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JamesB000 [2020-01-16 18:15:21 +0000 UTC]
Wow ! very powerful abstract image here with those Levee's that break or broke, a perfect reminder of the thousands of miles of flooding's in and around the Mississippi Delta area ! and what better way to emphasise this beautiful abstract with a Led Zeppelin tribute track to all that perished in the flooding ! if i recall anyway.. great song, poignant Message in this Abstract !
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aztlanwayne In reply to JamesB000 [2020-01-16 18:58:12 +0000 UTC]
I'm glad you liked the abstract with a bit of a message.
I once lived in Louisiana, which is one of the few states without any mountains. The land is extremely flat and levee isn't just another word, it's an important part of survival, like the dikes in Holland. Led Zeppelin nailed it with that song, especially "Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan".
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JamesB000 In reply to aztlanwayne [2020-01-16 19:11:08 +0000 UTC]
Oh brilliant Abstract ! you nailed the connection with the song perfectly. Yes, you're right about the word levee and yes, in Holland the poulder or low lying lands and the Drainage ditches, dikes are very similar indeed. oh well, i don't have to tell you the Genius of the Led Wayne ! best rock of the 70's and some timeless tracks that never depreciate ! indeed those Lyrics are spot on !
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aztlanwayne In reply to JamesB000 [2020-01-16 19:50:13 +0000 UTC]
You know I name a lot of my paintings after songs. This was just a nameless abstract until I contemplated it and the song came to mind. Art is a visual dialogue between the artist and the viewer, and sometimes things get communicated with only a few hints.
That Zeppelin album, alternately called Led Zeppelin IV and Four Sticks and untitled, was perhaps their best. I don't like Stairway to Heaven, only because I've heard it at least a thousand times. I can't get enough of When the Levee Breaks. Funny how this song is also about a natural disaster (earthquake)...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IZ-jA…
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JamesB000 In reply to aztlanwayne [2020-01-17 09:11:48 +0000 UTC]
The same with stairway to heaven too, i'm not to keen on the song. you're right, it's just over played but still i do like the Guitar solo ! Going to California' is an other great tune ! thanks for sharing that with me.
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aztlanwayne In reply to JamesB000 [2020-01-17 19:07:52 +0000 UTC]
Don't know if Stairway to Heaven is overrated or overplayed or just different for the time it was recorded (like Bohemian Rhapsody). Personally I think "Achilles Last Stand" was better than Stairway to Heaven, but I think it was too long for radio play back then.
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JamesB000 In reply to aztlanwayne [2020-01-17 21:32:55 +0000 UTC]
Maybe that's both of the problems with STH, it's too long and overplayed. i do know they were in a legal battle over plagiarism with the 1968 ''Spirit'' bands instrumental Taurus, the descending Am chord sequence at the beginning of STH is very similar too Taurus instrumentals latter part but i don't know what came of that. you know, I've never listened too 'Achilles Last stand' i'm gonna find that song out by Led !
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aztlanwayne In reply to JamesB000 [2020-01-17 21:53:52 +0000 UTC]
I'll save you the trouble!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1t4KLO…
Spirit was a local band when I was a kid in Southern California. I saw them at the Golden Bear in Huntington Beach. The were very underappreciated.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsTK2L…
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JamesB000 In reply to aztlanwayne [2020-01-17 21:57:59 +0000 UTC]
Ah thank you Wayne, now i have something good to listen too now !! brilliant.
Spirit were a great band in my book. much appreciated sending me, Natures Way too !!!! darn i wish i was around in these times !
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IME-Photography [2020-01-16 15:47:45 +0000 UTC]
Yes, then we have a problem Wayne, I think it's beautifully displayed Dear 💙❤️
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aztlanwayne In reply to IME-Photography [2020-01-16 18:59:08 +0000 UTC]
Thank you. I'm glad you got the message. One of my favorite paintings, now in a private collection.
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IME-Photography In reply to aztlanwayne [2020-01-17 14:28:36 +0000 UTC]
It is wonderful and you are very welcome dear Wayne ❤️
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TetraModal [2020-01-16 15:34:57 +0000 UTC]
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aztlanwayne In reply to TetraModal [2020-01-16 19:05:40 +0000 UTC]
Thank you. That song should fade in a few hours. You could listen to this to speed the process...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IZ-jA…
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