[LS]

I saw these guys---I was a concert reviewer for a newspaper---back in the early 1980s. Page was so messed up that when he sat down to do his "unplugged" portion of the show, the roadies had to come over and cross his legs for him!

How that guy could play a note is beyond me, but he was OK. Live, their sound sucked---it sounded like they were in a giant garage, and Plant sang EVERYTHING an octave lower. I'd be interested to know if anyone else heard them live and if he did the same in their concerts.

[Drew68]

back in the early 1980s. Page was so messed up that when he sat down to do his "unplugged" portion of the show, the roadies had to come over and cross his legs for him!

Yeah, Pagey battled a wee bit of a heroin problem for a few years.

[Senator Pardek]

and Plant sang EVERYTHING an octave lower

Not everything - but notably on "Rock and Roll", "Black Dog", and "The Song Remains The Same".

[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.: )