Earlier this month, mellow rockers Train announced plans for their full album cover of Led Zeppelin’s famed 1969 blues-rock LP Led Zeppelin II. Along with the announcement they shared their version of the dreamy “What Is And What Should Never Be” and now they’ve released their take on the record’s frenetic set piece “The Lemon Song.”
Like many of Zeppelin’s most famous early tunes, “The Lemon Song” draws heavily on classic blues influences —specifically Howlin’ Wolf’s “Killing Floor” and Robert Johnson’s “Travelling Riverside Blues” — and Train preserve the jam’s spirit. In fact, guitarist Jimmy Stafford’s fiery licks are barely differential from Jimmy Page’s shredding on the original. (Totally fair considering how well-known Zeppelin’s version is.) And singer Pat Monahan keeps pace with Robert Plant at every turn, proving Train can mirror Zep’s wild side as well as its more mystical one.
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