DavidZoso Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 This was the first show of the second leg of the US 1977 tour. It was played at the Jefferson Civic Center Coliseum. It is a good show and the highlights for me are No Quarter- it is shorter than most versions on this tour but has one of the most amazing screams I think Robert Plant has ever sung- during the second and last dogs of doom he lets it rip and also Jimmy plays in perfect unison with him as he does. I had to listen to it over and over. Just superb! Ten Years Gone is a very nice version and Robert says Audrey right before Jimmy does the first guitar solo. Audrey I am sure being Audrey Hamilton- the young woman Robert met on the tour who was from Texas and is also the inspiration for Hot Dog. The version of Rock and Roll is one the best they ever have done in my opinion. I read somewhere that Led Zeppelin rarely did soundchecks and if they did it was usually at the first show of a new leg. This seems to fit as if you look back at the nice sbd rehearsale/soundcheck we have from Chicago 7-6-73 and it was the first show of the 2nd leg of the US 1973 tour. So maybe there is a recording somewhere of a soundcheck/rehearsal from Birmingham. Hopefully it will surface someday. This was also the first show that John Paul Jones premiered his Secret Weapon- the new Triple-neck acoustic guitar. Another thing that is interesting- at all opening shows for each leg on this 1977 tour Jimmy didn't wear the sun glasses like he did at the majority of the shows. Dallas 4-1-77 opening show 1st leg- no sun glasses and no scarf. Birmingham 5-18-77 opening show for 2nd leg- no sun glasses but he wore a scarf Seattle 7-17-77 opening show of 3rd leg-no sun glasses but he wore a scarf. Most all of these pics were taken by Frank Melfi. Jimmy Page is very animated at this show as you can see in the video footage: http://www.ledzeppelin.com/video/birmingham-al-5-18-77 Setlist: The Song Remains The Same Sick Again Nobody's Fault But Mine In My Time of Dying Since I've Been Loving You No Quarter Ten Years Gone The Battle of Evermore Going to California Black Country Woman Bron-Y-Aur Stomp White Summer ~ Black Mountainside Kashmir Moby Dick Guitar solo Achilles Last Stand Stairway to Heaven Encore: Rock and Roll The Song Remains the Same The Song Remains the Same The Song Remains the Same The Song Remains the Same The Song Remains the Same The Song Remains the Same Sick Again Sick Again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidZoso Posted July 28, 2012 Author Share Posted July 28, 2012 Nobody's Fault but Mine- (Love John Paul Jones in the hat) In My Time of Dying In MY Time of Dying In MY Time of Dying In My Time of Dying In My Time of Dying In My Time of Dying-(photo has been autographed by Jimmy Page) In MY Time of Dying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidZoso Posted July 28, 2012 Author Share Posted July 28, 2012 In My Time of Dying In My Time of Dying Most likely Since I've been Loving you or the end of No Quarter No Quarter Ten Years Gone Ten Years Gone Ten Years Gone Ten Years Gone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidZoso Posted July 28, 2012 Author Share Posted July 28, 2012 The Battle of Evermore The Battle of Evermore The Battle of Evermore The Battle of Evermore The Battle of Evermore or Going to California Black Country Woman or Bron-Y-Aur Stomp Black Country Woman or Bron-Y-Aur Stomp Bron-Y-Aur Stomp Bron-Y-Aur Stomp Bron-Y-Aur Stomp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidZoso Posted July 28, 2012 Author Share Posted July 28, 2012 White Summer White Summer Kashmir Kashmir Moby Dick End of Moby Dick John Bonham! John Bonham! Let's hear it for John Bonham!...... John Henry Bonham Violin Bow solo Violin Bow solo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidZoso Posted July 28, 2012 Author Share Posted July 28, 2012 Achilles Last Stand Achilles Last Stand Achilles Last Stand Achilles Last Stand Achilles Last Stand Achilles Last Stand Stairway to Heaven Stairway to Heaven Stairway to Heaven Stairway to Heaven Stairway to Heaven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetLittleBaby Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Jimmy chose this show as one of his OTD entries! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuliaFinch Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 David, I think this is one of the best sets of photos you've made; they're all excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jabe Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 These are some of the best, if not the best photos from the '77 tour in my biased opinion. The next to last photo posted, the one with Plant thrusting the tambourine, would have me closer to the stage and a little further left, if you check the photos I posted a few months back. I took pretty much the same pic, with inferior results. What a night! A soundcheck surfacing would be fabulous. And I still would like to know where the band spent the night in Birmingham, if in fact, they did. DavidZoso, as always, great work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gstritzi Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Jabe I Agree David Awesome!!! Jabe, they flew back to New Orleans after the show as they played Baton Rouge the next night on the 19th. New Orleans was where they stayed and flew out of during the Southern Part of the 2nd Leg. They where staying at 2-hotel's in New Orleans The Maison Dupuis & The Royal Orleans mostly during the 2nd Leg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jabe Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 gstritzi, I had always thought the band flew back to NOLA after the Birmingham show. I knew New Orleans was their 'hub' city. But I recall SteveAjones some time back saying his archives indicated the band left New Orleans International by bus/limo at something like 6:00 pm on May 19 heading for Baton Rouge. So either the band left their hotel in New Orleans and headed back to their plane before leaving for Baton Rouge, or flew into NOI the day of the 19th. I tend to believe they flew to New Orleans after the concert in Birmingham. (even though there was a Hyatt right next door to the coliseum where they played!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gstritzi Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 jabe, if you view the Baton Rouge Video that is a possibility because it shows the band getting off of the plane but where N.O.or Baton Rouge it was which seemed during the Day which would say they could have stayed overnight in Birmingham. I know they didn,t take the stage in Baton Rouge til 9:15pm so they couldn,t have left N.O.at 6:00pm but that is a Good Question Jabe maybe someone on this Forum could tell us where were the Band after the Show on the 18th? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidZoso Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 Thanks everyone for all the compliments. I don't know what the exact date this photo was taken but possiblyin this timeframe- Birmingham 5-18-77- Baton Rouge 5-19-77 Maybe on the off day/night 5-20-77 before the Houston show 5-21-77 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZ77 Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 ^ anyone have this great photo in a larger resolution? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidZoso Posted August 1, 2012 Author Share Posted August 1, 2012 I can make it as big as you like- some pics start looking weird but this still looks pretty good. I could go bigger. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vernon Bird Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 I had to sign up just so I could say, "Thanks for the memories." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dallas Knebs Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 this really is an outstanding effort David. Thank you again. Looking at the setlist, it's so strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidZoso Posted January 30, 2013 Author Share Posted January 30, 2013 Here are a few more and some that are larger versions without watermarks. In My Time of Dying In My Time of Dying The Battle of Evermore Achilles Last Stand Achilles Last Stand Rock and Roll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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