[Musket]

I remember seeing them in '75 and being sooo bummed out that Plant sucked so bad. Yup, he pretty muched talked through every song. Now years later and after hearing all this early live stuff it's clear that Page's editing made Robert Plant. I heard one of the tunes off the new CD yesterday and Plant sings the first half of a phrase like the album and then drops about 3 octaves to sing/talk the second half of the phrase. I can just hear Page in the studio saying "O.K. Robert, now sing the second part like you did on the first part", punching that in and then melding the two takes together. Page had the ear, Robert was "on" fifty percent of the time. Plant was the weakest link but Page pulled it off.

Yeah, I'm still gonna buy the DVD.: )

[Helms]

Did anyone see Plant in the last year ?-he put on allot of weight-seemed not so svelt and in charge, and I wondered about his well being. How close are Plant and Page and was this DVD Page's idea and if so it seems like he may have trumped Plant who up until lately has been the front for LZ. If this is the case, Page is once more back in charge???

[LS]

In stark contrast, I saw "Kansas," "Styx," and "REO Speedwagon" in concert on Direct TV, and those guys can ALL sing their butts off. Steve Walsh in Kansas still has that phenomenal range as does Tommy Shaw, and all those bands cooked. I remember seeing Speedwagon in Ann Arbor MI at a club and they were great. Richrath is no longer with the band, but the new lead player fills in very well.

[scan58]

Yes, I saw them in '76 and they didn't sound all that great, but it was right after Robert's son died and I chalked it up to that.
On the other hand, I saw Page and Plant perform 3 to 4 years ago. They did many LZ tunes and that concert was superb!