I've hear many bootlegs of Zeppelin Concerts and one of them being the MSG concert (The Song Remains The Same) and there was some major editing done to make that show sound good enough to release officially.
How the West was Won was taken from 2 shows LA Forum/Long Beach 1972 (as you should know). You can't compare a realease that was taken from seperate shows to a single concert. If Zep was so great live, they would only need a single show for that release.
Any band can take the best performances and compile them into one great sounding concert.
If Zeppelin was better than Queen in anything, It would be that they were a true heavy rock band
that did it better than anybody.
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Personally I'd add Who's "Live in Leeds" and- my fav live album of all time- Deep Purple's "Made in Japan"...
Duly noted. I love those albums, too! Check your email, Tom!
led zeppelin!their virtuosity is unique but they do not have the humor or great presentation of queen.Freddie is a born entertainer and a real star.Robert plant is just a singer:I don't like watching him very much,to be honest.
Plant had a hell of a sense of humour on stage. His stage banter would be different each night. Some of my favourite Zeppelin concert moments are the plantations. He knew how to create a vibe between songs.
How the West was Won was taken from 2 shows LA Forum/Long Beach 1972 (as you should know). You can't compare a realease that was taken from seperate shows to a single concert. If Zep was so great live, they would only need a single show for that release.
There is a good possibility that some of the tapes became damaged over the years. Disc 3 could have easily contained Thank You and Communication Breakdown, as the performances were stunning, so I see no musical reason as to why Page would have cut those songs out. Also keep in mind, those concerts were not recorded with the intention of being released officially, unlike Queen at Wembley. And are you forgetting that all of Queen's live albums are full of overdubs? How The West Was Won is a pretty honest live document, with very few alterations.
Your point is well taken Sir GH, about the Wembley GIG,yes I am aware that their Live albums are full of overdubs. Brian admitted on a radio interview when Live Killers was released in the US that live albumns were a copout because of the overdubbing. Frankly I never saw the reason for the overdubbing. I seen almost all of Queens shows at Madison Square Garden and I thought most were really tight. The best was A Day At the Races show. Unfortunately Freddies voice sounded a bit tired. I had a bootleg copy of that show on 8 track at one time but ,I lost it in a flood. Don't get me wrong Led Zeppelin does Rock. They are considered Rock Gods on every Rock Station here in NY and rightfully so. I guess it's unfair to try and compare the 2 bands since they are different styles. But they do share one thing. They're great.
Your point is well taken Sir GH, about the Wembley GIG,yes I am aware that their Live albums are full of overdubs. Brian admitted on a radio interview when Live Killers was released in the US that live albumns were a copout because of the overdubbing. Frankly I never saw the reason for the overdubbing. I seen almost all of Queens shows at Madison Square Garden and I thought most were really tight. The best was A Day At the Races show. Unfortunately Freddies voice sounded a bit tired. I had a bootleg copy of that show on 8 track at one time but ,I lost it in a flood. Don't get me wrong Led Zeppelin does Rock. They are considered Rock Gods on every Rock Station here in NY and rightfully so. I guess it's unfair to try and compare the 2 bands since they are different styles. But they do share one thing. They're great.
Agreed! My sympathies for your bootleg, lol! How good did it sound, and was it the complete show? The current bootleg is decent quality, but certainly not excellent.
Your point is well taken Sir GH, about the Wembley GIG,yes I am aware that their Live albums are full of overdubs. Brian admitted on a radio interview when Live Killers was released in the US that live albumns were a copout because of the overdubbing. Frankly I never saw the reason for the overdubbing. I seen almost all of Queens shows at Madison Square Garden and I thought most were really tight. The best was A Day At the Races show. Unfortunately Freddies voice sounded a bit tired. I had a bootleg copy of that show on 8 track at one time but ,I lost it in a flood. Don't get me wrong Led Zeppelin does Rock. They are considered Rock Gods on every Rock Station here in NY and rightfully so. I guess it's unfair to try and compare the 2 bands since they are different styles. But they do share one thing. They're great.
Agreed! My sympathies for your bootleg, lol! How good did it sound, and was it the complete show? The current bootleg is decent quality, but certainly not excellent.
Thanks, I've been in morning ever since I lost that tape. LOL
The recording was the complete show and the sound quality was very good for an audience recording(it didn't sound like a drive by recording if you know what I mean). It cost me 2 hard earned paychecks to buy that one. The shop owner knew I was a big Queen Fan so he took advantage. Unfortunately I didn't have the equipment to make a back up copy.
No chance to track down another copy, eh?
I was told that there are some record stores in the village area of New York that carry rare bootlegs. When I have the time to get there I'm going shop around for some Queen/Zep stuff.