Re: BBC Sessions

["Larry Burnett" <lburnett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hiya Jordan!

> Yawn its good, a bootleg for 16.99 with a interview CD is what makes it
> good. Those cuts are ANNOYING and I'll say it again ANNOYING even though
> they are nicely done but still they are ANNOYING. THe package is nice
> and mine came with cardboard case for some reason. Those of you who got
> promo CD's, my local radio station was handing them out every 30 minutes
> and I got one. Yawn, just like the released one except for a sticker.
> Big deal

Personally, I disagree. I think it *is* a big deal. Why? Here's a Zep 
fan who has been waiting for 16 long years to be able to go down to 
the record store and be able to buy a *new* Led Zeppelin album. It's 
been way to long since I've been able to say that. 

As far as the music, it's great! The  discs were masterfully 
produced. The first disc has a really "raw" sound, and I'd 
have to say an improvement over what I've heard, and I've heard a few 
different boots of the stuff. I still love The Girl I Love......as 
well as Somethin' Else. Sure, for those of us with decent sized boot 
collections there were some glaring omissions, but how 'bout the rest 
of the world? Now they get to find out what we already knew. Being 
the resident ZepHead at work, Everyone's asking me if they should get 
it, and I'm sayin' "Damn Skippy, you should!" I can still remember 
the first time I heard live Zep (other than TSRTS) and it was some of 
the BBC sessions broadcast by Radio One back in '85 or so, and it 
blew me away, and everyone else who heard it too. It can still have 
that effect, edits or no. 

> 	I would vote for that 40 or so minute epic from Seattle 3/21/75
> <drools>, too bad Larry has my tape.

It's on it's way, I promise!:-)

> It has a great version of For What
> Its Worth and Bonzo is destroying his drum set from playing so good.
> Plants voice is on perfect form(for the 75 tour) and Page is playing
> like he's tripping on 15 hits of acid and a ounce of herion(probably
> true but you know that was the 70's). So I want to hear others and
> hopefully this can help solve a bit of those one liners that I hate but
> I often do.

Have to disagree here as well. His playing is too damn good that 
night to have been smacked out of his gord. Of the extended Dazed and 
Confused versions, this one by far puts every other one to shame. It 
flows from riff to riff flawlessly, the entire band is so *on* that 
it was a perfect unit, and I really feel that it could have gone on 
for *another* 45 minutes. 

Of course, now you've done it! How can I possibly find the time to 
sit down and listen to all my versions of Dazed and try to figure out 
a favorite? But ya know, I probably will:-)

Bless your socks,
Larry
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