We hear a banger of a show from Jimmy Page/Robert Plant from March 11, 1995 in New Orleans. This show had some unique performances and great energy. I play House of The Rising Sun/Good Times Bad Times, a lovely Thank You, and a super groovy Dancing Days. A good one!
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Ep. 322 – The Heart of Markness Led Zeppelin Podcast
This is a North Bridge remix/remaster of Led Zeppelin playing Frankfurt on June 30, 1980. This is a fun, very good show with flashes of magic. North Bridge did a hell of job fattening up the soundboard recording, and making it sound almost professionally recorded.
I play In the Evening (which benefits the most imo from the North Bridge treatment), Trampled Underfoot, and a glorious, fun, joyous, playful Whole Lotta Love with Jimmy playing sweet blues licks in the Boogie Mama section, along with a spontaneous performance of Frankfurt Special. This is a good one.
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This is a show I covered in a two parter about 5 years ago. Led Zeppelin in Cleveland, Ohio on April 28, 1977. I’m revisiting it now because it’s an amazing show, worthy of another listen. The band is on and the power and mystery are on display. Bonzo seems locked in a little tighter, Jonesy seems a bit more front and center, and it makes for a glorious show.
I play The Song Remains the Same, Achilles Last Stand, and a rare encore performance of Trampled Underfoot. This is a fantastic gig and a very nice recording.
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This is a fantastic Two of Us recording of Lou Reed at NYC’s St. James Theater, on March 21, 1989. He plays the entirety of the New York album before playing a second set of Lou faves. It’s glorious.
I play Dirty Boulevard, Strawman (germane to the time in which we find ourselves), and a rollicking Vicious. If you do Lou (I know you do) then I hope you enjoy this one.
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You may be wondering about Part 1 of this series. No worries, I don’t blame you. Part 1 was a couple years back, Ep. 188. I play different songs so there’s no overlap if you want to 1, 2 it.
This is June 28, 1972 in Tucson Arizona (such a fine sight to see) which was the last show of the US 1972 tour. They’re playing Houses of the Holy material to an audience completely unfamiliar. Can you imagine hearing Over the Hills for the first time ever, and it’s live?
I play Over the Hills and Far Away, Dancing Days, and an epic Dazed and Confused which imo rivals the 25th (officially released).
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This is a very enjoyable recording of Bad Company playing the Boston Garden on August 6, 1977. They were on tour supporting their album Burning Sky and KRW_Co did an excellent job digitizing the 1st gen reels.
I play Burning Sky, Ready For Love, and a powerful Deal with the Preacher. Paul Rodgers sings like room temp butter spread on toast. Glorious. Enjoy.
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You can imagine my delight when I saw that Led Zeppelin Boots had created an updated edition of the 1975 soundboard compilation that’d been around for a bit. Choosing tracks from the extant soundboard tapes, Boots crafted a very enjoyable listener. You can think of it as a sampler. You get a taste of each show represented.
I play Sick Again from 3/21 Seattle, Levee from 1/18 Bloomington, and Kashmir from 2/28 Baton Rouge.
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North Bridge has released a new remix/remaster of Led Zeppelin at Madison Square Garden on June 7, 1977. This is the first night of their multi night residency in NYC. Jonesy’s bass is very well represented, with a fat tone missing from many 1977 boots.
I play Achilles Last Stand (Jonesy’s bass dude…) and an epic, eternal No Quarter with the Nutrocker included. It’s nuts. Then Bonzo and Jimmy go primal on the festivities, and we have another 1977 No Quarter in the books. Good stuff.
I like the instrument separation North Bridge attains through his remixing the stems extracted from the raw recording. If you would like to download this complete concert recording you may do so, courtesy of my Patrons, right here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1thcdPwBe8M8Q9GdI5f4Oo_wJ-lQaxrKl/view?usp=sharing
This is a very cool look at Jimmy Page’s music mere months before the formation of Led Zeppelin. May 29, 1968 at the Concord Colosseum had The Yardbirds playing a very cool bluesy/psychedelic set to a very lucky audience.
Given that Clapton, Beck, and Page all gestated within the Yardbirds, it’s safe to say the Yardbirds were a guitar band. Unfortunately, they were marketed as a pop combo, so as the 60’s evolved into the wilder, more improvisational psychedelic areas, the disconnect between their record company and the band became unsustainable. The band folded shortly after this gig, leaving Jimmy with the Yardbirds name.
I play Mr. You’re a Better Man Than I, Heartful of Soul, and a wild and improvisational I’m A Man. I find it interesting that I’m a Man is the song in which the band stretches out and jams, rather than Dazed and Confused, which was also in the setlist. This a very cool snapshot of a very cool time in music, as well as the future of Led Zeppelin.
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I can’t believe the Earl’s Court shows are 50 years old! Jesus. For this episode I am featuring an audience compilation of the best of all five nights. I play In My Time of Dying from the May 25th, Tangerine from the 18th (great harmonies from all 4 gents), and Heartbreaker & Communication Breakdown, both from the 25th. Dave Lewis has written the definitive chronicle of these historic shows, which you can get from him right here: http://www.tightbutloose.co.uk/five-glorious-nights-led-zeppelin-at-earls-court-may-1975-revised-expanded-version-a-photographic-record-compiled-by-dave-lewis-order-details-here/
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