Yes I remember those days. There was a lot more freedom to be enjoyed. For the rich and famous and also for the common folk. Zep was one of a kind. Nothing has ever come close to it.
Plant has mentioned in interviews it was just a pragmatic business decision. Cheaper than flying the entire entourage commercial and more private. I had no idea it was so plush. Led Zeppelin was so far ahead of their time in so many ways.
@@Caledoniarose Exactly. Why is everyone getting their knickers in a twist that they had a plane. Rock and Roll is a business. Not a hobby or a crusade.
@@zivkovicableTrue. One groupie that the management 'hid' in Page's room was reported to be 13 years old. Which begs the question: 'Why weren't the police involved?
@@frannieo6128 100%. It's absolutely shameful that he has never faced any action for kidnapping, grooming, and raping a child over a protracted period. He's a thoroughly evil paedophile, in the same vein as Roman Polanski.
The Starship was not "Led Zeppelin's airplane". It was a rental, once they were done using it the band logo was painted over and the next band that had reserved it rolled on. The Allman Brothers and other big acts of the era rented it frequently.
Where did you get that quote? The video never stated it was “Led Zeppelin’s airplane” They mentioned how much it cost to lease and it contained booze and caviar.
@@scottclark5383, The plane "Ceasars Palace" is a completely different plane. You're correct in saying it was owned by Cesar's Palace. It was the plane used by various bands after "The Starship" was grounded because it had become old, and unsafe.
I remember being on the tarmac trying to get on the plane. I told Peter Grant that my girlfriend was on the plane. His response: Yeah, a lot of people's girlfriend's are on the the plane.
@@maryjogreen1706it's not satanic, it is indigenous. There's a difference. Christianity turned Kernunnos, our God of the forest into your devil. Almost as bad as the glaring mistranslations in the King James Bible
Not so true, Jimmy was interested in Aleister Crowley was into occultism. He lived in old castles that were English history. They weren't satanic. @maryjogreen1706
I was born in 74, but I agree, Zeppelin is the best! I love their music now, just as much as I loved them the first time I ever heard them and the first Zeppelin song I heard was Stairway to Heaven. 🔮
@littlekingtrashmouth9219 Indeed. In the video of the tribute LZ at the Kennedy Center he looks terrific. He also has a somewhat distinguished appearance. Like a statesman of sorts.
I saw Zeppelin twice. At that time they were a giant Phenomenon, they were magical and pioneers of their type of music covered by thousands over the years. I later saw Page and Plant, then I saw Plant on his solo tour, and then I saw The Firm, Paul Rodger’s Jimmy Page,Cris Slade and Tony Franklin a super band! Those were the days.I saw all the big name bands a lot more than once.
@@wyleetolson9182Thanks, it’s an age thing, that’s really it. Concerts were my generations thing . I’m not bragging at all, it’s sad all these guys are over or touring in their seventies. There’s no money selling albums anymore. I grew up in Hawaii and the San Francisco Bay Area so there was always concerts.
@@thelastrebelshow1627 I always wished I was apart of that generation. I’m a big fan of concerts. Have spent my last dime before just to see a show. Those experiences are priceless
I was born in 74, so, obviously, I didn't get to see them during the 70s. But, I saw Page & Plant twice in 1995, and again, on their second tour in 1998. The difference, in sound, between the 2 shows in '95, and the show in '98 was like night and day. They sounded so much better the second time around. Obviously, their band had much more playing/practice time together. Their second tour also incorporated more Zeppelin classics, like "No Quarter" (with keyboard effects and all), as well as "Custard Pie," "Houses of The Holy," and "That's The Way." Good times.
@allseeingotto2912 unfortunately not, it went into storage at Luton Airport at the end of the 70s. In 1982 it was sold to a Middle Eastern buyer, who proceeded to dismantle the aircraft for parts.
I saw 3 times in NYC. It was an out of body experience. Unbelievably intertwined and in sinc with each other. They're up there with Elvis and the Beatles. No others❤❤❤ i also have a backstage pass, priceless.
Hopefully, AI soon gets to a point where it can somehow manage to produce Great songs that sound exactly like Led Zeppelin themselves wrote and performed them, in their heyday. At least before it kills us, anyway.
That is the pinnacle of a epic band as zeppelin was , Absolut insanity, wild dreams really came true in that plane ✈️, the world indeed were on their feet 🦶 and the girls at the palm of their hands 🙌🏼 simply paradise on air .
There was a story I heard a long time ago, where Led Zeppelin were getting off their plane, who happened to be on the same tarmac with his plane? Elvis Presley. The guys saw him and were starstruck and had to go over to meet Elvis. Elvis apparently said something like oh guys nice plane you have there, the lads said on no we rent it out... Elvis replied and 'I own my one' ...
cool story, but buying those planes really sank Elvis financially. When he died the estate was actually several million in the hole, in seventies money. Which is what prompted Lisa Marie to eventually open Graceland
Yeah and they created some of the best music ever written, so damn right they got this in return. There are plenty of “musicians” with private jets and luxuries beyond our wildest dreams that have somehow got all that with a catalogue of awful music and side hustles. Bands like Zeppelin were the authentic OGs…forever legends!
@@w3vjp568 That's absolutely right. They did steal a lot of music. They were also known for 'liking' teenage girls - which would make them culprits of child molestation and statutory r*pe.
@@charlesking5328 I agree to disagree. My uncle took me to Madison Square Garden when I was 14, and I was absolutely blown away, by Dazed and Confused. R.I P. John Bonham😞
The excess would have happened no matter what. This was actually Grant's idea. They would get a floor at a hotel/airport relatively centrally located to a batch of scheduled gigs. That way they would have the same transport and be staying in the same place and same rooms for a period of time. He brilliance as a manager is so forgotten of flat out unkown still.
We saw Zepp in 77. Pontiac Shitdome.... Main floor. 50 feet from the stage on Jimmy Page's side of the stage. Opening song was the Song Remains the Same. Thank God we grew up when we did. 🇺🇲
Dudes,backstage with Zep at Montrose in '78: awesome. Wild scene man,Robert and I were singing "Bloody Blue Pain" in acappela and got tons of laughs. No doubts, this band was wild. But thise days are over now . Sure miss it....wow.
Now Robert is living with demons that were conjured at a house he bought. It has plagued him ever since and disseminated his desire to pursue his music career further.
Please someone make a movie about Peter Grant the G.O.A.T. manager who was able to get a 90 ( Led Z ) 10 ( promoters ) split for their concerts when they blew up .
In his town village last year plant pulled behind me in his pick up , i instantly put on houses of the holy and did the best strutting and thrusting i could whikst driving , he will never know!
Do you live in the same town? If so, just find him some time, and drive by him, when he's out of his truck, with the Music jamming. Then park, and get out like you don't even know he's there.
Little known fact. Due to Robert Plants schooling in Accounting, is why he was looking for ways that Led Zeppelin could save money, streamline their spending and do things smarter. The Star Ship was 1 of their many intelligent ways to spend smarter, save on endless commercial flights & hotels. It obviously also allowed them to travel quicker (time is $), have more fun (dual use), an extremely good idea by Plant.
Well....., there were SOME BANDS which were SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER. The Who, Rolling Stones, Canned Heat, Hendrix, Cream, Deep Purple, Yes, Jethro Tull,....
@@basher5107Deep Purple 💜 will always be better than Led zeppelin! They were better musicians and show men. They outsold zepellin a long time ago. They are still churning out albums.
Wrong- How many albums did Deep Purple sell? They were listed in the 1975 Guinness Book of World Records as "the globe's loudest band" for a 1972 concert at London's Rainbow Theatre and have sold over 100 million albums worldwide. Zeppelin has sold over 300 million
Peter Grant was instrumental in helping this band become wealthy beyond their dreams. He made d*mn sure they maximized their earnings.. sometimes by sheer intimidation.
Wasn't that the show where there was a riot because it started raining and Zepp walked off stage and the police started at the stage in riot gear and started beating the eff out of everyone with their police batons driving the crowd towards the exits and away from the stage? My mom saw them in Tampa in the early 70's when that happened. She said it was 73' or 74'.
Yeah it didn't make sense when he said $200,000 ($1.1 million in today's dollars). That's the price of a rental, or maintenance, but not a Boeing airliner which is $10s of millions!
Never again any of this Early 70’s was by far the golden/early years of creativity and excellence in music and partying Now its beat machines and people watching concerts thru their phones😂😂😂
Um ... no, the golden years of excellence in music occurred several hundred years ago when Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven - the greatest composers in history - came and went.
What are you babbling on about? The "internet" has brought music, on a mass scale, to the entire world for free. How, pray tell, is that bad?? The only thing the internet ruined was the Western Political "narrative," and that was an extraordinarily good thing to ruin.
@@aussiesurfer805 and whats your point ffs? It doesn’t alter the fact that the internet has effectively destroyed the music industry especially for new up and coming groups, its damaged the film industry, cities and town centres have had a massive loss in income due to online shopping and that includes the decline of banking branchs which has a real impact on families and jobs, this has also lead to the rise of monster corporations which due to their economic size can treat the workers like slaves so I think I win this one so keep snorting that sand rock pool surfer 😘
I can’t even imagine how amazing that experience must have been. Only a couple of hand full of people have ever shared that ability… how diverse the human experience can be
My two favorite Zeppelin tunes are "Achilles Last Stand" and "No Quarter". I love a lot of their other tunes too but those two are absolutely in a realm of their own!
Hey those are my favs too No Quarter from The Song Remains The Same is the most incredible guitar I've ever heard The ending and beginning chord progression of Achilles last stand are like beauty infinite
For me Achilles is the perfect encapsulation of everything I love about electric Zep. The song I place in the same position on the acoustic side is Friends.
@@NEMESISISDEAD hell yeah brother. Achilles Last Stand literally sounds like an epic battle in the heavens above between the gods. No Quarter in a deep winter night snow storm is just otherworldly
They didn't pay $200,000 for a Boeing 720. They spent $200,000 modifying one that they had been leasing for about $10,000 per month -- which was actually an amazingly good deal at the time. I love the way these stories get so hyped up because people can't wait to wet their pants over inflation. At least get it right. It's a Boeing 720 for krieky's sake. Even if you, the average RU-vid viewer, took your life savings and travelled back in time you wouldn't be able to buy one.
