Nobody's Fault 4/27/77 - especially the ending. Plant is over the top. Kashmir 6/21/77

Over at Royal Orleans someone posted a link to a superb upgrade of the Lyon 1973 footage. Very nice indeed. I am not sure of the protocol of posting links from that site, so am just pointing out that it is there. It is well worth checking out.

I was inspired to listen to this after seeing the recent "memories of 1977" thread.

1977. I graduated high school and started college. I saw Zeppelin, and I did not have enough money to go see Floyd 3 weeks later. I remember the new albums that came out in 1977 like Animals, Low, Going for the One, A Farewell to Kings, Aja, Songs from the Wood, Draw the Line, Even in the Quietest Moments, Little Queen, Terrapin Station, Street Survivors, Spectres, American Stars and Bars, etc. I can still remember that A Farewell to Kings was released right around the time I started college and I bought a copy - the first album I bought at college. I remember the 1976 albums we were still rocking to like Presence, TSRTS, Wired, Rocks, Leftoverture, Boston, Agents of Fortune, Fly Like an Eagle, 2112, Dreamboat Annie, Station to Station, Technical Ecstasy, Free for All, etc. The summer of 77 saw a record heat wave, the blackout and looting in New York, the Son of Sam shootings, manhunt and his capture, and the death of Elvis. The one movie I remember was Close Encounters of the Third Kind. I really was anticipating it because I read about it in Circus Magazine months before it was released. Of course we were still going to see TSRTS when it played the midnight movie once in a while. One time it was a triple feature with The Kids are Alright, Pink Floyd at Pompeii, and TSRTS. What a show that was. The only TV I watched that year was Monty Python reruns and Saturday Night Live.

Sweet! The whole album comes out May 17.

The instrumental introduction to this track is pure magic. My favorite Page post Zep composition/production/sound architecture. If this had only been done with Zeppelin! Coverdale's insipid lyrics and metal parody delivery keep it from being truly great overall, but Page is killing it here.

In this clip Jimmy rekindles some of that old joyful abandon from live versions of Thank You. Starting about 4:03 he builds on the fantastic but skeletal guitar lines from the studio version of this song. One of the reasons I like it so much is that it was a new post Zep song. I love the album version but this blows it away. So much energy and verve, such fluidity. And his feel and tone for the whole song are wonderful.

You have done a fantastic job with this. The bass is certainly striking. Thanks so much for you are doing with these 77 boards.

Hats off to Northbridge. This is so great! Some things that really struck me: The drum sound in Battle of Evermore. The stand up bass sound. The sound of the low notes in White Summer/BMS - there is so much grit and bite, so much character. This remaster is a revelation.

Hats off indeed!

One of the best concerts I ever saw was Yes in the round 1979 at Madison Square Garden. Here are some clips from the Philly show on that tour.

Instrumental version.

It is amazing what you can find on YouTube. I remember my brother bringing this album home when I was 6 or 7. At the time all I knew was the Beatles.

There are some real gems on the deluxe editions II - La La Presence - Ten Ribs and All III - Jennings Farm Blues, Key to the Highway Coda - St. Tristan's Sword For LZ III every track is amazing and there is so much variety - Friends, Celebration Day, Out on the Tiles, Gallows Pole