[Earls Court 05.24.75 New Audience Recording]

On 4/19/2023 at 10:38 PM, ZepHead315 said:

Looks like Warner Music Group was not amused. Not only did they claim the video and have it removed, but they gave my channel a copyright strike. What utter horseshit! 🙄

Is this recording going to show up somewhere else soon?

[Sick Again, why?]

On 5/3/2020 at 10:33 AM, Jukkin said:

I may be in a minority of one here but I have to say that I don't understand why Sick Again was part of the 1-2 opening songs for so long. No matter how many times I hear it I just can't avoid the fact that it is probably their weakest song. It is just...nothing. Custard Pie (was it ever played live?) would have been a much better choice, or The Rover. I think both are stronger songs and both would have fit right in with the 75 tour set and perhaps in the 77 set. Am I the only one that feels this way?

PS: I'd have loved to have seen When The Levee Breaks instead of In My Time of Dying in the 75 sets. Both have that swamp blues vibe but Levee is the more enjoyable and powerful of the two. Just my opinion of course. Maybe it was because it was from PG rather than IV.

I think that the LIVE versions are superior to the the album track. I would imagine that the choice of live songs had something to do with their ability to pull off a live performance in relation to the studio recording .

[Earls Court May 24th, 1975]

While I agree with several of the previous comments, I'd like to say that I think 5/24/75 is one of the best VOCAL performances of 1975 in terms of overall quality. I am really hard pressed to find a better show vocally, and in 1975, vocals were usually the weakest part of the show. 

[How The West Was Won Vs The Song Remains The Same OST]

HTWWW is superior to SRTS soundtrack. Page really butchered the latter, made way too many edits and it takes away from the enjoyment of the show, even with the improved sound quality. HTWWW also has edits but they aren't as damaging. Page is just too anal for his own good. And it's too bad for fans...

I have my doubts as to Page's involvement on the new TSRTS release. The difference in the EDITING between the new cd release and the original is striking. I think TSRTS actually sounds better...HTWWW sounds a bit sterile. I think both HTWWW and the new TSRTS would benefit from a different producer.