The Untold Story of Seattle Kingdome 1977 - Led Zeppelin Documentary - Episode 1 

I'd just watched the 8mm TSRTS from the DVD menu a bunch of times on a loop this morning. It's Birmingham 5/18/77. That, along with an hour from MSG, were the only two 1977 footage videos available in the pre-you tube years. People like us learned of the existence of the Seattle pro-shot in January of 1991 when MTV had their Led Zeppelin weekend and showed 10 second snippets of TSRTS, Achillies, Bonham drum solo, and Stairway solo in the MTV Rockumentary narrated by Stephen Tyler. I flipped out "Holy shit, Look! A '77 pro-shot!" I love the depth you dive to in your films. I'm right there with you in the bathysphere.

Unbelievable research and dedication JCM!! saw Zeppelin 3 times in 75 and 77 fortunately

As always, I really appreciate your time and energy put into yet another great video. I love how you pick out so many high and low points measure by measure note by note at times. Growing up, my best buddy and I, him a guitarist me a drummer would do the same thing. Especially when it came to Zeppelin. To this day I continue the same practice of getting inside the music and examining every little morcel of riff, fill, lick, change, feel, kick, run, and inspired passion. The blood sweat and tears as it were that flows through true passionate musicians. I love listening so deeply and feeling sound. I wouldn't have it any other way. l love your work friend. It is inspiring!! I eagerly await the next episode. 🎶

Man, this was pure gold. Thank you, brother. Cant wait for part 2

Another great episode. Thank you.👍

Fantastic as usual! Thank you!

Awesome video, I really enjoyed it. Thank you JCM!

Best wishes for 2024 and thank you again for your continued superb work. Anything with Zeppelin post 1975 is hit or miss unfortunately. This is largely due to how great they were all the way up to the recording of Presence but unfortunately through the toll of pressure, isolation of life away from home and many personal issues. However despite this there are still moments of greatness post 1975 to behold. Thanks for highlighting the positive Jose.

I have always been fascinated by the story of this bootleg pro-shot show. It is the only way to watch a whole show from this tour...and professionally. The fact that you've made this video is just so...awesome. You are making an essential series of documentaries on maybe the greatest band in history...certainly the greatest live band. Keep up the great work! I wait for your videos patiently and am so excited every time you make a new one!! THANK YOU!

Thank the Hammer of the Gods this full show is on RU-vid! I’ve probably watched the Kingdome show 100 times! Cheers Jose & fellow Zep fiends ! PLAY LOUD

As usual excellent production and insights. I will have to keep my eye out for part 2

Thank you for sharing your passion and hard work. Sincerely.

These videos are so well done and informative!

One of the things that I remember most about being in NYC in June of 1977 for three shows was being amongst the Zeppelin fans all around the city. No matter where you went you could hear their music was blasting out of car stereos and boomboxes. Meeting fellow Zeppelin fans in and around the Garden getting pumped up for each show. It was amazing. Thank you for creating this channel. I feel as though the spirit of the band is still alive and well. The details that you put into each video is very much appreciated. Well done~ Rob/Boston

Thank you for this and I used to work for Fred, the music critic you quoted at the beginning. He told me about this show and said that he stayed in the same hotel as the band. He said when he was checking in he heard a commotion in the entrance and looked over his shoulder to see a group of people carrying in an unconscious Jimmy Page. He said his only thought was "how is this guy going to perform tonight, but said Jimmy played excellently that night.

Another awesome episode!! your attention to detail is fantastic so good!!! :)

To me they can do no wrong when they had a off night they still were better than their peers. I am part of the "love 1977 tour" camp. You are right a great set list throughout the tour. The "Zeppelin Curse" was in full swing on this tour, there is a title and topic for you next project. The opener TSRTS still gives the goose bumps of excitement as they take the stage oh only if I was there to feel the cosmic energy ....yeahhhh bash !!!!!. The Rover intro into Sick Again is a favorite of mine. Enjoyed this kick off and looking forward to the other episodes. Great job my friend !!!!

I’m looking forward to this tonight

Great work as usual, Jose! I agree with you, that 1977 had the best setlist of any of their tours. Although that tour was choppy at times for obvious reasons, there were just as many moments of greatness. Peace. Ernie

Great job, Jose! Like always

Thanks for the research, well done!

So cool to have this much insight into everything that made this band tick 🤘 Manythnx!

Another fantastic episode. Really enjoyed it..🎵🎸🎵

“You do the math, I’ll write the adventure”, love your narrative, so passionate and well written from the heart just like the onscreen text that allows us to still see and hear the music. I’ve learned a lot here, I never knew that the Kingdome had been demolished! I was so absorbed by this film that only the “Stay tuned for part 2” text could snap me away from Seattle 77. Can’t wait for part 2 and more song by song analysis, I ended up watching this episode 3 times in a row. I agree with you on the lifeless soundboard, I’ll always take a decent audience recording over a soundboard. I have made my own Springsteen concert film by combining the multitrack audio with RU-vid footage I’d pieced together. So now I’ve had the idea of marrying up the Seattle footage with the audience recording.

A real labour of love..........I really enjoyed it........ thanks

Damn this was a fantastic video and breakdown I could really appreciate right down to the Dragon 🐉 Pants deep analysis. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thank you for another excellent video JCM, really looking forward to part 2. There is a fascinating story about dave Lewis (TBL magazine creator) during a visit to the swan song offices in August 1981 he inquired if it would be possible to view any video footage of zeppelin in concert during a conversation with Chris boger who worked for the company CEE/Europa TV company responsible for the video screen footage on the 77 US tour. So a couple of weeks later dave was invited back to the offices to view some footage when Chris mentioned he has access to around 100 hours of footage, but could be an exaggeration. So Dave was shown to a private viewing room where lined up next next to a tv monitor was old style BASF 2000 format video cassettes containing Seattle 77, both knebworth 79 shows and Earl's court 24th and 25th shows. It's a funny coincidence that these shows are all available on bootlegs and what else is languishing in the swan song vaults. ✌

As a Western Washington native and lifelong Seattle Sports fan I love hearing my man JCM talk about the history of the Kingdome.

incredible work again😮Another huge thanks for your tireless efforts and research, even JP costume details! Your documentaries are just what I crave; lots and lots of LZ info and background, these episodes are pure gold. Am curious as to whether you'll point out in a later episode my own favorite Seattle moment when JPJ accidentally plays a note in one of the dramatic "silences" in live Stairway only to get a huge roar from Bonzo?! ( I notice *everything* Bonzo related and love this bit❤😂)

JCM, I cannot thank you enough for these. I have trouble finding time to watch them as they are released, so I know the effort that you put in to getting these episodes out is gigantic. Yes, I remember how big a deal the 1977 tour was, and if you did not act with lightning speed, you could not get tickets despite so many shows in so many large venues. No one was selling concert tickets like that on such a large scale. Saludos!

Whoa took my **Breath** away that was **Fantastical** **Mesmerizing** **Luvit** **Thank You JCM**

Jose, another superb analysis! Thanks for all your efforts! Cheers and Happy New Year!

Awesome production here my friend. Just a well done and interesting presentation about a venue I’m not familiar with and band I love. 1977 was rife with inaccuracies in live performances for LZ. But there were still some great moments. I love the jams they’d stretch in to on No Quarter. The piano and drum interludes are pretty incredible.

This is the first time I come across a Led-Zeppelinologist worthy of the name. Your insights tap into all the admiration we hold for this rock band, the only one on par with the Beatles, the two Fab Four that people will still talk and listen to in 300 years.

I was there. This concert and Page and Plant at The Gorge (an outside amphitheater in George, Washington) were some of the most memorable experiences of my life. Well done.

I remember being 14 when i heard them, i played their album on my record player it was 1972 they came to Australia the one and only time, i really wanted to go but had no way of getting there from perth! Since then other bands have taken me away and distracted me but I’ve always gone back to them! My favourite song being Kashmir.. in fact they inspired me to go to Morocco when I was 21 many years later Also i remember bat out of hell! That was huge back then what a voice! But no-one can beat Roberts voice for me, its so emotive and so full of heart! Have been listening to them a lot since my mum past as she bought the portable record player for me even though we had no money! I connect so much to the immigrant song as my grandmother’s finance was from Norway and he left his home to my grandmother when he was shot down by German paratroopers in WW2 Though she gave it to his mother Such memories Thx you for this im 65 and still listening Plus robert is doing some of his songs recently on stage hes still a master vocalists at his age as far as im concerned Im 65 and still in love 🥰 😅

Wonderful stuff. Thanks

Well done. Thanks man.

Nice job putting this together! I went to this show, and remember a rumor that people were somewhat afraid that the band would bring the roof down! I didn't care and went anyway! The sound and video screens weren't great, but the experience almost rivaled the 75 show in the coliseum! I still can't believe tickets for big name acts were so cheap then! We got there in the morning and spent the day in the parking lot waiting for the show. The crowd was entertainment too!

so awesome! What a great job you did on this video. You take attention to detail to a whole new level. Zep has been my number one for 35 years and I just love learning more about them bc I wasn't born when they were together and touring. In fact, Bonzo died on the very same day I turned 1 year's old.

Saw them on this tour in St. Louis at the Arena. Unfortunately I don't remember it too well, so it's nice to see these videos as a reminder. I do remember getting the tickets though about 6 months earlier. That was quite an adventure, lol! My favorite song from the live Seattle show is Achilles Last Stand.

I love this show. It's the very definition of Tight But Loose. I'm just glad we have it. Awesome work as usual JCM. Zeppelin took chances. Sometimes it worked and sometimes it didn't but that's what makes them exciting to listen to live. The film has it's obvious limitations and the band is battling themselves and the cavernous sound of the then Kingdome but I think they for the most part pulled it off.

Another excellent analysis of a LZ show. Really love watching these.

My two brothers and I went to this show along with some other friends. I was 14 at the time. When we heard that Led Zeppelin was playing in the Kingdome there was no doubt in our minds, we would find a way to be there. It wasn't easy at that time to purchase tickets. You had to physically be at the ticket counter when they went on sale. The closest place for us to buy tickets was the Bon Marche at the Tacoma Mall. We camped/partied there overnight. It got crazy when the sun came up and the crowd grew. The cops showed up in force and sprayed mace over the crowd after someone was pushed through the glass door entrance from the line pushing. I got my ticket and getting into the show was another story, I will leave that and my thoughts on the show on your next video. But, I will say this. Kashmir was my favorite song of the show. Thank you for putting this out. It really needed to be done and you did an excellent job on it. I am looking forward to your next one.

Gold as always Jose

Nice work J

Great first episode, looking forward to the next installment! My experience finding this by chance as a bootleg was tenuous to say the least. I've never liked the idea of unofficial recordings but I couldn't resist watching it in the early 2000's when I stumbled upon it in trading circles. I think i've watched it more than a dozen times and I still find parts of it mind bending and occasionally shocking to see Page as thin as he is, wondering if a strong breeze would send him off like a piece of paper. The band is very on course and you can tell that playing 3 hour sets are the only way to satisfy such an eager crowd. They know that such large venues are now the party central that people go to and they do deliver the goods. Most bands would die a horrible death on stage with an acoustic set, with folks screaming and setting off fire works but Robert knows how to handle a crowd, it's incredible. Btw, other than the obvious reason for wearing white on stage to be seen better, I think its a nod to the Clockwork Orange droogs from the movie of the same name. Bonzo dresses up like this for the '75 tour in his boiler suit and bowler hat, I think the band carry on this image for '77.

I finish out my Saturday nights with your Zeppelin videos. The research and musician’s stand point that you see it with, really satisfies my interest into the more technical aspects of ALL of it. Being a musician and big Zeppelin fan myself. However, I’m not sure if you’ve been complimented on this, but your narration is fantastic and very well written. I’ve been watching since you did the ITTOD series. And I’ll continue to support.

Great stuff! Have a great year! I never saw my heros perform tho.

Thank Jose! Very good, sir.

Great work Jose! I was too young to go see them at the Oakland Coliseum but my brother told me, they were too loud. Tea for one happens to be one of my favorite Page solos on record because he stretched out. I know I jumped off base a bit but from the SEA footage I saw, I thought it was good and I would’ve been ecstatic to see them live w/the original members.

Thankyou for that concert,been looking for it for yrs.My oldest bro attended that concert,thx for the facts too

Great video, I love the 77 tour. The thing is with Zeppelin, they may have been a bit rusty at times but as my dad always said “They played for over three hours!” when he saw them, he definitely wasn’t disappointed leaving the venue. One interesting thing I have is a tour itinerary from this tour, well a copy bought from a record store in LA, but it’s very insightful and interesting!

Really enjoyed the audio montage at the beginning. Super cool. Enjoyed the whole thing, but the intro was a standout. Interesting how late you came across this show. It has been on YT since around 2008 or so, although you had to dig for it. Shadowman "The Nobs" as I recall. That guy published all the good stuff....always wondered where he'd got it all from. Kind of imagined he was the guy that robbed Page all those years ago.

It's nice to have complete concerts to listen to when I'm tinkering in my garage or working in the yard. I was only 6 when Bonham passed, but saw Plant & Page twice in Cleveland in the 90's. Love my live Zeppelin! As a guitar player myself, I too can attest to the solo skills going south as I down IPA's.

Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!

You can feel and see Bonham’s anger and frustration at times. My guess is that he’s not too happy with his dope-sick guitarist, shaking his head in disgust. Robert always seemed to struggle vocally after a break in any given tour. The intimacy of the Center Coliseum was much better I think. Jim looked terrible this night…and it really showed three nights later in Tempe, Az. What a disaster. He just doesn’t look like he’s enjoying himself. Cocaine is no solution to when you’re out of heroin. He was just sinking deeper and deeper and it’s just terrible. This show deserves an audience tape listen I think…to be appreciated fully. Hey, they were rusty from a few weeks off and likely looking very much forward to getting this final leg over and done with. Excellent job once again Jose. Thank you.

Hi JCM, this Alex Lifeson fan has been missing in action for some time. Hope all is more than well with the Zep crowd. I was thinking of you over Christmas. One of my fine sisters gifted me, " One Long Tune - the life and music of Lenny Breau ". It's not just because you have the facial hair to match, you have chops, brother, your playing is comparable. My neighbour's son on the classical guitar was overjoyed I gifted him Geddy Lee's auto biography, let's keep the flame of rock alive!

This is fun for me to watch because this was my second real concert, McCartney the year before being my first! My older siblings were cool enough to take their innocent little brother (I was 13/14). I've owned a copy of this show for years, and if I know this was nowhere near their best, it filled in giant gaps in my memory - was a bit overwhelmed at time to remember much. Seeing the shots of the lines outside before the show almost is almost a bigger trip for me! That parking lot was wild...

First concert I ever saw was the 1977 Led Zeppelin show in Oakland, CA - a Day on the Green outdoor event. I won tickets on the radio from KFRC. Judah Priest opened (their first US tour), followed by Derringer. Good stuff, good times!

I remember when the Stones came in '81 the Seattle PI and others said things like "this has got to be their last tour. Mick is 38 for heaven's sake."

I was at the Kingdome 1977 show. I was also at the first three shows in the Kingdom in 1976: Wings Over America in June; Eagles with Linda Ronstadt in August; and Aerosmith in September. The Wings performance was excellent. there was a big-enough PA system to support the full venue. The Eagles was also very good…but you could almost hear some rumbling from the roof when Randy Meisner sang “Take It To The Limit.” I was looking at his face and I didn’t know if the strained look was from trying to hit the high notes or from his ability to hear the rumbling! Aerosmith was OK….it was Aerosmith….but I never wanted to go back to the Kingdome for another concert again to be honest. However, on July 17, 1977, my buddy, a local record shop owner, asked me if I wanted to go see Led Zeppelin. I was reluctant…and we had to move quickly because time was running out. I had a 1968 Corvette….but I had some run-ins with the slaw and I didn’t want to drive over the speed limit…so I let my buddy drive. We went to Bremerton and took the ferry across to Seattle. The ferry terminal was near the Kingdome. We got to the show and I was really excited amateur hearing my buddy tell me how awesome Led Zeppelin was in concert. WHAT A LETDOWN!! Probably the worst and most boring concert I ever witnessed. I couldn’t wait to leave. It was even worse than a Grateful Dead show. A exceedingly long drum solo was only part of what made it bad. It was totally uninspired. Robert Plant had what looked like a coffee cup he was drinking from…it might have been booze but I got the impression he was drinking coffee - just to stay awake!! Horrible show. My friend kept saying afterwards that the other shows he had seen were much better. This was when I realized the Zeppelin had lost its air…it was a band on a downward spiral into rock ‘n’ roll history. In 2007, another friend was trying to reach me (I was living in Europe) because he wanted me to meet him in London to see the Led Zeppelin reunion show at O2. I’m glad he never got a hold of me…my prior experience left me with absolutely no desire to see Zeppelin again….even for a free ticket! That was my experience on July 17, 1977. I guess I was never a diehard Zeppelin fan anyway…but this show did nothing to convert me.

Grew up in Yakima and loved this episode. Too young. Did see the Monsters of Rock in 1988 in that venue. :)

Great!💥💥💥

Agreed that 1977 was the best set list for Zeppelin tunes. Witnessing Zeppelin play Achilles Last Stand was a once in a lifetime moment. I saw them at the Pontiac Silverdome three months earlier and the sheer force of that show was legendary. The only problem I had was the delay in the sound to video above the stage. Sadly it was hit and miss with Jimmy's addictions. I know both Silverdome & Kingdome utilized Worldstage for the video.

Zeppelin was powerful and LOUD in the Kingdome. Great concert!

Like I've told you this before..saw them a few days in Oakland after The Kingdome show..Jimmy wasn't a Baby anymore..he didn't look like he just woke up..After ..Melancholy Page Boys got it on! Great stuff as usual JCM!

For several reasons I have a lot to say about this video. I started playing guitar in about 1969, so now I am a very accomplished player. I was there at both the Zeppelin show and the Wings show. So first I do have to say thank you for the time and effort it took you to make this video. However I do take issue with a lot of the things that you said. To be honest I don't even know where to start. Maybe I will start with a little history and personal insight. I saw Zeppelin back in 72 - 73 at the Seattle Center Coliseum. I will say that those were much better shows.. acoustically anyway. The Kingdome had a reputation for bad acoustics for bands to play in, and rightfully so. Those days and times were so different and unless you lived through them there is no way to describe it. So I can tell you when I went to those shows it wasn't in the mindset of a Critic, thank God for that. However it was in the mindset of a stoned teenager who just wanted to have fun and hear the music, and maybe get laid that night. So I could care less that I paid $10 for a ticket or how many times Jimmy wore his white dragon suit.. and I still don't care. My girlfriend and I stayed at a Waterfront Hotel called the Edgewater Inn that was Infamous in those days. It was famous because that's where all the rock stars stayed when they came to Seattle. So I stayed they're on the same nights that Zeppelin and Wings stayed there. Ever heard of the famous night that Zeppelin had a incident with a mud shark that they had caught out of the hotel window? I was there. Anyway I guess I have to cut you some slack because maybe you're just a young critic. I can tell you though that Jimmy used to play those F notes on purpose.. check out how many times he uses an F note out of place in The Stairway to Heaven solo and it sounds great... and that obviously was no mistake... Jimmy was a master, he was playing as a studio musician when he was very young. Thanks so I am looking forward to part 2.

One small correction: The Seattle Mariners played their first game in 1977.

As a huge Zep fan and lover of bootlegs, this is a show I've never gone near. 77 was rough

Ive seen this show on youtube many times. I LIKED IT. Bonham ROCKED it. 'nuff said.

Enjoyed seeing my photos at 10:46 and 11:05. Glad you could use them. As far as the "F" in OTHAFA, I get your point, but I think JP intentionally "underbent" that note up from an E on the 17th fret on his B string for dramatic effect, basically intentional dissonance. Or it was the sleeping sickness.

I was at that show...still have my ticket stub!!! Met Robert Plant in LA in 81 in a restaurant El Coyotes. I remembered he said he was deaf in his left ear during that show. I asked him about it.

**Awesome!!!** & i have NOT even watched it yet! heh **Excited** YAY **Thank YOU** in advance tho!

Ive played Zeppelin songs on drums drunk or whatever at shows in the distant past & yes it is humbling to say the least!! Glad im clean & sober 10yrs now!!❤

Fascinating insight Jose. The coverage of this tour in the press in England was vague, other than the Bill Graham incident, which went massive. The band were referred to as Rock n roll bullies. Bonzo coming off the worst. I got to hear the tour probably in 1978 through Badge Holders & Destroyer. I was so surprised as to how over blown the band had become. Other than Achilles & Tea for One, Presence seemed to offer a more short sharpe shock, moving them away from the Floyd & Genesis one side album length numbers. Huge drum solos & piano meanderings was starting to be avoided by many bands in the uk, who we’re listening to what the fans wanted. At this point Zeppelin were for all purpose’s an American band. The Ramones, Blondie, Television & even Van Halen early on brought something to the UK that fitted into what we wanted. I think Zeppelin’s tax exile had them looking at stadium rock for their future, which is what Peter Grant wanted. Once you go large where else is there to go??? Brilliant episode JCM👍🙏

Yeah it was an epic event. The parking lot before the show was probably one story that stood on its own. I drank too much, my buddy got laid....more beer poured out by the cops than you've ever seen!! Then, about 2am the cops retreated and it was ON! Fireworks and partying on a grand scale. I had passed out in our lean-to(a refrigerator box we found on the way back from the liquor store!) and woke to a couple doing the horizontal bop almost right on top of me! I was hungover the next morning and in the crowd seen by the fence at the SW Entrance.

Playing in a band while hooked on H is like spinning a wheel. Brilliance one night and totally lost on others.

🌠Duuude 1977 ...happy new year...

Great work. I have seen what I think is an isolated version of just Over the Hills from this show, as well as some other versions from this time. This was not the night to try it, but I believe Jimmy had been exploring F# Phrygian instead of sticking to F# blues during the solo where Jones mostly outlines the F# minor chord. The song is in the key of D which includes the notes g and d, which are dissonant against the F#minor chord, even though this chord is in the key of D. Well placed and timed it might come off sounding “outside” or avant-garde. The 1975 Earls Court versions are so fast it’s hard to notice. But in the RU-vid video of this or a similar 77 show he clearly hits the open g or d strings-poorly timed and it seems Jones wasn’t filled in or rehearsed with it. Any thoughts from others who have wondered or researched this?

Even on a off night they still were the best and will always be the best that ever did it ♥️✌🏼

I was here in 77! Before the concert my girlfriend and I were cruising on Aurora Blvd. There was a limousine about 10-15 cars ahead and I’d never seen a limousine before I tried to catch up to it but the limousine sped up and was evasive, but I persisted, and eventually the limousine slowed down to the speed limit. back then limousines and cars did not have darkened windows so when I pulled up next to the British looking limousine, there was a guy in the backseat with long blonde, curly hair and wearing sunglasses. I had a pretty good idea about who it was, I’ll let you decide. As for the concert? Jimmy sounded horrible for the first half of the concert but as the concert progressed all of a sudden Led Zeppelin shined, and I’ve never heard of better band in my life.

I still think the one of the best live shows that they did early era was the tour of Australia and New Zealand on February 16th and conclude on February 29th. But the 27th of everything I could find and listen to and just wish they would release a dvd or something of that complete tour which I believe there is a bootleg out there but all of them were just incredible and all in top form..I have many vinyl bootlegs but really wish the Australia TV corp would or someone release it even in black & white and as Page being the reason I play guitar for 4+ decades and know most of their songs to play on guitar, Drums and Bass and some piano and being a huge fan like JCM here.. Just would be incredible and you know is all sitting at their studio or house or Jimmy has it and just sitting on it. Just watch Rock N Roll & immigrant song that you can find on RU-vid alone as the performance is incredible🤘🏻🎸🤘🏻 what a bunch of lucky 30,000 people and the idiots just walking behind the stage not even watching this incredibly gifted amazing artist. But anyways thank you o another incredible video JCM and your hard work for Zeppelin fans like you & I and so many others..you rock dude🤘🏻🎸🤘🏻

Maybe in part II will present the fact that the show was almost late due to Robert having the stage moved to the football (soccer) pit area for good luck as he had attended the Sounders game at the Dome the previous night. A friend once visited Jimmy and was informed by Page that he drank a couple of beers for stage jitters but further delays he took a couple of qualudes to relax.

When it comes to live bootleg recordings, I much prefer the *raw* sound taken directly off the audio mixing console - which gets you as close (musically speaking) to Led Zeppelin as possible. Love the band’s new live sound for 1977 - with Bonzo’s bright, crisp and cutting-through-the-mix stainless-steel shell Ludwig drum kit, and Jonesy’s electric Alembic bass guitar plugged into his Gallien-Kreuger amplifiers and speaker cabinets. Led Zeppelin live in 1977 was the ’70s to the max in my opinion: the set list, performance style (many daring adventures and musical surprises), Pagey’s spot-on, dialed-in-perfectly electric guitar tone and visually stunning white poppy/dragon stage costume - in tandem with his showmanship *eurythmics*, and the solid interactions of Bonzo and Jonesy - both dressed in white as well, et cetera, et cetera... I could go on typing for days... Lol! Thanks again, JCM - Happy New Year & Best Wishes for 2024!

Best Zeppelin channel on RU-vid

Don't care how long or drawn out it is......the best thing to do with shows like this, is put it on when you have a long arduous choir to do...like the dishes or cleaning. I put on long stuff because I enjoy it more when I'm busy working, cleaning, or just doing something I"m not fond of. Sounds strange I know. Short, quick, poppy stuff during cleaning just doesn't cut it for me. Don't get me wrong, I still love listening to the band "stretch" out no matter what. If you want it short and quick - go listen to the album.... Then again, I"m a massive bootleg lover of many bands.....not just LZ....although they are my top favorite.

I always wonder about other bands and your opinions and stories away from led zeppelin. Its just your so Lazer focused and know the stories would've worth your efforts . You know my opinion of there's led zeppelin then there's everything else. That will always be true but there is lot of important music the people need to hear about because your such a trusted journalist and story teller. You'll never be a one trick pony . But i just see you touching on the Beatles pink floyd rush triumph and other influential bands also . Not that you are or your work undervalued. Bit that people understand how far above all presenters before you truly are . As always you are my friend and brother. Just a suggestion because Jose your the man I want to hear do ot more than anyone I know you care and your standards are the top of the pops Peace and gods comfort be with you Lonnie D from Tennessee

I used to have that Milennium Falcon. Whoa.

Welcome to Led Zeppelin….Was there, 7/17/77 3hrs 40 min of concert magic.

Fantastic! Just gotta point out though that the Millennium Falcon commercial is from 1980😢

Curious to find out where the band stayed during their visit to Seattle.. I’m thinking The Edgewater, but that may have been ‘75. Thought?? Great work as always JCM!!

I still can't forgive Jonesu for choosing a Fender Rhodes over a Hammond Organ

The Rover intro was my favorite

I saw the April 12th show at the Met Center in Bloomington.

I saw them in 1977 in NYC. Best concert I've ever seen. We got tickets 5th row.

Im wondering how the full-length concert video was set up. Who negotiated it, and hired the video crew to shoot it. How many personnel on camera sound, etc. Who directed it. Really enjoying this channel. Subscribing

There is a matrix out there somewhere, a mix of the soundboard and one of the audience sources. It's definitely the best listen

I was lucky enough to see this Tour in Houston. They postponed it from February to May and I had tickets for The Super Dome, but his Son died and it was over.

I was never fortunate enough to see a concert in the Kingdome, (just the Tacoma Dome). I only saw supercross races there and a couple of Mariners games, but it was massive inside. Absolutely massive. Ive said it before, but IMO, Zep were totally going off the rails at this time. All of the magic and good fun that the band had for several years seemed to have been replaced with too much of everything negative: drugs, alcohol, debauchery, violence, bad performances...I consider them done by "Presence." Robert's accident started the snowball rolling faster and faster until Sept. 1980. Just my opinion. Another superb doc though! Great job