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ledded1

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  1. ^^^

    Same here. Just finished watching DVD of the August 4, 1979 Knebworth concert.

    It's a very emotional show to watch, even with the flaws(Plant's harmonizer was an idea that never should have come). 23 songs, easily their longest setlist.

    Going by performance alone, I still prefer the Second night of the Copenhagen Warm-ups, July 24, 1979. But having the visuals to watch adds something, especially when you see the hugeness of the event.

    It is especially instructive to watch Bonham(when the camera deigns to focus on him) and compare Knebworth to RAH 1970 footage, and see how Bonzo had refined his technique immensely over the years. At RAH he's thrashing away like Animal from the Muppets. By Knebworth he's executing his fills with minimum wasted movement; he barely seems to move. Yet the impact is still devastating. Just watch him during Sick Again, Kashmir or Achilles Last Stand.

    Bonzo was immense that night. I know the shows were far from perfect but being there was the only place to be in the world.

  2. le mystere des voix bulgares was the name of the singers. In the UK It Bites were the support act. I took my 7 year old son to one of the shows and he was with my friends son and we left them in the balcony whilst we were downstairs watching It bites and when we went back to see them they said that Robert had stood next to where they were sitting watching the show.

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