badgeholder Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 After talking about this song in other threads, I had to do a 'Thank You' shootout. The nominees I listened to (so far - tell me if I missed a good one) are: LA '70 (Blueberry Hill) LA '72 LA '73 (6-3-73) BBC '71 Orlando '71 NYC '70 Southampton '73 Osaka 9-24-71 They're all excellent, this was a great song live. To me, the winner has to be LA, 6-3-73. It is magical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy page66 Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 After talking about this song in other threads, I had to do a 'Thank You' shootout. The nominees I listened to (so far - tell me if I missed a good one) are: LA '70 (Blueberry Hill) LA '72 LA '73 (6-3-73) BBC '71 Orlando '71 NYC '70 Southampton '73 Osaka 9-24-71 They're all excellent, this was a great song live. To me, the winner has to be LA, 6-3-73. It is magicalI will never get why people like that version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EzyEric Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 I will never get why people like that version. I don't prefer it either, its very slow, comparable to what Stairway became in 1980. I like the solo so much because of the Fury it has which I don't think is well represented in this version. My fav versions are: 1. 08-31-71 Orland 09-04-70 Blueberry Hill 03-07-70 Intimdator BBC Ive not given too many others a great listen, I need to do LA 72 yet and as you noted 06-03-73 too. Please state your favorite version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squeeze My Lemons Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 i think the last time it was performed NYC 73 is also the best version, but orlando 71 is great too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy page66 Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 My favorite is Orlando the solo is orgasmic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solar Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Orlando's very good, but LA '73 is hands down the best. Here's hoping a board tape of that show somehow pops up in the next few years, because that entire show is orgasmic...culminating in a stratospheric Thank You. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfman Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 The BBC version blows me away everytime. One of Jimmy's top five solos IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggie29 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Have a listen to The Rovers Return, Jonesy plays an enormous organ solo and segues into Thank You, Jimmy kicks in and it's on! An amazing live moment and it ain't half bad on CD either! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Action Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 I will never get why people like that version. Oh well, your loss. That Southampton version is awesome. Not to mention in the best quality of all the different versions. Band is on fire there. What's not to like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy page66 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Oh well, your loss. That Southampton version is awesome. Not to mention in the best quality of all the different versions. Band is on fire there. What's not to like? IMO thank you has to have a strong good plant voice, and a fantastic solo by jimmy. And that version doesn't have either two. plus Orlando is a better sounding version then Southampton i think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Of the listed ones I'd have to go with Orlando 71 but my favorite is Pb Vancouver 70. Great solo by Jimmy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibh23 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 After talking about this song in other threads, I had to do a 'Thank You' shootout. The nominees I listened to (so far - tell me if I missed a good one) are: LA '70 (Blueberry Hill) LA '72 LA '73 (6-3-73) BBC '71 Orlando '71 NYC '70 Southampton '73 Osaka 9-24-71 They're all excellent, this was a great song live. To me, the winner has to be LA, 6-3-73. It is magical Tokyo 24-9-71 or Osaka 29-9-71, which version are you talking about? Also surprised no one has mentioned LA 8-21-71, among the all time greats for sure but quite overlooked, probably sound quality....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedZep4Ever Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Oh well, your loss. That Southampton version is awesome. Not to mention in the best quality of all the different versions. Band is on fire there. What's not to like? I totally agree, with all your points!!! Rock, looks like you I are in the minority on this one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy page66 Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 I totally agree, with all your points!!! Rock, looks like you I are in the minority on this one...I don't think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillsy Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 After talking about this song in other threads, I had to do a 'Thank You' shootout. The nominees I listened to (so far - tell me if I missed a good one) are: LA '70 (Blueberry Hill) LA '72 LA '73 (6-3-73) BBC '71 Orlando '71 NYC '70 Southampton '73 Osaka 9-24-71 They're all excellent, this was a great song live. To me, the winner has to be LA, 6-3-73. It is magical Although i adore the show itself, 6.3.73. Thankyou sounds ramshackle and under rehearsed to my ears. Blueberry hill is my fave. SO epic! Great thread by the way, gonna have to dig some more versions out and compare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave2007 Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 I'll add my vote to LA June 3rd 1973....awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyPageZoSo56 Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Thank You from MSG 7/29/73 is really good too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgeholder Posted February 25, 2009 Author Share Posted February 25, 2009 Of the listed ones I'd have to go with Orlando 71 but my favorite is Pb Vancouver 70. Great solo by Jimmy Oops, I knew there was one I missed! LA '72 is awesome too. Like I said, they're all pretty good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirchzep27 Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 The bbc version, bonham has some explosive drums and page has great solo. the only other version i have heard, mentioned here, is the blueberry hill. i have never heard a 73 version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieShouldHaveListened Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 I gotta say the bbc is probably page's best but i also really like orlando 71, LA 72 and montreal 72. The montreal 72 boot is hard to come by but that version of thank you has some of page's best playing ever orlando 71 and bbc have page and bonham playing incredibly together. It's almost like they can read each other's minds theres too many great versions ha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninelives Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 I was just listening to the Blueberry Hill version earlier today. Stellar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boogie woogie Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 The bbc version, bonham has some explosive drums and page has great solo. the only other version i have heard, mentioned here, is the blueberry hill. i have never heard a 73 version. I have not heard a 73 version either but I've always wanted to know if the NYC MSG 7/73 version was professionally recorded and filmed during the making of TSRTS. I was really hoping this would be included as part of the remastered TSRTS. Can anyone shed some light on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squeeze My Lemons Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 the MSG thank you from 73 is one of - if not the best thank you it is a soundboard recording so the quality is great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EzyEric Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 So I just tried the 06/03/73 version many suggested. And its very unique, longer instrumental parts in different places, and I usually would like that in most Zeppelin songs, but again I'm just expecting Page to just go off when his solo comes up, and in 73 versions he does not, its just slower/longer. Some parts it sounds like he might be going off but I think its just an effect. Very few songs I prefer younger versions of, but I just know this will always be one. To me the earlier versions of Thank You (70,71) solo are similar to the MSG 73' No Quater solo, very fast and furious. I love that solo, but this is far from one of my favorite versions of No Quarter as I prefer the longer (even slower at times) versions, something that fits a song like No Quarter well, but for me the same does not apply to Thank You, I want that fast/furious solo. I used to have this issue with other songs where the first live version I loved I had trouble getting over, would not accept any other version as better as I was just hoping for it to be about exactly the same only longer in this or that part. But I moved on, so I'm hoping I can do the same with these other versions of Thank You, enjoy them for what they are and stop trying to compare them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theycallmethehunter Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 I really like 1970 MSG..The sound quality isnt that great on the boot, but still it sounds amazing.. I wish I could have been there, even though I would have been -24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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