When I was 19 on my gap year I went and worked in a hotel in Switzerland for six months. There was a copy of Lord of the Rings in my room. I hadn't read it before. I picked it up with no particular expectations and started reading . I simply devoured in. It was one of the truly extraordinary narrative journeys of my lifetime. I didn't put the book down until I finished a number of days later in between my work shifts . It was one of the most magical experiences of my life.
I'll never read it again. I went to see the films at the cinema and they were alright . But I feel I've had the Tolkien experience of my lifetime and it was unsurpassable. Tolkien of course make me think of Led Zep because Robert Plant was rather Prone to Lord of the Rings borrowings whenever he was short of inspiration . I have the essential Led Zep albums on vinyl in my flat when I feel like a gear change . My older brother's lent them to me and not asked for them back as of yet.
. I just put Led Zep II. It's not necessarily the one I'd play of choice but I gave it a go and for the last half hour I've been enthralled. It takes you back. To the Seventies, but frankly to the longboats and the mythic tug it drew on. As for me. I feel like I'm nine again. This surely is the purpose of truly great music. .
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