LedZep1969 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 (edited) What do you think is the best song they performed live top 5: Dazed And Confused Immigrant Song Whole Lotta Love Stairway To Heaven No Quarter Edited August 22, 2008 by LedZep1969 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy's A Legend Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 My fave are: Heartbreaker Dazed&confused Whole lotta love Communication breakdown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evster2012 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 (edited) No Quarter from TSRTS is a definite fave among many of us here. Jimmy!!! As Long As I Have You from the Fillmore 69 is beyond description. Fucking insanely good! TSRTS from LA 77 is nuts too! Bonzo is a mighty piledriving machine! Edited August 22, 2008 by Evster2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy's A Legend Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 No Quarter from TSRTS is a definite fave among many of us here. Jimmy!!! That performance was so good that it even shut my lil sis up, and trust me when i performance can stop my sis from talking it is a very good one Seriously she can talk for 20 mins striaght about random shit bout her friends, sometimes i find it odd that we are related. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misty mountain Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 No Quarter from TSRTS is a definite fave among many of us here. Jimmy!!! As Long As I Have You from the Fillmore 69 is beyond description. Fucking insanely good! TSRTS from LA 77 is nuts too! Bonzo is a mighty piledriving machine! the" RAIN SONG" HIGHLY UNDERRATED from TSRTS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evster2012 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 (edited) the" RAIN SONG" HIGHLY UNDERRATED from TSRTS. No argument there!!! Fantastic!!! I've loved it so dearly for so long! Hell, I learned that version in standard tuning when I was 13!! 29 years ago was it really? Where does the time go??? Still play it with my band today! Edited August 22, 2008 by Evster2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EzyEric Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 (edited) I guess I have two lists, songs that are very different live, and ones that are not that different but just sound amazing live (what doesnt) Very different from studio versions No Quarter from various 75 shows (Im mixed between 2-12-75 Flying Circus, 3-5-75 Days Confused, and Earls Court)Over the Hills - 2-12-75 Flying CircusDazed and Confused (with San Francisco)How many more times - Royal Albert Hall or 10-10-69 Paris Not too different from studio In My Time of Dying - Earls CourtSIBLY - TSRTS Remastered OSTThe Ocean - TSRTS Remastered OST ALS - Knebworth EDIT: Also I think the Acoustic set is Zeppelin at its best (in a different way). Im partial to the HTWWW versions, except I think the Bron Yr Aur Stomp ( Earls Court from DVD) is better But if I had to choose one, hands down, it would be No Quarter Edited August 22, 2008 by EzyEric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Action Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 NO QUARTER. It got better with every tour as far as I'm concerned. The LA 1977 versions are unbelievable. (Knebworth 8/4/79 and Copenhagen 7/24/79 get honorable mention) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Love the 1970 versions of How Many More Times and the 71/72 versions of WLL. Great medleys and some wonderful improvs. Since I've Been Loving You 70/71 Heartbreaker 70-72 Dazed And Confused 71-73 No Quarter 73 WIAWSNB 70-72 Communication Breakdown up untill 72 I Can't Quit You Babe 70 The kicker for me though was Immigrant Song from 70-72. Thunderous way to open up a show. Stunning. As someone else on this site so eliquently put it, " It sounded like a heard of fucking elephants coming at you " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonOfDarkness Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 NO QUARTER. It got better with every tour as far as I'm concerned. The LA 1977 versions are unbelievable. (Knebworth 8/4/79 and Copenhagen 7/24/79 get honorable mention) Yep. When I read the topic that's the first song that came to mind. The `77 versions of NQ are just gripping. Some of them bordering on the 40 minute fringe. Epic jams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickZepp Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 (edited) Black Dog especially in 71 and 72, there weren't bad versions after that. Robert just couldn't hit the notes like he could in the earlier years for that song. But it was still amazing live.-Best version, I can't pick just one. Dazed was mindblowing also. So many great versions. I can't pick a favorite here either. Since I've Been Loving You is next. When Page is on like he really was from 70-73 this song was the best song of the show. Any 72 version is probably my favorite The Rain Song was so beautiful live. They really put it in a great spot also usually playing it in between 2 heavy songs. Just listen to TSRTS version but again they didn't really do many bad versions of this song. Bron-Y-Aur Stomp, The entire band seemed to have fun with it and the crowd kind of seems to get involved with the beat part. It's just a fun song to listen to. You can't hate a song with an upright bass. Plus it usually had some of Jimmy's best acoustic work ever. And a few times you would hear the tune from Dancing Days and it was even played a couple of times in 77. 6-22 in LA is probably my fav. Edited August 23, 2008 by NickZepp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anarchy2Howard Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 In no particular order.. (except for #1) Dazed and Confused << My favourite live song. Especially in '68 and '69 when Jimmy still used a Telecaster How Many More Times I Can't Quit You Baby No Quarter You Shook Me Communication Breakdown Whole Lotta Love Immigrant Song Since I've Been Loving You Achilles Last Stand Kashmir Stairway to Heaven Misty Mountain Hop In My Time of Dying White Summer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdh Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 The last song they ever played live as the original Led Zeppelin, Whole Lotta Love Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccerzubs Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Hands down it is No Quarter from TSRTS/MSG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxie Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 No Quarter definitely. This is probably horrible to say, but I never fully appreciated the song until I heard the live versions. I love the live versions of BOE too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chef free Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 No Quarter from TSRTS is a definite fave among many of us here. Jimmy!!! As Long As I Have You from the Fillmore 69 is beyond description. Fucking insanely good! TSRTS from LA 77 is nuts too! Bonzo is a mighty piledriving machine! Bart: "It's like you're reading my mind man!" (I assume you mean 6/21 TSRTS) I'll add: Dazed from Texas Pop '69 ALS from 6/23/77 No Quarter, San Diego '75 (new boot=new fav, I know!) GTBT medley, LA '70 Moby Dick, Osaka '71 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnie Gestappo Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 No Quarter definitely. This is probably horrible to say, but I never fully appreciated the song until I heard the live versions. I love the live versions of BOE too. Ditto!!!! 77' No Quarters are Killer! I like the Theramin treatment while Jonesy moves to the Grandpiano. I didn't realize it but they used that interlude in 75 also. Battle of evermore knocked my socks off also! Roberts vocal effects. I'm also a big fan of Achilles Last Stand 77' when it's performed well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfman Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Trampled Under Foot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperDave Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 NO QUARTER. It got better with every tour as far as I'm concerned. The LA 1977 versions are unbelievable. (Knebworth 8/4/79 and Copenhagen 7/24/79 get honorable mention) Couldn't agree with you more. Especially the versions from the 21st and 23rd. The blues solo that Page does on the 23rd is mesmerizing. It's just phenomenal. He goes absolutely bonkers during that solo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pop Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 How could you ever pick the best?? I could pick the worst; Battle of Evermore-sorry John Paul -brave but painful. Besides that song I have always observed that on a good night every song a band plays is the best song ever. They all seem so perfect in the moment which is really what matters. For a performer sometimes a song may feel great in the moment but later listening doesn't fare so well. Other times songs that seems a struggle at the time sound fantastic in retrospect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 No Quarter - my fav. is 5/24/75 Earl's Court (my 4 year old stops and runs to his chair to try to play the piano/drum jam) TSRTS - LA '77 As Long As I Have You - SF '69 (First 3 songs just smoke!) I also really enjoyed them playing Sick Again. Just a great 2nd song with a frenzy solo/drums + bass jamming/Robert wailing Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, that's right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnie Gestappo Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 No Quarter - my fav. is 5/24/75 Earl's Court (my 4 year old stops and runs to his chair to try to play the piano/drum jam) TSRTS - LA '77 As Long As I Have You - SF '69 (First 3 songs just smoke!) I also really enjoyed them playing Sick Again. Just a great 2nd song with a frenzy solo/drums + bass jamming/Robert wailing Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, that's right! Great list! somebody else also mentioned 6-21 TSRTS! I have always felt the same way. What a drumming masterpiece! My daughters are 11,9, and 2.5 The older ones are appreciative of some of the stuff I play, like Elvis in some of his footage, and Led Zeppelin, but my youngest really gets into it! Esp. No Quarter/ Violin Bow/ Stairway. She also love Queen We will Rock You and Bohemian Rhapsody! Who wrote "As long as I have you"? That song kills me also. What date is the best version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 (edited) I do not know the name of the group that first wrote "As Long As I Have You", I have heard it said before, but do not recall it. The show is from April 27, 1969. I have other versions, but it is just so raw and Pagey's guitar is so powerful!! Edited September 2, 2008 by Walter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyk Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 NO QUARTER. It got better with every tour as far as I'm concerned. The LA 1977 versions are unbelievable. (Knebworth 8/4/79 and Copenhagen 7/24/79 get honorable mention) I think some of the 1975 versions are better, certainly a couple from Earls Court and I quite like the one on California Sunset. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killing Floor Blues Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 I do not know the name of the group that first wrote "As Long As I Have You", I have heard it said before, but do not recall it. The show is from April 27, 1969. I have other versions, but it is just so raw and Pagey's guitar is so powerful!! For me, the 4/24 and 4/27 performances of As Long as I Have You are the essence of early Zeppelin. Raw power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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