Just also wanted to add that Robert's voice problems throughout so much of the Zep years made me feel bad for him after awhile. He did the best he could with the wonderful otherworldly wailing he did so long for Zep. Of course i wanted a full blown Zep reunion in '07 after the O2 show just like i always wanted a full Beatles reunion in the 70's. But i fully respect Plant's decision not to do so- he's one of the rockers who knew when it was time to move on by a certain age and readapt his style and do whatever was more suited to his range. He seems like a great guy for all he's been through personally and maintains a wonderful sense of humor and humility about it all. Have read so much about him and seen many interviews over the years. The Kennedy Center Honors and Dan Rather interview allowed me to really admire the world class rock star as a human being. Rock on Robert, and may good health and the Lord's blessings continue to see you through all things. .

Yea I noticed the difference in Robert’s voice from the studio versions when I first saw them in Philly in ‘75. It was quite a shock. After listening to so many live versions of their songs prior to ‘72, then after, I realized Zeppelin in the studio and Zeppelin live were two different animals more often than not. They had their reasons back then for not bringing along extra musicians on their tours but it would’ve really helped their live sound. Plant and Page during the ‘95 shows with all the extra musicians sounded so much better live. I saw them in October that year and being a total Zep freak, Robert’s vocals were great and Jimmy played like the guitar god he was supposed to be- with all respect to JP Jones and the late Bonzo. When the SRTS live lp came out in ‘77(?) I was really shocked again. Certain things have always bothered me about some of Jimmy’s choices live- I felt Stairway should have been done with the acoustic sound on at least through the middle of the song and then maybe with a rickenboker 12 string instead of that red double neck that never seemed to serve the live legendary studio solo very well. And why couldn’t John Paul get the flute sounds right live? The live BBC version was the best live Stairway I ever heard-from 71-but it’s poorly recorded. Then there’s the beautiful That’s the Way-Jimmy plays the most haunting slide guitar that I’ve ever heard that makes a good song fkg GREAT but that part of the song never got played live even when they had 5000 musicians with them! Jimmy is my favorite guitar player ever- I don’t say he’s the best-it’s just Zeppelin love lol. Greatest freakin studio producer ever-still say the sounds on Zep 1 are unmatched. A studio collection of masterpieces that are surpassed only by the Beatles in total. Zep forever!