BOTM#6 part 2.

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 As I digest my lovely lunch of Chicken Kiev, I hit play and continue 
on with this show.  I can't help but laugh about the well known antics 
of the Zeppelin Lads during the tours and especially in L.A. as Robert 
introduces the next number with "This is a song about the wasted wasted 
wayysted lands...and No it's not the lobby of the Continental Hyatt 
House, it's called Kashmir" and ba da da ba da da the mellotron , a 
'very cheap form of Orchestra' and Bonzo's heavily phased cymbals and 
Plant's coarse voice weave a tale where all will be revealed. It will 
be! Plant is having fun with the effect on his vocals as well with some 
strange warblings issued here and there. Ha, he adds some extra emphasis 
onto 'this wasted wayyysted land' playing on his previous Plantation. 
And then adding extra heavily echoed Ohhhss ahhss after moving thru 
Kashmir. Obviously Plant is loving this piece! I'm enjoying it too. Same 
as when they first were doing HOTH numbers with percision and fluid 
agility in 73 Kashmir is not yet the leaden monster it would become in 77.

 You folks do realize that I am literally writing these as I am 
listening ? I just had to do a rewind or two there as my ears picked up 
that along with the mellotron, Jonesy's also playing keys of some sorts 
as well! Cool, never noticed that before. Bonzo also throws in a gong 
bang as well as Jimmy rips in a little lead here and there. The crowd 
simply love it!!

 Time to switch discs. You know these had become massive events when a 
show spans three cds!

The show continues with Plant giving us a blow by blow of what's going 
on ; )
 "John moves across a keyboard or two and takes to the piano ...in a 
piece which requires a great deal of improvisation. It would be a good 
idea to have a brandy glass on top of the piano and pop a dollar in ya 
know?! He's so cheap! chuckle ....of course we're crazy! This is called 
no Quarter"  Lotsa of whistling and yelling accompaning Jonesy as he 
start with the haunting strains and you can hear them continue as Bonzo 
and Page join in. Plant changes up the lyrics a bit with WE ask no 
quarter...WE give no quarter  a little theramin and electric keys 
interlude transpires before Jonesy picks it up on the Steinway grand 
piano. For an audience that was so noisy before they are remarkably 
quiet now. It's pretty neat how Jonesy seems to be able to meld a 
variety of different styles into this segment. Seems like everything 
from jazz, to honky tonk to pure classical, to funk and junk all in one 
rather cohesive arrangement.
He gets into a funky groove that Bonzo picks up on immediately and 
starts drumming along. Heck, it's got my cellmate,s foot tapping!
It continues along building building and Jimmy starts up slowly quietly 
adding in these way cool fuzzed out snatches that with a slide down the 
keyboard magically transform into a totally gnarly toned solo. It 
totally now has me bopping my head as Jones is now hitting this low bass
foot pedal note as Pages solo just builds and builds along with Bonzo's 
rolls. Hey , I gotta note this down as one bad assed NQ. And dammit, 
when the hell did Jonesy transition back to the electric keys?!?!?! I 
couldn't detect a skipped beat?!?!?! That constant bass note must've put 
me in a trance. Page gives us a wah lesson ending with a long 
bbbwaahhhhhh and Jonesy gets right back into the NQ riff. Page takes the 
theramin for a high ride after the dogs of doom. Then I have no idea 
what the hell happens to Plants vocals and I can only assume that the 
effect went way outta control as he pleads please please please 
please!!!! Jimmy takes control by giving us another surprise lead befoer 
they close the number. Wow, what a trip.

 "This is dedicated to all the good ladies of America who've helped us 
get rid of the blues from time to time down the road....that boils down 
to two!" And Jonesy continues on the keys this time starting up that way 
uptempto clavinent of Trampled Underfoot. This is trully boogie time as 
Page lays down this wonderful scratchy pallatte underneath Jonesy with 
Plant pushing it with " Drive on! Drive on! And then Page launches into 
his solo. Some great Bonzo Page interplay and serious fretwork by page. 
I think he covers the full length of it in one run. You almost think 
they lost their way but a long scowl from Plant brings them right back 
into the shop for service! You just gotta hear Plant's give it to me's 
answered by Jimmy's wah towards the end and Plant even throwns in some 
Gallows Pole!!! Hangman!  Hangman!! push push yeah!!!!!! I wonder if the 
whole Forum was dancing prancing to that pulsating beat!!!!????!!!!
After the great response Plant still asks " Was that alright?!?!""

 " Are we still crazy ?  What a question to ask?!?!! The man in the 
second row asks are we still crazy !!  We ain't crazy it's our road crew 
that are crazy. We are all very astute businessmen. I was training to be 
a childhood accountant, Jimmy was going to be a poet... right now we 
bring you something that should never be missed. T he man who broke 
every window in room 1019 last night, the man who smashed wardrobes, the 
man who set fire to his own bed, the amazing man with only two cavities, 
 Mister QUAALUDE!!!...John Bonham Moby Dick!!!! dick dick dick.....