Boris The Spider Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Led Zeppelin has been my favorite band for half my life, but admittedly, I'm just now starting to delve into the bootleg world. While listening to some '71 shows, I noticed the recordings are 1/2 step down from normal. Was this the band tuning down to make it easier on Plant? Or is this the tapes being slowed down in playback? For example, but not the only example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SajdWieQb8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woz70 Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 From listening to Plant speaking at the beginning of the song it sounds like the tape playback is slow.I'm also relying on the premise that I'm not sure that they would have had tuners on those early tours (they were expensive, big and unreliable back then), so they would have most likely tuned the guitars to the organ/piano. Playing the keyboard songs down a 1/2 step would have been a bit of a headache for Jonesy, so I doubt that would have happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledsox Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Definitely a slow tape/recording. Happens a lot with boots that they run fast or slow. I always like to check live recordings with a tuned guitar that I keep nearby.Zep did not tune down for Plant until the O2 Arena show in 2007. I think 7-8 songs were lower that night.Heck in the 70s No Quarter was played in D , which was a half step up from the studio recording, which was slowed down to C#. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Only Way To Fly Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 While the on stage tuning may have slowed the shows a bit - it gave us some really great Plantations. When Jimmy is tuning up for That's The Way & Bron-Y-Aur on September 4, 1970 for example.... Hendrix tuning between numbers is another artist I quite enjoy hearing tune up and chat... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithril46 Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 That's an interesting point. Not 100% positive, but not sure Page EVEN had a backup , even thoughit's 71'. And Hendrix did everything humanly possible to throw his Strat WAY out, let alone going berserkon the whammy bar. He probably had backups but every guitar "feels" different, not every Strat soundsand plays the same. And then you get the spacey, odd , rambling or unexpected chatter. These daysthe in-between chatter often sounds rehearsed. Ah, the 60's an 70's !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreatOne Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Many times it's transfer from Cassette or Vinyl that is not synchronized right. Although there are people out there who purposely slow it down for a reason, which will open other doors of discussion.You'll see the name Dadgad around things. The definition relates to tuning and alternative guitar tuning. He could very well be Sabotaging the entire Led Zeppelin community to his very own liking. And that's the truth !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithril46 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Well DADGAD mainly refers to Jimmy's guitar tuning on several songs, but 71', only WS/BMS. Althoughmaybe I'm imagining this, there may have been a boot label called DADGAD. Also with bootmeistersif a tape/boot sounds tinny, If you slow it down it will sound more full and less tinny. If a show is lackingin high frequencies, speeding it up will enhance the treble, etc.,. This stuff is actually not that easy todo, some boots sound bizarre , worse than their original sound . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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