Keep in mind that Jimmy overdubbed 6 guitar tracks on the studio version of this song. Here he's doing his best to summarize those 6 tracks into a live performance with only one guitar. Pretty awesome.
Page had a lot to pull off on this one. In an interview, he said, "[‘Achilles’] was testy, to say the least, to try and replicate, or at least to get a mean average of all the guitar parts on the record.” He's referring to the 6 guitar parts he played during the studio version. Also, this was their first concert since Plant's son died in 1977. I believe they said they felt a bit "rusty". They sounded great to me! Loved it! It was raining a bit that night. You can't see it on the shirts of the other guys because theirs were dark in color, but if you look closely, you can see Plant was wet from the rain as well. But Page always works up a sweat regardless. lol I always enjoy your reactions to LZ. Thanks! :)
it's hard to play live because there's so many guitar parts overdubbed on album.Other musicians even commented on hearing the song on the album and saying how will Jimmy play it live.
It IS a pun (at start u said that) Robert broke his ankle really badly in a car wreck just before writing this. But it's also meant to be an epic to the Trojan Wars in its way. I think it's one of the great moments of wordplay in rock, lol! Plant was quite literary.
During this era of Zep, Page was in the throws of a heavy heroin addiction causing him to look very gaunt, especially in his face and also I'm sure contributing to his excessive sweating during this performance.
Page is emulating seven layers of different guitar tracks on this one, and he pulls it off!!!
Keep in mind that Jimmy overdubbed 6 guitar tracks on the studio version of this song. Here he's doing his best to summarize those 6 tracks into a live performance with only one guitar. Pretty awesome.
Page had a lot to pull off on this one. In an interview, he said, "[‘Achilles’] was testy, to say the least, to try and replicate, or at least to get a mean average of all the guitar parts on the record.” He's referring to the 6 guitar parts he played during the studio version.
Also, this was their first concert since Plant's son died in 1977. I believe they said they felt a bit "rusty". They sounded great to me! Loved it!
It was raining a bit that night. You can't see it on the shirts of the other guys because theirs were dark in color, but if you look closely, you can see Plant was wet from the rain as well. But Page always works up a sweat regardless. lol
I always enjoy your reactions to LZ. Thanks! :)
JPJ is crushing it as always! Beast mode! ✌️
I’ve thought I saw his breath too, but this was in August, of a crowed of over 200,000.
The GOATS OF GOATS…PERIOD! NO ARGUMENT! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Pink Floyd....
OMG famous last words "This better be good then" Ahahahaha smh **Beyond**
Robert Plant said that Jimmy and Bonzo were simply on another level on this night !!!
They certainly were, all that long pent up energy they had, not playing a concert in quite awhile.
Proto power metal!
it's hard to play live because there's so many guitar parts overdubbed on album.Other musicians even commented on hearing the song on the album and saying how will Jimmy play it live.
Imo the greatest most powerful Zep song and how much does early Iron Maiden owe to Bonzo's drumming in that song?
I'm exhausted! ❤😂
bonham was a MONSTER!!!!
Bro you're forgetting about JPJ!!!!
@@pb6270 no I'm not jonesy is the key to everything zep did and arguably the most talented member!!
Let's face it.
No other band has tried to do this song. There's a reason for that.
Luvit! YES!!!
Great moment to the history. His last big concert
It IS a pun (at start u said that) Robert broke his ankle really badly in a car wreck just before writing this. But it's also meant to be an epic to the Trojan Wars in its way. I think it's one of the great moments of wordplay in rock, lol! Plant was quite literary.
These guys are juggernauts, it Titans. Very few at their level of capability.
Hey John, justice watching your response to souxie and the banshees justice justice album. My favourite group
Dude…..? The solo fell apart for you…? listen to it again! 🤨 Dude they all solo together! It’s Genius!
The best Zep song!
Page in a heroin sweat as well.
John Paul Jones is so busy on this song .
They all were
I think that this is after Roberts throat surgery on his throat. In my opinion is that he never sounded the same. Dynamite though
He had throat surgery on his throat" 😅 as long as his throat surgery wasnt on his foot is what matters
This is a TREAT!
I love some Led Zeppelin but I wish that you would get into a little Black Sabbath every now and then. Maybe you could do NIB OR CHANGES OR SWEET LEAF
Kashmir, O2 arena
During this era of Zep, Page was in the throws of a heavy heroin addiction causing him to look very gaunt, especially in his face and also I'm sure contributing to his excessive sweating during this performance.
boohoo2112 is out of his mind, wouldn't know an incredible guitar solo if it bit him on his a$$.
Page in a heroin sweat as well.
Still played far better then any other guitarist who is straight, Page is better then all of them, on his worst day.