Love this! Page was tearing it up! Paul and Jimmy. Great combo. I got to see The Firm in Boston and also Worcester Centrum in Massachusetts. I was 19. Awesome!
priceless indeed... loving it more with each watching. i've seen jimmy on GREAT nights and on not-so-great nights and never left disappointed in any way. the presence tour is still my favourite guitar night ever. wish they'd filmed more of that. he's my favourite of the "triad." unlike eric and jeff, he really hung onto his blues-punk roots and of the three, of almost anyone playing actually, his versatility and song-writing are unmatched. and paul rodger's totally belts this baby.
Funny... watched the video three times. Big Page fan but this is pretty sloppy stuff. Suddenly realized I was actually at this show! Gawd I was drunk! The Page ovation when he walked out was like a 747 taking off in the living room. Great fun. It really doesn't matter who's "better." The building swayed with magic from start to finish.
OK, perhaps his not best show, but let us put things in to perspective of this time period. 1. John Bonham's passing. 2. LED ZEPPELIN BREAKS UP. 3. Jimmy at this point is battling a heavy drug addiction. 4. Page is playing a BLONDE/ BOTS WANNA BROWN TELECASTER WITH A PARSON'S/WHITE B-BENDER, which in itself is very unusual, but still kicks ass. 5. Page is playing with Paul Rodger's of Bad Company, in support of RONNIE LANE AGAINST Multiple Sclerosis. Bottom line = PRICELESS
That I can understand totally .I liked some of the jazz stuff Beck has done but I was sure ready for him to get back to playing heavy rock music . When Beck isnt too caught up in all the wierd volume swells and his well known whammy bar obsession ,he can be pretty fantastic. But Jimmy Page is the player I d rather hear than anyone else . Page likes those rude ,obnoxious flanged out tones that are reaaly thick and weighty . Thats what I like to hear
It doesn't matter how Bad Page is playing in this time period. This wasn't a headlining Page or Zeppelin gig. This was for charity. Page was being good just being there.
hasekdom He had just come off a 7 year Heroin Addiction. he clearly lost a lot of skill. Lets see how well you could play with 7 years of heroin in your system. Also, you can clearly tell he was trying his best and the audience weren't booing, they were cheering.
There are no excuse's in the Guitar Legend Game! Page is a Legend, He just has not Impressed me or done anything exciting since 71' to 79'. Out of The Three. Jeff Beck has Impressed everyone till this Day.You might be a Page fan forever, but God Man, Open your eye's and Ears. I love Early Page, But Jeff is the True LEGEND Here!!!
in that time Jimmy Page was back, congratulations Jimmy said John Paul to him, you're back. you can reach it up to Led Zeppelin's time ! Wow what a Show? 4:42 min " How are you doing, ..nice to see you.." SOON TO COME
Both of those guitars have string benders in them but since they were designed for lightweight country picking then I am not surprised something went wrong thrashing the shit out of them like that.
@zabbott51 Mine will not Change. I'm a Beckster and I'm sticking with him. I think he's on his way back from the White House. He was asked, along with some other Blues greats to perform on behalf of the President.
@rokarolla Page apparently went cold turkey after the ARMS show in London (after taking shit from his friends because of it). So here Jimmy is not on heroin, just cocaine and Jack Daniels to make life easier :)
@zabbott51 Jimmy Page is amazing but when you bring Jeff Beck into the discussion you are at a different level - Beck is the only guitarist Jimi Hendrix sought out in England for advice about the guitar. "Clapton is God" ...he is not my god. Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck grew up in the same neighborhood in England...that must have been some fuckin neighborhood!!!!!!!
@johntg123 Jimmy Page was Amasing,his 1973 performance of "Since I been loving You" without the Overdubs is Timeless. Jeff Beck is just the Guitar players Guitar player. You can take Your Shredders, your guitar perfectionists and your Fingertappers put them all in one and Jeff will turn heads where ever He Goes at 68yrs of age,Jimmy and Eric, Will have a hard time keeping up with Jeff. Are we Done. Or would you like to watch Jeff and give me your Critic one more time. Opinions are like Assholes
This band was interesting because of the quality of the players obviously. I heard them and they were definitely good. But like in h this video it was kind of strange. Jimmy played these quite intricate guitar licks and Rodgers singing his bluesy style it just didn't seem to fit together really. Don't get me wrong they were great players individually etc., but like a winning team it somehow was like they were competing for attention in the music rather than integrating into one "SOUND." I know that's abstract however with Phillips being somewhat jazzy, and Jimmy as well, there never seemed to be that hard driving beat and rhythm that existed either in Led or Bad Co. Maybe I was just used to that and sort of anticipated it, who knows, but it was like a team of All Stars that didn't really play together. Their musicianship was excellent indeed. I guess I just expected something else.
Jimmy still getting high in 1983. and 84.. when did it end? My money is on 1987. I dig this tune.. Page is really really sloppy here, admit it. You know it's true.
The Absolute worst performance of the Night, Wat are you people listening to? Pages Guitar sounded like shit his fingers weren't even picking right. Page You used to be my hero! Then on walked Jeff Beck!!! and Blew your strings off!!! Do some more Heroin Jimmy!!!!!!!!!!!Beck Smoked Everyone on that stage even Clapton couldn't stand next to Jeff Beck!!! Jeff's Finest Show Ever!
