265 - Led Zeppelin Dazed and Confused 1969

Its almost unimaginable how Led Zeppelin were received in their time. Younger generations will continue to discover led zeppelins sound and be completely blown away by this legendary band. "Dazed and confused" became the centerpiece for the group at Led Zeppelin concerts, at least through the release of "Whole Lotta Love" from their second album. When performed live, it was (except for the fast middle section) played at a slower overall tempo, and gradually extended in duration (up to 45 minutes by 1975) as a multi-section improvised jam. Jimmy Page was the quartet's riff architect and production guru, but onstage his frayed, frazzled guitar playing dispenses with such studio niceties as precision and restraint. He shifts from violin-bow moans to James Brown-inspired chicken-scratch funk on the twenty-five-minute "Dazed and Confused".