THE ROVER |
12-10-2007 3:24 PM |
LED ZEPPELIN LIVE AT O2 ARENA 12/10/2007
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LED ZEP From the Associated Press |
12-10-2007 3:27 PM |
From the Associated Press
LONDON - The newest member of Led Zeppelin was given the honor of kicking off the band’s reunion Monday night, pounding out the beat before the surviving founders joined in on a near-perfect “Good Times Bad Times.”
After the lights went down at London’s O2 Arena, newsreel footage of a 1975 performance in Tampa, Fla., was projected onstage. With thousands of fans worked into a frenzy, drummer Jason Bonham, son of the late John Bonham, began thumping the skittering beat, soon to be joined by guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist-keyboardist John Paul Jones and singer Robert Plant.
The song, rarely played live in the band’s heyday, proved a perfect starting point for this performance: Story continues below ↓advertisement
“In days of my youth, I was told what it means to be a man,” sang Plant, showing no trouble reproducing his trademark wail at 59. “Now I’ve reached that age, I’ve tried to do all those things the best I can. ... No matter how I try, I find my way to the same old jam.”
While Page and Bonham both sported sunglasses, Plant mercifully kept his button-down shirt buttoned up. |
TomSelleck |
12-10-2007 3:38 PM |
They just showed about 30 seconds of Black Dog on the BBC News, and it sounded unbelievable!!!!!!! Those of you in the UK check out the ITN news, report coming up. |
LED ZEP |
12-10-2007 3:51 PM |
GT/BT RAMBLE ON BLACK DOG IMTOD FOR YOUR LIFE TRAMPLED UNDERFOOT CUSTARD PIE? NOBODY'S FAULT BUT MINE NO QUARTER SIBLY DAZED & CONFUSED STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME |
LED ZEP |
12-10-2007 3:52 PM |
Misty Mountain Hop |
Philosophical |
12-10-2007 4:08 PM |
Immigrant Song |
Casey Love |
12-10-2007 4:10 PM |
They showed an entire minute of Black Dog on BBC News 24, saying "that's all we're allowed to show". |
THE ROVER |
12-10-2007 4:12 PM |
WOW. Talk about incredible set list. I cannot wait to see this! Thanks for updates everyone! |
LED ZEP |
12-10-2007 4:14 PM |
This seems to be it
GT/BT RAMBLE ON BLACK DOG IMTOD FOR YOUR LIFE TRAMPLED UNDERFOOT CUSTARD PIE*****the confusion over this continues NOBODY'S FAULT BUT MINE NO QUARTER SIBLY DAZED & CONFUSED STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME MISTY MOUNTAIN HOP KASHMIR
encore WHOLE LOTTA LOVE |
LED ZEP |
12-10-2007 4:27 PM |
2nd Encore is 'Rock And Roll' |
Casey Love |
12-10-2007 4:36 PM |
CONCERT COMPLETE 11:15pm London
"Good Times, Bad Times" "Ramble On" "Black Dog" "In My Time of Dying" "For Your Life" (first time ever played live) "Trampled Underfoot" "Nobody's Fault But Mine" "No Quarter" "Since I've Been Lovin' You" "Dazed and Confused" "Stairway To Heaven" "The Song Remains the Same" "Misty Mountain Hop" "Kashmir"
Encore: "Whole Lotta Love" "Rock and Roll"
LED ZEPPELIN TRIUMPHANT!! JIMMY ROCKED!! JIMMY ROLLED!! FINAL BOWS!! SMILES ALL AROUND! THE 02 CROWD IS ROARING! ROARING!! ROARING!!
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BEER4ONE |
12-10-2007 4:38 PM |
i Love you Zeppelin !!!!! [color="#00FFFF"][/color] |
LED ZEP |
12-10-2007 4:51 PM |
Good Times Bad Times' "The set started with a clip from 'The Song Remains The Same' DVD with an American news clip telling of they broke The Beatles' attendance record for a gig in 1973 in California. Simple stage set, video screen behind the band."
'Ramble On' "'Ramble On' done in extremely slow, bluesy manner, with shards of electric guitar from Jimmy Page."
'Black Dog' "Page wearing dark shades, quite muddy sound. Crowd singing the 'ah-ah' bits back at Plant."
'In My Time Of Dying' "Page is playing bottleneck guitar. Plant spoke for the first time before song, saying 'Good evening'."
'For Your Life' "That's not something you get to hear often these days, Led Zeppelin giving a song its live debut."
'Trampled Under Foot' "Before starting Plant told the crowd it was the band's attempt to sound like Robert Johnson's 'Terraplane Blues'."
'Nobody's Fault But Mine' "There are huge screen's dominating the O2 Arena, they split into four sometimes, goes monochrome, colour etc...quite spectacular."
'No Quarter' "Following the song Plant paid tribute to John Paul Jones, who played keyboards and bass on the track."
'Since I've Been Loving You' "A bit of a style guide for you, all the band are dressed in black bar Page who is rocking a white shirt. As for the song they gone for the epic version....very bluesy."
'Dazed And Confused' "Settle yourselves in, we're expecting a ten minute version of this classic... it was. At the end of it of the song Plant told the audience 'On guitar Jimmy Page, just as he did on 'The Song Remains The Same' DVD which was filmed in Madison Square Garden in the 70s."
'Stairway To Heaven' "What do you think happened? Right! From the moment those opening notes rang out the whole audience went absolutely crazy. The atmosphere is electric. Afterwards Plant said "Ahmet, we did it!"
'The Song Remains The Same' "A fairly straight version of the classic. The sound is still a bit muddy and quiet though."
'Misty Mountain Hop' "Plant kicked this one off by praising the job drummer Jason Bonham has been doing, stepping into his late father's shoes tonight."
'Kashmir' "Yet another epic, as this song cracks the ten minute mark. Plant introduced this one declaring 'We've got people from 50 countries here and this is the 51st'. Afterwards they left the stage to loud applause. Will they do an encore? What do you reckon..."
'Whole Lotta Love' "... of course they come back to deafening applause. And it's an extended version of the old 'Top Of The Pops' theme. Then once more the band leave the stage with a visibly emotional Plant declaring: 'Thanks to everybody. Thanks Ahmet Ertegun, this one for is Ahmet Ertegun as we remember the days when Atlantic Records was the best label on the planet!'."
'Rock And Roll' "Just time for one more, as after two hours the night reaches its climax, and what a stomper to go out on." |
radickvonk LED ZEPPELIN |
12-10-2007 7:44 PM |
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Peetah, Peetah, Peetah! the review |
12-10-2007 7:50 PM |
Led Zeppelin reunion: the review
The first opinion from NME.COM's critic at the O2 Arena 3 hours ago
You might think it couldn't possibly live up to expectation but, it transpires, the opposite is in fact true of Led Zeppelin's first public appearance in 19 years.
They seem buoyed by the deafening roars that greet their every twitch tonight - everyone present in the O2 Arena is willing their performance to the realms of greatness. It's almost impossible to be subjective, to not be sucked in.
It takes plant three songs before he offers a cursory "good evening". By the time they've blasted through an incendiary 'Good Times Bad Times', a dramatic 'Ramble On' and the stop start rhythms of Black Dog'. He needn't say anything.
Next They launch into 'Nobody's Fault But Mine' and Zep are smiling at each other, only occupying about six foot of the enormous stage. You wouldn't believe this is a band who haven't played together for so long.
They do No Quarter' and they're locked in as tight as if it were the 1970s. Only the close ups on the screen at the back give away their advanced years.
Launchomh into a version of 'Dazed And Confused' that seems to last forever but every last second is enthralling.
Jimmy Page is lit up by lasers and at the song's climax Robert Plant yells out "Jimmy Page on electric guitar!" in a moment the resonates ri |
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