Song 180: “Dazed and Confused” by Led Zeppelin, Part Two — “Inspiration is What You Are to Me”

About this episode

This episode is the second part of a two-episode exploration of 'Dazed and Confused' by Led Zeppelin, focusing on the careers of John Paul Jones and Jimmy Page.

For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted, songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is the second part of a two-episode look at the song “Dazed and Confused” by Led Zeppelin, although this episode doesn’t get as far as Led Zeppelin’s formation, and is mostly about the intertwining session careers of John Paul Jones and (especially) Jimmy Page. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode. Patreon backers also have a thirty-eight minute bonus episode available, on “Jim’s Blues” by P.J. Proby. Tilt Araiza has assisted invaluably by editing, and will hopefully be doing so from now on. Check out Tilt’s irregular podcasts at http://www.podnose.com/jaffa-cakes-for-proust and http://sitcomclub.com/ (more…)

People in this episode

Host: Andrew Hickey

Topics covered

• Led Zeppelin
• music history
• session musicians
• song analysis
• rock music

Keywords

• Dazed and Confused
• Led Zeppelin
• Jimmy Page
• John Paul Jones
• rock music
• session musicians
• music history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Led Zeppelin

Books & works: Dazed and Confused, Jim’s Blues

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