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Footnote to my previous post re. the blues basis for heavy metal: In the 1995 10-part television mini-series Rock and Roll, heavy metal gets the treatment in the final minutes of the episode dedicated to blues-based rock. Black Sabbath and Deep Purple get a mention, Eric Burdon is quoted re. Jimi Hendrix (featured prominently in this episode), and Led Zeppelin are seen performing 'Stairway to Heaven' from The Song Remains the Same. The final quote from the narrator goes something like, "Led Zeppelin's 'Stairway to Heaven' seems at first listen to be as far-removed from the blues as [comparison I can't remember--this was 12 years ago, people!], but if you peel back the layers, you will find them there,..., etc...."
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