Roseland Show

["John C" <blackcountryman@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm a Digester;  I'm sure someone else has already posted (or will) a 
complete review, including setlist, so I won't bother.  (I couldn't 
name 
some of the old nuggets, anyway).  Suffice it to say the show was 
inspiring:

Robert is in very good voice.  He must be warming up backstage.  He 
came 
damn close on the high notes in MMH and WLL.  And as others have 
noted, he 
really seems to be having a blast up there.  Big smiles throughout.

In The Light was the highlight for me.  I've always loved the song, 
and this 
was a real nice rendition:  faithful without being rote.

Good crowd behavior in that I only heard one yell for "TEN YEARS!!!!" 
and 
none for StH.  Poor behavior included the three passout victims in my 
immediate vicinity (total faceplants, dragged out:  great way to 
appreciate 
a show) and the boisterous jackasses near Stage Left who shouted 
through the 
entire last ballad (Song of the Siren?) to each other about their 
camera 
skills.  Hey, Fat Boy (in the unlikely event you're on the list):  
may you 
contract a painful cancer.  Soon.

If anyone out there was turned off by POB and planning to skip SS:  
Don't.  
This is a whole different animal.  Much more energy, better set list, 
a 
totally different vibe.  This is a tight, hard-rocking show.

Holy Cow, do I hope this show is treed.  Heck, I can't wait - if 
anyone is 
willing to burn me 2 sets of the show I'll throw in a Cohiba Robusto 
with my 
2/1.

ps - MTV reports Plant plans to record with SS in the Fall, and to 
tour 
extensively after that.  Here-

http://www.mtv.com/sendme2.tin?page=/news/articles/1442750/20010412/story.jhtml