Its a touching gesture, the subscriber giving you their memorabilia. I guess most of us would agree JCM that your unquestionable passion for Led Zep means that stuff has gone to a very good and very worthy home. God bless the generous guy or gal who made that gift.
Harvey i was in SHOCK when this person reached out to me via Email. I am forever thankful really. I wear this shirt frequently now, it's the best thing to get into CHARACTER for my research process! Thank YOU for watching! Stay tuned for Episode 11 on 1996!
JCM well deserved because you genuinely care to document this music and events that mean so much to so many. Imagine being 16 and it’s spring break and Page & Plant come town in 95. This was truly a special time for me and so many others. Im sure the person who sent you those amazing treasures will be out of incognito soon ha!
From an audience perspective, Robert Plant's display of cooperation in performing Shake My Tree (even if ironically) was a great move on his part. You would never see it coming. You can hear the crowd pop when Page hits the opening riff in every version I've seen. Having that surprise wtf??? moment up your sleeve can really boost the energy of a show. Jimmy's Transperformance-equipped Les Paul+Theramin+Echoplex solo section is electrifying, and Shake My Tree was the perfect spot to unleash this tour de force of guitar and technological wizardry. The response at the end of the song speaks for itself. Well played, sir. Well played.
That definitely shook people's trees right? haha. Plant got a chance at Coverda-ling. I liked how Michael Lee boosted the song's energy. Hope they paid him well! Thank YOU for watching! Stay tuned for Episode 11 on 1996!
I was at the Atlanta shows and I remember being pleasantly surprised by that as well - don’t forget they did a Cure song as well (can’t remember which) . 96Rock had actually simulcast the show of the first night , and I had a copy for awhile Little did we know we were witnessing the dying days of what once was of the music industry
I saw this tour. All I can say is "THANK GOD I DID"!! It was freaking awesome, there were more musicians on stage as in the audience it seemed. A great time had by all.
NO WAY, you were there? How was it? It's a shame there's few recorded material, i'm curious to now! Thank YOU for watching! Stay tuned for Episode 11 on 1996!
@@JCM-LedZeppelin-Stories Yes I was there, Milan 10 June 1995, it had rained all day, the Cure were also in the lineup, when Page and Plant started with The Wanton Song the crowd went crazy. I will never forget Jimmy playing The song Remains The Same,and the beautiful medley In The Evening-Carouselambra,it was amazing
Great show and GREAT video for it right? A killer one. I didn't use it that much because it's been played a lot, meaning, almost everyone who likes this topic has seen it i guess. Trust me i almost went crazy going through HOURS of footage for this one lol. Thank YOU for watching! Stay tuned for Episode 11 on 1996!
Thanks for your lovely documentation. Unledded is an absolute favorite of mine. Jimmy’s playing was so refined and Plant was quite passionate about the whole thing! A masterpiece and a true testament to this duo’s chemistry.
Glad you enjoyed it! Working these out was quite the deep dive going through so many boots and stuff, a magical period for their careers and for lucky fans who witnessed this!
@@JCM-LedZeppelin-Stories I can imagine how enjoyable the process is! Actually I’m one of their Egyptian fans and I have deep appreciation for their versatile music taste, really.. that’s why I admire the whole unledded thing, witnessing my favorite rock god fusing some of their classics with our beloved Egyptian and Moroccan tunes is just pure magic!
As great as the 95, 96 and 98 world tour were and as much it irritates me to this day, it would've been even better had Jonesy been there with either Michael or Jason on the kit. It would've been a great Led Zeppelin full scale comeback and I'm sure Bonzo would've approved. Jimmy was healthy and playing consistently at his best since 1973. Plant was a good strong decent form especially in '98.
A great opportunity was lost. Remember guys they had 2332 chances to invite Jones for ONE SONG. Money talks they say...Thank you very much for watching, hope you enjoy the rest of the series!
Robert seems to think since he was the lead vocalist he has Jimmy by the jewels and has acted like that since 85 Charlie Jones only got the gig because he married Roberts daughter and Michael Lee was a great drummer but I agree his drum tuning and the poor choice of a ten inch deep snare didn’t work They should have just got Jonesy and Jason and done it right. I didn’t attend the shows basically out of protest because it was a karaoke version of what Zeppelin was
Great video! I saw the Saint Louis show, and it blew my mind. There was a radio broadcast that I recorded of the tour on our local classic rock station. I listened to that recording a million times. With your video, I'm realizing how many other songs they played that weren't on the broadcast or at my show.
The memories of this tour came flooding back JCM. I went four of these shows in 1995. The best was the LA Forum. They performed Dancing Days and Hey, Hey What Can I Do. I was in shock.
You saw them at the FORUM, NO WAY! Wow Steve, that's awesome. I liked the vibes from the recording of that show. I went through so many i think it's 1995 today lol. Thank YOU for watching! Stay tuned for Episode 11 on 1996!
The Vibes you picked up from the was genuine. You could feel it in the air. My friends and I flew up to Oakland, CA and bought floor seats from a scalper. There’s video and audio of that show too. I was magic that night too.
I hope people realize i don't HATE this tour outside of Michael's snare drum. Watching countless hours from this tour i was really fascinatex by it after years of not revisiting the material.
Yet another sensational episode! I love these 😊. I saw them in July 95 (I think!) at Wembley arena and again in 1998, two nights on the trot! And back to Glastonbury..... there's something magical about this festival,I always felt that Jimmy's playing on Since I've been loving you was just about the most emotional and passionate version ever. Not necessarily technically his best but he was playing as if his life depended on it! I'm so thrilled someone sent you some memorabilia, you more than deserve it! Thanks so much again my Friend for such an amazing episode! Peace and love ❤
The Glastonbury performances yes, it ROCKED. I was very impressed revisiting this one, i went back to my teenage fan boy self lol. Thank you very much for watching Martin, hope you enjoy the rest of the series!
I was standing there listening to them cranking out Zep song after Zep song, brilliantly, thinking I never thought I'd see this in my life. This was 10 years after Live Aid, which I also attended, and they were SO MUCH BETTER.
JCM, Thanks for showing this "Untold Story...." I had the pleasure to see Page/Plant '95 tour on September 27, 1995, in Las Cruces, New Mexico along with the number #1 fan of Led Zeppelin my younger brother who happened to die last August of this year (2023). I took my older brother, my younger brother even my daughter to this concert it is one of my best concerts ever. This concert was the first one after they played in Mexico City. Page and Plant said that they came rejuvenated from Mexico. And yes, they played with so much energy that they could have played for 4 hours..... thanks again JCM for this "Untold Story ....."
We saw both shows at Brendan Byrne. On the second night, during Since I've Been Loving You, Page just tore it up. Some of that ole '73 magic started creeping back in and his playing was outstanding. When the song was finished the crowd was going crazy after such a performance, and I guess Robert Plant was similarly impressed because he walked over without saying anything and gave Jimmy a hug. The place practically exploded. What an event to witness.
You're right, the 1973 magic was back, Plant was overshadowed by Jimmy many times. I don't think Robert expected this to be honest. Page was bigger than Kevin MacMichael and Francis Dunnery from Plant's 1993 tour. You witnessed MAGIC indeed! Thank YOU for watching! Stay tuned for Episode 11 on 1996!
Brilliant! I have no other words to describe the utmost talent , and legacy of Led Zeppelin. The music and the band will, hopefully, be remembered for decades to come despite this concert 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼✌🏼❤️
My father was in to music, he bought his first CD player in 1990 and then recorded all his new CDs on to tapes to play in the car 🤷♂ My intro to Zeppelin was the Remasters double CD from the 90s, across a few cassettes in the glovebox. I was hooked straight away. So, in 1995, when I was 10, I was already a Zeppelin fan. Despite that, and also despite the fact that he brought me to see Steely Dan in the same year, my father did not see fit to bring me to Page & Plant when they came to my city in 95. Still sore about that one! 😅
Wow, you probably asked your Dad why didn't you take me? Haha. So cool he recorded his Cds on Tape. That's the way to go! Glad we share the passion for Zeppelin man! Thank YOU very much for watching! Stay tuned for Epísode 11 on 1996
This concert series was coming to an end when it got to Australia. Through your presentation, I could see the first concerts that were only vaguely familiar, to how it changed into the concert I recognize. Amazing detail as usual Jose. Excellent.
Glad this provided details on the show you experienced, let me tell you if i could back then, i would have been at these concerts! Stay tuned for the 1996 episodes, i will talk about Australia soon :) Thank YOU for watching!
I was at the 1st Toronto show that Page/Plant did it was awesome and I just had to see that concert. Closest I'd ever get to seeing Led Zeppelin becuz of the year I was born
Got to see Page and Plant multiple times. Yes I agree John Paul Jones and Jason Bonham should of played with them, but that would of been a Zeppelin reunion and I would of never of been able to get tickets and would of never been able to see them.
Still, the reunion thing could have been avoided you know? I blame MTV in 1985 LIVE AID for calling THAT the Led Zeppelin reunion, of all things, THAT started the whole thing lol. The real reunion was 1988 at least with JASON who did a fine job! Thank YOU for watching! Stay tuned for Episode 11 on 1996!
@@JCM-LedZeppelin-Stories your series is very impressive. You give a deeper look that most fans wouldn't know about. I've been a fan since 1975 when my brother bought Houses of Holy. And I remember going to buy ITTOD and getting it home and realizing the dust jacket was water color after someone used it as a coaster. Keep up the good work. And if you ever want to jam let me know.
@@JCM-LedZeppelin-Stories good question. If you're ever in the Midwest we could piss of the neighbors even more that I already do. Or maybe some creative video editing.
Saw them 4 times between 1995 and 98. 1st. Five rows each time. 2 in L.A. Great forum. Twice in Mt Hood meadows.. + my night at SanDiego Arena Zeppelin 1977. Ive bin there.
Yes it is, they way it lifts up the venue is amazing. Personally i woudn't have place Kashmir after THIS...the intensity is somewhat lost, no matter the orchestra behind it! Thank YOU for watching! Stay tuned for Episode 11 on 1996!
Saw them in Landover 3/23/95. Excellent show, went nuts. Nigel Eaton brought the house down. Zeppelin fans were already keyed into the hurdy-gurdy after seeing Jimmy's appear with one in TSRTS; and maybe they remembered JPJ playing on Donovan's Hurdy Gurdy Man. Nigel's dad was a premier maker of hurdy-gurdys, and Nigel appeared on Loreena McKennit's The Mummers' Dance.
You're right, the HURDY GURDY connection on TSRTS was key. I didn't know Nigel's father made them, WOW that's awesome. Glad you witnessed a moment in history at LANDOVER, what a venue to watch this! Thank YOU for watching! Stay tuned for Episode 11 on 1996!
I discovered your overwelming work on Led Zeppelin not long ago with the Making of Houses of the Holy. There is so much to love in it, from the magnificent research to the song themes recriated by yourself, from your personal story to the in depth analyses of their live performances. I loved the art, the colors, the respect towards that masterpiece... I learned so much that I felt I was discovering again the band that I love deeply since I was 13 (i´m 52). Then I gave a go to albums that I had a love/hate relationship and I felt conducted and finaly understood their greatness, such as In Through The Outdoor, Coda and, above all, Plant´s solo career. I feel sorry you are anoyed by so many aspects of Page and Plant. By that time I had no hope I would see them live or creating something worthy, as I was very disapointed by their solo careers - and I hated coverdale/page. It was a such a nice surprise to see them again playing some favorites of mine, such as Friends and Thank You in a creative and unespected way. I watch them live and the drone produced by jimmy´s acoustic guitar oin No Quarter took me to another dimension. I do believe those songs and versions can someday grow in stature for you and you could feel them in a different light. Thanks for all the wonderful job u´re doing, man!
Rodrigo thank you very much for taking the time to watch these documentaries. A labor of love and admiration for Led Zeppelin it is! I0m honored to have you on my channel, a dedicated Zeppelin fan is a community, a brotherhood joined together by the legacy of one of the best rock and roll band's the world has ever seen. I wouldn't say i'm annoyed by Page and Plant, there's a lot of rediscoveries working on this let me tell you. I just have to wear different hats for perspectives in order to go deep into the topic. No Quarter acoustic was a fascinating arrangement, you're right. The good thing is we have a lot of recordins to revisit! Thanks again! Stay tuned for Episode 11, we're going to 1996!
Hi Jose, you have very good memories of the 90s. In 1995 I was a 9 yo brat so I didn't focus on those events, I listened to Zepp every day but there were other things that kept me busy - and I gave a huge headache to my parents when I rebelled against the strict rules from the elitist school where I studied in Tokyo and played The Wall at full volume “hey teacher! Leave us kids alone!“ 🤣 they say if you focus only on a tree you won't see the forest but regarding Zeppelin my biggest passion was drums so without Bonham I was a bit disinterested, it wasn’t until I was an adult that I listened to some of their stuff again because I really like it Jimmy, he is still my most beloved guitarist. I look forward to the next episode - you'll talk about Jimmy's time in Brazil, it's the same period I lived there, so many funny stories about Jimmy Mud, the absurd amount of alcohol "además de otras cosas“ (y mi papá me decía aléjate de él) 🤣 thanks for this Jose, see ya 👋
Aléjate de El, wow, yeah that's what a parent says, good job DAD hehe! Marcia i am glad you commented on this video. For some reason my memory won't go away and i seem to remember more things with time. I feel you on the Bonham part, it was hard for me to appreciate this tour back then, revisiting this for these documentaries has been interesting. I thought i would go crazy with SO MANY recordings to choose from. I will cover the Brazil period yes :) Stay tuned for Episode 11!
Saw them In Landover in 95 and DC in 98. It was great just to actually see them and they still had the spark. They had a memorabilia truck that was really cool too on the 95 tour.
Can't go wrong with the memorabilia stands right? They made so much money here! Poor Jonesy. Thank you very much for watching, hope you enjoy the rest of the series!
The only time Candy Store Rock was really performed by Page Plant was at Montreux in July 2001. Wembley 95 does not count IMO as it was just Plant singing the oh baby baby lyrics over the Out on the Tiles intro by Page who then briefly changed to Candy Store Rock...before they went properly into Black Dog.
Agree. I mentioned this on my making of Presence episode. I know it was just a Plant reference, funny he tried out this stuff in such "greatest hits" places right? Thank YOU very much for watching! Stay tuned for Episode 11 on 1996!
Usually I fast forward though the musical parts of band documentaries (full songs, ect) but JCM curates the music with purpose and a creative detailed eye that makes these sectiions part of the story. It's there for a reason. And i know hes gone through ALL the footage 😅😅😅 (several times!)
Heheh you're right about that, i've been through a LOT of footage. It's stressful sometimes but the good thing is that it gives me the right perspective to understand what these guys went thru playing it SO many times lol. Thank YOU for watching! Stay tuned for Episode 11 on 1996!
WOW!!!!!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤. Killer episode Jose. I saw them in Boston in ‘95. First time seeing either of them live in person, I cried. Blew my mind after being a fan my whole life. Michael Lee was sick, Page looked alive in ‘95! Why was Jonesy and Jason not involved?! What the heck?! I love the set lists, structure and I thought the whole tour was tight. Love the Egyptian arrangements. I like it. Good tour. Jose, your research on this was stellar brah! We need to talk about the Zep references in the movie Almost Famous at some point.
Hey Matt!!! What's up man! You saw them at the FLEET CENTER? SO COOL. I totally get it, crying is just passion for music, when you feel it, it's magic. I like the topic of Almost Famous, that movie was vital in my teens, loved every minute of it. Email me your thoughts man on it. Glad you liked this video, research wise, it's been one of the toughest to do honestly lol. I know the SONGS by memory now! Thank YOU for watching! Stay tuned for Episode 11 on 1996!
I saw them in Vancouver. it was the only time I tried scalping ticket as I had five tickets. Unfortunately the seats were behind the stage and I ended up losing money. But it was the closest thing I had to seeing Led Zeppelin live.
Behind the stage yeah, a tough ticket to sell. But you went and that's all that matters. You witness a HISTORIC show! Thank YOU for watching! Stay tuned for Episode 11 on 1996!
I was CRAZY about Led in the 80's, wish i had tried harder to go see Page and Plant but i didnt have enough money or decent enough car to make the long trip.
I saw them at the Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa (right smack in the middle of the United States) on October 12, 1995. I had completely forgotten they did the Doors' 'Break On Through', and a little of Donovan's 'Season Of The Witch'- which Jimmy played on as a session man I think. Without going into detail, the whole show was incredible. Hearing live the Egyptian musicians playing Kashmir (and other songs) was amazing. Along with everyone else in the universe, John Paul Jones being a part of it (as an arranger/composer and producer) would have been off-the-charts.
Thet did Donovan's tune, SO COOL. Page and Jones did play on the album where it's from, Sunshine Superman, but the details on Season of the Witch are not precise. You witnessed a moment in history, glad you had that experience :) What John Paul Jones could have written for the orchestras....out of this world! Thank YOU for watching! Stay tuned for Episode 11 on 1996!
Thanks Jose, you did it once again! I appreciated Will Lee as his job is extremely hard to satisfy us salty LZ fans. I believe he overplayed without bringing power to the mix, hope this makes sense. Cheers from L.A.
It makes sense William! He had power like a 1969 Bonham but...Bonham HAD swing! And it actually makes A LOT OF sense in 1996 as i will present on Episode 12. Episode 11 premieres THIS coming Saturday September 2nd.
Great story. Like I said I saw the Salt Lake stop. One other thing to bring out. Black Dog. With the additional guitarist they were able to get some of the layers of the records also the time signature was close to the record and not sped up. Once in a lifetime with the Egyptian violists, percussion, hurdy gurdy. It was kind of like getting in their heads of what that Moroccan impact was back in the day. I see what you mean about the snare, but, with the orchestra etc, for me the snare was so stand out and kept the meter for 50 musicians that you want to keep in the Zep groove. I'm not even sure if Jason could have kept that together back in 95. The fact that I kept having Jimmy Page looking at me and my spontaneous air guitar vocal stuff going up in the balcony, that was an experience. I never got to see Zep so this was it. I really enjoyed it. Lee wasn't trying to be Bonham so I didn't study him and just enjoyed the wave especially on In The Evening and Kashmir. I only got to see Robert Plant again at The Ryman in Nashville during the Americana Awards about a year after Band Of Joy was released and he was getting awards. He did a few songs. I was in a floor seat maybe 10 rows away. The coolest thing was at the end they had a big jam like the Rock Hall Awards and Gregg Allman was on a Hammond B3. Robert kept looking at him on the riser to stage left. After the jam, Robert hung till he was last exiting, Gregg was still sitting at the organ and Robert was last, he ran up and shook Gregg's hand and said some nice things after everybody was off stage. It was cool to see Robert in fan mode or mutual admiration. Two huge icons.
Hey Brad, awesome recollection of events. So you went to the Delta Center October 10th, 1995 show? You know, i don't think Jason could have handled this, to start he was not in Unledded so Michael knew all the arrangements cause he was there. YOU SAW the Band of Joy TOUR? OMG, i love that record. Very interesting stuff on Plant admiring Greg Allman, he just loves American music right? Thank YOU very much for watching! Stay tuned for Episode 11 on 1996!
@@JCM-LedZeppelin-Stories not the actual tour. It was the awards show. He actually played with that band the previous year at the awards show. I couldn't believe he recorded Band of Joy at a studio I walked by almost every day in the Five Points area of East Nashville. He literally would have been inside recording while AI was outside at Fanny's House of Music or Five Points Pizza on Woodland right across the street from the parking and doors at Woodland. I literally was at places the same day as Plant in Nashville and I never saw him. If you Google five points pizza and you see a triangle across the street. That's where the studio is. It's privately owned. It was when he recorded. I did interview Darrell Scott while he was in the band and on tour by phone. I had a possibility that Rolling Stone was going to publish it so I held off until that didn't happen. I have it three months eventually I published it on my blog at the time, thenashvillebridge.com the blog is still up because my address is on auto pay. Lol. If I find it I'll copy link. His bandleader, Buddy Miller lead the house band at the Awards show and that's who he sung with. I was actually in the alley on the side of the Ryman the first year he played there but he didn't go in the alley which is normal because the stairs from backstage go out that door. I've met Jeff Beck, Lucinda Williams and many others in that alley. If I can locate weblink for the Darrell Scott interview. FYI, Darrell Scott is a major songwriter and major instrumentalist. He had no reason to do that gig except Buddy asked. Darrell started out as a kid in the Inland Empire area of California playing in his Dad's band, guitar and Pedal Steel. The Inland Empire was the home of Country Music in Southern California. That's where Dwight Yoakum started. I put the interview in the in store review.
@@JCM-LedZeppelin-Stories I read that interview I did. It has a lot of information you can use about Darrell and his experience with Band of Joy if you ever do a segment on that. I hope you read it. He has a cool background and what he brought to the table.
I saw several shows on the '95 tour including Philadelphia, E.Rutherford, Washington, DC, St.Louis, Hartford & NYC and they all were outstanding. I do wish JPJ was included along with everyone else and it would have been even better. One song I wish they had included was Slow Dancer. I'm not sure if you mentioned it, but there was a "Tapers Section" at many of these shows and remember seeing some high quality microphones set up on stands at the back of the arena.
Tapers section? I did not know this! Please explain, sounds fascinating. You witnessed a lot of great shows. The Spectrum gig was amazing. Slow Dancer i agree would've been killer, with the orchestras and everybody playing at their best! Thank YOU for watching! Stay tuned for Episode 11 on 1996!
Confirmed by Dave Lewis on Tight But Loose website: In a move inspired by The Grateful Dead’s relaxed laissez-faire gig taping policy (that certainly would not have happened under the iron rule of Peter Grant), during the US first leg the duo allowed fans to tape their gigs in special taper sections behind the mixing desk. By making shows widely available on tape the hope was that this would alleviate the need for fans to invest in bootleg CDs. It didn’t stop something like 80 bootleg CD titles surfacing from the tour, including no less than three 20-CD box sets (the UK chronicle Get Rid of The Smoke and two Japanese tour sets Ten Days and Live legend) plus a stock of privately circulated audience shot videos.)
@@JCM-LedZeppelin-Stories The anticipation at the Philadelphia and Meadowlands shows was intense. I remember they brought the house lights up at the Spectrum after one of the songs because the crowd was cheering non stop!
I was actually outside of Madison Square Garden trying to get into the first of the two shows on that tour but never got in to see it. That makes it painful to see how great they were in this episode. At least I saw them in 98 and Page with the Black Crowes at Roseland. Unreal comparison you gave there of how superior Coverdale's range was to Plant's on Shake My Tree, and just as amazing that Plant even decided to sing it. This was another great episode.
I was at both Garden shows as well as the show at Roseland with the Crowes, I heard them rehearsing Nobody’s Fault late in the afternoon , they had the side door open at Roseland and I was there at the right time. A while later Benji LeFevre came out a limo pulled up and out came Jimmy Page , they got in the limo and they picked up a girl who was hanging around and left in the limo . Page got some action before the show.
Hahah man, this is some EXCLUSIVE information right here. I'm glad Jimmy got to Unled himself before. Too much led can make you crazy! Thank YOU for watching! Stay tuned for Episode 11 on 1996!
Thank you very much Bob! Today i'm thinking of were to go next after the 1990s series. Those apartment buildings in NYC look cool, maybe that's my next stop :)
REALLY COOL !! I did not get to see this tour = though I did see the 1998 Tour at the Hollywood Bowl with my fellow Zeppelin superfan Ken. I bought a totally rad rare white Tour shirt -Wish I still had it. I played lots of Zeppelin on guitar back in the day and Ken was a huge fan. Ken had the best ZeppelinMothership framed poster I have ever seen. The coolest rock poster I have ever seen, period really. #1. It looked part spaceship, part 747 with like 100 passenger windows per side. Totally rad , wish I had it! ha ha. Zeppelin!
I attended the 04/26/95 in Indianapolis and also 06/09/98 in Indy. the 95 show was amazing and def a dream come true. I was familiar with coverdale page so was shocked when they started playing shake my tree. im with you i dont know how page talked plant into that one. the only thing i can think is the trade off that plant got to play calling to you. i thought the inclusion of lullaby was a tip of the hat to Porl Thompson and them recognizing the importance of the cure. the inclusion of the orchestra on tour was a stroke of genius. they def added to the ambience of the evening. i found recently that our lady peace opened the 95 show but i have no memory of seeing them perform.
Eres un tremendo fan... BRAVOOOOOOOO. Yo tuve la oportunidad de ir a los dos shows en el Palacio de los Deportes en México. Alucinantes conciertos. Recuerdo que en un concierto, todo el Palacio gritó hasta el cansancio STAIRWAY. Obvio Robert y Jimmy solo se rieron. Felicidades por tu trabajo.
Hey Abraham que bueno que has disfrutado este episodio. Fue todo un flashback recorrer grabaciones que tenía tanto tiempo de no escuchar. Los conciertos en México me parecieron los mejores para ser honesto, la energía, la vibración del recinto y la interpretación, Page y Plant tienen que haber sentido la gratitud de los presentes. Estoy seguro pensaron, por qué carajos no habíamos venido antes a lo que Jimmy probablemente le dijo a Robert, "pues porque no te dio la gana pinche Lead Singer Syndrome Roberto Planta". Muchas gracias por sintonizar este episodio, espero disfrutes el Episodio 11 sobre 1996!
Saw them in April 95 in Detroit I think. The palace It was great, my cousin and I cried and passed out The intro was high energy and the crowd was amazing For me when porl left page really stepped up and took on all the work. So for me 96 was his highlight, the rio show in particular was great 98 as well
I saw this tour in Landover, it was amazing to see my rock heroes up on stage. I had 2nd row seats and the visuals were great. I have to include that Porl Thompson did a superb job, some of those rhythm chords in those Zeppelin songs are harder to play then the leads. It was a little weird having a full orchestra there though.
I was fairly new into bootleg tape trading in those days. A good buddy taped Page and Plant in Inglewood CA and for the next few months I had my pick of people to trade with. That recording was like gold in the tape trading community at the time.
The trading community was a great thing back then. Absolutely! The show at the Forum, was historic! Thank you very much for watching, hope you enjoy the rest of the series!
I saw 8 shows on this tour. Pensacola on opening night, Paris, Poole, Birmingham, Wembley x2 and MSG NY x2. They were all fantastic especially the 2 nights at the Garden.
I was a huge zeppelin fan- i had just turned 18 a month earlier in march , obvioulsy never had seen them before...boston garden.... my head was full of weed and acid.... Nigel Eaton was the highlight.. I had never heard anything like that.
Nigel's solo was an experience of its own, you witnessed HISTORY! Thank you for watching! Hope you like Episodes 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 and the season finale 19!
I saw the April '95 show in Boston: they had 10 strings players and 10 percussionists behind them and blew the roof off the building. My friend said, "Look! It takes 20 people to replace Jones and Bonham!"
The invitation for Peter Grant to Wembley may have not been naive. According to Chris Salewitz, in 1993, Peter Grant had told Dave Lewis, the Zeppelin archivist, ‘You’ve got to realise Robert always wanted to be the boss of the band anyway. He finally got his own way.’ In this particular instance, Robert Plant may have paid tribute to Grant from the stage, but with some irony: despite for all Grant’s efforts at reaping the maximum financial rewards for his clients, the No Quarter tour was one of the biggest earners of the year - pursued by Plant, it brought in even more cash than ANY set of dates by the full Zeppelin line-up. And no less importantly, it was an organizational triumph - two orchestras, one Western, one Arab, a hurdy-gurdy and a son-in-law.
But did he got Control? Robert only got control cause Bonzo wasn't there to tell him "Percy what do you mean we're not calling Jones? Are you crazy. I say his "leadership" was partial and it was really HIS management that pulled it off. Robert Plant as a human i really appreciate from 2010 on, he seems to have found peace within!
Such a good episode JCM, I’d no idea that outside of the UK, this tour was taken so seriously! In the UK they toured a bit, but everyone agreed it was not anything like Zeppelin, so there was not so much interest. Never really heard much about this tour before, really interesting. The Peter Grant reunion was difficult for Plant, not sure if JPJ’s attended, very much doubt it? I did not catch up with them until August 1998, so intrigued as to 96 & 97? So enjoy your story telling. I’ll e mail you to share. Keep on keeping on.
Wow Paul, i'm surprised Page and Plant was not taken that serious in the UK but...it makes sense 100%. The UK shows were not that great of a listen to be honest, i don't feel the same vibes of Mexico and the U.S. I will talk about 1996 and 1997, great "lost years" that really tell you how the story would end with these two! Thank you very much for watching, hope you enjoy the rest of the series!
I personally liked the 1998 tour so much more than the 1995 tour of Page & Plant. Don't get me wrong, I loved and enjoyed both tours. But the 1998 tour sounded so much more Led Zeppelin like than the 1995 tour did. I was completely unhappy with the song No Quarter on the 1995 tour but they tried to play it more correctly on the 1998 tour and it sounded a lot better. But it was missing John Paul Jones and that made me sad. In reality, it seems like they started playing much more Led Zeppelin like in 1996 when they did the Japanese leg of the ending No Quarter tour. I personally thought the Egyptian orchestra was a group of very talented people but I did not want to hear them. However, they definitely made some of the live songs sound much more studio like with what they added. I really enjoyed getting to see the shows I did in 1995 but I loved seeing the shows from Page & Plant in 1998 a lot more. I enjoy your videos and thank you for the work. I've been a collector myself of the rare recordings and bootlegs since about 1988 when I recorded Robert Plant in Houston. I've been collecting ever since and you use a great mix of live recordings as well as other videos as you make your documentaries. Thank you for the hard work! Brian in Fort Worth 🎶
My sentiments exactly. I can't wait to get to the 1998 tour. As i revisited A LOT of these shows, the Egyptian Ensemble while enourmously talented, the effect wears off after a while, i can't imagine having to play 100+ of these. I am honored that you a Zeppelin collector enjoy my work. I am putting my own library to good use it seems hehe. Thank YOU very much for watching! Stay tuned for Episode 11 on 1996!
I saw them at the Fleet center, October 23, 1995. I believe they plated Hey, Hey, What Can I Do there. I have the ticket stub and would post it here if I could. I also remember Shake My Tree.
Hey Hey Whant Can I Do was a great choice for this tour. So you went to the new Boston stadium! Nice, it's sad they demolished Boston Garden right? Thank YOU for watching! Stay tuned for Episode 11 on 1996!
Now we're in 1995! I didn't get to see P&P on this tour, although I do recall seeing lots of clips of concerts as well as reading reviews of their shows while the tour was on-going. By all accounts it was definitely a big deal at the time, but with me being stuck in the middle of the Mojave desert without a car while going through tech school in the military meant it was just not meant to be. It still bothers me to this day (as it does for most of the rest of us) that JPJ wasn't included. Not a Zep reunion? Yeah, as is evidenced by this video, it didn't fool anyone. I did get to see them in 1998, though, which is the closest I ever got to seeing Led Zeppelin live, but that's another story for a future video. Speaking of which, can't wait for the next one!
Yes, the 1998 tour was closer to Zeppelin. I like it much more than 1995. Can't wait to get to the 1998 side of things! Thank you very much for watching, hope you enjoy the rest of the series!
I feel that they did the whole "Immigrant Song" into "The Wanton Song" because Michael Lee always played Wanton way too fast. Immigrant was a way to harness the tempo.
This is a great theory. Michael was a great player on the fast songs so yeah, i say it may be the reason. The opening song for this tour was quite a tricky thing to agree on, with so many songs to choose from!
I agree completely with your assessment of Lee's snare sound. It just sounded very lame when you are used to hearing Zeppelin songs with Bonham's incredible sound coming through, even on the most half assed bootleg recordings.
Thank you so much for watching, glad my snare drum opinion is shared by you as well. How that tone was green lighted by the camp i can't understand hehe. Stay tuned for Episode 11!
Plant's voice wasn't tired when they played Wembley Arena. I've seen him play five or six times, and that one was the best he'd sounded in years - sang Rock 'n' Roll at the original register, for example.
I saw this tour at the Forum in LA. I was really into the Unleded CD so what i remember most is the orchestra interplay with the band. I believe Lily Haden played violin that night. Oddly i don't remember them playing too many Zep songs in the 4 piece style. I do remember them playing a bit of 'Dazed and Confused ' and being super happy about that They had a Zep memorabilia display in the parking lot. There was a Amber Vistalite kit there but i don't think it was authentic. I remember at one point Page was sitting in a chair between songs with his Ovation double neck on. He sirt if leaned back eith his legs slpayed out and took a long look at the audience. I imagine he had a ton of Forum memories running through his mind. For some unknown reason I didn't see them again at Irvine or in 1998. Doh!
Wow an Amber Vistalite, i assume like for taking pictures? The memories Page had at that moment you mention, the Forum, their second home almost! Man the 1998 tour is my favorite i think! Can't wait to cover it soon! Thank YOU for watching this episode!
i saw this tour in 95 at market square arena indy i was in the 5th row on jimmy s side a great time in my life i would love to find a soundboard recording of this show if anyone knows where i can find one i think it was called light my fire but i have never been able to find it thank you for posting this i am a zep fan
Hey Dolan, you are very lucky to have witnessed this one! Hey i got a link to the Market Square Arena you mentioned April 26th 1995, here's the download link: www.filefactory.com/file/1tpcjiej13rn/Page%20%26%20Plant%20-%201995-04-26%20Indianapolis%20IN%20flac.rar STAY TUNED FOR EPISODE 11!
It's so bizarre that, in the span of 35 years, there was never a full tour with Jonsey and Jason. Imagine what history would have been made had they done that like once every 5-7 years. They could have made an album like once per decade at least? Such a wasted opportunity.
That's right Erik, at least invited them for one goddamn song on stage right! It is a wasted opportunity and the fact they cashed in THEIR past, i mean...we could talk about this for hours! Thank YOU for watching! Stay tuned for Episode 11 on 1996!
Yes he was, his power, stamina and SMILE was something else, he was the King of that tour hehe. Thank YOU for watching! Stay tuned for Episode 11 on 1996!
I like the way you put this together JCM. I too, felt the best of the Plant/Page reunion(s), included the live work that included Porl Thompson. I've always also been a big "The Cure" fan, (Definitely in my top five favorite bands of all time.), and I feel that adding Porl to their ensemble was probably the best thing they could have done at the time. (I know Robert Plant is/was also a big fan of the group, so no doubt he had much to do with bringing Porl on board.) I, unlike yourself, didn't have so much of a big problem with Michael Lee's high pitched snare, and also found Lee to be a phenomenal drummer in his own right. (Despite all the numerous criticisms I was hearing at the time against Lee, which I found to be totally unfair.) I guess the reason the snare didn't bother me so much, is because I figured that was Mr. Lee's way of trying to put a distinguishing factor into his playing with likely a major hero of his, (John Bonham's), former bandmates. I'm only speculating here, but it makes sense. (R.I.P, Michael Lee. You too, are sorely missed and left us way too soon!) :o( I think the thing that bothers me most in all of this, (This period), is my realization that Jimmy Page more than proved that he was still just amazing at the time, yet, outside of his limited brief touring with the Black Crows, and a few notable one-off's, Page's creativity was to remain pretty much stifled for the next 15 years or so following his reuniting with Plant. I just feel that we lost so much during this period of Page's, (well, "relatively to the rest of his lifetime"), inactivity; and, of course that Jonesy was not included ... both those things, I may never understand "why?" Nor might I ever fully understand Plant's decision after the O2 show, to put the permanent brakes on any further possibility of the mighty Zeppelin ever taking flight again. But on the other hand, the very fact that they reunited at all, in this capacity AND with Jonesy at the O2, was a blessing of unfathomable value, in my opinion. Thanks, as always, JCM. I've gained nothing but respect for you with each and every new episode you've posted, not just in your skill in putting these things together, your high quality of musicianship, but also for your obvious love and devotion to unquestionably "the best Rock and Roll band of all time". I find that any true fan of this particular band, is a worthy human being, and worthy friend on some level. I tip the symbolic multi-colored feather in my cap, (See my signature "Robert Plant-influenced You Tube-thumbnail", here.), to you! Kudos. (Kudos, not Codas. That's my motto.)
The problem with Lee's snare was that in his time with The Cult it sounded better so imagine...as much as i appreciate his musicianship, if you're stepping into Bonham's material no statement can state the obvious. He was Robert Plant's solo career drummer who happened to be in Unledded. I would have preferred COZY POWELL 10 times instead of Lee for that matter. Michael's work with Echo and the Bunnymen for example, was great because it fitted the music. I understand Plant putting a hold on Zepp after O2 , it was suicide for him to try and recreate that level of performance. The thing is Plant KNEW his limitations but tried to cover them up, age gave him peace in that regard, he accepted who he was. Thank You so much for watching, i say this in all truth! This project is a constant learning process for me :)
This tour rolled into my town in 1995 and '98 and I saw both shows. What amazed me in '95 during TSRTS Pagey let Porl Thompson take all the lead lines while he played rhythm, and Porl played them every bit as good as I ever heard Page play them. I saw Led Zeppelin five times between '69 and '77 and faithfully went to post-Zep concerts performed by Jones, Plant & Page as well as two Jason Bonham concerts. As a musician I've always watched live performances closely. Page & Plant were the best of the latter day bands, better than Percy w/ Phil Collins, better than The Firm, ARMS, the Outrider tour, or Jonesy in a small club. To be honest Jason Bonham's band Bonham blew all of them off the stage. At a club show I watched Jason pound a bottle of Bud from an ice chest behind him between every song. I remember thinking nastily to myself, "I'm watching you, Jason, waiting for you to come in off the beat." He kept upending Buds after each tune but never slopped up the drums. The band Bonham played mostly Led Zep, but Jason modernized/changed a lot of his dad's classic licks and, much as I love Bonzo, there were times he improved upon them! I don't know if I just saw his band on a magic night or if it was the 12 beers Jason slammed in an hour and a half or the fact that out of the blue Jason introduced "A song by another great British band," then he stopped and said to the American audience, "I'm sorry, I don't mean only England has great bands. This is by Pink Floyd." That struck me as an impromptu song choice and sincere apology; the band was enjoying themselves. Jason's been a recovering alcoholic for over 20 years.
This is one of the greatest comments i've read. You watched Zeppelin five times. Just incredible. Your perspective is fascinating. I also believe Jason rocks whereas people say he "sucked in the 80s and 90s" i don't buy that. Interesting that you mention the drinking part, genetics are quite the path to walk and relive situations. I'm glad Jason got off booze. I've been sober for 7 years so i definitely understand. The Page/Plant tour needed Michael Lee and not Jason, having him on was a risk for HIS own health if the booze was that strong in him. The pressure was enourmous. I did like his own Zeppelin tributes in 1996 and 1997. Why many zepp fans diss Jason i don't get. John would have been SO PROUD of his son. Blood is BLOOD! Thank YOU for watching! Stay tuned for Episode 11 on 1996!
@@JCM-LedZeppelin-Stories Thanks for the kind reply. You're correct about P&P needing Michael Lee, I believe his total control over the slow 6/8 of SIBLY alone won him the gig, plus he was a basher like Bonzo and Jason was not. To this day, Jason has never pounded his toms like his dad, his playing has always been strong, but precise and controlled. I also wanted to say seeing Led Zeppelin perform in the 60s & 70s was very much a culture shock. First and most obviously, they didn't sound anywhere near as good as their albums. (I'm editing here to qualify the last sentence. Zep's sound suffered onstage because P.A. systems varied in quality in venues on the road before 1972; concertgoers could tell the guys onstage had recorded the record, but any studio quality was absent.) And there were zero reference points to make comparisons in 1969: no internet, bootlegs or even pictures. By 1973 I'd seen Led Zep four times and there were only three bootlegs available then! Unless you'd seen them before you weren't prepared for how unlike their studio selves they sounded. At only 16 I didn't know Zep was intentionally an improvisational band like Cream or the Dead, didn't know about guitar or vocal overdubs. When Zep hired Showco in early '72 to do sound reinforcement on all their future tours the change in Zep's live sound was obvious even to a kid like me. Showco cannot be underestimated in the transition of the band's live sound, Showco had revved up Alice Cooper two months before I saw Zep in '73 and Alice sounded better than the Stones that night! To define that sound: very loud, crystal clear and defined separate musical notes from every instrument onstage, seldom did anything crack or break up. So in '73 I finally heard Zeppelin the way they wanted to sound onstage, not once but two nights in a row. It wasn't lost on me the first night the band played a segment of Heartbreaker exactly like the record, almost a subliminal message to doubting Thomas's like me: see, we can play it just like the album if we want to but instead we choose to burn it to the ground. The 3-hour 1977 concert I saw was even more raw and exciting than the slickness of 1973. But louder, like in a closed airplane hangar while two 737s had a rack-off contest.
I saw the JB band in 1996 at a small club called Jimmy's in New Orleans. He was pissed because the place wasn't packed. Maybe 100-150 people (the club may have fit 200-250 comfortably). They cut the show short after about 1 1/2 hrs or less. I talked to the Guitar player after the show, his name was Tony, a great guitar player. He told me Jason was pretty upset. Jason did appear drunk but he played great. I agree with what you said he did change up some drum fills but he never missed a beat. My only gripe was the singer, Chaz. Way over the top for my taste. He screamed more than he sang.
Wow you saw this one? This project is on my script. I liked their sound. Chas doesnt bother me that much but you probably caught him in an off night. I can understand Jason being pissed...but such is life right? His position was tough really
JCM & remnants, I don't know why more Zep cover bands don't opt for a girl singer like The Student Loan. After seeing them play D'yer Mak'er sitting on a couch with a mandolin, banjo, doublebass and acoustic 6-string, I watched their Student Loan yootoob channel for three hours. Not only do they play the Houses of the Holy album start to finish they also play Abbey Road in its entirety with similar instrumentation. They do plenty of other Zep songs, the girl singer has got all of Page's alternate tunings figured out and it's obvious the band understands Zeppelin's music inside out. Stunningly talented people.
I'm also curious about Porl Thompson, who you didn't mention much. He has played keyboards for The Cure in addition to guitar, do you find it interesting that apparently nobody played keyboard on the P&P tour? Also, I noticed a clear advantage of having him on The Song Remains the Same on additional guitar work. Were there any other songs where you thought he clearly helped bring out some of Jimmy's guitar parts that were never played live before because there was only one guitar? There are many guitar parts on Achilles, but I didn't get a sense that he helped bring that one out in a new way.
So Porl did play on Achilles, thing is, it's not that audible, i heard some acoustic parts in there. Porl didn't play keyboards because Ed Shearmur took care of it, the same guy from Unledded with a similar John Paul Jones hairstyle hehe. I think Porl could have played Ten Years Gone with Jimmy! Thank YOU for watching! Stay tuned for Episode 11 on 1996!
No way EZ! That's cool! I love the blue colors on it, i am gonna wear it off i think lol. Thank YOU very much for watching! Stay tuned for Epísode 11 on 1996
JCM, you really have my head full of this rarified Zep phenomenon. I broke the news over the phone to Alex Lifeson last night. He's a little hurt and cried a bit, maybe a face to face would have been better?
John Paul Jones should have been there! It was all Led Zeppelin, except Break on Though and the Hurdy Gurdy solo, at the Cal Expo show. I was with my new wife, she's from Mexico, and she told me that no one in Mexico knew who Led Zeppelin was. I asked her if she knew of the Palacio de los Deportes? She said yes, it's one of the biggest venues in Mexico! I told her to look at the guy in front of us, he was wearing a tour t-shirt, it showed all of the stops on the tour, and SOLD OUT was covering all the dates! I told her that, just maybe, some people in Mexico, had heard of Led Zeppelin! That was her first rock concert, she loved it, but she couldn't stand all the pot being smoked around us, We haven't been to a concert since, we went out with a bang!
So lucky you were there to watch this historic show. I really enjoyed both recordings from the shows in Mexico. The band played GREAT concerts here. Thank YOU for watching! Stay tuned for Episode 11 on 1996!
Hey thanks again! So the big question was, did Page & Plant cut out Jones because 1. they didn't want a 'full Zeppelin reunion" and they had more creative freedom without including Jones? or 2. Page & Plant would make more money without him?
The Led Zeppelin reunion argument is bogus. This is MTV's fault for calling them such thing in 1985 at LIVE AID, and that was not a reunion with little rehearsal. I think the money thing PLAYED a part. Remember Plant's manager negotiated this so...we can speculate he looked after his client first?
Yeah, seems like an exchange. Calling to You was a fantastic thing they did. One of the greatest songs Zeppelin never did! Thank YOU for watching! Stay tuned for Episode 11 on 1996!
Thanks Jose…awesome as usual. What was the lyric change on the middle part of “In the evening” you referenced? Something about avoiding a “dig” at Jimmy?
Original lyrics: Where was your word, where did you go? Where was your helping, where was your bow? Dull is the armour, cold is the day Hard was the journey, dark was the way…
