porgie66 Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 OK, so spurred by my recent posts and feeling somewhat like a sour grapes , glass half empty negative grump...I decided to start a new thread with a more positive tone. I love how Bonzo looks like he's swearing or chewing taffy when he plays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rm2551 Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 The way page does that "connect" thing with his hand to the crowd in IMTOD when he holds that note. I mimmick it every time I watch it. It's fucking AWESOME. Gets you right into it. And plantations. Sweet Jesus how these are not at least in part included in live releases... That bit of B/W footage of JPJ looking like he is absolutely flogged. Is it after D&C? You have to smile every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStairwayRemainsTheSame Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 OH JIMMY, OH JIMMMY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boleskinner Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 The mystique. 37 years after they split up there's still a lot of unanswered questions and tantalising loose ends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porgie66 Posted April 25, 2017 Author Share Posted April 25, 2017 1 hour ago, Boleskinner said: The mystique. 37 years after they split up there's still a lot of unanswered questions and tantalising loose ends. Absolutely. I wonder if that mystique translates to each younger generation? Seems like it does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStairwayRemainsTheSame Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 27 minutes ago, porgie66 said: Absolutely. I wonder if that mystique translates to each younger generation? Seems like it does. It gets bigger each generation passing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForEvermore Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 3 hours ago, Boleskinner said: The mystique. 37 years after they split up there's still a lot of unanswered questions and tantalising loose ends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IpMan Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 The boots. I keep discovering new and amazing sounds from these four. Simply amazing what they could produce live with only four guys and no tapes. Or as Bill O'Reily would say: We'll do it live....I SAID WE'LL DO IT LIVE!!! MOTHER FU...R!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigled Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 I love Led Zep in every way. Big things,little things. Best band ever. That will stay the same for the rest of my lifetime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chef free Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 I've always loved the smirky, self-depreciating way they refused to take themselves seriously as "Rock Gods". MANY of the others from that era certainly did... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZepHead315 Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 11 hours ago, rm2551 said: The way page does that "connect" thing with his hand to the crowd in IMTOD when he holds that note. I mimmick it every time I watch it. It's fucking AWESOME. Gets you right into it. Agreed! That gesture is so badass! I've always loved that look Bonzo and JPJ share at the beginning of the San Francisco section of Dazed and Confused in TSRTS. Just love how they're sharing a bit of a laugh during a heavy, epic, complex concert number. Makes me wish we had more footage of their concerts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porgie66 Posted April 25, 2017 Author Share Posted April 25, 2017 26 minutes ago, ZepHead315 said: Agreed! That gesture is so badass! I've always loved that look Bonzo and JPJ share at the beginning of the San Francisco section of Dazed and Confused in TSRTS. Just love how they're sharing a bit of a laugh during a heavy, epic, complex concert number. Makes me wish we had more footage of their concerts! Yes! One of my all time favorite little discreet stage moments captured! The head shake...then the bad ass fill Bonzo plays leading into the groove. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dallas Knebs Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 I kinda dismissed this thread on first glance then I slowed down a sec, what a good question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porgie66 Posted April 25, 2017 Author Share Posted April 25, 2017 2 minutes ago, Dallas Knebs said: I kinda dismissed this thread on first glance then I slowed down a sec, what a good question. As I said, I really started to feel like I was focusing on negative shit, and decided to try to focus on the positive. There is so much to appreciate in their history. As LP Man just commented...I discover new things in the boots all the time, improvisatory bits of brilliance that most bands never achieved because they stuck to a script, and played the 'show'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beholder Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 The mystique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dallas Knebs Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Little thing I love is the list of people that were denied access. To me this speaks loudest as no one was allowed to appropriate from them. To be sure the undoing was the event becoming the event- all the while it satisfies to know that it was about what it was about and that is the lot. And it still is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corduroyg Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 robert's "oh!" during the intro to sibly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 When Plant says 'Can you dig it?" during Going Down Slow on HTWWW, I think that might be the greatest 2 or 3 seconds of music ever recorded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigante Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 (edited) On 25/04/2017 at 10:00 AM, rm2551 said: And plantations. Sweet Jesus how these are not at least in part included in live releases... This might be down to Robert himself - after all, Kevin Shirley says that Robert even asked him to erase 'does anyone remember laughter' from the 2007 version of TSRTS! Edited April 27, 2017 by Brigante Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryder1978 Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 6 minutes ago, Brigante said: This might be down to Robert himself - after all, Kevin Shirley says that Robert even asked him to erase 'does anyone remember laughter' from the 2007 version of TSRTS! Interesting. At the O2, when he sang the line "And the forest will echo with laughter", the fans on the barricade sang "Does anyone remember laughter?" and Robert smiled and chuckled at them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dallas Knebs Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 5:17 In NY & Dallas (both shows) JP did this as did many in the crowd... the crowds even got the whistle in the right spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryder1978 Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 WOW...that is SOOOOOO cool! Thanks for sharing that Dallas Knebs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi_Zep_Fan87 Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 The plantations The sheer musicianship of all 4 guys And this: On 4/25/2017 at 2:30 PM, rm2551 said: The way page does that "connect" thing with his hand to the crowd in IMTOD when he holds that note. I mimmick it every time I watch it. It's fucking AWESOME. Gets you right into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
76229 Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 (edited) On 25/04/2017 at 9:46 PM, porgie66 said: Yes! One of my all time favorite little discreet stage moments captured! The head shake...then the bad ass fill Bonzo plays leading into the groove. The interplay between them is wonderful in that moment. I'm still not sure why Bonzo shakes his head though, was JPJ warning him he was slightly off beat when he did the first fill? Or did Jones play a bum note? (surely scientists have established this is impossible) Edited April 27, 2017 by 76229 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elKZacha Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 (edited) I personally adore how connected they all appear to what they're playing. Most musicians tend to exaggerate and try too hard to express themselves through their body language when performing, but Led Zeppelin nailed it in my humble opinion, particularly Bonzo who always seemed to move his entire body with the beat downs he would employ. Jimmy also knew how to strut when the occasion warranted it, and his stances are always engaging. Robert was probably the weakest in this aspect, his right hand gestures only go so far, but never the less, his Plantations more than made up for it. Edited April 27, 2017 by elKZacha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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