I won\u2019t be the first person to wax poetic about Led Zeppelin, and I certainly won\u2019t be the last.<\/p>\n
I was there when they were the biggest thing in the world. I\u2019ll confess I didn\u2019t own a Zeppelin album until Houses of the Holy came out in 1973\u2014but I caught up quickly and followed them for the rest of their run. And even now, 50 years later, they still hold that spark.<\/p>\n
A New Look at an Old Legend<\/p>\n
I recently caught Becoming Led Zeppelin on IMAX, and it gave me a whole new perspective on the band. Things weren\u2019t quite as mystical as I remembered them\u2014but somehow they were cooler, on a deeper and more human level.<\/p>\n
It reminded me that nearly every Led Zeppelin song was really just a launchpad for the band to jam. Sure, they had to play something like \u201cStairway to Heaven\u201d fairly faithfully, but it was during the improvisations that they were at their absolute best.<\/p>\n
The Led Zeppelin\u00a0Live E.P. Brings That Energy Back<\/p>\n
Case in point: the version of \u201cTrampled Under Foot\u201d on the new Led Zeppelin Live E.P.. It starts out like the version on Physical Graffiti\u2014just a little faster\u2014and then stretches that five-minute song into an eight-minute groove-filled jam. It\u2019s pure, unfiltered Zeppelin magic.<\/p>\n
The Live E.P. was released to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Physical Graffiti and features four powerhouse tracks:<\/p>\n
In My Time Of Dying<\/p>\n
Trampled Under Foot<\/p>\n
Sick Again<\/p>\n
Kashmir<\/p>\n
Get Your Copy \u2014 And Maybe Win One<\/p>\n