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1973 - Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin released their fifth studio album, Houses Of The Holy in the UK. The album title was a dedication by the band to their fans who appeared at venues they dubbed 'Houses of the Holy'. The cover is a collage of several photographs which were taken at the Giant's Causeway, Northern Ireland, by Aubrey Powell of Hipgnosis. The two children who modelled for the cover were siblings Stefan and Samantha Gates.
Twins? You don't say. I never knew and I wonder what they're up to these days?
This is from an article dated back in 2012 so they're in their late fifties these days.
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From this same article they mention Stefan never listened to the album until 2010. That's a little shocking as I've always been a fan of Led Zeppelin's music. Robert Plant with his unique vocal range is what brought this band to my attention. The heavy chords is something that can't be dismissed either as they stood alone carving out their own piece of the musical pie. They're heavily influenced by the blues and even folk music with a British spin on the whole thing.
I still hear people arguing about the amount of music they co-opted from other artists and styles. This argument has always baffled me for the most part. Music is rarely made in a vacuum and it's impossible to not be influenced by the media that surrounds you.
Steal is a strong word that some use, influenced is the more appropriate term in my opinion. The number of bands that have come since are now mentioning their influences are in fact Led Zeppelin. The cycle spins and we all create something new while being inspired by the old.
In case you were wondering the cover is based off the ending of Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke according to the same previously mentioned article.
Houses of the Holy had some very memorable songs.
How about that D'yer Mak'er? How do you pronounce this? I still say it wrong all the time.
In a 2005 interview, Plant discussed the different interpretations and pronunciations of the name of the song. He explained that the title is derived from an old joke, where two friends have the following exchange: "My wife's gone to the West Indies." "Jamaica?" (which in an English accent sounds like "Did you make her?") "No, she wanted to go".
The Song Remains the Same
The Rain Song
D'yer Mak'er
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