Definitely AC/DC. The first four VH albums are classics, but after that, not much (5150 was great, I'll admit). Yeah, AC/DC only does one thing, but they do it really, really well, and they've been doing it for a long time.

'75 may have been the beginning of the end in some ways, but it still stands up favorably w/71-73 (esp. the West Coast shows). For completeness, I'd probably rank the EC shows in the middle of the pack on my list. Like LA, no single show is stellar, but collectively some truly great moments (LA still comes out ahead, IMO).

I agree w/your top 4; Seattle and Long Beach are all-time great shows, and the two Vancouver shows are not far behind. I'd rate the last two Long Island shows next, esp. the 13th, and I'd rate the first night in Seattle higher than you do, there are some really great moments there. Then I'd do Philly (Page is almost '73-like fluid), and then Montreal, probably the first great show of '75. I'll always have a soft spot for the Feb 12th NY show, and I love the Fort Worth show, a bit sloppy but very improvisational by '75 standards. That's the top 11. After that it's kind of a mixed bag. You can almost always find superb moments, but as usual for '75 there's inconsistency. St Louis is really good. I like the first San Diego show because of the doomy, gloomy vibe from the audience recording (it'll be interesting to see if what it sounds like when the soundboard comes out). The LA shows have some of the best moments of the tour, but also a lot of hiccups. NQ from the 25th is probably my favorite version ever, and all of the TU are awesome. OTHAFW from the 27th is one of the best, and SIBLY from the 27th is probably the best of the three times it was played that year. DC from the 27th is also really good. I agree that the soundboard for the 24th sounds promising. The first night in Long Beach has problems (kind of sluggish), but some real highlights as well (one of my favorite STH). At the bottom of my list, I used to like Landover a lot, but the soundboard exposed some serious flaws (STH is a nightmare), still a pretty good NQ, and TU is decent enough. I've always thought the Baton Rouge show is overrated, and the Dallas shows are overall pretty mediocre (some good moments here and there). The first Long Island show on the 4th really needs a good recording to surface, it sounds like some really good playing but it's hard to tell from the terrible tape. I really don't listen to the first two NY shows that much, they don't strike me as anything special. The second San Diego show is pretty much a train wreck (they sound like they've been partying non-stop since arriving on the West Coast, which was probably the case), although I love the really tripped out NQ. I almost never listen to any January shows, too many problems with them (Detroit is pretty solid, however).

Sounds like someone's getting irritable during lockdown.

That's a pretty groovy song; reminds me of No One Came by Deep Purple.

It's an amazing version, agreed. Who makes the farting sound after the song? I assume it's Bonham, I always get a grin when he burps right before BYS.

Yes he has, thanks again ed141!

That's a decent song, definitely better than the other two singles. It looks like the new album is going to be very inconsistent.

Not sure if this has ever been posted here, but it's hilarious: http://www.vhnd.com/2018/11/09/ozzy-missing-1978-black-sabbath-tour/

This is an awesome show (amazing guitar-drum interplay), I'd love a copy as well, please. Thanks in advance.

Long live the classic lineup!

Count Chocula was great (don't forget Frankenberries), but Freakies was the shit: https://theyalwayscomeback.blogspot.com/2008/01/freakies-cereal.html

The great Japanese doom metal band Church of Misery has a song about him (and other serial killers):

Part of the show (DC, STH, and MD) is up at Black Beauty. True, not as good quality as the existing source, but still great to hear an alternate source of this all-time great show. Plus we get Moby Dick in its full '73 glory (30 minutes).

Fantastic! Been wondering when this one would show up (since the '72 show came out last year).

Not sure I agree with the premise. It implicitly assumes the course of (popular) musical history would be more-or-less the same without STH's contribution, which was the essence of Zep's light/heavy dynamics. A better question would be: what would modern (rock) music be like if STH was never written?

I disagree, there's still the 3-12 Long Beach show, which is almost as good as Seattle, if not better; it's an all-time great show. There's various moments from the LA shows which are definitely worth hearing on a board (NQ on the 2nd night, DC on the 3rd, etc.) And who knows, maybe they have Philly as well, Page was almost 73-like in his fluidity that night (at least on the audience tape). I am looking forward to these shows far more than any January shows, when we know the band was very rusty and in bad shape.

It's not a question of detracting. I get that it's the black market, therefore some healthy skepticism is warranted.

Definitely let the professionals handle it, yes; however, wasn't the plan discussed on RO to be some sort of crowd-funding campaign? In which case any individual's risk is in the $150-200 range? Still, I wouldn't get anywhere near this, given only the information we have now.

Maybe, maybe not. This is obviously not the same source who's been supplying the '75 boards to EV all these years, but fair point: there is now reason to believe that more of these boards exist outside the Zep camp. That's great! Although the snippet does sound like a board from early in the tour (there's no reference to Bloomington, only to earlier rehearsals where Page hurt his finger), I agree w/pluribus' comments above, something about this seems fishy.

Probably because they got worried about public discussion of funding the purchase of an illegal recording.

Check out this great Hendrix cover (from a recent Electric Ladyland tribute):

It is a pity Immigrant Song is missing from the 9-28 board; on the audience tape Page starts to tease out the improvisations that get fully developed the next night. All around both shows are must-hear; if only they released Thank You for the 9-29 board!

One of my favorite versions. Love STH from this show too.

Fully agree, great band. Although, I do think they should have continued in the direction of their first album, and not so much in the prog direction they've taken. E.g.,