tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510490111933235161.post6339093574290515770..comments2024-03-23T15:25:52.083-04:00Comments on A Bit Like You And Me / 60s Music Blog: The Yardbirds - White Summer (1967)Zollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16747930405290849552noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510490111933235161.post-72931902307792352542012-06-02T18:29:31.161-04:002012-06-02T18:29:31.161-04:00If Page & Plant were doing any middle-eastern ...If Page & Plant were doing any middle-eastern sounding music in the '80s or '90s, I definitely missed it. I may have to look into it to see if there's something of value to add to my collection. :)Zollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747930405290849552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510490111933235161.post-77131143781695856242012-06-01T19:14:50.392-04:002012-06-01T19:14:50.392-04:00I'd say that would be one of the earliest exam...I'd say that would be one of the earliest examples of de-tuning in rock music. Tuning your guitar way down low makes it very easy to push down on the strings, causing that sitar-esque sound.<br /><br />And I agree completely about "White Summer" having a whiff of Led Zeppelin, even though it sounds to me like The Yardbirds were going for something more Indian or maybe Middle-Eastern than Led Zeppelin's forays into ancient English pastoralism.<br /><br />(That reminds me: Didn't Jimmy Page and Robert Plant do a Middle-Eastern kind of thing in the 80's or 90's?)Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13694593832483511316noreply@blogger.com