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  1. That was a good tour. Saw RP in Michigan. In fine form. The Mission UK were the opening act and they were really uninspiring. I recall the singer Wayne Hussey kind of moaning or murmuring through his vocals. Robert was great in comparison. Did Misty Mountain Hop, Black Country Woman, and I can't recall what else from the Zep catalogue...he needs to have fun again in his solo career and cut loose a bit.

    I still have a teeshirt from the tour...still sitting in my cupboard and wondering if anyone would want it on Ebay...

  2. The problem / criticism around the album was never around Jimmy Page - it was directed at David Coverdale. At his peak, Coverdale garnered ridicule for pouting in Whitesnake's videos as we all know - even as Robert Plant was reviving his own solo career ( and taking pot shots at Coverdale. )

    To be honest and fair to Coverdale, I've never compared him to Plant. They are so different vocally - in terms of range and tone, that only idiots would compare them. With the perspective of time, many of us know where Zep's influences came from and no-one accuses them of being soundalikes.

    Coverdale's great failing - and why he falls short of the greats - is his superficial lyric writing. The downfall of Coverdale-Page is that the lyrics lack the depth and ingenuity (and perhaps honesty) of what Robert Plant would have done. At worse, they're banal. But getting Jimmy off his butt to record something made the whole effort worthwhile. It's not going to go down in history...but so what.

  3. The Recording Contract for Jimmy Page's First Solo Album (Outrider - 1988)

    One key question remains unanswered. Why didn't Atlantic Records, Page's home for two decades, try harder to keep him on the label? Is it possible he felt taken for granted? Was his artistic reputation damaged by The Firm's arguably lackluster output?

    Atlantic spokesmen have said the label had no comment. John Kalodner, who was instrumental to signing Jimmy to Geffen Records, seemed equally puzzled. "I figured that if (Atlantic chairman) Ahmet Ertegun really got into it, he might've blown us out of the water. But it didn't happen - and I certainly didn't ask Page about it. We're just happy we got him".

    Not much of a mystery...it seems typical that this would happen. Everyone was switching labels earler in that decade or later. The Stones, Aerosmith, etc...The Firm may have had something to do with it, but I do recall Geffen was pretty progressive as a label in those days. Led Zep's back catalogue was still selling no doubt, but maybe the floodgates hadn't kicked in yet?

  4. Here is a "Mystery" to me that SteveAJones made in this forum under the Zep Polls section that asked "How Many Zeppelin Books do you have"?

    This SteveAJones replyed and I quote, "119...but there are others I'm still seeking". You made this BOLD comment on December 31, 2009. Here is the Mystery. If you have 119 Books on or about Led Zeppelin I think (and I am sure alot of others) would like you to list the Titles of at least 59 of the Led Zeppelin Books you claim to own or have in your possesion. 59 is less than Half (1/2) the books you say you have on Led Zeppelin. 59 is less than 119. Remember, the topic is BOOKS (not magazine covers/articles/interviews, newspaper clippings, comics, etc..)

    Again, the real mystery is how can you claim to have 119 "Books" about Led Zeppelin when I do not think that you could (or would) care to name just half of these Titles and their Authors. 59 Led Zeppelin Book Titles is all I (we) ask.

    Interesting...does that count reprints?? My guess would be 15 - 30 based on what I've seen over the years. 119??

  5. I think I was more into Joe Satriani at the time of Outrider, which didn't knock me out instrumentally. It felt like something was missing. No offense to anyone here, but it was a little flat somehow for me. I think Coverdale Page and the Firm were more my cup of tea. Page kicked butt on those albums. I've been waiting for Page to come up with a follow up album but one can only surmise that the fire is gone??

  6. Reid has a nice voice...Steve Marriott too has a powerful voice. They could have taken over Zep or Purple incarnation II...like many British blues belters, they remain in relative obscurity now - they had their moments of fame, but none of them are in the echelon. What Plant doesn't get enough credit for is pushing the boundaries. Even though he was the singer, he wasn't "just the singer." He genuinely wanted to push for new sounds which he never gets enough credit for. He was consciously expanding Zep's repertoire with Page. With the other guys I agree that they remain more blues and folk based......

  7. "Going to California" - a cassette tape of the Berkeley '71 concerts. I believe I was subscribing to a Zep fanzine called Zoso or Presence (I can't recall) and they had boot reviews. I ordered it through the trader there. This was in 1986 or 87 - pre internet!!

  8. You've actually picked the songs that were sourced from the Long Beach show of the 27th, not the LA forum show of the 25th, which was 'Heartbreak Hotel' and 'Burn like a Candle'....

    Did you know that ? You're very discerning. B)

    Check here for reference sources for HTWWW...

    http://www.thegardentapes.co.uk/htwww.html

    Esteemed Joelmon -

    I have a missing link pressing of Heartbreak Hotel which states "LA Forum"....the versions of the songs i prefer are on this one.....i think u misread but thanks anyway. the black dog and othafa on htwww are from this if i recall!.....cheers

  9. I do as well....I like bootlegs over official releases anyday. I remember listening to the Royal Albert Hall fragment (from Lemon Song) so much that when I got the DVD I started to miss the old muddy radio brodcast. kinda crazy if you think about it. I think it has more to do with me listening to audiance recordings for 25+ years, they kind of grow on you. and then when you hear a fresh clean version, it's like your not hearing the same show.

    I really like they way they are taking SB recordings and mixing them with great audiance (matrix). I will take some more of those instead.

    plus+ the editing on these official releases is for the birds! :(

    It's definitely a more complete show. I have the version called "Heartbreak Hotel". I prefer the version of Rock and Roll on mine and probably Stairway to Heaven and SIBLY - these versions were better than the ones on HTWWW

  10. I have seen pretty much every major band one can name and to this day, the best show I've ever seen was on te Firm's Mean Business tour in 1986. I still think the 2nd LP is extremely under-rated and the power-force of Page & Rodgers when shamefully unnoticed. Perhaps the time just wasn't right.

    Agree with you totally on the 2nd album. Timing was off - rock was moving more into hair metal in those days and bands like Iron Maiden, Def Leppard, etc were moving to the core.

    Also, Paul Rodgers has never really seized the spotlight after Bad Co. - even with Queen now, somehow he's projected more of a honest blues singer and workman like persona for me than a rock star. Page needs to work with rock stars. Page's decision to work with Coverdale made a lot of sense from that perspective.

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