Various Artists - From The Land Of Ice And Snow: The Songs Of Led Zeppelin [CD]

33 Pacific Northwest artists reimagine the songs of one of the most influential rock bands ever. Gathering together some recognizable names (M. Ward, Laura Veirs, Chris Walla, The Long Winters) with lesser-known talents from the Pacific Northwest to rethink the melodies, tweak the vocals, and play with the arrangements of some of the most familiar of classic rock staples. Revamping the music of a band nearly every rock fan has grown up with, and maybe not out of but into, makes for an entertaining way to return to the songs that even decades of repeat play on FM radio may not have ruined. For me, coming back to ZepÂ’s music through these tributes reminded me of the power, range, and vistas that Bonham, Jones, Page, and Plant thundered out and tenderly tendered.