And I just now noticed I missed something after the cut on my home page. Yeah, definitely lifted that riff, but at least it's not they did create their own song around it (as far as I know).
@dutchbeeblebrox Maybe Spirit saw your post yesterday and decided to sue. Jimmy Page will undoubtedly conjure up the Goat of Mendes and unleash him on you.
It is such a lovely tune and how popular would Stairway have been without the lift?Spirit were a good band who didn't get the breaks their talent deserved.
Regardless of the Led Zeppelin controversy, everyone should delve deeper into Sprit. They were one of the most under-recognized bands of the 60s - 70s. Especially salient today is "Nature's Way." I love this band and Jay Ferguson's follow project Jo Jo Gunne
@rumn8tr Its incredibly expensive to bring an intellectual property suit. At least $100K to begin. My company was infringed on youtube by a French individual for over $1.2 million. French court is the most expensive in the world. We can't afford to sue at this point. Randy California was reportedly singing for food in an Indian restaurant at the end of his life. His family just wants him to receive writing credit on the Zepp reissue.
33 Comments (since 17 May 2014)
Axol
Good on you - one of my favourites from that period too.
DavidAnderson
Good preamble .......enjoyed the jam.
ErnieBilko
Blatant!
totty01843
peacefull.......
guyhamilton552
Great band.
florencevibert
Soothing... Thanks!
mlong3rdfl
sorry to all the Zeppelin haters out there but Stairway to Heaven was obviously so much more than the 4 bars of Taurus that may have got it going
Salvadore
Very recognizable, but I'm not surprised ;)
allymac
Liked this one
lukestevo26
@mlong3rdfl Those kind of people actually exist?? Yikes... O_o
dutchbeeblebrox
@lukestevo26 :)
kompani101
Led Zeppelin are very well known for 're-purposing' other peoples work and not acknowledging the source material. Great jam. Lovely.
mlong3rdfl
@kompani101 When accused of "re-purposing" Russian folk songs for The Rite of Spring, Igor Stravinsky said "Good artists borrow, great artists steal."
kompani101
@mlong3rdfl I was trying to avoid 'borrow' or 'steal', in regard of the above quote, but I think in this case it would have to be steal. :)
shiningsun2k
Wow, beautiful song. I've known OF Spirit, but haven't listened to them until now. Saving this album for tomorrow's listening at work.
kerlmann
@mlong3rdfl - or looking at it another way: "Originality is nothing but judicious imitation" (Voltaire)
paulgdaly
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/05/20/314256004/led-zeppelin-sued-over-stairway-to-heaven-guitar-line?ft=1&f;=1001
shiningsun2k
And I just now noticed I missed something after the cut on my home page. Yeah, definitely lifted that riff, but at least it's not they did create their own song around it (as far as I know).
dutchbeeblebrox
@paulgdaly Yep, I saw it. Remember, you read it first here on TIMJ. :)
paulgdaly
@dutchbeeblebrox Maybe Spirit saw your post yesterday and decided to sue. Jimmy Page will undoubtedly conjure up the Goat of Mendes and unleash him on you.
dutchbeeblebrox
@paulgdaly Oh dear, what have I done...
itskerryc
@dutchbeeblebrox opens the gates of hell to Stairway to Heaven. Enjoyed this Jam from Spirit but really enjoyed the reparté from @ErnieBilko @mlong3rdfl @lukestevo26 @kompani101 @paulgdaly @shiningsun2k
kerlmann
@dutchbeeblebrox - just what I was going to say (listening to it all kick off on radio 2 right now...!) :-o
dutchbeeblebrox
@kerlmann :)
doublefunk
http://www.ted.com/talks/mark_ronson_how_sampling_transformed_music
dutchbeeblebrox
@doublefunk :) "Imitation is the highest form of flattery" (but do acknowledge where it's coming from...)
tpjdavies
It is such a lovely tune and how popular would Stairway have been without the lift?Spirit were a good band who didn't get the breaks their talent deserved.
tpjdavies
Cheap Trick also shamelessly 'borrowed' from 'It's Nature's Way'.
dutchbeeblebrox
@tpjdavies Cheap Trick, true to their name...
tpjdavies
Very true always.Track called 'The Flame'.
mattdollar
Regardless of the Led Zeppelin controversy, everyone should delve deeper into Sprit. They were one of the most under-recognized bands of the 60s - 70s. Especially salient today is "Nature's Way." I love this band and Jay Ferguson's follow project Jo Jo Gunne
rumn8tr
My biggest question is why would someone wait so long to bother suing over this?
CSC
@rumn8tr Its incredibly expensive to bring an intellectual property suit. At least $100K to begin. My company was infringed on youtube by a French individual for over $1.2 million. French court is the most expensive in the world. We can't afford to sue at this point. Randy California was reportedly singing for food in an Indian restaurant at the end of his life. His family just wants him to receive writing credit on the Zepp reissue.