I bought the latest Led Zeppelin album 'Mothership' a couple of weeks back. It's hardly 'new', of course - it's a compilation of remastered classics. Over the years I've bought all of Led Zeppelin's albums many times over - on vinyl, cassette and then CD.
At secondary school in the early 1970s it was almost compulsory to be seen carrying a Pink Floyd or Led Zeppelin album under your arm (or in a Bruce's Record Shop plastic bag) if you wanted to be 'hip'. Right on ...
Anyway I've never lost my love of Led Zeppelin (or Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull or Black Sabbath, come to that) so it was a joy to sit back and listen to those amazing tracks once again. It's a great album, although I could argue about the choice of tracks. I always change my mind about the best Led Zeppelin album (or even my favourite Led Zep track) - it changes with my mood.
At their best I don't think any band in the world came even close to Led Zeppelin, and there are obviously many more like me with fond memories - millions applied for tickets to their London reunion gig next month. No, I didn't get tickets either!
It was a bit of a shock to see a white-haired Jimmy Page promoting the new album and concert - I remember feeling the same when I saw a Pink Floyd reunion gig a couple of years back. Don't they all look old? Then of course you look in the mirror and realise that the years take their toll on all of us - not only rock gods!
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