Led Zeppelin
The Ringtone Hall of Fame
Getting ringtones for your cell phone has become one of the hottest ways to set yourself apart on today’s scene. If you want to stand out in a crowd, the ringtone you choose can be a big step in the right direction.
So you want a great ringtone, but have no idea what makes one great? Follow the advice below and learn where the bar has been raised by the top 10 list below, dubbed the first class of the ringtone Hall of Fame.
Separating great ringtones from the rest of the bunch requires a series of judging criteria. First and foremost, a great ringtone must come from a great song. While it is possible for great songs to yield disappointing ringtones, the opposite is impossible. The ringtone must also be easily recognizable to many people. Everyone wants that ringtone that makes people smile and say, “I love that song” when your phone rings.
From a musical standpoint, the ringtone must be created from one of three song portions: the intro, the hook, or the solo. The success of these three parts to the musical equation are make or break for hit songs, making them essential to the success of a ringtone. Because of the technology format, songs that make great ringtones also need to have simple layers. Songs with dueling drums or guitars cause a ringtone to sound cluttered, making it difficult to identify by ear. The intros to songs like “Stairway to Heaven” and “A Thousand Miles” make great ringtones because they are catchy and easy on the ear.
In addition to coming from a particular section of a song, great ringtones must also feature a strong, repetitious percussion line. Whether that persistent pulse comes from the bass line of “Drop It Like It’s Hot” or from the synthesizers in “Take On Me,” the ability for many people to recognize a specific song comes from that repetition.
While the final keystones are being cemented into the ringtone shrine, here are the first ten inductees into the Ringtone Hall of Fame:
1. “In Da Club” 50 Cent
Besides being Billboard’s inaugural Ringtone of the Year in 2004, 50′s first #1 hit has a bass line built for making heads bob. The strings section adds suspense to the song and puts high notes on top of the gutter base line. Having “In Da Club” as a ringtone means the party is never farther away than your phone.
2. “Stairway to Heaven” Led Zeppelin
The calming woodwind that accompanies Page’s slow guitar picking makes for rock and ringtone heaven on earth. Several portions of this song have been made into ringtones, but the tone depicting the song’s introduction is truly a classic.
3. “Sweet Home Alabama” Lynyrd Skynyrd
Music fans of all ages get a smile on their face at the first sound of this southern-rock classic. Change a party’s atmosphere from get together to jamboree by a simple “ring-ring.” The MP3 version is a required tone for country and classic rock fans.
4. “Super Mario Brothers” Game Theme
The essential ringtone for gamers. The polyphonic tone is an exact replication of the track from 16-bit Nintendo.
5. “Halloween” Movie Theme
Perfect custom tone for friends named Michael Myers. One of the most popular ringtones of all time that can outsell pop hits year round.
6. “The Next Episode” Dr. Dre
While many hip-hop ringtones sound poor due to the overuse of dull bass lines, “The Next Episode” features thumping bass and a pulsating G-funk guitar lick, creating the bench mark for multi layered ringtones.
7. “Mission Impossible” Theme Song
Another incredibly popular ringtone despite its age that will only get more popular after the fourth installment of the movie franchise begins filming. Perfect as a custom tone for those over-demanding bosses in the workplace.
8. “Sandstorm” DaRude
Like “Super Mario Brothers,” a distinct song replica is created by the polyphonic ringtone. A must for fans of techno music and another, sure fire, party-starter tone.
9. “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” Theme Song
The only hip-hop song your father can rap over is one of the most recognizable ringtones available. The beat is so contagious that setting it as your default ringer in a public place will cause a room to begin rhyming along as if they were Will Smith.
10. “The Jetsons” Theme Song
While the Jetsons had a lot of great things in their future world, one thing they don’t have is their own song as a phone ringer. We don’t have flying automobiles yet, but show off the evolution of cell phone technology with the upbeat polyphonic ditty.
Robert Bentz
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1968 Concert Tours $14.14 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Led Zeppelin North American Tour 1968-1969, Led Zeppelin Scandinavian Tour 1968, Led Zeppelin United Kingdom Tour 1968, Shades of Deep Purple Tour. Not illustrated. Excerpt: Poster for Led Zeppelin’s concerts at the Fillmore West , used to help promote its 1968/1969 tour of North America Led Zeppelin’s 1968/1969 tour of North America was the first concert tour of North America by the English rock band. The tour commenced on December 26, 1968 and concluded on February 15, 1969. The genesis of this tour was the cancellation of a concert tour by the Jeff Beck Group, which happened to be managed out of the same office as that occupied by Led Zeppelin’s manager Peter Grant. Grant contacted the promoters and convinced them to take on Led Zeppelin instead. To help publicise the band in America before the tour, Grant sent white label advance copies of the band’s debut album to key FM radio stations. The album itself was issued on January 17, mid-way though the tour. According to tour manager Richard Cole, the tour was underwitten by Grant, guitarist Jimmy Page, and bass player John Paul Jones, while singer Robert Plant and drummer John Bonham were paid a salary. For this stint of concerts, Led Zeppelin initially played as the support act for bands such as Vanilla Fudge and Iron Butterfly (both of which were also contracted to Atlantic Records) and Country Joe |
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1968 Concert Tours: Led Zeppelin North American Tour 1968-1969, Led Zeppelin Scandinavian Tour 1968, Led Zeppelin United Kingdom Tour 1968 $15.62 Used – Chapters: Led Zeppelin North American Tour 1968-1969, Led Zeppelin Scandinavian Tour 1968, Led Zeppelin United Kingdom Tour 1968, Shades of Deep Purple Tour. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 25. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Poster for Led Zeppelin’s concerts at the Fillmore West, used to help promote its 1968/1969 tour of North America Led Z |
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1968 Concert Tours: Led Zeppelin North American Tour 1968-1969, Led Zeppelin Scandinavian Tour 1968, Led Zeppelin United Kingdom Tour 1968 $16.97 New – Chapters: Led Zeppelin North American Tour 1968-1969, Led Zeppelin Scandinavian Tour 1968, Led Zeppelin United Kingdom Tour 1968, Shades of Deep Purple Tour. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 25. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Poster for Led Zeppelin’s concerts at the Fillmore West, used to help promote its 1968/1969 tour of North America Led Ze |
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1968 in the United Kingdom: I’m Backing Britain, Rivers of Blood Speech, Partridge V Crittenden, Hull Triple Trawler Tragedy $15.55 Used – Chapters: I’m Backing Britain, Rivers of Blood Speech, Partridge V Crittenden, Hull Triple Trawler Tragedy, Ready Mixed Concrete Ltd V Minister of Pensions and National Insurance, 1968 in Northern Ireland, 1968 in Wales, British Films of 1968, Led Zeppelin United Kingdom Tour 1968, 1968 British Grand Prix, Anisminic V Foreign Compensation Commission, List of Number-One Singles of 1968, 1968 British Home Championship, Shades of Deep Purple Tour, Great Britain at the 1968 Summer Olympics, L |
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1968 in the United Kingdom: I’m Backing Britain, Rivers of Blood Speech, Partridge V Crittenden, Hull Triple Trawler Tragedy $41.36 Used – Chapters: I’m Backing Britain, Rivers of Blood Speech, Partridge V Crittenden, Hull Triple Trawler Tragedy, Ready Mixed Concrete Ltd V Minister of Pensions and National Insurance, 1968 in Northern Ireland, 1968 in Wales, British Films of 1968, Led Zeppelin United Kingdom Tour 1968, 1968 British Grand Prix, Anisminic V Foreign Compensation Commission, List of Number-One Singles of 1968, 1968 British Home Championship, Shades of Deep Purple Tour, Great Britain at the 1968 Summer Olympics, L |
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1968 in the United Kingdom: I’m Backing Britain, Rivers of Blood Speech, Partridge V Crittenden, Hull Triple Trawler Tragedy $16.97 New – Chapters: I’m Backing Britain, Rivers of Blood Speech, Partridge V Crittenden, Hull Triple Trawler Tragedy, Ready Mixed Concrete Ltd V Minister of Pensions and National Insurance, 1968 in Northern Ireland, 1968 in Wales, British Films of 1968, Led Zeppelin United Kingdom Tour 1968, 1968 British Grand Prix, Anisminic V Foreign Compensation Commission, List of Number-One Singles of 1968, 1968 British Home Championship, Shades of Deep Purple Tour, Great Britain at the 1968 Summer Olympics, Li |
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1968 in the United Kingdom: I’m Backing Britain, Rivers of Blood Speech, Partridge V Crittenden, Hull Triple Trawler Tragedy $41.37 New – Chapters: I’m Backing Britain, Rivers of Blood Speech, Partridge V Crittenden, Hull Triple Trawler Tragedy, Ready Mixed Concrete Ltd V Minister of Pensions and National Insurance, 1968 in Northern Ireland, 1968 in Wales, British Films of 1968, Led Zeppelin United Kingdom Tour 1968, 1968 British Grand Prix, Anisminic V Foreign Compensation Commission, List of Number-One Singles of 1968, 1968 British Home Championship, Shades of Deep Purple Tour, Great Britain at the 1968 Summer Olympics, Li |
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1969 Albums (Music Guide): Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin II, Tommy, Abbey Road, Arthur, Ballad of Easy Rider, Happy Heart, Trout Mask Replica $45.54 Used – Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Commentary (music and lyrics not included). Pages: 301. Chapters: Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin II, Tommy, Abbey Road, Arthur, Ballad of Easy Rider, Happy Heart, Trout Mask Replica, Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde, Unhalfbricking, Nashville Skyline, Deep Purple, In the Court of the Crimson King, Dusty in Memphis, Get Together with Andy Williams, Songs for a Tailor, In a Silent |
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1969 Albums (Music Guide): Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin II, Tommy, Abbey Road, Arthur, Ballad of Easy Rider, Happy Heart, Trout Mask Replica $62.6 Source Wikipedia,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Books LLC, Wiki Series |
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1969 Albums (Music Guide): Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin II, Tommy, Abbey Road, Arthur, Ballad of Easy Rider, Happy Heart, Trout Mask Replica $45.54 New – Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Commentary (music and lyrics not included). Pages: 301. Chapters: Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin II, Tommy, Abbey Road, Arthur, Ballad of Easy Rider, Happy Heart, Trout Mask Replica, Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde, Unhalfbricking, Nashville Skyline, Deep Purple, In the Court of the Crimson King, Dusty in Memphis, Get Together with Andy Williams, Songs for a Tailor, In a Silent |
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1969 Concert Tours: Deep Purple European Tour, the Rolling Stones American Tour 1969, Led Zeppelin North American Tour 1968-1969 $16.97 New – Chapters: Deep Purple European Tour, the Rolling Stones American Tour 1969, Led Zeppelin North American Tour 1968-1969, Led Zeppelin North American Tour Spring 1969, Led Zeppelin United Kingdom and Scandinavian Tour 1969, Led Zeppelin United Kingdom Tour Summer 1969, the Man and the Journey Tour. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 42. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books witho |
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1969 Concert Tours: Deep Purple European Tour, the Rolling Stones American Tour 1969, Led Zeppelin North American Tour 1968-1969 $16.97 Used – Chapters: Deep Purple European Tour, the Rolling Stones American Tour 1969, Led Zeppelin North American Tour 1968-1969, Led Zeppelin North American Tour Spring 1969, Led Zeppelin United Kingdom and Scandinavian Tour 1969, Led Zeppelin United Kingdom Tour Summer 1969, the Man and the Journey Tour. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 42. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books with |
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1969 in the United Kingdom: Torquay Hotel Co Ltd V Cousins, Royal Commission on the Constitution $21.6 Used – Chapters: Torquay Hotel Co Ltd V Cousins, Royal Commission on the Constitution, Led Zeppelin United Kingdom and Scandinavian Tour 1969, Led Zeppelin United Kingdom Tour Summer 1969, British Films of 1969, 1969 in Wales, 1969 British Grand Prix, 1969 in Northern Ireland, List of Number-One Singles of 1969, Doyle V Olby Ltd, 1969 British Home Championship, in Place of Strife, Banknotes of the Chief Treasury of Wales Limited, 23rd British Academy Film Awards, Baker V Willoughby, Fagan V Metr |
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1969 in the United Kingdom: Torquay Hotel Co Ltd V Cousins, Royal Commission on the Constitution $23.81 New – Chapters: Torquay Hotel Co Ltd V Cousins, Royal Commission on the Constitution, Led Zeppelin United Kingdom and Scandinavian Tour 1969, Led Zeppelin United Kingdom Tour Summer 1969, British Films of 1969, 1969 in Wales, 1969 British Grand Prix, 1969 in Northern Ireland, List of Number-One Singles of 1969, Doyle V Olby Ltd, 1969 British Home Championship, in Place of Strife, Banknotes of the Chief Treasury of Wales Limited, 23rd British Academy Film Awards, Baker V Willoughby, Fagan V Metro |
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1970 Concert Tours $14.14 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The In Rock World Tour was a successful worldwide concert tour by British Hard Rock group Deep Purple. The tour began in July 1970, after the release of their album In Rock, and lasted 15 months, until September 1971. The band visited 3 continents (Europe, North America and Australia), with dates in the UK, Germany, France, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Holand, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Iceland, Luxembourg, Canada, USA and Australia. In July 1970, Deep Purple’s MKII released In Rock. The album became a worldwide hit, with hits like Black Night, Into the Fire, Speed King and Child In Time. Child In Time was #2 in the list of “100 Greatest Rock Vocal Performances of All Time”. It was also the band’s first hard rock album. In Rock put the band into the list of pioneers of Hard Rock and Heavy Metal, alongside Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath. The album sold several million copies worldwide. Increasing popularity and commercial success resulted in a worldwide tour, including an Australian leg, as In Rock charted #1 there.. Encores: Deep Purple kicked off the tour at the Bedford Football Stadium, UK and soon visited German stadiums. MK II’s first USA leg followed, Purples headlined “National Pop |
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1975 by Country: 1975 in the United Kingdom $50.33 Used – Chapters: 1975 in the United Kingdom. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 80. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Events from the year 1975 in the United Kingdom. Led Zeppelin return to the UK in May 1975 to play five sold-out shows at Earls Court in London. …More: http://booksllc.net/?id=7840746 |
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1975 by Country: 1975 in the United Kingdom $50.33 New – Chapters: 1975 in the United Kingdom. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 80. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Events from the year 1975 in the United Kingdom. Led Zeppelin return to the UK in May 1975 to play five sold-out shows at Earls Court in London. …More: http://booksllc.net/?id=7840746 |
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1992 Books (Study Guide): The End of History and the Last Man, Band of Brothers, Before Night Falls, Agrippa, the Bone Forest $55.41 Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: The End of History and the Last Man, Band of Brothers, Before Night Falls, Agrippa, the Bone Forest, the Story of the Latter-Day Saints, Sex, Dancing the Dream, Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus, the Creators, the New Canada, Generations, the Adapted Mind, Family Moving Day, the Stripping of the Altars, Quelling the People: the Military Suppression of the Beijing Democracy Movement, a Short History of Pakistan, Statistical Accounts of Scotland, After Henry, the Best American Poetry 1992, the Third Chimpanzee, 1992 in Literature, Notable Last Facts, Die-Cut Plug Wiring Diagram Book, Wild Swans, Nazis, Communists, Klansmen, and Others on the Fringe, Strange Pilgrims, Embraced by the Light, the History of the Lord of the Rings, White Skin, Brown Masks, Stairway to Heaven: Led Zeppelin Uncensored, Systems of Survival, We Gotta Get Out of This Place: Popular Conservatism and Postmodern Culture, the Enchanter Reborn, the Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, We Were Soldiers Once… and Young, the Creationists, Negationism in India: Concealing the Record of Islam, the Nature and Origins of Mass Opinion, the Days of Laura Ingalls Wilder, Return to Firetop Mountain, Whole Internet User’s Guide and Catalog, the Hacker Crackdown, the Crimson Tide, Young Men and Fire, Rhythmanalysis, the Quantity Theory of Insanity, a Return to Love, the Deathlord of Ixia, the Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman, Fever Pitch, Oh Canada! Oh Quebec! Requiem for a Divided Country, Moonrunner, Brave Companions: Portraits in History, the Culture of Contentment, the Art of Fiction, a World Lit Only by Fire, Beyond the Limits, Where There Is No Doctor, the Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, Incest: From a Journal of Love, Nobody Nowhere, 500 Years Screwed but Christian, Linda Mccartney’s |
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2003 Video Albums: Rock Steady Live, Led Zeppelin, Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon DVD, the Complete Master Works $23.99 Used – Commentary (music and lyrics not included). Chapters: Rock Steady Live, Led Zeppelin, Lennon Legend: the Very Best of John Lennon Dvd, the Complete Master Works, Live at the Garden, Live Damage, End of Innocence, Now Dvd, Live at the Showbox, Music in High Places: Live in Hawaii, Paul Simon in Concert. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 60. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million book |
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2003 Video Albums: Rock Steady Live, Led Zeppelin, Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon DVD, the Complete Master Works $23.99 New – Commentary (music and lyrics not included). Chapters: Rock Steady Live, Led Zeppelin, Lennon Legend: the Very Best of John Lennon Dvd, the Complete Master Works, Live at the Garden, Live Damage, End of Innocence, Now Dvd, Live at the Showbox, Music in High Places: Live in Hawaii, Paul Simon in Concert. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 60. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books |
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2003 video albums (Music Guide): Rock Steady Live, Led Zeppelin, The Central Park Concert, Sing the Sorrow, War at the Warfield, Greatest $19.99 Source: Wikipedia,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by General Books LLC |
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21st Century Guitar Rock Shop 1 $1 A complete, stand-alone method for rock guitar which builds musicianship and encourages creativity. It has the same attributes as the core method, and the two correlate. Covers rock and blues riffs, power chords, lead scales, and classic rhythm and lead guitar patterns as played by the greats. In standard notation and tablature. Book 1 includes power chords, eighth-note rhythms, the blues form, minor pentatonic scales, rhythm riffs, music theory, boogie patterns, and lead guitar riffs and techniques. Includes riffs in the style of Led Zeppelin, ZZ Top(R), The Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton. |
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21st Century Guitar Rock Shop 1 – Bk+CD $22.02 A complete, stand-alone method for rock guitar which builds musicianship and encourages creativity. It has the same attributes as the core method, and the two correlate. Covers rock and blues riffs, power chords, lead scales, and classic rhythm and lead guitar patterns as played by the greats. In standard notation and tablature. With a play-along recording. Book 1 includes power chords, eighth note rhythms, the blues form, minor pentatonic scales, rhythm riffs, music theory, boogie patterns, and lead guitar riffs and techniques. Includes riffs in the style of Led Zeppelin, ZZ Top , The Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton. |
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21st Century Guitar Rock Shop 1: Book & CD $14.99 A complete, stand-alone method for rock guitar which builds musicianship and encourages creativity. It has the same attributes as the core method, and the two correlate. Covers rock and blues riffs, power chords, lead scales, and classic rhythm and lead guitar patterns as played by the greats. In standard notation and tablature. With a play-along recording. Book 1 includes power chords, eighth note rhythms, the blues form, minor pentatonic scales, rhythm riffs, music theory, boogie patterns, and lead guitar riffs and techniques. Includes riffs in the style of Led Zeppelin, ZZ Top(R), The Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton. |
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4 Compact Disc Set – Re-Formatted Boxset (Led Zeppelin) $89.99 CD,WARNER SPEC. MKT. UK, ***Usually ships within 24 hours*** 20120517110011630 |
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40 Years of Rock & Roll, 1955-1995: Piano/Vocal/Chords $2.31 Used – From the Everly Brothers to Green Day, this brilliant 80-song set traces four decades of rock & roll hits. Titles include: ’50s: Bye, Bye Love (The Everly Brothers) * Everyday (Buddy Holly) ’60s: Oh, Pretty Woman (Roy Orbison) * The House of the Rising Sun (The Animals) ’70s: Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin) * Hotel California (Eagles) ’80s: In the Air Tonight (Phil Collins) * While You See a Chance (Steve Winwood). ’90s: Tears in Heaven (Eric Clapton) * Basket Case (Green Day) and many, |
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5 (Bonus Tracks) $10.98 5 A collage of sounds and styles, of hip-hop grooves and rock guitar, classic melody and 21st century ambience, 5 is Lenny Kravitz at his most eclectic — and his best. Of the record’s range, Lenny says, Making this album, I felt like a kid with a box of crayons. And I used all the colors. An aesthetic chameleon ever since his 1989 debut Let Love Rule, Kravitz has never been comfortable with borders, boxes, limitations. And with 5, a fascinating mix of old and new, of vintage Lenny and Lenny-right-now, he’s again reinventing himself. The album took eight months because I had to learn a whole new style of recording, Kravitz says. Lenny produced himself — and enlisted the legendary Terry Manning as engineer (Al Green, ZZ Top, Led Zeppelin, Staple Singers). At the beginning of his career Lenny pioneered a return to basic recording; this time Kravitz embraced hi-tech, incorporating his own samples and loops into his trademark tube-amp, down ‘n’ dirty recording approach. No tape this time, Lenny says, and ‘digital’ used to be a dirty word for me. But by working instrument by instrument, building up the sound, I was able to construct the record like a puzzle. I was listening to a lot of New York hip-hop. I like that technique – the sparseness, the groove, the rhythm. As always, the multi-instrumentalist plunged into marathon studio sessions, sixteen-hour days in New York and the Bahamas crafting sounds. The result? Lenny’s fiercest, fullest music — the vocals crisp and immediate, the instrumentation surprising (everything from wah-wah guitar to mellotron and mini-moog to green Heineken bottles as percussion). Craig Ross is again on hand, turning in hot guitar. Lenny’s horn players Michael Hunter and Harold Todd are given space to soar. Female back-up vocals (an unusual twist for Kravitz) add elegance and heart. And Lenny’s own work – playing all the instruments – is more fluid than ever. |
