The Firm - Five From The Firm (DVD bonus) 

He's on Facebook. He is a super nice guy.

Agreed. He definitely added a unique quality to the performance & stood out with his own distinctive sound when I saw 'em live.

Blue Murder too.

I think the public did appreciate them, I saw them on both tours and they were sold out each time. Page wasn’t the healthiest at the time and that was a factor in them not continuing.

That's a complete fantasy. Paul Rodgers is elderly and thin. He's also bald and wears a toupee and has for decades. It would be saaaaaaaaaad to see them all so decrepit. Jeez, have you seen Paul lately? He's a geezer now. Jimmy sometimes looks Asian. It's just how he has aged. All of the rockers from the 60's, 70's and 80's are probably just happy to be alive. Remember Axel Rose? Remember Vince ? from Motley Crue or Mike Reno from Loverboy? The Tears for Fears guys reunited. I can't even recognize those to old men. Granted, I never cared for them really but it's just shocking how people sometimes don't even resemble who they used to be. It's called aging and it suuuuuuucks. I should know. I'm 61. If I had been in a band from way back when, I would NOT be going on tour.

​@RZK1966 I think that was the beginning of Page getting better health. He seemed like he was looking better every time I saw him after that.

@@jaxflfreebird go to bed son

@@jaxflfreebird ....are you sure you not thinking of Jason bands version of Jimmy ? LOL!

I get more of Bad Company vibe

Saw them in Omaha. Good show.

Same here , I saw them in Michigan and Ohio.

you said uncle'' well les paul was steve millers godfather

Well said

They didn't have any songs. Radioactive and Moonlight Midnight was it. 1985 was too desperate of a time for 70s Rock Gods...

Meh. The songs just don't stand out. Considering the talent in that band, you'd think it would be great. Even the best songwriters run out ideas. Page has been creatively void since 1978.

I kind of agree they're a good listen but once is enough. Gotta love the hair and suits though 🤔 oh and let's give Paul's new teeth a heads up too 😂

I loved them then and now. Now I appreciate Tony Franklin! Also a legend now!

*What direction?*

@@LeadSurge3000 Down.

@@marka8947 I read that, too. What a great friend. And we as fans benefited from it, even if we didn't know (you could kinda guess from Page's less-than-stellar playing at times). I was a young just turning 20s Zep head who went to see the Firm 2 times and SO glad I did. But for real, Page's late 80s solo tour and album as well as the 90s reunions were musically superior to the Firm work Page did. BUT STILL, I am glad I saw them. There's some "decent" live shows available (Scotland 85 is great!) on YOUTube

Dead

Yeah, and Jimmy got his sh*t largely together during this time, so it worked. I didn't see them back then, but there's a couple of filmed concerts floating around RU-vid and Jimmy is in good form and plays quite well. He's at like 85% "peak Jimmy" if you know what I mean, with small flashes of 100% Jimmy.

Don’t forget Mick Ralphs.

I think Rodgers was the perfect guy for Jimmy at this time, a very talented and very grounded guy.

Mick Ralphs was no slouch either.

Nice assessment.

Chris

Your hero is a human being with pressure and self medicates when he is stressed out. He is a great musician in Rock, and you have to excuse him for his shortcomings. I understand the disappointment though.

@@bornagainbornagain6697 There’s no excuse to show up too wasted to play when you’re a professional. You damn well know when people are forking over money to see you, the least you can do is give them their money’s worth.

@@stormbringercoming8105 I get it and you are correct. But life sometimes gets in the way of doing things by the book. I guess he just wasn't strong enough that night to control his addiction whatever the substance was.

@@bornagainbornagain6697 Well said. Y'know unfortunately these thing happen, Page probably felt like shit for disappointing his fans. I've experienced this first- hand & not proud of it, definitely not a shining moment fer sure. Hopefully the rest of the band picked up the slack, I mean c'mon they're an insanely talented lot. When I saw em live in NYC for the 1st album, the band was on point! Terrific show.

Chris Slade was an original founding member of Manfred Mann's Earth Band, playing on their eight studio albums released from 1972 to 1978.

@@Buddy_Banquet_Off wow I had no idea. interesting

@@Buddy_Banquet_OffAlso played for David Gilmour on his About Face Tour before The Firm recorded the debut album

Jackson

@@matthew4694 RIP JJ

The greatest MTV VJ. After he left it slowly declined.

@@TJR-ClassicRockCorner0124 what I find interesting about JJ after hearing stories from a series of Podcast from 3 of the original MTV VJ's om sirius XM is he was often called Club Man because he like to go clubbing almost every night.

I was at that MSG show!

Me too in Los Angeles

@@rockinron3215 los Angeles too

Class of 89, you got that right! I should have been born 10 years earlier!

​@@tomy.1846don't wish that. Your ears can listen to the past ,unfortunately we can't hear the future. I wish I was 10 years younger at 56

Coverdale Page is grossly underappreciated.

Cut Loose

That's too bad. The craziest example of this is the two "warm up" shows they played Copenhagen in 1979 just before Knebworth. These exist as decent quality bootlegs you can hear on RU-vid. The first night Jimmy is dreadful, like just awful. But THE SECOND NIGHT, man! He's playing his ass off. He's at 95% 1971-1973 Jimmy Page. He plays really well.

We hope 🙂

There is a reason they disappeared. We all went to the show hoping Page would pull out some Zeppelin magic, but it was not to be.

We would have been better off.

While not official, The Firm - Joining Forces - Jimmy Pages Fresh Starts (Collectors Edition) is a really nice DVD and the source of this video. Enjoy.

@@phredzeppelin thanks for the info

He’s the guy who sold out stadiums with bigger crowds than The Beatles. 😂

@@75YBA Now even I know that zeppelin NEVER played stadiums (Live Aid was NOT a zeppelin concert), let alone sold out one,. I'm not a big McCartney fan either, but I've noticed that every time he's in the news it's because he'd set some new STADIUM record (just like his first band)

@@GeorgeTel100 Zeppelin did play some stadiums.

@@GeorgeTel100You mean the Zeppelin concert at Tampa Stadium on May 5, 1973 that pulled in 56,800 fans and set the record for attendance at any single-act concert (eclipsing the Beatles at Shea) is just a myth or something? 🙄

@@gabbleratchet1890 ​ @gabbleratchet1890 I've already commented that I was mistaken... What's wrong with you? BESIDES, I was commenting on McCartney's and Page's SOLO (no help form other songwriters!) careers - NOT the previous bands!!!