The Black Keys - Little Black Submarines

Stairway To Heaven is one of my favorite tracks ever. I remember my Dad's cassette in the living room. When no one else is at home, I would play it over the family stereo and pretend I'm playing the guitar, jumping from one couch to another. Of course my Dad will then get pissed off at me, ruining the living room, with my dirty footprints on the furniture. Despite the angry face of my Dad, I know he was smiling in his heart that his young kid was enjoying good music. That joy in my heart listening to Zeppelin at a young age made me search other bands (though unfortunately ended up with me stealing cassettes from record stores and to my Mother's dismay, finding more "devilish" songs by Ronnie James Dio.) When I first of this song last year, that warm part in my heart lights up again. This time, reminding me of the soft cryptic intro of bands like Led Zeppelin and the energetic feel and rush of the early days of my discovery of rock and metal. This track just blares out with it's bluesy riffs, not ashamed at showing off their influences from the 80s, all with modern production. While bands just make their guitars go loud for no apparent reason, here with have a band that uses it for pure energy. I swear Jimi Hendrix himself probably rose from the grave and wrote parts of this song. This is how hard rock and distorted guitars should go on a rampage.