June 27 is a bit rough and they are pretty tired . The 26th is. An above average show for 77 but it's just a good solid show with nothing that really stands out. Bonham is a little lack luster on the 25th but jimmy and Robert are on . I do think the 22nd is a better show then the 25th . I don't know if it's better then the 23rd or 21st but it's at least on par with them . You can find performance from the 22nd that top ones from the 22st and 23rd . It has the best version of over the hills and far way of 77 as well as the best imtod of 77. In terms of pages guitar playing and plants vocals it's hard to find better performances from 77. No quarter has a killer solo from page . The 22nd has one of the most powerful Kashmirs of 77 . Since I've been loving you is stellar as well. It's really hard to say how good the show really is because of the recording quality . Each of the first 3 shows In l.a have moments that top the other two . It definitely beats shows like the landover run Houston and fort worth . Houston is not near as bad as some make it out to be but I still find it to be pretty dull.

I agree with almost all of it except I rank the 2nd Oakland show in the bottom tier . I also think the first 2 Chicago shows. Are pretty solid considering the lack of rehearsal with the 2nd show being a very good one plants voice is in very strong shape in Chicago . I find the 7th to be a very strong and compact show from start to finish and a big improvement over the shows that came before it since I've been loving you from the 6th and 7th are great versions . San Diego was a pretty wired show . Page and plant were in great form but Bonham was a train wreck . If Bonham had been on it would have been one off the best shows of 77. The aborted 3rd Chicago show was another bad one . Jimmy was on bad shape and had to walk off after the first few numbers and cancel the rest of the show . I would count Seattle as one of the worst of 77 as well. Plants voice is awful and jimmy is a mess. I think even the first Chicago show is much better then srattle

Really like the one from the 2nd knebworth show . Plant gives what I think is his best vocal for that song post 73. I really enjoy the 2nd knebworth show despite it being quite rough instrumentally . Plant gives a very strong vocal performance from start to finish I think it's one of his best post 72

I really like the October 3rd 1972 version on japan . Instrumentally there are better versions but this one is my favorite simply because plant hits all the high notes of the studio version . I also really like. The one from Seattle 73 when jones as had to switch to piano because the melotron broke down st Louis 75 is another one I really like .

I have never been completely taken with San Diego 73 bonzos birthday or kezar . Kezar is a killer show in the second half but the first half while great is no more special than any other 73 shows . Kezar and bonzos birthday suffer slightly from pages injured hand. Seems pretty reserved and cautious especially for the may 31st show his playing does get more expressive at kezar . I do however find the juse 3rd l.a show to be outstanding . Page plays so much better . He is not as sloppy and really seems to be going for it in his solos and plant sounds very strong as well. Not a big fan of fort worth 75 either although the sound is nice. March 4 in Dallas starts out very strong but they really seem to hit the wall early and the 2nd half is pretty lackluster with page very sloppy. I really like the 2nd 75 Dallas show alot . It's no west coast for sure but it's a very noticeable improvement over the previous 2 shows . It starts out a little sluggish on the first couple of songs but it really turns into a very solid show . It starts to pick up during over the hills and builds . Dazed and no quarter are great 75 versions . Imtod and Kashmir are nice as well and plant seems to be in much better voice than the previous 2 nights though the west coast shows are far better as well as the mid February new York area shows. The 2 Nassau shows are by far my favorites from the first leg.

That first San Diego in 75 was a great show. They really raised the bar on the west coast . The 2nd San Diego show is the oddball of the bunch it's just not on the level of the other west coast shows I also find the first long beach show to be much better than It gets credit for . Page and plant both sound excellent for the first sd show.

I think the 72 Nassau shows are better than the 72 California shows. The hwww shows are killer though . But I like the Nassau and both Seattle shows better .

The sound on the footage would have just been from a patch to the sound board . So the soundtrack would have been the same mix being sent to the p a. So the film would have foh audio. The acoustics of the siverdome and the size of the place would have made it hard to get an foh mix that sounded good in the venue. So a recording of that mix may have sounded really odd and poorly balanced the recording could have ended up really overloaded sounding.

I really like Milan 1971. It's another one of plants best vocals for that song. I love how the tape distorts when plants let's that amazing scream rip after the solo . September 24 71 in Tokyo is another great one. Belfast in March 71 is another blistering version and a tip shelf plant vocal. Manchester 71 is excellent as well with plant owning it vocally. Melbourne and Brisbane on the 72 Aussie tour are 2 great overlooked versions . Auckland new Zealand is one of my all time favorites as well . Vocally all three of those are extremely powerfull and are among the best plant delivered on stage for that song. They are much more powerful than many of the 1971 versions and the Aussie tour is the last time plant was able to sing that song with that much range power and intensity. Pages playing and tone has a sound and vibe thst reminds me alot of the more raw versions from August and September of 1970. Alot of poeple mention the june 19 72 version which is amazing but i think the june 18th version is just as great and is my favorite from the 72 u s tour. It's another one that puts me in mind of the latter 1970 versions.

I love that version. It's easily one of the best versions they did post 75. All 4 1979 versions are killer. Vocally I have always felt the 2nd knebworth version was one of plants best for that song lost 72. The Copenhagen versions were very unique and never really played that way again pages guitar playing on those versions was so much cleaner the. Any of the other post 73 versions. Easily pages best sounding guitar tone post 73.

This is probably the closest plant came to matching his vocals on the studio version on terms of power and intensity . Vocally the studio version has never been topped. Milwaukee is insanely powerful vocally and the band plays great. I have always preferred the guktar tone on the 1970 versions to any other year. It's so much more full and cleaner then any other year. It had a much more traditional blues tone to it in 1970 . There is a warmth and richness to the tone in 1970 which gave the song a darker sound and vibe. I really love Vancouver and Memphis for the pre album versions. To me the pre album versions are a completely different song. The mood is darker and more somber. I find them to have a soul influence that is not as evident on the post album versions not better or worse just different. I do prefer plants vocals on the pre album versions though. It's deeper and richer. More bluesy and soulful. 1970 from start to finish is such an amazing year for plants voice. He sounds amazing almost every show

It baffles me why so many people cite Southampton as their favorite 1973 show or as one of the best 1973 shows. Page is sticky and sloppy . Plants voice is a mess and the band sound tired and uninspired. Shows like stoke and Oxford are killer . Even though the sound quality is bad I think Dundee and Aberdeen slay Southampton performance wise.. the band are on fire in Scotland and both page and plant are on much better form than Southampton.

I always felt they sounded a bit under rehearsed in that tour and the new numbers from houses sounded a bit stiff. I actually prefer the December 72 shows from an instrumental stand point and especially the 73 Europe and u.s tours.

Plants voice had really declined to quite a degree between the 71 and 72 japan tours and the band is just not as powerful or tight on the 72 japan tour. They really seemed to lose a step between the 72 u s tour and japan. But they are still fantastic shows with many great highlights . There are some cuts where plant sounds amazing after he gets warmed up. It's cool to hear him actually hit all the studio high notes on the song remains the same and rain song sibly from October 2 and 3rd feature some amazing plant vocals. Probably the last time he ever sang it so well. But it seemed the band was starting to really loose their consistency on that tour . A stellar release could be made from those shows by cherry picking the highlights. Very interested in what this boxset may bring.

I wonder if there will be a soundbaord track on it like when they put black dog from 928 on the 71 japan boxset.

Again I find it interesting you mention hearing Stevie Ray Vaughn like playing on no quarter as just like David gilmour he plays a stat and page is again using a strat on this song. So it seems the strat is inspiring page to experiment and change up his approach . As much as I love les pauls the may 17th and 18th no quarters make me wish he played a strat more in 75 and onwards.

Especially when you consider they were paying guys to to be their guitars for them. But you would think page would give the guitar a strum to make sure it was in tune and then tune it if needed especially if it was just one string. I noticed there is far less onstage tuning on zeppelin boots compared to other bands.

The part about page sounding pink Floyd like during no quarter is interesting because coinsidenrly I believe he played his blue strat on no quarter on the 17th and 18th. Perhaps playing the strat caused him to change his approach slightly. I do find those versions of no quarter to be unique from other versions.

I prefer Rotterdam and Munich to Zurich and frankfurt. Plants voice is so strong during the Munich show and page sounds much more fluid. He plays a great stairway solo. Rock and roll was the best plant sang that song after the 72 u s tour. Thst scream he lets go before the solo was insane. Rotterdam has one of my favorite performances of heart breaker. It's my favorite heartbreaker post 73. Achilles from that show is great as well. I really like cologne as well.

Fort worth 73 is one of my favorite zeppelin boots. Plant sounds great by 73 standards . Page is on fire and his guitar tone is killer. Bonham sounds savage at that show. The band had a very raw sound at that show and played with great energy . A textbook example of zeppelin in tight but loose mode. May 73 is one of my favorite favorite periods. I would love for the rest of the Houston board to show up as it is a scorcher as well. Even Dallas after the first 3 songs which were rough turns into a great performance . Since I've been loving you no quarter and dazed from Dallas are awesome versions.

Manchester on November 24th is a monster show but the sound quality is not great. It's one of plants best performances of 1971 and was the best his voice had been since the first l.a show. The November 11th show was another great performance with a powerful performance by plant. I found the band to be tighter overall on the 71 u.k tour then they were on the north America tour.

I thought plant sounded far better on the 14th then he did the night before. The 14 th was the best vocal performance by plant up to that point although it was still pretty mediocre.

Plant actually sounded pretty decent on rock roll in 1977 but it was played as an encore . I was always impressed how great plant sounded on the song remains the same in 1977. It's a very hard song to sing with all the high notes and he pulled it off and as a set opener. Perhaps he actually warmed up in 77. I have always liked 77 more then 75 simply because plant sounded so much better and had alot more range in 77. The l a 77 run has his best singing post mid 72.

Is there any other shows you need to hear from 77 once you have heard Eddie? Yes and thst would be June 22 77. Many feel that a better quality recording would reveal it to be better then eddie. It has probably the best in my time of dying they ever played and possibly the best over the hills and far way solo. Page is fantastic at that show and is easily one of his best performances post 73. The in my time of dying is essential. No quarter is amazing at that show as well. Performance wise I think it beats eddie and badgeholders. The msg shows from 1977 are quite exceptional too. The June 77 run is as good as anything from 75

The few versions of going down they played during whole lotta love medley are some of my favorite moments from the 73 u s tour. When they did play it they played amazingly and plant sounded terrific especially the Houston version. Thst one smokes