{"id":26104,"date":"2023-10-02T05:30:58","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T09:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?p=26104"},"modified":"2023-10-02T07:31:51","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T11:31:51","slug":"preview-music-to-your-ears-led-zeppelins-houses-of-the-holy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/02\/preview-music-to-your-ears-led-zeppelins-houses-of-the-holy\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: Music to Your Ears &#8211; Led Zeppelin&#8217;s Houses of the Holy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-22539\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/mtt_zep.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/mtt_zep.jpg 425w, http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/mtt_zep-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/mtt_zep-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>In the early to mid 1970s, Led Zeppelin reigned supreme in the world of rock. Rising from the ashes of seminal \u201860s band the Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin drew upon classic American blues for its sound, but added levels of power, sophistication, nuance and (sometimes) malevolence to create something remarkable and new. Every one of their studio albums \u2013 eight released between 1969 and 1979 \u2013 went multi-platinum, often many times over. Led Zeppelin concert tours were emblematic of the era, with the band playing to packed arenas across the globe. The excess of that era was on full display: the group traveled in its own branded jet, and tales of backstage and hotel room mayhem were legion.<\/p>\n<p>But at the center of it all was the music. And While most all of Led Zeppelin\u2019s music enjoys critical acclaim commensurate with its commercial appeal, the band was arguably at the pinnacle of its creativity on 1973\u2019s <i>Houses of the Holy<\/i>. The music effectively melded the subtlety and grace of Jimmy Page\u2019s acoustic guitar with the crushing roar of his electric work, and it all worked closely with Robert Plant\u2019s distinctive vocals, John Paul Jones\u2019 underrated bass and keyboard playing, and the thunderous, commanding percussion of John Bonham.<\/p>\n<p><i>Houses of the Holy<\/i><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> features several hit album tracks including \u201cNo Quarter,\u201d \u201cThe Rain Song, \u201cD\u2019yer Maker\u201d and \u201cOver the Hills and Far Away.\u201d And the record holds together as a cohesive, complete work as well. We\u2019ll chat about the background, creation and legacy of key tracks, dig into some of the lesser-known gems on the LP, and maybe even listen to some unreleased music from the period.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The October 4 event at Asheville Guitar Bar will feature a discussion of <i>Houses of the Holy<\/i>, led by author, speaker and music journalist Bill Kopp (that\u2019s me), joined by special guest <span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Christopher Everett<\/b>, lead guitarist with Hustle Souls. The Music to Your Ears series is sponsored by AshevilleFM. Don\u2019t miss this special opportunity to convene with your fellow rock fans for this interactive evening.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><b>WHAT<\/b>: <\/strong>Music to Your Ears Discussion Series: Led Zeppelin\u2019s <em>Houses of the Holy<\/em><strong><br \/>\n<b>WHO<\/b>: <\/strong>Discussion led by music journalist\/author Bill Kopp with special guest Chris Everett<strong><br \/>\n<b>WHERE<\/b>:<\/strong> Asheville Guitar Bar, 122 Riverside Dr., Suite D, Asheville<strong><br \/>\n<b>WHEN<\/b>:<\/strong> Wednesday Oct. 4 @ 7 p.m. \u2013 8:30 p.m. (doors open 6:30) $10 at the door \/ SEATING IS LIMITED<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the early to mid 1970s, Led Zeppelin reigned supreme in the world of rock. Rising from the ashes of seminal \u201860s band the Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin drew upon classic [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22539,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[1299,4843],"class_list":["post-26104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-essay","tag-led-zeppelin","tag-music-to-your-ears","cat-27-id","has_thumb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26104","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26104"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26104\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26106,"href":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26104\/revisions\/26106"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}