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Did anyone else here ever resent the Led Zep generation?

posted 14 years ago by tony_harden2001
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My YOB is 1967 and I became a fan of Led Zep in 1984 at age 17. I bought Led Zep 4 on vinyl and within the next year I had: all of their recordings on cassette (sp?) (yep including Led Zep 4) all of the 45's that they ever released, and THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME on VHS.

I wasn't old enough to see Led Zep when they were together and I had never even heard of them until 1983. In the late 1980's and early 1990's I began to resent those that were fortunate enough to "experience" Led Zeppelin and sometimes along the way I dubbed this group that were fortune enough to "experience" Led Zep as "The Led Zeppelin generation."

Please let me define what I mean by "experience" Led Zeppelin. I am talking about those people who were fans of the group while they were together and who had a few of their albums or tapes. I was upset because I never got the thrill of saying, "Hey Led Zeppelin is releasing a new album of new material", or "Hey Led Zeppelin is going on tour."

I eventually outgrew this and I now realize that it was atleast slightly childish. I was wondering if I was the only Led Zep fan that was too young to be a fan when they were together that ever went through anything like this.

[–] planetmutty 14 years ago

I understand what you're saying although I am about halfway in between you and what you call "The Led Zeppelin Generation".

By that I mean, I wasn't old enough to go to their only concert here where I live (Melbourne) but I did get into them about two years later and bought HOTH, PG, TSRTS, Presence (on vinyl, and still have them) when they came out, so I got to say to my friends "Hey Led Zep have a new album out".

My first audio experience of Led Zeppelin was when Whole Lotta Love was released here and I hated it. I was 10 or 11. A couple of years later when Stairway to Heaven was released I was two years older and got hooked. But their only concert here was in Feb 1972 and I had just turned 12. I never considered going and wouldn't have been allowed anyway. Through my teens I waited in vain for a second tour but it never happened.

My future sister-in-law went to the concert and we occasionally talk about it. How The West Was Won (which I bought about 5 years ago) is sensational and was recorded only four months after their Melbourne concert. So she got to see Led Zeppelin pretty much at their best. I am still really envious.

She likes to tell me - not to rub it in, but because she knows I love me Zep and like hearing about it - that at the start of the concert, Robert Plant got out the front of the stage and sang the opening wail from Immigrant Song, into the breeze without a microphone. She couldn't believe how strong his voice was.

When I said I wanted to be a comedian, they all laughed at me. Well, they're not laughing now!

[–] STinG3606 14 years ago

I was born in 1992, way past the Zeppelin generation. Didn't get into it until 1999. I don't resent it somewhat, more so admire them and ask what it was like if they'd ever seen them. But I see where you're coming from.

'You ever dance with the devil in the pale moonlight?'
'Yeah, he told me you're gay.'
*BANG!*

[–] pfr_77 13 years ago

yeah, I'm 22 now but I was like that when I got really into zeppelin when I was 14. Now I'm about the same with the grateful dead, i'm really jealous of those who got to see them in the really early era 66-74 especially given the fact that they were pretty much a different band each year from inception up till 79 or 80

[–] hecklejecklelove-665-268403 10 years ago

I do feel like that... Kinda... I was born in 1972, and got into Zep when I was around 6 (1978) because my cousin who is much older than me is a huge fan and got me into them from a young age. I was brought up on a wide variety of music so me loving Zep and enjoying disco music at that time was pretty easy for me.

I am lucky that I got into the band while they were still together, even though my memories of them being a band together are short and at times vague. I cant remember buying any of their albums myself but do recall my much older cousin playing his new Led Zep album and I listened intently.

As for being resentful...No, though I am envious of those who got to see this amazing band live... My cousin likes to joke around and rub it in... I just remind him that for at least 20 years after he is dead Ill still be enjoying Led Zeppelin.

hjl

[–] willydoe71 9 years ago

I don't resent them, but I'm jealous as hell. I was born in '71, and became a Zeppelin fan by the early 80s, maybe '82 or so. Too late to see them.