Michael Lee R.I.P. A Really Good Drummer Gone
26 Nov, 2008 in fnord, Jimmy Page, Led Zeppelin, music
Michael Lee, who drummed for Page and Plant on all their reunion albums, and tours, died on the 24th of November. That’s a bummer because he was a joyous drummer who really brought fun to the Page/Plant tours. He played great with Jimmy Page, and they had nice chemistry. This clip is from the Bizarre Festival in 1998. It was broadcast on German television (hence the great quality) and it is fucking great. Check the tightness at 5:59. Yes, I’m a geek, but I’m right. This is an absolutely amazing of Led Zeppelin’s Babe I’m Gonna Leave You, and Jimmy plays the hell out of the solo. It’s tight tight tight. The ending is as brilliantly tongue and cheek as a supergroup would ever dare. I love live music.
Sorry, Michael Lee. My experience of you was 100% positive. Youdopia mourns you as Valhalla’s gates open.
Yeah. that motherfucker is picking on a goddamn six string. That les paul is a tribute to major picking disadvantage. Yet he plays it like he is wiping his ass with silk. jimmy is God.
The Les Paul is such a huge, unwieldy hunk of armament… I understand why so many people played Strats, and why people switch to teles.
I want one though. Pwning a Les Paul is like hitting a one iron.