Cat Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Led Zeppelin to present rock recital March 28,1970 Led Zeppelin's appearance at the Civic Center April 2 cannot be described as a concert. It will be a recital—a two-and and-half hour rock recital. Whether good, bad or average, this type of extended performance is unprecedented in the short history of rock tours. And the in-depth program will provide genuine rock fans opportunity to fully analyze one of the hot rock groups in the world. Much of the "Evening With Led Zeppelin" will undoubtedly be a live recreation of their second album. "Led Zeppelin II," currently number three on our T-T-T chart. The album contains a full range of the group's electronic blues repertoire, including "Whole Lotta Love," "What Is And What Should Never Be," "The Lemon Song," "Heartbreaker," "Bring It On Home" and others. * * * THE GROUP is reportedly trying out a lot of new material on its audiences during this spring tour. Some of this tour-tested material will go into their third album. For the girls of West Virginia, the Zeppelin date will give them their first opportunity to see the group's lead singer, Robert Plant. With the semi-withdrawal of Jim Morrison, Plant has emerged as the biggest sex idol in rock. This isn't to say that lead guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist John Paul Jones and drummer John Bonham are homely. Together on stage they are a natural high. Unlike some groups, they are not creatures of the studio. "Sessions are great," says Page, "but you can't get into your own thing. I think what did it for us was the stage thing. We came here unknown on the first tour, did our number and the word got out that we were worth seeing. We tried as hard as we could on stage and it worked." * * * ZEPPELIN WAS launched in London in late 1968, master guitarist Page coming from the Yardbirds to put it together. At 25, Page is among the top five progressive rock guitarists in the world. Plant, Bonham and Jones were established rock stars before joining Zeppelin. "I can't put a tag to our music," Page insists. "Every one of us has been influenced by the blues, but it's one's interpretation of it and how you utilize it. I wish someone would invent an expression, but the closest I can get is contemporary blues. I want us to be raw and basic. To go into your own thing is fine, but it has to be a form of experimentation that evolves from a basic sound that everyone else knows and can relate to. Perhaps that's why blues is so big. You can recognize the roots." The recital commences at 8 p.m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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