"I came from a litter of three, and I'm the one they kept..."

[<davidp_@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Greetings to all Zeppelin brethren near and far (or somewhere inbetween)?.

Confirm or deny, ye of more knowledge than I: converting MP3s to WAVs reduces 
said sound quality?

Okay, so I haven't been in the Zeppelin bootleg loop for some time, and I read 
on the 
"Underground Uprising" website about a soundboard release from perhaps the best 
'75 show 
Zeppelin played?2/12/75.  Man, I say to myself, no wonder those clips from 
Jason's server 
sounded so wonderful.  What a tremendous find for Zeppelin fans!  Now I will 
say that the 
audience source gives you a much better feel of the great vibes of the show, 
but if you've 
listened to that source enough, you can easily bring that along with you to 
this soundboard 
release.  What a beauty?and what a show.  I love STH on this night?some real 
passionate 
Page play in this one.  Now my question is:  what other soundboard sources have 
arisen from 
the dead in say the last two years that I don't know about?

Has anyone heard Tool's rendition of "No Quarter"?  Certainly, it has a very 
powerful impact, 
but without John Paul Jones and his musical vision intertwined in the mood of 
the lyrics, 
I don't think Tool's version carries a greater overall impact in the end.  
Nevertheless, it's 
a worthy cover and I like it especially for the drum work.  That dude is pretty 
good on the 
skins.  Love the song "Sober", too?great bass guitar and bass drum.

You know, I know that 4/27/69 gets raves from most Zeppelin fans, but listening 
to this show 
while I've been recording to PC, I've come to the conclusion that compared to 
many other '69 
shows, this one really is inferior.  It has its moments ("Sittin' and Thinkin", 
"I Can't Quit You Babe", "How Many More Times"), but overall, when you compare 
it to such great 
shows as 07/25/69 and 08/31/69, the April shows lags behind.  Undoubtedly, the 
1969 Zeppelin of 
late Summer was a much more improved band than the one that played in Spring.

Robert Plant will always be a very important and special part of what was Led 
Zeppelin, but 
do you ever find yourself wanting to strangle him when that voice breaks in any 
1973 concert?  
The 5/19 show is a good example of when Robert's voice sounds like bad feedback 
in the line 
"Been too long since I found out?" from BD, or when he screams like a mental 
patient after 
Page's wonderful solo in SIBLY.  It's enough to give you a permanent twitch in 
your facial muscles.

And a big thank you to all who emailed me in regards to my efforts to transfer 
taped shows 
to CD.  It was a wealth of knowledge that you all shared with me and I greatly 
appreciate it.  
I'd give you all big kisses if I could (but no tongue :-P )?

Until next time, everyone be well?.

David


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