![]() Every time you revisit it, you hear something new,” he said. “Revisiting of the catalog also keeps it fresh. The set list changes from night to night. That constant striving for excellence helps.” “There’s all kind of nuances that we constantly strive to replicate live. How can you be, especially when you’re essentially replicating somebody’s improvisations from start to finish?” Hammond said. “We’re constantly refining what we do because we feel like, as close as we can get to perfect, it’s never perfect. ![]() After 20 years, it’s still a fresh experience every night. Get the Led Out mines the entire Led Zeppelin catalog, playing faithful renditions of both the hits and the deep cuts. Jimi Hendrix, Deep Purple, The Yardbirds, all the good stuff was still around when I was growing up.” “At that time, Led Zeppelin was still a band. I learned theory, sight-reading and jazz, but my teacher was cool and said I should learn to play the music of the day, which is what I wanted to learn,” he said. “Around 12, I started taking serious lessons. Hammond first picked up a guitar when he was 8, learning blues licks from his musician father. The more he heard Led Zeppelin, though, the more he came to like it. “I really liked The Beatles more - I felt like The Beatles were my friends, and their music was happy and uplifting.” I thought some of it was a bit scary,” Hammond said. “My father had Led Zeppelin on reel-to-reel tape. As usual, both shows are expected to sell out. Philadelphia-based Get the Led Out will play its annual two-night stint at the Palace Theatre in Greensburg on Friday and Saturday. Now 57, Hammond has been playing in a Led Zeppelin tribute band for 20 years. ![]() Paul Hammond wasn’t enthralled by Led Zeppelin’s music when he first heard it about age 4.īut first impressions don’t always last.
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