Re: reaching out on a limb...

["Zep Fan-Dan" <gt88sd@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

This is a very classic line.
Plant repeated it in different
variations scores of times.
it was especially nostalgic/classic
on in Philly Live Aid 7/85 he and
Page shared a grin.
In 77 I think he added some humor
saying "does anybody remember forests?"
His into to the song
"I think this is a song of hope"
Edited on TSRTS "this is a song of hope" 
is also remembered as the prelude to STH
Plant teased teh  crowd on 2-26-95
with it.

"Does
>anybody remember laughter?", 
>





Stairway to Heaven
>
>I enjoy the version of StH from the BBC sessions in all parts, even
>though it sounds a little tense, an excellent performance to listen to
>rather than the studio version, which is known all to well by most...
>
>As for the TSRTS version of Stairway, there is more of Stairway there,
>but that's not to say all of it is good.  However I like the little
>changes they played live such as the riff at the end of the line "and
>she's buying a Stairway to Heaven" which clocks in aproximately at 
1:08.,
>the little riff differs from the studio version...take a listen...
>
>There is also an added riff that is enjoyable which comes in around 
3:33,
>again speaking about TSRTS, which doesn't appear in the studio 
version...
>
>And getting away from the guitar additives are the obvious 
Plantatations
>which appear in live concerts, the most famous from StH probably is 
"Does
>anybody remember laughter?", and then there is the speaking which 
occurs
>all throughout the TSRTS version such as the line "There's still time 
to
>change the road your on", then Robert adds "I sure hope so".  The lines
>are also carried across differently which makes the song quite
>enjoyable...
>
>More on the TSRTS version, now speaking about Bonham's drumming.  Some
>times the drumming is a little boring, but he spices things up a bit 
with
>the little percussion diddies like the one which appears at about 5:36.
>
>The solo most of the versions of StH, including TSRTS has an added bit 
of
>soloing that takes place before the normal studio sounding solo takes
>place which I enjoy...Towards the end of the solo, TSRTS, there is a,
>well, I think it sounds a bit like Tango, riff from JPJ/Bonham which 
fits
>together quite nicely while Jimmy continues to solo.
>