TorontoRox: Lol ... there's always a little American exceptionalism in these comments that slag Zeppelin, i.e., that he was stealing from the Delta Bluesmen ... Why not admit that, until Elvis, most of your white culture ignored the Delta blues completely?  The fact is Elvis put a few tunes on the chart and then got swamped by the ...

Chelsea Potter:In response to San Tropez' earlier post: Actually I would be surprised if the story were false. I have spoken to people through the years who say they were at one of the shows. Also, the reaction of the audience would not be surprising given that, IMO, Ian Anderson is unsurpassed as a Showman. Few other musicians, (Zappa, ...

Bilko McFish:Back in 1969 (I think it was '69 anyway) I got to see Jethro Tull blow Led Zeppelin off the stage in San Diego. People were screaming for Tull halfway through LZ's set. As I remember the story, Tull was canned from the rest of the tour. Anybody else remember this? I actually went to see Jethro Tull but must confess that, even as a ...

It has arguably the best sound quality, but definitely not the best performance.

Yah, I immediately thought the same thing.  That would be amazing, especially if it was the 22nd or the 26th.  I e-mailed him as soon as he posted that, and I haven't heard anything back.

One of the main sources for How the West Was Won is the 6/25/1972 LA Forum concert.  I have the audience recording for that night.  That concert was no joke.  There were no overdubs and a pretty insignificant amount of edits.  It really was a legendary 6 encore, three hour++ concert, that How the West was Won doesn't really do ...

Zeppelin never stood for anything.  That's why the the music press hated them (snubbing the press didn't help...) and that's why the hippies of the 60's and early 70's didn't like them (and they are the most outspoken of the youth back then).  That's why it's hard to find glowing reviews of their music from back in the day.  ...

It is well known among Zep collectors that the band had a special affinity for the Los Angeles Forum.  They definitely brought their A++ game every time they played this venue.  Sadly, no soundboards except for 5/31/1973 exist of any Forum concert (not counting the 6/25/1972 show, which is partially released on How the West