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Von www.ledzeppelin.com vom Mitglied Tony Defilippis. Ich setze meinen Stempel drunter (grins). Leider kommt hier die Fettschrift nicht zum Ausdruck.
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……..saw the film in Farmingdale, NY last night…….still cannot really believe what I saw / heard…….I was at the 02 show…….and have listened to that „Wendy“ recording hundreds of times over the last five years……I assumed I pretty much had this show „figured“ as much as I possibly could have…….I might as well had NOT BEEN THERE AT ALL…….or not have listened to the Wendy recording even once…..this is one of the greatest concerts ever performed……and it is ABSOLUTELY the greatest document of a live concert as well……Jimmy Page and Dick Carruthers have put together a film like NOTHING I’VE EVER SEEN: ……
prepare to be COMPLETELY BLOWN AWAY………best concert film of ALL TIME…..I am not kidding……..I still CANNOT BELIEVE WHAT THE FUCK I SAW……when it started I was like,“yeah- this will be o.k“…..“same old bullshit I’ve seen a thousand times before“…..but within literally five minutes…..and STRAIGHT THROUGH TILL THE VERY END OF THE FILM……I was TRANSFIXED……all four of them were literally about a THOUSAND TIMES BETTER than I realized back in ’07……the film / concert itself has a highly intoxicating and very trippy-ish effect to it……there are so many times where you find yourself sitting there like a 14yr old kid…….at a midnight movie theater back in the 70’s……smoking joints and watching TSRTS……until last night I’d completely forgotten what that feels like (and no joints this time- just three or four swigs of my good friend’s vodka!!!)……and how awesome it is to feel like that and enjoy something that much…..to be BLOWN AWAY by something…….Jimmy Page……with his white shirt and white hair……literally had me feeling as though he were channeling LUDWIG VON BEETHOVENup there on the stage……like he was conducting the glorious ninth!!!….he had a presence that was downright frightening……it reminded me exactly of someone else’s stage-presence that I’d completely forgotten about long ago- namely JIMMY PAGE!!!……as in Zeppelin-era Jimmy Page!!!……like he not only had regained that magical presence he used to have in the early / mid 70’s, but that it had somehow gotten even more intense…………his solos…..choice of guitars……effects……his interplay with the others…….his swagger…….he proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that night that he is still on a different musical plain than anyone / everyone else……John-Paul Jones…..at the show five years ago you could not pick out a single fucking bass-note from JPJ…..you merely felt the bass (house-mix was a joke)…..now, you hear every note……and, trust me: every note is worth hearing…..he was excellent……..his playing was extremely tasteful-yet-playful…..I was nervous I was going to hate the fretless…..he did the impossible: he weaved a very un-Zeppelin-like bass-sound right into the Zeppelin fabric…..he’s a genius…..and his keyboard-playing was also outstanding…….Jason Bonham…….I walked into that theater last night absolutely expecting to not be impressed at all with his performance…….I had images in my head of that god-awful tribute thing he (tragically) does now and how much I fucking loathe both that entire band and Jason’s playing in particular……….well……..the bottom line is that Jason Bonham had the single toughest drumming job in HISTORY on 12/10/07…..nothing else could ever come close as far as the level(s) of difficulty……the ENTIRE PLANET WAS WATCHING / LISTENING TO HIM with hyper-critical eyes / ears and he KNEW IT…….he fucking went out there and did EXACTY what he needed to do…..he had the thankless job of trying to provide the enormous, unequaled power of John Bonham’s live drumming…..within the framework of a band that now included three guys in their sixties (actually Robert was 59)……the balance he had to achieve would basically be something heretofore unknown as far as live Zeppelin is concerned…..he could not play with the fire his dad had exhibited back in the 70’s because he’d have blown the other three literally off the stage……drumming-wise it was the high-wire balancing act of all-time…..and Jason was BRILLIANT….hepaid attention to the other two…..his focus was impeccable……he played with relaxed confidence…..he fucked around with the songs…..he enjoyed himself…..he never tried to facsimile his dad- instead playing his own way and bringing his own sensibilities to the songs- but without sacrificing the essence of what his dad had originally contributed to these timeless masterpieces………Robert Plant…….ahh, Robert…….Robert, Robert, Robert…..Mr. Heartbreaker indeed……of this I am CERTAIN- when all the Zeppelin folk out there…..who were unfortunately not able to attend the actual gig itself…..finally now get to see this performance proper……they will immediately start to develop a rather INTENSE DISLIKING for our once-beloved golden god……and the more you end up loving his performance……as the film rolls on……..the more you will INTENSELY DISLIKE HIM!!!…..I know I DO!!!!!! (and I was even one of the fortunate ones that did get to go!!!)….his choices immediately following this epic 02 reunion will ECHO THROUGH ETERNITY…….anyways……it’s funny- all the things he did that I flat-out HATED as I sat there at the 02 („Ramble On“ immediately comes to mind)…..simply disappeared while watching this amazing film (I still CANNOT BELIEVE I ACTUALLY ENDED UP DIGGING RAMBLE ON last night!!!)……..Robert was BRILLIANT…….it’s so much more than I’d ever thought capableof him at this stage…..and I would HONESTLY rate it higher than NINETY-PERCENT of the post-’73 Zeppelin Robert performances…..he’s doing impossible things throughout the concert…….and as tough as Jason’s job was (all of ‚em, really), Robert actually had the toughest job of them all…….because it’s one thing…..to blast through TSRTS on your double-neck……at 63……it is an ALTOGETHER DIFFERENT THING……to SING IT(even if it is keyed down)…….at 59……..and like Jason, he too was paying attention to the others, having fun with the songs, enjoying himself, etc……….make no mistake- this was as BAND up on that there stage…..I honestly had SO MUCH LESS OF A SENSE about that at the gig itself…..we just could not hear exactly what was going on between the musicians…….the musical communication was so much more intricate than what was apparent at the 02 Arena on the night itself……songs…….“Nobody’s Fault“ was damned good to all the people watching that night…..but in the film……it’s a 500ft. tall BEHEMOTH……I still can’t believe it……I’m not going through the entire setlist here because there ARE NO HIGHS-AND-LOWS……it is ALL GOOD……….this is NOT a ’75 soundboard where you skip every third song…..it is literally ALL GOOD……and I did not feel that way that night……the cameramen did the best work I’ve ever seen for a live concert…..the editing (of which I was certain was going to annoy me to no end) was PERFECTION……the audio……which was my biggest fear by FAR (that maybe I wouldn’t like the source-recording / subsequent mix)…….was RIDICULOUS…….it’s clarity is quite simply like NOTHING I’VE EVER HEARD BEFORE IN A LIVE RECORDING…..cannot WAIT to blast in the car…..at midnight…..driving over the top of Storm King Mountain….alright…….enough……I’ll just end here by saying I’m forever thankful – to the music-gods- that I lived in the time of Led Zeppelin…….and God Bless Jimmy Page………..
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