WHISKEY!!!!!!!

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Only thing better than getting a free copy of the EV sampler DVD-A from 
Von ( Thanks Von! ) is getting the whole thing free from Dime!!!

 Even on my painfully slow connection, this one was well worth the 
wait... and here are my stream of thought play by [plays as I listren to 
this one for the firs time VER with you in tow.

 Clang clang, jimmy noodling, bonzo trashing, and plant checking mics , 
calling for Ricardo at the very start so mental note....don't fire up an 
unheard show at 10 at work... ok, Gotta be the last night at the Whiskey 
as Plant pretty much says it is their last night there from Led-Zeppelin 
and even though it's not the growl of a Les Paul but the 'tin twang' of 
a tele it starts off with the familiar semi wah workout that eventually 
Bonzo thrashes into place and beat and 'a' 'a' 'a' 'a'..'a' 'a' 'a' 
'a'... and here we go my skin crawls with historical reverence as the 
only second know recording of live Zep comes at me. Like the audience 
sitting there that night I have no idea what to expect... and it is 
good. Everything is clear save maybe for JPJ being low in the mix, and 
even though Plant asked in the beginning if everyone can hear him, when 
he belts it out, yeah, I think they can.  I'll tell you this, right off 
the bat, if it seems like the rest of the band were somewhat hesitant 
and 'lost' Bonzo came to friggin play! He is the one in control og this 
tune as several times when it seems like Jimmy's in a rut, Bonzo know's 
where they should be and rolls them into it. Song ends to a rather quiet 
polite applause from the audience. Plant introduces them to ICQYB and 
again, you've all probably heard the sampler already so know what I mean 
by saying, it's young, raw, Jimmy's sticky in places, but Bonzo just 
clearly is driving this plane. Plant is improvising on vocals and if he 
had some shyness issues befoer they're disappearing as his wails are 
loud and clear.

 Whoa, now it makes sense.... after I'm pretty sure I hear Plant 
attribute the last one to Otis Rush, he say's everything's in a 
different order tonight...explain why only now they go into TKAR. And 
wow, Bonzo is really ripping it up on this one.  Plant introduces it 
only as "The Train"   It's a barnburner!!! Seems like a short trite 
harmonica solo from Plant, but get this, I don't recall hearing it 
before, but as Page rips into his solo you can hear Plant still blowing 
away!!! Nice!  Now that gets the audience going!

 Oh wow, what a pisser as Plant introduces the next number...." This is 
called Babe, I'm Gonna Leave you........traditionally." HA!!!! " You can 
hear this on the fantastic album that comes out on the 15th, on 
Atlantic, we won't giver you any names....it's by Hermit's Hermits live 
at the Whiskey a Go-Go!"  Oh man Plants definately feeling at ease now 
as that got a nice hearty chuckle outta the crowd. Very interesting 
version as it seems like Plant is still experimenting with his 
delivery...do I go hard or stay soft... or do both as I have forgotten 
the words?!?!?!?  Sounds good either way and the audience appreciates it.

 Plant continues his funny ways with his next words... " On this album 
that we weren't going to mention the title of, which is by us, there's a 
number that we wrote called Dazed and Confused ...we thought and try to 
play this...Dazed and Confused" And JPJ starts off the famous riff with 
a rather big bend in the notes I must say... and again Plant varies the 
lyrics... Jimmy's loosend up now too it seems, and Bonzo again is 
driving away, seems like adding an extra roll here and there... The bow 
solo is short while it seems like JPJ and Bonzo are having a battle of 
their own trying to get it into the fast section. And when they do it's 
at breakneck speed... JPJ is low so can't really tell but it sounds like 
he gives up on trying to keep up on that repetitive riff as Bonzo 
thrashes away, finally Jimmy puts a stop to it and with a furious roll 
they're back to the main riff......heck my cell mate, I mean co worker 
is tapping his fingers and feet... must be good!!! Seems like they’re 
still working the ending out biut eventually it ends like it does on the 
album.

 Plant asks if anyone's here from last night and mentions them just 
getting over the flu. Attributes Killing Floor to Muddy Waters...

No funky introes, just straight into the riff sans gong and Bonzo's at 
it again, driving this one along.... Page suffers some sticky fingers 
moments but behind that fury you can barely notice. JPJ also is now 
adding his frills and thrills as you can finally hear him more in the 
mix... and once again...love Plant's adlibbing of lyrics!!! Killing 
floor indeed, it slayed me...

 Plant mentions Keith Relf and then seems to admonish the audience " 
Hey too much too much" as their applause is too loud for his liking?!?!?

Finally the one I've been dying to hear is here...I'm a poet and don't 
know it... For Your Love... oh man this is sweet to my ears. It's 
frigging killer, with Page getting into a cool wah and appregrios 
workout, that building building....wahhhhhh - CUT- AHHHH!!!!!! a 
cut!!!!! - and it comes back to it but oh what a bummer, just as I was 
wondering what orbit Page is going into it's cut!!! But no matter as the 
song ends with Plant belting out one of his best notes of the whole 
night a spine tinglingling 15 secong LOOOOOOOOOOOVEE!!!!!!!  and that's 
it...show's over and we're treated to some audience noise , people 
asking if they're coming back, mentioning a show in a week and a rather 
strange version of Chest fever coming on...seems like maybe over the 
house pa but damn it makes me wonder......check the drums and guitar.....

 Wow, there, hope you enjoyed listning to me disect as I listen.


 I wonder if this IS the complete show... with the audience so cool and 
quiet it'd be easy to nip and tuck. With Bonzo in such a frenetic mood 
seems odd that Pat's Delight wasn't thrown out to him or audience...WS ?
You Shook Me ? HMMT? all pretty standard fare for the  1st US tour 
shows....or were they just tuckered out from the flu ...or is there a 
definative , most complete, storongest ;)  version still to be had ? 
Only time will tell, but for now, this is one helluva way to end the 
2006 Zep season and gets my vote as the most important release of 2006.

Hey, high time to put together the top 2006 list no?!?!?!?!  Get to it 
folks!!!!

Fighting my own flu,
Nech
~~~Jimmy in '07!~~~~