I've seen Led Zep about 3 times between 1969 and 1977, and while they were always good shows, the playing could get a big 'sloppy'. I also saw a couple of Page and Plant tours, and those were awesome; I liked those better than the LZ ones; the playing sounded tighter... There are some great recordings from these shows...
Robert Plant
I’ve been a Zeppelin fan since I was a little kid. Was obsessed with them in high school. I always thought Plant was one of the best singers in rock and roll. A lot of people still do. I never saw Zep but did see Plant in concert several times in the 80s/90s.
Over the decades I find that I don’t listen to Zep all that much for whatever reason.
This Christmas Eve morning I stayed home from church because of a nasty cold and dug out some of my old LPs. One of them was a bootleg (at the time) of Zeppelin's live BBC performances. I bought it used in 1984 for $20 which was a ton of money for me back then. (You can get this on Qobuz etc now.)
About 4 minutes into Whole Lotta Love the band lapses into a blues/Elvis medley of songs that is simply epic. The entire band is right on point and amazing as always but in this medley Plant really shows you his stuff. The range, the control, the timing, the soul. All there. Is he the best rock and roll singer ever? I can think of a lot of challengers to that idea but he’s certainly up around the top.
Give this song a listen. The initial part of Whole Lotta Love is not my favorite. But this medley and the ending are Zeppelin at its best.
Merry Christmas all.
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Ah, @tomic601 .....SOTA ought to extend to the tubes as well as the SSDs’, but...*sigh*...’twill by and by come to your shores in the newness of the dawning of the year anew and anon... *slaps self* Ev is watching the ’96 version of Romeo & Juliet, which I can’t bring self to sit thru.....read and have heard the original and Wayyy too many parodies, and view it as the latter.... Time has been too much with me of late.... ;) Yes, hoard thy tubes, for The Tubes....*L* And a Ripper ought to be named Jacque, Thee....and Server: That Doth Duex.... I depart anew, wishing a Merri Yule upon us both... *G* |
@asvjerry indeed you are the Bard of Agon on Avon…. :-) Smoke em if ya got em in the giant tube stash in the sky…. or that very unorganized drawer…… Best to you now and in the year alight … |
larsman-- agreed on the Page and Plant tour (I saw only 1). Saw Zep live at the Garden in July of 73 and other than being in awe of the Plant and Page charisma, the show was a minor disappointment-- it was only good, not great . Sloppy for sure. I don't listen to Zep a lot anymore but still occasionally use my RL version of Zep ll to impress guests. as it is one of the 2 or 3 best sounding albums I have. Needless to say, it always works and is indeed a fabulous album through and through. Having said that, I will have to put l and lV on the table in the next few days. |
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