A masterpiece. Sandy Denny and Richard Thompson. How can it not be great ?

Always like this song since it was released but I had not heard this live version.

so cool he used Dead End Friends for the music in this clip

The "walk up music" for baseball hitters these days seems very weak to me. I realize I don't know all the new artists and songs they play, but they all sound so vague, generic and WEAK. Nothing I have heard really strikes me. Years ago Chase Utley used to use "Kashmir". The first walk up music used was in my view one of the best. Trevor Hoffman, a closer, used to come out to "Hell's Bells". Now that had an impact. I don't watch that much baseball so maybe I am missing some great walk up music. What else are they playing out there? If I could choose songs for this it would be things like Draw the Line, Back in the Saddle, Get the Lead Out, Lick and a Promise, Walk this Way, Mama Kin, Toys in the Attic, Communication Breakdown, Heartbreaker, Rock and Roll, Immigrant Song, Custard Pie, the Rover, Hot Dog, Bastille Day, Anthem, Limelight, Spirit of Radio, Fields of Fire, Flame of the West, Sting Me, Remedy. Songs with definitive, impactful openings.

The bass enters around 1:43

Laguna Sunrise and Bron-Yr-Aur. I think they are different because Laguna Sunrise has the strings, but I read a review once in the 70s that said "Bron-Yr-Aur" was "Zeppelin influenced by Black Sabbath". Of course the reviewer did not know that Bron-Yr-Aur proceeded Laguna Sunrise. Sabbath Vol 4 had been released in Sept 1972 and PG in March 1975. Most people at that time did not know Page had written and played Bron-Yr- Aur in 1970, but did not release it until 1975.

US Billboard Top 200 Albums October 1979. Wow. Even TSRTS made the charts along with all the studio albums. That is remarkable. Oct 20, 1979 Oct 27, 1979 1 ITTOD 1 ITTOD 91 Houses 91 Houses 93 LZ IV 101 LZ IV 130 PG 130 PG 144 LZ II 150 LZ II 150 TSRTS 164 TSRTS 160 LZ 174 LZ 169 Presence 183 Presence 189 LZ III

On this album's release, Led Zeppelin's entire catalogue made the Billboard 200 between the weeks of 23 October and 3 November 1979, an unprecedented feat, topping their own record in 1975, when all their albums up to Physical Graffiti were on the chart.

Yes indeed! what a fantastic record. And dig those liner notes saying that Led Zeppelin dropped by to "destroy a few ballads" and engage "in some obscene Midlands drinking ritual". I wish there was a recording available if indeed members of Zep jammed with Fairport.

Presence is one of my favorites because it is so raw and visceral, musically and lyrically. Out Door is for me just about the most enjoyable to listen to because alot of it is more upbeat and fun to listen to, lyrically and musically. The vocals on Out Door are fantastic, especially Fool in the Rain and Hot Dog. Those two songs show just how Zeppelin continued to evolve and be versatile. They didn't try to make Presence 2 and for that I am grateful. I know some folks don't like Hot Dog or Fool in the Rain, but they show that Zep could work with traditional song/lyric structures and really do a first rate job. Both are fantastic story songs with clever turns of phrase and amazing singing. In some ways it is hard to believe that the same person who sang on Presence is singing on Out Door. His vocals are so different on Out Door. Both are fantastic - just different. There is alot of amazing guitar on Out Door. In the Evening is a monster in every way. Dig that slow burn Page does behind Plant during the final chorus and the ending. Killer tone. As an added bonus the track has one of the very best introductions of any Zep track. South Bound has a cool riff and crazy, chaotic solo. Hot Dog is a clinic for guitar. Sure it has a traditional chord structure but his rhythm playing is fantastic and the fills and that wild solo - WOW. Fool has strong riffing and an out of this world one of kind solo from Page. Lots of guitar in Carouselambra. Carouselambra gets a lot of heat on this Forum. I think it would get less heat if the song started with all the instruments together instead of just the keyboards, and if it returned to the first section after the middle section. I love the third section myself because it is so different and experimental. So funky!! In the Evening has great lyrics although the critics and casual fans focused only on the simplistic chorus that seems like a caricature of Plant. Carouselambra has some of Plant's most interesting and poetic lyrics ever. (well, so does Achilles!!) I love Presence but it can be challenging to listen to because it is so unrelenting and so heavy. For example, I can only listen to Tea for One once in a while even though I think it is fantastic wall to wall in every way. Same with For Your Life. Hots on for Nowhere sounds a bit more upbeat and the lyrics are amazing, but even there the dark parts balance out the eventual optimism. Again, raw and visceral - some of Plant's finest again. So even Hots on for Nowhere can be challenging - but that is what makes it so great. Hots On and For Your Life are Plant at his most reflective. Raw and challenging. But of course ultimately rewarding. John Bonham is all over Out Door. His sound and playing are amazing in every way. So many styles and approaches. I loved the review in 1979 that talked about his "dry ice drumming" on Carouselambra. In the same review (Creem I think) it said that Page was like a squadron of Flying Fortresses in Carouselambra. Finally that review had one of my favorite review lines about Page in Hot Dog. It said he "assimilated and destroyed every stock country pickers riff". I think Hot Dog is Page's homage to his rockabilly roots. It is glorious start to finish for all 4 of them. And it is Plant's homage to Elvis, who he had paid tribute to in all those medlies over the years. Jones' glorious piano playing on South Bound and Hot Dog !! Rock and Roll was once defined as fun songs about sad things. In that sense Hot Dog is pure rock and roll.

Thanks again Strider. What a great show and a great version of Immigrant Song. I have lost my bootleg ears over the years, and stopped listening to audience tapes unless they were top of the line. But this is one I never heard. I clearly need to go back and listen to all the 1970 shows I don't have. This is one reason I am so glad I finally joined this Forum after so many years (I have been listening to unofficial live Zeppelin since the early 80s and I joined this Forum in 2016) - I have learned so much about Zeppelin shows from knowledgeable fans. For many years my go to summer/fall 1970 show was Blueberry Hill because the recording is so good, and in that show Plant doesn't do the ending vocals on Immigrant. So I just assumed it was a one time or rare event.

Thanks Strider. In this one Plant gets in the "wooh ooh, woo ooh, woo ooh" twice, then throws in some things reminiscent of Keith Relf in Happenings Ten Years Time Ago and Yardbirds versions of Dazed. Great stuff.

The drums ! My goodness, the drums !!

Steve - there are some great remasters of this show out there but this one takes the cake ! You have really outdone yourself here.

I wondered if that is the first ever reference in the Forum to "fortissimo" so I did a quick search. It looks like this is the first !

Song starts at 1:10. A very young Neal Schon with Santana. Too bad they did not stay together.