Led Zep-The Reunion

[heiney9]

Wish I could have been choosen to be there. 18,000 lucky people world wide were here is some early info. Personally, I can't even imagine what the atmosphere was like last night.

http://www.nme.com/news/led-zeppelin/33075

[heiney9]

Please add any posts that might be relevant.

[SCompRacer]

They have 7 pages to a thread started yesterday at the Steve Hoffman Music Forum. There are comments from members that attended the show.

http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showthread.php?t=134297&page=7

[Fireman32]

I heard on the local radio station that a block of dates was reserved at Giants stadium in jersey for a possible US show but I have not heard anything further. Could be a rumor that they were starting. It would be great if it was true.

[heiney9]

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1576186/20071210/led_zeppelin.jhtml

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=aaiFFXwxS1YM&refer=muse


http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=ede92bb0-d94d-43ac-aae0-63b4d068da86&sid=fd-news

[SCompRacer]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=QZxukPZ0pjA Kashmir

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsHcUwtw5H0 Good Times Bad Times

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXUYdn73sOo For Your Life

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3G_JTMuHOQk Stairway

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=SE_azOraU34 Whole Lotta Love

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIXAK4To7YY Since I've Been Loving You

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4fbVG7PdBY Trampled Underfoot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKdJ2NEvD3A Rock And Roll

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XhAqG5f8Ak Dazed and Confused

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JBrx4885Mg In My Time of Dying

[heiney9]

Awesome Rich!!! Haven't had time to hit YouTube yet.

[SCompRacer]

The SQ isn't the best on them videos, but it sure gets me tingling. If they did tour, and if I could afford the tickets, I'd love to see them in concert. For now, all I can do is drag out the old vinyl.

[shadowofnight]

I watched a different 5 minute clip over at my nephews house yesterday...they actually played very well and Plant's vocals were great :)

Now right after seeing LZ...I was shown a 5 minute clip of Van Halen...band played awesome but David's vocals were horrible...he sure lost more then a few steps in that dept

[SCompRacer]

http://blog.tylerbell.net/2007/12/11/led-zeppelin-02-concert-reunion-reviews/

[ND13]

Over 20 million people tried to get tickets to the show. They did an online auction for them and someone paid over $160,000 for two tickets. My wife and I are both HUGE LZ fans and we came to the agreement that if we were wealthy and had the dough, this would be the ONLY band we'd pay that much to see.

Everyone that I've seen interviewed said they kicked major ass.

[halo]

I managed to catch Plant & Paige twice back in '95. Was super :cool:

[jflail2]

Set list for the link impaired:

Concert set list follows
Good Times, Bad Times
Ramble On
Black Dog
In My Time of Dying
For Your Life (first time ever played live)
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

[dorokusai]

You can bet your ass this was recorded in high fidelity and coming to a DVD near you.

[heiney9]

You can bet your ass this was recorded in high fidelity and coming to a DVD near you.

Hope so!!!! I was very surprised it wasn't broadcast in one form or another. From all the reviews it sounds like they pulled it off and played a great set. A tour would be nice, but not sure if it will materialize.

I have just been giddy with excitement all day long reading and hearing about this concert. Long time Zep fan here and I almost can;t believe they got back together. I remember the absolute sheer excitement the crowd had both in '95 and '98 for Page and Plant.

Both concerts I attended the crowd overpowered the band for the whole show. Simply an amazing show of support. I can't even imagine what it was like in that arena last night.

For me they evoke some sort of magic and the music is so powerful. Had a snow day today and I have been running thru a myriad of bootlegs including a newly released FM broadcast bootleg from 1969:

Led Zeppelin
1969.10.10
Paris, L'Olympia
Recorded for the show "Musicorama", on french station Europe 1
First broadcast : 1969.11.02.

If they tour it's time to dust off the savings account and pony up for a chance to see them.

H9

P.s. Just enjoying my little corner of the world. :)

[dbaldus]

Anyone hear how long they played? I see that they had a 16-song setlist, but that doesn't mean anything if they improvise solos in their songs like they did back in the day...

For the price that some people paid for the tickets, they should have had an all-day festival!

Edit: Looks like they played for just over 2 hours.

[heiney9]

Was finally able to snag an audio bootleg of the show and all I can say they F%#@ing tore the roof off the place. Big, loud, hard, and spot on. Jason Bonham is a monster and did his father proud playing his 1973 era Vista Lite kit. Page didn't miss a lick and they were tight as hell.

This is the best I've heard Robert Plant sound in a long time singing Zep. Sure the upper register is gone (has been for 20 years) but it still didn't diminish one bit. Looks like much of the YouTube footage was taken down at the band's request and that's fueling rumors of an Official DVD release. If it wasn't going to be released officially why care if clips are on YouTube?

H9

P.s. this is a raw audience recording with absolutely no doctoring and they still sound incredibly heavy. Hard to believe they are in and near their 60's (except Jason)

[heiney9]

Here's a link to an amateur photo book who took some really great shots, over 180 total. Some are blurry but he's right at the front of the stage and they have a nice raw feel to them.

http://picasaweb.google.com/WyattBrake

H9

[heiney9]

Dave Grohl weighs in:

http://www.rosshalfin.co.uk/diary/december-2007/diary-december-2007.php

[dkg999]

H9 - you had a snow day on Tuesday ;) I made it to Schaumburg and back, it must of been a localized snow storm on the north side of Rockford :rolleyes:

[daboyz]

H9 - you had a snow day on Tuesday ;) I made it to Schaumburg and back, it must of been a localized snow storm on the north side of Rockford :rolleyes:

Yeah,it missed me,too. I think it just hit that Sage Dr. area. He is up on that hill though. Waaaaaaaaay to treacherous to drive that.:D

[heiney9]

Guys, I have a caring boss who thought I should stay home. Or maybe I took a vacation day. :) and just thought it was cool to call it a "snow" day. Let's get back on topic :p;).

Zep Rules!!!!

[heiney9]

Lots and Lots of speculation since the show on 12-10. JPJ finally talks about the gig. It seems there will be a band meeting some time this month to see what's next................if anything.

http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17954023/qa_john_paul_jones_of_led_zeppelin

[heiney9]

Finally got to see some good video from the show. Most notably a video from very far away that captured the band on stage from a distance but the cool thing is it included the entire video screen behind the band with all the dazzling light show and animation as well as fast close-ups of the action on stage.

That perspective though far away really captured the entire excitement of the atmosphere, an overview if you will of the entire goings on up front. Very amateurish but cool as hell because it's so raw, unpolished and totally unstructured video presentation. The light show and video presentation was nothing short of spectacular.

There is a rumored 3 camera mix from a legendary video bootlegger making the rounds. I hope to have a full copy of that show very soon. Current video I have is only about 40 minutes most likely taken using an iPhone or other slightly more powerful cell phone device.

H9

Professional........no way, dramatic and capturing the event........absolutely!!!

[halo]

did you find it online? got a link?

if its a hard copy I'd be interested in a copy :)

[Keiko]

You gotta believe after a performance like that a reunion tour would most definitely be in order.

[heiney9]

Apparently the reason for the delay in the band meeting, etc, etc, is that Robert lost a very close friend to cancer a couple days after the show and has sort of been in mourning and out of the spotlight.

There have been so many rumors swirling and really no one officially from the band or management has even had a meeting since the reunion benefit ended to discuss what's next.

As usual the only one who seems reluctant (before the show) to do anything further has been Robert. Here is a quote from him, this quote came out of England: "Robert was surprised by the success and unbelievable positive vibes from the O2 show." And from what I understand, Jimmy will continue to "work on" getting Robert to agree to some more Zeppelin shows. So I'm adopting a "wait and see" attitude. It's not time to give up hope yet, I don't think. Just don't believe those stupid unconfirmed sources, even though we WANT to. Hopefully, there will be some real news soon.

H9

[wingnut4772]

All this LZ talk got me curious to check them out (I admit I really never listened to them). I got a greatest hits something or other and ...I really don't like them. I wanted to because I keep hearing how awesome they are but nope. Not for me.

[heiney9]

All this LZ talk got me curious to check them out (I admit I really never listened to them). I got a greatest hits something or other and ...I really don't like them. I wanted to because I keep hearing how awesome they are but nope. Not for me.

I now have to put you on ignore. I can't relate to anyone who thinks Led Zep is not for them. :mad:
























LOL-------------------Just kidding :p.

H9

[wingnut4772]

I now have to put you on ignore. I can't relate to anyone who thinks Led Zep is not for them. :mad:






Yep. Can't help it. Just don't care for them. I don't hate them but I wouldn't just sit and listen to them.I did try though.

[MSALLA]

All this LZ talk got me curious to check them out (I admit I really never listened to them). I got a greatest hits something or other and ...I really don't like them. I wanted to because I keep hearing how awesome they are but nope. Not for me.

I'm a big fan but they are not for everyone. They made alot of breake through in studio recording for the time with pages guitar army and kind of paved the way for "heavy metal" music. It's good heavy blues based rock.

[Keiko]

All this LZ talk got me curious to check them out (I admit I really never listened to them). I got a greatest hits something or other and ...I really don't like them. I wanted to because I keep hearing how awesome they are but nope. Not for me.
WoW! I never met anyone that didn't like zep that listened to rock n roll. First time for anything though. To each his/her own. I grew up on zep in the early and mid 70's. It's a different vibe to what it is now but this group is hailed by many as the greatest of all.

[halo]

WoW! I never met anyone that didn't like zep that listened to rock n roll. First time for anything though. To each his/her own. I grew up on zep in the early and mid 70's. It's a different vibe to what it is now but this group is hailed by many as the greatest of all.My wife doesn't like them either.

[Fireman32]

Someone told me today that they announced that they will be going on tour. Can anyone confirm this?

[heiney9]

Someone told me today that they announced that they will be going on tour. Can anyone confirm this?

Haven't heard anything official yet and I wouldn't hold my breath. Robert has been quoted as saying in a very obscure way (what else is new) that he's not real keen on "starting the machine up again" and "how could they possibly recreate the emotion and magic of the Ahmet Ertegun Tribute every single night". Not saying it won't happen but if it does it's going to be on a small scale (# of shows). In my mind I never ever thought they would play together again as Led Zeppelin so anything is possible.

H9

[heiney9]

Here's a great link I came across with some awesome photo's and much discussion about 4 of the 6 audio bootlegs in circulation. The setlist for each boot looks like the songs can be downloaded but the links no longer work. So don't get your hopes up of obtaining the audio from this show. Good reading however.

I do have all the sources mentioned and I'd be willing to karma some copies for those that might be interested. Show your interest here and if there's enough who want it I'll post a separate karma thread over the weekend.

http://walhallahereicome.blogspot.com/2007/12/led-zeppelin-2007-12-10-o2-arena-london_12.html

[daboyz]

Karma for the local boy!!!

[SCompRacer]

Page wants....

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22879713/

[heiney9]

Page wants....

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22879713/

I knew last week Page was going to have a press conference in Japan today. We/I was speculating what the purpose was. It seemed odd to me that he alone would make an announcement in Japan of all places about a world tour. I thought he might be doing press the new Mothership or TSRTS releases or perhaps to do so press for his new Gibson "Black Beauty" signature guitar which was just launched.

It's no secret he's wanted to reform many times and it's always Robert Plant that is the hold out. I will say they need to do it now if they ever intend to do it. The light show, screen projections and all business attitude of the 02 show led med to believe they were setting things in motion for some sort of tour.

An excellent HD dvd bootleg of the concert has been making the rounds which I just got and the light show and rear projection images on the big screen were breath taking and extremely well done and professional.....too much so for a one off gig.

They had 16 camera's filming and Dick Curruthers, who did all the mastering work for the Official Live DVD, was on hand and running the entire film crew. So expect a DVD release too.

The following is an interview with Robert Plant on Friday Jan.25th at MSG taking in a Knicks game. Read between the lines :D

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[BottomFeeder]

Good interview, but funny how it seemed like the interviewer had never heard "Cashmere" & had never heard of Physical Graffiti!

She's too young / he's too old?

[heiney9]

Good interview, but funny how it seemed like the interviewer had never heard "Cashmere" & had never heard of Physical Graffiti!

She's too young / he's too old?

Yep, she had no clue. BTW, it's Kashmir. Not making fun just pointing it out.

[wizzy]

How interesting to see this thread. I just pulled out my set of almost mint Led Zeppelin albums two nights ago to look at them!

Now if I could just get a good turntable ... they sound much better when played on a turntable, versus just staring at the grooves.

[heiney9]

Jimmy appreciates the bootleg DVD of the 02 show.......

http://www.collectorsmusicreviews.com/announcements/jimmy-page-visits-shinjukufor-the-fourth-time/

H9

[heiney9]

Another interesting article. The following link is to a full color on-line magazine called "Audio Media". It's basically an industry magazine for recording engineers and sound professionals. Starting on pp. 64 the crew behind the mixing console chime in about the 02 concert and all the hype surrounding it and anticipation, and challenges mixing the concert, etc. Not overly technical at all and a nice, different perspective compared to the main stream media. Enjoy, highly recommended reading.

http://mag1.olivesoftware.com/activemagazine/welcome/AMM/AMM-2008-01.asp

H9

[heiney9]

This is from a listserv I've belonged to for a long time. It's certainly speculation, but it makes sense and the person I got it from is reliable.

Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:09:10 -0500 (EST)

What I've heard from a Hoffman forum source privately
is that with Plant tied up with the Krauss project
until the fall, Jimmy plans to push a complete
remastering of the LZ catalog and even 5.1 hires
releases. Along with an O2 DVD, it'll be a good
project to keep him focused on things Zeppelin. This
seems to line up with Page's Japan statement and also
what John Davis (Mothership mastering engineer) wrote
in the forum about hoping to remaster the catalog
properly this year because he felt Mothership was
under time constraints (I suspect this was from the
record company as JPJ said in an interview that it was
pressuring them for a new compilation).

As for hires, well it's hard to say. Some claim DVD-A
and SACD are dead formats, but new material continues
to be issued (of course the whole vinyl market is
going through the roof, but that's 2 channel only).
With Blu-ray seeming to be emerging as the winner of
the HD format wars, that might have some potential as
some are touting it as the future of hires audio.
Still, it's a niche market.

I honestly just wish they'd do what Abkco did with the
pre-Atlantic Stones catalog in 2002. They went in and
found the absolute best copies of all the masters
(more difficult to do with the Stones since they were
all over the place) and made DSD copies of everything
(in a couple of cases they had to use PCM). The
resulting copies have been used as the source of
stunning SACDs, vinyl and regular CD releases ever
since. In some cases, there are audiophiles who say
these sound better than even the best original UK
pressings. Of course these were only 2-channel stereo
but to my ears they're a perfect example of how to
remaster a classic rock catalog without bowing to the
pressure to compress the sound to make them louder and
compete with the latest releases from current acts.

A lot of it will depend as well on the record
companies. I read a couple of industry forums on a
regular basis and believe me, as a music fan, it's
alarming to see how the entire music industry is
seemingly on the verge of collapse. Of course illegal
downloading is getting the blame, but I think that's
only part of the equation. CD sales are WAY down.
There's some very good music out there but it's not
being promoted, it's not being played. This morning
for example I was reading an industry forum called the
Velvet Rope and people there were commenting on how
good and catchy Gone, Gone, Gone is. They can't
understand why radio is not playing it. The forum is
full of stories about how record company head offices
are like ghost towns and the remaining staff into all
kinds of survival office politics battles, etc. It's
not a pretty site!

This desperation from the industry might actually push
for more Led Zeppelin product. It's hard to say.
Anyway, time to get back to work.


H9

[heiney9]

It's my understanding the release was delayed as well as copies of the regular DVD were pulled because the bonus footage included had some licensing issues.

Included as bonus material is a 1976 Cameron Crowe interview and in part of a segment the Kinks song You Really Got Me is playing in the background. This was not credited as well as no royalties were paid to the Davies brothers so they filed suit to have it pulled. It was an oversight on Warner's part and the snip is hardly "royalty worthy".

http://tinyurl.com/2mrr58

H9

[BAD ASP]

FWIW-- I saw Led Zeppelin live in Chicago back in the late 60's when they played backup to Jethro Tull. When Zep was done with their set they were encored with no reply. Tull was booed softly when they took the stage but only as long as a few hot licks.

[heiney9]

That was par for the course back then. Same thing happened at the Fillmore when they opened for Vanilla Fudge. After that, Vanilla Fudge never had Zep open for them again. It was a friendly rivalry, as Carmine Appice and Bonzo were good friends. Bonzo once referred to Jethro Tull as Jethro Dull and wanted to know who the f**K plays a flute on stage. LOL

H9

[jflail2]

It's my understanding the release was delayed as well as copies of the regular DVD were pulled because the bonus footage included had some licensing issues.

Included as bonus material is a 1976 Cameron Crowe interview and in part of a segment the Kinks song You Really Got Me is playing in the background. This was not credited as well as no royalties were paid to the Davies brothers so they filed suit to have it pulled. It was an oversight on Warner's part and the snip is hardly "royalty worthy".

http://tinyurl.com/2mrr58

H9

Really??? I got my cousin a copy of that on BR for Christmas the day it initially came out (something like the week before Christmas?) Too bad its not "royalty worthy", he might have gotten a valuable present :)

[heiney9]

As it says in the article a few BR copies slipped thru.

[heiney9]

Uncut magazine is a UK publication and someone was kind enough to scan the pages of recent interviews with the surviving 3 members. Finally some talk from the band about the 02 concert.

Enjoy-and grab while you can, not sure how the long the link will be avail.

http://www.oldbuckeye.com/zep_uncut

H9

[heiney9]

Just read the whole article. If you are a Zep fan read this article. Very honest and indepth. One of the better interviews I've read in a long time.