Comment on 24/96's...I have both the CD's and 24/96's of Zep 1 through HOTH. The 24/96's are definitely better, especially through a good system. Though the 16/44.1's do a great job of sounding close for 16 bit, the 24/96 has much more separation, definition, air, low end clarity, and a larger soundstage. When you go from the 24 bit to 16 bit the soundstage collapses dramatically, but most people probably won't care when hearing 16/44.1's in their cars. TSRTS and No Quarter from the new HOTH 24/96 are INCREDIBLE SOUNDING, drums are just beautifully open and punchy sounding, guitars sinister, bass killer. Better IMO than all the Rush 24/96 albums (I love Rush too), I have both Rush's and Zep catalogs in 24/9 (up to HOTH), and while Rush's sounds great too (Rush's Power Windows 24/96 is their best sounding album, what a mix), overall the Zeppelin 24/96's are more satisfying. Rock and Roll from IV in 24/96 is mind blowing, sounds so full and deep, you can hear Page's guitar treatments clearer. Although clean vinyl rips have their merit, I like the 24/96 tracks better than the vinyl reissue versions, as I can't stand pops and crackles (but that's part of the vinyl experience), which I've grown tired of. These new LZ 24/96 reissues are not 16/44.1 upsampled like alot of other "24/96" albums are, they are true sourced 24/96 from the best analog masters available, which is the way to go for audiophiles and musicians, if available. Although the Mothership tracks are louder, they are mastered hotter and more saturated (as is common with Greatest Hits), these reissue versions are not as loud, due to keeping dynamics of the original flow of the album intact (ie. you don't want to brickwall acoustic numbers, as you want the dynamics in context to the next track to remain intact). I'm looking forward to the coming deluxe Physical Graffiti, Presence, ITTOD, and Coda releases. Walter's Walk 24/96 on a cranked system, watch out!

STH with Ann and Nancy Wilson was really powerful and excellent, Page and Plant both had tears in their eyes...it actually put a tear in my eye. Such a great song, and was the well deserved grand finale. Jack Black was funny introducing Zep, he definitely gets it and is an obvious true Zep fan, like us here..."Best band ever!".

Anybody hear the version of Kashmir on JBLZE.com main page? It's the best cover of it I've ever heard, the drums are great and the vocals sound just like Plant but done right. Is this Jason's new band?

1) Burning Down One Side 2) Fat Lip 3) Heaven Knows 4) Big Log 5) Pink And Black I really love what he did with his Sea Of Love remake, with a beauty of a solo by Jimmy Page. His voice is in TOP FORM. I also agree with above post, Plant is a sure bet live, he's a genius (as Page is) at re-interpreting songs live in different ways. Page and Plant are both musical encyclopedia's way out of the norm, they both have freakish amounts of musical knowledge, same goes for Jones without question.

I used to love Van Halen but Eddie, once a great technical innovator, is now a washed up, finished, gone, burnt meth casualty. His tone is terrible now, and his playing is souless, lost, and out of tune. Check out this clip from a few weeks back, not a good sign when you've been on tour for 4 months and you're still this bad. Note: this is not one of those fake audio overdubbed youtube clips, IT IS THE REAL EVH (other clips from the same show show the same thing). Sad. EVH used to be great, but never as good as Jimmy, especially not now. Jimmy has more soul in his small toe, always has, and Page has way more range, and is a far better improviser, songwriter, and producer. Van Halen was cool and fun in it's day, but let's face it, hammer-ons and that played-out overused horse noise on every solo only goes so far. Jimmy at the O2 puts him to shame, even at 64 years old. Here another sad clip from this new Halen "reunion" tour, eddie should've had another tuned guitar in his hands within 20 seconds max, no excuse for this shoddiness when people are paying $250 for tickets. Not to mention David Lee Roth now acts like a gay Vegas parody of his former self, and Wolfie, a black hole of charisma, was brought in by Ed to replace the vocal backbone, solid team player and only cool guy in the band Mikey Anthony, just for the sake of having his kid in the band..

My vote goes to The Song Remains The Same, more magical improvs, and Page's tone is unbeatable. HTWWW gets props though, the album is stellar and the acoustic set sounds incredible.