Re: O2...2 years gone...

[Jonathan Bayer <jonathanbayer@xxxxxxx>]

 ive been going to concerts for over 30 years and ive seen 300 or so;  
10-Dec -2007 was the most memorable concert experience and Led  
Zeppelin was the very best concert ive witnessed. And it's not even  
close. They were so tight that night.  I think Plant said something in  
an interview about the audience on that night looking at them in awe/ 
disbelief (or something to that effect) and that accurately sums up my  
mindset for the first couple of songs; I simply could not believe what  
I was seeing or hearing!  Are they really playing Good Times, Bad  
Times?!  Is that the famous Zoso symbol on the amps? I just could not  
fucking believe I was seeing Led Zeppelin!

I had been watching the Led Zeppelin DVD before the show and remember  
thinking, after the Earls Court portion, how incredible it would be to  
hear "In my time of Dying."  And there it was -- seemingly as powerful  
as the Earls Court version.  Dazed and Confused? I remember thinking  
-- wouldn't it have been great to have seen the laser pyramid from the  
'77 tour during the bow segment? And there it was! So many great  
moments--For your Life, Kashmir (as good or better than any previous  
live version!), TSRTS,  Nobody's Fault , Misty Mountain Hop, WLL

In the end, I think ill always remember how much they seemed to enjoy  
themselves (including Robert!). Of course, ill also remember how a few  
minutes after the doors opened, nearly every t-shirt was sold out!

"But the band that played underneath those memories last night was not  
the one that misfired at Live Aid in 1985 or again in New York in  
1988. This one was rehearsed, ready and out to kill. This band was Led  
Zeppelin in every way."  David Fricke - Rolling Stone

Here are my photos from the show:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jlbnyc/sets/72157603836443125/

How much fun did they have on stage?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jlbnyc/3790319796/in/set-72157603836443125/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jlbnyc/2236182106/in/set-72157603836443125/

Here is the review by David Fricke, which includes the quote above.

http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/12/11/led-zeppelin-the-full-report-from-david-fricke/

Here is a great review by Kevin Shirley (though i disagree about the  
lasers in WLL -- I loved it!):

http://www.modernguitars.com/archives/004061.html


On Dec 10, 2009, at 10:00 AM, Nech wrote:

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