The Official Led Zeppelin Thread

Lisnaholic · 12-19-2017, 04:24 PM

* tries desparately to pull thread back to a less nauseating topic*

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Originally Posted by Paul Smeenus

I don't remember the medley (it was 45 years ago after all), but I will say that Zep was the best show I'd ever seen at that time, until Jethro Tull utterly blew my mind summer of 1975, to this day the greatest show I've ever seen.

I never saw Led Zep or J Tull; the best concerts I saw were probably Neil Young, Captain Beefheart, Dylan, Soft Machine and Roy Buchanan.

The Batlord · 12-19-2017, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

* tries desparately to pull thread back to a less nauseating topic*

Kinda hard to do on a Zeppelin thread.

**Frownland** · 12-19-2017, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

I never saw Led Zep or J Tull; the best concerts I saw were probably Neil Young, Captain Beefheart, Dylan, Soft Machine and Roy Buchanan.

Nice, I saw The Magic Band on their last American tour which is as close as I could have ever gotten to seeing Beef live. They were surprisingly on point and top 3 concert material for me.

What year did you see Soft Machine in? Also re: less nauseating direction, you do know what a soft machine is right

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~~MicShazam~~ · 12-19-2017, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Kinda hard to do on a Zeppelin thread.

Comment of the day

Lisnaholic · 12-19-2017, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Nice, I saw The Magic Band on their last American tour which is as close as I could have ever gotten to seeing Beef live. They were surprisingly on point and top 3 concert material for me.

^ Yes, I saw a clip of theirs on Youtube and, not expecting very much, was surprised at how good they were. I was lucky enough to see Beefheart twice; first time brilliant, second time patchy if truth be told.

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What year did you see Soft Machine in? Also re: less nauseating direction, you do know what a soft machine is right

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That's easy to date because I was actually at one of the recording locations for Soft Machine Six ( https://www.allmusic.com/album/six-mw0000180049 ), so that makes it Oct or Nov 1972.

I know the name comes, like Steely Dan, from William Burroughs, so I can make a reluctant guess I suppose!

Chula Vista · 12-19-2017, 09:22 PM

Wish I'd seen all of those bands. Had tickets to see Floyd on the Animal's tour and I FFFFFFFFFFstupidly gave them away.

Stupidly knows no bounds.

Lisnaholic · 12-19-2017, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Chula Vista

Generosity knows no bounds.

^ ftfy.

Yes, London in the seventies was crazy with great bands. Dylan was promoting Street Legal when I saw him, Neil Young with a huge repertoire did two sets; one of quiet solo material, the second blasting away with (I presume) Crazy Horse.
I also saw Floyd, Genesis and Grateful Dead, but don't remember those concerts today...

Neapolitan · 12-19-2017, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

^ ftfy.

Yes, London in the seventies was crazy with great bands. Dylan was promoting Street Legal when I saw him, Neil Young with a huge repertoire did two sets; one of quiet solo material, the second blasting away with (I presume) Crazy Horse.
I also saw Floyd, Genesis and Grateful Dead, but don't remember those concerts today...

I had the chance to see a French Canadian tribute band called The Musical Box recreated Genesis' Foxtrot and Selling England by the Pound tour. I never pay any attention to who touring, so I haven't seen many concerts. I feel extremely lucky I got a chance to see them even if there are a tribute band. I had goosebumps all throughout the concert.

A bunch of excerpts spliced together.
The Musical Box performs Genesis

Lisnaholic · 12-20-2017, 06:24 AM

^ Well, the sound of this is really close to Genesis, and that frontman puts a lot of effort into his performance, so I can imagine it was a great evening.

I suppose a tribute band has to work very hard, both in terms of the number and the quality of their live shows, because the poor guys will never make much money on cd sales I imagine: everyone goes for the original artist.

Chula Vista · 12-20-2017, 12:49 PM

That clip was great. I got to see Aussie Pink Floyd a few years back and they did The Wall in its entirety. Then for an encore they did DSOTM. Beyong amazing and same thing - goosebumps all night.

I think I even cried during this:

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Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	^ Well, the sound of this is really close to Genesis, and that frontman puts a lot of effort into his performance, so I can imagine it was a great evening. I suppose a tribute band has to work very hard, both in terms of the number and the quality of their live shows, because the poor guys will never make much money on cd sales I imagine: everyone goes for the original artist. __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953

12-20-2017, 12:49 PM	#550 (permalink)
Chula Vista Toasted Poster Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SoCal by way of Boston Posts: 11,332	That clip was great. I got to see Aussie Pink Floyd a few years back and they did The Wall in its entirety. Then for an encore they did DSOTM. Beyong amazing and same thing - goosebumps all night. I think I even cried during this: __________________ “The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”