Anyone see the full length reunion O2 concert?
What did you think of it over all? Versus older concerts? High points? Low points? Misc?
[quote]SteelyD wrote:
Anyone see the full length reunion O2 concert?
What did you think of it over all? Versus older concerts? High points? Low points? Misc?[/quote]
I’ve only seen a few bootlegs on youtube. I have yet to come across a negative review of the show.
Knowing Page, I’m sure he’ll put the “official recordings” of the show in his vault for safe keeping for the next 10 years before he decides to officially release it.
I’ve gotta say, I’m a little disappointed with The Crunge after listening to it. What are your thoughts on it?
[quote]Cprimero wrote:
Hit a big PR in the gym last month with this playing in the background
Met Robert Plant a couple of times (briefly).
I asked him for his autograph the first time. Just as I got out a pen and piece of paper his mobile rang and spoiled the moment, he answered, spoke for about 20 seconds then said something like “actually I can’t talk I’m with a friend, I’ll call you back” and turned it off. Gave me the autograph and made small talk for a bit under a minute.
A Supreme class act. [/quote]
cool to hear.
BTW, Plant fans should give “Raising Sand” (with Allison Krause) a listen. While it seems like an odd pairing, their vocals kill together. T-Bone Burnetts arrangements are excellent also. Saw their show live and they did a couple of Zep songs including “Battle of Evermore”.
[quote]binky wrote:
[quote]Cprimero wrote:
Hit a big PR in the gym last month with this playing in the background
Met Robert Plant a couple of times (briefly).
I asked him for his autograph the first time. Just as I got out a pen and piece of paper his mobile rang and spoiled the moment, he answered, spoke for about 20 seconds then said something like “actually I can’t talk I’m with a friend, I’ll call you back” and turned it off. Gave me the autograph and made small talk for a bit under a minute.
A Supreme class act. [/quote]
cool to hear.
BTW, Plant fans should give “Raising Sand” (with Allison Krause) a listen. While it seems like an odd pairing, their vocals kill together. T-Bone Burnetts arrangements are excellent also. Saw their show live and they did a couple of Zep songs including “Battle of Evermore”.
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I saw Plant a couple of weeks ago. He was touring under the name “Robert Plant and the Band of Joy”, which of course was the name of the first band he was in.
Great show as expected. They played 5 Zep songs, several from an album coming out in September (I recommend buying, btw), and some of his older solo work.
Here is a review of the show.
[quote]Haavik wrote:
I’ve gotta say, I’m a little disappointed with The Crunge after listening to it. What are your thoughts on it?[/quote]
I think it is one of the best recordings on the album. The Rain Song, Over the Hills, and The Song Remains the Same, for example, are almost boring in their respective studio versions. They take on a different life and are more fitting in the live setting.
The Crunge, however, has a good “studio sound” and probably wouldn’t carry over to the live stage as well as the three aforementioned tunes.
The Song Remains the Same is the consummate LZ live song. Just a big fucking live sound with the double-neck.
Probably one of my favorite LZ live tunes next to “No Quarter”.
They rocked O2. Jimmy’s chops were OK. Sound quality sucked, lots of feedback. The kind of thing you expect from first night of a tour, but that was the only night. The song selection was perfect. Apparently, they ‘live debuted’ “For Your Life” after 30 years. I would imagine the song list had a lot to do with voice quality and Page ability.
The songs were slower tempoed, and Stairway to Heaven was about as canned as it could be (usually had extended solos). I didn’t mind that at all.
They absolutely rocked Dazed and Confused. That song is 30 years ahead of its time. You can hear where they missed a couple cues, but fuck, they pull it off.
[quote]SteelyD wrote:
The Song Remains the Same is the consummate LZ live song. Just a big fucking live sound with the double-neck.
Probably one of my favorite LZ live tunes next to “No Quarter”.
They rocked O2. Jimmy’s chops were OK. Sound quality sucked, lots of feedback. The kind of thing you expect from first night of a tour, but that was the only night. The song selection was perfect. Apparently, they ‘live debuted’ “For Your Life” after 30 years. I would imagine the song list had a lot to do with voice quality and Page ability.
The songs were slower tempoed, and Stairway to Heaven was about as canned as it could be (usually had extended solos). I didn’t mind that at all.
They absolutely rocked Dazed and Confused. That song is 30 years ahead of its time. You can hear where they missed a couple cues, but fuck, they pull it off.[/quote]
I love this version of Dazed and Confused (with Plant calling Page teh ghey!!).
At the beginning of part 2/4, are we hearing the origins of Achilles Last Stand (especially around 1:05)? Some people in the comments section point this out and does sound a bit like Achilles.
BBC sessions = greatness
That’s a mean solo in there
[quote]SteelyD wrote:
… Dazed and Confused. That song is 30 years ahead of its time. [/quote]
Agree!
Furthermore, that album was released 2 years before Black Sabbath’s debut, and “Dazed And Confused” was as heavy, dark, scary, dirge-like as anything Sabbath came up with. Add “How Many More Times” to that, and it’s easy to see that Led Zeppelin indeed not only contributed elements to the invention of heavy metal, but more than likely can be credited with its innovation.
Besides, who vocally, more than anyone, influenced more heavy metal singers than Robert Plant?
Just Sayin’.
[quote]Iron Dwarf wrote:
[quote]SteelyD wrote:
… Dazed and Confused. That song is 30 years ahead of its time. [/quote]
Agree!
Furthermore, that album was released 2 years before Black Sabbath’s debut, and “Dazed And Confused” was as heavy, dark, scary, dirge-like as anything Sabbath came up with. Add “How Many More Times” to that, and it’s easy to see that Led Zeppelin indeed not only contributed elements to the invention of heavy metal, but more than likely can be credited with its innovation.
Besides, who vocally, more than anyone, influenced more heavy metal singers than Robert Plant?
Just Sayin’. [/quote]
Hearing them do D and C at the O2 reunion really drives this home. Plant was phrasing things a little differently, no doubt influenced by the generations that he influenced (full circle). His voice was deeper and Page’s tone was a bit warmer (overdriven). It just worked.
Esp, around 0:50 to the next verse. Sound quality not as good as the bootleg, but you get the idea
re: Sabbath. “Paranoid” intro is almost too similar to the turn-around riff in Dazed and Confused. Not saying they lifted it, but it’s the same.
[quote]SteelyD wrote:
[quote]Iron Dwarf wrote:
[quote]SteelyD wrote:
… Dazed and Confused. That song is 30 years ahead of its time. [/quote]
Agree!
Furthermore, that album was released 2 years before Black Sabbath’s debut, and “Dazed And Confused” was as heavy, dark, scary, dirge-like as anything Sabbath came up with. Add “How Many More Times” to that, and it’s easy to see that Led Zeppelin indeed not only contributed elements to the invention of heavy metal, but more than likely can be credited with its innovation.
Besides, who vocally, more than anyone, influenced more heavy metal singers than Robert Plant?
Just Sayin’. [/quote]
Hearing them do D and C at the O2 reunion really drives this home. Plant was phrasing things a little differently, no doubt influenced by the generations that he influenced (full circle). His voice was deeper and Page’s tone was a bit warmer (overdriven). It just worked.
Esp, around 0:50 to the next verse. Sound quality not as good as the bootleg, but you get the idea
re: Sabbath. “Paranoid” intro is almost too similar to the turn-around riff in Dazed and Confused. Not saying they lifted it, but it’s the same.[/quote]
WOW! Awesome sound! Not what I had expected from those dinosaurs (and frankly, low expectation was the reason I completely ignored the reunion in '02).
haha! You’re right about “Paranoid”! Never noticed that before!
The Rain Song at Earl’s Court 1975.
This is Zep at the top of their game. Beautiful song, especially live with ahm-bay-awnce
Bonus: John Bonham sporting a classic 70’s 'stache and chops at about 5:50.
[quote]WhiteFlash wrote:
[quote]SteelyD wrote:
[quote]WhiteFlash wrote:
Go read “Hammer of the Gods”. You’ll dig it. Anyway-
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Bought it hardcover when it first came out ;)[/quote]
Well, shit… You got me beat! Zep is the best band of all time and I don’t really think it’s up for debate. The amount of quality music they put out is fucking insane.[/quote]
yea, that book was pretty good, but you should prioritize and read ‘Stairway to Heaven’ written by…RICHARD COLE the tour manager, aka the 6th member of the band. That book has insight baby and you can take every page to the bank since it was written by such a credible person.
<<<<<<<<<–Led Zeppelin FOR EVER–>>>>>>>>
More from Earl’s Court. 5 sold out concerts. First band to ever do that in UK.
From rock to folk-stomp:
What a great thread, thanks for re-igniting some of those lost classics. Although I’m a fan I really need to read more into their history and discography to appreciate them more. Thanks all. SteelyD, you’ve gone up a few more notches on the cool-meter 
(you first went up when you demonstrated how determined you are to lifting despite your age and other commitments, that’s gold man).
Who knew Page was a nerd. Listen to what he says to the host of the show after their first song.
[quote]Dustin wrote:
Who knew Page was a nerd. Listen to what he says to the host of the show after their first song.
Biological research into germs? Groupies are a great place to study that I guess…
This thread needed to bumped. It shall nevar! leave the first page.
I like how in the earliest of Zep performances, the audiences seem less than enthusiastic. I attribute that to the fact that Zep was bringing something new and intimidating to some degree, and the public wasn’t sure how to take it in yet.