Based on interviews with the band and their friends, employees and lovers, this book reveals for the first time the truth behind the genius of Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and the late John Bonham -- the truth behind the tragedies they suffered and the triumphs no one will ever forget.
The book was brought up regarding the discussion on how microphone placement impacts the sound. It was mentioned that many studio lore stories, like those found in 'Hammer of the Gods', are often exaggerated or fictionalized.
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I remember reading Hammer of the Gods years and years and years ago, and they described how Jimmy Page had ideas about, I'm going to get a sound from John Bonham's drum by moving the mic.
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The book was brought up regarding the discussion on how microphone placement impacts the sound. It was mentioned that many studio lore stories, like those found in 'Hammer of the Gods', are often exaggerated or fictionalized.
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I remember reading Hammer of the Gods years and years and years ago, and they described how Jimmy Page had ideas about, I'm going to get a sound from John Bonham's drum by moving the mic.
Bill Burr briefly mentioned a book written by John Bonham's brother, Mick Bonham, that he was looking at on his bookshelf.
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I got a book on my bookshelf I'm looking at right now to just continue with the ADD of everything I do. Oh, listen to that. Oh, listen to that. Would you? That's an A star. That's the cops. Um, it's a...
— Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 6-6-22
Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 6-6-22
Bill Burr briefly mentioned a book written by John Bonham's brother, Mick Bonham, that he was looking at on his bookshelf.
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I got a book on my bookshelf I'm looking at right now to just continue with the ADD of everything I do. Oh, listen to that. Oh, listen to that. Would you? That's an A star. That's the cops. Um, it's a book written by John Bonham's brother, Mick Bonham. I just see it says Bonham, B-O-N-H-A-M.
Bill Burr mentioned it was a poorly written book, a 'total shit show' about Led Zeppelin, describing it as horse shit. He contrasted it with 'Hard to Handle' in its quality.
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I think one of the first ones ever read was like hammer of the gods, which is a total shit show It was a horse shit fucking book saying I leave on the devil and all that and I've read this this I'm telling you
Bill Burr briefly mentioned the book 'Hammer of the Gods', discussing a quote attributed to Robert Plant, and criticizing its content as mostly inaccurate.
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Which you know, he never did that was in that book hammer of the guts.
It was just a bunch of crap, but god bless the person he made some money
Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 3-5-18
It was mentioned as a book that Bill Burr found boring and put him to sleep, comparing it to the crazy and wild experiences that he and the band encountered on tour.
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Oh, yeah. That was that was a book that put me to sleep.
And so they bring that that that shit onto the buses, mainly on the crew bus.
Bill Burr briefly mentioned the book while discussing Robert Plant's 'Golden God' photo and the inaccuracies within it.
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Which you know he never did that was in that book hammer of the guts. They just said he said it.
Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 3-5-18
It was mentioned in a conversation about rock and roll excess. Bill Burr said it was a book that put him to sleep, presumably due to the stories it contains about the band's behaviour.
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Oh, yeah. That was that was a book that put me to sleep. I believe every word of it.
And so they bring that that that shit onto the buses, mainly on the crew bus.
Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 3-5-18
It was mentioned as a book that was read by some of the touring crew and possibly influenced their actions and behaviors on tour.
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And so they bring that that that shit onto the buses, mainly on the crew bus. We haven't had we've had the most boring band bus for probably about almost 12, 13 years. Thank God, because you guys sit there playing like cards against humanity.
Oh, yeah. That was that was a book that put me to sleep.
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