Its great to read this review again, an account of -jimmy page overcoming a bad spot and negativity with his band backing him up. It makes one think of the rigors they must have faced on such a big tour, with such an epic setlist....where sometimes they had to "wear different hats".
When i saw -page on the outrider tour, he had been sick before the show and there were reports on the radio that the show could be cancelled. The local radio station speculation was that it was going to be a show by numbers and that -page probably wouldnt play -train kept a rollin, alot of doubt surrounding -page in 88 after the atlantic 40th show. I admit i had my doubts too. Well, it was a great show and -jimmy must have summoned energy and got alot of positivity from the crowd. Nobody at any of those -outrider shows could ever forget the whole place singing along to -stairway to heaven. It was another triumphant show for -jimmy page and left the whole place inspired, with all doubts surrounding the -atlantic 40th gone.