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Music Review: Get the Led Out! - Led Zeppelin Salute

Written by Chris Beaumont
Published April 17, 2008
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The album begins with Chris Mahoney and "Whole Lotta Love." There is something about the calculated riff style employed, it has an odd sound that I like, combine that with the smooth leads and you get a pretty snazzy sounding version.

Randy Coven and Leslie West team for "Moby Dick," which sticks pretty close to the original, save for the nice back and forth between Coven and West. They work quite well together and the result is a respectful cover that adds in that tasty back and forth of two talented guitar-slingers.

"Dazed and Confused" benefits from the sweeping dramatics of Brian Tarquin's talents. While it does not hold a candle to the original, there is no denying that Tarquin brings some nicely dramatic passages to the mix.

Greg Rapaport brings an added heavy crunch to "Immigrant Song." The gain is turned up and a touch of metal is introduced. It is not only in the riffs, but in the lead breaks with the speedy sweep picking. Not too shabby.

Think you know everything about "Kashmir"? Guess again. Stripping away the electric bombast, Martin Winch brings smooth acoustic guitar to the mix, providing something just a little bit different than the expected.

A couple others worth paying attention to are "D'yer Mak'er" and "All My Love" (mainly because I have a soft spot for this tune, always have).

As an added bonus, in addition to all of the instrumentals, there are four Jimmy Page rarities from the '68-'70 era. I cannot say I thought any of them were great songs, but Jimmy sounded excellent. There is a looseness to his playing that is very compelling. These songs will be a treat to any Page fan and will likely be worth the price of admission.

Bottomline. I cannot give this a full recommendation if based on nothing other than Zep saturation, but it is still definitely worth checking out for Zep fans and guitar fans alike. There is a lot to enjoy, and you will likely find yourself picking a few to add to your iPod.

Recommended.

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Christopher Beaumont spends much of his time writing about entertainment when he isn't sitting in a movie theater. He is known around the office as the "Movie Guy" and is always ready to talk about his favorite form of entertainment and offer up recommendations. Interests include science fiction, horror, and metal music. His writings can be found at Draven99's Musings and Draven99's Media Center.
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Music Review: Get the Led Out! - Led Zeppelin Salute
Published: April 17, 2008
Type: Review
Section: Music
Filed Under: Music: Instrumental, Music: Hard Rock
Writer: Chris Beaumont
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