led zeppelin song backwards

[Neo]

http://www2.memlane.com/jmilner/stairwaybackwards.htm

interesting.. i dont have the equpment to test if its a hoax or not

[sketchy4]

i beleive it is real but that just sort of freaks me out whether it was made like that purposly or by coincidence.

[rattler keeper]

Pretty freeky,sounds kind of funny though..

[Yve]

thats CREEPY

[Vanan]

WOW! Finally there's proof and I'm not on crack! I heard those same words 10 yrs ago when I was 15. Dubbed the back mask version (via sound recorder on Windows) and played it for some friends at school. One got expelled, one got suspended and one had nightmares (can't remember of what now), all within a week of listening to it. There is even a part (again, I can't remember which part) which says "Satan, I love you, I love you". *sigh*

[Shane Tesser]

If you know much about the 70's and especially the whole metal scene of the day...you'll soon find out that there was all sorts of music that was supposed to have satanic verses if played backwards. Im a huge fan of Led Zep. The history that surrounds that song is an amazing one in itself. For years its been said to have been the most requested radio song of all time. It has also been said that more ppl have committed suicide to that song then any other....truth or not, the song was written much like the majority of theyre songs by guitar legend Jimmy Page. If you follow any of this bands history...like i have, you'll soon discover that they, like many other bands at that time did fool around with satanism. Ive seen many interviews both on video and written where Jimmy openly talks about his flirtations with it. It has been asked in the past if there was ever intentional messages in any of the songs and the answer has always been no. I would personally like to believe not...but its only Jimmy that can truely answer as this is one of his greatest bodies of work. Its amazing to note that Jimmy stated that this song sort of just flew out of him one day while jamming. The first run they ever did of the entire song, the band claimed that they were all shook up, didn't talk much, but everyone of them just knew they had created something amazing. As a guitar player myself, its always been a kind of Taboo song to play openly. I think just about everyone who plays knows how to play the mjority of it, buts its always been respected that you don't. So much that infact i can't even remember how to play much of it anymore...and ill never learn it again as i believe it should be left alone. Perhaps, its just another piece of the puzzle that shrouds this song in such mystery...or just a stupid superstition...either way, somethings are better left unsaid imo.

If your really into interesting history of music, do some research on the song Mr. Crowly by Ozzy Osborne....another classic shrouded in mystery...and similar to Stairway with its theme. Study the lyrics and see what Ozzy was really singing about...have fun :)

[sketchy4]

i just thought of something. what if N Sync or the Backstreet Boys had a satanic message in one of their songs? i would laugh so hard and probably need a change of pants! honestly, it would be funny to find out that the guys everybody loves and think are innocent boys would have satanic messages in their song.

[Darren179]

i got to one second left int he song and the whole power in the house went out for about 6 minutes























































naw just kidding

[Tim_Cranwill]

That's nuts....... I have all of the programs I would need to flip it for myself but I’m sitting alone in my basement.... no thanks. :D

I'm not a "religious" guy but ghost stuff <u>freaks me out</u>!!!!

[m1k3_88]

That's nuts....... I have all of the programs I would need to flip it for myself but I’m sitting alone in my basement.... no thanks. dooooooooooo it! u know u want to:p

[Tim_Cranwill]

Come over and I will. :D

[marisa]

"yvan eht nioj"


LMAO

Marisa

[Double J]

[ its always been a kind of Taboo song to play openly. I think just about everyone who plays knows how to play the mjority of it, buts its always been respected that you don't. [/B]

Interesting..... does anyone remember that scene in "Wayne's World" where Wayne attempts to play it at the guitar store.... the clerk comes out and stops Wayne, and points to a sign saying "NO STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN"... and Wayne replies.....

"No Stairway......denied!"

My rationalization of that scene was that I thought that music store owners just got sick of EVERYBODY playing stairway when they picked up a guitar. I guess I was wrong. I understand this taboo... maybe it's that this song is so revered that anyone other than the great Jimmy Page would just butcher a masterpiece.
Nonetheless..... I am skeptical about the satanic messages..... but it is cool either way. But..... I have listened to some bands that blow that away in terms of straight up disturbing satanic lyrics..... Mercyful Fate, Slayer, Deicide, Cannibal Corpse (more gore than satanism), Gore Rotted (same deal as corpse). I used to get all disturbed by that devil business..... but now I just laugh because it is so ridiculous. Not much phases me anymore... though I still feel a little disturbed by the backwards stairway...... I am still shuddering... even though the lyrics aren't that disturbing. I don't know... I am skeptical, but still creeped out. Weird.
Double J

[Removed_2815]

Originally posted by marisa
"yvan eht nioj"


LMAO

Marisa
LOL, that's right, Lieutenant L.T. Smash.....

[Tim_Cranwill]

LOL.... :D

[MartinW]

That's really creepy. What really creeped me out was when I was downloading the song I heard three knocks (honestly) come from my speaker. It's probably just from another program doing something, but I think everyone knows how imagination can distort things and really creep you out. I hope I can sleep tonight!

Martin

[Tim_Cranwill]

Ummmm..... it frickin' worked! That is too crazy.....

[MartinW]

I think I found the source of the 3 knocks! It must have been ICQ because it was running in the background and maybe someone just went online and it was a notice to let me know, although I've never heard that sound from ICQ before. The timing was perfect though and it freaked me out!

Martin

[K1LOS]

lol, i should have read everything first. I downloaded, converted to wav, and reversed it myself. Ahh well

that is just crazy if its for real. Although it does seem like they were kinda making up words to match the sound. When i listened to it when i reversed it myself, i couldn't understand what was being said except for the word satan. When i noticed you could do it all on the webpage and listened to it with the lyrics in front of me, i could hear the reversed words. Does that mean its a fake? who knows...

Geoff

[Scales Zoo]

I used to play some songs backwards on my first computer.

I remember, when I was just a wee laddy - I'd go to a youth group put on by a local Church. The priest or whatever was actually a pretty cool guy, who liked hard rock. Anyways, he had a tape that he had been given, with a lot of hard rock song bits played backwards. It was put together and distributed to anyone who would take it, to show the evils of Rock and Roll that are brainwashing the children.

We used to listen to them, partially laugh about the people that went to all the trouble to find them - but we all agreed, it was spooky and cool. Not what the tape makers intended, I'm sure.

Then that thing on MTV came out saying the 2 most satanic bands were AC/DC and Iron Maiden (yes, this was the 80's) - and I got stared at in this small town because the only shirts I had at the time were AC/DC and Maiden shirts.

There are a few songs by Black Sabbath, AC/DC, Iron Maiden, Rolling Stones that you can hear something on when played backwards, I think it was likely just a lucky coincidence - I don't think any of those bands would be smart enough to do it on purpose.

I like the freaky story about the song Black Sabbath, and how it was written. The band, staying in some old castle for recording to get a mood, were all in bed, all in seperate rooms. All of them saw some weird black cat human figure, which scared them very much. The next morning, they picked up their instruments, and played the song Black Sabbath for the very first time, but all knew the song already - some how.....

Iron Maiden, when recording # of the beast (I think it was recorded somewhere weird too) had either the song or the whole albulm get weird sounds on it after it was recorded, and they had to do it all over again. That freaked them out too, if I remember correctly.

Ryan

[Katt]

All I know is that last night when Vanan played that, I got seriously mad. He played it backwards for me before, but I couldn't make out the words.

Had to listen to Metallica to chill out afterwards. That and we were reading the Harry Potter seris, hard to get too freaked out when reading about Owls named Hedwig. (Geeks, I know!)

I'm not as much an expert as Vanan on Satanism and Satan Worshipping, but from what I could gather from Satanism, it's more about doing your own thing than about Beezelbub himself. Those who fool around with Satan Worshipping, well, they deserve whatever they get! Eternity in Hell seems like awful payment for some fame and a bit of cash.

I'm still shuddering and it's morning, and I'm all alone with dozens of the devil's "minions".

[sketchy4]

honestly i cant say i beleive all of this heaven and hell stuff. im sorry people but i cant beleive that there is a huge supernatural being controlling heaven or an evil demon running hell. it just doesnt seem logical to me. im not too sure what i beleive in. but ill find out when i die. until then i wont know.

[Siretsap]

It always seems it's when you are scared it could happen, that you takes things that happen as a sign..

Anyhow it reminded me of that ghost in the box thing, anyone got any news from that buyer on e-bay? would like to know what hoax he added to the list.lol

[snakehunter]

I thinks its bs, how people think this junk is true, HOWEVER there are bands that back mask ON PURPOSE for fun, in the song forwards it plays things backwards, so when you play it backwards it is played forwards. ICP does this ALOT

[Cruciform]

Which metal band was it that backmasked "Drink milk, it's good for you."

[Big_V]

Well if ACDC is one of the most satanic bands for backwards stuff so be it. Im gonna listen to that band till the end of time even if i am somehow dealing with Satan. LOL. I guess i am on the "Highway to Hell". LOL
Cheers, Ryan

[C.m.pyrrhus]

"Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law."
~~ Aleister Crowley

Crowley has had a great influence on rock & roll. Aleister Crowley was a large motivation and interest for many of the rocks bands back in the day. Not only did Led Zeppelin member Jimmy Page own Crowley's Loch Ness estate, Boleskine House, from 1971 through 1992, but the even the Beatles, Black Sabbath, Ozzy and Ministry had references to him in song and so on. The International Times voted Crowley “the unsung hero of the hippies.” Ozzy Osbourne called Crowley “a phenomenon of his time.” On the back cover of the Doors 13 album, Jim Morrison and the other members of the Doors are shown posing with a bust of Aleister Crowley. David Bowie referred to Crowley in his song “Quicksand.” Bruce Dickinson said: “… we’ve referred to things like the tarot and ideas of people like Aleister Crowley.” Sting had studied him,Daryl Hall ( of Hall and Oates) admits that he follows Crowley. Marilyn Manson has a referance to Thelema in the song “Misery Machine.” Do a quick goodle on Thelema and Crowley to where that goes.

As you can see, this is a large reason why so many Christians had a hard time with rock and roll. To sad they just could not sit back and enjoy it eh? To many folks get caught up in the "evil" of this world. I laugh at it, cuz I love this side of rock, and thankfully it happened.

[Vanan]

I have listened to some bands that blow that away in terms of straight up disturbing satanic lyrics..... Mercyful Fate, Slayer, Deicide, Cannibal Corpse (more gore than satanism), Gore Rotted (same deal as corpse).

Try Dark Funeral, old stuff of Bathory's, Emperor, Dark Throne and Impaled Nazarene for blatant Satanism. :D

As for AC/DC, I always heard (when I was younger) that Highway to Heaven was the anti-thesis of Stairway to Heaven when back masked. That's an interesting story about The # of the Beast Ryan. Wish there was a story like that about Hallowed be Thy Name though. Would make it all the more mysterious!

[HeatherK]

There is a reverse speech website where you can find out more information about reversals, not only in music, but political figures, etc. It does freak me out so I rarely listen to the soundclips anymore ;) It's not always true that the words you're told to hear are the reason you're hearing them, even with the same amount of syllables, you can tell the difference between a 'fake' reversal as opposed to what you hear. According to the site, reversals have been 'planted' backwards in music on purpose, and apparently sometimes just formed by the sounds of speech during recording.