Re: GTLO in Alantic City

[Paul Hammond <pauleh@xxxxxxx>]

Scott,

  Led Zeppelin was basically an improvisational jam band in the studio as well. 
You ever hear the out takes of the many different versions of songs and leads? 
The bass and guitar lines in "The Lemon Song" are a good example of this.

  Jimmy Page and co. were brilliant enough to decide which versions were the 
best ones, which in turn ended up on the records.

  So millions of people got to hear the songs deemed appropriate by Led 
Zeppelin and that is the versions they became familiar with, overdubs, proper 
tunings, pitch and accurate timing all intact. Something lacking in their live 
performances especially from 1973 on.

 As far as the cover band thing goes - a famous DJ once told me - "It's one 
thing to hear Jimmy Page improv on his own songs, but it's another to hear Joe 
Blow trying to play like Jimmy Page." It never quite has the impact of the 
original master.

I would surmise from your post you also do not like classical music as that is 
written out and is performed the way it's supposed to be.

To me, Led Zeppelin's studio recordings are akin to Stravinsky and Wagner, and 
so well orchestrated as to be worthy of preservation in a live concert 
situation for the masses to hear, just like Bach, Beethoven and other classical 
masterpieces, albeit in a hard rock format.

During the course of a GTLO performance there are a few entirely 
improvisational sections where the individual musicians "go off" the beaten 
track and completely and totally recreate the live improv Zeppelin jams  that 
many people know and love. You must not have been listening/paying attention 
then. Keep on appreciating and listening to the live Zeppelin bootlegs! Cheers! 
PH

On Aug 8, 2010, at 9:20 AM, Scott Moffett wrote:

> I saw them once and I just couldn't get into because they played the album 
> versions.  Led Zeppelin was an improvisational jam band live and that is what 
> I want to hear if I see a cover band.  I have only played a Led Zeppelin 
> studio album a handful of times in 30 years since I started collecting their 
> live recordings.  I listen to Led Zeppelin constantly but it is all live and 
> since the days of bit torrent, I only listen to live recordings of other 
> bands too.  I can't remember the last time I played a studio album of anybody.
> 
>> 
>> Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2010 03:45:39 +0000 (UTC)
>> From: Sean O<bfdiesel@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: GTLO in Alantic City
>> 
>> Went to see Get The Led Out last night at the House Of Blues in Alantic 
>> City.  I must say I was really impressed with the show. Everyone in the band 
>> is a great musician.  From the minute they started the show with When The 
>> Leevee Breaks, you could tell it was going to be a good night.  They play 
>> the songs in their original arrangement with great precision and accuracy to 
>> the recorded versions.  They played for over 2 1/2 hours.  They even do a 
>> nice acoustic set that included Tangerine and BOE.  The young lady that sang 
>> BOE was very good as well.  Highlight for me was The Rover, which is one of 
>> my favorite Zep songs.
>> 
>> I did stop by to say hi to Paul after the show and let him know that I 
>> thought the show was awesome.  If you get a chance to see them, it will be a 
>> good time.
>> 
>> Sean O.
>> 
>> 
>>