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Phoenix1982

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  1. Depends on how much time I have. If there's enough time to play the whole thing, I'll play the whole thing (usually that means I'm either traveling or working). If something needs to be jettisoned, Moby Dick will go, followed by Stairway.
  2. I think it's a safe bet Page doesn't remember too much of what went on in '77. Strider, I like the 2017 timing thing, but please don't won't wait until June to post the rest of the story?? If.... you can. And I don't know about others, but I loved the context part of it. I know we're finished with that part of it now and on to the shows themselves, but that was seriously awesome, especially the bits about VH, PF, and TP (the other bands near and dear to my heart). Oh, and you caught Lizzy with Gary Moore... insane. I would have given a lot to have been at the Animals show, given that it and WYWH are two of my fave Floyd albums (along with the Wall). I wonder if the outdoor thing killed it for you. I don't even like the large indoor venues that much (when I saw TP a couple years ago at the United Center here in Chicago the sound was horribly thin). Also, it's interesting how incredibly critical Dave proved to VH as a unit in the end, they were never the same after he left. Transitioning to being a more "mature" band isn't always as easy as Zep made it sound. Anyway, that was really just an incredible year, it seems.
  3. Scarves. And the rest of the story, please!! Meanwhile, I have a couple questions. Listening to the "Eddie" boot from 5-21, I hear Jimmy tease the opening lick of Heartbreaker's solo right before he launches into Nobody's Fault But Mine. So, I think he either (a) knew he wanted to play Heartbreaker that night, (b) heard someone yelling for it early in the show. Indeed, somebody yells "Heartbreaker" right before he plays it in the final leg of the concert. Seconds before that Jimmy begins to tune his theremin obviously getting ready to go into the noise solo. But after Heartbreaker is requested he changes his mind and following a few seconds' hesitation launches into that instead. Any memory of how that unfolded or what Jimmy's reaction to the song request was like (if you could even see any of it unfold)? Also, who yells "Trampled Underfoot" when, in Robert's words, they "change the program" on 6-23? Was it Bonzo? Thanks!
  4. Did Strider ever tell the rest of his story? Is it in some other thread? I'd love to hear it...
  5. Well, I just got done listening earlier today to my personal version of the ultimate 1977 show (put together from five different shows, using file slicer and crossfades galore). TSRTS The Rover / Sick Again Over the Hills Nobody's Fault In my Time of Dying SIBLY No Quarter TYG Evermore California Black Country / Bron-Yr-Aur White Summer / Black Mountain Kashmir Moby Dick Trampled Underfoot Heartbreaker Noise solo ALS Stairway WLL / R&R WLL / Communication Breakdown I used 5-30-77 as the basic track for most of the show, because it's got the nice low end. Then I spliced in lead breaks and solo guitar spots since the LA shows feature superior versions of almost everything (but in inferior sq). Occasionally I extended some solos (like Trampled where I crossfaded the solos from 6-23 and 6-25 to make the solo twice as long... I can never choose just one of those two versions and the solo always seems too short). I also tried building the ultimate NQ for '77, mine runs 40 mins and uses both the fast boogie from 5-30 and the slower lounge jam (I went with 6-25 where I like the guitar tone the best). I also gathered multiple Plantations in their correct spots introducing various songs, opening the show, etc. Makes for a fun listen and I have tried to keep the sq good to great throughout.
  6. Hi there, I love you!!! Anyway, yes, nice to know I am not going mad, either. Reading the first few pages of this thread was disturbing. But not any more disturbing than watching the news or in general getting the sense of how puritan the Western civilization has become since the 60s and the 70s. It's like all of the emancipation (I prefer to think of it as enlightenment, btw) progress we've made has become pages of the history books again. Total regression. Yes, today we may have some really blatant lyrics in certain genres of music, but I don't look to the 70s and bands like Zep, Stones etc. for an accumulation of F-words so much as Freedom. And that zeitgeist is just gone, IMO. Anyway, so I'm a guy, I'm straight (though it's just genetic in my case and nothing that God prescribed) and no, I've never been bothered by Zep's stage looks or anything Robert wore. It was liberation art, driving a battering ram through the society's norms (like so many other artists from that era, as others in this thread have already noted). As much as I like Zep's music, I don't think I would have liked them nearly as much without the sexed-up image. What don't I like? Would be nice to have more quality multi-track live recordings, and more professional videos for sure. Otherwise, it was perfect even when they were indulgently tripping their way through half-hour versions of MD, NQ, noise solos etc. And that was liberation art as well. My 2c.
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