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Post subject: Re: 42. D'yer Maker vs. Houses of the Holy
Posted: Fri November 10, 2017 12:57 pm
tl;dr
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I've never understood the dislike for "D'yer Ma'ker" -- it's catchy as hell. "Houses of the Holy" is good but I can't help but feel it's a little outclassed on "Physical Graffiti," and certainly nowhere near as singular in their catalog as its competition here.
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Post subject: Re: 42. D'yer Maker vs. Houses of the Holy
Posted: Fri November 10, 2017 1:05 pm
The worst
Joined: Thu December 13, 2012 6:31 pm Posts: 39895
it (d’yer) can initially come across as an out of place genre exercise (similar to all my love). in my past visits to Zeppelin Country I was looking for something very specifc and these songs were out of place. I have no expectations this time which really helped the songs open up
Post subject: Re: 42. D'yer Maker vs. Houses of the Holy
Posted: Fri November 10, 2017 1:13 pm
tl;dr
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 6:06 pm Posts: 8567
stip wrote:
it (d’yer) can initially come across as an out of place genre exercise (similar to all my love). in my past visits to Zeppelin Country I was looking for something very specifc and these songs were out of place. I have no expectations this time which really helped the songs open up
I can understand that I guess. "IV" and "Houses" were my first two Zeppelin albums so my template for what they could sound like was pretty infinite. To the contrary, my struggle was going back to "LZI" and "LZII" and appreciating them as something other than relatively ordinary blues-based classic rock.
Post subject: Re: 42. D'yer Maker vs. Houses of the Holy
Posted: Fri November 10, 2017 4:22 pm
10Club Complaint Department
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Kevin Davis wrote:
I've never understood the dislike for "D'yer Ma'ker" -- it's catchy as hell.
I first heard this song as a kid on our local classic rock station that my mom would often listen to as she would run errands all over town. I’ve always been a fan. Easy vote for me.
Post subject: Re: 42. D'yer Maker vs. Houses of the Holy
Posted: Fri November 10, 2017 6:07 pm
Production Police
Joined: Tue September 24, 2013 5:56 pm Posts: 47149 Location: In the oatmeal aisle wearing a Shellac shirt
Imagine my surprise when, somewhere in my mid 20s, I learned that "D'yer Maker" was a casual way to say "Did you make her?" Which sounds nothing like the "die-er maker" title the jabronis north of Boston were using about during my teens.
Post subject: Re: 42. D'yer Maker vs. Houses of the Holy
Posted: Fri November 10, 2017 6:08 pm
The Master
Joined: Sun May 25, 2014 9:32 pm Posts: 31614 Location: Garbage Dump
tragabigzanda wrote:
Imagine my surprise when, somewhere in my mid 20s, I learned that "D'yer Maker" was a casual way to say "Did you make her?" Which sounds nothing like the "die-er maker" title the jabronis north of Boston were using about during my teens.
Post subject: Re: 42. D'yer Maker vs. Houses of the Holy
Posted: Fri November 10, 2017 6:11 pm
Production Police
Joined: Tue September 24, 2013 5:56 pm Posts: 47149 Location: In the oatmeal aisle wearing a Shellac shirt
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
Imagine my surprise when, somewhere in my mid 20s, I learned that "D'yer Maker" was a casual way to say "Did you make her?" Which sounds nothing like the "die-er maker" title the jabronis north of Boston were using about during my teens.
I thought it was a way of saying "Jamaica?"
I had not heard this but I am open to it. Either way those Sicilian knuckleheads that used to casually call me a fag were way off base on this one.
Post subject: Re: 42. D'yer Maker vs. Houses of the Holy
Posted: Fri November 10, 2017 6:15 pm
Future Drummer
Joined: Sun May 31, 2015 12:11 am Posts: 3127 Location: The 216
Dyer Maker is still good, it has a weird reggae groove to it unlike anything else they ever did. I also didn’t realize this was their actual single for Houses of the Holy in the US, since that entire album still dominates classic rock stations.
Post subject: Re: 42. D'yer Maker vs. Houses of the Holy
Posted: Fri November 10, 2017 7:18 pm
Future Drummer
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 2:21 am Posts: 2870
Kevin Davis wrote:
stip wrote:
it (d’yer) can initially come across as an out of place genre exercise (similar to all my love). in my past visits to Zeppelin Country I was looking for something very specifc and these songs were out of place. I have no expectations this time which really helped the songs open up
I can understand that I guess. "IV" and "Houses" were my first two Zeppelin albums so my template for what they could sound like was pretty infinite. To the contrary, my struggle was going back to "LZI" and "LZII" and appreciating them as something other than relatively ordinary blues-based classic rock.
Just listen to the guitar solo in Heartbreaker, there's nothing ordinary there. It still sounds fresh and innovative to me some nearly 50 years later.
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