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OK, first the setlist, hope I remeber it right
Good Times Bad Times
Ramble On
Black Dog
In My Time Of Dying
For Your Life
Trampled Under Foot
Nobody's Fault But Mine
No Quarter
Since I've Been Loving You
Dazed And Confused
Stairway To Heaven
The Song Remains The Same
Misty Mountain Hop
Kashmir
Encore:
Whole Lotta Love
Rock And Roll
Now my impressions: call me blasphemous, but I was a bit underwhelmed. I guess 30 years of sonic overexposure, of remasters, reissues, "out of the vault" gigs etc. left me with a huge body of work which, at least for me, has already defined Led Zep, and last night's gig wasn't their best.
Plant sang well, but he simply can't hit the high notes anymore. Several songs felt like they have been transposed a few tones below, and some of the trademark high pitch bits were left to the audience (like the a ha in Black Dog).
Page was in good form but his tone was just ok: he did play his #1 LP extensively (or at least what looked like a faithful replica), he switched often to other LP reissues, he pulled out what looked like a natural finish L5 hollowbody to play slide in In my Time..., and of course the wine red doubleneck for Stairway.
JPJ was simply fantastic, an amazing concentrate of technique, power and groove on bass, and just perfect on keyboards.
Jason Bonham obviously had the biggest shoes in the biz to fill: he's got his dad's power and energy but he lacks his finesse, but he did a good job.
The stage was simple and plain, which I like, with a huge screen at the back and a "spider" shaped light rig above, which would go up and down on occasions.
Only concession to theatrics, there was a sort of a "laser box" surrounding Page during his violin bow spot in D&C.
I had VERY good seats, sitting stage right (or left, depending on the point of view) just above Page, and rubbing elbows with Marylin Manson and his new chick (very pretty, very young and dressed up like a 1930's schoolgirl).
All in all, I'm glad I was part of a truly unique event in music history, I'll cherish the memory for what it was, and when I feel like listening to the music, I'll go back to the remasters!
Good Times Bad Times
Ramble On
Black Dog
In My Time Of Dying
For Your Life
Trampled Under Foot
Nobody's Fault But Mine
No Quarter
Since I've Been Loving You
Dazed And Confused
Stairway To Heaven
The Song Remains The Same
Misty Mountain Hop
Kashmir
Encore:
Whole Lotta Love
Rock And Roll
Now my impressions: call me blasphemous, but I was a bit underwhelmed. I guess 30 years of sonic overexposure, of remasters, reissues, "out of the vault" gigs etc. left me with a huge body of work which, at least for me, has already defined Led Zep, and last night's gig wasn't their best.
Plant sang well, but he simply can't hit the high notes anymore. Several songs felt like they have been transposed a few tones below, and some of the trademark high pitch bits were left to the audience (like the a ha in Black Dog).
Page was in good form but his tone was just ok: he did play his #1 LP extensively (or at least what looked like a faithful replica), he switched often to other LP reissues, he pulled out what looked like a natural finish L5 hollowbody to play slide in In my Time..., and of course the wine red doubleneck for Stairway.
JPJ was simply fantastic, an amazing concentrate of technique, power and groove on bass, and just perfect on keyboards.
Jason Bonham obviously had the biggest shoes in the biz to fill: he's got his dad's power and energy but he lacks his finesse, but he did a good job.
The stage was simple and plain, which I like, with a huge screen at the back and a "spider" shaped light rig above, which would go up and down on occasions.
Only concession to theatrics, there was a sort of a "laser box" surrounding Page during his violin bow spot in D&C.
I had VERY good seats, sitting stage right (or left, depending on the point of view) just above Page, and rubbing elbows with Marylin Manson and his new chick (very pretty, very young and dressed up like a 1930's schoolgirl).
All in all, I'm glad I was part of a truly unique event in music history, I'll cherish the memory for what it was, and when I feel like listening to the music, I'll go back to the remasters!
Very cool that you got to witness this event live. Historical concert, for sure.
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