ZepHead315 Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 2 hours ago, Frawls said: I'll answer based on boots with a solid combination of excellent sound & performance. Great shows with lousy sound (and vice versa) don't do much for me. The ones that stick out for me are as follows: Vancouver - 3/21/70 'Pure Blues' (Liquid Led Version) - A short but excellent show capturing the raw energy of the group's early years. Vancouver - 3/20/75 'Snowblind' - The best of the '75 shows in terms of Robert's voice and the band's performance. They really lock in and turn in a focused show with inspired playing. I prefer this one to the night before but both shows are very good. Ft. Worth - 5/22/77 'Texas Hurricane' - Hands down, the best '77 boot in terms of sound and performance of the SBDs available from this year. This was a real revelation for me when it came out as I thought most of the '77 gigs featured a very sloppy page with the rest of the band sounding pretty good. This has excellent playing from Jimmy with Bonzo absolutely on fire! The 'Nutrocker' section of the No Quarter is quite an entertaining listen. Not to be missed. Frankfurt Festhalle, Germany - 6/30/80 '1St Gen Analog Soundboard To Dat Clone' - An standout in the often bashed 1980 tour. This show features some excellent playing and it sounds like the band is really enjoying themselves. Frawls, any particular reason why you left out any of the Millard tapes? Those, imo, are essential to any live Zeppelin collection. They give off a better atmosphere than, say, Texas Hurricane, where the audience can barely be heard at all. LA 75 and LA 77 give a really good picture of what it was like to actually be sitting in the crowd during a Zep show. Plus, the performances all range from good to outstanding (well, with the exception of San Diego 77 ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frawls Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 2 hours ago, ZepHead315 said: Frawls, any particular reason why you left out any of the Millard tapes? Those, imo, are essential to any live Zeppelin collection. They give off a better atmosphere than, say, Texas Hurricane, where the audience can barely be heard at all. LA 75 and LA 77 give a really good picture of what it was like to actually be sitting in the crowd during a Zep show. Plus, the performances all range from good to outstanding (well, with the exception of San Diego 77 ). I generally prefer to hear the details of the instruments which tend to get lost in audience recordings, even ones as fantastic as Mike Millard's. I have a few and agree that they're exceptional tapes but the details in the drumming and bass don't come across quite as clearly to my ears. They sound thin with not much sonic depth. Just my preference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZepHead315 Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 1 minute ago, Frawls said: I generally prefer to hear the details of the instruments which tend to get lost in audience recordings, even ones as fantastic as Mike Millard's. I have a few and agree that they're exceptional tapes but the details in the drumming and bass don't come across quite as clearly to my ears. They sound thin with not much sonic depth. Just my preference. I can see that. My hope is that one day a soundboard of one of the Millard shows will come out and someone could do a matrix. That way, the clarity of the instruments as well as the atmosphere would be mostly preserved. Sigh...until then we can only dream! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigled Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 I am rather old fashioned. New to even going on a computer. I did think i was a absolute Led Zepp expert. Now i feel bad, I was not aware of some of them bootlegs. I do not think i would have a chance of getting my hands on physical copies. Or the money to afford them. This forum is good for learning facts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZosoAddict Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 (edited) On 1/23/2015 at 3:00 PM, nick2632 said: Any love for Snow Jobs and Snowblind Vancouver 3/19-3/20/1975?! Both of those shows blow MSG 2/12/75 away IMO, so damn powerful! Though MSG 2/12/75 still gets a lot of listens from me. Edited March 28, 2017 by ZosoAddict Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 On 3/28/2017 at 1:38 PM, ZosoAddict said: What happened to your post ZosoAddict? I see the post from nick2632 you quoted but your reply is non-existent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 On 12/7/2016 at 10:33 AM, ZepHead315 said: Frawls, any particular reason why you left out any of the Millard tapes? Those, imo, are essential to any live Zeppelin collection. They give off a better atmosphere than, say, Texas Hurricane, where the audience can barely be heard at all. LA 75 and LA 77 give a really good picture of what it was like to actually be sitting in the crowd during a Zep show. Plus, the performances all range from good to outstanding (well, with the exception of San Diego 77 ). On 12/7/2016 at 1:36 PM, Frawls said: I generally prefer to hear the details of the instruments which tend to get lost in audience recordings, even ones as fantastic as Mike Millard's. I have a few and agree that they're exceptional tapes but the details in the drumming and bass don't come across quite as clearly to my ears. They sound thin with not much sonic depth. Just my preference. I'll take the 1977 Millard Tapes over the 1977 Sounboards any day of the week. I don't hear any sonic-depth to the "Texas Hurricane" soundboard...it sounds like sludge half the time. Bonham's drums sound better and more resonant on the Millard tapes...the sound breathes. On the soundboards, the sound is claustrophobic and it sounds like Bonham is tubthumping. It reduces his drums to a dull thud. The colour of Jimmy's guitar is another sonic element often lost in the 1977 soundboards. Then there is the fact that it makes Jones' bass sound worse; his bass on the soundboards lacks the weight you heard in the hall and which you can slightly hear on the audience tapes. Add in the fact that the soundboards removes all ambience and atmosphere, making it sound as if the band is playing in a bathroom or a sink drain, and it's an easy call to make: Mike Millard Tapes > 1977 soundboards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sathington Willoughby Posted April 2, 2017 Share Posted April 2, 2017 8 hours ago, Strider said: I'll take the 1977 Millard Tapes over the 1977 Sounboards any day of the week. I don't hear any sonic-depth to the "Texas Hurricane" soundboard...it sounds like sludge half the time. Bonham's drums sound better and more resonant on the Millard tapes...the sound breathes. On the soundboards, the sound is claustrophobic and it sounds like Bonham is tubthumping. It reduces his drums to a dull thud. The colour of Jimmy's guitar is another sonic element often lost in the 1977 soundboards. Then there is the fact that it makes Jones' bass sound worse; his bass on the soundboards lacks the weight you heard in the hall and which you can slightly hear on the audience tapes. Add in the fact that the soundboards removes all ambience and atmosphere, making it sound as if the band is playing in a bathroom or a sink drain, and it's an easy call to make: Mike Millard Tapes > 1977 soundboards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xolo1974 Posted April 2, 2017 Share Posted April 2, 2017 10 hours ago, Strider said: I'll take the 1977 Millard Tapes over the 1977 Sounboards any day of the week. I don't hear any sonic-depth to the "Texas Hurricane" soundboard...it sounds like sludge half the time. Bonham's drums sound better and more resonant on the Millard tapes...the sound breathes. On the soundboards, the sound is claustrophobic and it sounds like Bonham is tubthumping. It reduces his drums to a dull thud. The colour of Jimmy's guitar is another sonic element often lost in the 1977 soundboards. Then there is the fact that it makes Jones' bass sound worse; his bass on the soundboards lacks the weight you heard in the hall and which you can slightly hear on the audience tapes. Add in the fact that the soundboards removes all ambience and atmosphere, making it sound as if the band is playing in a bathroom or a sink drain, and it's an easy call to make: Mike Millard Tapes > 1977 soundboards. Great post Strider. A lot of people froth at the mouth for a 77 sbd of the LA shows. I can't think why. They will just sound like arse, just like the other boards from 77. I never ever listen to em. The Millard types are superb, especially since Andy Winston has worked his magic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rm2551 Posted April 2, 2017 Share Posted April 2, 2017 1 hour ago, Xolo1974 said: Great post Strider. A lot of people froth at the mouth for a 77 sbd of the LA shows. I can't think why. They will just sound like arse, just like the other boards from 77. I never ever listen to em. The Millard types are superb, especially since Andy Winston has worked his magic. I can think why - Matrix!!! Best of both worlds. Ad some clarity/detail and keep the "breath" and atmosphere. A well done Matrix would definitely be "release" grade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xolo1974 Posted April 2, 2017 Share Posted April 2, 2017 2 hours ago, rm2551 said: I can think why - Matrix!!! Best of both worlds. Ad some clarity/detail and keep the "breath" and atmosphere. A well done Matrix would definitely be "release" grade. Not with the 77 boards Rod. They add nothing imo. Better with the straight out audience recordings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonzo_fan Posted April 2, 2017 Share Posted April 2, 2017 I would welcome a soundboard for the 22nd and 26th, but would stick with the Millards for the other four--except for using the soundboard to fill in the gaps for tape flips in the Millards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZosoAddict Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 On 4/1/2017 at 4:04 PM, Strider said: What happened to your post ZosoAddict? I see the post from nick2632 you quoted but your reply is non-existent. I replied to the post and then reading further down the feed, I realized that I had already responded to the question awhile back. I am not sure how to delete it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Lees Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 If you want to hear later material then Listen to This Eddie or Over the Garden from 77 are great. My personal favorite from 75 is February 14, Nassau. My version was from The Diagrams of Led Zeppelin. I've heard better sound quality versions, but honestly they were too dry or something. I'll take the TDOLZ version any day. However, Flying Circus (Feb 12, 75) is also excellent. Of the three LA shows at the end of the tour, I like the last one on March 27, 1975. From 73, I like March 22 and March 24 but the Vienna gig is fantastic too. I have to say, March 24 stands out at Offenbach. From 72 I like Ooh My Ears Man! It was from their Australian tour. Really good show. From 71 any show is good, but Osaka 9-29 or 9-23 are outstanding. From 70 Blueberry Hill is still great, but for variety, you might pick up Box of Tricks from Sept 6 in Hawaii. From 69 I like 4-27-69 and another one called Stroll On. From 1980 I like the Zurich gig. Fantastic. Probably the best from 1980. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John M Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 Jimmy's Birthday Party at Royal Albert Hall January 9, 1970 is up there in my book. The sound is not quite as good as on the DVD but it is still a superb recording. And the show is astonishing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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