Browsing: Throwback Thursday

From the streets of Chicago, to the wheat fields of Kansas, to the Champs Elysées in Paris, France, everyone knows this song.

These days, ‘Led Zeppelin I’ is generally hailed as a masterpiece, and we can’t think of any of our friends that have not owned at least one copy in one format or another.

It was well recorded, and mixed with incredible finesse, including layering Gaye’s vocals, rendering them deep, and alluring. The impact that this album had on music going forward, especially soul, was immense.

Perhaps the biggest reason Sticky Fingers has not only endured, but achieved almost mythic status is the overall quality of the work, and the emotional responses it entices from listeners even today. This music hasn’t lost a step, and continues to speak to the human spirit and psyche.

Davis had unshackled the band from the confines of the past, and told them to go forth and create. And create they did.