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Led Zeppelin:Live 1971:
Live at National Boxing Stadium, Dublin, Ireland, March 6, 1971
Sound: Very good audience
Time: Approx. 2 Hours
Set List:
Immigrant Song, Heartbreaker, Since I've Been Loving You, Black Dog, Stairway to Heaven, Dazed and Confused, Going to California, What Is and What Should Never Be, Moby Dick, Whole Lotta Love, Communication Breakdown, C'mon Everybody, Rock and Roll
Comments: A really rare show and a great one! The sound is vibrant and raw and one of my favorite audience recordings ever! The playing is amazing, and Robert's voice is so high.....just listen to Black Dog! All of the fourth album songs, including Stairway, are played for the second time ever at this show and sound great! Rock and Roll in particular has a totally different arrangement from the album. Either way, this show is exciting and amazing playing from Jimmy, Jonesy, Bonzo and Robert's voice at its peak.
Live at Paris Theatre, London, England, April 1, 1971
Sound: Excellent soundboard
Time: Approx. 2 Hours
Set List:
Immigrant Song, Heartbreaker, Since I've Been Loving You, Black Dog, Dazed and Confused, Stairway to Heaven, Going to California, That's the Way, What Is and What Should Never Be, Whole Lotta Love, Thank You, Communication Breakdown
Comments: This is the famous BBC concert show that was released last year legally. But here we have it 100% complete and unedited, and it is indeed a great, although not completely spectacular, show. Robert's voice is amazing, really showing no signs of the flu when he lost it the week before. Bonham is thunderous, Jones plays some of the best and heaviest-sounding bass I have ever heard and Jimmy is on top form. But there's a nervousness that adds a little tension to the show, most likely due to the studio atmosphere. The version of Black Dog is great and gutsy, and the one-two opening punch of Immigrant Song into Heartbreaker is very powerful. One of the best versions of Since I've Been Loving You I have EVER heard, with Robert's vocals being the absolute stunner. The versions of Dazed and Whole Lotta Love are also spectacular. This is an excellent concert and the soundboard and mix are much better than the officially released edit.
Live at KB Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark, May 3, 1971
Sound: Very good audience
Time: Approx. 2 Hours
Set List:
Immigrant Song, Heartbreaker, Since I've Been Loving You, Dazed and Confused, Black Dog, Stairway to Heaven, Going to California, Going to California, That's the Way, What Is and What Should Never Be, Four Sticks, Gallows Pole, Whole Lotta Love, Communication Breakdown, Celebration Day, Misty Mountain Hop, Rock and Roll
Comments: An incredible show that previews almost the entire fourth album 8 months before its release! Robert's voice is exceptional, going higher than the parts on the records! Jimmy, Jonesy and Bonzo are relentless too, and they include two big surprises! Four Sticks has a very unique intro and is played really well, and it sounds good on stage...it and the rocking Gallows Pole (with 12-string electric guitar) should have been elaborated on more...they could have easily been done in the set. This is the only time the band ever played these live, and added to the fact that the rest of the show is amazing, this one is highly recommended!
Live at Vigorelli Dome, Milan, Italy, July 3, 1971
Sound: Very good audience
Time: Approx. 30 Minutes
Set List:
Since I've Been Loving You, Black Dog, Dazed and Confused
Comments: The famous show that erupted into a riot due to the overdone presence of the Italian police. The playing is excellent and Robert really lets loose up high, even singing Black Dog entirely like the album cut! Where is the rest of this show? It is an excellently played show that never got a chance to finish due to the riot. You can hear cries of "assassani!" and "bastardi" as the group stops and then continues again. Scary!
Live at the Forum, Inglewood, California, August 21, 1971
Sound: Excellent audience
Time: Approx. 2 1/2 Hours
Set List:
Immigrant Song, heartbreaker, Since I've Been Loving You, Black Dog, Dazed and Confused, Stairway to Heaven, That's the Way, Going to California, What Is and What Should Never Be, Whole Lotta Love, Weekend, Rock and Roll, Communication Breakdown, Organ Solo, Thank You
Comments: What an incredible show! Robert's voice is simply unreal...some of the most throat tearing and powerful singing I have ever heard and the range he displays is amazing. The band is simply out of this world, playing so tightly, and Jimmy is in riot mode, especially at the end during the encores. Dazed and Confused is one of the longest versions to date and is excellent. I'd recommend this show to everyone and anyone!
Live at the Forum, Inglewood, California, August 22, 1971
Sound: Excellent audience
Time: Approx. 2 1/2 Hours
Set List:
Walk Don't Run, Immigrant Song, Heartbreaker, Since I've Been Loving You, Black Dog, Dazed and Confused, Stairway to Heaven, Celebration Day, That's the Way, Going to California, What Is and What Should Never Be, Moby Dick, Whole Lotta Love, Communication Breakdown, Organ Solo, Thank You
Comments: Another amazing show, although Robert is much more careful with his voice and achieves a more balanced concert. The band is simply on fire! Dazed and Confused is truly amazing, with Jimmy out of this world! The medley ahs the crowd going nuts with an amazing stream of music and Jones' bass solo in Communication Breakdown drives the crowd into a final frenzy before Thank You obliterates them for good. Great stuff!
Live at Tarrant County Convention Center, Fort Worth, Texas, August 23, 1971
Sound: Excellent audience
Time: Approx. 90 Minutes
Set List:
Dazed and Confused, Stairway to Heaven, Celebration Day, That's the Way, What Is and What Should Never Be, Moby Dick, Whole Lotta Love, Communication Breakdown
Comments: The only remaining part of this great show comes in an excellent sounding audience recording. Dazed and Confused is quite epic and a great Whole Lotta Love medley is jammed upon endlessly and sounds incredible. Where is the rest of this great show?
Live at Civic Auditorium, Orlando, Florida, August 31, 1971
Sound: Very good audience
Time: Approx. 2 Hours
Set List:
Immigrant Song, Heartbreaker, Since I've Been Loving You, Dazed and Confused, Black Dog, Stairway to Heaven, Celebration Day, That's the Way, Going to California, What Is and What Should Never Be, Moby Dick
Comments: Almost the complete show...the end medley and encores are missing....where are they!? Even so this is a very intense and excellent show, including a very daring Dazed and Confused with an eerie White Summer interlude at the end similar to the one Jimmy inserted in Tulsa 1970. Celebration Day contains a funky intro and really cooks and a super intense version of What Is and What Should Never Be is followed by a thunderous Moby Dick before the recording ends. Hopefully the end will see the light someday soon, as this is a great show!
Live at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, September 3, 1971
Sound: Very good audience
Time: Approx. 2 1/2 Hours
Set List:
Immigrant Song, Heartbreaker, Since I've Been Loving You, Black Dog, Dazed and Confused, Stairway to Heaven, Celebration Day, That's the Way, Going to California, What Is and What Should Never Be, Moby Dick, Whole Lotta Love, Communication Breakdown, Organ Solo, Thank You, Rock and Roll
Comments: An exceptional show in front of a rude and downright scary crowd! There are some disturbing crowd comments and the general atmosphere is one that is way out of control. The show itself is amazing; Jimmy is on fire, Robert's voice is unreal, Bonham is thunderous and Jones is aggressive and loud, and the real shining star of the show! There are brilliant improvisations that cannot be described in words, and in the middle of Thank You, the crowd charges the stage, prompting Robert (who sounds VERY scared) to stop the song and scream at the audience to move back. They do, and Thank You finishes with a great solo, and a fast Rock and Roll (unreleased and called It's Been a Long Time) is played with a great solo, great high vocals, but the last verse is skipped to get the group the hell off the stage. A great show and a horrific crowd!
Live at Maple Leaf Garden, Toronto, Canada, September 4, 1971
Sound: Very good audience
Time: Approx. 2 Hours
Set List:
Immigrant Song, Heartbreaker, Since I've Been Loving You, Black Dog, Dazed and Confused, Stairway to Heaven, Celebration Day, That's the Way, Going to California, What Is and What Should Never Be, Moby Dick, Whole Lotta Love, Communication Breakdown, Thank You
Comments: A pretty good show, but the band seems to be expecting the worst after the last night. There are some great moments, like the opening two songs, a great version of Celebration Day with JPJ's bass going nuts, and a great medley followed by an excellent Communication Breakdown. Thank You is played without an organ solo and is rushed. A good show with some great moments but not the best. Still, worth having. On the whole, above average but not spectacular.
Live at Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, September 7, 1971
Sound: Very good audience
Time: Approx. 90 Minutes
Set List:
Immigrant Song, Heartbreaker, Since I've Been Loving You, Black Dog, Dazed and Confused, Stairway to Heaven, Killing Floor, Whole Lotta Love, Communication Breakdown, Organ Solo, Thank You, Rock and Roll
Comments: This is a blistering show, right from the start. Immigrant Song is a pummeling opener and a very long and amazing Heartbreaker follows right after. Robert is simply amazing...hitting the highest notes effortlessly for dramatic effect in Black Dog and a gut wrenching Since I've Been Loving You. The band is awesome too, powering through Dazed like nobody's business. The ending is pure rock and roll bliss. Great sound too!
Live at Hampton Roads Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia, September 9, 1971
Sound: Excellent soundboard
Time: Approx. 2 Hours
Set List:
Immigrant Song, Heartbreaker, Since I've Been Loving You, Black Dog, Dazed and Confused, Stairway to Heaven, Celebration Day, That's the Way, Going to California, What Is and What Should Never Be, Moby Dick
Comments: An almost complete show and all that is known to exist from this show in this fabulous sounding soundboard. An excellent, virtuostic show with Jones in particular shining through! His bass in Heartbreaker and Celebration Day is amazing. Stairway is the closest to the album version I have heard with a great guitar solo. Where is the rest of this show?! It's great!
Live at Community Theatre, Berkeley, California, September 13, 1971
Sound: Very good audience
Time: Approx. 2 1/2 Hours
Set List:
Immigrant Song, Heartbreaker, Since I've Been Loving You, Black Dog, Dazed and Confused, Stairway to Heaven, Celebration Day, That's the Way, Going to California, What Is and What Should Never Be, Moby Dick, Whole Lotta Love
Comments: An excellent first night in Berkeley with the band firing on all cylinders. The entire concert is played brilliantly, especially the new material form the as yet unreleased fourth album. That's the Way is one of the best versions I have heard with amazing mandolin from Jones. Dazed is of epic proportions and the ending medley is very gutsy and suggestive, especially from Robert. Great show.
Live at Community Theatre, Berkeley, California, September 14, 1971
Sound: Excellent audience
Time: Approx. 90 Minutes
Set List:
Immigrant Song, Heartbreaker, Since I've Been Loving You, Black Dog, Dazed and Confused, Stairway to Heaven, That's the Way, Going to California, Whole Lotta Love
Comments: The sound on this recording is absolutely fabulous! This is all that remains from this show, which is actually most of the complete show. The playing is simply wonderful, with Jimmy's playing shining through as true musical inspiration, especially in his Heartbreak solo. The whole band is playing better than ever, and the wild and long medley is exciting, especially with Robert's great vocals. A real classic of a show!
Live at Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan, September 23, 1971
Sound: Excellent audience
Time: Approx. 2 Hours
Set List:
Immigrant Song, Heartbreaker, Since I've Been Loving You, Black Dog, Dazed and Confused, Stairway to Heaven, Celebration Day, Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp, That's the Way, Going to California, What Is and What Should Never Be, Moby Dick, Whole Lotta Love, Communication Breakdown
Comments: Opening night of the first Japanese tour; there aren't too many words to describe this amazing show! Robert's voice is unreal, and the whole band, particularly Jones and Page, are definitely on fire! Dazed and Confused has some awesome riffing led by Jones and Page, and the entire show, culminating in the exceptional medley, is great!
Live at Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan, September 24, 1971
Sound: Excellent audience
Time: Approx. 2 1/2 Hours
Set List:
Immigrant Song, Heartbreaker, Since I've Been Loving You, Black Dog, Dazed and Confused, Stairway to Heaven, Celebration Day, That's the Way, Going to California, Tangerine, What Is and What Should Never Be, Moby Dick, Whole Lotta Love, Organ Solo, Thank You, Communication Breakdown
Comments: Another killer show! Robert's voice is simply beautiful....the incredible well-recorded acoustic segment has Plant vocals that will move any sensitive listener to tears. The band is on fire, and they blaze through Dazed and Confused and Celebration Day at warp speed! The Whole Lotta Love medley is one of the finest ever with the only ever time Your Time is Gonna Come played in the middle. The encores finish this great event, a second incredible night in Japan!
Live at Municipal Gymnasium, Hiroshima, Japan, September 27, 1971
Sound: Very good audience
Time: Approx. 2 1/2 Hours
Set List:
Immigrant Song, Heartbreaker, Since I've Been Loving You, Black Dog, Dazed and Confused, Stairway to Heaven, Celebration Day, That's the Way, Going to California, Tangerine, What Is and What Should Never Be, Moby Dick, The Lady's a Tramp, Whole Lotta Love
Comments: A rather fast-feeling concert, but played brilliantly, with a really nice level of intimacy reached in the acoustic segment. Black Dog and Heartbreaker are great and Robert's voice is excellent, especially of Since I've Been Loving You and the rather short and compact yet brilliant rock medley. A nice show that was a benefit for the people of Hiroshima.
Live at Koseinenkin Kaikan, Osaka, Japan, September 28, 1971
Sound: Very good audience
Time: Approx. 2 1/2 Hours
Set List:
Immigrant Song, Heartbreaker, Since I've Been Loving You, Black Dog, Dazed and Confused, Stairway to Heaven, Please Please Me, From Me To You, Celebration Day, Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp, That's the Way, Going to California, We Shall Overcome, Tangerine, Down By the Riverside, What Is and What Should Never Be, Moby Dick, Whole Lotta Love, C'mon Everybody, High Heeled Sneakers, Communication Breakdown
Comments: A riotous show in front of a hysterical crowd! Jimmy is blazing throughout the whole show and the band is just relentless in their brilliant playing. Robert's voice is awesome, and the emotion and range he expresses with it is truly amazing. The very long and excellent acoustic section has some great rarities, including the probable first ever time Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp was played live. The medley is bedlam and the excellent and obscure encores include a long version of Communication Breakdown.
Live at Koseinenkin Kaikan, Osaka, Japan, September 29, 1971
Sound: Very good audience
Time: Approx. 3 Hours
Set List:
Immigrant Song, Heartbreaker, Since I've Been Loving You, Black Dog, Dazed and Confused, Stairway to Heaven, Celebration Day, That's the Way, Going to California, Tangerine, Friends, Smoke Gets In Your Eyes, What Is and What Should Never Be, Moby Dick, Whole Lotta Love, Communication Breakdown, Organ Solo, Thank You, Rock and Roll
Comments: The last show of the 1971 Japan tour is a tour de force! The energy and virtuosity are unbelievable, and Robert's voice is amazing, sustaining all of his high range notes and going low....a most commanding vocal performance. Dazed and Confused is very long and includes some great jams in the middle, including Pennies From Heaven! Stairway has a great solo from Jimmy, Celebration Day is fast and furious and this may be the best acoustic set I have ever heard! That's the Way, Going to California, and Tangerine all have amazing improvs within them, especially from Jones on the mandolin. Moby Dick is inventive and neat and Whole Lotta Love features some obscure and great references, and Robert is a joy to listen to. The encores are wonderful too, including a throat-tearing rendition of Rock and Roll (still untitled)....RECOMMENDED!
Live at City Hall, Newcastle, England, November 11, 1971
Sound: Very good audience
Time: Approx. 1 Hour
Set List:
Immigrant Song, Heartbreaker, Black Dog, Since I've Been Loving You, Rock and Roll, Stairway to Heaven, That's the Way, Going to California, Tangerine
Comments: Really nice sound on this....it has just been liberated from the vaults, but where's the other 1 1/2 hours of this show!? It's really great. The band is playing very tight but loose, and are steamrolling through the set. Robert's voice is very good and the show focuses on the new material from the newly released 4th album. A great first half of the show.
Live at St. Matthew's Baths, Ipswitch, England, November 16, 1971
Sound: Very good audience
Time: Approx. 2 Hours
Set List:
Immigrant Song, Heartbreaker, Black Dog, Since I've Been Loving You, Rock and Roll, Stairway to Heaven, Going to California, That's the Way, Tangerine, Dazed and Confused, What Is and What Should Never Be, Celebration Day, Whole Lotta Love
Comments: An excellent and surprisingly powerful show! Robert's voice is really strong and the band is really cooking right from the first few bars of Immigrant Song. Dazed and Confused has some really funky jam interludes led by Jones and Page and the end medley is excellent, with Plant's vocal prowess being showcased from the lowest crooning to the highest shrieking....excellent stuff!
Live at Empire Pool, Wembley, London, England, November 20, 1971
Sound: Good to very good audience
Time: Approx. 2 1/2 Hours
Set List:
Immigrant Song, Heartbreaker, Black Dog, Since I've Been Loving You, Rock and Roll, Stairway to Heaven, Dancing Days, Going to California, That's the Way, Tangerine, Dazed and Confused, What Is and What Should Never Be, Celebration Day, Moby Dick, Whole Lotta Love
Comments: Decent sound for an exceptional show! Robert is in great voice and the band just steams through the set. Dancing Days gets its first ever live airing here....very early indeed! A good acoustic set is followed by a long and great version of Dazed and Confused that has so much spontaneous music in it that it seems like it could go on forever! Great Whole Lotta Love medley to close the concert.
Live at Free Trade Hall, Manchester, England, November 24, 1971
Sound: Very good audience
Time: Approx. 2 1/2 Hours
Set List:
Immigrant Song, Heartbreaker, Black Dog, Since I've Been Loving You, Celebration Day, Stairway to Heaven, Going to California, That's the Way, Tangerine, Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp, Dazed and Confused, What Is and What Should Never Be, Rock and Roll, Whole Lotta Love, Thank You
Comments: The sound is very good with a little emphasis on the bass, which makes it all the more enjoyable to listen to. The band is just so ON here, delivering one memorable song after another. The rhythm section is unstoppable, Jimmy is simply out of this world and Robert's voice is at its peak, letting blood curdling shrieks and power loose in Since I've Been Loving You and other numbers while lending a delicate touch to Stairway and the beautifully intimate acoustic segment. Dazed is immensely long, excellent, and even includes a funky jam on the theme from Shaft! Amazing show.
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