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Hi. I started listening to Led Zeppelin couple of days ago. I really love all the first album, I like the vibe of "The Houses Of The Holy" Well, I've listened to like 4 albums. I can say, that third album was the one who I didn't really enjoy. I don't know... Maybe I was just too tired yesterday and I wasn't getting really into it and I should re-listen it what I sure thing will do today or tomorrow. Next thing I did i listened to Jimmy's Page's album "Outrider" and I kind of liked it. Well, I really started liking some of blues songs. So, the question here is - what you, old school music lovers, can suggest to me to listen? I'm looking for similar stuff. You know, rock vibe, blues vibe, all that stuff. Some really cool guitar Gods like Jimmy Page that can make guitar sound bluesy, rocky and dirty at the same time.

 

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I call that stuff "Deep Black Zeppelin" ... and people kind of understand what I mean ... as a general reference to the sound of the 1970s, or rather the new sound that began in 1968, "the comedown era" (as opposed to "the summer of love" in 1967, this was a much darker year). The typical "psychedelia" sound (also garage, freakbeats, etc.) tended to use a lot of electric organ for all melodic structure that required sustain. This all changed with the fuzzbox. 

The golden era of this sound lasted, arguably, for five years, between 1968-1973. Then things started to go more "hard and heavy", with more sharper sounding, younger bands, such as Judas Priest. Anyway, I'm babbling. For "more of this stuff" I shall henceforth refer you to my "Deep Black Zeppelin" style YouTube playlist: Bronze Age Metal

PS ... another reason to call it DBS is because just about every goddamned band that were testing out the waters at that point in time would sooner or later get accused of being copycats to either of those three giant names.

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37 minutes ago, MaxFaust said:

I call that stuff "Deep Black Zeppelin" ... and people kind of understand what I mean ... as a general reference to the sound of the 1970s, or rather the new sound that began in 1968, "the comedown era" (as opposed to "the summer of love" in 1967, this was a much darker year). The typical "psychedelia" sound (also garage, freakbeats, etc.) tended to use a lot of electric organ for all melodic structure that required sustain. This all changed with the fuzzbox. 

The golden era of this sound lasted, arguably, for five years, between 1968-1973. Then things started to go more "hard and heavy", with more sharper sounding, younger bands, such as Judas Priest. Anyway, I'm babbling. For "more of this stuff" I shall henceforth refer you to my "Deep Black Zeppelin" style YouTube playlist: Bronze Age Metal

PS ... another reason to call it DBS is because just about every goddamned band that were testing out the waters at that point in time would sooner or later get accused of being copycats to either of those three giant names.

Huge thanks!

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