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On 4/4/2022 at 6:17 PM, sam_webmaster said:
I know there was a thread on here somewhere back then about the event.... (can't seem to find it)
https://www.ledzeppelin.com/event/september-5-2008Anyway, here's some of my camera-phone video of the premiere at Ryerson Theatre in Toronto. I didn't see much available on YouTube.
At the hotel, there was a small gathering with Jimmy, The Edge and Jack white before before going to the screening. An after-party was also held at the Soho Metropolitan.
Thanks for posting this video. That was an exciting time in 2008, less than a year after the O2. So many possibilities that could have been. For Zep fans, the highlight of "It Might Get Loud" is of course Jimmy visiting Headley Grange again and they captured that well in the film.
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GREAT!
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17 hours ago, sixpense said:
I picked up the three album set (LZ1, Fourth Album, Presence) from Walmart which include the backstage replica pass. I believe they should be the same pressings as the remastered sets released recently. I played the first album and the fourth album. I heard no differences in the first album. It does sound clearer especially the guitars an Dazed and Confused but I believe that is probably because I replayed the remastered album quite a bit and probably had a effect on the sound quality after quite a few plays.
What surprised me was the fourth album. Specifically the track Rock and Roll. I noticed quite a bit of delay. (especially at the end of the track) I went back and listen to the album from my Super Deluxe package and it didn't have this noticeable delay at the end. I'm wondering if this relates to a pressing issue.
I also noticed one section of some background vocal on the Battle of Evermore (that was much clearer) but have not had a chance to compare it to the Super Deluxe version yet.
I haven't picked this vinyl set up yet, but it seems very unlikely that this pressing is any different than the last one. Anyone else do a comparison?
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http://www.cmt.com/news/1842689/alison-krauss-accepts-sweet-offer-from-def-leppard/
Alison Krauss Accepts Sweet Offer From Def Leppard
How Robert Plant encouraged Alison Krauss to collaborate with Def Leppardby Cindy Watts
Alison Krauss has a lot of love for English rockers.
Krauss is known for her collaborations with Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant – and now she’s branching out even further. The Americana/bluegrass musician is teaming with “Pour Some Sugar On Me” singers Def Leppard for two songs on the band’s new album, “Diamond Star Halo,” which will be available May 27.
Def Leppard singer Joe Elliott approached Krauss with the idea following some gentle prodding from Plant.
“We’ve known Alison for a long time,” Elliott told USA Today. “She’s a big fan. And a lot of people don’t realize that when we worked with (producer) Mutt (Lange), a lot of the harmonies had a bit of a country tinge to them. I was texting with Robert Plant about soccer when he asked what we were up to and he said, ‘Alison is going to love this because you’re her favorite band.”
Elliott texted Krauss and asked if she “fancied” singing on one of the band’s songs.
“She texted me back within 30 minutes and said, ‘Oh my God, I can’t pick one; I love them both,’” Elliott said. “So, we said how about you do them both?”
Krauss is included on the band’s songs “This Guitar,” which also features steel guitar and “Lifeless” that combines Def Leppard’s harmonies with Krauss’ voice.
Def Leppard will launch The Stadium Tour, which also includes Motley Crue, Poison and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts on June 16 in Atlanta.
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yeah, no.
Heart’s Ann Wilson Made a Bid to Audition for Led Zeppelin in Late 2000s
Published: March 18, 2022Led Zeppelin's influence on Heart has never been secretive and singer Ann Wilson once decided to take a shot at a full circle moment with a bid to become the singer for a project involving Led Zep members Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones in the late 2000s.
After one reunion performance in London in 2007, both Page and Jones had intentions on finding a means of continuing with live performances and, perhaps, even new music, but singer Robert Plant had other intentions. Namely, he wanted to continue to develop and promote his solo career rather than head down a new path with his former bandmates.
Zeppelin held auditions for potential singers, but most of these details have been kept quiet over the years, other than Alter Bridge's Myles Kennedy and Aerosmith's Steven Tyler previously confirming they rehearsed with the group, which also included drummer Jason Bonham, son of late Led Zep legend John Bonham.
Speaking with Planet Rock's Liz Barnes, Wilson revealed that she "threw [her] hat in the ring" when she learned that the Led Zeppelin members were holding singer auditions.
"Yeah, it's such a boy's club," said Wilson while touching on the Zeppelin song "The Battle of Evermore," which featured singer Sandy Denny.
"Zeppelin always was a boy's club," she continued, "I know that because there was a minute when the rumor was that they were auditioning singers and I just threw my hat in the ring. I went, 'I'm here!’ and it was crickets."
Barnes suggested that the band should have extended the invite for her to try out a few songs in rehearsal, to which Wilson replied, "Who knows what went on there? But, anyway, who would want to hire somebody that could sing just like Plant? I don't think that's what they were into, you know? I don't think they want it to be a caricature of Led Zeppelin."
Returning her attention to "The Battle of Evermore," off Led Zeppelin IV, Wilson enthused, “I think my favorite Led Zeppelin persona is the acoustic but rock - rock with acoustic at its heart. 'The Battle of Evermore' is kind of Druid! It's got this this crazy sort of ancient Celtic feel to it but it's entirely modern for its time. It’s timeless, really. You just picture these cave dwellers dancing around a fire a thousand years ago but it's (Robert) Plant and it’s Sandy Denny."
The Heart vocalist had once tackled the song in her other band The Lovemongers for the Singles soundtrack.
https://loudwire.com/heart-ann-wilson-tried-audition-led-zeppelin-late-2000s -
It's sad that it all fizzled out like this.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00159xd
Eight things we learned from Robert Plant's Desert Island DiscsRobert Plant is a singer and songwriter perhaps best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the band Led Zeppelin. Their arrival heralded a new force in British music and the band went on to sell hundreds of millions of albums. After the band disbanded in 1980 Robert released several solo albums and collaborated with a series of other musicians including his former bandmate Jimmy Page and the bluegrass singer Alison Krauss. Here’s what we learned from his Desert Island Discs:
1. His mother was an early singing inspiration
Robert remembers his mum, who he describes as “suitably and joyously combustible... like a big fizzy bottle of pop... She loved song and she had a great voice. She used to dance around the house, twirling and swirling and singing these remarkable songs, whether it would be Kathleen Ferrier or the Skye Boat Song and she was hysterical. She was very funny. Good Black Country stock.”
2. He takes a notebook everywhere
Robert says it’s an essential tool to his song-writing: “All the time I carry a book with me. The front side of the book has got detail and reminders of what I've got to do, and then I flip the book over and anything that I see, or feel, or find slightly ironic, or ridiculous, or funny, or really sad I just write [it] down. So, my imagination is like a tinderbox. Just suddenly I hear another element or another contribution within whatever zone that I'm in, and it just lights me up.”
3. Birmingham Town Hall played a key role in Robert’s musical education
As a young man Robert was hugely influenced by American Blues. As he says: “Birmingham Town Hall had several years of these remarkable visitations from musicians like Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter... Howlin' Wolf to me, he's... magnificent, strong, powerful and his lyrics - I think a lot came from Willie Dixon to make his songs absolutely otherworldly.” Robert went on to play the Town Hall himself with Led Zeppelin in 1969 and 1970.
Robert’s third musical choice is Howlin’ Wolf’s I Ain’t Superstitious.
4. Robert got on his bike to bridge the generation gap
Robert’s father disapproved of his teenage son’s growing interest in the music scene, and would have preferred him to become an accountant – but Robert found one thing that brought them together. His father was a very keen cyclist, and Robert recalls that “before the war he did several tours of the British Isles.”
“As I got older, I used to cycle alongside him, and he taught me how to conserve my strength. Then I started track racing, which was a fixed wheel racing. It was really good... in a way to share the same fascination and attraction to something when you have this generational thing, which was radical then - I mean not so much now between me and my kids at all - but it did help us to discuss the meaning of life together as well.”
5. Elvis Presley sang for Robert – in a backstage corridor
Robert went with Led Zeppelin to see Elvis performing and they headed to his dressing room after the gig.
As Robert explains: “He was talking to us and he said, ‘Well, how do you get on with sound checks and stuff?’“
“Led Zeppelin didn’t really do a lot of things like that, but when we did try out new equipment, whenever it might be, I'd want to sing an Elvis song. So he said, ‘Well, what is it?’ And I said it's a song called Love Me.”
“Which is like ‘Dreaming like a fool, Treat me mean and cruel but love me...’ So we talk about things and say goodnight. We’re walking down the corridor and suddenly I'm hailed, and I turn around and Elvis is swinging out of the room, on the door frame, and does an Elvis to me - which we all do - and starts singing this song. So the two of us are like the ultimate pub singers that night!”
6. His introduction to Bollywood soundtracks came from neighbours in West Bromwich
“My family was in a little street in West Brom and there was a Gujarati family who lived the other side of the doorway,” says Robert, “and they were busy cooking dhal, frying up onions and spices and listening to this music. So I used to knock on their door… and they’d bring me in and give me a bowl of a ghee-laden dahl and I’d just sit and listen to this music.”
“It just epitomises the extravagance of colour and goodness knows what else about this era of Indian Bollywood music. It's just insane - listen to this orchestration and stuff - it's just magnificent and the food was great.”
The track is Raha Gardishon Mein Hardam by Mohammed Rafi.7. He still misses John Bonham
In 1980 Robert’s friend and bandmate John Bonham died of alcohol poisoning. Robert remembers that time: “I drove down with him on the day of the rehearsal, and I drove back without him.”
“He was an incredible character and so encouraging for me, despite the fact he was always sending me up and taking the mickey out of me and all that. I loved him desperately.”
"We were really kids and we grew up not having a clue about anything at all. Just the two of us, sort of loud, confident and mostly wrong. It was really good. We covered most of the squares on the board as time went by, so I do miss him.”
8. Looking back during lockdown, he made an amazing discovery
During the recent national lockdowns, Robert spent some time archiving mementoes from his career. He was surprised by what he uncovered. “Perhaps the big, big one of all,” says Robert, “is I found an unopened letter from my mum from 1968. It was before we got Led Zeppelin together. I opened the letter and she said: ‘Dear Robert, I know you're out there somewhere. We've had a word with the accountancy company and your job is still available and your girlfriend would like to know when you're coming back.’ It was just so beautiful."
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The Bombay sessions were released officially as bonus content on CODA in 2015: https://discography.ledzeppelin.com/coda.html
There's been bootleg versions for many years that had some rehearsals too with the Bombay orchestra -- what the CD you mentioned contained. Anything else that's been on bootleg cd exists in multiple ways in collectors circles and online.BBC 1971 (rebroadcast in 1980) you mentioned might be interesting if they mention anything about Bonham passing away and news at the time.
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Robert Plant health: 'I couldn't speak' - rockstar, 73, on 'career killer' disease
ROBERT PLANT is best known as the lead singer and lyricist of English rock band Led Zeppelin. The star was a member of the band for all of its existence up until its split in 1980 after the death of drummer John Bonham. Known for his impressive and wide vocal range that feature on some of the band's biggest hits like Stairway to Heaven and Black Dog, but years of performing have taken their toll on his vocal cords.
By Lauren Russell - Fri, Mar 4, 2022
With the recent announcement that Plant will be performing at this year's highly anticipated Glastonbury festival along with bluegrass star Aison Krauss, which Plant released a 12-track studio album with last year, it is clear that any issues with his vocal cords are firmly in the past. But there was a time that fans of Zeppelin worried for the star’s future in singing after he had to have surgery to remove nodules on his vocal cords. In the past, Plant revealed: “I had a lot of trouble with my voice,” which has gone on to affect huge stadium performances.
Plant recalled one story in particular where his vocal trouble was at its height. He said: “I was in Australia once, I was in Melbourne. I remember we sold out some huge stadiums.
“The stage was on wheels so if we had 10,000 people that was fine, but if it was 12,000 they could wheel the stage back with a tractor pulling in.
“As the day went on, more and more people arrived, and I couldn’t speak.
“I went to a doctor and he hit me with some adrenaline and stuff.
“I turned several shades of different colours and slid down the wall, and I sang the gig. Now that’s the last thing a singer needs to do, the damage that you can do.”
These three and a health hour sets would be a complete strain on the star, who then had to undergo surgery to remove vocal nodules.
The British Voice Association explains that vocal nodules develop as the result of trauma on the vocal folds.
When the vocal folds collide violently swelling can develop around the site of the collision. Although one single incident of trauma can be recovered from with several days of voice rest, these episodes are often repeated so the swelling becomes more persistent and requires treatment.
The site goes on to say that initially, swellings are described as "soft nodules", but if ignored, and allowed to progress, the persistent damage may begin to produce fibrous scar tissue.
This makes the affected area stiffer and therefore less able to vibrate effectively. These are often referred to as "hard nodules" and they are more difficult to treat as they do not resolve with voice therapy and require surgery to restore the voice.
Although nodules may be hard to notice at first, the Voice Association warns that initially after trauma, the voice may become “cloudy” or husky and less responsible over a certain pitch range.
It says: “The voice is usually slow to warm up and may sound deeper, breathy and weak, particularly over the upper pitch range.
“Over time the speaking voice may become noticeably hoarse and breathy. It may also start to ‘cut out’, around certain notes, giving characteristic ‘voice breaks’. These are most obvious when the voice is used quietly.”
In the past, surgery to remove vocal nodules was the preferred treatment, but this was often unsuccessful and came with a chance of being a “career killer”.
Although it is unknown when Plant underwent surgery on his vocals. The Grunge, a popular music site, explains that in the years of 1972 to 73 Plant’s vocals changed, hinting that he had undergone the potentially dangerous surgery, but was lucky not to have lost his singing ability.
Nowadays, surgical techniques try, whenever possible, to ensure that the gelatinous layer of the Lamina Propria - a thin layer of connective tissue that forms part of the respiratory tract - is preserved.
While the vocal folds may be initially a little stiff after surgery, voice therapy and good technique will shake the stiffness loose again ensuring that clear vocal quality is restored following surgery.
In a more recent interview, Plant spoke about the dangers of COVID-19 and the effect it has had on his life. When asked about his health status back in 2020 he said: “I can tell you that I’m still breathing.
“And I’ve got a warped sense of humour, and I can still sing a tune. But beyond that, don’t ask me what day it is because they’re all the same at the moment.
“Obviously, we all thought maybe we could find a window and this pandemic was going to blow away. We’ve never been quite so assailed on so many different sides, in my estimation — at least for the last hundred years since when the Spanish flu kicked in.”
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7 hours ago, sam_webmaster said:
Here's a new set of amateur photos from Mannheim (July 2, 1980) taken by a big Zep fan, Andy Acevedo Jr. He was stationed in Germany at the time (USAF) and kindly shares his personal shots here for the first time.
https://www.ledzeppelin.com/show/july-2-1980
and thank you for your service Andy.
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Always nice to see fan photos from 1980. They're usually more interesting than pro photos.
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I have a copy of it. Will see if it can be uploaded here.
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On 12/30/2021 at 8:08 AM, lololabrute said:
I'm sure everyone here is aware of the recent headline :
December 25th, 2021
The end of the year and some truly exciting news from Japan! Announced just a day ago by Tarantura, it reveals that 2022 gonna be a very special year for all the Led Zeppelin collectors.
From deepest abbyss of the obscurity, we're extremely proud to announce the long awaited Complete Japan 1971 live album!
Assembled from the best sounding and most complete sources from each of five nights, including never before circulating material and upgraded versions known from previous releases, this new collection representing the ultimate perspective for this memorable part in rock music history.
After an aborted plan to play Japan in 1970, tied in with Expo 70, Led Zeppelin finally realised the first part of their true 'World tour' dreams with five outstanding, relaxed shows. Following the conclusion of their 7th US Tour on September 17th - the second of a brace of shows in Honolulu - they arrived as superstars on Sunday the 19th. This three-city, five-concert stop-off on the way back from America saw the present some of their most relaxed and inspired performances. Away from the glare of the press and the growing madness of America, this was the perfect opportunity to lay back and stretch out.
Both Tokyo and Osaka shows were professionally recorded by the local division of Warner Bros. company for potential live release. Rumoured to be destroyed by Page himself due to rather poor quality, it was confirmed by him in person during preparation of "How The West Was Won" and "DVD" in 2003 that these tapes were in potential use as a candidate for a standalone release.
This new set consists of all known audience recordings available for each of five nights. A special attention should be given to special bonus content, where - after many years of searching - it was possible to find the original master tape known as Rock Carnival, previously available in a heavily degenrated form and considered as being lost for years.
So, ladies and gentlemen, please sit back, relax and enjoy "How The East Was Won" - the long lost Led Zeppelin live album!How excited should we really be? Is it going to be more of the same with an EQ variance? Don't get me wrong, I would love to see an upgraded set but really, can it be really worth spending, what, a 1000$ this time? Yes yes I'm a bit of a pessimist but it's really in the hope of being very pleasantly surprised.
Does anyone have any more info on this?
The 'Rock Carnival' source from the master could be worth it just for that.
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Love these pics. So cool to see JPJ with his Fender bass again.
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14 hours ago, buckeye said:
Just in case you guys haven't seen this before, here is my story. LED ZEPPELIN LIVE AT THE PONTIAC SILVERDOME, MICHIGAN, USA
Thanks! Are you able to re-scan your photos at better resolution?
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There's a Richard Cole audio interview from 2005 with Barney Hoskyns here: https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/richard-cole-on-led-zeppelin-2005
just need to register for free.
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Becoming Led Zeppelin is not released yet and no date announced. There were only a few limited film festival screenings in September.
"Mr. Jimmy", I have no idea. I'd like to see that too.
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On 2/23/2018 at 1:16 PM, Victor said:
I've mentioned in a few posts that I'd seen Led Zep at the final night of the Earls Court concerts, and I've had a few messages asking me to expand, to put into words what it was actually like to go and see them, I did do a write up at the time, when I was 16 so bear with me...
First I think I need to put a few things in perspective. Back in 1975 there was no YouTube or mp3's. If you didn't see Led Zep in concert then you had no idea what they were like. There were no TV performances, no singles, very little radio play. At that point, no live album. I was fortunate enough to have a handful of bootlegs, so I was aware of how they never played studio versions, and how tracks like Dazed & Confused or Whole Lotta Love had continued to evolve through live performances. If you were a Zep fan, apart from the albums, and bootlegs if you could get them, you collected any snippets or pics from music papers and magazines. So to go from collecting every little item you could get your hands on to the sudden possibility of a full blown concert was absolutely epic. On top of that they were bringing their US gear with them, lights, screen, effects, lasers etc. 1974 had been such a quiet year for Zep fans and suddenly 75 had exploded with Physical Graffiti and a world tour.
In those days you couldn't get tickets online, you either had to queue up at the venue box office or send your money off by post. I lived in Northern England about 250 miles from London so my only option was sending off the money for a ticket. On reading that all tickets had sold out within hours I realised there wasn't much hope. Even when an extra two concerts were added, my envelope returned without any tickets. The next option was to buy all the music papers that week and see in the classified ads if anyone had spares for sale. There were quite a few. So off I trudged to the nearest public phone (hey this was an industrial town in northern England mid 70's...home phones were luxuries!). I rang every single ad, without any success. The very last person I phoned had just sold his, but he said a friend of his might have a couple of spares, I'd have to ring back tomorrow. Fortunately the next day I found that they were going spare. The tickets face value was £2 but these were going for £10 - (a fortune for a 16 year old at the time). I had to get a bus for a couple of hours to Manchester, then a taxi to the guys place to get the tickets. One for me and one for my sis. People I knew thought I was crazy!
After months of growing anticipation the day finally arrives. Its a 250 mile journey by bus to London going early morning and arriving in London around midday. It really feels like a pilgrimage. We can see a few London sites, see the concert and sleep in the railway station before going home the next day. We last until 2pm and decide to head to Earls Court and see whats going on. People have already started turning up, and with the increasing crowds we are finally allowed in at around 6pm with 2 hours to wait. Our seats are about half way down the side, fairly high up. So its a good view of the whole stage and the screen above the lights. Seeing John Bonhams drum kit stood centre stage with its triple linked rings symbol on the bass drum suddenly makes you realise what you are about to see. Just that alone feels like seeing a famous landmark or icon that you've only ever seen in pictures. The time passes as more people arrive. The crowd gets louder and more excited. Although the start is scheduled for 8 we all expect the usual delays. At 7.45 a smartly dressed person comes up to the microphone..
‘Could you be coming in off the corridors as the show will be starting a few minutes earlier!’
Its like a disaster movie in reverse, everyone comes rushing in screaming and shouting heading for their seats. The tension and atmosphere of anticipation is amazing.
The lights dim and people scream, cheer and whistle, a figure walks on stage in a single light, it is UK DJ Alan Freeman..
‘We’re hear tonight because we share the same taste!’ …another cheer…
‘Ladies & Gentlemen…..LED ZEPPELIN!’…..the audience erupts.
Then darkness, a drum is hit, a bass note twangs. My heart is loud! Then in the darkness drums...John Bonham beats out the opening of ‘Rock & Roll’…the lights go up in a blaze with the opening chords...most of the audience look as if they are propelled from their seats . Robert Plant bare chested with his golden mane and Jimmy Page in his shiny black dragon suit gliding and strutting about the stage. John Bonham hits his drums so hard that the reverberation through the stage is picked up through the mics. I’ve never heard any band with a drum sound like this. The drum ending of Rock & Roll gives everyone a glimpse of what is to come later and the final notes became the opening to ‘Sick Again’.
‘Good Evening!’ shouts Plant, ‘Good evening!’ roars the crowd.
Plant chats between most of the tracks. He explains how all songs start 'Over the hills and far away'. His vocals are not the high pitched Houses of the Holy version, they are roared out much lower and actually works better
Then ‘In my time of Dying’, with skullcrushing power! The ending is a showcase for Robert Plant as he wails through ‘Don’t you make my dying!!’, louder and louder.
‘Tangerine’ – Plant explains is a song of first love and the chorus is sung by all four of them.
‘Kashmir’! four mirror balls above the stage bathe the audience in multi coloured lights. (In those days you could still smoke in public places and most of the audience do, so the light effects work so much better.) Plant stands in classic pose centre stage. A powerful rendition. Without much pause straight into ‘The Song Remains the Same’ and then the ‘Rain Song’.
Then comes what Plant calls ‘The human part of the show’, three chairs are arranged on the stage. Jimmy with acoustic guitar and JPJ with mandolin. Plant chats about Welsh mountains, honey and lemon drinks, and how loose John Bonham is! They play ‘Going to California’, ‘That’s the Way’ and ‘Bron-y-aur Stomp’ with the audience joining in that classic handclap. You can see they are all enjoying this.
Darkness, then dry ice bathed in blue and green light provides the atmospheric setting for ‘No Quarter’ unlike the version on TSRTS this one really is JPJ’s solo spot. He sits at a grand piano and plays classical pieces some with a synth? in the background, then just piano that becomes jazzier and funkier till Page and Bonham join in, then a return to classical piano. Most people have no idea JPJ can play like this and are completely blown away.
If they aren’t completely blown away then they certainly are when ‘Trample Underfoot’ starts.
That is followed by…’Yes! John Bonham…Moby Dick!’
The next half hour is incredible. It’s like watching an automaton, at times you’d think that if this was on film you’d suspect they had speeded parts up. John Bonham is an incredibly visual drummer, he can play fast, complex drum parts but his arms are still raised above his head each time to get full power on the downstrike. The 'hands only' part is equally amazing as he smashes at the cymbals and back elbows the gong. The sounds he gets from the kettle drums reverberate around the hall before the final drums and sticks climax that leaves everybody with mouths wide open.
‘Take a bow John!’ shouts Plant…he stand s and bows and a roar goes up.
‘Take a bow John!’ shouts Plant…he stands again and another roar goes up.
‘Take a bow John!’ shouts Plant…he waves Plant away and downs a pint of beer, another roar goes up!.
The lights go out and the slow unmistakable bass of ‘Dazed and Confused’ starts, Page joins in with a wailing guitar. A purple flare explodes at the back of the stage and Plant roars…’Bin Dazed and Confused for so long its not true!’ This is a track that has grown and grown over the years. A cheer of delight from the audience as Page picks up his violin bow. Purple and Grey smoke begins to rise out of the stage around him. Three green laser beams stream across the hall from the back converging in the smoke on the stage. The guitar begins to shriek loudly! In fact it gets painful its so high pitched and loud! Page stands with bow pointing upwards, the bow crashes down, an iron chord splits the air, the magician points his bow at a corner of the hall from where the chord returns as a single equally loud echo, then over and over he thrashes the guitar. The guitar squeals and moans and the audience sits there mesmerised.
What can follow that…..’Stairway to Heaven’. Page with his classic double neck, and Plant with his hair bathed in a corona of golden light. Cheers erupt as the first few notes are played, more cheers as …’Theres a lady who sure all that glitters is gold….’
…then as Plant sings the final line, white lights focus on a huge revolving mirror ball that immerses the audience in a sea of light.
The show is over but the audience cheer, stamp, scream for a full ten minutes before they come out for the encore…’Whole lotta Love’. Page takes off his guitar to play the theremin for the abstract middle section and Plant joins in with roars and wails. Multi coloured flares explode above the stage and they tear into Black Dog for a final blistering finish.
Then they are gone, the house lights come up and nobody moves, more cheers and stamping. Slowly a few people begin to file out, but then have to come running back in as the lights go down again…
‘We never do this!’ shouts Plant, as Page starts Heartbreaker, I can hear shouts of ‘Oh yeaaaaah!!!!‘ and ‘fuuuuuckin’ heeell!!!! in the seats near me as Page goes into a frenzy. They finish that and straight into ‘Communication Breakdown’ and the final finish. Its now after 11.45, everyone leaves dazed but not confused.
Luv this! Thanks
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This is where it came from, my overlord: https://forums.lostmediawiki.com/thread/7833/zeppelin-pontiac-1977-professionally-videotape
I'll just keep hoarding what I have, thanks for confirming.
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7 minutes ago, ZepHead315 said:
So much for "keep this within the server" 🙄
Not understanding -- is this some kind of 'hoarding' talk? Anyway, found this on google.
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On 11/19/2021 at 5:03 PM, tglynn said:
I still cannot believe we don’t have a single photo, from the audience at the Pontiac show, of the screen in use.
I’ve seen the pre-show pictures of the stage setup from afar, but nothing of it in use.
Surprising given the number in attendance!
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LOL, that's fake.
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Vienna 73 (Nite Owl)
New York 9-3-71
LA 6-21-77 (Millard master)