Christopher Lees Posted February 17, 2019 Posted February 17, 2019 The version of Black Dog they played Sept 9, 1971 in Hampton (I have the Dead Battery boot) is the most aggressive, heaviest, badass version of this song I've ever heard. Period. The "Hey baby, Oh baby, Pretty baby, gotta get you moving now..." part is absolutely thunderous! One must only listen to this in the car with good speakers cranked up to 10 - no excuses and alternatives are not accepted. Quote
Tainted cheese Posted February 17, 2019 Posted February 17, 2019 Yes I agree. On par are also my favorites . . . the Adelaide Australia '72, Japan 28--sbd version that came out not too long ago--Page is in creative spirits, and finally '71 Leicester are particularly aggressive versions with great vocals by Plant! Quote
ZepHead315 Posted February 17, 2019 Posted February 17, 2019 In terms of vocals, nothing beats Belfast 1971. Quote
gibsonfan159 Posted February 17, 2019 Posted February 17, 2019 Check all of the Australia 72 versions. Page was on fire for those solos. Also Uniondale 72, very heavy guitar tone. Quote
JohnOsbourne Posted February 18, 2019 Posted February 18, 2019 I really like the 7-28-73 version. Quote
Bonzo_fan Posted February 18, 2019 Posted February 18, 2019 8/21/71 LA has always been my favourite--very aggressive, accented by the recording--Bonham's bass drum is ridiculous, Plant's voice is great, and Page's solo is 🔥 Quote
paul carruthers Posted February 19, 2019 Posted February 19, 2019 MSG '73 uncut from the DVD--hard to top, but I'll throw in a few more just to check... 3/19/75 Earl's Court (Take your pick)... 8/4/79 Maybe something from the 80s tour... Quote
strombringer101 Posted February 19, 2019 Posted February 19, 2019 Issues with these post. Sound quality, sorry guys some of these bootlegs sound terrible. I know the performance is stellar but it is almost impossible to listen to. Can you guys post something with clearn sound? Quote
Sticks of Fire Posted February 19, 2019 Posted February 19, 2019 On 2/17/2019 at 6:38 PM, ZepHead315 said: In terms of vocals, nothing beats Belfast 1971. Yep, the March 1971 tour/vocals can’t be topped by any other versions. Quote
Christopher Lees Posted February 20, 2019 Author Posted February 20, 2019 These are some great version to be sure, but imo, none of them are as heavy as 9-9-71. It's just thunderously smoking. Quote
tmtomh Posted February 22, 2019 Posted February 22, 2019 I've always liked the version from the 7-24-79 second Copenhagen warm-up show for Knebworth. Bootleg source of course, but a very good audience tape. Quote
White Phone Posted February 22, 2019 Posted February 22, 2019 imo one can't go wrong with the savage version from LA 6-25-72, expertly curated by James Page on How The West Was Won. Quote
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