From 2001, an all instrumental album featuring Luther Dickinson who went on to do some albums with the Black Crowes. The intro to this track is sublime, then they just rock out from there.

Perhaps, but it is so much better with Bonham and Jones. Also the horrible 80s production ruins Midnight Moonlight for me

This photo always amazed me because in 1972 Zeppelin were on the top of the world and they played on such a small wooden stage with plain plywood as a backing and half "ceiling"

If there are not going to be any new live releases, how about official releases of stuff like this. If Jimmy can release Jennings Farm Blues on the remasters even though it was bootlegged everywhere for years he could release this. I remember him saying during the remasters releases that he would release stuff that was not bootlegged and had not been heard. Well I had not heard La La or St. Tristan's or 10 Ribs and All, but I had certainly heard Jennings Farm Blues and Sugar Mama. The official releases of both of those were so much better than the old bootlegs. or this, which is fantastic and shows how creative they still were, ready to keep moving forward. Listening to this is always tinged with sadness for me thinking of what might have been.

Ten Years Ago. A great album and a fantastic tour.

such a cool intro on this one. The guitar is standard fare, but the drums and bass are out of kilter with the guitar for a few bars before they all align for a standard boogie.

44 years gone. Love Plant's reference to "the benefit of Mr. Kite" Also 45 years ago today Page played with Roy Harper, Keith Moon and Ronnie Lane. Page played on 3 tracks according to his website. MCP Blues, Too Many Movies, and the incredible electric rock version of Roy's acoustic song "Home".

It is great to see such an honest review, especially how it places the first album in its context.

It is a term used in old blues songs

If you can't tell it is "big legged woman" in the studio version (which is obviously is without a doubt) check out live versions. For example, listen to How the West Was Won.

John Baldwin shows how it is done.

1958 from the amazing album "Time Waits". Nice bass solo in this one to boot.

A great bit of history. Thanks for sharing the video.

The first recording with the grand piano in No Quarter. It brought a whole new vibe and array of possibilities and textures to the piece. It is pretty amazing that with only a 12 day break Jones introduced the grand piano and they began reworking the whole middle exploration section.

great two guitar jam starting around 2:37

Evenings with Led Zeppelin - as I continue reading and re-reading it, I realize that Dave Lewis and Mike Tremaglio have done an outstanding job of selecting press reviews of shows. The reviews run the full gamut from very negative to completely positive with a good mix of in between views. It is fascinating to read so many different perspectives from the times. This book is essential.

You certainly improved the sound. Nice.

That is fantastic! Thank you.

From Jimmy's site today: Feb 10, 1969 I played Memphis State University with Led Zeppelin This is it! The band were to play at Memphis – the cradle of blues, rockabilly, and the genius Sam Phillips. This was it, a dream come true for me to visit the mecca of music. We were awarded the key to the city because the concert had sold out in record time and I don’t believe the mayor was aware that it was a rock concert. But hey – someone who sells out that fast deserves the keys to the city! This wasn’t necessarily the best time to be touring the South: black people were still being lynched in other southern states and the man who shot the two bikers at the end of Easy Rider would get a standing ovation in movie theatres! Long hair, hippy ethics and anything askew of redneck were not welcome in places like Memphis and Nashville at that time. Just by chance, one of our road crew was taking a call of nature in the restroom when he overheard the police discussing what they had in store for the members of Led Zeppelin later that evening. After the show, we left the State University and drove overnight straight to Miami taking the keys to the city with us!

For years the only live Renaissance I had was Live at Carnegie Hall. Then about 10 years ago I found this. Excellent set and sound. In this track I really like the keyboard/bass/drum workout that starts around 3:05. Jon Camp's playing and tone on bass are superb. He always credited Chris Squire as an influence and it certainly shows. Annie's vocals shine as always. The full set is: Can You Understand, Running Hard, Ocean Gypsy, Prologue, Scheherazade, and Ashes are Burning. a

Chopin's "Ocean" Etude