Yes, fun and insightful from a playing AND composing point of view. I have seen them all. They are all worthwhile. The last one was Moby Dick. I thought, how much can he do with that one? Well he really broke it down and talked about swing, syncopation, and the very interesting structure of all the guitar parts. This guy really appreciates Page's composition and playing, and he offers good insights into it from the musical point of view.

Excellent. I always thought the Allmans had a very Grateful Dead jam vibe, just with more drive and blues.

It is still amazing to think that this song was on their first album. Greg was still 21 when he wrote and sang this. Recorded August 1969, released November 1969.

From Roy's third album, released June 1969

One of the things I enjoy about these reviews is that they encourage me to go back to shows I have not listened to in a while and check out the details you point out. This solo in Over the Hills is a monster. Thanks for all the detailed notes.

This is fantastic! Thank you so much for doing this. I have heard versions of this a million times, but every time I listen it brings a smile to my face. Sometimes it is difficult to believe how good the band was and how good they sounded.

I was pointing out that there is a lot of discussion on this topic already and you might want to read some of it, that's all.

There has been a lot of discussion on this site about this. The search function is easy to use. I typed in "sloppy" and then chose "content titles only". Here are the first two items returned in the search. Plenty of discussion here:

This is pretty much the definition of "off the charts".

BBC session 1971, the JRK remaster.

What has gotten into some of the owners? They are starting to actually sign players to reasonable contracts. For example, the Phillies signed Realmuto to 5 years instead of the usual stupid 8 - 10 for a top star. It was especially smart because he is a catcher and will be past his prime when the contract ends. Then they signed Gregorius to 2 years, and he turns 31 this spring. In past years someone would have signed Gregorius to some ridiculously long contract for a player his age. Smart. Two of the worst long term deals that were signed in the past decade were Pujols and Cabrera. As could have been easily predicted, their production went way down at around age 33, yet both were signed to something like 40.

Oh man, that one is going to be "something else"! Looking forward to it.

For my money, one of the greatest hard rock intros ever. And a great track to boot.

He is a real talent at Third base, the old "hot corner". He can hit but he is the first major Rockies player to be traded or go to another team in his prime. I am usually suspicious of Colorado Rockies players hitting stats due to the clear advantage they have playing half their games in Colorado. So I looked up lifetime slugging percentage (a good overall batting stat) of Rockies players home and away, and compared that to other great hitters home and away. It turns out that Arenado is typical of Rockies players. The home vs away difference in slugging percentage is much greater for Rockies players than other players of the modern era. Career Slugging % Home vs Away Rockies Players Arenado .609 .471 Helton .607 .469 Blackmon .583 .431 Walker .637 .495 Walker spent some early years in Montreal and late years in St. Louis. His career numbers for Colorado may be even more skewed than this. Non Rockies Players Harper .524 .502 Trout .583 .581 Cabrera .561 .520 Pujols .546 .546 Rockies players clearly have very inflated hitting stats while playing half their games in Colorado. They will not fare so well when them play almost all their games away from Colorado. Other great hitters are much more consistent home vs away for their careers. The same pattern emerges when I look at the old school greats like Aaron, Mays, Williams, Ruth, Gehrig, and Mantle. Their slugging % was much closer home vs away than the Rockies hitters. Rockies hitters are overrated based on inflated stats from playing in Colorado.

Two great tunes and lots of talent on that stage.

Start with the Led Zep live section, then go to the thread called "What Show or Live Song are you listening to now" Lots of great YouTube links in there. Another thing to search out in that section is any thread about a "Stereo Remaster" or a "Remastered Soundboard" posted by SteveZ98. So much great music. Here's one And here is another Welcome to the Forum. Enjoy all the great music on this site. And have FUN !!

Interesting interpretation.

I just stumbled across this on YouTube. Amazing! Jones first part looks forward toward Zooma, the second bass part is completely different.

WOW !! That is fantastic. Thanks for all you do and share.

Lately I have been re-evaluating live Battle of Evermore. As an example, in this show the playing is great, Plant is AMAZING, and all things considered Jones makes a viable vocal effort. Pretty brave of him to do such a spotlight with very little to provide "air cover" to his vocal. Overall it was a noble effort for the band to try this song live in 1977. It really was one of the great surprises in the set list, a wonderful and daring addition. Sure they didn't want to bring another vocalist on tour, and Sandy Denny had sadly passed away. I also like the percussion Bonham plays in the 1977 arrangement. I was only at one show (June 11) but I can say for sure I did not think for one second about Jones' vocal during the show. It was just so amazing that they played this and Plant was soaring to the rafters. To hear Plant and the acoustic instruments filling the Garden after all the heaviness that had blasted us for the first hour or so. To hear the sections with just mandolin and voice. To see them all sitting there up front. The contrast with the first part of the set - this was Zeppelin in all its glory. "To bring the balance back" as Plant sings. And in some ways, when Page bashes the acoustic it is some of his "heaviest" playing ever.