Video of 14 year old Jimmy Page in 1957: I watched “It…
August 26th, 2010
Video of 14 year old Jimmy Page in 1957: I watched “It Might Get Loud” last night and part of it featured this 53 year old video clip. Don’t miss the interview a couple minutes in where Jimmy says he wants to do biological research when he grows up. As for the movie, it was pretty good, if you’re a fan of the three guitarists. I personally didn’t think The Edge added much, but I’m not a huge U2 fan either. Jack White and Page, however, were great.
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You didn’t get chills when the Edge was going through those dusty old cassettes in his mom’s kitchen and the riff from “Where the Streets Have No Name” started playing? I know I did!
Fuji: Yeah, that part was not bad. Something about The Edge just doesn’t say “transcendent guitarist” to me though. Page’s accomplishments speak for themselves, and listening to Jack White, you can tell he’s a student of the game and about as real as it gets. That said, however, it seems like they were going for one 70s guy, one 80s guy, and one 90s guy. In trying to think of other more transcendent 80s guitarists, none come to mind. The 80s were mostly a lost decade for the guitar.
We definitely agree on 2 of the 3! I just think that NO ONE sounds like The Edge, who’s redefined his sound several times over three decades. Plus, his Joshua Tree sound still rocks my world. (As for 80′s guitarists, don’t forget that Andy Summers, Mark Knopfler, and Eddie Van Halen belong in that group!)
Thanks for posting the great video, Mike!
Fuji: Oooooh, forgot about Van Halen. He would have been a great choice for the show. :)
I was going to mention Summers because he was one of the main influences on my playing and one of the most influential guitar players of the ’80s. But technically, he’s probably closer to Page than Edge in age.
I have yet to see the movie though but I can’t wait because Edge and Page were also major influences on me and I’m a big fan of both. My nickname in high school was “Led Zep” ;)
I too just saw this film the other night when I noticed it was on netflix streaming. Nice. I have to agree with Fuji tho… It was Page and Edge for me. Jack seemed to try too hard and be more about attitude than impressing me with his skill… I was in bands through college and grad school and did the college circuit in the mid 90s so I appreciate the virtuosity of Jimmy and the innovation of the edge… found myself a bit bored/tired of Jack by the end. But still brilliant film over all.
Guggenheim should totally do a sequel with 3 more… eddie, andy and whomever.
Rock!
Nice. I saw vestiges of what was to become Jimmy Page’s trademark stage presence. He calls it “Viennese Blues Position” in some long ago Rolling Stones interview.
I was not impressed at all with the jam sessions between the 3 players. As a guitar player with over 20 years of experience I have been to my fair share of jam sessions with people I have never played with before and the results were always much better than what was shown in the movie. 3 guys sitting around playing different voicings of a chord just doesn’t do it for me. There were a few moments where Jimmy Page did something somewhat notable, but all in all, I was disappointed by the music the 3 of them created together… and where was Eddie?
Maybe that’s the difference, you have over 20 years experience. These guys are just kids at this point when the video was shot.
Hey Mike,
Yeah, I loved the old Jimmy Page clips as well. I thought about starting a “Skiffle” band. The part where he was listening to that old Link Wray “Rumble” 45 inspired me to learn the tune:
http://www.finkbuilt.com/static/music/rumble2.mp3
and Comanche:
http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/comanche/
Cheers,
steve
-steve