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By Pages:   1    2    3    4    5    6    7    Add Your New Review About The Song The Reviews about The battle of evermore (page 1/ 7) ------ performed by Led Zeppelin Hippies/Tolkeen | Reviewer: Rick | 12/4/09 Back when Zeppelin was writing the LOTRs was a BIG favorite among the hippies and practially required reading. It's no question that Robert Plant was inspired by the story as many of us are. What I think is utterly hilarious is Misty Mountain hop an obvious reference to LOTR but the song, except for a vague third verse, doesn't reference the story as much Silmarillion | Reviewer: burahobbit | 11/16/09 Please excuse this flimsy post, it has been years since I read the Silmarillion (the prequel to LOTR) but I've always felt that this song is about the seperation of the garden of eden "The West" (Avalon) from The East (Middle Earth) the council of the Elves was split on their decision of whether to pass into middle earth and help fight evil, or to remain in Avalon and let the third children (Men) fight for themselves. The result of the council was to meet at sunrise. A contingent of Elves gathered in the valley ready to proceed into middle earth. They awaited the sunrise (waiting for the eastern glow), waited on their breatheren and the angels who also dwelt in Avalon. As it turned out, half the elves went into middle earth to fight and half remained in Avalon. Thus the league of Elves were sundered.....which leads me to a line in these lyrics that says ""I hear the horses thunder down in the valley below"" my poor adled brain remembers the album jacket list these lyrics as ""And I hear the words of sunder down in the valley below"" which fits the Silmarillion. Peace. The Battle of Evermore | Reviewer: Anonymous | 10/17/09 I agree that throughout Led Zeppelins career they have wrote songs based on "Good vs Evil". This is most prominent in Stairway to Heaven and Battle of Evermore. I also agree that part of Battle of Evermore Led Zeppelin are refering to LOTR, however i do believe their is more to the song as their is in Stairway The Battle of Erebor | Reviewer: Jim Jenkins | 10/15/09 I agree that the literary refereces apply to various battles, and lest we forget the battle at the end of "The Hobbit," which is called the Battle of Five Armies, takes place at Mount Erebor. The lyrics don't match up, unless you want to consider Gandalf the Prince of Peace (Jesus) walking alone before the battle in the guise of a beggar. The title though, Evermore/Erebor, has always intrigued me. the 2nd singer | Reviewer: Wazza | 3/23/09 For those trivia buffs and Zep heads, the other voice on this song belongs to none other than Sandy Denny who at the time was lead female vocalist for the first English folk/rock band Fairport Convention.I also believe rightly or wrongly that John Paul Jones actually played the mandolin using what at the time were revolutionary delay effects. Interesting stuff............ jrr | Reviewer: vs | 3/19/09 I do not think that it was really more than just inspired by JRRT works. Actually, only today I found that other people (everywhere) see that inspiration that I saw when first read the book(s) and heard the song (about, well, 20 years ago when I was just old enough to listen to music and understand English language - which is not my native). But I never even thought that LOTR made some impact on the song. I thought (and continue to do so) that "Queen of Light" is Varda, and "Prince of Peace" is Melkor. The Fall of Gondolin | Reviewer: Anonymous | 3/3/09 In The book of lost tales(#2 i think), in "The Fall of Gondolin" The elves hold a vigil on the eve of spring where they stand silent throughout the night waithing for the sunrise when they raise there voices in song. But of course this all happens way before the ringwraiths come into being. More Going on Than Just the Trilogy III | Reviewer: gpronger | 2/24/09 [This is simply an attempt to consolidate my two previous posts and an attempt for a bit more coherency.] I think we're selling Plank short if we're looking to tie the song to just one of the LOTR books. I would argue that he's using a bit of artistic license to capture the spirit of the books and the sense of the battles that occur. "The Dark Lord Rides...", and "darkest night", and "Ringwraiths Ride" would all be referencing "Return of the King". In "Two Towers" the battle is with Saruman, not Sauron (the Dark Lord). Before the attack of Minas Tirith, the day becomes like night. Also, the Ringwraiths do not appear in battle in "Two Towers". Now an interesting line is; "I hear the horses' thunder down in the valley below, I’m waiting for the angels of Avalon, waiting for the eastern glow." This seems to be an obvious reference to the siege of Helms Deep, which was a fortress, built in the narrows of a valley. But, and here Plank maybe throwing us a bit of a reference to a book outside the trilogy, to the "Silmarillion". Avalon (spelled Avallone by Tolken) is the nearest point of the "Undying Lands" (basically heaven on earth within the world Tolken created). In the Silmarillon, the final battle between Morgoth or Melkor and the "angels" (led by Eonwe). Morgoth is defeated, but the entire continent is destroyed, with the survivors escaping to the East which is the lands we know from LOTR. The Angels of Avallone would be the forces that defeated Morgoth. If interested Sauron is a lieutenant of Morgoth who survives and escapes judgment. The dragon reference is also to the "Silmarillion", the Ring Wraiths ride beasts akin to a dragon, but are really never considered on their own in battle. In the "Silmarillion", “Glaurung”, a true dragon, is a sentient being, under command of Morgoth. It appears in battle several times and individually destroys the elven city of Nagroihrond. My feeling is that Plant wanted the song to convey the overall feeling from Tolken's work, the desperate battles of good versus evil throughout his writings. Which, whether you agree or disagree with my few paragraphs, I suspect everyone will agree with Plank's success in conveying the spirit of Tolken's battles. More Info on Why More Than Trilogy | Reviewer: gpronger | 1/24/09 Sorry for fogetting an item, but the dragon reference is also to the "Silmarillion", the Ring Wraiths ride beasts akin to a dragon, but are really never considered on their own in battle. In the "Silmarillion", Glaurung, a true dragon, is a sentient being, under command of Morgoth. It appears in battle several times and individually destroys the elven city of Nagroihrond. I also had an error, the More Going on Than Just the Trilogy | Reviewer: gpronger | 1/20/09 I think we're selling Plank short if we're looking to tie the song to just one of the LOTR books. I would argue that he's using a bit of artistic license to capture the spirit of the books and the sense of the battles that occur. "The Dark Lord Rides...", "darkest night", and "Ringwraiths Ride" would both be referencing "Return of the King". In "Two Towers" the battle is with Saruman, not Sauron (the Dark Lord). Before the attack of Minas Tirith, the day becomes like night. Finally, the Ringwraiths do not appear in battle in "Two Towers". Now an interesting line is; "I hear the horses' thunder down in the valley below,I'm waiting for the angels of Avalon, waiting for the eastern glow." This seems to be an obvious reference to the siege of Helms Deep, which was a fortress built in the narrows of a valley. But, and here Plank maybe throwing us a bit of a reference to a book outside the trilogy, to the "Silmarillion". Avalon (spelled Avallone by Tolken) is the nearest point of the "Undying Lands" (basically heaven on earth within the world Tolken created). In the Silmarillon, the final battle between Morgoth or Melkor and the "angels" (led by Eonwe). Morgoth is defeated, but the entire continent is destroyed, with the survivors escaping to the west which is the lands we know from LOTR. The Angels of Avallone would be the forces that defeated Morgoth. If interested Sauron is a lieutenant of Morgoth that survives and escapes judgment. My feeling is that Plant wanted the song to convey the overall feeling from Tolken's work, the desperate battles of good versus evil through-out his writings. Which whether you agree or disagree with my few paragraphs, I suspect concurrence with Plank's success in conveying the spirit of Tolken's battles. Add Your New Review About The Song By Pages:   1    2    3    4    5    6    7