PP Montreux press conference

[TangerineMan <tangerineman@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Has anyone viewed the clip available on Sam Rapallo's site?

(http://www.led-zeppelin.com/news.html)

It's from a press conference just before or after Page and Plant's
soundcheck at Montreux on July 7.

Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but it's pretty durn fascinating to
watch their body language. Plant does most of the talking, as usual, but
just watch how each man barely acknowledges the other's presence. Page
is constantly fidgeting--almost as if he needs a fix (!), but generally
looking like he'd really rather be somewhere else. Complete contrast to
the Unledded-era interviews.

About the only time Page speaks is when a reporter asks about the 1965
(?) sessions with Sonny Boy Williamson with Giorgio Gomelsky producing
(or is he talking about the more recent session for the Sun records
tribute album? I don't think so but I'm not sure), and he becomes quite
animated.

Plant goes into his usual spiel about all the bluesmen who've influenced
them over the years, as white English boys, and how it's all about
giving back to the source.