your face off. Yes my man, this song gets NAUGHTY. Bonzo shows himself to be Led Zeppelin's secret weapon: posessing a power, versatility and grace unmatched event to this day. LOL at Sex Anthem. He never ceases to entertain. I believe he was a little perturbed by the middle part where Robert Plant sounds like he's having a Whole Lotta Love lol. It's fun to see how the song is affecting him, I'm like man, I still feel that way after 867454265784665390000 times of hearing the song. You can see his face as the crazy sounds kick in, with the left/right panning in the headphones and all that. This duder here knows what time it is! Robert Plant is the greatest voice in rock. The guy also was enjoying the ride during the famous middle section freakout and it was beautiful to see. I applaud you, my good man for surviving the ride. That stuttering guitar riff is one of the most recognizable in rock music, period. Bonzo did something different with this song in that the drums followed the riff of the guitar instead of just a plodding rock beat, giving it punch and power. We can't forget the ladies; we gots to give the ladies some love! She is great, but I don't think she was quite ready for Zeppelin to bring it so hard. It looks for all the world like Robert Plant has her under his spell. Just go for it, girl, I been under his spell since I was like 3 years old lol. I believe she had a whole entire moment, maybe two or three. Yes, Led Zeppelin is an experience, often a sensual one. Robert Plant's performance was always racy and intensely sexual. Added to the hard, driving sound Zeppelin was known for, makes them quite shocking even to this day. ROCK AND ROLLLLLL. As usual, I saved the best for last. For real this time, this has got to be the greatest Zeppelin reaction, in fact the greatest reaction to anything in the history of mankind, ever. WARNING: Language, but man. This is so hilarious. AND THEN THE VOICE KICKED IN. And he sat up and paid attention. Ol' boy seems to be having the experience of his life. JUST GO WITH IT, MAN. He was losing his whole mind to this and I am glad to get to go along the craziness with him. He does a pretty good approximation of the vocals, I ain't gonna lie. I mean, I wouldn't really be surprised if the middle freakout part was a live sex tape with music over top of it. Crazier things have happened. I had to collect myself for a minute but all right, here's the deal: The song is the first song on Led Zeppelin II, setting the standard for any rock song to come after. It was based on a song recorded by Small Faces a few years before titled You Need Loving, itself a cover of a Muddy Waters song written by famed bluesman Willie Dixon. The vocal delivery is modeled after Steve Marriott of the Small Faces rendition of the tune, but the song was changed and morphed into something raw, new, and dangerous. The middle freakout section has become infamous, even more so when American radio tried to cut the track down to make it more radio friendly, but Led Zeppelin refused to release a shortened version of the song as a single; FM radio made their own, catapulting the song into history. The section included sexually charged wails by Robert Plant, percussion by Bonzo, and the strangled, otherworldly sounds of a device called a Theremin. Adjusting the controls and waving your hand around the antennae of it caused the different tones of the scary sounding machine and Jimmy Page used it to devastating effect in the studio and during live performances. Fun personal fact: I used to make my mom play this song on her 8-track player and rock out to it, then literally freak out during the freak out part. As a 3 year old it made me think of a tornado or a freak storm, tearing through a valley and ripping everything apart. Good times! Sources: https://www.businessinsider.com/led-zeppelin-whole-lotta-love-oral-history-how-it-was-made-2016-12 https://ultimateclassicrock.com/jimmy-page-whole-lotta-love/ https://www.songfacts.com/facts/led-zeppelin/whole-lotta-love And here's the version of You Need Loving by Small Faces. Steve's vocals are still blowing my mind.
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Heyyy all you lil elf (and werewolf) fans! Newest tale is up as ebook (still waiting for final approval for the paperback) and for the grand reveal you can download it for FREE on amazon! Yes, from Friday to Sunday June 2 you'll be able to Kindle this baby for free. I did the cover and inside there are some exclusive, never before released illustrations by yours truly. Description A creepy new tale set in the world of Telamon, this time set now instead of the 1970's, follow the narrator as he is taken for a ride involving magic, demons, werewolves and elves and spirals into madness. Featuring some familiar characters we've seen in other tales such as Ghastley's and the Secret Ones series, and introducing a band of hillbilly monster chasers/supernatural researchers, this relentless story will leave you afraid to turns the lights off at night or touch an old book of any description. ,Today's episode is another reaction to a Led Zeppelin song, this time Dazed and Confused, and boy it really blew a lot of minds lol. The song was the set piece of the album Led Zeppelin I and their live shows of the time, and to let all of you know, their first album is primarily a blues album. It hits harder and heavier than a lot of what was out at the time, but it's electric psychedelic blues at its finest. Again I've scoured youtube for the best (in my humble opinion, anyways) reaction videos, and I wasn't disappointed. Kudos to those brave enough to embark on this journey, you guys are the greatest. Thank you for letting us share your reactions. After the reactions there's some information on the song itself. Hope you enjoy the ride! This guy's face though. I love seeing faces when Robert Plant's vocals slam into your eardrums when you're innocently enjoying the musical interlude. Uncle Bob didn't sing; he bludgeoned your ears and brain and possibly your face with bald power, in fact he sounds in danger of 'stripping a gear' to paraphrase some of my mom's brilliant sayings. You can tell this man can appreciate music of all kinds. Enjoy the rabbit hole you've been sucked into, sir. That stank face is worth the price of admission, haha! Indeed, Bobby Plant don't play--he busts out the vocals like it's the apocalypse. Which right now it could very be, but I digress. This guy's observations are astute and funny, and you know he's got a point. The woman in the song sounds like bad news and with all that pain in Robert's voice, maybe he's fixin' to kill her. And you're right, the song has a disjointed, sinister vibe to it, which I guess goes along with the whole dazed and confused thing. You said it right, you've gone down the rabbit hole. So he's not black but he's clearly enjoying himself too. "Robert's vocals are monstrous," he says. YOU RIGHT, SON. His expressions when the song changes up just made my day, he's having such a good time so it's making me have a good time. He also offers a pretty good analysis of the song. This was the funniest reaction to Dazed and Confused, and probably the craziest and funniest reaction to anything I've seen yet. WARNING: for language, but the antics of these two I couldn't pass up. Man oh man, they just had their brains exploded apparently and it's so amazing and fun to see. "OOOOH!" You said it, all right. This kinda reaction to something 50 years old is surprising, but good is good no matter what year it is, Zeppelin be timeless. Yeah the middle part freakout kinda goes with the middle part freakout in the song, and makes me happy in my face. Dazed and Confused was notoriously lifted from folk musician Jake Holmes, which had the familiar, dark and creepy sounding descending bass line. The lyrics were about paranoia and truly being dazed and confused, but Jimmy Page of the Yardbirds heard it and the band decided to incorporate the song into their live act, with some rewrites of the lyrics. The blues-based Yardbirds broke up not long after and Page formed another band which came to be known as Led Zeppelin, and he took the song with him. The band recorded their version of the song, complete with long breakdown and Jimmy Page using a cello bow on his Fender Telecaster for those unearthly sounds, but neglected to give Jake Holmes any credit. He didn't pursue the matter until decades later, which resulted in a lawsuit that was settled out of court and now the song is listed as "Inspired by Jake Holmes" which I think is still kinda crappy. Thing is, the song was reworked, rewritten and re-arranged until only the title words and descending bass line remained the same from the original (I guess the Song Didn't Remain the Same? Sorry, Zeppelin pun). Still, some sort of acknowledgement is only fair. Anyway, I can't help but love what Led Zeppelin did with the song, and it's possible we'd have never heard any version of it it hadn't been for them. The song was typical of the 'rave-ups' of the day, where bands would improvise and jam for long periods of time, hence the trippy middle section of the song. Some of the early Zeppelin catalog featured the call-and-return between Robert Plant's voice and and the guitar, which added to the trippy atmosphere. Voice and instrument would mimic each other, which gave Robert something to do during the instrumental sections when they played the song live. Here's the original song as performed by Jake Holmes. 4/25/2020 0 Comments People Discovering Led Zeppelin for the First Time Part 1--When the Levee BreaksI have found something online that has put a big smile on my face, and that is people unfamiliar with Led Zeppelin filming their reactions of hearing them for the first time. It seems that https://cash.app/$ShanaOQuinn Youtube has discovered Led Zeppelin and it's truly a fun and wholesome thing to see. Bringing people together, one Zep song at a time. In this era of global pandemic, I think cute things like this is what we need. So, for those of you who are not familiar with the mighty Zeppelin, be prepared to hear the first song I chose for this entry, When the Levee Breaks, over and over and over. It's totally worth it, though lol. Shout out to all these lovely folks for being willing to try something different and listening with open ears, heart and mind. After the videos there's some information and discussion of the song itself. In this one, Robert Plant is wailing on the harmonica so hard he thinks it's an electric guitar. And yes, my friend, that long instrumental intro is indeed sick. Just watching you enjoy this made me happy in my face. You're an amazing human being, sir. This is someone who you can tell loves music, just music of any kind, and he has one hell of a radio voice to boot lol. He is right if he detects that beat in hip hop music, as the drums in this song have been sampled probably more than any other in the history of music. And yes, that is a harmonica. This dude was blown away hahaha. He's now a disciple of Led Zeppelin. Welcome to the club, buddy. There's so much material to work with, you're gonna be at it a while. This song is such a dirty, filthy, bluesy song you kinda wanna take a shower afterwards, but it's SO SO GOOD, AIN'T IT? Like you said, they don't even know how to do a bad song. behiBy far the funniest and most entertaining reaction is this one. This little feller was hilarious and you can tell genuinely enjoying himself. He said they were 'singing this song around the campfire telling scary stories and shit' and it cracked me up. For real I've had the biggest smile on my face watching him. Thanks, bro. Ol' boy John B. was bringing the drum game hard, for real. The basic song When the Levee Breaks is almost 100 years old, performed by Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie to talk about the Mississippi Flood in the 1920's which killed and displaced a lot of people, mostly poor black people, who then had to pick up and leave for other places to find work. Chicago was a popular destination, hence the phrase "going to Chicago." Unlike some of the speculation on some of the other reaction videos I watched (and I watched quite a lot. You're welcome, viewers, lol) this was not a symbolic or metaphorical song. It was literally about a traumatic, economically devastating event that happened in the Deep South and displaced a lot of folks. I think a lot of these people of color are reacting so positively to this song is because it first and foremost a blues song, and African Americans created the blues and were a driving force in the birth of rock and roll music. Essentially, this is electrified American blues and soul, reinterpreted by white British dudes, but packaged so well and with such passion and feeling that it's hard for anyone to not respond to it. Everything comes together so perfectly: the monumental drum sound, the driving bass line, the dirty guitar, and the pained, powerful vocal delivery. That this happened at the beginning of the 1970's still blows my mind; the mix is both clear and muddy, the famous echo on the drums just one part of the awesomeness of the whole song. There were a few ingredients to this envied drum beat: the first was the insane drumming of John Bonham himself. The ambience was partly due to having the drums set up in the lobby of an old Victorian house known as Headley Grange. Another factor was the microphone placement, which allowed the earth-shattering drums to breathe. The other secret ingredient was the usage of an echo/delay machine called the Binson Echorec. They cranked up the delay and that's where the ghostly sound and what sounds like (but actually isn't) another bass drum beat behind the main kick beat comes from. It's FAT. The drums are absolutely beastly, and so recognizable to this day. Information sources: https://www.wired.com/2008/08/a-short-history/ https://genius.com/Led-zeppelin-when-the-levee-breaks-lyrics https://www.stereogum.com/2028283/led-zeppelin-when-the-levee-breaks-samples/franchises/breaks-with-tradition/ And special thanks to Rick Beato digging deep: 6/12/2016 0 Comments Ghastley's book of Fairy TalesHey everyone, I decided to try something out and do a little experiment. I'm running a contest type thing where you can get a coupon to download my new ebook for free. All you have to do is 2 things on Facebook:
1. Like the Secret Ones page. 2. Like or share this post. (Or both.) That's it. You have until June 15 to like the page and like or share this post. Everyone who does this will get a coupon to use to get my ebook for free. The coupon is time sensitive too hahaha. Fantasy author Shana O'Quinn returns with this collection of fairy tales for young adults and anyone else who wants updated versions of some classic fairy tales. These stories offer twists, turns, strong heroines and clever heroes in a land where not everyone lives happily ever after, but there's never a dull moment. See Cinderella, Rumplestiltskin, Jack and the Beanstalk and more in a whole different way. An original short story from the author's Secret Ones series is also included, for those who like ancient prehistory and werewolves. Go ahead, indulge your need for fairy tales, even if you fancy yourself a grownup. You're never too old for a good story https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/641403 11/8/2015 0 Comments LilithNew excerpt from the next Chronicles of Lilith.
The yellow-haired woman fled across the wastelands, running away from the oasis as if monsters were on her trail. She flung herself headlong, with no supplies or possessions, indeed as naked as the day she had been born. When that had occurred, she had little knowing at this point--the day of her birth. Having lived dozens of a human span of life already, she no longer counted days and months to herself; years rolled on and blurred into one another as she wandered the reaches of the Earth. Tears streamed down her still unlined face, her breath came in shallow gasps while her long, muscular legs continued to pump. Long blonde hair billowed out behind her in the wind. What was she running from, this lost woman, this creature that could not die? What could have spurred her, a being that had melded with the ancient desert spirits of her vanished tribe and learned the secrets of the Universe itself, in such a way? It wasn’t simply a place, the Oasis, that she fled from. The lush, green paradise that sprawled around a primeval river was perfect, in fact. Fruits and vegetables grew year round, and large numbers of species of beast flocked there, but no. It was the people. Humans. Ones that she had grown to love and hoped maybe, at last, grow old and die with. It was a man with warm, dark eyes and a magic soul who had stolen her heart. It was a brown-skinned woman with healing hands she had sought to befriend. It was a shattered love and shattered hope and brutal realization that she would never belong. The blood, the blood, oh, the blood was still on her hands! At that moment, in the River Oasis, keening and wailing could be heard. A man lay in a pool of blood, his brown eyes staring up at the clear sky yet seeing nothing. A woman on her knees sobbed beside him with her head bowed, her long, thick, coarse black hair a curtain to shield her grief. She wore a grass skirt and a necklace of shells, her only other adornment was her smooth, dark skin. Another man stood beside them, tense with shock and anger, his fists clenching and unclenching. He wore only a loincloth and an elaborate headdress made of feathers and beads. A few dozen others, also quiet with shock, surrounded them. “My brother! My brother, Apos, is dead!” the woman cried. “The chieftain is dead at the hands of Lilith! You must do something, Idim!” “I grieve with you, Hawwah,” he finally spoke. He controlled his tone with visible effort. “She will not get away so easily.” He turned and headed toward his hut, the shaman’s hut. Before he reached the doorway a hand was laid on his shoulder. “What will you do?” Dimmuz asked Idim. “I will send my spirits for her. She is mine, and she must be punished.” He entered the dwelling and built up the central fire. Idim snatched one of his pouches up and tossed sacred herbs from it onto the fire. A pungent, burning odor soon permeated the dwelling as the man sank down before the fire cross-legged and closed his eyes. “Hear me, Unseen Ones,” he cried out after several quiet moments. “One of your followers has committed crimes against us. She thinks to run away, back to the sands from whence she came. Bring her back to me, so that we can punish her! By earth and water, your elements, I demand it!” A dark humanoid shape appeared in the firelight. Whispers filled the small space of the hut, the murmurings of spirits that fed off the devotion and fear of the living. “We hear you,” came the voice of the spirits. “What if she will not come back? What then, Shaman?” “Then I shall curse her!” he bellowed. “I shall curse her to never know the comfort and security of other human beings, to wander alone at night. Her companions shall be owls and snakes and other night-demons. She who is a she-wolf in human clothing shall live like an outcast wolf. I say it, and so it shall be, by her true name Val-il. Val-il!” Lilit had reached the foothills of a region due west of the River Oasis of Ai-denn, the home of a pack of wolves she considered her peers and companions. She had an affinity for the creatures from the time she was an adolescent--when she had elicited their aid getting revenge on the ones who destroyed her tribe, and helped them in turn. It was mediated by Azyu, the collection of wind spirits she made her bargain with. It had been a devil’s bargain, one that eventually began to suck the lifeforce from her. Azyu began tormenting her, and her bond with him was what marked her as different, a renegade, an outcast. Idim had freed her from the hold of the collection of night demons that called themselves Azyu. She had confessed who and what she was to him, and he had loved her anyway. It was the first time a human had connected with her since she had lost her folk, the Khebas. Lilit slowed at last, then collapsed amongst the small brush that grew in the small hills she’d reached. She lay there, hitching and sobbing, heedless of the four-legged beast that approached her in its easy loping gait. Sister, she heard the wolf’s voice in her head. “Rehla,” she said softly, then looked up at the majestic grey wolf that studied her. His ears were turned toward her, amber eyes intent. I felt your pain from the next ridge over, the canine spoke. Come away from those foolish two-legs, and hunt with us again. “I can’t,” she whispered. “It hurts...it hurts too much.” Then what do you want, Lilit Wolfsister? Why do you come to my territory broadcasting your disturbing pain? Before she could answer, the moisture in the air coalesced into a manlike shape. “Lilith, woman of the night,” the thing greeted her. “You have brought death into Ai-denn and you have left your husband. Come back home and take your punishment.” “My husband?!” the blonde spat and got to her feet. “The buffoon who thinks he owns me? The one who wanted rid of that toad Apos then blames me when I kill him? The one that worships that woman-hating El and expects me to fawn over him? I think not!” “Going back to the Oasis is your only shot at salvation,” the water-spirit told her. The water-shape floated slowly around her as they conversed. “Nobody else will take you in. Nobody else can help you find a way to live a mortal life. You will wander alone in the depths of the night, never dying, unable to live.” “Go back to Idim, spirits. Go back and tell him Lilit submits to none, tell him to wed that foolish Hawwah and have a dozen bawling brats for all I care. Tell him I would rather die than be his, that I shall die a free woman! Rehla, brother,” she turned to the wolf who had been watching impassively. “I know what I want. It’s not in me to take my own life, but you can help me. Tear my throat out, pack brother. Give me peace.” Is this what you really want, sister? the wolf asked her. “Yes,” she breathed, and sat down before him. So be it, the wolf declared. He trotted forward as Lilit tilted her head back and stared up at the evening sky. In one smooth motion he clamped down with those deadly jaws. The sharp teeth sank easily into her flesh, ripping into veins and arteries when he jerked backwards. Gore stained her chest and the wolf’s muzzle, sadness now filling the canine’s eyes. “No!” cried the water spirit before disappearing. “NO!” Idim screamed in anguish. He saw the scene through his link with the spirits, and when it severed he found himself on his feet panting as if he’d been running. “Lilith! No, no, it can’t be...” Hawwah burst through the door of the dwelling. “What has happened?” She looked round the room and sensed the magick that had been done, but it had a different taste than that she knew when she did healing work. “What did you do?” “I cursed her. She has divided and afflicted our people enough.” “And why the tears?” He touched his face, unaware that he had been weeping, and felt the moisture there. “I loved her. You know this.” “You still love her, you worm! And you go and bring dark spirits in here? In this place of green, this place of peace? Tell me what you’ve done!” Miles westward, Rehla the wolf chieftain watched in amazement as the body of the naked woman began to glow. The gaping hole in her throat closed, and she seemed to rise up and float like a puppet being pulled. She then cried out as her body changed, her form shifting before the astonished wolf’s eyes. Her face lengthened into a wolf muzzle, her teeth growing sharp, and golden fur sprang out over her body. In moments a large golden woman-wolf emerged from the shining light where there once was a woman. She looked down at herself in horrified surprise. “What has happened to me?” she wondered in the wolf tongue. “You are...a wolf-woman. You look like the Grey Tribe, yet not. Your eyes look like the woman Lilit’s eyes, so I know you are her.” “I have been cursed! I can’t even die! Why can’t I die?” She howled mournfully. “What am I supposed to do now?” “Come back to my tribe, Lilit Wolfsister. Forget the two-legs and their troubles.” 7/31/2015 0 Comments Joe West Interview7/12/2015 0 Comments Free ebook for a limited time!From July 13-15 you can get my ebook Beowulf's Struggle for free. Free is good, right?
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