Re: A hearty Thanks....

["Wyatt Brake" <wyattbrake@xxxxxxxxx>]

Myself: "...this is not in any way a slam on Nech.  I would say he's
saying what's on the minds of anyone who has heard this show."

Nech:   "Slamming me? Where do you read a slam in there ? I tell it like it is."
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Nech, I was just taking preventive measures, just in case you thought
I was calling you ungrateful for your remark about seeing how Page
might not want this 'out there.'  That's all.

As far as the ol' Tight vs. Loose metaphor, I will have to give the
show another few listens.  I downloaded it late at night and haven't
even been able to hear the whole show from start to finish; I've just
listened to pieces at different times.  I'll evaluate it again.

Surround sound will be installed this Saturday, and I'm looking
forward to hearing this show as one of my first spins with the new
set-up.

-wyatt

On 8/22/07, tytlane@xxxxxxxxxxxx <tytlane@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> wyattbrake@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > "I fully understand why Jimmy kept this one in his closet for so long."
> >
> > ...Yeah, it's a bit sloppy, eh?
> >
> > Plant's voice is rather weak and breaks quite often.  Jimmy's playing
> > is quite a bit more 'loose' than 'tight.'
>
> It is enjoyable from the sound quality. Actually, it has an
> "interesting" sound to it. Don't quiet know how to explain it. Dry
> soundboard... but unlike the 80's ones this one has this ckraklin'
> clarity to it at times. It highlights many of the evening's miscues
> that's for sure.
>
> I should have elaborated more but after 2 weeks away I 'gasp' have work
> to do!!!!
>
> As far as the looseness goes, I thinght actually it sounds as if Jimmy's
> playing is too 'tight' almost mechanical at times. I swear there's a
> point in OTHAFA that I thought I had gotten a bad burn and had a skip in
> my disc he so methodically repeats a couple of notes in the solo!
>
> A let down ?!?!? By no means no as far as the prospect of a long known
> mutlitrak finally seeing the light! Long rumored and confirmed
> essentially in 2002-ish it is always a treat to hear Zeppelin in any way
> shape of form. But in no way can I go down as saying it's a jackpot of a
> performnace. Hence my comment, that I can fully understand JP,and
> probably RP, JPJ & Bonzo wanting to keep this one for themselves as it's
> not the best of Zep and probably not what they would've liked to have
> "out there" as a pro recording of the band not quite in full flight. I
> wonder what the feeling was that night. I mean they essentially came off
> a previous tour that they rollicked through and were almost a full
> 2months into this UK one....was it perhaps the pressure of knowing that
> tapes were rolling ? Did throwing themselves back into such an intimate
> setting stifle them a bit ? Early on Plant makes a comment about it
> being warm...heat on too high making Jimmy's neck lacquer extra sticky ?
>
> If anything, this certainly has whetted my appetite for the Nov release
> of TSRTS. '73 at its best , well best of NY! aw hell. I can never decide
> when I liked Zep live the best. Each and every show has a special place
> in my heart...Yes even Tempe!!!!
>
> Have yet to fully disect this one as well too to decide what its high
> point is....although currently the song about the labrador is quite the
> headbanger. If Dancing Days was a bit more upbeat it'd be a contender as
> I just love JPJ's bass pounding on that one and the "choppiness" of
> Jimmy's playing.
> >
> > Nevertheless, it's enjoyable to listen to a Zep show in such quality.
> >
> > I certainly don't condone it, but this release may reinforce the
> > argument of those who hoard shows...  As long as it stays under wraps,
> > people discuss it often and it remains in great demand.  I imagine if
> > anyone WAS trading it before, they probably got just about anything
> > they wanted by using it as a bargaining chip.  Once it's out there, it
> > sparks some excitement for a couple weeks before it's completely off
> > the radar and becomes a complete non-issue... a bit of a letdown.
> >
>
> Just to clarify,
> > this is not in any way a slam on Nech.  I would say he's saying what's
> > on the minds of anyone who has heard this show.
>
> Slamming me? Where do you read a slam in there ? I tell it like it is.
>
> There was a little poke at horseblinder worship recently and I think
> that anyone that's glorifying this show as a masterpiece is guilty of
> that! Between Plant's voice recovering from his walk in the rain with
> Bonzo ( Damn that Bentley! ), the various miscues, sticky fingers, JPJ's
> missing keys it is a good show, but certainly not a glorious one.
> >
> > I'm going to take a few weeks to sit back and enjoy this release for
> > what it is:  a long sought-after show that allows us to hear my
> > favorite band in an intimate venue, playing a very relaxed concert.
>
> Definately going to be in my cd player for awhile as the in your face
> sound of Jimmy's guitar is worth the price of admission alone. Even if
> it does make my face grimmace in a few places. I don't know if it's a
> relaxed concert... somehow I sense a certain kind of tension. No farkin'
> matter....Another Holy Grail in the case!!!!! Fuckin ey!!!!
>
> I also hear you about the "non-issue" aspect of shows seeing the light
> of day. I mean, damn, I remember not all too long ago people would claw
> their own eyes out to get a glimpse of a 90th gen of a snippet of
> EC...now I trully grimace when I read reviews of it and have to bear
> nincompoop comments like " Tangerine's STILL incomplete and filled with
> an inferior source" ARGK!!!! The nerve....
>
> oh no there goes my twitch....
>
> Nech
>
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