I would like a link please.

Seems like it was a painting of the original photo...

I believe that there was more than one shooter and upwards of 4-5 shots fired. I also believe that Oswald was not one of them as he was spotted on the second floor by multiple people just minutes prior to the shooting. Past that I'm not sure who orchestrated it, but the CIA and the mafia seem like the most likely of candidates. I do not believe that LBJ was involved at all. If he was, why would he put himself, his wife, and his good friends the Connallys in the line of fire like that? There are so many theories but not all of them can be true because many of them cancel each other out. You have to sift through all the b****hit and draw logical conclusions. On a similar note, I'm not near as obsessed with the Kennedy assassination as I am with 9/11, and those "truthers" really give conspiracy theorists a bad name.

I like your description of the 7/27 rendition… that they needed to get a perfect performance down on wax and voila there it is! Page himself may have realized this immediately since the next two performances are more of a drag. I think the next closest they came to a perfect performance was in Mobile (although I just recently realized they skipped the call and response section and went straight from the first workout to the Page/Plant duel, much like 1975). In this rendition, Page is not only playing with Euro 73 improv, but also with 1972 tightness, and he attacks the song with more vigor than he did on 7/27. Not to mention, possibly Plant's best vocals for the song in 1973.

In Vancouver, are you thinking that he played Rock and Roll on the 12-string neck of the EDS or the 6-string? I assumed it was that guitar since he doesn't seem to switch after Weekend, but I figured he played the 6-string neck.

I thought it was “Robert Plant, you have great hair!”

Now that Euro is all done, will you follow up with the remaining May shows? (Houston, DFW, LA…)

Anyone else find it a little hard to believe that a 6 minute rendition of Tangerine was performed at this show? I know stranger things have happened but…

Ah… makes sense.

Well… I was really looking forward to seeing Jason Bonham's LZE tomorrow night in Houston. But tonight, my buddy who bought the tickets got an email stating that the event has been postponed to December 5th! 😡 I wonder what may have caused that? Perhaps illness or family issues. I'm not sure what other dates are upcoming, but if you were planning on going soon, check your tickets and make sure! I'm glad my friend purchased the tickets instead of me because I seldom check my email and that probably would have resulted in us showing up to the empty venue tomorrow…

The only album I listen to differently than it was released is ITTOD. I incorporate tracks from Coda to make it a double album. Side 1 In The Evening Ozone Baby South Bound Saurez Side 2 Hot Dog Fool In The Rain Wearing and Tearing Side 3 Carouselambra Walter's Walk Bonzo's Montreux Side 4 Darlene All My Love I'm Gonna Crawl Now, Physical Graffiti it isn't, but it makes for a much stronger, more complete album. Not to mention cohesive since it was mostly all recorded together. The original tracks pretty much all appear in the same order, and the albums begins and ends the same way as originally. I actually sometimes forget that it was really a single album and not a double. 😄

I agree... this show has always seemed a bit overrated to me. It's sounds like they were a little hungover from Plant's birthday party! 😄 Not a bad show though, and I get why most people like it so much. Like you said, the encores are the highlight, which was usually the case in LA up until 1975. And while Plant is technically hitting most of the high notes, his hoarse voice has always been a little off-putting to me (even though I can put up with his off nights in 73 and 75). I actually didn't realize how bad the Stairway solo was until you pointed it out! Jeez... Of course the odd sound mix may be a bit deceiving to the show at times. Perhaps a alternate source would present the show in better light. I've tended to lean that the next night is a better show overall... both on the ears, and the performance.

I agree that the Stairway solo was a mixed bag. Page certainly brings the emotion, banging out perhaps the longest solo thus far for the song. But he starts to lose steam towards the second half and noticeably jumps the gun to the ending. Had he ended about 20-30 seconds sooner, it probably would have sounded better overall. Black Dog however has Page at his very best, IMO. That solo is hands down my favorite for this song. Just as you think he may be wrapping it up, he keeps on going with the fluidity and phrasing always on point. Plant also pulls off his best vocals of the tour for the song (at least in which also sings all of the correct lyrics). A definitive live version you might say... but this is one song in which they never bettered the studio version on stage. That opening track was the most sexually-laced, 5 minute ball of swagger that has ever graced Rock and Roll music! Dazed is very tight but loose, with the outro being the highlight; the only section that was definitely performed better than the next night (and pretty much every other night they played this song lol). Both nights in Osaka produce the finest acoustic sets ever. This night has a better first half. BYAS may not be the most technically best, but the energy and enthusiasm make up for it. Merging seamlessly into one of the more definitive versions of That's The Way. The only flaw is Plant fumbling the first verse, but 5 seconds later you don't even care because Jones bangs out the most beautiful mandolin licks I've ever heard him play on this song. Plant ends up delivering his finest vocal performance for the song. Going To California is another definitive version. Fantastic phrasing from Page and Jones with Plant again delivering a most excellent performance. A photo from this concert shows Bonham sitting in Jones seat with a tambourine during the acoustic set. This is most certainly during Down By The Riverside while Jones was on organ. It sounds like Bonham and Page are both singing backup. Page sings harmony vocals during Tangerine for the only time that I'm aware of. I wonder why he didn't do this more often; it's one of their only songs in which he wrote the lyrics instead of Plant. Also, is Page playing with a 12-string on Tangerine? I was under the impression that didn't start until the next tour.

I don't think so. The bass we hear sounds more like the hum of bass pedals rather than the thump of a stand-up bass. Jones was already equipped with bass pedals for the acoustic set which he used in the coda of That's The Way.

Jones is playing the mandolin with his hands and the bass pedals with his feet. Ooooooh, I've been anticipating the next two 1971 nitpicks, and they're almost here! In my opinion, Page's best two shows's ever.