Episode 2 - The Untold Story of Seattle Kingdome 1977 - Led Zeppelin Documentary
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- Опубліковано 12 січ 2024
- Part two of the documentary that revisits Led Zeppelin's July 17th, 1977 concert at Seattle's Kingdome. A track by track analysis of the music and textures performed on stage for the roaring crowds. From Robert Plant's battle with firecrackers to John Bonham's drumming masterclass, this a retrospective look at a historic date for the mighty quartet. We also take a look at the Kingdome's history and tragic final days as one of the premier venues for sports and massive gatherings.
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My story of attending this concert:
The night before the concert was spent at a full blown party at a friend's house.
A few of us had bought the $10 concert tickets and had arranged to catch the greyhound bus from our hometown of Vancouver BC down to Seattle. This meant an early morning start to do the 200+ mile journey.
As you could imagine, we set off early that morning, worst for wear, having to sneak into Chris' parents back yard to bang on his bedroom window to wake him up.
"Chris....Hey, CHRIS"
"What?"
"Let's go"
"Where"
"Zeppelin"
"Who?"
"ZEPPELIN"
" Oh yeah"....
Got a cab to the greyhound stn, boarded the bus and slept til we were rudely woken up at the border at which time we had to get off and report to customs. They must've been overjoyed to see a load of long haired teenagers walking in...
We arrived at the King Dome around noon and there had to be, easily, a thousand people there already. We followed signs that got us to a vast blacktop area between two high chain-link fences that funneled down toward the arena. We made our way to an open spot kind of like you'd claim a spot on a crowded beach and Sat in for a long wait until the doors opened.
At one point we heard a big commotion, hooping and hollering coming from behind us, turning to see a guy booking it through the sea of seated people with a number of police officers in hot pursuit. As he got closer we noticed he was peeling off cans of Budweiser from a tray and tossing them into the crowd to dispose of the evidence before making an attempt at climbing the chainlink fence, but he wasn't quick enough and got dragged back and away...empty handed.
When the doors opened we funneled toward the narrower opening between the fences and through lines of officers, first on foot then on horseback then again on foot before reaching the entrance to the ramps where we all lined up for the compulsory pat down and past many metal containers full of assorted bottles and cans.
Once inside we found seats directly opposite the stage. Nice, but quite a distance away. Fortunately they had the first big screen I'd ever seen hanging above the stage so we had a better view. After a few songs we decided we were too far away and found our way down to the floor. Moving along the side edge of the crowd toward the stage barrier, we then worked our way towards the middle, past the towering PA stacks and then back into the crowd til we had a decent view from Jimmy's side.
I remember the power of JPJ's bass pedals...my bellbottoms flapping from the air being moved by those stacks during No Quarter. The lasers around Jimmy during the violin bow part of his solo, the extensive solos taken by each member and the acoustic set, seeing Bonzo up front and JPJ's gorgeous triple neck guitar.
I'm also reminded of Robert's shaming of the firecracker throwers.
Toward the end of the show we had the tough decision to either stay for the encore or make it back to the station for the last bus of the night back to Vancouver (l personally had to work the next day). The consensus was f*** it, we're staying for the encore.
After a 3½ hr show (no opening act) we headed back to the bus station and tried to find a place to crash until the first bus out in the morning. There were kids sleeping on the floor, on the stairs, in the luggage storage racks...crazy.
We found a wall to sit against and nodded off occasionally.
The first bus out was early enough that I was able to get some more shut eye on the way back to Vancouver and made it home just in time to make my lunch and go to work where l spent my day in an exhausted, dreamy, half conscious haze.
All these years later after talking up how great this show was, finding the performance on UA-cam and being older(much), wiser(?) and more knowledgeable about the band makes me feel somewhat disappointed/ripped off to know what was going on behind the scenes and seeing large parts of the performance suffer. Definitely eye opening. Funny how you remember things differently. Or maybe I was just young and impressionable???
Being a musician myself, I can appreciate the rigors of a long tour and how they can take a toll though.
...And in the end, I got to see Led Zeppelin (not knowing that it was one of the last shows they'd ever do).
I enjoyed your videos.
They helped give me some more insight into what I experienced back then and more perspective on the video footage (quite the flashback, recently seeing what I'd seen projected above the stage all those years ago).
Thanks 👍
Great memories. Thanks for sharing friend. ✌️🇨🇦
Hey JCM. I'm really loving these videos. You really get Zeppelin on so many levels. I was at this Kingdome concert. One of the most exciting moments of my life, but also sorely disappointing to see Page in the state he was in, strung out, chain smoking, fumbling all over the strings. My friend and I (age 17, budding musicians) just looked at each other and shook our heads--not what you're expecting to from you #1 guitar hero. Plant, despite his vocal difficulties, was very dynamic and fun to watch, an awesome spectacle in glowing lights. The most impressive to me was Bonzo. Again, you really can't sense it on the video; he looks pretty laid back for a rock drummer, doesn't flail his arms around for show, but man there's a lot power emanating out of his kit. He just owned it. My thought at the time was, "this guy is a bulldozer." I don't think people understand how loud concerts were back then. My ears were shot before the show even began, when Jimmy hit that chord to test his guitar. It sounds like nothing on the video, but live it was searing, like a jet plane had just flown over our heads. Thanks so much for the work you're putting into this. Very informative.
I can definitely see why you were dissapointed at the show, but WOW you went, you were there! Like you, i also think Bonzo was the MVP of the concert. The way his economy of movement evolved says a lot about his craft. I bet the loudness was beyond healthy levels of sound, looking at P.A systems back then, they were basically loud HIGHS and LOWS. Mids was still technology in development! Thank you very much for watching! Stay tuned for Episode 2 premieres January 13th!
Thank you for your response. I really look forward to it!
@@JCM-LedZeppelin-StoriesHey JCM. I have a recording for you. How do I send it to you? It’s a WAV file.
Yeah it’s a shame Page was so smacked out on heroin by 1977 his playing on that massive stadium tour was so erratic it was hard to listen to.
You really have to go back to 1973 to hear Page at his peak.
@@JCM-LedZeppelin-Stories Do you have a public email address, a website with contact form or sone other contact? Thanks.
That drum solo ive seen over about a 100 times on youtube. He was the best and it shows here.
Jose I love what you focused on the No Quarter breaks. Ten Years Gone I have been saying JPJ is the most under rated guitarist and my friends laugh. But they do not know that he can do it all and your break down of Ten Years Gone proves he can play 6 & 12 strings and even bass pedals. just great breakdown of the song. I think Bonzo wore the robe as he probably pretty sweaty need to cool down. He had that tank top on and those draft stadiums and PWN weather. Bonham is a monster on the kit man love the focus on his fills. The Chciago show after the Superdome was actually a rescheduled from when Page got "food poisoning" back in April and cut the show after 20 minutes. But I am sure you know that. Side not I was at the JPJ Park West show :) . Really enjoyed this as always brother !!!!
Great watch. The theramin section reminds us Jimmy was a great showman and musical explorer on top of his other very considerable talents.
He was a great showman, i love his 1977 guitar solos. It was innovative!
Thanks yet AGAIN for these videos! Another great one! Isn't it amazing to think about how these guys truly had super-powers? No pads, no computer-synced tracks, no hidden backing band, just uber-talented guys--virtuosos--who went out there on stage and nailed it: blasted it out, improvised, took risks, and were completely amazing. Most acts today should be ashamed in comparison!
Im only at the halfway point, but I wanted to point out that I dont think a lot of people realize how good of a voice Bonham had. His harmonizing with Plant usually sounded very, very good. So far, I'm loving this new episode. Bonham was so damned talented, and I cant even imagine how he was hearing some of these rhythms in his head during his solo. I wouldve loved to have had the chance to ask him that very thing, although maybe he himself wouldn't have been able to put it into words. Simply amazing, and I am one who agrees that, when Bonham died, Zeppelin had to be over.
Great JP comparison to EVH's '82 "Cathedral" piece. Im a huge fan of both guitarists (maybe EVH slightly ahead of Page) but even Eddie described himself more influenced by, and probably more like Jimmy Page than even his earlier musical hero, Eric Clapton. He's said as much in different interviews. Eddie also loved experimenting with different sounds. Did he pick up a bunch of that from the two Jimimys? Id say its a very good possibility
I love this show even with its imperfections. Thank you for covering it JCM. It was very 1970s and that works for me.
Jose you are a man of his word! Cant thank you enough for this look back at Seattles love for Zeppelin as you said you were going to do! The amount of respect you have earned from us true Zep Heads is huge and so appreciative. You can feel your own love of this band too which only makes what you do so special! I eas so oissed when mom and dad wouldnt let me go to show, so the 1980 tour was important to me! Then when the worse thing that could happen, happened i was truly devastated never getting to see them all together! I did see the Gorge show just 3 weeks after my one and only child was born after a long difficult pregnancy, but shes turned out perfect and the one greatest thing i have done in my whole life! I wanted to add one other thing Jose my closest and dearest friend i only met a few yrs ago is the greatest musician ive ever met then to become best friends is somethibg i couldve ever thought possible! Hes as close to a John Paul clone as you could ever get, actually maybe a tiny bit better if possible? Cuz Kevin also plays the drums like a goat, also harmonica and can place bass, keyboards and s small bass drum all at the same time! The guy has been playing for 50 yrs that just never got the big break he deserved! During Covid he was stuck at home with nothing to do, so he did a 27 song 2 disc Zeppelin album where he plays all the instruments, record and engineer thd complete thing! Doing 2 covers a week so he could do a sunday podcast every week to listen to the new cuts! He recorded it all on a 8 channel ADATE digital recorder in the 2 seond bedroom of the douplex he lived in for a few years. The only help was the version of Battle of Evermore that his wife does the Sandy Denny parts! He also started a cover band just before we met called Led Balloon! A 3 person band that was good but typical drama raised it ugly head making him put it on the backburner for a couple of yrs but has been opened up again pkus a his other new project call Peter Pat Trower that you guessef it vovers Framton, trowers and travers and they are as good as the original bands! His web page is Kevincriderrocks, plus you can find him on face book too there should be some videos there also! Please take a look you wont be disappointed! Hes got to be the most humble and sweetest guy that i can call best friends! We live in the Sacramento area close to Folsom Ca. Im his roadie, sound guy and chief whatever else he needs guy! Hes got a bunch of solo albums with his own songs he wrote with famous musicians that sat in to do there parts which are all very good. Clarence Clemmons, Pat travers, Ronnie Montrose and bunch of others from back in the day! Kevin Crider is his name from the Bay area orignally all i ask is to check him out! Weve got resent new additions to the bands that gives him a new breath of fresh air and excitement to keep on the dream he started so many yrs and bands ago! Hes got the talent and love of being a musician to be a house hold name that is just that close to to being the next Dave Grohl or JPJ! I know you are a very busy guy and know as a musician yourself just how much luck and hard work it takes to make it in the business, but as a favor to yourself check it out! Hes on face book also so thats all i got about that! Thanks again for all of your hard work and time doing what you have been doing for the Zeppelin community, i hope the right people have seen your work and you get the proper appreciation and kudos you too deserve! But if you love doing something its not really work is it, doing something just cuz its fun is priceless! Keep up the great work Jose you have my full attention and respect, looking forward to all that you do! May peace, love and understanding always give you what you are looking for in life! 31:26 31:26
Needed somewhere to express this - John Paul Jones is simply a divine musician
JPJ is definitely the un sung hero, without him there is no Led Zeppelin, he was the glue that made the music what it was.
I was at the June 1977 and March 1975 shows at the LA Forum. The 1975 show was my first concert at age 15. With many, many to follow as both a fan, and on stage as a drummer. I'm sure there were similar flaws by the band members as well as technical problems. But at 120+ dB, and the constant arrival of blunts coming down the row, east to west. I didn't notice any of them. It was magical. Great job on these documentaries, JCM. Next best thing to being there again.
You're crushing it bro!! I wonder if Robert, Jimmy or JPJ has seen your vids? I'm sure they would appreciate you. I really need to send you a couple if our original songs. maybe you could do something with one.
❤️🇺🇸
Really enjoyed this one. Especially the long sequence about „No Quarter“. It‘s my favorite Zeppelin Live Tune at the moment, especially Fort Worth 77 with the Nutcracker theme. Those jams always feel like circus is in town, but the circus is a little drunk. 😅
Thanks a lot for your work!
You know what makes both these videos amazing. It's the music knowledge you have plus you're criticism of certain parts of the show are well thought out. Because of these videos, I'm going to watch this show again tonight.
Thank you,Jose.
You did such a great job on these two episodes, I can’t even put it into words. The ending was very emotional. Great job. I really hope Dave Lewis is watching these docs you’ve put together. He’d love them. Well done friend. Cheers✌️❤️
Thanks for this! My first concert at age 15. The only way I was allowed to travel the 262 miles was have my parents take me. Pretty nice of them. What I remember the most was the late start time and the M-80s. My favorite part was the acoustic set and Kashmir.
Wow your parents are the best! What an experience man!
@@JCM-LedZeppelin-Stories yes I'm super lucky... my parents we're far from Led Zeppelin fans but they knew how much I loved them. You did it outstanding job on this video and have no idea how much we appreciate it...1977 was a great year with Star Wars, plus Rush Farewell to Kings what's my second concert so I was off to a good start. I had only watched the Seattle Kingdom show on UA-cam only once because it kind of ruined the mystique with the sound quality etc now I have a whole new appreciation for it...thanks again.
Lucky!
I had to travel by greyhound from Vancouver to see this show.
I saw JPJ at the Park West in Chicago at the show you mentioned......awesome....
This was going to be my first concert but I was only 15 and couldn’t convince my parents to let me go across the border from Vancouver to Seattle. I went to Kiss in Vancouver that month instead and that was my first rock concert. Fun fact is that I went to see Rolling Stones at Kingdome for the 1981 show you mention at the end. Incredible to think they’re out on tour doing huge stadiums still, including BC Place in Vancouver this summer. Thanks for this great document of the show. I wish someone could restore some of these old films like they did with Get Back so you could enjoy a cinematic three hour plus Zeppelin show with cleaned up professionally mixed sound. Maybe someone will take this on someday and we’ll see the Seattle 1977 show in all its glory again.
Man as always I’m completely blown away with your in depth research, passion, knowledge, respect and love for ZEPPELIN🔥🔥. Amazing video and just like each before it “ I CANT WAIT FOR THE NEXT ONE”!!!!! Thank you JCM😎🔥🔥🔥
Damn so happy this is happening. JCM pushing it! Push!
Terrific episode. Several jaw-dropping moments. "It's Alright With Me" is a Cole Porter standard from 1953, a staple of the Great American Songbook. That acoustic jam is so WOW and your comments on screen nail it. You must have a spreadsheet of their songs and setlists cross-indexed for reference.
The greatest drummer in rock history....indeed
I support this comment hehe! Thank you very much for watching!
Fantastic JCM, thank you for all your hard work
Well done... I recall seeing 'No Quarter' from this show like 10 years ago, thinking 'ok well this is different'.
Thank you so so much! I absolutely loved this deep dive into the show with your fascinating research, references and amazing facts as well as the amusing asides, heartfelt comments and reflections. As LZ fans we have been short-changed in terms of archive footage, so a whole show is an absolute treasure. When you've heard so many boots, it adds another layer to actually get visuals.
On a personal note, I was so happy to see your reference to Bonzo's yell at Jonesy's little slip up in Stairway I mentioned in a comment on Episode 1 😝 Speaking of Bonzo...which I love to do cos he's my fav❣ I kinda wish he had tried the Sandy Denny part instead (sorry JPJ), but on the other hand, he really had enough to do each show and barely had a break in the acoustic set either....although I feel he may have chipped in with some vocals on BOE on May 30th in Landover? Anyhow, back to the drums, he had such a powerful presence at the kit and looked great doing those mega fills all head back and hair flying all over the place.... OK, enough Bonzo fangirling for today! Thank you again, Jose👏
Amusing asides is a good way to put it haha, i appreciate it. Elle i had to mention the Stairway bit right? I also agree Bonham should have done Sandy Denny's parts. Sandy Henry? hehe. Can't blame you for being a Bonzo fan, he was the HEART of this band. I don't get tired of his drum solos, EVER. Thank you very much for watching!
Another great one. I never new Bonzos riser moved forward during his solo. Peter Criss' riser also moved forward during his solos beginning in '77(of course it was also levitating since '73).
That was new to me too.
Nice one Jose - I can hear the concern in your voice. The concern of someone watching something that was losing it's magic and coming to a tragic end. Lucky we have you to document it and can now view the "life and times" of the train before the wreck.
Great work once again JCM. Do not stop with these👏👏 As one who did not enjoy stumbling onto footage of this performance prior to your videos, I appreciate the different angle you shed on it. Since you showed a picture of it in this video, I hope your next arsenal of history deep dives will eventually include the legendary performance captured by Mike Millard 🙏
As always, Jose, thank you for a great LZ documentary.
As always your support for this channel means a lot. Thank you very much for watching!
Awesome work. I'm a big fan of the 77 tour so vids like this are greatly appreciated. Was watching the Empress Valley version of this show not too long ago. Love learning more about the show.
I will do more 1977 stuff for sure, i love this tour! Thank you very much for watching!
I always have said in 1977-1980 Bonzo saved Led Zeppelin. He may have had his demons, but his stage presence was undeniable. One thing about TSRTS that always bothered me was the "personal videos" didn't allow us to see TSRTS/Rain Song, No Quarter, and Jimmy's solo section in Dazed and Confused. This video helps ease some of that.
He certainly saved ‘outdoor’ his drumming is the highlight💪🏻
He did save the band in more ways than mainstream media wants to accept. I know the personal videos on TSRTS where kind of in the middle of great music bits but sometimes less is more. No Quarter for me is Jimmy's finest live guitar solo.
JCM, thanks very much 🤘 it's so interesting to have the happenings at the show explained.right down to the firecracker
Oh, I am so sorry. I got so filled up with my remembrance of this show that I forgot to thank you so much for doing this video. You did an excellent job and please do more like this. I will be forever a fan of yours because I can tell that you are a fan of great music.
My pleasure Jeff, thank YOU for tuning in! Nothing but admiration to the masters who created works that will never be surpassed.
BONHAM!! So good.
Excellent videos Jose! Thank you for putting this together.
Glad you liked it! Lots of coffee make these happen haha! Thank you very much for watching!
We should be friends. This video and the caravanserai are outstanding! Great work dude.
great job on this piece! I just don't have a fine-tuned ear for music, so when you point out what you did throughout, it's a big help and makes it very interesting. Thank you
Thanks!
Thank YOU very much Mackman! Hope you enjoyed this trip back to Seattle!
I don’t care what anyone says and no not saying it because I have been a fan of Led Zeppelin for decades..but they changed Everything just like the Beatles did..Page is why I play guitar and have 4+ decades and Bonzo why I also play drums and with that being said…Jimmy is the Best guitarist EVER & Bonzo the best Drummer and they always will be!🤘🏻🎸🤘🏻
Pagey & Bonzo are forever at the centre of my hard rock universe 💎🥁🌌🎸💎
The Noise Solo.......I think that would have been the same effect on me as the Johnny Depp section of Jeff Beck , Albert Hall 2022, ie we could have had some great music here.
Another excellent video again 👍
Man. Incredible follow up to the first video. Such a great job on illuminating all aspects of the bands triumphs and struggles during a pivotal year for the band and American culture. I also love the outro music with reflective narration. This video was perfection.
Thank you very much for watching! I appreciate your kind words, all the episodes always have a healthy dose of putting my heart as much as i can :)
Fantastic job again Jose.
That metallic bass sound is the 8 String Alembic, each string has an upper octave, like a 12 string guitar.....I actually love the sound of it, I forgot he used it during the OOTT section....
Crazy Page didn't have a spare acoustic guitar, biggest band in the world....lol.
No Quarter has some magical moments in amongst all the dribble......
Led Zeppelin seemed to use sidefills exclusively, you never see floor monitors, apparently it was to have the complete band mix so they were hearing what in theory the audience was hearing, but it was to their own detriment, it would have been much better to have floor monitors in close proximity so they could keep better time and hear each other better.......
Page's solo was actually quite good at this show, I have heard some '77 solos that make me cringe, but on this stage, he got it to all line up with a nice structure....
Your summary was awesome, well put!!
I can't wait
Just wanted to say thanks again you brought a whole new level of interest to this show by pointing out things i didn't notice or think about, please make more Zeppelin '77 videos. '73 European tour I'd love to see, especially the Hamburg show and the amazing recording of WLL.
What a treat to read your comment, glad it feels this way. 1977 has A LOT of episodes i can do for sure, i see another one coming! Oh man Euro 1973 i can do an analysis too, what a tour, probably my favorite.
🌠JCM= THE TOP ZEPPELIN VIDEO GUY ...OVER THE TOP(BONZO SOLO)
At one point in John Bonham’s Seattle 1977 drum solo, he references Max Roach’s “The Drum Also Waltzes”.
Yes!!!! Back to his own 1970 version of the solo. Nice catch there. Thank you very much for watching!
Nice spot! My 2 favorite jazz drummers are Max Roach and Art Blakey (who could be thunderous). Always loved John being a fan of jazz
Great great videos man ✊. My dad was at this show. I've got his ticket stub somewhere. He always said he couldn't remember a lot of it, I wonder why haha. I've got a few and seen a lot of those "official bootlegs" and I've been looking for this show to no avail.
Still got my $10 ticket stub too
oh oh ohhhh. this is heartbreakingly good, jose. thank you. i've posted before how i wasn't allowed to go to this show due to being 14 and my parents being terrified of led zeppelin. but this part, part 2, really hammered home the vibe of 1977 and specifically the seattle show. everyone i know who was able to go (dozens) were blasted by the show. only in hindsight we can see all the warts and also the context of the tour itself.
thank you for such an incredible analysis. your vision and interpretation of the zeppelin world shines an amazing light to the die hard community! i am so grateful for your work and presentation!
my favorite tour is 1977, and i know i am among few. perhaps i resonate with the struggle...everything for them seemed so easy until 1975...then 1977 was them conjuring up the phoenix from the ashes. and, for the most part, it worked.
The Crungefactory!!! Hey what's up! Thank YOU for watching. If i ever did a movie script...i would start on the days off in 1977 before the July concerts you know? I am obsessed by it. 1977 deserves a higher praise, i for one thing love it over 1975. Hope you have a great week!
What's that? Never been.
LedHed Pb 207.20 🎶 🎸 🎹
One of the best moments at the Kingdome for me was seeing Griffey tie the record for consecutive games with a home run in the summer of 93. What a lovable shithole that place was.
I remember being an avid collector of Zeppelin "Silvers" sold at Bleeker Street Records in Greenwich Village, for a couple of years I was addicted to Zeppelin bootlegs---I loved the set list in '77 too, especially as it had the acoustic section and 10 Years Gone, my favorite Zeppelin song back then. The LA shows are really great but the thing about '77 was that excesses could be heard pretty easily and this show, in particular, was considered a train wreck one should stay away from. Perfect storm of rust from several weeks off (purportedly Jimmy didn't play at all during the break, who knows) and incapacitation from substance abuse. I recall MTV playing the whole video of this in like 1990 and it was seriously hit or miss and thats being very kind. Bonham & Jones were awesome and compared to the end of '73 and '75, Plants voice was much better and that salvaged this performance from really going off the rails. "Sleeping sickness", I bet, lol. Great job on the video, really excellent work and I really enjoy the channel, thanks!!
Gotta love Plant being so polite to call it a Sleeping Sickness. Something people forget is how do you tell your bandmate to quit whatever he's doing on his personal life that affects their performance....tough sell. Also, with shows like June 21st, well, the magic remained so it's a difficult conversation to have really. Add in Millions of Dollars. I agree the time off between Leg 2 and 3 really messed Jimmy up. He pushed his body to an extreme...so thin and playing long a$$ shows like these, had a nutritionist been aboard that person would've been panicking lol.
I have to say, first off, this was and still is the best concert that I have ever seen. Me and my bro's spent the whole day fighting our way through the line. The one line that gave us Led Zeppelin. Whoever organized the Led Zeppelin concert in Seattle was lucky that no one died. They had ONE line with thousands of people pushing towards the gates. My brothers and I took advantage of that large crowd. Most people sitting towards the front were either really high and/or didn't care that we were walking past them and were too exhausted to complain. We had !00 level tickets and at 14 I was too short to be on the floor. I watched the show from the seats to the left of the stage. Kashmir was THE best song. When they put on the lights to that crystal ball when that song was playing..... I thought that the world was spinning around it.
Great content as usual, JCM, I love your work and look forward to every new release.I'm now an official patreon here. Jonesy on the upright Bass..who's not surprised he plays that instrument, too ?!😅
Really love your videos on this show because besides being a trainwreck at times it's incredible to analyze. Especially from a musician who understands what's happening mechanically behind the music.
Thanks so much for all these jcm. Hats off to u sir!
My pleasure! I can't get enough 1977, maybe i will do another one...
When I was in fifth grade, I started smoking weed and did not stop until we had to start getting drug tests for high paying jobs, but now I'm retired, and my state has legalized Marijuana! So I can get stoned and crank my Zeppelin LPS through my bose 901s. It's funny how life comes full circle. The greatest show I ever saw was The Firm, and yes, I was tripping my brains out! At that show, a girl said to me she wanted to have my baby! Maybe she was tripping also. Lol
Great work, luv the series. Keep them coming!
Fuck the laws - I break them all - daily - you don’t need permission from anybody! Cannabis & Cocaine are not drugs.
Thanks for these.
I was at the Oakland show July 24th…last American concert ever!
Me too 🦡🤘
Tremendous content, editing and insight aided by the fact you are musician. As always, amazing job. I will watch Earl’s Court soon.
Thank you very mush Stephen. It's all love and admiration for the band. Keeping history alive!
Jimmy was asleep but his fingers knew what to do haha well said
What a wonderful tribute to a show I was privileged to see in person. One small tangential correction. Paul Allen did indeed save us from Ken Bering's attempt to steal our Seahawks off to LA. Allen bought the team primarily out of civic pride as he was not a football fan per se. His preference was to move the team across town to historic Husky Stadium located on the campus of his alma mater, the University of Washington. Allen pledged to help renovate the stadium to mitigate the impact pro football would have on the existing college football schedule. But the well-heeled locals objected so after much political angst, a new public stadium was built on the site of the Kingdome right next to the new baseball stadium. The team did play in Huskey Stadium while the Kingdome was demolished and the new stadium was built which is likely a source of confusion as to where the team finally ended up. The much unloved Kingdome not only had sub optimal acoustics for concerts, it was terrible for baseball and while better for football was still underwhelming. But it was great for events like monster trucks and super cross motorcycles. More importantly, it represented our community’s first effort to create a world class, big ticket venue. The problem was we tried to do it on the cheap rationalizing that one building could work for everything (which meant it did many things poorly). In the end we built three wonderful replacements facilities better suited to differing events. A couple of outstanding baseball and football stadiums plus the lesser-known Tacoma Dome, a downsized, wooden domed Kingdome that turned out to have great acoustics for concerts. For this old timer, however, the funky old Kingdome will still have a special place in many of our hearts.
Another great job!
I think Kashmir was the highlight of this show. It was a very good performance of that song.
Yes. It was an epic performance. Robert really went for it and Bonzo elevated this to the Mountains.
Superb stuff!
Thank you very much for watching Darryl! Hope this gets more love for Page's "noise solo".
Espetacular!!!
I was at that show they said during Kashmir the kingdom roof would fall because Led Zeppelin was so loud so most of the crowd was watching the roof including me
That roof was a mix of ingenuity and risk for sure. No wonder it's maintenance was a nightmare. Thank you very much for watching!
Highlights for me:
NFBM: solo esp
OTT: bonzos last time performing it. Comprehensive and holistic of his career
The call and response from achillies (as a fan)
Medley into sick again.
Imop they stopped listening to each other in 77, kinda played over each other and Page missed majority of his solos. Motor skills going but not yet gone
Cool set list this
Love your jackson polluck comparison
I often use that to describe Zappa, Hendrix and page.
They wouldn’t have been the same without JPJ. He was amazing
Cheers ✌️
Thank you very much for watching!
I live 3 miles from the old Kingdome. It was a terrible venue for anything... sports and especially concerts. It was a huge concrete cave with very bad acoustics. Super echo-ey. You can hear it when Robert talks to the crowd. Sound just echoed and bounced everywhere. Glad it is long gone. Thank you JCM for your wonderful information!
Paul mccartneys show just a year earlier was incredible powerful and unreal. He blew led zep off stage
I feel even for Evermore Bonham when he does his more subdued vocals could tackle a unique low register version of Sandy Denny's part
Absolutely. He had a great ear for both rhythm and harmony! Thank you very much for watching!
What did each of the members of LZ do during the break, before the Seattle show???
Led Zeppelin and The Eagles had issues using the Martin acoustic guitars which had to either be miked up or have a pickup inside in the 1970s.
Pink Floyd at the time were using Ovation Acoustic Guitars live which were easy to use and plug in except David Gilmour who played electric guitars (the Black Strat as his main axe now with a black Dimarzio pickup, a sunburst Telecaster with drop D tuning for Dogs and his sunburst Schecter Stratocaster which he used in Cleveland when his Black Strat died on Shine On Part 8 and had to be repaired), Fender Precision bass guitar on Pigs On The Wing Part 2 and red Jedson console steel guitar on Shine On You Crazy Diamond Part 6. Roger used Fender Strat on Sheep and Pigs, Ovation 6 string on Pigs On the Wing and Welcome to the Machine and his now modified black Fender Precision bass guitar with a black pickguard and first tour he was a nonsmoker (quit in 1975) and first tour they used regular microphones instead of the Sennheiser recording studio mikes. Snowy White used his Goldtop Gibson Les Paul as his main axe, black Les Paul with drop D for Dogs, black Fender Precision bass guitar for Sheep, Pigs and Welcome to the Machine and a 12-string Ovation acoustic on Wish You Were Here. Rick Wright the Hammond Organ (two), Mini-Moogs (two), Clavinet, Fender Rhodes (Sheep Intro) and grand piano (Wish You Were Here and Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Part 9)) while Dick Parry (sax player) had a Solina String Synthesizer (ARP String Emsemble) and a Mini-Moog to play extra synth notes as Rick transitioned to grand piano from Fender Rhodes on Shine On Parts 6-9 plus his baritone and tenor saxophones for Shine On, Money and Us and Them. Nick Mason used his waves Ludwig drum kit for the last time with Paiste cymbals. Queen also used Ovation a 12 string for '39 then Love Of My Life as the year closed (Brian May).
Excelente video, como de costumbre! 😁
Muchas Gracias Christian! Que Barbaro Bonham mantener esa energia en un concierto tan largo. Aunque Genesis claramente exigia más concentración :)
Si, ése era un ejemplo de Energía pura! Bueno, si, aunque Led Zeppelin también tiene sus cosas que hay que estar muy pendiente de no irse de tiempo y de tono 😂 @@JCM-LedZeppelin-Stories
Proud Patron partner. Thank you JCM for this great series!
Jose, what’s your Zoso symbol?
The 1977 concerts were the BEST ZEPPELIN SHIWS EVER ! There is no criticism that is justifiable. A 3 1/2 hour marathon delivered with maximum ferocity, any1 who criticizes ZEPPELINs efforts, I would like to see them even come close to stringing up Zeppelins instruments…..ppppfffff! RESPECT THE MASTERS, THAT IS WHO ZEPPELIN WAS/IS !
Hey Thanks Jose my friend, for this awesome video.😊👍
I'll put an Easter egg , to add to the video ... if you don't mind mate?
I ordered the 1977 DVD and it was DVD audio 🙄
So, I asked them to send me the 1977 DVD with live footage.
But during the 1977 listen to this Eddie (audio), I could hear someone in the crowd yelling out...play some music! During Pageys guitar solo/ pick-up selector.
Also Jimmy's string fell. Off the nut, during ten years gone haha
Peace mate Paul 😂 👍
Siempre me pregunté por esa jam en la parte acústica del concierto y bueno, ahora tiene sentido con el asunto de la cuerda rota. Y si, Jonesy acompañando en coros a Plant en BOE es terrible XD Y ni que decir del efecto armonizador ! Ojalá algún día saliera una versión oficial y remasterizada del video de este épico concierto !!
Dang though I do wish there were cell phones back then. This young to go to this.
Anyway you look at it Zep is absolutely the best in my opinion ... I could care less about mistakes nobody had the workload on guitar as did Jimmy Page. Other bands had multiple players not Jimmy I respect him for that . Yes the H took a toll and hand problems didnt help but from people I've talked to many fans that went to see them including my dad and they said Zep was at their Absolute peak in popularity this tour The Song Remains The Same movie pushed them into the stratosphere the year before and just think punk was becoming more and more popular and Zep came back and went #1 With ITTOD in 79 . No other band could pull that off ... Punk was after Zeppelin in particular and Zep kicked their Azz and would of done it again in America if ONLY the greatest drummer ever would of lived such a travesty. My dad seen Zep on this tour in St Louis in 77 he said the fans were absolutely insane he saw Zep in St Louis everytime but once he missed them in 70. The crowd was unmatched 77 was the most popular they EVER became ... The biggest band in the world . ✌🏼👍🏼🤘🏼
Thank you JCM
In your research do you see any 1977 tour shows being released officially? Any one recorded by the band..
Unfortunately none of the 1977 shows were multi- track recorded. This is why there was nothing from 1977 on the official Led Zep DVD.
Excellent episodes. I am wondering if anybody knows exactly where this footage came from (I know it was being filmed for screen projection) and does Jimmy have a master. The way technology is moving forward in the field of audio/video restoration, it would be great to see what could be done with this. Of course a great example is The Beatles 'Get Back' but independent video editors are doing a lot even here on youtube. A good example is the new 4k 60fps footage of Black Sabbath in Brussels in 1970.
Thing is the recent Beatles stuff happened because there's willingness from the camps and a big market for it. The Beatles will always have a bigger appeal because their excess and dark chapters, are really nothing compared to Zepp in the mainstream press. Thank you very much for watching!
I had tickets to the Superdome show, never got to see them..
Was it sped up? Oh man, that makes it worse hahahah. I just have the vocals you know? Thank you very much for watching!
tesim sa na dalsi dokument led zeppelin zo seattlu kingdom zive vystupenie z roku 1977,17 jul.
You checked the weather in Seattle from 1977? You Rule dude.
Hahahah Thanks man!
Well, I would like to add a positive note to Jimmy's drug use. We all must give him props for not letting drugs ruin or end his life! I, for one, am proud of his ability to cut ties with the dragon and pull himself back to normal, which is one of the most difficult things to do.
I think I speak for all of us when I say we are happy to see Jimmy alive and well!
I wish he would put out an album of all of his takes and practice during the rule of the Mighty Led Zeppelin years!
Well said. Jimmy luckily made it through.
Pagey kicked his seven-year (starting in 1975) heroin habit in 1982
@@PlatinumBlack90038that's why Paul Rodgers joined Page to form the Firm because he lost his amazing guitarist Paul Kossof to heroin from the band Free, which evolved into Bad Company. It was more about keeping Page busy than
I think jimmys moves were like a conductor, if you are wondering.
He does move like a conductor man yes!
Although Page is non compos mentis through some of this show, I hear Bonham playing better than I ever heard him on any studio album. Live in 1975 I thought Bonzo sounded competent but only phoning it in. A year later on Presence his chops are a cut above those on Physical Graffiti and, onstage in 1977, all the energy and joy was back.
Saw them in Oakland days later...
Then as it was...then again it will be. Oakland's such an eerie performance, dark vibes hidden in plain sight. Thank you very much for watching!
Van Halen's Cathedral was all about the volume knob, not the pick up selector.....
Why 3 1/2 hours though?? Was Springsteen even playing that long back then? Ever seen a super long film? they always have an intermission. I'm assuming they didn't have one here, or they figured the long solos would suffice. The Kingdome had horrible sound especially the echoes, btw. I saw the Stones there in '81 and The Who/Clash show in '82 and you had to be fairly close to minimize that.
Absolutely great video though! Wish the video quality from the concert was better. I remember being surprised when the entire Stones show showed up on UA-cam 10+ years ago. Didn't know they RECORDED these. You alluded to this, there was a huge (but small by today's standards) screen on the back wall of the Dome for replays etc during Seahawk football games etc. There were also small TV's that would hang from underneath the 300 level that you could see on the 200 level. They also had them at concession stands so you could keep up with the game. This is much better than the Stones one. The whole purpose was to show closeups that you couldn't see from far away. So they never show the audience or the stage as a whole or other things a regular pro shot concert would have. And it was all hooked up to a recording machine! I'd love to know who was behind that part of it and what happened to these tapes after all these years!
Very thought provoking words there man, i agree with you it would be nice to dig deep into the screen side of things. What a huge venue really...it speaks a lot about Consumerism in the 60s. Thank you very much for watching! Taking chances here branching out into other band's works!
Maybe, just maybe Zeppelin wanted to give the audience all they could, at every show? I mean... no other reason.
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Always wondered if MTV pinched the ‘unplugged’ idea of zep 💪🏻
Well MTV came to be after they disbanded but because of the California sound influence, i believe the business still needed some additional 10 years to grasp the acoustic sound as essential. Hair Metal really made everyone love the unplugged sound again lol. Thank you very much for watching!
Never got to see any band at the King Dome, they blew it up just after I arrived to McChord AFB.
Oh man that sucks, hopefully these episodes make you feel at the Kingdome!
Yes they do and thank you!!!!
I came down from Vancouver for this show. Also The Who/Clash show a few years later..
I had the opportunity to see what would become the Wings Over America show but I hated the new Speed of Sound album ( Let Em In, Silly Love Songs, Cook of the House)... Crap! as far as I was concerned. So, I chose not to go. Hindsight....?
I also frequented the Sounders vs Whitecaps games during the glory years of the NASL.
I don't know but am with suspicion that maybe Page's hand gestures during the theramine section could be something influenced by his association with Crowley's black magic ceremonies. Just a guess.
Now you made it creepier, i'm scared! hahahahahah It's a GREAT theory actually.
I was thinking the same thing 🤔.
Or if you need a reaction from the theremin.... that's the only way to get it ..
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Great work man, and yeah, Jimmy Solos with all the effects this tour were great, I'm sure a lot of purists at the time poopoo'd it but I always thought it was arty ahead of its time. Now as far as some real SICK talented guitar playing from 1977 check out Micheal Hampton of Pfunk, 18/19 around this time, and he wasn't even their best guitar player!
He even starts w/ a Little Train Kept a Rolin/Who Knows jam:
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They weren't called "hoodies" back then.
Bonham on drums, PAGE on Guitar, Jones and Plant……. No one could touch these guys ! Then, BONHAM, cut off at FULL FORCE….. What TRAGEDY !
They weren't firecrackers. They were M80's and they were thrown outside in the stairwells. They were lite by hand and thrown in the air. Sounded like a cannon going off. Great concert though.
It’s amazing they never performed immigrant song after 72.
Plant couldn't sing it
Actually, they performed it very few times in 1973, and like other person commented, Plant wasn't able to sing it anymore.
@@lucasnn2008 he did in 1990. What a coincidence.
Plant used his falsetto voice for the Viking wail in 1990.
@@IowaJay he didn’t do the wail at all. But sang the song.