Mothership de Led Zeppelin
Álbum de Led Zeppelin
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 12 de Noviembre de 2007
- Sello Discográfico: Swan Song
- Compositores: Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, John Bonham, Varios
- Productores: Jimmy Page
Mothership es un álbum de Led Zeppelin, publicado en 2007 por Swan Song. El disco incluye 24 canciones, entre ellas «Good Times Bad Times», «Communication Breakdown», «Dazed and Confused» y «Babe I'm Gonna Leave Yous».
Lanzado en 2007, Mothership es un álbum recopilatorio que fue concebido como la introducción definitiva a Led Zeppelin para la era digital. Supervisado por los miembros supervivientes de la banda (Page, Plant y Jones), el álbum recopila 24 de las canciones más importantes y representativas de su carrera en dos discos. A diferencia de "Remasters", que era una selección más personal de Page, "Mothership" fue diseñado para ser una colección de "éxitos" más directa y accesible. Su lanzamiento coincidió con la histórica reunión de la banda para el concierto tributo a Ahmet Ertegun en Londres, lo que generó una enorme expectación y lo convirtió en un éxito de ventas masivo en todo el mundo.
Por qué nació este disco
El lanzamiento de "Mothership" fue una operación de marketing perfectamente coordinada. En 2007, todo el catálogo de Led Zeppelin estuvo disponible por primera vez para descarga digital. "Mothership" fue creado para ser el punto de entrada perfecto para los nuevos oyentes que descubrían a la banda a través de plataformas como iTunes. La noticia de que la banda se reuniría con Jason Bonham (hijo de John) para un único concierto en el O2 Arena de Londres el 10 de diciembre de 2007 creó una demanda sin precedentes por su música. El álbum sirvió como la banda sonora perfecta para este renacimiento del interés en Led Zeppelin.
Análisis del sonido y selección
Todo el material del álbum fue nuevamente remasterizado por Jimmy Page, ofreciendo la mejor calidad de sonido disponible en ese momento. La selección de canciones es un recorrido cronológico por la carrera de la banda, desde "Good Times Bad Times" hasta "In the Evening". Es una colección impecable que incluye todos los himnos que el oyente casual esperaría encontrar, desde "Whole Lotta Love" hasta "Kashmir".
El álbum fue lanzado en varias ediciones, incluyendo una versión de lujo que venía con un DVD que contenía una selección de sus actuaciones en directo extraídas del "Led Zeppelin DVD" de 2003.
Estreno y listas de éxitos
El álbum fue un éxito comercial masivo en todo el mundo, entrando en el top 10 de más de una docena de países.
- UK Albums Chart: 4
- USA Billboard 200: 7
- Alemania (GfK Entertainment): 4
- Australia (ARIA): 8
- Nueva Zelanda (RMNZ): 1
Acogida de la crítica
La crítica elogió "Mothership" por su excelente calidad de sonido y su impecable selección de canciones, considerándolo la mejor compilación de un solo disco (técnicamente dos) disponible de la banda. Aunque para los fans veteranos no ofrecía nada nuevo, fue aclamado como el punto de partida perfecto para cualquier persona que quisiera descubrir el inmenso legado de Led Zeppelin. Su éxito demostró, una vez más, la atemporalidad y el poder intergeneracional de su música.
Listado de Canciones
Disco 1
- Good Times Bad Times2:48
Letra
In the days of my youth I was told what it means to be a man Now I've reached that age I've tried to do all those things the best I can No matter how I try I find my way into the same old jam Good times, bad times You know I had my share When my woman left home For a brown eyed man Well, I still don't seem to care Sixteen, I fell in love with a girl as sweet as could be Only took a couple of days 'till she was rid of me She swore that she would be all mine And love me till the end But when I whispered in her ear I lost another friend, oh Good times, bad times You know I've had my share When my woman left home For a brown eyed man Well, I still don't seem to care Good times, bad times You know I've had my share When my woman left home For a brown eyed man Well, I still don't seem to care I know what it means to be alone I sure do wish I was at home I don't care what the neighbors say I'm gonna love you each and every day You can feel the beat within my heart Realize, sweet babe, we ain't ever gonna part - Communication Breakdown2:29
Letra
Hey, girl, stop what you're doing Hey, girl, you'll drive me to ruin I don't know what it is that I like about you, but I like it a lot Won't let me hold you Let me feel your loving charms Communication breakdown It's always the same I’m having a nervous breakdown Drive me insane Hey, girl, I got something I think you ought to know Hey, babe, I wanna tell you that I love you so I wanna hold you in my arms, yeah I'm never gonna let you go 'Cause I like your charms Communication breakdown It's always the same I’m having a nervous breakdown Drive me insane I want you to love me all night I want you to love me all night I want you to love me I want you to love me - Dazed and Confused6:28Been dazed and confused for so long it's not true Wanted a woman, never bargained for you Lots of people talk and few of them know Soul of a woman was created below, yeah You hurt and abuse telling all of your lies Run around sweet baby, lord how they hypnotize Sweet little baby, I don't know where you've been Gonna love you baby, here I come again Every day I work so hard, bringing home my hard earned pay Try to love you baby, but you push me away Don't know where you're going, only know just where you've been Sweet little baby, I want you again Been dazed and confused for so long it’s not true Wanted a woman, never bargained for you Take it easy baby, let them say what they will Tongue wag so much when I sent you the bill
- Babe I'm Gonna Leave Yous6:42
- Whole Lotta Love5:33You need cooling Baby, I'm not fooling I'm gonna send, yeah You back to schooling Way down inside Honey, you need it I'm gonna give you my love I'm gonna give you my love Wanna whole lotta love Wanna whole lotta love Wanna whole lotta love Wanna whole lotta love You've been learning Baby, I been learning All that good times Baby, baby, I've been yearning Way, way down inside Honey, you need it I'm gonna give you my love I'm gonna give you my love Wanna whole lotta love Wanna whole lotta love Wanna whole lotta love Wanna whole lotta love You've been cooling Baby, I've been drooling All the good times Baby, I've been misusing Way, way down inside I'm gonna give you my love I'm gonna give you Every inch of my love, gonna give you my love Wanna whole lotta love Wanna whole lotta love Wanna whole lotta love Wanna whole lotta love Way down inside Woman you need love Shake for me, girl I wanna be your backdoor man Keep it cooling, baby Keep it cooling, baby Keep it cooling, baby Keep it cooling, baby
- Ramble On4:22
Letra
Leaves are falling all around, it's time I was on my way Thanks to you, I'm much obliged For such a pleasant stay, but now it's time for me to go The autumn moon lights my way For now I smell the rain And with it pain, and it's headed my way Sometimes I grow so tired But I know I've got one thing I got to do Ramble on and now's the time, the time is now, to sing my song I'm going around the world, I got to find my girl, on my way I've been this way ten years to the day ramble on Gotta find the queen of all my dreams Got no time to for spreading roots The time has come to be gone And to our health we drank a thousand times It's time to ramble on Ramble on and now's the time, the time is now, to sing my song I'm going around the world, I got to find my girl, on my way I've been this way ten years to the day ramble on Gotta find the queen of all my dreams Mine's a tale that can't be told, my freedom I hold dear How years ago in days of old when magic filled the air T'was in the darkest depths of Mordor, I met a girl so fair But Gollum, and the evil one crept up and slipped away with her, her, her, yeah Ramble on and now's the time, the time is now, to sing my song I'm going around the world, I got to find my girl, on my way I've been this way ten years to the day ramble on Gotta find the queen of all my dreams Gonna ramble on, sing my song, gotta keep-a-searching for my baby Gonna work my way, around the world I can't stop this feeling in my heart, gotta keep-a-searching for my baby I can't find my bluebird - Heartbreaker4:16
Letra
Hey fellas, have you heard the news? You know that Annie's back in town? It won't take long just watch and see How the fellas lay their money down Her style is new, but the face is the same As it was so long ago But from her eyes, a different smile Like that of one who knows Well, it's been ten years and maybe more Since I first set eyes on you The best years of my life gone by Here I am alone and blue Some people cry and some people die By the wicked ways of love But I'll just keep on rolling along With the grace of the Lord above People talking all around About the way you left me flat I don't care what the people say I know where their jive is at One thing I do have on my mind If you can clarify please do It's the way you call me by another guy's name When I try to make love to you I try to make love, but it ain't no use Give it to me, give it Work so hard I couldn't unwind Get some money saved Abuse my love a thousand times However hard I tried Heartbreaker, your time has come Can't take your evil way Go away, heartbreaker Heartbreaker Heartbreaker Heart - Immigrant Song2:27We came from the land Of the ice and snow From the midnight sun Where the hot springs flow The hammer of the gods Will drive our ships to new lands To fight the horde, singing and crying Valhalla, I am coming On we sweep With threshing oar Our only goal Will be the western shore We came from the land Of the ice and snow From the midnight sun Where the hot springs flow How soft your fields so green Can whisper tales of gore Of how we calmed the tides of war We are your overlords On we sweep With threshing oar Our only goal Will be the western shore So now you'd better stop And rebuild all your ruins For peace and trust can win the day Despite of all your losing
- Since I've Been Loving You7:24
- Rock and Roll3:41It's been a long time since I rock and roll It's been a long time since I did the stroll Let me get it back, let me get it back Let me get it back, baby, where I came from? It's been a long time, been a long time Been a long lonely Lonely, lonely, lonely Lonely time Yes, it has It's been a long time since the book of love I can't count the tears of a life with no love Carry me back, carry me back Carry me back, baby, where I came from It's been a long time, been a long time Been a long lonely Lonely, lonely, lonely Lonely time Seems so long since we walked in the moonlight Making vows that just can't work right Open your arms, open your arms Open your arms, baby, let my love come running in It's been a long time, been a long time Been a long lonely Lonely, lonely, lonely Lonely time
- Black Dog4:55Hey, hey, mama, said the way you move Gonna make you sweat, gonna make you groove Ah, ah, child, way you shake that thing Gonna make you burn, gonna make you sting Hey, hey, baby, when you walk that way Watch your honey drip, I can't keep away Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh, oh, oh Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh, oh, oh I got to roll, can't stand still Got a flaming heart, can't get my fill Eyes that shine, burning red Dreams of you all through my head Ah-ah, ah-ah Ah-ah, ah-ah Ah-ah, ah-ah, ahh Hey baby, oh baby, pretty baby Tell me would you do me now Hey baby, oh baby, pretty baby Move me while you groove me now Take too long 'fore I found out What people mean by down and out Spent my money, took my car Started tellin' her friend she' gon' be a star I don't know, but I've been told A big-legged woman ain't got no soul All I ask for, all I pray Steady rollin' woman gonna come my way Need a woman gonna hold my hand Won't tell me no lies, make me a happy man Ah-ah, ah-ah Ah-ah, ah-ah Ah-ah, ah-ah, ahh Hey baby, pretty baby, oh baby Hey baby, pretty baby, oh baby Hey baby, pretty baby, oh baby
- When The Levee Breaks7:10
Letra
If it keeps on raining, levee's going to break If it keeps on raining, levee's going to break When the levee breaks I'll have no place to stay Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan Got what it takes to make a mountain man leave his home Don't it make you feel bad When you're trying to find your way home You don't know which way to go? If you're going down South They go no work to do If you don't know about Chicago Crying won't help you Praying won't do you no good Now, crying won't help you Praying won't do you no good When the levee breaks Mama, you got to move All last night sat on the levee and moaned All last night sat on the levee and moaned Thinking about my baby and my happy home Going, going to Chicago, going to Chicago Sorry, but I can't take you Going down, going down now, going down - Stairway To Heaven8:02There's a lady who's sure All that glitters is gold And she's buying a stairway to heaven When she gets there she knows If the stores are all closed With a word she can get what she came for And she's buying a stairway to heaven There's a sign on the wall But she wants to be sure 'Cause you know, sometimes words have two meanings In the tree by the brook There's a songbird who sings Sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiven It makes me wonder It makes me wonder There's a feeling I get when I look to the west And my spirit is crying for leaving In my thoughts I have seen rings of smoke through the trees And the voices of those who stand looking It makes me wonder It really makes me wonder And it's whispered that soon If we all call the tune Then the piper will lead us to reason And a new day will dawn For those who stand long And the forests will echo with laughter If there's a bustle in your hedgerow Don't be alarmed now It's just a Spring clean for the May queen Yes, there are two paths you can go by But in the long run There's still time to change the road you're on And it makes me wonder Your head is humming and it won't go In case you don't know The piper's calling you to join him Dear lady, can you hear the wind blow And did you know Your stairway lies on the whispering wind And as we wind on down the road Our shadows taller than our souls There walks a lady we all know Who shines white light and wants to show How everything still turns to gold And if you listen very hard The tune will come to you, at last When all are one and one is all, yeah To be a rock and not to roll And she's buying a stairway to heaven
Disco 2
- The Song Remains The Same5:32
Letra
I had a dream Oh yeah Crazy dream Oh, oh Anything I wanted to know Any place I needed to go Hear my song People won't listen now Sing along You don't know what you're missing now Any little song that you know Everything that's small has to grow And it's gonna grow now, push, push, yeah California sunlight Sweet Calcutta rain Honolulu starbright The song remains the same Sing out Hare Hare Dance the Hoochie Koo City lights are so bright As we go sliding, sliding, sliding - Over The Hills And Far Away4:49Hey lady, you got the love I need Maybe more than enough Oh darling, walk a while with me You've got so much Many have I loved Many times been bitten Many times I've gazed along the open road Many times I've lied Many times I've listened Many times I've wondered How much there is to know Many dreams come true And some have silver linings I live for my dream And a pocketful of gold Mellow is the man who knows What he's been missing Many many men Can't see the open road Many is a word that only leaves you guessing Guessing about a thing You really ought to know Oh, you really ought to know
- D'Yer Maker4:24
- No Quarter7:00Close the door, put out the light You know they won't be home tonight The snow falls hard and don't you know? The winds of thor are blowing cold They're wearing steel that's bright and true They carry news that must get through They choose the path where no one goes They hold no quarter, they hold no quarter Walking side by side with death The devil mocks their every step The snow drives back the foot that's slow The dogs of doom are howling more They carry news that must get through To build a dream for me and you They choose the path where no one goes They hold no quarter, they ask no quarter The pain, the pain without quarter They ask no quarter The dogs of doom are howling more!
- Trampled Under Foot5:36
Letra
Greasy slicked down body Groovy leather trim I like the way you hold the road Mama, it ain't no sin Talkin' 'bout love Talkin' 'bout love Talkin' 'bout Trouble-free transmission Helps your oil's flow Mama, let me pump your gas Mama, let me do it all Talkin' 'bout love Talkin' 'bout love Talkin' 'bout Dig that heavy metal Underneath your hood Baby, I could work all night Believe I've got the perfect tools Talkin' 'bout love Talkin' 'bout love Talkin' 'bout A model built for comfort Really built with style Specialist tradition Mama, let me feast my eyes Talkin' 'bout love Talkin' 'bout love Talkin' 'bout Factory air-conditioned Heat begins to rise Guaranteed to run for hours Mama it's a perfect size Talkin' 'bout love Talkin' 'bout love Talkin' 'bout Groovin' on the freeway Gauge is on the red Gun down on my gasoline I believe I'm gonna crack a head Talkin' 'bout love Talkin' 'bout love Talkin' 'bout I can't stop talking about I can't stop talking about Oooh, yes Drive on Come to Come to me for service Every hundred miles Baby, let me check your points Fix your overdrive Talkin' 'bout love Talkin' 'bout love Talkin' 'bout Fully automatic Comes in any size Makes me wonder what I did Before we synchronized Talkin' 'bout love Talkin' 'bout love Talkin' 'bout Feather-light suspension Coils just couldn't hold I'm so glad I took a look Inside your showroom doors Talkin' 'bout love Talkin' 'bout love Talkin' 'bout Oh, I can't stop talking about love I can't stop talking about love Oh lemme go on down I can't stop talking about I can't stop talking about love I can't stop talking about love My baby I can't stop talking about love My baby, my baby, my baby Who is Who is, who is Who is, who is - Houses Of The Holy4:04
Letra
Let me take you to the movies Can I take you to the show? Let me be yours ever truly Can I make your garden grow? From the houses of the holy We can watch the white doves go From the door comes Satan's daughter And it only goes to show, you know There's an angel on my shoulder In my hand a sword of gold Let me wander in your garden And the seeds of love I'll sow, you know So the world is spinning faster Are you dizzy when you're stoned Let the music be your master Will you heed the master's call Oh, Satan and man Said there ain't no use in crying 'Cause it will only, only drive you mad Does it hurt to hear them lying? Was this the only world you had? Oh, oh So let me take you, take you to the movie Can I take you, baby, to the show? Why don't you let me be yours ever truly? Can I make your garden grow? You know! - Kashmir8:30Oh, let the sun beat down upon my face Stars to fill my dream I am a traveler of both time and space To be where I have been To sit with elders of the gentle race This world has seldom seen They talk of days for which they sit and wait When all will be revealed Talk and song from tongues of lilting grace Whose sounds caress my ear But not a word I heard could I relate The story was quite clear Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, I been flying Mama, there ain't no denying Oh, yeah, I've been flying Mama, ain't no denying, no denying All I see turns to brown as the sun burns the ground And my eyes fill with sand As I scan this wasted land trying to find Trying to find, trying to find where I've been Oh, pilot of the storm who leaves no trace Like thoughts inside a dream Hid the path that led me to that place Yellow desert stream My Shangri-la beneath the summer moon I will return again Sure as the dust that floats high in June When moving through Kashmir Oh, father of the four winds, fill my sails Across the sea of years With no provision, but an open face Along the straits of fear Oh, oh, oh, oh When I'm on When I'm on my way, yeah When I see When I see the way, you stay, yeah Oh, yeah, yeah, oh, yeah, yeah When I'm down Oh, yeah, yeah, oh, yeah, yeah When I'm down Oh, my baby, oh, my baby Let me take you there
- Nobody's Fault But Mine6:16
- Achilles Last Stand10:23It was an April morning When they told us we should go And as I turn to you, you smiled at me How could they say no Whoa, the fun to have To live the dreams we always had Whoa, the songs to sing When we at last return again Swept New York a glancing kiss To those who claim they know To know the shrieks the seaman hears The devil is in his home Oh, to sail away To sandy lands and other days Oh, to touch the dream That hides inside and is never seen, yeah Into the sun, the south the north Flys the birds of gold The shackles of commitments fell In pieces on the ground Oh, to ride the wind To tread the air above the din Whoa, to laugh aloud Dancing as we fought the crowd, yeah To seek the man whose pointing hand The giant step unfolds With guidance from the curving path That churns up into stone If one bell should ring In celebration for a king So fast the heart should beat As proud the head with heavy feet, yeah Days went by when you and I Made an eternal summers glow As far away and distant Our mutual time to grow Oh, the sweet refrain Soothes the soul and calms the pain Oh, Albion remains Sleeping now to rise again Wandering upon the rings What place to rest the search With the mighty arms of Atlas Hold the heavens from the earth Oh, the mighty arms of Atlas Hold the heavens from the earth, whoa Ah, ah, ah, ah Ah, ah, ah, ah Ah, ah, ah, ah Ah, ah, ah, ah I know the way, know the way Know the way, know the way I know the way, know the way Know the way, know the way Oh, the mighty arms of Atlas Hold the heavens from the earth, whoa Ah, ah, ah, ah Ah, ah, ah, ah Ah, ah, ah, ah Ah, ah, ah, ah
- In The Evening6:51
Letra
In the evening, when the day is done I'm looking for a woman, but the girl don't come So don't let her, play you for a fool She don't show no pity baby, she don't make no rules Oh, I need your love, I need your love Oh, I need your love, I just got to have So don't you let her, oh, get under your skin It's only bad luck and trouble, from the day that you begin I hear you crying in the darkness, don't ask nobody's help Ain't no pockets full of mercy baby, 'cause you can only blame yourself Oh, I need your love, I need your love Oh, I need your love, I just got to have Oh, it's simple, all the pain that you go through You can turn away from fortune, fortune, 'cause that's all that's left to you It's lonely at the bottom, man, it's dizzy at the top But if you're standing in the middle, ain't no way you're gonna stop Oh, I need your love, I need your love Oh, I need your love, I just got to have Oh whatever that your days may bring No use hiding in a corner, 'cause that won't change a thing If you're dancing in the doldrums, one day soon, it's got to stop, it's got to stop When you're the master of the off-chance, when you don't expect a lot Oh, I need your love, I need your love Oh, I need your love, I just got to have - All My Love5:54
Letra
Should I fall out of love, my fire in the light? To chase a feather in the wind Within the glow that weaves a cloak of delight There moves a thread that has no end For many hours and days that passes ever soon The tides have caused the flame to dim At last the arm is straight, the hand to the loom Is this to end or just begin? All of my love, all of my love Oh all of my love to you now All of my love, all of my love Oh all of my love to you now The cup is raised, the toast is made yet again One voice is clear above the din Proud aryan one word, my will to sustain For me, the cloth once more to spin All of my love, all of my love Oh all of my love to you now All of my love, all of my love Yeah all of my love to you child Yours is the cloth, mine is the hand that sews time His is the force that lies within Ours is the fire, all the warmth we can find He is a feather in the wind All of my love, all of my love Oh all of my love to you now All of my love, oh love yes All of my love to you now All of my love, all of my love All of my love, love Sometimes, sometimes Sometimes, sometimes Hey, hey, hey, hey Hey, hey, hey, hey oh, yeah, it's all, all, all of my love All of my love, all of my love to you now All of my love, all of my love All of my love, to, to you and you, and you and yeah I get a bit lonely, just standing up Just standing up Just standing up lonely Just I get a bit lonely
