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"This is something we never do...this is something we never do. its all about the banana and lemon I think"

This interview is from when the band was touring Australia in early 1972, it took place in Sydney on February 29th 1972.

The Boston Tea Party was a concert venue located on 53 Berkeley Street (later relocated to 15 Lansdowne Street in the former site of competitor, The Ark) in Boston, Massachusetts. It operated from 1967 and closed in early 1971, due partly to the increasing popularity of large outdoor festivals and arena rock concerts Led Zeppelin landed in Boston, Thursday Jan. 22, and for four consecutive evenings virtually blew an overflow Boston Tea Party crowd clear into the Charles River. Playing long sets, well over an hour in length, the Zeppelin lived up to its advance billing as a group of exceptional power and drive. What also emerged, however, is that the Led Zeppelin possesses extraordinary complexity as well. Both the official publicity on the band, and the unofficial rumor mill, told of a blues rock unit built around the guitar genius of Jimmy Page. (Jimmy Page is the last of the three exceptional lead guitarists produced by England’s amazing Yardbirds. The other two are Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck.) This description just scratches the surface. The Led Zeppelin is launched from a blues-rock base but is no means limited by it. Furthermore, the L.Z. is truly a talented and diversified unit, not just a backup group for Jimmy Page. In concert, the L.Z. went through most of the material on their first album (Atlantic 8216) plus some newer, unrecorded songs. The titles and lyrics may be basic blues, but the approach and performance is of a much wider scope. Perhaps the most outstanding feature of the Zeppelin is that they employ three or four major instrumental concepts in almost every song. The impression, to say the least, is staggering! Indeed the L.Z.’s only fault is a tendency to compress too much into a short space of time. Rhythm changes abruptly, time patterns change abruptly, volume levels change abruptly, yet melodic line and chord skeletons manage to merge kaleidoscopically as each member of the band feeds one another and in turn plays off the idea thrown out. The entire approach is very loose and very improvisational. The result is a surprising intricacy developed out of a form that is usually considered to be quite simple. Yet the basic power is never lost. In one sense, the Led Zeppelin represents the best of two worlds. A few things that particularly got me: 1) At various times during “You Shook Me” Robert Plant (vocals) and Jimmy Page (lead) play riffs off against each other with Plant’s voice frequently acquiring the electrical qualities indistinguishable from Page’s guitar. 2) A 5-minute drum solo by John Bonham that includes some fantastic and hysterical hand drumming but really defies description. 3) The Frequent quiet passages in “Black Mountain Side” by Jimmy Page, which approach the best of pure mountain music. For my taste, the Led Zeppelin really gets it all together on “How Many More Times,” with which they like to close an evening. This ten-or-more-minute master-piece has one of the most infections rhythmic cores I ever heard. If you don’t want to jump, dance, and smile after hearing this, you must be dead. This core, which involves everybody, provides the departure point for extended individual solos by each member of the band. The technically impressive pile driving bass of John Paul Jones is a spiritual gift. Plant’s amazing vocal power is at its best. Jimmy Page’s virtuosity runs the gamut from explorations into abstract electronics to down-home funk. “How Many More Times” is one of those rare rock developments that could literally never end. The wild, screaming reception accorded The Led Zeppelin certainly bears this feeling out. I expect the Led Zeppelin to be flying high for some time. They and the Jeff Beck Group are to rock what Formula One cars are to road racing. Their raw power is compelling and hypnotic while their complexity makes repeated exposure a pleasure. The L.Z. vary the arrangements of the same song on successive nights quite widely. As Jimmy Page who has little sympathy with complicated studio effects said to me: “If we can’t do it live, we won’t do it.” That idea hits me just right, as does the entire Led Zeppelin from stem to stern. (Boston Phoenix) Led Zeppelin on stage at The Boston Tea Party, 1969 January 23,24,25 and 26,1969 Boston, MA US Boston Tea Party Setlist: January 23,1969 1st set includes: Train Kept a Rollin', I Can't Quit You Baby, As Long As I Have You (incl. Fresh Garbage), Dazed and Confused, You Shook Me Setlist January 24,1969 Train Kept A-Rollin' (Tiny Bradshaw cover) I Can't Quit You Baby (Otis Rush cover) Dazed and Confused As Long As I Have You (Garnet Mimms cover) Killing Floor (Howlin' Wolf cover) White Summer/Black Mountain Side Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You (Joan Baez cover) You Shook Me (Earl Hooker cover) How Many More Times Communication Breakdown Pat's Delight(Drum Solo) Setlist for January 25 1969 I Can't Quit You Baby (Otis Rush cover) Dazed and Confused As Long As I Have You (Garnet Mimms cover) Killing Floor (Howlin' Wolf cover) White Summer/Black Mountain Side Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You (Joan Baez cover) You Shook Me (Earl Hooker cover) How Many More Times Communication Breakdown Pat's Delight Setlist One January 26,1969 1.Train Kept A Rollin' 2.i Can't Quit You Baby 3.Killing Floor 4.Dazed And Confused(incl. Shapes Of Things) 5.You Shook Me 6.Communication Breakdown Setlist Two 1.White Summer/Black Mountainside 2.Babe I'm Gonna Leave You 3Pat's Delight 4.How Many More Times(incl. For Your Love,Over Under Sideways Down)

Don't know how the hell I mixed that up!

I stand corrected thanks for the info

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The Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour,I actually won the tickets from a radio station wzlx out of Boston Mass Wednesday, September 20, 2006 Boston, MA, Gillette Stadium Paint It Black Live With Me Monkey Man Sway Sweet Virginia Streets Of Love Ain't Too Proud To Beg Midnight Rambler Tumbling Dice You Got The Silver Little T&A B Stage Under My Thumb Rough Justice Jumpin' Jack Flash Honky Tonk Women Sympathy for The Devil Start Me Up Satisfaction Encore Brown Sugar

Its a shame the storied Boston Garden had to be torn down,it was rich in history. Led Zeppelin performed there January 23,24,25,26,1969 . Then on September 9th,1970,September 7th,1971 and their last visit to the Garden was July 20th 1973 and that would be it.The Boston Celtics won many Championships there, The Boston Bruins also played there.

The Boston Garden Boston, Massachusetts . The Boston Garden was a famous arena built in 1928 in Boston, Massachusetts. Designed by boxing promoter Tex Rickard, who also built the third incarnation of New York's Madison Square Garden, the arena was originally called the "Boston Madison Square Garden", but eventually got clipped to the Boston Garden. The Boston Garden was demolished in 1997, a few years after the completion of its new successor arena, the FleetCenter, now called TD Banknorth Garden. (Wikipedia) , Boston, MA US Led Zeppelin: “Dazed And Confused” 1969 Boston Garden Setlist: includes: Good Times Bad Times (intro) ~ Communication Breakdown, I Can't Quit You Baby, Heartbreaker, Dazed and Confused, You Shook Me, White Summer / Black Mountainside, Moby Dick, How Many More Times (medley incl. Lemon Song, Kansas City). Notes: Press Review: "Naragansett's "Tribal Love-Rock Festival" of the twenty fifth attracted a typical Boston Tea Party crowd, with a hardly subtle difference in order of magnitude. The Led Zeppelin propelled itself onto the Boston Garden stage to confront sixteen thousand colourfully-attired high school and college aboriginals - a total of thirty-two thousand dilated pupils, all eagerly trained upon the massive loth-fronted bank of amplifiers that was 'to produce the capper of an evening of northern-fried schmaltz rock and mini-riots. They sped rather rapidly through their early material in group effort, combining "Communication Breakdown" and "Good Times, Bad Times" into a medley. At this point, group feeling began to flag, and the spotlight turned mainly to Page, although towards the end of the performance Plant (lead vocal) began to play vocal catch with Page's riffs. The Zeppelin performance really had two climaxes, one of them faultless. The first was Page's rendition of "White Summer", a very lengthy medley of both Zeppelin and (Johnny) Winters-like patterns, connected at times rather faultily with semi-classical phrases. The second climax was the well-deserved solo of Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, who contrived to enrapture the audience with rythm while entirely avoiding any imitation of Baker's "Toad", which is no small feat of willpower." - G.Berk, October 1969 Boston, Massachusetts . The Boston Garden was a famous arena built in 1928 in Boston, Massachusetts. Designed by boxing promoter Tex Rickard, who also built the third incarnation of New York's Madison Square Garden, the arena was originally called the "Boston Madison Square Garden", but eventually got clipped to the Boston Garden. The Boston Garden was demolished in 1997, a few years after the completion of its new successor arena, the FleetCenter, now called TD Banknorth Garden. (Wikipedia) September 9, 1970 Boston, MA US Led Zeppelin, September 09, 1970, Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts .. Boston Garden Setlist: Immigrant Song, Heartbreaker, Dazed and Confused, Bring It On Home, That's Way, Bron-Yr-Aur, Since I've Been Loving You, Organ solo / Thank You, What Is and What Should Never Be, Moby Dick, Whole Lotta Love (medley incl.: Let That Boy Boogie, Ramble On, For What It's Worth, Some Other Guy, Honey Bee), Communication Breakdown. Notes: Originally scheduled for two shows, as a makeup date for the Eagle Rock Festival. Led Zeppelin manager Peter Grant: "(The group) didn't complete their Sunday night concert in Honolulu until well into early Monday morning. In addition, being English, we were not aware of the Labor Day holiday which did not allow for air freight shipments and also our sound system had to come from Dallas, Texas". (Boston Globe, 9/10/70) September 7, 1971 Boston, MA US Boston Garden Setlist: includes: Immigrant Song, Heartbreaker, Since I've Been Loving You, Black Dog, Dazed and Confused, Stairway to Heaven, Celebration Day, That's the Way, Going To California, What Is and What Should Never Be, Moby Dick, Whole Lotta Love (medley), Communication Breakdown, Organ solo / Thank You, Rock and Roll. 1 Led Zeppelin at the Boston Garden 1973 Led Zeppelin-Boston Garden 1973 In 1973, the legendary group Led Zeppelin played at The Boston Garden as part of their North American Tour. The tour took place just after the popular release of the band’s fifth album, Houses of the Holy, which topped the charts immediately. The album includes hit songs such as The Rain Song, Over the Hills and Far Away, No Quarter and The Ocean. The subsequent tour broke records for attendance as the band routinely sold out huge venues. Their concert in Tampa Bay, Florida was in front of a crowd of 56,800 fans. The band has sold over 111.5 million records in the US alone, making them the second highest selling artists of all-time. They released six No. 1 albums and had three others to break the top 10. Led Zeppelin is often referred to as one of the most influential bands of their time and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame even compared their influence in the 1970s to that of The Beatles in the 1960s. While there is no video available from the concert that night, here is an audio clip of the band playing their hit, The Rain Song, from that night. Were you at The Garden for this show? Leave us a comment with your favorite story or memory! Setlist: Rock and Roll, Celebration Day, (Bring It On Home intro) Black Dog, Over the Hills and Far Away, No Quarter, The Song Remains the Same, Rain Song, Dazed and Confused (incl. San Francisco), Stairway to Heaven, Heartbreaker, Whole Lotta Love (incl. Let That Boy Boogie). Jan 6, 1975: Two thousand Led Zeppelin fans trash the Boston Garden On January 6, 1975, a crowd of 2,000-plus lines up outside Boston Garden to buy tickets to the rock band Led Zeppelin. Some in the crowd then broke in to the near-empty arena, and caused thousands of dollars in damage. "For years and years, we had people line up overnight to wait for tickets," recalls Steven Rosenblatt, the ticket-office manager at Boston Garden on that January night, "but we never had anything like this." Someone pried open the Garden's locked doors around midnight, and soon hundreds of beer-drinking, bottle-throwing Led Zeppelin fans had the run of Boston Garden. "You couldn't have this kind of crowd running around un-tethered inside the building," says Rosenblatt, "so we decided to open the ticket windows." The near-riot was calmed by around 2:30 a.m., when the Garden staff began selling tickets hours ahead of schedule. By 6:00 a.m., all 9,000 seats were sold out and the crowd had dispersed, but not before causing upwards of $50,000 to the Garden and infuriating the Boston's mayor, Kevin H. White. No one could accuse Mayor White of failing to understand the power of rock and roll. Back in 1972, he had personally intervened to free the Rolling Stones from a Warwick, Rhode Island, jail rather than risk a riot by angry Stones fans if a scheduled concert in Boston that night were cancelled. White came down hard on the Led Zeppelin rioters. Not only did he cancel the concert scheduled for February 4, but he also announced that the band would not be allowed to perform in Boston for the next five years. In fact, Led Zeppelin would never perform there again. Banned in Beantown, the group moved on to the next stop on their 1975 North American tour and bypassed Boston on their next one in 1977. That tour would be Led Zeppelin's last in the United States, as the group disbanded following the death of drummer John Bonham on September 25, 1980.

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Great post love catching up on the history of it all. Its very interesting.

Who doesn't like Joe Walsh he is the coolest guy around and has been rocking for a long time, I heard his song Lucky That Way the other day and loved it and have to get the album.

I have always liked Guns and Roses,Appetite For Destruction being my favorite album.

John Lennon to me was the most interesting and popular of all the Beatles. His music and free spirit live in all of us in one way or another. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxFPb84kkW0

have been listening to Jimi a lot lately and have for years. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lZCOu11j3U

This album never gets old...

The mass shooting in Newtown Connecticut earlier today. I am stunned at the news of 20 innocent children were taken from this world as well as 6 adults.Why couldnt the shooter just blow his own head off?

The HBO Documentary of the Rolling Stones is a must see. Its shows them from the very beginning,how popular they became in the early 60s. Mick Jagger gave some candid interviews, Thay are 4 kids who became one of the biggest bands They have had a wild 50 years for sure. They would be doing a concert and things would get so crazy girls screaming and chasing them after the show. If you haven't seen it yet it will be coming out on DVD on January 7TH 2013. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeNsShhLY5E

Headley Grangeis a former poorhouse in Headley, East Hampshire, England, UK. It is best known as a recording and rehearsal venue in the 1960s and 1970s.Parts of Led Zeppelin III ,Led Zeppelin IV,Houses Of the Holy and Physical Graffiti were composed and/or recorded at Headley Grange.Robert Plant wrote the lyrics to Stairway To Heaven there in one day.