I sometimes think about what the '77 tour would have been like had it not been postponed 4 months (thats a long time). If I'm not mistaken, the band did not do 'any' rehearsals during this time, probably because of Plants voice, I'm sure. Page, by his own admission said he did not touch a guitar during this time, so they basically started their tour totally unrehearsed, thats scary (it sure would scare me). I really do think '77 would have been a different story if it had not been postponed 4 months.

Let it go, man. This thread has moved back on topic. Enough already...once again.

That was fucking great! What else can you say?

"We Love the Crack" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hI7Mz1Mgz0

Enough already. Lets get back on topic here.

Let me just say 'I Fucking Love the Stones', and....I totally agree that, most (not all) Stone's records contain a lot of 'fat'. They weren't too interested in 'quality control' past 1971. Sure, they pumped out tons of records and made gobs of money, but they're good songs are just so damn good, I can't hold it against them. Lady Gaga...hands down.

God, that was boring as hell! I'm sorry, but The Groove Remains the Same blows JBLZE away. They take themselves alot less seriously, have 'fun' doing it, and it ain't about making a bunch of money off of the name of Led Zeppelin. It is a true tribute to John Bonham, thats something I can appreciate. Sorry, I just don't get all the enthusiasm for a Zep cover band, especially a boring one. Sure, they manage to sound like the records, but note for note music never had anything to do with live Zeppelin, and never will. Also, I'd take any of the drummers from the Groove Remains the Same tribute over Jason in a heartbeat. Its called 'attitude', something Jason lacks, as does the rest of his cover band. The'yre all equally boring. But thats just me.

Remember, it was "10 1/4" reels of guitar solos", not "10 take's". 10 reels of tape probably holds close to 4 hours of recording time. You could put 20 take's of the Heartbreaker solo on one tape....easily. I'm not buying it either.

10 reels of tape for a 45 second solo....really? All I can say is, listen to the solo, its 'very' loose (a little sloppy) and has no discernible cuts in it, much less 10. "Chopping away" at 10 reels is gonna' take more than one day, I can tell you that, I have a few tape decks, it takes time, and back then they had to physically cut tape as well. It sounds like the best of three to me.

Clapton couldn't play a jazz lick if his life depended on it. However, he gets points for going outside his 'comfort zone'. Ragtime Layla doesn't work for me (yawn), some of the other stuff they did worked much better though.

Agreed, it's perfect. I've never heard a version of No Quarter from the '73 tour that doesn't blow me away. For example:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37883Ra-q_A&list=PL346896F0D900C384&index=6

The first official document of the Stones 1978 Some Girls tour. Wow! I am seriously looking forward to this! The Stones have so many pro-shot concerts they have yet to release that I've lost count, this one will be a real treat, no doubt. The DVD trailer looks amazing. I can't wait to eat this one up.

Wow! Talk about a worthless load of shit! These guys are giving chickens a bad name, and I like chickens.

Wow! I just read the interview and I really can't remember someone contradicting themselves more than Coverdale. One of the standout contradictions is: "I was going to approach Vai about playing the guitar. I'd had glitter in my eye about working with him since I saw the movie Crossroads, because of the guitar work he'd performed in the film. Only later did I find out the music I heard on the guitar was really all Ry Cooder's doing. He told Vai exactly what to play and how to play it. Being the consummate technician that he is with the guitar, Vai played the music you hear in that movie according to what he was instructed to play, not from his own gut feelings." And in the same article: "As you very well know, I do my homework on the people I'm interested in associating myself with". Really? Hey Dave, I could have told you back in '86 that Vai was a shredder, not a blues player, but you knew that, you just didn't like his attitude. Lets keep it real. Why didn't you call Ry Cooter?...cause he didn't look like Steve Vai, plain and simple. And, if it was Page's 'ex' manager that 'suggested' he shouldn't be working with Coverdale, then all I can say is, that is a man who knew what he was talking about. I remember when the Coverdale Page record came out, it was a huge dissapointment to me and all my friends mainly due to Coverdale's overwrought vocals and the hideous production value. Sure, Page put some nice stuff down, but lets be honest, the sound they were going for was already dated by a few years, see the Seattle explosion in 1991. And, oh yeah Mr. Coverdale, everybody's big in Japan!

15 years old. I think her future is looking pretty bright. Stay tuned to this one.

This is a great cover, and easily my all time favorite video, what a blast!

Here's a few of my favorites ZZ Top - I Thank You http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJOf6ZJ8uR0

Damn good point! By the way, Harper & Page's show in Cambridge on 7/28/1984 was a multi-cam pro-shoot. Has anyone ever seen it? I sure would like to. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM0gMGRkqcY&feature=related

Oh yeah, they're "going strong" alright. One album in 30 years is what the Who have managed to 'produce'.

Yeah, if you ignore the fact that Plant came in 2 minutes late! Watch the way Page keeps looking at him like .....'please start singing dude'.

Why wouldn't Jason pick up the phone and talk to Page and Jones about his "Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience" tour??? He got the ok from Plant: "Listen, you don’t need an excuse to do it. But do it with a smile on your face.’ When he said that, that was it." Really, "thats was it", no need to consult Page & Jones about using the name Led Zeppelin to sell your tickets? Wow! Obviously, something ($) went down between them other than the "they agreed to disagree about what the direction should be and what we should be doing. But it was a very respectful, mutual kind of thing" story. Nope, not buying that, never did. "If Jimmy or John Paul Jones or Robert said, ‘Please don’t do it,’ I would stop immediately. I would respect their wishes. But it would have to come from them" Hey Jason, sometimes silence speaks louder than words...much louder. I don't know, the 'Robert said I could' line just seems to fall a little short and to be quite honest is rather disrespectful to Page & Jones.

Halfins a prick, no doubt about it. Not because of what he said, but how he said it. I personally don't think Jason should be using the name Led Zeppelin in order to sell this tour, or anything else for that matter. What he should really call it is The Jason Bonham Experience, cause' thats pretty much what he has said it will be. Ya know, I have entertained the thought that the reason things didn't work out between Page Jones & Bonham was because of Jason, not because they couldn't find a singer. And after what just happened with Black Country, and now Jason all of sudden putting this Zeppelin tribute thing together, I don't know man. Maybe Halfin isn't that far off the mark, I mean, he does know these people quite well.