Way, way back in the fall of 10th grade, twenty years ago, the extremely naive version of myself managed to go out to a movie with a new classmate from California. We went to the see Singles. So many things from this event were oblivious to me at the time. How much the future of my musical taste would revolve around the featured Seattle scene? How to get to a second date? And, who the hell were the Lovemongers?
Within a few short months, my musical collection would grow exponentially with grunge bands Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Nirvana, and the Singles Soundtrack. It would take me a little longer to figure out the dating thing. It took me quite a while to figure out the Lovemongers. In fact it wasn't until three years later, I was doing some exploration of other classmates favorite bands where I finally was officially and properly exposed to Led Zeppelin. Of course, after hearing the Led Zeppelin original version of 'Battle of Evermore', I realized the version on the Singles Soundtrack was just a cover.
The Lovemongers, it turns out, were just a reincarnation of Heart members Ann & Nancy Wilson. Their release, along with Jimi Hendrix' 'May This Be Love' was surrounded by newer great displays of Seattle sound on the Soundtrack.
The Lovemongers cover and the Led Zeppelin original versions share many similarities from instrumentation to vocal stylings. Altough blasphemous to some, it is arguable which version is truly better. You could listen to each over and over swearing it is the better of the two, but one quick listen of the other will immediately through doubt on the whole concept. Either way, it is true Hall of Fame song, despite (or especially, depending on your point of view) references to the Lord of the Rings stories.
To check out more about the Singles Soundtrack,one of the greatest period pieces (along with Garden State & Saturday Night Fever) check out wiki/Singles_(soundtrack
Enjoy!
Within a few short months, my musical collection would grow exponentially with grunge bands Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Nirvana, and the Singles Soundtrack. It would take me a little longer to figure out the dating thing. It took me quite a while to figure out the Lovemongers. In fact it wasn't until three years later, I was doing some exploration of other classmates favorite bands where I finally was officially and properly exposed to Led Zeppelin. Of course, after hearing the Led Zeppelin original version of 'Battle of Evermore', I realized the version on the Singles Soundtrack was just a cover.
The Lovemongers, it turns out, were just a reincarnation of Heart members Ann & Nancy Wilson. Their release, along with Jimi Hendrix' 'May This Be Love' was surrounded by newer great displays of Seattle sound on the Soundtrack.
The Lovemongers cover and the Led Zeppelin original versions share many similarities from instrumentation to vocal stylings. Altough blasphemous to some, it is arguable which version is truly better. You could listen to each over and over swearing it is the better of the two, but one quick listen of the other will immediately through doubt on the whole concept. Either way, it is true Hall of Fame song, despite (or especially, depending on your point of view) references to the Lord of the Rings stories.
To check out more about the Singles Soundtrack,one of the greatest period pieces (along with Garden State & Saturday Night Fever) check out wiki/Singles_(soundtrack
Enjoy!
Thanks for recognizing the greatness of Heart. They are second only to Hendrix in terms of the "Seattle sound." They would blow any other Seattle grunge band off the stage. I'm sure they are in heaven now jamming with Hendrix to "Barracuda" and "Dog and butterfly" as Kurt Cobain stands by taking notes.
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